basketball kingdom

Chapter 95 The Final Stage

Bryant flew back to Los Angeles on a passenger plane in the afternoon, and had already met with Magic and Pelinka, and was extremely excited by the news he heard from the two populations.At this time, he was sitting on the sofa at home with great ambition, enjoying the game between the Lakers and the Magic.

Since the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in the 11-12 season, they have not been able to enter the playoffs for three consecutive seasons, and even dropped their dignity last season to join the bad team.Of course, the final result was not bad. After several twists and turns, Xu Tian, ​​who had long been a favorite, joined the team, which brought initial hope of revival to the Lakers.

Now that the management has finalized the Paul George deal, the Lakers have the possibility of theoretically competing for the championship. How can it not excite Kobe, who is extremely competitive?
The words are divided into two ends, and we return to the Amway Center.

Skiles guessed that Xu Tian's physical strength was a problem, and arranged offensive and defensive tactics against him in the same way as other coaches, with the purpose of preventing the Lakers from being able to play their best.

Xu Tian has experienced several regular season games, and has roughly figured out the opponent's arrangement for him, so he offered to continue playing off the ball and take on the task of top 3D.

3D does not refer to a generalized three-dimensional space, but is composed of 3 and D. 3 means that the player has a three-point ability, and D is the acronym for Defense, which means defense.As the name implies, a role player with three points and defense can be called a 3D player.

Sean Battier, the former Rockets player, is one of the top 3D players, but in his peak years, 3D was not very popular in the league, and he never got a big contract in his career.

In the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter, both sides implemented the established tactics. The Lakers kept the score tight and were not beaten by the Magic.

Louis Williams made it through the first three quarters, and in the fourth quarter he managed to get through Ren and Du's second channel. Suddenly, he hit three shots in a row, stopping the Magic again.

The Magic haven't played against the Warriors since Skiles took office, but he can still feel Xu Tian's defensive involvement similar to Curry's, so that he is still thinking hard about a truly effective defense when arranging tactics.

After Xu Tianjing listened to Scott's tactical arrangement, he looked up at the scoreboard on the field to determine the remaining time and the score on the field.

The Lakers 88-89 Magic, with 3 minutes and 53 seconds left.

When Skiles was nearing the end of the timeout, he suddenly realized that he had paid too much attention to Xu Tian and ignored the Magic itself. Thinking of this, he told the players to play more inside when they were about to return to the court.

Vucevic performed very well in this game and has already scored 32 points and 13 rebounds. If the point difference continues, he has a chance to get more luxurious statistics.

In order to influence the mentality of the Magic, Xu Tian waited until the ball was delivered and immediately called a 20-second timeout.

Scott didn't understand why Xu Tian kept calling a timeout, and he took it for granted that his physical strength hadn't recovered, and he didn't even get up from the coach's bench.

Xu Tian called his teammates around and said, "Guys, there is not much time left. Use all your energy to finish the final stage."

Clarkson simmered in his heart, and asked proactively, "Xu, do you need to adjust your tactics?"

Xu Tian said the answer he had already prepared, "In the last few minutes, use unlimited defenses. You can play at will on the offensive end. If you think there is no chance, pass it back to me."

Although Hibbert didn't play well, he still got a chance to play in the final stage, and asked feebly, "What if you didn't score?"

Xu Tian looked at Hibbert for a while, remained silent and did not answer, and finally said that he would definitely be able to score.

Hibbert looked at Xu Tian, ​​who was confidently stepping into the court, and somehow thought of himself when he first entered the league, and the idea of ​​doing his best for basketball came into his mind.

Xu Tian touched the bracelet on his right wrist with his left hand, and stood on the sideline of the backcourt to serve to Clarkson, who was the main playmaker.

Clarkson dribbled the ball across the half court, facing the defense from CJ Watson, hesitated for a moment and started to break through the dribble.

Xu Tian moved without the ball to pull Tobias Harris, and by the way used his range to force the Magic's defense to expand outwards, creating space for his teammates to break through.

Clarkson broke through to the inside forcibly, and was blocked by Vucevic who had been waiting there, so he could only barely try to make a foul.

The final stage of the game usually refers to the last 2 minutes, when the referee will relax the penalty scale and let the players decide the game.At this time, there were more than 3 minutes left in the game. Clarkson's attempt to make a foul was completely fine, but he ignored one point, which was the home whistle.

Although the official vehemently denies it, the home whistle has always existed in the NBA, and the referee's whistle at this time just confirms this point.

Vucevic hit Clarkson's wrist with his right hand, but the referee didn't blow his whistle at all, allowing the players to compete for the basketball.

Hibbert thought of the old basketball court when he was young, thought of the glory days of the Eastern Conference against James, and even thought of the championship trophy in the Lakers training hall.

Xu Tian never expected that Hibbert would fall to the ground and fight, let alone pass the ball to him, received the ball with a little surprise, and shot subconsciously.

Hibbert fell on the floor, watching the arc drawn by the basketball, as if he saw the cheering fans in the Pacers' Conseco Arena again, and the loss in his heart was swept away.

91-89!

Seeing Hibbert clenched his fists to celebrate his three-pointer, Xu Tian unconsciously shook his head.

Basketball is such a wonderful thing.

Xu Tian and Clarkson pulled up the fallen Hibbert and quickly ran to the backcourt to prevent the Magic from making a fast break.

Oladipo is 193 cm tall. When participating in the draft, the template given by the American draft website was the defensive champion Tony Allen, but the domestic media decided that Wade was more suitable for him.

Oladipo is very talented, but his tactical positioning in the Magic is not clear, and Elfrid Payton, who entered the league last season, competes with him for playing time on the bench, making his talent extremely It has not been fulfilled yet.Xu Tian knew his ability well and didn't dare to be careless.

CJ Watson dribbled the ball across half court, moved the top of the arc and passed the ball to Oladipo, allowing the shooting guard who had scored a new season high to attack.

Oladipo is more confident in his abilities than the management and coaching staff. He dribbled the ball slightly away from Nick Young's defense, stepped back and made a three-pointer.

Nick Young's defense was in place, the basketball almost brushed his fingertips, but this night belonged to Oladipo, and he could only be the background board.

91-92!

Oladipo's goal successfully mobilized the atmosphere at the Amway Center, and the excited fans made unprecedented noise.

Xu Tian looked at Oladipo who was pointing at him while retreating, and his calm heart immediately became turbulent.

(End of this chapter)