lakers championship

Chapter 359 Unstoppable
After Tatum played small forward, Walton emphasized that his position is very important, not a chicken soup type of encouragement.

Just because he needs to defend Iguodala, who is a key member of the Warriors' rogue tactics.

As a forward defender, Iguodala can defend against small forwards in a high-pressure manner, assist in defending and pressing outside ball holders, can sprint with the ball when defending counterattacks, and can also seize the opportunity to complete precise passes.

He is the bond of the Warriors, defending him is equivalent to guarding half of the Warriors, and it can also reduce the pressure on the Lakers themselves.

Kobe patted Tatum on the back, "This is a crucial battle in your career, but you should also relax, don't be too nervous, use your strengths to counter his weaknesses, call for help when you are under pressure, don't hold on .”

In terms of Tatum's stature, he will definitely suffer a lot in terms of strength against the muscular Iguodala. Kobe's suggestion is effective, and the whole passage is soft-spoken and full of encouragement.

Kuzma showed a sad face when he heard the words, and complained in his heart: They are all guidance, why is there such a big difference?
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The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, and the game continued between the two teams. The Lakers led 31 to 24.

Randall served from the bottom line, Tianyang took it to the top of the arc, and Ingram stepped forward to pick and roll.

Thompson switched defenses, and Tianyang dribbled the ball to the right.

Iguodala seemed to want to step forward to double-team, but Tatum tried his best to get in position and failed for a while.

Not missing the opportunity, Tianyang accelerated sideways and rushed into the inside line, launching a three-step layup against Thompson's defense.

Green moved sideways to defend, and Tianyang took the initiative to find a confrontation, deliberately leaning his body towards the opponent.

'Beep', the referee blows his whistle, two free throws.

Green spread his hands on the ground and roared at the bottom line referee, "He hit me on the initiative, he took the initiative, he took the initiative."

The referee ignored it, picked up the basketball, and signaled Tianyang to stand on the free throw line.

Two free throws were made, and the Lakers led 33-24.

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Durant served from the baseline, Green took it to the front court, and the Warriors gathered in the left half.

Green went to the top of the arc and passed the ball to Curry who circled back to the three-point line.

At the same time, Thompson and Durant, with Ingram and Kuzma, moved wide to the short corner on the right.

Iguodala was the only one left in the left half. Curry hit the ground and passed the ball. Iguodala caught the ball and hit Tatum with his back.

Seeing Iguodala holding the ball, Tianyang became alert. With the Warriors' tactical quality, they should strictly implement hooligan tactics when chasing points. With Curry, Durant, and Thompson on the court, why should Iguodala hold the ball? want?
On the other side of the key, Durant is still doing off-ball screens with Thompson, even if there is a plan B, it is difficult to make sense.

Instantly trying to understand the joints, Tianyang hurriedly shouted at Tatum: "Pay attention to passing the ball."

As soon as the voice fell, Iguodala turned around, but Tatum did not retreat to intercept, nor did he take off to block the shot, but waved vigorously.

The basketball happened to be photographed. Although it failed to steal, the flight trajectory of the basketball was severely damaged and the speed slowed down a lot.

Kuzma put aside Green, grabbed the ball in his hands with a sliding step, and then passed it to Tianyang, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

The Warriors returned to defense very quickly, especially Durant, who rushed forward alone.

Tianyang looked at the three-way, and made an emergency stop on the right wing to pass the ball.

Tatum got the ball, stepped into the inside line, faced Durant who was standing in advance, turned around decisively and rushed to the basket.

Durant moved laterally to intercept, but Tatum passed the basketball back. When Curry, who was staring at the basket, reacted, Tianyang had already taken the ball from the short corner on the right and took off steadily to shoot.

Two points hit, the Lakers lead 35 to 24.

On the sidelines, Worthy smiled and said: "Tatum's defensive prediction of Iguodala just now, as well as his technical actions and final choices in the face of Durant, are full of calmness, wisdom, and courage. He is a natural superstar !"

Jamison nodded: "It's also because the Lakers are well-trained. I just noticed that Rondo has been gesticulating on the bench. Tianyang seems to have also sounded a reminder. The veterans of the Lakers are mature and wise, and the rookies are eager to learn and dare to fight. The future is bright."

During the discussion between the two, the Warriors ran without the ball, and only Durant was left in the short corner on the right.

Curry hit the ground and passed the ball, Durant caught the ball and hit Kuzma with his back.

Faltering left and right twice to test, Durant turned back directly and pulled out his hand dryly.

Kuzma sealed his face with his hands, still swished, and hit 2 points.

Jamison: "This is the Warriors' bottom-of-the-box tactic. The Lakers' defense has been very successful."

Worthy: "The Lakers also have this tactic, but the Lakers have not yet reached the point where they need to use it."

On the court, Tianyang controlled the ball at the top of the arc, and Ingram stepped forward to pick and roll.

When Thompson switched defenses, Tianyang took the initiative to find his body to fight, and slowly entered the inside lane by sticking to the opponent, and walked towards crowded places.

Just looking for a foul, Thompson is not stupid, and keeps raising his hands.

But Iguodala has no scruples about fouls, and has been eager to come up to grab the ball.Tianyang simply pretended that he didn't dribble well, and Iguodala really started to press down.Tianyang passed the ball along the trend, and Tatum caught the ball and made a mid-range shot.

Two points hit, and the point difference returned to 11 points.

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Easy side Warriors attack again, Iguodala holds the ball at the top of the arc and waits.

Curry used Thompson's cover to rush into the interior, received the pass and took three steps to layup, but Ingram followed closely, with his hands covering Curry's head, Curry could only pass the ball to the outside .

Durant took the ball, changed direction continuously, and easily passed Kuzma and rushed to the elbow area, but before he took off, Kuzma hugged him and pulled him down abruptly.

The referee whistled, Kuzma took the initiative to raise his hand to receive the foul, and his teammates on the bench applauded.

This choice is very smart. When the Warriors are in a difficult scoring situation, it is very important to break the opponent's momentum.

Durant stood at the free throw line and the audience booed wildly.

The fans next to the basketball hoop also took out pictures of Durant's tearful speech when he won the MVP to interfere.

Maybe it really worked, Durant missed his second free throw.

Randall caught the rebound and led it forward, and the Lakers made a fast break.

The players of the two teams charged wildly, Randall passed the left wing from the center line, Tianyang received the ball and immediately passed it to the elbow area, Kuzma hit Durant with the back of the ball, and after a strong push to attract the Warriors' attention, he immediately hit the ground and passed the ball.

At this time, Tatum happened to cut in from the right 45, and Iguodala wanted to chase but was powerless.

Durant slid obliquely to the basket to block, but Tatum made a very smart stop and throw to hit the board.

Another two-pointer hit, and the Lakers led by 13 points.

At the sideline commentary, Worthy laughed heartily: "Tatum performed very well. He is calm, wise, and courageous in character. He can shoot and attack with the ball technically. The only disadvantage may be lack of confrontation, but this is a small problem."

Jamison: "Ingram was skinny last season, and now he has muscles. These kids are growing."

The Warriors attacked again, and after a very complicated movement of the whole team, they finally created a chance for Durant to single-play Tianyang at the top of the arc.

Considering the opponent's three-point lethality, Tianyang defended decisively, and Durant stepped sideways to the inside.

Kuzma and Randall shrunk to supplement the defense, and Durant made an emergency stop to make a mid-range shot.

With a bang, the shot hit the iron, but Green grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to Thompson in the bottom corner.

Ingram hurried up and squatted to defend, and Thompson made a big loop to find a posture.

Maybe it was 13 points behind, and his mentality was a little frizzy. Thompson made a big move, throwing an elbow to Ingram's face.

Ingram fell to the ground covering his face, the referee whistled, and Thompson got his fourth foul.

The Warriors players and coaches were not convinced, but after live replays confirmed that Thompson did elbow Ingram, whether he intended it or not, it should be an offensive foul.

The foul was confirmed, and the fans cheered loudly. Thompson fouled less than 4 times in the half, and the Lakers won.

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As the fans expected, although Curry and Durant broke out in the third quarter and scored 22 points together, they only filled in the holes dug in the first half.

When the Lakers strengthened their defense again in the fourth quarter, the two were no longer feeling hot, and the Warriors fell behind by more than 10 points again.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Warriors 121 to 110 without any risk, winning 21 consecutive victories.

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At 30:9 am on the [-]th, TNT held a roundtable meeting again.

Ernie: "As Webber predicted, the Lakers fought the Warriors last night. Kuzma and Tatum became the magic weapon for the Lakers. As the party that failed the prediction, what do you think of Charles?"

Barkley curled his lips: "Kuzma and Tatum did contribute a lot, but what really played a decisive role was Clay's 4 fouls in the half. The Warriors lost a firepower point, which greatly reduced their offensive threat."

Ernie: "Then what do you think of the Lakers' upcoming games? They have won 21 consecutive victories. If they beat the Nuggets on the 2nd of next month, it will be 22 consecutive victories. And their opponent for 23 consecutive victories is the Rockets. What do you think? Can the Rockets stop the Lakers' winning streak?"

Barkley: "The Rockets scored 3 points from the outside. It was really unstoppable, so I chose the Lakers to win."

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