Chapter 177 The physically exhausted opponent gets a good start
Crawford was very excited, but Li Lei, who was sitting on the bench, was not so optimistic. As the future super sixth man, Crawford, like other sixth man, was a common problem that could not be solved. The sixth man had good defense, but those people definitely did not include Crawford. The latter was able to score points and never pass the ball, and he never defended the ball. Can defense be used as a food? It would be great to score points.
In the next round of defense, Li Lei's guess was confirmed. Although Jaylen Ross couldn't control his mouth all day long, his personal ability was stronger than Crawford. In the case of one-on-one defense, this guy could still trust. At the same time, facing Crawford, who was strong in offense and weak in defense, Jaylen Ross used three-pointers to fight back from the outside. Crawford didn't even show this ball. Seeing the opponent throwing the ball into it, he quickly ran to the frontcourt and signaled Kevin Ollie to give the ball to him.
Tom Dole took back what he said just now. If Crawford was really like Li Lei, he wouldn't have been sitting on the bench last season to watch the water dispenser.
Kevin Ollie just arrived, and Crawford was about to get the ball. Kevin Ollie gave the ball to Crawford. The latter faced Jaylen Ross and made another three-pointer. Jaylen Ross did not lose the position this time, but Crawford made a strong shot, and the ball was also in. Isaiah Thomas looked at Crawford, a guy who was good and had a talent in shooting.
The Pacers turned around and used Crawford to defend this point. Jaylen Ross became Larry Bird, who passed the ball and defended the ball.
By the time Li Lei came back from the bench, the Bulls not only expanded the score, but were reduced by 2 points. Crawford scored 6 points, but the Pacers' offense did not fall.
The Bulls started, and the Pacers were the same. Both sides started fighting again in the eight minutes of the second quarter.
Li Lei controlled the ball, and Tinsley didn't know why he wanted to steal near the center line. Li Lei was not nervous when facing Tinsley's actions. He lightly changed the ball to the other hand, then smashed the ball to the ground, and with a bang, the ball flew into Brand's hand like a shell. Brand got the ball, relaxed his long arm, and made a mid-range shot.
"Bruce once again showed us his insight beyond ordinary people, and another extremely long-distance pass. It's really beautiful."
Isaiah Thomas opened his mouth and did not squirt Jamal Tinsley's ball just now. If Tinsley succeeded in stealing, it would be a good ball. If it failed, it would become the current background board.
Tinsley quickly adjusted his mentality. The Pacers attacked, and he wanted to hit Li Lei on his back again. Li Lei tried to steal, but this guy actually passed the ball. The ball was passed to Xiao Ao, who got points again in the inside.
This guy is really not lucky to be able to walk from the street court. He is also capable. Li Lei controls the ball and faces Tinsley, and suddenly takes action. This move catches Tinsley off guard. "The iconic three-pointer comes from Bruce. This is Bruce's second move in this game. He has taken two shots and scored 6 points, but he now has 4 assists. Jamal Tinsley, who faces him, only 1 time."
Isaiah Thomas called a timeout, and he felt that Li Lei was going to launch another three-pointer. "Please pay attention to double-teaming, Bruce is going to start a three-pointer performance again. We must double-teaming, be decisive, and never hesitate." Isaiah Thomas bit the word decisive very seriously.
The Pacers who came back from the timeout still had no problem with their offense. Reggie Miller used his running position to get points, but he was often plagued by Ate, a muscular man in this quarter.
On the Bulls, Li Lei arrived at the frontcourt, and the Pacers did double-team. Li Lei activated Sam Gord, but speed b did not trigger this time. Li Lei pulled the ball back, and went to the inside line. Chandler got the ball and dunked against Xiao O. Bralosandev was completely unaware of it, but Xiao O's part became the opponent's background board.
Isaiah Thomas's face was ugly. He looked at the bench, "Ayer, you are here, you are attracting Brand out for me, don't let him pester Jermaine." Isaiah Thomas finally couldn't stand Bralosandev, but Austin Crohill was also very embarrassing, so he could only go to Al Harrington, but the latter's defense, hey, forget it, just make up for it with offense.
Harrington changed the situation on the court when he came on the court. Brand was indeed attracted by him, but O'O and Chandler did not have much advantage one-on-one. Although O'O's younger than Chandler was a few years older, there was no difference between the Trail Blazers and the rookies in those years.
So the situation of the game is still very anxious. By the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two sides was still five points. Li Lei's data became 6 points and 9 assists. The Pacers performed his double-team thoroughly. Sam Gord's speed b did not trigger once, so Li Lei could not force a breakthrough. Fortunately, the other teammates were strong enough. Richardson had already scored 18 points, the one with the highest score in the game.
The Pacers' back-to-back disadvantages began to slowly emerge. In the fourth quarter, their double-teaming was obviously not as good as before. Li Lei seized the opportunity to use Parker to break through and get points in the inside. This was a 21. Al Harrington actually fouled against Li Lei, and Li Lei scored a free throw and scored 9 points.
Harrington came up and let the Pacers' inside defense drop to a higher level. Because of the back-to-back relationship, Xiao Ao could not play in the fourth quarter. Chandler took advantage of the opponent's physical exhaustion and received a pass from Li Lei, either dunk or air relay. Li Lei never sympathized with his opponent, he would only get worse and make you die faster.
The Pacers are very resilient, but in the face of the Bulls' youth and impact, they still couldn't stand the defeat. In the end, the Pacers lost another away game and experienced two consecutive losses. Li Lei made 5 shots in the game and scored 13 points. There were also 14 assists, 4 steals and 1 block.
Chapter completed!