lakers championship

Chapter 27 Leader's Temperament
After Tianyang assisted Roscoe to complete the dunk, the difference between the two teams was only 7 points.

The subsequent situation was the same as Johnny's assumption during the timeout. Tianyang, as the starting point of the Sequoia team's offense, encountered the strict defense of the Bruins.

The basic treatment is that Isaac starts to lead the defense from the backcourt, and then switches to post defense after crossing the center line.Once Tianyang got the ball, he immediately sent out someone to double-team with Isaac.

If you fail to form a double team at the first time, then adjust your defensive strategy immediately:

Tianyang performed pick-and-roll cooperation from outside the three-point line, and the Bruins immediately switched defenses quickly, just let Tianyang let the others go;
Tianyang broke through the inside line, and the Bruins team immediately shrank, leaving no room for others.

In addition to physical contact, Isaac also kept spouting trash talk. He didn't say any discriminatory words, but every sentence insinuated something.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Bruins, as long as Tianyang is locked, the strength of the Sequoia team will be reduced by 90%. After all, this has been proved in the first half.

But fortunately, while Tianyang attracted the defense, his teammates also performed well. Roscoe received his pass many times to complete the open breakthrough, and Travis also slid the baseline twice to receive the pass and scored easily.

In the 8th minute of the second half, the Sequoia team launched 12 attacks and scored 9 goals, 7 of which were directly assisted by Tianyang. There was really no way for the remaining 2 goals, and Tianyang made a strong hit by himself.

On the Bruins side, due to their failure to defend Tianyang, their offense was not very smooth. They could only rely on Isaac's breakthrough and Bryce's three-pointer to stabilize the situation.

In the following time, the Sequoia team fully adapted to the tough defense of the Bruins, and no longer made too many low-level mistakes due to sticking and pressing; the Bruins were also thoroughly familiar with Tianyang's passing routines, and did not continue to give him easy assists.

The game slowly evolved into a tug-of-war, with the two teams taking the lead alternately, and you come and go.

5 minutes before the end, the game entered a commercial timeout, and the Sequoias led by 1 point.

During the 75-second timeout, the two teams gathered around to discuss tactics as quickly as possible.The audience in Polly Arena felt the tense atmosphere and applauded to cheer for the Bruins.

The audience was so active, the DJ on the scene seemed to be infected, and shouted loudly:

"My friends, for today's game, Mr. Jim Buss and Mr. Mitch Kubchak of the Los Angeles Lakers are also here. Welcome them! Let's cheer for UCLA together!"

After the DJ finished speaking, the Polly Arena was full of voices, and the audience all turned their attention to where Jim and Kubchak were, and the two quickly got up and waved their hands.

On the Sequoia side, coach Johnny picked up the tactical board, scribbled on it, and said: "The rhythm is maintained well, continue to play like this, Tianyang organizes the offense with the ball, attracts the defensive attention, and the others seize the opportunity to play." !"

After talking about the key points of tactics, Johnny waved his hands to get the players ready to go back to the field, but Roscoe volunteered, saying that he could share the pressure of organizing the attack for Tianyang.Travis also suggested that when the Bruins shrink their defense, he wants to retreat to the outside to shoot 3 points, because he can force the Bruins to reduce the double-teaming of Tianyang.

The thoughts of the two made Johnny hesitate a bit. After thinking for about 10 seconds, he nodded, agreeing that the two should fight according to their ideas under suitable circumstances.

In a blink of an eye, the timeout ended, the game continued, and the Sequoia team went first.

Marcus took the ball to the three-point line, handed it to Tianyang at the top of the arc, and stopped on the left wing.

Glancing at the position on the field, Tianyang found that Roscoe was standing in the short corner on the left not far from Marcus, and Parker, who was defending Roscoe, was obviously absent-minded.

At this time, only Roscoe and Marcus will come to an off-ball pick-and-roll to cover, one to the outside line, and the other to slip to the bottom line.In the case of misplaced defense, the Bruins either cannot catch up, or they can only defend one.

Determined to pay attention, Tianyang gave Marcus a look, and the latter understood, and went straight to Roscoe.

Roscoe reacted, blocked Marcus's Brown Bears point guard Aaron who was chasing him, and then took advantage of the situation to dismantle to the outside line, leaving a large area in front of him.

Tianyang immediately passed the ball, but just as Roscoe got the ball, Aaron and Parker jumped at him at the same time, but Marcus was standing on the bottom line, unguarded.

"Marcus, Marcus, Marcus" Tianyang reminded anxiously.

But I don't know if Roscoe didn't hear it or didn't understand it. He resisted the defense of the two and directly made a mid-range shot.

The basketball hit the rim and missed, and the rebound was picked up by Bruins center Thomas.

After receiving the pass, Isaac rushed forward like a rocket, and Tianyang chased after him.The two rushed to the three-point line in the blink of an eye.

Isaac suddenly made an emergency stop to collect the ball, and Tianyang immediately braked to take off to block the shot. Unfortunately, Isaac temporarily changed his focus and passed the ball in the air to Aaron who was following up.

Aaron caught the ball and made a three-step layup.After landing, Tianyang immediately turned around and chased after him. When Aaron hit the ball, he jumped up again to try to block the shot.

It's a pity that Aaron was not in a hurry. He turned his head and gave the ball to Isaac again.

Cheers resounded in the Pauley Arena instantly, and Isaac raised his hands and saluted all the way along the left sideline.

The Sequoias attacked again, and Marcus controlled the ball at the top of the arc.Tianyang ran back from the bottom line, got rid of Isaac, and went around to the right wing position.Marcus immediately passed the ball and took advantage of the situation to set up a pick-and-roll screen for Tianyang.

Tianyang took the ball and went straight to the inside, and the Bruins Thomas, Bryce, and Parker shrank to the basket at the same time.

It was really impossible to force a layup, so Tianyang held the ball with both hands and prepared to find a low-post teammate.

But neither Roscoe nor Travis appeared in the position of the tactical arrangement, Tianyang could only stop reflexively and turn around to look for the two.

If it weren't for his height, long arms and strong muscles, it would be a taboo to stop the ball inside.

He was instantly double-teamed by Thomas, Bryce, and Parker. Fortunately, he clung to the basketball tightly. Even though the three squeezed him to the ground, they failed to snatch the basketball and instead made him call a timeout.

At the end of the court, Tianyang was about to respond to the question just now, but Johnny said angrily with his hands on his hips: I allow you two to fight according to your own ideas, under the right circumstances.Last round, Roscoe, why didn't you pass the ball to Marcus, he was unguarded, why did you make a strong shot against the defense of two people? "

Rothko lowered his head and did not answer, Johnny turned his gaze to Travis, and continued: "There is also the attack just now, the previously designated tactic-Tianyang Breakthrough, you two stand in the short corners on the left and right sides, Waiting to catch and shoot, but the two of you ran to the three-point line, Tianyang couldn’t see you, what should I do? Waiting for a mistake?”

"It was hard to get the score back, but you played so casually, don't you want to win? I know there are two big shots today, but the team..."

Before he finished speaking, Tianyang raised his hand and interjected, saying: "The offense was not good just now. The main problem is me. If I pass Roscoe's ball in advance, the defensive pressure on him will be much less. The breakthrough just now, I also I didn’t observe first, because my dribbling skills are too bad, and I have to look down at the ball from time to time. But everyone, rest assured, we have figured out the opponent’s routine, continue to play steadily, and winning the game will not be a problem.”

When Tianyang said this, Johnny stopped immediately.He knew that Tianyang was trying to lead the team, and he was leading consciously. The Sequoia team had never had such a player before, and he was happy to see such a situation.

Sure enough, after Tianyang finished speaking, Roscoe and Travis, who had been lowering their heads, finally raised their heads and gave Tianyang a high-five. Immediately, everyone in the Sequoia team put their hands together, and the dull atmosphere was swept away. .

Seeing Tianyang leading the way into the court, Johnny looked relieved and nodded frequently. Blunt said with a smile: "The first time we saw him in the Irvine community, he led the group from behind to the leader. Today Come again, maybe this ability is innate?"

"Well, a bit of a leader."

　Let me tell you, writing 'Bruins center XXX' in the article is not for the sake of word count, but because these people, including myself, are not very familiar with them, and I am afraid that I will be confused when I read them. I will not write like this again after entering the NBA.In addition, the Rockets played against the Jazz today is really good.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)