NBA's No. 1 guard

Chapter 225 Desperately!
The Grizzlies defense has been the most talked about thing.

Whether it is Tony Allen, Mike Conley or the black and white duo, they are all defensive iron gates in their respective positions, and this year, one of the goals of the Pacers recruiting this summer is Tony Allen.

This guy's defense is too strong.

On April 4, there are many games to be played today, and the most eye-catching one must be the game between the Pacers and the Nets.

Before the game, the atmosphere had already heated up, but it was a pity that the Pacers played an away game, not at their own home court, but even so, the FedEx Arena, the Grizzlies' home court, was already packed.

After all, this is the last game of the regular season, and many people put aside their work and came to watch the game.

At the same time, the game between the Nets and the Magic will start at the same time, and there will be a lot of "melon-eating people" gathered there.

Before the game, Xu Xiang and his opponent hugged each other. If they lose this game, it will be their last game of the season. If they win, it will be the proof that Xu Xiang entered the playoffs for the first time. Both sides are quite meaningful.

Today, Barkley and O'Neill of TNT are in charge of explaining.

"Shaq, who do you think will make it to the playoffs?" Barkley asked curiously.

"I think the Pacers can do it. Did you see the murderous look of Xu and Paojiao just now?" he said jokingly.

Barkley shook his head amusedly?murderous look?Are you kidding me?
"Everyone thinks the Nets have a better chance of winning, but I have the same opinion as you. I also think the Pacers can win."

"Oh?" O'Neal said in surprise, "It's really rare that we both have the same opinion. It seems that the Pacers will win today."

At this time, today's starting lineups of both sides were also shown on the big screen.

Pacers: George Hill, Xu Xiang, Solomon Hill, West, Hibbert.

Grizzlies: Mike Conley, Cornett Lee, Tony Allen, Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol.

Hibbert and Karl's jump ball.

Xiaojia is now basically the best center in the league. He has confrontation at the basket, rebounds, footwork, and shooting range from the outside. However, Hibbert has never disappointed Xu Xiang with the jump ball.

With a flick of his hand, the ball went to the backcourt of the Pacers.

George Hill advanced with the ball, and Conley didn't stick too close. He knew that George Hill didn't have any outside shooting ability. If you want to shoot, you can shoot, but I will prevent you from breaking through.

Xu Xianggang withdrew to the bottom corner. After waiting for two seconds, he quickly stepped forward and pulled to the low post to set a screen for West. Xu Xiang rarely screened, and the quality of his screens was not very high. George Hill's ball arrived in West's hands in time.

West used Xu Xiang's screen to hold the ball and rush in, but the Grizzlies' defense was very good, and the speed of the defense was also very fast. A wave of dislocations formed on the field in an instant, and West hit Cornett Lee.

Xu Xiang continued to run back to the outside three-point line. West's breakthrough with the ball was almost cut off. He had no choice but to pass back to the outside line.

2:0.

Looking back, the Grizzlies' offense, Mike Conley's outside organization, Marc Gasol asked for the ball in the low post, Conley passed the ball very cleverly, and fell directly into the interior, Marc Gasol singled Hibbert.

Hibbert's size is not at a disadvantage compared to the opponent, but his skills at the basket are too poor. Xiaojia's small back body is so light, and when he turns around, it is a dunk with both hands. Hibbert can't keep up at all.

The Pacers Xu Xiang organized the outside line. Facing Cornett Lee, Xu Xiang didn't think too much, and just pulled it up to a middle distance!

With a swish, hit again!

He hit two mid-range shots in a row in the opening game.

The Grizzlies' offense made its first turnover of the game when the ball was knocked out of bounds.

Xu Xiang made another mid-range hit with a backhand!

6:2.

Today's feel is surprisingly good, no matter how you vote.

Xiaojia continued to play Hibbert with the ball in singles. The small hook turned around and missed. The rebound was taken down by George Hill. The Pacers launched a quick counterattack.

9:2.

The Grizzlies called a timeout.

Not long after the start, Xu Xiang scored 9 points in a row, defeating a team by himself.

"His scoring ability is incredible." said O'Neal on the commentary stand, and his shooting percentage was extremely high.

"Do you know who I thought of when I saw him?" O'Neill suddenly turned and asked Barkley.

Barkley asked curiously, "Who?"

"Kobe Bryant."

After returning from the timeout, the Grizzlies' tactics changed. They felt that Xu Xiang could not be allowed to score like this, and adopted the last tactic. As long as Xu Xiang held the ball, Mike Conley and Tony Allen next to him would double-team immediately.

As a result, Xu Xiang's ball was blocked on the first attack. Tony Allen's help defense was too oppressive. When Xu Xiang hid to the left, Mike Conley stretched out his little hand and the ball was blocked.

The Grizzlies quickly counterattacked successfully.

No way, when the three came to help defend, Xu Xiang didn't have any room to make a move.

With 5 minutes left in the first quarter, Xu Xiang was replaced by Paul George and CJ Miles.

After Xu Xiang left the field, the Grizzlies' defense became one-on-one defense again. At the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies led 24-23 by one point, and Xu Xiang scored 13 points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, the Grizzlies only had Conley on the court, and the Pacers also replaced all of them on the bench.

The rhythm of the Grizzlies has been well controlled, and the point difference is always around 3 points. Whenever the Pacers tie the score, the opponent can seize the opportunity to open the point difference.

It wasn't until there were only 3 minutes left in the second quarter that Xu Xiang went into battle again. Compared with yesterday's game, today's rest time is still much more.

Using the cover, Xu Xiang rushed to the inside and made a small throw over Xiao Jia's head. Unfortunately, he was not lucky and the ball went out of the box.

The rebound was taken by Xiaojia, and the Grizzlies launched a quick counterattack. Xiaojia held the ball and pushed forward. When he ran to the three-point line, Xiaojia stopped instantly and shot a three-pointer!
Successful hit!

The Pacers quickly served the baseline ball, and Xu Xiang organized from the outside. After calling the pick-and-roll inside, Xu Xiang stepped forward and shot directly.

Three points are also scored!

Returned the opposite one.

At the end of the second quarter, the Pacers were 45-48, still three points behind.

During the intermission, Xu Xiang asked about the form of the Nets over there.

The assistant of the team didn't look very good, holding a tablet and saying:

"It's very bad. The Nets are now leading by 12 points. The Magic have no hope."

Xu Xiang nodded. Such a result was already expected by him. If so, there is no reason to lose this game.

Then work hard!juvenile!

(End of this chapter)