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Chapter 273 Five Good Balls!

Chapter 273 Five Best Balls!

In the second quarter, the two sides replaced the bench lineup, and Jokic remained on the court. According to the coach's intention, Hibbert would not play again until the third quarter.

The Pacers now have Lu Wei and CJ Myers on the outside, Solomon Hill and West on the front, and Jokic at the center.

The outside line of the Clippers is Crawford, Finson, Truth, Wesley Johnson and Josh Smith.

This lineup moves very fast. Whether it is Keliu and Finsen on the outside or Johnson and Smith on the inside, they are all people with very flexible feet, and Josh Smith is not a professional center forward. His height is only 2.06 meters.

Moreover, once the lineups on both sides go up, it is also full of highlights. Ke Liu vs. Lu Wei, both of them have won the best sixth man more than once.

This is not the first time these two have played against each other. Keliu also has a lot of affection for Lu Wei, who replaced him as the best sixth man. Lu Wei was born in 86 and is exactly 29 years old this year. This age is also a peak period for basketball players. After two years, after the age of 30, both speed and strength will decline to a certain extent. As for James, which is the exception.

And even James, after he passed 30, his playing style has gradually changed, and he shoots more shots from the outside than he did when he first debuted.

The first attack was from the Pacers. Lu Wei held the ball across the half court and swayed left and right to avoid Keliu's defense. They didn't know it was the first time they played against each other, and both sides knew each other very well.

After breaking through the three-point line, the Clippers' defense came over. Finson's athletic ability is very strong, and he has a good overall view. He helped defend over the first time and did not give Lu Wei the space to shoot.

When Finsen assisted in the defense, Crawford finally caught up. The two re-formed a wave of confrontation, and the Pacers pulled back to the outside to reorganize.

Jokic pulled the ball to a high position, and the Pacers began to run without the ball. Smith actually wanted to defend from the inside, but a very real problem, even if he defended, he would not be able to reach the height of Jokic's hands.

This is a story about height.

Jokic is too tall. He is organized on the outside at this height. Who can interfere?

CJ received the ball from the bottom corner. He didn't fool Finsen with a fake move, but he still forced the shot and threw a three-pointer without blinking.

With a bang, a successful hit!

Finsen's defense is good enough, but CJ's touch is coming.

As a backup scorer, CJ is playing very comfortably now. If he wants to change teams now, there will definitely be many teams willing to recruit him. His defense is not good, but it makes sense. This kind of cost-effective 3D player is a very scarce resource for all teams.

The Clippers quickly served the baseline ball, and Ke Liu took the ball and ran. Lu Wei retreated and stayed on his passing route. By the time Crawford dribbled the ball past halftime, the Pacers' defensive lineup had already fallen into position.

Crawford gestured to his teammates to pull away, and he wanted to attack the ball himself.

He is the absolute scoring point of this lineup, and everyone else has to give way no matter who they are.

Crawford lowered his center of gravity and dribbled the ball back and forth with his left and right hands. Lu Wei was very close to him. There was no room for him to shoot in this position. Lu Wei defended very smartly. Ke Liu’s ability to break through is no longer as good as before. Moreover, the Pacers in this lineup have an absolute advantage inside, so Crawford can basically only float outside to shoot.

It's a pity that the arc of the ball was a bit too big, and he didn't have Harden's balance ability, so he didn't score with a bang.

Last season, Crawford's three-point shooting rate was 32.7%. He averaged 5.7 shots per game and could hit 1.9. You must know that when he was at his peak, his three-point shooting rate could reach 45.5%. In comparison, it is already a very big decline.

In the second half of the second quarter, Xu Xiang and Paojiao were replaced, and a wave of defensive changes was formed in the frontcourt. Xu Xiang singled out Rivers.

Little Rivers looked at Xu Xiang who was rushing forward and showed fierce eyes. He has already occupied a favorable position, and his lateral movement speed is not slow.

This is the current thinking of Little Rivers.

Xu Xiang is actually not very concerned about this matter. He is not going to make a mid-range shot or a layup with this ball. He wants a three-pointer!

Xu Xiang stepped over, his body swayed to the left, Little Rivers stared, is this about to make a move?Is it left or right?

Xu Xiang smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth, his center of gravity sank, he abruptly withdrew his steps, and suddenly changed direction!

Rivers Jr. immediately realized that when he was defending the ball just now, he was afraid that Xu Xiang would change direction, and he expected it!

I saw him rushing forward ferociously, surrounded by his hands, it depends on how you throw the ball!

However, what he could think of, couldn't Xu Xiang think of it?

The moment Little Rivers rushed over with all his strength, Xu Xiang slowed down instantly, collected the ball, retreated, one step, two steps, three steps, kicked, took off, and shot!

Lean forward and shoot a three-pointer!

Little Rivers was shocked instantly. He didn't expect Xu Xiang to change the rhythm twice, and the predicted position was missed!

He turned his head to look at the goal, and he could only hope that the goal would not be scored, otherwise he would definitely be the background board for the five best goals.

It's a pity that the arc of this ball is very beautiful, passing through the Nets with a swish like a precision missile, and it hits steadily!

The old Rivers standing on the sidelines covered his eyes, and the little Rivers was completely played by this ball.

"Xu Xiang played this ball very smartly and very patiently. This offensive rhythm is perfect!" Teacher Wang said excitedly.

Director Yang nodded and said:

"He handled this ball very well, with continuous breakthroughs and recovery changes. This is very well controlled in terms of strength and speed."

The two quickly seized a wave of opportunities and blew a wave of Xu Xiang fiercely, but there was nothing wrong with the blow, the level of the top five.

(End of this chapter)