lakers championship

Chapter 158 There Are Many Problems
Amidst the cheers of the fans, Ingram added a free throw, and the Lakers were 73 to 89, 16 points behind.

The point difference was quite large, but with 10 minutes left before the end of the game, the cautious Popovich asked for a timeout, and then replaced all the Spurs starters.

Gasol served from the bottom line in the backcourt, and Parker led the forwardcourt. When he reached the top of the arc, he beckoned for a pick-and-roll. With Alder's cover, he drove to the basket at the speed of a French sports car.

The Lakers all shrank, and Parker immediately lost the space for a layup. He could only circle from the baseline, ran to the left half, and then passed the ball to the left sideline.

Leonard received the ball and rushed forward. Seeing Ingram strode back, he immediately jumped up.

Mid-range shots, hard shots.

Nance and Gasol took off at the same time. One was strong and the other had a long arm. The two confronted in the air and dialed the basketball to the outside.

Tianyang took a good look at the landing point, quickly rushed to the basketball, and fought with Green.

This time there was no suspense, Tianyang relied on better bounce, easily caught the basketball, landed and turned around and ran wildly.

Ingram quickly played on the left side at the same time, and the two played 2V1 Leonard in the frontcourt.

You pass me, I pass you, making the two-time best defensive player exhausted, and finally Ingram scored a backhand layup.

With only 14 points left, Popovich stood up from his chair, pressed his hands down, and signaled to slow down.

Parker nodded to express his understanding, and while dribbling the ball to the frontcourt, he directed the team to run.

At the top of the arc, there was no pick-and-roll, nor did he break through by himself. Instead, he controlled the ball and hovered around the top of the arc.

After Adelaide got a good position in the low post on the left, Parker raised his hands and lobbed the ball steadily.

Ade catches the ball and faces Randall with his back. After testing left and right, he turns forward, takes a diagonal step into the paint, and meets Nance Jr. to help defend and make a hook shot.

Hit, point difference back to 16 points, 9 minutes left before the end of the game.

Walton on the sidelines paced back and forth with his hips akimbo. These two rounds lasted for a full minute. The Spurs' snail-like offensive rhythm not only virtually resolved the Lakers' defensive tactics of shrinking the inside line, but also eroded the Lakers step by step. Hope for a comeback.

During the timeout at halftime, he had already given up hope of winning the game and wanted to do his best to help Ingram regain himself, but because of Tianyang's exciting speech, the time for Ingram to recover himself was greatly advanced, and the Lakers got A glimmer of hope of winning.

Walton wants to win, but he is afraid that commanding the team to play fast will make Ingram, who has just recovered, lost again.

On the field, Clarkson dribbled the ball to the left wing and was about to hand it over, but Tianyang waved him down.

Clarkson nodded, passed the ball to Randall at the top of the arc, and ran to the short corner on the left to cover for Tianyang, thinking about a mobile offensive tactic.

But the seasoned Spurs have played too many times against the Warriors with the strongest mobile offensive tactics. It is no exaggeration to say that the team is familiar with it. Clarkson has not yet reached the position, and Green has begun to circle the front to defend Tianyang. At the same time, Parker also Slow down and be ready to switch at any time.

There was no chance on the left, and Ingram on the right immediately started from the bottom corner. With the help of Nance's off-ball screen in the right elbow, he got rid of Leonard and rushed to the right 45 degrees.

Randall immediately passed the ball, Ingram caught the ball and raised his hand to shoot. Gasol, who was defending Nance, roared and rushed forward.But Ingram gave up shooting and started from the three-point line. After dribbling the ball twice, he directly launched a three-step layup. Duk, dunk.

Walton on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Ingram had just used the best way to score and had completely recovered himself. He didn't need to worry about this anymore.

When the Spurs were on the other side of the offense, Parker still used the old routine, holding the ball back and forth in the top area of ​​the arc, and waited until Leonard ran to the right elbow with the help of Green's cover before hitting the ground ball.

Leonard took the ball to set up a three-threat posture, and seemed to attach great importance to Tianyang's defense.

After a pause of about 1 second, Leonard suddenly leaned forward, took a step to the left, and then clung to Tianyang, lowered his center of gravity significantly, and dribbled the ball with his left hand towards the basket.

With the simplest technique and the purest strength, Tianyang naturally couldn't withstand the pressure of the top small forward. Even with his legs kicking hard, he was forced to retreat frequently.

Leonard rolled all the way to the paint area, and before Nance and Randall could help defend, he took a step back to the free throw line, jumped up calmly, and made a steady mid-range shot.

2 points hit, the point difference is still 16 points, and there are 8 minutes left in the game.

Wharton on the sidelines directly waved his hand, indicating to speed up, and gestured for the whole team to cover for Tianyang. The Lakers began their last fight.

Clarkson sprinted with the ball, passed the ball immediately at the top of the arc, and then ran to the right wing for maintenance.

Tianyang took the ball and moved to the top of the arc with the help of a screen.

Parker switched defenses, Nance blocked again, and Tianyang continued to go left.

Naturally, Gasol couldn't keep up with him, but Leonard rushed forward, trying to double-team.

Between strong shots and passing, Tianyang chose the latter.

Ingram took the ball from the short corner on the left, took two steps to the basket, defended against Alder, and gave the ball to Randall.

Randall took the ball and took off, dunking vigorously towards the hoop with both hands.

The fans stood up early, but they never expected that the basketball was dunked and flew to the right sideline. Green took advantage of his height and forcibly grabbed the rebound above Clarkson's head.

The Spurs were not in a hurry, and slowed down again. Parker lingered in possession of the ball until the last 8 seconds before passing the ball to the inside.

Ade catches the ball and hits high, turns around and makes a mid-range shot, easily scoring 2 points above Randall's head.

The Lakers attacked again. Tianyang didn't pass the ball after receiving the ball. He passed Green with continuous cross steps. After reaching the free throw line, he retreated to the three-point line with another step.

A 3-pointer was hit, and the difference between the two teams was still 15 points. Tianyang scored 37 points himself, and there were 7 minutes left in the game.

In theory, the Lakers still have hope of winning.

But I thought that the Spurs were delaying time and relying on Adelaide to single Randall to score points.

Wharton couldn't help asking for a timeout, but he didn't replace Randall, but arranged inside defense tactics.

After the timeout was over, Tianyang caught the ball quickly, and after cooperating with Ingram to pass the ball back and forth, he slipped to the basket and scored 2 points.

It's a pity that these two points were still too hot, and they were erased by Adelaide's singles Randall.

In this way, every time Tianyang scored, Ade immediately returned one, back and forth, and in the last 3 minutes, the point difference remained at 15 points.

Wharton changed again, replacing Nick Young and arranging for the team to grab 3 points.

The effect was good at the beginning, but Popovich also changed his formation accordingly, letting Leonard and Green stick to Tianyang.

Tianyang couldn't grab 3 points and could only assist. Ingram also scored consecutive goals, but he still couldn't resist Adelaide's rampant inside.

In the end, Tianyang scored 46 points and 11 assists, but the Lakers lost 98 to 112 and lost two games in a row.

After the game, Randall and Ingram encountered criticism from the media and fans, criticizing them for wasting Tianyang's efforts.

Ingram was okay, he stood up at the last moment, but it was a bit late, but Randall was beaten like a cash machine by Ad in the last few minutes, which made the Lakers fans furious.

Adjectives such as "one muscle", "brainless" and "zero defense" frequently appear on social networks.

ESPN expert MAC STEIN wrote an article, saying that the Lakers' winning streak at the beginning covered up too many problems. As far as the current lineup of the Lakers is concerned, only Tianyang has a stable offensive firepower, and the defense is full of holes.

He believes that the Lakers with many problems need to trade, and Tianyang’s super talent cannot be wasted. Selecting a rookie with 4+ games in a row is the reward for the Lakers’ sinking in the past few years. After leaving, the Lakers had no time to cry.

His point of view has been supported by many Lakers fans, and the object the fans most want to trade is Randall.

　Miserably, there were only less than 20 votes yesterday. . .

　　
　
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