basketball talent system

Chapter 306 The Crucial Game

At the end of the game, for the first time since the Pacers won the game this season, the best player was not Ye Xuan. Hibbert scored 19 points and 19 rebounds in 11 minutes. The best player of the game, and the focus of the media immediately focused on Hibbert, who was flattering Hibbert.

Thinking about it, after all, this is the United States. Ye Xuan, a Chinese, is showing off his power on his own territory. The Americans are of course upset. Now Ye Xuan's performance is finally not as good as that of American players. Naturally, he needs to be praised. Wouldn't it be nice to attribute the Pacers' victory to Hibbert's outstanding performance from time to time.

However, Ye Xuan didn't care about these details. On the contrary, he felt that if Hibbert could perform like this in future games, then he would be much more relaxed, and his strategy was successful. For Ye Xuan, Also a good thing.After all, judging from the management's response, his team's status should be beyond doubt now. Even if Hibbert is awesome, he is almost 30 years old and has no potential to develop, but he has unlimited potential. Therefore, no matter how much Hibbert grows, his status will not be higher than his own. Since he can't pose any threat to him, there is nothing wrong with letting him work for him.

After hammering the Pistons, the Pacers' record has reached 30 wins. Not long after halfway through the schedule, the Pacers, who have won 30 games, are now ranked seventh in the league, and the Eagles are the number one in the East. Of course, there is no need to say much about the team. The Cavaliers, the second-ranked Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference, have now won one more game than the Pacers.In addition to the top two in the East, only the top four in the West have a better record than the Pacers. The top four in the West are the Warriors, Rockets, Clippers and Grizzlies.Unexpectedly, last year's runner-up Spurs' record this year is not satisfactory, only ranked fifth in the West.

But the opponent the Pacers will face next is an absolute formidable enemy for them, because after a day of rest, they will immediately face the challenge of the Cleveland Cavaliers.In this game, Ye Xuan also worked hard and prepared to compete with the opponent. Compared with the last match, the Cavaliers relied on their advantage of more offensive points to slowly drag the Pacers to death. , So this time Ye Xuan also said that all kinds of physical potions have been prepared, and he is ready to have a good fight with the Cavaliers. After all, the opponent can be regarded as the biggest enemy of his team this season.

At 2:7 p.m. on February 8th, the game between the Pacers and the Cavaliers started on time at the Conseco Arena. Hibbert overwhelmed Tristan Thompson in the jump ball and patted the ball into Ye Xuan's hands. After Xuan received the ball, George Hill immediately greeted him.Ye Xuan's current physical fitness and other aspects are completely different from the last match, so when facing George Hill's defense, he still easily crushed him with his body and speed, and thrust inward twice. After one step, Ye Xuan sent the ball to Hibbert with a ground hit pass. Hibbert caught the ball and made a fake move to shake Thompson in front of him, and then easily turned around and hit the ball with a hook.

It can be seen that after the outstanding performance in the last game, Hibbert's self-confidence has also been restored, and he dared to make moves after receiving the ball in the interior, instead of being the first to receive the ball like in the previous games. The first reaction was to find Ye Xuan's position, ready to pass back at any time, without the kind of domineering that a seven-foot strong man should have.

However, although the Pacers' offense is good, they still have no good way to take the Cavaliers with the Big Three on the defensive end.Hill controlled the ball for half the court, and then passed the ball to Owen. Owen was very excited when facing Ye Xuan's defense, and continued to dribble the ball under his crotch. Ye Xuan thought that Owen was preparing for the ball. When it came, he unexpectedly passed the ball to James who was cutting inside. After the little emperor caught the ball, he was about to pull up and dunk. Hibbert immediately took off to interfere with the opponent. Unfortunately, although James did not let James directly explode The dunk was successful, but it also allowed him to send the ball to Thompson behind Hibbert.

In the next few rounds, the offense of the two teams played very well. After the Pacers developed Hibbert as a new offensive point, the Cavaliers wanted to continue to effectively double-team Ye Xuan. It became difficult, and today the Pacers' outside line is relatively strong. Both Solomon Hill and Shumpert made a three-pointer, which made the opponent pay a heavy price when they double-teamed Ye Xuan. Let the opponent's subsequent defense become a little daunting.

The first quarter of the game went very smoothly, and I don't know if the Cavaliers are playing as in the previous game, trying to slowly consume Ye Xuan's physical strength. Unexpectedly leading the Cavaliers by as much as 7 points.Ye Xuan contributed 9 points and 4 assists on the offensive end in this quarter, while Hibbert also scored 6 points and 5 rebounds in the interior. The two worked together to support the situation of the game.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Ye Xuan was replaced to take a rest, and the opponent's substitutes, led by George Hill, started a frenzied journey of chasing points. In just 2 minutes, the Pacers The 7-point lead was eroded to only 2 points left. Coach Frank was still a little anxious off the field, but it was Ye Xuan who stepped forward and applied to play.

After Ye Xuan returned to the field, he quickly stabilized the situation. Although the opponent quickly replaced James, their plan to play a round of battle was still in vain, because James seemed to have a little problem with his defense today. In the first quarter of the game, he was backed with two fouls. In the second quarter, Ye Xuan called another foul after less than a minute on the court. James, who was in deep foul trouble, hit the court again. 1 minutes, but because of the three offenders on his back, he didn't dare to do anything on the defensive end, and in the end he had to be replaced to rest.

In this way, Love and Irving, whose playing time has declined compared to last season, will have to play for a while longer, and George Hill, who should have been replaced soon I have to continue to persist on the court for a while. I have to say that although the Cavaliers are very strong on paper, there are still a little less people available on the bench.

(End of this chapter)