roccoschili Chapter 346
Chapter 346
Chapter 346
In the second quarter, the Pacers went to the full bench, while the Cavaliers still left Irving.
After half a quarter, the little prince Owen couldn't restrain himself.
It is true that Lu Wei is the "Best Sixth Man", but he is not good at defense. The Pacers' perimeter defense was broken by Owen's sudden branches.
And this quarter Irving feels good, both inside and outside.
Both Xu Xiang and Pickled Pepper were full in the first quarter, so Coach Nate was not in a hurry to exert his strength. It would be good to rest for a while. Anyway, their real strength period was in the third quarter, so it doesn't matter if they are a little behind now.
Ever since, Zhou Qi, Lavoy and other players had the chance to play.
After halftime, the Cavaliers continued to expand their advantage, the score was 60 to 49, and the point difference returned to 11 points again.
James played again in the second half of the second quarter. They really didn't have enough manpower. JR was also replaced in the last 2 minutes to adjust his state.
In the third quarter, the Cavaliers made up their minds and had to use him. Jefferson's offense was okay but his defense was really bad.
The Cavaliers have enough offensive points, and there is no need for him to open up the situation.
In the Cavaliers locker room, James was comforting JR, but the effect was not very good.
In the 2 minutes of going up just now, JR came down without doing anything.
Xu Xiang's method is better than beating JR directly, because JR is a proud person.
"Hey, JR, you did the right thing" James paused, then continued.
He must be on the side of his teammates.
No matter how good Xu Xiang's relationship with him is.
Smith looked up at him, shook his head,
"I'm complaining why I was cheated by him twice in a row"
James was silent for a while, "Obviously, brother, he did it on purpose." Everyone can see that Xu Xiang did it on purpose, he just wanted to disgust JR.
"You have to cheer up, JR, the only one who can make this happen is you!"
"I?"
"You have to use your solid defense to educate him severely, so that he can return it, and if you"
James didn't finish his sentence, but it was enough for JR Smith to make up for it.
"Yeah, if I ended up like this today, it would be a laughing stock, but if I lock him up in the third quarter"
He continued to think in his heart that he couldn't be the background board!
Absolutely not!
He has to prove himself!
Fighting spirit rekindled in JR Smith's eyes, and James next to him nodded in relief.
Pause back, and the game continues.
Coach Nate didn't dawdle with you, and directly replaced the main force!
Xu Xiang and Paojiao rested for a whole quarter in the second quarter plus the intermission, the two of them are very energetic now!
The score is now 60-49, with the Pacers trailing by 11 points.
Xu Xiang winked at Pickled Pepper, and the two decided to counterattack from the beginning.
The players on the field now, the Pacers side, are all starters, and the Cavaliers side Irving, JR, Shumpert, Love and TT.
James went down to rest. He went up to play for a while in the second quarter, and now he must rest.
The Pacers attacked, George Hill dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Irving stepped back and defended, his eyes were always on the ball in George Hill's hand.
After coming to the frontcourt, George Hill continued to pass the ball to Xu Xiang, and Xu Xiang gestured for his teammates to pull away, and he wanted to single-play JR Smith.
Unexpectedly, he came up again.
JR was tense, the sweat dripped from his head drop by drop, his center of gravity was very low, ready to move at any time.
Xu Xiang rolled his eyes and immediately had another idea. Apart from his small defensive moves, JR has another shortcoming, that is, he fouls a lot.
He averaged 2.3 fouls per game last season, and so far this season, 2.6 fouls.
He is very persistent when defending, always hoping for a successful steal, but it turns out that if he wants to steal, he has to use a pile of fouls!
"Boom, boom, boom" again and again, the sound of the basketball hitting the floor of the arena seemed to be hitting JR's heart.
He didn't dare to wipe the sweat off his forehead with his hands, because he was afraid that he would be broken again if he didn't pay attention!
Xu pulls the lever to the left!Pull the lever right!Back and forth, back and forth.
At this moment, Xu Xiang started, and his first step was as quick as ever!
JR's spirit was very tense. When Xu Xiang's body changed, he judged Xu Xiang's position, and at the same time jumped high. If Xu Xiang dared to throw this ball, he would definitely miss it!
His eyes are full of ferocity and ferocity, he wants revenge!
Xu Xiang looked at the direction in which he was jumping, glanced slightly at the corner of his mouth, his body maintained the change of center of gravity, and directly found his body to fight against in the air,
"Oh!"
The sound of muscle clashing came!
Xu Xiang completed his shot while being hit by JR.
"beep!"
The referee blew his whistle!
JR's third personal foul!
Xu Xiang will be fined three times!
Fortunately, the goal was not scored, otherwise it would be another "3+1"!
Loves immediately stepped forward to help JR up, and the Pacers also quickly helped Xu Xiang up.
JR was dissatisfied with the penalty, he thought it was Xu Xiang who took the initiative to find him, and his blocking was fine.
But the referee was unmoved at all, Xu Xiang made two of three free throws, and his shooting percentage was not bad.
The Cavaliers attacked, and after Irving advanced to the frontcourt, the inside singles hanging to Love were interfered by Plumley, the rebound was picked up by Hibbert, and the Pacers launched a fast break.
In the blink of an eye, he rushed to the frontcourt. George Hill accelerated all the way to the basket. Facing the pincer attack of two people, he directly chose to pass the ball from behind.
Xu Xiang, who followed up at the top of the arc, received the ball and pulled it up to score a three-pointer!
"Shh!"
Got it!
The Pacers played a wave of 5-0, and Xu Xiang scored 5 points in a row.
The score was 60 to 54. Whenever the Pacers fell behind a lot, Xu Xiang could always catch them back.
The Cavaliers attacked, Irving broke through to the basket and circled back to the mid-range pull!
"Kang Dang!" Still hitting the iron, the Cavaliers' offense suddenly stalled.
On the Pacers side, Xu Xiang made another three-pointer, which caused cheers from the crowd.
With a score of 60 to 57, the Pacers are only 3 points away!
And the Cavaliers are still hitting the iron!
Love finished Owen's iron, Irving finished JR's iron, James on the sidelines looked at the point difference, and he couldn't sit still.
At 8 minutes and 45 seconds, timeout, the score was 63 to 62, and the Cavaliers only led by 1 point!
This is the Pacers' ability to chase points in the third quarter!
After James came up, the situation immediately stabilized. First, he leaned on pickled peppers to hit the inside and turned around to make a diagonal jumper, and then fired a three-pointer from the outside.
The Pacers were not to be outdone, and with the efforts of Xu Xiang and Paojiao, they finally managed to overtake the score at the end of the third quarter!
With a score of 75 to 79, the Pacers entered the fourth quarter with a 4-point lead.
The Pacers scored 30 points in a single quarter, while the Cavaliers only scored 15 points in the third quarter, most of which were scored by James alone.
(End of this chapter)