February 28, Indianapolis, Bankers Living Arena.

The Pacers host the Portland Trail Blazers tonight.

It can be seen from the warm-up before the game that the smell of gunpowder is very strong for both teams today.

"CJ, I'll get the score later." The young man named Lillard looked at CJ McCollum on the side and said.

"No problem." McCollum nodded.

He was aware of the grievances between Xu Xuan and Lillard, "You help me get in the position, and I'll give you a crazy pass." ”

Both are young people, but McCollum has little ambition, and he is already very satisfied to be a second-in-command.

The Bankers Live Arena, where the Trail Blazers and Pacers games are on the horizon.

The big screen shows the starting points of both teams.

Pacers: Xu Xuan, CJ Myers, Paul George, PJ Tucker, Javier McGee

Trail Blazers: Lillard, CJ McCollum, Aminu, Vonleh, Plumlee.

McGee and Plumlee walk to the center circle to jump the ball.

Plumlee is also a young interior player that Xu Xuan admires, with a height of 208, whether it is a center or a power forward.

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, the referee threw the ball into the air.

It's a pity that this ball, McGee still took advantage of his height and bounce to pluck the ball down.

The Pacers get the first offense.

......

Lillard erupted tonight!

As for the reason?

Lillard isn't really that superficial, and the reason for his outburst is simple, because he really thinks he's better than Xu Xuan.

At the beginning of the season, no one was optimistic about this trailblazer, but he stubbornly took one step at a time and led the team to this day.

But Lillard didn't think the slap was loud enough!

Defeating Xu Xuan and defeating the Pacers will make this slap even louder!

He wants to tell people that he is better than Xu Xuan.

This guy stole all the limelight again and again, and people seemed to have forgotten about him as a super defender, and all the focus ran to Xu Xuan.

After watching the schedule of the Pacers and Trail Blazers, Lillardt decided that he wanted to prove his scoring ability in this second crazy shot.

In this game, the whole Trail Blazers team was feeding him the ball.

Starting with McCollum, all the Trail Blazers players were frantically passing, blocking, and covering Lillard......

By the end of the first quarter, Lillard had scored 14 points.

At the end of the second quarter, Lillard scored 24 points.

By the end of the third quarter, Lillard had scored 38 points!

Lillard tonight is looking to hit the 50-point mark at the Bankers' Life Arena!

"The Pacers are in trouble." Barkley ended the third quarter with an unusually solemn expression.

As a "Xuan Blow", of course he doesn't want to see Xu Xuan lose to Lillard, these two are future fighters in the eyes of people, Xu Xuan's shine this season has actually made him suppress the prestige that Lillard should have gained in this period.

But at the end of the third quarter, the score was 90-78, and the Pacers had trailed by a full 12 points.

"The Trail Blazers are really prepared, and it seems that the Pacers will not be able to get their five-game winning streak." Kenny Smith shook his head and said regretfully.

Lillard isn't a rookie, and he's not a leader like Kemba Walker.

Lillard is a representative of the hard-liners, and he believes that if you can't be killed with one punch, I'll punch you with two or three punches...... Until I kill you!

Lillard definitely won't give the Pacers any respite.

"The five-game winning streak should be out of sight, but it's a pity" Kenny Smith shook his head and looked at Barkley next to him: "Charles, do you think there is still hope for the Pacers?" ”

Barkley gave him a blank look, and before he could speak, Kenny Smith interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Okay, don't say it, I know what you're going to say......"

Barkley: "......"

......

On the court, on the Pacers' side, as soon as Hill dribbled through the halfcourt, he was confronted by Lillard's tight defense.

"Hell, this guy is really dead-proof." Hill guards the basketball and observes his teammates' movements, but once the situation on the court reaches such a stalemate, Hill doesn't know who to pass the ball to.

With 15 seconds left in the offensive time, Xu Xuan mentioned outside the three-point line, and Hill hurriedly handed over the ball, at which time he saw Xu Xuanbi's tactical gestures.

The fourth opened.

A classic tactic on the basketball court.

Lillard didn't come over to defend Xu Xuan, and the Trail Blazers' defense of Xu Xuan was CJ McCollum, who was both their second-in-command and their perimeter defensive guard.

Knock, knock, knock.

Here it comes!

McCollum opened his arms, "Left hand?" ”

Seeing Xu Xuan take a big step towards his right hand, McCollumka hurriedly moved diagonally to the right side of his body.

"That's not right!" McCollum braked hard to stop his footsteps, because Xu Xuan had just started at the same time, and pulled the basketball back to his right hand by changing hands and dribbling, this is to do a step back?

McCollum adjusted his center of gravity forward, and it was impossible to knock off Xu Xuan's shot, but he thought that he could interfere with Xu Xuan's shot.

And yet, at this very moment-

Xu Xuan's right hand suddenly changed direction inside and out, and at the same time, his back foot quickly kicked the ground, and in McCollum's stunned, Xu Xuan burst into the inside, soared into the air, and dunked with a one-armed tomahawk, which became the first attack of the Pacers in the fourth quarter!

Nice dunk!

The bankers live in the arena and cheers.

90-80, the Pacers trailed by 10 points.

Lillard isn't a master who can tolerate things, and the Trail Blazers are attacking in the frontcourt.

In the face of George Hill's defense, a jumper on the spot -

This action is very similar to the lore in the face of pickled peppers in the previous life.

Stretch and be confident!

Hmmm-

The difference is back to 13 points!

41st point!

See? What Xu Xuan can do, I can do too, and I score more points than him, but why, why do people just turn a blind eye to me?

Lillard couldn't figure it out, and here, the Pacers' offense came over.

On the court, pickled peppers come out from the bottom line to catch the ball.

Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stottes stared at him, he had already asked the players to pay attention to the Pacers' corner blocking and pick-and-roll tactics, this kind of off-ball blocking and running, as long as you pay a little attention, what can be a big deal?

Anyway, you're going to end it up for Xu Xuan in the end, right?

Looking at Xu Xuan, who was already about to run to the weak side, Terry nodded with satisfaction, he had already explained, no matter who and Xu Xuan were easy to block and dismantle, just change the defense, it didn't matter if he couldn't prevent it, just consume him.

Could it be that Xu Xuan can still kill me alone?

However, on the court, just when Xu Xuan was halfway through the run, he suddenly ran back spiritually, and Hill, who was originally waiting for the ball on the baseline, drilled out in time, and Lillard, who was marking Hill, was blocked by Xu Xuan.

"Not good!"

Looking at the figure in front of him wearing the No. 23 jersey, Lillard's heart instinctively flashed a bad feeling.

"This ball Xu Xuan is not the end!"

But by this time it was too late, and Hill jumped calmly!

A mid-range hit to the basket!

93 to 82.

"Don't rush yet!"

With an 11-point difference, Lillard feels that there is no need to be too anxious for the time being.

The Trail Blazers' offense, Lillard failed to play this time, the basketball knocked out of the frame, and the Pacers protected the rebound.

Hill pushes forward with the ball.

"Huh? Xu Xuan seems to have started to play without the ball. ”

It's almost the same routine again.

This time, Lillard followed George Hill, but Xu Xuan suddenly went down and gave a fake pass to the pickled pepper on the other side-

Pickled pepper burst buckle.

93 to 84!

The difference has narrowed to less than 10 points!

Terry on the sidelines hesitated and just wanted to call a timeout, but was stopped by Lillard on the court.

Time out?

No need to pause!

Singles from Lillard –

This time it's pickled peppers to prevent it.

Lillard is still confident singles.

But the pickled pepper is not George Hill, the current pickled pepper is not the pickled pepper of later generations, and the current Lillard is not the Lillard of later generations!

Lillard isn't at his peak yet.

Smack——!

A clean cap!

Lillard was dumbfounded.

He is so confident in this ball, but this block comes so suddenly!

He was dumbfounded, but Pickled Pepper was not dumbfounded, he quickly threw the ball to Xu Xuan after covering the ball like a rabbit.

In the front court, three points from Xu Xuan's chase -

Now that the shell is loaded, it's time to fire!

Permit!

At the moment when Xu Xuan made a shot, CJ McCollum wanted to pounce, but Xu Xuan's angle was too wonderful!

Step-back jumper!

Swish!

The whistle blows in the ball!

Xu Xuan's chance to get "+1"!

McCollum still confiscated it.

The main first ball was blocked, the second ball was passed in seconds, and the third ball McCollum couldn't tell how Xu Xuan would play, his heart was upset.

In the cheers of the audience, Xu Xuan scored the ball steadily!

93 to 88!

There are only 5 points left!

Almost in the blink of an eye, Xu Xuan took the Pacers to chase the score back!

"Terry should call a timeout," Kenny Smith said.

O'Neill complained: "In fact, he should have called a timeout......"

Isn't it death to let the Pacers score like this?

There's no reason to make yourself uncomfortable.

However, what made them even more stunned was that Xu Xuan successfully scored four points this time, and the Blazers still had no intention of calling a timeout.

"I'm rubbing! Is Coach Terry crazy? Not called a timeout yet? Does he have to wait until the Pacers catch up with all the points to be satisfied? ”

"No, I think I saw Damian wave at Terry, and Damian doesn't think there's a need for a timeout."

For someone like Lillard, it's better to call a timeout now than to let him admit defeat directly, and his arrogance will never allow him to leave the court first!

"Lillard's punch! At the critical moment, he still chose to believe in himself! ”

Believe in yourself, there are pros and cons.

Proper self-confidence can improve the state, but excessive self-confidence is not called self-confidence, it is called conceit!

The egotistical Lillard once again opted to play hard, and he was obsessed with his individual prowess.

"Look, this athletic posture — Lillard's jump shot is so wonderful!"

What is different from just now is that in this ball, Lillard didn't even ask for a block, just such a dry jump shot-

Swish!

Pregnant!

It's hard to defend one, two to three, and Lillard threw the ball in!

"Oh! Pretty! Nice three points! ”

The Trail Blazers bench was boiling over in an instant, with Ed Davis and Aaron Crabbe waving towels wildly.

The Trailblazers were instantly demoralized!

I have to say that Lillard's choice just now is also a little correct, if he just listened to Coach Terry and agreed to a timeout, maybe the Pacers' offensive rhythm will be cut off, but the morale of the Trail Blazers will definitely not be like this.

The choice was a double-edged sword, and fortunately, Lillard won the battle.

96 to 88, a difference of 8 points!

The three-point shot is too strong to expand the advantage or narrow the score, and in the blink of an eye, it is another world.

Frontcourt.

Lillard's goal didn't make Xu Xuan overly nervous.

This white chocolate ball has a passing talent.

Xu Xuan faked a real pass, and once he looked back at the moon and directly gave the ball to the pickled pepper who followed up, and the pickled pepper deducted the score!

96 to 90!

The Pacers' scoring never stopped.

Turning his head, after Lillard scored a layup with a lot of effort, Xu Xuan passed the pickled pepper in seconds and scored from the outside!

Get.

The comparison came out.

The Pacers' offense is efficient and stable under Xu Xuan's combing, while the Trail Blazers have been scoring, but Lillard is all performing alone.

"It's a bit like a comparison between Xu Xuan in last season's playoffs and Xu Xuan now, Lillard is still too young."

Indeed, it is too much to see such Lillard as Xu Xuan who played in the playoffs last season.

Last season, Xu Xuan was also such a person who kept scoring, scoring, or scoring...... The other four teammates all seemed to be pendants.

But this season is different.

This season's Xu Xuan's progress in combing the offense is visible to the naked eye.

Lillard was like a kid who hadn't grown up to him......

......

On the court, after a stalemate between the two sides for most of the quarter, Lillard was finally replaced by Coach Terry.

The score was equalised.

Not only was it equalized, but it was overtaken.

The Pacers were so efficient in this quarter, and he was effective at the beginning, but the more he played in the back, the more confused he became, and the worse he felt...... In the end, I could only watch Xu Xuan and the Pacers reverse the situation of the game step by step.

104-108, the Pacers won by 12 points!

Coach Terry was a little gloomy, he didn't blame Lillard, Lillard was good enough in this game, he set his career-high 51 points, a single-game scoring record.

At critical moments, he did not hesitate to stand up to help the team restore morale.

But it doesn't matter if the game is won or lost.

When he hugged Frank Vogel, Terry said with some envy, "You have to keep an eye on your right-hand man, I've heard that there are a lot of people who want to get him away this summer." ”

Terry can only be envious, because no matter who Xu Xuan is taken away, he and the Pioneers don't have this opportunity.

The management of the Trail Blazers will not choose to give up Lillard to develop Xu Xuan again, and the price is too great.

Terry's words made Frank's heart tighten.

He also heard that, not only that, but he also knew that Pritchard's intention to renew his contract early was denied by Xu Xuan, which meant that Xu Xuan did have other ideas......

However, he didn't show it, but said with a smile: "Damian, this young man is not bad, he is almost comparable to Xu Xuan......"

Terry's face froze, this old thing......