Chapter 160: The situation is good
At the beginning of the first quarter, it was Ye Xuan's offensive frenzy that stopped the Spurs, and then at the beginning of the second quarter, Ye Xuan took advantage of the opponent's time to replace Leonard to rest and quickly opened the score of the two teams, during which Ye Xuan once scored 13 points in a row. Although Ye Xuan didn't score any points in the third quarter, he also took advantage of his teammates' good hand and brushed 7 assists in one fell swoop.
Needless to say in the last quarter, after the Pacers entered the final quarter, the offense once came to a standstill, if it weren't for Ye Xuan's 4 consecutive shots and an efficient 11 points, maybe the Spurs' wave of powerful counterattacks would have directly defeated the Pacers.
Ye Xuan played a total of 39 minutes in the whole game, in fact, most of the time he was watched by Leonard was in the switchback run and defense, so the physical consumption was not very large, but on the offensive end, Ye Xuan's super efficiency had to be surprising, 21 shots, 15 of which were hit, including 8 of 9 three-point shots, and the shooting rate was as high as 88.9%. After the whole game, Ye Xuan contributed a total of 42 points, 11 assists, and 42 points in the finals, which once again set a team history record for the Pacers.
In addition to Ye Xuan, Pickled Pepper's performance in the second half of the second quarter and the third quarter was also very eye-catching, although there were some troubles in the fourth quarter, but Pickled Pepper, who played 40 minutes, still sent 35 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the team Comprehensive data, and also had 2 steals and 1 block. The "Pacers Double Less" combined to cut the super data of 77 points, 8 rebounds and 17 assists, which also made all experts in the outside world have to re-examine the strength of this Pacers team.
On the Spurs' side, the troika's performance is still very outstanding, Duncan played 35 minutes and scored 22 points and 11 boards, and can also send 4 assists, Parker also delivered 21 points and 8 assists, and today the Spurs can drag the game until the last moment to determine the key person is Ginobili.
Bald's performance today can be described as amazing, as a substitute, Bald played 32 minutes today, his super efficiency and decisive shot, showing everyone why he can be the best sixth man, why he can be one of the Spurs' troika as a substitute. He made 12 of 14 shots from the field, and shot 6-of-7 from three-point range, scoring a team-high 33 points and dished out five assists, with the troika combining for 76 points, 18 rebounds and 17 assists.
In terms of offensive efficiency, the Spurs made 88 shots and hit 49 of them, with a shooting rate of 55.7%, which is much higher than the Pacers' 84 shots and 43 shots, a 51.2% shooting rate, and 88 shots are also higher than the Pacers, but the Pacers' three-point efficiency looks a little higher than the Spurs' side, and the 11 free throws that Pickled Pepper got are also one of the reasons why the Pacers are lower than their opponents in terms of shots and shots, but they can still beat their opponents.
And on the Pacers' side, in addition to Ye Xuan and Pickle Pepper, Hibbert and David West's contributions on the interior are also very large, although Hibbert only scored 7 points on the offensive end of this game, but he grabbed a total of 12 rebounds, effectively protecting the Pacers' interior. And David West, in addition to Ye Xuan and Pickled Pepper, is the third scoring point of the Pacers, contributing 18 points and 9 boards in the whole game, as if he is the third core of the Pacers.
Compared with the Pacers, the Spurs' scoring is much more dispersed, almost every player who played has scored, but there is no particularly outstanding point, no one who can take the initiative to take the offensive banner after the troika is in trouble, which can be seen from the scores of others, basically 8 points, 9 points, 7 points, except for the troika, several others have not been able to score doubles.
After the game, some media also began to eagerly knight Ye Xuan and Pickle Pepper, as if they had led the Pacers to win the championship, and began to frantically tout how strong the Pacers were, Pickled Pepper is the next LeBron James, he is omnipotent, and the data is very comprehensive. And he is even more fortunate than James in that he has a super partner that James has always dreamed of when he was a knight, Ye Xuan.
Some people say that Ye Xuan is the new generation of Kobe Bryant, because he showed his resilience and dedication to victory in the last game, and Ye Xuan's rich offensive arsenal and defensive performance also reminded people of the omnipotent Peter Pan back then.
Some people also say that Ye Xuan is a new generation of James Harden, because Ye Xuan's breakthrough is very similar to Harden, both of them also started from the bench, and then grew up, both like to shoot from a distance, Ye Xuan's three-point shot is even better than Harden, and this is his first season, he has already entered the finals and led his opponent 2:1, which makes everyone more optimistic about his future.
However, although the media are singing praises to the Pacers, the players of the Pacers are not really complacent, after all, in the Eastern Conference Finals last year, they were also touted by the media when they drew the defending champion Heat 3:3, of course, they know how much trouble it will bring to the subsequent games if they are easily confused by the media's remarks, so after the third Finals, the Pacers did not relax at all, but conducted training and tactical drills as usual.
Ye Xuan also took advantage of the training opportunity in this game interval, and quickly trained the back-to-back jumper technique that he had just obtained, and at the same time, Ye Xuan re-found the low-post technique of Uncle Huo, who he was not very optimistic about, and trained it, hoping that in the next game, he could use these low-post techniques to find the opportunity to ask for the ball in the low post, and then use the back-to-back jumper to open up the situation for the team.
Unlike Ye Xuan, Pickled Pepper and others, under the strong request of Coach Frank, had to retrain the most basic blocking tactics and the ability to transfer the ball after breaking through the ball during the offense, although this can be said to be the foundation of the foundation, but if they want to continue to defeat their opponents in the finals, the Pacers must strengthen their own shortcomings, and using these basic things to seek improvement is simply the best way to find in a short period of time.