lakers championship

Chapter 234 Honest and Trustworthy
It is said that Harden has been on the battlefield for a long time. He has come back from a 1-3 deficit, and has also been swept by a gentleman 1-4. Even if he ranks third in this round of the series but loses first, he should be very calm.But Harden was really anxious, and even a little confused, but fortunately, his desire to win has not been lost.

The German coach pondered for a while and said: "I think it is possible. Using pick-and-roll breakthroughs can effectively curb the Lakers' consumption of you. Originally, we also used high-post double-blocks as our main offensive tactic. You can use more breakthroughs to create more for Anderson. Three points more."

"OK, I'm going to practice!" Harden was relieved and left with a smile on his face.

……

At 18 pm on the 6th, SkyOcean arrived at the Toyota Center again.

According to the team's arrangement, he must first be interviewed by reporters.Black, the team's public relations director, told him to keep his mouth shut, because these reporters might use question routines to tell him the main points of the team's tactics.

The first question was posed by a reporter from the "Houston Sports Evening News", "Can you reveal the changes in the team's offensive tactics tonight?".Being so straightforward and without routine, Tianyang was too embarrassed to beat around the bush, and couldn't bear to deceive.

"We're going to have more threes, more off-ball movement, more ball-sharing."

The second question was posed by a reporter from the "Texas Freeman", "How will you deal with the Rockets' more breakthroughs and CICs?".After asking about offense and defense, the local reporters in Houston have such a clear division of labor, which is touching.

"We're going to have more early delays and maybe some pullbacks as well."

The third question was posed by the reporter of "ABC13", "At the critical moment, who else could make a move besides you?".These reporters are very thoughtful, and the Rockets can consider hiring them as off-court consultants.

"Everyone has a possibility. Coach Walton has a wealth of tactics. Each of us has the ability to end the game, but we may not hit the critical moment. Maybe the last few minutes are garbage time."

After answering the third question, the reporter was surrounded, the front was polite and easy to talk, but suddenly he choked so much, when the reporters wanted to ask again, Tianyang waved goodbye and went straight to the locker room.

……

At 8 pm, the second game of the Lakers-Rockets series officially kicked off.

In the TNT commentary seat, O'Neal smiled, flipping through the statistical table and said: "There is no need to feel sorry for the Rockets losing the series. After all, Harden is alone, unlike the Lakers who have 4 all-star players."

The other three were taken aback when they heard the words, where did the Lakers get the 4 All-Star players?There are only 2 plus Cousins.

Barkley was the first to react, "What you said is very true. Ingram and Randle are better than Ariza and Anderson on both ends of the offense and defense. The difference in strength lies there. In the off-season, another ball handler will be introduced. Only then can we have the power to fight.”

Kenny was naturally dissatisfied, "In this game, the Rockets must have learned the lessons of the previous game. You can see that they are all full of fighting spirit, and the chances of winning the game are very high."

On the field, the referee just threw the ball into the air.

Capela jumped hard, grabbed the ball behind Cousins, and pushed the ball behind him.

Beverley picked up the basketball, took it to the right wing, and delivered the ball right away.

Harden took the ball at the top of the arc, shook his head and refused Capela's pick-and-roll, and directly singled out Nick Young.

The fans at the scene stood up and applauded Harden, the first ball at the beginning was too important.If it hits, everything will be easy to talk about later; if it hits the iron, the momentum will be weakened to a certain extent.

I saw Harden bending over, dribbling the ball continuously under his crotch, tricking Nick Young into retreating with fake moves, and pulling the ball decisively back.Anyone who is familiar with Harden knows that this is a forward move for a three-point retreat.Nick Young has also watched many videos of Harden, and his reaction was very quick. He slid back to the defense suddenly, and his hands approached the basketball in Harden's hand.

That thought, Harden raised the basketball to his waist, suddenly braked abruptly, played a Buddha-bow move, and easily broke through to the inside from the left side of Nick Young.

So flirty!The fans clapped their hands wildly, as if Harden had scored two points.

The Lakers team shrank, Capela and Randle both leaned towards Harden.

Facing the two big mountains, Harden held the basketball high and continued to rush in, choosing to force a layup.

With a sound of "snap!", Randall slapped the basketball, and Harden yelled "foul!", but the referee ignored it.

The basketball flew beyond the three-point line, and Tianyang caught it first, but Beverly rushed to the ground fiercely to fight for it. Tianyang couldn't grasp it stably for a while, so he chose to push the basketball vigorously with his hands to let the basketball continue to roll towards the center line.

In this way, Tianyang and Ariza ran to basketball together.

This time, relying on his speed and size advantages, he took the first step to hold the basketball tightly in his arms. When Ariza stepped forward to interfere, he quickly passed the ball to Ingram who was quickly following up.

Ingram caught the ball and dribbled it to the top of the arc, and then passed to Randall, who was sprinting at high speed.

Randall started a one-stop layup mode, but was blocked by Capela and Ariza.

The situation was critical, and Randall decisively passed the ball to Nick Young, who was already squatting in the bottom corner and completely unguarded.

Nick Young calmly adjusted his posture after receiving the ball, and made a steady three-pointer. The basketball hit the circle and hit the net.

……

In the TNT commentary, O'Neal breathed a sigh of relief, "This transition between offense and defense was too long, and it almost suffocated me, but both teams have shown extremely high standards, and the fans should be very happy to see it."

Barkley nodded, "Tianyang is an honest man. The Lakers' tactics just now are exactly the same as what he said in the interview before the game. There are shrinking help defenses, more passing, and more running. Let's see if there is any." More threes and garbage time!"

Kenny didn't speak, just shook his head silently.

……

On the court, the game came to the last 2 minutes of the third quarter. The Lakers scored 86 points and the Rockets scored 82 points.

The score is almost the same, but the number of fouls by the Rockets is full, and the Lakers have only one, and in terms of turnovers, the Rockets have 5 fouls in a single quarter, and the Lakers have none.Harden's breakthrough effect was not good, only 16 of 7 in the mid-range shot, and only 8 of 3 three-pointers. If Ariza and Anderson hadn't burst out suddenly, the Rockets would be at least 10 points behind.

The Lakers attacked, Tianyang dribbled the ball to the right wing, and Beverly frantically blocked his pass with his hands up and down.

When the mobile attack failed, Tianyang beckoned, and Nick Young immediately put up a pick-and-roll from the short corner.

With the help of the cover, Tianyang got rid of Beverly in one step, faced Harden's defense, and easily broke into the inside.

How easy is it?Just like Tianyang speeding on the flat grassland, Harden also pointed out the direction of speeding.

If Harden is serious about defense, maybe it can be delayed a little bit.

Capela had no choice but to step forward to defend, Tianyang passed the ball, Cousins ​​turned around after catching the ball, and dunked easily!

Easy side Rockets attack, Harden dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and Anderson stepped forward to do a pick-and-roll.

Randall's defense was delayed, Harden went to the right, Anderson went to the left, Capela went up, and the Rockets once again had a high double block.

Randall switched defenses again and went straight to Anderson.Tianyang intercepted Harden's pass and forced him to go inside.Cousins ​​also blocked Capela hard, not giving him the chance to make an empty cut.

Harden couldn't pass the ball, so he could only continue to rush inside. Fortunately, he had the advantage of body position and easily got rid of Tianyang.But Ingram moved laterally to double-team, and Harden could only pass the ball to the right corner.

Ariza received the basketball and was unguarded. He felt hot and made a decisive three-pointer.

"Bang!" The shot hit the iron, Ingram caught the rebound and made a long pass to the top of the arc.

Randall caught the ball quickly, rushed to the paint area, and flew into the air with a three-step layup. After attracting all the defensive eyes, he looked back at the moon and passed the ball to the left wing.

Tianyang received the ball, and before Beverly could turn around, he pulled out his hand!
The basketball is hollow into the net!The Lakers led by 9 points.

In the TNT commentary, Barkley smiled, "Tianyang is honest and trustworthy, and it does what it says. It seems that not only the last few minutes, but the entire fourth quarter is garbage time."

(End of this chapter)