NBA's No. 1 guard

Chapter 230 Punching the old master to death!
After getting off the plane, the first day of the game was over.

In the East, the Bulls defeated the Bucks 103 to 91, and the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 113 to 100.

In the West, the Warriors beat the Pelicans 106-99, and the Grizzlies beat the Trail Blazers 100-92.

So far, none of the low-ranked counterattacks, all the high-ranked winners.

Coach Nate's face is full of awe, they are also ranked low
After a night's rest, on April 4, the first game of the Pacers' playoffs finally started, and it was also the first playoff game of Xu Xiang's career!

April 4 at 20 p.m., Philips Arena.

There are no seats left.

Atlanta is not a big city, but it is not small either. Among all cities in the United States, it ranks the ninth largest metropolitan area, and it is also the favorite place for rich Americans. Thousands of rich Americans gather here because the conditions for starting a business here are very relaxed.

The Philips Arena was completed in 1999 at a cost of 2.13 million US dollars. I don't know if it is the home of the Eagles, the home of the NHL team Atlanta Thrashers, and the home of the WNBA team Atlanta Dream.

Three teams share an arena at the same time.

This arena can accommodate 18729 people to watch basketball games at the same time. The number of people it can accommodate is not too many, but it is not too small.

Xu Xiang looked around. The design of their arena is very novel. All the club seats and luxury boxes are on one side, while the other ordinary seats are on the other three sides, which can make the people in the boxes feel more like watching the game.

Xu Xiang was not sure about the box, but the seats outside were basically full, and there were basically no vacant seats as far as the eye could see.

There are a lot of rich people here, the sports atmosphere is not bad, and there are many fans from other places, so the seats here are full.

The game was narrated by two ESPN commentators. Xu Xiang looked familiar but couldn't call out his name.

Before the match, Xu Xiang hugged everyone on the opposite side, and soon, the match officially started.

The starting lineup of both sides [Pacers] is also given on the big screen: George Hill, Xu Xiang, Paul George, West, Hibbert.

[Eagle Team]: Jeff Teague, Kyle Korver, DeMarre Carroll, Paul Millsap, Al Horford.

As soon as the real face of the Pacers came out, the audience was in an uproar. Paul George actually started?
"Mr. Su, do you think it's good or bad for Paul George to start?" Teacher Wang asked curiously.

"Whether it's good or bad, I can't tell for the time being. It depends on the state of Paojiao. If his state is good, it will definitely be effective to put him in the starting lineup."

"I guess, Coach Nate wants to play the cooperation of Xu Xiang and Paul George. Since the role players are not as good as you, I will use the stars to play for you."

Teacher Wang nodded deeply and said:

"I just don't know if Pickle's injury is serious or not, and whether it can support such a high-intensity game."

"I guess there is no problem with this. They must have discussed it before arranging the lineup. Moreover, Coach Nate will definitely control his playing time."

While they were chatting, the competition over there had officially started. Teacher Wang quickly ended the topic, and after announcing the start of the competition, he switched the screen to the arena.

Hibbert and Horford's jumper.

Horford is about ten centimeters shorter than Hibbert, and according to Xu Xiang, it may be more than that. Horford's official height is 208mm, and Hibbert's official height is 218mm. But Xu Xiang looks at it this way, it is definitely more than 10 centimeters, at least about 15 centimeters. Either Horford reported too much, or Hibbert reported less.

With a flick of the ball, it reached the backcourt of the Pacers, and the Pacers won the first attack.

George Hill dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Xu Xiang who was outside the three-point line.

Xu Xiang didn't stick the ball, but directly transferred it to Paul George in the right corner, and at the same time signaled his teammates to pull away to give Paul George space for singles.

"Did Paul George actually play the first attack?" The commentator was surprised.

Relying on George to hold the ball to face DeMarre Carroll, Carroll's playing style is more like Green of the Warriors. He is very active and enthusiastic when playing the ball, and his athletic ability is very strong, and he is very good at running without the ball, but his singles ability is very lacking, and his shooting is not very stable.

After Paul George made a few back and forth balls, there were 15 seconds left in the attack time, and the opponent did not double-team, it was a single defense with one defense and one defense.

Pickle was not in a hurry. According to his idea, the first attack must be beautiful and powerful.

Pickled Pepper suddenly started, and after passing Carol in one step, he faced Horford's supplementary defense from the inside and directly shot two points!
With a bang, a successful hit!

The Pacers got off to a good start!

Looking back, the Eagles quickly served the baseline ball, Jeff Teague organized from outside the three-point line, and Al Hofer pulled out to make a pick-and-roll. With this pick-and-roll, Jeff Teague handed the ball to Korver.

There was a wave of white waves on the Nets, and Korver made a successful three-pointer!

Xu Xiang controlled the ball to the half court. Facing Korver, Korver's defense is his main problem. He has no physical confrontation, is tall and moves slowly, so if he meets an opponent like Harden, Korver will definitely be beaten into a sieve.

Xu Xiang slowly dribbled the ball, Korver hesitated for a moment, and actually made a steal, but will Xu Xiang steal it for you?With a whoosh, Xu Xiang passed by him like a gust of wind, swaying left and right to avoid Horford's supplementary defense, with a slight shake of his little hand, the ball flew lightly into the basket!

4:3.

The Eagles' offensive rhythm is very good. They directly emptied the inside. Horford mentioned the high pick-and-roll, Millsap hid in the left corner, and all three outsiders opened up, and the defensive space was very wide.

They kept moving the ball from the outside, the Pacers' defensive lineup was instantly messed up, Millsap was empty in front of him, Jeff Teague got the ball in his hands in time, and the outside three-pointer was shot again!

With a bang, three points missed.

The rebound was taken by Hibbert, and the Eagles didn't mean to grab the rebound, because they had no one inside, so they retreated quickly.

The Pacers seized the opportunity for a quick counterattack. Xu Xiang took the ball and rushed from the sideline to the three-point line. Korver's defense was a step slower, but Jeff Teague made up the defense in time, and a wave of defensive changes formed instantly on the court.

(End of this chapter)