Legendary star

Chapter 97 First round promotion
This game reached the third quarter, 47 to 57. If the Spurs were not too strong, the Suns would have been beaten. Even so, the Suns’ hope of winning this game is already very slim. Every point is very difficult.If the Suns still want to win, the first step is to inflict damage on Meng Xu. Only when Meng Xu is off the field can the Suns' outside attack group truly play their role.

The Suns currently have a few outside lines on the field. Jason Kidd is good at organization and defense, but offense is his shortcoming. It is basically hopeless to expect Kidd to score 30+, and Hardaway is basically desperate now. At the shooting guard position, from Kevin Johnson to Rodney Rogers to Todd Daye, Scott Skiles replaced all the current Suns. Players who play shooting guards have no problem facing Mario Ellis, but once they encounter Meng Xu's supplementary defense, they will stop.

After Rodney Rogers was either blocked by Meng Xu or intercepted by Meng Xu in two consecutive rounds, Rodney Rogers was almost the same as Todd Daye. When Meng Xu arrived, he hid.Not every player can overcome difficulties like Hardaway.

Although already 10 points behind, but the Suns coach Scott Skiles obviously does not want to give up.After the official timeout of the third quarter, Scott Skiles had to change his lineup again. He sent big center Luke Longley and replaced Rodney Rogers. Hardaway played shooting guard and Marion played small forward. .

After the game restarted, the Suns had Jason Kidd and Hardaway take turns to break through with the ball, constantly causing damage. With the cooperation of the home whistle, in just 3 minutes, Mario Eli made two fouls and Meng Xu made two fouls. 2 fouls, Johnson 1 foul, the Suns relied on free throws to narrow the point difference to 5 points.

After Meng Xu and Mario went off the court due to the number of fouls, Popovich replaced Sean Etrio and Antonio Daniels, who were not good at defending themselves. They broke through against Hardaway and Kidd. It's just like the air, all kinds of things are passed by at will, but fortunately, the no-fly zone formed by the Spurs twin towers is still strong.

After seeing Marion turn back and pass Sean Etrio in an extremely easy turn, Popovich on the sidelines could only bend his head and glanced at Meng Xu from the corner of his eye.

After Marion passed Sean Etrio, the mid-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was also hit by the interference of Duncan who came out of the supplementary defense.

Although Meng Xu is off the court, the Spurs' defense is still solid. Tim Duncan's defensive area is too large, and his ability to assist in defense and occupy positions is also the best. After Meng Xu left the court, Duncan took the initiative to expand his defense. Defensive range, in the absence of a 3-point shooter on the field, the Suns players can only risk being blocked by Duncan to get close to the basket.

In order to change this situation on the field and to move back to the score as soon as possible, Hardaway decided to foul Duncan after a short thought.

Hardaway, who was holding the ball near the center line, accelerated directly to the basket. After a change of direction and easily throwing away Antonio Daniels who was defending himself, he faced Tim Duncan who was attacking. After two consecutive changes of direction, Hardaway Jumped up, trying to end the offense with a small floater, and also drew a defensive foul from Duncan by the way.

At this moment, David Robinson at the basket saw Duncan out of position and rushed out to block Hardaway.

Hardaway, who wanted to foul Duncan, actively sought physical contact with Duncan when he was shooting. At this time, David Robinson also rushed over, and the three inevitably collided in the air.

Neither Tim Duncan nor David Robinson could match Hardaway's weight and strength. The moment the three of them collided, Hardaway's knee collided with David Robinson's. Together.

After landing, Hardaway hugged his knees tightly, and the severe pain spread all over his body. Hardaway's eyes were closed tightly, and tears flowed down the corners of his eyes to the floor.Hardaway at this moment understands that this season is over.

In the collision just now, David Robinson was also seriously injured. He lay on the ground for a long time without getting up. Then David Robinson walked into the medical room with the support of his teammates and the team doctor, and Hardaway was also carried out by a stretcher. court.

Meng Xu was also a little sad when he saw Hardaway, who was full of tears, being carried away not far from him.He scored a triple-double in less than 3 quarters. Hardaway maintained high efficiency as always, but the data still cannot demonstrate the greatness of Hardaway.In this game, Hardaway worked hard enough, not just hard, he was desperate. Sometimes Meng Xu felt that he could clearly hear the creaking sound from his joints, and seeing Hardaway grinning in pain, In this kind of game state, Meng Xu tried to ask himself that he couldn't do it now.

After Hardaway was injured, the Suns collapsed completely, and Kidd alone could not stop the Spurs from advancing.In the end, the game was fixed at 97 to 81. The Spurs swept the Suns 3-0 and became the first team to advance to the semifinals.And Meng Xu's data is also fixed at 12 points, 10 rebounds, 7 steals, 9 blocks, and 3 assists. He neither scored 5*5 nor won a triple-double.Until the end of the game, Barkley still kept thinking about it, complaining that Popovich put Meng Xu on the bench in the second half of the third quarter, causing Meng Xu to miss the opportunity to make history.

In this round of the series, Meng Xu averaged 5.3 points, 8 rebounds, 5.7 steals, 3.7 blocks, and 2 assists per game. His performance is also very good, at least Meng Xu himself is very satisfied.However, Popovich was a little dissatisfied with Meng Xu's performance in this round of the series. After the game, in front of all the players in the locker room, Popovich publicly criticized Meng Xu's game attitude, which made Meng Xu Xu was also at a loss.

在马刺和太阳的比赛结束之后，今天同时进行的其他几场比赛也先后结束了。热火91比72战胜了活塞，总比分3比0横扫活塞进入了东部半决赛，格兰特希尔率领的活塞队再一次止步季后赛首轮。超音速89比78主场战胜爵士，将大比分板成了2比1，仍然保留着一丝希望。步行者客场109比96战胜了雄鹿将大比分板成了2比2，双方的最后一场比赛将在步行者的主场进行。

After today's game, the Spurs will have a two-day holiday for the whole team. The first game of the second round is expected to start on the 6th of next month. The Spurs, who have already advanced first, will undoubtedly have sufficient rest time.

　It's a pity for Penny. If his game attitude can be worse, maybe his career will be better, with injuries again and again, early comebacks again and again, and then injuries again and again.In the end, that penny who played elegantly and was full of aura was no more.

　　
　
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