basketball talent system

Chapter 220 Another Injury! !

It seems that the upstart in the East is not ready to show his true strength in the preseason. Not only does James not appear on the roster, even George Hill, who has just been traded, does not appear on the roster. After getting the list of opponents, Coach Frank decisively waved his hand and gave Ye Xuan a holiday.

After arriving at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ye Xuan appeared on the sidelines in a suit.Sitting next to Ye Xuan were James and George Hill. The main players of the two teams who did not appear in the preseason were obviously not at war. As Ye Xuan's former teammate, George Hill played against Ye Xuan and James. It played a very good palliative effect in the middle, which made James, who was originally worried about being eliminated by Ye Xuan, look away.

A few people chatted enthusiastically on the sidelines, but the teammates on the field were also unambiguous. After the lack of Ye Xuan, the Pacers used Rodney Stuckey as the starting point guard, but obviously he was playing against Irving. It seemed very weak, Owen's breakthrough was able to pass Stuckey almost every time, which made other Pacers players have to help him defend.

In addition, in addition to the fact that the Pacers are at a disadvantage in the point guard position, the opponent's newly introduced power forward Kevin Love also played very bravely in the face of West, which led to the Pacers. When Xuan and Paojiao were not on the court, the two cores were directly blown away by the opponent's combination of inside and outside.

At the end of the game, the Pacers had no one to organize the offense, and Stuckey's organization seemed a little weak when facing the opponent's main lineup, so the Pacers only scored 21 points in a single quarter. It looks acceptable, but compared to the opponent's 32 points, it seems a bit insufficient.

In the subsequent second quarter, the Pacers' substitutes were indeed very powerful, especially the two masters of JR-Smith and CJ-Watson, relying on their ability to confuse the water to beat the opponent to exhaustion, It has to be said that the Cavaliers' bench lineup is simply vulnerable when neither James nor George Hill is on the court.Therefore, in the contest between the two sides' substitutes, the Pacers are even better.

It's a pity that in the end, because the Pacers lacked an absolutely reliable offensive point, and this was originally a preseason game, so after three quarters, the Pacers replaced all the main players and announced that they had given up the game.Although the three-game winning streak in the preseason was ended, for the Pacers, they gained more.

The first is the point of JR-Smith. JR-Smith, who was originally a trade addition, suddenly became the key player on the Pacers' bench. There has been any conflict with anyone in the team, which also makes the outside world generally feel that the Pacers have picked up a bargain.

The game against the Cavaliers ended quickly. In the end, the Pacers lost to the opponent 89:101. Although the opponent's main point guard and main power forward both scored 25+ points, the Pacers side No shame, Solomon Hill scored the highest score in the Pacers with 21 points without Ye Xuan on the court, and JR Smith, who only played 22 minutes on the bench, also played very well, scoring 18 score of points.

After the end of the two expeditions, the Pacers returned to their familiar Conseco Arena, and the opponent was also a familiar face, that is, their opponent in the previous game, the Dallas Mavericks.In this game, Coach Frank still didn't let Ye Xuan play because he knew that the Pacers would need Ye Xuan's fighting power to maintain their ranking during the regular season.At that time, it will consume a lot of energy.

The game was going on as usual, but this game was very different from the last time the two teams met. After Monta Ellis was not restrained by Ye Xuan, it was as if he had changed suddenly. In a game against Ye Xuan, scoring 14 points on 4 of 11 shots suddenly turned into 5 points on 4 of 9 shooting in the opening game.

Due to Ellis' outstanding performance, he also liberated Chandler Parsons, who was marked by Solomon Hill, in a disguised form. In addition, Nowitzki himself had an advantage in the matchup, so the Mavericks in this game It was also a sudden change, and the turned serf sang.At the end of the first two quarters, the Mavericks had already led by 11 points.

In the second half, the Pacers still couldn't find any good way to deal with the opponent's main players, so the rhythm of the game was still under the opponent's control.Just 7 or 8 minutes into the third quarter, when Coach Frank was about to replace all the main players, something that no one wanted to see suddenly happened on the court.

In the process of scrambling for a rebound, West accidentally sprained his ankle when he landed, and immediately fell to the ground, and then the team doctor carried him down on a stretcher.At this time, the Pacers obviously had no intention of fighting, and sent a substitute to the field to play casually, and ended the game hastily.

Ye Xuan followed the team doctor and directly accompanied West to the hospital for further examination.Fortunately, West's ankle sprain this time did not produce symptoms such as fractures and fractures, but because it was a relatively serious sprain, the team doctor conservatively estimated that West would also have to truce for about a month.In other words, West is likely to miss the Pacers' first ten regular season games in the new season.

This is undoubtedly worse for the Pacers.The Pacers team, which was already very difficult because of Pickle's injury, is even more unable to play now. As the third scoring point of the Pacers, with West's injury, the Pacers' lineup suddenly became difficult. It seems a bit overwhelmed.

And in an instant, all the offensive pressure of the Pacers was on Ye Xuan's shoulders. Originally, when West was there, Ye Xuan could use the cooperation with West to diversify the offense, but without Weiss After Tate, whether it is Hibbert, Solomon Hill, or Shumpert, their ability to attack with the ball is very weak. They can only rely on Ye Xuan to help them create offensive opportunities before they can make a difference. .Suddenly, the outside world became more pessimistic about the Pacers' new season.Everyone is saying that the Pacers may not even make it to the Eastern Conference playoffs this season. Even if they make it to the Eastern Conference playoffs, they may encounter the terrible Cavaliers in the first round.

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