lakers championship

Chapter 369 Long-distance Running Champion
While Tianyang was thinking, Adams caught the rebound and the Thunder launched a counterattack.

The Lakers returned to defense fast enough, but Westbrook dribbled the ball as fast as a Lamborghini stepped on the accelerator, and rushed to the right 45 degrees in the blink of an eye. Tianyang was delayed by Robertson at the center line, so Kobe could only defense.

Westbrook stopped to hold the ball and waited, his eyes widened, and he stared intently at every move on the court.

With the help of Adams' cover, Anthony moved from a wide range from the left to the right, and Westbrook immediately hit the ground with a long pass.

Anthony received the ball and retreated, facing Lopez with a three-pointer.

The basketball was hit in the hollow, and the Thunder led 5-0, and the Ford Center's 'OKC' slogan was uniform and loud.

Lopez served from the bottom line, Tianyang took two steps to catch the ball, then stopped suddenly and rushed to the referee for a timeout.

Seeing this, the fans at the scene thought that Tianyang had been beaten into a daze, and burst into laughter in an instant.

The Lakers players and coaching staff were a little confused, but they knew that Tianyang would never call a timeout for no reason, and they all surrounded him with somewhat curious eyes.

In the ESPN live broadcast room, Van Gundy frowned, Mike Brin was obviously surprised, but Mark Jackson excitedly knocked on the table and said: "Did you see? What did I say just now? Tianyang is too arrogant! In the middle of the game, it's child's play to treat very important timeouts."

On the Lakers bench, Walton took the initiative to hand over the tactical board to Tianyang, and Brian Shaw also gave a marker pen.

Tianyang took over and drew three circles on the tactical board, "The Thunder have made adjustments to our tactics, and they are showing signs of fiery touch. In order to prevent them from starting too fast and making it difficult to play the next game, we Two changes need to be made.”

"First, a single breakthrough on offense. First, focus on Robertson and let Kobe and I take the lead. When the Thunder are forced to help defend, disrupt their original defensive arrangement, and then proceed to the next step depending on the situation."

"Second, defensively double-team Paul George and try to let Anthony attack. If he gets the ball outside the three-point line, he can be allowed to shoot a three-pointer. If he has the ball in the low post, he can be allowed to go to the basket."

Tianyang explained clearly the reasons for the suspension and the tactical changes in three sentences, and Rondo, Kobe and others nodded to express their understanding.

Walton was about to wave his hand to dismiss, when Hart stretched his neck on tiptoes from the periphery of the crowd and asked, "Where's Westbrook? You haven't said anything yet."

All the generals of the Lakers were puzzled when they heard the words, except for Rondo and Kobe, they all looked at Tianyang.

Yes, why didn't you talk about the arrangements for Westbrook?
Tianyang shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, "He is in a special situation, it is difficult to guess how he will fight, I will do my best to defend alone, you don't care about it."

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The timeout ended, Tianyang caught the ball and took it to the top of the arc, and Westbrook clapped his hands to provoke.

Tianyang turned a blind eye, and waited for the Lakers to take their positions completely, and decisively gave the ball to Kobe.

Seeing this situation, Mark Jackson shook his head: "Kobe singles? Come on, Robertson is the Thunder's defensive leader. Tianyang called a timeout to arrange such a tactic, and Wharton handed him the tactical board himself? Are you kidding the fans?"

Xiao Fan smiled: "We should trust Kobe."

As soon as the words fell, Kobe just finished the continuous trial step fake move, and he slammed into the inside line sideways. Before Robertson could catch up, he decisively stopped the jumper and hit a two-pointer with a bang. The whole set of moves was like a Blu-ray movie, clear and smooth.

Mark looked embarrassed, and Brin said lightly: "We should respect Kobe, he still has skills."

When the Thunder changed sides to attack, Westbrook took the ball to the frontcourt, looking for a chance to pass it to George, but Ingram was very resolute to defend around the front, Randall was eager to try to double-team, Tianyang kept pressing, Westbrook turned the ball to Anthony.

Anthony received the ball from the low position on the left side, and failed to get space with two consecutive tops. He was about to make a fallback jumper, and even raised his hand, Randall suddenly went around to grab the ball.

With such a good opportunity, Anthony decisively turned back and went to the basket to kill.

Lopez hurriedly defended, Adams was empty, but Anthony chose to force a layup!

The two fought hand-to-hand in the air, Anthony's shot strength was not enough, and the basketball failed to fall into the ring.

Randall was right behind him, jumping directly to grab the board, while Tianyang and Ingram ran to the center line.

Randall dribbled and sprinted after landing, Anthony and Adams couldn't catch up, George and Robertson couldn't block, or didn't block, they could only surround Randall and run forward.

But Randall had just reached the center line, and suddenly made a long pass to the ground, and the Lakers played 2 to 1 in the frontcourt.

Tianyang took the ball at 45 degrees on the right side, dribbled the ball behind Westbrook coolly and rushed straight to the basket.

Westbrook chased after him, Tianyang passed the ball behind his back, Kobe followed up and took the ball, and scored an easy layup.

This round, the Thunder's defense is very problematic, but the core reason is that Anthony made a mistake in his choice and missed someone.

Donovan was upset, but he didn't dare to spray Anthony, so he could only clap his hands and shout "pass more, pass more" from the sidelines.

Westbrook rushed to the left 45 degrees with the ball, and Ingram went around to defend George again, but Robertson made an off-ball screen, and George took the opportunity to go around to the top of the arc.

Westbrook immediately passed the ball, and Kobe hurriedly switched defenses, but as soon as George got the ball, Randall stepped forward to double-team before he even put on a three-threat pose.

This time there was no choice, George passed the ball to Anthony, but Ingram gave up Robertson and stepped forward to defend.

Robertson got a big open, but Ingram also took a step, and Anthony made a decisive shot.

clang!The sound of iron strikes sounded, and Lopez and Adams took off at the same time.

Adams grabbed the offensive rebound with great skill, Westbrook yelled from the outside, and Adams hurriedly passed the ball.

The whole half was chaotic. Westbrook got the ball, got rid of Tianyang with a feint and went inside, and took off one step inside the free throw line.

The speed is fast and the power is very strong, like a fired shell, going straight to the basket.

Seeing this, the fans at the scene raised their hands in advance to prepare to shout, but Lopez jumped head-on and forcibly blocked the shot!
The basketball was sent flying, and the referee blew his whistle to indicate that Lopez had fouled. Westbrook got two free throws.

Lopez stepped forward to argue, saying that he did not make a foul, Tianyang shook his head and signaled to forget it.

All the fans chanted MVP, Westbrook hit the iron with the first free throw, and the second free throw had a relatively small distance to return from the high-five with his teammates. One inadvertently stepped on the line, which directly caused the free throw to be invalid.

As a result, two free throws were missed, and the entire Ford Center was suddenly filled with embarrassment.

Turning to the Lakers to attack, Tianyang dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and Kobe stepped forward to do a pick-and-roll.

Robertson's height is 201cm, and he walks in the 2/3 position with his heavy weight. Facing his defense change, Tianyang attacked his weakness. Space, steady three-point shot.

Swish, hit, the Lakers overtook 7 to 5.

Adams retreated to the bottom line to serve, and Westbrook caught the ball and rushed to the frontcourt like a gust of wind, facing Tianyang's defense and making a shot.

Dang, hit the iron, Ingram quickly rushed to the basket, successfully got the rebound, and the Lakers counterattacked.

Tianyang received the ball from the center line, glanced at the situation on the field, and passed the ball long to Kobe.

Kobe took the ball and feinted to attract attention, and then passed the ball to Randall who slipped quietly to the basket.

Anthony didn't react at all, and Randall easily scored 2 points.

The Thunder attacked again, Westbrook dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and then gave it to Anthony, who hit Randall with his back from the free throw line, turned over and hit the iron with a jumper!

Lopez got the rebound, and Tianyang took it to the frontcourt, signaled the audience to open up, and singled Robertson again.

Also receiving the ball under his crotch, Robertson moved sideways ahead of time this time, but Tianyang took advantage of the situation and turned around and rushed into the inside.

Adams defended, Tianyang threw the ball directly to the basket, and Lopez dunked in the air.

Turning to the Thunder to attack, Westbrook dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Robertson made a pick-and-roll, and Kobe switched defenses.

Relying on his speed, Westbrook rushed to the free throw line after 20 seconds in the singles and made an emergency stop for a jumper. The basketball bumped a few times and finally fell in.

In the EPSN live broadcast room, Mark clenched his fists and shouted: "Strike!"

Xiao Fan curled his lips: "What's wrong? With such a low offensive efficiency, Paul George is almost growing up to be the champion."

(End of this chapter)