super point guard

Chapter 130
Maybe Xu Nuo was really tired. When Xu Nuo got two chances to shoot in the second half of the third quarter, the ball hit the basket with a "boom bang bang". Therefore, the head coach of the Indiana Pacers Coach Larry Brown had to replace Xu with backup point guard George Hill, and Xu did not get another chance to play until the end of the third quarter.When the third quarter ended, the Indiana Pacers trailed the Cleveland Cavaliers by one point 78:79.

"We can't go on like this!" Indiana Pacers coach Larry Brown yelled before the start of the fourth quarter. "Our performance was very good in the first half of the game, but In the third quarter, our defense exposed too many problems, and we lost [-] points in a single quarter! In the fourth quarter, we must strengthen our defense against the Cleveland Cavaliers' outside breakthroughs, and don't let them break into ours easily In the paint!"

After finishing speaking, Coach Larry Brown looked at the team's two inside players Roy Hibbert and David West, "Roy, don't worry that you will be called for a foul because of too much defensive action, Try to stop the opponent's breakthrough, especially Kyrie Irving!" Coach Larry Brown shouted to Roy Hibbert.

Roy Hibbert didn't say anything, just nodded silently.

"Now the game has come to the fourth quarter, I think everyone's physical strength is about to reach the limit." Coach Larry Brown continued, "At the beginning of the fourth quarter, we first use zone defense, which will help everyone save energy. "

After Coach Larry Brown finished speaking, he looked at George Hill again.

"George, you have to stay on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter," Coach Larry Brown said to George Hill with a serious expression. "Your job can be said to be the most difficult job on the team. Because you have to pay attention to guarding the core player of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving!"

"Don't worry, Coach Brown!" George Hill said firmly, "I will definitely finish my job!"

Then the buzzer in the Quicken Loans Arena sounded, and the fourth quarter began.

The Indiana Pacers lineup consists of two main players, David West and Roy Hibbert, with Paul George, Dengtay Jones and George Hill as three substitute players, Larry Brown The coach sent such a lineup of players to strengthen the team's defense.The home team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, did not send their new core player, Kyrie Irving, to the court. The five players who appeared on the court were Ramon Sessions, Anthony Parker, Omi Casspi, Anderson Valle Joe and Ryan Hollins.

Since the Cleveland Cavaliers don't have a sharp penetrator like Kyrie Irving, the Cleveland Cavaliers don't have much to do against the Indiana Pacers' zone defense.The best way to break the zone defense tactic is to pass the ball after the breakthrough to help the outside three-pointer hit. When there is no breakthrough and no pass, the Cleveland Cavaliers have no way to open the outside three-pointer.The Cleveland Cavaliers' offense missed. The Indiana Pacers scored consecutive defensive counterattacks and quickly led the Cleveland Cavaliers by 86 points 79:[-].

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott frowned at his players on the bench before calling out Kyrie Irving's name again.

"Kyrie, now I can only give you the task of saving the team." Coach Byron Scott said to Kyrie Irving, "After playing, you must continue to maintain your impact and strengthen your breakthrough. Because the best way to break the zone defense is to break through the ball and then assist a teammate to hit a three-pointer from the outside. Now the Indiana Pacers point guard on the court is their backup guard George Hill. Hall's defense is relatively good, so the pressure on your shoulders is very difficult."

"It's okay," Kyrie Irving said deadpan, "momentum comes from pressure."

After the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers each played a play, Duntay Jones fouled Anthony Parker on defense, and Anthony Parker went to the free throw line.

"Get ready to play!" coach Byron Scott said to Kyrie Irving.

Anthony Parker made his first free throw, and then the buzzer sounded in Quicken Loans Arena, and Kyrie Irving took off his sports jacket and walked onto the court.When Kyrie Irving appeared on the stage again, the fans in the stands immediately burst into cheers like a tsunami.

"Kyrie Irving is on the floor again!" shouted the announcer in the Quicken Loans Arena. "Kyrie Irving is on the court to save a passive team!"

Seeing Kyrie Irving appearing again, Xu Nuo couldn't help but glanced at his head coach, Coach Larry Brown, expecting that Coach Larry Brown could send himself on the court.However, Coach Larry Brown just watched the game on the court and didn't look at the promise on the bench.Xu Nuo had no choice but to continue to hold his chin with his hands and continue to wait for Coach Larry Brown to call his name.

Kyrie Irving did play the role he should have played after he came on the court, continuously breaking through into the Indiana Pacers' paint zone through his personal ability.In order to protect the rim, the Indiana Pacers began to shrink the defense slightly, so that space began to appear on the outside.When Kyrie Irving broke through to the inside again, he began to turn around and pass the ball to his teammates on the outside.

"Take a decisive three-pointer!" Coach Byron Scott shouted from the side of the court.

Finally, Anthony Parker hit an outside [-]-pointer off a pass from Kyrie Irving, and Cleveland managed to close the gap to just four.On the Indiana Pacers' dugout, coach Larry Brown immediately stood up and called for a timeout.

"Xuannuo, it's your turn to play!" Xunuo finally waited until coach Larry Brown called his name again, and immediately jumped up from the bench.

"We can't continue to use the zone defense," coach Larry Brown said. "When the game restarts, we will return to man-to-man defense."

"Use man-to-man defense, so that I will continue to face Kyrie Irving one-on-one." When coach Larry Brown said that he would use man-to-man defense again, Xu Nuo thought in his heart.

However, perhaps because Xu Nuo sat on the bench for too long, Xu Nuo's movements became a bit blunt after returning to the court, and he dribbled the ball directly to his feet.Kyrie Irving, who was bending over to defend Xu Nuo, quickly picked up the ball from the floor and rushed towards the frontcourt. Although Xu Nuo reacted quickly and followed closely behind Kyrie Irving, Kyrie Irving still made a fast break Layup. 88:90, the Cleveland Cavaliers have narrowed the point difference to only two points.

When the ball went dead on the court, Coach Larry Brown called Promise to the sidelines.

"Pass the ball more inside," Coach Larry Brown said to Xu Nuo in a low voice, "The Cleveland Cavaliers' inside defense is relatively poor now, so we must attack the opponent's defensive weakness!"

But after returning to the game, Xu Nuo really understood what coach Larry Brown meant by passing the ball inside more.When he handed the ball to center Roy Hibbert or power forward David West, the Cleveland Cavaliers' defense also began to slowly shrink to the inside. There was also space for shots outside the line, and three-pointers rained through the Cleveland Cavaliers' basket.

"Defend!" Coach Byron Scott yelled from the sidelines. "Defend their perimeter!"

But with the promise to assist teammate Danny Granger hit an outside three-pointer and the promise to receive a pass from his teammate to hit a long three-pointer, the Indiana Pacers have taken a 102-88 lead on the road. The Cleveland Cavaliers at home scored fourteen points.At this time, there were only 4 minutes left before the end of the game, and coach Byron Scott began to slowly replace his main players.

"The Cleveland Cavaliers have already started to replace their main players," Danny Granger said to Xu Nuo with a smile, "It means that they are already planning to give up this game."

Sure enough, both teams began to slowly replace their main players, and the game gradually entered garbage time.In the end, the Indiana Pacers, once in a passive situation, successfully staged a reversal, stealing the sky and changing the day, and easily defeated the home team Cleveland Cavaliers 114:98 away.Xu Nuo scored [-] points and [-] assists in this game, achieving a double-double.

After the game, Kyrie Irving, who scored 28 points and eight assists in the game, deliberately found Xu Nuo and gave Xu Nuo a hug.

"You are really a great player, a very good point guard." Kyrie Irving said to Xu Nuo, "You really deserve those two Rookie of the Week trophies, that's what you should be. Got it."

"Thank you for saying that." Xu Nuo said.

"I'm really looking forward to the next duel with you." Kyrie Irving said to Xu Nuo with a smile.

Xu Nuo nodded with a smile. At this time, Xu Nuo once again felt the feeling of fatigue spreading all over his body, so he said goodbye to Kyrie Irving, turned and returned to his team's player locker room.

(End of this chapter)