rpbooks Chapter 238
Chapter 238
Chapter 238
"Golan, after this timeout, you stay on the bench and take a rest, Boykins will take your place on the court." During the timeout, Houston Rockets coach Kevin Mack Coach Haier said this to Goran Dragic.
Goran Dragic was already furious because he fell behind in the matchup with Promise. Hearing coach Kevin McHale say this, the angry expression on Goran Dragic's face became even more angry obvious.
"Coach, Earl's height is far below the promise. If Earl is allowed to play, the promise will take advantage of his height!" Goran Dragic said, still with a hint of anger in his tone.
However, coach Kevin McHale ignored Goran Dragic's anger and still sent Earl Boykins, a short point guard with a height of only 1.6 meters [-].Goran Dragic sat on the bench, watching Earl Boykins with the ball in the face of a much bigger promise.
The point guard position is a big scoring presence for the Houston Rockets when Goran Dragic is on the court.After Earl Boykins played, the main offensive point of the Houston Rockets was replaced by inside power forward Luis Scola.Instead of playing one-on-one with Promise like Goran Dragic, Earl Boykins passed the ball to Luis Scola.
"If you play against Earl Boykins, the job of promise will be much easier, so that you can focus more on offense." Coach Larry Brown, who was sitting on the coach's bench beside the court, thought Think so.
Luis Scola once again used his butterfly footwork to single-handedly eat David West, scoring a hook shot and causing David West's defensive foul at the same time.David West looked down in frustration as Luis Scola walked to the free-throw line.
At this moment, Xu Nuo heard Coach Larry Brown calling his name.Xu Nuo hurried to the side of the field and came to coach Larry Brown.
"Under the current situation, you have become the biggest advantage of our team." Coach Larry Brown whispered to Xu Nuo, "Because your opponent is Earl Boykins, No matter in terms of height or other aspects, you have an absolute advantage. Therefore, from now on, you must strengthen your personal offense and use your strengths to attack its weaknesses!"
Xu Nuo nodded, "I understand!" Xu Nuo said simply.
Luis Scolaga made a free throw and the difference between the two teams was back to two.
"This will be the last time you are close to the score. From now on, we will have an overall advantage!" Xu Nuo thought in his heart while taking the ball and starting to attack.
As Coach Larry Brown said, the promise completely dominated Earl Boykins.When Earl Boykins bent over to defend Promise, Promise felt that Earl Boykins was less than his shoulders.Facing Earl Boykins, he promised not to face the basket and attack, but turned his back to Earl Boykins and began to play singles with the ball.
"Promise that this kid knows how to use his strengths, he's really smart to play." Coach Larry Brown thought in this way, and a smile appeared on his face.
At this time, Xu Nuo used his body to squeeze Earl Boykins to the free throw line, then Xu Nuo suddenly received the ball, turned around, and raised the ball high above his head facing Earl Boykins . "Absolutely can't let this kid score easily!" Earl Boykins thought this way, planning to make an early foul before Xu Nuo made a shot, so as to prevent Xu Nuo's attack.However, at the same time that Earl Boykins made a foul, Xu Nuo threw the ball in his hand towards the basket.
"Not good!" Earl Boykins yelled inwardly.
Sure enough, amidst the whistle of the on-duty referee Michael Smith, the ball passed through the net like a sharp arrow, and the Toyota Center Arena suddenly fell silent.
"Damn it, it's another three-pointer!" Goran Dragic, who was sitting on the bench of the Houston Rockets under the court, gritted his teeth and said, it seemed that there was some deep hatred between him and Xu Nuo.
Amid boos at the Toyota Center, Nuo made a steady increase in free throws to help the Indiana Pacers once again extend their lead to five points.Of the fifteen points the Indiana Pacers scored, eight were promised to one person.
"This rookie boy, it's really not easy!" Earl Boykins thought in his heart.
So, when Earl Boykins faced the promise with the ball again, Earl Boykins became more cautious.
"I heard that this kid is good at scoring quick counterattacks after one-on-one steals. If I lower my center of gravity, this kid won't break the ball in my hand." Earl Boykins thought so, bent down the waist.
Indeed, due to Earl Boykins' height of only 1.6 meters [-], his dribbling center of gravity is already very low. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to steal the ball from Earl Boykins' hands.Now Earl Boykins has deliberately lowered his dribbling center of gravity, so that it is even more difficult to steal the ball in the hands of Earl Boykins.
"Boykins really deserves to be Boykins. The rich experience accumulated in his ten-year career is all real stuff." Coach Larry Brown thought about it while carefully watching how Xu Nuo dealt with Earl. Boykins.
Originally, Earl Boykins wanted to continue to hand the ball to the inside power forward Luis Scola, but the promise firmly blocked Earl Boykins' passing route, Earl Boykins Kings had to suppress the rhythm of the game, slowly looking for passing opportunities.That's when shooting guard Kevin Martin used Luis Scola's screen to escape the defense and ran to the three-point line to receive the ball, which Earl Boykins rushed to pass.
"I've been waiting for you to pass the ball!" Xu Nuo said coldly, at the same time he suddenly started, and while rushing towards the frontcourt, he intercepted Earl Boykins' pass.
"Let him succeed!" Goran Dragic said bitterly.
At the same time that Xu Nuo blocked Earl Boykins' pass, Xu Nuo had already swept away about half of his body. · Boykins left far behind.Although Earl Boykins' speed is not slow, but compared with the promise, Earl Boykins' speed is still a bit worse.Earl Boykins tried his best, but failed to catch up with Xu, and could only watch helplessly as Xu dribbled to the Houston Rockets basket, jumped high, and dunked with both hands.
At 17:10, the Indiana Pacers in the away game had already led the Houston Rockets at home by seven points, and the Toyota Center Arena was completely quiet.
"Extraordinary material, what an extraordinary material!" Coach Larry Brown, who was sitting on the Indiana Pacers' bench by the court, suddenly sighed.
"What are you talking about, Larry?" Coach Brian Shaw, the chief assistant coach of the Indiana Pacers, turned his head and looked at Coach Larry Brown and asked.
"Facing Earl Boykins, who is only 1.6 meters tall, promising that this kid can find a way to break the ball in the opponent's hand, this can only be called a miracle!" Coach Larry Brown sighed. road.
Hearing what coach Larry Brown said, coach Brian Shaw couldn't help turning his attention to the promise on the court.
"In that case, it's true!" Coach Brian Xiao nodded and said.
Between the two coaches sighing, the Houston Rockets' offense missed and David West grabbed the backcourt rebound.Xu Nuo took the ball, without saying a word, dribbled the ball and ran towards the frontcourt.A trio of Houston Rockets players Luis Scola, Chandler Parsons and Kevin Martin rushed back to try to stop the promised fast break.
"With just the three of them, can they keep up with the promise?" Coach Larry Brown thought.
However, Luis Scola, Chandler Parsons and Kevin Martin also returned to the Houston Rockets' penalty area when Nuo dribbled to the Houston Rockets basket.Xu Nuo jumped high and prepared for a layup, and Luis Scola, Chandler Parsons and Kevin Martin jumped up at the same time to block Xu Nuo's layup.
"Three at the same time?" Coach Larry Brown's eyes widened in surprise.
"Has Xu Nuo been so strong that he must be stopped by three people at the same time?" Clyde "Glider" Drexler, the game commentator in the Toyota Center Arena, said loudly.
There were Luis Scola, Chandler Parsons and Kevin Martin blocking the head and face. Xu Nuo remained unhurried and drifted to the other side of the basket in the air with the help of the inertia of the jump. At the same time, he avoided the blocks of three people, and then turned the ball into the basket.
"Impossible!" Goran Dragic exclaimed in surprise.
And "Glider" Clyde Drexler, who was sitting in the commentary booth beside the court, was almost stunned.
"It seems that he is so strong that even three people can't stop him at the same time." Clyde Drexler said in a voice almost talking to himself.
Coach Larry Brown stood up from the dugout and watched Promise running down the field.
"A strange talent, really a strange talent!" Coach Larry Brown murmured.
(End of this chapter)