Xu Nuo's way to overcome his nervousness is actually very simple, that is, try to face this game as an ordinary regular season, so that he can relax his nervousness a little. However, the warm atmosphere around him, including the shouts of the fans, reminded Xu Nuo that this was a fierce NBA finals.
Xu Nuo took a deep breath, bent down and held his knees, watching Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant walk to the free throw line. Next to Xu Nuo, his opponent, Oklahoma City Thunder main point guard Russell Westbrook, had his hands on his hips and looked very relaxed. []
"Are you okay?" Russell Westbrook looked at Xu Nuo with a smile and asked.
Xu Nuo straightened up and watched Kevin Durant's first free throw hit the basket steadily. "It's okay." Xu Nuo said expressionlessly.
Russell Westbrook shrugged and said nothing more.
On the free throw line, Kevin Durant made two steady free throws, and the two teams tied at 6:6. Xu Nuo took the ball from shooting guard DeMar DeRozan and began to organize the team's offense.
"It's really not easy for the team to reach the finals all the way. I have to play well!" Xu Nuo said to himself in his heart.
On the sidelines of the court, Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Brown watched the game on the court with a serious face, watching every move of the promise.
Because, Xu Nuo was also one of the team¡¯s two offensive cores at the beginning of the game!
In addition to the promise, the team's other offensive core is naturally Danny Granger, and the core power forward David West is not the team's offensive core in coach Larry Brown's mind. The reason why coach Larry Brown arranged this is naturally to target the Oklahoma City Thunder's two core players, small forward Kevin Durant and point guard Russell Westbrook. If Danny Granger and Promise can contain Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook on the offensive end, then the Oklahoma City Thunder will be less of a threat on the offensive end.
However, the problem is that Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks did not send Kevin Durant to guard Danny Granger. Standing in front of Danny Granger was Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks. Thabo Sefolosha, perimeter defense specialist for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
As a result, coach Larry Brown's arrangement of using Danny Granger as the core of the team's offense has lost its role in containing Kevin Durant.
Therefore, coach Larry Brown can only rely on promises to contain Russell Westbrook.
On the court, Danny Granger used power forward David West's screen to get rid of Thabo Sefolosha's defense and came to his best shooting position-the 45-degree three-point line Outside, Xu Nuo immediately passed the ball in his hand. But at this moment, Thabo Sefolosha once again stood tenaciously in front of Danny Granger, blocking Danny Granger's attack.
"What a perseverance!" Danny Granger thought in his heart.
At this time, center Roy Hibbert was backing Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins in the paint and reached out to Danny Granger for the ball, but Danny Granger did not The pass was passed to Roy Hibbert, but with a flick of his long arm, the ball traveled across the entire court and into Xu Nuo's hands like a discharged cannonball. Seeing Xu Nuo get the ball, Russell Westbrook hurriedly ran in front of Xu Nuo and started to defend.
"You are really worried about me!" Xu Nuo said with a slight smile.
"What did you say?" Russell Westbrook in front of him couldn't help but frowned.
Xu Nuo said nothing more, but suddenly flicked his wrist, and the ball came into the hands of power forward David West. David West received the ball and turned around to meet Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka's defensive shot to help his team go beyond the score.
"The ball was passed really well!" Russell Westbrook praised in a low voice.
Although Russell Westbrook¡¯s voice was very low, Xu Nuo still heard what Russell Westbrook said.
"If Russell Westbrook thinks this way, then he will definitely be more scrupulous about me." Xu Nuo thought to himself, "In this way, Coach Larry Brown's tactical arrangements before the game can be paid off. It¡¯s all put into practice!¡±
The Oklahoma City Thunder still handed the ball to their star player Kevin Durant when they were attacking. Danny Granger bent down and faced Kevin Durant cautiously. Kevin Durant put the ball under his ribs and suddenly started the breakthrough, although Danny GranFollowing in the footsteps of Kevin Durant, but Kevin Durant still made an emergency stop and hit a fadeaway jumper, and the two teams returned to the same starting line again.
"As expected before the game, this game was fiercely competitive from the beginning and fell into a stalemate!" On-site commentator Jeff Van Gundy said.
However, in Xu Nuo¡¯s heart, that was not what he was thinking about.
"Actually, coach Larry Brown originally planned to use Danny Granger to contain Kevin Durant, but during the game, Kevin Durant used his own offense to contain Danny!" Xu promised! I was thinking in my mind, "What can be done to give Danny the upper hand in the matchup with Kevin Durant?"
And coach Larry Brown on the sidelines was thinking about the exact same question.
In the next attack, Danny Granger still used power forward David West's screen to get rid of Thabo Sefolosha's defense. Thabo Sefolosha tried to squeeze past David West and continue chasing Danny Granger, but he ran into a "wall". Thabo Sefolosha looked up and saw Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert blocking his path. At this time, Danny Granger had already reached the Oklahoma City Thunder basket, and Kevin Durant had to go to cover Danny Granger. At this moment, Xu Nuo passed the ball in his hands to Danny Granger.
¡°Be careful!¡± Russell Westbrook shouted to his partner.
Kevin Durant raised his arms in the air, trying to block Danny Granger's shot. However, Danny Granger feinted with the ball, and Kevin Durant, who didn't know what it was, jumped up immediately. At this moment, Danny Granger leaned towards Kevin Durant and threw the ball in his hand toward the basket.
¡°Beep¡ª¡ª¡± Mike Callahan, the referee on duty, blew his whistle.
During referee Mike Callahan's whistle, the ball hit the backboard with a bang, then rebounded and went into the basket. Next to Danny Granger, Kevin Durant raised his arm.
"Danny Granger actually caused a defensive foul on Kevin Durant and made a free throw at the same time!" On-site commentator Jeff Van Gundy said loudly, "This seems to be the game of this game. Since the game started, Kevin Durant is at a disadvantage against Danny Granger for the first time!"
Hearing Jeff Van Gundy say this, Xu Nuo could not help but reveal a cold smile.
"It seems that the goal has been achieved in the end!" Xu Nuo said to himself.
Danny Granger went to the free throw line and made a steady extra free throw, giving the Indiana Pacers a three-point lead. Immediately after Russell Westbrook missed a mid-range jumper on the offensive end, David West grabbed the defensive rebound and promised to launch a quick counterattack immediately after getting the ball.
"Finally, the Indiana Pacers' quick counterattack!" Jeff Van Gundy shouted on the sidelines.
Russell Westbrook snorted, turned around and chased the ball towards the Oklahoma City Thunder basket at high speed. In the NBA, there are only a handful of players who can keep up with the promise, but Russell Westbrook is one of these players.
However, although Russell Westbrook kept up with Promise, Promise avoided Russell Westbrook's defense with a jump step and then scored a layup. At 13:8, the away Indiana Pacers led the Oklahoma City Thunder at home by five points.
"The Indiana Pacers finally opened the score by relying on the quick counterattack they are best at!" Jeff Van Gundy said.
Xu Nuo shook his head.
"Although the score was won by a quick counterattack, the score is basically achieved through direct dialogue between the stars!" Xu Nuo said in his heart, "Including Danny Granger's fight just now. Three-pointers are the result of direct tit-for-tat conversations between stars!"
After Russell Westbrook dribbled into the frontcourt, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks stood up and requested a timeout. Xu Nuo walked towards the team's bench with his head held high. The players on the bench stood up one after another and high-fived the players who came off the court.
"What a great job!" Coach Larry Brown came over, patted Xu Nuo's shoulder gently, and said with a smile.
You know, the strict coach Larry Brown rarely praises his players. Xunuo raised his head and looked at coach Larry Brown in surprise.
"It is your outstanding performance that allowed us to lead our opponents!" Coach Larry Brown continued, "Based on your performance on the court, there is no way that you are just a rookie participating in the NBA Finals for the first time. Players!¡±
? www.piotia.comEnough to be ahead of the opponent! "Coach Larry Brown continued, "Based on your performance on the court, there is no way that you are just a rookie player participating in the NBA Finals for the first time! "