Chapter 413: Home Attack and Defense (4)
Looking back, the Cavaliers are still controlled by George Hill to the front court, and then handed the ball to James at the top of the arc, James also wants to use the change of direction to pass the pickled pepper in front of him, but the pickled pepper is also the best defensive player, how can you shake it off so easily. Moving two steps horizontally directly stuck James's breakthrough route, James had no choice but to pass the ball to Dellavedova, and Wade's hand today was indeed a problem, after receiving the ball, he casually made two feints and tried to forcibly break through Ye Xuan, but his offensive talent was obviously not as strong as his defense, after being defended by Ye Xuan, seeing that there was not much time left for the attack, Dellavedova had to make a hasty shot.
The basketball slid out of the basket, Luis Scola grabbed the backcourt rebound, and then quickly handed the ball to the nearest pickled pepper, who took the ball and quickly galloped towards the opponent's half, although the opponent's return defense was very fast, but the counterattack speed of the Pacers after the lineup adjustment was also very terrible. After Pepper arrived in the frontcourt, the Pacers were already in a four-on-three situation in the frontcourt, Pepper quickly took two steps inside, and then a split shot put the ball in the hands of the unguarded Solomon Hill, who received the ball and shot, and hit the long-range two-pointer smoothly.
Although the Cavaliers tried their best to control the game, but after being chased by the opponent for two consecutive balls, the Cavaliers players began to panic, although James still controlled the rhythm of the team's offense, and successfully used the breakthrough point to assist Hill to shoot a mid-range shot. But the Pacers didn't take a break, they immediately served quickly in the backcourt, and then Ye Xuan quickly advanced to the opponent's half, and came to Ye Xuan near the three-point line, giving full play to the tactical essence of chasing the opposite side, and when Dellavedova's defense had not had time to settle down, he shot directly outside the three-point line, but fortunately, Ye Xuan's chasing three points was not scored because of James who came to make up for the defense next to him, otherwise the Cavaliers would probably collapse.
Tristan Thompson grabbed the backcourt rebound and immediately passed the ball to James, James also wanted to take the opportunity to play a fast break to return the color, but at this time, Ye Xuan suddenly came to a counter-robbery on the spot, and almost broke the ball in James's hand, although the basketball was still controlled by the Cavaliers in the end, Ye Xuan successfully interrupted the opponent's fast attack.
After James came to the front court with the ball, he made a wall-hitting cooperation with Vallejo, and then rushed directly into the Pacers' restricted area, Pickled Pepper was chasing back and defending, and there was Scola in front to interfere with James's offense, but I don't know if James was determined to win this game away from home today, and actually forced a big windmill-style lever in the air, dodged Scola's defense and then threw the ball to the basket, and the ball went in.
In the next few rounds, the Pacers continued to strengthen their offensive rhythm, wanting to use their home court advantage and the advantage of rotation numbers to drag the opponent to death, but because it was just the third quarter of the game, this plan was not realized quickly, but because it was fast, the Pacers' own defense became a little scattered, allowing James to find some opportunities to bring the difference back to within 5 points.
At this time, the third quarter of the game was also half of the quarter, the Pacers took the lead in the rotation of personnel, Pickle Pepper was replaced, - Smith, Scola was also replaced, replaced by Shambaugh who could help on the defensive end, and Hibbert on the inside was also replaced by Masimmi, leaving only Ye Xuan and Solomon Hill on the court, Ye Xuan mainly wanted to stay on the court to ensure that the team's offense would not be chaotic, and Solomon Hill was responsible for defending James when Pickle Pepper went down to rest.
The Cavaliers also made substitutions, with George Hill and Vallejo both being swapped for Mike Miller and James Jones. The game restarted with the Cavaliers' backcourt serve, and the Cavaliers' ball control was also directly handed over to James to complete. James controlled the ball and came to the frontcourt, and in the face of Solomon Hill's defense, he directly chose to play strongly, although Solomon Hill performed very well on the defensive end, but it was a bit exaggerated to ask him to defend one-on-one, but fortunately, even if Shambaugh next to him made up the defense, forcing James to pass the ball out.
However, the Cavaliers' offensive ability to transfer the ball is still very good, Miller received the ball and shook a shot, and then passed the ball to Dellavedova on the side, Dellavedova received the ball and threw the ball non-stop, and stuffed it directly into the hands of James Jones, who had run near the bottom corner, and James Jones pulled up a three-point shot after receiving the ball, and the ball hit.
There was a hole in the rotation defense on the Pacers' side, and the opponent seized the opportunity, which made Coach Frank off the court so angry that his nostrils were smoking, but fortunately, Ye Xuan's offense on his side immediately made him breathe a sigh of relief, after controlling the ball and coming to the frontcourt, Ye Xuan used the Masimi who ran up from the backcourt as a wall, and directly passed Dellavedova, and then adjusted his position with a step back, and immediately hit a three-point shot and colored.
Looking back, the Cavaliers are still the same routine, James forced a single solo to Solomon Hill, the Pacers are still still Shambaught running over to make up for the defense, James passed the ball to James Jones, Jones gave the ball to Old Miller, Ye Xuan didn't dare to let Miller shoot this basket, after all, he was also a well-known three-point master in the league back then, so he immediately pounced to make up for the defense, but he didn't expect Miller to also make a false shot and pass the ball to Dellavedova, which Ye Xuan leaked, Dellavedova picked up the ball and shot it, and hit the three-point shot.
The fans of the Conseco Arena seemed to have returned to the game of the three-point battle with the Wizards, in that game, the Pacers and the opponent went back and forth frantically, but hit 8 three-pointers in a row, but in retrospect, Ye Xuan pulled them back from fantasy to reality, - Smith's blocking, Ye Xuan directly killed the opponent's restricted area, in the face of Tristan Thompson's defense, Ye Xuan not only did not fear, but also rushed up to the opponent, throwing the ball to the basket from the other side with a lever, At this time, the whistle blew, Tristan Thompson fouled, and the basketball went straight into the basket, 2+1!