Chapter 357: The Hulk Returns
Originally, there was no grudge between the two teams, but under the deliberate guidance of the unscrupulous media, some players of the two teams still put cruel words in the media before the game, and this kind of pre-game trash talk was generally seen when the two teams had grievances, but this time, the Pacers were also inexplicably ridiculed by the opponent, so before the game, the Pacers will also seem to be a little gearing up.
At the beginning of the game, Hibbert beat Olynyk to give the racket to Ye Xuan, in the face of Smart's defense, Ye Xuan's handling was very witty, taking advantage of the opportunity that the opponent's defensive formation had not yet fallen, and directly asked West to help with the blocking. Then rushing into the opponent's penalty area is a one-handed dunk, and using a dunk to kick off the game is very much in line with the media's plan.
Then Thomas Jr. was also ready to respond to one single, although Thomas Jr. was only 175, but his speed was very fast, and his shooting was also very accurate, and the most important thing was that his center of gravity was very low, so when he passed, he basically would not be poked off by the opponent or something, Ye Xuan didn't adapt to it at the beginning, so after being used by Thomas Jr. to accelerate and change direction, he was ready to turn around and poke the ball off, but the ball didn't hit it, but he also paid a foul.
Ye Xuan was also a little dizzy, and he didn't react that the opponent's height had actually become an advantage at this time. The Celtics served on the sideline, and under the double cover of Smart and Olynyk, Thomas Jr. found an open opportunity to catch the ball, but Thomas Jr. was not soft, and it was a three-pointer when he pulled it up, and the basketball went straight into the basket.
Looking back, Ye Xuan also knows where the opponent's lifeblood is, but on the offensive end, what should be paid back still has to be returned, so after Ye Xuan controlled the ball and came to the front court, he also gestured and called Solomon Hill plus West to help block and dismantle, which was also a double cover, the difference was that Ye Xuan held the ball completely by himself, while Thomas Jr. was a double cover without the ball, but the result was no different, because Ye Xuan's three-point shot was also easily hit.
And Ye Xuan already knows the opponent's intentions, if he wants Thomas Jr. to play alone after covering, or break through, I won't give you this opportunity, so Ye Xuan directly switched defenses with Solomon Hill, the difference between Ye Xuan and Thomas Jr. is 26 cm, and it is naturally not particularly convenient to defend, but Solomon Hill is 7,8 cm shorter than Ye Xuan, so it is relatively feasible to defend Thomas Jr., plus Solomon Hill himself is good at defending this ball-holding offensive role, So it's a fitting arrangement.
The most important thing is, of course, Ye Xuan's point, after Ye Xuan's change of defense, the opposite is Smart, Smart's point basically has no ability to take the initiative to attack, at most, it is to play blocking and dismantling, and then shoot the empty shot, after changing the defense, Ye Xuan is a lot easier, basically just need to help Solomon Hill to carry out a bag, it can be a good way to limit Thomas Jr. and Smart at the same time, and because Ye Xuan's speed is faster, Therefore, it is more threatening than Solomon Hill when it comes to wrapping, because I don't know when, Ye Xuan will come out from the side and give you a big hot pot.
Because he lost the last game very aggrieved, Ye Xuan also made a lot of effort in this game, and wanted to slap the clamoring media outside, but fortunately, the players on the Pacers' side were in good shape in this game, so under the leadership of Ye Xuan, the Pacers took a 5-point lead after a while. However, the adjustment on the Celtics' side was also very fast, and they immediately changed the main attack point from Thomas Jr. to Bradley.
Originally, the Pacers were playing well, but as soon as the opponent changed formation, they immediately chased the Pacers' 5-point advantage back, because Bradley's shooting rate and passing caused some trouble to the Pacers, and the first quarter of the game was 6 minutes in a blink of an eye, although the Pacers relied on Ye Xuan to slash 14 points and 3 assists in these 6 minutes, so they were still in the lead, but the Celtics were not far behind, Bradley, Thomas Jr. and Salinger both played very well on the court, so until the TV timeout, the Pacers only led their opponents by 2 points.
Looking at the Celtics team who are so tenacious, skillful and changeable in attack on the court, Jeff Van Gundy, who served as a commentator on the sidelines, couldn't help but sigh that the Celtics team that led the league back then began to take shape. Indeed, just looking at the Celtics' roster now, it is indeed difficult for everyone to believe that they can overturn the Rockets, be able to fight the Warriors for 48 minutes, and only be eliminated in the end, and it is also difficult to believe that they are now playing back and forth with the Pacers led by Ye Xuan, who are in full swing.
After returning from the timeout, the Celtics brought on Evan Turner, who was waived by the 76ers, and then Olynyk and Buss as well. In fact, it is also funny to say that the 76ers have been rebuilding since they traded Iverson, first correcting Iguodala, but it turned out that Iguodala had no leadership qualities, so they traded him. Later, Evan Turner, who was drafted, originally thought he would be the next player like Maddy, but the tech tree turned out to be the next degraded version of Battier, and then traded to the Celtics.
The funniest thing is the McCarvey selected last season, last year McCarvey got a quasi-quadruple-double in the first game, and overturned the then unbeatable Big Three Heat, which can be said to be shocking at the time, and the top management of the 76ers also had high hopes for him, but unfortunately he knew that McCarvey was at the peak of his debut, and his subsequent performance was not particularly satisfactory. Although at the end of the season, he still won the title of best rookie, but everyone knows that on the one hand, because the quality of the 13th is really a bit low, especially the champion, it is really too much to say, on the other hand, because the best performing Ye Xuan is not eligible to participate in this vote due to the limitation of the number of appearances, otherwise Ye Xuan's data will steadily win the best rookie.
This season's McCarvey is also getting more and more dizzy, originally the 76ers thought that their players could become the next Weishao or something, but the technology tree was crooked again, McCarvey slowly grew into the next Ricky Davis, a data brush who has the ability to get a triple-double, but does not work hard at all, and is very narcissistic.