super point guard

Chapter 24 Ankle Terminator

The Indiana Pacers trailed the Orlando Magic by one point 9:10 when Xu Nuo first played. By the time Magic coach Stan Van Gundy had to call a timeout, the Indiana Pacers had overtaken Orlando 16:12. The Magic scored four points, and during this period of time, Xu Nuo contributed 2 points and 2 assists for the team.

In other words, all the 7 points the Indiana Pacers have scored since Xu promised to play are directly related to Xu.

It can be said that it was precisely because of Promise's outstanding performance after playing that the Indiana Pacers overtook the opponent Orlando Magic without much effort.

That's why Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy had to get up and call a timeout.

"Good job, buddy!" Dengtai Jones was the first to meet Xu Nuo and gave Xu Nuo a high-five, and said excitedly to Xu Nuo.

Xu Nuo smiled lightly and sat on the bench.

"You guys are playing well," Coach Larry Brown said to everyone. "During this period of time, the defense has done well. Except for Jameer Nelson, they haven't opened up their other perimeter players, and now Nelson is also being blocked. We suppressed it tightly." Coach Larry Brown said and looked at the promise approvingly, "I hope you can better implement my tactical intentions and continue to put pressure on their perimeter. For the Magic , They can't fire outside three-pointers, and it doesn't matter how well his Dwight Howard plays inside." Coach Larry Brown said.

After speaking, Coach Larry Brown came to Xu Nuo.

"Well played, Promise," Coach Larry Brown said to Promise, "at least the few minutes you were on the court, you didn't let me down."

Xu Nuo looked at the old coach Larry Brown and smiled unnaturally.

"In the next few minutes, I will let you stay on the court." Coach Larry Brown continued.

Xu Nuo was taken aback, he thought that coach Larry Brown would let him end.

"If I'm not wrong, Orlando will replace Jameer Nelson, and Gilbert Arenas is likely to play. Do you think you can handle Gilbert Arenas on you? Impact?" Coach Larry Brown asked.

Xu Nuo listened, but his heart sank: It seems that Gilbert Arenas is really likely to play.But although Xu Nuo thought so in his heart, he nodded firmly in front of Coach Larry Brown.

"Very good, my child!" Coach Larry Brown said loudly, Xu Nuo was very surprised that an old man like Coach Larry Brown could still speak so loudly, "Go on the court and keep your attacking power!" Coach Lee Brown said to Promise.

When the timeout came, Xu Nuo stood up and walked onto the court.

Coach Larry Brown made his second substitution of the game during the timeout: Roy Hibbert was replaced by Josh McRoberts and veteran James Posey Danny Granger was removed, and Brandon Rush was replaced with George Hill at shooting guard.At this time, there was only one starter, David West, with four substitutes on the court.

And on the Orlando Magic side, as coach Larry Brown expected, coach Stan Van Gundy replaced Jameer Nelson, who was firmly suppressed by the promise, with "The General" Gilbert Arenas .In addition, center Dwight Howard remained on the field, Ryan Anderson replaced Brandon Bass, and JJ-Redick replaced Jason Richardson.But the promise is not about these two people, but "General" Gilbert Arenas.

"It seems that the real opponent is on the stage!" Xu Nuo said in his heart.

However, when Gilbert Arenas just started dribbling, Xu Nuo felt that Gilbert Arenas' current state is far from what it was then.

当初“0号特工”吉尔伯特·阿里纳斯处于巅峰时期的时候，场均得分曾经位列整个NBA的第四位，而且曾经三次单场得分超过50分：一次是在2007年1月15日的时候，当时还在华盛顿奇才队的吉尔伯特·阿里纳斯个人独取51分，并且在比赛的最后一秒钟投中了压哨三分球，帮助球队主场以114:111三分险胜犹他爵士队；另外一次则是在2006年12月22日，吉尔伯特·阿里纳斯个人单场比赛砍下54分4次助攻3个篮板外加1次抢断，率领球队在客场以144:139战胜了菲尼克斯太阳队；另外一次的50+更加震古烁今，吉尔伯特·阿里纳斯在客场面对洛杉矶湖人队的时候个人单场砍下60分8个篮板8次助攻外加2次抢断，带领球队以147:141加时战胜对手，要知道在吉尔伯特·阿里纳斯之前只有维尔特·张伯伦在洛杉矶湖人队的主场砍下60分以上的成绩。但是现在，许诺感觉现在的吉尔伯特·阿里纳斯在运球时就已经没有了当年的那种气势，看上去有些心不在焉无精打采。

But despite this, Xu Nuo knew that he still couldn't underestimate the "general" in front of him, because although Gilbert Arenas may not be as good as in the past in terms of offense, his defensive attainments still need to be improved by himself. Be careful.Thinking of this, Xu Nuo bent down and focused on Gilbert Arenas.

But Gilbert Arenas didn't seem to have the intention of attacking himself. After dribbling the ball for half court, he handed the ball to Hedo Turkoglu. It seems that his job is to dribble for half court. That's all.Hedo Turkoglu saw that the Indiana Pacers now sent him to defend him from Danny Granger to James Posey, so he began to use his skills to single James Posey.But James Posey has rich experience and always uses his body to withstand Turkoglu, making it difficult for Turkoglu to break through James Posey.Turkoglu had no choice but to pass the ball to JJ-Redick, who was outside the three-point line. JJ-Redick was known for his precise outside three-pointers, so George Hill stuck closely to Redick. , Don't let Redick have room to shoot.At this time, Dwight Howard leaned against Josh McRoberts in the interior to get a good position. Redick lobbed the ball to Dwight Howard, and then the other players of the Magic opened up space for Dwight Howard to play singles.Josh McRoberts was no match for Dwight Howard in terms of physical confrontation, and was abruptly carried away by Howard. Josh McRoberts could only watch Dwight Howard easily score with a small hook shot.

On the defensive end, Promise doesn't seem to be getting too much impact from Gilbert Arenas, but on the defensive end, it's a completely different story.Gilbert Arenas completely outperformed Xu Nuo physically, which made Xu Nuo feel very headache, so Xu Nuo also handed the ball to David West just after dribbling half-court.

In the lineup of the Indiana Pacers on the field, David West is undoubtedly the team's first offensive point, but David? Only when he feeds the ball can he play more smoothly. It is difficult to score points just by fighting alone.So David West just dribbled the ball with his back against Ryan Anderson and handed the ball to George Hill on the outside.George Hill missed Redick's outside three-pointer, Dwight Howard picked up the backcourt rebound, and the Orlando Magic immediately launched a fast break, but just as Hedo Turkoglu was about to make a layup At this time, James Posey slapped him and pulled him down, and the whistle in the mouth of the referee on duty rang.

At this moment, Xu Nuo found that Coach Larry Brown standing on the sidelines was gesturing for him to come to his side. Xu Nuo ran to Coach Larry Brown and called out: "Coach."

"Although you are not as good as Gilbert Arenas physically, you can still overwhelm him in speed," coach Larry Brown said to Xu Nuo, "don't forget your own advantages."

Promise nodded.

So, in the next attack, Xu Nuo began to try to break through Gilbert Arenas by himself.

Facing Gilbert Arenas, Xu Nuo began to test Gilbert Arenas with fake moves, but Gilbert Arenas was better than Xu Nuo after all, no matter how Xu Nuo dribbled back and forth, They have never been fooled by the false promises.At this moment, Xu Nuo suddenly raised his head and glanced at the basket, and his posture followed closely, making Gilbert Arenas think that he was about to shoot.This time Gilbert Arenas was fooled, ready to block the promised shot.At this time, Xu Nuo suddenly started to accelerate, and he was about to pass by Gilbert Arenas, but Gilbert Arenas reacted quickly and followed him immediately, but at this moment, Xu Nuo suddenly An extremely fast and substantial change of direction in front of the body has already killed the Magic from the other side of Gilbert Arenas' body.Gilbert Arenas still wanted to keep up with promise, but he couldn't keep up at this time because he was in a hurry to turn around and exerted force in the opposite direction on his ankle, and Gilbert Arenas fell down on the floor.

"Whoa!" yelled the announcer. "He knocked Gilbert down! Don't forget he's just a rookie! There's a new ankle stopper!"

Xu Nuo didn't care if Gilbert Arenas fell or not, and rushed directly to the basket of the Orlando Magic. At this time, Ryan Anderson and Hedo Turkoglu formed a closed goal in the penalty area. , blocking the promised route.At this time, Xu Nuo flicked his wrist, and the ball slipped through the gap between the two of them. David West caught the ball and dunked easily.

Looking at Anderson's expression at this time, he felt like he was going crazy, because he really couldn't figure out how the ball got through between him and Turkoglu.

However, what he couldn't figure out was Gilbert Arenas who fell to the ground. He really couldn't figure out how Xu Nuo passed by him and fell to the floor himself.

At this time, Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy was speechless. He didn't expect that the two major point guards in his hands would be played around by a player he had never seen before.Coach Van Gundy finally lost his temper, turned around and asked his assistant coach, "Who is that kid?"

But no one on the bench could answer Coach Van Gundy's question. Coach Van Gundy looked back at the court cursing. He knew that the opponent in this game would definitely be difficult to deal with.

(End of this chapter)