The world of basketball

Chapter 69 The Lakers' Counterattack
In the third quarter, both teams lacked physical strength, and the resulting problem was that the feel of both sides declined.

Four minutes into the third quarter, Mu Xiaobei was replaced, and the Spurs' second team stabilized the situation in the game just now, still leading by eight points.

Mu Xiaobei made a pick-and-roll for Jeremy Lin at a high position. Mu Xiaobei still chose to cut outside. After the cut, Jeremy Lin still passed the ball back to Mu Xiaobei.

Chandler jumped out this time, Mu Xiaobei made a fake shot, um, it was useless, Chandler just lowered his center of gravity and squatted there with his hands open.

Mu Xiaobei didn't waste his feelings when he saw it, but called Belinelli to run, Belinelli came out from the bottom corner, Mu Xiaobei made a hand-to-hand pass with the ball, and by the way made a cover.

After Mu Xiaobei passed the ball, he slid down immediately. Belinelli hit the ground and passed the ball well in advance, but Mu Xiaobei was still followed closely by Chandler.

This old guy is really difficult.

There was not much time to attack, Mu Xiaobei hit the low post twice, and then turned his back to hit the board.

not good!

Mu Xiaobei felt as if his waist had been pushed, and he lost his strength, and the ball came out of the basket with a bang.

James receives the rebound.

"Hey, he pushed me." Mu Xiaobei opened his hands and said to the referee.

The referee ignored Mu Xiaobei and continued to run forward.

"At this time, Mu Xiaobei still doesn't know the real difference between the playoffs and the regular season, and the intensity of the CBA playoffs and the NBA playoffs is also very different." Zhang Weiping said.

"Did Chandler make a foul on that ball just now? There should be a foul. But it is very likely that the referee didn't see it, but even if he saw it, the playoffs encourage confrontation." Yu Jia said.

"This is the experience of old players, and this is why Chandler is 37 years old and still the top defensive player in the league."

Mu Xiaobei suffered a dark loss, but he did not lose his mind.

In the CBA, Guo Ailun taught him that referees often have a certain degree of judgment in games, especially in the playoffs, but this degree needs to be mastered and guessed by the players themselves.

This is the embodiment of experience. A truly experienced player often knows when the referee's call will be tighter and when the referee's call will be easier.

Mu Xiaobei is still some distance away from summing up these experiences.

James advanced quickly with the ball, but the Spurs' return to defense was not slow.

James rushed into the paint in the middle, Kuzma and Walker blocked the front, James turned around and pushed the two away at the same time, making a smart layup.

Ade is back, this time it is James who is singles, Mu Xiaobei pulls to the outside, and pulls Chandler out.

Ade is at a disadvantage in terms of strength when chiseling James, and can only take advantage of his height and wingspan. After chiseling twice in a row, Ade turned his back and was about to lean back.

Snapped--

James cut the ball very crisply, Mu Xiaobei cut the ball, and when he got the ball, he was like a soldier carrying a dynamite bag, rushing into the penalty area, and Kuzma's speed was also not slow.

But after James entered the Spurs penalty area, he made a slow three-step layup. Kuzma failed to keep up with the rhythm, and James scored two points again.

Jeremy Lin glanced at Popovich. Popovich didn't mean to call a timeout. Jeremy Lin continued to hold the ball across the half to organize.

This goal must be scored to stabilize the situation, because it can be seen now that the Lakers have defended twice in a row and have played two defensive counterattacks in a row. This is not a good signal.

Adelaide mentioned high pick-and-rolls. James, who usually doesn't like the fourth position, took the initiative to defend Adelaide, while Ingram defended his old teammate Kuzma more.

Adelaide's three-point ability is not stable, so Adelaide always hits the pick-and-roll near the free throw line, and James sticks very close, shouting: "Switch defense, change defense!"

Brother Qiu's height is very high compared to most of the first positions, so even if it is a misplacement to defend Adelaide, it is not an obvious misplacement.

Adelaide did not rush to make a shot, but waited for the outside players to run tactics again and pass the ball to Jeremy Lin on the outside.

Swah——

Jeremy Lin scored two points for the team to stop the bleeding. This really stopped the bleeding. Just when the Lakers were about to show their momentum, these two points were really critical.

"Strike Jeremy Lin, it seems that Mr. Popovich really wants to use Jeremy Lin as a Manu, and Jeremy Lin averaged 17.7 points per game this year. As a substitute, his scoring is the third on the Spurs team. One is Adelaide, the second is Mu Xiaobei, and the third is Jeremy Lin. His tactical status and role in the Spurs are really reminiscent of Manu." Yu Jia said.

"Jeremy Lin is rejuvenated here. Of course, he didn't play too badly when he was in the Hornets, but he didn't have such a status in the Spurs." Mr. Wei Ping said.

While the two were talking, James dribbled the ball to half court, and when he was one step away from the three-point line, he directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Three points soared.

James' shooting ability has become stronger. The symbol is that his back-up jumper has become more accurate. In addition, James has started to shoot a large number of ultra-long-range three-pointers that are far from the three-point line.

And it's not blind, but really able to advance and become his usual attack method.

Mu Xiaobei mentioned that the high line is doing the pick-and-roll for Jeremy Lin, Chandler will shrink at this time, he will squeeze the space for the pick-and-roll for Brother Qiu, and then jump up when Jeremy Lin goes to the basket.

However, in the short time before Brother Qiu squeezed over, Jeremy Lin suddenly pulled out his hand.

Swah——

The ball hit the net, Jeremy Lin responded with a three-pointer, and the Spurs once again pulled the point difference back to four.

DeRozan asked for the ball from outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, and singled out Lonnie Walker.

DeRozan is about three or four centimeters taller than Lonnie Walker. In the past, DeRozan relied on his physical fitness to accelerate past the defender in one step. After that, he showed his excellent jumping ability, his body flexibility, his core strength and his ability to finish at the basket.

But it's not particularly difficult to defend against DeRozan, either.

At that time, DeRozan's shooting was really bad, and it was difficult to make many open shots. It is very unbelievable for the second position in the top five in the league.

Later, everyone knew his story. His body was still strong, but he gradually developed the mid-range, and it became more and more his most stable scoring defense.

As the league's number one Comey, DeRozan's fadeaway jumper is really beautiful.

Later, three-pointers and small balls became popular, but his three-point shooting percentage was terrible, so he started to practice three-pointers, open three-point catch-and-shoot, pull-up three-pointers and so on.

Facing Lonnie Walker, DeRozan made a direct three-pointer.

Swah——

With his back to the basket, DeRozan raised his hands in OK celebration.

DeRozan made a three-pointer!

(End of this chapter)