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Chapter 337 Different Ways
Chapter 337 Different Ways
Irving received the pass and replaced James, who was unable to break through Xu Tian, and was responsible for breaking the complete defensive system of the Lakers.This is Irving's biggest offensive task.
George had three fouls on his back, which affected his psychology to some extent. The level of contact and confrontation during defense was very low, which basically did not cause trouble to Irving.
Irving's offensive talent is quite high, and the butterfly-like dribbling and rhythm change connection easily found a breakthrough gap.
Tristan Thompson has a similar style to Nance Jr., but his personal ability is much stronger. He stuck Nance Jr. firmly behind him, preventing him from having the energy to help defend.
Irving dribbled the ball straight to the basket, avoided Nick Young's block, and succeeded in a pull-up layup!
This offense helped the Cavaliers sound the offensive horn. James made continuous offensive and defensive transitions and broke into the inside line, scoring points for the home team strongly.
At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers 93-92 Cavaliers, the difference between the two sides is only one point.
In the first half of the fourth quarter, Xu Tian entered the regular rotation time, and George and Kobe led the team to play the connecting game.
James attached great importance to this game, and his eagerness to win prompted him to lead the team again after a 2-minute break.
Scott folded his arms around his chest and stood on the sidelines with a calm expression, trying his best to wait for the scheduled rotation time before replacing Xu Tian.
Irving replaced Xu Tian's Clarkson in pick-and-roll singles. The offensive end was in a state of whatever he wanted. He basically swallowed Clarkson alive and broke the Lakers' not-so-solid defensive system.
James played a strong offensive and defensive strength, made many breakthroughs to complete the end, and gradually has a tendency to overtake the score.
Scott called a timeout with 5 minutes and 32 seconds left, replaced many people, and allowed Xu Tian to return to the court to play the final time period.
All the main players from both sides returned to the court, and the Cavaliers still had Tristan Thompson partnering with Love to avoid being picked up by the Lakers outside players.
Xu Tian's return has greatly improved the Lakers' offensive and defensive ends, and quickly recovered the point difference.
Tyronn Lue made a decisive decision and called two timeouts in a row to adjust his offensive and defensive tactics.The effect is not bad, maintaining the alternate leading situation.
With 1 minute left in the game, the Lakers 110-111 the Cavaliers, temporarily behind by 1 point.
The Lakers have the ball!
Nance Jr. played too long in this game, was replaced by McGee, and stood on the sidelines watching the game nervously.
The defensive shouts in the Quicken Loans Center arena were extremely loud, giving people a feeling of facing an enemy, and the pressure carried by them caused great disturbance to the players on the field.Xu Tian and Kobe are exceptions.
Kobe has played in the league for nearly 20 years and has played 7 times on the finals stage, winning five of them.He has seen all kinds of big scenes, so naturally he will not have the slightest tension or other emotions.
Xu Tian was completely in the game state, and the surrounding voices were basically ignored by him, and they also had no influence.
This kind of voice had a considerable impact on McGee.He moved too much without the ball, was caught by the referee, and received an off-ball foul.
Xu Tiangang wanted to make a breakthrough. When he heard the whistle, he quickly looked at the referee and gestured. Knowing that it was McGee who had received the foul, he reluctantly handed the ball to the referee.
JR. Smith only targeted Xu Tian, instead of taunting McGee, he ran to the frontcourt slowly.
The Cavaliers always have the ball in the hands of James at critical moments, and this is even more so after entering the last minute.
James dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, while observing Xu Tian's defensive position, he looked for the position of his teammates from the corner of his eye.
Xu Tian lowered his center of gravity, focused on this round, and spread his arms slightly to expand the defensive range.
Tristan Thompson ran to the top of the arc, blocked Xu Tian with a solid screen, and created conditions for James to break through.
James' historical level of physical talent is there, using the screen to accelerate, relying on his explosive power and strength to forcefully squeeze out George who wants to make up the defense, dribble the ball into the paint area, and confront McGee in the air.
McGee made small mistakes on both ends of the offense and defense, and he blamed himself very much in his heart, but the result has already appeared, and he can only focus on the process behind.
Kobe was very strict with his teammates, and if his performance on the court did not meet expectations, he might even receive severe criticism.But now that he has come to the end of his career, his temper has improved a lot, and he didn't blame McGee.
Xu Tian was afraid that these two rounds would affect McGee's enthusiasm, so he walked over to give him a high five, indicating that there was no problem.
McGee was very grateful to Xu Tian for his comfort.
James played for a long time in the fourth quarter, his muscles were stiff, he made two free throws and only hit the first free throw.
McGee has a good position and grabs the defensive rebound!
Lakers 110-112 Cavaliers, 38.6 seconds!
Scott called a timeout, and first discussed with Mark Madsen to confirm that McGee would continue to stay on the court.
Xu Tian took the towel handed over by Thackeray, wiped off the sweat on his body, and listened to the head coach's arrangement.
Holding the tactical board, Scott said in a hoarse voice: "The Cavaliers will definitely focus on the perimeter, so we will play high and low to cooperate and try to let JaVale McGee complete the finish. The speed must be fast, so that we have at least a few seconds to attack Time can hold the initiative in your hands.”
Kobe asked McGee who was standing next to him: "Javier, are you sure you can make a layup?"
"No problem." McGee replied in the affirmative, but there was a sense of uncertainty in his tone.
Xu Tian said: "Absolutely no problem, use the sky hook you have practiced for a long time to complete the attack quickly."
Tyronn Lue hesitated for a long time between Timofey Mozgov and Tristan Thompson, and finally decided to send the latter with more flexibility to try to increase the defensive strength of the Lakers' perimeter.
Both sides completed their arrangement and returned to the court full of confidence.
James has the ability to defend, and what usually drags him down is his defensive attitude, but now at a critical moment, his attitude is extremely concentrated, and his arms block Xu Tian's space for receiving the ball.
Tyson Chandler was in charge of serving, but couldn't find Xu Tian, changed the target, and handed the ball to Kobe.
Kobe has always focused on basketball itself in his career. Although Zen Master once said that he is "uncoachable", he will strictly implement tactical arrangements after all.In this regard, it is more commendable than most stars.
McGee faked a pick-and-roll, went down without the ball, received a ground pass from Kobe, and completed a one-handed dunk through Love!
112-112!
Love's defensive attitude is quite good. He tried to block shots, but his physical condition was quite different, so he needlessly paid for defensive fouls.
McGee not only scored a tactical goal, but also won a chance to add a penalty.
James was not satisfied with Love's defensive performance, and asked: "Kevin, JaVale has the athletic ability, why didn't you get stuck in the position in advance, but let him start up?"
Love originally thought that James was here to give him a high-five, but what he didn't expect to hear was accusations. He was at a loss for a moment, and turned around angrily to grab the rebound.
Owen watched the little friction between James and Love, and thought of Xu Tian's provocation during the All-Stars, and he was shaken unconsciously.
(End of this chapter)