super point guard

Chapter 168 Defeating the Warriors
After the game against the Sacramento Kings, Xu Nuo and the team came to Oakland, which is just across the river from the metropolis of San Francisco, to challenge the Golden State Warriors away.

Just like the Golden State Warriors' whirlwind run-and-gun style, the Oakland fans are also very crazy.When Xu Nuo walked into Oracle Arena, the home stadium of the Golden State Warriors, the enthusiasm of those fans rushed to his face.Although the fans in Oracle Arena were mostly hostile towards the Indiana Pacers players, the large number of Chinese fans in Oracle Arena made Xu Nuo feel very comfortable.It is precisely because Oakland is close to San Francisco, and San Francisco is a large Chinese-inhabited area in the United States, it is no wonder that there are so many Chinese fans in Oracle Arena.

But what interested Xu Nuo the most was the name of the home arena of the Golden State Warriors.When Xu Nuo was in China before, Xu Nuo wondered why the home arena of the Golden State Warriors was called Oracle Arena. Could it be that Oracle Arena has some connection with the Chinese?But when he promised himself to come to this arena in person, he realized that this was not the case.

"Oracle Arena is called Oracle Arena just because it is named after Oracle Corporation, not because it has any relationship with the Chinese." Indiana Pacers, who was once very close to the position of head coach of the Golden State Warriors Coach Brian Shaw, the team's chief assistant coach, told Xu Nuo, "Although there are indeed more Chinese in the San Francisco area, Oracle Arena really didn't get its name because of that."

Hearing coach Brian Xiao say Xu Nuo was a bit disappointed, but soon, Xu Nuo put all his attention on the game that was about to start.

Before the start of the game, Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Brown had a hard time deciding who to start the team's starting point guard.Xu Xu played well in the last game against the Sacramento Kings and is showing signs of recovery.However, now that the team's starting point guard has been replaced by Darren Collison, coach Larry Brown is worried that putting Darren Collison on the bench now will affect Darren Collison's performance in the game. In the middle of the mentality, but also disrupt the Indiana Pacers game rhythm.After repeated trade-offs, coach Larry Brown still let Darren Collison serve as the team's starting point guard, while Xu Nuo continued to sit on the bench.

Promise that he has no complaints about such an arrangement of the head coach. Of course, in the team under the supervision of Coach Larry Brown, if anyone dares to say "no" to Coach Larry Brown, then he will not Thinking about playing.So, at the beginning of the game, Xu Nuo sat on the bench honestly.

Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson continues to deploy two point guards, the two backcourt players are Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry, the small forward is Dorell Wright, and the power forward is the power forward. David Lee, center is blue-collar player Andris Biedrins.In order to counter the Golden State Warriors' dual point guard tactics, coach Larry Brown chose to start OJ Mayo, and the team's previous shooting guard DeMar DeRozan also sat on the bench.

However, this arrangement did not bring the Indiana Pacers a smooth start. The head of the Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, showed his super scoring ability after the game opened. At the same time, he also hit two long three-point shots from the outside, scoring eight points personally.Led by Monta Ellis, the Golden State Warriors also overwhelmed the Indiana Pacers 13-9 at home.Although Danny Granger singled Dorell Wright to score, David Lee soon received a pass from Stephen Curry for a dunk, and the Golden State Warriors continued to maintain a four-point lead.

"How can we limit the performance of the opponent's two small players?" Coach Larry Brown paced back and forth on the side of the court, thinking in his heart.

The reason why coach Larry Brown sent OJ Mayo is to hope that OJ Mayo can limit Stephen Curry on the defensive end.Stephen Curry is a combo guard who is good at shooting, and OJ Mayo, who is also a combo guard, should have the upper hand when defending Stephen Curry.But soon, Stephen Curry made an outside three-pointer and a mid-range jumper.Only eight minutes into the first quarter, the Golden State Warriors had a five-point lead over the Indiana Pacers at 8:20.

Coach Larry Brown could only ask for one long timeout, and during this timeout, Coach Larry Brown finally put his promise on the court.

"Promise, your task is to defend their Stephen Curry, don't let Stephen Curry's hand wind up." Coach Larry Brown said to Xu Nuo.

"And what about Monta Ellis?" Xu Nuo asked, "Who will defend Monta Ellis?"

"I'll put George Hill on Monta Ellis," Coach Larry Brown said, "and on offense you're still the team's point guard, and George Hill will be on the shooting guard's bench." position."

"In this case, why not let George defend Stephen Curry?" Xu Nuo continued to ask.

Coach Larry Brown couldn't help but frowned.

"Do you want to guard Monta Ellis?" Coach Larry Brown asked promised.

"Coach Brown, please believe me, I will definitely guard against that guy Monta Ellis!" Xu Nuo said.

Coach Larry Brown bowed his head and thought for a while. Now that Promise has played against the league's outstanding point guards like Rajon Rondo, Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook, Promise's defense Monta Ellis wasn't out of luck either.Thinking of this, Coach Larry Brown nodded.

"Well, I agree with your request!" Coach Larry Brown said to the promise, "I will arrange for you to guard Monta Ellis, but if you don't do your job well, then tonight Don't even think about playing in the game!"

"I know, Coach Brown, please rest assured!" Xu Nuo said firmly.

At this time, the timeout expires and the game restarts.When Xu Nuo stepped onto the court, some Chinese fans in the stands around the arena raised their slogans, and many fans came to support Xu Nuo.With the support of so many Chinese fans at the scene, Xu Nuo has more motivation for the game.

But you must know that Monta Ellis's scoring ability is definitely not inferior to the league's super scorers like Kobe Bryant. Coach Larry Brown doesn't know whether promises can prevent Monta Ellis.But soon, the promise gave Coach Larry Brown a reassurance.Promise didn't allow Monta Ellis to score a single point with the remaining four minutes of the first quarter, and Monta Ellis missed all five of his field goal attempts in the last four minutes of the first quarter.And Stephen Curry is also difficult to score under the defense of George Hill, who is good at defense.Because the team's two major scorers were all firmly watched by the opponent, the Golden State Warriors, a running and bombing team with very strong scoring ability, only scored six points in the last 4 minutes of the first quarter.

"Damn, what are you doing on the court?" Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson was obviously very dissatisfied with the team's roller coaster performance.

The Indiana Pacers played brilliantly under Xu Nuo's passing organization. Just after Xu Nuo came on the field, Xu Nuo assisted Danny Granger and center Roy Hibbert to score respectively. The Indiana Pacers immediately scored. Overtake.Towards the end of the first quarter, Xu Nuo hit a jumper at the buzzer to lead the Indiana Pacers into the second quarter with a 30-26 lead over the Golden State Warriors by four points.

"Damn guy!" Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis, who returned to the Golden State Warriors' bench, yelled out such a sentence almost at the same time.

The other players of the Golden State Warriors looked at them in surprise. If it was just Monta Ellis swearing, everyone would not be surprised, but now even Stephen Curry, who has always shown himself as a good boy He also started to swear, which shows how strong the opponent's defense is.

In the second quarter, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Mark Jackson, sent Nate Robinson, who is good at disrupting warfare, hoping to use Nate Robinson's ability to disrupt warfare to reverse the situation.But Nate Robinson had no chance to perform under the promised defense. He missed three shots after playing.Coach Mark Jackson had no choice but to send Monta Ellis on the field again.

But Monta Ellis's touch seems to have been completely missed in the first quarter. From the second quarter, Monta Ellis' shooting percentage has been declining.The outside shooting rate is not high. Coach Mark Jackson can only rely on the inside David Lee, but David Lee is also entangled by Indiana Pacers power forward David West.The team's three major scorers are firmly watched by the opponents, and the Golden State Warriors' offense has no system at all, leaving only some powerless piecemeal attacks.In the end, the Indiana Pacers relied on the team's excellent defense to beat the Golden State Warriors 105:86. They promised to score 11 points and 8 assists in the game to continue their recovery journey.

But after the game, Coach Larry Brown said: "Our team's first contribution tonight is the commitment of our substitute players!"

Perhaps what coach Larry Brown is referring to is not the promised scoring and assists, but his excellent performance on the defensive end.It was the promised defense that drove the team and finally won the away game.

(End of this chapter)