Cassel smiled and didn't say anything, just reached out and patted Tang Shuai's shoulder, and then turned around and walked back to the edge of the arena.

Tang Shuai followed and did some simple warm-up movements on the spot.

The Indiana Pacers, Indiana's NBA team, joined the league in the '70s, and in the '90s, they played under the famous coach Larry Pacers. Brown and Hall of Famer Larry. Under Bird's leadership, the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals four times in a row, and in 2000 reached the Finals.

In the twenty-first century, it was established that Paul . After George became the core of the team, he gradually became a regular in the Eastern Conference playoffs, although he was not able to go further, but the team still maintained a strong competitiveness, especially the core of the team George was seriously injured, and the new season staged a realistic version of the return of the king, the whole team seemed to be reborn, and had a 9-5 record in the previous game, ranking second in the East, George contributed an average of 28.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, which can be said to be an absolute hero.

On November 28, U.S. time, at the Staples Center, the Clippers hosted the Pacers, and Kassel also ushered in his first official game as head coach.

Cassel was dressed formally, but his nervousness could still be seen on his serious face.

Attendance at the Staples Center is mediocre, around 75 percent, as the Clippers have suffered an eight-game losing streak and are now facing the second-best team in the East, which is likely to lose. Fans are also human beings, and they are naturally unwilling to spend money to buy guilt.

The seats on the scene are sparse. Compared to the full house at the start of the game, it can't be compared.

However, the team's owner, Ballmer, and general manager, Dave Brown. Wall was on the sidelines. As the owners and managers of the team, they are eager to know if this change of coach can save the team and the tide.

The starting lineups of the two sides came out quickly, and the Clippers maintained the original starting lineup without much change, and it can be seen that Cassel is still seeking stability, and he does not want to break the long-established tacit understanding between the starting five tigers at once.

The Pacers also maintained the previous starting lineup, because the team's starting center Hibbert was traded to the Lakers at the beginning of the season, so the team has been playing a small lineup this season, and the center is Ian. Masimmi. George was at power forward, with three-point shooter CJ Myers at small forward and a combination of George Hill and Monta Alice in the backcourt.

Miles, who plays small forward, is only 1.98 meters, and George is only 2.06 meters, so it can be said that this is definitely a small lineup.

After the opening ceremony, the players had a brief warm-up, and the starters then appeared on the pitch.

Tang Shuai rubbed his hands at this time, and also sat at the front of the bench.

As soon as the game began, the Pacers were desperately trying to pick up the pace. Playing small is a weakness on the defensive end, and only by speeding up can you reduce the disadvantage on the defensive end.

The Clippers, on the other hand, have Jordan Jr. and Griffin on the inside, and all they have to do is keep the tempo as low as possible. Bring the game into a positional battle with a board and a glance.

Both teams play in opposite styles and purposes, and it's like two forces constantly playing on the field, trying to bring each other into their own rhythm.

Originally, the Clippers had Paul. And it was the scrappy Paul, who was present. The Clippers should be able to take the advantage, but perhaps knowing that the Clippers have suffered an eight-game losing streak. The morale of the Pacers is very high, and they are all like chickens, and they are full of attack power.

This came and went, and waited for more than half a quarter, as George scored a layup, and the score also caused Jordan Jr.'s second personal foul in the quarter, the Pacers dominated the anti-visitors, but led the Clippers by 5 points at 21:16.

Kassel called a timeout.

Fans couldn't help but be a little impatient when they saw that the Clippers had been playing with a rhythm, and some people had fragile hearts, looking at the rhythm that might be losing again, and they left the game early before the first quarter was played.

At the end of the game, the Clippers players also looked a little frustrated, after all, they had played hard, but the Pacers' desperate speed, still made them a little unbearable.

Especially at this time, Jordan Jr. had two fouls on his back, forcing the Clippers to make personnel adjustments.

"Josh, Don, you're ready to play." At the beginning of the pause, Kassel directly called Tang Shuai and Smith and signaled them to play.

Tang Shuai and Smith reacted quickly enough, and they directly stripped off their clothes and prepared to play.

Unlike Reeves, Cassel did not immediately take the tactical board and start talking about the tactics of the next round, but directly calmed the emotions of the players: "Don't worry, the game is still very long, this is just the beginning, the Pacers' way of playing with life will definitely consume a lot of physical strength, and our advantage will definitely come out slowly after the game." ”

Cassel got to the point in one sentence, and the players' restless mood calmed down a lot.

When Cassel saw this, he took out the tactical board and said: "Our current lineup, the speed is not lost to the opponent, the key point is in the rebounding, we must protect the backcourt rebounding, this is the bottom line I ask you to do, and after a while, we will focus on Blake, and everyone else has pulled the position enough, if the opponent is sandwiched, you have to cut the air in the first time, do you understand?" ”

"Understood." The players shouted directly, and what Cassel said was simple and clear, and you can understand it once you hear it.

Cassel nodded, then picked up the tactics board and said, "Blake will be in this position later......"

The timeout was fast in coming, and players from both sides were back on the pitch, with no personnel changes on the Pacers' side.

As soon as he came up, Paul advanced to the front court with the ball, and after signaling his teammates to pull away, he shook his hand, and the ball was in Griffin's hands as soon as possible.

Defending Griffin is Masimmi, a rookie in '05 who has been in the league for ten years, although his offensive ability is limited, but with a strong body and good defensive experience, he is still not afraid of Griffin in one-on-one defense.

But Griffin is Griffin after all, this is the person with an exclusive backpack, which is a dozen and one, and Ma Simmi is still a little unbearable.

The Pacers were very decisive and came over.

Seeing that Griffin was trapped, Tang Shuai and Stephenson began to cut into the basket as soon as they left and right. (To be continued.) )

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