rpbooks Chapter 140 Unfavorable Start
Chapter 140 Unfavorable Start
Chapter 140 Unfavorable Start
Roy was wearing a neat suit, looking at the very familiar and eager basketball court, feeling a little at a loss for a while.
There were many old fans in the audience. When they saw Roy appearing, they couldn't help feeling sad, but fell silent.No one doubts Roy's enthusiasm for basketball. Whenever they think of him, fans will probably describe it as if, but the reality is ruthless, and they must return to the actual situation in the end.
Lakers players and Trail Blazers players ran out of the player tunnel, slightly diluting the sad atmosphere and making the stadium heat up again.
Mike Breen and Roy sat behind the technical stage to adjust the equipment needed to explain the game in advance to ensure that there would be no live broadcast.
Xu Tian has finished warming up in the locker room, in order to dispel the sadness for Roy in his heart.After tapping the ball a few times, he dribbled into the inside lane, and then came up with a powerful split dunk.
The audience facing the rack did not expect that Xu Tian, who only shot during the warm-up, would perform a slam dunk on a whim. They were all a little surprised, and did not understand why he behaved abnormally today.
Lillard and McCollum are both small guards, and their physical fitness is not the best. They can't compare with the Lakers double stars Xu Tian and George in dunking. They simply ignore the dunk and look for the touch on their own.
Alice and Boss Jin still followed Xu Tian to the scene.The location of the two is not the auditorium on the sidelines, and they cannot interact with the players on the field. Therefore, Boss Jin did not watch the shooting warm-up for the time being, but chatted with several foreign student fans wearing the No. 1 jersey.
Alice has been educated in two languages since she was a child, and she speaks Chinese very well, but she did not participate in the discussion, and carefully watched everything that happened in the stadium.
Kobe stood on the sidelines in a neat suit, holding a tactical board in his hand, and once again took on the task of team commander.
Scott stood beside Kobe with his hands folded. He was obviously the head coach, but he looked like an assistant coach directed by Kobe.The combination of these two people is very unique, but it also attracted a lot of attention.
After all the preparations are complete, the game is about to start.
ESPN first announced the starting lineups of both sides.
Lakers starters: Xu Tian, George, Clarkson, Nance Jr., Hibbert!
Trail Blazers starters: Lillard, McCollum, Gerald Henderson, Noah Vonleh, Mason Plumlee!
Mason Plumlee was the No. 2013 pick in 22. He is 211 cm tall and weighs 116 kg. He has limited offensive ability and above-average defensive ability in the league. He is unlikely to pose a threat to the restricted area guarded by Hibbert.
The centers of both sides stand on both sides of the center circle and start the opening jump ball of the game.
Xu Tian put on the wrist guards of both hands, touched the right wrist guard habitually with his left hand, then put the braces in his mouth, and waited quietly for the start of the game.
The referee took the ball and walked to the middle circle, checked all the procedures, and threw the ball into the air.
Hibbert's movement speed is slow and his agility is not enough, but after all, he has a height of 218 centimeters standing there, and he successfully won the first offensive ball.
Scott and Stotts walked to the technical stage and shook hands with each other, then returned to the coach's bench to watch the game.
Terry Stotts and Raptors coach Dwayne Casey are both members of the 11-year Mavericks championship coaching team, and their resumes are similar.Both had served as assistant coaches for a long time, and served as head coaches for a short time, but the final results were not satisfactory. With the Mavericks winning the championship, they won another chance to serve as head coaches.
The Blazers ranked 11th in the Western Conference in the first season coached by Stotts, and achieved 4th in the Western Conference in the following two seasons.This summer, the Trail Blazers' starting five disintegrated, and he can still lead the team to occupy the top four positions in the Western Conference, which is enough to prove his coaching strength.
The Lakers are generally taller on the perimeter. Lillard with a height of 192 centimeters and McCollum with a height of 193 centimeters have a great advantage when playing the Blazers. Therefore, Xu Tian took the initiative to attack Lillard in front of him with the ball.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball to change his rhythm and used his body to push forward forcefully, giving the referee room to play as soon as the game opened.
BI!Offensive foul!
Lillard took the serve from McCollum, walked and dribbled the ball across half court, and faced Xu Tian who had just made an offensive foul at the top of the arc.
McCollum knows where the advantage lies on the offensive end, and uses flexible running positions to involve George's defense, clear one side of the court, and help Lillard create space for singles Xu Tian.
Xu Tian doesn't suffer in terms of speed or size. He defends Lillard in front of him and never gives him a chance to break through to the inside.
Lillard's shooting ability is very strong. Seeing that he couldn't use his speed to find a breakthrough space, he directly faced Xu Tian's defense and shot a 13-foot mid-range throw.
Swish!
Mike Brin has not yet entered the state, and instead of using the familiar commentary "Bang!", he said in a flat tone: "Damian is not timid in the face of Xu, who is tall and long, and hits directly with a soft touch!"
Brandon Roy is very satisfied with Lillard's performance, saying: "Damian feels good tonight, I think he can play very well."
Xu Tian's basic dribbling skills are solid enough, and Lillard's personal steal was resolved by his fancy back dribble, and he quickly advanced to the frontcourt.
George knew that he couldn't run McCollum, so he exerted a physical confrontation with his left waist, used his strength to forcefully get to the offensive position, and stretched out his right hand to catch the ball.
Gerald Henderson was very concerned about George, and quickly emptied Clarkson, who was defending him, and wanted to go to help McCollum to double-team George.
Xu Tian has excellent dynamic vision. He noticed Henderson's actions when he dribbled and stopped the ball. He made a pass fake with his left hand to further divert Henderson away, and then passed the ball to Clarkson who was in the open position.
Under the influence of Xu Tian, Clarkson has recently been practicing the mid-range shooting that is generally considered outdated.This is the time to test the training results, pull up and shoot directly.
Dang~dang~dang~, swish!
The basketball bounced off the hoop three times and coincidentally landed in the net.
2-2!
Plumlee picked up the rebounded basketball, stepped out of the baseline and served directly, and Lillard launched a quick counterattack.
Knowing that Hibbert moved slowly, Stotts deliberately asked Lillard to speed up the offensive rhythm before the start of the game, taking the risk of launching a fast break in the way the Lakers are good at.
Mason Plumlee didn't move fast, but he looked like a [-]-meter champion in front of Hibbert. He easily got rid of him and got a short chance to open.
Seeing that Plumlee had a chance, Lillard quickly passed the ball to Plumlee in the penalty area.
Xu Tian judged Lillard's intentions in advance, quickly went to the inside, and rushed out behind him to block the shot.
Plumlee's basic skills were rough, and he failed to catch the ball well due to his buttery hands when catching the ball, and failed to start at all. Instead, he just collided with Xu Tian who was flying over.
BI!
The referee quickly penalized Xu Tian's defensive foul, which directly accumulated his fouls to two.
(End of this chapter)