super point guard

Chapter 337 Ibaka

Russell Westbrook dribbles upfield, slowly dribbling the ball near the point where the free-throw line extends and the three-point line meet.At this time, power forward Serge Ibaka mentioned the high position as a pick-and-roll for Russell Westbrook, and he was prepared to promise that when Russell Westbrook went around Serge Ibaka At the same time, it moved quickly, once again blocking the line of Russell Westbrook's forward breakthrough.

At that moment, Russell Westbrook suddenly passed back and the ball came to Serge Ibaka, who was still outside the penalty area.The Indiana Pacers players had no time to make up the defense, so they had to watch Serge Ibaka hit a mid-range shot!
"It seems that Serge Ibaka's mid-range shooting is really well practiced, and the moment he takes the shot is quite stable!" Xu Nuo thought as he looked at Serge Ibaka who turned around and retreated. .

"Serge Ibaka's mid-range shooting has made great progress this season, and he can even become a powerful weapon for the Thunder on the offensive end. The Pacers players must be careful!" Sitting on the court Mark Jackson on the side said so.

"That's right!" Reggie Miller, the commentary partner next to Mark Jackson, took over the conversation and said, "In the attack just now, the Pacers players obviously didn't pay much attention to Serge Iba. Ka's offense makes him hit mid-range shots so easily. I think the Thunder will still play the same offensive tactics, and the Pacers must find a way to break their offense!"

On the Oklahoma City Thunder's second down, power forward Serge Ibaka was about to step up and set up a pick-and-roll for Russell Westbrook.This time the Oklahoma City Thunder promised not to follow Russell Westbrook after the pick-and-roll, but to defend Serge Ibaka.Russell Westbrook saw that the defender in front of him was Indiana Pacers power forward David West and wanted to use his speed advantage to break through, but DeMar DeRozan's quick defense made La Sel Westbrook gave up his plan to break through and had to continue to pass the ball back.

"Switched?" Derek Williams, who was sitting on the sidelines of the court, frowned.

Although Xu Nuo is still standing in front of Serge Ibaka, Serge Ibaka is much taller than Xu Nuo. When Serge Ibaka lifts the ball, Xu Nuo is difficult to seal Block his shot.Facing the promised defense, Serge Ibaka hit another solid mid-range shot.

"Actually, Promise shouldn't switch defenses with David West. In this way, the defense in front of Serge Ibaka is useless. With the height gap between Promise and Serge Ibaka, Promise is very It's hard to defend Serge Ibaka's mid-range shot," said Derek Williams.

"Then what should we do?" Ellen Page next to her asked Derek Williams a little worriedly.

"Unless he promises to steal Russell Westbrook's pass." Derek Williams said watching the game on the court.

At the same time, Reggie Miller, who is on the sidelines of the court, is also discussing with Mark Jackson how to break the Oklahoma City Thunder's pick-and-roll tactics.

"The key point of the Thunder's pick-and-roll strategy is Serge Ibaka's height advantage in front of Promise, because only with this Promise is difficult to defend Serge Ibaka's mid-range shot." Reggie Miller Putting it this way, "The Pacers still have to rely on their inside players to defend Serge Ibaka."

"In fact, the Pacers' power forward David West is fully capable of defending outside the penalty area, but the previous two defenses against David West did not expand the defense to the outside." Mark Jackson followed Said, "On the defensive end, the promised task is still to defend Russell Westbrook, and as for defending Serge Ibaka's shots, it still has to be handed over to teammates."

Reggie Miller and the two were talking, and Danny Granger made a breakthrough layup on the court, and the Oklahoma City Thunder launched the team's third offense.Reggie Miller, Mark Jackson in the commentary booth and Derek Williams in the crowd were engrossed in watching the action on the court to see how the Indiana Pacers would crack Oklahoma City Thunder's pick-and-roll tactics.

This time, when Serge Ibaka stepped up to set the pick-and-roll for Russell Westbrook, David West followed, and together they came to the outside of the paint.It is precisely because of this that Xu Nuo can safely go after Russell Westbrook.When Russell Westbrook passed back, David West made a quick start and intercepted Russell Westbrook's return pass.

"Beautiful!" Reggie Miller, who was sitting in the commentary booth, and Derek Williams, who was sitting in the auditorium, said almost in unison.

Seeing that David West intercepted Russell Westbrook's pass, Xu immediately turned around, took the ball from David West, and immediately rushed towards the front court at high speed, Indiana Pacers Played a quick counterattack.Although the two Oklahoma City Thunder players, Kevin Durant and Thabo Sefolosha, struggled to retreat, they still failed to keep up with the promise.Xu promised to score a one-stop layup and help the team tie the score.

"It's really too fast!" Even Derek Williams, who was sitting in the auditorium beside the court, was so amazed, not to mention Kevin Durant and others who were close at hand on the court.

"Do you dare to compare your running speed with Xu Nuo?" Sapo Sefolosha asked Russell Westbrook half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Russell Westbrook shook his head with a smile, "I think it's better to forget it." Russell Westbrook said.

In the other half, Xu Nuo had already bent down and prepared to defend. "If I'm not wrong, this time they can only give the ball to Kevin Durant." Xu Nuo thought in his heart.

Sure enough, Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant got into position with his back against Danny Granger and took the ball from Russell Westbrook.Facing Danny Granger's defense, Kevin Durant suddenly turned around and broke through, holding the ball and killing towards the basket. Power forward David West and center Roy Hibbert moved quickly, Formed a shut down defense on Kevin Durant's drive line.

At this moment, Kevin Durant made a sudden pass, and the ball came to power forward Serge Ibaka again!
"Why is it Serge Ibaka again!" Derek Williams said bitterly.

Serge Ibaka catches a pass from Kevin Durant on the other side of the rim and pulls up for a dunk.David West didn't have time to return to the defense, and Serge Ibaka was about to score a dunk.However, at this moment, Xu Nuo suddenly appeared in everyone's field of vision. They saw Xu Nuo jumping high and trying to block the ball in Serge Ibaka's hand!
"It's really wonderful!" Derek Williams exclaimed, and Ellen Page almost jumped out of their seats.And beside them, those fans have already become crazy.

"Promise actually blocked Serge Ibaka's dunk!" Mark Jackson, the on-site commentator, said in surprise, "It's unbelievable!"

"Nothing is impossible with Xu Nuo!" Reggie Miller said with a smile.

David West jumped up to control the ball, and since the promise was still beyond the baseline, DeMar DeRozan took the ball from David West and rushed upcourt.However, Xu Nuo didn't just stand behind and watch his teammates launch a fast break, but started to rush towards the frontcourt at high speed.DeMar DeRozan saw the promise behind him, and after breaking into the penalty area of ​​the Oklahoma City Thunder, he passed the ball behind him. dunk.

But at this moment, the referee on duty, Derek Stamford, blew his whistle.Despite this, Xu Nuo dunked the ball into the basket.Referee Derek Stamford ran over and pointed at the Oklahoma City Thunder player who had just fouled.

—It was Serge Ibaka again!
"During the period after the game started, Serge Ibaka was really active!" Reggie Miller said in a slightly joking tone.

Xu Nuo walked to the free throw line and steadily made extra free throws. 7:4, the Indiana Pacers at home led the Oklahoma City Thunder by three points.

After that, the Oklahoma City Thunder began to completely hand the ball to Kevin Durant, and Serge Ibaka got fewer and fewer offensive opportunities.Before the first official timeout, Kevin Durant had scored five straight points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder tie the game at 9-9.

"No matter what the circumstances, Kevin Durant is always Kevin Durant!" Xu Nuo shook his head and sighed.

"We've had a good few minutes in the game!" Coach Larry Brown said during the official timeout. Defensive countermeasures, this is pretty good! But now the problem we are facing is how to defend Kevin Durant!" Coach Larry Brown said, looking at Danny Granger who was sitting on the chair.

Seeing Coach Larry Brown's gaze, Xu Nuo nodded slightly knowingly.

(End of this chapter)