lakers championship

Chapter 157 Jordan Bird
Anyone can see that Ingram is lost, perhaps because of the rookie wall, or because the opponent is too strong.

In any case, his performance so far in this game, 2 of 0 three-pointers, 8 of 2 two-pointers, 4 points and 3 baskets, is completely unworthy of his status.

If you consider that Tianyang sacrificed his own data to play for him, it would be a disaster.

After three quarters, the Lakers trailed 68 to 89 by 21 points.

There is a chance of a comeback, but the opponent is a seasoned Spurs team, and with Popovich leading so much, but still allowing Leonard to defend Tianyang, the chance is about zero.

During the timeout, all the Lakers in the Staples Center left the field. They couldn't bear to see the miserable situation of the home team. The remaining fans had only one wish, and that was to see SkyOcean get another 40+.

This goal is very close, Tianyang has scored 34 points, as long as he is willing, 40+ is easy to catch.

...

With the sound of the broadcast booster in the final quarter of the game, Tianyang, Ingram, Clarkson, Randall, and Nance Jr. stepped onto the court one by one.

The Lakers attack first, Nance serves from the bottom line in the backcourt, and Clarkson takes it and passes it directly to Tianyang.

All the way to the frontcourt, stopped at the top of the arc, and waited for Nance to pick and roll, before Tianyang speeded up and dribbled the ball to the left.

It was David Lee who switched defenses. He was a bit behind in his footwork, but he was not in a hurry to break through, because the cautious Popovich still put Leonard on the court, and he would inevitably encounter a siege when he broke into the inside.

Anyway, there is no chance, it is better to let Ingram attack one by himself.

Thinking again and again, Tianyang stopped suddenly and chose to hit the ground to pass the ball.

The basketball bounced off the floor at a 90-degree angle and flew into a short corner to the left, where it landed unmistakably in Ingram's hands.

Ingram, who was clearly off the mark, seemed very surprised by the pass.

At the same time, the few fans at the scene also complained.

Especially the fans who were close to the sidelines, the words they spoke flew onto the field without any cover.

"Come on, why don't you come by yourself?"

"Please! We're looking at 40 points, not blacksmithing."

"If you don't break through, I'll cancel the season ticket when I get home later!"

There are many kinds of complaints, some are false and some are true.

At first glance, it seems that they are complaining about Tianyang, but when they think about it carefully, they are actually dissatisfied with Ingram.

Ingram, who was holding the ball, heard these words and almost forgot to continue to attack.

At this moment of hesitation, Leonard launched the 'Death Coil' and easily stole it.

The fans at the scene sighed for a while, probably another fast break dunk.

At this time, only Tianyang can defend. As long as he retreats to the backcourt to slow down the rhythm and let the rest of the Lakers catch up, he should be able to defend the Spurs' fast break.

Tianyang had already retreated to the center line, but he stopped suddenly and rushed forward in a daze.

The two met two steps away from the three-point line. Tianyang made a steal, and Leonard twisted his foot and changed direction.

Changing direction generally requires slowing down, and changing direction without slowing down like Ross does too much damage to the knees.

After Leonard slowed down, Clarkson posted it immediately, Tianyang smiled slightly, and the plan was completed.

He never thought about stealing, the only purpose was to force Leonard to slow down.

The fast break failed, and the Spurs could only attack on the ground. After the two sides switched defenses continuously, Tianyang faced Leonard.

"One-on-one! One-on-one! One-on-one!" The fans who watched the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal shouted collectively.

The two agreed tacitly, and signaled their teammates to pull away, and the cheers of the fans reached their peak.

Considering that the opponent is heavy, strong, fast, and stable in possession of the ball, and has no advantage in passive defense, Tianyang decided to take the initiative to defend with all his strength to set an example for other teammates.

So, as soon as Leonard raised his shoulders and stepped to the left, he immediately rushed up.

Leonard stopped abruptly and turned to the right, Tianyang also stopped at the same time and stretched out his left hand to press.

It was thought that Leonard pulled the ball back again with his strong physical coordination ability.

Just when everyone thought there was nothing to do, Tianyang rushed to grab the ball.

Grab it, in order to avoid scrambling for the ball, Tianyang made a time-out gesture.

The referee blew the whistle, the Lakers timed out, Leonard stopped in a daze, and looked up at the big screen after a while, as if he was trying to confirm how Tianyang completed the steal.

...

When he got off the court, Wharton didn't say anything, he knew Tianyang had something to say.

"BI, do you remember our matchup at the Reyland Stadium?"

Ingram thought for a moment, then nodded.

"At that time, I used the method of stealing Leonard just now to steal one of you, and then suspended your Duke University."

Ingram scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.

"Now I use the same method to steal Leonard. Do you know what this means?"

Ingram shook his head.

"This means that in my eyes, you are as powerful as him, forcing me to use the strongest move. If one day the management wants to exchange you with him, I will be the first to disagree."

Ingram was at a loss, the other Lakers players were stunned, and Walton was also a little bit numb.

"As long as you are brave and make good technical moves, you can still score points on his head, and you can also defend him alone, just like defending Durant a few days ago. Leonard is not as difficult as Durant. Guard against it?"

Ingram's breathing accelerated, but he still didn't know what to say.

"After the game restarts, I will pass the ball to you. You just play singles. If you can't score, I will grab rebounds for you. Clarkson will grab rebounds for you. Randle will grab rebounds for you. Nance will grab rebounds for you. , all of us can help you rebound, right?"

"Yes! I average 0.8 offensive boards per game, and try to grab one for you!" Nick Young took the lead in shouting, and then other Huren players nodded.

"Okay! I'll try my best." Ingram said with his head down.

...

The timeout is over, and the Lakers play in the frontcourt.

Nance served from the left sideline, Tianyang took the ball to the right wing, and handed it to Ingram.

I saw Ingram's left foot as the axis, bending slightly, holding the ball with both hands near his right knee, facing Leonard sideways.

After consecutive tentative steps with his right foot, he raised his hands to shoot, and Leonard immediately leaned forward to block the shot.

"Bang!" The shot hit the iron, Nance Jr. jumped up to grab the rebound, and immediately passed back to Ingram after landing.

After performing the same move, Ingram strode to the free throw line, and Leonard clung to it.

When he got to the position, Ingram made an emergency stop to make a hook shot.

"Bang!" Another shot hit the iron, and the basketball rebounded and flew to the right half.

Tianyang aimed at the position, rushed to the short corner on the right with all his strength, successfully grabbed the basketball under the interference of Kyle Anderson and Mills, then turned around and jumped, and passed the basketball to Ingram.

"WTF!!!" The fans at the scene were all crazy. They really couldn't figure out why the offensive rebounds Tianyang and Nance had worked so hard to grab were passed to the team who missed 7 shots in a row and was intercepted once in the middle. Ingram.

The fans have not yet come up with an answer. Ingram hit Leonard from the free throw line and strode to the basket.

One-handed hack!

Finally scored a goal, but the fans still shook their heads dissatisfied, there are still 19 points to chase.

The Spurs attacked, and Leonard singled Ingram on the left elbow.

There is no tentative step, just walk close to the body and forcefully go to the basket.

Ingram suddenly withdrew, and Leonard stopped the ball and pulled it out.

With a "snap", Ingram successfully blocked the shot.

Tianyang rushed up to grab the basketball like lightning, and sprinted all the way to the right wing at high speed. After attracting the Spurs' defensive attention, he immediately passed the ball to the free throw line.

Ingram, who followed up from the middle, picked up the basketball, took three steps in a row, raised his long right hand against Leonard, and completed another dunk. At the same time, the referee whistled and he received an additional penalty.

The sideline commentary seat.

Mike carefully took off his glasses, wiped them and put them on again, "Mitchell, just this round, Ingram defended the block and Tianyang quickly made an assist. It reminded me of the scene when I watched the Bulls game. I seemed to see Jordan and Pippen."

Mitchell-Thompson shook his head with a smile, "I'm afraid you read it wrong. Judging from the offensive and defensive levels of Tianyang and Ingram, they are more like Jordan and Bird."

　Ask for a ticket at the third watch

　　
　
(End of this chapter)