lakers championship

Chapter 124 The Best of Both Worlds
Harden has been with the Rockets for 12 years. After becoming the boss, his scoring average per season has also soared from 25.9 points to 29.0 points with the continuous improvement of offensive skills.

Harden is proficient in using various offensive skills such as the European step, step-back, throwing shots, and drawing fouls. The only trick is to turn around and slip to the basket, just like a bus driver driving a truck. not good.

Tianyang also made up his mind to practice this trick after encountering Jordan Bell's high-intensity defense. Now he uses it to play Harden, and the sense of accomplishment is simply not too strong, so his smile comes from the heart.

But Harden turned a blind eye, beckoned for the ball directly, and drove it forward at high speed.

Tianyang chased and defended all the way, and the two stopped at the top of the arc and faced off again.

He was deflated three times in a row in front of a rookie. Not to mention Harden, the league's number one shooting guard, even an ordinary role couldn't swallow this breath, not to mention the boos from the Staples Center.

Must resort to tricks!

Harden quickly dribbled the ball under his crotch, and just as Tianyang showed a little space, he immediately dragged his strong body and squeezed in from the right side of Tianyang. When he reached the free throw line, he directly received the ball and started a three-step layup.

The basketball was completely exposed in the air, and Tianyang was about to wave his hands to hit the ball, but McGee took the first step.

'Beep' the referee whistled, Harden made two free throws, and McGee froze in place stupidly.

Tianyang shook his head repeatedly and sighed: "I really can't learn this trick..."

Two free throws were made, the Lakers attacked again, Calderon passed the ball in the middle circle, and Tianyang took it to the top of the arc.

D'Antoni beckoned from the sidelines, and the Rockets changed their defensive strategy.

Ariza ran to the top of the arc, arched his body and raised his hands, looking directly at Tianyang.

Ariza's defensive skills are two Gordon stronger than Harden.

Tianyang didn't dare to be negligent, and directly changed hands under the crotch to catch the cross-step dribble, seized the moment when Ariza turned around, and strode into the inside line from the left side with great strides.He's fast, but Ariza isn't slow either. As soon as he rushed into the paint, he was caught up.I wanted to make an emergency stop and retreat to shoot, but there was a Ryan Anderson in the short corner on the left.

In a blink of an eye, Tianyang collected the ball and turned forward, stepped in front of the free throw line and made a throw.

Before the basketball was released, Capela threw him to the ground.

The referee blows the whistle, 2 points are valid, and 1 penalty is added.

Tianyang lay on the ground and laughed again. It is impossible to learn to make a foul, but Naihe took the initiative to send it to the door.

TNT commentary.

O'Neill breathed a sigh of relief, "Honestly speaking, the turning around just now made me tremble with fear."

"Well, I should stop playing when I just come back." Kenny nodded and agreed, "There are still 81 games in the season."

"No, you should let it go." Barkley disagreed. "It's already 10 points and 1 assist. It's very possible to set a record. It's a pity to stop playing."

O'Neill gave a blank look, "Are you afraid of losing the bet and standing up to explain?"

Barkley spread his hands, "Do I look like that kind of person?"

on the field.

Tianyang made an additional penalty, and the Lakers led the Rockets by 12 points 5 to 7.

With 8 minutes left in the first quarter, Wharton was also struggling with whether to replace Tianyang in the first timeout.

Just thinking about it for a few seconds, Harden used the screen to get rid of Tianyang and hit a three-pointer.

He sighed slightly in his heart, there was no way to change it.

The Lakers attacked again, Calderon took the ball through the middle and lower, and was about to pass the ball, but Tianyang waved his hand to signal a tactic.

In Tianyang's view, he couldn't play singles alone, which would be tiring and destroy the team's chemistry.

Calderon immediately took the ball to the left wing.

At this time, Randall is at the top of the arc, Ingram is squatting on the right sideline, McGee is in the low position on the right, and Tianyang and Ariza are entangled in the short corner on the left.

The perfect quick-release formation under the screen, Calderon passed the ball directly to Randle at the top of the arc.

Randall raised the ball with both hands and pretended to pass to the basket, which successfully distracted the Rockets' defensive attention. After Calderon blocked Ariza and Tianyang retreated to the left sideline, he passed the ball directly.

Tianyang caught the ball and took off, but Gordon had no time to defend.

Open three-point shot, hit!
15 to 8, D'Antoni did not call a timeout, and the Rockets sent a baseline ball to attack.

Harden rushed forward with the ball at high speed, and Gordon blocked Tianyang without the ball.

Calderon, who switched defenses, couldn't even eat Harden's exhaust, so he directly defended against Harden's open three-pointer.

The same hit, the score was 15 to 11.

The Lakers attacked again, and Calderon passed the ball from the left wing to Randall at the top of the arc, and then ran to the short corner on the left, trying to create another chance for Tianyang to attack.

But Gordon was not a fool, he learned to be good after suffering a loss once, and quickly followed suit, taking advantage of the situation to stand in front of Tianyang.

Seeing that there was no chance to attack on the left, Ingram on the right sideline immediately rushed to the top of the arc, and made a hand-to-hand cooperation with Randall on the right wing.

But even so, he still couldn't get rid of Harden's pursuit, and Ingram could only dribble to the middle to break through.

When he reached the free throw line, he was immediately double-teamed by Gordon and Harden. He did not choose to force a layup, but distributed the ball to Tianyang who circled from the left line to the top of the arc.

Tianyang took the ball and took off, Ariza flew to defend.

Unexpectedly, Tianyang did not make a shot, but passed the ball back to Ingram, who slipped to the left short corner and was unguarded.

Ingram took the ball and hit the board with 2 points.

In this offense, the Lakers made a total of 3 large-scale runs and 5 large-scale passes, fully displaying Wharton's mobile offensive tactical system.

Walton on the sidelines nodded happily. He was very happy to see Tianyang take the initiative to direct his teammates to run tactics.

It is very easy to play and get rest, but also to activate teammates, it is the best of both worlds.

The Rockets attacked again, and Harden used the screen to get rid of Tianyang, rushed into the inside and scored a three-step layup.

Calderon beat his chest in frustration for letting Harden score points so easily.

Tianyang hurriedly comforted him, saying that defending against pick-and-rolls is not a one-man job, it must work together.

The Lakers attacked again, Calderon took the ball to the right wing, and Tianyang followed up in the middle.

After halftime, seeing Ariza's eyes, facing himself and staring at Calderon, and Gordon, who was defending Calderon, was about to move and try to press, Tianyang immediately took it to heart.

He made a tactical gesture directly at Calderon.

After Calderon nodded, he rushed over, making a look like trying to block Gordon.

Gordon was afraid that Calderon would use the cover to break through, so he subconsciously took a step to the right.

Unexpectedly, Calderon suddenly pulled the ball to the left and accelerated his sprint.

As a result, Gordon's defense was half a beat slower, and Ariza at the top of the arc had to move left to defend.

Calderon continued to dribble forward and rushed into the three-point line. Before Gordon and Ariza formed a siege, he hit the ball to Tianyang who followed up from the middle and reached the free throw line.

Tianyang instantly attracted the attention of Gordon and Ariza, but instead of shooting, he turned around and passed the ball back to Calderon who retreated beyond the three-point line.

For an open three-pointer, Gordon's dive had no effect, and he made a steady hit.

The score was 20 to 13, the Lakers led by 7 points, and D'Antoni called a timeout.

Tianyang and Calderon clapped hands in celebration, and the Staples Center was full of joy.

Wharton on the sidelines smiled, and Tianyang took the opportunity to play a perfect "trailer screen" cooperation. While scoring, it helped the frustrated Calderon regain his confidence.

It's the best of both worlds again!

　Will it be too long-winded to write tactics in such detail?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)