basketball kingdom

Chapter 49 Immediate Results
Xu Tian came to the top of the arc to defend Rondo. Now he has not received a foul, so he can completely let go of his hands and feet to defend.

Feeling Xu Tian's defensive pressure, Rondo felt that it was difficult to even dribble, so he could only pass the ball quickly.

Xu Tian ignored Rondo at all, weakened his defense, and went to help defend Gay who received the ball in a double-team.

Facing the double-team defense of the two, Gay got a little confused and stopped the ball in a hurry.Xu Tian had sharp eyes and quick hands, and hugged the basketball with both hands.

The referee whistled, and Guy and Xu Tian scrambled for the ball.

George Karl stood on the sidelines, walked to the referee, and signaled that Xu Tian had committed a foul just now, and asked him to pay more attention to Xu Tian.It's a way of putting pressure on the referee, and it's a tactic that many managers use.

A famous example is Phil Jackson.In the playoffs between the Lakers and the Suns, he believed that Nash had the ball in his hand for too long when he dribbled, and he was suspected of dribbling twice.The purpose is to put pressure on the referee and let the referee pay more attention to the details of Nash's movements, so that when there is a foul, he will be discovered immediately, which is a kind of psychological warfare.

Back to the game itself.Xu Tian jumped higher than Guy. When the ball just fell, he touched the ball and slapped it to Lu Wei behind him.

Lu Wei didn't feel good today, he didn't dare to play alone, after dribbling the ball for half the court, he passed the ball to Xu Tian.

Black and Cousins ​​scrambled inside, but Black couldn't shake Cousins ​​at all, and was completely pushed out of the penalty area.

Randall is also having a hard time. He has been fighting against Cauley Stan, who is taller than him, and he has been sweating not long after he came on the court.

Seeing the situation inside, Xu Tian pointed to the sky with his left hand and asked for a singles tactic.Now the inside line is completely at a disadvantage, there is no need to hit a stone with an egg.

Rondo already knew the meaning of Xu Tian's gesture, and hurriedly shouted at Gay: "Strengthen the defense, he is going to play singles."

Although his offensive intentions were seen through, Xu Tian still did not change his strategy, changing his rhythm with the dribble, and singled out Guy with the ball.

Xu Tian's weakest link is physical strength, so during summer training, he discussed this issue in depth with Gary Vitti.Later, it was concluded that the floor flow method is relatively the most labor-saving, which is conducive to the continuation of physical strength.Now that he is playing Gay, he naturally uses a slow-paced offense.

Guy was used to Xu Tian's fast offensive rhythm, but now Xu Tian suddenly slowed down, which made him a little uncomfortable, causing his defense to withdraw too quickly.When he turned around, he realized that Xu Tian was still one step inside the three-point line.

Xu Tian seized the fleeting offensive space, pulled up the shot, and hit it steadily.

43-41!

Cousins ​​ran out of the baseline to serve, and at the same time shouted at Rondo: "Give me the ball, I'll hit them inside!"

Rondo agreed to the request of this powerful insider. After dribbling the ball for half court, he called Cousins ​​to pick and roll at the top of the arc.They want to use the simplest offensive tactics to attack the Lakers.

Cousins ​​has a great advantage. He pushed Blake away inside, turned around and put the basket to even out the point difference.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball across the half court again, still with his left index finger up, playing singles.If Lu Wei or Nick Young were in form today, he would not choose this way, but now that Lu Wei is not in good condition, he has no choice but to do so.

Guy's attention was fully concentrated, and he followed Xu Tian closely, not daring to make defensive predictions in advance.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball slowly and gradually advanced towards the inside.

The king's twin towers are watching and ready to come to help defend, but this time they can only catch up.

Xu Tian advanced to the free throw line and switched to a post-up singles mode. He received the ball sideways and straightened his right arm, raising his hand to throw the ball.

Little sky hook!
The basketball draws a perfect arc and falls into the net with precision.

The crisp and pleasant sound of the basketball entering the net made Xu Tian interested in pretending, and made a silence gesture to the nearly [-] spectators at the scene.

The fans booed deafeningly at Xu Tian.For some reason, this sound made him feel very enjoyable.

Xu Tian's flamboyant behavior made Cousins ​​feel uncomfortable. He turned around and responded with a violent dunk on the offensive end.

45-45!

Lu Wei sent the ball to Xu Tian, ​​and seeing Xu Tian's outstretched left index finger, he understood the offensive tactics again.

Kobe sat on the bench, completely relaxed and watched Xu Tian's offensive show.

Barkley said: "Xu made that gesture, and he is going to play singles again. I don't know if Gay can restrict Xu."

Kenny Smith said: "Xu Ke is not so good defensively! If you defend him too tightly, the wide vision allows him to play the ball quickly, and then it will still be two points."

Barkley said with a smile: "That's better than letting Xu Tian score, this little guy is too irritating."

"That's true!" Kenny Smith knew Xu Tian's character and could only agree.

Xu Tian first gave the ball to Lu Wei, then ran to the waist, and Lu Wei passed the ball back to him again.

Xu Tian's knees were slightly bent, his upper body leaned forward, and he made a three-threat move with the ball, looking directly at Guy and preparing to attack.

Rondo hurried over, wanting to do double-team defense, but before he arrived, Xu Tian had already started quickly.

Cousins ​​couldn't bear it anymore and ran out of the penalty area to assist in the defense. In an instant, three people were attracted by Xu Tian who was dribbling.

Barkley couldn't help sighing: "The Kings' choice is too blind! Xu is a player who passes the ball very well. If they do this, they will give the Lakers an empty basket."

Kenny Smith agrees with Barkley.But Xu Tian's actions were completely beyond their expectations.

Facing the defense of the three, Xu Tian took off on the spot and made a fallback jumper.

Don't look, hands are hot!
47-45!

This goal made Kobe stand up from the bench.He had seen Xu Tian's offensive scene countless times in his videos, but it was still a little shocking to see someone else play such an offensive on the bench.

When Xu Tian retreated, he remembered Iverson's celebration and put his right hand behind his ear to listen to the sound of the energy balance arena.

The energy balance arena was completely blown up, boos were loud.

The blood in Xu Tian's body boiled even more. He never thought that playing away games would be so interesting.

Xu Guangcai was sitting in front of the TV, and was a little surprised when he saw Xu Tian's actions.He didn't expect Xu Tian to integrate into American culture in such a short period of time.

Blake stood up ahead of time and made an offensive foul by Cousins, who was a little impatient, blocking his attack.

The emotions of the players on the two sides were provoked by Xu Tian, ​​and their offensive and defensive movements gradually became louder, but Xu Tian became calmer instead.

Gay was beaten by Xu Tian for two rounds. He also got a little emotional and used violent thug fouls to stop Xu Tian's attack.

Lu Wei sent the sideline ball to Xu Tian.This is also the unspoken rule of the NBA. When a player feels hot, he will continue to attack.

Xu Tian was in an offensive state throughout his rhythm. Although he knew that he could assist his teammates, he didn't want to do so.Change the rhythm of the dribble and accelerate suddenly.

Guy reacted quickly, putting his arms on Xu Tian, ​​ready to block his shot at any time.But he still rushed fast!
Xu Tianhou stepped back outside the three-point line.

Take a three-pointer and hit it again!
50-45!

Xu Tian made a three-point gesture with both hands, and the energy balance arena was completely silent!

George Karl quickly stood up from the bench and went to the sidelines, wanting to call a timeout, but hesitated.

Gary Vitti looked at Xu Tian who was retreating, and found it incredible.After only one summer, Xu Tian has grown to this level. He has never seen such a talent.

The magician in the Lakers office couldn't sit still anymore, walking up and down the room.He had watched Xu Tian's Summer League video, watched the Rockets' preseason games, and watched Xu Tian's matchup with the Lakers, but it was the first time he had seen Xu Tian have such an offensive desire, which made him a little inexplicably excited.

When Xu Tian defended Guy, there was no smile on his face.Everything in his head is gone now and all that's left is the game.

When Rondo passed the ball to Gay, he was fighting for position with Xu Tian, ​​and the basketball inevitably flew out of the sideline.

Throw-in, the Lakers have the ball.

George Karl finally couldn't help calling a timeout, trying to block the momentum of the Lakers.

Xu Tian walked directly to Scott's side and said, "Coach, let me continue playing. I'm feeling hot right now."

Scott was still immersed in the shock caused by Xu Tian just now, and when he heard his words, he just nodded blankly.

Seeing that the head coach agreed, Xu Tian didn't speak.He took the towel handed over by Kobe, wiped off his sweat, and then sat back on the bench.

Scott turned to look at Xu Tian, ​​still not knowing what to say.

Last season, the Lakers lineup was completely uncompetitive, and Kobe took too much possession of the ball, and the whole team was demoralized, even this season.But Xu Tian only took a few days to bring this Lakers team, which was showing signs of falling apart, together again.

Scott didn't understand, where is the charm of Xu Tian, ​​a bad boy?

Nick Young sat beside Xu Tian and said with a smile, "Don't you always talk about passing first? Why did you start playing singles?"

Xu Tian took a sip of Gatorade and said, "As long as he can score goals, it doesn't matter what he does."

Kobe patted Xu Tian on the shoulder, waited until Xu Tian turned his head, and said, "Don't pass the ball, now you are the strongest point, use the score to lead the audience."

Xu Tian laughed when he heard Kobe's words, and said, "No problem!"

During the training process throughout the summer, Kobe jokingly mentioned that Xu Tian should change his style and switch to shooting guard.Now that Xu Tian had a strong desire to attack, he naturally brought up this matter again.

Cousins ​​wasn't in a particularly good mood. George Karl's chatter made his mood stronger, and he simply sat back on the bench.

Guy was now even more sure that he was not good at defending Xu Tian, ​​so he asked, "Coach, do you want to use double-teaming?"

George Karl looked at the data slate in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and said, "First you defend him alone for the time being, and if it still doesn't work, you can switch defenses infinitely. You also need to play more on the offensive end, so that he can consume more energy." .”

Guy nodded, ready to fight Xu Tian.

(End of this chapter)