Chapter 773: The Only Block
"This, this, this 。。。。。" Michaels, who was still saying that Meng Xu was a little anxious, didn't know how to evaluate Meng Xu's performance just now after seeing the scene that happened on the court, 1 minute 05 seconds, three three-point shots, Kobe Bryant only shot once, and the score of the two sides went from a one-point lead from the Lakers to a six-point lead for the Pacers.
"Meng Xu's moment has begun." Looking at the complicated expressions of Michaels and Magic Johnson, Reggie Miller at this moment is like a big rooster who has won, holding his head high, looking arrogant, and invincible, from Meng Xu's performance in the first three quarters of the game, Reggie Miller can imagine that Meng Xu is bound to break out in the fourth quarter of the game, what he can think of, others should be able to think of, but if he can think of it, and being able to block it are completely different things, and Reggie Miller's favorite is this, you know what I want to do, but the feeling of powerlessness.
"This kid." Phil Jackson, who has called a timeout, scratched his head on the sidelines, after Meng Xu hit three three-pointers in a row, Phil Jackson's heart has now begun to tremble, after experiencing it more times, as long as Meng Xu starts to soar three points, Phil Jackson will feel that his blood pressure is constantly rising, and the speed of his heart will instantly increase, as a 7-crown head coach, Phil Jackson has experienced and witnessed too many legendary players, but like Meng Xu, It's really the only one.
"Boss, you are amazing, you are my idol!" When Meng Xu walked off the court, from the time Meng Xu shot the first three-pointer, Kwame Brown, Ronnie Brewer, PJ Tucker, Chris Dujon and other bench players who had been standing on the sidelines directly surrounded him, looking at Meng Xu with a look of adoration and still calm face.
"Routine operation, routine operation." Before Meng Xu could speak, James Posey, who was following Meng Xu, said Meng Xu's mantra, which caused all the surrounding Pacers players to burst into laughter.
After the wanton laughter on the Pacers' bench, the Lakers players who had just walked off the court also looked at the Pacers' bench with laughter, whether it was on or off the court, the Lakers players were uncomfortable now, and the situation on the court that was reversed in an instant made them still a little unclear, what happened, why did this game suddenly play like this? Especially Kobe Bryant, the words Meng Xu said to himself just now are becoming more and more harsh at the moment.
In fact, for the process of today's game, Kobe Bryant is still quite satisfied, although his teammates are still a little weak, but it is not easy to play with the Pacers, as long as he is working hard, it is not impossible to win a victory on the road, but Kobe's fantasy was completely extinguished by Meng Xu's sudden three-point rain, although the fourth quarter of the game only played for less than 2 minutes, but the 6-point gap is not an easy score to recover.
After the pause, when the players of the two teams came on the court again, Kobe Bryant had completely lost the confidence he had a minute ago, although Kobe's fighting spirit was still strong, but the decline on his face was faintly visible, and Derek Fisher and Ron Artest were even in a trance when they re-entered the game, even Paul Gasol and Ramar Odom, who were not affected, stared at Meng Xu not far away after they came on the court.
The Lakers players who appeared on the court at the same time with complicated feelings didn't know how to deal with the situation on the court for a while, because they found that after Meng Xu's extremely domineering shooting three three-pointers in a row, the Lakers' high morale and cohesion have now begun to dissipate.
Kobe, who was unwilling to fail, chose to play personally after the game restarted, because at this time, Kobe Bryant couldn't trust his teammates, especially when their performance today could only be regarded as average, Kobe Bryant was even more unlikely to pin his hopes of winning the game on them.
However, just after Kobe Bryant shot a three-pointer under the defense of Tyshawn Prince and gave the Lakers a glimmer of hope, Meng Xu hit two three-pointers again, completely extinguishing the Lakers' hope of a comeback.
In the end, when Kobe missed three points, Meng Xu, who grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, directly launched a counterattack, faced Ron Artest's defense, and directly crushed Ron Artest to play a 2+1, pulling the score of the two sides to 11 points, and the Lakers players on the court completely collapsed.
When Meng Xu walked to the free throw line and hit the free throw under the chorus of "MVP, MVP" chanting from the audience, the Lakers players standing around were all dead for a while.
The 12-point difference can basically sentence the Lakers to death, and the game that was still fierce and abnormal just now suddenly collapsed, because of the accumulation of five fouls, and Ron Artest, who was replaced in the gap between Meng Xu's free throws, kicked the bench seat angrily after walking to the sidelines.
Ron Artest's gaffe is just a microcosm of the current mood of the Lakers, at this time, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, who has been standing on the sidelines, looked helplessly at Lin Han who was already unstoppable on the court, he knew that his team lost this game again, why again? Phil Jackson himself doesn't know.
106-94, after the referee on duty blew the whistle for the end of the game, all the spectators at the Banker's Life Arena stood up from their respective seats, and after giving applause to the winning Pacers, they frantically shouted Meng Xu's name in unison.
9 of 14 shots, 8 of 13 three-point shots, 6 of 8 free throws, Meng Xu once again staged a miracle of 33 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter, plus 18 points in the first three quarters of the game, Meng Xu scored a triple-double of 51 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists in the first game of the finals.
"This guy is indeed the only one in the current NBA!" Meng Xu, who was watching the stadium with open arms and greeting the fans at the scene, Magic Johnson also sighed from the bottom of his heart, in terms of personal strength, Kobe Bryant is indeed still some distance away from Meng Xu.
"Erwin, the championship of this season, still belongs to Indiana." After Magic Johnson sighed, Reggie Miller on the side made up for him, and Magic Johnson didn't know how to refute after his lips moved.