readytorunbook Chapter 400 Draft Lottery and Dayao's Arrival!
Chapter 400 Draft Lottery and Dayao's Arrival!
Chapter 400 Draft Lottery and Dayao's Arrival!
Don't worry, Xu Xuan has already played two games in a row. With a 1-1 record, it is conservatively estimated that the two teams will have to play 3 more games to decide the winner.
In other words, Xu Xuan has to play three consecutive 3-minute games. Is this possible?
Can he hold on?
From the comparison between the first game and the second game, it can be clearly seen that although Xu Xuan's fighting spirit is still high, his athletic ability is actually declining.
When he can't play, what should the Pacers do?
This is what Pacers fans are most worried about.
Coincidentally, after the Pacers lost to the Cavaliers in G2, the Warriors also beat the Thunder 118-91 at home, thus tying the total score to 1-1.
The Warriors lost the first game, and Curry made too many mistakes.Coach Cole believes that Curry has not yet recovered 100%, but it is very close.In the second game, Curry will surely come back, and so will the Warriors.Curry did not disappoint. After scoring no points in the second quarter, he scored 1 points in 58 minute and 15 seconds in the third quarter, defeating his opponent in one fell swoop.
This is the first time the Warriors have lost in the first game in the past two years.The winning odds of Las Vegas even changed because of this, with the Thunder lower than the Warriors.However, in today's game, the Warriors are still favored, with a 9-point handicap.
The Warriors can't afford to lose. After the opening, Clay and Green hit three-pointers one after another, and the Warriors started 6-0.
Only 1 minute and 49 seconds into the game, the Thunder called a timeout.Westbrook and Durant opened the situation for the Thunder one after another, but Thompson returned a three-pointer.
Curry made his first three-pointer with 4 minutes and 55 seconds left in this quarter. After that, he broke through and faced Adams with a forced layup, and the Warriors had a slight advantage.
The Warriors were very desperate. With 2 minutes and 54 seconds left in this quarter, Curry flew into the auditorium and pressed on a spectator in order to save a foul ball.Fortunately, Curry was not injured. He returned to the court after a short break and scored another layup at the end of this section. The Warriors led 27-20.
The Warriors made 6 three-pointers in the first quarter, Thompson scored 11 points in the first quarter, and Curry scored 8 points.
The second quarter became Durant's world. In less than 4 minutes of this quarter, he scored 10 points alone.
After he hit consecutive three-pointers, with 8 minutes and 12 seconds left in this quarter, the Thunder only trailed 32-35.Curry's pounce on the audience in the first quarter still had some impact. In the second quarter, he only took one shot and missed, and Thompson also missed frequently.
The Thunder once overtook, and with 1:59 left in this quarter, Waiters hit a three-pointer, and the Thunder led 47-46.Iguodala immediately caused a foul on the outside, made three free throws, and the Warriors took the lead again.
The Thunder failed to score in the last 1 minute and 35 seconds of this section, but Thompson finally made a goal, and Iguodala succeeded twice. The Warriors played 8-0 and expanded their advantage 57-49.
Iguodala performed a Michael Jordan-esque shot, receiving the ball, pulling the bar in the air, laying up and drawing a foul.
The "Splash Brothers" played 11 minutes in the second quarter without scoring. In the end, only Thompson scored 2 points. Fortunately, Iguodala and Ezeli, who came off the bench, performed well and the Warriors still maintained the lead.After making 6 three-pointers in the first quarter, the Warriors failed to make a three-pointer in this quarter.
Durant scored 16 points in the second quarter, completely blasting the "Splash Brothers". He scored 23 points in the first half and Westbrook scored 9 points.
In the third quarter, Curry finally showed his power.
With 7 minutes and 09 seconds left in this section, Curry hit a three-pointer. Afterwards, he succeeded in stealing and fouled Durant outside the three-point line. At the same time, Durant was called a technical foul. Curry made four consecutive free throws .After Durant quickly returned the ball, Curry attacked from the outside again. After shaking the defender with a feint, he made a three-pointer.
His performance was not over yet. After that, in the fast-break three-on-one, he stepped on the three-point line and hit another three-pointer. In 1 minute and 58 seconds, he scored 15 points alone. The Warriors scored 79-59 in one fell swoop. 20 achieved a [-]-point advantage.
After Curry rested, the Thunder failed to seize the opportunity. Ezeli missed two free throws with 13.7 seconds left in this quarter, but Green grabbed an offensive rebound and made a tip-up. The Warriors ended the first three quarters 88-68.
The Thunder collapsed in the fourth quarter.Iguodala hit a three-pointer at the beginning of this section, and then dunked in the fast break. The Warriors played 7-0 and led by 95 points 68-27.Barnes and Aizeli also succeeded one after another, and the Warriors blossomed more, taking a 99-70 lead.
Curry was resting on the sidelines with a large swelling on his right elbow, which he injured when he jumped to the sidelines in the first half.The Warriors with a big lead still didn't dare to be careless, and then let Curry play.In desperation, the Thunder gave up early and removed the Shuangjun, and Curry also ended halfway through this quarter.The Warriors' substitutes were in full bloom, and once extended their advantage to 35 points, the outcome lost suspense.
The finals on both sides changed from 1 to 0 to 1 to 1 at the same time, which made the more intricate situation difficult to control.
But this also indirectly explains a truth. No one can survive such a situation alone. Even the Warriors lost with a thousand troops before. You must know that they are a 73-win team in the regular season, a proper NBA First in history.
The same is true for the Cavaliers. The league's No.1 James leads the team, the super combination of the Big Three, and the Eastern Conference in the regular season. Can you imagine that they will lose to the Pacers in the first game?
Unexpected!
At the same time, the 2016 NBA Draft officially began.
Xu Xuan spared a rare half a day, and while resting, he also accompanied Dayao who came from afar.
That's right, Dayao is here again.
He came out this time to inform Xu Xuan of the time for the national team training camp, and he also brought two young domestic players who were fledgling.
Xiao Zhou and Da Wang.
Inside the Pacers' practice facility in Indianapolis.
Dayao pointed to Xu Xuan with a smile on his face and said, "Xiao Zhou, Da Wang, call me Big Brother."
The two young men with outstanding height were a little shy, but they still called out honestly: "Brother."
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Xu Xuan looked at Dayao speechlessly.
I can't stand this title.
Still, he nodded and beckoned the two young players to sit down.
Since they were not at home, they had nothing to drink, so Xu Xuan handed them a few bottles of Gatorade.
Neither of them dared to drink, and they were so shy that they didn't even dare to unscrew the bottle cap vigorously.
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Xu Xuan touched his forehead helplessly, I am not a big tiger, so why are you so afraid of me?
"Xuanzi, don't you want to delay you?" Dayao looked around, the other Pacers players were in the middle of intense training, and the appearance of sweating profusely made the two young players beside him even more uncomfortable.
"It's okay, don't delay." Xu Xuan waved his hand, and said casually: "I got up earlier than them, and I have finished their training now."
Of course, there was still a word in his heart that he didn't say, even if it was delayed, he couldn't say it, not to mention Dayao's help to him, it was so hard to come here, he must have something to come here, let alone bring two As a young general, this purpose is self-evident.
Dayao nodded, he knew Xu Xuan, and his self-control was amazing.
And Xiao Zhou and Da Wang next to each other looked at each other in dismay, looking at each other in horror.
If you read correctly, it is 9:7 in the morning in the United States, and the other people have been training for more than an hour, that is to say, they start training at least 7:[-], and Xu Xuan can put it on before [-]:[-]. How early to get up for training to finish this?
The boss is indeed the boss!
Can't compare.
The two young generals glanced at each other, and suddenly felt that the other was a little disgusted.
This is compared.
In the distance, Frank Vogel greeted Dayao from a distance. Normally, Frank would take the initiative to step forward, but now that the G3 battle is imminent, he has no time to come and say hello, no time at all.
Looking at the entire Pacers team, Xu Xuan is actually the one who is the most idle right now.
Dayao also nodded with a smile. He has experienced this kind of tense atmosphere before, and he can understand it.
Dayao turned to look at Xu Xuan and said, "How about it, are you confident about the next game?"
Xu Xuan shook his head and nodded again: "I'm quite confident, but that guy LeBron is indeed a bit aggressive, so he's not sure, so let's do our best."
Up to now, you can only do your best, and you can't think of other ways, let alone do it.
"LeBron." Dayao said softly, and then fell into the memory, he also confronted LeBron, that guy was really fierce.
"If you hit him, you still have to force him to shoot from the outside, especially three-pointers. Forcing him to shoot three-pointers from the outside makes it not so comfortable for him to score." Dayao gave his own suggestion.
Xu Xuan nodded, he also thought so, instead of letting James go in and cause a foul, for example, he should shoot from the outside.
When the Cavaliers faced the Eagles in the semifinals, the Eagles just shrunk the inside line and forced him to go inside, but he was beaten black and blue.
"LeBron made 30.9% of his three-pointers this season, which is not high," Xu Xuan added.
This sentence instantly made the two young generals across the street blush and couldn't lift their heads.
Isn't the 30.9% three-point shooting rate not high?
This is the NBA, James is still a small forward, isn't his 30.9% three-point shooting rate high?
But when they thought of the young man who was about their age in front of them, with a 42.3% three-point shooting percentage, they didn't talk about it.
I feel sad and want to cry.
Well, seeing "you" makes me want to cry even more.
Xiao Zhou and Da Wang looked at each other and turned their heads in disgust.
Xu Xuan chatted with Dayao for a few words, and Dayao didn't procrastinate, and directly pointed out his purpose of coming.
"Brother Yao, what do you mean?" Xu Xuan asked thoughtfully after hearing Dayao's reason for coming.
Dayao patted the shoulders of the two young players, and laughed: "I want to see if there is any back door on your side. The results of the trial training of these two little guys are not satisfactory, and they may lose the selection. It seems that there is a second-round pick, if possible, can you consider these two guys."
Dayao touched his head in embarrassment when he walked out the back door, but his eyes were still fixed on Xu Xuan.
Xu Xuan almost cried when he saw this cautiously expecting look.
Brother Yao!
No need!
You don't have to do this!
I have never been so humble on the court. For the future of the men's basketball team, to be able to say such a thing is obviously throwing face to Java.
When Dayao said this, the two teenagers next to him had their heads lowered into their crotches, and their faces were so red that they were about to smoke.
They are also regretting that if they can perform better during the trial training, they will try to make the team look at them, so it's no use Dayao.
They don't deserve it!
Xu Xuan didn't answer immediately, and took a few swigs of Gatorade in front of him, "Gudu", "Gudu".
"Brother Yao," Xu Xuan put down the water, looked at Dayao seriously and said, "It stands to reason that you have spoken, no matter what, I can't say no, but, Brother Yao, I won't hide it from you. Probably won't stay in Indiana."
Dayao was silent for a while, but he didn't feel regretful for coming in vain, but was thinking about what Xu Xuan said just now.
Maybe not in Indiana this season?
Does that mean that the previous rumors are true?
Xu Xuan really plans to leave this summer?
Dayao patted Xu Xuan on the shoulder and looked into his eyes seriously: "Xuanzi, have you thought about it? You know you can get the bird rights after playing in Indiana for two more years. If you get the bird rights , based on your worth, it is definitely a super maximum salary starting from five years, if you leave now, you will have nothing, and everything will have to start all over again."
When talking about this topic, Dayao directly waved the two young players away.
Xiao Zhou and Da Wang looked at each other with wry smiles, but they also knew that they couldn't hear what was discussed below, but even the news just now was enough to shock them, Xu Xuan actually planned to leave Indiana.
Great news!
If this is revealed, it will definitely be super explosive news.
But they also know that they can't say this even if they are killed. This matter is well known, you know me, and there must be no fifth person who knows, otherwise
After the two young players left, Xu Xuan became more casual.
"I haven't thought about it yet, but I do have this idea. It depends on how far we can go this season."
The person in front of him was Dayao, and Xu Xuan didn't intend to hide it. If he couldn't trust Dayao, he couldn't trust anyone else either.
Dayao nodded: "It's still necessary to leave a way out and think carefully before and after. If you leave, the Pacers' lineup will collapse."
"No, I just returned the boss position to Paojiao. He will continue to lead the team forward. Of course, he may not."
Xu Xuan hasn't mentioned this matter to Paojiao yet. After all, the game is too important now to be distracted by these off-court matters.
In Xu Xuan's previous life, Pickled Pepper was offered to be traded in the summer of next year, and Xu Xuan couldn't guarantee whether his butterfly wing flapping at him every day would change the ending.
Of course, there must be conditions for Xu Xuan to leave. It is impossible to leave for no reason like this. In that case, he would also be sorry for Bird, the lovely Indiana fans, and let alone his teammates who fought side by side with him. .
Xu Xuan has thought about this matter for a long time, and he already has a draft in his heart. Everything depends on how the next game will go. Take one step at a time.
(End of this chapter)