super point guard

Chapter 261 The storm is coming

With the whistle of the referee Tom Washington, the second half of the game officially began.

Darren Collison had just received the ball from DeMar DeRozan when he immediately felt the change the Orlando Magic took in the second half.

In front of Darren Collison, two Orlando Magic players Jameer Nelson and Jason Richardson confront Darren Collison the moment Darren Collison receives the ball Formed a double-team defense.And, this is in the backcourt of the Indiana Pacers!
"They actually used a full-court press defense!" OJ Mayo, who was sitting on the Indiana Pacers' bench under the court, said in surprise.

"It seems that the players of the Orlando Magic are really planning to defend desperately in the second half of the game." Xu Nuo, who was sitting next to OJ Mayo, said.

"It's no wonder that they can't afford to lose this game." OJ Mayo said.

In fact, the Orlando Magic really can't afford to lose in this game.If the Orlando Magic continue to lose, they will fall into the situation of being eliminated after losing another game. In the history of the NBA, there has never been a team that can fall behind with a big score of 0:3 The turnaround was successful.

"In the NBA playoffs, any team and any game cannot afford to lose." Xu Nuo said, "The NBA playoffs are like the Olympics. Winning a game will open up the sea and sky, and losing a game , beyond redemption.”

OJ Mayo looked at the promise, shrugged, and then turned his gaze to the court.

Facing the Orlando Magic's crazy full-court pressing defense, the Indiana Pacers failed to complete the offense twice in a row.In fact, after the Indiana Pacers pushed the ball into the frontcourt, there was not much left to attack. The Indiana Pacers simply didn't have enough time to organize the team's offense.

However, the Orlando Magic also failed to complete an offense. It seems that the Orlando Magic players put most of their energy on the full-court press defense, and there is not much energy left to attack.Because of this, after about 2 minutes in the third quarter, the score on the court was still 50:37, and the visiting team Indiana Pacers continued to lead the home team Orlando Magic by [-] points.

"If their offense has been so poor, we will definitely win in the end!" OJ Mayo said.

This time Xu Nuo didn't say anything, just nodded silently.

However, OJ Mayo’s voice has not yet landed. On the court, Darren Collison made a dribble error under the pincer defense of two Orlando Magic players, Jameer Nelson and Jason Richardson. Chardson immediately picked up the ball and rushed towards the Indiana Pacers' basket.At this time, Jason Richardson didn't have any Indiana Pacers players back on defense in front of him, and Jason Richardson dunked easily.

"Finally scored!" Coach Stan Van Gundy, head coach of the Orlando Magic, clenched his fists when he saw Jason Richardson successfully attacking Darren Collison. "In this way, the Indiana Pacers will have more scruples when attacking." Coach Stan Van Gundy thought so.

On the other end of the court, Indiana Pacers coach Larry Brown, with his hands folded, looked seriously at the game on the court.Coach Larry Brown didn't overtly express his displeasure after Darren Collison was tackled by Jason Richardson, but he was clearly lost in thought.

On the court, Darren Collison received a serve from DeMar DeRozan and immediately fell into the encirclement formed by Jameer Nelson and Jason Richardson again.

"The storm is about to begin!" Xu Nuo said to himself.

Darren Collison jumped up and threw the ball in his hand to DeMar DeRozan who came near the center line, finally avoiding Jameer Nelson and Jason Richardson. Human double-team defense.However, just as DeMar DeRozan was about to pass the ball to Danny Granger in the frontcourt, Orlando Magic power forward "Big Baby" Glenn Davis suddenly started and cut off DeMar in an instant. DeRozan's pass.

"With such a huge body, Glenn Davis can steal the ball as quickly as a defender?" OJ Mayo was surprised and couldn't believe his eyes.

"Be careful, DeMar!" Xu Nuo and coach Larry Brown said in their hearts at the same time.

After Glenn Davis intercepted a pass from DeMar DeRozan, he flicked the ball upfield.Jason Richardson jumps up and grabs the ball in his arms through the air.Meanwhile, Jameer Nelson was already sprinting toward the Indiana Pacers basket.

"Damn it!" Darren Collison cursed under his breath, leaning down to steal a pass from Jason Richardson.Darren Collison knew very well in his heart that Jason Richardson would definitely pass the ball to the fast-moving Jameer Nelson, so he waited early on the line of Jason Richardson's pass.Instead of passing the ball low as Darren Collison imagined, however, Jason Richardson tossed the ball over Darren Collison's head to Jameer Nelson.Jameer Nelson scored an easy layup after receiving the ball, rewriting the score at 41:50, and the Orlando Magic finally narrowed the point difference to within ten.

The fire of hope in the hearts of the home team fans in the Amway Center Arena was once again ignited.

"Keep up the defense if you want to win!" shouted an Orlando Magic fan sitting behind the Indiana Pacers bench.

"What are those guys thinking in their hearts!" Xu Nuo said a little amusedly, "You must know that the full-court press defense is a very energy-consuming defensive method. If there is not enough physical strength to support it, it is impossible to continue Maintain such a high-intensity defense. Now the second half of the game has just started, and there are still more than 20 minutes in the game. How can such a high-intensity method be maintained until the end of the game. Moreover, if too much energy is consumed on defense , the efficiency on the offensive end will only get worse. In this way, we can only win in the end."

"That's right!" OJ Mayo who was sitting next to Xu Nuo heard what Xu Nuo said and nodded in agreement.

The Orlando Magic on the court finally lost their defense after two consecutive sneak attacks.This time the Indiana Pacers passed the ball to the team's leading scorer, Danny Granger, in just three passes. Danny Granger faced Hedo Turkoglu. After the breakthrough, the emergency stop and backward jumper hit, helping the Indiana Pacers once again extend the lead to double digits.

Suddenly, the Amway Center Arena became quiet again.All the fans of the home team are watching how the Orlando Magic will catch up with the [-]-point difference.Although the current Orlando Magic has resorted to a full-court pressing defense, it is not easy to catch up with the [-]-point difference. After all, the Indiana Pacers' defense is not that bad.Ryan Anderson missed a mid-range shot, David West grabbed the backcourt rebound, and the ball was once again in the hands of Darren Collison.

"Jamil Nelson and Jason Richardson will definitely come up to double-team, and the ball must be passed before their double-team defense is formed!" Darren Collison thought in his heart .

As a result, Darren Collison threw the ball towards the frontcourt immediately after getting the ball.However, the ball failed to reach the Indiana Pacers players in the frontcourt. Jason Richardson jumped high and intercepted a pass from Darren Collison in the air.

"Not good!" Darren Collison yelled in his heart.

Just as Jason Richardson intercepted Darren Collison's pass, Jameer Nelson quickly came to the left three-point line of the court, raised his hands, and pointed at Jason Richardson Ask for the ball.Jason Richardson didn't think much of it and passed the ball directly to Jameer Nelson.

"You're not going to score!" Darren Collison growled in a low voice, pounced on Jameer Nelson.The outside three-pointer is actually not Jameer Nelson's strong point, but facing Darren Collison's defense, Jameer Nelson still sent the ball into the basket.

At 44:52, the Orlando Magic are only eight points behind the Indiana Pacers!
"It seems that Coach Larry Brown still has no intention of calling a timeout." Xu Nuo looked at Coach Larry Brown who had been standing on the side of the court and said, "If I were the head coach of the team, I would definitely stop at this time. A timeout was requested. Instead of solving the problem when the score is overtaken, it is better to kill the opponent's counterattack momentum in the cradle!"

"I think Coach Brown didn't ask for a timeout, so he must have his own ideas!" OJ Mayo said.

Xu Nuo raised his head, sniffed the various smells mixed in the air, and said, "The storm is coming!"

In the backfield of the Indiana Pacers, Darren Collison takes the ball off DeMar DeRozan and once again faces Jameer Nelson and Jason Richardson, two of the Orlando Magic Flank defense.Coach Larry Brown looked at Darren Collison and adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"Promise, you are always ready to play!" Coach Larry Brown turned around and said to Promise.

"Understood!" Xu Nuo said, a cold smile emerged from the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)