lakers championship

Chapter 243 Desperate

Chapter 243 Desperate
As the two brains of the Lakers, what Tianyang and Walton think basically determines the outcome of the game.

As long as SkyOcean and Wharton are fine, everything is easy to say, just 12 points behind.

Back then the Warriors were so far behind, didn't they also catch up in the same wave?

Speaking of which, the big stone that weighed on everyone's hearts disappeared, and everyone was gearing up and preparing to do a big job.

……

The halftime timeout ended, the Lakers and Spurs returned to the court, and the game continued.

According to the rules, the Lakers attack first, Tianyang dribbles the ball to the right wing, and the Spurs still intercept the pass around the front.

Tianyang changed his strategy and beckoned. Randall ran over from the top of the arc to make a pick-and-roll.When Ade switched defenses, Tianyang swayed in a large cross step, and after deceiving Ade's center of gravity to shift to the right, he rushed to the inside line sideways.

Gasol moved laterally from the right to defend, Tianyang changed the ball behind his back to his left hand, took three steps in a row, lowered his head in the air to avoid Gasol's block, and finally pulled the bar for a layup.

The goal was scored, the Lakers scored 54 points, and the point difference narrowed to 10 points.

Tianyang didn't retreat the defense immediately, but stayed in the backcourt to direct his teammates to switch defenses. He was afraid that the defensive matchup would suddenly change too much and his teammates would be confused.Fortunately, Nick Young quickly found Mills, and Ingram also ran to Danny Green in an instant. Seeing this, Tianyang nodded and ran towards Leonard.

Such a scene is really rare, and it aroused great interest for the TNT foursome.

O'Neill was gesturing to explain the game. He stopped immediately when he saw this, and said with wide eyes: "Wharton, the king of ideas, is back, Tianyang Leonard. It feels like Paul defending Durant. It's interesting, I like it."

Barkley seemed to think of something, tilted his head, and said in a slightly rogue tone: "Wharton's defensive tactics didn't work well before. What if it wasn't Wharton's idea? Maybe Tianyang made the request himself. "

Kenny pursed his lips, shook his head slightly and said, "What if Tianyang and Wharton discussed it together?"

On the field, the corners of Popovich’s lips were slightly raised. In his opinion, Wharton’s trick to let Tianyang defend Leonard was a gamble, because apart from stealing, there was no other way.

Thinking about this, Popovich tilted his head and pouted, and Mills passed the ball immediately.

Leonard received the ball at the top of the arc, and seeing that Tianyang was defending, he decisively waved his hand to indicate that there is no need for a pick-and-roll.

Faced with this naked contempt, Tianyang immediately bent down, slapped the floor with both hands, and motioned for the horse to come over.

Leonard is confident but not arrogant. He sticks to Tianyang sideways, relies on his weight and strength, and breaks through the inside line very safely. At the same time, his body's center of gravity is extremely low, and his left hand controls the ball far away, preventing any possibility of stealing.

For defenders, this kind of breakthrough is basically nothing but despair.Even the fans who watched the live broadcast were full of 'too stable' bullet screens.But in Tianyang's basketball philosophy, as long as there is an offense, there is a way to defend.

He took a deep breath, stepped back close to Leonard, and continued to use his feet to withstand the powerful impact.

In the blink of an eye, the two came to the left elbow area. Leonard stopped suddenly and began to hit sideways.

Tianyang resolutely pushed his right hand to Leonard's waist, assuming a posture of defending desperately.

Leonard snorted, tilted his whole body to the right, and pushed hard!
In the blink of an eye, Tianyang saw the opportunity and chose to retreat.

Leonard was in a state of exerting force. Although he reacted in time and wanted to brake, he could not violate the laws of physics. His whole body continued to tilt to the right. In addition, there was no point of force, his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell to the ground immediately.

But Leonard fell to the ground, but still held the ball tightly in his hands. Who made him have a pair of enviable big hands?
Tianyang did not hesitate and bent over to grab the ball. Popovich then called a timeout, but the referee said it was invalid.

Randall on the side also joined the scramble, Ade came over to make a clearance, and the left elbow area was in chaos.

The referee blew his whistle to signal Tianyang and Leonard to scramble for the ball at the free throw line.

The fans booed wildly at the scene, thinking that the referee was partial to the Lakers, but the three of O'Neal believed that the Spurs were helping the ball this time, and if it was later, Tianyang would take the basketball.

The Spurs fans booed for a while and stopped. In their view, Leonard had a huge advantage in scrambling.

After all, the height advantage is there.

About 10 seconds later, Tianyang and Leonard stood at the free throw line. The referee explained and tossed the ball lightly into the air.

The two took off almost at the same time and touched the ball almost at the same time, but Leonard pushed the ball backwards, and Tianyang headed the ball upwards.

After the two different forces were neutralized, they did not fly away, but turned upwards.

According to the jump ball rules, the first legal touch of the ball cannot be directly caught, but the second can be.

Relying on the advantage of continuous jumping, Tianyang jumped high again and grabbed the ball in his hand.After landing, he made a long pass to the frontcourt, and Ingram, who was about to come down, received the ball and was completely unguarded.

An easy layup scored, and the difference between the two teams was reduced to 8 points.

The Spurs attacked again, Leonard with a displeased face rarely took the initiative to ask for the ball at the top of the arc, which completely violated Popovich's tactical arrangement. Mills hesitated for a while, and finally passed the ball.

Facing SkyOcean's defense, Leonard still made a close-up breakthrough, but this time he pushed all the way to the end, not giving any chance to stop him from scoring with skill.But Tianyang still has a way. With one look, Randall and Ingram Qi Qi contracted to double-team, Cousins ​​blocked the passing route on the right, and Nick Young blocked the passing route behind.

You are simple, I am rough!
Leonard could only stop the ball, the other Spurs players rushed to respond, and the other Lakers returned the ball immediately.All the passing routes were blocked, and Leonard was tricked. After he realized it, he was very angry and shot.

Tianyang took off with all his strength to interfere, and the basketball bounced off the hoop.

Gasol roared and took off to grab the board, Cousins ​​caught it without saying a word.

Tianyang and Randall started from the basket and separated at 45 degrees from the three-point line. One walked and the other walked the right sideline. The two formed a three-line fast break with Ingram on the left sideline.

The three young men rushed up, and Kawhi could only chase one Tianyang. Seeing that the Spurs were about to lose points, Popovich suddenly commanded on the spot, signaling Gasol and Alder to double-team Cousins ​​​​who hadn't played yet.

After all, he is a master of tactics. An ordinary coach would never think of this, and would only shout loudly to the players to rush.

The situation was critical, and Walton also used on-the-spot command to signal Cousins ​​to throw the ball into the midfield.

The Spurs double-teamed Cousins, Leonard chased Tianyang, Mills Randall, and Green chased Ingram, leaving Nick Young unattended.

Nick Young received the ball in midfield, turned into a chasing boy, and rushed to the three-point line with a smile on his face.

Tianyang immediately turned his back on Leonard, and Nick Young made a three-pointer.

The basketball went into the net hollow, and the difference between the two teams was reduced to 5 points.

The Spurs attacked again, and as soon as Leonard got the ball, Popovich asked for a pick-and-roll.

Adelaide mentioned the top of the arc as a wall, and Tianyang squeezed over it strongly, and Randall also flew in front of Leonard, denying him space to dribble and jump shots.

In desperation, Leonard moved the ball horizontally to the left, Tianyang continued to catch up, and Randall returned to defend Adelaide.

The Spurs broke the pick-and-roll and returned to the situation where Leonard singled Tianyang again.

Still breaking through close to the body, but rushed to the free throw line and changed to an emergency stop and retreat jumper.

After hitting the iron, Cousins ​​squeezed Gasol to grab a rebound, and the Lakers went down the third line for a fast break again.

The average Spurs are too old to run at all and can only watch in despair.

Randall rushed to the three-point line one-stop, scored the ball 45 degrees to the right, Ingram received the ball, and then divided the corner on the right.

Tianyang received the ball, made a fake shot to trick Danny Green into flying, adjusted his posture and shot steadily.

A three-pointer hit, and the difference between the two teams was only 2 points.

Popovich raised his hand to pause, and Wharton's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smile.

In the TNT commentary seat, O'Neal knocked on the table and said confidently: "I declare the game over and the Lakers win."

Kenny raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "The Lakers are gaining momentum, but there is still one game left. You announced it too early."

Barkley put his hands on the seat, sat upright, and said solemnly: "It's getting late, and the Spurs will feel desperate when they come back from the timeout. The Lakers have completely cracked the Spurs' strongest tactics."

(End of this chapter)

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