basketball kingdom

Chapter 271

Chapter 271

TNT sent Kenny Smith and Barkley to Chicago to comment on the nationally televised game.

After the warm-up session, Kobe and Pau Gasol chatted for a while on the sidelines. The two made a bet on who would score more points in this game, and the loser would be responsible for paying for the next dinner.

Xu Tian folded his hands behind his back and closed his eyes to listen to the national anthem of the United States of America.He may not sing the exotic national anthem, but it must be respected.After the national anthem was played, the next step was the appearance ceremony.

Xu Tian was the first player to be introduced to the field. He did not plan his appearance like black players. He simply high-fived his teammates standing on both sides, and then stood on the dimly lit court.

George and Kobe were the Lakers' second-to-last and last-introduced players. After they finished high-fiving, they both stood beside Xu Tian.This is George's habit after coming to the Lakers.

The first player introduced by the Bulls was the former Lakers champion, the elegant Spaniard Paul Gasol, and the penultimate and finale were Jimmy Butler and Rose.

Rose lowered his head, and after listening to the host's introduction, he stood up slowly and gave high-fives to his teammates who were already standing on the court.The cheers he received were second only to Kobe at the superstar level, and slightly louder than Xu Tian.

TNT released the starting lineup for this game.

Lakers starters: Xu Tian, ​​Kobe Bryant, George, Josh Smith, Tyson Chandler.

Bulls starters: Rose, Jimmy Butler, Kirk Hinrich, Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah.

Xu Tian took out the braces placed in the interlayer of the knee pads, put them in his mouth, and then touched the half-purple and half-gold bracelet on his right wrist with his left hand, using this psychological hint to quickly enter the mouth. game state.

Ross walked near the center line and greeted Xu Tian with a high five.

Barkley said: "The two No.1s met, and I don't know which of the two is better."

Kenny Smith said: "If this was 2011, I would choose Derrick Rose without hesitation."

"You're right. Xu Cai was only 15 years old at that time, and he couldn't be better than Rose, who won the MVP." Barkley understood Kenny Smith's stalk very well.

The referee took the basketball selected by Rose, directed the players to stand and walked to the center circle, preparing for the jump ball of the game.

Kobe’s right index finger and ring finger suffered pain from old injuries. He wore a slightly larger finger protector this game, which looked very much like the early years. He smiled and said to Pau Gasol who was standing not far from him: “Don’t forget to gamble. about."

Pau Gasol slightly pushed Josh Smith standing beside him with his right hand, smiled gracefully, and did not give a reply.

Xu Tian fully entered the game state, staring intently at the brown-red ball in the referee's hand.

Tyson Chandler, who is relatively lighter, jumps to first-down possession with a quicker bounce than Joakim Noah.

Kobe got the ball and gave it to Xu Tian who was standing at the back.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball across the half court, directed the movement at the top of the arc, and instigated the Lakers' first offense of the game.

Rose bent over and stared at Xu Tian, ​​who was far larger than him, without any fear, and kept looking for opportunities to steal.

Although Xu Tian has as much strength as James, he is used to a soft and coherent dribbling rhythm. Most of the time, he can easily avoid opponents' steals, so he is not worried.

Rose is full of strong desire to defeat the Lakers, and he has been studying the Lakers game video a few days in advance, but he has never found a point to target Xu Tian.Although he didn't want to believe it, this player from a foreign country didn't seem to have any weaknesses.

Xu Tian saw Kobe who wanted the ball, and hit the ground to pass the ball to him so that he could catch the ball comfortably.

Kobe felt the change in the strength of the ball, and immediately noticed the difference from before. He was surprised that Xu Tian could continue to improve in the details, so that he temporarily stopped his movements.

Kirk Hinrich is a shooter, and his reputation is far less than that of Kobe, but he has nothing to say about his defensive attitude. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he tried to steal the ball with his right hand.

Although Kobe managed to lose weight, the strength of his arm did not weaken too much. Even if the ball in his hand was hit, it still remained motionless.He was brought back to reality by Kirk Hinrich's steal attempt, quickly cast off distractions, turned to face the frame, and played singles with the ball.

Paul Pierce and Anthony are both known as offensive kaleidoscopes, but Kobe, who is versatile, is by no means inferior to these two stars in terms of arsenal.

Kirk Hinrich has experienced Tom Thibodeau's coaching period, and still retains the defensive imprint left by that time, sticking to Kobe like jellyfish, leaving no room for shooting.

Kobe faced a single defense, just like facing an open space.The tentative step wobbled, then took off on the spot, and forced a backward shot.

Kirk Hinrich extended his right hand and tried his best to block the shot, only to touch Bryant's wrist.

The basketball flew into the air without restraint, and fell into the net hollowly under the gaze of Joakim Noah.

2-0!

Joakim Noah steps over the baseline and sends the ball to Rose.

Rose trotted the ball to the frontcourt, played a pick-and-roll with Pau Gasol who was standing at the top of the arc, and habitually made a large change of direction to break through.

The fans at the scene and in front of the computer raised their hearts to their throats and looked at Rose worriedly.

Rose knows that this aggressive way of playing has hurt him to some extent, and he is already trying to change, stopping midway to change directions, accelerating in a straight line, and dribbling in the paint area (the paint area is between the free throw line and the penalty area) to make an emergency stop in the middle distance.

Joakim Noah blocked Tyson Chandler behind him, denying him a chance to block Rose.

With a flat arc, the basketball barely slipped into the basket.

2-2!

Xu Tian received the serve, walked to the frontcourt slowly, and passed the ball to Kobe on the weak side again.

Pau Gasol came out of the paint and loomed over Kobe, trying to put pressure on him.

Bryant bent over the dribble, paying attention to Kirk Hinrich's movements, looking for opportunities to drive or shoot.

Kirk Hinrich gave Bryant a little room to shoot, lowered his center of gravity, and focused on defense.In his opinion, it is really difficult to defend against Kobe alone, even for Kobe in his 30s.

Kobe made a breakthrough with the dribble, shook Kirk Hinrich's center of gravity slightly, leaned back to meet Pau Gasol who was coming up from the defense, and Kirk Hinrich, who was in front of him, and made a strong shot.

The man most like Jordan, unstoppable shot!

4-2!

Pau Gasol didn't expect that there was still oil in the old man's fuel tank, so he shook his head helplessly, stepped out of the baseline and sent the ball to Rose.

Rose has the mentality of not being afraid of any opponent, dribbles to the frontcourt, and decisively tries to break through.

Xu Tian followed Rose, using his height and wingspan to interfere from the side.

Rose saw Kirk Hinrich, who had a chance on the left, and quickly passed the ball.

Kirk Hinrich received the ball from outside the three-point line, shot with a standard posture, and hit a three-pointer steadily.

4-5!

Xu Tian received the serve and threw it directly to Kobe who was standing up front.

Seeing that the Lakers were always letting Kobe attack, Fred Hoiberg made a tactical gesture that outsiders could not understand, signaling that the players on the field double-teamed Kobe who was holding the ball.

(End of this chapter)