basketball kingdom

Chapter 35 Weaknesses of the Lineup

Andre Miller didn't stop the ball after halftime and gave the ball to Wiggins, who dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, ready to single Ryan Kelly.

Kelly's defense is currently the worst among the Lakers' players on the field, and it is an easier point to break through.If Xu Tianlai arranges tactics, he will also let players single-handedly play Kelly, so he left Andre Miller a little at the first time, and came to Kelly's right side ready to help defend at any time.

Magic Johnson's seat is behind the team's bench, watching the game carefully.

The purpose of the Lakers letting Magician take office is to help the Lakers compete for the championship. Obviously, the current lineup cannot do this, so the Magic needs to evaluate the performance of the players to see which players should be discarded.

It was useless for Wiggins to change direction, and he passed Kelly in one step.When Wiggins accelerated towards the inside, Xu Tian pulled him from the side to stop his offensive momentum.

The number of fouls did not come up, and Wiggins did not make a shooting action. Xu Tian's foul did not send Wiggins to the free throw line, but the Timberwolves continued to serve the sideline.

Xu Tian told Kelly to switch defenses, and then started to talk to the Timberwolves' arrow - Wiggins. He is now the best defender on the field, and he must bear such responsibilities at this time.

Andre Miller has the ball, and other players actively pull away, allowing him to start a single at the top of the arc.

This made Xu Tian understand that the Timberwolves did not want Wiggins to attack, but to actively attack Kelly, who was weak in defense, and tear the Lakers' defense from him.

Xu Tian looked at Wiggins on his side and wanted to help defend, but he was afraid that Andre Miller would pass the ball to Wiggins, so he didn't act for a while.

Kelly's single defense successfully allowed Andre Miller to score 2 points.

No matter how good Xu Tian's defensive awareness is, it is impossible for him to help defend the whole game. In such a situation, he can't think of what to do now.

The ball was in Xu Tian's hands, and he quickly pushed the ball across the half court. Before Andre Miller could react, he dribbled the ball and passed him directly.

Black received the ball from Xu Tian and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

Sanders looked at the scene on the court, a little dumbfounded, he thought Xu Tian was good at playing positions, now it seems that Xu Tian is also a master of fast break.

Magic Johnson looked at Xu Tian who was retreating quickly, and suddenly remembered himself when he was young.What a beautiful time it was.

This young man really has the hope of leading the team to win the championship.That's what Magic Johnson is thinking right now.

The Timberwolves still chased Kelly to play in the offensive round. Without accident, they scored again successfully.

The score became 22-17, and the Timberwolves still led by 5 points.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball past halftime, and Andre Miller took a half step back when defending, which gave him a lot of room to attack.

Just when everyone thought that Xu Tian was going to break through, he exerted a slight force on his knees, held the ball with his right hand, held the side of the basketball with his left hand, and threw the basketball in his hand in the most standard posture.

Sanders' eyes were always locked on the ball flying in the air, and he didn't turn his eyes to Xu Tian who was retreating until the ball fell into the net.

Xu Tian didn't make an exaggerated celebration, but made a three-point gesture with his right hand, and calmly accepted the applause from the home fans.

This three-pointer is Xu Tian's first goal in the NBA, so although it is not gorgeous, it is still worthy of celebration for the home fans.

Little Van Gundy looked at Xu Tian who was retreating, and couldn't help admiring: "Xu is too comprehensive! His shooting posture is very standard, and the overall shooting rhythm is also very good. Coupled with his passing organization and breakthrough, he is simply the most perfect Point guard template."

Mike Brin looked at his partner and said with a smile: "The Hall of Fame point guard Magic Johnson is sitting here now. If you say that, is it possible that he wants to seek a coaching position? But I have to remind you, now The Lakers have no plans to change coaches."

Little Van Gundy pushed the boat along, looked at the magician sitting behind the Lakers bench, and joked: "If the Lakers want to change their coaches, they can leave me a position. I hope to coach Xu."

In order to avoid embarrassment, Magic Johnson smiled heartily.Even if he really has a coaching change plan, he won't do it in this stadium.

Byron Scott was sitting on the bench with his hands folded in front of his chest, and the old god was there. After hearing this sentence, he couldn't sit still anymore. He got up and came to the sidelines, shouting loudly to strengthen his defense.

Byron Scott has been teammates with Magic Johnson, but this does not guarantee him the absolute position of coach, and he still remembers what Magic Johnson said when he first took office.

On the afternoon the Lakers officially announced that Magic Johnson had replaced Jim Buss as the team's president of basketball affairs, Magic Johnson had approached Byron Scott.

The meaning of Magic Johnson is very simple. He will help the Lakers become a championship contender. If he, the coach, cannot lead the team to achieve good results, he will be dismissed from get out of class.So after hearing Van Gundy Jr.'s joke, he was a little anxious.

Timberwolves' continuous attack on Kelly made Xu Tian's smooth attack on the offensive end only narrow the point difference. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed Timberwolves by 28 points 32-4.

徐天首节出场5分48秒，拿下了5分2板4助2断，总体来说还算不错。

Magic Johnson was not happy with Scott for not replacing Ryan Kelly.He knew very well that the reason why the Timberwolves were able to maintain the point difference was entirely because of Kelly's defensive loophole, and his old teammate would stubbornly keep Kelly on the court.

The inter-section rest is 130 seconds, which is about the same as the long timeout. Scott did not make adjustments for substitutions, and continued to play the first half of the second quarter with the players he had just played on the field.

Kobe sat with Xu Tian and said, "Don't do so many things, take the ball to attack directly, or hand it over to Louis to attack. Now the opponent is a substitute lineup, and they can't guard against you."

Xu Tian took a sip of the drink that Thackeray handed over, and said, "There's no need to fight too hard now, and then launch a strong offensive when their main players are weak in the second half."

Kobe didn't say anything else. He knew that Xu Tian had a high ball quotient, and he also knew that the Timberwolves were always good in the first quarter, but they didn't perform well in the second and third quarters.Xu Tian's decision can be said to be very correct.

Seeing Ryan Kelly appearing again, the smile on Magic Johnson's face disappeared, and he thought to himself, what's going on, does Ryan Kelly have anything to do with Byron Scott?

Xu Tian looked at the players of the Timberwolves on the field, and there was Towns in the middle. Obviously, Sanders asked him to bring the substitute players to the beginning of the second quarter.

The Lakers were the first to attack in the first quarter, and the Timberwolves were the first to attack in the second quarter. Towns passed the ball to third backup point guard Tyus Jones.

Tyus Jones was impressed by Xu Tianxia United's performance, and now he is still a little psychologically shadowed. After halftime, he threw the ball directly to Shabazz Mohammed.

Muhammad has a height of 198 cm and a weight of 100 kg. He is a relatively strong figure among swingmen.He used to be No.1 in the same class in high school, but his later development was not good, and he is just an ordinary substitute up to now.

Mohammed's offensive ability is outstanding, and his shooting after dribbling is not particularly stable, but he has a strong ability to break through and draw fouls.

Most importantly, the defender Muhammad faced was Ryan Kelly.

The Timberwolves replaced Muhammad, who has a stronger physical confrontation ability, and continued to attack Kelly's defensive gap.

It has to be said that Sanders' tactical intentions are steady and ruthless.

Kelly was another failed defense, sending Muhammad to the free throw line with a thug foul.

Saunders sat back on the coaching bench with satisfaction. He is very satisfied with his tactical arrangement. At least at this stage, he can help the Timberwolves stay ahead.

Kobe was a little dissatisfied with Scott's rotation. He also saw that the Timberwolves had been attacking Kelly, but the head coach, who had been standing on the sidelines, would not respond at all.This made him wonder in his heart, if it was Phil Jackson standing on the sidelines, what kind of arrangement would he make?

It's a pity that it wasn't Phil Jackson standing on the sidelines, but Byron Scott. He was very satisfied with Kelly's defensive attitude, so satisfied that he ignored his colander-like defense.

Xu Tian stood outside the three-point line and looked at Kelly. He felt that it was necessary to have a conversation with the magician.

Defense wins championships, that's always true, no matter which championship, their defense is superior.But now the Lakers lineup, how can there be any defense, let alone a championship, the playoffs are out of reach.

Between free throws, Byron Scott replaced Black with Hibbert, trying to use Hibbert's height to defend.

Xu Tian still prefers big centers, and he took the initiative to walk over to Hibbert and said, "Roy, you will catch the ball under the basket and use your height advantage to hit high."

Hibbert wanted to criticize this rookie, but he knew that the management and Kobe valued Xu Tian very much, and what Xu Tian said was beneficial to him, so he simply nodded and ran forward. past.

Xu Tian sent the ball to Hibbert with a lob pass, and Hibbert twitched and made a beautiful mistake.

Muhammad, who double-teamed the defense in the penalty area, snatched the ball from Hibbert and directly dribbled the ball to launch a quick counterattack.

Muhammad's dribbling was so fast that Ryan Kelly, who was marking him, couldn't even see his taillights.

However, there was another person on the field, that is Xu Tian who had been paying attention to the inside movement, and accelerated towards Muhammad.

Sanders had heard rumors of Xu Tian's fast speed from Sam Michel, but it was another matter to really feel it.Looking at this young man who looked like a yellow lightning bolt, he unconsciously stood up from the still-heated coaching bench.

Players on the Lakers bench responded in the same way.

Xu Tian's pegboard hat is really a bit cruel.

(End of this chapter)