basketball kingdom

Chapter 491 The Villain

Chapter 491 The Villain

Aldridge's calf cramps were severe, and the team doctor took a few minutes of massage on the sidelines to ease the situation.

Xu Tian also felt the exhaustion of the high-intensity confrontation, so he replenished water as much as possible during the pause, and at the same time let the cold air generated by several ice packs cool himself down.The current situation is different from the past, and it is necessary to ensure that the body can carry the last few minutes.

Popovich once again emphasized the issue of defensive strength, telling the players not to be afraid of confrontation, try to play as dirty as possible, and set up obstacles for the Lakers every offense.

The Spurs players lack passion, but they have a good understanding of the execution and understanding of tactics, and they quickly understand the meaning of Popovich's words.

Kawhi Leonard is a very good defensive player. He has few small moves when defending, and he doesn't understand Popovich's arrangements very well.

Xu Tian has experienced all kinds of secret tricks from his opponents, but only because he is physically strong can he survive smoothly.But facing a strong team like the Spurs, he still kept his eyes open.

Most of the strong teams in the history of the league have a tough playing style. In other words, they play a bit dirty.Of course, Xu Tian is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he knows that only victory can represent everything, and he does not shy away from the hidden things.

The Spurs doctor informed Popovich that Aldridge had severe calf cramps and needed a period of rest.

Popovich made a decisive decision and let Boris Diaw play with Duncan in a lineup of one big and four small.

After the timeout expires, players from both teams return to the field.

Tony Parker glanced at the time and score.

103-93, 3 minutes and 27 seconds!

Mike Breen said: "Currently, this is the biggest difference in the Lakers' lead since this round of the series. They played an anti-customer effect at home with the Spurs' extremely high winning percentage."

Stan Van Gundy said: "Xu is a bastard. He prefers to play in the booing of the away game, which will give him an extra motivation. This kind of player is rare, so the Lakers' performance is basically expected. among."

Mark Jackson said: "Xu Tian did express a similar point of view in the documentary "Flying into the Sky". He described himself as a villain, and he was more used to playing under the boos."

Tony Parker used a double screen, broke into the paint, turned around and passed Josh Smith, and shot a floater.

George bet that Tony Parker wouldn't pass the ball, gave up the opposing player to come over to help defend early, and just completed a block.

Duncan has an excellent sense of position on the court, predicting the path of the ball, taking advantage of the opportunity to get an offensive rebound, and throwing a left-handed throw directly while advancing.

Hit the board and hit!

103-95, 3 minutes and 05 seconds!

Duncan helped the Spurs break the scoring drought of more than two minutes!

The Spurs fans looked at Duncan who retreated silently, and felt that there was still hope for this game. They showed enthusiasm and shouted "defense" neatly to provide the team with additional support.This kind of sound will affect the players to some extent, but it is not completely useless.

The Lakers used the three-person backcourt running method to help Xu Tian block the space for receiving the ball. After two passes, he could control the ball.

Xu Tian suppressed the eight-second halftime violation, dribbled to the frontcourt, faced Kawhi Leonard at the top of the arc, and tested his defense with a dribble under his crotch. Xiang Bu slowed down and passed him.This is a very knee-intensive way to break through, and Xu Tian is usually very reluctant to use it, but now in the Western Conference semifinals, he has no room for strength.

Kawhi Leonard's defensive power mainly comes from his strong body and a pair of big hands that are much larger than ordinary players, but these two items are not easy to deal with Xu Tian, ​​so he can only follow behind and try to defend with inside players .

Xu Tian broke through to the penalty area, took off from the free throw line with one step, ignored Duncan who was defending, and directly threw himself in the air, picked the basket with his left hand, and made a soft hit!

105-95, 2 minutes and 48 seconds!

The forward momentum of this breakthrough was so strong that Xu Tian had no choice but to use Wade's unloading method and fell off the bottom line.

Mike Breen said: "If I read correctly just now, Xu's technical movements are very similar to Dwyane Wade, even the last one when he slipped out of the bottom line is very similar."

Mark Jackson said: "I feel the same way."

Boris Diaw got the ball that fell from the basket, ran out of the baseline quickly, and before Xu Tian got up, he sent the ball directly to Tony Parker.He wants to help the team seize this opportunity and play a five-on-four offense.

Tony Parker has played in the playoffs for many years and also has rich experience. He passed the long pass to Ginobili in the frontcourt, allowing him to respond to the offense faster.

Xu Tian stood up from the bottom line, buried his head and ran to the backcourt, trying to complete the retreat as quickly as possible.

Ginobili used a fake move to trick the defensive Nick Young, stepped back and returned to the left three-point line, and made a tentative three-point shot!

BANG!

105-98, 2 minutes and 38 seconds!

The Lakers also speeded up their serving rhythm and directly gave the ball to Xu Tian who was running back, allowing him to control the ball.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball behind to avoid Danny Green's help defense, took the ball to the frontcourt, stood one step away from the center line, and waited for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to stick up to defend.As long as the two start moving, he can find good breakthrough space.

Popovich stood on the sidelines, not knowing how Xu Tian would complete the attack.Folding his arms across his chest, he looked at him with interest.

Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green were not in a hurry to post it, and took Xu Tian half a step from the left to the right, mainly to limit the breakthrough space.Since Xu Tian's position was only one step away from the center line, they didn't believe that Xu Tian dared to make a direct move.

If Xu Tian was on a strictly disciplined team, he wouldn't dare to take a super long three-pointer easily, but now he has a detached tactical position in the Lakers, and the team has a huge lead.With his left hand, he pointed to the floor under his feet, and before the two defenders rushed up, he directly pulled up and shot.

Ordinary players need to throw the ball out to shoot this kind of half-court three-pointer, but Xu Tian only needs to make a shooting action to throw the ball to the basket.

The Lakers fans also didn't expect Xu Tian to dare to take such a difficult and unsure shot. They sweated secretly and silently prayed that the ball could be made.

Xu Tian's right hand kept the posture when he shot, and he felt very good. While making a fist with his right hand, the basketball was hollowed out with a needle!

108-98, 2 minutes and 21 seconds!

Popovich looked at Xu Tian, ​​who was slowly running towards the backcourt, with a smile on the corner of his mouth again—he thought Curry was tough enough to deal with, but he didn't expect Xu Tian to be even more difficult to guard against.Resolutely called a timeout, and arranged the offense and defense in the final stage.

George was very excited about Xu Tian's three-pointer in midfield, and walked over to give him a high five, and then walked to the sidelines together to listen to Scott's tactical arrangements.

Kobe was the only player who could hold down Xu Tian. He sounded the alarm first, telling Xu Tian not to take half-time three-pointers easily.

(End of this chapter)