Chapter 381 [Earning Breath]

The Warriors broadcast every game live in China, and the game against the underdogs was no exception.

On the evening of the 12th, there was a small tidbit after the players came out of the court, and Pacers head coach O'Brien appeared on the bench wearing slippers.

Yu Jia smiled: "What is O'Brien doing here?" He felt that the Pacers could despise the Warriors...... Doesn't the Coalition have a dress code? ”

"The league may not prescribe what shoes to wear. ”

Actually, it's not that O'Brien deliberately despises the Warriors, it's that he has a broken toe on his right foot so he can't wear other shoes. If you look closely, he is still wearing slippers from the official sponsor brand, which is not a violation of the league's dress code.

His injuries were bizarre enough that he threw his phone in the living room, ran out of the bedroom to answer the phone, kicked it on the sofa, and then threw himself in front of the phone, and the call was not answered.

Zhang Li said: "After playing the Suns and scoring the lore, other teams playing the Warriors Zhou Xuan became more tightly defensive, almost covering the whole court. Zhou Xuan selflessly divided the ball, and his personal data dropped very much. ”

Yu Jia said: "Zhou Xuan basically focused on passing the ball in the first half, letting his teammates open it first, and his teammates couldn't open it, and then he went on his own. He did the same last season and people said he had limited attacking power. But in the first two games of the season, he proved that he can also score and is very attacking. ”

Zhang Li said: "Just looking at the hit rate, he is not inferior to Nash, 49." 3% shooting from the field and 40 from three-point range. 4%, and 84% of free throws, which is already outstanding among point guards. However, if you want to compete for the regular season MVP, you have to have more beautiful statistics. ”

"Big Bird" Larry? Bird said in an interview before the game: "Zhou Xuan's strength is not only in his personal ability, but also in his knowledge of what he should do on the field. ”

Zhou Xuan did consciously reduce his shots and increase his passes. If he keeps punching, he will be in an embarrassing situation. At that time, the news may say that his teammates can't give him enough support, and that kind of evaluation looks good, but if it doesn't help his teammates become stronger, he won't be able to laugh at the bottom.

His teammates didn't disappoint him, Jackson, Randolph, Margeti are gradually regaining their touch, Azubuuk is as good as ever, Green can play a role in running and shooting, and the Warriors are no weaker on offense than last season.

The Warriors' starting lineup has changed, and the five are Zhou Xuan, Jackson, Margetty, Zach? Randolph, Anthony? Randolph.

The Pacers have five people: Ford, Jones, Granger, Rush, Hibbert.

O'Brien's plan is to fight with the Warriors in a small-ball lineup, but the Warriors have replaced Randolph Jr., who is 211CM tall and has super athletic ability.

Smart is also aware of the Pacers' shortcomings right now, with the big man injured, just a Hibbert. Hansbrough is good, but he's still a rookie and can't get a start, Solomon? Jones is a pure blue-collar worker and won't start.

Randolph Jr. had a brilliant bounce and won over Hibbert in a scrum, with the Warriors attacking first.

Zhou Xuan immediately let people see his passing skills, without pausing, and the action of a volleyball setter with both hands moved the ball to the front court.

Margeti hit the three-point line, jumped up to win the basketball, leaned on Rush to turn inside, his physique is fantastic, once he gets stuck in the position, if you want to defend him, you must have a height advantage on the inside, or block from the side, Rush didn't even stretch out his hand for fear of being fouled, Margeti scored the basketball with his right hand! 2 to 0.

Yu Jia said: "This ball is not an assist, but with the credit of Zhou Xuan, the pass is very timely." ”

Zhang said: "Looking at the Warriors' defense, Granger has to limit well. ”

Ford passes the ball and Granger faces Jackson at the top of the arc. The Warriors are in a 32-sided defensive formation, with two Randolphs in the low post, one left and one right.

Hiberta went to cover on the perimeter and blocked Jackson, Granger broke to the right, Randolph Jr. stood in front of him, Jackson bypassed the screen, made a wrap, and let Hibbert go high.

Granger passes the ball to the middle, Hibbert's 218CM big man jumpers, he has the ability to shoot in the middle, but this is not a housekeeping skill, he can only show off occasionally and hit the iron.

As soon as Hibbert shot, the Pacers were able to step back and there were no big men to grab the rebounds. The ball is taken by Randolph. Zhou Xuan is not in a hurry to catch the ball, and now the Pacers are one big and four small.

Zhou Xuan relied on Margeti to cover Ford to the right side, Hibbert carried the fat man in the low post on the left, and it was Granger who defended Randolph on the right.

It would be a waste of opportunity not to pass it on.

Randolph Jr. is a well-rounded left-handed player in the NCAA with good scoring ability, and after arriving in the NBA, he suffered a loss in confrontation and did not play much playing time. Zhou Xuan hung it high, he took the ball and shook his left shoulder lightly, turned to the middle and hooked his left hand to shoot.

This is Randolph Jr.'s most popular offensive tactic, and he has been playing more minutes lately and his confidence has risen, and he will play well against Granger. It's true that Granger is a star, but he is only 203cm tall. Randolph Jr. still has a terrifying reach of 221, and Granger can't block it at all. The ball is in! 4 to 0.

Zhang Reasonable said: "This is Zhou Xuan's passing style, regardless of fame or personal ability, pass the ball to the most suitable person." Randolph Jr.'s strength is average, and it is difficult to ensure efficiency when playing tough or tall inside, but he can score against Granger. ”

Yu Jia said: "As soon as Marion leaves, Randolph Jr.'s playing time will definitely increase. Wright has been completely abandoned this season, and it is said that he has requested a transfer, and it is unknown when the Warriors will make a move. ”

The Pacers attacked, and Ford dodged Zhou Xuan on cover on the perimeter. He was reluctant to try his hand at single-handedness, and any defender who did so didn't succeed, as Ford had seen last season.

Randolph Jr. went out to defend Jones, who was on the bottom line, and could only be blocked by Randolph, and Ford accelerated past Randolph and rushed into the basket. Jackson let go of Granger's defense.

As soon as Granger caught the ball, Zhou Xuan went on again, and it was Hibbert who was empty.

Hibbert has a tendency to move up this season, as Murphy is injured and can only be used as a starting center. He is ridiculously soft, it is difficult to squeeze the opponent to score in the low post, most of the goals are hooks on both sides, and occasionally he makes a mid-range shot, and the shooting rate is not high. Some people say that his template is Yao Ming, but Yao Ming is much tougher than him.

Hibbert cut into the air, and Randolph resisted him. Granger didn't pass, dribbled the ball under his crotch and retreated to jump and throw, Zhou Xuan could only seal his eyes with all his strength, but he couldn't cover it, and the ball went in. 4 to 2.

The Pacers still let Granger defend Randolph Jr., this time he went around, Zhou Xuan immediately beckoned to cover, and Randolph pulled to the top of the arc and blocked Ford.

Granger was fighting Randolph Jr., and the task of blocking and dismantling fell to Hibbert.

Zhou Xuan took the ball and walked to the left, accelerated to the bottom line, and Hibbert followed the anti-breakthrough but did not shoot. Randolph did not cut to the inside line, the middle road was fixed, and Ford chased Zhou Xuan.

Seeing that Ford was about to come up, Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball under his crotch and brought it towards Hibbert, Hibbert was suddenly in a dilemma, not following Zhou Xuan, the opponent went directly to the basket. As soon as he followed, Zhou Xuan half-turned the ball and crossed to the middle, Randolph received the ball one step in front of the free throw line, and threw the ball into the ball with his left hand. 6 to 2.

The Pacers' defense was disrupted, and Zhou Xuan didn't attack on his own, nor did he give them a chance to wrap up. O'Brien originally wanted Granger and Ford to limit Zhou Xuan together, and the others relied on rotation.

The Pacers attacked, Ford passed to Granger again, and the Pacers leader faced Randolph after blocking and made a pull-up jump shot. Zhou Xuan took the lead in the interior and won the backcourt rebound.

Rush rushed forward, wanting to block his fast attack, but Zhou Xuan didn't plan to break fast at all and protected the basketball. As soon as Rush stretched out his hand, Zhou Xuan bumped into it with the ball, and while his arm touched Rush's arm, he tripped his left foot and hit the street......

The referee's whistle blew and Rush looked innocent and the fans in the crowd booed, but the ball would not be reversed.

is also a rookie last season, Rush is still a rookie, but Zhou Xuan has already practiced Martin's tricks of cheating and fouling, and he can't reach out casually beside him, even in the backcourt.

The Warriors attacked, Zhou Xuan first covered with Margeti, dribbled the ball to the right side, and glanced at Randolph Jr. Hold the ball in your right hand and bring your left hand close.

Almost immediately after Rush misplaced, he decided that he was going to take the ball and hang it inside, and stepped forward to get close. Zhou Xuan changed direction and broke through in the middle.

Ford let go of Margeti's defense, Zhou Xuan gave the ball to Margeti at close range, the muscular man had an advantage, he wanted the ball to bully Ford, but now it is directly empty, and the jump shot is scored at the left of the ball! 8 to 2.

The Pacers attacked, and Ford relied on the pick-and-roll breakthrough to attract the defense and gave Granger to the baseline. Zhou Xuan rushed up from the side to interfere, and Granger shook a little, waiting for him to jump before making a move.

Last season, Granger shot 40 from three-point range. 4%, took a summer break, didn't practice much, regressed a little, and the ball popped out of the frame. Randolph Jr. won the rebound.

The Warriors still didn't attack quickly, and when they went to the frontcourt Randolph to cover, Zhou Xuan got rid of Ford and pulled out on the left side.

Hibbert was depressed again, not to step forward, not to come forward. Randolph didn't have time to cut, and Ford didn't dare to act rashly. Zhou Xuan stepped back with the ball in his right hand and made another "worship Buddha", Hibbert looked at him as if he was about to shoot, and took a small step forward. Zhou Xuan immediately broke through to the bottom line.

The speed difference between the two is very large, not to mention a small step, Hibbert may be thrown down. Zhou Xuan took three steps with the ball, and Granger released Randolph Jr. from the other side to make up the defense. Zhou Xuan jumped off the baseline and passed the ball from Granger's side with both hands. Randolph Jr. took a step forward after receiving the ball and slashed hard. Granger didn't have time to turn back, the ball went in! 10 to 2.

Yu Jia smiled: "Little Randolph is all open, how can the Pacers win?" Randolph Jr. smiled very happily. ”

Zhang said: "The audience in front of the TV may hope that the Pacers can fight at home and not enter garbage time in the third quarter, so that Zhou Xuan can play for a while." It's hard for him to win the assist king like this, and Nash, Delon, and Paul are all double-doubles in assists. ”

Some viewers were rather speechless when they heard their commentary. In order to watch Zhou Xuan play for a while and hope that he would play good statistics, he actually hoped that it would be more difficult for the warriors to win, and began to preach personal heroism again.

With such a mentality, it is not difficult to understand why CCTV5 particularly admires Kobe. The Lakers obviously have a super strong lineup, but they often play with their opponents until the last moment, and when they are strong, they are strong, and when they are weak, they are weak. Kobe Bryant claimed to have played 40 minutes with an injury, but the Warriors definitely didn't want Zhou Xuan to do this.