I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 165 This is my horse! ! !
On May 12, at the American Airlines Center Arena.

Tonight, the Mavericks will host the Indiana Pacers.

Last season, the Pacers ranked third in the East, but only achieved a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, which did not match the Pacers' luxurious lineup.

Therefore, during the offseason, the Pacers management dismissed "Smiling Assassin" Isiah Thomas and hired academic head coach Carlisle as the team's head coach.

After Carlisle took office, he brought the Pacers an iron-blooded defensive system, which put the team on the right track, and the record took off suddenly like a rocket.

This season, the Pacers have achieved an impressive record of 20 wins and 3 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

Tonight's battle for No. [-] in the league is bound to be very exciting.

Before the game, some media reporters who wanted to watch the excitement stopped Li Xuan and asked him if he had hit the rookie wall.

"I don't have any problems with my physical strength. There is no saying that I hit the rookie wall. If you don't believe me, you can watch the next game."

After Li Xuan finished speaking, he squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the locker room.

The media reporters didn't continue to pester, they got what they wanted, they had already figured out how to edit the content of tomorrow's news report, and they were waiting for Li Xuan to overturn in the next game.

After coming to the locker room, Li Xuan sat in front of his locker and quickly changed his ball uniform.

At this time, Nash came to Li Xuan's side, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Li, don't be affected by external factors. I will try my best to pass the ball to you in this game."

"Steve, thank you. I really haven't been affected. I will do my best in this game." Li Xuan responded confidently.

Seeing Li Xuan's full confidence, Nash smiled, went back to the locker next door, and continued to change the ball uniform.

Not long after, the head coach Nelson Sr. opened the door of the locker room, said a few encouraging words, and then led the players out of the locker room and walked towards the field.

Amid the cheers and shouts of the fans, the Mavericks players ran out of the tunnel, high-fived their teammates one by one, and then came to the bench.

When it was the turn of the visiting Pacers players to enter the field, the audience booed.

The Pacers players have not been affected in any way, it has long been commonplace, and this is also the routine treatment for away games.

After the simple entrance ceremony, players from both sides came to the court one after another for warm-up activities.

At the same time, TNT TV broadcast the game live across the United States, with Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, the two gold medal partners, explaining.

"Kenny, it's rumored that Li Xuan may have encountered the rookie wall, what do you think about this?" Barkley asked first.

"I don't think so. How could a player with an average of 20+10 hit the rookie wall? The outside world's demands on him are too high!" Kenny Smith responded.

"I agree with your point of view. I have a hunch that in this match, Li Xuan will explode violently and slap those experts in the face. It will be exciting to watch." Barkley said with a smile.

"The competition is about to start. Whether Li Xuan will burst out and slap his face, or if he is depressed and overturned again, we will wait and see."

After Kenny Smith and Barkley finished warming up before the game, the camera cut to the playing field.

At this time, players from both sides have completed their warm-up activities and returned to the bench one after another.

The starting lineups of both sides were displayed on the big screen at the scene.

Mavericks starting lineup: Nash, Finley, Li Xuan, Nowitzki, Nesterovic.

Pacers starting lineup: Jamal - Jensley, Miller, Artest, O'Neal, Jeff - Fortson.

The referee blew his whistle to signal the starting players of both sides to come to the center circle for jump ball.

The moment Li Xuan came on stage, a system prompt sounded in his mind.

"Ding! The host's environment has been detected, and a temporary mission is now released: break the doubt!"

"Mission brief introduction: The current host is in the midst of rumors, and ignorant fools dare to question the host with a great system. Please break out the host powerfully and break the doubt!"

"Target 1: Facing the Pacers' defense, score 30+10 stats; complete the task to get a reward: ball control attribute improvement card +1."

"Target 2: Defeat two players of the Pacers once; complete the task to get a reward: skill - deduction king."

After the system's prompt voice ended, Li Xuan froze for a moment.

Has the system changed the pattern of issuing temporary tasks?
Or is there no task in the first place, and the system specially motivates itself to release the task?
In any case, Li Xuan felt very satisfied with the reward of this mission.

Finally brushed out the [Ball Possession Attribute Improvement Card], it must be completed no matter what.

Li Xuan came to the middle circle with a happy mood, stood up and waited for the start of the game.

At this moment, Artest, who was facing Li Xuan, came over and chatted with Li Xuan excitedly.

"Li, I'm very glad to fight with you. We will compete in a while who has the better elbow technique. I like to fight against the strong."

After hearing this, Li Xuan was speechless for a while, unable to complain.

Hello!Are you blatantly challenging authority by saying this in front of the referee?

Do you have good eyesight, didn't you see the bald referee staring at us?
The silly Artest didn't care so much, he discussed the mystery of the elbow with Li Xuan.

The referee couldn't listen anymore, coughed, and reminded: "The game is about to start, I hope everyone abides by the rules of the game, and malicious fouls are strictly prohibited."

Not long after, the referee blew his whistle and threw the ball into the air.

In the jump ball session, Nesterovic failed to compete to win O'Neal, and the Pacers got the first chance to attack.

Pacers point guard Jensley dribbled the ball across the halfcourt and came to the three-point line to organize the offense.

Seeing Jermaine O'Neal asking for the ball in the low post on the right, he immediately passed the ball.

After O'Neal received the ball, he waved to other teammates to pull away to create a good singles space for himself.

This is a tactic that the Pacers have used frequently this season, and it is also O'Neal's regular scoring method.

O'Neill turned his back a few times and found no effect.

It is not so easy for him to play Nowitzki singles. They are similar in size and play very similar styles. At this stage, they can be said to be evenly matched in strength.

After confronting for a while, O'Neal found the rhythm, seized the moment Nowitzki leaned back, and quickly turned over for a fadeaway jumper.

Nowitzki is very familiar with this kind of back-up rhythm, and uses his experience to rush forward to interfere.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
Li Xuan, who retreated to the basket, grabbed the rebound and quickly passed it out.

After receiving the ball, Nash accelerated his advancement and launched a defensive counterattack.

When Lao Na dribbled the ball across the half court, he saw Finley sprinting towards the basket like an arrow, and passed the ball directly with a long pass.

However, on the Pacers side, Artest's return to defense was very fast. He abandoned Li Xuan, who was following him, and chased towards the basket.

When Finley received the pass, Artest also caught up, quickly stuck up with his burly body, and used his elbow very covertly to Finley.

"How dare you challenge the best defensive player, see if I don't give you a little color!"

Finley was hit both mentally and physically, unable to end the offense at all, and quickly passed the ball.

"Hey, your opponent is about to score, I'm so mad at you!"

After Finley taunted, he turned and returned to defense, worried that Artest would attack him in a sudden brain twitch.

In the right corner, Li Xuan received the pass and was unguarded. He immediately pulled up and shot a three-pointer.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

3: 0!

There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts resounded through the arena.

Under the basket, Jermaine O'Neal, who retreated back from the defense, angrily yelled at Artest.

"Why don't you follow your own people and come to the restricted area to join in the fun!"

Artest didn't deal with Jermaine O'Neal very much in the first place, and now he will definitely not swallow his anger in this situation, and immediately turned back angrily.

"It's all your fault for retreating too slowly. Everyone else is going to the basket, and you are still walking slowly there. If you want to retire, go to a nursing home!"

At this time, the Pacers "team soul" Miller ran over and acted as a peacemaker to stop this ridiculous dispute.

After this episode, the game continued with the Pacers attacking.

Jermaine O'Neal wants to continue to catch the ball in the low post and prove that he is the boss of this team. The muscular man with well-developed limbs and simple mind is only worthy of being a younger brother.

On the sidelines, Pacers head coach Carlisle saw this and knew that O'Neal was angry again, so he helplessly put his hand on his forehead.

None of the main players of the Pacers is normal. Coaching this group of guys can play the best record in the league. Who knows what Carlisle has gone through.

Immediately, Carlisle yelled at the field: "Don't play blindly singles, execute tactical coordination!"

After hearing coach Carlisle's roar, Jermaine O'Neal gave up asking for the ball and ran out reluctantly to execute the tactics.

After the pick-and-roll is ready, Jensley uses the screen to accelerate the breakthrough to the inside.

Nash bypassed the screen and chased up. Since Jensley's lateral movement was not fast, he was able to keep up with Jensley's breakthrough.

However, Jensley relied on his physical advantage to push past Nash's defense, rushed to the penalty area, faced Nesterovic's supplementary defense, and hit the ball to the basket.

Foster, who was unguarded, received the pass, rose up, and dunked the ball hard into the basket with both hands.

3: 2!

The Mavericks attacked, and Nash organized the offense at the top of the arc, directing his teammates to move.

Li Xuan moved quickly without the ball and played "peek-a-boo" with Artest near the penalty area.

"Li, you can't get rid of me, you have seen how powerful the best defensive player is!" Artest said proudly.

"Ron, I remember you haven't won the honor of the best defensive player!" Li Xuan responded and continued to run quickly.

Artest followed closely behind, and still did not forget to quibble: "I have topped the list of best defensive players this season, and I will definitely get this honor, don't care about the details."

After hearing this, Li Xuan felt that Artest was really thick-skinned, he hadn't won the honor yet, so he even said hi in advance.

I really don't pay attention to him who is ranked second!

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of Artest's defense, Li Xuan stopped trying, and immediately ran to the top of the arc to cover for Nash.

The pick-and-roll is ready, and Nash breaks through the penalty area with the help of a screen.

Jensley, who was chasing after him, wanted to use his body to forcefully squeeze through the cover. After making physical contact with Li Xuan, he knew that he was overthinking and couldn't squeeze at all.

How come this guy from the Mavericks is as strong as that brat on his own team!

Seeing that Jensley was blocked, Artest could only switch defenses to prevent Nash from breaking through to the basket.

When Lao Na saw the muscular man coming towards him, he was startled, and immediately passed the basketball out of his hand.

Li Xuan, who finished the screen and cut to the outside, received a pass back, ignored Jensley's defense, quickly pulled up, and shot a three-pointer.

Jensley, who is only 191 centimeters tall, can't even touch Li Xuan's wrist when he takes off vigorously, let alone block shots.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
"Unfortunately, the opportunity has already come out, a little bit of luck, although it missed, but the Mavericks' tactics are still fully played." Kenny Smith explained regretfully.

Jermaine O'Neal retreated to the basket and grabbed the rebound. Instead of passing the ball, he dribbled the ball quickly.

Seeing this situation, Finley immediately stepped forward to intercept, forcing O'Neal to pass the ball.

O'Neal quickly made a change of direction in front of the body, allowing Finley who stepped forward to steal the game to return without success, and then continued to advance towards the frontcourt.

"Fuck! I hate this kind of forward who can handle the ball the most." Finley cursed and turned to chase.

When O'Neal dribbles outside the three-point line, he immediately accelerates to break through to the inside.

Li Xuan, who retreated to the vicinity of the penalty area, quickly greeted him, delaying O'Neal's breakthrough speed.

After a while, the two collided and had a fierce physical confrontation, neither side took any advantage.

After the physical confrontation, O'Neal was a little unstable in possession of the ball, and was caught by Nash, who was waiting for an opportunity, and quickly took the basketball away.

After a successful steal, Nash started to dribble forward at the fastest speed.

The Pacers players reacted quickly and turned around to chase.

"Fuck! That guy likes to show off if he doesn't have any skills, and even my uncle will chase after him desperately." Artest, who retreated quickly, said cursing.

When Nash broke through to the penalty area, Artest, who was plugged in later, caught up and quickly posted on the defense to interfere.

When Artest approached, Lao Na threw the ball behind him, and then dodged aside.

"I accepted the assist, and I will leave the background board to you."

Seeing this, Artest thought something bad in his heart, and found that the light around him had dimmed, and it was too late to escape, so he could only raise his arms high and take off, trying to struggle for his death.

Li Xuan, who followed up, took off with one foot, soared into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air with one hand, and looked at Artest, who was behind the basket and rose up from the ground, a little wanting to laugh.

This "experience gift pack" is really good!

Since Artest took off one step late and was still on his back, this sand sculpture behavior did not affect Li Xuan in any way.

Li Xuan rode directly on Artest's back and completed this explosive dunk.

After completing the dunk, Li Xuan grabbed the rim to stabilize his figure, and landed firmly on the floor. Suddenly, he became interested, and pointed at Artest who fell on the floor and yelled.

"This is my horse!"

(End of this chapter)