Chapter 675: The first in the history of the playoffs
"Meng, do you still want to continue playing?"
87-76, when the official timeout came in the fourth quarter, the Pacers went off the court with an 11-point lead, and with less than 6 minutes left in the game, the Pistons couldn't make any big waves, so Rick Carlisle wanted to replace several main players who had been playing for a long time after the timeout, and Meng Xu was naturally in Rick Carlisle's plan.
Since Meng Xu joined the Pacers, Meng Xu's data has exploded almost every season, and the voice of questioning Meng Xu's data has always existed, but as a head coach with a professional vision, Rick Carlisle knows very well that Meng Xu is not a player who cares too much about data, otherwise Meng Xu would not take the initiative to reduce his shooting opportunities, and consume his energy into defense that cannot be reflected in data at all, and a player who can obviously get a quadruple-double, but does not want to continue to play because his side has a lead of more than ten points. You say he brushes the data? A player who can't even see four doubles in his eyes, will he go to brush the data? So when the whole stadium was chanting "MVP, MVPããããã When he wanted Meng Xu to continue to play and win 60+ in the playoffs, Rick Carlisle also wanted to ask Meng Xu's opinion first, and then make arrangements.
"Let's play for a few minutes." Listening to the chorus of the fans chanting in unison, Meng Xu was really embarrassed to refuse them, and another point is that as Magic Johnson said, even if it was Tim Duncan, who had a very good relationship with Meng Xu, who won the regular season MVP, Meng Xu was a little unconvinced in his heart, so Meng Xu wanted to prove to everyone today, that is, the day the league awarded the regular season MVP to Tim Duncan, to prove that he is still the omnipotent super scorer, and to prove that he is the best and strongest player in the league.
"Huh? Do you really want to play? Obviously, Meng Xu's answer was obviously beyond Rick Carlisle's expectations, and Meng Xu's statement that he wanted to continue to play probably also disrupted Rick Carlisle's already planned arrangements.
"Of course, if you say you get 60 points, you have to get 60 points." At the beginning of the game, Meng Xu, who had already told Peja Stojakovic that he was going to score 60 points, naturally didn't want to go back on his word.
"Okay then." Although Rick Carlisle is the head coach, Rick Carlisle can't resist Meng Xu, so after Meng Xu decided to continue to play, Rick Carlisle had to change his previous arrangement.
"It's too much deception!" After the official timeout, seeing the Pacers' lineup, Philip Sanders' face went straight black, and Philip Sanders, who felt that he was powerless, replaced several main players who had played for a long time after the official timeout, and let Peja Stojakovic continue to play with a few substitutes, Philip Sanders gave up the game It was already obvious, but the Pacers still did not give up, and Meng Xu, who had scored 56 points, continued to play.
"Peja, Jason, Antonio, keep an eye on him and don't let that bastard score." In the case that the Pistons have given up the game, Meng Xu continues to play, and the intention to score 60 points is already very obvious, so Philip Saunders is not polite, anyway, this game is lost, so it is better to simply break the jar, Philip Saunders waved his hand and signaled to the Pistons players on the court that they could give up all the remaining Pacers players and use all their energy to deal with Meng Xu.
"It's crazy, in order to prevent Meng Xu from scoring 60 points, the Pistons have begun to defend Meng Xu with all their might." After several Pistons players on the court frantically pounced on Meng Xu, ignoring the rest of the Pacers players, the fans on the scene, the reporters and commentators on the sidelines were all dumbfounded.
60+ in a single game in the playoffs is a great honor for Meng Xu, and it is a rare scoring feast for the fans and reporters on the sidelines, but for the Pistons, it is a shame that can never be shaken off, so the Pistons' current behavior is also understandable, for them who have no hope of victory, limiting Meng Xu's score to less than 60 points is already the greatest comfort.
Although the Pistons are very crazy about Meng Xu's bag defense, but they also have to grasp the scale, the NBA league has introduced some new rules this season, many defensive actions that can be used before will now be regarded as fouls, as one of the biggest victims under the new rules, the Pistons have a deep understanding of this, the Pistons' star Chauncy Billups and Ben Wallace have repeatedly publicly complained that this new rule is too biased towards offensive players, but it is useless, how can the arm be twisted over the thigh, All they can do is adapt to this new rule.
If it was in the past, more than three players were wrapped together, let alone attacking, it was a very difficult thing to catch the ball, racking crutches, pushing calves, pulling jerseys, and even directly hugging the waist, these were legal and very effective defensive actions in the past, but now they are all fouls, plus Meng Xu is a superstar who is taken care of by the league, so although the Pistons' multi-person package looks fierce and full of momentum, it actually has a big flaw and gap.
"I've got 60 points, and no one can stop me." When Meng Xu was under the multi-person trap of the Pistons, tossing and turning, and it took a lot of trouble to throw the basketball in his hand, Meng Xu, who fell from the air, didn't care whether the basketball thrown by himself was scored or not, and waved his arms at Jason Makhill and Peja Stojakovic, who were still around him, and roared angrily.
"58 points, 58 points!" With the bursts of cheers in the banker's life arena, Meng Xu reluctantly threw the basketball, spun around the basket twice and then fell into the net.
When Meng Xu hit the shot, Philip Saunders on the sidelines was directly dumbfounded, such a defense couldn't stop him? Can you score such a shot?
Just when Philip Saunders was still a little overwhelmed and didn't know how to deal with it next, a sudden burst of violent cheers made Philip Saunders shift his attention to the court again, after Meng Xu scored the 58th point of the game, the Pistons players who were already a little panicked were directly broken by Meng Xu to launch a fast attack in this attack.
Soon, the DJ on the scene dragged a long voice and shouted out Meng Xu's data after the fast break, and the atmosphere of the already crazy Banker Life Arena climbed directly to the top, and the fans shouted Meng Xu's name in unison, followed by waves of MVP shouts.
32 shots 22, 60 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals, Meng Xu in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals with the Pistons, cut the third playoff 60+ in his career, but also the 7th single-game 60+ in his career, 7 60+ in his career, although there is still a big gap from the old pervert Chamberlain, but Meng Xu has also become the second-most 60+ players in a single game in NBA history, and also the player with the most 60+ times in a single game in the playoffs.