naaapseattle Chapter 375 The first battle!
Chapter 375 The first battle!
Chapter 375 The Second Battle!
Xu Xiang was interviewed by media reporters. As the biggest contributor to this battle, he must have attended the post-match press conference.
After the announcement, some reporters took the lead in asking questions.
"Excuse me, Xu, how do you feel about scoring the highest 40 points today?"
Xu Xiang thought for a moment, then slowly replied,
"I think it's okay. The opponent is very strong, but I feel good today. I hit a lot of chances, so I can get so many points."
"Well, we noticed that you not only made some gains in scoring today, but also spared no effort in defense. 4 steals and 2 blocks have also refreshed your playoff records. Do you have anything to say?"
"The other side underestimated me a little bit, they have to admit it."
Xu Xiang paused and continued to explain,
"They don't pay enough attention to me. They should give me enough respect, but I think they will definitely take more precautions against me after this incident, but that is useless."
"Huh?" The reporters were puzzled, it must be too much to say.
"You mean the Pistons won't win the next game?"
"I didn't say it, you said it." Xu Xiang couldn't be fooled.
Regarding Xu Xiang's harsh words, the Pistons responded immediately, and Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy spoke out in person,
"We were careless, but the situation is not as bad as imagined. We will rearrange our tactics to deal with them, especially Xu Xiang."
He named Xu Xiang.
"We're not going to let him take any open shots, not one!"
Who wouldn't say harsh words, it's just a spat of words.
NAB still depends on its strength to speak, but obviously Xu Xiang is now the stronger side, and his persuasiveness is still much stronger than that of the Pistons.
Time passed quickly. A total of 16 teams entered the playoffs, and the 8-round series was taking turns. When the Pacers were resting, other games were also going on.
But Xu Xiang doesn't have much time to pay attention to them. Every minute and every second after the start of the playoffs is precious.
Unless you don't want to win, or if you are overwhelmed by strength.
But Xu Xiang knows that the lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, no matter what the trend of the game is, he should not take it lightly.
He believed that Stan Van Gundy's words were definitely not false. After Xu Shang maintained such a high level in the game, it was absolutely impossible for the opponent to be joking.
So the next game is very important.
Fortunately, this game is still the home of the Pacers.
The psychological advantage is still there.
On April 4, at 20 pm, the second game of the Pacers-Pistons series will begin soon.
There are still a lot of spectators. In the playoffs, they know that every game is very intense and exciting, which is far beyond the reach of the regular season.
The Pacers made adjustments to the lineup. He put Jokic on the starting lineup, and this was also the first time in his career that he played in the playoffs.
He was very excited during the pre-match interview.
"I knew the news in advance, the coach notified me, he told me to start today."
"How do you feel? Excited?"
"I'm very excited because this is my first start. Before the game, many people in the team told me how to play. The intensity of the playoffs is different from the regular season."
"Is there anything to say to Zhuangshen?"
"I know him. We played against each other last time, but I was still a substitute, and he was the starter. I was severely educated by him, but the coach and Xu told me that my strengths are not in the basket, but in other places, so I don't feel frustrated."
"Then will your tactics be adjusted?"
Jokic shook his head shyly, "No, I don't participate in the discussion of tactics. I just need to execute them. Tactics are usually discussed by the coaching staff and Xu together."
"Pickled peppers are not among them?"
"I don't know, probably not"
I remember being so stunned. I knew that Xu Xiang's position in the Pacers was very detached, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen.
In fact, Xu Xiang also called Paojiao to discuss tactics together, but he didn't want to come after he came twice.
He didn't care much about these details, and played very casually.
At the start of the game, the Pacers changed their lineup and played, which also caused a lot of discussion.
Judging from the performance of the last game, the three centers of the Pacers were severely abused by Zhuang Shen. Whether Jokic can take on the big responsibility is a question.
With the jump ball, Zhuang Shen undoubtedly won, and the Pistons won the offensive right in the first round.
After Reggie advanced to the frontcourt, he shot a three-pointer against Xu Xiang's defense, trying his hand first.
"Bang!"
No, the rebound was protected by the Pacers. Xu Xiangyun picked up Jokic who passed the ball at halftime and came out to meet him. He quickly started to run without the ball.
Jokic can support the organization at a high position or even at the top of the arc. This is something Zhuang Shen can't do, and he can't guard against it, so he can only watch Jokic's pressure-free organization.
If he comes out of the basket, it is estimated that Xu Xiang or Pickle on the Pacers side will immediately turn on the breakthrough mode and kill the basket.
At that time, it was already very difficult to retreat.
Pickle pepper and Xu Xiang's double running tactic still ran out of opportunities. The moment Xu Xiang caught the ball from the bottom corner, there was nothing in front of him.
Three points!
"Shh!"
Hollow into the net! !
Van Gundy on the sidelines yelled, and it was empty again! !
After the Pistons' offense, Reggie directly chose to hand the ball to Zhuang Shen this time after trying once, and let him handle it.
This was also arranged by the coach in advance, and the ball taught Zhuang Shen to face Jokic in his hands.
After he turned around, he forcibly pulled the buckle!
The Pistons scored, 2-3.
It is still a bit difficult for Jokic to resist Zhuang Shen, because even Hibbert can't hold the opponent now.
However, after Zhuang Shen scored the goal, the Pacers did not respond at all. They sent the baseline ball expressionlessly, and the game continued.
People noticed that the Pacers had no waves, as if being scored by Zhuang Shen was a matter of course.
Very strange.
The Pacers have expected this for a long time. When the Pistons can't open the outside line, they can only choose to let Zhuang Shen play more inside, because the Pistons' lineup structure is like this.That doesn't make sense.
Zhuang Shen should score, Xu Xiang taught Jokic before the game.
You can let him score.But he can't make it easy to score. Every goal must be confronted, which consumes his energy.
that's enough.
If you have the skills you can kill me in the paint, but I won't let you score easily, that's all.
(End of this chapter)