basketball kingdom

Chapter 86

The Lakers have been in good shape in the last few games, which has somewhat attracted the attention of the opponent team. At least Spoelstra worked hard and roughly figured out the weakness of the Lakers.

Spoelstra analyzed for a long time and came to the conclusion that the Lakers' back line players are crowded, the small forwards and power forwards are understaffed, and the centers who can play are generally slow.Except for Xu Tian, ​​who is difficult to deal with, most of the other players are relatively easy to defend, but he went the other way and focused on defending Xu Tian, ​​who was the most difficult to defend.

Winslow is the strongest defensive player Xu Tiankai has faced since the season. Even though it was only the first offensive round, he immediately felt a completely different offensive pressure than before.

Winslow is good at defense. He has a good prediction of Xu Tian's dribbling movements and rhythm changes. His tenacious defense like jelly candy didn't let Xu Tian get a chance to make a shot and surpass others.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball nimbly and tried his best to avoid Winslow's steal. He thought he could take advantage of Winslow's defensive miss to break in, but he immediately realized that his thinking was a bit naive.

Wade quickly defended in front of Xu Tian, ​​leaving no room for him to break through.

Xu Tian quickly understood that the Heat used a defensive strategy of unlimited switching and area double-teaming, completely focusing on him.

It's no wonder that Spoelstra carefully studied the video footage of the two games the Lakers lost, and concluded that the Lakers relied heavily on Xu Tian.Therefore, he basically believed that as long as Xu Tian could be restrained with all his strength, the Heat would have a high chance of winning.

The Lakers' opponents in the previous games were also aware of this, but they did not restrain Xu Tian.In addition to the reason why Xu Tian feels overwhelmed, those teams do not have outside defensive champions, which is also a crucial determining factor.

The Heat's situation is different from the other teams. They have Winslow who is responsible for defense, and they can limit Xu Tian.

Winslow and Wade flanked back and forth, blocking the space Xu Tian could operate and forcing him to pass the ball to his teammates.

Xu Tian had no problem passing the ball. He found Black, the only one who was open, and hit the ball to pass it.

The defender Black faced was once the bully of the Suns and the earliest violent power forward Amare Stoudemire.

Stoudemire (Stoudemire) is 208 cm tall and weighs 111 kg. His physical condition is similar to Black's, but his dynamic data and basic skills are much better than Black's.

Stoudemire has never been known for his defense in his career, but there is still no problem guarding Black, who has insufficient range.

Blake forced a layup with Stoudemire on his shoulders, and the basketball went off the board without even touching the basket.

Whiteside didn't get stuck, and took advantage of his wingspan to easily pick off the defensive rebound over Hibbert's head.

Dragic received a pass from Whiteside, dribbled the ball across half court, and passed the ball to Wade on the right.

Spoelstra's tactics on the offensive end are very clear, which is to find a way to force the Lakers to switch defenses and consume Xu Tian's energy infinitely.

Xu Tian was defending Winslow, so he came to the top of the arc to cover, allowing Xu Tian to switch to Wade who was holding the ball.

Wade is 193 centimeters tall and weighs 100 kilograms. He has excellent core and upper body strength. He dribbles and breaks slowly.

Xu Tian supported Wade behind him, felt a force stronger than Anthony, and moved back half a step involuntarily.

Wade advanced to 15 feet from the baseline to collect the ball and turned around and continued to shake. When Whiteside was about to violate the three-second violation, he shook Xu Tian away and hit a fadeaway jumper.

4-0!

Winslow was full of fighting spirit in his heart, and stayed in the frontcourt to conduct an urgent defense against Xu Tian, ​​so that Xu Tian felt the defensive pressure even when he dribbled.

Xu Tian knew exactly what his weakness was, so he decisively passed the ball to Clarkson and asked him to dribble for half court.

Clarkson has the ability to attack with the ball, and his defender is Dragic, so he decisively chooses to launch an offense.

Whiteside stood in the penalty area, eyeing Clarkson who was dribbling outside, preparing for the possible impact.

The offensive method Clarkson relied on was a breakthrough. He easily passed Dragic's defense and dribbled into the inside quickly, facing Whiteside's defense with a high throw.

Whiteside stretched the ape's arms lightly, and before the basketball reached its highest point, it was like holding the moon for nine days to get it in the bag.

Xu Tian clearly saw Whiteside's defensive range, and felt a little unbelievable in his heart. This feeling made him slightly stunned for a moment.

Winslow's full energy was on the game, seeing Whiteside get the basketball and start a fast break at the same time, ready to surprise the Lakers.

Xu Tian is good at transitioning from offense to defense, aware of what might happen, but his defensive reaction was slow for a few seconds, and he could only watch Winslow take off and dunk in the frontcourt.

6-0!

Clarkson, who was chasing Winslow, quickly picked up the basketball and wanted to take advantage of the Heat's loose defense to pass the ball to Xu Tian near the midfield.But he ignored Wade on the side, and his careless long pass was blocked.

Wade dribbled the ball, received the ball at the basket and passed Xu Tian, ​​who was trying to block the block, and hit the basket with his left hand.

8-0!

Scott stood up from the bench and made a three-point gesture with his left hand, indicating that the players on the field focused on Louis Williams.

Xu Tian used his skillful dribbling skills to avoid Winslow's mad dog attack, and slowly dribbled the ball across the half court.

Winslow had just been passed one second, and returned to Xu Tian desperately the next second, lowering his center of gravity and continuing to defend.

Black screened for Louis Williams on the wing, helped him run to the top of the arc, and successfully received a cross pass from Xu Tian.

Xu Tian first pointed to Clarkson with his right index finger, then pointed to the floor, and told Clarkson to cover for Lou Williams in a way that the Heat couldn't understand.

Clarkson took Dragic to the top of the arc, and after the pick-and-roll, successfully put Dragic on Lou Williams.

Louis Williams bent over the top of the arc and dribbled the ball while looking at the timer on the backboard. When there were 12 seconds left in the attack time, he started to forcefully break through Dragic.

With the Heat's Optimus Prime Whiteside in the penalty area, Louis Williams did not dare to step forward and chose a safe 15-foot mid-range shot.

The basket was blocked and missed!
Whiteside stuck Hibbert in the penalty area behind him, saw the timing and took off with his hands high, and easily won the rebound again.

Wade received a pass from Whiteside, made a quarterback-style long pass to the frontcourt, and gave the ball to Winslow, who was going down the frontcourt.

Xu Tian chased and defended quickly this time, kept up with Winslow, and kicked the ball out of bounds from him.

Scott was dissatisfied with the team's performance and took the opportunity to call a timeout to give the players a chance to adjust.

(End of this chapter)