rpbooks Chapter 197 The Green Army's Counterattack
Chapter 197 The Green Army's Counterattack
Chapter 197 The Green Army's Counterattack
Xu Tian dodged the falling basketball, and calmly responded to the boos from the North Shore Garden Arena and Smart's provocative words.
The referee stopped the game and walked to the sidelines to watch the slow-motion replay to determine the penalty for Smart.
The replay center favored Smart and suggested that the referee only give ordinary penalties.
The referee listened to the opinions of the replay center and the two line referees, gave Smart a warning, and did not make a substantive penalty.
Xu Tian didn't care about the result of the penalty, he dribbled the ball across half court calmly, and called Josh to play a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.
Josh has a strong physique, and he blocked Marcus Smart who was defending Xu Tian firmly, creating a huge shooting space for Xu Tian.
Evan Turner resolutely abandoned Kobe and jumped in front of Xu Tian to prevent him from shooting an open three-pointer.
Xu Tian lightly hit the ground with his left hand and passed it to the unguarded Kobe.
Kobe dribbled the ball to the inside, attracted the defense of Thomas Jr. and Amir Johnson, and passed the ball to George on the left side.
George watches the shot clock, dribbles to the lane, and counters the mid-range shot.
The ball goes into the whistle, And One!
The thug foul was charged to Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr. walked to the referee, communicated in a low voice, and repeated the action just now, indicating that he did not foul.
The referee patiently listened to Thomas Jr.'s story, explained why the penalty was awarded in a few words, and then asked the referee standing on the bottom line to start executing free throws.
George stood on the free throw line, took the ball from the referee, and made a shot on the spot after adjusting.
Additional penalties hit, 94-68!
The difference between the two sides is about to widen to 30 points.
Thomas Jr. saw the score while dribbling and advancing, and unconsciously became a little anxious, and moved quickly through halftime.
Xu Tian stood at the top of the arc, waiting for Thomas Jr. who dribbled over.
Knowing Xu Tian's strength, Thomas Jr. called the pick-and-roll again, looking for the weak points of the Lakers' defense.
Josh switched to Thomas Jr., relying on his height and strength, he never let Thomas Jr. break into the penalty area.
Thomas Jr. saw that there was not much time left in the attack, so he switched from fast to slow to trick Josh away, and made a difficult mid-range shot.
Hit the board into the net and recover two points!
Xu Tian dribbled the ball across halftime, signaled his teammates to pull away, and dribbled the ball at the top of the arc to single Marcus Smart.
Marcus Smart's defense was not as aggressive as Avery Bradley's, and he couldn't cause trouble for Xu Tian, so he was easily found to shoot.
Xu Tian pulled up confidently from outside the three-point line, and despite strong boos, he softly threw the basketball in his hand.
The arc is perfect, brush the net and enter the basket!
97-70!
Coach Stevens didn't want the game to end here, called a timeout, and continued to adjust offensive and defensive tactics.
Danny Angie is aware of the gap in player strength, and doesn't care too much about the team's big lag. On the contrary, he began to evaluate Xu Tian's potential with great interest.
After the timeout ended, Xu Tian still didn't rest, and returned to the field to continue playing.
Thomas Jr. dribbled the ball across half court, and before the Lakers could attack, he quickly slipped into the three-point line.
George helped defend in place in time and did not give Thomas Jr. room to shoot.
Tyson Chandler was just replaced by Black, and the Lakers' interior defense declined, giving Taylor Zeller room to attack.
Thomas Jr. dribbled the ball high and sent a false pass to Taylor Zeller, helping the center who was suppressed for most of the court to take off.
Regardless of the three fouls on his body and back, Black reached out to destroy the Celtics' lob, but it backfired and quickly received his fourth foul.
Tyler Zeller made free throw!
73-97!
The Celtics players did not give up the game!
The fans in the North Shore Garden Arena also did not give up, shouting for defense neatly and loudly.
When Xu Tian broke into the inside line, he didn't notice Evan Turner behind him. Before the ball was kicked out of the baseline, he accidentally touched the ball again.
The referee saw the slow motion and gave the ball to the Celtics.
Thomas Jr. dribbled forward, covered by Taylor Zeller, moved laterally to accelerate the breakthrough, and made an emergency stop at the free throw line for a jumper.
Scoring is the easiest thing!
75-97!
The Celtics players and the cheers of the audience complement each other, and they put up a defensive posture with high spirits, ready to meet the challenge of the Lakers.
George broke through with the dribble, accidentally rubbed his elbow against Smart, and immediately received an offensive foul penalty.
Smart was lying one meter away from George. When he saw the referee calling an offensive foul, he flexibly bounced off the floor with a carp.
Thomas Jr. dribbled the ball across half court, continued to play the pick-and-roll with Tyler Zeller, and distributed the ball to Taylor Zeller who rolled down during the march.
Tyler Zeller draws the defense and drives Amir Johnson to the rim.
Amir Johnson caught the ball and made a fake shot, swaying Josh, who was chasing and defending, against the middle left hand to pick the basket.
A layup, and an additional penalty!
Coach Stevens looked at the tacit cooperation of the players, couldn't help applauding, and told the players loudly that they did a good job.
Amir Johnson made an extra free throw!
78-97!
Xu Tian dribbled the ball halfway through the rhythm and passed the ball to Kobe.
Bryant pushed back to the free throw line, against the defense of Evan Turner, carved into the bones of the turnaround jump shot.
Come out of the basket!
Tyler Zeller dominated the air, easily protected the defensive rebound, and then passed to Thomas Jr. to lead the half court.
Thomas Jr. controlled the ball at the top of the arc, and before the screen was in place, he quickly rushed to the penalty area.
Black's lateral movement speed was much slower than Tyson Chandler's, and he was completely unable to defend in place, and was easily scored by Thomas Jr.
80-97!
Scott recently consulted the team's meritorious coach Phil Jackson, who believes in the coaching philosophy of letting the players adjust themselves, and insisted on not calling a timeout.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball across the half court at a slow speed, motioned his teammates to pull away, and bent over at the top of the arc to single Marcus Smart.
Marcus Smart lowered his center of gravity and put up a strong physical confrontation, preferring to be passed rather than given space for shooting.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball with his left hand, and when he swung his right arm back, he touched Smart lightly.
He fell to the ground with a crash, and his acting skills exploded!
BI~!
Xu Tian succeeded in dunking through Taylor Zeller, but the goal was invalid due to an earlier foul.
Kobe hurried to the referee, communicated with him, and indicated that Xu Tian's breakthrough just now was not a foul.
The referee decided that Smart was knocked to the ground by Xu Tian's right elbow, and asked Kobe to concentrate on the game and not interfere with the penalty.
Thomas Jr. dribbled forward, broke through the three-point line again, jumped up and passed the ball to Smart at the top of the arc.
Facing Xu Tian's defense, Smart couldn't find a shooting space and passed the ball across to Evan Turner on the right.
Evan Turner was also unable to make a shot and passed the ball to Thomas Jr. again.
Tyler Zeller stood behind Black, sneaking his finger up while the Lakers were not paying attention to him.
Thomas Jr. understood and threw the ball over the basket.
Taylor Zeller took off to catch the ball, but the ball he wanted to get was picked up by Xu Tian who came suddenly.
(End of this chapter)