Chapter 717: The sound of wind and cranes

Before the end of the first half, the Pacers had two wonderful cooperations, one led by Xie Hou and the other joined forces with Papalucas.

There was 12 points left at that time, and Nash wanted to get a three-pointer to 9 points.

Unfortunately, three-pointers are not something you can score just by trying to score. In the small ball era, there is a strange phenomenon that specializes in using three-pointers but fails to score dozens of consecutive shots. Nash, the most outstanding contemporary, and even the most efficient shot in history, misses a three-pointer, and the game time is less than a minute left.

Xie Hou held the long rebound, and the Suns retreated quickly and in time.

Running and bombing teams are all big counterattackers. They are more afraid of being beaten and counterattack than others. Facing Xie Hou's team, they will not let them fight back and the game will stabilize.

The Pacers' positional offense is not as strong as their athletic ability. They are basically a dead-fighting tactic. If they fail, they will be singles for the stars.

The sun retreats quickly enough and is good at arm's defense.

Xie Hou took the defensive rebound and passed it to Papalucas. The Greek dribbled the ball through the frontcourt and reached out to signal to Xie Hou. So Xie Hou stopped outside the three-point line on the right. Papalucas dribbled the ball past him, handed the ball to him, and then cut in the diagonally. Xie Hou took the ball in his hand, saw Papalucas' position, hit the ground and entered the paint area, accurately giving it to the position, and the Greek scored a layup.

This cooperation was a complete two-person transfer. If the others did not participate, they would make a tacit understanding.

It's also a shame that the Suns are now without tigers in the mountains and no one can defend, otherwise Papalucas will have to attract the inside to assist in defense and pass the ball to other players to have a chance to score.

The Greeks and Xie Hou cooperated to score, and the score difference became 14 points.

The sun is honest and no longer greedy for three points.

Nash actually rushed into the basket and caused Kirilenko's third foul. He also went to the free throw line and used his signature licking palms to polish the soles of his shoes to make everyone feel disgusted, and they made both free throws.

"Can I apply for a ball change?" Xie Hou asked.

The referee said: "Unless the basketball wears away, otherwise..."

Xie Hou sent the ball helplessly, with only 26 seconds left in the first half. The Pacers could have called a timeout to arrange tactics, but the chemical reactions they showed and the more they played, the more vigorous the tactical execution they tried, which made Claire dismiss his mind.

26 seconds of time, plenty of time, enough time to finish a round of offensive time.

According to the convention of not leaving time for opponents, choosing a buzzer-beating attack is the safest.

But if you choose to buzzer, you may miss some free opportunities.

The Pacers were unwilling to miss those opportunities, especially Xie Hou. After his eye trade with Papalucas, the Greeks first acted, and he waved his hand. King Arthur's signature finger hit the ball and passed it to Papalucas in the middle. Papalucas was not sticky to the ball. He really entered his peak period this season, like Nash who was late for a big shot, gave the best assist in the game - "How did that ball pass?" Leonard shouted.

The ball was still in the hands of the Greeks in the last second. Half a second later, the Suns' assisted defense was in place, but his ball had already flown into the air.

Kirilenko barely jumped with the remaining strength under his feet. His jumping height was not enough, and the air connection could be completed smoothly, relying on a pair of long arms.

Bang!

Deduct it directly!

"Three players from CSKA Moscow led the fans to experience the beauty of team cooperation!" Leonard said, "These passes are so exciting!"

The Suns' buzzer-beating attack ended with Nash's three-pointer.

"Steve has only one season since entering the league, and has hit less than 40% of his three-point shooting percentage this season, and has reached a career high of 47% (2.2 goals per game)." McGuinness said, "But tonight, he fired four times on the outside and scored only one goal."

Leonard followed and said, "Maybe they are in a bad state."

After halftime, the Pacers led the Suns by 14 points.

Xie Hou, who was full of presence, scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the first half. Papalucas, who could also see figures everywhere, scored 11 points and 5 assists.

The reporter asked: "You played very well in the half-time performance. Isn't this proof that you are ready to show your strength in the playoffs?"

Xie Hou said confidently: "The regular season is too long for us, we are really waiting for the playoffs, everyone is waiting."

Another reporter asked Papalucas, who wanted to know how the Greeks judged their performance this season.

31-year-old Papalucas has performed the best in his career this season. He is a typical European player who performs well but does not greedy for me. He pushed his credit to the coaching staff and teammates: "Without the trust of the coach and the support of his teammates, I am just a passerby who is frustrated in the NBA. I don't think I play very well. The support I have received has pushed me to play the current performance."

Look at him, then look at Xie Hou.

Also from the CSKA Moscow, when will Xie learn to be modest?

In the intermission, Claire pointed out some shortcomings.

The outside line plays too well, so there are not enough opportunities for the inside line.

Too many fouls in the interior gave the Suns a lot of opportunities to easily get on the free throw line to score points.

"KG is not here, no one can fill Steve Nash's defensive black hole. I need you to increase your efforts to hit him!" Claire said heavily, "The intensity is not enough now, far from enough!"

No one asked what the intensity was enough. Since it was not enough, we should work harder in the second half. The solution to the problem has always been very simple.

In the second half, the Suns attacked first.

Hill broke through the dribble at the top of the arc, and Artest lost his position carelessly and was broken through.

Kirilenko's assisting defense was too far ahead, and Hill hit the ground and passed the ball to Marion at the basket.

If this ball is passed a little lower, the hacker will end the attack.

Hill's ball wasted, but the Suns' offense did not end. Dior grabbed the offensive rebound and passed Nash behind.

After Nash, who was 1 of 4 out of 4 outside in the first half, got an open position, he did not believe in evil and took action again.

The sharp three points cut through the sky and hit the hollow.

56 to 67

"It's too hard to expect a shooter like Steve to keep shooting."

"It's impossible for him to never score goals, the Pacers need to change their minds."

Their change of ideas is not defense, but the offensive end to make the Suns come back.

In the frontcourt, Papalucas just arrived at the top of the arc and saw Xie Hou adjusting his pace and preparing to shoot a three-pointer.

Those who want to pursue the three-pointer can see the clues when their steps move.

Papalucas passed the ball, and Xie Hou happened to stop at a point outside the three-point line and shot a three-pointer.

70 to 56

"A few years have passed, and you are still defending that even my mother can't defend." Xie Hou mocked regretfully.

When he stepped back, Papalucas asked, "Would your mother be unhappy if she heard this?"

"It's a brother, don't let her know." Xie Hou was really worried that Chen Mimi would hear this.

Papalucas thought to himself, is he considered a handle for Xie Hou?

Next, Dior showed the characteristics of the core ball holder.

He held the ball on the waist and fed Marion a good cake.

58 to 70

Xie Hou tried again and missed a long shot. Foster rushed to the offensive rebound, but failed to hit the strong shot, and another one, but missed it.

As a result, he rushed to the third offensive rebound and took the Suns' penalty area as strong as nothing.

This momentum is indeed amazing. Even his teammates were stoked by this continuous offensive rebound. Not to mention the atmosphere at the scene. Even if they just grab the rebound mediocrely, as long as the process is exciting enough, the atmosphere can also be mobilized to climax.

Foster, who grabbed the third offensive rebound, was passed to the outside by the Suns and Powell.

Xie Hou got the ball, and there was no one in front of him five meters away.

If you don't shoot, I'm sorry for Suns, who even makes her mother - it's a mistake, it's a defense that is worse than her sister Xie Nini.

"Swish!"

The position is in space, and Xie Housing's three-pointer is no different from private practice.

73 to 58

The score difference reached 15 points for the first time. D'Antoni was irritated and was ready to call a timeout and re-arrange it at any time. They really didn't want to win, or it should be said that this was a game that could be lost or won.

If you play with this attitude, you will become negative when encountering some setbacks.

Giving up is far easier than perseverance.

The strong Suns, known as the best team of the year, play invincible in the league, are indeed at the height of Dugu Qiubao.

Nash may be the least of these people who want to lose.

Xie Hou was born, and the person who had the greatest influence was Nash.

Without thanks, he has two MVP trophys in hand. Even if he doesn't have a championship, the glory of two consecutive MVPs is enough to make 99% of the players in the same position feel sad and jealous.

Now he has lost two consecutive MVP second. Who can I ask for reason? What is the honor of second MVP second?

The resentment in his heart was so deep that he clearly knew on the field that he threw one-handed shot in the penalty area and hit the board.

60 to 73

"The Suns succeeded in continuous offense, but they were not attacking, but defense and rebounding."

"In terms of offensive efficiency, they are higher than the Pacers, but their protection of rebounds is too poor. The current offensive rebound ratio between the two sides is 16-4. Looking at this set of data intuitively means that the Pacers have 12 more offensive opportunities."

Xie Hou dribbled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and the pace of running was neither fast nor slow.

"He wants to shoot!" Bale saw Xie Hou's intention.

As a shooter, Nash saw that it was the running rhythm of preparing to stop shooting when he arrived in the frontcourt, but with his defense, the interference and threat that Xie Hou could have caused was simply negligible.

As soon as Bell made a sound, the sun was in chaos, and there was a hint of wind and everyone was in danger.

Seeing that the three of them were rushing forward, Xie Hou refused to shoot, and saw that Kirirenko was in a deep position, so he simply shot and passed the ball, jumped in the air, and made a wonderful pass into the inside.

Kirilenko had good cakes.

75 to 60

"It's no difficulty, the attack is too simple." Kirilenko seemed a little dissatisfied.
Chapter completed!