super point guard

Chapter 114 Solving Problems With Passing

The head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, Larry Drew, watched with a blank face on the court. Josh Smith once again took the ball to face the promise in front of him. Attack with the back to the basket.Xu Nuo once again used his body to withstand Josh Smith, whose back was turned to him, and tried his best to stop his opponent.

"Josh, can't you even beat a small point guard?" Coach Larry Drew began to shout at Josh Smith from the sidelines, "Use your physical advantage to beat the opponent, He can't stop you at all!"

So Josh Smith began to dribble and make promises in back singles. Perhaps because of his previous failures, this time Josh Smith almost exhausted his strength in singles promises.Xu Nuo, who was completely at a disadvantage in the physical confrontation, was directly pushed to the ground by Josh Smith. This time the referee on duty did not call a foul, and Josh Smith, who was unguarded in front of him, easily hit the rebound and shot.

"Hey, buddy, are you all right?" Danny Granger asked Xu, who looked pretty battered, as he pulled him up from the floor.

"I'm fine." Xu Nuo said, but Xu Nuo couldn't help coughing while speaking.

The team's chief assistant coach Brian Shaw, who was sitting on the bench beside the court, saw this scene and couldn't help but whispered to the head coach Larry Brown: "It seems that we can't continue to make promises to defend Josh Smith." Now, when Josh Smith really starts to use his physical advantage, there's nothing that promises to stop him."

Coach Larry Brown nodded, stood up and shouted to Xu Nuo: "Xu Xu, from now on Josh Smith will continue to be defended by Danny, and you will be responsible for defending Kirk Hinrich!"

Xu Nuo nodded, and then began to attack with the ball.

Coach Larry Brown on the sidelines quickly saw that Xu Nuo was not only at a disadvantage in physical confrontation on the defensive end, but also had a hard time breaking through Kirk Hinrich, who was stronger than himself, on the offensive end.When Danny Granger was fouled by an opponent and walked to the free throw line, coach Larry Brown called Xu to the sidelines.

"Promise, don't forget, you are a point guard, not a shooting guard." Coach Larry Brown said to Promise, "No matter what the situation is, you will always pass the ball to organize the team's offense. The first job! You have to remember one sentence: use the pass to solve the problem!"

"I understand, Coach Brown!" Xu Nuo nodded.

Danny Granger's two free throws hit the basket firmly, and the Indiana Pacers continued to trail the Atlanta Hawks by two points 16:18.Back on the court, Promise started guarding Hawks point guard Kirk Hinrich.

Although Kirk Hinrich cannot be regarded as a first-class point guard in the league, his skills and awareness can still be regarded as excellent.However, Kirk Hinrich rarely attacks with the ball by himself, and promises to be a little easier when defending Kirk Hinrich.On the offensive end, it is difficult for Xu Nuo to find scoring opportunities under Kirk Hinrich's defense, because Kirk Hinrich's ability to defend against people without the ball is very good, so Xu Nuo began to follow Larry Brown The coach's teachings, use the pass to solve the problem.

As soon as Xu Nuo dribbled the ball to the top of the three-point arc, he saw Danny Granger use David West's screen to get rid of the defense and rush to the basket.Without even thinking about it, Xu Nuo passed the ball with a flick of his wrist. The ball passed through the players of the Atlanta Hawks and landed in the hands of Danny Granger with great precision.Danny Granger jumped high after receiving the ball, and then hung his body on the basket.

"The pass is really penetrating, boy!" Danny Granger said to Xu Nuo with a smile when returning to defense.

Xu Nuo smiled and gave Danny Granger a high five.

Kirk Hinrich faced Promise dribbling the ball, and Hinrich passed the ball when Joe Johnson ran beyond the three-point line.Xu Nuo feels that although Kirk Hinrich's playing is not gorgeous, it is very practical.However, this time Kirk Hinrich was cut off by OJ Mayo who was close to defending Joe Johnson when passing the ball, and the Indiana Pacers immediately launched a fast break.

When OJ Mayo succeeded in stealing, Xu Nuo immediately started to rush forward, and OJ Mayo also quickly passed the ball over.But when Xu Nuo ran to the basket of the Atlanta Hawks, Kirk Hinrich, who was following the defense, had already jumped up, so Xu Nuo hit the ground again and passed the ball. OJ Mayo caught the ball and scored an easy layup.

"Now the two teams on the court are tied again!" said Jeff Van Gundy, who was doing live commentary at Phillips Arena. It's their rookie player promise!"

As soon as Jeff Van Gundy finished speaking, the fans in Phillips Arena immediately booed the sky.

At this time, it is less than 2 minutes before the end of the first quarter. The players of the Atlanta Hawks obviously want to speed up the offensive rhythm to gain the lead in the last minute or so, so that they can start the second quarter. Initially had a certain advantage.Joe Johnson got the ball, just faced OJ Mayo and made several crotch dribbles in a row, and then shot directly outside the three-point line.

"Get ready to grab the rebound!" Joe Johnson yelled while making the shot. It seems that Joe Johnson felt that the shot was not very good when he shot it.

Sure enough, the ball hit the basket and bounced, and four people jumped up at the same time to grab the rebound.Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford collected the ball in his arms with an excellent bounce, and then handed it to Kirk Hinrich from beyond the three-point line.

"Not good!" Xu Nuo yelled in his heart, and he left Kirk Hinrich outside the three-point line in order to participate in the rebound!Xu Nuo knew that Kirk Hinrich's offensive ability should not be underestimated at all, so he immediately turned around and rushed towards Kirk Hinrich.

"Be careful of being tricked into a foul by him!" Danny Granger couldn't help shouting when he saw Xu Nuo rushing towards Kirk Hinrich at full speed.

But Xu Nuo didn't have to worry about being fouled by Kirk Hinrich at all, because Kirk Hinrich made a quick shot immediately after receiving the ball, and Xu Nuo didn't even have time to block Kirk Hinrich's shot .The ball flew high above Xu Nuo's head, hit the backboard with a "boom", and then bounced into the basket!
"Three-pointers!" Atlanta Hawks bench players all stood up excitedly, applauding for Kirk Hinrich.

"This ball is my fault!" Xu Nuo raised his hand and said to his teammates.

"It's okay." Danny Granger said to Xu Nuo with a smile, "You can't block every shot your opponent takes, can you?"

Xu Nuo looked at Danny Granger, smiled and nodded.

"Give me the ball in the next attack, and I will definitely reward them with a three-pointer!" Danny Granger said loudly to Xu Nuo.

With only 40 seconds left in the first quarter, Xu Nuo dribbled the ball carefully, trying his best to avoid mistakes.When Xu dribbled to the frontcourt, Kirk Hinrich posted it immediately.Xu Nuo carefully protected the ball while waiting for Danny Granger to settle down.Danny Granger used David West's screen to run to the three-point line to receive the ball, but the promise was quickly intercepted by Kirk Hinrich when the pass was made.

"Damn it!" Xu Nuo cursed fiercely in his heart, turned around and followed Kirk Hinrich closely, preventing Hinrich from having an easy chance to score.Under Xu Nuo's hard-working defense, Kirk Hinrich missed a fast break layup, and Xu Nuo immediately accepted the rebound.

"Pass the ball!" Danny Granger yelled in the frontcourt.

So Xu Xu just dribbled the ball for two steps and passed the ball directly to Danny Granger in the frontcourt. Danny Granger had just received the ball. Josh Smith immediately surrounded them.David West stepped forward to set a screen for Danny Granger, and after a dribble, Danny Granger threw the ball vigorously to OJ Mayo who was beyond the three-point line on the other side of the court.

Immediately, all the players on the Indiana Pacers bench stood up, because OJ Mayo was in a big gap at this time. OJ Mayo received the ball steadily, shot steadily, and the ball "swiped" steadily into the net!

"Tie again!" Jeff Van Gundy yelled from the sidelines.

Less than ten seconds before the end of the first quarter, the Indiana Pacers once again rewritten the score to a 23:23 tie with OJ Mayo's outside three-pointer!The Atlanta Hawks had one last shot, with Zaza Pachulia driving down the baseline and Kirk Hinrich running back from the frontcourt to receive the pass.

"The whole court is pressing!" Coach Larry Brown shouted from the side of the court.

After hearing Coach Larry Brown's order, Xu Nuo immediately posted it, struggling to block Kirk Hinrich's dribble advance.As time dwindled in the first quarter, Kirk Hinrich was eager to get to the frontcourt for a shot, and an accelerated start knocked Promise to the ground.

The players of the Indiana Pacers immediately pointed to the on-duty referee and promised to fall to the ground. The on-duty referee blew the whistle in his mouth and sentenced Kirk Hinrich to an offensive foul.In this way, the chance of the last attack in the first quarter came to the Indiana Pacers.

But Danny Granger's three-pointer at the buzzer missed the basket, and the Indiana Pacers ended the first quarter with a 23-23 tie on the road.

(End of this chapter)