rpbooks Chapter 341 Lakers Zhang Ying
Chapter 341 Lakers Zhang Ying
Chapter 341 The Lakers Respond
Without any ambiguity, Nance Jr. stepped out of the baseline and sent the ball to Xu Tian.
Xu Tian remained expressionless. He played a pick-and-roll with George at the top of the arc, attracting two Cavaliers defensive players and did not choose to pass the ball.Facing double teams, strong singles with the ball.
Today's league puts more emphasis on coordination, players' individual singles ability has declined slightly, and it is rare to see beautiful low post plays.This is one of the most entertaining offensive skills. Jordan, McGrady and Kobe can all use this skill skillfully, and it has attracted countless fans.
Xu Tian ignored the double-team, and dribbled the ball behind his back flexibly. His dazzling fancy dribble was connected with a practical physical confrontation, and he easily broke the encirclement of the two.
Ignored by the Cavaliers' defense, George ran without the ball and tried to hit the basket.
Xu Tian looked at Nance Jr. who was standing near the left corner, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and passed it to George.
Facing Timofey Mozgov's supplementary defense, George took the ball and forced it, and shot the ball in the confrontation.
Both Timofey Mozgov and George used their full strength and shouted unconsciously, even the audience in front of the TV could hear them.
Li Feng held a cup of lemon tea in his hand and leaned against the comfortable cashmere sofa, watching the game in a relaxed mood.
George stood on the free throw line and executed the extra penalty after scoring the shot.
Quicken Loans Center booed again, cheering sticks collided back and forth, and all kinds of interference factors came together, trying to destroy George's shooting.
George took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and made steady free throws!
122-124!
When James received the serve, he encountered the Lakers' tight man-to-man defense and could no longer complete the offensive and defensive transition from the backcourt.At this time, the task of the Cavaliers to break the opponent's defense was naturally transferred to Irving.
Irving received the ball in the front court, bent over to take the ball and looked at Xu Tian in front of him, started dribbling, and tried to make a breakthrough.
Xu Tian's defense has a great impact on the rhythm of dribbling. Even Irving, who has excellent basic skills in dribbling, has been affected to some extent.After trying unsuccessfully, he quickly retreated to the top of the arc.
Love came to the top of the arc and formed an unsolid cover, trying to help Owen block Xu Tian who was moving laterally and create a breakthrough space.
Irving knows that what is really important is to help the team score, rather than the so-called stronger personal ability, with the help of screens, to break through the three-point line.
Kobe was responsible for defending Love, and naturally switched defenses with Xu Tian, lowering his focus to defend Irving.
Irving dribbled the ball in front of his body, and his beautiful footsteps were supplemented by gorgeous dribbling movements, giving people a unique aesthetic feeling.
George needs to defend James, can't take care of other things, desperately fights physically, and doesn't give James room to catch the ball.
At any rate, Kobe is a guard who has been selected for the defensive first team in a row. He really shows his attitude, and he is not comparable to ordinary guards.
Irving didn't expect Kobe to have such great energy, and he was a little timid in his heart, so he chose to pass the ball back.
Xu Tian switched defenses to Love, who was used as a spot-up shooter, and the defensive pressure was much less. He always paid attention to Owen's movements, saw that he wanted to pass the ball, reacted in advance, and intercepted the pass laterally.
The voices in the Speedy Loan Center arena turned sharply, shouting "Defense!" in order to cheer for the players.
The Cavaliers retreated quickly, but unfortunately they were still a step behind.
Xu Tian's yellow lightning came again, ignoring James' pursuit in the frontcourt, and violently dunked with one hand!
124-124!
Tai Lue stood on the sidelines, looking at the scoreboard above the stadium, feeling very anxious.He didn't know whether to call a timeout.
James still encountered George's tight man-to-man defense and couldn't get up to speed.This is really a great weakening for James, who is good at offensive and defensive transitions.
Tyronn Lue walked back to the coach's bench, discussed a few words with Larry Drew, and made a judgment that they needed to adjust, but it was not called a timeout, but to replace Tristan Thompson who had rested for more than two minutes.
Tristan Thompson is from Canada, entered the Cavaliers with the fourth pick in the 2011 draft, and has a high attendance rate in the regular season of his career.The physical strength is extremely strong, the mobility is excellent, and he is good at fighting for offensive rebounds and defense.It's a pity that these characteristics can't limit Xu Tian, who is 201 cm tall.
Tai Lunlu didn't have a good solution, he could only use a dead horse as a living horse doctor.
James felt the extraordinary pressure under George's tight defense of the whole court, which spared no effort.
George's physical strength has almost bottomed out, but since he promised his teammates to block James before the game, even if he needs to rest for a few days, he must try his best to fulfill this promise.Of course, James scored nearly 40 points, the effect is not good.
George and James have a fierce physical confrontation, and someone else may get a whistle, but James, who is physically strong, often encounters this kind of defense and will not receive preferential treatment.
James couldn't get up to speed. In order to avoid excessive consumption, he quickly passed the ball to Irving.
The Lakers have Xu Tian, and it doesn't matter if George doesn't do anything on the offensive end, but the Cavaliers need James to attack, and he dare not exhaust his energy prematurely.He has played 42 minutes in this game, and his physical condition is not much better than George.
The defender Owen faced was Xu Tian, who was under a lot of offensive pressure and was almost robbed when he changed direction in front of him.
Love stood in the bottom corner for a long time, James and Irving ignored him, clapped their hands anxiously to attract Irving's attention.
Owen found Love in the open position, and Xu Tian naturally found it too. He opened his arms to defend and restricted the passing route.
Xu Tian's wingspan is not top-notch, but it has a special deterrent force that makes Owen dare not pass the ball.
Irving watched for a long time, and could only pass the ball to Tristan Thompson inside.
Tristan Thompson is stronger than Nance Jr., holding the ball with both hands and trying to finish the offense.
McGee's top defense and help defense are not strong, but his ability to block shots is good, and he made a shot out of sight, which gave Tristan Thompson a big hit.
Xu Tian reacted quickly and rushed over to pick up the dropped basketball. Facing the three Cavaliers scrambling for it, he hugged the basketball with both arms.
The referee blew his whistle and sentenced Xu Tian and James to a scrimmage.
Scott was very confident in Xu Tian, who had no solution on the offensive end, and called a timeout, leaving no room for critical moments.
Taking advantage of this timeout, Tyronn Lue finally had the opportunity to make adjustments and strengthen Love's role on the offensive end.Love is already strong in offense and weak in defense. If he does not design some offensive tactics, the effect on the field will become quite small.
Tristan Thompson was assigned to defend Xu Tian and try not to let him break through to finish.
Irving wiped the sweat off his face and said to James next to him: "LeBron, Xu is very difficult to deal with. You have to find a way to break through Paul George's defense."
James put his hands on his hips and glanced at George, who was sitting on the Lakers bench.
George didn't have any expression on his face, and he listened to the coach's tactics without distraction, and occasionally drank two mouthfuls of salt water.Under Kobe's bridge, he also endorsed the Bodyarmor sports drink and stopped drinking Gatorade during the game.
Irving saw that James was looking at the Lakers bench without saying a word, and he also looked there. He was paying attention to Xu Tian who was holding a towel with both hands.
(End of this chapter)