NBA's No. 1 guard

Chapter 196 Melon is Bit Bitter Recently
On January 1, the Pacers played against the Toronto Raptors at home.

After the "eleven-game losing streak" in the past few days, the Pacers' record has come to No. 12 in the Eastern Conference. They are still 2.5 wins away from the eighth-ranked Nets. If the Pacers still want to enter the playoffs, every game below is very important!
The Raptors have now left the No. [-] spot in the Eastern Conference they occupied at the beginning of the season after almost three months of competition, replaced by the Atlanta Hawks.

The Eagles have been very strong this month. So far, they have been promoted to No. 36 in the Eastern Conference with a record of 9 wins and 1.5 losses. They are second in the league. They are only [-] games away from the Warriors who are No.

At the home court of the Bankers Life Arena, everyone on the Pacers team is ready to fight. Before the game, including head coach Nate McMillan, general manager Kevin Pritchard, and even president Larry Bird, they all came out to warn everyone. Now the Pacers team really can't afford to lose. If they can't catch up now, they will have no chance until after the All-Star Game.

"come on!"

"come on!"

"come on!"

Everyone stood shoulder to shoulder in a circle to cheer themselves up before going on stage. Although the opponents were strong, it was not like they had never won against them. They could win at the beginning, and they can win now!
The Raptors are also in a hurry now. They lost their first place in the Eastern Conference in the previous game. Not only that, they also lost the second place in the Eastern Conference, and they can also tremblingly rank third in the Eastern Conference. It is not easy to guard against the fourth Cavaliers' pursuit.

The pace of the game is fast, and the lineup of the Pacers is: George Hill, Xu Xiang, Solomon Hill, West, Hibbert.This lineup is by far the most handy that Coach Nate has used.

The Raptors are still in the regular lineup, and Coach Casey has one word: steady.

He doesn't like those tricks, and if he can solve them with a regular lineup, he will definitely not use other tricks.

At the end of the first half, the Pacers were only 4 points behind. "In the second half, we must take advantage of this point difference and try to catch up in the third quarter, so that we have a chance to win in the fourth quarter." Coach Nate analyzed.

Xu Xiang nodded his head out of breath. Everyone understands the truth, but it is still difficult to catch up. In the first half, he only rested for less than 5 minutes and kept playing, otherwise the point difference would have been widened.

As soon as the third quarter came up, the Raptors directly played a 12-2 climax under the leadership of Lowry, bringing the point difference to 14 points.

Lowry ranked No.3 on the Eastern guard line in this All-Star voting. Not surprisingly, there is a high probability that he will be selected as a substitute.

So he is very excited now, even if he is a substitute, he is still an All-Star, and his playing time will not be less. This is a great honor for any player, so he feels that he must be worthy of this honor!

There is a 14-point difference, but the Pacers haven't given up yet. More than half of the schedule has gone on. You can't just give up in any game, unless you are behind by more than 30 points.

Xu Xiang played the whole game again in the third quarter, but he still couldn't lead the team to catch up with the point difference and kept it at around 10 points.

"Xu Xiang, do you still want to play in the fourth quarter?" Coach Nate was a little worried about Xu Xiang's physical strength. Now the sweat on Xu Xiang's forehead was dripping unstoppably, and he had changed several towels to wipe his sweat. He meant that Xu Xiang would come down to rest.

After thinking about it, Xu Xiang shook his head and refused. He absolutely wants to stand on the court now. When he leaves the court, the hearts of the Pacers will be confused, and no one can take the lead.

"Then pay attention, tell me at any time if there is a situation, and I will keep an eye on you." Coach Nate was still worried, and continued to tell him that if the team's current record was not so bad, he would never "use" Xu Xiang like this.

In the fourth quarter, Xu Xiang led the Pacers to a wave of Jedi counterattacks, a wave of 10-0 spurts, and the difference between the two sides was only 1 point. However, the Raptors DeRozan and Lowry broke out and once again brought the 10-point lead back.

Until the end, the Pacers lost by 17 points. Xu Xiang led a group of main players to fight until the last moment, but still couldn't stop the team from losing.

119:102.

The Pacers lost the game.

徐向全场出战41分钟，拿到39分2助攻2篮板的数据，而对面的“双枪组合”则是联手轰下了68分11助攻9篮板。

On the 29th, the league officially announced the roster for the Rookie Challenge. Xu Xiang was on the list, and the other members, Xu Xiang, didn't watch it either. Anyway, we need to get to know each other first, so it doesn't matter if we watch it now or not.

On the 30th, the Pacers continued to sit at home against the New York Knicks.

The Knicks have also been in a downturn recently. As of the 26th, they only ranked second to last in the Eastern Conference with a record of 8 wins and 37 losses, only 76 wins more than the last 0.5ers.

Anthony is also very distressed. Although he has steadily entered the All-Star starting lineup, the team's record still caused him to suffer a lot of rumors. He has played more than 40 games since the start, but he only won 8 games?
Although everyone knows that your teammates have problems, this is not the reason for you to lose.

Melons have been a bit bitter lately.

Of course, Xu Xiang has no right to sympathize with others. One is the second-to-last and the other is the fourth-to-last. The two teams are evenly matched, and no one can sympathize with the other.

The attendance rate of the Pacers at home today is not very high. Xu Xiang looked up and found that nearly half of the seats were empty.

Before the game, Xu Xiang and Melon had an affectionate hug. This was the first time the two of them met. During the hug, Xu Xiang proudly observed the tattoos on his body at close range. It is said that there are more than 20 tattoos on his body, but Xu Xiang couldn’t find so many tattoos no matter how he looked. Could it be that they are all tattooed in the "secret place"?

Seeing Xu Xiang's eyes, it was a little bit, and Melon didn't say anything. Although he has a bad temper, he has rarely lost his temper in recent years, and in the upcoming All-Star Game, he and Xu Xiang have to go out together as teammates.

Before the game, there were no "tattling" shooting guards, and both sides were very harmonious. With the Knicks' record, it is impossible to enter the playoffs, so their mentality is very relaxed.

"Travel together during the offseason?" Melon extended an invitation to Xu Xiang.

"Travel?" Xu Xiang asked in amazement.

"Yeah, we can't make it to the playoffs anyway, so what are we doing if we don't want to go out and play?" Melon said with a smile, and Xu Xiang noticed a bit of bitterness hidden in his smile.
But, how do you know, we can't make it to the playoffs!

　Book friends who have monthly tickets, can you support me, one is not too ugly.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)