NBA's No. 1 guard

Chapter 43 The Game Begins

After drinking a bowl of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" from Old Frank, the staff in the arena began to take physical tests one by one.

The frowning West still did not escape the fate of losing weight, and was required to successfully lose weight within 5 days, or else one extra day would double the amount of daily training.

There was a confrontation match that day, and Xu Xiang was the starting point guard of the second team as expected. It seems that the old Frank still prefers Xu Xiang to play as a substitute.

However, Xu Xiang unexpectedly led a group of substitutes to beat the opponent's main force by 20 points, breaking his glasses all over the floor.

Xu Xiang wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat down to rest.At this time, the big center of the first team should also be the team's starting center Roy Hibbert walked over and sat next to Xu Xiang.

"Xu, you did a good job. Just now Hill was beaten up by you." He said happily, as if he was very happy to see Hill being beaten up by Xu Xiang.

In the match against Xu Xiang just now, in addition to assisting a little more, Hill scored only 2 points and almost had his head shaved.However, Xu Xiang scored 21 points and 4 assists on his head, which not only opened up for himself, but also helped his teammates.

Xu Xiang knew a little about Roy Hibbert.Last season should be his brightest season. Not only was he successfully selected as an All-Star substitute, he was also selected to the second team of the best defensive team. However, Xu Xiang remembers that after this season, his journey was very bumpy, and he moved to many teams.His characteristic is that he shoots well. As a center, he has a soft touch like a guard, and his free throws are very accurate, with a shooting percentage of about 80%, which is already a very high statistic among centers.However, his speed was very slow, his athletic ability was limited, and he ran very stiffly, so he still failed to achieve good results in the end.

Xu Xiang shook his head and said, "You all have gone through a long offseason and haven't adapted to it for the time being, but my training during this period basically didn't stop, I was just caught off guard."

And another important point is that George Hill is not famous for scoring, but for his broad passing vision.So it is obviously unscientific to compare scores with such a person.

On the same day, several failed tests were left by Frank to work overtime.Especially David West...

Soon, the time came to October 10th. Today is the Pacers' first preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The game was played at Bankers Life Arena, home of the Pacers.

The Timberwolves should now be one of the weakest teams in the league. In the rankings given by the media, they are directly ranked No. 15 in the Western Conference...

They sent away their "Wolf King" Kevin Love this season. Although they ushered in two champions, they had not yet formed a specific combat effectiveness, so they were frantically dissed by the media, thinking that they were going to follow the old path of the 76th team.

Xu Xiang knew very well in his heart that the Timberwolves really did a poor job this season, and they also managed to get the No. [-] pick for the next season. There is no way, luck is so good.

Although the Pacers injured the boss Paul George, other role players are still there, such as George Hill and David West, who still maintain their combat effectiveness and the gap in the bench, so the outside world is generally optimistic that the Pacers can win easily.

This is Xu Xiang's first official appearance in the NBA arena. The previous preseason games are not counted, because there are basically no spectators watching that kind of game, and no one will pay attention to it. So formally speaking, this is Xu Xiang's first debut.

This game also attracted the attention of many people. After all, it was a team without a "big brother". In addition, Wiggins, the No. 66 pick who was traded before playing a game, and Xu Xiang, the second-round Chinese show, for the media, this is a guarantee of traffic, so when Xu Xiang entered the arena, it was discovered that the arena was full of people for a mere preseason game.Not counting the media reporters carrying guns and cannons, Xu Xiang also saw many Chinese spectators wearing his No. [-] jersey.

Xu Xiang was the second to appear on the stage. The DJ on the scene introduced Xu Xiang's deeds in a blast of music, and the Chinese audience who came to watch Xu Xiang's competition burst into loud shouts.

Xu Xiang was also very excited. This kind of occasion can only be seen in the NBA arena. Xu Xiang waved enthusiastically to the Chinese audience and shouted in Mandarin: "Thank you, I love you!" The fans who heard his voice became even more excited and shouted crazily.

Behind him was Donald Sloan, also Xu Xiang's summer league teammate.Seeing this scene, he smiled wryly and shook his head. Xu Xiang's natural popularity is unmatched by any rookie.

After the two sides warmed up, the game officially started.Unsurprisingly, Xu Xiang was put on the bench. The starting five for the Pacers are: point guard George Hill, shooting guard CJ Myers, small forward Solomon Hill, power forward David West, and center Roy Hibbert. Frank used Myers as a shooting guard in the first game. This is also an attempt.

As for the Timberwolves, Andrew Wiggins, the No. 2013 pick who had just been traded, sat next to the drinking fountain just like Xu Xiang.They are also quite miserable. Not to mention the "Wolf King" leaving, the original big center Nikola Pekovic also suffered injuries to his right foot. It is confirmed that he will not participate in this game.In his place is Gorgui Dieng, a [-] rookie.So they have a three-guard lineup this time, Barea, Rubio, Corey Brewer, three small men, plus the newly traded Thaddeus Young and Gorgui Dieng, the patchwork five-man group looks particularly bleak.

Game start.

Hibbert and Dion jumped the ball, and there was no doubt that Hibbert flicked the ball lightly, and the ball went to the Pacers' backcourt, and George Hill had the ball.

His rhythm has always been very slow, so he was not in a hurry, and passed halftime slowly.The opponent had already settled down, and Roy Hibbert had already found a position in the interior. Dion still seemed inexperienced in front of him and was forced to get stuck.After seeing Hibbert reaching out for the ball, Hill didn't ignore it, and directly lobbed the ball to him.

Hibbert played Dion, with the advantage of height and weight, coupled with lack of experience, Hibbert made a layup without much effort, and first won a good start for the Pacers.

The Timberwolves obviously expected it long ago, and it is not unexpected that this situation occurs when there is no advantage in the interior.

They are not in a hurry either, Rubio has the ball, the biggest problem with the Timberwolves lineup is that there is no offensive end point,
Rubio, like George Hill, is a traditional point guard. His shooting is not very accurate, but he is already relatively good in this lineup. Therefore, after thinking about it for a long time, he still made a shot by himself. When George Hill did not lose his defensive position, he forced a shot.

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(End of this chapter)