basketball kingdom

Chapter 104

TNT showed the starting lineups of both sides before the game started.

Pistons starters: Jennings, Jody Meeks, Josh Smith, Greg Monroe, Andre Drummond.

Lakers starters: Xu Tian, ​​Clarkson, Paul George, Nance Jr., Hibbert.

The referee takes the ball and walks to the middle circle, arranges the center positions of both sides, and prepares for the opening jump ball.

Paul George has played in the Eastern Conference Finals twice, and he can be considered to have seen a real big scene, but standing on the Staples Center court, he still felt an extremely strong sense of tension.He hadn't had this feeling for a long time.

Xu Tian had already played a few games at Staples, and there was no disturbance in his heart. He waited calmly for the referee to blow the opening whistle.

Drummond's physical talent is much stronger than Hibbert's, and his bullet speed is much faster. Without any suspense, he helped the team win the ball for the first offense.

The enthusiasm of the fans at Staples Center was high tonight, and it was only the first round of the opening game, and they had already begun to call for defense neatly.

Xu Tian lowered his center of gravity at the top of the arc, staring at Jennings who dribbled over, looking for opportunities to steal.

Jennings knew very well that Xu Tian was currently sitting at the top of the steal list, and when dribbling, he used his body to vaguely block Xu Tian, ​​preventing him from getting a chance to make a move.

Josh Smith is the player with the physique most similar to James in the league, but his strength is much worse than James, and his playing style is more inside.Big Van Gundy let him open the space, it is really difficult for him.

Monroe and Drummond's partner has a bit of overlapping functions in the interior, and the offensive space cannot be opened up, so there is a crowded pot of porridge near the penalty area.

Jennings looked at the four players fighting inside, and thought that it would be impossible to count on you, and I should play the first round of offense.Such an idea has just appeared, and he has already started to accelerate with the ball.

Xu Tian blocked Jennings' breakthrough position, forced him to stop the ball at the free throw line, and used his height advantage to completely cover him.

Jody Meeks played for the Lakers, and his strength is really not strong, but he got a lot of opportunities when he was with the Lakers, and he still signed an inflated contract.

Feeling the passion gushing out of his body, Paul George used all his energy to block Meeks and prevent Jennings from passing the ball back.

Clarkson was dislocated against Josh Smith, and he was at a disadvantage in height and weight, but the Pistons' tactic was to allow Josh to open up space, so this set of matchups was exactly what the Lakers wanted to see.

Jennings is 185 centimeters tall and weighs only 77 kilograms, which is thin and thin among NBA players.Moreover, he is only good at attacking with his left hand, and Xu Tian blocked the left breakthrough route, so his attacking options are limited.

Monroe and Drummond couldn't receive the pass for a long time. The two, who were afraid of attacking for three seconds, came out of the penalty area and stood on both sides of the court respectively, without interfering with each other's offense.

Jennings didn't want to attack the 24-second violation, so he used the flexibility of his footsteps to take a step back and forcefully lean back to make a shot.

Or how to say it is Zhan Huang, who can make a forced shot.

2-0!

Xu Tian received the serve from Nance Xiao, dribbled the ball slowly across half court, and landed at the top of the arc.

Paul George was born off the ball, but the last two seasons have basically been the core style of play, suddenly let him play off the ball, somewhat confused.But this confusion didn't last long, and the ball was passed to him.

Xu Tian's offensive talent is based on ball control, passing, and shooting. These three are his housekeeping skills. They have all been practiced to the point of perfection, so it is easy to play without the ball.

Paul George has increased his offense with the ball in the past two years, but he is not a real offensive initiator, and his organizational skills are not excellent.However, the defender he faces is Meeks, and the offensive pressure is relatively much less, and the top of the arc launches the attack directly.

Meeks is 193 centimeters tall and weighs 94 kilograms. It is still a bit difficult to defend George, who is 206 centimeters, but teammates should pay attention to Xu Tian's helplessness, so he can only do his best to defend.

Paul George's performance in the first eight games of the Pacers was mediocre, but he has plenty of confidence tonight, stopping the ball at the free throw line for post-up singles, using his footsteps smoothly and smoothly, and making a back-and-forth shot.

The basketball swished into the net, attracting cheers from the home fans.

Paul George has a handsome appearance and a gorgeous playing style. He already has many fans.Now that he has returned to the game after a full year of recovery, he naturally received more cheers.

Xu Tian didn't stay in the frontcourt, turned around and ran back to the backcourt silently to prevent Jennings from making a sudden transition attack.

Paul George had heard many stories about Xu Tian from Kobe in the past two days. He was already very concerned about this diligent rookie, so he naturally noticed his tendency to concentrate on defense, and his admiration in his heart increased unconsciously.

Monroe has outstanding offensive ability but weak defensive ability. He is a typical inside player with strong offense and weak defense.

Paul George let go of Meeks, quickly switched to Jennings, and didn't give him any chance to single Nance Jr.

Clarkson naturally ran to the right to help defend Meeks, and temporarily emptied Josh Smith, who lacked outside shooting ability, to set a well-designed trap for the Pistons.

Jennings has enough vision to notice Josh Smith outside the three-point line on the left and hit him with a cross pass.

Josh Smith first looked at the penalty area. Drummond and Hibbert were stuck under the basket, leaving him no room to break through.Seeing this scene, without saying a word, he bent his bow and set an arrow to shoot a three-pointer.

clang!
Paul George rushed inside, jumped high to get a defensive rebound, turned around and saw a figure in a yellow jersey coming down the frontcourt.

Xu Tian noticed Paul George's movements and knew that he would most likely get the defensive rebound, so he went down the frontcourt immediately and launched the fastest surprise attack.

Paul George threw the ball upfield and passed it to Xu Tian who was open, waiting to see the rookie perform.

Xu Tian understood that there were countless eyes on him, and when he got the ball, he had already taken off at full speed, took off in two steps from the free throw line, and completed the one-handed battle ax vigorously.

SLAM DUNK!

The Staples Center fans stood up, as did the Lakers bench, whooping and cheering the team's opening performance.

Xu Tian was still expressionless, but pointed at George when he landed and retreated, thanking him for his exquisite pass.

Paul George appreciated Xu Tian's attitude and responded to him with the same action.

Jennings knew that the Lakers' outside defense was strong, so he ran quickly after receiving the serve, and immediately raised the offensive and defensive rhythm.

Drummond stood with Hibbert at the free throw line.While Hibbert was distracted, Drummond rushed inside quickly, while pointing his right hand to the sky.

Jennings understood and tossed the ball near the basket with both hands, helping Drummond take off.

(End of this chapter)