super point guard

Chapter 231 The Battle of Texas (5)

Chapter 231 The Battle of Texas ([-])

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When referee Jason Phillips blew his whistle, the second half of the Indiana Pacers' away game against the San Antonio Spurs finally began.

At the end of the first half, the Indiana Pacers tied the San Antonio Spurs 39-39.As Xu Xu himself said, tonight's game was a defensive battle.

And Xu Xu scored 40.00 points and [-] assists in the first half of the game. In terms of points alone, Xu Xu alone accounted for more than [-]% of the Indiana Pacers' team's points. Five assists were recorded.San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker, who was facing off against promise, scored twelve points, but Tony Parker had only three assists.Although Tony Parker and Promise are completely comparable in terms of statistics, but when it comes to performance on the court, Tony Parker does not seem to have the upper hand.

But then again, this season is almost over, and there are really not many point guards who can fully occupy the promised upper hand on the court.Those who can be counted include the MVP-level point guard Derek Rose of the Chicago Bulls, and the super point guard Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers. · Paul is almost the same, but now Tony Parker has no advantage in the matchup with the promise.

From the beginning of the second half of the game, Tony Parker began to strengthen his personal offense, although in the first half of the game, Tony Parker's personal offense was also a lot.The defense of the Indiana Pacers is similar to that of the San Antonio Spurs under the training of coach Larry Brown. It is difficult for Tony Parker to rely on his own personal offense to solve the problem under the defense of the Indiana Pacers.And Xu Nuo did not rely on his own personal offense to play, but used the passing organization to revitalize the entire team.After promising to assist teammates to score consecutively, the Indiana Pacers gradually widened the point difference.

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich watched the action on the court with his hands folded across his chest.Tony Parker's poor performance after the start of the second half made coach Gregg Popovich very dissatisfied, and Gregg Popovich wondered in his own mind when to replace Tony Parker from the court , Let the other defenders play a dozen.

However, if Tony Parker is out, then the team does not have a player who can limit his commitment on the court.

"Should Manu be allowed to defend Nuo?" Coach Gregg Popovich thought to himself, "In this case, Xu Nuo may rely on his own speed advantage to get rid of Manu's defense."

Coach Gregg Popovich was thinking so. On the court, Indiana Pacers power forward David West received a pass from teammate Danny Granger and scored a mid-range jumper. The Indiana Pacers scored 47 :43 leads San Antonio by four.

Coach Gregg Popovich stood up and called for a 20-second timeout.

But in this timeout coach Gregg Popovich did not replace Tony Parker, but only sent the team's sixth man Manu Ginobili to the field.

Everyone believes that coach Gregg Popovich replaced Manu Ginobili in order to strengthen the team's offensive firepower, but the real intention of coach Gregg Popovich is not here.

However, it is also a risky move to let Manu Ginobili help Tony Parker to help defend the promise, because in this way, the defensive threat to the Indiana Pacers' shooting guard position is greatly reduced.But don't forget that the Indiana Pacers have scorers like DeMar DeRozan, OJ Mayo and even Rudy Fernandez and Paul George at the shooting guard position.Although among these players, only DeMar DeRozan is a true shooting guard.

Coach Gregg Popovich is naturally well aware of this, but in order to limit the commitment of the Indiana Pacers playmaker point guard, coach Gregg Popovich has no choice but to do so.

Prior to this, other teams had used this defensive strategy to deal with promises, but the results were not very good, because those teams did not have a good overall defense.The overall defense of the San Antonio Spurs can be regarded as one of the best in the entire NBA. It is precisely because of this that coach Gregg Popovich dared to let Manu Ginobili help Tony Parker. Anti-promise.

When play resumed, coach Gregg Popovich sat back and stared blankly at his proteges on the court.

Although the original intention of coach Gregg Popovich to replace Manu Ginobili was not to strengthen the team's offensive firepower, but when Manu Ginobili came to the court, the San Antonio Spurs' The offense has indeed become much smoother.Not long after Manu Ginobili came on the court, he received a pass from inside Tim Duncan and hit an outside three-pointer to help the San Antonio Spurs narrow the gap between the two teams.

"Sure enough, he is a microwave oven player." Xu Nuo said to himself. Manu Ginobili's outside three-pointer reminded Xu Nuo of the domestic basketball predecessor "Old Li Feidao" Li Nan, Li Nan He is a typical microwave player who can play a role as long as he is on the court.

However, when his own team was on offense, Xu Nuo really understood what the San Antonio Spurs' real intentions were when they lined up Manu Ginobili.

When Xu Nuo dribbled to the frontcourt, Xu Nuo suddenly found that Tony Parker was not the only one defending in front of him, but also Manu Ginobili who had just played.

"So that's how it is!" Xu Nuo thought in his heart, and nodded secretly.At the same time, Xu Nuo flicked his wrist slightly, and the ball came to the team's shooting guard DeMar DeRozan who was outside the three-point line.

However, just as DeMar DeRozan received the ball, San Antonio Spurs small forward Stephen Jackson quickly came to DeMar DeRozan and blocked DeMar DeRozan in the first place. DeRozan's offense.But just as Stephen Jackson ran to cover DeMar DeRozan, the ball came to Danny Granger again, and Manu Ginobili immediately blocked Danny Granger in front of you.

"What a defensive rotation!" the promise on the court and coach Larry Brown off the court thought at the same time.

Danny Granger did not continue to choose to pass the ball, but directly shot from outside the three-point line against Manu Ginobili's defense.The ball bounced back and forth between the baskets a few times, and finally bounced out of the basket.

"It's such a pity!" Xu Nuo quickly returned to defense while thinking in his heart.

It was because the Indiana Pacers players quickly returned to their own team's half court that the San Antonio Spurs failed to successfully fight back.Manu Ginobili got the ball from beyond the three-point line and handed the ball to Tony Parker when he came upfield.

"This is a goal that can overtake the score, we must score!" Tony Parker said loudly.

At this time, Tim Duncan once again mentioned the high position as a pick-and-roll for Tony Parker. This time, the promise was well prepared. On the line that Parker broke through, Tony Parker faced the high-speed breakthrough.

"Careful to be called offensive foul!" Tim Duncan reminded Tony Parker.

However, it was difficult for Tony Parker to hold his footsteps at this time, so Tony Parker hurriedly passed the ball in his hand.Even so, Tony Parker still bumped into Xu Nuo firmly. The referee Jason Phillips on duty was unceremonious and sentenced Tony Parker for an offensive foul. Suddenly, deafening noises sounded in the AT&T Arena again. hiss.

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich stood up from the coaching bench, but coach Gregg Popovich couldn't say anything about the foul, because this time it was indeed an offensive foul by Tony Parker Well, coach Gregg Popovich can't fault it.

The promised offensive foul prevented the Indiana Pacers from being overtaken by the San Antonio Spurs. At the same time, the Indiana Pacers still have the opportunity to continue to expand the point difference.Danny Granger received the promised pass at a 45-degree angle outside the three-point line. This time, Danny Granger didn't miss again, and he raised his hand and made a hollow three-pointer. 50:46, the Indiana Pacers once again lead the San Antonio Spurs by four points!

"Your defense was slow just now!" Coach Gregg Popovich pointed to Stephen Jackson off the court and said.

Stephen Jackson nodded and continued to throw himself into the game.

When the third quarter ended, the away Indiana Pacers still led the San Antonio Spurs at home by one point with a score of 57:56, entering the final quarter.After the first three quarters, Xu Nuo scored [-] points and seven assists; while Xu Nuo's opponent, Tony Parker, scored no points in the third quarter and only sent out three assists.In this way, the promised data completely surpassed Tony Parker.

And the last quarter of the game is the truly decisive game!

(End of this chapter)