lakers championship

Chapter 244 The King of Singles
What O'Neal said was exaggerated, and what Barkley said was even more absurd. Just successfully defending one round can be counted as defeating the Spurs pick-and-roll?Fans who watched the live broadcast expressed their disbelief. In addition, the TNT live broadcast was arranged in the ATT media area, and the fans at the scene quickly understood what Barkley said.So under the leadership of the DJ at the scene, the DJ shouted "Barkley", and the fans responded with "No Champion".

In the face of group ridicule, O'Neill and Kenny laughed silently, and Barkley also smiled and said: "In 30 seconds, you will understand. I accept your apology in advance. It's okay!".

The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, and the game between the two teams continued, with the score of Lakers 62 to Spurs 64.

The Spurs attacked first, Mills trotted the ball across half court, rushed to the right wing and immediately handed it to Leonard at the top of the arc, and then ran up to cover Tianyang on the outside.

Leonard dribbled the ball to the right with the help of a screen, and Tianyang squeezed through the wall made by Mills with one step.

Seeing that he was about to catch up, he wanted Ade to block again, but Tianyang couldn't squeeze away this time, so Randall had to switch defenses.

Mills took the opportunity to cut to the basket, Tianyang did not pursue, but blocked the passing route, allowing Nick Young to catch up.

Leonard still passed, but it was a more risky lob pass, usually used in conjunction with the outside line and the big center. Mills was 183 tall in shoes, which gave Nick Young the possibility of stealing.

But Nick Young was chasing someone with his back to the outside. In such a high-intensity game, he didn't even notice Leonard's pass. In desperation, Cousins ​​moved laterally to intercept, and Mills caught the ball straight to Segasol.

Gasol received the ball from the low position on the left, wanted to turn forward, and turned sideways to face the basket.

This kind of distance Gasol is very sure, even if Nick Yangfei blocks the block, he still can't stop it.The fans at the scene raised their hands high in advance, and cheered as soon as the basketball fell into the hoop, making Barkley understand that this is the power of the pick-and-roll!

But the plot did not develop according to the fan's preset. Tianyang turned around and took four consecutive steps from the top of the arc, and then leaped vigorously. The whole body formed a 45-degree angle with the floor, and successfully interfered with Gasol's shooting with his fingertips.

The basketball deviates from its original trajectory, hits the backboard, and bounces straight into Cousins' hands.

The Lakers Ingram and Randall went down the two-line fast break, Cousins ​​handed the ball to Tianyang.

GPS guided passing!The basketball leaped three-quarters of the field and landed precisely in Randall's hands. Randall passed the ball from behind to trick Leonard, who was chasing 1 and 2, and assisted Ingram with a one-handed dunk.

The Lakers scored 64 points, and the difference between the two teams was evened out.

In the TNT commentary, O'Neill kept shaking his head but didn't speak, his eyes were full of shock.

Kenny also pondered for a long time, sometimes showing doubts on his face, as if he couldn't figure out something.

Only Barkley laughed, "During this round of defense just now, Nick Young bravely jumped up and blocked the block to buy time for Tianyang to sprint; Gasol faced the basket sideways and didn't notice Tianyang who was sprinting; In addition, before Tianyang blocked Leonard's passing route, Cousins ​​decisively moved laterally to supplement the defense, which is too extreme! If any link is not in place, the entire defense will fall short. The Lakers boys are great!"

On the court, Mills dribbled the ball across the half court again, and walked to the right wing. He did not pass the ball, nor did he pick and roll. Instead, he followed Popovich's instructions and passed the ball to Adelaide who was successful inside.

When the Lakers discussed before the game, Walton mentioned that defending Alder must first observe whether he is on the strong side or the weak side.

At this time, Alder received the ball from the low post on the right side. Except for Randall in the entire right half, only Nick Young was a Lakers player.

Obviously, this is the weak side and should be double-teamed as Walton instructed.

Randall immediately bent his knees slightly, put his hands on Adelaide's waist, and used all his strength to force Adelaide to take a step back.Sure enough, Ade felt it was difficult to hit the ball twice in a row. He took advantage of the situation and withdrew back, holding the ball with both hands and preparing to shoot.

If a player wants to become a star, he must go through a lot of training to rely on muscle memory to handle the ball during high-level confrontation.But to become a superstar, you must overcome your muscle memory at critical moments. Like Michael Jordan, facing a double interception, you have an idea and use the air to change hands for a layup.

Ade is a superstar, but obviously far from reaching the super giant level.

The moment he held the ball with both hands, Nick Young rushed in from the outside to double-team. Between passing the ball and shooting according to muscle memory, he chose to shoot.

The two interfered, the shooting vision was affected, and they hit the iron.

Cousins ​​raised his butt to push Gasol away, caught the ball in his hand, and threw it directly to the frontcourt.

It's not just rumors, but self-confidence. Except for Leonard, who can run past Tianyang and Ingram for the Spurs?
Ingram didn't even run at all, but chose to delay Leonard, allowing Tianyang to easily get the basketball.

Tianyang dribbled the ball to the basket, unguarded, and dunked smoothly.

The Lakers went ahead by 2 points, Walton smiled and shook his head, messing around, the Lakers still played brilliant offensive and defensive transition tactics.

The shock wave of 14 to 0 made the ATT center seem to be silenced. Any fool can see that the Lakers not only cracked the Spurs pick-and-roll, but also restricted the Spurs' most stable singles. The fans don't know how the Spurs will play next , and even worried about Popovich.

But Popovich has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he has never seen any scenes. When it was the Spurs' turn to attack, he waved his hand and let Leonard single out, and it was a misplaced single.

Mills immediately handed over the ball and ran forward to block Tianyang, allowing Leonard to single Nick Young.

The difference from before is that Adelaide did not mention the top of the arc, and Mills did not cut to the inside, but squatted on the outside, threatening Tianyang not to chase Leonard.

Seeing this situation, Nick Young quickly waved his hand, signaling to defend alone, and Tianyang stopped immediately.

Leonard didn't do any fancy moves either. He changed direction in front of him and rushed into the inside line sideways.

It can be said to be a strong charge. After all, Nick Young couldn't stop him, but he followed Wharton's pre-match instructions and stuck to Leonard, trying to consume the opponent's energy as much as possible.

Leonard rushed to the short corner on the right, made a sudden stop and retreated, and made a mid-range shot.

The 'swish' basketball went into the net, and the Spurs finally scored. The applause from the ATT Center, which had been suppressed for several minutes, finally came out. The fans were as happy as if they had won the game.

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In the TNT commentary, O'Neal curled his lips, "The Spurs lost their strongest weapon and became singles with Aldridge and Leonard. It is absolutely impossible to beat the Lakers. You must know that Tianyang is the king of singles."

Kenny raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Shouldn't you be described as one of the strongest singles?"

Barkley shook his head, "Tianyang is the king of singles, bar none. The only players who can compete with him in the league today are LeBron and Durant, but the two of them are not as durable as Tianyang. If they can Scoring 10 in a row, SkyOcean can score 11 in a row."

(End of this chapter)