roccoschili Chapter 386 Rookie Wall!
Chapter 386 Rookie Wall!
Chapter 386 Rookie Wall!
It is not easy for the Cavaliers to catch up with this point difference.
The Pacers will not easily let the opponent chase points.
7 to 11.
James was about to pass the ball. He was calmly observing the situation on the field. Pickle was standing in front of him, staring at him closely.
James took N strides against Pickle's defense!
One step, two steps, three steps!
"Shh!"
Basketball hitting the backboard.
The score was 9 to 11.
James is so strong!
Both sides played very seriously in the first quarter. This is an unavoidable negligence in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The intensity of this game is not inferior to the finals in a sense, and there are trophies in the Eastern and Western finals. Although the significance is not very great, it is also good for many players to become a collection in their cabinets.
With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, Xu Xiangcai could barely be replaced. Coach Nate left pickled peppers on top to lead the team to play.
To put it bluntly, he was worried about letting Jokic and others carry the burden.
Lu Wei is okay, JC Myers is also good, but Jokic's performance in the first eight games of the playoffs was not very good.
It can't be said that it is not very good, it can only be said that it is not as good as the regular season performance, and there is a big gap.
Jokic's strength is not at the basket, but the difference between the playoffs and the regular season is that people will seize your weaknesses and hit hard. If you can't play at the basket, then I will only hit you at the basket and don't give you the slightest chance to breathe. What can you do?
If you have the ability, shoot me on the outside!
Anyway, my inside line is to blow you up!
Simple and rude!
But very practical.
Jokic's confrontation under the basket is not strong, which can also be seen in Zhou Qi, another center of the Pacers.
Zhou Qi didn't play a game in the playoffs, didn't play a game!
The task assigned by Coach Nate to Zhou Qi has not been completed yet, and Xu Xiang does not know what is going on.
Gain weight!Gain weight!Gain weight!
If he can't successfully complete the weight gain, then he will definitely not appear on Coach Nate's roster.
Unless one day I'm in a good mood.
And now, veterans like West and Mahinmi are popular again.
Mahinmi also focuses on the confrontation at the basket. Although he is a bit weaker than Hibbert, he wins because of his young body and strength.
Jokic was temporarily pressed to the bench.
He is very distressed.
"It's okay, Nicholas," Xu Xiang took the initiative to pat him on the shoulder, "This is only your first season, and the time is still long!"
Jokic doesn't have any bad intentions, he just feels that he is a little sorry for the Pacers, and he feels terrible since he started playing in the playoffs!
Not to mention not meeting other people's expectations, even your own expectations were not met.
Jokic looked up at him, "Xu, I'm sorry"
Xu Xiang quickly stopped him. Jokic's strength is obvious to all. Now this performance can only be said that he is not very suitable for the environment of the playoffs.
This takes time to accumulate.
"I only played one round in the playoffs last season" can't hurt the self-confidence of my friends now.
Xu Xiang told his embarrassing things.
But in Jokic's view, although Xu Shang was eliminated after only one round of play last season, he played his own style, especially in the case of single core, and it was the first year. Leading the team to such a result has already explained a lot of problems.
Of course, Jokic still heard the kindness in his words.
Nate next to him nodded in relief. In his opinion, Xu Xiang not only played the ball well, but also did a very good job in dealing with all aspects of the team's problems. He showed his mind as a master.
It's not that he is partial, pickled peppers are really inferior to him in this regard.
No matter from what point of view.
Paojiao doesn't like to talk much, and doesn't like to take care of these crap things, but Xu Xiang is different.
He has the makings of a leader.
Although Jokic and Xu Xiang were rookies in the same year, Xu Xiang still handled this matter very well.
The boss of the team is not just a title.
James has fewer black spots, but Kobe has more black spots. Why?
It's because Kobe doesn't like to deal with the problems in the locker room, and even said he doesn't bother to deal with these things. He really just wants to play well and win well.
The two have different focuses.
For example, James would often give some things to his teammates, such as expensive clothes or something, Xu Xiang often saw this news in his previous life.
Zhou Qi didn't come over today because Coach Nate didn't put him in the squad.
Even the on-site commentary was discussing Coach Nate's substitution.
"Abandoning Jokic is a good choice," the commentator said without hesitation, "Now the Pacers do not lack organizational points on the outside, but they lack stable offensive and defensive points inside. Mahinmi can do all of this very well."
What you said is not unreasonable to everyone's ears.
"Maybe I hit the rookie wall," another commentator said cautiously. Among the many rookies this year, Towns, Jokic, Porzingis and others are more popular. These people have superstar images.
But from the current point of view, Jokic seems to be the first to hit the rookie wall.
In fact, this is not the case. A large part of Jokic's poor performance at present is because the Pacers' record is really good. In addition, with Xu Xiang and Paojiao, there is a gap in this comparison.
Few rookies can stabilize their mentality in their first playoffs, and Jokic's performance can be rated as mediocre.
In fact, strictly speaking, Xu Xiang is still a rookie, but surprisingly, no one treats him as a rookie.
No one ever mentioned anything about the rookie wall in front of him.
Have you ever seen a rookie averaging 35+ per game in the playoffs?
never seen it?
If you haven't seen it, don't want BB!
Xu Xiang's treatment seems to be different from theirs.
But no one exported this cruel fact. The NBA is like this. When you are not playing well, there will always be people pointing at you.
Even if you play very well, there will still be people pointing at you.
This is a process.
Jokic still needs to grow.
At the end of the first quarter, relying on the excellent performance of Xu Xiang and Paojiao, the score was 27 to 32, and the Pacers led by 5 points at home.
The two sides entered a short rest period, and the coaching staff quickly took the opportunity to arrange some tactics.
Every minute of the Eastern Conference Finals stage is precious.
According to the arrangement of Coach Nate, Xu Xiang can rest for a few minutes in the second quarter, and then he has to play. Pickle will lead the team until Xu Xiang goes to the field.
The starting lineup sent by the Pacers in the second quarter is Lu Wei, CJ Myers, Pickled Pepper, West, and Mahinmi.
This lineup has a lot of attack points, and all five players have a certain finishing ability.
Coach Nate still decided to attack first!
(End of this chapter)