inspire-indiana Chapter 321 See Tricks and Tricks
Chapter 321 See Tricks and Tricks
Chapter 321 See Tricks and Tricks
Warcraft's influence is still very large. After he completed the dunk, the Rockets fans at home immediately responded with warm applause. The ball was played cleanly.
This year is the last year of the "Modern Group", and the Rockets fans also know that if they don't take advantage of this time to cheer, after the summer, they won't have to cheer if they want to.
The Pacers attacked, and Xu Xiang used the cover to get a shot!
Beverly fought hard, his defensive sense was so keen, even Hibbert's pick-and-roll was only delayed for a second, and Xu Xiang was forced to make a forced shot!
"Bang!"
The ball misses and hits the backboard.
Howard squeezed Plumlee to get the rebound again. If Hibbert was as good as the current Howard, then Plumlee was simply hung up and beaten.
Warcraft is Warcraft after all!Not everyone can underestimate it.
The Rockets are still playing position, and their lineup is not fast. After all, there are two big men on the inside line, and it is completely idiotic to want to charge.
Harden held the ball from outside the three-point line. Capela used his strong body to block the follow-up defense of Pickle when he went down, but the Pacers quickly formed a defense. George Hill and Xu Xiang surrounded him, but Harden was not given a chance to take a calm shot. Ariza was empty, Harden passed the ball directly, and Ariza caught the ball and shot!
Two points long!
"Shh!"
Successful hit!
"Ariza is really accurate. It's a pity that this shot was only a toe away, or it would have been a three-pointer."
The score was 2-4.
During this period of time, Xu Xiang and Pickled Pepper didn't feel good, which caused the Pacers to fall into a scoring drought.
I have to say that Beverly's iron-blooded defense is still very effective, and Xu Xiang is very uncomfortable being defended by him.
The game continued, George Hill advanced to the frontcourt, and Pickle came out to catch the ball and made a three-pointer!
Just a little bit, the ball came out of the frame!
The three-point misfire!
Xu Xiang and Paojiao looked at each other, and they both knew that they couldn't shoot three-pointers anymore, and now they were going to use breakthroughs to open up the situation.
The Rockets attacked, and Harden hit a three-pointer drifting outside. The score was 2 to 7, and the Rockets led by 5 points.
Changing the offense, Xu Xiang dribbled the ball directly, and after reaching the penalty area, Howard also covered it. Xu Xiang continued to pass to Pickle, and Pickle also turned on the breakthrough mode. Taking advantage of Xu Xiang's attention from the Rockets, he went up to the basket against Ariza, "Doo!"
The ball is released and the foul is caused!
Ariza made a defensive foul and Pickle went to the free throw line.
He made one of two free throws and finally got a point.
Harden broke through to the low post with the ball, attracting attention and passing it to Beverly, who made an air cut on the right, and Beverly scored a layup!
The score was 3-9.
Judging from the current situation, the Pacers have indeed restricted Harden to death, but there are two problems that Howard can't control, and the rest of the Rockets feel good.
The Pacers' offense, George Hill suddenly scored Xu Xiang in the bottom corner, facing the defense, Xu Xiang tried another three-pointer!
"Bang!"
still none.
Beverly's defense was so good, Xu Xiang couldn't find any room to shoot, the rebound was caught by Harden who went down, and Harden chased for a three-pointer!
Pickle was late in the defensive position, Harden's shot was very fast, and by the time Pickle reacted, he had already taken the shot calmly!
"Shh!"
There are three points!
With a score of 3 to 12, the Pacers are about to reach double digits!
"beep!"
Coach Nate was about to pause, and the disadvantage was too great if he played like this. Xu Xiang and Paojiao missed all outside shots in the first quarter, and only relied on Hibbert to score two points, plus one point from the free throw.
The situation is dangerous!
"Nicolas!"
Nate exclaimed:
"Wait you go up, Plumlee goes down, you go play point forward and create opportunities for them to shoot."
We must find a way to open up the situation. Jokic is tall enough, and he will have a very good vision when he is organized from the outside. Letting him go up is likely to have a miraculous effect.
Otherwise, in this case, George Hill could no longer find the direction of the organization.
"Offensive end! Xu, you and PG, don't worry, just look for the touch in this quarter, and shoot boldly without any burden."
After talking about the organization, Coach Nate continued to talk about offense. After falling behind so much, in the final analysis, it is still a problem of offense.
If Xu Xiang and Paojiao can't play well, it will be difficult for the Pacers' starting lineup to have much room to maneuver.
Xu Xiang and Paojiao looked at each other and nodded. They were really a little impatient in the past few minutes.
In fact, there is no need to be so anxious at all, this is only the first quarter, and there are many opportunities to chase points later.
After the timeout, the game continued. The Pacers reorganized their offense. Jokic mentioned the position of the three-point line and held the ball high. The Pacers were ready to rely on his vision to create better opportunities.
Howard was facing Jokic, but Warcraft didn't want to pull out to defend at all. If you want to switch defenses, you can switch defenses. Anyway, don't think about me going out.
My Warcraft is so arrogant.
Thanks to this, Jokic can easily organize on the outside. Xu Xiang in the bottom corner immediately attracted the attention of the defender when he received the ball.
"Oh!"
Jokic dunks and scores!
"It seems that the Pacers' timeout still worked. If Howard did not come out, it gave Jokic a lot of room to operate."
"Now that the Pacers have made a move, I don't know if the Rockets have any countermeasures."
Harden pushed forward with the ball, and the small high throw who broke through the basket and changed hands and hit the board missed. The inside lanes on both sides were big men, which made the penalty area look very crowded.
The rebound was taken away by the sharp-eyed Pickle in chaos, and the Pacers launched a fast break!
Pickle stabilized and sent a long pass to the frontcourt. Xu Xiang caught the ball and passed it backhand to George Hill on one side. The Rockets followed up with only one Beverly. George Hill dribbled two steps and returned it to Xu Xiang. He had already reached the basket.
"boom!"
The Pacers scored two more points!
If the outside line is not allowed, I will play inside, counterattack, and fast break. If I can't make a shot, it is impossible to not make a dunk, right?
The score was 7 to 12, and the 9-point difference was chased down to only 5 points in an instant.
This time it was the Rockets' turn to call a timeout. Coach Bickerstaff's solution to this situation was to replace Howard with Corey Brewer.
It's concise but effective. Brewer is not Howard. He can go inside and outside, and he is also a good defensive player. The most important thing is that his speed is very flexible and can keep up with Jokic's rhythm.
Not only are the players on both sides playing very fiercely, but even the head coach is playing tricks, you come and go.
(End of this chapter)