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Chapter 279 The Windy City Rose

Chapter 279 The Windy City Rose

Magic Johnson initially positioned George as "the Scottie Pippen of the Lakers."However, as the season progressed, George's super growth rate surprised the magician, and then he and Xu Tian were jointly defined as "Lakers duo".The future of the Lakers depends on these two people.

Rose, once a revival hope in the Windy City, and as a Chicago native, is loved like never before in the city.However, years and injuries are merciless, taking away many things that belonged to him, such as explosive power and unreached peaks.

George has fought against Rose in the Eastern Conference for many years, knowing his personal ability, regardless of physical fatigue, he lowered his focus and worked hard to defend.

Rose broke the boat, changed direction in front of his body, and killed the penalty area without slowing down.

George's defensive ability is quite strong, but he is also helpless in the face of Rose's famous skills.Chasing too tightly behind him, he paid for a needless pushing foul.

Rose stabilized his hand in the air and picked the basket to complete the finish.

The basketball spun quickly across the edge of the basket and fell into the net.The referee determined that the shooting action was consistent, the two points were valid, and there was an additional penalty.

Frustrated, George hit his left hand hard with his right hand, trying to force himself to calm down in this way.

Xu Tian and Jimmy Butler, who was out of breath, stood apart, stopped the trash talk process, and watched Ross add the penalty.

Jimmy Butler was not as quick-witted as Xu Tian, ​​and he suffered from talking trash. In addition, his physical exertion was too great, and his breathing was extremely uneven.Such a situation made it difficult for him to recover his strength.

Xu Tian not only knows how to attack and defend, but also knows how to attack.

The fans in the United Center arena shouted "MVP" to Rose who stood at the free throw line, expressing their love for the Windy Rose in this way that is generally popular in the league.

Rose set the rhythm and made a steady hit with an additional penalty.

89-89!

The anchor of the text live broadcast started a quiz, and the topic was whether there will be overtime in this game.Most of the audience chose yes.

Xu Tian dribbled forward, faced the sweaty Jimmy Butler at the top of the arc, turned into a back-up mode strongly, and continued to consume his physical strength with strong confrontation.

Hoiberg discovered Jimmy Butler's plight, but he needed Jimmy Butler's defensive ability and couldn't make adjustments, so he could only keep him on the court.Anyway, none of the players under Tom Thibodeau can't play the whole game.

If Jimmy Butler knew that Hoiberg thought so, he would definitely have conflicts with the newly promoted coach, but now he is only focused on fighting Xu Tian and cannot distract at all.

Xu Tian has countless offensive methods. The reason why he chose the most reliable one is to take the opportunity to consume Jimmy Butler. The two of them confronted each other vigorously for ten seconds, and waited until the Bulls' defensive formation began to move towards him.Don't look at the pass and pass it to George at the top of the arc.

George is also one of the core offensive and defensive cores of the Lakers. After receiving the pass from Xu Tian, ​​he felt a little helpless, so he pulled up decisively and made a quick shot.

clang!

Xu Tian got rid of Jimmy Butler who was slacking off, rushed into the penalty area and took off consecutively to make a three-breaker and fight for offensive rebounds.

Kobe stood outside the three-point line on the left and clapped his hands to attract Xu Tian's attention.

Xu Tian stared at Kobe, pretended to pass the ball with his left hand, to deceive the Bulls' defensive attention, and made a throw in the penalty area.

The arc of the basketball is extremely high, and after reaching the commanding heights, it lands directly towards the basket.

Two points hit!

91-89!

Rose received the serve, dribbled the ball across half court at a slow speed, covered by Joakim Noah at the top of the arc, and tried a three-pointer with a lateral move.

The basketball draws a beautiful arc, attracting the attention of the audience.

Swish!

91-92!

Cheers erupted from the United Center arena.

Jimmy Butler really couldn't bear Xu Tian's continuous impact. After a tough confrontation, he could only make a foul and send Xu Tian to the free throw line for a short rest.

Hoiberg saw that the sweat was dripping from the face of Jimmy Butler, who was leaning on his knee, and called Kirk Hinrich to his side to replace Jimmy Butler.

Xu Tian made two free throws and the first missed.This is the first free throw that Xu Tian missed since the game against the Kings.

Second free throw, hit!

92-92!

Rose received the serve, dribbled the ball slowly across the half court, and organized an attack under the pressure of time.

Nikola Mirotic mentioned the top of the arc, crossed his hands in front of him, and blocked the lateral defense of George to create an offensive opportunity for Rose.

Rose was facing Nick Young, who had switched defenses. Feeling the sudden weakening of the defensive pressure, he made a change of direction with ease and went directly to the three-point line.

Nick Young has good scoring ability, but his low efficiency and weak defense prevent him from becoming a pivotal player.

Josh Smith is the center of the Lakers' five small lineups and belongs to the last line of defense.He came out of the box too early and gave Rose a chance to pass the ball.

Rose hits the ball and passes to Joakim Noah in the end zone.

Joakim Noah was also lacking in physical strength, turned around and hit the board, and hit a layup!

92-94!

Xu Tian received the serve, walked slowly through the half court, stood at the top of the arc, and observed his teammates' running positions.

Kobe hadn't held the ball for a while, his upper body leaned forward slightly, with his hands on his waist, he secretly asked Xu Tian for the ball.

Xu Tian saw Kobe, but he didn't give it away immediately. Instead, he broke through Kirk Hinrich and attracted the Bulls to defend.Pass the ball behind the back to Kobe at the top of the arc.

There was no one two meters in front of Kobe. Such a situation really made him a little uncomfortable.But shooting, after all, is no problem.

If you step on the three-point line, you can only count as two points!

94-94!

There are 3 minutes and 59 seconds left in the fourth quarter!

Hoiberg called a timeout, planning to use this time to rest Jimmy Butler, and then went to play critical moments with his teammates.

The Lakers replaced the slightly weaker defensive Nick Young, let TJ Warren play, and continued to play a small lineup without a center.

Jimmy Butler drank two bottles of Gatorade in a row, and with his super physical fitness, he gritted his teeth and continued to play.He is a rookie at the end of the first round. Without this willpower, it is impossible to play.

Players from both sides returned to the field and fought for the last 4 minutes.

Rose advanced with the ball and passed it to Jimmy Butler who was standing at a 45-degree angle on the right.

Jimmy Butler held the ball with both hands, observed his teammates' running positions, and saw that there was no chance, so he began to dribble and try to break through.

Xu Tian's defense was methodical, with his right hand stretched out vaguely, affecting Jimmy Butler's dribbling rhythm.Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he almost steals it head-on.

Jimmy Butler has the ball in both hands and can only choose to shoot or pass.

Xu Tian stretched out his right arm to block Jimmy Butler's shooting space.

Rose covered by Nikola Mirotic, circled to the top of the arc on the left side, and offered his hands to Jimmy Butler.

Jimmy Butler hit the ground pass to Rose.

Rose pulled up from outside the three-point line and shot with an awkward posture. It can be seen that he is not used to this offensive method.But no problem, you can still get in!

94-97!

In the United Center arena, the shout of "MVP" sounded again.

(End of this chapter)