Chapter 106
Kenny Smith wanted to continue to praise Drummond, but he was amused by Barkley's joke. He stopped in the middle of the commentary and laughed to himself.

Xu Tian didn't think the team's state was worthy of celebration. He dribbled the ball quickly across the half court, and took advantage of the Pistons' lack of positioning on the defensive end, and unexpectedly broke through to the free throw line.

No matter how good his athletic ability was, Josh Smith couldn't teleport. He tried to defend, but he couldn't touch the basketball that was shot by Xu Tian.

Xu Tian's shooting posture is chic, the basketball moves into the net neatly, and he steadily scored two points from the mid-range.

Barkley finally waited for Xu Tian to score a goal, and flattered: "Xu's shooting posture is really beautiful. Except for Tracy McGrady, who is more entertaining than him, I really can't find another person who can play like this." .”

Although Kenny Smith admired Xu Tian very much, he hadn't reached the point of blindness, and said: "Charles, I don't agree with your point of view, and I can just list a few people, such as Dr. J, Michael Jordan, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Blake Griffin, LeBron James, etc., these people’s games are very enjoyable.”

Barkley said with a smile: "Shaquille is not among the names you listed, just wait for him to come back and find you!"

Kenny Smith heard Barkley's joke and said to the camera pretending to be sincere: "Hey, Shaq, listen up! The most entertaining player in NBA history is Shaquille O'Neal, the rest of the players Nothing compares to this person!"

The players on the field couldn't hear the jokes of the two commentators, and continued to engage in tense offense and defense.Unconsciously, the score came to 15-12, and the Pistons temporarily led by 3 points.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, started facing Josh Smith, and used his incomprehensible skillful dribbling skills to change the rhythm, so that Josh never found a good defensive position.

Drummond guarded the penalty area alone, and scored 5 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks in less than 3 minutes of the game, perfectly demonstrating the dominance of the inside giants.

Xu Tian is like a master of martial arts, attacking with a slow-paced movement frequency, completely ignoring the defense of Josh and Drummond, and easily and freehand won a good offensive space.

It's too late to say, then soon!
Dry pull shot!

14-15!
Josh Smith's defense didn't keep up with Xu Tian's clean and neat movements at all, he shook his hand in frustration, and followed his teammates to the frontcourt to attack.

Jennings is not big, but there is a fearless factor in his character. He took the initiative to dribble and came to Xu Tian, ​​ready to give this rookie some flair.

Xu Tian lowered his center of gravity and focused on defense.

Josh Smith was a little aggrieved by Xu Tian's beating. Seeing that Jennings was still unable to pass Xu Tian, ​​he took the initiative to come to the top of the arc as a cover to help his teammate with a higher heart than the sky to attack.

Paul George is a player in the best defensive team. In short, he is one of the [-] best defensive players in the league. He has a good defensive awareness, and he immediately dropped Jennings, who was missed by Meeks.

Jennings saw Nance Jr. go out to fill the defensive space in front of Meeks, turned his head to look at Meeks, hit the ball with his left hand and passed it to Monroe who was standing near the penalty area.

Monroe is 211 cm tall and weighs 114 kg. He has the physical conditions to become a top insider, but his defensive awareness is really bad, which restricts his further possibilities.However, in the face of a restricted area defended only by Hibbert, he can still attack like a duck to water.

Hibbert raised his right hand high and tried to interfere with his feet not leaving the ground, but his movement speed was too slow, and he was swayed away by Monroe's footsteps and successfully scored a goal.

Nance Jr. knew that there was a mistake in his defense, so he ran out of the baseline and sent the ball to Xu Tian.

Xu Tian easily dribbled the ball across the half court, stopped at the top of the arc, and bent over to observe Josh Smith's defensive action.

The Pistons also adopt the 1-2-2 defensive tactics that are common in the league today, with the strongest defense against the two wing players, while the defensive pressure on the bottom corners and the top of the arc on both sides is much lighter.

Paul George hadn't touched the ball for a while, but he believed in Xu Tian's organizational ability, and consciously stood in the left corner, starting from the weakest point of the Pistons' defense.

Seeing George's position, Xu Tian understood his intentions, changed his rhythm with the dribble, and rushed in toward the inside.

Josh Smith has a strong body and has no habit of using small moves. Even if Xu Tian scored consecutively, he still used his body to defend.But soon he went the old way, and was played around by Xu Tian again.

Meeks and Jennings shrank near the free throw line, closed the first gate of the defense, and applied the second defense to Xu Tian, ​​who dribbled easily.

Xu Tian's body shape changed, and he suddenly used his explosive power to speed up his breakthrough. He forcibly used his strong body to squeeze past Meeks and Jennings' double-team defense, and continued to rush in towards the inside.

Drummond and Monroe rushed out of the penalty area almost at the same time, but the faster Drummond came in front of him first and stretched out his right hand to interfere with Xu Tian.

Xu Tian grabbed the ball with his left hand, and while the five Pistons were surrounding him, he passed the ball to George who was standing in the corner.

Paul George did not adjust the bottom corner and shot with confidence.

Hibbert stood alone under the basket, opened his arms to block two, stuck Drummond and Monroe outside the penalty area, and successfully obtained the exclusive privilege of rebounding.

The basketball bounced twice on the rim, ran out of the rim dramatically, and took the initiative to look for Hibbert under the rim.

Hibbert straightened his right hand, tapped lightly under the basketball, and drove it back to where he should go.

After Paul George came to the Staples Center, he put aside his previous prejudices and high-fived the retreating Hibbert, which can be regarded as resolving the grievances of the Pacers in the past.

Jennings only paid attention to the two Lakers high-fiving, but ignored the ball Monroe sent him, and was suddenly intercepted by Xu Tian who rushed out.

Drummond reacted instantly, stopped running forward, turned around and rushed back towards Xu Tian who dribbled to the basket.

Xu Tian received the ball and stood still under the basket, facing the defense of the three, with his left foot as the pivot foot, his right foot continuously swayed and turned around, and Drummond made a layup.

The basketball missed, but Drummond knocked down Xu Tian when he fell, and was called a defensive foul.Drummond's ability to control fouls was not strong in his rookie period, but now he has made great progress. This is his first personal foul in the game.

Paul George and Nance Jr. ran to the basket, and the two worked together to pull up Xu Tian who had fallen to the ground.

Stan Van Gundy looked at the time and knew that the official timeout was about to enter, so he simply let it go and continued to let the players on the field respond to emergencies with their own abilities.

Xu Tian received the referee's pass, dribbled three times to collect the ball, and made his first free throw.

(End of this chapter)

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