As the referee Joe Crawford blew his whistle, the players from both teams returned to the court to prepare for the final quarter of the game. In the Oklahoma City Thunder player lineup, the team's two core players Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are clearly visible.
"I didn't expect Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook to still stay on the court without being replaced." O.J. Mayo said to the promise around him. []
"Actually, it's expected." Xu Nuo shook his head slightly and said, "Now the game has come to the last quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder are still nine points behind us. If I were coach Scott Brooks , I will definitely send Kevin Durant and the two of them on the court. Because if we don¡¯t do this, we will quickly expand the point difference in a short period of time and completely seal the victory!"
O.J. Mayo nodded, "But if Kevin Durant and the others never get a rest, they will definitely have physical problems!" O.J. Mayo continued.
"We can definitely launch offense and defense based on this point." Xu Nuo said with a smile.
The referee Joe Crawford blew the whistle again, took the ball from small forward Rudy Fernandez and began to organize the team's offense.
In fact, it was precisely because coach Larry Brown left his promise on the court that coach Scott Brooks did not dare to substitute Russell Westbrook. As a substitute point guard, Derek Fisher has rich game experience, but his defense is really poor, and there are no other capable point guards in the team. Coach Scott Brooks has no choice but to Rely more on Russell Westbrook to deal with the promise.
¡ª¡ªFaced with the promise of such efficient data as scoring 14 points and 15 assists in just the first three quarters of the game, no one dared to let down their guard.
Inside power forward Tyler Hansbrough reluctantly reached the position near the edge of the penalty area with his opponent Serge Ibaka behind him. He reached out to Xu Nuo for the ball, and Xu Nuo immediately passed the ball. At the same time, Rudy Fernandez, who was originally outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, and O.J. Mayo, who was outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, ran a cross between each other. O.J. Mayo came to the bottom three-point line. outside the line. Thabo Sefolosha wanted to chase O.J. Mayo, but was blocked by Rudy Fernandez. Tyler Hansbrough, who was in the middle, immediately passed the ball to O.J. Mayo, who was already in the open space. .
¡°Hurry up and fill the position!¡± Point guard Russell Westbrook pointed at O.J. Mayo and shouted.
However, Kevin Durant had just started to cover up O.J. Mayo. O.J. Mayo suddenly flicked his arm, and the ball immediately crossed the entire court and came to the hands of Xu Nuo on the other side of the court with incomparable accuracy!
At this time, Xu Nuo was also in the open space, and there was no Oklahoma City Thunder player defending two meters in front of him. Russell Westbrook, who was responsible for marking Xu Nuo, hurriedly rushed towards Xu Nuo, but Xu Nuo, who was standing outside the three-point line, had already raised the ball in his hand high.
"Oops! We absolutely cannot let this kid shoot three-pointers!" Russell Westbrook said in his heart.
Seeing that Russell Westbrook was already rushing towards him, he promised to use a fake shot to feint, then dribbled away from Russell Westbrook, took a step laterally, and made another long-distance shot! Since Xu Nuo stepped on the three-point line with both feet when shooting, the ball could only be counted as two points. At 81:70, the visiting team Indiana Pacers has led the home team Oklahoma City Thunder by as many as double digits.
Russell Westbrook, who was next to Xu Nuo, looked at Xu Nuo's shot and shook his head slightly helplessly.
"You like to jump so much!" Xu Nuo turned around and said to Russell Westbrook with a smile, "Every time you see your opponent about to shoot, you always like to jump up prematurely to block the opponent."
"I know," Russell Westbrook's mouth moved slightly, but his expression remained unchanged, "Thank you for your words, but I think I should know exactly how I should defend."
Xu Nuo smiled slightly, said nothing, and went straight back to the Indiana Pacers half, bending down to prepare for defense.
As the core player of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant is naturally the team's arrow on the offensive end. What's more, the Oklahoma City Thunder's lineup on the court is now dominated by substitute players. The team naturally can only rely on Kevin Durant on the offensive end. Kevin Durant takes the ball from Russell Westbrook and holds it against Rudy Fernandez.
"Although Rudy has repeatedly performed amazingly on the offensive end, it is still a bit difficult for him to defend Kevin Durant." Xu Nuo.?I thought to myself.
The next defense confirmed the promised point. Kevin Durant used a simple breakthrough fake move to get rid of Rudy Fernandez, broke through and scored a layup, and at the same time caused Indiana Pacers backup center Ronny ¡¤Turiaf defensive foul. After Kevin Durant's solid extra free throw, the Oklahoma City Thunder got within ten points.
"As expected" Xu Nuo shook his head and sighed.
In the next offense, Xu used power forward Tyler Hansbrough's pick-and-roll screen to get rid of Russell Westbrook's defense and penetrate into the Oklahoma City Thunder's defensive hinterland, and then assisted Rudy Fernandez. Rudy Fernandez answered Kevin Durant with a two-handed dunk.
"The sixteenth assist!" the on-site commentator Jeff Van Gundy sighed.
Indeed, after assisting Rudy Fernandez for a dunk, Xu Nuo had already received his 16th assist in the game, achieving "double sixteen" data.
In the current Indiana Pacers formation on the court, only one player is promised to be the starter, and the offense of the two inside players Tyler Hansbrough and Ronny Turiaf cannot be considered superior. Under such circumstances, the Indiana Pacers rely more on the promised passing organization on the offensive end. After more than three minutes of the fourth quarter, Xu Nuo had already received as many as 18 assists!
"Sixteen points, plus 18 assists! This is the data promised at this time!" On-site commentator Jeff Van Gundy said loudly, "You must know that there are still more than eight minutes before the end of the game. It¡¯s so easy to promise to get double-twenty data!¡±
At this time, the buzzer sounded in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, and the Indiana Pacers began to make substitution adjustments. The team's leading scorer Danny Granger and main center Roy Hibbert returned to the court at the same time. . After Danny Granger returned to the court, his impact on Kevin Durant caused far more damage than Rudy Fernandez. In terms of personal data, Kevin Durant scored 23 points, but at this time Danny Granger had already scored 29 points, beating Kevin Durant in terms of data.
After Danny Granger came on the court, he first patted Xu Nuo on the shoulder.
"That's a really good fight!" Danny Granger said to Xu Nuo with a smile.
Xu Nuo smiled slightly and said nothing. However, in the subsequent games, Xu Nuo quickly assisted Danny Granger consecutively. When he got his 20th assist, he helped Danny Granger continuously attack Kevin Durant's defense. , and helped the team continue to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder by nearly ten points.
Seeing the time gradually passing by, there is not much game time left, but his team is still nearly ten points behind the opponent, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant can't help but spit fire in his eyes. Kevin Durant continuously used his personal ability on the offensive end to challenge his opponents, drew consecutive fouls, and stood on the free throw line and made four consecutive free throws. At 82:91, with four minutes and 33 seconds left before the end of the game, Kevin Durant helped the Oklahoma City Thunder chase the point difference to within ten points.
Despite this, it is even more difficult for the Oklahoma City Thunder to win this game.
In order to catch up with the score, coach Scott Brooks sent the team's sixth man James Harden, while Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook remained on the court. The "Three Thunder Young Masters" gathered on the court and led the team to catch up with the score.
"It seems that both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook will play the full 12 minutes of the fourth quarter." Xu Nuo thought in his mind.
At this time, Danny Granger missed a mid-range shot. Xu Nuo immediately started and accelerated, and scored a tip-in over the heads of many players from both teams under the basket. Eighteen points and twenty assists, Promise is just one step away from double-twenty figures!
And the other Indiana Pacers players on the court were naturally aware of Xu Nuo¡¯s data at this time, and they all deliberately handed the ball to Xu Nuo. After receiving a return pass from power forward David West, Xu Nuo hit a long outside three-pointer and scored his 21st point of the game!
Twenty-one points! Plus twenty assists!
Double Twenty data!
At the same time, after promising to hit this long-range three-pointer from the outside, the Indiana Pacers, which had led the Oklahoma City Thunder by 11 points, completely sealed the victory. After that, Kevin Durant and the other "Thunder Young Boys" continued to play for less than a minute before being replaced by coach Scott Brooks. Although Kevin Durant scored 28 points and seven rebounds in the game, this failed to bring the team a victory.
When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the away Indiana Pacers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder at home with a score of 102:93, tying the finals series at 1:9. 1 level. In this game, the team's top scorer Danny Granger scored 37 points, while Xu Nuo, the team's main point guard, scored 22 points and 21 assists. The "Double Twenty" data is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the team's victory!
When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the away Indiana Pacers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder at home with a score of 102:93, tying the finals series at 1:9. 1 level. In this game, the team's top scorer Danny Granger scored 37 points, while Xu Nuo, the team's main point guard, scored 22 points and 21 assists. The "Double Twenty" data is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the team's victory!