rpbooks Chapter 257 5 Star Western Troops
Chapter 257 5 Star Western Troops
Chapter 257
Paul Millsap opened up to the three-point line, and with his good shooting ability, he helped Wadela open the space on the court.
Wade's trump card is the lost step. Even though he can no longer display the speed at his peak, he still possesses unsolvable power.
DeMarcus Cousins is known as the number one center in the league today, but compared to previous centers, his efficiency and defense are relatively weak, and his dominance is not enough.
Wade dodges and twitches, misses out of space, and jumps back from the restricted area.
The basketball hits the board, rebounds and hits!
123-106!
DeMarcus Cousins served and Xu Tian led the half.
Kevin Durant, Curry, and Klay Thompson spread out their positions, forcing the Eastern team to expand their defense and create offensive space for Xu Tian and DeMarcus Cousins who played at the top of the arc.
In the era of small balls, space is very important.
Xu Tian and DeMarcus Cousins played a pick-and-roll.With the help of DeMarcus Cousins' solid cover, Xu Tian got the opportunity to break through in a straight line and dribbled the ball straight to the penalty area.
The Eastern team's defense subconsciously shrunk, giving Xu Tian a chance to pass the ball easily.
Xu Tian scored the ball and gave it to Curry who was standing in the left corner.
Curry made a fake shot to fly Kyle Lowry, and dribbled the ball to the penalty area, further tearing the Eastern team's defensive formation.
Al Horford can only choose to defend Curry who is holding the ball. In this way, the penalty area becomes unguarded.
Curry deftly crossed the ball and passed it to Xu Tian who was going down.
Xu Tian caught a glimpse of DeMarcus Cousins from the corner of his eye, passed the ball behind his back, and gave him the opportunity to perform.
DeMarcus Cousins didn't have much playing time, and he didn't have enough performance opportunities. He cherished the hard-won shot opportunities, grabbed the ball with both hands, and dunked hard with both hands like an avalanche!
125-106!
Al Horford and Paul Millsap both gave up on defense, stepped out to the baseline, and got the ball to Irving.
Irving has been playing since he can remember, and naturally knows the strength of the Western team's lineup on the court, but he still refused to admit defeat and challenged Curry at the top of the arc.
Curry and DeMarcus Cousins are relatively easy points to break through, but if you want to break through the penalty area, you need to use the hands of Al Horford or Paul Millsap, which is inconsistent with Irving's philosophy.
Owen changed direction before dribbling the ball under the crotch at the top of the arc. After shaking Curry, he turned and passed Klay Thompson who was defending, but before he was happy, the ball fell into Xu Tian's hands.
Xu Tian made a long pass to Curry, who was running in front of him, and then turned on his horsepower and rushed towards the frontcourt at full speed.
James realized how terrifying the Western Conference lineup was, covered his mouth with a towel, and communicated with Anthony sitting next to him.He did this because he didn't want to be caught by the camera, and to avoid being interpreted by the good news media.
Curry saw the Flash Wade behind him trying to block the shot, and hit the ball to Kevin Durant behind Wade.
Just as Kevin Durant was about to speed up, he saw an extremely fast yellow figure on the right, pointing to the sky with his right hand, clearly conveying his intentions to him.
Seeing the ball passed by Kevin Durant, Xu Tian suddenly exerted force with both feet, easily received the ball with his right hand, ignored Paul Millsap's block, and dunked with one hand brutally and ruthlessly!
Curry rushed forward with great momentum, and only stopped with the help of the pillars behind the basket. Seeing Xu Tian's gorgeous aerial work, he secretly envied him.
127-106!
The point difference widened to 21 points!
Tyronn Lue walked up to James and said, "LeBron, if you don't play again, there will be no chance for this game."
James has experienced more than a dozen All-Star games, and he was not particularly interested in this kind of game. For some reason, he suddenly wanted to challenge the current lineup of the Western Conference.He was silent and did not speak, and nodded in agreement with Tyronn Lu's substitution arrangement.
Wade did not rest after the start of the third quarter and was replaced by James, temporarily recovering his strength.
Kyle Lowry's Raptors are in the East, and the final imaginary enemy is the Cavaliers led by James, Irving and Kevin Love, and they are often studied.Therefore, he is very familiar with what this star is good at, and immediately understands that what falls on him is the task of opening up space.
James has no objection to Xu Tian, but he is quite critical of Xu Tian's nickname of "Almighty". In his opinion, Almighty should be synonymous with him.
Every star who partners with James will make some sacrifices, even Irving, who is good at attacking with the ball, is still no exception.Stand at the horn on the left side and be responsible for opening up the space.
Xu Tian was defending Irving, and suddenly became interested: "Kyrie, you will never be recognized if you play under James."
Owen often heard such comments, and was extremely sensitive to Xu Tian's words. He said furiously, "Shut up, Xu! Aren't you still playing next to Kobe? You won't be recognized."
"I am ranked second in the regular season MVP list." Xu Tian was stuck in the passing line between James and Irving, while continuing to engage in his mentality, "You are the number one pick, where are you?"
When Owen was touched by Xu Tian, he fell silent immediately, and unconsciously intensified his movements, pushing Xu Tian back half a step.
The referee didn't want to disrupt the continuity of the game. He turned a blind eye to Irving's foul and let the game go on.
The Western team's front line defense is not strong, and Kevin Durant can only defend James.
James is much stronger than Kevin Durant. He started a breakthrough with the overlord step, and against Kevin Durant who was in charge of defense, he broke through hard towards the penalty area.
DeMarcus Cousins knew that James would end the offense with a layup, so he took the risk of choosing to defend. As a result, he collided with the retreating Kevin Durant, and instead gave James an empty basket.
James received the ball in the collision zone reasonably, pulled out on the spot, and dunked with one arm with his right hand!
127-108!
DeMarcus Cousins and Kevin Durant exchanged a few words and high-fived each other, turning over the defensive incompatibility.
Klay Thompson serves from the baseline to Kevin Durant, who is closest to him.
James originally wanted to defend Xu Tian, but he changed his mind when he saw that Kevin Durant was holding the ball.
Kevin Durant faced James at the top of the arc, dribbled forward and changed direction, looking for breakthrough opportunities.
DeMarcus Cousins was still a little guilty of the defensive misplacement just now, and took the initiative to come to the top of the arc to help Kevin Durant cover.
Although James is strong, he is an outside player after all, unable to shake DeMarcus Cousins in a short time, and lost to Kevin Durant who made a breakthrough with the dribble.
Both Paul Millsap and Al Horford are short insiders with excellent movement speed, and they quickly made up defenses to delay Kevin Durant's breakthrough momentum.
Kevin Durant couldn't move forward, seeing three top shooters standing on the outside line, no longer forced a breakthrough, slowed down and passed the ball.
(End of this chapter)