Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Coach Luke really couldn’t stand it anymore. Taking advantage of the foul dead ball, he replaced Brand and replaced Thaddeus Young. The effect was immediate. Thaddeus Young played better than Brand.

Brand sat on the bench, covering his head with a towel, full of chagrin, and he didn't want to play so badly, but he was nervous when it came to the playoffs, and he was also very depressed.

on the field.

George played very well and became the core of leading the Pacers' bench lineup, propping up the Pacers' offensive and defensive ends. Although only a second-year player, he has already shown some prowess.

However, the 76ers are not weak here. Lu Wei, Holiday, and Xiaoka all played very well.

Especially small cards.

"Pull away." George gestured to his teammates to pull away. He singled for the small card, "I heard that you are a defensive fighter, but I don't believe you can defend me."

Xiaoka ignored George's provocation, and his expression did not change at all, just like a robot, just staring at George. Seeing that the provocation was useless, George stopped talking nonsense, accelerated the dribble, and suddenly accelerated the breakthrough.

Snapped!

With a light sound, George's palm was empty. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough to block Xiaoka with his body and regain control of the basketball, but there was a layer of cold sweat in his vest.

"This guy strikes so fast, I really can't underestimate him." George saw that there was not much time left for the attack, he took a step to the left, and then turned over and made a jumper.

Xiaoka reacted quickly, jumped up quickly, and flew forward. He silently calculated the attack time, knowing that the attack time was short, so when George turned around, he guessed George's intention.

But the ball could not be blocked.

With a "bang", the basketball hit the hoop, but it didn't bounce very high, only bumped, and then fell headlong into the net.

"Phew." George breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, I was smart and chose to lean back, or I would have been blocked by this kid." Just now, he was almost stolen by Xiaoka, which made George further realize Xiaoka's defensive skills. So I didn't dare to take it lightly, and I used the fallback when turning over the jumper, so the force of the shot was too small, and I almost couldn't make it.

But it also avoided Xiaoka's block, and the ball finally tipped in, which is half strength and half luck.

76ers offense.

Lu Wei broke through to score the ball and passed it to Thaddeus Young, who in turn passed it to Holiday, who made a shot to attract the defense, and then scored again and passed to Xiaoka.

At this time, George was attracted by Holiday and moved two steps towards Holiday. Seeing Holiday gave Xiaoka the ball, he quickly turned around and rushed towards Xiaoka.

But it's too late.

I saw Xiaoka's hand rising and falling, and a three-pointer hit.

This season, Xiaoka has been training with Qin Hao every day, and he has improved not only defense, but also his ability to control movement and shooting ability has greatly improved.

Qin Hao knows what the level of Xiaoka's peak is. It is equivalent to bringing his own instruction manual. Naturally, he will not let Xiaoka take a detour, nor waste Xiaoka's talent, but only make him a defensive fighter.

From the very beginning, Qin Hao's plan for Xiaoka was to become an all-around small forward with excellent offense and defense.

So Xiaoka can not only defend, but also score!

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 31:26, and the 76ers were still 5 points ahead.

Wait until the second quarter, the two sides will first send a rotation lineup, the 76ers are still dominated by Lou Wei, Holiday, and Xiaoka, while the Pacers are dominated by Collison and Barbosa.

There is no doubt that the bench depth of the 76ers is stronger than that of the Pacers, and the combination of Lou Williams, Holiday, and Kawhi is much stronger than Collison and Barbosa.

In just a moment, the Pacers were completely at a disadvantage, and the point difference was widened to 9 points.

Seeing that the situation was not right, coach Vogel replaced George and West.

George is now afraid of Xiaoka's defense. He didn't play singles, but asked for a pick-and-roll. He used West's pick-and-roll to get rid of Xiaoka, and then a change of direction broke through Thaddeus Young, who had fallen on the delay, and killed him. After the inside line, he found a physical confrontation, knocked Mozkov away, and then hit a board.

A moment later, George ran back, came to the three-point line to receive the ball, and made a shooting motion. Xiaoka subconsciously stood on tiptoe and raised his hand, but George showed a smile, put the ball down, and shot forward. Xiaoka reacted quickly, immediately lowered his center of gravity, and at the same time took a step back, ready to chase.

"You've been fooled again." George chuckled, and after only one step forward, he immediately pulled back, retreated beyond the three-point line, and made a step back three-pointer.

Swish!

With a bang, the ball went in.

"nice shot."

A group of Pacers players cheered in unison.

Coach Vogel couldn't help but smile. George's performance today was very good. Whether it was leading the bench in the last few minutes of the first quarter, or these two balls, his performance was impeccable.

This season, George averaged 13.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. The individual points per game were even a little higher than the 12.8 points per game of Hibbert and West, the second only second in the Pacers team. Yu Granger's average of 18.7 points, personal talent has gradually begun to show.

What is even more rare is that he does not have stage fright. In the playoffs, he still performs steadily and dares to fight, especially when there are no Hibbert, Granger and others on the court, he is especially brilliant.

A moment later, George broke through the inside line again, causing Mozkov's foul. Although he failed to score 2+1, he walked to the free throw line and made two free throws and scored two more points.

Before he knew it, George's personal scoring was in double figures, becoming the Pacers' highest scorer so far.

"George played really well today."

"This kid is really powerful. The bigger the scene, the more he dares to fight."

A group of Pacers players praised one after another. Because of George's excellent performance, the Pacers quickly narrowed the score, and the difference between the two sides has quietly narrowed to only 2 points.

The difference from 9 points to 2 points is just a matter of time, and George has made great contributions. He has become a surprise soldier of the Pacers today!

"Request a time off."

Coach Luke called a timeout.

At this point, five minutes into the second quarter, Coach Luke waved his hand and began to make substitutions: "Qin, and Speights, Iguodala, the three of you." Then Coach Luke spread out the tactical board , rearranged some tactics, knocked on the tactical board, and said in a deep voice, "Give me the score."

"Yes."

"clear."

Qin Hao and the others all agreed.

When the timeout ends, both teams return to the court.

The Pacers also changed people, Hibbert, Granger, and Hill were all replaced, and George and West were not replaced, which was equivalent to taking back the starting lineup.

Qin Hao looked at the opposite side, his eyes fell on George, the corners of his mouth rose, revealing a chuckle, and he said to himself, "Is it a strange soldier? That's sorry."