In the first half, Jiang Jun scored 8 points on three shots, including two of them with three-pointers, seven assists, one rebound and one block.

Yao Ming made two three shots, made 4 free throws, scored 8 points, and was very efficient.

Henderson made a sudden appearance, making 4 of 6 shots on the bench and scoring 9 points, Augustine also scored 7 points and 3 assists. Thomas and Bardinger scored 6 points and 7 points respectively.

Overall, the Bobcats performed relatively evenly, and most players hit a high percentage.

In the Pacers, Granger made 7 of 10 shots, including two three-pointers and two free throws, scoring 18 points, but others scored average.

Barkley sighed: "Granger performed well today and deserves to be Reggie Miller's successor."

Miller smiled wide-mouthed, "It's really not easy to hear a compliment from you."

Barkley continued: "It's a pity that playing alone is not the way to win. So at halftime, the Pacers were still a point behind."

Kenneth smiled and said, "It seems that the strength of these two teams is not much different, and most of the players are young and energetic. It is difficult to predict the outcome of both sides now."

Barkley looked at the statistics and said, "This Bobcats rookie has 7 assists. Is he going to break his record of 15 assists in the last game? And this little man has a block, which is not simple."

Kenneth curled his lips and said, "Because the smaller Ford was blocked by him."

Miller said: "Although Ford is small, few people have been able to cover him in the past. From this point of view, it can be seen that this rookie is very fast. I always think this Oriental boy is very mysterious, and his future should not be inferior to the rookie in the lottery zone."

Barkley said: "From the moment, his performance is good. But the NBA regular season is long, and every rookie has a rookie wall. Only by overcoming the lows can one stand out and become one of the best players."

The term rookie wall refers to the fact that after rookies enter the NBA, they usually lose their state for a certain period of time, just like an invisible wall in front of them blocking the way forward. During this period, rookies often cannot find their own position and it is difficult for them to adapt to the NBA rhythm. However, as long as they can cross this wall, they are likely to become superstars.

In the history of NBA, almost all players have had a low period. Once this bottleneck is crossed, it will rise to a new level.

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Home team locker room.

"You have to learn to be a leader. The position you play determines that you must lead the team! You must be bold and innovative! In the second half, I hope you can play more uniquely! Breakthrough, pass, shoot, everything is based on your own feelings!" No one expected that Jiang Jun, who performed well and was praised by several commentators, is now "reprimanded" by Brown.

Brown was still very satisfied with Jiang Jun's performance, but he found that Jiang Jun paid great attention to the ideas of his teammates. If anyone asked him for the ball, he would quickly create an opportunity to pass the ball. However, the effect was not very good. Jackson and Thomas had several times after receiving the ball, causing the rebound to fall and even causing the opponent's fast break. This made Brown feel unbearable.

Jiang Jun has the greatest lethality at these times based on his own judgment, either shooting or breaking through the ball.

Brown is a very dedicated old coach. After careful observation, he found that Jiang Jun had an unusual intuition about scoring. In the few games he played from preseason to the present, he rarely made a barely shot. His shooting is often decisive and smooth, and his shooting percentage is actually more than 90% of the terrifying!

His passes, assists and turnover ratios are extremely low, his teammates can catch them comfortably, and his shooting percentage is also higher than the usual shooting percentages of these players.

If you get a chance, you can make a shot, and passes can easily be converted into assists. Judging from these two abilities, Brown Old Man thinks Jiang Jun is very similar to two legendary defenders, one is John Stockton and the other is Steve Nash.

These two players have such characteristics, mainly passing the ball, passing the ball in a very good way, and their own hit rate is high. Once teammates are guarded to death, they can hit the key ball and punish their opponents. Such players will naturally be very afraid of them.

What satisfied Brown even more was that Jiang Jun's defense was definitely more than one level stronger than these two defenders. So far, every player who faced Jiang Jun had poor performance, far below his normal level.

Jiang Jun did not defend Old Brown's criticism, but just listened with a smile. He thought the old man was very interesting. Although his tone was fierce, he could hear that he was satisfied with himself and hatred for his own bad luck. He also knew that his biggest problem was that his two lives was that he was concerned about his feelings, and he would try his best to satisfy his comrades or teammates' requests.

But because of his different roles, what Old Brown most hopes to see is the team's victory rather than a harmonious relationship. And he hopes that Jiang Jun can become a talent as soon as possible and take on the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the Bobcats. Jiang Jun can understand the old man's thoughts and feel a little moved.

Who doesn’t want their men to have a superstar? If this superstar was trained by himself, it would be the coach’s dream.

The reason why Brown was the "rookie killer" in the past was mainly because he felt that the rookies he led did not show superb abilities and was not worthy of his attention. If he risked the team's failure to cultivate so-called potential rookies and let the rookies go on the court to hone their skills, it would definitely not be Brown's style.

If there is a rookie like Jiang Jun in the team, only fools will let him sit on the bench.

Even Jiang Jun was not valued by Brown for a time, and he started from a substitute in the preseason. However, Jiang Jun showed vitality and efficiency beyond his peers during training and in a limited time during the game, so he quickly won Brown's trust.

Now Brown’s request for Jiang Jun is to make him the core of the team, with unlimited fire and decision-making power, which also shows how shocking Jiang Jun’s performance was for Brown, so that this stubborn old man could trust Jiang Jun unconditionally.

Seeing Jiang Jun nodding with a smile, Old Brown was very satisfied. Then he began to remind everyone that during the game, he must strictly follow the tactics and play the level of his usual training to ensure his first home game victory.

Originally, Henderson and Augustine also suggested to Brown Older, using the method of dealing with the Mavericks last time, attacking and defending all the time, and not hesitating physical strength and wheel tactics to defeat the Pacers.

But Old Brown refused firmly. Because the Pacers are different from the Mavericks, their average age is only about 25 years old and they are full of energy, and they are afraid that the tactics of attacking and defending will not work.

Besides, this tactic is unconventional after all, and can only be adopted if you are extremely backward. Now the two teams are hard to distinguish, and even their teams are slowly gaining the upper hand, so they naturally play steadily and step by step.

At the beginning of the second half, the Pacers began to press the whole game. It seems that O'Brien found that the situation of his team was not good, so he adopted the attitude of a weak team, hoping to redirect the unfavorable situation with his team's physical fitness and tough style.

As the situation changed suddenly, the members of the Bobcats were also panicked. After all, the Pacers were accustomed to playing ball on their bodies. They were on the verge of referees' judgment and continued to increase physical confrontation. Although the referee had fouled several times, they still had obvious results.

Although this kind of defense has not had a great impact on Jiang Jun and cannot cause his mistakes, his teammates are a little busy.

Once Jiang Jun dribbles, there will always be two people coming forward to guard the ball.

Especially Collison, he stopped attacking, and except for passing, he was defending Jiang Jun desperately.

In just a few minutes, the Pacers scored a 14-4 climax! Among them, Granger scored 8 points alone!

The Bobcats only relied on Jiang Jun's shot and Jiang Jun assisted Thomas in the inside to score a dunk.

Old Brown immediately called for a pause.

He was speechless, not sure why his team suddenly couldn't play.

"Can anyone tell me how to solve this passive situation?" Brown's face was grim, and the elegant gaze behind the glasses seemed very strict, and he swept everyone around.

Seeing that everyone was not talking, Jiang Jun said softly: "Joint Defense!"

Brown's cheeks twitched. He is a representative of the academy and is very stubborn. He has always disagreed with the joint defense that is popular in international basketball. In the eyes of the American basketball community, only one-on-one defense is the right way to defend. Because they think that American players, especially NBA players, have excellent physical fitness. Once they get the opportunity to shoot, they will be uncontrollable. Only by attacking one-on-one at critical moments can they effectively curb their opponents.

In their opinion, joint defense is actually a bluff, and it has no effect on opponents' attacks. Therefore, although they have had some related training on joint defense and breaking joint defense, in regular games, Brown's team has almost never used joint defense tactics.

"What's the use of joint defense?" Old Brown asked subconsciously. This was the suggestion made by Jiang Jun. If it were another player, I'm afraid he would have scolded him long ago.

"Yes, you can try it!" Yao Ming made a slight but firm statement. American players use fewer tactics like joint defense. International players are commonplace and use them a lot in the game, and they also know the role of joint defense.

Yao Ming's opinion is also something that Brown Old Man attaches great importance to. After looking at the players, Jackson, Augustine and others nodded in agreement.

So Brown looked up and looked at the score: 54 to 63, his team was 9 points behind! He decided to try it, otherwise, if he was beaten crazy by the Pacers, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The game continued. The Bobcats replaced Yao Ming. When attacking, they were still led by Jiang Jun. When defending, they used joint defense tricks, which caused Barkley and others to exclaim. They could not have thought that even Brown would use this method.

However, the joint defense effect is obvious. Jiang Jun and Jackson were in the front and the other three were in the back, setting up two defense lines, making it impossible for them to break through and pass the ball. The shooting on the outside was disrupted by Jiang Jun's rapid movement.

When Jiang Jun stole two balls from Collison to Granger in a row, the Pacers were finally a little confused. It was difficult to pass the joint defense level through the breakthrough, it was difficult to pass the ball, and the fixed-point shooting was also limited.

Generally speaking, if you want to break the joint defense, the best way is to accurately shoot from the outside, but due to Jiang Jun's excellent prediction and movement, it is difficult for outside players such as Granger, Dunleavy, and Collison to take action comfortably, and the Pacers' offensive efficiency is greatly reduced.

When the Bobcats were attacking, due to Yao Ming's existence, their opponents needed to double-team Yao Ming and did not dare to attack Jiang Jun unscrupulously. Jiang Jun easily hit two mid-range shots and one three-pointer long shot, and sent 4 assists.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bobcats once again overtook the score 74-72. Jiang Jun has scored 17 points and 12 assists.

In the fourth quarter, the Pacers were still unable to effectively destroy the Bobcats' joint defense. In the end, in this stalemate game, the Bobcats defeated the Pacers at home 104-98.

Jiang Jun scored 24 points and 14 assists in the game, and once again scored a big double-double, becoming the hero of the team's victory!

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