lakers championship

Chapter 334 I have many people!
The decline of shooting guards is an indisputable fact.

According to detailed statistics, in the decades of NBA history, as of 2017, players at the position of shooting guard have only won 7 MVPs in total, while centers have won 25 times.

Among them, Jordan took 5 times alone, Kobe took it once, and Iverson took it once.

If calculated according to the beginning of the 21st century, there are only 2 times, which is quite miserable.

Although the small forward position is only 9 times, but in today's league, LeBron No. 1, Durant second, plus Kawhi, George, Antetokounmpo and others, can be said to be the world of small forwards.

Few teams use shooting guards as the core of team building. Butler and George are swingmen like forwards and guards, who are only classified as shooting guards, and their fate is eventually traded.

Even if Ha Deng and Oladipo are the bosses of the team, it is a coincidence.

Before Tianyang entered the league, LaVine was probably the only young shooting guard to remember.

The comedy is that he was remembered for his dunk and made the Timberwolves give up.

Now, Mitchell is performing well. As a shooting guard, Tianyang assumes the obligation of being a "senior". He feels that he needs to let the fans realize the role of the shooting guard.

Therefore, he made a public statement, saying that Mitchell should be the starter, not Hood, who is 203cm tall, because he can't play small forward because of his physical fitness, so he came to play shooting guard.

He has no personal grudge against Hood, and just incidentally slapped him in the face.

Regarding his proposal, Mitchell excitedly shot, and then ran back to the top of the arc.

"This guy... is cunning..." Tianyang complained in his heart, and followed him.

Rubio passes the ball hand-off and sets a screen by the way.

Mitchell threw off Rose, rushed inside, and started a layup before Ingram made up the defense.

Dong Dong Dong took three steps in a row, Mitchell raised his right hand high, pulled the bar in the air to avoid McGee's block, and steadily scored 2 points.

Tianyang was the first to applaud and gave a thumbs up to express his praise.

Mitchell handled the ball very decisively, and it can be said that he went forward without fear.

Snyder celebrated with a punch on the sidelines, and Chong Tianyang showed provocative eyes and shouted: "You are finished!"

The corner of Tianyang's mouth turned up slightly, he smiled faintly, turned around and ran to the front field.

In the short corner on the right, Tianyang took the initiative to run outside the three-point line when he saw Rose passing the ball at the top of the arc.

With the help of Rose's cover, Tianyang rushed to 45 degrees to receive a pass from Randall, ignored Rubio's defense, and shot a three-pointer!

Swish, the basketball went into the net hollow, and the touch was still hot. Tianyang scored 12 points and the Lakers led 14-6.

That's three and a half minutes. If the game continues like this, the Jazz will definitely be finished.

Snyder's face sank, and he began to think about how to deal with it.

Turning to the Jazz to attack, Mitchell took the initiative to ask for the ball and signaled to pull it away, obviously to be singled out.

Tianyang bent down, slammed his hands on the floor, got up and shouted: "Come on!"

I saw Mitchell slapping the ball continuously to gain momentum, then suddenly sprinted and broke through to the right.

Tianyang raised his right hand and turned sideways at the same time, retreating and defending.

Mitchell made an emergency stop at the free throw line, made a mid-range shot, and Tianyang jumped up to block the shot.

The basketball flew out between the palms of the two, and with a bang, it hit!

Thunderous cheers erupted from the Energy Center. Mitchell successfully singled out the league's No. [-] shooting guard. It gave the Jazz a lot of face. The fans were so happy that they exploded!

Tianyang was also happy and stretched out his right hand to give Mitchell a high five.

This kind of high-five with an opponent is very rare on the court. It is a bit like LeBron's high-five with Paul George back then. It is a kind of encouragement from the seniors to the younger generations.

The Lakers were on the other side of the offense, Rose handed the ball directly in the backcourt, and Tianyang slowly brought it to the top of the arc.

It's not rude to come and go, Tianyang dribbles from the crotch and starts, and it's also a singles.

Accelerate, change hands from behind, raise shoulders to break to the right, pull the ball forward to change direction, three consecutive actions, Tianyang throws Mitchell away from the left and goes straight to the basket, facing the defending Gobert, a European step change Xiang, scored a layup.

The whole set of movements is flowing and flowing, very elegant, like the possession of the peak Hardaway.

Mitchell stood at the top of the arc, clapped his hands excitedly, and shouted: "I got it! I got it!"

In the 82 games of the regular season, there may be only one game of this kind of exciting confrontation. When Rubio dribbled the ball forward, the fans shouted the name of 'Mitchell'.

Rubio looked at Snyder, who nodded in agreement, and the basketball flew to the top of the arc in an instant.

Mitchell caught the ball with both hands, hovered behind his waist, rolled his eyes, and patiently calculated the breakthrough method.

Three seconds later, Mitchell made up his mind and took a step directly to the basket.

Tianyang retreated and defended, and everything went well, but he never expected that he was blocked by Gobert.

Seeing that it was not a one-on-one, McGee was not polite, and immediately moved laterally to defend.

Mitchell jumped away immediately, jumped to the basket to hold the ball, and dunked with both hands!

Jazz fans cried, Hayward left, and got a superstar so quickly!
Tianyang gave another thumbs up. Mitchell really learned that although there is a difference between the jumping step and the European step, in terms of Mitchell's physical fitness, it is indeed more suitable to use the jumping step.

The Lakers attacked again, Rose dribbled the ball to the right wing and passed it to Randall at the top of the arc.

Familiar with the movement, Mitchell judged that Tianyang would go around to catch the ball, and quickly blocked in front of him.

That once thought, Tianyang took advantage of the momentum to run back, rushed to the basket in three consecutive steps, received a pass from the top of the arc from Randall and took off, pulled the bar in the air to avoid Gobert's long arm, flew to the other side of the hoop, backhanded Dunk!

"Wow!" Kobe exclaimed from the bench, which was more ruthless than his usual trick!
Because Tianyang is catching the ball instead of dribbling, it needs stronger explosive power and judgment. At the same time, it also has extremely high requirements for the accuracy of Randall's passing. It can't be fast or slow, and the position must be just right.

Mitchell put his hands on his hips, shook his head again and again, and muttered to himself: "I can't learn it, I really can't learn it!"

The whistle sounded at the scene, and the game entered the first official timeout, and the score was fixed at 18 to 10.

……

Jazz bench, Snyder's face is like buying a stock that has fallen continuously.

"As players, we have an obligation to provide fans with a better game, but winning is our first goal. After the timeout, we must reduce singles and score in a more efficient way, otherwise we will definitely lose."

No name was named, but Mitchell nodded proactively.

"Fighting the Lakers, we must show 200% fighting spirit. The result of this game is very likely to affect the regular season rankings. We must strive for home court advantage."

Last season, the Lakers, Clippers, and Jazz all won 52. The Jazz relied on the top spot in the Northwest Division to occupy fifth place. Snyder's worries are not unreasonable.

"In short, use the same method as last season to defend Tianyang with all your strength!"

……

On the Lakers bench, Walton explained the defensive focus and signaled his dismissal.

But he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and said to Tianyang:
"The Utah fouled you hard last season, remember?"

Tianyang nodded when he heard the words: "Yes, there are also the Bulls, Grizzlies, and Rockets, which once caused me great troubles and caused us to lose three times in a row. But then we got Cousins, and no team would use that again." Recruited."

"Now we don't have Cousins, you have to be careful." Walton reminded.

Tianyang shook his head, "Don't be afraid, without Cousins, we have even more powerful Ingram and Randle, not to mention the two rookie strikers Tatum and Kuzma, which are equivalent to two Mitchells, I have a lot of people! Jazz takes the lead?"

(End of this chapter)