super point guard

Chapter 332 The Team's Sixth Man

With the excellent performance of the team's top scorer Danny Granger and the point guard Xu Nuo, the Indiana Pacers in the away game turned their backs, and at the end of the first quarter, the Indiana Pacers took a 26:20 lead at home. Six points for the Oklahoma City Thunder!In the first quarter, Danny Granger scored twelve points alone, while Xu Nuo scored eight points plus six assists!No matter how you look at it, the performance of the two of them can be called almost perfect.

Because of this, the only thing Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks could be thankful for when the second quarter began was that neither Danny Granger nor Promise would play in the second quarter. He appeared on the court at the beginning of the second quarter, but sat under the court to rest.However, despite this, the strength of the Indiana Pacers on the court should not be underestimated.

With point guard Darren Collison, shooting guard OJ Mayo, small forward Rudy Fernandez, power forward Tyler Hansbrough and center JJ-Hickson, the bench lineup is composed of five people. Absolutely not losing to the main lineup of most teams in the league.

What's more, the Oklahoma City Thunder are also sending out a substitute lineup. Strictly speaking, the only player who can do it is James Harden.Even the job of dribbling the ball downfield was given to James Harden, and Derek Fisher, the point guard, didn't get the ball.

OJ Mayo bent over, ready to start the defense.

James Harden dribbled upfield, handed the ball to Derek Fisher, and sped himself up toward the Indiana Pacers lane. OJ Mayo followed James Harden, but was blocked by Oklahoma City Thunder insider Nick Collison, who mentioned the high post for James Harden's pick-and-roll.After getting rid of the defense, James Harden immediately changed his running route and came outside the three-point line, and Derek Fisher immediately passed the ball over.

"Tsk tsk..." OJ Mayo shook his head slightly, and immediately blocked James Harden again.However, James Harden seemed to ignore OJ Mayo in front of him at all, and took off directly from outside the three-point line to shoot.The ball passed OJ Mayo's head high, and passed through the net like a sharp arrow!

"Beautiful!" The fans of the home team in the stands around the stadium raised their arms high, excitedly celebrating James Harden's long three-pointer from outside.

OJ Mayo looked at James Harden, his eyes gradually became cold.

When the Indiana Pacers were on offense, OJ Mayo took the ball from Darren Collison just before he dribbled it upfield.Facing James Harden's defense, OJ Mayo suddenly started a breakthrough and instantly killed the Oklahoma City Thunder inside the penalty area.

"Oh?" James Harden frowned slightly, looking slightly surprised.

However, OJ Mayo was close to the Oklahoma City Thunder basket, and Nick Collison moved immediately, blocking OJ Mayo's path.However, OJ Mayo flicked his wrist slightly, and the ball passed between the bodies of Nick Collison and James Harden. After receiving the ball, power forward Tyler Hansbrough dunked immediately! OJ Mayo smiled and gave Tyler Hansbrough a high five.

James Harden wiped the sweat from his face with the collar of his jersey, but his eyes were always on OJ Mayo in front of him.

James Harden and OJ Mayo have almost the same status and role in their respective teams. In the past, when they promised to be the team's backup point guard, they promised to be the team's sixth man, but now they promise to be firmly Occupying the position of the team's starting point guard, OJ Mayo became the sixth man of the Indiana Pacers, but because there are many outstanding substitute players in the Indiana Pacers, it is difficult to highlight which player.After coming to the game, James Harden and OJ Mayo, who are also the team's sixth man, will naturally become the opponent's biggest opponents.

"However, with Irvington's strength, he shouldn't be at a disadvantage in the matchup with James Harden." Xu Nuo, who was sitting on the Indiana Pacers bench by the court, said to himself.

Since OJ Mayo assisted Tyler Hansbrough for a dunk, the Oklahoma City Thunder's offense has completely centered on James Harden.James Harden catches a pass from Derek Fisher from beyond the three-point line, faces OJ Mayo's defense, uses a shot fake to shake OJ Mayo, and then drives the ball to the Indiana Pacers basket.As the Indiana Pacers' two inside players have been attracted away by their opponents at this time, James Harden easily went to the Indiana Pacers' basket and scored a layup.

"Your defense seems to be a little slower." OJ Mayo looked at center JJ-Hickson and said.

JJ—Hickson didn't say anything, just looked at OJ Mayo silently, with serious eyes, as if to say: "In this case, why don't you block that guy beyond the three-point line?"

Although the strength of several Indiana Pacers players on the court is almost the same, the team intentionally or unintentionally uses OJ Mayo as the center of the team's offensive end when attacking. OJ Mayo used his offense to restrain the opponent's defensive attention, and once again assisted his teammates to score, helping the team continue to maintain a five-point lead.

"Heh... Now Irvington has started to focus on passing the ball. I really didn't expect it!" On the bench of the Indiana Pacers, DeMar DeRozan leaned on the back of the chair and watched The game on the pitch said so.

"Anyway, Irvington is also a point guard, and he has more or less awareness of passing." Xu Nuo didn't look at DeMar DeRozan at all, and said calmly, "However, I I believe that Ovington will never be satisfied with just making wedding dresses for his teammates, he will definitely use his strength to defeat James Harden!"

However, between speaking, James Harden caused a defensive foul by OJ Mayo on the offensive end.OJ Mayo, who walked to the free throw line, made two free throws steadily. At 27:30, the Oklahoma City Thunder at home once again narrowed the point difference to only three points.

"Every time the Oklahoma City Thunder narrowed the point difference to only two or three points and were about to catch up soon, they were always so close that they couldn't reverse the score." Sitting on the sidelines of the court, he explained Jeff Van Gundy, the game commentator at the table, said, "Although it seems that the two teams are caught in a tug-of-war, in fact the home team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, has been suppressed by the opponent..."

While Jeff Van Gundy was talking, Indiana Pacers point guard Darren Collison dribbled upfield and OJ Mayo got the ball again. OJ Mayo carefully holds the ball, facing James Harden.

"I'm going to beat you!" OJ Mayo whispered to James Harden word by word.

"Oh?" James Harden frowned slightly again.

"Just now you got a foul on me, now, I want you to pay the same price!" OJ Mayo whispered coldly.

"Really?" James Harden said, with a smile on his face.

At this moment, OJ Mayo suddenly passed the ball, and the ball came to the inside power forward Tyler Hansbrough.Meanwhile, OJ Mayo sprang into action, using his speed to ditch James Harden, drive to the Oklahoma City Thunder basket, and take the Returned the ball.Seeing OJ Mayo gesturing to take off for a layup, James Harden rushed over.However, just when James Harden was about to block OJ Mayo's layup, the referee Joe Crawford blew the whistle in his mouth, and at the same time OJ Mayo put the ball into the basket with one hand basket!

"As expected!" Xu Nuo said loudly.

The referee Joe Crawford ran over, pointed at James Harden who looked helpless, and signaled for James Harden's defensive foul, and there was booing in the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

"In the end, we still have to rely on our own strength to defeat the opponent!" Xu Nuo said.

Amidst the frantic interference and high-decibel boos from the fans behind the backboard, OJ Mayo walked to the free throw line and made a steady free throw. The Indiana Pacers once again led the Oklahoma City Thunder by six points.At this time, the buzzer in the Chesapeake Energy Arena sounded, and the two core players of the Oklahoma City Thunder, small forward Kevin Durant and point guard Russell Westbrook, were at the same time. Take off your sports jacket and go back to the court.As a result, the Oklahoma City Thunder's "Thunder Three" once again gathered on the court.

Xu Nuo glanced at Coach Larry Brown sitting on the coaching bench, but Coach Larry Brown didn't intend to make any substitutions and adjustments.

When Promise and Danny Granger returned to the court again, nearly five minutes into the second quarter, the Indiana Pacers' lead turned to three.Xu Nuo walked in front of OJ Mayo with a smile on his face.

"Both of us used to serve as the team's sixth man, but we played a lot at the same time." Xu Nuo said to OJ Mayo with a smile.

OJ Mayo also nodded with a smile, and said: "With our two sixth players on the team, we don't have to worry about being able to restrain that kid James Harden."

(End of this chapter)