rpbooks Chapter 306 Adjustment
Chapter 306 Adjustment
Chapter 306 Adjustment
LaMarcus Aldridge makes first free throw!
Popovich folded his arms around his chest, his face expressionless, but in his heart he desperately hoped that this free throw would be scored.
The referee grounded the ball to LaMarcus Aldridge for his second free throw.
LaMarcus Aldridge adjusted his breathing continuously, dribbled the ball with his right hand, and made a steady second free throw!
Hollow!
91-91, 2 minutes and 02 seconds left in the fourth quarter!
Scott called a timeout.He is an old-school coach who doesn't particularly trust rookies at critical moments. In addition to adjusting offensive tactics, he replaced Tyson Chandler, who had been resting for a long time, and replaced Nance Jr..
Popovich tried to maximize LaMarcus Aldridge's presence on the offensive end, allowing the player who signed last summer to feel comfortable.
Tony Parker, Ginobili and Duncan naturally have no objections. Kawhi Leonard wants to play key shots, but since Popovich didn't arrange for him to play, he didn't fight for it.
The timeout passed smoothly, and players from both sides returned to the field.
Kobe served from the backcourt sideline and passed it to Xu Tian who was standing on the court.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball with his right hand, and naturally placed his left hand by his side, without calling any tactics.The critical moment belongs to the star. At this stage, the fate of the game needs to be carried on his shoulders.
The noise of the Spurs' home court was very loud, and the fans were shouting for defense and cheering for the players on the field.This loud shout can provide players with extra motivation, which is part of the home court advantage.
Xu Tian bent over to dribble at the top of the arc, used George to cover for a lateral breakthrough, ignored Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker who wanted to double-team in front of him, and used his height advantage to forcibly pull up.
Long-distance two points, steady!
93-91, 1 minutes and 52 seconds!
The shouts of Beat LA sounded again.This slogan is very popular in the league. It was specially set up for the once powerful Lakers, but in recent years, it has rarely sounded.
Xu Tian lowered his center of gravity at the top of the arc, observed the general defensive position of his teammates from the corner of his eye, and silently planned the defensive route and rotation rotation in his heart.
The defender facing LaMarcus Aldridge is Josh Smith, who has a great height advantage, stands outside the penalty area on the strong side, and stretches out his right hand for the ball.
The Spurs used to let Ginobili or Duncan execute the offense at critical moments, but now the transition of the ball is more handled by LaMarcus Aldridge or Kawhi Leonard.
Tyson Chandler moved to the strong side, lurking behind Josh Smith, trying to block LaMarcus Aldridge, who might turn over and fall back.
Josh Smith lowers his center of gravity and traps LaMarcus Aldridge, trying not to let him turn forward and attack.Now that he is very close to the basket, the possibility of defending for a layup will be relatively small.
After all, Xu Tian was an outside player, and he didn't dare to let Tony Parker go. He could only move within the three-point line and couldn't assist in the defense.
Kobe and George are also afraid to help defend.
LaMarcus Aldridge then turned and pulled up and shot a fadeaway from close range.
Josh Smith took off as hard as he could, but still couldn't touch LaMarcus Aldridge's high shot and could only block the line of sight.
NBA stars all have such a one-handed or two-handed stunt. LaMarcus Aldridge's turnaround jumper has a good success rate in the face of double-teams. Josh Smith's single-handed defense is not enough to affect to his shot.
The basketball draws a super high arc and hits the net with precision!
93-93!
1 minutes and 36 seconds!
Xu Tian received the serve, dribbled the ball slowly to the front court, bent over the top of the arc and dribbled the ball, pressing time to launch an attack.At present, the two sides are divided equally, and there is not much time left. The first thing to ensure is the success rate, and there is no need to complete the attack quickly.
Kawhi Leonard looked at George and Kobe on the left and right, and then looked back at Xu Tian who was dribbling.The center of gravity is dropped very low, and the whole heart enters the defensive state.
Xu Tian started it when there were only 12 seconds left in the attack time, dribbled close to Kawhi Leonard, changed the direction of the dribble in front of his body, and forced Kawhi Leonard to retreat to the free throw line by rhythm.
The Spurs' double-team defense did not keep up in time.
Xu Tian stretched his right foot between Kawhi Leonard's feet, caught his center of gravity, turned around twice with his left foot as the pivot foot, opened up a little space, and made a smart mid-range shot!
Popovich followed the shot basketball with his eyes, saw the hollow into the net, and quickly called a timeout.
95-93, 1 minutes and 18 seconds!
Xu Tian took the towel and boiling water from Thackeray, tried to get rid of the sweat on his body surface, and then replenished the consumed water.
Scott tapped the tactical board with a marker in his hand and said, "Guys! After the timeout is over, the Spurs are likely to choose to double-team Xu. You need to run more and provide him with more convenient offensive space."
Xu Tian drank his saliva and said, "If the Spurs' double-teaming is too firm, I will hand over the ball to you, and be ready to catch and shoot or play singles at any time. The two in the penalty area should try their best to ensure good rebounds."
Tyson Chandler's role on the court is to defend and rebound. He also agreed with Xu Tian's words and nodded silently.He didn't play much, and he wasn't tired.
Josh Smith's situation was not as good as that of Tyson Chandler, who played a lot of minutes in the second half and was physically exhausted.Again without saying anything, just waiting for the timeout to end.
The Spurs made no personnel changes, but slightly increased the tactical status of Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker on the offensive end, while maintaining LaMarcus Aldridge's priority.This can increase the changes on the offensive end, so that it will not be easily targeted by the Lakers' defense.
When Xu Tian returned to the court, he was at the end with Josh Smith, and said: "LaMarcus has a strong offensive talent, and it is difficult to stop him if he defends from behind. The team needs you to put down a little bit and go around to defend him. Know if you would like to?"
Josh Smith was very unhappy in the Pistons. After coming to the Lakers, although he was often beaten by Xu Tian on both ends of the offense and defense, he was much more comfortable playing games than before.Therefore, he can basically listen to Xu Tian's words.
Ginobili has no main attacking task, and serves as the ball-holding point at critical moments, dribbling the ball across the half court at a slow speed.
Kobe was responsible for defending Ginobili, moved to the top of the arc, lowered his center of gravity with a serious attitude, and immediately entered a defensive state.
The Spurs' offensive system is very smooth and does not rely too much on the singles of a certain star.Ginobili crosses the ball to Tony Parker on the left side of the top of the arc.
The defensive player Tony Parker faced was Xu Tian, who was under a lot of offensive pressure, so naturally he would not shoot directly, and could only look for another chance to play the ball.Looking at the penalty area, I found that LaMarcus Aldridge was blocked by Josh Smith, and Kawhi Leonard and George had their arms entangled, making it even more impossible to receive the pass .
Tony Parker, who couldn't think of a strategy for a short time, quickly passed the ball back to Ginobili who was standing at the top of the arc.
(End of this chapter)