rpbooks Chapter 498 Adaptation
Chapter 498 Adaptation
Chapter 498 Adaptation
In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers and the Spurs were evenly matched under the leadership of Xu Tian.
Xu Tian played 12 minutes in the first quarter, scored 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. At the beginning of the second quarter, he sat on the bench to rest.
Kobe was very interested in coaching the team. Instead of coaching Xu Tian, he sat on the bench and watched the game intently.
Although Scott and Mark Madsen have delegated power, they are still the head coach and chief assistant after all. They are also discussing rotation and trying to win the game.If this game is lost, the big score in the series will become 1-3, which will be very unfavorable to the Lakers.
George's ability to hold the ball is not enough to deal with playoff-level defense, and Nick Young, who has the ability to attack independently, is not in a good state. During the period when Xu Tian was not on the court, the Lakers were unable to attack and were gradually led by the Spurs to 7 points. .
Scott did not adjust personnel, leaving this right to Kobe.
Kobe patted Xu Tian on the shoulder and said, "Xu, you go and replace Nick and help the team survive the first half."
Xu Tian handed the towel covering his knees to the caddy, stretched his leg muscles with both hands, and stood in front of the technical stage, waiting for the dead ball to return to the court.
George staggered and dribbled the ball, shot in a physical confrontation, and got a thug foul.This was the best way he could think of, and it was a last resort.
Xu Tian pointed to Nick Young, high-fived him, and stood at the top of the arc to watch George make free throws.
George made one of two free throws, the Lakers 44-50 the Spurs, with 6 minutes and 52 seconds left in the second quarter!
Xu Tian retreated to the top of the backcourt, looked at Ginobili who was dribbling, and lowered his center of gravity to defend.
Ginobili dribbled the ball with his left hand and made tactical gestures with his right to let his teammates move according to the tactics.He sat on the court for most of the first quarter, knowing that all the Spurs players are inferior to Xu Tian in personal ability. If they play hero ball, they will definitely not be able to beat the Lakers.
Popovich liked Ginobili very much. He sat back on the bench and watched the players attack according to the offensive tactics.
After the Spurs passed a series of passes, Danny Green finally passed to Aldridge in the penalty area, allowing him to complete an easy layup.
44-52!
Xu Tian received the serve in the backcourt, evaded the Spurs' urgent defense diagonally, trotted the ball to the frontcourt, and organized an attack at the top of the arc on the left.
Standing on the right side of George, he saw Xu Tian take the ball to the frontcourt, run along the baseline, and with the cover of Josh Smith, he came to the left corner.
Xu Tian hit the ground with his left hand and passed it straight to George.
The basketball was thrown directly by George, and it rolled and fell into the net!
47-52!
Since this is an away game, there is no sound in the stadium, which makes it impossible for this kind of ball to rise.
Xu Tian and George clapped their hands, and then stood on the left and right sides of the backcourt respectively, marking the offensive players they were responsible for defending.
Ginobili didn't forget to target George, and passed the ball to Kawhi Leonard again, letting him go to George, who was physically exhausted in singles with the ball.
Kawhi Leonard dribbled the ball and pushed forward, going to a deep position, strong against George's defense, turned over and made a jumper.
George knew he was in foul trouble, paid attention to his defensive actions, and avoided the physical confrontation before Kawhi Leonard turned over, allowing the latter to get a huge offensive space.This kind of defense will basically have no effect.
Kawhi Leonard made a steady shot and hit the bullet frame!
47-54!
Kobe grasped the timing of calling timeout, made a timeout gesture, and showed it to the referee.
When Xu Tian heard the whistle, he looked at the referee's gesture and knew that it was a timeout whistle. He walked with George and said, "Paul, your defense was very soft just now. I think you will be criticized by Kobe."
George is a strong defensive player. After thinking about it for a while, he knew that he had made a big mistake on the defensive end. Although Xu Tian did not blame him, he was indeed reminding him that his performance was not good enough.
Kobe attached great importance to the attitude of players. As Xu Tian expected, he first criticized George's defense, saying that he was not confrontational, which was basically equivalent to sending points to Kawhi Leonard.Then the tactics were arranged, allowing Clarkson and Josh Smith to increase the offensive running and strive for more opportunities to run.
Xu Tian has unsolvable offensive ability, but it is impossible to maintain high intensity throughout the game.That way, in the high-intensity playoffs, is extremely exhausting.
Every time Popovich pauses, he will first emphasize the defense against Xu Tian, so that players close to him should provide assistance in the first time, and don't let Kawhi Leonard defend alone.After finishing this point, he asked the team to continue the impact on George, trying to take advantage of the home court and make him receive more fouls.
The coaches can only adjust the tactics, and it is the players who actually implement them. As for what effect they can achieve, they still need to be tested by the game.
After the cheerleaders exited the field, players from both sides returned to the field to continue the game.
Xu Tian received the sideline ball from the backcourt, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt with his left hand, used his non-dominant hand to avoid part of Kawhi Leonard's defense, and broke through to the left, which made him feel uncomfortable.
Patty Mills happened to be on the left side of Xu Tian. He couldn't think of a good way to defend. He kicked the ball with his left foot and kicked the ball out of bounds.
The referee blew his whistle and blew a kick violation.
Lakers frontcourt ball!
Xu Tian started grabbing positions near the free throw line. He had to get to a deep position, received a serve from Josh Smith, turned around and hit Kawhi Leonard behind him, turned around and pulled up easily, and made a steady fallback jump shot with both hands!
Bin Go!
49-54!
Popovich felt that Xu Tian was very slack on the offensive end, but the more he did, the better he felt.This is the unique rhythm of top shooters. It is impossible for Xu Tian, who has kept the 180 club in the playoffs, to not have it.
Popovich reminded Danny Green to let him flank Xu Tian without the ball, and not to give this kind of offensive space.This is an unbearable offense for the Spurs.
Kawhi Leonard spent a lot of energy defending Xu Tian, and his offensive performance inexplicably declined. Although he also played George in a post-up single, his success rate plummeted.
Xu Tian was not relentless. As long as the Spurs double-teamed, he used Josh Smith to cover the breakthrough. Instead, he fouled Aldridge twice in a row and beat him down.
The Spurs' defense basically had no effect on Xu Tian. Not only was the efficiency extremely high, but also the organization of the offense was extremely smooth. They led the team to catch up with the score and brought the two sides back to the same starting line at the end of halftime.
Mark Jackson described Xu Tian's turnaround jumper like Jordan, which aroused opposition from Stan Van Gundy. The two debated for a long time, and finally disagreed.
Kawhi Leonard took on too many tasks on both ends of the offense and defense, exhausted his physical strength, and added a lot of water during the intermission.
Popovich didn't say it clearly, but he could clearly feel that Xu Tian felt very comfortable with the playoffs, as if he had entered another field.In that field, probably only the top ten players in history have been there.
(End of this chapter)