rpbooks Chapter 113 Taking Down the Piston
Chapter 113 Taking Down the Piston
Chapter 113 Taking Down the Piston
Stan Van Gundy knew that Curry was making three-point shots recently, but he never expected Xu Tian to have such an ability. Bitterly, he decisively called a timeout.
Xu Tian looked at the score and knew that the situation was favorable for the Lakers, so he walked to the sideline with a relaxed mood.
Scott didn't change his tactics, or he didn't arrange tactics at all, but just cooked a bowl of chicken soup for the players during the timeout.
Drummond wiped the sweat off his face with a towel, and looked up at the scoreboard above the stadium while listening to the coach's arrangement, feeling depressed all of a sudden.
Stan Van Gundy was very afraid of Xu Tian's explosive touch, and was dissatisfied with the players' defensive attitude. He said: "Boys! You are playing basketball instead of embroidery. Don't be so weak in your defensive movements, so as not to let others see." flat!"
Drummond took the data sheet from the defensive assistant, glanced at it for a short time, and saw that he had only two fouls, and his face turned red.
Monroe's defensive deterrence is not enough, but in order to achieve the goal of defense, he has now committed three fouls, one more than Drummond.
Jennings also wanted to use rough defense to block the opposing player, but with his small body, he might be ejected if he made a move, so he had a mournful face and no words.
Xu Tian was holding Gatorade in his hand, with a towel on his shoulders, calmly watching Scott's dancing and talking.
Paul George has only worked with Scott for a few days, and he has not figured out the character and ability of the new head coach, so he was taken aback for a while.
The timeout passed quickly, Xu Tian tore off the king's towel, and walked back to the court as if strolling in the garden.
Josh Smith did not perform well throughout the game, but he was the best defensive player of the Pistons against Xu Tian, and was still put on the court by Stan Van Gundy.
Jennings took Monroe's serve and dribbled the ball slowly across the half court. Realizing that he couldn't play fast-paced with the Lakers, he wanted to slow down the tempo and take advantage of the inside.
Drummond was awakened by the words of the head coach, and he strengthened his physical confrontation when attacking to grab the position, and strived for a good offensive space.
Although Hibbert did not perform well, he has a height of 218 after all. There is no problem with single defense at the basket, and he started a hand-to-hand battle with Drummond toughly.
The game entered the final stage, Xu Tian took the initiative to come to the top of the arc to defend Jennings, not wanting to give him any room to start.But as soon as his right arm touched Jennings, the referee gave him a push foul.
Xu Tian didn't understand why he was whistled for a foul, and looked at the referee in disbelief.
The referee obviously wouldn't give an explanation, and carried out the penalty on his own, and asked Josh to go to the sideline to serve the kick.
The fans at the Staples Center were not vegetarians. Seeing the unfair treatment of Xu Tian by the referee, they protested with uniform boos.
Josh Smith didn't care about the fans' attacks on the referee. He stood on the sidelines and took the ball from the referee's hands. He passed Xu Tian's interference and passed it to Jennings on the court.
Sometimes Jennings is hot-headed, and sometimes he is extremely calm. At this time, it is the situation behind, hitting the ball to Monroe who is in a good position inside.
With the hope of the team, Monroe moved around in the penalty area, trying to find offensive opportunities.
Paul George made a bold risky attempt, let go of Meeks at the top of the arc, and quickly ran behind Monroe to double-team.
Xu Tian's defensive awareness is very good, and he turns to Meeks in front of him, using his height and wingspan to defend.
Jennings looked at Nick Young, who was turning in front of him, and wanted Monroe to pass the ball back, but there was no way to recover the splashed water, so he could only watch Monroe's ball being intercepted by George.
In order to prevent the Pistons from blocking him with a tactical foul, Xu Tian quickly moved away from Meeks and ran to the frontcourt with big strides.
Josh Smith ran with Xu Tian for a long time throughout the game, and his position was not ideal. He couldn't even see Xu Tian's taillights, let alone defend.
Even so, Paul George's ball still failed to pass.
Jennings turned into a smart mouse, ran to George's side without anyone noticing, hugged him with both hands, and took the initiative to lead the foul.
At 2 minutes and 12 seconds, the Lakers sent a sideline ball from the backcourt.
Xu Tian walked to the sidelines to take the ball, held the ball with his right hand to observe the position of his teammates, and prepared to pass the ball to Paul George.
Josh concealed George with his arm, interfering with the run and preventing him from receiving the ball easily.
Nick Young came out from the right waist, successfully received Xu Tian's pass, and launched a quick attack with the dribble.
Meeks and Jennings didn't expect Nick Young to launch the offense. When they wanted to make up defense, they found that there was no defensive position, so they could only rely on the inside players to make up the defense.
Xu Tian ran to the field, quickly slipped to the right corner, and attracted Meeks' defense.
Nick Young didn't have many offensive opportunities throughout the game, and the open space is really rare today, without any hesitation at all, he made a 15-foot mid-range shot.
Open shots, darts must hit!
117-106, time 1 minute 55 seconds.
The Pistons did not request a timeout, and Jennings continued to dribble to the frontcourt.
Xu Tian moved out again, took the basketball from Jennings, and successfully got his pulling foul.
The Pistons accumulated 5 fouls in the fourth quarter, and Jennings' foul sent Xu Tian to the free throw line.
Fans at the Staples Center chanted MVP as Xu Tian hit the free throw line, cheering on the player who helped his team win the game.
Xu Tian dribbled and adjusted, and made two free throws steadily.
119-106, 1 minutes and 42 seconds!
Monroe was dazed when serving and sent the ball to George, completely ruining the Pistons' hope of chasing points.
Drummond reacted quickly enough and immediately fouled George, wasting almost no time on the court.
Stan Van Gundy scratched his hair, made a time-out gesture, and took the initiative to replace the team's starter.
After the timeout ended, the Lakers starters were still on the field. After George finished the first free throw, Scott called a timeout and replaced the starting players in the team except George who was about to make a free throw, ending the game ahead of schedule.
Paul George made one of two free throws, but it was harmless at this time, and he took the initiative to receive a defensive foul and was replaced by Huertas.
Kenny Smith saw that both sides sent players at the end of the bench, realized that the suspense of the game was basically lost, and said in conclusion: "Well, this game is Xu Tian's victory again! Seriously, the future of the Lakers The opponent had better consume Xu's physical strength in the first half of the game, otherwise it will be too difficult to win!"
Barkley looked at the data that appeared above the stadium, and echoed: "Xu played 32 minutes in this game, and once again scored a quasi-triple double efficiently, which makes you not see the shadow of a rookie at all from him."
The final result soon appeared, the Lakers 119-112 Pistons, successfully harvested the home victory.
Craig Sager was standing on the sidelines in a crimson suit and holding a microphone, ready to interview Xu Tian.
(End of this chapter)