super point guard

Chapter 178 Spring in Indianapolis
After the timeout, the Indiana Pacers and the Los Angeles Clippers continued their stalemate on the court, and the battle between Xu and Chris Paul was also comparable.This situation continued until the end of the first quarter, and the two teams continued to tie at 22:22.Promise scored five points and four assists in the first quarter, plus two steals and one backcourt rebound. Although the number of points and assists was slightly lower than Chris Paul's seven points and six assists, overall, Promise's performance Much more comprehensive than Chris Paul's performance.

Chris Paul did not appear on the court at the beginning of the second quarter, and the head coaches of both teams sent their substitute players to play.As the sixth man of the Indiana Pacers, Xu Nuo stayed on the court and became the leader of the players on the court.

"Now is my time!" Xu Nuo thought in his heart.

Indeed, with a bench consisting of Promise, Paul George, Rudy Fernandez, Tyler Hansbrough and Jeff Foster, Promise as a point guard is absolutely empowered to dominate the court situation.Judging from Coach Larry Brown's tactical arrangement and the comparison of the popularity of the five players on the field, this time can be called the moment of promise.

However, Xu promised that the opponents at this time are still strong. Although Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups, Caron Butler and Blake Griffin are all sitting on the sidelines, Maurice Williams, Ken The strength of a group of substitute players led by Jan Martin is still not to be underestimated, especially Maurice Williams' excellent individual singles ability, which Xu Nuo had to guard against.Just after the start of the second quarter, Maurice Williams made two consecutive mid-range jumpers to give the Los Angeles Clippers the lead.

"Guy who is in the way, get out of here quickly!" Xu Nuo said bitterly.

Xu Nuo faced Maurice Williams, suddenly accelerated and started, carrying Maurice Williams' body all the way to the edge of the Los Angeles Clippers' penalty area.At this time, the inside players of the Los Angeles Clippers surrounded him one after another, so Xu Nuo made a sudden stop, and then used a shot fake to shake Maurice Williams into the air.Just as Maurice Williams jumped up, Xu Nuo leaned on Maurice Williams' body, and at the same time threw the ball in his hand towards the basket.

"Beep—" The referee on duty Dan Crawford blew the whistle in his mouth, and then pointed to Maurice Williams.

At this time, the ball was still tumbling in mid-air, the ball hit the backboard with a "boom", and passed through the net with a "swipe".

"Beautiful!" The players on the Indiana Pacers bench all jumped up.

Maurice Williams, on the other hand, looked innocent, and the players on the Los Angeles Clippers bench protested loudly to Dan Crawford. "That kid is just a rookie player, why do you always favor him!" Veteran Chauncey Billups said loudly.

Perhaps the fans at the scene heard what Chauncey Billups said, and there were bursts of boos in the Conseco Arena.

After a promised free throw, Los Angeles Clippers coach Del Negro had to make a substitution, substituting backup point guard Eric Bledsoe for Maurice J. Williams, in order to calm things down, and to calm Maurice Williams' mind.After changing opponents, Xu Nuo instantly felt much more comfortable playing. He assisted his teammates to score three times in a row and overtook the score with 33:28 in a short time.

"You played really well, this kid..." Coach Larry Brown stood on the sidelines, thinking blankly.

After promising another assist for Rudy Fernandez's outside three-pointer, Chris Paul finally couldn't sit still off the court.

"Coach, please let me play!" Chris Paul shouted to Coach Del Negro.

"Wait a little longer." Coach Del Negro waved his hand and said.

"If this continues, we will fall farther and farther behind!" Chris Paul said loudly.

"I told you to wait!" Coach Del Negro also raised his voice.

Chris Paul had to sit back on the bench again, looking dissatisfied.

However, coach Del Negro couldn't sit still soon. After trailing the Indiana Pacers by six points with 33:39, coach Del Negro had to request a long timeout.After the timeout, both Chris Paul and Blake Griffin returned to the court.

Originally, Xu Nuo had the opportunity to continue fighting with Chris Paul on the court, but coach Larry Brown replaced Xu Nuo during the timeout, and the replacement Xu Nuo played was combo guard OJ Mayo.In addition, Roy Hibbert also replaced the veteran Jeff Foster, and the two cores of Danny Granger and David West were still sitting on the sidelines.

But despite Danny Granger and David West sitting out, the Indiana Pacers still lead the Los Angeles Clippers.

"I think we can hand the ball inside!" Xu Nuo said to OJ Mayo when he was off the court.

So OJ Mayo began to pass the ball continuously for center Roy Hibbert on the court, allowing Roy Hibbert to score six points in 2 minutes!It is precisely because of the outstanding performance of inside center Roy Hibbert that the Indiana Pacers will continue to lead the Los Angeles Clippers by five points at 45:40.

You know, the two cores of the Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, are both on the court, and Danny Granger and David West have not returned to the court until now.It can be said that the reason why the Indiana Pacers can still maintain the lead is largely due to the words promised to OJ Mayo, at least OJ Mayo thinks so.

"It is undeniable, that kid really has two skills!" OJ Mayo thought so.

Seeing that the team was still unable to reverse the situation on the court, Chris Paul seemed anxious and started his personal offensive mode.But at this time, Chris Paul's shooting touch didn't seem to be good, and he shot continuously.At the end of the first half, the Indiana Pacers continued to lead the Los Angeles Clippers by seven points with 49:42 going into halftime.Promised to score eight points and eight assists in the first half, the limelight completely overshadowed Chris Paul.

"We can definitely win this game tonight!" Captain Danny Granger exclaimed in the players' locker room.

"That's right!" DeMar DeRozan also said loudly, "Since we were able to lead them by nearly [-] points in the first half, our lead in the second half will definitely be more!"

"The reason why we can lead the Los Angeles Clippers is inseparable from the excellent performance promised!" Rudy Fernandez said in English with a Spanish accent.

"As long as there is a promise, none of us are afraid!" Paul George said.

"You can't say that," Xu Nuo said hurriedly, "After all, the core players of our team are Danny and David, and I'm just assisting them."

"But your importance to us is self-evident." Paul George said.

Promised to stop talking because the team's head coach, Coach Larry Brown, walked in.

"You must not take this lightly!" Coach Larry Brown said, "Don't forget that the Los Angeles Clippers are a very strong team. We have lost to them in the away game. We can't repeat the same mistake tonight!"

"Yes!" the Indiana Pacers players shouted together.

In the Los Angeles Clippers locker room, it was a tense atmosphere.

"Coach, please let me defend Promise in the second half, I will definitely watch him hard!" Chauncey Billups said to Coach Del Negro.

As soon as Chauncey Billups said this, Chris Paul turned his head and looked at Chauncey Billups.

"In almost the entire second quarter, the situation of the Indiana Pacers was almost led by the kid Xu Xu. It can be said that he is one of the best players in the Indiana Pacers lineup." Chauncey Bee Lupus said, "If we can firmly limit that kid in the second half, the Indiana Pacers' offense will become very stagnant."

Coach Del Negro takes a look at Chauncey Billups.

"Of course we have to limit that rookie kid named Promise, don't forget that he caused us a lot of trouble in the last confrontation!" Coach Del Negro said, "But Chauncey, don't forget, the Indiana Pacers The Raptors don't just have promises to one person."

"Of course I do!" Chauncey Billups said.

Coach Del Negro frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded.

The second half was finally about to start. Coach Del Negro adjusted the starting lineup. Maurice Williams replaced Chauncey Billups as the team's starting shooting guard in the second half.

Such a personnel adjustment naturally did not hide from the eyes of Coach Larry Brown and Xu Xu.

"They actually put Chauncey Billups on the bench. What is the purpose of the Los Angeles Clippers doing this?" Coach Larry Brown and Xu Xu thought almost at the same time.

Soon, Coach Larry Brown and Promise knew why Coach Del Negro did this.

When coach Larry Brown was going to replace Promise, coach Del Negro also put Chauncey Billups on the field.

"It turned out that Chauncey Billups was preparing for the promise. It seems that the Los Angeles Clippers should focus on the defense promise in the second half." Coach Larry Brown thought so.

Therefore, Xu Xu did not play for too long in the second half, and it was OJ Mayo who replaced Xu Xu most of the time.As a result, the Los Angeles Clippers' original defensive plan was completely disrupted.Although Chauncey Billups also has an advantage in front of OJ Mayo, OJ Mayo is also not afraid of Chauncey Billups, scoring consecutive points from inside and outside the court.Faced with the strong impact of the Indiana Pacers, the Los Angeles Clippers became helpless and quickly lost.In the end, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 100:91, promising to increase their scoring and assists to double digits in the few minutes of the second half, scoring ten and ten assists, and once again won A double-double.

When Xu Nuo and his teammates walked out of the Conseco Arena, the home court of the team, it was no longer the cold north wind, but the gentle and gentle evening wind.

"Hey man, you know what? Spring is here," DeMar DeRozan said to Promise.

Xu Nuo nodded, "Yes, spring is here!" Xu Nuo said.

"It's great that spring is here!" George Hill on the side said to himself.

The spring in Indianapolis finally came, and the Indiana Pacers, who ushered in the team's two-game winning streak, also ushered in their own spring.

(End of this chapter)