rpbooks Chapter 418 Conflict Escalation
Chapter 418 Conflict Escalation
Chapter 418 Conflict Escalation
Kobe's post-up single was just a feint. After drawing the Rockets' defensive attention to his side, he passed the ball to Xu Tian.
Xu Tian used the cover of Nance Jr. to get rid of the chasing Beverly, catch the ball and turn around, take off and shoot!
The basketball draws a wonderful arc and hits the net hollow!
Barkley and Kenny Smith were chatting about the recent weather. When they saw Xu Tian hit the mid-range, they hurried back to the topic and began to explain Xu Tian’s simple offensive tactics based on slow-motion playback, so that fans can understand this point better.
Harden wanted to get back on the field, dribbled the ball forward slowly, took a step outside the three-point line, and dribbled away from Xu Tian's crotch to adjust.This is a sign that he is going to shoot or deceive the defender, and the defensive player needs to carefully identify it.
Xu Tian's ball quotient is quite high, knowing that Harden is unlikely to be a breakthrough this time, he responded in advance, his legs were slightly charged, and he was ready to block him.
Facing Xu Tian, Harden didn't dare to shoot directly. He dribbled the ball with his left hand and wanted to break through, then stepped back and pulled away, shooting a super long-range three-pointer.
Xu Tianhou served first, and the tip of his right finger touched the ball that Harden had just shot, but he ignored one point, that is, Harden's feet would stretch forward after shooting, causing the whole body to move forward.In this way, there is a high probability that the defensive player who is attacking will collide with Harden and lose a foul.
BI~!
Xu Tian paid the price for his carelessness.This is a brutal alliance and there is no room for distraction.
Harden's shots were once again non-stick, but it didn't matter at all. After all, he had to stand at the free throw line and increase points through the best means.
Made all three free throws!
McGee stepped out of the baseline and passed the ball to Xu Tian.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball behind his left hand, adjusted his arm muscles to a moderate state, and slowly advanced to the frontcourt.
Beverly didn't dare to be careless, so he trotted over quickly, and the logo began to stick against Xu Tian.He sat off the court for a long time in the first quarter, and he roughly figured out Xu Tian's offensive habits. When he saw the dribble behind his back when dribbling, he didn't dare to put any space.
Sticking to the defense can form a good restriction on shooting, but at the same time, the defensive power against breakthroughs will decrease.For Xu Tian, who has a strong breakthrough ability, this undoubtedly gave him enough opportunities.
Xu Tian squeezed Beverly away with physical confrontation, found a breakthrough route, and forcibly dribbled the ball into the penalty area.
Harden sank to a low position, originally thinking he was going to defend McGee, but just as he saw McGee leave the penalty area, he saw Xu Tian dribbling the ball violently.He knew very well that Xu Tian's dunk should be stopped by the center forward, so he quickly stepped aside to avoid being dunked.
Capela's defensive attitude is better than Harden's, with his right arm straightened, his eyes are completely on the basketball held by Xu Tian's right hand, and he wants to block the shot head-on.This is a task that no one has completed in the regular season, and it has not been completed in the playoffs.
Xu Tiantian had a fierce collision with Capela in the air, but his figure remained quite stable, and he calmly completed a strong dunk!
Capela was a little heavier than Xu Tian, but his strength was much weaker than Xu Tian's. He couldn't withstand the collision at all, and staggered out of the bottom line.That was enough to annoy him, but the referee soon blew his whistle and called him a blocking foul, which made him feel even worse.
Bickerstaff stood on the sidelines, touched his chin with his right hand, and decided to take the risk of using Howard to enhance the defensive deterrence inside.
Howard and Capela completed the rotation, and then stood on the right side of the free throw line, ready to compete for defensive rebounds.
Xu Tian's free throw percentage was even higher than Harden's, and he shot confidently and made hollow hits.
Kobe and Xu Tian looked at each other and saw the same thoughts in each other's eyes, so they gestured to Warren to foul Howard.
As soon as Howard returned to the court, before he did anything, he began to be fouled by the Lakers consecutively.
Bickerstaff couldn't solve the problem of Howard's inaccurate free throws, but he had to rely on him for inside defense.This is the weakness of stars with technical defects, and they will naturally be continuously targeted by opponents.
Harden stood at the top of the arc very frustrated, watching Howard make free throws.
Two free throws, all missed!
McGee took off easily, grabbed the defensive rebound, turned around and passed to Xu Tian at the top of the arc.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball from behind to avoid the counter-robber, dribbled the ball from the left to the frontcourt, and before Beverly posted it, he suddenly accelerated, directly forcing Beverly to chase and defend.But Xu Tian's attack was premeditated, and Beverly couldn't stop it at all.
Howard stood still in the penalty area, his legs were tensed, his right arm was stretched forward, and he was about to give Xu Tian a big hat.
Xu Tian exerted force with his feet, and his whole body seemed to be on a spring. Before Howard had time to take off, he quickly lifted into the air. Across Howard, who is 211 cm tall, he dunked hard with his right hand!
In order to avoid being buckled by Xu Tianqi, Howard stretched out his hands, but he still couldn't block Xu Tian's forward momentum, and was beaten into a tough 2+1!
The Staples Center is boiling instantly!
Alice was at home in Walnut City. She was sitting on the sofa watching the game. Seeing this scene, she almost jumped up from the sofa in excitement.
The effect of Xu Tian's dunking this time is definitely not as good as Kobe's riding dunk against Howard, but this is the playoffs, and this kind of goal has a huge effect on improving morale, and it is enough to cheer up the spirits of Lakers fans.
Howard realized that he was detained by Xu Tian, and there was a buzz in his mind, and there was a moment of blankness.The two Lakers players he hated the most made him look ugly.
Xu Tian landed on both feet and roared at Howard, not afraid of the possible conflict at all.
Howard was already angry, so he couldn't stand Xu Tian's behavior, so he threw his fist at him, wanting to hit Xu Tian in front of him.
Xu Tian's dynamic vision was excellent, and he quickly dodged Howard's swift punch. Just as he was about to hit him back with a heavy punch, he found that his arm had been held by several teammates, so he didn't make any follow-up actions.
The referee rushed into the field and stood between Howard and Xu Tian to avoid further development of the situation.
The Rockets pulled the angry Howard away to calm him down and avoid serious penalties.
The three referees walked to the technical stage and began to watch the slow-motion replay just now.After the foul was over, Xu Tian just roared to the sky to celebrate, but Howard couldn't hold back, he punched Xu Tian directly, and then Xu Tian dodged the heavy punch.
The Lakers discovered this phenomenon and knew that Xu Tian would probably punch back, so they quickly grabbed his arm to prevent this punch from coming true.But his forward action has already appeared, and it is still obvious that he wants to fight back against Howard.
The referee and the replay center personnel agreed on the result, directly gave Howard two technical fouls and sent him off the field.And Xu Tian threw his fist as a warning and was given a technical foul penalty.
(End of this chapter)