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Chapter 495 Semifinal Match 4

Chapter 495

The stadium staff knocked on the door of the away locker room to notify the players to enter.

Xu Tian was the first to walk out of the locker room, trotted through the player tunnel, and was the first to step into the field amidst the boos of the fans.He enjoyed the sound so much that he didn't feel out of place.

The Spurs players then ran into the stadium, causing the fans to change their voices and began to welcome the home team players with cheers.

After the players from both sides entered the stadium, the lights on the scene quickly dimmed, and the introduction of the players began.Xu Tian was still the first to be introduced, and was once again booed by all the fans.

Xu Tian was completely unmoved, and stood on the court, high-fiving the teammates who were introduced later.

After the introduction of the Spurs players, the lights were turned on again, followed by the national anthem.

Xu Tian folded his hands behind his back, quietly listening to the unfamiliar melody.He respected the national anthems of other countries, and he didn't do anything extra, just stood quietly.

After the American national anthem was played, the scene entered the shooting warm-up session, and the players of both sides made the final adjustments before the game.

Kobe did not take the tactical board, stood on the sidelines, and carefully observed the state of each player during the shooting warm-up session.He didn't look at Xu Tian, ​​because he knew that except for very few nights, Xu Tian could always maintain a super strong touch.

George warmed up with the dribble to make himself more familiar with the rhythm of the dribble so that he would not get lost on the offensive end.

Nick Young didn't feel particularly good tonight. He failed to make several consecutive shots, and almost all of them hit the front of the basket.This is a weak performance, which makes Kobe very suspicious that what Maples said is true.

Maples jokingly told Kobe today that he saw two fat girls enter Nick Young's room last night, and did not see these two girls come out.This made him guess that Nick Young might be in debt again.

Kobe is not opposed to this kind of thing, but he is still a little dissatisfied with the state of the game tonight, but it is too late to adjust the starting lineup, so he can only let him start for a while to see what effect it will play.

ESPN released the starting lineups of both sides in advance!

Lakers: Xu Tian, ​​Nick Young, George, Nance Jr., Tyson Chandler!

Spurs: Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Aldridge, Duncan!

The Spurs lineup remained unchanged, while the Lakers continued the starting lineup from the previous game.

The shooting warm-up session is over. The starting players of both sides took off their warm-up clothes, greeted each other friendly, and then stood in their respective positions, ready for the game.

Xu Tian took out the braces from the front of the knee pads, put them in his mouth properly, touched the bracelet of his right hand with his left hand, and waited for the two center forwards to execute the jump ball.

The referee took the game ball selected by Duncan, walked slowly to the right side of the center circle, confirmed the positions of the center forwards of both sides, put the whistle in his mouth, and was ready to blow the first whistle of the game.

The basketball was thrown by the referee, spinning and flying directly above, reaching the commanding height and then falling, attracting Aldridge and Tyson Chandler to compete.

Aldridge jumped slower than Tyson Chandler, but he caught the ball just in time for the ball and won the first possession of the game.

Tony Parker dribbled forward, did not choose to stop the ball, and passed it directly to Danny Green on the left.

Danny Green's offensive ability with the ball is not strong, and this is not his tactic. The lob is given to Kawhi Leonard, who is stuck inside, and let him play the Spurs' first offense in this game.

Duncan and Aldridge saw that Kawhi Leonard chose to play back-up singles, and quickly cleared the penalty area, standing on both sides of the court, one left and one right, to avoid offensive three-second violations.

Kawaii Leonard hasn't defended Xu Tian yet, he has plenty of physical strength, he uses his strength to push away part of his body, turns over and leans back, and makes an incoherent but practical jump shot!

Basketball, hollow into the net!

0-2 (the Lakers score first)!

Popovich did let Kawhi Leonard try to reduce his defense in the frontcourt, retain more energy, and compete with the Lakers on the offensive end.But he understands that there is a great risk in doing so. After all, Xu Tian broke the single-game scoring record for rookies in the regular season, and also broke the scoring record in a single-quarter playoff round in the last round. He may use his terrifying scoring ability to directly attack them suppressed, but he now had to risk it.

Xu Tian felt a lot less defense, just like a traveler who usually walks with sandbags, suddenly untied the sandbags, and the whole person felt much more relaxed.Dribble to the top of the key and lean over to watch Kawhi Leonard's defense.

The Spurs increased their defensive strength against the rest of the players, making it impossible for Nick Young and George to find an offensive space. They had to open up the space first, and then try to attack after Xu Tian changed the Spurs' defensive system.

Kawhi Leonard is the best defensive perimeter player in the league, but he also has his weakness, that is, his defense is too clean.This allowed him to gain fame, but his power would be greatly reduced.

Xu Tian's dribble accelerated, forcing Kawhi Leonard to retreat sharply, breaking through to the free throw line and making an emergency stop.

Since the golden rooster can lift his right leg independently to block the defensive player, Kawhi Leonard is far away from Xu Tian, ​​and there is no way to interfere.

The basketball flew out of Xu Tian's hands and fell into the net bag with precision!

2-2!

Duncan picked up the dropped basketball, handed it to Tony Parker, and ran up the court with his head down.He has lost the dominance of his peak period, but his professional attitude is always top-notch.

Tony Parker lobs to Kawhi Leonard, then lets him single George.

The rest of the Spurs players were spread out to help Kawhi Leonard open up the space. Obviously this was Popovich's arrangement, and George was consumed on the offensive end at the beginning.

Kawhi Leonard is slightly stronger than George, and his back-to-back singles open his position, making George have to make a foul.He got his wish and stood on the free throw line.

Popovich knew that the Lakers were now dual-core, and since Xu Tian couldn't target them, he turned his attention to George.After really getting George into foul trouble, he double-teamed Xu Tian. He didn't believe that Xu Tian could beat the Spurs alone.

Xu Tian looked at Kawhi Leonard in the free throw, and quickly thought of Popovich's strategy, but he was not afraid. Back then, Kobe could score more than the Mavericks in three quarters, and he thought he could do it alone. Defeat the mighty Spurs.He has always had this kind of confidence.

Kawhi Leonard deadpanned and made two free throws!

2-4!

The Spurs home fans were much more active than in the previous game under the blowing of the air-conditioned cold wind. They shouted "Defense! Defense!" at the beginning of the game, injecting extra energy into the players on the field.

(End of this chapter)