lakers championship

Chapter 148 I Can't Understand
Coming off the bench in the final quarter, Tianyang had 4 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, arousing the long-lost desire in the fans' hearts, but in a blink of an eye the game entered a timeout during the quarter, and the wonderful performance came to an abrupt end. It sounded generally helpless.

"He has found his form again, and there will be a good show tonight."

"It's been sluggish for three games, what should recover must recover."

"To be honest, his poor performance before has something to do with Walton's experimental lineup."

All kinds of comments from the fans came out one after another. On the Lakers bench, Walton also praised Tianyang vigorously.

In a blink of an eye, the timeout ended and the game continued. Both teams were still on the bench.

The Lakers attacked first, Tarek served from the baseline, and Calderon hadn't brought the ball past half court, Tianyang reached out for the ball in advance.

After getting the ball at the center line, Tianyang accelerated to start and single-handedly rushed to the top of the arc. Except for Temple, who was defending him, the other Kings players were still slowly looking for their positions.

Seeing this situation, Tianyang increased his speed again, forcibly dodged Temple and rushed to the free throw line.

At this time Willie finally reacted and wanted to intercept, but Tianyang started in three steps, pulled the bar in the air to avoid interference, and scored with a backhand.The speed is too fast, the entire attack process totaled 9 seconds.

Kings coach David Joerger was a little worried. He walked back and forth twice on the sidelines with his hands folded, and then stopped and pondered, as if he was struggling to make a certain decision.

The Kings attacked again, and Collison dribbled the ball to the top of the arc. After cooperating with Willie in a pick-and-roll, he used the screen to go to the basket from the left side.

Tarek was too slow to keep up, Nick Young stepped forward to defend, and Matt Barnston, who was in the short left corner, was unguarded.

Collison hit the ground ball, Tianyang went down from the left wing to defend, and Barnes scored Temple again.

Tianyang made an emergency stop and retreated. Temple made a fake shot and went straight to the inside. He immediately turned around and chased again.

He didn't pause at all, and was only one body behind Temple. The opponent seemed to be bluffed by his desperate defense, rushed to the basket and didn't dare to make a layup, but gave the ball to Willie who followed up.

Ordinarily, this level of defense has exceeded everyone's expectations, but he was still not satisfied, and rushed to Willy's side again, before the opponent made a shot, and double-teamed with Tarek who chased to the basket.

One of them guards the top and the other guards the bottom. Willie can't cast a shot or pass a pass.

Three seconds later, the referee blew his whistle, and an angry and frustrated Willie punched the air hard.

But it wasn't over yet, Tariq quickly stepped back to serve the ball under Tianyang's signal, Tianyang caught the ball and threw it with all his strength, and the basketball hit the frontcourt like a cannonball.

Nick Young, who ran across the center line ahead of schedule, picked up the basketball and scored an easy layup.

The Lakers led the Kings 28 to 20. David Joerger seemed determined and waved to the referee for a timeout.

In the TNT commentary seat, O'Neill said bluntly: "I don't understand Tianyang's style of play. Make up defense, double-team, command assists, you have to come here, play chaotic vanguard?"

Kenny nodded, "Well, he defended against three just now, a bit strong."

Barkley chuckled: "Young has been holding back for three games, and he has to vent. One defense against three is nothing. Maybe the scene of one defense against five and one against five will appear later."

The three chatted for a while, the timeout ended, and the game continued.

The Kings changed, except for Matt Barnes who continued to serve as shooting guard on the field, all other positions were replaced by the starting lineup, center Costa, power forward Cousins, small front Gay, and point guard Lawson.

On the Lakers side, except for Tianyang, other positions were also replaced as starters.

The king attacked first, Lawson took the ball to the frontcourt, waited for Cousins ​​to get a good position in the left elbow area, and immediately scored the ball.

The typical David-Joel style high-post support tactics, either Cousins ​​​​attacks himself, or passes it to someone else who runs out of opportunities without the ball, but as far as Cousins's eyes are staring at the rim, he is mostly attacking himself.

Sure enough, after the Kings ran around on the field, Gay struggled to get an empty cut and rushed to the basket with his hands raised, but Cousins ​​retreated and dribbled the ball back outside the three-point line, making a three-pointer shot.

Very unreasonable shot choice, but even if it hits, it is still hollow into the net.

The Lakers attacked, Clarkson dribbled the ball across half court, stopped on the right wing and scored the ball to the top of the arc.

Tianyang took the ball and took advantage of the trend, forcibly dodged Matt Barnes, who was old and in poor condition, slipped to the basket to face Costa's defense, turned his back to the hoop and hit a hook.

The Kings attacked again, the old routine, Cousins ​​received the basketball at the left elbow, and raised his right hand to make a pass.

McGee naturally didn't believe that he suffered a loss just now, so he stuck close to each other and never left.

I thought that Cousins ​​really passed the ball to the low post on the left, and Gay, who was cut in the air, caught the ball and scored a layup.

High position support tactics, scored two in a row, or Cousins ​​assisted, Wharton frowned on the sidelines, trying to find a solution.

The Lakers attacked again, and Tianyang asked for the ball to sprint ahead of time, but this time the king returned to defense very quickly.

The fast break failed, Tianyang landed on the left elbow and hit Costa with a misplaced back.

"Let him shoot, let him shoot" the players on the King's bench reminded Costa together.

This statement is true, because Costa's lateral speed is about the same as that of a snail. If Tianyang turns around and slips to the basket, he will definitely not be able to catch up. Why don't you let Tianyang shoot and bet that he can't make it.

Costa didn't pretend to compare, and immediately took a step back, only putting his right hand on Tianyang's back.

Tianyang was not polite, he immediately turned around and leaned back, and raised his right leg to block Costa.

Clang, clang, gear, the basketball hit the rim, rebounded twice in a row, and finally fell into the rim. The Lakers led 32 to 25 by 7 points.

The king attacked again, the old middleman brought a new routine, Cousins ​​got the ball in the right elbow area, and others watched him attack.

In the meantime, he continuously changed hands and dribbled the ball under his crotch. After the dangling McGee was on the verge of falling, he directly pulled out his hand.

It's very unreasonable, and it shouldn't be the choice of a big center at all, but McGee didn't react, and the basketball has been hollowed into the net.

All of them can be scored, or 3 in a row, and Wharton's brows furrowed even tighter.

The Lakers attacked again, Tianyang received the ball at the top of the arc, and after cooperating with McGee in the pick-and-roll, he went to the right with the help.

Naturally, Costa couldn't keep up. Guy in the short corner on the right defended and Tianyang scored the ball.

Ingram received the ball and took 3 steps in a row, but he couldn't get past Cousins ​​and had to split the ball again.

At the same time, Tianyang, who followed up, caught the ball and forced a layup against Cousins.

Although Cousins' defense is not good, but after all, he is under the basket, tall and strong, and poses a huge threat to attackers. When facing him, defenders must use certain skills, such as turning around in the air and pulling the bar.

But Tianyang squeezed Cousins ​​abruptly and threw the ball out.

Such a choice is completely incomprehensible, but he not only made a hit but also drew a foul.

With an additional penalty hit, the Lakers led 35 to 27 by 8 points, and Tianyang's performance was very tough.

Turning around, the Kings attacked again. No one expected that Cousins ​​received the ball at the top of the arc and directly made a three-pointer, and he actually hit it, forcing Wharton to call a timeout in advance.

In the TNT commentary scene, O'Neal's eyes widened, "What's the situation? Why is Tianyang always playing under the basket, but Cousins ​​has been playing outside? The two have switched offensive tactics?"

Kenny shook his head, "I don't understand it, but it's strange that they can still score."

Barkley also shook his head, "I don't know when, there has been a trend of center shooting 3-pointers in the NBA. Kenny is right, I don't understand it."

　The Lakers will form a fantasy lineup of James and Paul George this summer.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)