basketball kingdom

Chapter 195 Halftime High Score
Thackeray was limited by his personal ability, and his performance far beyond the standard could not be continued. Coach Stevens only called a timeout to successfully restrain him.

Coach Stevens is the most handsome coach in the league. Thanks to his fair face and excellent coaching skills, he has gained many personal fans.This is commendable for the coach.

Scott changed his offensive tactics, allowing Kobe to serve as the core of the offense, while George and Xu Tian helped cover and open up space.

Coach Stevens replaced Thomas Jr. again, and played at the end of the second quarter with the stronger and taller Marcus Smart, trying to ensure that the game would not enter garbage time.

75-59, with 2 minutes and 58 seconds left in the second quarter.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball across half court, and after Avery Bradley posted it, he passed the ball to Kobe on the left.

Kobe has played the role of terminator on the offensive end countless times in his career. He is very familiar with the positioning of the offensive core, directly entering the track, and defending his Evan Turner in dribble singles.

Evan Turner's defensive habits are very good. Although he is not a top defender, he will not make big mistakes and always stay between Kobe and the basket.

Bryant has lost the athleticism of his prime and replaced it with the experience accumulated over years of training, using skillful dribbling and fake moves to deceive Evan Turner's defense.

There is always a sparseness in a hundred secrets!
Evan Turner was fired by Kobe's shot fake and instantly lost his favorable defensive position.

Bryant used his right foot as the axis, turned around and distanced himself from the jumping Evan Turner, and made a picturesque fadeaway jumper.

Swish!
77-59, the Lakers lead extended to 18 points.

Marcus Smart receives the serve, trots across half court, and puts the ball at Evan Turner's disposal.

Xu Tian is in charge of defending Marcus Smart. Relatively speaking, the task is the easiest. By the way, he observes the running positions of the Celtics players and is ready to go over to defend at any time.

George was guarding Evan Turner.

Evan Turner was unable to find a breakthrough route and passed the ball to Amir Johnson on the left.

Amir Johnson faced Josh, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and was about to raise his hand to make a foul, but before he picked up the ball, he took a shot of the basketball with one hand.

Xu Tian keenly predicted Amir Johnson's offensive choice, took advantage of his unpreparedness to come to the penalty area, and cut off the basketball.

George's position was not far from the top of the arc, and he immediately turned and ran towards the frontcourt, ready to receive Xu Tian's pass.

Xu Tian made a quarterback-style long pass and gave the ball to George.

George's dribbling speed was no slower than Evan Turner's off-ball speed, and he gradually opened up the distance to get a 1-on-0 chance in the frontcourt.

Avery Bradley didn't perform well in this game and was very depressed. He suddenly accelerated and rushed behind the jumping George, pushing George out of the baseline.

The referee blew his whistle in time to avoid conflicts.

Both Kobe and Josh were running to the frontcourt, and quickly ran to George to see if he was injured.

George lay on the ground, panting heavily, answered Kobe's inquiry, then grabbed the hands of two teammates and got up from the ground, ready to execute free throws.

Xu Tian stood at the top of the arc, taking advantage of the stagnation of offense and defense on the field to rest.

Bryant stood with his hips on the sidelines, talking with Scott in a low voice to determine the details of offensive and defensive tactics.

Scott was well prepared and responded to Kobe with fluent answers, which made the main player look at him with admiration.

George tried to extend the preparation time before taking the free throw as much as possible, so that his teammates could take this opportunity to take a break.

Coach Stevens finally decided to give it a go. Before the second free throw was executed, Thomas Jr., who had just been replaced, was sent to replace Avery Bradley, who was not good at attacking.

George also made the second free throw.

79-59, the Lakers lead by 20 points.

Thomas Jr. took the serve, dribbled quickly across half court, and called for Kelly Olynyk's pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.

Kelly Olynyk moved a little under his feet, and stuck Xu Tian firmly with his arms, creating space for Thomas Jr. to attack.

Tyson Chandler couldn't keep up with Thomas Jr., so he could only take half a step to avoid being passed directly.

Thomas Jr. dribbled the ball laterally, saw Evan Turner in the air cut, hit the ground and passed the ball.

Evan Turner catches for a layup!

Easy and freehand!

79-61!

Xu Tian received the serve, dribbled the ball across half court calmly, and continued to pass the ball to Kobe.

Kobe and Evan Turner took two elbows when they were fighting for the position. The desire to attack in their hearts was high, and they turned into bloodthirsty black mambas, dribbling the ball to attack the inside.

Kelly Olynyk bet on Bryant's inability to pass the ball, blocked the drive line early, and successfully contributed a block.

Kobe picked up the basketball and forced another layup.

Evan Turner prepared ahead of time and gave Bryant another hot pot.

Kobe picked up the basketball and continued to force the shot.

BI~

Thug foul by Evan Turner.

Bryant gritted his back molars and high-fived his teammates who came to celebrate.

The audience at the North Shore Garden Arena forgot that Kobe was about to retire, and booed him neatly and loudly to him standing on the free throw line.

Kobe also likes to play in a hostile atmosphere. The deafening noise reaches his ears and instantly turns into a stimulant, which makes his spirit extremely exciting.

Two free throws were made, still 20 points behind.

81-61!

In the second quarter, there is only time for the last attack.

Boss Jin finished playing golf with his business partners, and it was already past 10 o'clock in the evening. When he returned home and saw the score displayed on TV, he thought that the third quarter was coming to an end.When I saw that it was the second quarter, I was really surprised and asked Alice, "Xiao Ming, how did the Lakers score so many points tonight?"

"The overall feeling is good, and Xu Tian has scored 36 points."

"Yo! That's a big explosion." Boss Jin quickly sat down on the sofa and quietly watched the final attack of the first half.

Thomas Jr.'s breakthrough attracted the defense of three Lakers players, causing Amir Johnson to be emptied.

Xu Tian judged that Thomas Jr. would pass the ball to Amir Johnson, but his position was far from the left side, and he could only watch Amir Johnson take a three-pointer.

The goal light is on!

At the end of the first half, the Lakers 81-64 Celtics.

Coach Stevens saw the difference of less than 20 points, got up and walked to the player tunnel, circling various coping strategies in his mind.

Xu Tian and George were at the end. They discussed the defense just now and pointed out their respective problems.

Josh understood that he missed someone in the defense just now, so he quietly listened to the conversation between George and Xu Tian, ​​trying to find as many mistakes as possible.

Kobe was quite satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, and walked quickly into the player tunnel, ready to enter the locker room to discuss the offense and defense in the second half.

Scott and Madsen walked ahead, also discussing offensive and defensive tactics in the second half.

Thomas Jr. looked at the scoreboard above the stadium before walking into the player tunnel. He was a little frustrated with the 17-point difference. He lowered his head and walked through the player tunnel as quickly as possible to avoid being caught by the camera.

(End of this chapter)