super point guard

Chapter 347 The Battle of Tianwang Mountain ([-])

Before every Indiana Pacers home game during the Finals, thousands of fans would gather outside Conseco Arena, waiting to enter.Although the Indiana Pacers lost their second home game, the enthusiasm of the fans is still high, because the next is the battle of Tianwangshan in this series, which can be described as the most critical game in the entire series.

The term "Battle of Tennosan" has a very long history, and it is said to have originated in Japan during the Warring States Period more than 400 years ago.At that time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Akechi Mitsuhide who had just completed the transformation of Honnoji Temple in Yamazaki at the foot of Tenno Mountain. actual supreme ruler.Now the term "Battle of Tianwangshan" only refers to the key games in the series, such as the fifth game in the NBA playoffs.

If the first four games of the series are tied 2-2, as is currently the case between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, then the next fifth This game became a veritable "Battle of Tianwang Mountain".Whoever wins the battle of Tianwang Mountain will get the match point of the series, and the probability of winning the series will be higher.

It is precisely because of this that before the start of the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, a large number of fans gathered outside the Conseco Arena waiting to enter the game.The fans know very well that tonight's game is likely to be the key game to determine the NBA championship this season!

The fans outside the arena were anxiously waiting to enter the arena, and the players in the arena were not idle for a moment.Xu Nuo and his teammates were all sitting in the player locker room, watching the video of their last game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but the deep and old voice of Coach Larry Brown echoed in his ears.

"The poor defense against Russell Westbrook was a very important reason why we lost the last game." Coach Larry Brown said, "In the last game, we let Russell Westbrook scored 35 points on our turf, how do we win?"

Xu Nuo lowered his head deeply when he heard Coach Larry Brown say this.Although Coach Larry Brown didn't say it directly, but he was the only player who was mainly responsible for marking Russell Westbrook. It was obvious that most of the responsibility for the team's loss was on him.Although Danny Granger told himself after the game that he was not responsible for the team's loss, Xu Nuo still felt a sense of guilt.

"Of course, the responsibility for our loss is not on a certain player." Coach Larry Brown continued, "And this is not the time to pursue responsibility, but to sum up experience and lessons and rely on these game experiences to play. Win this key game tonight!
"If you want to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, how to defend the three players of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden is still the top priority. In any case, we We can no longer let our opponents score more than 30 points at our home court like in the last game..."

Before Coach Larry Brown finished speaking, Xu Nuo suddenly raised his head and interrupted Coach Larry Brown.

"Coach Brown, please let me focus on defense in tonight's game, I must completely freeze that guy Russell Westbrook!" Xu Nuo said loudly word by word.

Hearing what Xu Nuo said, the teammates turned their surprised eyes to Xu Nuo.It's not because Xu Nuo volunteered, but because Xu Nuo dared to interrupt Coach Larry Brown.You must know that Coach Larry Brown has always been known for his iron fist. Few players dare to interrupt Coach Larry Brown when he is speaking.

After his speech was interrupted, Coach Larry Brown stared at the promise.At this moment, Xu Nuo immediately regretted that he shouldn't have interrupted Coach Larry Brown, but what he said was like water poured out, which could no longer be taken back. "It seems that we have to go all out." Xu Nuo said to himself.

Just when the teammates were worrying that Coach Larry Brown would be furious with Promise, Coach Larry Brown showed a smile on his face.

"Very good!" Coach Larry Brown said loudly, "It seems that you are very confident tonight! In this case, I agree to your request and let you concentrate on defending Russell Westbrook!"

Xu Nuo and the teammates sitting next to him couldn't believe their ears. After being surprised, Xu Nuo immediately assured Coach Larry Brown that he would firmly defend Russell Westbrook!

The battle between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder has finally officially begun!

At the opening jump ball, the two sides took a lot of trouble.With neither Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert nor Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins able to grab the ball at the first tip, the two sides had to play the second. jump ball.On the second jump, Kendrick Perkins overcame Roy Hibbert to grab the opening jump and the ball went to Russell Westbrook.

"Come on, Westbrook!" Xu Nuo said in his heart, facing Russell Westbrook with full attention.However, Russell Westbrook did not choose to attack with the ball after dribbling the ball to the frontcourt, but handed the ball to Kevin Durant.

"Why didn't you choose to attack with the ball?" Xu Nuo said to Russell Westbrook coldly, "Just let the horse come over!"

Russell Westbrook turned his head and looked at Xu Nuo after hearing it.

"Don't you want me to score 35 points on your head again?" Russell Westbrook said with a hint of sarcasm.

Xu Nuo's expression remained unchanged, and he said coldly, "Just try it and you'll know."

Russell Westbrook sneered and took the ball back from Kevin Durant.

"You kid who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, I will definitely embarrass you tonight!" Russell Westbrook said equally coldly.

Promise bent down, facing Russell Westbrook with rapt attention.Russell Westbrook was dribbling the ball slowly, suddenly speeding up the dribbling rhythm, Xu Nuo's nerves all tensed up, he knew that Russell Westbrook was about to start a breakthrough.Russell Westbrook leaned forward, slashing at Promise's defense like a knife.Facing Russell Westbrook's breakthrough, Xu Nuo did not change his direction of travel, but retreated directly.

"Defending like this, isn't it suicidal." Russell Westbrook thought coldly in his heart, immediately stopped, collected the ball, and prepared to raise the ball to shoot.

At this moment, Xu Nuo suddenly rushed forward, blocking Russell Westbrook again in an instant.Faced with the promise that suddenly rushed up, Russell Westbrook hesitated when he shot, and it turned out that such a small hesitation caused Russell Westbrook's shot to miss the basket.

Coach Larry Brown sat courtside and watched Promise's every move.Seeing that Russell Westbrook missed a shot under the promised defense, he couldn't help but nodded slightly.

"In this way, Russell Westbrook's shooting confidence will be greatly affected!" Coach Larry Brown said in his heart.

Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert jumped up and grabbed the backcourt rebound immediately after Russell Westbrook missed a field goal.Xu Nuo took the ball from Roy Hibbert, took only one quick dribble, and quickly passed the ball to Danny Granger, who had rushed to the frontcourt.Danny Granger made another pass after receiving the ball, and shooting guard DeMar DeRozan under the basket received the ball for an easy dunk.

"Heh, the Indiana Pacers' transition from defense to offense this time is really easy!" said on-site commentator Reggie Miller.

"Why don't the Oklahoma City Thunder players quickly return to the backcourt to defend?" Mark Jackson next to him asked his own questions, "Kevin Durant, Russell Wayne None of the players like Springsbrook or Thabo Sefolosha come back to the defense quickly, if the team's defense has been so bad, how on earth can they win?"

Russell Westbrook took the ball from teammate Thabo Sefolosha and started to organize the offense again.As soon as Russell Westbrook got the ball, Xu Nuo immediately clung to it.

"Are you going to haunt me from now until the end of the game?" Russell Westbrook whispered to Promise.

"This is our home court, I just don't want you to be too presumptuous in our home court!" Xu Nuo replied coldly.

Russell Westbrook smiled, "Good guy!" Russell Westbrook said.

Xu Nuo stared closely at Russell Westbrook in front of him, always guarding against Russell Westbrook's offense.Russell Westbrook was slowly dribbling the ball from beyond the three-point line, while constantly observing the movements of his teammates on the court.

"It's a pity that you can't prevent me!" Russell Westbrook said suddenly.

"What did you say?" Xu Nuo couldn't help but frowned slightly.

At this moment, Russell Westbrook suddenly received the ball, and then jumped high beyond the three-point line, raising the ball in his hand above his head.

"It's a dry three-pointer!" Mark Jackson on the sidelines said loudly.

Xu Nuo looked up and looked at Russell Westbrook.At this moment, Russell Westbrook flicked his wrist and threw the ball towards the basket.

(End of this chapter)