readytorunbook Chapter 370 Reversal and 5 consecutive victories!
Chapter 370 Reversal and 5 consecutive victories!
Chapter 370 Reversal and comeback five consecutive victories!
May 2, Indianapolis, Bankers Life Arena.
The Pacers host the Portland Trail Blazers tonight.
It can be seen from the warm-up before the game that the two teams are very gunpowder today.
"CJ, I will score the score later." The young man named Lillard looked at CJ McCollum and said.
"No problem." McCollum nodded.
He is aware of the grievances between Xu Xuan and Lillard, "You help me get in position, and I will pass you crazy passes."
Both are young people, but McCollum's ambitions are not big, and he is already very satisfied as the second master.
The game between the Trail Blazers and the Pacers is imminent at the Bankers Life Arena.
The starters of the two teams were shown on the big screen.
Pacers: Xu Xuan, CJ Miles, Paul George, PJ Tucker, JaVale McGee
Trail Blazers: Lillard, CJ McCollum, Aminu, Feng Lai, Plumlee.
McGee and Plumlee walk to the center circle jump ball.
Plumlee is also a young inside player that Xu Xuan admires. With a height of 208, he can control both a center forward and a power forward.
Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, the referee threw the ball into the air.
It's a pity that for this ball, McGee still took advantage of his height and bounce to dial the ball down.
The Pacers got the first attack.
Lillard broke out tonight!
As for the reason?
Lillard is not really that superficial, the reason for his outbreak is simple, because he really thinks he is better than Xu Xuan.
At the beginning of the season, no one was optimistic about the Trail Blazers, but he took one step at a time and led the team to this day.
But Lillard felt that the slap was not loud enough!
Defeating Xu Xuan, defeating the Pacers will make this slap even louder!
He wants to tell people that he is better than Xu Xuan.
This guy stole all the limelight again and again, and people seemed to forget about him as a super defender, and all the focus went to Xu Xuan.
As early as after watching the schedule of the Pacers and Trail Blazers, Lillard decided to prove his scoring ability in this second crazy shot.
In this game, the whole Blazers team was feeding him the ball.
Starting with McCollum, all the Blazers are frantically passing Lillard, pick-and-roll, and screens.
After the first quarter, Lillard had already scored 14 points.
After the second quarter, Lillard scored 24 points.
After the third quarter, Lillard has scored 38 points!
Lillard tonight really wants to hit the 50-point mark at the Bankers Life Arena!
"The Pacers are in trouble." At the end of the third quarter, Barkley looked very solemn.
As a "Xuan Chuan", he certainly doesn't want to see Xu Xuan lose to Lillard. These two are future fighters in people's eyes. Xu Xuan's brilliant performance this season actually makes him suppress The prestige that Lillard deserved during this period.
But after three quarters, the score was 90 to 78, and the Pacers were already behind by a full 12 points.
"The Blazers did come prepared. It seems that the Pacers won't be easy to win their five-game winning streak." Kenny Smith shook his head and said regretfully.
Lillard is not a rookie, let alone a leader like Kemba Walker.
Lillard is a representative of the iron-blooded hardliners. He believes that one punch cannot kill you, and I will punch you two or three times until you are killed!
Lillard will definitely not give the Pacers any respite.
"The five-game winning streak should be invisible, what a pity." Kenny Smith shook his head and looked at Barkley next to him: "Charles, do you think there is still hope for the Pacers?"
Buckley gave him a blank look, and before he could speak, Kenny Smith interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Okay, stop talking, I know what you're going to say!"
Buckley: "."
On the court, on the Pacers side, as soon as Hill dribbled the ball through half court, he encountered Lillard's tight defense.
"Damn, this guy is really defensive." Hill protected the basketball and observed the running positions of his teammates, but once the situation on the field fell into this deadlock, Hill didn't know who to pass the ball to.
With 15 seconds left in the attack time, Xu Xuan mentioned beyond the three-point line, and Hill hurriedly handed over the ball. At this time, he saw Xu Xuanbi's tactical gesture.
Yaosi pulls it away.
Classic tactics on the basketball court.
Lillard did not come to defend Xu Xuan. The Blazers defended Xu Xuan was CJ McCollum, who was their second-in-command and their outside defensive leader.
Boom, boom, boom.
coming!
McCollum opened his arms, "Left hand?"
Seeing Xu Xuan take a big step towards his right hand, McCollumka hurriedly moved sideways towards the right side of his body.
"No!" McCollum slammed on the brakes and stopped, because when Xu Xuan just started, he dribbled the basketball back to his right hand by changing hands. Is this a step back?
McCollum adjusted his center of gravity forward, and it was impossible to block Xu Xuan's shot, but he thought he could interfere with Xu Xuan's shot.
But at this very moment——
Xu Xuan's right hand suddenly turned inward and outward, and at the same time his back foot quickly kicked the ground. In the astonishment of McCollum, Xu Xuan broke into the inside line, soared into the air, dunked with a single-armed tomahawk, and became the Pacers' No. The first offense in four quarters!
Nice dunk!
Bankers Life Arena, cheers everywhere.
90 to 80, the Pacers trailed by 10 points.
Lillard is not a master who can endure things, and the Blazers attack in the frontcourt.
Facing George Hill's defense, a jumper in place——
This action is very similar to the lore in the face of Pickled Pepper in the previous life.
Stretch and feel confident!
Swah——
The point difference returned to 13 points!
The 41rd point!
see it?What Xu Xuan can do, I can do too, and I have more points than him, but why, why do people just turn a blind eye to me?
Lillard couldn't figure it out, and here, the Pacers' offense also came.
On the field, Pickle came out from the baseline to catch the ball.
The head coach of the Trail Blazers, Terry Stotts, stared at him. He had already told the players to pay attention to the Pacers' horn position pick-and-roll tactics. This kind of off-ball pick-and-roll and running, as long as you pay a little attention, what can you do? Big problem?
Anyway, you will end up with Xu Xuan in the end, right?
Seeing Xu Xuan who was about to run to the weak side, Terry nodded in satisfaction. He had already explained that no matter who is playing pick-and-roll with Xu Xuanyi, just switch defenses. It doesn't matter if you can't defend, just consume him.
Can Xu Xuan beat me to death by himself?
However, on the field, when Xu Xuan was halfway running, he suddenly made a spiritual counterrun. Hill, who was waiting for the ball on the baseline, got out in time, and Lillard, who was marking Hill, was caught by Xu Xuan. blocked behind.
"Not good!"
Looking at the figure in front of him wearing the No. 23 jersey, Lillard instinctively had a bad feeling in his heart.
"This ball Xu Xuan is not the end point!"
But it was already too late, Hill took off calmly!
A mid-range hit to the basket!
93:82.
"Don't be in a hurry!"
With a difference of 11 points, Lillard feels that there is no need to worry too much for the time being.
The Trail Blazers' offense, Lillard failed to make it this time, the basketball knocked out of the frame, and the Pacers protected the rebound.
Hill advances with the ball.
"Huh? Xu Xuan seems to be playing off the ball."
Almost exactly the same routine again.
This time, Lillard followed George Hill, but Xu Xuan suddenly passed down, and made a false pass, which was given to Pickled Pepper on the other side——
The pickled pepper dunked successfully.
93 is better than 84!
The point difference has narrowed to less than 10 points!
Terry on the sidelines hesitated, and just about to call a timeout, he was stopped by Lillard on the court with a wave.
pause?
No need to pause!
Singles from Lillard --
This time it is pickled peppers to prevent.
Lillard is still confident singles.
But the pickled pepper is not George Hill, the current pickled pepper is not the pickled pepper of later generations, and the current Lillard is not the Lillard of later generations!
Lillard hasn't reached his peak yet.
Snapped--!
A clean block!
Lillard was dumbfounded.
He was so confident with this ball, but this block came so suddenly!
He was dumbfounded, but Paojiao wasn't dumbfounded. After covering the ball like a rabbit, he quickly threw the ball to Xu Xuan.
In the frontcourt, Xu Xuan's chasing three-pointer——
The shells are loaded, please fire!
quasi!
The moment Xu Xuan shot, CJ McCollum wanted to pounce, but the angle of Xu Xuan's shot was so wonderful!
Fallback jump shot!
Swish!
The ball whistle!
Xu Xuan got a "+1" chance!
McCollum still confiscated it.
Mainly the first ball is a pick-and-roll, the second ball is passed in seconds, and the third ball McCollum is not sure how Xu Xuan will play, and his mind is confused.
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Xu Xuan made the free throw steadily!
93 is better than 88!
Only 5 points left!
Almost in the blink of an eye, Xu Xuan led the Pacers to chase the score back!
"Terry should have called a timeout," Kenny Smith said.
O'Neill complained: "In fact, he should have called a timeout."
Isn't it courting death for the Pacers to score like this?
There's no reason to make yourself uncomfortable.
However, what made them even more dumbfounded was that Xu Xuan succeeded in scoring four points this time, and the Blazers still didn't mean to call a timeout.
"Damn! Is Coach Terry crazy? Isn't it called a timeout? Does he have to wait until the Pacers catch up with all the points before he is satisfied?"
"No, I seem to see Damian waving at Terry. Damian thinks there is no need for a timeout now."
For a person like Lillard, it is better to call a timeout now than let him admit defeat directly. His arrogance will never allow him to leave the game first!
"Lillard's strong play! At the critical moment, he still chooses to believe in himself!"
Believe in yourself, there are pros and cons to this.
Appropriate self-confidence can improve the state, but excessive self-confidence is not self-confidence, it is called conceit!
The conceited Lillard once again chose to play hard, and he was very obsessed with his personal strength.
"Look at the athleticism -- Lillard's jump shot is amazing!"
What's different from just now is that Lillard didn't even ask for a pick-and-roll for this shot, just such a dry jumper——
Swish!
Got it!
It is difficult to defend against one and two, and Lillard made this ball!
"Oh! Beautiful! Beautiful three points!"
The Blazers bench boiled instantly, with Ed Davis and Allen Crabbe waving towels wildly.
The Blazers instantly boosted their morale!
It has to be said that Lillard's choice just now was also right. If he had listened to Coach Terry and agreed to a timeout, perhaps the Pacers' offensive rhythm would be interrupted, but the morale of the Blazers would definitely not be the same as it is now. so.
The choice just now was a double-edged sword. Fortunately, Lillard won the fight.
96 to 88, 8 points behind!
Whether it is to expand the advantage or narrow the score, the three-pointer is too strong, and it is another world in the blink of an eye.
frontcourt.
Lillard's goal did not make Xu Xuan overly nervous.
This ball of white chocolate shows off its passing talent.
Xu Xuan made a fake pass and turned his head to Mochizuki to give the ball directly to Paojiao who followed up, and Paojiao dunked and scored!
96 is better than 90!
The Pacers' scoring has never stopped.
Turning around, after Lillard went in and scored a layup with great effort, Xu Xuan passed the pickled pepper in seconds and scored from the outside!
have to.
The comparison came out.
The Pacers' offense is efficient and stable under Xu Xuan's combing, while the Blazers have been scoring, but Lillard is performing all by himself.
"This is a bit like a comparison between Xu Xuan in the playoffs last season and Xu Xuan now. Lillard is still too young."
Indeed, it is simply too vivid to regard such Lillard as Xu Xuan in the playoffs last season.
Last season, Xu Xuan was the same person who kept scoring, scoring, and scoring. The other four teammates seemed to be pendants.
But this season is different.
Xu Xuan's progress in sorting out offense this season is visible to the naked eye.
Lillard is like a child who hasn't grown up in front of him.
On the court, after the stalemate between the two sides for most of the quarter, Lillard was finally replaced by Coach Terry in a slump.
The score was tied.
Not only was it equalized, but it was also overtaken.
The Pacers were really efficient in this section, and he was pretty efficient at the beginning, but the more he hit the back, the more confused he became, and the worse his hand feeling became. In the end, he could only watch Xu Xuan and the Pacers step by step. The game turned around.
104 to 108, the Pacers came back to win with 12 points!
Coach Terry was a little sad. He didn't blame Lillard. Lillard performed well enough in this game. He created a career-high 51 points, a single-game scoring record.
At the critical moment, he also stood up without hesitation to help the team restore morale.
But it has nothing to do with the outcome of the game.
When hugging Frank Vogel, Terry said with some envy: "You have to keep a close eye on your capable man. I heard that many people want to get him away this summer."
Terry can only be envious, because no matter who gets Xu Xuan away, he and the Blazers have no chance.
The Blazers management will not choose to give up Lillard and then train Xu Xuan, that would be too expensive.
Terry's words made Frank's heart tighten.
He also heard about it, not only that, he also knew that Pritchard's intention to renew the contract in advance was denied by Xu Xuan, which meant that Xu Xuan did have other ideas.
But he didn't show it, but said with a smile: "Damian is not bad, he is almost as good as Xu Xuan."
Terry's face froze, this old thing.
(End of this chapter)