Russell Westbrook forced a three-point shot from outside and missed. Center Roy Hibbert picked up a backcourt rebound under the basket. He took the ball from Roy Hibbert and quickly dribbled forward. To the frontcourt. At this time, Russell Westbrook turned around from the frontcourt and chased after Xu Nuo, finally blocking his body in front of Xu Nuo before he started dribbling and breaking through. Xu Nuo immediately stopped his progress and waited for his teammates to get into position one by one.
"Why don't you decide the outcome with me?" Russell Westbrook whispered to Xu Nuo.
"Stop being so wordy!" Xu Nuo said coldly, while passing the ball in his hand. Danny Granger immediately stopped for a jump shot after receiving the ball, but the ball missed the basket again. A hand-to-hand battle immediately formed under the basket. David West overwhelmed the spring man Serge Ibaka. , grabbed an offensive rebound. However, David West failed to get a direct second attack opportunity under Serge Ibaka's defense, and the ball returned to Xu Nuo's hands again.
"Danny Granger's shooting touch was really bad tonight!" Sir Charles Barkley said scornfully on the sidelines. "I don't think any head coach can tolerate his star player four or five times in a row. Even the shot failed to put the ball into the basket!¡±
"Danny Granger is not in good condition, so the Indiana Pacers' offensive focus is likely to shift to David West and Roy Hibbert on the inside." "Big Shark" O'Neill continued.
However, Kenny Smith shook his head, "That's not necessarily true." Kenny Smith said.
As the former Houston Rockets champion point guard, Kenny Smith naturally understands the situation on the court better than the two partners around him. Although Danny Granger's touch was not good, the team did not shift its offensive focus because of this. The team still focused on outside offense, but the ball stayed in Xu Nuo's hands for a longer time.
Xu Nuo dribbled to the frontcourt, and power forward David West immediately stepped forward to set a pick-and-roll screen for Xu Nuo. Xu Nuo got rid of Russell Westbrook's defense and rushed towards the Oklahoma City Thunder penalty area with the ball. Everyone at the scene thought Xu Jiutian was literary!
"Almost four minutes have passed in the first quarter, and the score is actually 6:3. This is unbelievable!" Charles Barkley shook his head and said, "And the six points scored by the Indiana Pacers It all comes from committing to one player, and I really don¡¯t know what the other Indiana Pacers players are feeling at this time.¡±
Before Charles Barkley finished speaking, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks had already stood up and asked for a twenty-second pause. During this timeout, coach Larry Brown decisively made substitution adjustments and replaced Danny Granger, who had repeatedly missed shots, with substitute small forward Paul George.
"Without Danny on the court, the team's offensive points are more dispersed. We must distribute the ball reasonably!" Xu Nuo thought to himself as he walked towards the court.
Due to the team's offensive disadvantage, coach Scott Brooks replaced the sixth man James Harden in advance. This substitution adjustment has achieved a certain effect. Kevin Durant and James Harden made one goal each, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overtook the Indiana Pacers by one point 7:6.
??And without a fixed offensive point like Danny Granger, the Indiana Pacers' offense looks a bit sloppy. Although they promise to try their best to distribute the ball reasonably, the team's offense is still not efficient enough. "It seems that I am the only one here." Xu Nuo thought to himself, but then he thought about it. Coach Larry Brown did not give him unlimited firing rights. In addition, he was only a rookie. It seemed a bit awkward to do it alone. not too good. Thinking of this, Xu Nuo had to give up the idea of ??breaking through with the ball and handed the ball to power forward David West.
At this moment, small forward Paul George, who was also an outside player, actually ran over to cover Xunuo. Xunuo took the opportunity to move quickly and received a back pass from David West outside the three-point line. Although two Oklahoma City Thunder players, Russell Westbrook and Thabo Sefolosha, rushed to cover up the defense, Xu Nuo still shot directly from outside the three-point line! The ball passed over the heads of Russell Westbrook and Thabo Sefolosha and hit the basket again! Suddenly, there were bursts of exclamations in the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
"This kid Xu Xu has hit three consecutive outside three-pointers since the start of the game!" Kenny Smith said in surprise. "So far, all the Indiana Pacers' scores have been handled by Xu Xu! It looks like Xu Xu He is more like the leading scorer of the Indiana Pacers than Danny Granger, who has already rested. If Promise can always maintain such a good shooting touch, he is very likely to??Become a strong contender for mvp in this finals! "
"Awarding the Finals MVP trophy to a rookie?" Sir Charles Barkley said with a surprised look on his face, "Are you too ridiculous, do you think this kid is 'Magic' Johnson?"
In the distant 1980 NBA Finals, "Magic" Johnson, who was still just a rookie player at the time, was elected as the Finals MVP for his incredible performance in the last game. He is the first and so far only player in NBA history to be elected as the Finals MVP as a rookie. Because of this, it's not surprising that Charles Barkley was surprised when he heard Kenny Smith say that Promise is likely to become a strong contender for the MVP of this Finals. Although the promise is indeed excellent, the current promise is far from as great as "Magic" Johnson back then.
"But, what if the promise can really produce as terrifying data as 'Magic' Johnson?" "Big Shark" O'Neal said, "By then, there is no guarantee that the judges will give up their votes. Vote for the promise!"
"Shaq, you are a three-time Finals MVP!" Charles Barkley said loudly, "Do you think that kid who promised to be a Finals MVP is qualified?"
"Let's not discuss whether Promise will become the MVP of the Finals for the time being!" Kenny Smith said, "Actually, no matter whether he wins the MVP of the Finals or not, as long as he can help the team reach the NBA Finals, this is enough. It is quite an achievement. In the finals, no matter which player is truly strong! Moreover, the excellence promised is obvious to everyone, and there is no need for awards like MVP to prove anything!"
"If you put it like that, then why did Kobe Bryant want to prove himself through the Finals MVP trophy?" Charles Barkley shrugged.
"This is different, what do you think, Shaq?" Kenny Smith said with a smile.
"To put it simply, I have three Finals MVP trophies, but that guy Kobe only has two. Even a fool can understand this situation!" "Shark" O'Neal said.
"I think we should really stop arguing!" Kenny Smith said again, "We have been arguing about this topic for a while, and we haven't watched the game for a long time."
"Has it been a long time since we watched a game?" Charles Barkley pretended to be surprised and said, "Why hasn't the score changed much? It's still 9:9!"
Indeed, during the nearly two minutes that Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and "Shark" O'Neal were arguing, only one goal was scored by Kevin Durant on the court, and the two teams were still in the same position. On the starting line. Russell Westbrook missed a mid-range shot, and Roy Hibbert once again grabbed a backcourt rebound.
¡°Let¡¯s not discuss whether Promise will get the Finals MVP trophy for the time being. First of all, Russell Westbrook will definitely not get this award!¡± Kenny Smith said.
"Even if the Oklahoma City Thunder win the championship, it will definitely be Kevin Durant who wins the Finals MVP, not Russell Westbrook." "Shark" O'Neal said.
"Big Shark" O'Neal was saying this off the court, and Xu Nuo had already dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. David West got the ball from Xu Nuo and tried to post up Serge Ibaka, but David West's turn shot was blocked by Serge Ibaka, who had excellent jumping ability. Fortunately, DeMar DeRozan quickly controlled the ball with his quick eyesight and hands, and the ball came into Xu Nuo's hands again.
At this moment, Xu Nuo suddenly discovered that Russell Westbrook, who was standing in front of him just now, had disappeared. It turned out that when Serge Ibaka blocked David West, Russell Westbrook was eager to start a fast break and had already reached the midline. When Xu Nuo received the ball, Russell Westbrook had just ran back from the midline to near the three-point line. However, Xunuo ignored Russell Westbrook's interference and once again shot from outside the three-point line!
¡°This is already Xu Jiutian¡¯s literature!
"This is crazy, man!" "Shark" O'Neal couldn't help shouting.
¡°Four consecutive outside three-pointers!¡± Kenny Smith sighed.
"The promised three-point goal will definitely spark our debate about the ownership of the Finals MVP trophy again!" Charles Barkley said with some helplessness.