I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 70 Perfectly Adapting to the Rhythm of NBA Games
Amid the cheers and shouts of the fans, the game continued.

After TJ Ford dribbled the ball across half court, he lobbed the ball inside and then made a quick off-ball run.

After Joel Pultz received the ball, relying on his own weight advantage, he hit Mavericks substitute center Sean Bradley with a tough back. Basket scored.

Mavericks attack, Nash dribbled the ball directly to Jamison after half court, let him single.

After receiving the ball, Jamison made a three-threat move, took a tentative step, and shook the center of gravity of the defensive player.

After a series of feints, Jamison saw that the Bucks' backup small forward was indifferent, and shot directly.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
The Bucks protected the defensive rebound and launched a defensive counterattack.

Eric dribbled the ball quickly and went straight to the basket, relying on Fortson who returned to the defense to force a layup.

"Clap!"

Li Xuan, who was chasing after him, descended from the sky and directly fanned the rising basketball out of the bottom line.

There was warm applause from the auditorium, cheering for this wonderful defense.

The Bucks sent the baseline ball, and after the power forward Kukoc received the ball, he shot directly against Jamison's defense.

The basketball came out of the basket, and Li Xuan, who retracted to the basket, grabbed the rebound and passed it to Nash to advance.

The Bucks retreated very quickly, turning around and returning to defense the moment the shot was made. Whether they scored or not, they didn't mean to fight for offensive rebounds.

Seeing this situation, Nash dribbled forward without rushing, and came to the top of the arc to organize an attack.

In the left corner, Eric is close to Li Xuan. He has read Li Xuan's profile before the game and knows that Li Xuan's offensive skills with the ball are very poor, and he has no offensive methods other than catching and shooting.

Seeing Eric defending himself in such a way, Li Xuan suddenly started and accelerated the air cut along the baseline.

Li Xuan's first step was very fast, coupled with his strides, he threw away the unprepared Eric.

Nash, who organized the dribble at the top of the arc, saw that Li Xuan had thrown off the defender, thinking that he was about to get another assist.

So he threw the ball directly to the basket.

Seeing the ball being passed, Li Xuan, who was running, took off with one foot, soared into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air, and made a posture of a battle axe.

This time, Eric didn't even have a chance to foul, he could only watch Li Xuan smash the ball into the basket hard.

"Alley-oop! Li ended the attack with a very explosive dunk! It can be seen that Li and Steve have formed a tacit understanding, and the special training effect of the two of them before is remarkable!" The on-site commentator explained excitedly.

On the Mavericks bench, the players were applauding for Li Xuan's wonderful alley-oop dunk.

After the goal, Li Xuan ran up to give Nash a high-five to celebrate, thanking him for passing the ball.

Immediately afterwards, the Bucks attacked, and center Pultz repeated his old tricks to try to force Bradley again, but was jammed by Jamison, who rushed over quickly, and failed to continue scoring.

Bradley grabs a defensive rebound, passes to Nash to advance, and runs downfield.

After receiving the ball, Nash quickly started to rush forward.

TJ-Ford, who returned to the defense, immediately went up to him, slowing down Nash's advancing speed, trying to prevent the Mavericks' defensive counterattack.

Seeing TJ-Ford running up, Nash, who was advancing with the dribble, immediately passed the ball to Li Xuan, who was unguarded in front of him on the right.

Li Xuan, who was in progress, received the basketball, dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line, and saw that there was no defense, he jumped up and shot.

On the sidelines, Old Nelson looked very calm when he saw Li Xuan rushing to chase a three-pointer. This is one of the tactics he arranged for Li Xuan. If there is a good opportunity, he will resolutely shoot, no matter whether it is reasonable or not.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
The basketball bounced to the outside line, and Li Xuan jumped up and got the offensive rebound before the Bucks returned to the defense.

After landing, Li Xuan saw that TJ-Ford was defending him, so he was not polite, so he pulled up and threw the basketball in his hand.

TJ-Ford struggled to take off but couldn't interfere with the shooting. He found that Li Xuan had grown taller, and with his height and arm length, he couldn't interfere with him at all.

"Shh!"

The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily!
Looking back, the Bucks' offense didn't have any tactical coordination. It was basically a one-on-one attack, and whoever got the ball would complete the attack.

In this round, after TJ-Ford continuously changed direction and passed Nash, he broke through to the position of two or three steps inside the three-point line, made an emergency stop, jumped up and made a shot.

In this position, it is difficult for ordinary defenders to help defend in time, but it is a test of the level of mid-range shooting. If you don't have an excellent mid-range shot, you can only hit the iron.

The Mavericks attacked. In this round, Li Xuan ran out of the opportunity again and hit a mid-range jumper after receiving a wonderful pass from Nash.

The defensive intensity in the preseason was very low, and the players didn't take it seriously. The coach didn't bother to take care of it unless the defense was akimbo. Anyway, the victory and defeat were not included in the regular season.

In the next round, the Bucks made a pass error in offense, and Li Xuan suddenly jumped out from the Bucks' passing route, intercepted the basketball, and dribbled forward.

Although Li Xuan's level of ball control is not satisfactory, he can still dribble forward steadily without interference.

After rushing to the three-point line, Li Xuan took three consecutive steps, soared into the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

This one-stop steal, counterattack and dunk instantly made the fans in the American Airlines Center Arena collectively boil, the cheers and shouts were deafening, and at the same time they whispered Li Xuan's name.

"The scouting report is fake! Lee's dribbling skills are good. It seems that the Mavericks have picked up a treasure. God bless Dallas!"

"Lee's performance is too good. He has a good performance on both ends of the offense and defense. He really seamlessly connects to the NBA and slaps a lot of scouts in the face."

"If the scouts hadn't underestimated Lee, the Mavericks might not have been able to select Lee, and they should be thanked."

"This brother is right. We want to thank the eight generations of scouts!"

On the court, the players of the Bucks were not affected in any way, how to play or how to play.

TJ-Ford broke into the three-point line with the help of a screen, and then assisted the team's power forward Kukoc to hit a mid-range jumper, biting the score and preventing the Mavericks from widening the point difference.

The Mavericks quickly fought back, and Nash assisted Jamison to hit a mid-range shot and scored 2 points.

In the next few rounds, the Bucks' offense was blocked, their shots hit the iron frequently, and they fell into a scoring wobble.

The Mavericks seized the opportunity. Li Xuan ran out of open opportunities many times, made emergency stop jumpers, and misplaced the short guard of the Bucks in singles, with a very high success rate.

The second half of the first quarter seemed to be Li Xuan's performance alone. The offensive end was unstoppable, and the defensive end caused great trouble for the Bucks, showing omnipotence.

Old Nelson, who was sitting on the Mavericks' bench, nodded with a smile on his face.

In his view, Li Xuan has perfectly adapted to the NBA environment. This year, the Mavericks will add another strong player, and he is confident that the Mavericks will go further.

(End of this chapter)