super point guard

Chapter 31 The situation changes suddenly
Darren Collison waited until the start of the fourth quarter to get another chance to play, at which point Xu sat on the sidelines.Darren Collison, back on the court, didn't suffer as much as he did in the first quarter against Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson, and the two were pretty much tied.However, in the period just beginning of the fourth quarter, neither the home team Indiana Pacers nor the visiting team Orlando Magic were able to open up the situation offensively.Almost 2 minutes passed, the score was still 70:66, and the Indiana Pacers maintained a slight lead of four points.

An important reason why the Orlando Magic were not able to narrow the score is that their center Dwight Howard was sitting on the bench to rest at this time, and the core and small forward Hedo Turkoglu also did not play. It's hard to score just by relying on two perimeter players, Jameer Nelson and shooting guard Jason Richardson.On the Indiana Pacers side, leading scorer Danny Granger also sat out, and backup power forward Tyler Hansbrough replaced David West.The two teams on the court played against the bench, so it is normal for the score to crawl like a snail.

The promise sitting off the court looked very relaxed, chatting and laughing with Danny Granger sitting next to him from time to time, AJ Price and Paul George looked at the relaxed and joking promise, their eyes could not help showing a kind of envy Feelings.

"To be honest, if you just look at your performance tonight, your draft pick will definitely not slip to No. 12 in the second round," Danny Granger said to Xu Xu, "Your own The strength must be far higher than your draft pick."

"This sentence is not said to me alone," Xu Nuo said with a smile, "but my draft pick has long been unchangeable, unless I can go back in time. What I have to do now is to express myself well , gain a firm foothold in the NBA."

"There's definitely no problem with getting your footing," Danny Granger said. "You've got a really good future in the NBA if you keep playing like you did tonight."

"You don't want to say that I will be the next John Stockton, do you?" Xu Nuo said suddenly.

Danny Granger glanced at the promise, "The next John Stockton?" He said, "I didn't say that. You want to be the next John Stockton, and there is a long way to go." way to go."

"I didn't think I was going to be the next John Stockton," Promise said, "It's just that the news media keeps saying that about me, and I'm really sick of it. John Stockton is Who, that is the master of NBA point guards, how can I compare with others, I think I'd better be myself."

"'Be myself'," Danny Granger said, nodding, "Well, that's a good point."

Xu Nuo wanted to tell Danny Granger that Yao Ming had warned him, but he still didn't say it after thinking about it.

At this time, Darren Collison finally scored the team's first point in the fourth quarter with an emergency stop jump shot in a quick counterattack, and the point difference on the field was once again opened to five. Therefore, the topic between Xu Nuo and Danny Granger finally shifted to the ongoing match.

"Finally scored." Danny Granger said with a sigh.

"It's really not easy." Xu Nuo also said.

"The players on the court are too average in attacking ability now," Danny Granger said.

Xu Nuo glanced at Danny Granger and said, "At least there is Darren on the court to control the rhythm of the team."

"But you did a better job than Darren tonight," said Danny Granger.

"This game exploded, who knows what will happen in the next game." Xu Nuo said, "At least Darren is much more stable than me."

"I believe your performance tonight is not just an explosion in a game," Danny Granger said solemnly, "It can be seen that you are better than Darren in both offense and defense. , Otherwise Coach Larry Brown wouldn’t have given you that much minutes. If I’m not mistaken, Coach Larry Brown would have sent you in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter.”

"What if we are tied with our opponent at the end of the game?" Xu Xu said, "In this case, I think Coach Larry Brown should trust the more stable Darren Collison."

"You don't believe it?" Danny Granger said to Xu Nuo, "If you don't believe it, you will know in due time."

At this time, David West who was sitting on the side spoke: "Danny, promise, what are you two talking about one by one, I have been listening for a long time... Oh, Orlando is going to be replaced. "

Xu Nuo looked at the Orlando Magic's bench after hearing it, and sure enough, he saw the Magic's small forward Hedo Turkoglu play again.

Xu Nuo looked up at the scoreboard on the big screen above his head, saw that the current score was 74:68, and the Indiana Pacers were still in the lead, so he said, "The Magic must have replaced Turkoglu for Step up your offense."

Danny Granger nodded, "Indeed," he said, "their offense has been very bad in the last few minutes."

"But our offense is not good either," Xu Nuo said.

Danny Granger fell silent.

"I think Coach Larry Brown should make adjustments in time," Xu Xu said.

Danny Granger rested his chin on his hands, obviously thinking, "Let's see before we talk," he said.

What Xu Nuo and Danny Granger were most worried about happened. After Hedo Turkoglu played, the situation on the court changed suddenly!
After Hedo Turkoglu came on the court, he played the role of the Magic's playmaker very well, and most of the ball was in his hands instead of Jameer Nelson.As soon as Hedo Turkoglu came on the court, he used a long pass across the court to assist Jason Richardson with an outside three-pointer, chasing the score to 71:74.Next, Tyler Hansbrough made a mistake in the inside attack, and the Orlando Magic immediately launched a fast break. Jameer Nelson received a long pass from Hedo Turkoglu and scored an easy layup. 73:74, the score Only one point left.

Xu Nuo and Danny Granger looked at each other. Although they had expected this situation, they didn't expect the change to come so quickly. Turkoglu had just played for less than a minute, and the point difference on the field was 1%. From six points to one point.Promise took a look at their head coach, Coach Larry Brown, but it seemed that Coach Larry Brown didn't seem to want to call a timeout or make a substitution.

"I don't know what medicine is sold in Coach Larry Brown's gourd," Danny Granger said to Xu Nuo, "If it were me, after Richardson hit that three-pointer just now I'm going to call a timeout."

Xu Nuo took another look at Coach Larry Brown, who was still calm on the surface, and guessed, "I think Coach Larry Brown is testing everyone's ability to find and solve problems by themselves. After all, this is just a preseason game." , the victory or defeat has no effect, just take this opportunity to train troops."

Danny Granger nodded, "It's possible," he said, "but Coach Larry Brown attaches great importance to this game."

Xu Nuo shrugged, "Then I don't know." He said.

While Xu Nuo and Danny Granger were talking, Darren Collison assisted George Hill to hit a mid-range jumper, which at least stabilized the situation on the court.But immediately after, Hedo Turkoglu caused a defensive foul on Dengtai Jones on the offensive end.

"To be honest, this foul has a great impact on morale," Xu Nuo said.

"That's right," Danny Granger also said, "Actually, Dengtai Jones has defended well just now, but he committed a foul at the last moment, otherwise Orlando would have committed a 24-second offense violation."

At this time, Hedo Turkoglu made the first free throw, and the Orlando Magic made another substitution adjustment. "General" Gilbert Arenas appeared again, replacing Jamil Nelson.

"Why Gilbert Arenas?" Xu Nuo said puzzledly.

"Could it be because you're not on the field right now?" Danny Granger said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"It shouldn't be because of this." Xu Nuo said.

"Maybe they already had Hedo Turkoglu on the field to play the core of the team, so they put Arenas on the field to strengthen the team's offense." Danny Granger said.

"In that case, why didn't they send Dwight Howard?" Xu Nuo said.

Danny Granger looked up at the time, "Shouldn't be there yet," he said.

Hedo Turkoglu made two free throws on the court, and the difference between the two teams became one point again.

The Indiana Pacers launched an offense, but the sudden force of the Orlando Magic seemed to make the Indiana Pacers players on the court a little confused.Darren Collison nearly missed a pass against Gilbert Arenas and George Hill's shot missed the basket.Hedo Turkoglu grabs the backcourt rebound, Gilbert Arenas and Jason Richardson lead the charge, Hedo Turkoglu passes to Gil Burt Arenas But Arenas immediately threw it towards the basket as soon as he received the ball. Jason Richardson, the former NBA slam dunk king, jumped up and made an alley-oop dunk. At 77:76, the Orlando Magic once again overtook the Indiana Pacers by one point!
Xu Nuo and Danny Granger glanced at each other, "It is estimated that Coach Larry Brown will call a timeout this time," Danny Granger said, "In this case, anyone who changes will call a timeout .”

Xu Nuo looked at Coach Larry Brown, "I think it should be like this." He said.

Sure enough, coach Larry Brown got up and called a timeout. It seemed that the team's performance from a six-point lead to a one-point lag made him very dissatisfied, and it was time to make adjustments.

Danny Granger and Xu Nuo on the bench stood up and walked towards the teammates who were walking towards the bench, ignoring Jason Richard who was celebrating wantonly on the Orlando Magic bench Mori them.

(End of this chapter)