lakers championship

Chapter 205
When Stevens joined the giant Celtics in 13, he was only 33 years old, and the contract was signed for 6 years. Other coaches at his age were basically assistant coaches.

For this reason, he has been questioned, but he quickly gained a foothold in the NBA with his two abilities of subtle tactics and giving full play to the characteristics of players.

But now, the tactics he arranged against Tianyang seemed to be useless.

It was still a tactic in exchange for two timeouts, and the fans couldn't help but sigh, Tianyang is too strong!

Even the Celtic players were a little shaken, only Stevens himself, still like a tall and straight pine tree, stood on the sidelines and continued to direct the team to move, as if he didn't care much about being behind.

On defense, the Celtics continued to encircle Tianyang's breakthrough route, forcing him to pass the ball or make a strong attack; on offense, he continued to force Tianyang, exhausting his energy and distracting the Lakers' defensive attention.

But on the side of the Lakers, Walton's lineup has super offensive firepower. Even if Tianyang doesn't attack, Lu Wei and Ingram can even take the lead in attacking the Celtics.

In addition, Smart's shooting percentage was appalling. Tianyang only made 4 of 1 three-pointers in a row.

As a result, the Celtics were still unable to catch up with the point difference, but Coach Stevens never took the initiative to call a timeout, as if he had the chance to win.

For the Celtics fans, the only good news may be that Tianyang was on the court almost all the time, and after less than 2 minutes of rest, he was beaten back by a wave of chasing points.

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The game came to the last 7 minutes of the fourth quarter. The Lakers led the Celtics by 95 points 85 to 10. The two teams switched back to the full starting lineup for the final battle.

Amir serves from the bottom line, Thomas Jr. catches the ball and takes it to the top of the arc, and Jaylen Brown steps forward to pick and roll.

Lu Wei switched defenses, and his foot speed was a little slower. Thomas Jr. accelerated to 45 degrees and raised his hand for a three-pointer.

Go in!Only 7 points away, the fans applauded.

McGee served from the line, Tianyang caught the ball and went straight to the frontcourt, heading straight for Thomas Jr..

Jaylen Brown was delayed at the center line, Lu Wei picked and rolled, Claude made another screen, and Tianyang passed the ball directly.

Ingram took the ball from the right wing, stepped past Thomas Jr., stepped inside, and made a mid-range shot.

Strike the iron!Amir stuck McGee, and Horford relied on his height advantage to grab the rebound.

Thomas Jr. caught the ball and ran wildly, Tianyang stepped forward to block, and the Kais went down the third line for a fast break.Rushing to the three-point line, Thomas Jr. scored the ball without looking at anyone, and Crowder caught the ball and scored again.In the end, Jaylen Brown took the ball and used his physical advantage to force Lu Wei.

The layup was only 5 points away, and the fans cheered.

The Lakers attacked, Tianyang looked for Thomas Jr. again, and the Celtics still switched defenses to delay protection.

The basketball was passed to Ingram again. This time he didn't shoot, but used his physical advantage to force Thomas Jr.

One-handed dunking, the point difference came to 7 points, and the fans were embarrassed for a while.

The two teams each have a defensive black hole, depending on who has more firepower, but the Celtics averaged 108.7 points per game this season, ranking 111.7th in the league, 3 full points behind the Lakers at [-] points per game.

In the last 5 minutes, Amir served from the bottom line, Thomas Jr. took it to the top of the arc, and Jaylen Brown stepped forward to pick and roll.

Tianyang rushed out, not intending to give the opponent a chance to single-handedly beat Lu Wei.

Thomas Jr. immediately made a lob pass, and Jaylen Brown ran back and cut, got the ball, and started a three-step layup.

Very fast and powerful, McGee took off to block the block and was dunked miserably!
The point difference came to 5 points again, and the fans cheered loudly.

McGee stepped back from the bottom line calmly and threw a long pass.

Tianyang received the ball from the center line, and there was only a little Thomas by his side.

He rushed all the way to the basket, made an emergency stop, and Thomas Jr., who was sprinting at full speed, slipped and flew out of the baseline.

An easy layup was scored, and the loud cheers of the fans stopped abruptly.

Stevens wanted to call a timeout, but he raised his hand and lowered it, gesturing at the Celtics instead.

Thomas Jr. nodded, took the ball to the top of the arc, and lobbed the ball directly to the inside.

Horford catches the ball from the low post on the right and attacks with his back, but the strength is mediocre, and the ball protection action looks a bit amateurish. It is far from the level of an All-Star power forward, and even from the performance before this game.

Just when the Lakers were puzzled, the referee whistled and called Tarek for a foul.

Horford walked to the free throw line immediately, and other Celtics players also quickly settled down. The whole process took up to 2 seconds.

What are you in a hurry for?Afraid that the remaining time is not enough to chase points?But the free throw schedule has also stopped.

Horford even beckoned to urge the referee to give the ball!
It wasn't until seeing Stevens replacing Amir with Smart that Tianyang got a clue.

Smart's shooting was too poor, and he was replaced at the last moment. It only had one effect, disgusting him!
Including, but not limited to, hand-to-hand combat, fouls, and petty moves.

Moreover, he guessed that Stevens was afraid of calling a timeout for a substitution, which would give him a rest time, so Horford deliberately tricked Tarek into fouling with seemingly extremely amateurish moves.

Sure enough, Horford shot at the fastest speed, made 2 of 2 free throws, and didn't want to give him a second of extra time.

Even so, Smart was still talking trash beside him in an attempt to disturb his mental state.

In the last 3 minutes and 50 seconds, Tianyang dribbled the ball across the half, and Smart put it up to intercept it. Jaylen Brown and Crowder stood behind and lined up on the left and right, once again presenting a corner.

This time, Smart frequently attacked, and after Tianyang passed the ball, he fought close to his body without giving him any chance to breathe.

The two entangled each other to the right wing, and Smart suddenly fell back.

The referee blows the whistle!Whistle SkyOcean for violating the law!
The replay showed that Tianyang's left arm was exerting force, so he had to admit it.

The Celtics attacked, and Smart didn't get the ball, but he kept clinging to it, and even used a small movement of pulling up the corner of his clothes.

The referee was so focused on the ball holder that he had no time to take care of it, and it was useless for Tianyang to complain.

In the last 2 seconds of the offensive time, Thomas Jr. made a strong shot with the help of a screen, and Smart fell to the ground again.

The basketball went into the net hollow, and the point difference was only 2 points. The fans stood up and cheered.

Seeing the goal, Smart got up from the ground with a smile, as if nothing happened.

Tianyang held back his anger, took the pass and led it up the court, and Smart put it up again.

Tianyang immediately turned around with the ball, Smart moved sideways, Tianyang turned again, then accelerated and sprinted straight to the basket.

Smart chased after him, Tianyang stopped at the free throw line and made a two-pointer.

It's refreshing and refreshing, but it consumes a lot of energy.

The time stayed at 3 minutes and 01 seconds, Thomas Jr. advanced with the ball, and Stevens gestured on the sidelines.

Thomas Jr. dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Smart stopped Tianyang from defending, and Lu Wei could only step forward to intercept it.

After a complicated screen run, Thomas Jr. received a pass from Crowder from the left baseline and made a three-pointer.

Hit!With only 1 point left, the fans chanted "BETA LA".

Wharton raised his hand for a timeout.

EPSN Live Room.

Bill Simmons was full of pride, "What am I talking about? Coach Stevens' tactics are absolutely correct. Before the score was behind because Tianyang was too strong. Now his physical fitness has declined, and I have everything under control!"

In a blink of an eye, the timeout ended, and the Lakers players slowly settled down to serve.

The referee whistled, McGee held the ball on the sideline and did not move at all, and other Lakers players did not move.

While waiting for 4 seconds, Wharton raised his hand and called a timeout!

Two consecutive timeouts, Wharton will also play!

The fans at the scene could understand this time, and the fool knew that this was to buy Tianyang a rest time.

A pause of 75 seconds, an intermediate ink blot of 10 seconds, for a total of 160 seconds of rest!
The fans at the scene booed, but Wharton did not change his face, picked up the tactical board and carefully arranged it.

The second timeout ended again, and McGee took the ball from the left sideline of the sideline.

The referee blew the whistle, and Tianyang rushed to the right wing at a sprint speed of [-] meters from the left wing position, with the help of Lu Wei, Ingram, and Tarek. !

3 points into the net, the Lakers led by 4 points again, Stevens called a timeout.

The fans at the scene cheered, Stevens' key ball tactics are always trustworthy!

75 seconds passed in a flash, and Horford served from the right wing.

The referee whistled, and Thomas Jr. relied on heavy insurance to catch the ball at the top of the arc.

The fans at the scene cheered in advance, their 'King of the Last Quarter' is back!

"Crack!" Ingram suddenly appeared at the top of the arc, grabbing the ball and taking the basketball away, as if he had activated his flashing skills.

At the same time, Tianyang quickly came down from the left sideline, received a pass from Ingram two steps outside the three-point line, and directly made a super long three-pointer, which Smartla couldn't stop.

The basketball hit the board and rebounded into the net, and the Lakers led by 7 points.

Stevens called timeout again!

After some arrangement, Thomas Jr. served from the sideline, and the Celtics ran wildly, but the Lakers' defense was impeccable.

At the last moment, Thomas Jr. forced a shot against Tianyang's defense.

3 points hit!All the fans cheered wildly!

But the referee rushed to the technical platform to make a cross-waving gesture, indicating that it took 24 seconds to make a shot, which doesn't count!

Turning around, Tianyang, under the strict defense of Smart, Jaylen Brown, and Claude, took 20 seconds to score another 3 points, and the Lakers led by 10 points

With only 1 minute left, the Celtics had no hope of making a comeback, and Stevens shook his head slightly.

In the ESPN live broadcast room, Bill Simon's expression was decisive, "I Kai lost. There is no way, Tianyang and Ingram are talented enough to crush my young Kai, but Coach Stevens has no problem with his tactics. Who can stop Tianyang from hitting consecutively?" Ultra-long three-pointer?"

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Celtics 112 to 102, retaining the first place in the total number of regular wins in NBA history.

Tianyang played 44 minutes, scored 45 points, and performed superbly at the last moment.

Immediately after the game, TNT officially updated Twitter, saying that O'Neill, Barkley, and Kenny said that Tianyang should be elected as the MVP of the year, and Kobe retweeted to express his approval.

(End of this chapter)