Russell Westbrook dribbles to the frontcourt and slowly dribbles the ball near the intersection of the extended free throw line and the three-point line. At this time, power forward Serge Ibaka mentioned the high post to set up a pick-and-roll for Russell Westbrook. He had already prepared a promise when Russell Westbrook bypassed Serge Ibaka. At the same time, he moved quickly and once again blocked Russell Westbrook's forward breakthrough.
At this 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 cover up the defense and had to watch Serge Ibaka hit a mid-range shot! []
"It seems that Serge Ibaka's mid-range shooting is really good. The moment he takes the shot, it is quite stable!" Xu Nuo thought as he looked at Serge Ibaka who turned back to defend. .
"Serge Ibaka's mid-range shooting has made great progress this season and 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 from the side said.
"That's right!" Mark Jackson's commentary partner Reggie Miller took over and said, "In the attack just now, the Pacers players obviously didn't pay too much attention to Serge Iba. Ka's offense allows him to 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 crack their offense!"
During the Oklahoma City Thunder's second offense, power forward Serge Ibaka once again had to step forward to provide a pick-and-roll screen for Russell Westbrook. This time the Oklahoma City Thunder did not guard Russell Westbrook after the pick-and-roll, but guarded Serge Ibaka. Russell Westbrook saw that the defensive player in front of him was Indiana Pacers power forward David West, and wanted to use his speed advantage to break through. However, DeMar DeRozan's quick defense made Russell Westbrook Serge Westbrook gave up his intention to break through and had to continue passing the ball back.
"Switched defense?" Derrick Williams, sitting on the sidelines of the court, said with a frown.
Although Xu Nuo still stood in front of Serge Ibaka, Serge Ibaka was much taller than Xu Nuo. When Serge Ibaka lifted the ball, Xu Nuo found it difficult to block it. Block his shot. Facing the promised defense, Serge Ibaka made another solid mid-range shot.
"Actually, Promise should not switch defenses with David West. In this way, the defense in front of Serge Ibaka will be useless. With the height difference between Promise and Serge Ibaka, Promise is very It¡¯s hard to guard Serge Ibaka¡¯s mid-range shot,¡± Derrick Williams said.
"What should we do?" Ellen Page, who was beside her, asked Derek Williams slightly worriedly.
¡°Unless you promise to steal Russell Westbrook¡¯s pass.¡± Derrick Williams said while watching the game on the court.
At the same time, Reggie Miller in the courtside commentary box was 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 tactics is Serge Ibaka's height advantage in front of Xu, because only in this way it will be difficult for Xu to defend Serge Ibaka's mid-range shot." Reggie Miller Said this, "If the Pacers want to defend Serge Ibaka, they still have to rely on their inside players."
"In fact, the Pacers' power forward David West is fully capable of defending outside the penalty area, but he did not extend the defense to the outside twice when he defended David West." Mark Jackson followed up. Said, "On the defensive end, the promised task is still to guard Russell Westbrook, and as for guarding Serge Ibaka's shot, it still has to be left to his teammates to complete."
Reggie Miller and Reggie Miller were talking when Danny Granger broke through and hit a layup, and the Oklahoma City Thunder launched the team's third offense. Reggie Miller and Mark Jackson in the commentary box and Derrick Williams sitting in the audience were all watching the game on the court intently to see how the Indiana Pacers would crack Oklahoma. City Thunder's pick-and-roll tactics.
This time when Serge Ibaka stepped forward to set up a pick-and-roll for Russell Westbrook, David West followed closely and came outside the penalty area together. It is precisely because of this that Xu promised to pursue Russell Westbrook with confidence. When Russell Westbrook returned the pass, David West quickly started and intercepted Russell Westbrook's return pass.
¡°Beautiful!¡± Reggie Miller sitting in the commentary box and Derrick Williams sitting in the audience said almost in unison.
Seeing David West intercepting Russell Westbrook's pass, Xu Nuo immediately turned around, took the ball from David West, and immediately rushed toward the frontcourt at high speed. The Indiana Pacers The team launched a quick counterattack. Although two Oklahoma City Thunder players, Kevin Durant and Thabo Sefolosha, fought hard to retreat, they were never able to keep up with the promised pace. Xu promised a one-stop layup to help the team tie the score.
¡°It¡¯s really too fast!¡± Even Derrick Williams, who was sitting in the audience at the side of the court, kept exclaiming, not to mention Kevin Durant and others who were close at hand on the court.
"Do you dare to test your running speed with Xu Nuo?" Thabo Sefolosha asked Russell Westbrook half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Russell Westbrook smiled and shook his head, "I think it's better to forget it." Russell Westbrook said.
In the other half, Xu Nuo had already bent down and was getting ready 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, Kevin Durant, the head small forward of the Oklahoma City Thunder, got into position with Danny Granger behind him and took the ball from Russell Westbrook's dead hand. Facing Danny Granger's defense, Kevin Durant suddenly turned around and broke through, holding the ball and heading towards the basket. Power forward David West and center Roy Hibbert immediately moved quickly, A shutdown defense formed on Kevin Durant's driving lane.
At this moment, Kevin Durant suddenly passed the ball, and the ball once again came to the hands of power forward Serge Ibaka!
¡°Why is it that Serge Ibaka kid again!¡± Derrick Williams said bitterly.
Serge Ibaka received a pass from Kevin Durant on the other side of the basket and pulled it up for a dunk. David West had no time to get back on defense and saw Serge Ibaka about to dunk. However, at this moment, Xu Nuo suddenly appeared in everyone's field of vision. Xu Nuo jumped high and struggled to block the ball in Serge Ibaka's hand!
¡°It¡¯s really wonderful!¡± Derrick Williams exclaimed, and Ellen Page almost jumped out of their seats. And around them, those fans have already become crazy.
"Xu Nuo actually blocked Serge Ibaka's dunk!" Mark Jackson, the commentator on the scene, said in surprise, "This is simply unbelievable!"
¡°Nothing is impossible for this kid Xu Nuo!¡± Reggie Miller said with a smile.
David West jumped up to control the ball. Since the promise was still outside the baseline, DeMar DeRozan took the ball from David West and quickly rushed forward. However, Xu Nuo did not just stand back and watch his teammates launch fast breaks, but started rushing towards the frontcourt at high speed. DeMar DeRozan saw Promise following behind him. After breaking into the Oklahoma City Thunder penalty area, he passed the ball behind him. Promise received the ball and immediately jumped high, making a gesture. Dunk.
But at this moment, the referee Derek Stamford blew his whistle. Despite this, Xu Nuo still dunked the ball into the basket. Referee Derek Stamford ran over and pointed at the Oklahoma City Thunder player who had just committed a foul.
¡ª¡ªIt¡¯s Serge Ibaka again!
"During the period after the game started, Serge Ibaka was really active!" Reggie Miller said in a slightly joking tone.
Promise to go to the free throw line and make steady extra free throws. 7:4, the Indiana Pacers at home lead the away Oklahoma City Thunder by three points.
After that, the Oklahoma City Thunder began to completely put the ball in the hands of Kevin Durant, and Serge Ibaka received fewer and fewer offensive opportunities. Before the first official timeout, Kevin Durant had scored five points in a row to help the Oklahoma City Thunder tie the score at 9:9.
"No matter what the situation is, Kevin Durant will always be Kevin Durant!" Xu Nuo shook his head and sighed.
¡°We performed very well in the past few minutes!¡± Coach Larry Brown said during the official timeout. ¡°When facing Serge Ibaka¡¯s offense, we were able to quickly find the Defensive countermeasures, this is quite good! But now the problem we face is how to defend Kevin Durant!" Coach Larry Brown said, looking at Danny Granger sitting on the chair.
Seeing Coach Larry Brown¡¯s eyes, Xu Nuo nodded slightly knowingly.