Defending champion

Chapter 326 The Hornets regret losing at home
Chapter 114 The Hornets regretted losing at home
The media is the most confusing existence.The ability of the media to adapt to the situation is also a super existence in the league.

When you perform well, they will praise you to the sky.When your performance is not so satisfactory, they will spray you, discredit you, and put you in the [-]th floor of hell. This is the legendary paparazzi.

No, the Hornets just dropped from the bottom of the rankings, and the bombardment from the media immediately appeared.

ESPN's basketball special correspondent pointed out in a special question translation: How far can the Hornets go without Paul?
Jack's leadership ability has been severely tested at this moment?
Without Chris Paul in charge, would Jack still be able to do it?

Reports like this came out one after another, and they all pointed their finger at Jack.

After the Hornets' consecutive losing streak in the away game, they also played against the Indiana Pacers at home on the next day. However, it is a pity that the Hornets suffered a lore in this game.

The Hornets fell short. Jack scored 40 points, more than half of the team's points. He also grabbed 12 rebounds. The guards of the Indiana Pacers were heavily guarded.While Jack rebounded and scored, Jack also had up to 7 turnovers.

Chandler scored 17 points and 8 rebounds, David. West 10 points and 9 rebounds, Chandler only scored 4 points, but grabbed 12 rebounds.Peja Stockovic's performance today was not good. He only made 6 of 1 three-pointers and scored 5 points. At the same time, he also had 5 rebounds.

步行者凭借乔治-希尔在终场前3秒的上篮涉险过关，他全场得了19分、5个篮板和5次助攻，保罗-乔治12分9个篮板。

Before the start of this game, the Hornets had already suffered a 2-game losing streak.The Hornets urgently need a victory to clear the haze brought about by their losing streak.However, God seems to be fighting with the Hornets.

Jack showed a very strong desire to attack from the beginning of the game.

Jack made a mid-range shot at the beginning of the game, a mid-range shot.But the Pacers shot more than 6 percent in the first six minutes, giving them a 60-25 advantage before the game's first timeout adjustment.

Byron Scott found that the situation was very bad for the Hornets. He immediately adjusted the lineup. After replacing Lawson and other substitute players, he also successfully defended against the Pacers. In the last 4 minutes and 22 seconds of this section, the Pacers Failed to make another shot.Jack made another mid-range shot, followed by a "three-pointer". After this quarter, the Hornets only trailed 21-25.

In the first quarter of the game, Jack scored 12 points in a single quarter and also sent 3 assists.However, Jack also made 2 turnovers.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Jack was resting on the edge of the bench with a thick towel under his head. Fighting alone was really hard.On the court, the two sides engaged in a "strike with iron" battle. In the first 7 minutes of this quarter, the Pacers only made one goal, and the Hornets were not much better, only making two goals, chasing the score to 25-27.

After Jack came on the court, he missed several shots in a row. Jack was affected by the double-team defense of the Indiana Pacers, and the timing of his shots was not very suitable.With 3 minutes and 48 seconds left in this section, Jack succeeded in stealing and quickly launched a fast break. The Pacers players could not catch up, so they could only watch him dunk with both hands. The Hornets only trailed 28-29.The Pacers recovered slightly since then, leading 40-33 at halftime.

At the end of the half, however, the Hornets only led by 7 points. The game so far, whether it is the Pacers or the Hornets, is still very mysterious.

In the third quarter, the Hornets seemed to be beaten by the Pacers.entire third quarter
The Hornets only scored 12 points and the Pacers scored 15 points. Such a low score is not at all similar to the Hornets' previous tactical style.

The second half of the two sides improved slightly. With 4 minutes and 31 seconds left in the third quarter, George Hill made two breakthroughs in a row, and the Pacers took a 53-point advantage 40-13.Jack gritted his teeth and insisted. He scored two breakthrough layups and made four free throws. He scored 8 points in a row. Jack chased the score to 50-55.After three quarters, Jack scored 29 points, and the Hornets were at a disadvantage 57-61.

With 7 minutes left in the game, when Chandler was supporting in the low post and Jack cut to the basket, Jack took advantage of his body to force a layup and scored the ball, and at the same time caused a foul by George Hill.

Jack is at the free throw line!

"mvp! mvp! mvp!... mvp! mvp! mvp!... mvp! mvp! mvp!... mvp! mvp! mvp!..." At the scene, the fans of the Hornets shouted Jack's name together, and everyone shouted Jack's name.

Jack stood on the free throw line, and with a sound of "swap", the basketball rolled out of Jack's hand, and the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and the basketball hit the net.The Hornets also relied on Jack's outstanding performance to close the point difference to 1 left. The Hornets were only behind 66-67 after the third quarter.

But Chandler got his fifth foul and had to rest.Jack acted as the point guard, and Chandler's end led to the Hornets' emptiness inside, and the Pacers took advantage of this opportunity.The Pacers scored 7 points in a row to expand their advantage 74-66.

However, at the critical moment, David West still stood up and made consecutive fouls in singles at the basket.David West made 4 consecutive free throws, and the Hornets fought back hard.

Jack continued to fight. With 2 minutes and 27 seconds left in this section, Jack was still Jack!

The Pacers are also very decisive against Jack's double-team defense, and his defense has expanded beyond the three-point line.Jack asked Chandler inside for a pick-and-roll, and Jack relied on the pick-and-roll to forcefully break through to the Pacers' penalty area.

Jack's legs seem to be loaded with springs, and he rises from the crowd. Jack leaps high, dodges and moves in the air, and avoids the defense of George who is defending. Layup, with a sound of "wash", the basketball hit the net.

When falling, Jack lost his balance and fell to the sidelines.He got up to make a free throw, and the fans chanted "MVP".

Jack missed an extra free throw and the Pacers had the ball.But the Hornets successfully defended against the Pacers this time. Chandler finally got a chance at the basket and almost dunked against an empty basket. With 1 minute and 56 seconds left in the game, the two sides fought 74-74.

However, God bless the Hornets is also helpless.

The Hornets missed 4 consecutive free throws at the critical moment.First Tyson Chandler missed two free throws, and then when he grabbed a rebound, Chandler fouled, but also missed two free throws.

The Pacers seized the opportunity and George Hill made a successful throw. With 35.1 seconds left in the game, the Pacers led 77-75.

The Hornets didn't call a timeout, and handed the ball to Jack. After he dribbled the ball for halftime, he asked for a pick-and-roll from Chandler inside. Relying on Chandler's pick-and-roll, Jack killed the Pacers like a sharp knife. team penalty area.

Before the Pacers' double-team defense was formed, Jack pulled up directly from the ground, bent his knees, kicked his body up from the ground, his wrist shook lightly, and the basketball rolled from between Jack's index fingers With a stroke, the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and with a sound of "swap", the basketball entered the net.

The audience at the scene jumped up from the ground and raised their arms high, shouting and cheering loudly.

"Yeah..." The applause like a tide came from the scene, wave after wave, and immediately submerged the entire basketball court.

At this time, there were still 24.1 seconds left in the game, and the two sides fought to a tie.

The Pacers called a timeout and scheduled a final play.

It was George Hill who made the final attack for the Pacers. Joe Hill broke through to the basket 0.1 seconds before the end of the game and made a layup.A low-handed layup, with a sound of "Bo...", the basketball hit the basket heavily, and the basketball smashed on the basket a few times. In the end, the basketball was smashed directly into the basket. went.

In 0.1 seconds, Jack was unable to create a miracle and finally lost at home with regret.

(End of this chapter)