The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 73. Chapter 73.

After returning from the second half, the team atmosphere on the Magic side has obviously become much more relaxed.

Whether it's Su Jiu's outstanding performance in this game, or the lead he has achieved so far, everyone in the Magic team feels at ease.

Of course, the most at ease is Stan Van Gundy, who is currently the head coach.

As Su Jiu's performance at the beginning of the season became more and more impressive, he gradually got Van Gundy's attention.

Coupled with the constant reports from the media behind the scenes, Su Jiu got into the rotation position step by step.

In this game, Su Jiu was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Van Gundy, and the latter also gave back to Van Gundy with an outstanding performance.

So during the halftime break, rather than saying that Van Gundy was analyzing and admonishing the second half of the game, it would be better to say that it was Su Jiu's personal celebration performance.

Facing Su Jiu, Van Gundy praised him without hesitation in front of all the players in the midfield.

This scene once made Courtney Lee feel a little sour. Although his friend got praise and affirmation from the coach, it also made him feel happy.

But seeing Su Jiu becoming more and more successful, and looking down at himself, Courtney Lee only felt that he was too much of a failure.

"Hey, in fact, everyone has their own value. Sometimes we help ourselves find our position on the court, which is actually more important than simply working hard."

"A team can't be all offensive players, and it can't all be defenders. It's better than Michael. Without the help of Scottie (Pippen), it would be difficult for him to achieve the success he is now."

"So don't be too frustrated, try to do what the coach has arranged for us, and you have to believe that the future will be better."

Seeing Courtney Lee's slightly depressed mood, Su Jiu, who has been a man for two lifetimes, of course knows these thoughts in his heart.

So before the game, he put his arms around Courtney Lee's shoulders and gently comforted him.

As for why he played the game, it was because with Su Jiu's excellent performance in the first half, after returning from the second half, Van Gundy arranged for Su Jiu to play first.

After all, when a player feels good, let him play for a while. This is also a truth that most coaches understand.

Only a very small number of coaches are too lazy to look at these ethereal touches, just to perform rotations according to their own principles.

For example, the legendary "refrigerator" McHale.

With the start of the second half of the game, the Pacers are still facing off against Su Jiu with Jack.

After all, Dinard has already been expelled from the game in this game, which also caused the Pacers to have an obvious vacancy on the back line.

So the playing time of Jack and Ford will be largely skewed.

And because Ford was beaten a little autistic when facing Su Jiu, so the task of defending Su Jiu, after returning from the second half, naturally fell on Jarrett Jack.

Although Jack has 1 objections to this point, facing Jim O'Brien who is already furious in the midfield, Jack really dare not touch his bad luck.

However, after returning from the second half, the Pacers' defense against Su Jiu has undergone some changes.

From the original insistence on single-player defense, the strategy of partial double-teaming has been adopted now.

Before this game, the head coach of the Pacers never thought of double-teaming Su Jiu.

After all, he was just a rookie who had just entered the league no matter how good he was, but after the entire first half, Jim O'Brien found that things were getting out of his control.

If some defensive sanctions are not imposed on Su Jiu at this point, then I am afraid that the Pacers will be defeated soon.

So after Su Jiu came back in the second half, he enjoyed the feeling of being double-teamed by his opponent for the first time in his career.

At the beginning, when Su Jiu faced double-teaming, he was obviously not used to it.

Although I already have a general idea of ​​passing the ball in my mind, the movement of my hands will always slow down the moment the ball is released.

The incoherence of the action naturally gave the Pacers a chance to steal, which caused some unnecessary mistakes.

However, as the number of double-teams increased, Su Jiu became more and more proficient in dealing with such situations.

Using his ability to attract double-teams, he has sent precise passes to his teammates many times.

This is also the other teammates who made the first half feel mediocre, and completed their efforts in the second half.

Throughout the third quarter, coach Jim O'Brien has been double-teaming Su Jiu, presumably because he doesn't want the rookie to get too much limelight on his head.

The impact of the double-teaming strategy is naturally clear at a glance. Throughout the third quarter, Su Jiu's personal offensive efficiency and shots have been significantly reduced.

However, relying on the organizational ability that has been integrated with Lucas II, Su Jiu sent wonderful assists to his teammates many times when facing double-teams in the second half.

And the score on the court also did not mean to shrink at all.

At the end of the three quarters, the Magic still ended with:

88:73

Leading the Pacers by 15 points ended the first three quarters.

This season, the Pacers have encountered a great crisis and changes in personnel, so the management did not require the team to have any record.

This also led to the Pacers gradually withdrawing most of the main players after returning from the fourth quarter.

Coach Jim O'Brien sent rookies who usually don't have much playing time, and some marginal players to practice.

In addition to the fact that the Magic currently ranks first in the league, the Pacers have no hope of a comeback.

For the reason of training newcomers, even if they lose this game, it will not embarrass Jim O'Brien too much.

After all, losing to the league's No. [-] Magic team is not such a shameful thing.

As the Pacers replaced marginal players, the pressure on the Magic on the court was naturally further reduced.

It wasn't until the situation on the field was completely safe and Van Gundy couldn't see any hope of a comeback for the Pacers that he began to win the main lineup on the field, and also replaced the marginal players to play.

And because Courtney Lee is also a rookie who just entered the league this year, Van Gundy still put Courtney Lee on the court during this time period.

But when he saw Su Jiu on the court, Van Gundy hesitated for a moment.

After all, Su Jiu is also a rookie this year, and to be precise, he is still an undrafted pick. There is absolutely no problem in playing games during garbage time.

But with the abilities he has shown so far, he should be rested and protected during this period of time.

So when he saw Su Jiu, Van Gundy had obvious hesitation.

But then Van Gundy thought that Su Jiu had a potential injury, so after hesitating, he directly sent Tai Lue to replace Su Jiu, and asked him to rest with the main players.

With all the main players of both sides off the court, without any suspense, the Magic finally ended up at home with:

115:95

A 20-point victory over the Indiana Pacers! !

　Today there are two main things:

　　1. The NBA officially announced that Ma Xiaofei (Michael Ma) will be the new CEO of NBA China.

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　　2. The league has indefinitely postponed the draft joint trial training originally scheduled to be held in Chicago on the 21st to 24th local time of this month, and is evaluating possible future dates and the possibility of online trial training.

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　　Finally, ask for a recommendation ticket!

　　

(End of this chapter)