lakers championship

Chapter 263 Who Believes It?

In the first game against the Warriors, Tianyang scored 32 points. The media has already used all kinds of words that can be imagined to praise Tianyang, but if you want to score 50 points and 60 points, every 10 points more is difficult.

Tianyang scored 60+ points before, but that was the regular season, with the cooperation of Pelicans coach Gentry, and did not set up any targeted defensive tactics.Now is the playoffs, although the Warriors coach Kerr let him play singles at first, but in fact he can't wait to kill every attack he has.

Looking at the entire NBA history, from the 85-86 season with complete statistics, until 2017, there were only 50 players who scored 10+ points in the playoffs, namely Jordan, Malone, Wilkins, AI Ferson, Kobe, Ray Allen, Carter, Nowitzki, Barkley, Slip Floyd, and only 19 times in total.

Tianyang thought about it, and there was only one way, so he informed Wharton of the plan.

After discussing with each other, the two decided to follow UCLA's air-cut tactics in the first half, and wait until after get off work to adjust the tactics and let SkyOcean play the main attack.There is no particular reason, just to save energy, otherwise it is likely to be like McGrady's 62-point victory over the Wizards. He was superb in the first three quarters, 6 of 1 in the fourth quarter, and even missed 4 free throws.

After deciding on a strategy, the Lakers team went to the training room to run tactics.

Cousins ​​​​was in high spirits. After the team practiced together, he chose to practice an extra round of three-pointers and mid-range shots.

……

At 7 pm on the 5th, the training of the Warriors team ended, and Green was interviewed by reporters in the player channel.

"How's the game preparation going?"

"Very good, our whole team is in very good shape."

"Did the team learn from the loss in the last game?"

"No, McGee and Randall blocked Durant's foul at the last moment. The referee probably didn't see it and didn't blow the whistle. So it can't be considered a loss. It can only be said that luck was not good enough."

"Speaking of Randle, the Lakers have announced that he will be off for a week or two. What do you think about that?"

"I feel a little uncomfortable. Originally, we could beat the Lakers 4-1 and let the fans see our true strength, but now the fans think we are lucky. I just hope that the Lakers players will not talk about it after the game. Competitive sports, Who hasn't been hurt yet?"

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After the reporters got the interview content, they rushed to the Lakers locker room and sent ESPN reporter Julie to recount Green's original words to Tianyang with embellishments.

"Green said in an interview just now that even with Randall, the Warriors will still beat the Lakers. They will win 4 games in a row. He also said that the last block in the last game was a foul. What do you think of this?"

Tianyang knew that the reporter was probably exaggerating, and originally planned to give an official answer in a perfunctory manner, but the team needs to improve morale, so he thought for a while and replied: "He may have made a mistake. If Randall is here, we will sweep the team 4-0. Warriors. As for what he thinks is a foul in the final block, I can understand, after all, he thought the referee couldn’t see it, so he voluntarily gave up the last chance against Cousins, and gave us the game victory, I am very grateful.”

"Then do you think you will win tonight's game?"

"Of course, even without Randall, we can eliminate the Warriors 4-1 or 4-2."

"What do you rely on to win? Are the Lakers using new tactics?"

"Rely on me to get 60 points and make up for the loss of Randall's absence!"

Julie swallowed her saliva and asked in a trembling voice, "You said 60 points just now? Are you right?"

"No, I'm in a good state of mind now, you heard me right, it's 60 points."

When Tianyang said this, not to mention Julie, even the other Lakers players in the locker room were stunned.

60 points in the playoffs, even including ancient players such as Chamberlain and Russell, there are only 2 times in total, namely Jordan 63 points and Elgin-Baylor 61 points. The difficulty of completing it is similar to landing on the moon.

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The content of Tianyang's interview quickly spread on social networks, and the media and fans talked a lot.

ESPN: "After repeated confirmation, SkyOcean did indeed say 60 points."

TNT: "Shaq said he was not optimistic about it. I don't understand why Tianyang said that."

KlutchSports: "Rich just said that LeBron believes Tianyang can do it."

LaVar Ball: "Maybe my son is too good to make Tianyang feel the pressure."

Kobe: "@天洋, I believe in you!"

Out of the tens of thousands of comments, only LeBron and Kobe believed in Tianyang. Their fans advised them to delete Twitter, otherwise there might be a joke. After all, neither of them had ever scored 60 points.

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In a blink of an eye, the time came to 7:30, and the second game between the Lakers and the Warriors was about to start.

In the comment section of TNT, the four-person group began to broadcast live.

O'Neill: "Although I am not optimistic about Tianyang, I still think it is possible, so I hope that when David goes to interview Cole later, he will ask whether he will deploy defensive tactics against Tianyang. What do you think?"

O'Neill used a deliberative tone, because what the NBA reporter wanted to ask had already been drawn up, and the TV screen would provide some data in cooperation. For example, Sky Ocean's incident was a breaking news, and the live broadcast department was probably unprepared. If there was no prior consent, It may cause trouble for their work.

Kenny and Barkley looked at each other, and they all turned their eyes to Ernie, after all, Ernie was the boss.

Ernie blinked quickly and thought, and after a while, he said, "Okay, let David ask."

With Ernie's permission, David Aldridge walked towards Cole, "Hey, Steve, have you heard about Tianyang's going to score 60 points?"

The corners of Cole's mouth were slightly raised, and the arms around him were changed to akimbo. "I heard that he is very courageous. There are not many players like him in the league today. I like him very much."

"Then will you arrange defense in a targeted manner?"

Cole shook his head again and again, "Of course not, you can defend as you want, and it won't change the team's tactics."

Hearing what Cole said, O'Neal patted his chest, "Then I'm relieved, and only arrange for Curry to defend. As long as Tianyang has enough shots, there is a 60% chance of scoring 50 points."

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At 8 o'clock, the second game of the Western Conference Finals officially started.

In terms of lineup, the Lakers changed Cousins ​​to the 4th position and sent Tarek to play a double center, while the Warriors directly resorted to the "Death Five" and gave up the previous routine of playing tricks.

The referee walked between Cousins ​​and Durant and flicked the ball into the air.

In the case of the same height, Durant took the advantage to dial the ball back first.

Thompson picked up the basketball and passed it to Curry, and the Warriors launched the first attack.

Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Durant stepped forward to pick and roll, Cousins ​​switched defenses, and Curry dribbled to the right.

Cousins ​​tried his best to catch up, and Curry dribbled the ball to the left again. It seemed that he was not in a hurry to shoot, but wanted to consume Cousins' energy.Fortunately, just at the beginning, Cousins ​​was physically strong enough to keep up.

In the last 5 seconds, Thompson made another pick-and-roll, and Curry made a strong 3-pointer against Nick Young's defense.

"Shua", the basketball hit the net hollowly, and the Oracle Center cheered.

Tariq retreated to the bottom line to serve, Tianyang took it and took it to the frontcourt, the Oracle Center booed, it was not the ghost scream of "Hey Hey Hey", but an organized and premeditated shout: "60, 60 , 60".

It's too much, but what's more, it's not Curry who defends Tianyang, but Iguodala. Thompson and Curry are still faintly fighting, showing signs of wanting to lock up in all directions.

O'Neill told the director in the live broadcast room that he was going to mute the sound immediately, and he wanted to curse something that could not be broadcast.

"WTF, Cole is too insidious. He said normal defense, but when the game started, he arranged double-team tactics, and encouraged the fans to shout excitement. He is the one who most believes that Tianyang can score 60 points!"

(End of this chapter)