super point guard

Chapter 113 Secret Weapon
From the last timeout when he was replaced by coach Larry Brown until this timeout, Xu Nuo has been sitting on the bench of the Indiana Pacers beside the court, constantly thinking about why he is here There was a distraction in the game.Although every athlete will have moments when he is in a bad state, but it is the first time Xu Nuo has appeared when he is distracted during the game.

In the past, when Xu Nuo played domestically, whether in college basketball leagues or CBA professional leagues, in Xu Nuo's memory, he never lost his mind during games.After coming to the United States, before this game, Xu Nuo had never been distracted during the game.In the impression of promise, distracted in the game, this only happens to players like Lamar Odom.

However, in this game against the Atlanta Hawks, Xu Nuo made a series of mistakes on the defensive end at the beginning of the game, causing the team to lose points. Even Danny Granger couldn't help asking Xu Nuo : "Did you use up all your energy last night?"

Is it like this?Xu Nuo couldn't help but frowned in thought.

Just yesterday, Xu Nuo specially flew to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend Ellen Page, who was filming a movie there, and had an intimate relationship with Ellen Page at night.But Xu Nuo didn't think that it was because of this that caused his poor state tonight, and Xu Nuo believed that it was the fatigue caused by the long-distance flight that caused his poor state in the game.

However, although Xu Nuo made mistakes again and again on the court, when Xu Nuo walked off the court, he didn't feel tired. Be more focused. "It's completely upside down." Xu Nuo said to himself.

It was during this period of time that Josh Smith, the small forward of the Atlanta Hawks on the court, showed off one after another, helping the home team to widen the gap between the two teams.Xu Nuo looked at Josh Smith and fell into deep thought again.

Josh Smith's physical fitness is quite good, especially his jumping is even better, and his body's flexibility and speed are not bad.If you want to defend Josh Smith, it may be a good choice to force him to shoot from the outside, because Josh Smith is more likely to use fast breaks to score through dunks or layups, and mid-range and long-range shots are not very good.

Thinking of this, an extremely bold idea suddenly popped up in Xu Nuo's mind.

When Coach Larry Brown called a timeout again, Xu Nuo ran up to Coach Larry Brown.

"Coach Brown, I think I can defend Josh Smith!" Xu Nuo said to Coach Larry Brown.

Coach Larry Brown looked at Xu Nuo with a surprised face after hearing it, as if he saw an alien suddenly descending in front of him.

"Hey, man, he's going to knock you over!" Coach Brian Shaw, the team's chief assistant coach, carefully reminded Xu on the side.

"But I think I know exactly how I should defend Josh Smith." Xu Nuo insisted.

The muscles on Coach Larry Brown's face moved slightly. Although he had the idea of ​​sending Xu Nuo on the court again, he never thought of letting Xu Nuo defend Josh Smith.

"But your position is point guard," coach Brian Shaw said. "If you're going to guard Josh Smith, who's going to guard their point guard? Danny Granger?"

Before Xu Nuo could answer, Coach Larry Brown had already spoken, "Are you really going to defend Josh Smith?" Coach Larry Brown asked.

"Please let me try!" Xu Nuo said.

"Okay!" Coach Larry Brown nodded and said, then turned to look at OJ Mayo on the bench.

"Ovington, you replace DeMar (DeRozan)!" Coach Larry Brown said to OJ Mayo, "On the offensive end, you play the role of shooting guard, but on the defensive end, you play the role of shooting guard. The point guard role."

"I see, coach!" OJ Mayo nodded.

Then Coach Larry Brown looked at Promise again.

"Promise, I trust you, I think you can complete your own task." Coach Larry Brown said to Xu Nuo, "But, don't let me down, otherwise you will sit honestly on the bench tonight Let's go!"

"Don't worry!" Xu Nuo said with a smile.

As the timeout expired and the players returned to the court, assistant coach Brian Shaw whispered to Coach Larry Brown, "I guess this is your secret weapon?"

Coach Larry Brown didn't answer, but there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

When Josh Smith found out on offense that he was defending himself with the promise that he had made mistakes before and was substituted, he was absolutely as surprised as every fan in the stadium.

"How could Indiana let that little guy guard our Josh Smith?" A fan in the stands said, "Is the Indiana Pacers running out of defensive players?"

"Hey, little man, you're going to follow in Roy Hibbert's footsteps sooner or later!" Another fan shouted at the promise on the pitch.

However, Xu Nuo ignored the yelling of those fans, and now his job is to defend Josh Smith well.As for the fact that he might be dunked on the head by Josh Smith, this promise has never thought about it.

Atlanta Hawks point guard Kirk Hinrich saw Promise guarding Josh Smith and immediately handed the ball to Josh Smith.Josh Smith holds the ball on the edge of the box, with his back against promise.Xu promised to use all his strength to withstand Josh Smith, and was ready to defend Josh Smith's post-up singles.

"Hey, buddy, do you think you can really guard against me?" Xu Nuo heard Josh Smith say.

"I just have to do my best." Xu Nuo said coldly.

Josh Smith snorted coldly, and began to dribble singles to promise.Xu Nuo tried his best to stand firm and hold Josh Smith with his body.But after all, Xu Nuo was far inferior to Josh Smith in terms of physical confrontation. Under Josh Smith's repeated attacks, he began to retreat gradually.

However, when Josh Smith pushed Xu Nuo's body away with his elbow, Xu Nuo fell to the ground with a loud cry.

The referee on duty immediately ran over and blew his whistle.

"Offensive foul!" The referee on duty made a decisive gesture, and there were boos all over the Phillips Arena.

"How could this be an offensive foul?" Josh Smith asked the referee on duty, still puzzled.

"Your action of pushing your opponent away with your elbow is indeed a foul action." The chief referee on duty said calmly.

Josh Smith wanted to say something more, but the referee on duty walked away. Josh Smith helplessly spread his hands and ran back to his own half to defend.

Josh Smith's opponent on the defensive end is still Danny Granger, and the position promised to play is still point guard.David West continued to mention the high post, doing the pick-and-roll for Promise.Xu Nuo immediately started to accelerate, and rushed diagonally towards the Atlanta Hawks penalty area. Suddenly, three players of the Atlanta Hawks stood in front of Xu Nuo.

"The inside line shrinks so little space." Xu Nuo thought this way, and passed the ball in his hand before the three players pounced on him, and it was OJ Mayo who had just entered the field who received the promised pass.

"Here's the ball!" Danny Jones yelled as he stood up from the Indiana Pacers' bench.

After receiving the promised pass, OJ Mayo immediately took a shot. The ball actually hit the backboard and bounced into the basket!

"Beautiful!" The Indiana Pacers' bench players jumped up excitedly.

However, after hitting a three-pointer, OJ Mayo smiled and nodded to Xu Nuo.Xu Nuo smiled. Just after playing, Xu Nuo caused an offensive foul by his opponent and then assisted his teammates to score. At 12:16, the Indiana Pacers began to narrow the gap between the two teams.

Immediately after Joe Johnson dribbled upfield, Josh Smith reached for the ball with his back against promise.

"Give me that damn ball!" Josh Smith yelled.

Joe Johnson didn't say anything and passed the ball.And Josh Smith seemed to be still worried about being called an offensive foul just now, he took the ball and turned around to attack directly.But Josh Smith's dribbling was indeed slightly worse. He just dribbled and turned around, but the ball slipped out of his hand.

"Oh..." There was a disappointed sigh in the Phillips Arena.

After Josh Smith lost the ball, OJ Mayo, who was the point guard on the defensive end, immediately started to get the ball, and then rushed towards the frontcourt, followed by Joe Johnson and Kirk Hinrich to double-team . "Behind!" Promise shouted at OJ Mayo.

OJ Mayo immediately hit the ground and passed the ball, promised to get the ball and immediately jumped high, and vigorously poured the ball into the basket with both hands.

"Oh, God!" Jeff Van Gundy, who was the commentator at the scene, said loudly, "This dunk is really like Westbrook of the Thunder!"

Xu Nuo smiled and high-fived OJ Mayo, and ran back to his team's half to defend.With the dunk, Promise made it 14:16, and the Indiana Pacers were only two points behind the Atlanta Hawks.

(End of this chapter)