Chapter 667 11 consecutive victories, the pressure is like a mountain
The walkers showed unexpected strength.
Starting from the six consecutive away wins on the seventh day of the month, they won eleven consecutive games in one go.
From the winning streak in early December to before Christmas.
During this period, they all survived the two games that were most likely to lose.
In a match against the Timberwolves, the Wolves who lost Garnett were already a real underdog. Although the Celtics used almost a complete lineup to exchange Garnett, the only one who could be able to achieve was Al Jefferson.
Jefferson and the 2007 No. 5 show, space from China is an unusual combination.
One of them likes to work at low posts and can think of traditional giants who are about to die out of the league anytime and anywhere; one of them likes to shoot in the middle and long distances, Yi even likes to shoot one-step and long distance mid-range shots within the three-point line with super giant standard.
In the game against the Timberwolves, Xie Hou took the initiative to apply to play as a defender, which was to avoid embarrassment and not directly matched with Space Yi.
Moreover, Tim Thomas had joined the team at that time and performed well in several consecutive games. The Pacers had not made Xie Houshu feel comfortable in space.
Perhaps it is this array change that makes the walkers unable to enter the state.
Suddenly, he changed to the defender and Xie Hou had no sense of pitching. He missed consecutive shots at the beginning, but even contagious teammates.
Otherwise, there is no way to explain why they are so inaccurate at home.
The Pacers carry the burden of winning streak and don’t want to lose to a slim fish like the Timberwolves. In order to play badly, the Timberwolves will definitely lose, but if they can beat the Pacers, it will be a great encouragement to the morale of young people.
Almost every bad team hopes to beat the strong team.
Winning such a game will not affect their performance, and will also provide the team with more energy to play.
Being able to win a strong team means that they have the strength, but they just take the overall situation into consideration for the time being and "deliberately" losing to those teams will sooner or later be counted back with capital and interest.
The Timberwolves wanted to win, Space Yi continued its outstanding performance in December.
If it weren't for Kevin Durant in the same district, he would have a good chance of winning the Western Conference's Best Rookie this month.
The first half against the Pacers can be used as his business card to promote his teams.
Two three-pointers, one shot farther than the other. He has not adapted to the NBA distance three-point line and dared to shoot, which shows that his self-confidence is indeed overwhelming.
The most surprising performance of playing singles at a low position.
When Xie Hou saw Space Yi playing against Tim Thomas in the second quarter, the turnover jump shot after shaking his shoulders was not like the giant produced in China. Thomas could only stand still and watch.
1. A black man with yellow skin, no explanation.
His back of his hand is not efficient in turning over, and he only made 2 of 6 shots. The Timberwolves are willing to let him take action, and he is also shameless and dares to hit. The more he doesn't make the move, the more he wants to shoot. He and Jefferson take turns making trouble at the low post.
In the first half, the two broke the Pacers' penalty area.
Jefferson's low post defeated Foster's defense. Space Yi's back-playing success rate was not high, but he occupied a high word and grabbed offensive rebounds in succession.
In addition, the Pacers' shooting feel is not good and they lose rebounds in the first half.
So there was such a half-time score.
51 to 46
"The Timberwolves actually led the Pacers by 5 points in half?" Reggie Miller's Scheter immediately attracted the attention of others.
The attention of Xie Hou and Space Yi's China derby battle has increased.
Due to Xie Hou's achievements and achievements, domestic fans do not ask for much. When he plays with Chinese players, fans hope that he can play good numbers and then lose.
Or if his data is not good, it will be fine if he loses the game.
Fans don’t need him to prove themselves. Other Chinese players can still reflect the hypocritical appearance of the prosperity of the Chinese basketball world when they perform well in the face of him.
In the second half, Claire forced Xie Hou to play as a power forward and faced Space Yi.
Xie Hou's height is not as high as Space Yi. His arm span is 2 cm longer than the other party, and his physical fitness is better. If he is judging by his height, Space Yi is better.
Athletic ability depends not only on speed, agility, instant explosive power and back-and-forth impact, but also on the size of the two. In terms of the single item mentioned earlier, Xie Hou is not above Yi in space. But Yi is a real seven-foot-long man. His overall quality is slightly inferior to Xie Hou. If he can find the right method, he can make more contributions than Xie Hou.
Seven feet tall, excellent arm span, and elite-level running and jumping ability. All black people are considered to be of medium and superior physical fitness, and the basic skills and ball skills are almost the same. His accessories are already excellent enough.
In order to win, Xie Hou suppressed Tianyi's body on a large scale.
This is what he lacks the most.
Xie Hou's confrontation made Space Yi realize that the big brother who is particularly caring about him in the national team will not show mercy on the court.
When he was also angry, he found that his power could not be as strong as Xie Hou.
The third quarter is the biggest variable. The Pacers often enter a tough battle with last-stage teams like the Timberwolves. They will be stunned for halftime and suddenly wake up in the second half, increase their intensity, and strive to take it away in one wave.
They failed to take away the Timberwolves like they did in a wave of warriors because they were not accurate on the outside.
With just two points, the Timberwolves' inside advantage is not something that can be covered.
They were exhausted.
One minute before the final game, the Timberwolves had hope of making the Titanic hit the iceberg.
"Xie Hou got the ball, he wants to play singles. UAE defends one-on-one, which is too forced!"
CCTV's butt was also turning towards Yi. In fact, they did not have a clear position, but just hoped that younger generations like Space Yi could impact Xie Hou.
Seeing two Chinese people decide the outcome of the game on the court, their gratitude and pride are overwhelming.
Unfortunately, Space Yi failed to save the Timberwolves.
Xie Hou fought one-on-one in a row, defended against the enemy, and scored 6 points in a row within 49 seconds, killing the game.
In the first 10 seconds of the final game, the Pacers were out of control, and the Timberwolves passed the ball to Space.
He shot buzzer-beater from outside the three-point line that was irrelevant to the victory or defeat.
"Swish!"
"Then, the game ended, and the Pacers defeated the Timberwolves 104-101 and achieved eight consecutive victories. Let us congratulate Xie Hou and the Pacers, and also congratulate Alien on achieving a new single-game scoring high in his NBA career!"
In the battle against the Pacers, Space Yi made 12 of 25 shots, made 3 of 4 three-pointers from the outside, and scored 31 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks in the game. He may be the player who contributed the most to the Timberwolves offensive end.
Without his stable mid-range shot output, Jefferson would not have been able to get such comfortable singles room.
"Don't just be a ball boss. You have to practice your strength, don't even get stuck in me." Xie Hou's teasing made Space Yi laugh out loud.
It’s really not embarrassing to be over Xie Hou, because many people can’t be over.
But his strength really needs to be practiced. Xie Hou himself is not the only one who talks about this to him.
In the 11-game winning streak, another game that the Pacers may lose is a game against the Bulls.
The Bulls were the only team in the Eastern Conference Final Four to go up to the next level in the new season last season.
Paul played 01-02 after Steve Nash, the most dominant defender performed in a single season.
If the Celtics' Big Three were not strongly ranked first, with the Bulls' record, they could have firmly stood firm in the first place in many previous seasons.
It is such a strong enemy, the Pacers are weak inside and have 24 rebounds in a single game by Howard.
The people who helped them win this battle were Xie Hou and Artest.
Artest joined forces with Xie Hou to lock Paul's performance on the defensive end. Although Howard could break out in the rebound, he only scored 14 points in the whole game. His connection with Paul was cut off by the Pacers.
Artest's defense to Paul is a replay of his DPOY season.
Due to the injuries of Kirilenko and O'Neal Jr., he has been healthy all year round. Except for the 2004-05 season, Artest, who has always stood by Xie Hou's side, is already the "real Merlin" in the minds of fans.
It turned out that he was just regarded as a Knight of the Round Table, a madman who was dispensable, had a bad temper, had low offensive efficiency, and was rude incompatible with Xie Hou.
Now the fans finally discovered his strengths.
His single defense is the most reliable in the whole team, and, in conjunction with the written uh, is like the enhanced version of "China-Greece Friendship".
He made great contributions to Paul's blockade.
Artest made great contributions to the defensive end, while Xie Hou was the number one hero who defeated the Bulls.
When assisting in defense, he not only helped Artest "take care of" Paul's attack, but also banned Howard and Paul from connecting, and made a strong "response" to the infiltration of other points of the Bulls.
Artest contributed 5 steals, while Xie Hou slapped out 7 big hats.
In addition to 7 big hats, there are also 44 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.
441447, he took Artest to fight with the others in four quarters with the Bulls, blocking Paul, and defeating the Bulls with a 2-point advantage.
"The king is still the king before he puts down his crown!"
"Some teams are strong, fans still have no confidence in them? Why? Because they have never won. No matter how bad the Pacers are, as long as the man wearing the No. 95 jersey is still standing on the court. Even if their opponent is the best team in history composed of the five most powerful players in history, fans believe that the Pacers will win the final victory!"
"Nothing makes fans feel more at ease than Arthur standing on the court. He is the strongest player I have ever seen!" McGuinness shouted excitedly, "I'm just saying that, who objected?!"
No one who could object to him was on the scene.
Xie Hou hugged his teammates and greeted his opponents again.
"Winners can accept all praises, so I can accept whatever you praise me." Xie Hou said with a smile in an interview.
These were the two toughest games for the Pacers when they won 11 consecutive games.
Next, they will go away on Christmas, Phoenix, and challenge the most. They are currently 23 wins and 2 losses. The two games they lost, one is Garnett's offense, and the other is Kobe Bryant's decisive victory - they are so powerful that countless neutral fans want to skip the playoffs and directly send the O'Brien Cup to them.
The Suns, they are the Christmas team players arranged by the league for the Pacers.
Not to mention how rough it is to play away games on the most important festival of the year, arranging such a strong opponent puts pressure on the Pacers with a winning streak.
On December 24, a good news came out: Andrei Kirilenko was granted permission from a doctor and was about to resume training.
Chapter completed!