basketball kingdom

Chapter 40 The Value of a Veteran

Xu Tian didn't speak any more, quietly waiting for the timeout to end.

When the scoring table notified the end of the timeout, Xu Tian took the lead to enter the court, ready to execute his two free throws.

Xu Tian has practiced the most basic skills since he was a child, so his shooting is very accurate. In the CBA, he can basically maintain a free throw percentage above 90%.However, after increasing strength training this summer, his touch has changed, and the free throw is still being adjusted.

The Staples audience fell silent and watched Xu Tian execute the free throw.Now there is not much time left in the game, every score is very important, they dare not disturb.

Xu Tian relaxed his arms, tried his best to regain the feeling he had when his strength was not particularly strong, and shot the ball with a standard shooting posture.Even so, his throwing power is still a bit strong. The basketball hit the back of the rim, but fortunately it bounced in.

110-112!

The referee returned the basketball to Xu Tian and asked him to execute the second free throw.

Xu Tian already had a rough idea of ​​how he felt, so the second free throw went into the net.

111-112, with 1 minute and 55 seconds left.

In order to save time, Rubio waited until the basketball was about to roll past half court before picking up the basketball.The shot clock starts counting at this point.

When Wiggins came to the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, Xu Tian realized the strategy of the Timberwolves.

The Lakers are now good at pick-and-rolls, and Sanders deliberately let Wiggins do the picks.In this way, after switching defenses, Wiggins can face Xu Tian's defense.

The Timberwolves' tactical goal was achieved. Because Xu Tian wanted to lure Wiggins to attack, he quickly switched defenses with Louis Williams and faced Wiggins who received the ball.

Now the Lakers have a small lineup, and the Timberwolves have two long men, Garnett and Towns, so Kobe went to the inside to defend.

Only Louis Williams and Jordan Clarkson can help Xu Tian defend from the outside, but both of them were taken away by their respective defenders.

Xu Tian lowered his focus. He knew that he had five fouls on his back, but this defense was very critical. He had to block Wiggins' attack.

Andrew Wiggins was the No. 2014 pick in 203, with a height of 91 cm and a weight of 10 kg.In terms of body shape, his height is about the same as Xu Tian, ​​but Xu Tian is [-] kg heavier than him.In terms of strength confrontation, Xu Tian still has the advantage.

Xu Tian tried to exert a physical confrontation, but did not use too much force.The referee's judgment standard for him is different from others, and he dare not be too careless.

The referee was always paying attention to Xu Tian's movements, wishing to call a defensive foul immediately, but Xu Tian's movements were very cautious, which prevented him from having a good chance.

Wiggins' physical condition is very good, but his attitude and golf quotient on the court are not outstanding.These two things restrict his performance on the court, making it difficult for him to notice his teammates on the court when he is attacking.

Kobe has played in the league for 19 years and has seen all types of players. He is also very clear about the characteristics of Wiggins.Therefore, he gave up the defense of the inside line, and quickly came to the breakthrough route on the left side of Wiggins, putting more pressure on Wiggins.

Wiggins turned around and dribbled the ball, and after pulling away from Xu Tian who didn't dare to use his strength, he suddenly saw Kobe not far in front of him. There was a little fluctuation in his heart, and he chose to shoot directly from the middle distance.

Sanders saw Wiggins take a direct mid-range shot and stood up from the coach's bench.His arrangement is for Wiggins to break through Xu Tian's defense and directly attack the inside.He didn't expect that this young man with excellent physical fitness would not dare to attack the inside line forcefully at this moment.

Xu Tian took off quickly, and his fingers touched the basketball thrown by Wiggins.

Kobe saw Xu Tian's action, and quickly turned around to go inside, ready to grab the rebound.

Garnett stuck Randle behind him, kept him away from the basket, and created a good rebound for Towns.

Towns' physical fitness is also very good, jumping up to grab this offensive rebound.

Xu Tian quickly rushed in, and hit the ball in Downs's hand into the sky again from behind.

Before Towns could react, Xu Tian took off again and took the rebound from above Towns' head.

Garnett saw Towns throw away the rebound he got and yelled at him.

Towns remained silent, and quickly retreated towards his own half.

Louis Williams had already run towards the Timberwolves at halftime, and Xu Tian's pass was then in his hands.

Wiggins did not come inside to fight for rebounds, and had already retreated halfway, waiting for Louis Williams in the penalty area.

Louis Williams dribbled around the penalty area, but didn't dare to make a shot, and dribbled again to the three-point line.

Xu Tian ran to the free throw line and clapped his hands, attracting Louis Williams' attention.

Lu Wei gave the ball to Xu Tian, ​​and Xu Tian turned around and took off directly.

Garnett had a strong premonition. He felt that the Lakers' attack would be Xu Tian's shot, so he had already come to the free throw line in advance, just blocking Xu Tian's sight.

Xu Tian took off very well, but Garnett's jump was not low, and Garnett was 10 cm taller than him, which completely blocked his sight.However, he has faced many such scenes and decisively shot his own shots.

broken!

After Xu Tian made the shot, he remembered one thing. He shot this shot according to his previous habits, but now his strength has become stronger, so the shot is bigger.

When Sanders saw Xu Tian's shot hit the backboard, he was glad that he replaced Garnett.If Gion was on the court now, Xu Tian's shot might have hit it.

In order to avoid being sprayed by Garnett again, Towns took the defensive rebound vigorously.

Rubio received a pass from Towns and quickly passed the ball to Kevin Martin, who was going down the court.

Kevin Martin helped the Timberwolves score two points.

111-114, with 1 minutes and 18 seconds left.

Byron Scott was very anxious, but now that the Lakers have no timeout, he can only shout twice from the sidelines to slow down!Get the tempo down!
Xu Tian now has to concentrate on attacking and needs to run, so he gave Clarkson the task of controlling the ball.

Garnett saw through Xu Tian's thoughts and asked Wiggins to defend Xu Tian.

Seeing that his defender was replaced by Wiggins, Xu Tian couldn't help thinking in his heart that Garnett, a veteran who has played for 20 years, is no less experienced than Kobe.However, he still didn't give up running, trying hard to get rid of Wiggins' follow-up defense.

Clarkson narrowly missed a steal by Rubio, but managed to save the basketball.

Rubio was aggressive on defense and quickly got Clarkson to stop the ball.

Kevin Martin quickly helped defend the past, and the two began to interfere with Clarkson while trying to steal the ball in his hands.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Now that the Lakers have no timeout, if the ball is intercepted, it will be dangerous.

Xu Tian hurriedly ran in the direction of Clarkson, even if he was really intercepted, he would still have a good chance of chasing and defending.

Rubio and Clarkson hugged the basketball at the same time, and the referee blew his whistle and called a scrimmage.

Xu Tian regretted giving the ball to Clarkson. If it was Kobe or Lou Williams, it would not be the case now.But it has become like this, and there is nothing he can do.

Clarkson knew that his mistake just now might lead to serious consequences, and now he felt a little nervous, staring at the referee holding the ball, for fear of losing the ball this time.

The more nervous you are, the easier it is to make mistakes.

Clarkson got off the jump early, which gave him a better bounce, but Rubio got the jumper.

Kevin Martin got the ball from Rubio and quickly passed the ball to Rubio.

The Lakers quickly entered a defensive state. Xu Tian checked the time while waiting for Rubio to pass halftime.

With the last 57 seconds left, the Lakers trailed by three points 111-114.

Rubio was not in a hurry, but slowly observed his teammates' running positions at the top of the arc.Now they lead by three points, as long as the offensive time is delayed, the Lakers will be anxious at that time, and they will have a chance to get to the free throw line.

Xu Tian really wanted to try to steal, but his five fouls reminded him not to do so, so he lowered his focus to the lowest and focused on Rubio's movements.

The magician knew very well that the players on the Lakers were not good at defending the inside, so he looked at Downs very worriedly.He is a point guard, and his instinct tells him that Rubio's pass will go to Towns who is most sure.

As if hearing the voice of the magician, Rubio gave Towns a lob and let him attack Randall inside.

Kobe had thought of this a long time ago, and had already come to the penalty area in advance. The moment Downs turned around, he destroyed the ball in Downs' hands from behind and went out of bounds.

Sanders raised the mood that he was about to relax just now.yes!They have veterans on their side, and the Lakers also have veterans on their side.

Garnett came to the sideline to serve.

Xu Tian followed Rubio to prevent Garnett from passing the ball to this man with outstanding organizational skills.

Randall just got a face-to-face instruction from Kobe, and now he is going around to defend Towns, so that Garnett cannot pass the ball to him.

Kobe kept up with Wiggins. Although this No. [-] pick has many shortcomings, his offensive ability is still quite threatening.

Lou Williams and Clarkson followed the running Kevin Martin, also blocking his receiving route.

When Garnett was about to serve a 5-second violation (throw-in players must send the ball within 5 seconds, otherwise the violation, the ball belongs to the opponent), Sanders hurriedly called the last 20-second short timeout and kept the ball. This time the ball.

Lakers assistant coach Mark Madsen hurried to the scoring table to report the list of substitutions. Now to strengthen the defense, Scott has told him who to replace.

Xu Tian looked at the score on the sidelines again. With 51 seconds left, the Lakers were still three points behind.

(End of this chapter)