NBA's No. 1 guard

Chapter 67 Strong Defense

The starters for this game, the Pacers are: George Hill, Xu Xiang, CJ Miles, David West, Roy Hibbert, on the bench, there is only one guard, Donald Sloan, small forward Solomon Hill, Lavoy Allen, Chris Copeland, power forward Luis Scola, Damja Rudes, center Ian Mahinmi and Shane Whittington, the others were all cut.

There are not many people, less than 15 people, because Paul George is a special case of injury, so he is not counted in the big list.And there is another person on the team, that is the former Western All-Star center Andrew Bynum.

This person is also capable, but the injury has affected him too much. He has struggled with his knee injury throughout his career. Do you think he is strong?How could a former Western All-Star big center not be strong?However, due to injuries, he only played 2 games last season. Although he was in good condition, he still couldn't resist the impact of the paint injury, and finally underwent surgery.

Think about it, if the Pacers Paul George is not injured, Bynum is not injured, what kind of concept would it be?The starting five: George Hill, Xu Xiang, Paul George, David West, Andrew Bynum, and Roy Hibbert, Luis Scola, and CJ Miles on the bench.This lineup is beautiful at first glance, or a little bit more, directly inside the twin towers: Xu Xiang, Paul George, David West, Andrew Bynum, Roy Hibbert, who would dare to underestimate this team?Properly heading for the championship, hey, unfortunately, the most difficult thing to overcome is God's will. Injuries are really the "number one enemy" of players!
Back to the game, the Grizzlies' starting lineup did not exceed Frank's expectations: point guard Cornett Lee, shooting guard Mike Conley, small forward Tony Allen, power forward Zach Randolph, and center Marc Gasol.

The Grizzlies still caught the Pacers' weakness and wanted Mike Conley to guard Xu Xiang, so that it would be difficult for the Pacers to find any stable scoring points, except for the interior, but today the opposite interior two are "NBA's best defensive second team", and Roy Hibbert can't get any benefits.

Mike Conley of the Grizzlies' backcourt showed a smile. The Pacers' offensive methods in these few games, they analyzed the current offensive methods of the Pacers under the leadership of coach Dave Jogel yesterday, and finally concluded that every ball of the Pacers now seems to pass through Xu Xiang's hands. Whether he has a chance or not, most of the balls will pass through his hands.

What is this concept?I can give you examples: James Harden of the Rockets, Stephen Curry of the Warriors, LeBron James of the Cavaliers.
I don’t know if Xu Xiang has felt the changes, but the Grizzlies have clearly analyzed the video of the Pacers’ matches during this period. The Pacers have cultivated Xu Xiang’s sense of organization intentionally or unintentionally, making him feel like a "team boss", but they have not explained it to Xu Xiang. This kind of thing depends on the accumulation of time.

Now that the Pacers want to train Xu Xiang to be a leader, the Grizzlies have found the key point of attack. Use Mike Conley to lock Xu Xiang, and let Hibbert single on the inside to see how much physical strength he has.

The game starts with a jump ball for both sides.

Hibbert faced Marc Gasol, this time Hibbert was not as comfortable playing against the 76ers. Xiaojia is now at his peak, his skills are comprehensive and stable, and his physical confrontation is not weaker than Hibbert, so Hibbert should not even think about taking advantage of Xiaojia.

In the end, the jump ball was gently pushed to the backcourt by Xiao Jia, and Mike Conley controlled the ball.

Although Mike Conley plays the 2nd position, he is still the one who organizes the offense. After all, his passing vision is not comparable to that of Cornett Lee.

Seeing this situation, Xu Xiang didn't panic. You can think of it, and the other side can think of it. They will definitely grab you and bite hard. Think about it and nodded to George Hill. According to the negotiated strategy, once Mike Conley is in the position, the Pacers' tactic is to change defenses infinitely. Anyway, Xu Xianglai can't single-handedly fight Mike Conley.

George Hill didn't hesitate, and instantly got out of position with Xu Xianglai, and stood in front of Mike Conley.

Conley was very vigilant, and when he noticed that the person standing in front of him had changed, he knew what the Pacers were paying attention to.

He made a gesture to Xiaojia and Zach Randolph on the inside, meaning that he was going to single the ball by himself, and all the Grizzlies pulled away and let Mike Conley single George Hill.

Mike Conley is not a man who focuses on scoring. He uses his oppressive defense to create opportunities for his teammates when you are uncomfortable playing, although he also shoots.

Mike Conley was slowly dribbling the ball from beyond the three-point line. George Hill didn't dare to let him pass, so he could only stand half a step away from him. His defensive strategy was also very simple. You can shoot yourself, but don't try to pass the ball.

But Mike Conley doesn't want to shoot, he wants to break through.He suddenly dribbled the ball from his left hand to his right hand, and directly cut inside. The Grizzlies' inside line is much better than that of the Pacers. He didn't worry about the problem of layups and rebounds, just go straight in.George Hill didn't relax either. After seeing Mike Conley sinking his center of gravity, he knew that the opponent was going to break through. He also followed Mike Conley's footsteps. The two people's bodies had a small area of ​​contact in an instant.

After the Grizzlies scored 2 points, the Pacers quickly served the baseline ball, and Xu Xiang ran after catching the ball. He is now No. 1, and the right one is Cornett Lee.But Xu Xiang always felt as if he was surrounded by something, which was very uncomfortable. When he looked again, it was Mike Conley standing in front of him.He also nodded to Xu Xiang in a friendly manner, meaning, hello, I'm here.

Xu Xiang was speechless for a while, but he couldn’t help it. He called West to do a pick-and-roll, but the effect was not good. Mike Conley moved very fast, and Xu Xiang couldn’t get rid of him.

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