naaapseattle Chapter 409 The 2016-2017 season officially begins!
Chapter 409 The 2016-2017 season officially begins!
Chapter 409 The 2016-2017 season officially begins!
The preseason ended on October 10th, and there was only less than ten days of rest, and the 19-2016 regular season was about to begin.
On October 10, the Pacers' season opener arrived as scheduled.
Host the Dallas Mavericks.
The Mavericks have also analyzed it before. This season is mainly about contract renewal. They are actually one of the teams that most want to get Xu Xiang this summer, and the other is the Lakers.
Seeing Nowitzki again, Xu Xiang could only sigh, time is not forgiving.
The old driver was obviously tired.
Xu Xiang stepped forward to give him a hug, and the Pacers home crowd gave the legend a warm applause.
Nowitzki smiled happily at the audience.
"Here we go, here we go, the Pacers' first regular-season game of the season."
"The starters on both sides, the Mavericks side, Deronga Wesley Matthews on the perimeter, Barnes and Dirk on the front line, Bogut at center."
"For the Pacers, Jeff Teague and Xu Xiang are on the perimeter, Pickle and Plumlee are on the front line, and Jokic is at the center."
"It seems that Coach Nate is really going to put Jokic in the starting lineup."
"But yes, Jokic's overall performance last season was very good. Many people asked him to do this, and he asked him to do that. I don't think it is necessary. He is only a rookie in the first year. You can't ask everyone to be like Xu Xiang, right?"
Xu Xiang himself didn't know that he had become "other people's child".
As far as the lineup is concerned, the Pacers must be much more luxurious than the Mavericks.
Jokic and Bogut's jump ball, the ball was slapped back to the inside by Bogut, and the Mavericks got the right to attack in the first round.
"We saw that Deron was advancing with the ball. He advanced very steadily. It seems that the Mavericks are going to play a tough battle with this ball."
"No, the ball was stolen, Xu Xiang stole the ball! He broke off the ball when Deron advanced!!"
"Deron didn't react at all!"
"Fast Break Opportunity for the Pacers!!"
"Xu Xiang came to the front field and it was empty!"
"Xu Xiang's dunk!!"
"The score was rewritten to 0 to 2, and the Pacers took the lead."
"It's hard to imagine that Xu Xiang can make such an action, it's unbelievable!"
Xu Xiang's steal was very morale-boosting, because De Xiaopang didn't even react to it himself.
He was still dribbling the ball happily, but Xu Xiang did not expect to do it directly.
Quick and accurate.
"Delong probably didn't expect Xu Xiang to dare to fight like this."
"Not in the mood, didn't he watch Xu Xiang's highlights from the Olympics?"
The offense of the Mavericks, Deron is still holding the ball. He has been vigilant a lot this time, protecting the ball firmly.
Jeff Teague defended one-on-one.
Just now Xu Xiang came from a pincer attack.
Relying on his physical advantage, Delong made a bloody path, giving Dirk's mid-range golden rooster independence!
"Shh!"
With that, the score is 2 to 2.
But before everyone in the Mavericks reacted, the Pacers had already sent the baseline ball, and Xu Xiang was the first!
"Oh!"
"boom!"
Another dunk!
"Xu Xiang dunked twice in the opening game!"
"Invincible! Cruel!"
Generally speaking, Xu Xiang rarely dunks, but this is the opening game, so naturally he has to have a good time.
Wesley missed a mid-range shot, turned around, and Xu Xiang caught Pickle's chasing alley!
"Oh!"
"boom!"
The score was 2 to 6, "beep!"
The Mavericks called a timeout.
Coach Carlisle looked around, "You need to concentrate a little bit, be quick when going down, be active in assisting defense, always stand still, what kind of ball are you playing?"
He criticized the Mavericks' starting five.
He didn't mention the offense, but the defense has made him greatly dissatisfied.
After a timeout, the Mavericks' sideline kick is still an old trick. Deron breaks through and hits himself if he has a chance, and passes it to others if he doesn't have a chance.
The old driver Jinji made another contribution on his own.
The score was 4 to 6.
The Pacers attacked, Xu Xiang dribbled the ball too long and started gesturing, and the Pacers also started to move according to the gestures, Xu Xiang took this opportunity to start directly!
It was Wesley who was defending him. He moved a step sideways and wanted to get in early. Xu Xiang didn't rush, leaning forward to collect the ball, then retreated in small steps, and made a three-pointer!
Wesley knew it was over when Xu Xiang retreated, and he couldn't keep up with Xu Xiang's rhythm changes.
"Shh!"
A successful hit, the score was 4 to 9, and the Pacers led by 5 points.
Xu Xiang was so accurate, he dunked consecutively and added three points at the beginning, and the Mavericks couldn't stop it even calling a timeout.
How to restrain Xu Xiang has become the most important thing for Carlisle now.
After playing for a few minutes, Coach Nate called a timeout and replaced Xu Xiang.
He has scored in double figures in the past few minutes, with 12 points, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The Mavericks are already trying their best to defend, but they just can't defend.
The home fans cheered wildly for Xu when he was off the field, shouting "MVP!"
"MVP!"
But after hearing what they said, Xu Xiang really had some ideas.
Of course, not only these fans but also many "little spies" from all over the world came to the scene.
They are often employed by other teams in the NBA with the same purpose, which is to see the changes of the Pacers this season.
"Isn't Xu Xiang too strong? What should I say when I go back?"
"How do you say it? Say it with your mouth, what else do you want to say?"
"I mean how to summarize and generalize."
"One word: Strong!"
"Then what if they don't believe it?"
"Don't believe it? If you don't believe it, just let them wait, and they will meet sooner or later."
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Carlisle is also a famous champion coach, but he thought about the whole game, and he didn't think about how to limit Xu Xiang.
It seems like there is no limit.
How does Nima fight?
The score was 110 to 121, and the Mavericks lost by 11 points.
The Pacers won their home opener.
徐向自然是获得了英雄版的掌声和欢呼，半场比赛他出场29分钟，罚球4中3，拿到28分7助攻2篮板2抢断1盖帽。
"There is no doubt that the guy on the opposite side has played a lot smarter this season, whether it is offense or defense." The old driver said regretfully during the interview: "I thought we could get him, but I didn't expect him to stay here." He pointed to the stadium under his feet.
"We can't stop him, I thought I could, but I really can't."
"If last season he struck me as a stormy attack, now he's a different one."
"You can't figure out what he wants to do now. You thought he would attack, but he actually passed the ball. You thought he would pass the ball, but he actually attacked."
(End of this chapter)