basketball kingdom

Chapter 48
George Karl couldn't sit still anymore and called the second timeout of the game after Cauley-Stein delivered the ball.

Xu Tian walked to the bench first, took the towel distributed by the equipment manager, wiped off his sweat, and waited for Scott's arrangement.

Scott realized what was really important, and he had long forgotten the unhappiness with Xu Tian, ​​so he simply said a few words.Then Clarkson and Huertas were used to replace Kobe and Nick Young, and Xu Tian was temporarily transferred to the small forward position.

Now the strongest player on the Lakers field is Xu Tian. He wants Huertas to organize and share the pressure on Xu Tian.

Kenny Smith noticed the Lakers' substitutions and said: "Marcelo Huertas is a pure point guard, Byron Scott replaced him at this stage, it should be to completely liberate Xu Tian on the offensive end , so that he can attack with more confidence."

Buckley looked at Xu Tian, ​​who was calm and breezy, and said with a smile: "Xu is so mysterious! Even if I knew that Byron was going to let him attack, I couldn't guess what method he would use to launch the attack."

Kenny Smith asked: "Charles, if your team played against Xu Tian, ​​how would you defend him?"

Barkley said with a smile: "I'm not in the same position as Xu, so I don't need to guard him, but if he dunks on my head, I guess I'll let him lie down and go out."

Kenny Smith asked: "Are you advising DeMarcus Cousins?"

Barkley quickly denied it, and then changed the subject with a smile.

The game continues.

Rondo also returned to the field and dribbled across half court.

Huertas went up to defend Rondo, while Xu Tian went to defend Gay.

After all, Rondo is a point guard with a high IQ. During the 60-second timeout, he had recovered his composure. He didn't want to entangle with Xu Tian at all, but was thinking about the team's offense wholeheartedly.

Cousins ​​stepped up to cover and helped Rondo block Huertas.

After Rondo dribbled the ball into the three-point line, he found that there was no defender in front of him.He knew that it was Hibbert who couldn't defend, but he still didn't dare to attack, but passed the ball to Cousins ​​​​who was running down.

With anger in his heart, Cousins ​​adjusted his dribble, took off violently in the penalty area, and dunked directly against Hibbert's defense.

Hibbert gritted his teeth and used all his strength to forcefully stop Cousins' attack.

Beep~!Beep~!
The referee blew his whistle and called Hibbert a defensive foul.

Hibbert was a little dissatisfied and went over to reason with the referee, but the referee still maintained his penalty.In this way, Hibbert got two fouls first.

In order to protect Hibbert, Scott replaced him with Blake.

Black is 206 cm tall and weighs 113 kg. He is a pure blue-collar center, and he will fight Cousins.

Xu Tian didn't fight for rebounds, but watched Cousins ​​make free throws from beyond the three-point line.

Cousins ​​made two free throws, 15-17!

Blake came to the baseline to serve, gave the ball to Huertas, and he dribbled the ball across half court.

Gay strengthened the antagonism of off-ball defense, clinging to Xu Tian, ​​leaving him no room to attack, trying to consume Xu Tian's physical strength in this way.

Huertas faced Rondo's defense, dribbled behind his back to avoid his steal attempt, and passed the ball to Clarkson outside the three-point line on the right.

Clarkson was full of energy and rushed in with the dribble, but he ignored Cauley Stan's help defense, and his shot was vigorously fanned out of bounds by Cauley Stan.

Cauley Stein's block made the Energy Balance Arena, which had been silent for a long time, finally have a voice.

The on-site DJ took advantage of the situation to bring the rhythm, and the audience shouted, "Defend! Defend!"

Huertas continued to hold the ball at the top of the arc.

Xu Tian ran towards the top of the arc and took the basketball.

Huertas starts to run.

Although Rondo wanted to defend Xu Tian alone, he could still figure out the current situation and quickly followed Huertas who was running.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball to the right, attracting McClemore's attention, and when he bagged it, he passed the ball behind his back to the open Clarkson.

There was no one within one meter of Clarkson, and after receiving a comfortable pass, he shot a three-pointer without any adjustments.

Randall still forgot Xu Tian's order to lower the confrontation, and frantically competed with Cauley-Stein in the interior, but this move was a bit redundant.

The ball brushed the net and made a crisp sound!

15-20, the Lakers lead!
After all, Scott is now the head coach. He put aside his prejudices and began to pay attention to Xu Tian's performance on the field.He suddenly discovered that Xu Tian's ball sense and combing offense are too strong. Not to mention rookies, few top point guards can match Xu Tian's level.

Cousins ​​took advantage of Hibbert's absence and scored 6 points in a row.

Xu Tian blocked the king's counterattack momentum with two consecutive assists.

With three and a half minutes left in the first quarter, the Lakers led 3-24.

Scott called a timeout and replaced Xu Tian and Randall with Nance Jr. and Lu Wei.

The Kings replaced Darren Collison, Omri Casspi, Marco Belinelli, Caron Butler and Costa Koufos on the bench to compete against the Lakers' bench.

Since Lu Wei is not in a good state today, the Kings quickly caught up with the point difference from the bench.Fortunately, with Huertas' assist and Clarkson's score, the Lakers were not overtaken.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers 30-29 Kings, the difference between the two sides is only one point.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Kobe and Nick Young, who had a long break, returned to the court and partnered with Clarkson to play the backcourt.This is Scott's choice after research. He feels that both Xu Tian and Kobe need the ball. In addition to having to start as partners at the beginning, it is more beneficial to stagger their playing time.

George Karl saw Kobe playing, and quickly called McClemore to get him ready to play.The king's shooting guard defense is not good, only he can slightly fight against Kobe.

Xu Tian sat quietly at the end of the bench, paying attention to the characteristics of the Lakers players on the court.

Now that the Lakers are in the stage of adjusting the lineup, he is likely to play with different players. It is still necessary for him to understand the style of each teammate.

Kobe temporarily took on the responsibilities of point guard, but after all, the offensive gene is deeply imprinted in his bones, and his first choice is singles.

Belinelli was stunned when defending Kobe's post-up singles and was tricked by fake moves.

Kobe leaned forward and shot the basketball in his hand.

The referee blew his whistle in time and called Belinelli a defensive foul.Kobe made it to the free throw line.

The Kings made a substitution during the free throw phase, with McClemo replacing veteran Caron Butler instead of Belinelli who had just fouled.

Bryant missed a free throw.Under the adjustment of the second free throw, he made a steady hit.

31-29!

Darren Collison held the ball across the half, quickly broke through Clarkson's defense with his speed, attracted the defense of Black inside, and Collison passed the ball to Koufos.

Koufos turned around and wiped the board and hit a layup, tying the score.

In the next few minutes, Kobe and Collison led the team forward respectively, and the scores of the two sides began to rise alternately.

When Xu Tian played again, the score was 39-38, with the Lakers leading by one point.

The Kings replaced all the starting players and continued to fight against the Lakers.

Rondo dribbled the ball across half court and passed the ball to Gay, who didn't attack much in the first quarter.

Xu Tian lowered his focus and concentrated on dealing with Gay's attack.

Gay's attack with the ball is not bad, but overall it is not at the top level. Facing Xu Tian's defense, he can't break through at all.After hesitating for a moment, he chose to take a direct jump shot.

The penalty area is the most important battlefield. The four inside players on both sides are fighting fiercely in the penalty area.The collision intensified after Gay's shot was released.

Cousins ​​still has an advantage in strength. After pushing away Hibbert, he violently grabbed the offensive rebound and dunked.

Hibbert was a little impulsive, made an unnecessary move, and was whistled for a defensive foul.

Cousins ​​scored a dunk and had to execute an additional penalty.

Scott had just sat back on the coach's bench. Seeing this scene, he immediately stood up again and let Black, who had just rested for a while, play again.Hibbert is the main force defending Cousins, and he can't get him into foul trouble prematurely.

Scott looked at the field and thought, the inside problem still stands out.

Cousins ​​made a free throw and the Kings overtook the score, 41-39!

Xu Tian dribbled the ball past halftime, observing his teammates' running positions.

The inside combination of Black and Randall is a bit worse than the combination of Cauley Stein and Cousins, and it is completely impossible to grab a good position in the penalty area.Then he will use some complicated tactics.

Gay focused and used all his defensive skills to defend Xu Tian.Now that Kobe is not on the court, as long as Xu Tian can be defended, the Lakers' offense will not be particularly smooth.

During the draft, the scouts said that the offensive method Xu Tian relied on most was to score two points, which is true.If he faced Gay's defense at that time, he would have no way at all, but the situation is completely different now.

After the whole summer of devil training, although Xu Tian is not bald, he has become much stronger.

Kobe knows the extent of Xu Tian's growth best.He still remembered that Xu Tian was completely helpless during the trial training heads-up, but when he was close to returning to the national team, he was no longer able to beat Xu Tian.

Xu Tian didn't act recklessly, he quickly gave the ball to Lu Wei on the outside, and ran towards Randall's direction.

Seeing Xu Tian's movements, Randall immediately understood his intentions and made a cover in the penalty area.

Cauley Stein quickly switched defenses with Guy, and he followed Xu Tian.

When Xu Tian came out of the penalty area, Lu Wei gave him the ball back.After getting the ball, Xu Tian immediately made a shooting action.

Cauley-Stein took off quickly, trying to block the incoming shot.

But he was alone in the air, and Xu Tian had already dribbled the ball inside and killed it.

Cousins ​​was about to stand still and defend, but suddenly sensed something was wrong, and quickly ran out in the direction of Xu Tian.

Xu Tian adjusted in the air and gave the ball to Black under the basket.

Blake turned around directly and dunked vigorously with both hands!

The score was tied again, 41-41!

Rondo dribbled the ball across half court, slowing down the tempo.Now there is an inside advantage, and he wants to make the most of it.

(End of this chapter)