rpbooks Chapter 215 East Part 1
Chapter 215 East Part 1
Chapter 215 First in the East
As Xu Nuo expected, during this timeout, Xu Nuo himself was not replaced by the team's head coach Larry Brown. Instead, the center Roy Hibbert who talked with Xu Nuo came on as a substitute.Prior to this, the center of the Indiana Pacers on the court was substitute Ronnie Turiaf. Although Ronnie Turiaf's defense was quite fierce, his offensive skills were very rough. He also failed to protect the Indiana Pacers' rim well in one possession.It is precisely because of this that Coach Larry Brown decided to replace Ronnie Turiaf and replace him with a more comprehensive Roy Hibbert.
As a result, four of the five Indiana Pacers players on the court are the team's starters: shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, small forward Danny Granger, power forward David West and center Roy Hibbert, only point guard George Hill is the team's bench player.
"Coach Brown's arrangement is really strange," Paul George, who was sitting next to Xu Nuo, said to Xu Nuo, "Now Derrick Rose is getting better, and George may not be able to restrain Derek Rose very well, but Why didn't Coach Larry Brown put you on instead of Roy?"
Xu Nuo glanced at Paul George, but did not directly answer Paul George's question.However, after a moment, Xu Nuo asked Paul George: "If you were to face guys like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant all night, what would you do?"
"I reckon I'm going to go nuts!" Paul George said, shaking his head. "If I had to spend the whole night face-to-face with guys like that, I think I'd be tired enough to have calf cramps."
Xu Nuo nodded, "That's right!" Xu Nuo said, "Similarly, facing an MVP-level player like Derrick Rose all night is also a challenge for his body, because his Physical fitness and explosive power are too good!"
At this time, the referee Derek Stamford blew his whistle, the game restarted, and Xu Nuo and Paul George stopped talking.
"There are still the last four and a half minutes of the game!" Team captain Danny Granger shouted loudly on the court, "As long as we can persist in the last four and a half minutes, the victory must be ours!"
"Victory?" Xu Nuo said to himself, and his eyes became sharper, "Of course!"
On the court, George Hill began to dribble carefully, because his opponent was the head of the Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, who was already getting better, so George Hill began to be cautious when making any moves on the court. Get up lest Derrick Rose break the ball in his hands.After George Hill dribbled up the court, David West began fighting for position with Chicago Bulls power forward Carlos Boozer.George Hill had no way to hand the ball to David West in the first time, so he had to hand it to Danny Granger who ran over to catch the ball.
"Actually, no matter who you give the ball to, the effect is the same." George Hill said to himself in his heart.
However, the moment Danny Granger just got the ball, Chicago Bulls small forwards Luol Deng and Derek Rose immediately rushed in front of Danny Granger and formed a confrontation with Danny Granger. Double-team defense.Since the team is only three points ahead of the opponent, and the opponent's state has improved, Danny Granger dare not take a shot easily at this time, especially when there are two defensive players in front of him.At this time, David West finally got his position with his back against Carlos Boozer, and Danny Granger hurriedly passed the ball.
Coach Larry Brown, who was standing on the edge of the court to supervise the battle, noticed Danny Granger's pass this time. Danny is nothing like the usual Danny!"
But when Coach Larry Brown was thinking this way, David West had already assisted center Roy Hibbert to score two points at the basket on the court. At 73:68, the Indiana Pacers barely lead the Chicago Bulls by five.
When the Chicago Bulls started their offense, coach Larry Brown had to turn his mind back to the game itself, no longer thinking about Danny Granger's pass.In the eyes of coach Larry Brown, how to defend the head of the Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose is much more important than Danny Granger's pass.
Although George Hill is a point guard who is good at defense, George Hill is still slightly inferior to Derrick Rose.Derrick Rose broke through George Hill's defense again with the ball and went straight into the Indiana Pacers' defensive hinterland. The Chicago Bulls came close again.
"It's still three points short." President Barack ***, who came to watch the game at the United Center in Chicago, said to himself.
The man in black sitting next to Mr. President Barack *** nodded slightly, but he still didn't speak, so did Mr. President Barack *** notice his subordinates? The nod of the staff is still a question.
Danny Granger fumbled a pass under a Chicago Bulls double-team defense, and Derrick Rose got the ball and sprinted toward the Indiana Pacers basket at high speed.George Hill failed to catch up with Derrick Rose and had to choose to foul when Derrick Rose made a layup.Derrick Rose walked to the free throw line and made two free throws steadily. 73:72, the difference between the two teams was only one point.And when Derrick Rose made a free throw, the deafening chants of "MVP" once again filled Chicago's United Center arena.
However, just after Derrick Rose made two free throws, the buzzer in the United Center in Chicago sounded, and coach Larry Brown once again sent a promise to replace George Hill.
"It's coming again!" Derek Rose squeezed out these words through his teeth, and it seemed that Derek Rose still had a shadow in his heart caused by the counterpoint with Xu Nuo.
"Until now, Promise has played the most playing time in this game among the Indiana Pacers' defenders." The on-site commentator at the United Center in Chicago said, "It seems that Promise played the most in Indiana Pacers." The role of the Indiana Pacers is not much smaller than that of Derrick Rose in the Chicago Bulls. And with 2 minutes left before the end of the game, the Indiana Pacers put on a promise to start with the Chicago Bulls. The final showdown!"
Hearing what the on-site commentator said, Coach Larry Brown looked ashen and said nothing.Obviously, he sent a promise just for the final showdown with the Chicago Bulls!
At the most critical moment of this kind of game, the stars of the two teams naturally became the focus of each other's care, such as Danny Granger and David West.When Danny Granger got the ball, Derrick Rose and Luol Deng double-teamed Danny Granger again, while David West and Roy Hibbert They were entangled by Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah.
"God bless, there must be no mistakes!" Danny Granger prayed in his heart, and passed the ball in his hand, and the ball flew straight to the promise outside the three-point line like a cannonball.
This time Danny Granger did not make a mistake, Xu Nuo got the ball steadily.But when Xu Nuo got the ball, Derrick Rose immediately appeared in front of Xu Nuo.
"Derrick Rose's comeback is so quick!" Coach Larry Brown thought to himself.
Promise put the ball under his ribs, facing Derrick Rose cautiously.At this time, Danny Granger has come to the outside of the 45-degree three-point line that he is best at, reaching out to Xu Nuo for the ball.
However, Xu Nuo did not pass the ball to Danny Granger. Xu Nuo knew that as long as Danny Granger got the ball, the Chicago Bulls would immediately launch a double-team defense.Therefore, no matter how eager Danny Granger was to reach out for the ball, Xu Nuo still didn't pass the ball.
"I said it, I will definitely defeat you!" Xu Nuo said to Derek Rose.
"What did you say?" Derek Rose said, frowning.
Xu Nuo no longer spoke, but answered with his actual actions.Facing Derrick Rose's defense, Xu Nuo suddenly jumped high and raised the ball in his hand above his head.
"It's a pull-up jumper!" Derek Rose and Danny Granger thought at the same time.
When the ball left Xu Nuo's fingers, Xu Nuo felt an almost perfect touch.Xu Nuo couldn't help showing a smile on his face, watching the ball roll in the air, passing through the net hollowly like a sharp arrow!
"Yes!" Seeing the ball go into the net, Xu Nuo could not help but clenched his fists and roared excitedly.
Relying on the promised outside three-pointer, the Indiana Pacers once again led the Chicago Bulls by four points.It can be said that this is a key three-pointer that can almost determine the outcome of the game, so even Danny Granger ran over to give Xu Nuo a high-five to celebrate.
Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Tebodeau stood courtside, looking increasingly sour.And Derek Rose didn't have any expression on his face, which made him look even more scary.
"It doesn't look good." Derek Rose thought to himself.
Coach Tom Taberdeau called for a timeout again as his opponent moved one step closer to No. [-] in the Eastern Conference.
(End of this chapter)