lakers championship

Chapter 43 The strongest test (recommendation ticket plus 3)

I was sitting at home, but a girlfriend came from the sky, Tianyang felt angry and funny.

It is too late to explain such a big misunderstanding, but after the game is over, we must find an opportunity to make it clear to the public.

The broadcast in the stadium sounded, and the players of the two teams came to the field one after another to take their positions.

The Sequoia team started with Marcus and Tianyang in the backcourt, Roscoe and Travis in the forward line, and Grant in the center.

The Ducks started with Casey and Taylor in the backcourt, Tyrone Brooks and Benjamin in the forward line, and Jordan Bell in the center.

In the jump ball session, both sides were about the same height, but Bell bounced faster and hit the basketball first.

Bell swung his arm back, the basketball flew straight to the backcourt, and Casey quickly picked it up.

Casey advanced with the ball and passed the ball in the middle circle. Taylor caught the ball and immediately stuck it to Tianyang.

But he was not in a hurry to attack, he just frequently found physical contact, and he couldn't figure out the specific intention for a while.

Taylor's center of gravity is kept close to the floor almost all the time, and the dribbler is also carefully hidden behind the body, which can be said to be watertight for the protection of the basketball.

Tianyang couldn't make a move, and the two continued to stalemate until there were only 8 seconds left in the attack time.

Taylor suddenly exerted force and forced Tianyang to go inside. He was not in a hurry, as if he wanted Tianyang to keep up with the rhythm.

Walking to the free throw line, Taylor stepped up against the defense, and Tianyang quickly took off to block the shot.

But the basketball did not fly to the basket, but flew to the hands of Jordan Bell under the basket on the right. Bell caught the ball and turned around after taking advantage of the trend, directly hooking the shot.

After scoring 2 points, the Ducks players quickly returned to the defense, and Taylor seemed to pass by the sideline on purpose.

He made a few gestures to the coach Altman on the sidelines, who nodded with a smile on his face.

But the smile only lasted for less than a second before disappearing suddenly.

Because after Grant found Taylor running to the sidelines, he threw a quarterback-style long pass very spiritually.

The basketball flew to the right side of the front court in an instant, and Tianyang happened to be standing in that position.

He picked up the basketball and was about to shoot a 3 when Ducks small forward Tyrone Brooks approached him.

The opponent's speed was too fast and he was crushed by his height. It was impossible to grab 3 points. Tianyang's eyes signaled that Roscoe stepped forward to cover.

With the help of a screen, Tianyang got rid of Tyrone, made another feint, tricked back to defend Taylor, and rushed to the free throw line to take off and make a mid-range shot.

After scoring 2 points, Taylor punched the air angrily, and coach Altman on the sidelines also shook his head.

Both of them regretted it, they were careless!
The Ducks attacked again, Taylor was still close to protecting the ball, not in a hurry to attack.

Such behavior made Coach Johnny on the sidelines narrow his eyes, and he felt that the other party was planning to waste Tianyang's physical strength.

He did have a countermeasure, but he thought about it and didn't say anything. He planned to see how Tianyang would deal with it first.
Tianyang also sensed something was wrong. The Ducks had Tyrone and Bell on the court, and it was not Taylor's turn to attack with the ball. Even if Taylor attacked with the ball, there was no reason to wait until the last few seconds.

Thinking of the scene where Taylor deliberately rushed to the sidelines just now, Tianyang felt that he couldn't fall into the rhythm designed by the opponent.

He retreated abruptly, and Taylor suddenly lost his center of gravity and was a little unsteady on his feet. He took the opportunity to circle behind Taylor, bent down and stretched out his hands like lightning.

Taylor's center of gravity is low, so it's no problem to continue moving forward, but he can't change direction quickly. Tianyang succeeded in one blow, and the basketball in Taylor's hand fell off, rolling backwards to the backcourt.

Tianyang didn't stop, and rushed forward. Taylor was unwilling, turned around and crawled and ran.

The two arrived next to the basketball at the same time, Tianyang felt that he couldn't catch Taylor who was lying on the floor, so he flicked the ball forward to make the basketball roll faster.

Taylor couldn't catch up anymore, so he could only look at the ball and sigh. Tianyang picked up the basketball and rushed to the frontcourt single-handedly.

I wanted to shoot an open three-pointer, but unexpectedly, Tyrone caught up and stood in front of him abruptly.

Tianyang lifted the ball and accelerated to the right, and Tyrone moved to the right to block it, but Tianyang stopped the trend to the right, strode across with his left foot, threw away Tyrone with a European step, and hit the board with his left hand to score.

With one defense and one attack, Tianyang's performance was amazing.

Celine Farage took the lead and stood up to applaud. The MGM Grand Stadium applauded.

Coach Altman on the sidelines sank, "We still underestimated him, and we must adopt the ultimate tactic immediately!".

The teaching assistant was taken aback, "Is it necessary to go so fast? There is still more time, what if he adjusts?"

"Then we're finished." After Altman finished speaking, he got up and gestured to the Ducks players on the field.

At this time, Casey had just crossed the center line after playing the ball. He wanted to pass the ball to Taylor according to the tactics. He hesitated slightly when he saw Altman's gesture, but then continued to rush forward.

Arriving at the right wing position, Tyrone stepped forward to set up a pick-and-roll for him. He rushed to the three-point line. Seeing that Bell grabbed a good offensive position, he threw the ball directly towards the hoop. slam dunk.

The Sequoia team attacked again, and Marcus was in the backcourt. He was suddenly double-teamed by Casey and Tyron. He tried to break through but failed, so he could only pass the ball out.

Tianyang received the ball and pushed forward. Just after passing the center line, Bell strode across and stopped in front of him.

The opponent was a center forward, and Tianyang subconsciously crossed and dribbled the ball, intending to use his speed and flexibility to get rid of the defense, and then went straight to the inside to score a layup.

Unexpectedly, Bell seemed to be full of 'horizontal agility' attribute points, no matter how he crossed and swayed, he couldn't find a suitable breakthrough opportunity.

Bell fights and retreats, walks to the three-point line, suddenly turns to the guest, and directly sticks to Tianyang.

Facing the tall man's defense, Tianyang turned around and dribbled the ball, wanting to lean on Bier and go inside.

But as soon as he turned around, Bell took a step back, which made him not only unable to lean on, but also unable to walk left and right.

It is possible to make a strong shot, but the height difference between the two is close to 10 centimeters, and the advantage of surprise may be wiped out.

It seems that there is only one option between the European step and the retreat step, but the European step has to deal with the defenders on the left and right sides of the paint area, so Tianyang decided to use the retreat step to shoot.

Determined to pay attention, Tianyang retreated to collect the ball, but because he thought a little after turning around, the whole movement was very obvious, and he failed to draw too much distance from Bell, so he could only forcefully shoot against the defense.

With a "bang", the shot hit the iron.

Fortunately, after there was no Bell in the basket, Grant caught the offensive rebound in the crowd and passed the ball back to Tianyang again.

Facing Bell again, in the same position and the same situation, Tianyang turned around again and strode inside, trying to take advantage of the chaotic situation at the basket and score a layup secretly.

It's a pity that his plan failed to come true. As soon as he rushed to the free throw line, Bell stopped him.

He didn't dare to hesitate, he jumped with his right foot on the ground, and threw the ball with his right hand.

There seemed to be no problem, but when he was jumping, Bell was also jumping next to him. After the two of them made physical contact in the air, Tianyang's movements were greatly affected.

The basketball rebounded from the wrong position, missed the frame, and fell directly into the hands of Ducks power forward Benjamin.

Tianyang turned around and ran to the backcourt. He thought while running: "This guy is even more perverted than Jaylen Brown. He is taller, stronger and faster. How can he defend me close? This is the strongest test I have ever encountered. How about cracking it?"

(End of this chapter)