lakers championship

Chapter 230 Mad Dog Defense

In the face of defense, Tianyang has always been open and close. Iguodala fights every step, he opens and closes, Leonard is fickle, he just goes straight, and now Beverly is tearing up Bite, he chose to control violence with violence.

The so-called violence means that he is crazier than Beverly. Whether it's 'Shammgod' who dribbles the ball like a coquettish, or continuous large-scale transfer and pull-up, the purpose is to defeat Beverly's defensive confidence.

But twice is not enough, at least one more time.

The Rockets attacked, Harden dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, used the pick-and-roll to cooperate, and Cousins, who was singles and switched defenses, changed hands continuously to find the rhythm, stepped back and made a 3-pointer.

Scoring 5 points in a row, Harden's fiery touch made the fans scream again and again, so that as soon as Tianyang received the ball, the shouts of 'defense' resounded through the Toyota Center.

Tianyang walked to the top of the arc, raised his left hand again to indicate a heads-up, and then all players pulled away.

Beverly approached Tianyang again, his eyes seemed to be burning with flames, as if he wanted to eat people.

Tianyang raised his left shoulder and pretended to break through to the left. Beverly followed up, but did not move laterally with full strength; Taking one step, Beverly continued to follow up, but still had enough strength; Tianyang suddenly accelerated the ball and retreated, and at the same time moved his whole body to the left, Beverly finally exerted his strength to move sideways, and his steps took a little longer.

Tianyang immediately rushed forward to the left, and at the same time passed the basketball through Beverly's crotch.

Beverly subconsciously looked down, Tianyang took the opportunity to go around, picked up the basketball and went straight to the basket.

Cousins ​​and Randall blocked Capela and Anderson, who were trying to move laterally to defend, and immediately defended with five people under the basket.

With a bang, the dunk was barely successful, and the effect was a little bit off, but this time the dunk sounded like an alarm bell in Beverly's ears. The shock made his scalp numb, and the fans at the scene lost their minds for a short time.

How humiliating!Is there a more humiliating way to break through than passing through the crotch?
Beverly's face was cloudy and uncertain, very ugly.

In the TNT commentary section, O'Neill burst out laughing, "Who said that Tianyang should be defended so hard to make a move?"

Barkley smiled without saying a word.Kenny shook his head repeatedly, changed the subject and said, "Where's Morey's secret weapon?"

Kenny's question is also the question of the fans at the scene. Why hasn't Morey come up with a unique move?

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In the blink of an eye, in the fourth quarter, the Lakers relied on a 2-3 zone defense to successfully limit the Rockets' crazy three-pointers, but Harden turned to attack the inside, helping the Rockets to keep biting the score.

Coupled with the fact that the Rockets have unlimited defensive changes, the Lakers' mobile offensive tactics are not as effective as expected. They often test Tianyang and Ingram to score points, and the two teams tied 87 to 87.

As far as the Lakers are concerned, there is good news, that is, Harden's physical exertion is very serious. After the start of the fourth quarter, he will have to rest for at least 3 minutes before he can play again.

At the same time, there is also a bad news, that is, both Tianyang and Cousins ​​have 3 fouls, and Beverly and Capela who defend them only have 2 fouls. At the critical moment, the Rockets are likely to make a fuss about fouls.

This is not a guess, but an analyst's conclusion after watching all the game videos since Harden joined the Rockets for 5 seasons, and analyzed the data model.

Together, Tianyang and Wharton decided to use these 3 minutes to do something.

With the referee's whistle, the fourth quarter of the game between the two teams began, and the Lakers' full starting lineup took the lead.

Tianyang dribbled the ball to the right wing, faced Beverly who was persistently sticking up, passed the ball early, and then went down to the short corner, using Nick Young to cover without the ball, and easily entered the inside.

On the other side, Ingram started from the left wing and rushed to the top of the arc to receive a hand-to-hand pass from Randall to break through to the basket.

Ingram enters the paint area, and Anderson looks like a middle-aged and elderly person, where can he catch up?
There was no way, Lu Wei, who had just chased Tianyang out of the paint area, braked to make up defense.

Ingram passed the ball, Tianyang received the ball from the short corner on the left, took a step back, shot from the bottom corner, and hit a three-pointer.

After hitting a 3-pointer, the Lakers players did not return to defense immediately, but suddenly man-to-man and the whole court pressed.

Beverly received the ball, and Tianyang decided to show what a real 'mad dog defense' is.

Before Beverly started sprinting, Tianyang turned sideways and used his right hand to press down.

Beverly dribbled the ball behind his back and broke through from the left. Tianyang retracted his forward leaning body like a spring contracted.

The two movements were extremely fast, and Beverly had a flash of inspiration and sent the ball holder directly up.

The purpose is very simple. To make a foul, it is completely impossible for Tianyang to withdraw his hand.

In the blink of an eye, Tianyang's right hand quickly moved away horizontally like rowing a boat.

Indeed, it was not taken back!
Beverly was taken aback immediately, the referee swallowed abruptly, and swallowed back the whistle that was about to be blown.

At the moment when Beverly was in a daze, Tianyang moved back with his right hand and slapped the basketball away.

The basketball rolled behind the two of them, and because of being sideways, Tianyang got the basketball first.

He jumped up and made a mid-range shot, easily hitting two points, and Beverly just recovered from the shock.

In the TNT commentary, even Kenny's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide. Tianyang's steals and defense were unprecedented in their decades of basketball careers.

The Rockets attacked again, and the fans at the scene didn't want to watch. They just wanted to pause as soon as possible and figure out what was going on through the replay.

Abnormal emotions seem to affect the offense of the Rockets players. In the case of continuous conduction and failed to get a good chance, Ariza made a strong shot.

After hitting the iron, Randall caught the rebound and did not pass the ball immediately. Instead, he dribbled the ball and ran forward.

At the same time, Tianyang, Ingram, and Nick Young rushed down with all their might.

This is the plan discussed before the start of the fourth quarter. Using Randall's ability to dribble, the Lakers' fast break can be played to the fastest and most secure level.

Sure enough, Anderson couldn't keep up with Randall's footsteps, and Ariza had to step forward to defend.

The basketball flew into Ingram's hands immediately, and Lu Wei stepped forward to defend.

The basketball flew into Nick Young's hands again, and Beverly stepped forward to defend.

In the end, Tianyang received the ball at 45 degrees to the left, adjusted his posture and shot steadily.

Three point hit!

Just 1 minute and 30 seconds into the fourth quarter, the Rockets fell behind by 8 points, and D'Antoni quickly called a timeout.

Fans finally had a chance to appreciate how Tianyang stole Beverly.

After the video was continuously played back on the big screen, the fans let out a cry of surprise, and Beverly's face became even more ugly.

I don't know who is taking the lead, but suddenly the shout of "secret weapon" sounded from the Toyota Center.

At the beginning, there was only a small area of ​​the east stand, and then it developed into the entire east stand, and finally the audience chanted.

In the VIP room, Rockets boss Alexander tilted his head to look at the smiling Morey, "What secret weapon is it? Isn't it activated yet? It's already behind by 8 points. Harden probably won't be able to continue to rest, and it will be too late if he doesn't activate it. "

Morey nodded, "The German coach has his own plan, we just have to watch the game well."

(End of this chapter)