rpbooks Chapter 381 Unexpected Situations
Chapter 381 Unexpected Situations
Chapter 381 Unexpected Situations
Jeff Teague signaled his teammates to slow down, slowly dribbled the ball across half court, and played a pick-and-roll with Splitter at the top of the arc.
Kobe sat next to Nance Jr. and reminded him: "Don't look at others, pay attention to Xu's defensive movements, and watch how he defends."
Xu Tian's posture of lowering the center of gravity basically remained unchanged, and he switched defenses with McGee during the lateral shift to prevent Splitter from going down.
McGee has the evaluation of a superstar below the neck, and his mobility is quite good. He doesn't suffer at all from his side and defending small guards, and he never gives Jeff Teague room to shoot.
Jeff Teague has played against McGee before, and he has never felt so strenuous. He can't help but wonder, is it because his level has dropped?In fact, no, McGee's level has improved.
Andrew Bynum was the center of the Lakers during the two consecutive championships. Driven by Kobe's high pressure, he maintained his starting level. After leaving the Lakers, he quickly degenerated and gradually withdrew from the league.The intensity of training in the Lakers team today may make players who are naturally lazy feel uncomfortable, but it does allow them to make great progress.
Warren found the right time and quickly ran to flank Jeff Teague.
Jeff Teague is at least an All-Star point guard, hitting the ground pass to Sefolosha, who should be guarded by Warren.
Sefolosha thought that no one could defend the Lakers, so he jumped up with the ball in both hands, wanting to shoot a three-pointer directly.
Xu Tian came out of nowhere and quickly jumped to interfere. Although he missed the ball, he gave Sefolosha a jump.
Sefolosha knew that this shot would not be scored, so he hurriedly shouted rebounds to his teammates in the penalty area, letting them compete for offensive rebounds.
McGee didn't react, but Warren in the penalty area reacted, took off quickly, and protected the defensive rebound.
Splitter didn't jump, and his feet were spread wide apart, with one foot just under Warren's right foot.Although not a stepping stone, it still had serious consequences.
Nance Jr. was looking at Xu Tian, who was stuck in the position, and didn't realize what was going on. He didn't realize that a player might be injured until he heard the whistle and saw Gary Vitti running into the field.The Lakers have had a lot of injuries recently, which has already made the players a little worried. This injury within a few minutes of the opening naturally made the players panic.
Xu Tian walked over and looked at Warren, who was covering his ankles with his hands, with a painful expression, not knowing what to do.He knew that things like injuries had to be left to professionals.
Gary Vitti walked up to Warren and squatted down, let Warren let go of his hand covering his ankle, tried to press it twice, and asked Warren how he felt.
Warren's painful sweat continued to emerge from his forehead, and he told the truth about his feelings. He quickly stood up with the support of Gary Vitti and the team doctor, walked out of the player tunnel, and returned to the locker room for examination.
Scott didn't expect that there would be unexpected injuries when the rotation lineup was not enough. He called a timeout to let the players buffer psychologically.
Xu Tian has not had any injuries since his strength improved, and he has somewhat forgotten what it feels like, so he doesn't know how to advise Warren next.
Scott called Nance Jr. to his side and said, "Larry, if you play for TJ, you must show your energy and try to limit Paul Millsap."
Xu Tian was afraid that little Nance would be under too much psychological pressure, so he said, "You don't need to completely guard against it, as long as it makes him feel uncomfortable."
Xiao Nance carefully observed Xu Tian's entire round just now, and found that he never shy away from dirty work on the defensive end, and he always remained focused, always making up defenses in place in time.After this round, he clearly knew why there was such a big gap between himself and Xu Tian.
Lloyd Pierce once again emphasized that Xu Tian must be resolutely double-teamed and not give easy shots.One last thing to add is to let them fight harder, and put physical confrontation on Xu Tian at all costs.
Jeff Teague and Sefolosha implemented Lloyd Pierce's game plan, directly double-teaming Xu Tian at the top of the arc, and no longer gave him an easy shot.
Xu Tian had a wide vision, grabbed the ball with his right hand to avoid Sefolosha's scramble, found Nance Jr. who was in the open space, and passed the lob directly.
Nance Jr.'s previous shooting training focused on mid-range shots, no adjustments to catch the ball, and half-shots in the paint!
Basketball, hollow into the net!
18-5!
Xu Tian knows that there are not many players who can play tonight, so he directly increases the intensity and defends Jeff Teague tightly.
Jeff Teague was not as good as Xu Tian in confrontation. He staggered and dribbled the ball, accidentally hit his foot, and made a mistake.
Lloyd Pierce almost twisted his nose, put his hands on his hips, and looked at Jeff Teague with a gloomy expression.
Jeff Teague evaded the head coach's fierce gaze, lowered his center of gravity at the top of the arc, and prepared to flank Xu Tian.
Xu Tian initially stood at the waist on the right side. When McGee got the ball from the referee, he used Nance Jr. to cover it and went outside the three-point line on the left.
McGee passed the ball.
Sefolosha and Jeff Teague hurried over, and the pincer defense quickly took shape to avoid being broken by Xu Tian.
Xu Tian saw McGee going down, jumped up on the spot, passed the ball to the basket over Sefolosha's outstretched right hand.
McKee jumped higher than Splitter, who was trying to intercept, got the ball first with his left hand, and stretched to complete the dunk!
20-5!
Splitter defended too hard, hit McGee in the arm and drew a thug foul.
Lloyd Pierce was disappointed with the performance of the players, but he couldn't find a solution in a short time, so he could only pretend that he didn't care, sat back on the coach's bench, and let the game continue.
Los Angeles, Rockets away hotel.
Harden asked: "Who will defend Xu in the playoffs? He is in hot form."
Bickerstaff said: "We can only use the striker to defend him, at least he doesn't suffer from height. Trevor's main defense is more suitable."
Seeing that the coach recognized his defensive ability, Ariza said: "No problem, coach! If I can meet the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, I will let Xu go around."
Bickerstaff had worked with Xu Tian, and he knew that Xu Tian was not the kind of character to give in easily, so he did not respond to Ariza's declaration.
Jeff Teague broke into the penalty area, faced McGee's defense for a layup, cheated a defensive interference ball, and helped the team break the scoring shortage.
21-7!
Sefolosha and Jeff Teague no longer worried about their physical strength, and directly defended Xu Tian from the backcourt, making him unable to feel comfortable even with the ball.
Xu Tian is a person with a high golf quotient, so he immediately passed the ball to George and asked him to handle the offensive ball.
Steve Kerr was also watching the game, and said to himself: "This kid Xu is really smart. As long as the opponent double-teams him, he will start playing off the ball, making the opponent at a loss."
Xu Tian used the cover of Nance Jr. to run through the flowers, pocketed out to receive the pass, attracted the chasing Sefolosha and Jeff Teague to his side again, and passed the ground pass to Clarkson.
Clarkson took advantage of the situation and rushed to the basket, facing Splitter's defense, and scored a 2+1!
(End of this chapter)