rpbooks Chapter 257
Chapter 257
Chapter 257
The Orlando Magic under the banner of defense actually allowed the Indiana Pacers to score [-] points in the first quarter!No matter how you look at it, this seems to be an anecdote-it has never been heard of a defensive team dropping [-] points in a quarter.In fact, the Orlando Magic did a pretty good job in the first half of the first quarter. However, after "Big Baby" Glenn Davis was replaced by coach Stan Van Gundy, the Orlando Magic's efficiency on both offense and defense was poor. The Orlando Magic began to decline, and after promising to play, the Orlando Magic's defensive loopholes became more obvious. It is not surprising that they lost [-] points in the first quarter.
Coach Stan Van Gundy, head coach of the Orlando Magic, watched his slumped proteges, the wrinkles on their brows huddled together.This is the third game in the series. If the Orlando Magic continue to lose, it will basically declare the team's season to end early.Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the Orlando Magic players will become dejected when facing a backward situation, instead of cheering up and trying to catch up with the score.Faced with such a sinking mentality of his disciples, coach Stan Van Gundy has no good way to solve the problem.
However, coach Stan Van Gundy has to worry about far more than these things. The most critical thing right now is which five players coach Stan Van Gundy will send to the game at the beginning of the second quarter.
The three core players of the team, the main center Ryan Anderson, the main shooting guard Jason Richardson and the main point guard Jameer Nelson, have almost played the first quarter of the game. For the first time in the game, he has to sit on the bench under the court to rest and recover his strength.In desperation, coach Stan Van Gundy had to send point guard Chris Duhon, shooting guard JJ-Redick, small forward Earl Clark, power forward Glenn Davis and center Daniel Orton. Form the lineup of players to play the game.In such a lineup, the only players who can get on the stage are Glenn Davis and JJ-Redick.
On the other end of the court, Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Brown sent point guard Promise, shooting guard OJ Mayo, small forward Rudy Fernandez, power forward Tyler Hansbrough and center JJ—Hickson.The Orlando Magic's roster still includes Glenn Davis, the main player of the team, but the Indiana Pacers' roster is composed entirely of substitute players.Still, the Indiana Pacers' bench is more than a level above the Orlando Magic's.
This is another problem that Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy has to face now, that is, the Orlando Magic's bench lineup is not deep enough, and there are too few players who can play in their hands. Point pitcher JJ-Redick, the other players look like they are here to play soy sauce.With such a lineup of players, how can the team win.This isn't a problem without Dwight Howard, even with Dwight Howard on the team, there are so many players who can play.So it seems, even if Dwight Howard is not sidelined, the Orlando Magic are unlikely to beat the Indiana Pacers.
Coach Stan Van Gundy scratched his scalp helplessly, as if trying to sort out the messy thoughts in his head at this time.However, the messy thoughts couldn't be untied, they kept cutting, and the reasoning became more chaotic.Coach Stan Van Gundy could only raise his head and cast his eyes on the court, while thinking about various problems that came to his mind.
New problems, old problems, and now coach Stan Van Gundy has more and more problems in his mind.If coach Stan Van Gundy were to write out the questions in his mind one by one, then coach Stan Van Gundy could write a thick book.
The referee on duty for this game, Tom Washington, blew his whistle, JJ-Redick handed the ball to Chris Duhon, and the second quarter officially started.Coach Stan Van Gundy folded his hands and tilted his head as Chris Duhon dribbled upfield.
In fact, at this point in the game, coach Stan Van Gundy sending Chris Duhon to defend Promise would actually do a better job than the team's primary point guard, Jameer Nelson.The reason is very simple. Chris Duhon is very dissatisfied with the fact that he has never been able to beat Xu Nuo on the court. He is always looking for opportunities to beat Xu Nuo, and this time the playoffs are a good opportunity.But in the first two games, Chris Duhon failed to realize his desire to beat the promise, and this game will naturally work harder.Between a scrappy Chris Duhon and a Jameer Nelson who looks like he's starting to get downcast, coach Stan Van Gundy is the natural choice.
Still, coach Stan Van Gundy didn't have much hope in his mind for Chris Duhon to beat the promise.It can be said that Chris Duhon is the only one who has hope for Chris Duhon.
On the court, Chris Duhon completely ignored Glen Davis who was reaching for the ball inside, but still held the ball one-on-one and faced the promise.Glenn Davis knew that Chris Duhon wanted to break through the promised defense one-on-one, and all he had to do was drop his raised arm glumly.Seeing that Glen Davis no longer asked for the ball, Chris Duhon strengthened his intention to break through the promised defense.
"What a guy who can't control himself!" Xu Nuo thought coldly.
Originally, Chris Duhon's dribbling rhythm was very slow, but he suddenly accelerated his dribbling rhythm, promising to be alert immediately: This guy is coming!Sure enough, Chris Duhon dribbled forcibly toward Promise's left hand.Xu Nuo hurriedly moved, always blocking his body between Chris Duhon and the basket, making it difficult for Chris Duhon to break through his defense.When Chris Duhon saw that the breakthrough was not possible, he stopped suddenly, then changed the direction of the breakthrough, and started to break through to Xu Nuo's right hand.
"The speed of movement is not slow." Xu Nuo thought coldly, "But no matter how fast you are, it is impossible to catch up with my speed!"
The moment Chris Duhon changed the direction of attack, Chris Duhon's movements became "stagnant" in Xu Nuo's eyes.In the few tenths of a second, Xu Nuo reacted quickly and acted quickly, breaking the ball from Chris Duhon's hands with lightning speed and jingle bells.
"What?" Chris Duhon was taken aback.
After promising the steal, OJ Mayo, who has been nearby, immediately picked up the ball from the floor and rushed towards the Orlando Magic basket.Promise followed, and the Indiana Pacers launched a quick counterattack.
"That guy, in that situation, can still break the ball in his hand..." Chris Duhon looked at Xu Nuo's back and thought bitterly in his heart.
After the OJ May Olympic ball reached the front court, he did not choose to score a layup by himself, but threw the ball in his hand towards the backboard.The ball passed over the head of JJ Redick, who returned to the defense quickly, and bounced back on the backboard. Xu Nuo, who followed closely behind him, jumped high and dunked the rebounded ball into the basket with one hand!
"Beautiful!" The Indiana Pacers bench boiled, Danny Granger and David West all stood up, applauding the wonderful cooperation between the two of Promise and OJ Mayo, Paul George Excitedly waving the towel in his hand.Compared with the boiling Indiana Pacers, the Orlando Magic at the other end of the stadium is dull, and the fan stands around the stadium are even more deathly silent.
The second quarter has just started, and the Orlando Magic are already behind the Indiana Pacers by as much as [-] points. This situation makes all Orlando Magic players and fans silent.Although there are still three full quarters of the game, some fans are already praying to God, praying for a miracle to happen.
JJ—Redick's outside three-pointer made a long shot, which ignited the fire of hope in the hearts of the fans of the home team. It seemed that a miracle was about to happen.However, Chris Duhon still chose to break through the promised defense one-on-one when attacking, causing himself to lose the ball again.The fans in the stands watched the Indiana Pacers launch a quick counterattack with almost desperate eyes, Xu Nuo dribbled towards the frontcourt, and behind him, Chris Duhon almost exhausted his whole body. Stick to the promise.However, Chris Duhon was still unable to fully catch up with Xu, and only fouled when Xu was about to layup.However, when the referee Tom Washington blew the whistle in his mouth, Xu Nuo threw the ball in his hand.The ball hit the backboard, and then bounced into the basket!
"Oh, no..." Seeing Xu Nuo scoring a layup while also adding a free throw, the tone of the game commentator in the Amway Center Arena became frustrated and tinged with despair.On the sidelines, Danny Granger extended his hand to Xu Nuo, and Xu Nuo gave Danny Granger a high five.Chris Duhon, who saw this scene, looked up at the high ceiling of the Amway Center Arena with a helpless expression on his face.
"It seems that even the mentality of Chris Duhon, who has the most fighting spirit in the team, is slowly sinking..." Coach Stan Van Gundy looked at Chris Duhon on the court and thought in his heart.Then, coach Stan Van Gundy waved to Chris Duhon and called Chris Duhon to his face.
(End of this chapter)