rpbooks Chapter 209 Destiny Showdown
Chapter 209 Destiny Showdown
Chapter 209 Destiny Showdown
Howard turned around and confronted Black forcefully, pushing Black, who was not as strong as him, out of the paint, dominating the basket, and waiting for the defensive rebound to appear.
The basketball hit the back edge of the rim, bounced into the air, lured Howard to jump, and passed the net safely.
21-19!
Harden dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to D'Angelo Russell.
D'Angelo Russell has the ball for the first time, bends over the top of the key and plays a pick-and-roll with Donatas Motiejunas coming up.
Nance Jr. and Kobe switched defenses, slightly relaxed the defense against D'Angelo Russell, blocked Motiejunas' receiving line, and avoided being played by the Rockets.
D'Angelo Russell was once considered Curry Jr. In Morey's superstitious magic ball theory, how could it be possible not to shoot a three-pointer?
Pull up directly in a small space, and shoot with a standard posture.
Go in and overtake!
Rockets 22-21 Lakers!
Xu Tian received the serve, facing Harden to defend at the top of the arc, dribbled the ball directly and picked up the speed, and it was about to be fouled by Harden.
With a wave of his hand, Scott replaced Kobe, George and Blake with Clarkson, Nick Young and TJ Warren.
Nick Yang sent the frontcourt sideline ball directly to Xu Tian at the top of the arc.
Xu Tian bent over to dribble, while observing his teammates' running positions, he was also looking for Harden's defensive flaws.
Harden's low-post defense is strong enough to guard against most light insiders. He is also very effective in defending outside players with insufficient athletic ability, but he is often wiped out when facing players with strong speed and athletic ability.
Xu Tian didn't play fancy dribbles, and didn't make any extra moves. He directly shifted the speed continuously and overtook Harden in an instant.
Ariza is the second line of defense behind Harden, but before he arrives, Xu Tian, who is like a glimpse of the sky, has already passed him.
Howard is the last line of defense in the Rockets' defensive formation. He would rather commit a crime than let Xu Tian dunk.
How smart is Xu Tian? 12-foot emergency stop, horseback riding and archery!
The gangster knows martial arts, no one can stop him!
Lakers 23-22 Rockets!
Harden dribbled the ball across half court, changed direction and broke through to the free throw line. After being interfered by Xu Tian to stop the ball, he passed the ball to D'Angelo Russell again.
D'Angelo Russell is a rookie, so he will naturally imitate the team's big players in training, and the technical move he stole is Harden's difficult-to-defend step-back shot.
Clarkson lacks defensive experience and is completely unable to predict D'Angelo Russell's next move. He was directly swayed away and has no ability to defend again.
Morey clenched his fists tightly, his palms were already sweating a lot due to the tense relationship.He hopes D'Angelo Russell will show up to prove that the trade he made was not wrong.
D'Angelo Russell withdrew a three-pointer, facing Xu Tian's defense who came to assist him, and shot directly and confidently.
Three points are coming!
23-25!
Because of his excitement, Morey exerted some strength on his already clenched fist.
Bickerstaff looked at the score on the scoreboard and thought to himself, the magic ball theory really has its merits.
Harden praised D'Angelo Russell's performance and gave him a high five excitedly.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, saw TJ Warren running towards the penalty area, and pushed the ball forward with both hands.
TJ Warren took off across Howard, and with the spirit of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, he wanted to complete the empty catch.
Howard has the character of an old-school center, and he couldn't easily accept the fate of being dunked. With both hands, he pushed TJ Warren out of midair.
Nance Jr. was not far away, hugging TJ Warren with both hands, protecting him.
The referee blows the whistle and calls Howard for a push foul.
Clint Capela took off his warm-up suit and walked to the sideline, waited for TJ Warren to take the first free throw, and walked on to replace Howard.
Capela is Xu Tian's only acquaintance in the Rockets (KJ McDaniels has been traded). Seeing him playing, Xu Tian walked over to give him a high five.
Xu Tian's actions were captured by fans in the Toyota Center Arena, which immediately triggered a new round of boos - Capela was also involved.
Capela stood dingy to the left of the free throw line, waiting for TJ Warren's second free throw.
TJ Warren's free throw accuracy has been greatly improved after the recent shooting practice, and he is full of confidence when he shoots, and hits again!
25-25!
Harden simply signaled D'Angelo Russell to receive the serve, ran to the frontcourt without the ball, and stood outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left to help Russell open up space.
D'Angelo Russell, who is in hot single-defense state at the top of Xu Tian's arc!
The Toyota Center Arena has been looking forward to this matchup for a long time, shouting slogans neatly, and cheering for D'Angelo Russell who is holding the ball.
D’Angelo Russell’s physical confrontation is not as good as Xu Tian’s, and he can’t forcefully squeeze past the defense. He can only repeat the same trick, using an easier step-back shot, singles against Xu Tian who is defending in front of him.
Xu Tian was shaken by the shooting fake!
D'Angelo Russell wanted to lean in to make a shot, but before he got close, Xu Tian had already landed and jumped to avoid his confrontation.He had no choice but to force his shot.
Xu Tian took off three times in front of the side, hit the side of the basketball with his right hand, and gave the racket to Nick Young who was standing on the right.
Nick Yang started dribbling, and when he looked up, he saw Xu Tian riding Juechen, already running to the frontcourt.
In order to support Xu Tian, the singles king Nick Yang temporarily gave up his usual style and passed the ball long to the frontcourt.
Xu Tian catches the ball quickly, hits the paint in three big strides, bounces swiftly, and blasts the basket violently!
27-25!
Capela was very motivated and worked hard to retreat, so he was closest to the baseline, ran out of the baseline and sent the ball to Harden.
Harden didn't stop the ball and gave it to D'Angelo Russell on the right side of the court.
Magic and Pelinka were on a video call while watching the Lakers play against the Rockets.Both want the Lakers to win this game to justify their decision to trade the No. [-] pick.
Clarkson fouled Harden without the ball.
Beverly, who had a long rest and was full of energy, returned to the field and replaced Harden, the core of the team's offense.
Ariza remained on the court, and the frontcourt sideline ball was sent to D'Angelo Russell, and the second pick handled the ball.
Beverly didn't expect that Ariza didn't pass the ball to him. After a short period of stupefaction, he ran to the left and pulled Nick Young's defense away.
D'Angelo Russell singled out Xu Tian again.
Xu Tian seemed unintentional, but in fact he took half a step intentionally, leaving room for the mediocre athletic D'Angelo Russell to make strong shots.
D'Angelo Russell desperately wanted to prove himself, so he easily fell into the trap set by Xu Tian and shot from outside the three-point line.
The muscles on Xu Tian's two calves are like reinforced concrete, and the powerful kicking force provides him with super bullet speed, and the outstretched right hand reaches a higher position than D'Angelo Russell's shot in an instant.
Xu Tian didn't block the shot vigorously, but directly blocked the ball, and threw it to the frontcourt before it hit the ground.
There, a player wearing a golden jersey is running!
(End of this chapter)