Piao Tianwen promised to take off his Indiana Pacers sports jacket and return to the court again. Rajon Rondo, the main point guard of the Boston Celtics, glanced at Xu Nuo who walked up to him, and his eyes showed a look of complete disdain.
"I think you should have seen it," Rajon Rondo said to Xu Nuo, "If we want to catch up with the score, it will be a very easy thing." []
Just before promising to return to the court, the visiting Boston Celtics, led by point guard Rajon Rondo, chased the point difference between the two teams from 11 points to just five points. , the score on the court at this time was 36:31, but the Indiana Pacers at home were still in the lead.
Xu Nuo also glanced at Rajon Rondo, and the chill in his eyes was even worse.
¡°In your own words, your wonderful performance ends here!¡± Xu Nuo said to Rajon Rondo word by word.
"What did you say?" Rajon Rondo said angrily.
At this time, the referee on duty, Joe Crawford, blew his whistle, turned around and walked away without saying a word to Rajon Rondo. Rajon Rondo snorted and bent down to start defense.
When Xu Nuo took the ball from O.J. Mayo, what coach Larry Brown had just said to himself before he came on the field suddenly rang in his mind.
"Go and suppress Rajon Rondo's arrogance and tell him what a real NBA team leader is like!" Coach Larry Brown said.
"Leader?" Xu Nuo thought in his mind and couldn't help but frown.
"Does Coach Larry Brown already regard me as the leader of the team?" Xu Nuo whispered to himself, "This seems unlikely. After all, there are Danny and David on the team ¡¡±
At this moment, Danny Granger leaned on Boston Celtics ace small forward Paul Pierce and reached for the ball. Without any hesitation, Danny Granger directly passed the ball in his hand, and then he started to make a three-pointer. Traveling around the perimeter, disrupting the Boston Celtics defense. After the rest of the Indiana Pacers spaced the floor, Danny Granger began to dribble past Paul Pierce.
"Okay, Danny!" Xu Nuo said in his heart.
However, Danny Granger missed a fadeaway jumper after turning around. Fortunately, center Roy Hibbert knocked the ball out before Boston Celtics veteran Kevin Garnett could get the rebound. Three seconds zone. Xu Jiutian Literature!
"In the end, we still have to rely on Promise's performance!" the on-site commentator and Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller sighed, "It seems that Promise's shooting touch is much better than Danny Granger at this time."
Rajon Rondo couldn't help but snorted.
"It's just luck." Rajon Rondo said.
However, what happened next could no longer be said to be luck. When Rajon Rondo was about to pass the ball to Paul Pierce, Xu Nuo intercepted Rajon Rondo's pass from the air, and then the Indiana Pacers Then launched a quick counterattack. Xu assisted shooting guard O.J. Mayo for a layup during the fast break. The Indiana Pacers once again led the Boston Celtics by nine points.
"It seems that you are the only one who can limit Rajon Rondo's performance!" Danny Granger said with a smile and patted Xu Nuo's shoulder.
And coach Larry Brown, who was standing on the sidelines of the court, looked at the promise on the court, smiled and nodded.
"Well done, promise!" Coach Larry Brown couldn't help but admire in his heart.
Rajon Rondo put his hands on his hips with a helpless expression on his face. "Watch carefully, the battle between us has just begun!" Rajon Rondo said bitterly in his heart.
"It seems that the Boston Celtics' counterattack will still end in failure." On-site commentator Reggie Miller said.
As soon as Rajon Rondo took the ball from Paul Pierce and started dribbling forward, the Conseco Arena once again heard the sound of "defense" like a tsunami. Rajon Rondo dribbled upcourt and handed the ball to center Kevin Garnett, who held the ball with his back to Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert. Paul Pierce ran around the court and took the ball from Kevin Garnett as he passed him. Danny Granger moved quickly to get between Paul Pierce and the basket.
"The Indiana Pacers defense is doing a great job!" Reggie Miller exclaimed.
Paul Pierce saw he had no chance to drive past the Indiana Pacers with the ball.The defense had to face Danny Granger and slowly dribble the ball. At the same time, Boston Celtics shooting guard Avery Bradley suddenly accelerated and cut, and Paul Pierce immediately passed the ball in his hand. Avery Bradley made a slight adjustment after receiving the ball, and then threw the ball toward the basket.
However, at this moment, Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert jumped high, stretched his arms, and slapped away Avery Bradley's throw! The ball flew toward the spectator stands at high speed, and the fans ducked to avoid the flying ball.
"What a wonderful block!" on-site commentator Reggie Miller exclaimed, "The Indiana Pacers' defense is as unbreakable as concrete. It is difficult for the Boston Celtics players to defeat the Indiana Pacers." Shoot under defense and score!¡±
Boston Celtics power forward Brandon Bass came to the sideline to prepare for a throw-in. At this time, the Boston Celtics' attack time was less than four seconds, and they had to ensure that they received the ball before Then take a shot immediately so that you won't be unable to complete this offense. Boston Celtics ace small forward Paul Pierce came out from the inside and came to the outside of the three-point line to receive the ball. Danny Granger always followed Paul Pierce closely.
"The defense is really good!" Paul Pierce sighed in his heart.
However, Paul Pierce had no time to think about these things at this time. The twenty-four-second attack time was about to come. Paul Pierce couldn't break through Danny Granger's defense and had to force a jump shot from outside the three-point line in a hurry. The ball failed to even touch the net. When the buzzer sounded at the end of the twenty-four-second attack time, O.J. Mayo got the ball.
"Counterattack!" Xunuo shouted loudly, starting to rush towards the frontcourt. O.J. Mayo took a few steps and then handed the ball to Xu Nuo. As soon as Xu Nuo dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Rajon Rondo immediately appeared in front of Xu Nuo.
"I will never let you hit a quick counterattack again!" Rajon Rondo said through gritted teeth.
Xu Nuo didn¡¯t answer at all, but directly passed the ball in his hand. At the same time, O.J. Mayo just came to the three-point line on the right side of Xu Nuo, Xu Jiu Tianwen!
"Even if you defend in front of me, I still have the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack!" Xunuo looked at Rajon Rondo and said with a smile.
Rajon Rondo sighed heavily and did not answer the promised words. At this time, there is only one question in Rajon Rondo's mind, and that is:
"How on earth did this kid see O.J. Mayo behind him?"
Originally, the Boston Celtics had narrowed the point difference to only five points, but after promising to return to the court, the Indiana Pacers once again widened the point difference to 12 points. Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers, who was standing on the sidelines, put his hands together and temporarily gave up the idea of ??requesting a timeout.
"We must catch up with them!" Rajon Rondo shouted to his teammates while dribbling the ball carefully.
Although Paul Pierce received a layup after receiving a pass from Rajon Rondo, the Indiana Pacers once again scored four points in a row under the leadership of Danny Granger. The Indiana Pacers at home have already Leading the away game Boston Celtics 47:33 by fourteen points!
"The fourteen-point difference seems to be the largest point difference in this series so far." On-site commentator Reggie Miller said.
Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers could no longer keep his composure and requested a long timeout. However, this timeout did not seem to help the team at all, and the Boston Celtics were still lagging behind by a big score. At the end of the first half, the Boston Celtics trailed the Indiana Pacers by fifteen points with a score of 37:52.
"Having fallen so far behind their opponents at halftime, is it really the end of the road for the Boston Celtics?" Reggie Miller asked, "Judging from the last few minutes of the first half, Boston's The Celtics seem to be falling apart!" Reggie Miller said.
Rajon Rondo snorted coldly, turned around and walked towards the visiting team's locker room.
"I think the Boston Celtics are not a team that is so easy to collapse." Xu Nuo thought as he walked towards the player tunnel, "That Boston Celtics team is nothing like what I remember. The Boston Celtics!"