super point guard

Chapter 22 I'm going to play

After the Orlando Magic kickoff, their point guard Jameer Nelson dribbled the ball upfield, and after a few passes the ball ended up in the hands of their playmaker Hedo Turkoglu.Hedo Turkoglu held the ball outside the three-point line on the right side of the court, facing Danny Granger who was defending him. After Turkoglu made a fake move to break to the left, he suddenly started to go Danny Granger broke through on the left, and Danny Granger followed Turkoglu's footsteps closely, trying not to let Turkoglu have space to shoot or pass.Under the pressure of Danny Granger, Turkoglu was close to the baseline, but Danny Granger still blocked Turkoglu and the basket.At this moment, Hedo Turkoglu jumped up and hoisted the ball from Danny Granger's head to Dwight Howard inside at the moment he was about to fly out of the baseline.Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert jumped up to stop Dwight Howard from getting the ball, but the ball hit both Roy Hibbert and Dwight Howard and flew out of bounds, the referee The whistle in the mouth sounded.

The promise of sitting on the sidelines of the ball was clearly seen. The ball finally touched Roy Hibbert's hand and flew out of the field.Although Xu Nuo was reluctant, the ball should indeed belong to the Orlando Magic.

Sure enough, the referee on duty awarded the ball to the Orlando Magic.Magic power forward Brandon Bass stood on the baseline to serve the ball, and David West stood in front of him to interfere.On the court, the Pacers players were tightly entangled with the Magic players, preventing them from receiving the ball easily.But at this moment, Brandon Bass suddenly stuffed the ball to Dwight Howard who appeared under the basket.Dwight Howard received the ball and wanted to score a layup immediately, but Roy Hibbert's big palms immediately covered his head and face.So Dwight Howard no longer made a direct layup, but made a fake shot with the ball. Roy Hibbert was immediately shaken by him and jumped up. Dwight Howard took the opportunity to hit Hibbert's body With one lean, he made a shooting action at the same time.The whistle in the referee's mouth rang again, and Roy Hibbert fouled, but fortunately, the ball thrown by Dwight Howard did not get into the basket.

Although Dwight Howard is the number one center in the NBA today, his free throws are really not flattering.After finally earning two free throw opportunities, Dwight Howard missed the first goal.Xu Nuo, who was sitting on the Pacers' bench, smiled inwardly. It seemed that there were many people in the NBA who were worse than his free throws, and he didn't have to worry about his free throws.After making some adjustments, Dwight Howard managed to score the second free throw and scored the first point of the game.

Unlike the Orlando Magic, who started the game with Dwight Howard on the inside, the Indiana Pacers' offense was primarily on the perimeter.Pacers point guard Darren Collison hadn't had a dribble past halfcourt before handing the ball straight to David West, who pulled out for a screen.Danny Granger used center Roy Hibbert's screen to get away from Hedo Turkoglu, who was guarding him, and circled in front of David West to take the ball from West.David West ran to the basket immediately after passing the ball, but Danny Granger shot directly from outside the three-point line. Unfortunately, the ball hit the neck of the basket and missed.

"Actually, after Danny receives the ball, he can go to the basket. Isn't David already running to the basket?" Xu Nuo said while sitting on the bench.

"That ball is not easy to give." The veteran James Posey, who was sitting next to Xu Nuo, said after hearing Xu Nuo's words.

"What?" Xu Nuo didn't understand.

"If the ball is forced to go to the basket, it is easy to be cut off," James Posey explained, "not to mention there is Howard at the basket, even Hedo Turkoglu and the others will block it." On the line of Danny's pass. At that time, there was an open opportunity in front of Danny, and if it was me, I would also shoot."

Promised "Oh" nodded.

In the time it took to promise to talk to James Posey, Dwight Howard has already seized the opportunity to come up with a powerful dunk.Xu Nuo glanced at Coach Larry Brown standing on the sidelines and saw Coach Larry Brown's calm expression. It seemed that Coach Larry Brown was not worried about Dwight Howard starting his personal offensive mode.However, Xu Nuo thought, how to open up his team's offense is the most important thing now.

When the Pacers were on offense, the ball was in Danny Granger's hands most of the time.After Danny Granger finally opened with an outside 2-pointer, David West also hit a mid-range jumper from the edge of the lane.Quietly, the Pacers actually overtook the Magic by [-] points.

Just as coach Larry Brown arranged before the game, the Pacers have tightly clamped the Orlando Magic's outside line since the opening, and if the Magic's outside line cannot be opened, the Pacers' defense will all shrink into the penalty area , This will well limit the play of insider Dwight Howard.So the Orlando Magic haven't scored since Dwight Howard's free throw and dunk.After Brandon Rush hit a difficult mid-range jumper against Brandon Bass, the Indiana Pacers had a 7-3 lead over the Orlando Magic by 4 points.

However, the Orlando Magic still found a solution.

In other words, the Orlando Magic found a breakthrough on the perimeter, which is the position of the Pacers' point guard.

The Indiana Pacers' point guard on the field is Darren Collison. Darren Collison is 1.8 meters tall and weighs 160 pounds, which is about 73 kilograms.The opponent Magic's point guard Jameer Nelson is only 1.8 meters tall, but his weight has reached 190 pounds, which is about 86 kilograms, which is much heavier than Darren Collison.As a result, Jameer Nelson began to use his physical advantage to beat Darren Collison.

At this time, James Posey, who was sitting beside Xu Nuo, suddenly turned his head and smiled and asked Xu Nuo, "Guess when you will play?"

Xu Nuo glanced at James Posey, and didn't understand his words for a while, Xu Nuo said slowly after a long time: "I don't know, I thought I wouldn't play the whole game."

"I bet you'll be playing soon." James Posey said to Promise with a smile.

"No way?" Xu Nuo was a little surprised. After all, there were still many people waiting to play in front of him. How could he, a second-round rookie, get the chance to play so easily?
"Do you dare to bet?" James Posey said to Xu Nuo with a smile.

"Don't dare." Xu Nuo shook his head and said.

James Posey shrugged, shook his head, and continued to turn his attention to the field.

At this time on the court, Jameer Nelson used his body to squeeze Darren Collison away, forcing a breakthrough and causing damage. Darren Collison had to use a foul to prevent Jameer Nelson's breakthrough.

"Darren doesn't need to foul at this time. There are David and Roy inside. If Nelson can get into the inside, he will just ask for a block." Xu Nuo heard James Posey whispering to himself.

Just as Jameer Nelson walked to the free throw line, Xu Nuo suddenly found that Larry Brown had begun to look towards the bench. It seemed that Coach Larry Brown had decided to make some changes and wanted to make a substitution.Suddenly, Xu Nuo wished that Coach Larry Brown could call his name.

Coach Larry Brown glanced at the players on the bench one by one, which made Xu Nuo feel uncomfortable, but at this moment, Xu Nuo heard Coach Larry Brown calling his name.

"Promise, you're ready to play!" Coach Larry Brown said.

Xu Nuo couldn't believe his ears, and hurriedly stood up and took off his coat.

"What would you do to Jameer Nelson if I asked you to play?" Coach Larry Brown asked suddenly.

Xu Nuo was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't understand Coach Larry Brown's words.

But coach Larry Brown didn't wait for Xu Nuo's answer, and said directly to Xu Nuo: "Although your height is taller than Jameer Nelson, you are far inferior to Jameer Nelson in terms of weight. If you use your body to defend Jameer Nelson, you will definitely suffer. But, your speed is faster than Jameer Nelson, I think you should know what to do?"

"I will suppress Nelson in terms of height and speed." Xu Nuo continued.

Coach Larry Brown nodded, "But you have to use your advantages reasonably," Coach Larry Brown continued, "If your advantages are not used reasonably, your opponents will take the opportunity to beat you, so Your advantage is no longer your advantage."

"I understand." Xu Nuo nodded.

"In addition," coach Larry Brown continued, "you must dare to command your teammates after you play, and don't shrink back just because you are a rookie player. I hope I can see you who played well in that match."

Xu Nuo was stunned for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

By the time Coach Larry Brown was calling the promise, two or three rounds had gone back and forth on the court.After Jameer Nelson made both free throws and the Pacers missed, the Magic hit their first outside [-]-pointer of the game on a fast break, but then David Weiss Te's attack at the basket caused a foul by Brandon Bass.

"Okay, let's go!" Coach Larry Brown said to Xu Nuo.

With David West's first free throw, Darren Collison walked to the Pacers' bench somewhat dejectedly, and it was Promise to replace him.

Xu Nuo finally set foot on the NBA arena.

(End of this chapter)