Chapter 448: Fixed-point shooter
Coach Frank could only reluctantly agree, and on December 8, Ye Xuan finally officially returned to the field, and as soon as he returned, Frank Vogel put him in the starting lineup.
At the beginning of the game, Tyson Chandler and Hibbert, who swapped their clubs, jumped the ball, and originally thought that Hibbert would be able to cheer up a little when facing the ruthless old club, but he didn't expect that in this game Hibbert was still lying on his stomach, and his feet didn't leave the ground when he jumped the ball, and Chandler easily slapped the ball into Rondo's hands. After Rondo controlled the ball and came to the front court, he passed the ball to Pickle Pepper as usual, but Pickle Pepper was still very sensible, and handed the ball to Ye Xuan with a hit, Ye Xuan is now also turned on the non-passing mode, after all, he needs to brush up on the score now, and he will gain a lot of more data, and he will be able to recover as soon as possible, so after receiving the ball, Ye Xuan will shoot without saying a word, and the rookie Devin Booker who is responsible for defense in front of Ye Xuan is also stupid, I have never seen this kind of direct shooting when receiving the ball more than one step away from the three-point line, Although Ye Xuan had a knee injury, the kung fu in his hands was still not wasted, and the three-point shot hit steadily.
The audience at the scene saw that Ye Xuan was still in the same state, and as soon as he came up, he shot an ultra-long-distance three-pointer, and they put down their worries, and began to cheer to their heart's content, after all, Ye Xuan's injury was hyped by various media some time ago, and it was said that it was a serious one, and it was almost like saying that Ye Xuan was retired, but now that I look at it, those are just rumors.
Looking back, the Suns were controlled by Eric Bledsoe, and after coming to the frontcourt, Bledsoe used his physical advantage to prepare to force a breakthrough, but was stopped by Rondo, the last time they met, the Pacers did not have Ye Xuan, and the Suns were not able to win the game, Ye Xuan returned in this game, and they naturally knew that they had no chance of winning, and it seems that the Suns' goal this year is still rotten, so they will take Hibbert over, Because Hibbert's contract is bigger, it can free up more space for next year. So since it's a bad swing, so the main players are basically playing blindly on the court, and Bledsoe forced a breakthrough without success, so he directly handed the ball to rookie Devin Booker, and Booker didn't show weakness, you can throw it, I have to shoot one, so after receiving the ball, I raised my hand and returned a three-pointer.
Ye Xuan's defense didn't keep up, he could only watch the opponent shoot three points, not to mention, Booker's psychological quality was indeed quite good, he was not frightened by the away audience because he just entered the league, and the three-point shot was not the slightest soft, and he hit it directly. Ye Xuan saw that the opponent came to the door so quickly, and immediately quit, after coming to the front court, Ye Xuan decisively beckoned for the ball again, after receiving the basketball, Ye Xuan didn't do much action, and made a simple step-back jumper and made a three-point shot again, Ye Xuan's shooting rate in this game was indeed relatively good, and Booker's defense was indeed a bit scum, so this three-point shot hit again.
Now the audience at the scene is happy, their regular season MVP came up and hit two three-pointers in a row, and the state is too good not to want to. But they didn't expect that the kid on the opposite side actually dared to continue to step forward to provoke, after Bledsoe controlled the ball and came to the front court, Booker flashed a vacancy through his off-ball run and Hibbert's cover, Bledsoe naturally would not give the future of this team this face, so the ball was immediately passed, Booker opened his hand and hit a three-point shot again.
The audience at the scene had also seen people in the market, so after seeing this cute rookie, they didn't boo him but gave him some cheers, on the one hand, because his two consecutive three-pointers were indeed very good, and on the other hand, because they knew that this kid had angered Ye Xuan, and then Ye Xuan's riback would come immediately.
Sure enough, Ye Xuan immediately asked for the ball outside the three-point line again, but this time Ye Xuan did not force a shot, but used a simple three-threat posture to shake the inexperienced Booker away, and then Ye Xuan took a step to the side, and pulled it up again It was a three-point shot, and it was also hit! In just a minute and a half of the opening game, the two teams had already hit five three-pointers, which not only made the audience at the scene addicted, but also made those who came to the end and were looking for a position to regret it, because they missed the wonderful moment every time, and they could only wait for everyone to cheer before looking up at the replay on the screen.
Hitting three three-pointers in a row, Ye Xuan has proven his shooting skills, and it is like Coach Frank conveying a message that even if he is a fixed shooter, he can still help the team score points very efficiently. Looking back, the Suns attacked again, and in the cheers of the fans in the court, Booker received the ball at the top of the arc again, but this time no one came forward to help him block and dismantle or something, Booker himself was looking for opportunities while emptying the ball, although Ye Xuan didn't dare to make too many moves, but it was more than enough to defend a rookie, Booker was still unable to shake off Ye Xuan after making two fake feints in a row, so he could only forcibly pull it out and shoot, But where could he find any room to make a move next to Ye Xuan, who was ten centimeters taller than him, but he was directly touched by Ye Xuan's fingers This shot, and the three-point battle also ended in Ye Xuan's victory.
After the basketball was touched by Ye Xuan, Ye Xuan's consciousness of the fast attack was still there, and he didn't wait for his teammates to catch the basketball under his hat, he ran away, and the pickled pepper behind him was also very powerful, and he grabbed the ball in his arms, and then a long throw directly sent the ball to Ye Xuan's hands, because Ye Xuan and Booker were at the top of the arc at the beginning, so Ye Xuan's position was very forward, and as a result, this time the players who returned to the defense of the Suns after Ye Xuan received the ball only reached the middle line. Ye Xuan was not in a hurry at this time, and easily hit the ball with a one-arm dunk.
In the first two minutes, Ye Xuan scored eleven points in a row, which also proved that his scoring ability is indeed the strongest after Kobe. The Suns are still lazy and play a little carelessly, in fact, this kind of team has advantages and disadvantages for Booker's growth, the advantage is that Booker can get a lot of shooting opportunities in this kind of team, and the playing time will be special, the best example is Durant and Mirisic, after Durant was selected by the SuperSonics, he also got a lot of shooting opportunities in his rookie season, and then grew up step by step. And Mirisic is the opposite of the textbook, he didn't get much playing time after being drafted by the Pistons, so the dignified 03 platinum generation of the top show was gradually eliminated by the league, and now I heard that he has returned to his hometown as a boxer.
However, there are also disadvantages, that is, playing in a bad team, it is very likely to develop a habitual losing mentality, that is, not to take losing seriously, this mentality is very dangerous for professional players, because this means that he has no determination to win, this kind of player often enters a critical moment in the game, it will become a soft-footed shrimp, and the data often has a lot of water. The best example of this is the Bucks boss of the year, Michael Reed.
Reed was also very famous in the league that year, and he was a few very powerful point guards outside the four quarterbacks, and he was in the best state of the year, averaging 26 points per game, but his shooting percentage was very low, and he performed well when playing downwind, but once he entered a more anxious game, he was rarely able to stand up and lead the team to victory, which was also the Bucks in those years in a group of players who were not too bad, But it is still one of the reasons why it is still hovering in the bottom few in the east, a group of lions led by a sheep is still not strong enough after all.
Fortunately, it seems that Booker has not developed in any direction now, although it seems that he has mastered the knack of brushing data after only entering the league for more than a month, but he has a good ability to withstand pressure, and it can be seen that he does have a big heart when he can compete with last season's regular season MVP on the road.
In the next few rounds, the Pacers also began to conduct, and the Pacers, who were slowly operating, were not at all able to defeat by the Suns' current lineup, and it only took 4 minutes for the Pacers to quickly turn the score into 22:11, leading the opponent by as many as 11 points, at this time Ye Xuan had already scored 14 points, in addition to two rebounds, an assist and a block.
During the TV pause, Coach Frank directly replaced Ye Xuan for Ye Xuan's physical considerations, and replaced him with Solomon Hill, and Jordan Hill was replaced with Ye Xuan, the Pacers also replaced Smith after the TV pause, during this period of Ye Xuan's injury, in fact, the Pacers' rotation was just right, but after Ye Xuan came back, everyone would not be dissatisfied, after all, Ye Xuan's strength was here, However, the competition for Pacers' playing time is fierce.
Except for Donald Sloan, the 10,000-year-old water cooler and this year's second-round pick Joseph Young, almost all of the other ten people have the ability to serve as starters or sixth men on other teams, which is also a headache for the Pacers' top management. But fortunately, the team's focus is now on attacking the championship, so there is no dispute.
After the substitutions were completed, the game continued, and the Suns still let the main players brush up the data on the court, but even if Ye Xuan and Jordan Hill went down, the Suns still couldn't take any advantage, but because of the Pacers' sudden speed-up, the Suns failed to score in several consecutive rounds of offense, and the score was further stretched.
Ye Xuan was chatting with Shambaud next to him off the court, while observing the situation on the field, in fact, Ye Xuan didn't want to end this game so quickly, because he still wanted to play a good brush of data, so as to earn some survival time, from the perspective of career milestones, he should not be far from the milestone of 4000 points, and he should have some other data to get the milestone reward, but all this is based on basic data, In this game, Ye Xuan only has 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block so far, although there is still a lot of time in the game, but if the game is spent, maybe he will not have a chance to play at that time.
So Ye Xuan thought about it, so he slipped to Frank Vogel's side and took the initiative to apply to play a dozen, and the reason was very sufficient, saying that his teammates had worked hard during this time, and he could take advantage of this game to rest for a while, and he also needed to go on the court again to find his state. Of course, Coach Frank would not dismiss Ye Xuan's face for this trivial matter, so when there were two minutes left in the first quarter of the game, Ye Xuan played honorably again.
After Ye Xuan was replaced, he didn't relent, and immediately started his own big business of brushing data, first with the ball in a continuous attack, and because Ye Xuan didn't dare to make moves, he basically played rough singles such as step-back shots on the outside, and the efficiency could only be said to be average, so after scoring 14 points in 5 shots in the opening game, Ye Xuan only shot 9 of 12 when he was replaced in the second quarter, and then only hit 4 of his 7 shots. However, before being replaced, Ye Xuan had a good brushing of rebounding data, and Ye Xuan's brushing method was very hidden, he was shot by others to grab the board, although there was a round that caused a leak in order to grab the board, and the opponent hit three points in an empty position, but it had no impact on the situation.
At the end of the half, Ye Xuan had already scored 25 points and 6 rebounds, but the assists were not enough, only 3. In the second half of the game, the main players of the Pacers only played for 3 minutes, and then they were all replaced, although Ye Xuan wanted to continue to play and brush up on the data, and strive to brush a triple-double or something, but playing on the court like this is too cheap, even a cheeky person like Ye Xuan felt embarrassed, because when they were replaced, they had already won the Suns by 28 points.
At the end of the game, the Pacers easily defeated the Suns who came to challenge on their home court, Ye Xuan scored 19 points in the first quarter of the game, and only scored 27 points in the whole game, but his rebounds today are relatively powerful 8 rebounds in a single game, for Ye Xuan, who only averaged 0.3 boards per game in the regular season last season, he simply grabbed all his rebounds for a season, in addition to rebounds, there are also 5 assists, barely a 25+5+5, but you know, Ye Xuan's data was obtained after only 20 minutes, which made the experts and the media who sang Ye Xuan a little painful.