The referee's whistle immediately sounded again, and Ye Xuan suddenly understood, it turned out that today's opponent's tactical idea was to beat me down? Ye Xuan also regretted it a little at this time, he didn't play long in the first quarter, and now he was finally able to have a good time with the substitute lineup, but he received his third foul in less than a minute.

Coach Frank also had to start weighing, should he replace Ye Xuan now? Then the Pacers' on-court strength will be greatly reduced, but if Ye Xuan is not replaced, then if the Cavaliers continue to grasp Ye Xuan's point to attack, the fourth foul is just a matter of time, once the fourth foul is received in the second quarter of the game, then it will be difficult for Ye Xuan to play in this game, it is estimated that it will be difficult for Ye Xuan to continue to play in the third quarter, so Coach Frank thought twice and finally decided to replace Ye Xuan.

But this change doesn't matter, Xiao Hua, who was watching the game on the sidelines, was a little anxious, he knew how helpful Ye Xuan was to the ratings when he was on the court, although he did instruct the referee to let the Pacers encounter some foul trouble in this game, but he didn't expect that it was Ye Xuan who wanted to be in foul trouble now. When Ye Xuan was on the court, the overseas ratings of the first few Eastern Conference Finals were very impressive, and as soon as Ye Xuan took a break, many overseas viewers switched the stage, so now Xiao Hua can't wait to press Ye Xuan on the court for 48 minutes.

But he thought about it for a while, and felt that this was not bad, at least it could guarantee that this game would make the Pacers lose, and one more game would be much more than the money for Ye Xuan to play for 10 more minutes, so thinking of this, Xiao Hua put his mind at ease and continued to watch the game. Ye Xuan was replaced, the Pacers replaced Pickled Pepper, and let C.J. Watson, who has not played point guard for a long time, play as a point guard, Watson has been playing as a point-grabbing substitute point guard in recent times, and the ball is basically controlled by Ye Xuan or even Pickled Pepper, but now although Pickled Pepper is present, he has to be distracted to deal with James, so it is impossible to play the role of point guard for a long time, so he can only let C.J. Watson top the cylinder.

Fortunately, although Watson's strength is relatively lacking, the foundation is still there, and the basic skills are very solid, in the face of George Hill, who once squeezed himself to the bench, C.J. Watson did not suffer at all, and handed the ball to Pickled Pepper to deal with after half the court. After losing Ye Xuan's absolute strong point, the Pacers' offense has become difficult, Pickled Pepper has been fighting with James, and the newly replaced C.J. Watson can only defend Dellavedova with no offensive ability, and George Hill, the second man in the Cavaliers after Ye Xuan is off the court, can only be handed over to Solomon Hill to defend.

The rhythm of the entire second quarter suddenly slowed down, and it was difficult for the Pacers to break through the opponent's defense without Ye Xuan's breakthrough shot, so basically they could only let Hibbert attack inside or Pickled Pepper forcibly pull away the single, but the offensive efficiency was much lower than in the first quarter. Although Pickled Pepper's breakthrough is relatively good now, his speed still limits his play, so it is unrealistic to rely on Pickled Pepper to single-handedly challenge the opponent's defense.

Looking at the Cavaliers' side on the other hand, after not having Ye Xuan, they are much more comfortable, Tristan Thompson's athleticism on the inside line can make up for the inside line very well, Vallejo's tonnage is there, and coupled with the prestige of the actor, Hibbert has to be careful when he singles him, there is basically nothing to worry about on the inside, and Ye Xuan, who they can't deal with the most on the outside, was taken down by them at this time, and this game is easy to play.

The alignment of James and Pickle Pepper, although it is more difficult for the two to play each other alone, but James's breakthrough is far easier than Pickle Pepper, because James's speed is still a little faster than Pickle Pepper, and James's passing vision and awareness are also stronger than Pickle Pepper, so although the Cavaliers' offense is not particularly smooth, it is much better than the Pacers.

The second quarter ended quickly, and the Pacers were stuck in a quagmire, scoring just 19 points in a single quarter. Although the Cavaliers' offense was not particularly powerful, they still scored 27 points, winning the Pacers by 8 points in a single quarter, and at halftime, the Pacers instantly trailed the opponent by 6 points. At this time, Ye Xuan couldn't help but start blaming himself, if he hadn't recklessly fallen into the foul trap, then the scene would definitely not be so passive now.

The halftime break ended quickly, and Ye Xuan was also on the battlefield again in the second half, and the pickled pepper that had only rested for more than 1 minute in the first half was already tired enough, so in the second half, he mainly relied on Ye Xuan to chase points. However, the Cavaliers obviously didn't want Ye Xuan to have a better time, and they began to attack Ye Xuan again soon after the opening, although Ye Xuan's defense is actually very good in the league, but now Ye Xuan, who is in foul trouble, does not dare to make more moves when defending, just to avoid being forced to be replaced because of fouls again.

But Ye Xuan's dodging and dodging passive defense also made the Pacers pay a lot of price, although on the offensive end Ye Xuan and Pickled Pepper and others were able to join forces to score a lot of points, but when defending, they were not able to keep these points, and as a result, they not only wasted offensive time, but also caused the Cavaliers to cause a lot of damage to the Pacers' interior because of Ye Xuan's poor defense, Hibbert received two fouls in a row in just 5 minutes, Coupled with 1 foul in the first half, now Hibbert also has 3 fouls, and the worst thing is that in order to help Ye Xuan make up for the defense, the physical exertion of the players on the court is not small.

Ye Xuan's head was big at this time, he was supposed to be the team's defensive guarantee, but now it has become a big colander, but it is impossible for the Pacers to give up this game, so Ye Xuan simply has a heart, no matter what foul or not, he directly defends normally, so that the Pacers' defense is back on track, and took the opportunity to play a wave of 7:2 small high court, narrowing the difference to only 3 points, but just when the Pacers were about to blow the horn of the counterattack, One of the things they feared the most still happened, Ye Xuan finally received his fourth foul in defense, when there were 4 minutes left in the third quarter.