basketball task

Chapter 213 Critical Moments
Coach Cheeks and Channing gave speeches in turn, which greatly improved the morale of the players. In order to advance to the playoffs, it is time for the Philadelphia team to wake up.

After the timeout, the deciding lineups for both sides are:

Lakers: Fisher, Bryant, Radmanovich, Gasol, Bynum.

76ers: Lowry, Iguodala, Battier, Channing Frye, Channing.

"On the defensive end, pay attention to shrinking and protecting the basket, and on the offensive end, give Channing command."

Coach Cheeks finally warned that the last 4 minutes of the game that has been struggling all night will depend on it.

For the Philadelphia team, Lowry advanced steadily and handed it over to Channing. Facing Radmanovich's defense, Channing chose to directly pull up a three-pointer. Live the rebound.

"Philadelphia's another three-point strike. They hit a high percentage from outside the three-point line tonight. The three-pointer can be said to be the key magic weapon for the Philadelphia team to bite the score. It's just that after entering the fourth quarter, with the Lakers The team's defense has strengthened, and the Philadelphia team feels bad up and down. In my impression, this is the third three-pointer Channing missed in a row."

The live commentator continued to comment on the game:

"Being able to entangle with the Lakers until the fourth quarter, it can be said that the performance of the Philadelphia 76ers tonight made our eyes shine, but it is a pity that in the final stage, their offensive performance was not stable enough, and they relied too much on long shots. When it feels cold to the touch."

"Yes, this is especially true for the Philadelphia 76ers. They don't have enough strength on the rebound, especially when Channing goes out to hold the ball on the offensive end. The offensive rebound basically depends on the sky. You can't expect Channing Frye and Ba With Thiel playing against Bynum and Gasol in the paint, should the Philadelphia team settle down and strive for a success rate?"

Coach Cheeks also felt that the team's offensive choice this time was a bit sloppy and that they should play some more tactics. Although there is nothing wrong with Channing's direct three-pointer, he seemed a little anxious.

"After all, the playoffs are getting closer and closer, and the opponent is such a powerful Lakers team. The pressure on Channing is too great. It is normal to be impatient on the offensive end sometimes."

Cheeks comforted himself that the offensive burden of the Philadelphia team was entirely placed on Channing alone. For Channing, a rookie who only played in the NBA for the first year, how to play the role of leader at critical moments is indeed a challenge.

The Lakers have such a top key player. After Channing hit the iron, Kobe singled out Iguodala and successfully hit a fadeaway jumper, extending the lead to 8 points.

"Great job! Lakers fans are lucky to have such an outstanding leader like Kobe. The more critical the game is, the hotter Kobe will feel. You can always trust Kobe!"

"In contrast, Channing, the newly promoted leader of the Philadelphia team, is still very young. In terms of offensive selection, in terms of key shots, he still has a long way to go."

Seeing the arrogant appearance of Kobe spreading his hands and shrugging his shoulders after scoring a goal, Channing's heart that was anxious to get angry suddenly calmed down.

"You can't fight like this! You can't be controlled by your opponent!"

Since entering the fourth quarter, Kobe has taken over the game and made single-handed hits again and again to widen the point difference. Chan Ning was impatient and chose single-handed three-pointers as a response many times, trying to fight back. Unfortunately, due to lack of physical strength and touch Under multiple factors, strike iron frequently.

"Steady! There's still enough time!"

Glancing at the timer, Channing took a deep breath to calm himself down as soon as possible, while his brain was running fast.

"On the team, I am the only point of attack with the ball. I must hit a success rate. Only when I open it can I penetrate the Lakers' defense and drive other teammates. It's just that the long-range shot doesn't feel good. What should I do?"

"Have it!"

With a flash in front of his eyes, Channing handed the ball to Lowry and ran into the three-point line by himself.

"Oh, at the critical moment, Channing, the boss of the Philadelphia team, gave up attacking with the ball. What is he going to do? Does he want Lowry to play off the ball?"

The commentator's words also represent the doubts of most fans. What is Channing's plan when the ball is handed over at a critical moment?
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Channing ran straight to the open area on the weak side, put his back on Radmanovic, and then reached out for the ball in the direction of Lowry.

"He wants to hit back?"

In an instant, the players on the field understood Channing's intentions.

"Post-up singles? In my impression, Channing mainly uses face-up attacks. I have never seen him use this technique before."

"Indeed, post-up is a very technical move in basketball. Can Channing really do it? I doubt it."

Radmanovic originally had the same idea as the commentator. Post-up singles can be regarded as the most difficult technique. It not only requires the offensive side to have strong strength and abnormal body balance, but also requires the footsteps of the foot, Comprehensive technical details such as the ability to perceive defense, shoulder shaking of the upper body, and turnaround jump shots are very demanding.

In the NBA arena, those who dare to make post-up moves are all offensive masters of the type like Jordan, Kobe, and Pierce. Without exception, Channing's previous technical style is completely different from this type.

The next second, Radmanovic admitted he was wrong.

Although Channing has not yet obtained cards related to post-up singles, and his current post-up offensive skills are only entry-level, it doesn't matter. Facing Radmanovic who is weak in defense, coupled with his height With the advantages of comprehensive physical fitness, Channing's three-legged cat's back-to-back singles are still very effective.

The broad shoulders firmly stuck Radmanovich behind him, and his long arms were raised high. After receiving Lowry's lob, Channing did not hesitate to turn around and shoot a jumper.

This series of actions was too fast, and Radmanovich was caught off guard. Although he took off with all his strength and stretched out his big hand to try to block the block, in fact, his defense did not cause any interference to Channing at all.

Facing Radmanovic, who was not as good as him in terms of physical fitness and age, Channing took this post-up singles as a turnaround jumper practice.

Swish!
Hollow hit!

Easier than imagined!

Breaking the scoring drought, Coach Cheeks pumped his fists excitedly off the court. The Philadelphia team really needs to score this time!

Compared with the three-pointer, the two-pointer is closer to the basket and has a higher hit rate, and the back body is stuck in the position, then the ball is turned around and the jumper is lower than the three-pointer with the ball. A lot, and at the same time, it is more conducive to giving full play to Channing's physical advantages.

With this shot, the Philadelphia team recovered two points and is still 6 points behind.

"Well, I didn't expect Channing's post-up attack to be so easy this time. I think it's not so much a post-up single. It's better to say that Channing's turnaround after receiving the ball is more accurate. After all, he didn't show much. The technique of backing up."

(End of this chapter)