"I'm really jealous of Larry right now." Magic Johnson half-jokingly uttered such a sentence.

"Erwin, I think this kid has a completely different style from Mr. Larry Bird, and the last player who was close to 7 feet tall and passed the ball very well was probably you." After seeing Meng Xu's successive beautiful assists after the opening, the commentator of the game and the guest commentator Magic Johnson also discussed with interest.

"yes, so I think, I should have a successor too, there are too many Mike successors and Larry's successors in this league right now, but there is not a single Magic successor, which is very unfair, I feel a deep malice from the whole league." Magic Johnson still has a smile on his face, but the little loss behind the smile can't be hidden.

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"This guy, the grade is so old, and he still likes to compete so much." Larry Bird in front of the TV is also a little speechless to the magician, this friend of his is very competitive, even if he is not young now, but his temper has not subsided much. Thinking about when Larry Bird won 3 regular season MVPs and Magic didn't have any of them, this guy said sourly in the media: "Now Bird has a 3-0 lead over me, this feeling makes me very unhappy." It wasn't until the Magic also won three MVPs that the guy was ashamed to say to himself, "Larry, we're tied now." ”

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Back on the field, Meng Xu's continuous pressing of Ron Haber in the backcourt made Ron Haber very uncomfortable, you must know that in the past, only Haber forced others. How can you walk by the river without getting your shoes wet, under Meng Xu's continuous pressure, Ron Haber finally lost the night, and was directly stolen by Meng Xu in the backcourt, in this case, Phil Jackson also immediately called a timeout.

"Haber was a little out of shape in this game, and he almost missed several times in a row, and this time he was directly cut off." Ron Haber as an old fritter who has played in the league for more than ten years, but assisted Jordan to win three championships, although the Bulls' main control at the time was Pippen, but as the main point guard of a dynasty team, Ron Haber is a very good player whether it is passing, controlling, shooting, and breaking, you must know that Ron Haber was a standard 20+5+5 strongman before joining the Bulls, and he was a first-class guard in the league who could play 22+7+7 data in his peak season. In this game, in the face of Meng Xu's pressing defense, Ron Haber looked very embarrassed.

"It's not Haber's problem, Haber has been playing with Jordan Pippen for many years, and he must know Meng Xu's defensive ability, this is a player who has stronger outside defensive ability than the peak Pippen. Back then, the Bulls' outside trio used this kind of pressing to play how many teams were killed, and Haber at that time would definitely not have thought that he would have such a day. Although it is a famous name of the Lakers, the magician still has no obvious bias in the process of commentary, but has a sense of retribution for what happened to Ron Harbour now. The terrifying oppression of Jordan and Pippen on the defensive end, Ron Haber is undoubtedly very clear, these are two players who can have 200+ steals and 100+ blocks in a single season, and Meng Xu is a player who is even more terrifying than Jordan Pippen if he only talks about statistics.

"Ron, don't be pressured." After calling a timeout, Phil Jackson was also depressurizing Ron Haber, his own disciple ability, Phil Jackson is still very clear, and for Meng Xu's defensive ability, Phil Jackson, who has coached Jordan and Pippen, is also mentally prepared, but in the first few games, Meng Xu's defensive intensity was far less than this game, which also made Phil Jackson ignore Meng Xu's defense a little. At the beginning of the game, Meng Xu's terrifying single defense ability and ability to assist in defense also reminded Phil Jackson of his former disciple Scottie Pippen, who is still a rookie, Meng Xu's oppression and deterrence on the defensive end are no worse than Pippen at his peak, and as for the future, Phil Jackson no longer dares to think about it.

As the best nanny coach in the league, Phil Jackson has always been very cold, and one of his famous words is, "I believe my players can handle everything." But this game has only been played for a few minutes, and Phil Jackson is a little uneasy.

In the first few minutes of the game, Ron Haber made mistakes again and again under the repeated pressing of Meng Xu and Jaren Jackson, and Rick Fox was prevented by Meng Xu to not even catch the ball, and Robert Hawley was even more miserable, and was directly pressed to the ground by Tim Duncan and rubbed. This game is too important, not only the Spurs, but the Lakers now have no way out, but the Lakers can not adjust much now, so Phil Jackson has to use his old ways, hoping that the players on the court can find their own way to crack the Spurs' high-intensity defense.

Compared with Phil Jackson, Popovich on the other side is a little excited, this game is the only one in this series, the Spurs finally returned to their own rhythm, in this familiar rhythm, the Spurs' chances of winning the final victory have undoubtedly increased greatly, but Popovich is a little uncertain is how long the Spurs' defensive rhythm and defensive intensity can last, because in the Spurs' defensive system, Meng Xu is also a very important part, But Meng Xu's physical strength has always been one of his shortcomings, and this kind of high-intensity pressing is undoubtedly very physically demanding. Not just on the defensive end, Popovich is counting on Meng Xu to share the pressure on the offensive end.

"Greg, it looks like we're still very hopeful for this fight." When the official timeout of the first quarter came, the Spurs led the Lakers by three points at 14-11, and no one of the Lakers' players on the court at the moment has been able to score except for O'Neal and Kobe.

"The Spurs' defense is so good, Phil Jackson should find a way to crack it, and although O'Neal's offensive efficiency is still very high, if the other players can't increase their offensive efficiency, then the Lakers will definitely lose this game." Looking at the players on both sides who walked off the court during the pause, Magic Johnson also said with some concern.

Judging from the first half of the first quarter, the game was undoubtedly very intense, and the Spurs dragged the Lakers into their own rhythm of the game, which was the most beneficial point for the Spurs. When the rest of the Lakers couldn't score, O'Neal had to start carrying the team on his shoulders in the first quarter.