lakers championship

Chapter 235

What Barkley said brought back memories of the fans: Three days ago, Tianyang led his team to Houston, and at the entrance of the Sasa Hotel, he made a high-profile announcement that he would take away two victories.Very likely given the current format of the game.

The fans can think of it, and the players can naturally think of it, especially Beverly, who declared that he would defend Tianyang to the point where it would be difficult to make a shot.But until now, apart from being unable to pass the ball indiscriminately, Tianyang can do whatever he wants in other aspects. His defensive effect is basically equal to zero.

If the fight continues like this, what face will I have to face the Rockets fans all over the world?
Beverly decided to find a way and was going to arrange Tianyang!

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The Rockets attack, Tianyang defends Harden who dribbles the ball to the right wing, Beverly picks and rolls, and Nick Young switches defenses.

After Beverly blocked and dismantled, according to the Rockets' tactical arrangement, he should lead Tianyang to the bottom corner to help Harden resolve the threat of assisting defense, and at the same time prepare to catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer, but this time he chose to stay where he was.

D'Antoni frowned on the sidelines, but Harden was playing Nick Young in singles, so it was inconvenient to remind him.

Tianyang didn't care, but looked at Harden intently. Nick Young's defense was relatively weak, so he had to be ready to help defend at any time.

As soon as Harden started to dribble the ball under his crotch, Tianyang moved his body to change the direction of his body.At that time, Beverly suddenly made a push, and Tianyang couldn't stand still and almost fell down. Fortunately, Harden didn't make a strong start.

For 6 seconds in a row, Harden kept dribbling the ball under his crotch, and Beverly began to talk trash, "How is your Achilles tendon injury recovering? Is there any abnormal reaction? I know a few good doctors..."

Tianyang turned a deaf ear to this trash talk.

Harden suddenly made a breakthrough to the right, and Nick Young was slightly out of position. Tianyang stepped on the ground with both feet and rushed over.

But as soon as he started, Beverly, who was next to the sound, fell to the ground, clutching his chest in pain.

Tianyang couldn't help being taken aback, and complained in his heart: "What's the situation, playing flops? Why don't you return him?"

Fortunately, the referee did not whistle, but apart from Tianyang, Harden was also taken aback for a moment.

In such a dazed moment, Harden slowed down the movements of his hands and feet, and Nick Young took the opportunity to catch up.

The opportunity is gone, no matter how difficult it is for Harden to break through, and the attack clock is ticking, he can only pull the ball back and make a strong shot.

With a bang, the shot hit the iron, Cousins ​​squeezed Capela to grab the rebound, and handed it to Randall.

At the same time, Tianyang and Ingram had already come down from the right and left sidelines. When Randall rushed to the midfield, the two were already standing at 45 degrees on both sides, bent over and stretched out their hands, ready to Ready to catch and shoot.

There are defenders around both of them, and Randall made some calculations in his mind and chose to pass the ball to Tianyang.

Beverly rushed up like a mad dog, trying to snatch the basketball, but Ingram ran to the paint without the ball, made another emergency stop and ran back to get rid of Ariza, then received a pass from Tianyang behind his back, and shot a 3-pointer calmly .

The basketball bumped a few times and finally fell into the basket. The Lakers led by 12 points.

The Toyota Center fell into a deathly silence. Ariza retreated to the baseline to serve and threw a long pass to the frontcourt, but all the Lakers players had retreated to the midfield. Cousins ​​was slightly delayed, and Harden lost the opportunity for a fast break.

The Rockets landed and once again executed high-position double blocks.Harden passed the ball very quickly, and Ander got a three-point shot, but Beverly got a technical foul for pushing Tianyang, not only sent a free throw, but also lost the ball.

Tianyang walked to the free throw line, even though boos rushed to his eardrums from all directions, he still made a hit.

Immediately afterwards, it was the Lakers' turn to attack, but there were only 10 seconds left in the third quarter.

If the ball is served from the backcourt and the Rockets delay it casually, the result of the offense is mostly a shot.

Tianyang had some thoughts in his mind, turned to look at the Lakers bench, Walton immediately called a timeout.

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In the TNT commentary, O'Neill shook his head and smiled wryly, "Tianyang is not only an honest man, but also a bit ruthless. With a lead of 13 points, he actually wants a tactical timeout!"

Barkley put his arms around his shoulders and made a gesture of fear, "Anyway, it's much tougher than those pushing and flopping!"

Kenny had a relieved expression, "I really can't beat it, just now Ingram made a sudden stop and ran back, Ariza realized that his body couldn't keep up, the Lakers' talent was crushed, Harden couldn't go against the sky by himself, admit it! "

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On the field, the timeout ends and the game continues.

Tianyang stood on the left sideline to serve, but the Lakers players piled up to the right sideline, completely unexpected.D'Antoni frowned, unable to figure out what tactic the Lakers were going to play, he could only vaguely guess that it might be a tactic that was extremely difficult to pass, otherwise he wouldn't let Tianyang serve the ball overkill.

The referee whistled, Randall and Ingram ran to the left, followed by Cousins ​​and Nick Young.

Without any cover, until Randall and Ingram rushed to the top of the arc, they suddenly slowed down and blocked Harden and Capela who were too late to brake, creating opportunities for Nick Young and Cousins ​​​​to run back.

Tianyang checked the position and passed the ball vigorously with his arms.

Nick Young received the ball, and Harden finally defended with all his strength, and rushed forward like flying.

But in the blink of an eye, the basketball flew into Cousins' hands, and Capela didn't react at all.

After all, no matter how many times Cousins ​​shoots 3s, he is also a center.

The basketball stumbled into the rim and the Lakers led by 16 points.The whistle sounded at the end of the third quarter, and nearly 2 fans in the entire Toyota Center lost their voices.

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In the TNT commentary section, O'Neill's neck stretched as wide as a giraffe's, and his eyes were as big as a cow's. He kept muttering, "What kind of tactic is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"

Kenny hurriedly said: "Based on the tactic just now, I must admit that the Rockets did not deserve to lose. They are too strong. The Rockets are no match, and neither are the Spurs. Only the Warriors can sanction the Lakers. Maybe the Lakers will win the championship."

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After the start of the fourth quarter, the Rockets accelerated their offensive rhythm and worked harder on defense. They restricted the Lakers' outside offense several times in a row, but kept the outside and lost the inside. Cousins' low singles were really overwhelming.

Fortunately, Harden started the MVP mode, and Nick Young succeeded in singles many times, but the point difference was never further narrowed, and it expanded again as Harden's physical strength declined. In the last 3 minutes, the Rockets fell behind by as much as 18 points.

Foul tactics could have been used to make a last-ditch effort, but the Rockets got into foul trouble early on. Even if the German coach did not replace the main players, it was still difficult to hide the essence of garbage time.

In the end, the Lakers beat the Rockets 121-107. Tianyang scored 33 points and 15 assists. Seven players from the team scored in double figures. The Lakers led the series 7-2.

SkyOcean fulfilled its promise at the gate of Sasa Hotel and got 2 home court advantages.

After the game, on social networks, except for the Rockets fans, everyone was blowing the air.

Most of the media believe that there is no suspense in the outcome of the series. As far as the vicious tactics at the end of the third quarter are concerned, it is absolutely impossible for the Lakers to let the Rockets take away the victory at Staples.

The focus of discussions among fans and the media focused on what Kenny said during the live broadcast.

"Can the Spurs do it?"

(End of this chapter)