rpbooks Chapter 302 Confrontation Escalation
Chapter 302 Confrontation Escalation
Chapter 302 Confrontation Escalation
"The Lakers are having their sweetest season in years," said Stan Van Gundy. "After Kobe retires this summer, the team will have the salary space to sign another star player, or sign some good championship pieces. , the future is bright for them in the next few years.”
In the second and third quarters between the Spurs and the Lakers, the two sides tried their best, and they were still coming and going, and no one would back down.As a result, until the fourth quarter, the two teams maintained an alternate lead.
第四节剩余7分52秒，湖人以79-80马刺，暂时落后1分。
In the second and third quarters, the scale of confrontation between the two sides was further improved. During this period, Xu Tian elbowed Spurs guard Patty Mills and got a malicious foul, and then received a technical foul each in the confrontation with Boris Diaw.Kobe, who was originally paranoid, had to persuade Xu Tian to calm down many times.
Popovich tried to make his players target Xu Tian, but Xu Tian, who had entered the game state, was no longer provoked and concentrated on playing the performance he should show.
This time the Spurs were able to overtake the score precisely because Xu Tian rested off the court.
The Lakers requested a substitution, and Xu Tian replaced Warren, who did not perform particularly well, to prepare for the decisive battle in the final stage.
Duncan didn't play much in the third quarter. The purpose was to save his energy for critical moments in the fourth quarter, replacing LaMarcus Aldridge, who had been playing for a long time, and temporarily partnered with Boris Diaw inside.
The Lakers had the ball, and Xu Tian slowly dribbled the ball across half court.
Kawhi Leonard played 3 minutes earlier than Xu Tian. Before that, he spent most of his time defending Kobe. With Xu Tian's appearance, his defensive tasks naturally changed.The center of gravity was lowered at the top of the arc, facing the expressionless Xu Tian.
Xu Tian pointed his left index finger upwards, telling the fans and opponents that he would play singles in this round.
Popovich likes Xu Tian's character very much.He always felt that the atmosphere of the old enemy was missing in the alliance now, and in Xu Tian, he saw the bloodiness that had been missing for a long time.
The Spurs players all knew that Xu Tian was going to play singles with the ball, so he secretly relaxed his attention on the defensive players and was ready to go up to defend at any time.
Strength is usually an important characteristic of a male. As a hot-tempered and restrained player, Xu Tian, who is full of male hormones, will naturally use it in offense.The two fought passionately, and the sound of muscle collision was clearly audible.
The referee had a good measure in his heart and did not stop such a confrontation, which made the game continue to become more explosive.
Xu Tian's ability in back-up singles is top-notch, and he continuously tested Kawhi Leonard's defense with his footsteps, adjusted to the most comfortable state, turned over and leaned back, and shot chicly!
BANG!
81-80!
Popovich immediately called a timeout, without giving the Lakers a chance to show off their momentum, and at the same time took the opportunity to adjust their personnel.
As soon as Xu Tian entered the field, he sweated only a thin layer, without making any adjustments. He touched the bracelet on his right wrist with his left hand, and quietly listened to Scott's tactical arrangements.
Popovich replaced Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, and GDP joined Boris Diaw and Kawhi Leonard against the Lakers.
The timeout expired and the cheerleaders trotted off the field so the game could continue.
Tony Parker received the serve, quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and played a pick-and-roll with Duncan at the top of the arc.Duncan's screen was solid and completely blocked Kobe who wanted to move laterally.
Nance Jr. switched defenses quickly, came to Tony Parker, stretched his right arm forward, and tried to lower the center of gravity to defend.
Tony Parker feinted forward and changed direction while moving, dribbled the ball and turned around to pass Nance Jr., and faced Tyson Chandler who came out of the defense, he was good at throwing the ball.
Xu Tian arrived behind him, touched the basketball with the tip of his right finger, and knocked it out of the baseline.
Spurs frontcourt.
Boris Diaw stepped out of the baseline, took the ball from the referee, held it in both hands, and looked for an opportunity to pass the ball into the field.
The scale of confrontation in this game was very large. Almost every Lakers player wrapped his arms around the Spurs players. Nance Jr. was still jumping and interfering flexibly in front of Boris Diaw, which made the Spurs almost violate the five-second serve.Fortunately, Boris Diaw was smart enough to call a timeout in time to keep the precious possession of the ball.
Popovich took over the tactical board and temporarily drew offensive tactics, allowing Kawhi Leonard and Duncan to play high and low positions. Duncan ended the timeout and returned to the frontcourt attack with only 3.2 seconds left.
Scott won the best coach award because he didn't understand the situation of the game completely. He slapped his hands passionately to mobilize the players to defend mentally and try their best to block the Spurs' attack.
Both sides have their own arrangements, but the effect depends on the specific performance on the court.
Boris Diaw stands on the touchline, receives the ball and continues to look for a pass.
Kawhi Leonard screened by Ginobili, pocketed to the top of the key, and caught the ball from Boris Diaw.
The Lakers' defense is expected to be Ginobili or Tony Parker receiving the ball.
Xu Tian quickly made up the defense and prevented Kawhi Leonard from directly shooting a three-pointer.In that case, the first 20 seconds of hard work will be in vain.
Kawhi Leonard is not greedy for credit. According to Popovich's arrangement, he passed through to Duncan who was in the penalty area.
Duncan caught the ball and made a layup at the buzzer.
Josh Smith defended too hard, couldn't stop his figure, and hit Duncan.Duncan was powerful and basically maintained his balance.
The basketball hits the board and hits softly!
81-82!
Xu Tian took the ball to the frontcourt, played a pick-and-roll with Nance Jr. at the top of the arc, avoided Kawhi Leonard's defense, singled it out, and attacked Boris Dior.
The players on the Lakers field have strong shooting ability, spread out their positions, and expand the Spurs' defense.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball to change his rhythm, swayed in front of him continuously, broke through to the free throw line, and made a jumper with no solution.
Boris Dior has lost the magic power of winning the championship, and the bullet speed and bounce are not in the same order as Xu Tian, and he cannot interfere at all.
Swish!
83-82!
Xu Tian scored twice in a row, which silenced the voice in the AT&T Arena a lot.
GDP does not know how many times it has experienced the life and death moments of the game, and it has no fear of this anxious situation.Tony Parker dribbled the ball upfield with a steady mentality.
Xu Tian stood at the top of the arc, single-handedly defending Tony Parker with the ball.
Today's Spurs, Tony Parker's turn layup and high throw are very important offensive means, most of the time will be used to attack.At this time, Xu Tian is the most appropriate to defend.
Tony Parker just faced Xu Tian, and immediately felt a completely different offensive pressure, as if the ball in his hand might be broken at any time.Quickly collect the ball and pass it across to Boris Diaw at the free throw line.
Boris Diaw points the ball to the top of the arc, and Ginobili points to George, taking advantage of the opportunity to break through the penalty area.He didn't notice Xu Tian, who had stood up in advance, and bumped into him directly.
(End of this chapter)