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Chapter 259 Defensive Titans
Chapter 259 Defensive Titans
Since Xu Tian spoke harshly, he naturally wouldn't back down, and took the initiative to come to the top of the arc, lowering his center of gravity to defend James who was holding the ball.
James once played a power forward during the Heat, but he believes that the heavy play style will affect the length of his career. After returning to the Cavaliers, he has dropped to the level of a small forward.But compared to Xu Tian, he still has a good weight advantage.
Xu Tian has never been afraid of physical confrontation. With his strong core strength, although he suffers a little, he will not be easily passed by James.The sound of muscle collision was clearly audible, and the level of confrontation directly surpassed the regular season and reached the level of the playoffs.
The referee consciously relaxed the whistleblowing, to see what kind of answer Xu Tian can produce in the face of James' strong fight.
Xu Tian has outstanding defensive awareness, keen dynamic vision, and excellent interference with the rhythm of dribbling. More importantly, he is very clear about what he needs to do.Forcibly blocked the right, forcing James to go left.
James didn't expect Xu Tian to fight so hard in the All-Star game. He couldn't get up to speed for a while, and couldn't break through the penalty area, so he had to choose a mid-range shot.
Xu Tian had a pre-judgment on James' offensive choice, and his feet seemed to be equipped with springs, which quickly formed effective interference.
James used to kill the game with a mid-range shot in the finals, but his shots are like free throws, which are timeless and ineffective.But this time, due to strong interference, the shooting deviated.
clang!
DeMarcus Cousins, bearing the prestige of the league's No. [-] center at any rate, violently grabbed two at the basket and regained the long-lost defensive rebound.He judged for a moment and decided to trust Xu Tian once.
Xu Tian received the pass, dribbled the ball slowly across half court, and faced James at the top of the arc.
James is different from Kobe's and Jordan's candy-like defenses, which will somewhat leave room for opponents to shoot, so not many break through him, but many shoot against him.
The 180 club has strict standards. The three hits must be 50+40+90. If any of the items fail to meet the standard, you are not a member of the 180 club.Xu Tian's hit rate in all three items is extremely high, and his offense has no dead ends.
James lowered his center of gravity as usual, and looked at Xu Tian intently, with an expression that seemed to swallow him alive.
Xu Tian was very calm, dribbled the ball with his left hand and pretended to break through, forcing James to move his right foot back half a step, step back from outside the three-point line, and make a difficult shot.
The basketball passed the fingertips that James stretched out as hard as he could, and flew high into the air. With everyone's attention, the basketball fell straight into the net!
133-115!
Xu Tian made a three-point gesture with his right hand, and retreated slowly to the backcourt.
James has a desire to win that is not weaker than that of Joe and Coe. He quickly starts to receive the serve and launches an unrivaled conversion attack.
DeMarcus Cousins stays in the paint, waiting for James to arrive.
Xu Tian followed James every step of the way from the side. He neither fouled nor exerted physical confrontation. He kept a good position and looked for opportunities to cut the ball.This defense, he learned from the tape of Warriors forward Andre Iguodala.
James Harden is good at making fouls from cutters. Seeing Xu Tian's position, he silently practiced how to make fouls.After all, the All-Stars are only temporary, and will eventually become competitors again.
Once Xu Tian is serious, the expression on his face will disappear, and he sees the opportunity to cut the ball in James' hand out of the baseline.
James didn't expect Xu Tian to defend so well, and he couldn't hold back his face. He covered his face with his hands and tried to cover up by being hit in the face.However, the slow motion clearly showed that Xu Tian's cutting action was very clean and did not touch James anywhere.
Owen watched two rounds from the sidelines, and understood how strong Xu Tian was. He was very careful when serving the baseline, for fear of being intercepted by Xu Tian.But often the more you are afraid of something, the more something will come.
Xu Tian saw through Owen's intention to pass the ball, moved laterally ahead of time, and completed the steal strongly.
Kevin Durant ran back and forth with the team for a while, seized the opportunity to get off quickly, and waited for Xu Tian's pass.
James has studied the videos of the Lakers' games, and he knows that Xu Tian, besides covering the offense with no dead ends in the half court, also has the unique skill of promoting fast break and counterattack.Always pay attention to the movements of Xu Tian's hands, intending to complete the steal.
Since Xu Tian wants to stand up, facing James is the best opportunity, and his right hand slightly spins the ball.The banana ball passed James' outstretched left hand and flew to Kevin Durant, who was waiting in the frontcourt, with a flat arc.
James is a seasoned veteran, so he naturally knows how powerful Xu Tian's pass is.He looked at the expressionless Xu Tian, and unconsciously felt a little heavy in his heart.
At the beginning of the season, Xu Tian threatened to lead the Lakers to sweep the league.As soon as the news came out, most of the players and fans laughed at Xu Tian's arrogance, but as the season progressed, the doubts from the outside world almost disappeared.Because everyone realizes that the Lakers really have such potential.
Mike Brin only explained Kevin Durant's flat-frame dunk at first, and when he saw the slow-motion replay, he said "what is that!" twice to describe Xu Tian's pass.
Mark Jackson also shook his head straight when watching, and said: "The managers of the seventeen teams who missed Xu last summer, and of course Darrell Morey, you should really see, the rookies you have ignored, what they are showing now What kind of strength is it?"
Mike Breen said with a smile: "I guess they will reply with 'Xu has no potential'."
Mark Jackson said: "If you are in the ranks of competing for the best player, what potential do you need!"
James was very annoyed at being continuously suppressed by Xu Tian. He pushed the ball across the half court, ran over Xu Tian with all his strength, confronted DeMarcus Cousins, and forced a foul by the thug.
Xu Tian seemed to be wiping his hands, but in fact he rubbed the painful part, stood back to the top of the arc, and bent over to watch James make free throws.
James made the first free throw, dribbled once, and hit the iron.
Steve Kerr lined up, removed DeMarcus Cousins, Curry and Klay Thompson, and replaced him with Kawhi Leonard, George and Anthony Davis.
The lineup of the Western team has become Kevin Durant, Xu Tian, George, Kawhi Leonard and Anthony Davis. Among the five, except for rookie Xu Tian and Anthony Davis who has never stepped out of the Western Conference. Except for Davis, all of them beat James in the playoffs.
Tyronn Lue looked at the lineup of five strikers with an average height of nearly 205 cm (Xu Tian's height is 201 cm, the basic striker height) sent by the West, and his mind exploded instantly.The most thought in his mind is that the western team is going to defend James with wheels.
After thinking hard for a long time, Tyronn Lue decided to send Julius Randall and Anthony to replace Irving and Kyle Lowry.His idea is to at least break arms with the West in terms of height.
(End of this chapter)