rpbooks Chapter 445 Immediate Results
Chapter 445 Immediate Results
Chapter 445 Immediate Results
In the night sky of Houston, the stars were obscured by the dark clouds blown by the cold wind. Only a few seconds later, a heavy rain fell on the city again.There were no pedestrians outside, and the aerial photography machine illuminated the heavy rainy night sky, giving people an indescribable sense of melancholy.
The destructive lights of the Toyota Center Arena penetrated the dark rain curtain and brought some light.Giving people hope, but with a bit of uncertainty.
After the timeout ends, players from both sides return to the field to continue the game.
Lakers frontcourt ball!
Warren stood on the sideline of the front court, received the ball from the referee, and then passed it to George who came out of the pocket.
Xu Tian played an off-ball screen with Josh Smith at the top of the arc on the left, and moved from left to right, prompting the Rockets to switch defenses without grabbing.
Beverly didn't think about giving up his defense against Xu Tian, and went up to bypass the screen, regardless of Josh Smith, who was going down without the ball, and Capela, together, pinched Xu Tian without the ball.
George has organizational skills to some extent. Seeing Josh Smith who was emptied, he directly hit the ground and passed the ball to complete a cooperation.
Basketball is a five-person sport. Everyone on the court is important, and there is no distinction between who scores more and who scores less.
Josh Smith caught the ball with both hands, facing Capela's supplementary defense, let his right arm spread out like wings, and completed a gliding dunk!
18-6!
Howard failed to complete the block, slapped his hands regretfully, and looked at the scoreboard above the stadium, somewhat worried.
Harden still took the ball to the front court, dribbled the ball with his left hand, and before Xu Tian's defense came over, he passed the ball directly to D'Angelo Russell on the left.
D'Angelo Russell receives the pass, moves laterally off Warren, and hits a jumper for a [-]-pointer.
Howard turned around and stuck McGee, occupying the absolute advantage of the penalty area, waiting for the basketball that was about to fall.
D'Angelo Russell had just entered the court, and he hadn't felt the shot yet. The basketball he shot hit the front of the basket and bounced into the hands of Xu Tian who was standing at the free throw line, and he directly received the defensive rebound.
George quickly ran towards the frontcourt. Just as Xu Tian wanted to throw the ball to him, he was hit in the arm by Beverly, who was defending beside him, and the ball was also thrown out of his hand.
The referee whistled and whistled Beverly for a defensive foul.This is his third foul of the game.
Bickerstaff didn't have much to do. He called Jason Terry to his side and asked him to replace Beverly.This is a four-quarter game, and there is still a long time to play, and Beverly still needs to be protected.
Beverley was a bit annoyed at the timing of his cut, but he didn't try to challenge the referee, high-fived Jason Terry and went back to the sideline to rest.He never thought that he could completely defend Xu Tian with his own strength, but he never thought that he would be beaten so embarrassingly. This frustrated his self-esteem a bit, so he seemed very silent.
Bickerstaff is now in a state of desperation, unable to take into account the feelings of the players at all, standing on the sidelines, nervously watching the Lakers attack.
The backcourt combination of Jason Terry, D'Angelo Russell and Harden suddenly dropped a notch in defensive ability, the double-teaming was not firm enough, and was directly broken by Xu Tian.Stop at the free throw line and hit another shot from the mid-range!
20-6!
Darrell Morey once strongly advocated the swap deal between Xu Tian and D'Angelo Russell. Now he doesn't want to face this matter. He didn't come to watch the game tonight.But he is the general manager of the Rockets, and he is still very concerned about the team's performance. He posted a tweet, implying that the referee was helping the Lakers. Most of the comments on Twitter were Rockets fans, and they supported Morey's point of view.
On the offensive end, Harden continued to dribble the ball under his crotch, trying to use the rhythm to deceive Xu Tian's defense, but he couldn't completely get rid of the retreat and was interfered by Xu Tian's shooting.
Shoot the iron!
Howard was in a favorable position. He originally got the rebound, but it was picked up by McGee behind him. When the two fought again, McGee, who was taller and more wingspan, won and protected the defensive rebound.
Xu Tian received a pass from McGee, quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, felt the sudden reduction in defensive intensity, made a jumper on the move, and completed a relaxed and pleasant three-pointer.
The basketball pierced the night sky, like a star, and fell into the net with precision!
23-6!
Toyota Center Arena, everything is silent!
Popovich was sipping red wine in a good mood, but when he saw Xu Tian's explosive scoring performance at the start, he was so shocked that he forgot that he was still holding the wine glass in his hand, and accidentally dropped it on the floor.For this reason, he was also sad for a while.
The Spurs fans didn't want to meet the Lakers, they were all supporting the Rockets, hoping they would advance to the second round, seeing Xu Tian hit an unreasonable three-pointer, similar to the Rockets fans at the scene, immediately fell silent.
Bickerstaff couldn't stand the terrifying offensive and defensive rhythm of the Lakers, so he called a timeout for the third time, and then made adjustments.He took the risk to change Ariza back to the court, at least he can match Xu Tian in height, and the rest are really too reluctant.
The Lakers made personnel adjustments, allowing Xu Tian, who was in full form, to stay on the field alone to lead the team, replaced George to rest, and waited to lead the starting lineup to play the transition.
Scott's tactical arrangement is very simple, do a good job in zone defense, double-team Howard and Capela inside the area, and foul Howard when necessary, making him unable to complete the shot.
The tactics on the offensive end are simpler, give the ball to Xu Tian, and don't worry about the rest.
TNT's Amy Johnson, Barkley, Kenny Smith and O'Neal were also analyzing the game in real time. Several people expressed similar opinions, that is, the existence of Xu Tian has greatly improved the strength of the Lakers on both offensive and defensive ends .This is what they call "the role of MVP".
Mike Breen and Stan Van Gundy are also analyzing, analyzing the shortcomings of the Rockets lineup, and believe that their depth on the front line is not enough, so that no one can match Xu Tian on the defensive end except Ariza.This is the biggest flaw of their lineup. If they want to deal with Xu Tian, they must have a good forward defensive player.
George sat on the sidelines and carefully observed every movement of Xu Tian's defense to see if there was anything worth learning from.It's a pity that the Rockets didn't challenge Xu Tian's defense, so he didn't get the chance to watch.
D'Angelo Russell failed to withstand Clarkson's physical confrontation, was strongly delayed during the march, and barely completed the shot.
McGee was in ambush for a long time, showing his running and jumping ability without a doubt. He took a vigorous shot of the basketball with his right hand and gave D'Angelo Russell a big hit.
Xu Tian has an excellent sense of position, and he is on the route of the basketball's whereabouts, easily getting defensive rebounds.
Ariza made two fouls on his back, so he felt a little more burdened, and he didn't dare to make a foul to prevent Xu Tiantui from counterattacking.Fortunately, his teammates helped him pull an off-ball player, which made him break free from this predicament.
The fans in the Toyota Center Arena broke out emotionally, unable to vent their anger on the Lakers players, they had to boo neatly and gave it to the three referees of the game.
(End of this chapter)