As the referee Derek Stamford's whistle sounded, the timeout ended and Xu Nuo took the ball from DeMar DeRozan.
At this time, Xu Nuo¡¯s mind echoed what coach Larry Brown had just said to him: []
"The core of the offense after the game starts is Danny!"
Even though it was just this sentence, Xu Nuo already understood how to play the next game.
As soon as Xu Nuo stopped outside the three-point line, power forward David West had already moved to the high post to set up a pick-and-roll for Xu Nuo. The promise that had stopped suddenly started again, just in time to get rid of Russell Westbrook's defense. Xu Nuo quickly broke through into the Oklahoma City Thunder paint area with the ball, and then suddenly flicked his wrist, and the ball passed from two Oklahoma City players, Kendrick Perkins and Thabo Sefolosha. It passed between Thunder players and landed accurately in the hands of Danny Granger, who was sprinting to the basket.
"Are they starting to use Danny Granger as the core of their offense again?" Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant, who is responsible for guarding Danny Granger, struggled to guard Danny Granger. Granger, thinking to himself.
And Danny Granger did not disrupt his offensive rhythm because of Kevin Durant's follow-up. After receiving the promised pass, he continued to rush towards the Oklahoma City Thunder's basket at high speed. Although center Kendrick Perkins quickly filled in, Danny Granger still made a solid layup.
¡°This is another assist from the promise!¡± Reggie Miller, the on-site commentator on the sidelines, said.
"It seems that the Indiana Pacers are going to start to consciously concentrate the ball in Danny Granger's hands." Mark Jackson, the commentary partner next to him, continued.
The Oklahoma City Thunder naturally continued to hand the ball to Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant broke through the baseline and passed to center Kendrick under Danny Granger's defense. ¡¤Perkins. In order to cover up Kevin Durant, Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert was no longer in his original defensive position. Kendrick Perkins easily received Kevin Durant's pass. Dunk.
Roy Hibbert looked at the ball rolling down the net and couldn't help but shook his head.
Xu Nuo looked at Roy Hibbert under the basket with a burning gaze.
In the next attack, Xu Nuo did not hand the ball to Danny Granger as everyone expected, but to inside center Roy Hibbert.
"Isn't it centered on Danny Granger?" Reggie Miller said doubtfully.
"What a smart choice!" Derrick Williams, who was sitting in the audience on the sidelines of the court, said, "When everyone thought they were going to pass the ball to Danny Granger, they handed the ball to Danny Granger instead. It was given to Roy Hibbert in the paint, which surprised everyone."
Roy Hibbert held the ball with his back to Kendrick Perkins and began to use his footwork and technical advantages to single out Kendrick Perkins. Roy Hibbert took a dribbling step, then turned 360 degrees and shot a small hook shot, but his shot was weak and the ball almost got stuck on the neck of the basket. Oklahoma City Thunder power forward and spring man Serge Ibaka immediately jumped high and collected the defensive rebound.
"Fast break!" Russell Westbrook shouted loudly, and at the same time started to rush toward the frontcourt at high speed. In order to defend Russell Westbrook, Xu Nuo also started towards the frontcourt. However, the powerful energy when starting made it difficult for Xunuo to stop the car. As a result, Xunuo collided with Russell Westbrook beside him, and both of them fell heavily to the floor at the same time.
"Be careful!" Ellen Page whispered worriedly in the audience at the side of the court. She knew that Xu Nuo had an old injury on his back.
But there was no possibility of injury from this small collision. Xu Nuo and Russell Westbrook sat up from the floor, with smiles on their faces almost at the same time. But despite this, the referee Derek Stamford still called a foul.
"Although the foul was called, it just prevented the opponent from making a quick counterattack. This foul was worth it." Derrick Williams said.
However, Kevin Durant still used the cover of his teammates on the offensive end to run into the open space and receive a pass from Russell Westbrook and hit a long three-pointer from the outside. At 14:11, Oklahoma City played away from home. The Thunder took the lead for the first time in the game.
"In this attack, you must hand the ball to me!" Danny Granger said to Xu Nuo, who was dribbling the ball forward as he ran forward.
"Okay." Xu Nuo nodded and said.
So I promised onlyThe ball was handed to Danny Granger, who took exactly the same baseline breakthrough as Kevin Durant, but unlike Kevin Durant, Danny Granger Ranger's breakthrough layup caused a defensive foul on Kevin Durant, instead of passing the ball to his teammates after the breakthrough like Kevin Durant did. Danny Granger went to the free throw line and made one of two free throws, with the Indiana Pacers still trailing.
However, at the same time that Thabo Sefolo passed the ball to Russell Westbrook, Promise suddenly started, and at the moment Russell Westbrook was about to receive the ball, he passed the ball from Russell Westbrook to I grabbed the ball in my hand! Immediately afterwards, Xu Nuo scored a quick layup before Russell Westbrook and Thabo Sefolosha started to defend, helping the team tie the score!
Suddenly the whole Conseco Arena became excited!
"No one thought that Xu Xu would suddenly start a steal from behind Westbrook and be able to successfully steal it!" Reggie Miller sighed. "At that moment, Xu Xu's consciousness, speed and physical agility were all improved. Very good performance!¡±
¡°It¡¯s indeed quite beautiful.¡± Derrick Williams in the stands agreed.
But Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks, who was on the sidelines of the court, couldn't help but frowned.
¡°It¡¯s unbelievable that Russell would make such a low-level mistake.¡± Coach Scott Brooks thought, ¡°Moreover, even if he is intercepted by his opponent, Russell is fully capable of quickly turning around and counterattacking again. How could Xu Luo be allowed to score a layup so easily?"
Coach Scott Brooks was thinking this, and the Indiana Pacers had once again launched a quick counterattack on the court. Promise passed the ball during the fast break. Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, who was outside the three-point line in the corner, received Promise's pass and hit a long three-pointer from the outside. The Indiana Pacers once again tied the score. Go ahead!
Seeing that the situation was not good, coach Scott Brooks immediately stood up and requested a timeout.
During this timeout, the two game commentators on the sidelines, Reggie Miller and Mark Jackson, commented on Promise's performance.
"From the beginning of the game, Xu Nuo seemed to focus on his own personal offense, but in fact Xu Nuo still focused on passing organization and supplemented by personal offense." Reggie Miller said, "At the beginning of the game In just seven minutes now, Xu Nuo has scored seven points and four assists. Almost all of the Indiana Pacers' scores are directly related to Xu Nuo. It seems that Xu Nuo still continues the performance of the previous game. In such a good state, even Russell Westbrook will have a hard time stopping the promised offense."
"If you look at these seven minutes of the game alone, Xu Nuo's performance was indeed outstanding, surpassing his opponent Russell Westbrook." Mark Jackson continued, "But Russell Westbrook's His physical strength is far better than Xu Xu, and his endurance is also better than Xu Xu. Facing an opponent like Russell Westbrook, it is indeed difficult for Xu Xu to maintain such an efficient performance throughout the game!"
"The last game was played on the road, and Xu Xu was able to score double 20s under the defense of Russell Westbrook. This time it was played at the home court of the Indiana Pacers, and Xu Xu's performance should be It won't be much worse than the performance in the last game." Reggie Miller quietly raised his objection.
Hearing that the two seniors, Reggie Miller and Mark Jackson, were so concerned about their performance on the court, Xu Nuo couldn't help but smile slightly.
In the remaining five minutes of the first quarter, although Xu Nuo only sent out one assist, he grabbed two rebounds and successfully intercepted Russell Westbrook's pass. His performance with zero mistakes was also remarkable. Can be ordered. At the end of the first quarter, the Indiana Pacers at home led the away Oklahoma City Thunder by two points 25:23. The Indiana Pacers' leading scorer Danny Granger also scored in the first quarter. Scored seven points in the game.
"Although Danny Granger and Xu Nuo performed well, and the other players of the Indiana Pacers also performed well, the Indiana Pacers are only two points ahead of their opponents." Mark Jackson said, "It looks like The Oklahoma City Thunder will work hard to win this game to avenge their loss at home!"
"But the home court advantage is on the side of the Indiana Pacers. It is very difficult for the Oklahoma City Thunder to win." Reggie Miller took over and said, "At this time, the Indiana Pacers have already occupied With the right time, right place and three major advantages, how can we not win?¡±