lakers championship

Chapter 362
As Ingram consciously divided the ball, the Lakers gradually entered the rhythm, but the Rockets relied on misplaced singles tactics and were still in the leading position. The game reached the first official timeout in the second quarter, and the two teams fought 28 to 35.

After the timeout, the two teams switched back to the starting lineup, and the Rockets went first.

Capela serves from the baseline, Paul catches the ball and throws a long pass from the halfway line.

Ariza got the ball from the left wing, first he dribbled the ball with his crotch, then with his back, and finally raised his shoulders, but after three moves, he still failed to shake Randall away, and could only hold the ball resentfully Pass to Harden.

Harden got the ball, Anderson and Capela stepped forward to do double screens, Randall and McGee switched defenses one after another.

Harden didn't make a strong attack, rushed to the right wing, turned around and passed the ball to Anderson with a backhand.

Three-point shot, hit the iron!
Randall got the rebound, turned around and handed it to Rondo, and the Lakers launched a fast break.

Rondo advanced quickly, raised his head when he reached the center line, and suddenly made a long pass.

Tianyang received the ball in the elbow area of ​​the frontcourt, and the man defending him was Capela, who had an advantage in speed and could play big with small players.

But he found Ariza with his back to Rondo, not yet aware of what was happening, and rushed to pass again.Ingram, who ran back, received the ball, rushed to the inside with Capela who was defending, took off in three steps and flew over the hoop, and then dunked with a backhand!

……

The Rockets attacked again, Harden dribbled the ball to the right wing, handed it to Paul, and went down to the short corner on the right.

The Rockets opened the court, Paul hit the ground and passed back, Harden caught the ball and hit Tianyang with his back.

Considering Harden's relatively large tonnage, Tianyang put in all his strength and stomped his feet on the ground to borrow strength.

But Harden didn't force it, just symbolically pouted his butt to the right and began to wait.

On the other side, Paul rushed to the top of the arc, and Rondo chased after him, but there was a Randall in the middle.

Randall stepped back subconsciously, trying to make way for Rondo, but Paul suddenly stopped in front of Anderson.

The opportunity came up, and Harden passed the ball immediately.

Randall found himself fooled, and a little angrily walked around Paul and stepped forward to block the shot.

Anderson still shot, but did not hit the shot.

Rondo caught the rebound, Tianyang and Ingram took the lead in sprinting, and the Lakers launched a fast break for the second time.

The Rockets' defensive formation was in chaos, fishing in troubled waters, receiving Rondo's long pass, and singled out Capela in the short corner.

After several extremely fast changes in front of his body, Capela couldn't find Tianyang at all, so he could only raise his arms and swing wildly. Seeing this, Tianyang was overjoyed and shot decisively.

The ball scored and the whistle sounded, 2+1!Capela looked embarrassed.

Even though the audience was booed, Tianyang still made an extra penalty, and the Lakers chased for 5 points in a row.

In the TNT live broadcast room, Kenny's face was solemn: "Why did the Rockets start to play around? Why did the two offenses be handed over to Anderson to end, and the two fast break defenses let Capela face Tianyang?"

O'Neill looked joyful: "Didn't you say that Anderson regained his talent and the rocket went into space?"

Barkley smiled: "The Rockets players have sufficient tactical literacy, but lack self-discipline. They only played well for more than a quarter, and they relaxed their requirements in a blink of an eye."

O'Neill shook his head: "There is no need to be harsh, the Rockets are powerful enough, and the tactics have been used just now, but the luck is relatively bad. A team like the 76ers can only play 5 minutes according to the tactics, not to mention that with Paul, he will control the situation."

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The Rockets attacked again. As O'Neal said, Paul sensed that the situation was not right. After dribbling the ball to the top of the arc, he waved his hand to indicate the running tactics and shouted a reminder.

But today is different from the past. During the two timeouts and inter-section breaks, Walton has repeatedly emphasized the Rockets' tactical tendency to the Lakers players.

Seeing that he failed to run a better dislocation in 10 seconds, Paul simply waved to Capela.

Capela immediately ran up to pick and roll, but the Lakers reacted faster, Randall followed, and McGee switched to Anderson.

Paul lost his speed advantage, dribbled the ball under his crotch several times in a row, forced a jump and found that it was not working, and passed the ball to Harden in the air.

There was not much time left in the attack, Harden had no time to adjust his posture, and hurriedly retreated to shoot.

Dang, there was a crisp iron strike, Tianyang picked up the rebound, and the Lakers launched a fast break for the third time.

When Harden was also in the Thunder, he relied on defense to become famous, but he may have selected the wrong talent after flopping with Ginobili. In addition, as the boss of the Rockets, he needs to take on a lot of scoring tasks. His defensive level is already impressive. It's hard to tell.

Under his defense, Tianyang is like a sports car driving on a 16-lane road, without any other vehicles blocking it, it can move forward without any worries.

Tianyang made an emergency stop at the top of the arc, and was about to make a three-pointer when Ariza stepped up.

It is possible to make a strong shot but it is not necessary. Tianyang passes the ball to Ingram, who rushes to the basket and dunks.

35 to 35, the Lakers tied, D'Antoni got up and called a timeout.

Wharton was stunned. Originally, he was still thinking hard about how to solve the Rockets' dislocation and play big tactics, but the Rockets suddenly seemed to lose their minds and let the Lakers score 8 points in a row.

"After the timeout is over, the Rockets may re-implement the strict small-to-big tactics, so our single defense must be strong. As usual, Tianyang will play the point guard, Randall will be the top center, Ingram will play the center, Kuzma and Tower Enter Tom."

After simply arranging the rotation, Wharton signaled to disband.

But when the game resumed, he was stunned. The Rockets also made a rotation. D'Antoni took all the starters except Harden and sent Gordon, Mbah a Moute, Nene and Tucker.

The offensive firepower of this lineup is okay, but the defense obviously can't stop the five young Lakers. Isn't this a bonus?
When D'Antoni saw the Lakers' lineup, he was obviously taken aback, with a slight worry in his eyes.

Tianyang naturally noticed the changes in the Rockets, and he summed up in his mind: "Except for Nene, these people are all good at shooting three-pointers. Let Randall help to defend according to the situation. I and the others will mark in different areas. It will be difficult for the Rockets to open up the situation." .”

After making up his mind, Tianyang quickly found his teammates before the Rockets kicked off and explained everything carefully.

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The Rockets attacked, Gordon took the ball to the top of the arc, passed it to Harden on the right wing, and ran to the left corner by himself.

With such an action, it is clear that he must do off-ball screens with Mbah a Moute and others.

Ingram and the others were reminded by Tianyang that whoever is close should guard against them, and they are determined not to go around the wall.

In this way, Gordon was successively defended by Ingram, Tatum, and Kuzma. He moved from the left bottom corner to the right bottom corner and then returned to the top of the arc. vacancy.

In the blink of an eye, there were only 8 seconds left in the attack time. Harden gestured to pull away, and then bent down to single Tianyang.

Fans at the Toyota Center stood up and cheered for Harden.

It was another crotch change of hands, and after taking small steps, Harden pulled the ball to the left, stepped into the inside line with one step, and forced a three-step layup against Tianyang, trying to use his physical advantage to force him.

Considering that Harden is good at making fouls, Tianyang deliberately kept a half-step distance to follow. After Harden took off completely, he flew into the air with him. He didn't try to block shots, but just stretched out his hand to interfere with the layup.

Perhaps because of the threat of Randall moving aside, Harden missed a layup with his left hand.

Tianyang caught the rebound and landed a direct long pass to the circle. Ingram received the ball without any dribbling action, and immediately divided the left sideline. Tom dunks.

In the TNT live broadcast room, Kenny was full of frustration: "The Lakers gave the Rockets a chance, but the Rockets didn't catch it. D'Antoni overcorrected, and the misplaced singles tactics were self-defeating. Now this lineup on the court, how can we fight the Lakers?"

　The rhythm seems to be a bit lacking, do you feel like you are playing games all the time?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)