rpbooks Chapter 242 The Stormy Second Half
Chapter 242 The Stormy Second Half
Chapter 242 The Stormy Second Half
After the start of the second half, Xu Nuo was more careful than ever in dealing with the opponent in front of him, the main point guard of the Houston Rockets, Goran Dragic.Because the promise is very clear in his heart, Goran Dragic will definitely counterattack aggressively in the second half of the game.
As soon as Xu Nuo dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Goran Dragic stuck to it tightly. The defense was more oppressive than in the first half, and it was not at all obvious that he had experienced the entire first half of the game. "This guy really wants to get back in the second half of the game!" Xu Nuo thought in his heart, while turning his body away from Goran Dragic, carefully protecting the ball in his hand to prevent the ball from being caught by Goran Dragic. Ran Dragic steals.
However, Goran Dragic's defense did not relax because of this, but became tighter.Xu Nuo had no choice but to pass the ball out.When DeMar DeRozan received the ball, he promised to start quickly, trying to use his speed advantage to get rid of Goran Dragic's defense.However, Goran Dragic still stood firmly in front of Xu Nuo. Xu Nuo touched Goran Dragic's knee at the moment of activation, and then Xu Nuo was tripped by Goran Dragic on the ground.
The referee Michael Smith immediately blew his whistle and pointed at Goran Dragic.However, at this moment, DeMar DeRozan threw away the ball in his hand and rushed towards Goran Dragic.
"You kid must have done it on purpose!" DeMar DeRozan yelled at Goran Dragic.
"DeMar, don't be so loud!" Danny Granger hugged DeMar DeRozan from behind and said to DeMar DeRozan.
But DeMar DeRozan still didn't give up and wanted to break free from Danny Granger and continued to rush towards Goran Dragic.The referee on duty, Michael Smith, had already run over and called DeMar DeRozan a technical foul without hesitation.
If Goran Dragic really wanted to trip up Promise on purpose, then Michael Smith might also call Goran Dragic a technical foul.But this time Goran Dragic didn't intend to stumble the promise, at least on the surface, so Michael Smith only blew the first rush to Goran Dragic The DeMar DeRozan technical foul.
After being called a technical foul, DeMar DeRozan finally calmed down.However, Xu Nuo still sat on the floor, looking at Goran Dragic coldly.
"Don't sit on the floor all the time, you'll catch a cold!" Danny Granger joked, pulling Xu Nuo off the floor.
"I will pay him back three times!" Xu Nuo said coldly.
"What did you say?" Danny Granger turned his head and asked Xu Xu.
"He let me fall this time, I will pay him back three times." Xu Nuo said again in a cold tone.
"That's right, the so-called hatred must be revenged." Danny Granger said.
After Kevin Martin made the free throw due to DeMar DeRozan's technical foul, DeMar DeRozan himself was replaced by coach Larry Brown, replacing DeMar DeRozan DeRozan played the bench combo guard OJ Mayo.
Michael Smith blew his whistle again, and the Indiana Pacers resumed their offense.While promising to get the ball, Goran Dragic still stuck to it as he did last time.
"He really is a guy who doesn't give up!" Xu Nuo thought in his heart.
But this time, Xu Nuo was not forced by the opponent to pass the ball like last time. Xu Nuo kept the ball under his ribs, so that Goran Dragic would not dare to rush forward to steal it, because as long as Ge Ran Dragic makes a steal, and he may cause a thug foul.In this way, Xu Nuo won the space to dribble, so Xu Nuo started one-on-one with Goran Dragic.
"I've said it before, I will definitely return the shame tripled just now!" Xu Nuo said to Goran Dragic in a cold tone.
Just when Goran Dragic was still thinking about the words promised in his mind, the promise had already started.Xu Nuo shook his shoulders sharply, and at the same time the ball kept going back and forth under his crotch.Just when Goran Dragic was still thinking about which direction Xu Nuo would break through, Xu Nuo jumped up high.
"Another pull-up jumper!" said Paul George, who was sitting on the Indiana Pacers' bench below the court.
Goran Dragic wanted to block the promised shot, but promised to lean back slightly after jumping up, while stretching his calf slightly forward, so that Goran Dragic could only get the promised It's just an arm.At this moment, Xu Nuo made a "swipe" move.
However, at the same time as promising to shoot, the referee on duty Michael Smith blew his whistle again and pointed at Goran Dragic.However, promise to ignore these, still looking at the ball rolling in the air.When the ball hit the net with a "swipe", Xu Nuo couldn't help roaring excitedly.
Because, when the referee Michael Smith sentenced Goran Dragic to a thug foul, in this way, he would get an extra free throw.
"How did I foul?" Goran Dragic was still unconvinced, and kept asking Michael Smith, not afraid that Michael Smith would call himself a technical foul.However, Michael Smith did not give Goran Dragic a technical foul in the end, and Goran Dragic finally stopped yelling at Michael Smith.
When Xu Nuo stood at the free throw line, there were boos in the Toyota Center Arena immediately.But this didn't affect Xu Nuo's touch, Xu Nuo still steadily made extra free throws and successfully scored four points! At 52:37, the Indiana Pacers in the away game had already led the Houston Rockets at home by as much as [-] points.
"It really can't go on like this!" Coach Kevin McHale, sitting on the coach's bench, thought anxiously.
The second half of the game has just started, and his team is already [-] points behind the opponent. This is not a good thing no matter how you look at it.
Moreover, promising to score four points just now was a huge blow to the morale of the Houston Rockets.If adjustments are not made in time, the team is likely to collapse.
So, coach Kevin McHale began to figure out in his own mind when to call a timeout.
At this time on the court, Goran Dragic has begun to hold the ball to organize the team's offense, but promises to be as oppressive in defense as Goran Dragic just now.Goran Dragic knew that Xu Nuo was very good at stealing the ball in the opponent's hands one-on-one, so Goran Dragic became more cautious.However, Xu Nuo did not relax his defense because of this, and Goran Dragic had no choice but to pass the ball.
At this moment, the promise that had been waiting for Goran Dragic's pass suddenly started, and Goran Dragic's pass was almost cut off by his eyesight and hands.
"It's disgusting, it was intercepted by this guy!" Goran Dragic said angrily, and had to quickly turn around and chase.However, Xu Nuo had already reached the basket of the Houston Rockets, jumped high and poured the ball into the basket with one hand!
54:37, seventeen points difference!
"Can't wait any longer!" Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale said, standing up and asking for a long timeout.
However, requesting a long timeout at the beginning of the second half seems to be open to question.
However, for the current situation facing the Houston Rockets, coach Kevin McHale has no choice but to use timeouts to adjust.The main aspect of the adjustment is how to defend the promise.
Now the second half of the game has only been played for about 1 minute, and Xu Nuo has already scored 23 points. In this short 1 minute, Xu Nuo has already scored [-] points in a row!
"It's such a difficult guy!" Goran Dragic said bitterly.
Even if coach Kevin McHale tried his best, he couldn't solve some of the team's problems in this game, especially the Indiana Pacers' perimeter defense.After this timeout, the Indiana Pacers still continued the team's choppy performance and continued to expand their lead.About halfway through the third quarter, the Indiana Pacers had a [-]-point lead over the Houston Rockets.
Coach Kevin McHale held his head in both hands, buried it deeply in his arms, and looked helpless.
Although there were nearly 10 minutes before the end of the game, his Houston Rockets players failed to bring the score back.The final score was 103:84, and the Indiana Pacers won comfortably on the road.And Xu Nuo scored 33 points in this game, plus nine assists and four steals, of which 33 points once again set a scoring record in Xu Nuo's career.
After winning this game, the Indiana Pacers also achieved four consecutive victories, and their record has also improved to 55 wins and [-] losses.Soon after the game, Xu Nuo followed the team back to Indianapolis by special plane.There, Xu Nuo and his team will usher in four consecutive home games.
(End of this chapter)