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Chapter 486 Foresight

Chapter 486 Foresight

The timeout ended quickly, and players from both sides returned to the field.

Xu Tian stood at the top of the arc, ignoring the heat that gradually accumulated due to the large number of people in the stadium, and focused on marking Tony Parker who was dribbling.

Spurs assistant coach Messina is often favored by various teams and wants to be their head coach, but Messina is more willing to accumulate coaching experience under Popovich for the time being, so he has been the chief assistant coach of the Spurs.He didn't quite understand why he gave up the double-team that was so useful before, and let Xu Tian attack instead.

Popovich explained: "In order to break the double-team, Xu flew to the Bahamas to train with Wade regardless of the impact. In terms of his learning ability, he must have found a way to break the double-team. The reason why I didn't call a timeout just now , Just to confirm this point, he has indeed improved a lot, it is difficult to restrict him by double-teaming, this is currently the most effective defensive strategy."

Messina has been an assistant coach for a long time, and he has never seen a player like Xu Tian.This has exceeded his cognition, which makes him feel a little tricky, but he is the chief assistant, and he still has to calm down and think about possible effective defensive tactics, waiting to provide it to Popovich.

The Spurs found Duncan on the offensive end. He completed an inside pass and handed it over to Aldridge to complete the offense. The latter helped the Spurs get two points!

10-2!

Xu Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and saw that the Spurs players did not double-team him. He was stunned for half a second, but soon he returned to the game state, bent over to hold the ball, and observed Kawhi Leonard's defense.He knows that Popovich will not let him attack in vain, and his teammates must be strictly guarded. At this time, he must play an explosive performance.

This is the Spurs' usual strategy when dealing with James, but it doesn't work very well against Xu Tian.

Kawhi Leonard has an excellent wingspan and top single-defense ability, but he still feels difficult facing Xu Tian.Knowing that Xu Tian didn't want to pass the ball, he still couldn't interfere with Ganba's fadeaway jumper.

After Xu Tian took the shot, he realized that he had used too much force, and shouted a rebound to his teammates inside the penalty area!

Duncan reacted the fastest. He stuck Nance Jr. and Tyson Chandler behind him alone, allowing Aldridge to protect the defensive rebound.

Messina suddenly thought of something.Popovich had long realized that double-teaming might no longer be effective against Xu Tian, ​​so he was not afraid of being fined and risked cutting off the refrigeration equipment, allowing Xu Tian to complete the offense with physically exhausting individual singles.

Scott was wearing a black suit. He couldn't stand the heat of the venue, so he sat back on the coach's bench and asked for a bottle of iced mineral water.He couldn't imagine how the players played in this environment.

Xu Tian grew up in a sports school since he was a child, and there was no particularly good environment there. He didn't take this kind of temperature seriously, and still maintained his strength on both offensive and defensive ends.

Scott knew that the Spurs were using the same defensive strategy they used against the Heat in 14, but he knew that he also had General George in Los Angeles under his command.So don't panic at all, and prepare to replace Xu Tian to rest.

For Xu Tian, ​​double-teaming defense is actually not a defense, but the Spurs desperately restricted him from receiving the ball in the first two games, which prevented him from playing at a normal level.He stepped up on the receiving end tonight and naturally got out of the mud.

Kawhi Leonard has not experienced Kobe's peak period, so he doesn't know how terrifying the top scorer is.Tonight's match made him feel the helplessness of the regular season again - his defensive actions were almost flawless, every ball was well defended, but he still couldn't prevent the end of being shot.

Scott looked at the sweat dripping from Xu Tian's face, and realized that Xu Tian needed to rest for a while, so he called Clarkson to his side and asked him to replace Xu Tian.

George didn't make many shots, and his physical strength was still intact. Seeing Xu Tian walk off the field, he knew that he wanted to carry the banner of the team.Take the initiative to stand at the top of the arc and lower your center of gravity to defend.

Popovich called Ginobili, Boris Diaw and Patty Mills to his side to replace Duncan, Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker.

Xu Tian sat back at the end of the bench, took a glass of salt water, briefly replenished his strength, and then took an ice pack to apply ice to his cheeks.

NBA arenas are usually air-conditioned, and players need to wear warm-up suits to ensure that their body temperature is suitable for playing games. Now the Spurs are unbearably hot at home, and only the players and fans who are not playing can bear it.Players who have undergone intense exercise all feel excessively hot.

Thackeray often plays the opponent's center forward in training, and has almost no playing time in official games, but he has a good mentality, waving a towel to cheer for his teammates on the field.This is an important reason why he can stay in the team, just to fill in the lack of passion.

McGee sat next to Xu Tian and asked him about his defensive position and defensive style, trying to perform better on the defensive end.He knows that the Spurs will often play against the weaknesses of the Lakers' second team. As the center of the second team, he is obliged to perform better.

Xu Tian helped McGee analyze the offensive characteristics of Aldridge, Duncan and Boris Diaw, and explained how to defend them respectively.

Kobe sat by and listened, and felt that his understanding was similar.This may be the common ground of golf quotient players, who can find the most suitable defensive strategies and methods.

McGee couldn't accept so much information for a while, and slowly sorted it out in his mind, and sorted out what he thought was a good defensive method.The habits of inside players and outside players are different in defending this kind of thing, and he can't listen to Xu Tian completely.

Xu Tian played a smooth start tonight, which saved George a lot of energy. He no longer struggled so much against the Spurs' second team, and showed due dominance on both ends of the offense and defense.

Popovich didn't expect that George could also play a strong performance and called a second timeout to allow the players to rest for a while.There is a fan behind their bench, which is much more comfortable than the Lakers' side, and their physical recovery speed is naturally faster.

George took the Gatorade from the caddy and took two gulps, taking deep breaths to steady his breathing.After playing in the high temperature for a while, he found that his physical strength was extremely exhausted, and he couldn't imagine how Xu Tian had been playing alone for so long.

The three on-site commentators also couldn't stand the high temperature in the stadium, and their throats seemed to be smoking. However, this game was broadcast live across the United States, and they didn't dare to stop halfway, so they had to take turns talking and try to reduce the frequency of speaking.

Kobe knew very well that due to the closed nature of the venue, the heat generated by the [-] fans would accumulate more and more, and the temperature of the venue would further increase by then.The second half of the game is the real test of the physical strength and endurance of the Lakers players.

The cheerleaders kept their usual smiles, danced in the field, and used sexy movements to help the fans reduce their anger.However, it had the opposite effect to a certain extent.

(End of this chapter)