inspire-indiana Chapter 388 The playoffs begin!The first round of the heat!
Chapter 388 The playoffs begin!The first round of the heat!
Chapter 388 The playoffs begin!The first round of the heat!
Ah Lian, what should I say?
Not to mention other things, he still has the strength to play in the NBA.
You can't be a core player, but you can definitely become a high-quality blue-collar player.
After all, in the league now, a space-based power forward like him is too popular. He can play, pass and defend, and his attributes are perfect.
Xu Xuan had an idea in his heart, but he still had to ask Ah Lian what he wanted.
4 month 17 number.
Indianapolis.
Tonight's Bankers Life Arena has turned into a sea of white. White is the color of the Pacers' home team uniform. 18345 home fans are shouting in unison——
"M - VP!"
"M - VP!"
"M - VP!"
The Pacers players are no strangers to the sensation Xu Xuan caused every time he played.
Frank Vogel did not make any sensational speech before the game. The last sentence Frank said in the locker room was: "If the tactics can't be opened, give Xu a single."
This sentence is enough to boost the morale of the Pacers players.
I'm not afraid because I have thighs!
Thinking of this, his chest involuntarily stood up.
Opponents in the first round of the playoffs: The Heat's players are not so relaxed. Judging from the record of the two teams in the regular season, although they are tied, but Bosh is not there, I always feel a little less confident.
After all, Da Baibian, their most important core player, is playing in the playoffs for the first time. Although his performance in the regular season is amazing, no one knows whether he will lose the chain in the playoffs.
Wade's expression was very serious, and his cheeks looked bigger than usual.
Seeing the state of the Heat players, Xu Xuan knew that it was probably Riley who was doing some pre-match monster training.
Pat Riley is still a bit capable, whether as a head coach or a management team.
But this guy is just like that, the structure is too small, far inferior to the real masters in the professional field like LOGO Man and Angie.
On the big screen at the scene, the two teams started tonight.
Pacers: Xu Xuan, CJ Miles, Paul George, PJ Tucker, McGee.
Heat: Goran Dragic, Wade, Joe Johnson, Luol Deng, Hassan Whiteside.
Both sides are the strongest lineups in the regular season.
Especially for the Heat, the strength on paper looks really wonderful.
Dragic, one of the few point guards in the Eastern Conference at present, Wade will not say, "Single Player Joe", "Eagle King Joe", Ruhr Deng's words, although many people say he is a brush, but he can score.
In general, this Heat team is very strong on paper.
When jumping the ball, there was a lot of fighting, and McGee finally won the first attack for the Pacers with his super bounce.
This is the first game of the Pacers' playoffs, but not the first game of the playoffs in the league.
Yesterday, a total of 8 groups of playoffs on both sides have finished 4 groups.
Among them, in the East, the Raptors defeated the Hornets 1-0, and the Eagles defeated the Celtics 1-0.
In the West, the Warriors defeated Mosaic 1-0, and the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 1-0.
Today, the game between the Pacers and the Heat is the most watched one. Even if the Cavaliers play the Pistons, this game is not as eye-catching.
After all, no one is optimistic about the Pistons. No matter how weak the Cavaliers are, no matter how old the Tigers are, they will eat people.
The Pacers and the Heat are different. As of now, most of the major handicap offers are [-]-[-].
After the start, Xu Xuan and Frank Vogel did not exceed the pre-match expectations. The Heat planned to increase their defensive strength, reduce rounds, use fouls to fragment the game, and disrupt the Pacers' offensive rhythm.
Improving defense in the playoffs is the norm.
Xu Xuan didn't rush to hit this ball, but handed the ball to Paojiao who came out to meet him.
Although Xu Xuan played without the ball, the Heat still didn't dare to relax. Dragic stared at Xu Xuan as if he was going to stare him to death.
however
After the game started, after 3 minutes of playing, the score of the two teams was 1 to 4...
The Heat didn't score a goal in a sports game in 3 minutes, so they could barely hold the Pacers by relying on the overall defense.
It was the Pacers' offense again, and the pickled pepper missed the mid-range shot, but the irritable McGee grabbed an offensive rebound from Da Baibian's head and made a small throw and caused Dabai Bian to foul, opening the point difference to 5 points. With a free throw opportunity, coach Eric of the Heat called a timeout.
Their defense was good, but their offense was too poor. Wade started 2 for 0, and he didn't dare to catch and shoot the ball later, which seriously affected the organization of offense and tactical arrangements.
Xu Xuan watched the defensive battle between his team and the opponent, and scored 3 points in just over 6 minutes...it was too much!
Offensive!
Where did my beautiful offense go?
The actions of the two teams were beyond Eric's expectations. The feeling of watching the game on the spot and watching the game on TV is completely different!
The confrontation has obviously risen by more than one level!
"This guy wants to use defense to break my defense?"
Si Shuai, the Heat's bench, looked bewildered.
In fact, he has prepared several sets of plans, all of which are to deal with the Pacers' "fast break" and "small ball tactics", but he did not expect that the Pacers actually abandoned their best offense and turned to defensive battles.
The key is!
Judging from the current situation, the Pacers seem to be playing well, they are leading, and they are leading by 5 points.
Jie. What the hell?
Si Shuai's mind went down a bit.
Hey!
You didn't follow the script!
Si Shuai has a script, and his script was written by the famous "screenwriter" Pat Riley. Pat Riley patted his chest before assuring him that the Pacers will definitely match the show perfectly, but . What a fart!
What next?
Do you want to lower your defense appropriately and speed up?
Do not!
It can't be like that!
If you do that, you will fall into the trap of the group of hangers on the opposite side!
They must be ready. Once my side changes, they will follow suit immediately.
No!
I can't be fooled!
He doesn't follow the script, I have to follow the script!
Defense!
Strengthen your defense!
After a fierce psychological game, Shuai decided to continue to follow Pat Riley's script.
To be honest, it would be really hard for him to ask him to change his skills and tactics on the spot.
"Wait a minute, let's continue to strengthen our defense. In the past 3 minutes, you played well. I am very satisfied."
Hearing these words, Wade frowned.
There is nothing wrong with continuing to strengthen the defense. You played well just now. How did you see it?
Hey!
We are lagging behind now, not a bad yarn!
"Well, listen to me. I will keep a close eye on the number 23 on the opposite side. He didn't score a single point in the 3 minutes just now, and he didn't even get an assist. This shows that our tactics are correct. Next, we will continue to consolidate and implement them. We will keep an eye on the number 23. The Pacers Others are nothing to worry about."
Shi Shuai looked confident.
He is not pretending, this is his real thought.
When preparing for the game before the game, Pat Riley said that as long as the Pacers Xu Xuan didn't drive, everyone else would be a stick!
Is that right?
Wade looked at him suspiciously, but now he has nothing to do.
Believe him once, after all, Si Shuai looks so confident and steady.
The Heat's offense after the timeout still failed.
On this ball, Wade got his first foul in order to prevent Xu Xuan from scoring. Xu Xuan walked to the free throw line and made two free throws for the Pacers to get two more points.
1 to 8, the Pacers lead by 7 points at the start!
"Xu Xuan hit the ball really hard!" Yu Jia explained.
"In the playoffs, isn't it about being tougher than anyone else? But you have to know that Xu Xuan is not O'Neal. If the Heat continue to foul like this, Xu Xuan can kill the Heat with free throws." Zhang Reasonable said.
As a member of the newly promoted 180 club, free throws are not difficult for Xu Xuan.
On the court, Dragic passed the half court steadily, and the Heat were not in a hurry to attack. Eight seconds passed just after half-time.
Pressed to the extreme.
"Defense"
"Defense"
"Defense"
The crowd at Bankers Life Arena chanted defense from the start of the play.
A pick-and-roll was asked for in the frontcourt, and Dragic hit directly by himself.
Dragic is a very proud person. In Xu Xuan's previous life, when people were frantically discussing a young man named Luka 077, as Doncic's former teammate of the Slovenian national team and the 2017 European Cup The MVP's Dragic appears to be unknown, although he is the first firepower of Miami's bench and the absolute control of the ball.
Even in the Heat, people are talking more about Jimmy Butler, the hardcore man who just signed a maximum salary and refreshed the leader-leading model, the sudden emergence of a low-profile version of Dream Chaser Adebayor, or the other two non-draft New players, Nunn who just scored 33 points and Duncan Robinson who has a bit of Klay Thompson's charm on the offensive end.
Indeed, Dragic is not like the genius Doncic. From the first day he entered the league, he has mastered a whole set of offensive methods to deal with various environments. He has a lot of experience in the field, and he also has a broad vision of a natural organizer, so he has become famous and legendary.
And Dragic came on as Nash's substitute at the beginning. Although it is lucky to have a good mentor, but at the same time, the existence of Nash means that Dragic's growth environment cannot be like Doncic, which means less More ball possession, less error tolerance and more contrast with legendary point guards.
Fortunately, Dragic, who has experience in European leagues, has grown up slowly, and has been greatly influenced by Nash in terms of the overall situation and physical maintenance.The first time he surprised the world was on May 2010, 5 in the Western Conference semifinals against the Spurs who had drafted him and then handed over to Phoenix. He scored 8 points in the last quarter and led the team to a maximum of 23 behind. The reversal was completed with 18 points, and the away game swept the Spurs to advance.
Dragic's breakthrough is very particular about cards, fake moves and sense of rhythm, and he is very good at using height when facing small people.
But now he faces Xu Xuan.
In my heart, MMP really doesn't know whether to talk about it or not.
What about the agreed 191?
What about the same height as me?
Why are you so much taller than me?
Xu Xuan touched his head, little question mark, do you have many children?
Don't ask, stand still and hit your ball.
Dragic's shot is still slow. After changing the rhythm of this ball, he directly made a mid-range jumper.
Did not go to the basket because the basket is too crowded.
bang—
Xu Xuan's defense played a role, and the goal was missed.
McGee protected the rebound, handed it to Xu Xuan, and advanced quickly.
As soon as he arrived in the frontcourt, Xu Xuan hadn't dribbled twice before the Heat's pincer attack arrived.
Xu Xuan had expected it a long time ago, and directly distributed the ball to CJ Miles, Miles then distributed the pickled pepper, and the air cut on the flank of the pickled pepper——
By the time Joe Johnson reacted, Pickle had gone straight to the basket and dunked!
1 is better than 10!
The point difference widened to 9 points.
9 points difference!
The Pacers fans at the scene were all excited. I didn't expect it to go so smoothly before the game!
The joy of accident!
Looking back, the Heat attacked.
After a pick-and-roll, Wade puffed up his cheeks and rushed in.
Not to mention, the ball was really rushed by him.
Pickle, Tucker, and McGee retreated back. These three have strong defensive awareness and willingness.
But Wade is not a vegetarian either. As soon as the Mi Zongbu opened, he directly hit the board with a difficult throw from the inside.
That arc directly makes people wet.
boom!
Swish!
As Wade fell heavily to the ground, the basketball also fell into the net.
The ball went in.
"It's really difficult! It's Wade, and I can't score this goal with another person." Yu Jia praised.
"Well, except for Xu Xuan and a few people in this alliance, no one should be able to do it. This soft touch is simply unreasonable!" Zhang Lili echoed.
Yu Jia: "."
Don't make trouble, I'm talking about Wade, why did you bring Xu Xuan into it again.
Seeing this scene, Si Shuai also secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
In the 1-10 start, he was under a lot of pressure and played well.
This scene was not easy to shoot, the opposite side did not follow the script, they crossed the river by feeling the stones every step of the way, and they were always worried that the "investor" would withdraw him, he was on the edge of the cliff every minute and every second wandering on.
It's hard to be a director!
4:10.
With this ball, Wade also found McGee's foul and succeeded in hitting 3 points.
For the Pacers' baseline ball, Xu Xuan still did not choose to attack in sports. He has only scored 2 points so far, and he still got it by free throws.
frontcourt.
A wave of organization.
Xu Xuan went through the needle and went to the bottom corner, and Pickled Jiao held the ball in a three-threat position on the three-point line.
but.
There were still two people trembling in front of Xu Xuan, including the single player Joe, who were paying attention to Xu Xuan's side.
This defense is really good.
However, Xu Xuan was blocked, what about the rest of the Pacers?
Wouldn't someone really treat them as a mallet?
Pickled Pepper's three-point line in the frontcourt, domineering dry pull——
Swish!
Basketball hollow into the net.
4 is better than 13!
The point difference returned to 9 points.
"Have you noticed that the Pacers seem to be quite easy to score?" Yu Jia asked a question.
It seems that the Heat's defense is really good. After all, Xu Xuan, the main core of the Pacers, only scored 2 points with free throws.
Almost restricted to death.
But the strange thing is that the Pacers lead by a full 9 points!
Where did the 9 points come from?
Where did the Heat's defense go so badly?
(End of this chapter)