lakers championship

Chapter 245 Attack and Defense Integration

Since Cousins ​​joined the Lakers, Randall and Ingram have grown further, and Tianyang hasn't played singles for almost 3 months. O'Neal and Barkley's comments made fans realize the horror of Tianyang singles again.

The Spurs fans were particularly nervous. The picture of Kobe Bryant's crazy mid-range shots in the past reappeared in front of their eyes.

At the critical moment of the playoffs, after both sides have exhausted their cards, they will automatically enter the superstar showdown. The Warriors will hand the ball to Curry and Durant, the Cavaliers will hand the ball to LeBron, and the Lakers will hand the ball to Tianyang.

When it was time to attack again, Walton stood on the sidelines and yelled, "Now is your time!"

Tianyang didn't know exactly what it meant, but he understood that Wharton had completely delegated power.

He took the ball to the right wing, and the defense changed from Mills to Leonard.The Spurs team defended more ruthlessly than before. Randall wanted to run back to set up a pick and roll for him, and Adelaide tried his best to stop him.

Seeing this situation, Tianyang raised his left hand high and spread his five fingers apart, indicating a one-on-one challenge.

Leonard did the same, bending over and slamming his hands on the floor, which was quite different from his taciturn image.

All the fans in the ATT Center were breathing harder and their heartbeats were rising. They had completely forgotten that this was a Western Conference semifinals, and turned their attention to the most quintessential matchup in the basketball game.

For masters to play tricks, basically calculate all the possibilities in advance, and don't waste time and energy on testing, but directly use the best method.

As far as Leonard is concerned, in terms of defense, he is naturally the best at "death-coiled" steals.

As far as Tianyang is concerned, in terms of offense, he is naturally best at 'unreasonable' three-pointers.

The two looked at each other, as if they had a tacit understanding, Leonard made a silent attack, and Tianyang retreated with great fanfare.The two took off at the same time, Tianyang was slightly faster, and Leonard's wingspan and height regained a victory.After flying into the air, the palms of the two almost touched each other. Leonard tried to block the shot with his wide palm, and Tianyang shot the ball with his fingers pressed down thousands of times.

Leonard's palm slightly rubbed against the basketball, but it was like a bird hitting a rocket that was being launched, without any real impact. The trajectory of the basketball's flight was still within Tianyang's expectations.

In the blink of an eye, the basketball bounced off the board and fell into the ring as scheduled.

The Lakers bench stood up collectively, Brewer applauded again and again, McGee spread his hands and shook his head left and right, Metta World Peace arrogantly shouted at the Spurs fans: "See? This is a Lakers player!".

The Spurs attacked, Mills dribbled the ball to the right wing, passed the ball to Leonard and screened at the same time.

Nick Young switched defenses, still sticking up to consume energy, and Leonard still made an emergency stop to score a mid-range shot.

The Lakers attacked again, Tianyang held the ball at the top of the arc, and Ingram made a pick-and-roll.

Danny Green switched defenses, Tianyang dribbled the ball from the left, rushed to the free throw line, changed his footsteps, and played with his back.

Squeezing and leaning, Green retreated slightly under the force, Tianyang turned back, and shot backwards.

Green took off and interfered, but because of his slow speed, the palm of his hand only reached Tianyang's elbow, and the basketball had already flown out.

With a 'swish' sound, the shot was made. The Lakers 71 beat the Spurs 68, leading by 3 points.

Turning around, the Spurs attacked and Mills made a pass inside.Adelaide received the ball from the low position on the right side, dribbled the ball and turned back, before Nick Young double-teamed, he slipped to the basket and scored a backhand layup.

The Lakers attacked again, and Tianyang dribbled the ball across half court.Both sides racked their brains in the matchup, but the Lakers' players on the field were younger and faster, and finally created a chance for Tianyang to match up with Mills.

Mills knew that he couldn't defend against it, so he posted it directly, risking a foul, and also prevented Tianyang from making a three-pointer.

Tianyang dribbled the ball behind his back and turned around, one step away from Mills, and accelerated into the inside from the top of the arc.

The Spurs shrunk inside, Aldridge and Gasol were ready... Nader adjusted to prepare for supplementation.

But Tianyang showed no sign of slowing down at all. Instead, he continued to speed up and rush to the basket. Facing the blocks from the Spurs' two big insiders, Tianyang dodged in the air and pulled the bar for a layup.

Hit again, the Lakers still lead by 3 points.

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The two teams come and go, all relying on singles to score. On the Spurs side, Leonard and Alder alternately played, and occasionally scored Green or Mills to shoot 3 points.The Lakers mainly rely on Tianyang, using Ingram, Randall, Cousins, and Nick Young to get singles opportunities, and then either cross-step and catch up for 3 points, or rush to the free throw line and lean back Jump shot, or rush to the paint area to trick the defender into various difficult layups.

Both teams were very efficient, until the last 45 seconds of the game, the Lakers led by 3 points, the ball belonged to the Spurs, and Popovich called the penultimate timeout.

In the TNT commentary seat, O'Neal looked a little embarrassed, "The Spurs were lucky, and they made consecutive shots. I predicted that there would be a little trouble, but I believe Tianyang will solve this problem."

Kenny: "Guess what tactics the Spurs will play after the timeout?"

Barkley said with a smile: "Naturally, Aldridge catches the ball in the low post and plays singles. That is the most stable offensive method for the Spurs."

O'Neill: "I am more concerned that Tianyang will not continue to play. From the third quarter to the present, he has taken 11 shots in a row. Excluding the four small coordinations, almost every other one is a difficult single. I would have been exhausted. "

Barkley laughed again: "He has scored 38 points, and everyone hopes that he will score the 40th point. Walton will arrange tactics for him, and he has no reason to refuse."

On the court, the timeout ended and the Spurs launched an offense.

Mills dribbled the ball across half court and handed it to Leonard at the top of the arc, and Alder stepped forward to make a pick-and-roll.

At the most critical moment, the Spurs resorted to their best method again, and the fans on the scene stood up and cheered collectively.

Randall switched defenses, Ade made an air cut, and Tianyang chased.

Leonard stopped the ball and raised his hands to pass, Randall immediately turned around and prepared to shrink and grab the rebound.

But the moment Randall turned around, Leonard gave up the pass and pulled out his hand.

Randall also suffered a loss because of his muscle memory when he hit a 3-pointer, but it was more caused by Popovich's tactical arrangement and Leonard's super personal ability.

The two teams tied 95-95 with 25 seconds left in the game.

Generally speaking, in this case, each can attack once, and the situation is beneficial to the Spurs.

The commentator on the sidelines has already begun to analyze how the Spurs will execute the final attack, but Cousins ​​quickly serves the ball from the bottom line, and Tianyang catches the ball from the backcourt and brings it to the frontcourt in lightning speed. A long three-point shot.

As he said before the game, playing the Spurs is to take advantage of youth.He is not blind, but with Randall under the basket, Ade retreated fast enough, but he is still at the free throw line.

If it hits, it will completely reverse the situation. If it fails to hit, Randall has a great chance of grabbing a rebound.

Sure enough, the shot hit the iron, Randall caught the rebound, landed again, and put the ball into the frame.

During the whole process, in just 15 seconds, the Lakers led by 2 points, and it was the Spurs' turn to make a choice.

Popovich called the final timeout, and the TNT commentators began debating whether the Spurs would play a safe 2 for overtime, or a ferocious 3 for the game-winner.

The 75-second timeout ended, players from both teams returned to the game, and the Spurs replaced Mills with Manu Ginobili.

Gasol held the ball on the sidelines, Green and Ginobili stood on the left and right sides of the free throw line, Leonard and Aldridge stood on the left and right sides of the basket, and the four formed a square.

The referee whistled, Green ran to the left corner, Ginobili ran to the top of the arc, and received a pass from Gasol.

At the same time, Leonard ran to the left corner, and Ingram followed.

Suddenly, Leonard made a sudden stop and ran back, using Ade to block Ingram, and easily slipped to the free throw line on the right.

Ginobili passed the ball, Leonard received the ball, completely unguarded, and directly made a mid-range shot.

"Crack!", Tianyang slapped the basketball from behind with a big cap, and the referee's whistle and the midfielder's whistle sounded at the same time.

The fans at the scene went into a turmoil, and after shouting fouls, the referee said they wanted to watch the video.

After repeated comparisons, Tianyang did not infringe on Leonard's cylinder during the entire shot-blocking process, and the block was made after the basketball shot, which was completely legal and valid.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 97-95, leading the series 1-0.

Regrettably, SkyOcean failed to score 40 points, but the blocked shots won, which was deeply remembered by all fans.

After the game, many media and columnists bluntly said that Tianyang was not only strong in singles, but also had an extremely high level of defense. It is rare to achieve a combination of offense and defense.

　Today I saw the GIF of Jaylen Brown's big cap Durant, and I used it as a plot by the way.

　　
　
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