The basketballs thrown by Tang Wenlong were like cannonballs that hit the Pacers' position accurately

Iguodala and the other 76ers players on the court immediately realized that Tang Wenlong's shooting touch seemed to be very good today, and when Tang Wenlong made the third three-pointer of the single quarter in the seventh minute, the Pacers coach finally couldn't sit still and reached out like the referee asked for a timeout.

"That's accurate!" Iguodala touched Tang Wenlong's head with some excitement and admired it sincerely.

Holiday on the side pursed his lips, did not speak, and returned to the bench in a muffled voice.

The 76ers' bench was relaxed, leading by seven points at 14-7 in less than six minutes into the game, which is not too good, and if they can win back-to-back away games against the Pacers, I believe it will definitely be a morale boost overall.

Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien was furious.

"What are you guys doing, can't you stop that little rookie? He's only 19 years old, do you want this stinky boy to be a bully on your head? ”

The deep roar reached the ears of every Pacers player, and Dunleavy blushed and couldn't speak.

Jim O'Brien's sharp gaze fixed on Dunleavy's body, and then he uttered the order that made Dunleavy almost collapse: "Mike, you come down and rest, Paul, you substitute for the game." ”

As soon as the long timeout passed, both sides were back on the field.

The spirits of the two teams have obviously been adjusted, but the 76ers are inexplicably relaxed, while the whole team of the Pacers is red and murderous.

Tang Wenlong chuckled in his heart, feeling that the entire team of walkers looked at him a little differently.

He turned his head to look at Lance Stephenson on the bench, and let out a sigh of relief: It's okay, that guy didn't play, otherwise it would have been a bit of trouble.

Then a young player appeared in front of him, who was clearly a little taller than him.

Off the court, Coach Doug Collins couldn't complain, "Where did the Pacers find so many tall and thin swing guards, this is this year's rookie, isn't it a swing man at the small forward and power forward positions?" Can you still play the second position? ”

Paul George!

Tang Wenlong and Paul George were next to each other, waiting for the touchline to kick off.

Both of them are the kind of players who are muffled when others don't speak, and after spraying with Dunleavy for so long just now, Tang Wenlong didn't bother to speak, so there was nothing to say between the two, and the atmosphere was quite weird.

The ball got to Collison and Paul George took a long leg from the weak side to the bottom corner.

Collison immediately completed a high-quality block with Hibbert on the inside, and slipped into the box with a wipe of his body, and at this moment the outside Hibbert did not go down with Collison, but made an off-ball screen for Danny Granger, just to block Iguodala.

Granger received a pass from Collison to a familiar position on the outside, and comfortably wanted to shoot the ball from the machine.

He jumped up and shot with ease, and the technical moves were done in one go.

"Huh!"

Hit! 14 to 10.

The shot was morale-boosting, and there was no small applause in the Conseco Arena.

However, the faces of the 76ers players remained unchanged, after all, the difference of 4 points in a basketball game means that two goals are needed, unless 3+1 is completed.

Holiday moved to the front court, and he looked at the situation on the field.

According to the coach's instructions at the time of the pause just now, Tang Wenlong felt good during this time, with three shots and three hits, so let Tang Wenlong use more as the main point of attack and shoot more, of course, the Pacers may also make targeted arrangements for Tang Wenlong during this time, so if there is no particularly good opportunity, you can also come by yourself.

Almost without thinking, Holiday chose to do it herself.

He beckoned and made a tactical gesture to the old captain on the inside. When the old captain Brand understood, he slowly moved out, ready to block and dismantle Holiday .

Off the court, Collins frowned slightly, glanced at Tang Wenlong, who was harassed by Paul George's long arms, and pressed the doubts in his heart.

Holiday broke through very lightly, and before Brand could stand up, he suddenly changed direction sharply and chose to break through from the unblocked place on the other side.

Collison didn't expect Holiday to do the opposite, and the center of gravity was not transferred, and he was half a position by Holiday.

In this case, the first reaction is to reach out, and the second reaction is to step back in small steps, hoping to stop the opponent.

And Holiday is indeed outstanding, after taking the lead, he did not accelerate the breakthrough, but suddenly stopped in the high position, and then bent his knees to jump.

Collison arrived, but the disruption was minimal.

Holiday hit a jumper to make it 16-10.

Three minutes later, 20-15, the 76ers led by five points.

At this moment, it was time for the second timeout, and it was time for the team to rotate normally, and the players from both sides walked off the field according to the instructions of the referee.

Tang Wenlong shook his head, his expression was a little depressed, in the past three minutes, he had barely touched the basketball.

His individual score was fixed at nine and it looked like he was very efficient in scoring nine points in nine minutes of play, but in fact he spent the rest of the day playing soy sauce and was late for a foul on opposing player Paul George.

The substitutes on both sides gradually returned to the field to fight, and the game slowly entered a period of see-saw.

Collins looked at the young man who pursed his mouth and didn't speak, there was a trace of confusion and helplessness in his eyes, nearly ten games have passed, he finally understood: "Tang Wenlong and Iguodala can play a subtle cooperation, Iguodala and Holiday can also play a good cooperation, but Tang Wenlong and Holiday do not call each other, there is very little mutual cooperation between the two, almost two independent individuals on the field, only occasionally in the fast attack, there has been a simple cooperation between the two." ”

It's very bad for the team to have good chemistry, so what to do?

One is a young point guard who is highly praised by the team, and the other is a super rookie who is famous all over the United States, both of whom have the potential of A-level or above, and I don't know how many teams have seen the 76ers select these talented teenagers.

"Is it really only one person to be sacrificed?" Collins' face turned pale, which is definitely not a good thing for the 76ers.

The game was hot on the field, and his mind was already flying away at the moment.

After a long time, at the end of the first quarter, the 76ers led by six points 26-20.

Collins let out a long sigh, his gaze swept over the resting players on the bench again, and then his gaze gradually became firm, and he suddenly said: "At the beginning of the second quarter, Don, you and Andre play first!" ”

Everyone was stunned, and then they didn't think about anything, this kind of temporary change in the playing time and order of players is very normal in the NBA, probably thinking that the coach came up with some tactics.

Tang Wenlong saw that Collins' eyes were full of encouragement when he looked at him, as if conveying something, and he smiled at the coach, and he felt a little clear in his heart.

Some thoughtful players, such as Nocioni, had already smelled the unusual smell, but the old ball skin didn't speak, and grinned and pointed his elbow against Tang Wenlong's waist.

The NBA has a very short break between quarters, and according to the audience, sometimes you miss the best shots when you go to the bathroom.

Players from both teams returned to the field.

Pacers coach Jim O'Brien was surprised that Tang Wenlong and Iguodala were on the bench at the same time.

"What is he going to do?" Coach O'Brien glanced at Coach Collins opposite him with suspicious eyes, and the thought came to his mind, "Is it to prepare for this section and go all out?" That's not right, it's a back-to-back game, he's not afraid that the physical strength behind him won't be able to keep up? Could it be that there is some new tactical combination that has to be paired with a player on the bench? ”

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, beckoned Paul George to rest, and then whispered something

At this moment, the second quarter of the game has begun, and it is Louis Williams who has the ball.

On the court, Tang Wenlong is still a scoring guard, Iguodala is a small forward, Thaddeus Young is a big forward, and Maris Speights is a center.

On the other side of the Pacers' lineup, point guard TJ Ford, point guard Brandon Rush, small forward Mike Dunleavy, power forward Tyler Hansbrough, and center are veteran Jeff Foster.

Dunleavy was put on the court at the beginning of the second quarter due to a long break in the first quarter to increase the team's offensive firepower.

It's just that he didn't expect Tang Wenlong to return to the court, Dunleavy's eyes were red, and he almost didn't go up to find Tang Wenlong desperately.

The kickoff was won by the 76ers, and the ball at the beginning of the second and third quarters was owned by the Pacers, and after TJ Ford took the basketball, he slipped into the frontcourt.

After a few guides and runs, Dunleavy threw a three-pointer from the outside and missed.

The defender of Tang Wenlong has become a young Brandon Rush, a junior in the '08 lottery zone, who has been playing the best piece of the team's puzzle, averaging a career-high 30.4 minutes per game last season and shooting 41.1 percent from three-point range.

It's just defense, it's just a mid-to-low level.

Even better than the personal experience on the pitch, the reasons are not as good as Mike Dunleavy Jr.

Tang Wenlong got Williams' ball at 45 degrees, took advantage of a large-scale transfer to the bottom line, and then slid in the opposite direction to break through, with coherent and agile movements.

Rush staggered to his feet, barely swaying at the simple act.

Then he confronted Tang Wenlong, who had an explosive speed, his chest was hit numb, and the center of gravity of the whole person deviated, and he was suddenly overtaken by Tang Wenlong by a position, and he saw that the defense was about to lose his position!

The Pacers' players had no choice but to shrink their defense and form a trap on Tang Wenlong.

No one noticed, and a red figure sneaked up on the bottom line.

Tang Wenlong's eyes swept away, and there was a sudden sudden brake outside the paint area, and his body tilted and threw the basketball in his hand