explosive dribbler

Chapter 40 Payton Injured
An Xiaonan came to the frontcourt, faced Dragic, and called Gordon's pick-and-roll.

The quality of Gordon's pick-and-roll was not that high. An Xiaonan bypassed the pick-and-roll, but failed to gain space comfortably. Dragic stuck tightly to An Xiaonan's body, preventing An Xiaonan from moving easily.

An Xiaonan passed the ball helplessly, Hezonia received the ball and was pressed hard.There was no room to shoot at all, so he had to force a breakthrough and then pass the ball again.

Fournier received the ball from outside the three-point line, and there was not much time to attack, so he simply shot directly one meter outside the three-point line.

Naturally, the ball was not scored, and it almost made a joke of three non-sticks.

This is the intensity of the regular season, and it is not at the same level as the preseason! An Xiaonan felt sad, but fortunately he is still in the lead, otherwise he would be at a disadvantage if he made such a fuss.

An Xiaonan quickly adjusted, and the cooperation with Gordon finally paid off, making a mid-range throw and throwing the ball in.

With 7 minutes left in the second quarter, the Magic led the Heat by one point at 34:33, and An Xiaonan was replaced by Payton.

"How, the regular season is completely different from the preseason, right?" Vogel walked up to An Xiaonan who had just sat down.

An Xiaonan nodded: "I'm adapting as soon as possible."

"That's good, you will play as the starter in the second half. Today you will not play more than 15 minutes, and you should adapt to the game today." Vogel turned and walked away after finishing speaking.

An Xiaonan sighed, as expected his playing time would be reduced in the regular season.Fortunately, there are still 15 minutes left.In the future, this should be a base number of playing time, it depends on my own performance, for my playing time!
An Xiaonan observed Payton's every move. Although he was not inferior to Payton in many aspects, even better than Payton, Payton's experience in handling the ball on the court and his skills in coordinating with his teammates were all important. It's what An Xiaonan needs to learn.

Payton brought the ball to the front court and passed the ball to Augustin. After Augustin received the ball, Payton ran to the left corner.Rose, who was in the left corner, ran around the baseline to the other side.Speights circles around Payton to set an off-ball screen for Payton.

At the same time, Augustin dribbled through to attract the attention of the opponent's defense.

Payton took a step back and ran directly towards the 45-degree three-pointer.The Heat guarding Payton was delayed a bit by Speights' screen, and Payton managed to gain room to receive the ball.

Augustin passed the ball to Payton. Payton is not a player who is good at shooting, so he broke through directly to the inside after receiving the ball.

The core of the Heat, Whiteside took a step back and switched to Payton's side, but the speed was slightly slower than Payton.Payton has obtained an excellent take-off space, and he took the ball with his left hand and took off for a layup without hesitation.

How could Whiteside make him make a layup so easily, and jumped up, using his long arms to put great pressure on Payton.

Cover the sky with one hand.

This is the pressure that Whiteside puts on Payton.

Payton struggled to find a gap for a layup under this big hand, barely threw the ball, the ball rolled around the rim, and then fell into it.

Difficult to score, sudden changes.

The moment Payton landed on the ground, his left foot did not stand firm. It was not the tip of the toe that touched the ground first, but the outside of the foot.

The force point is on the outside of the foot, with the weight of Payton's professional player...

Payton's ankle was nearly twisted to ninety degrees, deformed in an instant, and recovered in an instant.

"Ah—" Peyton screamed in pain, and fell to the ground.

An Xiaonan stood up in a jerk, watching the scene on the field in surprise.

Peyton sprained his foot!
Peyton covered his ankles with his hands, and the pain on his face was chilling. He was enduring great pain with a hideous face.

If it was an ordinary person, it would never be that serious to sprain your ankle like this when playing basketball, but Payton is different. Professional players weigh more than most people, and they bear more weight when spraining their ankles.

"Beep beep—" the referee immediately blew his whistle to interrupt the game.

All the Magic players on the field gathered around, and some people were also talking to the Heat players. Everyone on the bench stood up and watched this scene nervously.

The team doctor quickly rushed into the field. After a simple treatment, Payton barely stood up and walked off the field with the support of the team doctor.An Xiaonan immediately stepped aside to make way for Peyton.

Payton sat down and said with a wry smile, "Rookie, your chance came so fast!"

An Xiaonan was taken aback, how could Peyton say such a thing at this time?
The team doctor immediately treated Payton's wound. The twist was not light, and the bone was definitely injured.A big lump swelled up on the ankle, one piece was bruised and one piece was purple.

"An Xiaonan, you play again."

Vogel's voice came from next to his ear, and An Xiaonan let out a strange groan, he just got off the stage?
An Xiaonan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he suddenly understood Peyton's words.

Turning around, he looked at Payton seriously: "Elfrid, this is definitely not what I hoped for. I will not take away your starter because of this, I will grow to be definitely better than you."

"Stop talking nonsense, go to the game, winning is the top priority." Payton curled his lips, obviously enduring the pain.

An Xiaonan took a deep breath, turned around and walked onto the stage.

Payton is injured, which means that An Xiaonan has more playing time.

But this was definitely not the result An Xiaonan hoped to see.

Injuries rolled rough.An Xiaonan thought secretly.

Win this game no matter what!
The game continued, this time it was the Heat's offense.

Off the court, Payton frowned at An Xiaonan's resolute look, and then heard the team doctor say.

"Payton, we have to go back and check."

Payton knew that this injury would not heal within ten days and half a month.During this time, An Xiaonan will grow up very quickly.

Step by step, he approached the player tunnel with difficulty and underwent an MRI.

"Payton's injury, I am very sorry." Dragic said regretfully.

An Xiaonan curled her lips in disdain: "It's none of your business, Peyton's task is entrusted to me, you have to be careful!"

The corner of Dragic's mouth curled up. This kid is interesting. He looks completely different from the preseason game!
(End of this chapter)