rpbooks Chapter 336 The Strongest 1
Chapter 336 The Strongest 1
Chapter 336 One of the Strongest
James received the serve, wiped his left hand on his chest, wiped off the sweat on his palm, and slowly advanced to the frontcourt.
Tristan Thompson and James signed with the same brokerage company, and the brokers are both James' friend Rich Paul, which can be regarded as a community of interests.Seeing that his younger brother suffered a disadvantage, James couldn't help himself.
At the top of the arc, James signaled his teammates to open up the space, preparing to singles Xu Tian, who lowered his center of gravity and defended in front of him.
Xu Tian's center of gravity dropped quite low. He was two centimeters shorter than James, and now it seemed that he could only reach James' waist.This is a state that is difficult for current players to achieve, and it is also the posture that should appear most when defending.
James' physical strength was bottomless, and his dribble accelerated in a straight line, trying to break through Xu Tian's defense forcefully.
Xu Tianfang is very particular about the distance between James, he only takes a step and keeps at this distance.Seeing James start, he immediately moved laterally to block the breakthrough route, and the two collided head-on.
A low center of gravity will be more stable. Xu Tian endured the impact of James' unaccelerated speed, and his feet seemed to be poured on the floor without any retreat.
James' offensive skills belong to the type of opening and closing, and the details are not very well prepared. The starting space is blocked, and there is basically no possibility of breaking through.At this time, he will habitually pass it to his teammates.
Xu Tian has carefully studied James' game video and is very familiar with his characteristics. He pays attention to his hand movements, and quickly reaches forward with his left hand to destroy the pass.
Irving reacted quickly enough to save the ball that was moving freely to the backcourt. Unfortunately, the attack time was running out and a violation was approaching 24 seconds.
Nick Young's physical confrontation prevented Irving from getting away, forcing him to take a difficult shot at the buzzer.
Due to the distance, Irving's shot missed the basket. The Cavaliers violated the 24-second offense and the possession of the ball was changed.
As soon as Tyronn Lue sat down on the coach's bench, he quickly stood up again and applied for a 20-second timeout.
Irving was a little dissatisfied with James' refusal to pass the ball in advance just now. The two had a small argument, but it was all on the court, and it soon calmed down.
Tyronn Lue has a way of uniting the players. He said some beautiful words to please both sides, diverted everyone's attention, and put it back on the game itself.
Scott's scheduled rotation time has arrived. He understands that the time is special and asks Xu Tian if he needs to rest.
Xu Tian drank two sips of salt water passed by the caddy, and his physical fatigue dropped a lot. He did not agree to be replaced, and continued to play the last few minutes of the third quarter while his anger was still there.
Tai Lue is a defensive coach, and he has a set of defensive strategies. Unfortunately, he cannot find Xu Tian's weaknesses, let alone carry out targeted defense.The last player who gave him this feeling was Michael Jordan whom he had met earlier in his career.
The timeout ended quickly, and the players from both sides returned to the court to continue the intense competition.
James glanced at the score, the Lakers 93-87 Cavaliers, with 3 minutes and 16 seconds left in the third quarter.
Nick Yang sent the ball from the backcourt and passed it to Xu Tian.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball behind his back to find his rhythm. Just after halftime, two Cavaliers defensive players double-teamed him.
Tai Lue felt Jordan's terror in Xu Tian, and he didn't dare to put more space, so he could only try to double-team the defense.
Jordan and Kobe's way of breaking the double-team is very simple. They are still singles and use their unsolvable personal abilities to break the defense.Xu Tian has excellent vision, top passing ability, and has more variable coping methods.
Nick Young received a ground pass from Xu Tian.
The Lakers are the most popular team in the league. Even if the Lakers don't regard them as a long-term plan for the future, they will still carry out the slogan "Purple Gold for a day, Lakers for life" in their hearts.Nick Young is even more proud of wearing a purple and gold jersey, fully displaying his personal abilities, and passing JR Smith, who has a loose defense.
It's not just Xu Tian, Kobe and George who have no solution on the offensive end of the Lakers. Nick Young is also a well-known figure.
Without the ball, Xu Tian broke the Cavaliers' impromptu double-team, and clapped his hands to attract Nick Young's attention.
The player Nick Young admired the most was Xu Tian, who passed the ball back without saying a word.
Xu Tian received the ball without adjusting, opened the three-pointer, and shot directly.
BANG!
96-87!
The sound of the Speedy Loan Center arena was beaten down a lot by Xu Tian's successive offensive performances.
James hates three-pointers. This technology makes the point difference easily widened, but this is an unstoppable trend.Even one of the players with the strongest personal abilities in the league today cannot stop him.
If there is no Xu Tian, maybe James can be called the player with the strongest personal ability, but with Xu Tian, this person needs to add one of the strongest abilities.
Thackeray and McGee admired Xu Tian very much. They waved towels and cheered for this morale-boosting goal.
James received the ball and advanced quickly, ignoring the Lakers' defense, and directly assaulted the penalty area where no one was in position.
Slam dunk and respond with two points!
96-89!
In the Quicken Loans Center arena, enthusiastic cheers erupted immediately.The hero in their hearts finally responded.
Some goals are worth much more than two or three points, and the more important role is to improve the morale of the team.Xu Tian's three-pointer just now and James' counterattack dunk this round belong to this category.
After Xu Tian received the serve, he speeded up amidst the cheers of the audience without any warning, and followed the same pattern as James played in the round just now.Use the way of the other, and apply it to the other.
Tristan Thompson had better defensive awareness than Nance Jr., and moved quickly to block the shot, but when he saw the expression on Xu Tian's face, he quickly withdrew his hand.He guessed right, Xu Tian used a lot of force for this dunk.
The Lakers bench was boiling, and the cheers were clearly audible.
Scott belonged to the head coach who was convinced by Xu Tian. He shook his head with a smile and sat back on the coach's bench.
Tyronn Lue was in a completely different mood.This game Gilbert came to the scene to watch the game, which put him under a lot of pressure, but he couldn't find a way to restrict Xu Tian at all.
Gilbert is not blaming Tyronn Lue now, but is a little dissatisfied with the general manager David Griffin. Why didn't he persuade him to exchange for Xu Tian?Although he didn't want to change at the beginning, couldn't he say a few more words about Xu Tian's advantages?
David Griffin was busy with a few family matters in the evening and missed the game. He sat comfortably on the sofa at home and sneezed unconsciously.
James didn't expect Xu Tian to be so ruthless, and he was determined to use his playoff strength to fight the Lakers with all his strength.
Xu Tian saw James advancing quickly again, and immediately understood that he had aroused his competitive spirit, and put on a defensive posture at the top of the arc, ready to meet the impact.
James pays great attention to physical maintenance, and even brought this point to the court. Although it is not clear whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, in short, his statistics will change when he tries his best to play the game. Most of them are high scoring rebounds and low assists.At this time, it means that he has entered the game state, so Xu Tian can somewhat know what James thinks.
(End of this chapter)