rpbooks Chapter 343 Stabilize the situation
Chapter 343 Stabilize the situation
Chapter 343 Stabilize the situation
Tristan Thompson didn't expect Xu Tian to dunk so resolutely. He was a little annoyed that he had paid for the foul, but the mistake had already been made, and it was too late to regret it.
Xu Tian stood on the free throw line, received the ball from the referee, and made a steady shot to add a penalty!
129-128!
The on-site host of the Quicken Loans Center Arena took the lead in shouting the slogan "Beat LA" to cheer for the players of the home team!
Competitive sports have such charms!
James made a breakthrough with the dribble, and this time he seized George's slack opportunity and successfully started.
James rushed up, there was no way to stop him.Kobe knew this very well, and fouled him early, sending him to the free throw line.
James' free throw percentage is not high, but it's not that he doesn't have free throw ability, but that he is not stable enough. Once he is accurate, he sometimes makes two free throws.Therefore, no one dares to use the tactic of hacking Zhan, it can only be regarded as a joke.
James missed the first free throw and hit the second free throw!
129-129, 1 minutes and 11 seconds!
Xu Tian dribbled the ball across the half court at a slow speed, trying to save his energy and enhance his offensive grasp.
George's physical strength was almost exhausted, and he could no longer fight against James with high intensity. He stood outside the three-point line on the left and took the opportunity to recover his physical strength.
James is a very smart player. Judging from George's body language that he is tired now, he boldly took half a step.This can speed up the defense and complete the defense against Xu Tian if necessary.
Dellavedova was beaten into a defensive colander by Xu Tian, and was once again redirected to break through, without any restrictions at all.
Tristan Thompson didn't want to be dunked again, so he came up early and tried to defend in advance to avoid being marked 2+1!
Love didn't move fast enough to make up for it, so he had to fall into the penalty area and mark Tyson Chandler a little.
What makes Xu Tian more difficult to limit than ordinary top players is that he not only has shooting skills, but also has the ability to respond first-hand, which makes his offense difficult to predict, and it is even more difficult to form an effective defense.
While the Cavaliers players were still guessing, Xu Tian took off slightly in the paint area and made a quick shot with a high toss from the bottom of the box.
The basketball draws a super high arc and hits the net with precision!
131-129, 53 seconds!
Seeing that the score was tight, Tyronn Lue decided to wait two rounds before calling a timeout.
James dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, bent over the top of the arc and dribbled again, trying to initiate a breakthrough again.
George's footsteps slowed down significantly, unable to block James, and was passed again.
Xu Tian needs to defend Irving, and he has no way to make up the defense, so he can only hand it over to his teammates.
Kobe is a player with a very good defensive awareness. This time he settled down faster and blocked James who made a straight breakthrough.
James split the ball and passed it to Dellavedova in the left corner.
Dellavedova was defended by Kobe. Since Kobe went to defend James, he naturally had an open opportunity.
James was afraid that Dellavedova would not dare to shoot, and shouted at him: "Shoot!"
Dellavedova threw away his hesitation, pulled up the open space, and made a smooth three-point shot!
The basketball flew into the air, attracting the attention of the audience.
Tyson Chandler was stuck in the position and couldn't move Tristan Thompson. He could only look at the position of his teammates and was going to shoot the rebound to the teammates outside the top of the arc.
Dellavedova was so confident in the shot that he stayed put and waited.
Swish!
131-132, 36.6 seconds!
Tyronn Lue knew that the defense of this round was very important, and he called a timeout before the Lakers sent the ball.
Xu Tian noticed that George's defensive movement slowed down, and walked off the court and said to him: "Paul, after the timeout is over, I will be responsible for defending LeBron, Kobe will defend Kyrie Irving, and you will be responsible for defending others."
George wanted to defend James, but he understood the meaning of the team better, accepted Xu Tian's proposal, and tried his best to help the team increase their chances of winning.
Tyronn Lue made personnel adjustments, and Timofey Mozgov, who was more defensive, replaced Love, and his partner Tristan Thompson played.
After the two sides set up offensive and defensive tactics, they stepped back to the court, and then carried out the last 36 seconds of offense and defense.
Owen said: "The remaining time is about the same as before the end of regular time. Is it possible to play a second overtime?"
James borrowed Xu Tian's words and responded: "The result of the game will tell us the answer."
Owen was stunned for a moment, and then understood the meaning of this sentence.
The Lakers sent the frontcourt sideline ball.
Tyronn Lue looked at Nance Jr. who was serving from the sideline of the front court, and suddenly thought of a question, and secretly scolded himself for being stupid.The Lakers have no timeout. If he doesn't call a timeout, the Lakers need to serve from the backcourt.His timeout allowed the Lakers to serve directly in the frontcourt.
James also noticed this, a little angry, but helpless.
Nance Jr. sent the ball to Xu Tian.
Xu Tian started to speed up directly, dribbled the ball quickly through the double-team defense of Dellavedova and Irving, and then deliberately slowed down to attract the attention of James and Tristan Thompson. Change the speed and complete the extreme overtaking.
Nance Jr. went down without the ball, pointing his right hand to the sky.
Xu Tianxin understood and pushed the ball out with both hands, leading Nance to complete the lob cooperation.
Dunk!
133-132, 27.1 seconds!
The Cavaliers also have no timeout, and can only pick up the ball as late as possible when serving, so that the offensive time does not move for a while.
Xu Tian looked at James who was walking next to the ball. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he suddenly accelerated and rushed over, flying towards the rolling basketball on the floor.
James didn't expect Xu Tian to grab the ball suddenly, and he didn't expect him to take the lead. He wanted to pick up the ball in a panic, but failed to complete this simple action.
Xu Tian scooped the ball in front of him with both hands, turned around quickly, and passed the ball to Kobe who was running over.
Kobe immediately accelerated the dribble, and immediately hit the basket without waiting for the Cavaliers to retreat.
James followed Kobe, trying to save the situation with a big hat, but Kobe didn't make a layup directly.
Kobe has a strong concept of time. He retreated to the top of the arc to press time, and then passed the ball to Xu Tian.
After the NBA enters the last 2 minutes of game time, defensive players can only intentionally foul the player with the ball, otherwise they will send two free throws and one throw.This is a specially formulated rule to reduce hacking tactics and enhance game viewing.
Xu Tian is the most stable free throw player on the Lakers. If the Cavaliers choose foul tactics, it is most appropriate for him to execute free throws.
Cavs players didn't know whether to foul or defend, making the clock tick.
Love has a very high basketball IQ. He understood that the Lakers wanted to press the 24-second shot clock to play an offense, so he hurried to the top of the arc and made a foul to send Xu Tian to the free throw line.
Tyronn Lue looked at Love in puzzlement, not understanding why he chose to foul. He thought it was possible to use double-team defense to force Xu Tian to pass the ball, and then fouled others.
James and Love said a few words, then separated and returned to their respective positions.
Xu Tian's free throws are extremely stable, which is basically equivalent to sending points.
Two free throws, all hits!
135-132, 11.3 seconds!
The Cavaliers need to score a three-pointer before it is possible to drag the game into the second overtime.
(End of this chapter)