The Fifth Point Guard

Shentong stepped down and dribbled, combined with Iverson's butterfly step, making the opponent Stephen Jackson quite uncomfortable.

Jackson is a player who likes to show off, so his style is destined to be incompatible with the calm Spurs.

But he also couldn't stand other people pretending to be in front of him.

So when Shentong's dribbling was dazzling, Jackson was very restless inside.

He had an urge to play football, but his mind told him that he couldn't because he was playing basketball.

"puff"

Jackson looked at his feet in disbelief

Just now, without any guidance from his brain, he impulsively raised his foot and kicked the ball that Shentong was dribbling out of the sideline.

The referee immediately called Jackson a violation and gave him a verbal warning.

Knowing that he did not have a good impression in the referee's mind, Jackson immediately nodded and admitted his mistake, and raised his hand to show that he did not mean it.

Jackson's brain: Feet, can you be obedient? You can't kick the ball with your feet!

Feet: No, you want to kick.

Brain:.Maybe so.

STO did not cooperate with Jackson's performance.

When Jackson was still struggling, he didn't stop much and got rid of his opponent in one stride.

Shentong was very fast. Before the Pacers players could react, they had already rushed inside and completed a layup in front of O'Neal Jr.

Barkley exclaimed: "Wow, Shentong's speed is so fast. It seems that every move is half a frame faster than the Pacers players. Before the players, including O'Neal Jr., had time to react, Shentong completed this move." attack."

Smith said: "The media rumored that Shentong did not rest after participating in the Athens Olympics, but held an All-Star training camp at home. Looking at it now, it should be true. Look at his speed, it is definitely higher than last season. .”

O'Neal Jr. got the ball inside, turned around and pushed Gooden away, and was about to pick up the basket. Unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his hand, the ball was shot down by Shentong.

The agile Shentong quickly started a fast break after getting the ball.

James's left wing, Wagner's right wing, three arrows fired in unison.

"The three players Shen, LeBron, and Dajuan remind me of the three musketeers of the Nets, Kidd, Shentong, and Jefferson," Smith said.

As soon as the words fell, the three Cavaliers had already reached the three-point line in the Pacers' half.

Artest, who returned to defense, had a very clear mind at this moment.

"Come forward and post STO!"

Another far away half, Jackson offered his opinion.

However, Artest did not adopt it at all.

If we defend as you said, doesn't it mean that we think in the same way?

That's absolutely not okay.

I have to prove myself that I'm not the same type of player as you.

Thinking of this, Artest's eyes quickly turned left and right.

The possibility of passing it to James is higher. After all, he has the body and can carry me hard.

But it might also be passed to Wagner. After all, he is faster and can break through me for a layup.

Yeah, my brain is too confused. Who should I bet on? !

While Artest was brainstorming, STO gave the answer.

He passed the ball to the backboard.

During the rapid dribbling process, Shentong took the ball with his left hand and threw it towards the backboard.

Artest watched Shentong pass the ball and couldn't help but laugh.

Unexpectedly, Shentong's steps did not stop, and he flew towards him.

Artest froze in place.

Shentong jumped up resolutely, his legs bouncing off the ground like springs.

Artest felt a big stick poking his cheek in front of him, getting closer and closer. He couldn't help but bend down and lower his head.

Shentong was already jumping very high. He caught the rebounding basketball and planned to dunk Artest, but who knew that the opponent actually bent down and dropped down.

So STO immediately changed its strategy, jumped over Artest's head, and dunked the rebound into the basket with one hand!

The ball seemed to explode on the Pacers' basket!

Artest, who was passed over by Shentong, opened his eyes and saw James push Shentong's chest with an "overwhelming" move. Then Wagner rushed out from the other side and "went up" with Shentong. Passion hits chest.

What's going on?

Atai Zhanger was confused.

In the live broadcast room, Barkley almost laughed.

"This guy doesn't even know what happened just now. Oh, look, the replay of just now was broadcast on the big screen in the center of the venue. Look at Ron's expression. This is really funny. His The expression seems to say, oh, this must not be true, is this a prank?"

Smith also laughed and said: "Forget about a dunk on the board, it was actually a leaping dunk. This ball is much more difficult than the dunk that Vince Carter flew over French center Wes. If it were placed on someone else, maybe it would be a leaping dunk. Because of this goal, his career is over, but luckily for Ron, he probably doesn't care too much."

At this moment, Shentong returned to half-court defense surrounded by teammates.

Artest shook his head and walked forward, mumbling something. Jackson came to Artest's side and patted Artest's back kindly.

Artest, who was dunked, originally felt a little depressed, but not to the point of being sad. After all, he was already big-hearted. But when he saw that Jackson, whom he despised, came to comfort him, he almost shed tears.

Artest is also a tough guy. After understanding what just happened, he immediately responded.

Holding the ball in his left hand, he hit James with his back and kept hitting hard.

After hitting the left side, switch the ball to the right hand, then turn around and hit with the right side.

Originally, Artest's move was invincible at the small forward position, even when faced with Pierce, whose feet were almost sucked to the floor. But today, no matter how much he twisted, James behind him would not move at all.

Artest's dribbling was a little slow, and James immediately reached forward, spotted the ball with his left hand, and successfully stole the ball from Artest!

Barkley exclaimed: "What's going on? The defenses of the two teams seem to have changed compared to last season. The Cavaliers have successfully stolen two consecutive steals!"

After James grabbed the ball, Artest couldn't bear it anymore, made a tactical foul, and put his right hand around James' left arm.

"drop--"

The referee's whistle sounded immediately.

But Artest's right hand still didn't let go.

James' left arm was tightly hugged by Artest, with a painful expression on his face.

The referee lowered his whistle and verbally asked Artest to let go.

But at this time, Artest pretended to be stunned, as if he didn't understand what the referee was saying, and instead showed off his acting skills.

As if to say, look, it's not my fault that our arms are entangled.

His poor acting skills made Anderson Varejao, who was sitting on the Cavaliers bench, laugh out loud.

However, James' pained expression was not fake. Wagner, who was closest, stepped forward and tried to break off Artest's arm, but at this time, Artest seemed to have become stubborn. No matter what Wagner did, he would not let go.

"Click!"

As soon as Shentong took action, Artest retracted his arm.

But this time, a painful expression appeared on Artest's face.

James, who was freed from the restraints, walked straight to the bench with his left hand hanging down. The team doctor did not dare to be careless and immediately stepped forward to check.

"Oh, my God, oh my God," James shouted, squinting his eyes.

"What's going on, LeBron? My left hand hurts. Do I need to go to the infirmary?" the team doctor asked with concern.

"I'm just a little thirsty and want to drink some water."

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On the field, Artest saw that it was Shentong who had "violated" him just now. He originally wanted to fight while he was angry, but then he realized that this guy was from China.

Oh, Chinese Kung Fu!

So Artest complained to the referee that Shentong had just poked him.

The referee ignored it and gave Artest a technical foul.

Artest was unhappy now and rushed towards the referee yelling, but Jackson and Tinsley immediately stopped him.

"Calm down the anger, Ron, we can't let our emotions get the better of us!"

Artest took a look and saw that the person who said this was Jackson. He almost pulled away with an ooh.

The game enters a timeout.

On the way back to the bench, Wagner asked Shentong: "Shen, what did you just do to Ron? How come I couldn't get Artest to let go of his hand even though I tried my best, but you did it all at once. , how did you do it? Did you really poke him with something? "

Shentong did not answer, but raised his right hand, placed it in front of Wagner's nose, and then extended his index finger.

"What?" Wagner asked confused.

"smell."

Be concise and to the point.

Wagner sniffed it.

What smell?

Seeing Shentong's lewd smile, Wagner reacted immediately.

vomit.

This taste is so sour and refreshing!

After the timeout, the game resumes.

Artest was replaced and rested.

James was fine after drinking water, but Paul Silas still took him out to rest and replaced him with Reggie Miller.

When Miller came on the court, the audience once again showed two completely different extreme reactions.

But Miller loosened his belt and straightened himself out, but there was no reaction on his face.

In the live broadcast room, Barkley explained: "After Reggie came to the Cavaliers, he helped the Cavaliers a lot. Paul also has more choices for substitutions. From the player's point of view, Reggie can play three or four." At the No. 1 position, Shentong can also play, so when LeBron or Shentong takes a break, Reggie can step in at any time. These three are basically the Cavaliers' wing rotation this season."

On the court, Shentong's breakthrough attracted the Pacers' double-team.

The ball was distributed to the outside. Wagner did not pause after receiving the ball and immediately distributed it to Miller on the other side.

Crohill was about to go over to defend, but was stopped by Gooden.

Coupled with Big Z who had just moved to the line to set up a pick-and-roll for Shentong, when Miller shot, the Cavaliers' inside line was almost empty!

In other words, this tactic almost completely abandons rebounding and simply creates space for Miller to play the ball.

This shows the team's full trust in Miller.

Reggie Miller lived up to the expectations of Silas and his teammates, shooting steadily from the outside.

Although the shooting posture is far inferior to that of Shentong, the stability of shooting when pushing the ball from the chest with both hands is better.

When Miller's shooting hands crossed, the ball went into the basket.

After scoring the goal, Miller made his signature gesture of raising his right hand in celebration.

Smith commented: "Although Reggie is wearing a Cavaliers jersey, he is still the same Reggie, just like when he first entered the league, without any change."

In the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Pacers by 8 points 28-20.

In the second quarter, the Pacers, playing at home, began a ferocious counterattack.

O'Neal, Artest, and Jackson took turns to attack successfully.

They improved their defensive toughness and used a full-court press.

Wagner made three mistakes in the first half of the second game, which directly led to the opponent's fast break score.

Therefore, Paul Silas took the initiative to make substitution adjustments.

Point to the bench and point the player to play.

Eric Snow stood up from the bench.

"Oh, the Cavaliers made a substitution. Eric Snow, who came to the Cavaliers from the 76ers, came on the court. It seems that the Cavaliers want to do a good job in organizing the offense." Smith explained.

After Snow came on the court, there was no fancy dribbling or rapid advancement, but he moved the ball to the frontcourt in a meticulous manner, and resolutely implemented Silas's tactical arrangement despite Tinsley's harassment.

After Snow made the gesture, James first stepped forward to cover Shentong, and then immediately slipped through the baseline and ran to the bottom corner on the other side.

Just when Jackson was about to catch up, Gooden stood in front of Shentong again, blocking the way.

Shentong, who had obtained the open space, had just stepped into position, and Snow's pass was delivered just right.

Very comfortable pass.

Shentong didn't need to make any adjustments after getting the ball and directly raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer.

The ball passed Gooden and Jackson in front of him and hit the basket accurately like a meteor.

The successful Shentong gave Snow a thumbs up, indicating that it was a good pass.

Snow just smiled and immediately started harassing Tinsley.

This is the first time Shentong has received such a comfortable pass since leaving the Nets.

When was the last time you caught a pass like this?

It was still when Kidd was the Nets point guard.

Under Snow's organization and wonderful pass, Shentong opened fire in the second quarter.

With sudden inside and outside shots, he scored 12 points in a row, pushing the score between the two sides to 20 points in one fell swoop!

At the end of the first half, STO has scored 25 points.

The score between the two sides was 59-44, with the Cavaliers leading.

"Damn it!" Rick Carlisle kicked a player off the bench in the locker room.

"What were you doing in the first half? Collective sleepwalking?" Carlisle yelled. "Do you know what Reggie Miller is thinking at this moment? 'Oh, my God, fortunately I left these idiots, they It's too weak.' Yes, that's right, you are a bunch of cowards, look at the statistics, Shin has already scored 25 points! Do you want him to score 50 points in the game? You want to be in the media Have you seen news like 'STO scored 50 points on the Pacers in the first game of the regular season'?!"

Jackson's face looked very ugly.

Artest also frowned and remained silent.

Carlisle took out the tactical board and said loudly: "Come here and listen, this is how the defense is arranged for the second half."

On the other side, the atmosphere in the Cavaliers' locker room was electric.

Miller, who made three three-pointers in the first half and scored 9 points, looked very relaxed.

"Their boos have no impact on me. To deal with this kind of pressure, it's just a small case." Miller returned to his big-mouthed nature in the locker room.

Shentong, who performed best, sat in front of the locker and lamented the power of "Nebula and Flowing Water".

Every step he takes in action can immediately "sense" the movements and position changes of other players on the field.

This is why Shentong is always half a beat faster than the defensive players.

"Guys, in the second half we will continue to perform as we did in the first half and strive for a good start in the first game!"

As the captain, Shentong stood up and encouraged the team's morale in the locker room.

"Roar!!!"

At this moment, the Cavaliers' morale is bursting.