lakers championship

Chapter 227 Same Result
Envy is envy, but Curry still received the ball honestly, took it across the center line safely, and after a pick-and-roll with Durant at the top of the arc, he quickly handed over the ball and began to move.

Seeing this situation, Tianyang shook his head slightly, and couldn't help sighing in his heart: "It's so extravagant, the two consecutive MVPs at the peak play without the ball, and the five All-Stars can really do whatever they want."

As soon as the sigh was over, Durant broke through Randall again and entered the paint area. Facing Cousins' supplementary defense, he jumped to the basket and scored a score. The fans immediately cheered and applauded loudly.

Cousins ​​served from the bottom line, and Tianyang took the ball to the frontcourt.Cole beckoned from the sidelines, and Curry ran up immediately, delaying in advance in the backcourt.The Warriors seem to have changed their defensive strategy, but Tianyang knows that it's just that Cole doesn't want Iguodala to be crippled by a pick-and-roll, and Curry is doing dirty work.

Thinking about this, Tianyang immediately signaled with his eyes that Nick Young would run to the bottom line knowingly.

In this way, Iguodala had to chase and could not form a supplementary defense against Tianyang.

Seeing an opportunity, Tianyang accelerated directly, rushed to the top of the arc like the wind, and then picked up Ingram's pick-and-roll to go to the short corner.Thompson switched defenses, and Tianyang decisively hit the ground to pass the ball.Cousins ​​received the ball from the basket, jumped up on the spot and dunked with both hands.

Scored 2 points and earned a foul from Green, and the Oracle Center was instantly silent.

Cole stood on the sidelines, rolled his lips, looking quite helpless.

Tianyang is too strong. It can shoot, pass, and off the ball. If you want to prevent death, you need at least two double-teams. In the past, you can also let Green and Iguodala cooperate. After all, the Lakers center is too weak.

Now that the Lakers have Cousins, Green must stay inside, and he may not be able to hold it.

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The game came to the last 2 minutes of the second quarter in a blink of an eye. The Lakers relied on the combination of Tianyang's three defenses: breakthrough/point/shooting, and the Warriors were full of loopholes. It is still 10 points behind under the circumstances of performance, which is completely different from what the fans imagined.

During Durant's free throw time, Cole decided to take a risky move. He beckoned Pachulia to his side, whispered instructions, and then Pachulia came on to replace McAdoo.The Warriors' lineup has changed to point guard Curry, shooting guard Thompson, small forward Durant, power forward Green, and center Pachulia.

Seeing Pachulia play, Tianyang's mind raced and he kept guessing Cole's intentions.

After Durant's free throw was over, the point difference between the two teams became 8 points, and it was the Lakers' turn to attack.

Tianyang also guessed a little bit, but he can't confirm it yet. He took the ball to the right wing and passed the ball to Randall. .

He didn't move, and Thompson naturally didn't move. Under the chain reaction, Nick Young and Curry continued to squat in the short corner.

Only Ingram took Durant and started running from the left wing, and Cousins ​​​​raised as an off-ball screen.Randall passed the ball in a hurry, and Tianyang finally noticed that Pachulia made a small move.

It seems that one of Cole's strategies is indeed to anger Cousins.Wanting to understand this, Tianyang sprinted quickly and went straight to the very empty paint area under the basket. At the same time, Nick Young also went around the short corner and rushed to the three-point line.

Tianyang attracted most of the attention, but the basketball flew into Nick Young's hands.The Warriors players looked at Nick Young again, and Cole quickly reminded him.But it was too late, Ingram and Cousins ​​made a double screen in the high post, Randall cut to the basket, received a pass from Nick Young, and dunked with one hand!

Cole opened his mouth wide in surprise, a rare gaffe.

It's just because he really can't believe that the Lakers can have such a rich tactical quality in just one season.The attack just now was not arranged by Wharton, nor was it directed by Tianyang, but the five Lakers players on the field thought of the optimal solution at the same time, and spontaneously ran out of this extremely rare cooperation without any communication.

Can't defend even one Tianyang, plus the 4 teammates who have first-class cooperation and the only shortcoming is Nick Young's offense and defense with the ball, the Warriors take the head defense?Cole looked almost desperate, and he finally realized the fear of being dominated by four All-Stars.

The defense is exhausted, and we can only rely on offense to make a difference.

Cole rushed to the court with extreme reluctance and waved his hand, signaling Curry to play the pick-and-roll with the ball.

Curry nodded with a smile, took the ball to the top of the arc to pick and roll with Durant, and then one went to the left and the other to the right.

Ingram switched defenses, always keeping a small half-step distance, and did not give Curry any shot space.

The two went to the right wing, Green blocked again, and Curry went inside like a snake.Randall blocked the breakthrough route like an eagle, making Curry deflated again, and Cole on the sidelines closed his eyes.

Durant circled back to the top of the arc to respond, but Curry continued to rush to the basket with a determined expression.

But Randall is a master of defense, how could he give a mobile phone opportunity.

Curry forcibly shot, Randall directly caught the risk and passed it to Tianyang.

Tianyang received the ball and passed it to Ingram, who had already crossed the center line, and the latter made a fast break layup.

There was another 10-point gap, and Cole waved his hand again, signaling a high-position double-block play.

Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and Green and Durant stepped forward to make a pick-and-roll.

Curry dribbled the ball to the right, and after Durant blocked it, he ran to the left with Green's cover.

In an instant, the Warriors had multiple ways to score.

Curry can either rush to shoot a 3-pointer before Ingram catches up to him, or read the Lakers' inside defensive form to break through for a layup, or run the ball to the left 45 degrees to exercise your special 3-pointer, or the ball goes down Green layup, or the ball to Thompson in the corner for a 3-pointer.

It can be said that it is ever-changing, and it is feasible to recruit!Cole couldn't help showing a satisfied smile.

That thought, Tianyang, Ingram, and Randall suddenly teamed up to double-team and surround Curry from three directions.

The incident happened suddenly and the situation was very urgent, but at any rate, Curry was a player who had seen big scenes, so he pulled the ball and retreated. Durant also ran to the center line to respond, but it was too late, and the three of Tianyang completely locked Curry .

In the chaos, Tianyang made a steal, dribbled the ball and rushed to the frontcourt, rushing to shoot a 3-pointer.

Hit, the point difference came to 13 points, Cole shook his head helplessly, returned to the bench and sat down.

After this ball, the Warriors' offense seemed to be in shackles. Even after a timeout from midfield, there was no improvement.Especially Curry, who missed 4 consecutive shots, Durant was also infected and began to strike iron.

On the Lakers side, Tianyang guessed Cole's strategy and tried not to let Cousins ​​attack aggressively. Not only did Pachulia have nowhere to play, but he always became a defensive loophole.

After three quarters, the Warriors rarely fell behind by 20 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Cole directly replaced all the main players and announced in advance that he would give up the game.

In the end, the Lakers beat the Warriors 119 to 94, completely beyond everyone's expectations.

Tianyang played bravely and scored 36 points and 17 assists.

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After the game, Cole attended the press conference and said that Tianyang played very well and hoped to meet the Lakers again in the playoffs.

Not long after he finished speaking, the Clippers defeated the Kings, and the Jazz played exceptionally well to win the Spurs.

In this way, the Lakers, Clippers, and Jazz all have 52 wins.

The Lakers have 2 wins and 2 losses against the Clippers in the regular season, but the two teams are in the Pacific Division. The Clippers have a higher winning percentage against the Warriors, Kings, and Suns than the Lakers, so they must be ranked ahead of the Lakers.

The Jazz, as the champion of the Northwest Division, are also ranked ahead of the Lakers, but they have fewer wins and more losses against the Clippers, so they can only be ranked behind the Clippers.

In the end, the 2016-2017 Western Conference regular season rankings, from first to eighth, are Warriors/Spurs/Rockets/Clippers/Jazz/Lakers/Thunder/Blazers.

According to the rules, the Lakers played against the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs.

Fans have said that after a hard fight, they still played against the Rockets.

Maybe the only benefit is to add points to the MVP competition.

　The Lakers made a very mistake in letting Randall go. I feel that this summer, the management didn't deserve any credit, so they just picked up James for nothing.

　　
　
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