basketball kingdom

Chapter 144 The Lakers' Advantage

After Xu Tian and other defensive players near the Blazers penalty area arrived, they fully jumped and threw the ball, leading Hibbert to complete the alley-oop cooperation.

The fans at the Staples Center have contributed too much enthusiasm to Xu Tian and George, and they really can't cheer for this dunk and celebrate with applause.

The day Hibbert learned that George was coming to the Lakers, he made the decision to apply for a trade after tossing and turning.Now he has a good chemical reaction with Xu Tian, ​​which makes him regret his decision to leave the team.

Unless the inside players have strong strength, it is difficult to have the right to control the ball.We all know that possession of the ball is a very important basis for a good performance. It is naturally something that inside players look forward to meeting a point guard who can pass the ball. Now that he has met a point guard, he has to leave the team, so he feels a little regretful.

After entering the regular season, Xu Tian gradually gained a sense of belonging, and the confusion in his heart of being in a foreign country has disappeared. At this time, he did not have any extra thoughts, and high-fived Hibbert, who was retreating, to celebrate his beautiful goal this time.

George doesn't like Hibbert very much, but he understands that the NBA is more like a job for players, and now he is in his beloved Lakers, barely hiding his emotions.What he thought was, since you can't be friends, let's treat them as colleagues.

McCollum took the serve and called the pick-and-roll again after dribbling halfway, using the cover to get rid of Xu Tian's oppressive defense.

George's defensive awareness and skills are excellent. He judged McCollum's travel route in advance and helped Nance Jr. who was about to switch defenses in place to block him.

McCollum had no confidence in breaking through George, and passed the ball decisively to Lillard, allowing the team leader to launch an offense.

Lillard observed George's defensive positioning, dribbled the ball to the right outside the three-point line, and pulled up to shoot a three-pointer.

Swish!
The point difference widened by one point again.

Lillard felt the quiet atmosphere of the venue, tapped his left wrist with his right index finger, and celebrated with the most famous celebration posture.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball across the half court, bent away from the defender's position, and looked for loopholes in the Blazers' defensive system.

The Blazers used a 3-2 zone defense, with Plumlee and Feng Lai guarding the penalty area, and the three players defended the three outside players of the Lakers.

Nick Young hadn't played for a long time and was still full of energy. With the help of Nance Jr.'s cover, he slipped from the weak side to the strong side, found a good offensive space, and successfully attracted the Blazers' defensive attention.

Xu Tian started dribbling at the same time, faked a pass to deceive Henderson's defensive attention, and made an emergency stop outside the three-point line to shoot.

Mike Breen watched the basketball go into the net and uttered the classic commentary "BANG" to add a footnote to the goal.

Although Brandon Roy is somewhat partial to the Blazers, he also understands the responsibilities of the commentator. He analyzed: "The three outside players on the Lakers field are all over 2 meters tall, and their shooting ability is very good. The Blazers have a lot of pressure on the perimeter defense. If they can't handle this well, the next offense and defense may not be easy to play."

Mike Breen agreed with his partner, saying: "Terry Stotts should probably use Al Aminu and try to increase the height of the perimeter players and see if it can make a difference on the defensive end. Xu committing two fouls is really rare."

"That's right! The Blazers are now leading by a big score. We must deal with this so that we won't be caught up by the Lakers."

Terry Stotts is quite satisfied with the current offensive and defensive performance, and has never thought about adjusting. He sat back on the coach's bench to watch the offense and defense of both sides.

Lillard dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, handed the ball to McCollum on the right, and continued to be in charge of the off-ball offense.

McCollum called the pick-and-roll, and launched the offensive tactics arranged by the coach step by step, slowly dismantling the Lakers' defense.

After all, the Lakers are a new lineup, and there will inevitably be loopholes in the defense, allowing McCollum to successfully break in.

Surprisingly, Hibbert became the last line of defense for the Lakers. He blocked the nimble and jumping McCollum like a giant, and blocked the flying basketball with his big hand.

Nance Jr. happened to be in the position where the basketball fell, easily got the defensive rebound, and quickly handed the ball to Xu Tian for disposal.

Lillard and Henderson knew that Xu Tiantui's counterattack was particularly powerful, so they quickly retreated to the backcourt to avoid being hit by the Lakers' fast-break counterattack.

Xu Tian did the opposite, dribbling the ball slowly to the frontcourt, allowing McCollum, who was chasing after him, to make a 21-foot mid-range shot.

The basketball rolled up the net flower with a spin, so that everyone present could clearly see where it was going.

The referee gestured that the goal was valid, added two points to the technical table, and then executed the timeout requested by Stotts.

Kobe looked at the time, communicated with Madsen next to him, and asked him to replace Nance Jr. with Thackeray.

Nance Jr. accepted the rotation adjustment, sat next to Clarkson, and asked, "Jordan, what do you think of my play?"

Clarkson's personality is not very lively, but he is very familiar with Nance Jr., and he rarely joked: "It's not bad, it's about half of mine."

Little Nance was amused by Clarkson's words and couldn't help laughing, but seeing Kobe's serious expression, he immediately coughed to cover it up.

Kobe knew that he shouldn't even interfere with the emotions of the players. He turned his head to watch the game, so that Nance Jr. and Clarkson would not feel the pressure to even talk.

Xu Tian judged Henderson's passing route in advance, made a steal in a diagonal stab, and converted the ball with the opportunity.

George, Nick Young and Hibbert attracted most of the Blazers' defensive attention, and Xu Tian cleverly took the opportunity to pass the ball to Thackeray, who was running down.

Thackeray felt the familiar touch of the surface of the basketball, and couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement. He collected the ball and took off like the wind under his feet, and was about to dunk against Noah Vonleh.

Noah Vonleh was frightened by Thackeray's aggressive appearance, thinking that he could really dunk in, and decisively blocked it with a pushing foul.

Xu Tian knew that Thackeray couldn't make a dunk from such a distance at all, so he was very lucky that Noah Von Lai made a foul and didn't waste his pass.

Thackeray scored, which is even rarer than Chinese New Year, which made domestic Lakers fans very excited and kept praising him.

There are many fans in the Staples Center who know the Thackeray terrier, and they shouted MVP at the free throw, making the atmosphere a little funny.

Thackeray felt the fans' enthusiasm for him, and he was full of strength, and he made two free throws steadily.

Lillard knew that he needed to fight back, and took the initiative to receive the serve across the half court, pick and roll with Noah Vonleh at the top of the arc, looking for a shooting space that could be shot.

The Trail Blazers are both better at shooting than breaking through. When they want to secure points, they will naturally use the most familiar offensive method.

Both Xu Tian and George knew this. They blocked Lillard from the left and the right. The two defensive gates closed and intercepted the ball cleanly.

Nick Young had already run to the frontcourt, received a pass from Xu Tian, ​​dunked lightly, and scored two points.

(End of this chapter)