lakers championship

Chapter 143 Purple Gold Glory
When the Lakers players were talking in the locker room, Walton took the assistants and kept 'eavesdropping' outside the locker room.

In his opinion, if the players did not collapse under the impact of the Warriors in the second quarter, it means that they are ready. It is better to let Tianyang guide him than to guide them. After all, it is better to teach people how to fish than to teach them how to fish .

In the end, the result was exactly what he thought, so he stood up and acted as a backup role.

And with what Walton said, the players have nothing to worry about?
They clapped together and chanted the slogan of 'Lakers Championship' loudly. Then Tianyang took the lead, and the whole team walked out of the locker room, as happy as they were holding a championship parade.

Walton walked behind the team with the coaching staff. As soon as he stepped into the player tunnel, assistant coach Brian Shaw approached him, "Are you really going to let them play according to their own ideas? The opponent is led by Durant. Warriors!"

"So what?" Wharton's lips curled up slightly, "In tonight's game, Tianyang led the Lakers back to the purple and gold glory. I should let them play casually. From now on, the Lakers will be a competitive team." team."

"Purple Gold Glory? Is it all about winning?" Brian Xiao rolled his eyes, thinking hard.

"No, Zijin Glory has absolute confidence and believes that it can defeat any opponent, even if it is facing a historically strong team with Durant, Curry, and Thompson." Wharton looked ahead with a determined expression.

"Why today?"

"Because in the previous five games, Tianyang was the only one thinking of how to defeat his opponent. Today, even Artest, who can't understand the game, Ingram, who basically doesn't speak, and Calderon, who never offends anyone, are all thinking of ways. "

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The halftime timeout ended and the third quarter began. Walton changed the lineup and sent 5 young players, Tianyang, Clarkson, Ingram, Randle, and Nance Jr., and the Warriors Cole directly sent the opening 5 starters. , namely Thompson, Curry, Durant, Green, Pachulia.

In the Time Warner commentary seat, Jamison stared at the data sheet and muttered to himself: "You may not believe it, the lineups of the two teams on the field have a total difference of 30 points per game, 12 fewer assists per game, and third. I'm afraid it's not easy to beat the festival."

James Worthy shook his head when he heard this, "The media has been promoting Wharton as an 'idea king' all day long. He sent five young people who can jump high and run fast without feeling tired. Maybe it will have a miraculous effect."

While the two were chatting, Nance Jr. served from the bottom line, Clarkson took the ball forward, crossed the center line, handed it to Tianyang immediately, and stepped forward to block Thompson.

Tianyang dribbled the ball to the right with the help of a screen, and faced Curry at 45 degrees from the three-point line. He immediately waved his hands to signal his teammates to disperse.

In an instant, except for Nance Jr. who was still standing in the low post on the left, the other Lakers players retreated to the three-point line, and the plan to play Curry singles in the locker room was half completed.

I saw Tianyang bent over and dribbled the ball under his hips, moving from slow to fast. After shaking continuously, he caught Curry's slight misalignment, and directly accelerated into the inside lane.Curry quickly reversed his body and moved sideways to pursue. He wanted Tianyang to stop and pull the ball back, step back from the three-point line, and use a neat shooting movement to push the ball suddenly.

The basketball hit the back edge of the hoop, bounced, bounced, bounced back and forth 3 times, and luckily fell into the hoop.

The Warriors attacked, and Curry took Green's baseline ball to the frontcourt. He failed to deceive Clarkson with two shot fakes, so he gave the ball to Durant, who had already been stuck in the short corner on the left.

Durant hung the ball around his waist with both hands, and faced Ingram sideways with his right shoulder in front. Before Ingram could adjust his defensive posture, he lifted the ball up with both hands first, and skillfully used the stunt 'Giant Swing'.

Ingram was not deceived, and withdrew his left hand on the opponent's waist ahead of time, and at the same time took a heavy shot of his raised right hand.

With a snap, the basketball hit the floor and Ingram made a successful cut.

But before the fans finished cheering, Durant picked up the basketball again with his long arms.

It's a little embarrassing for a rookie to cut the ball, and he is still the opponent's template.

In order to show his strength, he immediately took advantage of the ball and withdrew back, leaning back from the bottom corner for a three-point shot.

Durant's height and long arms, coupled with the backward movement, except for forced fouls, any other defensive strategy is futile.

But knowing what can't be done is the basic quality of an excellent defensive player.

For example, Knight and Mourning, knowing that Jordan and Carter's dunks are unstoppable, still take off and try to block the shot.

Ingram also has a heart to be a good defender, jumping up and out with his hands.

It's a pity that Durant threw the basketball out easily, and it seemed that nothing was affected, and everything was normal.

Only Tianyang ran to the basket ahead of time.Everyone was puzzled, and by the time they realized it, Tianyang had already grabbed the basketball.

It turned out that Durant was disturbed, he couldn't grasp the rhythm well, and he didn't stick to his shots. Tianyang accurately judged the basketball's landing point.

Pachulia under the basket and Thompson, who "doesn't know why Tianyang is running, just chase" subconsciously double-teamed Tianyang, but Tianyang turned around and raised his hand, and quickly passed the ball outside the three-point line to play with Green Randall.

Randall pushed forward with the ball, rushed forward, and brought the ball to the frontcourt one-stop. He was in the left elbow area, and he easily got rid of Green with a backward turning action, and finally layup with his left hand.

Green rushed forward to pull it, but the basketball went into the frame, and the whistle sounded at the same time, 2 points were valid and 1 penalty was added.

In the applause of the fans, Randall stood on the free throw line and made a steady hit and added a penalty.

The 14-point difference instantly narrowed to 8 points.

The Warriors attacked again, Curry dribbled the ball across half court, passed it to Durant at the top of the arc, and Pachulia stepped forward to pick and roll.

Nance Jr. switched defenses, Durant moved to the right with the ball, Green stepped forward to block Nance Jr., and Randall switched defenses immediately.

The typical Warriors' high-post double-block tactics, the Lakers themselves have played it, and Tianyang rushed to Nance Jr. to make a "backward" movement.

When Nance Jr. reacted, it was a bit late. Pachulia had already cut to the basket, and Durant also threw the ball over.

No matter how you look at it, it was Pachulia who scored 2 points for a layup or dunk, but Nance Jr., like Ingram, resolutely implemented the strategy set in the locker room during the halftime timeout, and stepped forward without hesitation. up.

Fortunately, Pachulia didn't move fast, and Nance Jr. took off two steps ahead of the free throw line.

With a sound of "Bang!", little Nance finished the pegboard hat almost parallel in the air.

The basketball rebounded and flew to the outside. Tianyang, Thompson, Ingram, and Durant pounced on it at the same time, full of eagerness like a cheetah chasing a syrup.

Ingram and Durant took the lead to touch the ball, and both fell to the ground during the fight.

Falling on the floor, Ingram ignored him, fought vigorously with both hands, and grabbed the ball in his arms, but both Green and Pachulia stood beside him, unable to pass the ball at all.

The situation was critical, Tianyang took the initiative to fall to the ground sideways, and at the same time clapped his hands and shouted to remind him that it could be passed to him.

Ingram quickly put the ball on the floor, pushed his fingers lightly, and the basketball rolled past the floor.

The players on the field are all tall and burly, and it is too difficult to bend down to grab the ball!

Tianyang grabbed the basketball with his right hand, sat up with his left hand, and pushed the ball forward with both hands before Thompson, Green, and Pachulia formed a siege.

Clarkson, who had been watching for a long time, rushed out like a super sports car with its clutch released.He grabbed the basketball in the middle circle, completely ignored Curry who was chasing and defending, and rushed to the basket with a push and luck.

One-handed buckle!Clarkson hit his chest and roared at Curry.

The difference between the two teams was only 6 points, and Cole waved and called a timeout.

Tianyang, who was sitting on the backcourt floor, was relieved. Randall, Nance Jr., and Ingram pulled him up, and the Staples Center roared with cheers like a tsunami.

At the Time Warner commentary booth, James Worthy closed his eyes, with an intoxicated expression on his face, "I'm back, I feel it, everything is back. The gorgeous, wild, and confident Zijin Glory is back. "

(End of this chapter)