basketball kingdom

Chapter 317 Focus on the present moment

Chapter 317 Focus on the present moment

Middleton is little-known, but has a big heart at critical moments. Facing Kobe's high-pressure defensive shots, he still maintained stability.

Kobe used small pushes, but it didn't affect Middleton's shooting hand at all. He could only see if the shot was hit.

Swish!

77-65!

The referee saw the hidden action in Kobe's hand, but due to his status in the world, he did not issue a whistle.From Middleton's point of view, he is not famous enough to enjoy special whistle treatment.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball slowly to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Kobe on the right.

Kobe wanted to respond to Middleton, but the pain in his shoulder made him dispel the idea.Hit the ball and pass it to Nance Jr. on the right side of the penalty area.

Such a pass will never appear before the Achilles tendon ruptures.

Nance Jr. didn't expect to get a pass when there were three big guys on the outside. He was stunned for a moment, and Jabari Parker snatched the ball from his hand.

Jabari Parker is a rookie in 14. His basic physical condition is similar to that of Wiggins, the No. [-] pick selected by the Timberwolves, but in terms of jumping, the two are indeed far apart.The general view at the time was that Wiggins had stronger talent, while Jabari Parker had stronger immediate combat power.

Whether this was intentional by media reporters or by other means is unknown.But Jabari Parker is strong offensively, there's no question about that.

Jabari Parker turned around and passed Nance Jr. who wanted to make up for the mistake, accelerated his dribble, moved his young legs, and went straight to the frontcourt.

Antetokounmpo runs on the right side at the same time, helping teammates to draw defensive attention.

Xu Tian needs to defend Antetokounmpo, and can't take into account the defense of Jabari Parker.

Bryant wasn't moving fast enough to block Jabari Parker, leaving the pursuit to George.

George followed closely behind Jabari Parker, and the two rushed to the front court like a speeding sports car.

Jabari Parker turned his head to look at the chasing defender, collected the ball without slowing down, and dunked by gliding with straight arms!

George originally wanted to block the shot, but saw that Jabari Parker bounced too fast, slowed down slowly, and ran directly out of the baseline to serve.

Jabari Parker is a young player. He didn't have many offensive opportunities throughout the game, and he was depressed. With this dunk, he roared to the sky to vent his anger.

77-67!

George has rich experience, ignored Jabari Parker who was celebrating, quickly served to Xu Tian, ​​and then accelerated to run forward.

Jabari Parker noticed the movement of the Lakers, turned around and ran quickly, chasing after George who had just passed.

Kidd is still satisfied with Jabari Parker's performance, and he didn't blame him for the excessive celebration just now, let's see how the Lakers will attack.

Xu Tian did not push the fast break, but lowered the rhythm, and bent over to dribble the ball at the top of the arc.The movement of the left hand pointing to the sky appeared a second ago.

Brother Antetokounmpo knew that Xu Tian was going to play singles, so he lowered his center of gravity and only allowed half a step.This is the oppressive force brought by Xu Tian's shooting threat. Even if it is possible to be broken through, the shooting must be blocked.

Xu Tian continued to dribble the ball with a low center of gravity in front of his body, observing the tightness of Antetokounmpo's body, grasping the gap where his calf muscles had just relaxed, turning slowly and fast, and passing Antetokounmpo who was too late to exert strength in one step.

The Bucks' defense panicked, there was a communication error, and all the players came to double-team Xu Tian who was holding the ball.

Xu Tian lightly tossed the ball with his right hand, and Xiao Nance on the left side of the penalty area jumped high.

Cooperate with the empty catch and secure two points!

79-67!

Kidd saw a communication problem on the defensive end among the players under his hands, called a timeout, and made adjustments immediately.

Scott exchanged a few words with Kobe, asked Clarkson to replace Kobe, and played the game after a timeout.

Bryant and Gary Vitti walked to the end of the bench, put ice packs on their shoulders, and continued their physical therapy.

Scott did not immediately communicate with Gary Vitti, first drew a tactic on the tactical board, and then asked the players to remain aggressive on both ends of the offense and defense.

Mark Madsen has a good relationship with Xu Tian now, and asked with a smile: "Xu, don't you have anything to add?"

Xu Tian wiped the sweat from his nose with a corner of the towel, and said, "I believe in the arrangement of the coaching staff, and even if it really doesn't work, there are still individual singles!"

Scott originally had a prejudice against Xu Tian, ​​but as the season progressed and the team continued to win, the gap between the two gradually melted away. He patted Xu Tian on the shoulder and said, "I am relieved to have you and Paul on the court. But there is one thing, you need to pay attention to the distribution of physical strength, after all, there will be a big battle tomorrow night that will attract much attention."

George has never been able to lead the team to defeat James' team in the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. He is full of competitive mentality towards this player and has added a bit of fighting spirit out of thin air.

Xu Tian felt George's emotional changes, and said, "Paul, you have to eat every bite, and you have to walk step by step. Try to win this game first, and then think about the next game."

George admired Xu Tian for always focusing on the present moment. He temporarily let go of the emotions aroused by fighting spirit and returned to the court with his teammates.

Xu Tian completely put aside the matter against the Cavaliers, focused on this game, and lowered the center of gravity to defend at the top of the arc.

Kidd sent Mayo to strengthen the offensive changes.

Although Antetokounmpo has practiced as a point guard for a period of time, he is indeed a monk halfway through. There is a certain gap with Gen Zhengmiaohong's point guard, and he mainly relies on breakthroughs and points.It is still a bit difficult to really let him organize the offense.

Xu Tian lowered his center of gravity on the defensive end, almost reaching Antetokounmpo's waist, and his defensive posture was extremely solid.

Antetokounmpo couldn't find his teammates who were being guarded, so he could only dribble and break through, trying to open the defense in a customary way.

Xu Tian used the brown sugar defense taught by Kobe to fight hard and prevent Antetokounmpo from continuing to advance.

The Lakers players are very energetic on the defensive end, clinging to the opponent's players, and never showing any flaws.

Antetokounmpo took too long to dribble. Seeing that the 24-second attack time was about to end, he quickly pulled out the distance between his hands.

Get out of the way!

Tyson Chandler grabbed the rebound, covered the ball with his arms, and handed the ball to Xu Tian after the Bucks retreated.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball forward slowly, reaching the frontcourt within 8 seconds, facing Antetokounmpo's defense at the top of the arc.

Brother Antetokounmpo tried to lower the center of gravity, but he didn't develop the usual habits and couldn't achieve the standard like Xu Tian.Such a move gave Xu Tian another chance.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball with his left hand to break through, avoiding Brother Antetokounmpo, and moved sideways to take a step away.

Brother Antetokounmpo thought Xu Tian was going to shoot, so he swooped to defend, trying to stop him.

Xu Tian didn't collect the ball, but just paused with his left hand, dribbled up and down, and then made a breakthrough.

The Bucks players could only help defend, and a lot of opportunities appeared in an instant.

Xu Tian didn't look at the pass, and gave it to Clarkson who was under the basket in an air cut, and easily completed the pass and cut cooperation.

(End of this chapter)