Chapter 268: Give me the ball in the next section
The next day, Lin Sen returned to Indiana alone with a little confused. The other Pacers teammates returned to Indiana early to prepare for the next game. After seeing Lin Sen come back, they all looked at him with a smile.
"Lin, we thought you wouldn't be able to come back today. Originally, you were not on the list of the first game today."
"Is it so easy to break free from the Gentleman Land?" George patted Lin Sen's shoulder.
Lin Sen turned his head depressedly: "Paul, why did you abandon me yesterday?"
"Do I have to stay with you?"
OK! When I haven't said that, I seem to be quite happy when I was yesterday?
Lin Sen didn't know what the next game was, the All-Star MVP Buff, or other buff bonus? Lin Sen's performance in the second half of the season was better than the first half of the season. Lin Sen began to become a more important core for the Pacers, and among his various abilities, it was obvious that the Australian command tower began to drag down a little.
Lin Sen was flipping through the purple skill package of passing skills. He chose Bill Walton or Brad Miller. Bill Walton did not have many assists, and his career was only 5.0 assists. However, in that team, the Trail Blazers were still the player with the most assists. He was the well-deserved Trail Blazers' organizational core.
His passes will be sent more to others' hands and then converted into second assists. Many of the balls he passes from the inside to the outside are threatening balls. Bogut lacks killing ability in the inside, and his passes are more organized at the top of the arc.
As Lin Sen's position in the inside offense increases, his passing ability in the penalty area is urgently needed to be strengthened. Anyway, he is rich now, and he often hears Bill Walton bragging about his passing when he comments together. Choosing Bill Walton's passing ability is not a difficult thing for him.
In the first game of getting the new skills, the opponent in the duel was Westbrook's Thunder, which is known as one person and one city.
This is the first time Lin Sen has played with such a team. No matter what the team's tactics are, the starting point of the offensive has never changed. That is Westbrook. No matter where your defense is strong, don't ask, ask is just giving the ball to Westbrook.
In the first quarter, Westbrook used his explosive power to bully Hill, a 31-year-old point guard who is not outstanding among the point guards. Although Westbrook himself is 29 years old, he is still full of explosive power, just like George, who has experienced the broken leg incident.
The first step is to have a straight line with no fake moves. This year may be the best year for Westbrook to combine physical and technical skills. Everyone is saying that Westbrook is the best player to defend Durant. On the other hand, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it.
But he didn't choose to jump shot, which seems to be a bit inappropriate. Players who are not tall enough will be affected in the inside finishing ability. In addition, they are facing Lin Sen's defense. Even if he is LeBron among the point guards, there will be no change at all.
Lin Sen looked at Westbrook who rushed in and provoked his defense and gave him a high wall to the top MVP, forcing him to use a very difficult pull-up to make a layup. Even so, it was very uncomfortable to be disturbed. He did not succeed in this ball.
The Pacers directly and decisively passed the ball and handed it to Lin Sen, facing Adams from the Thunder. He is a frontcourt boardman with good physical fitness and very strong under the basket, but his wingspan is a weakness, which means that there is no way to stop Lin Sen's hooking with a good wingspan.
The Thunder's double-team from Robertson, who is the Thunder's external defensive gate. While defending George, he also has to double-team the inside. Lin Sen's height is much taller than Robertson. Lin Sen's pass is very good and found George.
George was a little confused when he received the ball. He seemed to have never expected Lin Sen to pass the ball to him, but he quickly adjusted it and immediately took a three-pointer. The basketball bounced out of the box and did not hit the open space.
Lin Sen's performance in the next game was still eye-catching. He made 3 of 4 shots in the inside line, so he forced the Thunder to double-team the inside line. Lin Sen's pass has evolved, and the point guard he looked for almost every pass is pretty good.
The Pacers were in a normal state at the beginning. Gordon and George from the outside may have played 4 consecutive games after the All-Stars and won four consecutive victories, but because of the frequent games, they flew back to back to the West to play the Thunder after Thursday's game. This is not something that ordinary people can hold on. George made 1 of 4 shots, Gordon made 1 of 3 shots, and the two most accurate shooters in the Pacers made 2 of 7 shots in the first half of the game.
It's no wonder that McMillan handed over a timeout earlier than usual to relieve the team's bad form.
Lin Sen wiped his sweat off the court. McMillan replaced him after playing for half a quarter. It was not because of his poor condition, but because he was too tired. The reason why the Pacers and the Thunder were still in the 12:15 point difference was that Lin Sen beat the opponent's inside line.
"Paul, why are you very unresolute in pitching just now? That's a good opportunity." Lin Sen asked George with a frown. It was a bit strange that George failed to make a quick move at the beginning.
George looked at Lin Sen with a strange look: "Lin, I thought you would attack that ball by yourself, but I didn't expect you to pass the ball..."
"Aren't you a double-team on the opposite side? Your position is very good, so I passed the ball."
Lin Sen looked confused. Isn’t this our tactic? I strictly follow the tactics and implement our offense. Is there any problem with this?
George looked at Lin Sen in a daze and said with a smile: "Hey, Andre is here to double-team you. Don't you have the urge to blow him up?"
If he double-teams me, I have to beat him up. How busy should I be? Lin Sen is still confused.
"Hey! Lin, what's your relationship with Rachel?"
"It's playing the game." Lin Sen was a little shy when facing this question. "Tell me something about the game, don't think of suddenly changing the topic and prying out something from me."
"He is one of Rachel's suitors."
"Give me the ball in the next quarter."
Chapter completed!