rpbooks Chapter 182 The Clippers' Abacus
Chapter 182 The Clippers' Abacus
Chapter 182 The Clippers' Abacus
Xu Tian's fifth foul was caught off guard, and the Lakers fell into a serious crisis, but fortunately, with George and Kobe, they would not fall into a completely passive situation.
In the third quarter, Xu Tian only played for 3 minutes and 56 seconds, and spent most of the time sitting on the bench and watching.
Taking advantage of Xu Tian's absence, the Clippers scored 33-21 in the third quarter, evening the difference between the two sides in one fell swoop.Before the start of the fourth quarter, the Lakers and Clippers tied at 92.
In the first half of the fourth quarter, George, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly showed his strength and launched a strong confrontation with Griffin, who broke out from the Clippers. Neither of them could widen the point difference.
With 5 minutes and 12 seconds left in the game, Xu Tian, who had rested for a long time, reappeared and asked the almost exhausted George to rest.
When Paul saw Xu Tian come on stage, he gave a smirk full of meaning, beckoned Redick to his side, and whispered something in his ear.
The same smile as Paul appeared on Redick's handsome face, he nodded in agreement with Paul's ghost idea, and looked at Xu Tian who was dribbling over with malicious intentions.
Xu Tian's expression was calm, and he swung his dribbling right hand slowly, dexterously controlling the ball in his hand.
Paul lowered his center of gravity at the top of the arc, and ghost ideas in his mind popped up from time to time. He stared at Xu Tian who was dribbling with green eyes, as if he wanted to eat him.
Kobe and Nick Young wrestled with their respective defenders, looking for opportunities to attack off the ball.
Xu Tian glanced, and gave the ball to Kobe on the left.
Kobe caught the ball with one hand with his left hand, his right upper arm was close to his body, and he fought hard against Redick who was on the defense.
Redick fought against Kobe for most of the game. Although he could barely defend, it also took a lot of effort.
Xu Tian walked slowly to the top of the arc on the right to watch Kobe singles Redick.
Kobe was a physical monster when he was young, but now that he has reached the twilight of his career, his body is tired and he can no longer easily get rid of Redick's entanglement.
Xu Tian made a tentative gesture of catching the ball towards Kobe, trying to get the ball back from Kobe.
Kobe looked at the timer on the backboard while he was busy, and found that the attack time was only 3 seconds left, so he reluctantly passed the ball back to Xu Tian who wanted the ball.
Xu Tian is 201 centimeters tall, and he is almost 20 centimeters taller than Paul in simple height. He directly ignored the defensive Paul and shot three-pointers confidently.
Swish!
102-103, the Clippers lead by 1 point.
Paul was a little angry at not being able to guard Xu Tian, but quickly calmed down and took the ball from Jordan.
Xu Tian's eyes flashed with agility, he looked directly at Paul who was dribbling, and bent down to lower his center of gravity to defend.
Griffin pointed at Xu Tian from behind when he put up the cover, and Paul nodded knowingly. The two put aside their previous small prejudices and reached a silent consensus.
Xu Tian didn't know what Griffin behind him was doing. He stared at Paul holding the ball and moved quickly laterally.
Griffin's screen quality is not top-notch in the interior, but it is still no problem to block the tall and strong Xu Tian.
Xu Tian didn't expect Griffin to be on the left side at all, and his shoulder hit Griffin firmly, making Griffin who was covering Griffin take two steps back.This is not to say that Griffin is weak, but that he wanted the referee to call Xu Tian's foul, so he deliberately took two steps back.
This game is the Lakers' home game, and after a short discussion with the referee at halftime, they all think that Xu Tian's five fouls are a bit too much.Facing Griffin's exaggerated performance at this time, he chose to ignore it as if nothing had happened.
Paul's mid-range shot was interfered by Xu Tian, and he failed to make the shot he was bound to win.
Tyson Chandler easily took off the defensive rebound and handed it to Xu Tian who wanted the ball.
Paul became a little annoyed, and cut the ball in Xu Tian's hands redundantly, and successfully received a defensive foul.
Griffin took the opportunity of the dead ball to take out the braces, put his hands together to communicate with the referee, and signaled that Xu Tianrao made a foul when he was covering.
Coach Rivers also walked to the referee. Like Griffin, he also came to express Xu Tian's foul action.
The big screen above the venue played back the slow motion of Xu Tian bumping into Griffin just now, showing that Xu Tian didn't sink his shoulders, nor did he make a subsequent collision—the referee's decision was fine.
Griffin and Coach Rivers looked at the slow-motion camera, listened to the neat boos of the audience, and walked back to their proper positions with embarrassment.
Xu Tian took the serve from the sideline, dribbled the ball across the half court with ease, slowly dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, and observed his teammates' running positions.
George and Clarkson's organizational skills were not as good as Xu Tian's, and they all looked at him intently, trying to see some ways of organizing from him.
Both Nick Young and Kobe are good at attacking with the ball, but because of their strong shooting ability, they can also open up space on the court with simple running positions.
Redick actively pursued Kobe, not giving the Lakers star a chance to catch the ball easily.
Xu Tian's pass found the neglected Nick Young, allowing the singles king to attack.
Nick Young hadn't touched the ball for a long time, so he dribbled the ball twice under the crotch first, which was a bit dry.
Wesley Johnson was responsible for guarding Nick Young, staring intently at his dribbling hands in case Nick Young would suddenly activate.
Nick Young eliminated the idea of passing the ball, moved in place with his right foot as the pivot, turned around continuously, and shook in vain.
Unmoved, Wesley Johnson spread his arms in defense, unfazed by the feint.
Seeing that Wesley Johnson didn't take this set, Nick Young gave up the extra bells and whistles, collected the ball and directly pulled it on the spot, and made an unreasonable fadeaway jumper.
Wesley Johnson predicted Nick Young's movements, but still couldn't form an effective defense, so he could only let the basketball fly into the air.
Shabu basket hit!
104-103!
Nick Young patted his chest excitedly, retreated while spraying obscenities, and successfully received a technical foul from the referee.
The most stable free throw for the Clippers is Redick, who stands on the free throw line and executes free throws for technical fouls.
Hit it!
104 flats!
Paul received the sideline serve from Jordan Jr., and before he could launch an offense, Nance Jr. had already hugged Jordan Jr. who walked into the court.
The referee blew his whistle and Jordan stepped to the free throw line.
Coach Rivers called Glenn Davis to the sidelines, ready to replace Jordan at any time.
Jordan Jr. dribbled and adjusted with stiff movements, resulting in a successful free throw.
All the fans spontaneously shouted MVP in unison, embarrassing Jordan who was standing on the free throw line, and couldn't help but made another three-point shot on the second free throw.
Tyson Chandler had a good sense of rebounding, took off the defensive rebound without bloodshed, and handed it to Xu Tian to push the counterattack.
Paul's experience on the court is so much higher than that of ordinary point guards. He stood on Xu Tian's route ahead of time and wanted to make Xu Tian's offensive foul.
Xu Tian was wary of Paul, quickly moved laterally to avoid Paul who was standing still, slapped his horse and whipped his whip, and prepared to run towards the frontcourt.
Paul had no choice but to pull Xu Tian's arm behind him and use a tactical foul to prevent the Lakers from counterattacking.
(End of this chapter)