basketball kingdom

Chapter 214 Deja Vu

Chapter 214 Deja Vu

McGrady analyzed the progress of the game during the timeout period and made tactical suggestions to the Rockets.Finally, I did not forget to remind the audience that Xu Tian and George of the 180 club have not yet exerted their strength.

Inspired by Xu Tian during the intermission, Scott thought of a lot of tactical ideas in the first few minutes of the second half, and talked about it with a tactical board.

Kobe was in good mental and physical condition, so he quietly listened to Scott's arrangement to see if there was any merit in it.

Compared with the peace in front of the Lakers' bench, the frustration on the Rockets' bench accounted for a greater component.

Bickerstaff had issued a military order to Morey before the game, promising to win this focus game, but the state of the team really made him a little anxious.He said with a bitter face: "Guys, the magic ball theory is not the only option for shooting three-pointers. You should hit the basket more."

"The Lakers have old Tyson Chandler and Josh Smith standing in the penalty area. If you don't take advantage of this, but want to beat the three tall perimeter players of the Lakers head-on, it is undoubtedly very unwise. "

Harden agrees with the head coach, but Howard's lazy pick-and-roll cooperation made it impossible for him to break through the penalty area.Coupled with Xu Tian's restrictions on him, he really couldn't figure it out, so he could only pin his hopes on fouling again.

Seeing that no one spoke, Bickerstaff continued: "D'Angelo, after the timeout, you will replace Patrick Beverley. Try to get out of the open space, and James Harden will pass you the ball."

D'Angelo Russell didn't expect to get another chance to play so soon, and his heart was full of joy, but in order to take care of Beverly's emotions, he just nodded silently to accept the head coach's rotation adjustment.

Frustrated and angry, Beverly walked to the end of the bench and sat down, calming down his uncontrollable emotions alone.

Capela's status in the team is far inferior to Howard's. He was not surprised at all that he didn't get a chance to play. He sat calmly on the bench and listened to Bickerstaff's tactical arrangements.

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

Harden received the serve, advanced slowly across half court, and organized an attack against Xu Tian at the top of the arc.

D'Angelo Russell's desire to win is not high, but for the team's status and playing time, he resolutely implements the tasks given to him by Bickerstaff, and works hard to find space.

Harden had nothing to do with Xu Tian who was not advancing, so he could only try to take a step back again.

clang!

The loud sound of iron strikes reached the ears of the fans at the Toyota Center Arena, and the disappointment instantly turned into [-].

Howard stuck hard and successfully took off the offensive rebound.

Tyson Chandler had a clear mind and tried his best to suppress Howard's arm foul, avoiding being 2+1 and sending Howard to the free throw line.

Howard has become a frequent visitor to the free throw line since he was found to be weak in free throws, but he is full of muscle strength, and he really can't improve his free throw percentage.

Missed both free throws, easily wasting an offensive opportunity.

Xu Tian received the serve and led the half court after a long absence.

Harden immediately realized that Xu Tian might single D'Angelo Russell, so he quickly switched defenses between Ariza and D'Angelo Russell, who had better defenses, and Ariza dealt with Xu Tian.

Kobe saw that D'Angelo Russell was defending himself, and said while grabbing the position: "D'Angelo, you can't guard me!"

D'Angelo Russell was often sprayed with trash by Kobe when he was in the Lakers. He was used to it and defended unaffected.

Xu Tian didn't consume much physical strength, no longer splitting the ball, bent over to dribble to find rhythm, singled out Ariza who was in charge of defense.

Ariza tried his best, but he could neither interfere with Xu Tian's dribbling nor prevent the shooting space.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball behind his back twice, facing Ariza's defense, and made a super difficult three-pointer.

There is always a place for Qianba in Toyota Center Arena!

81-80, the Lakers overtake!

In Mike Breen's commentary, McGrady's name appeared.

Harden took the initiative to ask Terrence Jones to serve, quickly dribbled forward, and broke through the Lakers penalty area without waiting for the defense to settle.

Xu Tian, ​​Josh, and Tyson Chandler lined up at three points in a straight line, always maintaining defense against Harden.

Harden performed his famous stunt and got fouled by Tyson Chandler.

Tyson Chandler fouled twice in a short period of time, bringing his total to four.

Madsen alerted Scott, who called Blake to his side to replace a foul-plagued Tyson Chandler.

Harden's free throw percentage is very high, the two free throws are no problem, and they are accurate.

81-82!

Xu Tian slowly dribbled the ball across the half court, passed it to Kobe for a transition, and quickly got the ball back.

Ariza stuck close to Xu Tian, ​​not wanting to give any chance to shoot.

Xu Tian seized the opportunity when Ariza's center of gravity moved forward and quickly broke through to the free throw line.

Howard was full of hatred for Xu Tian, ​​and quickly rushed out of the penalty area, showing a defensive attitude at his peak, trying to block Xu Tian's attack.

Xu Tian has two options for attacking, one is easy and the other is difficult.This time he didn't evade any more, chose the difficult one, and threw the ball with his left hand to make it bounce off the backboard.

Afterwards, Xu Tian dodged Howard's defense, jumped up before Terrence Jones grabbed the ball, and completed a beautiful self-throw and dunk!

Show Time!

83-82!

Harden finally figured out how to break through Xu Tian's siege, received the serve and ran to the frontcourt without slowing down, directly breaking through to the inside.

D'Angelo Russell ran actively and got an open opportunity in the left corner.

Harden had a wide field of vision, couldn't bear the fact that his teammates who were actively running could not receive the ball, gave up the attempt to make a layup and fouled, and passed the ball to the open D'Angelo Russell.

D'Angelo Russell made no adjustments, took off from the spot, and shot directly.

Under the gaze of [-] fans at the scene, the basketball fell into the net with precision.

83-85!

Morey let out a long breath.D'Angelo Russell's outstanding performance in this game made him less regretful about trading Xu Tian, ​​and continued to watch the game nervously.

Xu Tian took the half court slowly and dribbled the ball at the top of the arc to face Ariza.

Ariza was desperate.During the Lakers period, he had a lot of training against Kobe in the team, and with his own strong defensive ability, he really didn't feel that anyone couldn't defend against him.But he still couldn't figure out where the weakness of this young man bending over to dribble in front of him was.

While hesitating, Ariza didn't post it.

Xu Tian picked up the ball he was dribbling, held the ball with one hand, and told Ariza clearly that he would not break through again.

Ariza was stunned for a moment, and when he realized it, Xu Tian jumped up high.

McGrady saw Kobe's rejuvenation, and saw Xu Tian's three consecutive attacks that seemed familiar.

Ariza tried his best to knock down Xu Tian who hadn't landed yet, but Xu Tian's shot had already been shot and he failed to interfere.

The loudspeaker equipment placed near the basket amplified the sound of the ball going into the net, and it was piercingly transmitted to Ariza's ears.

(End of this chapter)