super point guard

Chapter 258 Pick and Roll
Chris Duhon returned to the court and whispered to Glenn Davis and JJ Redick what coach Stan Van Gundy wanted.Glenn Davis and JJ-Redick nodded, expressing that they understood their role in the tactics arranged by coach Stan Van Gundy.

Although Xu Nuo was standing on the free throw line to execute the extra free throw, this did not prevent Xu Nuo from noticing the whispers of Chris Duhon, Glenn Davis and JJ-Redick.

After promising to send the free throw to the basket steadily, he looked coldly at the three of Chris Duhon who were still together.

"I don't know what these three guys are discussing," Xu Nuo thought in his heart, "It seems that Coach Stan Van Gundy has changed their tactics, and we must be careful in the next game."

But in the following defense, Xu Nuo did not see any tactical changes in the Orlando Magic.Chris Duhon still dribbles downfield unhurriedly, and Glenn Davis still reaches for the ball inside to Chris Duhon.That's when the change happened.

If it was before, when Glenn Davis reached out for the ball inside, Chris Duhon would basically not give the ball to Glenn Davis, because Chris Duhon wanted to do it by himself. Beat promises.This time, however, Chris Duhon handed the ball to Glenn Davis in the paint.

"Sure enough, even Chris Duhon has started to pass the ball." Xu Nuo thought in his heart, "However, if you just hand the ball to Glen Davis inside, it seems to be the same as JJ— Redick doesn't matter, are they going to use JJ - Redick's outside three-pointer to contain our perimeter defense, so as to gain space for Glenn Davis inside?"

Instead of singleting Tyler Hansbrough, however, Glenn Davis flipped the ball back to Chris Duhon.Chris Duhon received the ball, slowly controlled it from beyond the three-point line, and didn't rush to attack.At this moment, JJ-Redick suddenly started and ran towards the three-point line.

"Wait a minute..." Xu Nuo seemed to have understood the tactical intentions of the Orlando Magic.

"Could it be..."

When JJ-Redick ran toward the three-point line, OJ Mayo has been closely following JJ-Redick.However, suddenly a huge barrier blocked the way of OJ Mayo, promised to take a closer look, it was Glenn Davis!

At this time, JJ-Redick has come beyond the three-point line, and there is no defense in front of him!
Chris Duhon immediately passes the ball to JJ-Redick.

"Sure enough, it's a pick-and-roll!" Xu Nuo said in his heart, while rushing towards JJ-Redick.

However, JJ-Redick did not panic because he promised to rush towards him, and still shot from outside the three-point line.Although Promise tried his best to block JJ-Redick's shot, he still failed to touch the ball rolling in the air. JJ—Redick deliberately raised the shooting arc when shooting, and saw the ball flying high over Promise's finger and flying towards the basket.

"Rebound!" In the process of falling from the air, Xu Nuo, as a point guard, still reminded his teammates to prepare for rebounds.Immediately, the four inside players of the two teams, Tyler Hansbrough, JJ-Hickson, Glenn Davis and Daniel Orton, started a hand-to-hand battle under the basket of the Indiana Pacers. Competing for rebounds and competing for a more favorable position.

However, JJ-Redick's shot ended such a competition, and the ball passed through the net with a "swipe" like a sharp arrow.

"It's JJ-Redick's outside three-pointer again!" The on-site commentator in the Amway Center Arena said loudly, "It seems that the Orlando Magic's outside three-pointer is about to start to show off!"

Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy stood courtside with a subtle smile on his lips.Indeed, in order to make the team's best outside three-pointers come into full play, coach Stan Van Gundy did not know how many hairs were whitened.In the first two games, the Orlando Magic's outside three-pointers have not been played out, just thunder and rain.And now, coach Stan Van Gundy has seen a few drops of rain before the storm.

"It's really not easy!" Coach Stan Van Gundy sighed in his heart.

Promise on the court glanced at the head coach Larry Brown who was standing on the sidelines supervising the battle, expecting that Coach Larry Brown would ask for a timeout soon.Then Coach Larry Brown folded his arms in front of him, looked composed, and didn't look like he was going to call for a timeout.

"What kind of medicine is sold in Coach Larry Brown's gourd?" Xu Nuo thought in bewilderment.

"If I were the head coach of the Indiana Pacers, I would definitely request a timeout at this time." Xu Nuo said to himself in his heart, "Compared to letting the opponent's three-pointer miss and then calling Timeout, it is better to call a timeout at this time, to kill the momentum of the opponent's counterattack in the cradle."

However, Coach Larry Brown still did not intend to ask for a timeout. Xu Nuo was not a member of the coaching staff, so he had no way to make any suggestions to Coach Larry Brown at this time, so he had to take the ball from OJ Mayo and start organizing. The team's offense.

"Promise, you have to concentrate!" OJ Mayo said to Xu Nuo.

When Xu Nuo heard what OJ Mayo said, he was almost in a cold sweat.I have been entangled in the question of whether I should request a timeout for too long, and I almost forgot about the next offense.Xu Nuo cursed himself bitterly in his heart, reminding himself not to make fatal mistakes such as inattention.

However, this seems to be the first time that Xu Nuo lost his focus during the game.

For the first time ever!
But no matter how you say it, everything just now has been quickly left behind by Xu Nuo.No matter whether the team is leading or lagging behind, as long as every offense and defense is done well.With this in mind, Xu Nuo began to reorganize the team's offense.

Off the court, Coach Larry Brown could not help but grow more insightful as he watched the promise of dribbling forward.

And beside Coach Larry Brown, Coach Brian Shaw, the chief assistant coach of the Indiana Pacers, couldn't help secretly admiring Coach Larry Brown's courage in his heart.

Coach Larry Brown dared to train rookies in such a crucial game as the playoffs!

Although Xu Nuo's performance in the game is indeed quite good, but in any case, Xu Nuo is still a small rookie player.This trip to the playoffs is just the first playoff experience in Xu's career.In such a situation, coach Larry Brown chose not to call a timeout and let the players on the field solve the problem by themselves, which is indeed a very bold approach.

Coach Larry Brown has given extreme trust to his disciples, but the players on the court have failed Coach Larry Brown's trust.The Indiana Pacers' offense missed, and the Orlando Magic grabbed a defensive rebound, followed by a quick counterattack.It's just that the Indiana Pacers returned to defense extremely quickly, and the Orlando Magic had to fall into a positional battle.

At this moment, Glenn Davis once again set the pick and roll for JJ-Redick, JJ-Redick immediately came to the three-point line, received a pass from Chris Duhon, and made another outside three-pointer Long shot hit!

At this time, the Amway Center Arena began to become thunderous with cheers——

The Orlando Magic's outside three-pointers are finally about to start "raining"!

In less than 3 minutes after the start of the second quarter, JJ-Redick has hit three outside three-pointers!With the score now at 29:35, the Orlando Magic are "just" six points behind the Indiana Pacers.

When the Orlando Magic tried to use the pick-and-roll for the third time to create a three-point shot for JJ-Redick, OJ Mayo and Tyler Hansbrough rushed towards the outside JJ-Redick almost simultaneously, and Glenn Davis on the inside was left out.

"Damn, what the hell are you doing!" Xu Nuo cursed under his breath, and had to rush inside to cover the defense when Chris Duhon passed the ball to Glenn Davis.Xu Nuo knew very well in his heart that Chris Duhon would definitely pass the ball to Glenn Davis inside.

Although he promised to make up the defense in time, his height and weight are a lot worse than Glenn Davis, and there is no way to form an effective defense against Glenn Davis.Glenn Davis scored an easy layup over the Indiana Pacers basket while also drawing the promised defensive foul.

"Damn it!" Xu Nuo sat on the floor, cursing coldly in his heart.

Glenn Davis knocked Promise to the floor on offense, and referee Tom Washington called Promise a defensive foul.Xu Nuo clearly remembered that he was standing outside the reasonable collision zone when he was defending, and he was facing Glenn Davis head-on without moving, but the whistle found his head. This is not the home whistle what is it.

Coach Larry Brown, standing courtside, finally called for a timeout, promised to grab Rudy Fernandez's hand, and stood up.Xu Nuo didn't look at anyone next to him, and walked straight to the Indiana Pacers' bench.

(End of this chapter)