rpbooks Chapter 112
Chapter 112
Chapter 112
Blake and Pope never got the ball rolling, and after another two minutes, Stan Van Gundy called a timeout and replaced the starters.
Xu Tian played for more than 5 minutes and was temporarily replaced by Nick Young, preparing for the final decisive battle.
Scott relied on the score lead on the field and did not arrange tactics for the players to cut Drummond, which made the Pistons successfully play a wave and chase the score back again.
The Pistons' relentless momentum of chasing points has silenced the Staples Center, making it easy to think that the slightly loud cheers a few minutes ago were just hallucinations.
Scott called a 4-second timeout with 32 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game. The main purpose was to let Xu Tian replace Clarkson, and Xu Tian and Paul George led the team to play the final stage.
Stan Van Gundy glanced at the score on the scoreboard. It is currently 101-99. The Lakers lead by 2 points. After confirming the score, he said to Josh Smith: "Josh, the Lakers will definitely send Xu to play after the timeout. Use all your energy to guard against that damn kid!"
Josh Smith was not very sure, but after all, he started from defense, or accepted the arrangement of the head coach calmly.
The 20-second period was very short, and the players from both sides returned to the field to continue the final battle.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball across the half court at a slow speed, not to mention using his skillful dribbling skills to break through.
Josh Smith couldn't grasp Xu Tian's offensive rhythm, which was different from ordinary people. Although the defensive position was very good, he still had no choice but to retreat to the three-point line.
Paul George and Nick Young are outside the three-point line on the left and right sides, using the shooting range to help Xu Tian open up space, and pay attention to the movements of his hands at all times to avoid unnecessary mistakes.
The Pistons still did not change their 3-2 zone defense strategy. Drummond and Monroe guarded the penalty area at the same time, and the attention was naturally on Xu Tian.
Xu Tian successfully attracted the defensive attention of the three, hit the ball and passed it to Nance Jr., who was running inside, and launched an attack in an unexpected way.
Nance Jr. got a brief space, wiped the board and made a layup.
Lakers 103-99 Pistons, time 4:19.
Jennings advanced with the ball, wisely avoided Xu Tian and Paul George, and took the initiative to play the weaker defensive Nick Young with the ball.
Nick Young's defensive posture is not standard, the threat to Jennings' dribbling is relatively low, and basically does not form effective interference.
Jennings changed his rhythm at the top of the arc, using his speed to forcibly surpass others, without giving any face to the singles king at all.
Nance Jr. is the defensive weakness of the Lakers lineup. His defense ability is worse than that of the slow-moving Hibbert, but he still rushed out of the penalty area with a correct attitude and blocked Jennings' breakthrough route in advance.
Jennings didn't force the attack, and hit the ground and passed the ball to Monroe who was emptied by Nance Jr..
Monroe has a variety of offensive methods inside. Hibbert, who opened up the defense with his right hand, hit the board with a small hook with his left hand.
Nance Jr. picked up the dropped basketball, quickly passed it to Xu Tian in the backcourt, and then ran towards the frontcourt.
Xu Tianchang passed the ball to Paul George in the frontcourt, and ran to the top of the arc on the right to help his teammates create a good offensive space.
George was 13 centimeters taller than Meeks, and he had a great matchup advantage on the offensive end. He forcibly squeezed Meeks' defense and went straight into the penalty area guarded by the Pistons' double goalkeepers.
An idea flashed in Josh Smith's mind. He felt that Xu Tian, who was guarding the ball without the ball, was not enjoyable, so he took a big step and ran into the penalty area.
George's field of vision is not as wide as Xu Tian's. He didn't notice that Xu Tian was already in the open position, and he still wanted to force a layup without changing his original intention.
Drummond put a tough physical confrontation on George, forcing George to be unable to adjust at all, and could only barely shoot.
Josh Smith took off behind him and slammed the ball against the backboard with his enormous hands, sending it bouncing quickly.
Xu Tian predicted the trajectory of the basketball in an instant, and quickly moved laterally to intercept the basketball that was bouncing towards the backcourt, and without waiting for the Pistons players to react, he stepped back and shot.
The basketball has a beautiful arc and falls into the net bag precisely.
106-101, time 3 minute 49 seconds.
Jennings quickly dribbled the ball across half court, rushed into the Lakers penalty area like the wind, and made a layup with low hands.The whole process only took 6 seconds.
Xu Tian passed the ball to George again, ran to the frontcourt slowly, and continued to use his strong shooting ability to pull.
George realized that the Pistons had a good defense in the penalty area, so he changed his offensive thinking and prepared to use the mid-range to finish the offense.But when he first started it, another thought came to his mind.
Xu Tian's expressionless lateral movement, with the help of Nick Young's brief cover, successfully converted the defender into Jennings, basically equivalent to an opportunity.
George thought of who was the boss, and passed the lob back to Xu Tian who was outside the three-point line, handing over the power of life and death.
Xu Tian jumped up on the spot and threw the basketball out of his hand without making any adjustments.
Jennings is only 185 cm tall, and he can only reach Xu Tian's face when he jumps up. He can't form an effective defense at all, and can only watch the basketball fly into the air.
The white net flower appeared again, finally waking up the Staples Center that had been silent for a long time.
109-103, 3 minutes and 29 seconds.
Josh Smith served from the baseline to Jennings, and he launched a quick attack.
In order to avoid Jennings' sudden attack, Xu Tian always followed by his side, not giving him any room to make a move or break through.
Jennings was very creative on the offensive end. He took the initiative to move laterally to attract George's defense, and passed the ball to Meeks.
Meeks simply adjusted his position and raised his hand to throw the basketball.
The basketball fell into the net accurately with a slight spin.
109-106, 3 minutes and 14 seconds.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball across half court, bent over to hold the ball at the top of the arc, and activated with the help of Nance Jr.'s screen, pretending to break through to the inside.
Josh ate Xu Tian's shake, and his center of gravity shifted towards the penalty area, giving Xu Tian 0.5 seconds of vacancy.
Open your hand three-point piercing cloud arrow, thousands of troops come to meet each other!
112-106, 3 minutes and 02 seconds!
Stan Van Gundy couldn't sit calmly on the coach's bench, so he came to the sidelines to encourage the players and cheer them up for offense and defense.
Jennings faced Nick Young this time, with much less pressure on the offense. He dribbled the ball quickly into the penalty area, and shot with his left hand.
Xu Tian mantis caught the cicada, slapped the basketball thrown by Jennings on the backboard with both hands, and took it into his pocket.
Jennings complained to the referee who didn't call the foul, but the referee ignored him, so he ran back to the backcourt to defend.
Xu Tian leisurely dribbled the ball across the half court, and before Josh's defense came up, he took a step from the three-point line with a bow and arrow, and made a three-pointer from a super long distance.
BINGO!
115-106, 2 minutes and 32 seconds!
The sky-shattering noise resounded from the Staples Center again.I don't know, I thought something big happened here.
(End of this chapter)