basketball kingdom

Chapter 50
After the two sides returned to the field, the Kings strengthened Gay's offensive role, allowing him to single Xu Tian on the offensive end.

Although Xu Tian's defense is very good, he can't completely block Guy, but he always responds on the offensive end, so when Xu Tian is resting, the two sides maintained the point difference.

In the second half of the second quarter, Kobe and Nick Young played and led the team to finish, barely equal to the Kings' bench players.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers led 68-65.

Back in the locker room, Scott got the players together for a bowl of chicken soup, mostly about keeping them motivated in the second half.After mobilizing, he walked over to chief assistant Mark Madsen, and the two began to discuss strategies for the second half.

Madsen looked at the data comparison between the two sides and said: "The offensive firepower of the king's bench is better than ours. This is a very important point. In addition, I think the main layout is still on Kobe and Xu. The lineup still needs careful study."

Scott touched his chin with his right hand, thinking about various possibilities, but knew that this was not a problem that could be solved in a short time, and said: "About this point, we need to study it in detail after the game."

Knowing that what Scott said was reasonable, Madsen nodded in agreement with the head coach. After chatting for a while, Madsen took the data sheet to the defensive coach to study the defense in the second half.

There were no seats in the away locker room, and only Kobe sat on the equipment manager's box.Gary Vitti had just iced him and he needed to sit and rest.

Xu Tian didn't ask about the data, he never cared about it.Standing bored in the locker room, he suddenly remembered what happened when he first came to the United States.

At that time, Xu Tian fantasized that he would be selected by a certain team, work hard in the team to show his performance, slowly grow into the team leader, and then spend his career in that team.But the current situation is that not only has he been traded once, but he also shows signs of developing into a bad boy image, which can be said to be completely different from what he expected.

Nick Yang had already recovered, and when he saw Xu Tian who was in a daze, he patted his shoulder with his hand.

Xu Tian came out of his thoughts, looked at Nick Yang beside him, and asked, "Swag P, what's wrong?"

"It's Swaggy P!" Nick Yang picked out Xu Tian's language problem, but quickly returned to the topic, saying: "Now I'm fine, you can pass the ball to me in the second half."

Xu Tian didn't know what would happen in the second half, but he nodded in agreement.

The home locker room is much more luxurious than the away locker room. Kings players are sitting in comfortable chairs, listening to George Karl's tactical arrangements.

George Karl stood in front of the players and said: "Boys, we need to play more inside in the second half. If possible, let Roy Hibbert get off the field as soon as possible!"

Cousins ​​played pretty well in the first half. He sat quietly in a chair and didn't express his opinion.

Rondo is the executor of tactics on the field, and asked: "How can Xu solve it?"

George Karl was silent for a while, and said: "Gay is still the main defense." Seeing Rondo's unhappy expression, he added, "Xu attacked a lot in the first half, if we let him continue to attack in the third quarter, Then the fourth quarter can limit him."

Gay was the main force defending Xu Tian. He supported Carl's arrangement, and Rondo had nothing to say. With a few more words, the King also ended the halftime arrangement.

Xu Tian was a little bored in the locker room. A few minutes before the start of the second half, he returned to the court to watch the halftime show of the Kings.

The cheerleading performance is over, and now the halftime shooting session is going on.Fans who make shots in this link will receive a cash reward of [-] US dollars, which is a very common performance link.

The Kings mascot, Simon the Lion, gave the ball to fans standing by.

The fans didn't make any adjustments and threw the ball straight from midfield.Surprisingly, the basketball hit the backboard into the net, making the fan pocket $[-].

The fans were very excited and gave Simon Lion a big hug.The on-site host expressed his surprise, and the audience gave warm cheers to the lucky fans.

Feeling the atmosphere of the scene, Xu Tian finally understood why fans would still come to the scene to watch the game even though the Internet is so developed today.This kind of atmosphere is really cool.

When the ball boy entered the field to pack up the performance equipment, Xu Tian realized that the second half of the game was about to start, and returned to the Lakers bench first.

Xu Tian's move to return to the venue early has long been captured by keen TV media and gossip reporters, who recorded the scene in the form of photos.It is conceivable that after the competition, it is not known how many versions will be derived.

Players from both sides returned to the field. While the game was going on, the reporters on the sidelines went to interview Kings coach George Karl and asked him to talk about the arrangement of the first half and the second half of the game.

The Lakers' starting lineup played at the same time, and Xu Tian played back to the point guard.

Guy came to the top of the arc to defend and interfered with Xu Tian's dribbling rhythm with his long arms, but it didn't achieve any effect.

Xu Tian controls the ball very well, and it is basically impossible to steal the ball from him.

Kobe was in a good position at the waist, reached out and started asking for the ball.After the half-time ice pack, the pain in his knees has completely disappeared. In order to help Xu Tian reduce the pressure on offense, he must increase his shots.

Xu Tian gave the ball to Kobe, ran to the left three-point line, and took Gay away, making him unable to help defend.

Kobe played McClemore with a post-up single.It was still a crushing offense, which again caused McClemo's thug foul.

George Karl called Rondo over and told him to double-team as long as Kobe got the ball, and he must stop Kobe's offensive momentum.

Rondo understood the meaning of the coach and returned to the court to continue the game.

Bryant's state is not bad, two free throws.

Rondo slowly pushed across the half court, and after the two inside players settled down, he firmly implemented the coach's tactics, but Hibbert and Randall's pincer defense in the penalty area made Cousins' offense return in vain.

In the next few minutes, Xu Tian gave more possession of the offensive ball to Nick Young and Kobe, allowing them to attack.

Bryant and Nick Young's state is not bad, but in comparison, the king's offense is more effective.When the starting players of both sides went off the court, the Kings chased the point difference to three points.

Xu Tian followed the starting lineup, the Lakers replaced the full bench lineup, Clarkson played the second position, and Huertas played the first position.

There was a certain degree of confusion in the offense and defense of the two sides on the field, and the frequency of iron strikes became higher, but the situation remained basically the same.

Xu Tian put on his warm-up suit, sat at the end of the bench, and let himself go to watch the game.

Huertas' passing is gorgeous, and his ability to find opportunities is also good, but his defense is not good, and even playing as a substitute is a little bit interesting.

Huertas was defending Darren Collison, a UCLA graduate whose sophomore season was backed up by Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook.Later, he was selected by the Hornets. Next to Chris Paul, who was at his peak, he could only start off the bench.

Paul has an absolute core position in the Hornets. Darren Collison's NBA career was not smooth at the beginning. After leaving the Hornets and moving through several teams, he came to the Kings.Although he did not realize his talent, playing Huertas alone is like visiting the back garden.

Scott went to the sidelines and asked Clarkson and Huertas to switch.

Clarkson's defense is also not good, but after all, it is much better than Huertas.

Xu Tian looked at Scott and thought of the Lakers fans' criticism of him-they generally thought this coach was terrible.However, Xu Tian came to a completely different conclusion. Although Scott's substitutions and on-the-spot response were rigid, they still had many advantages.

But Xu Tian figured this out quickly. There are only 30 head coaches in the NBA, and Scott is one of them.Although his level is close to the bottom in the NBA, he is also a good coach in the world, which naturally gave him this feeling.

Clarkson not only implemented Scott's arrangement, but also did more. He limited Darren Collison a little on the defensive end and contributed to the offensive end.

Lu Wei took the initiative to ask for the ball after halftime, dribbled the ball to the left three-point line, pulled up and hit a super long three-pointer, and the lead that the Kings had just taken was wiped out again.

George Karl was not very satisfied with the player's performance and called a timeout.

Xu Tian stood up and high-fived the players coming off the field.

This is the detail I learned from the Thunder. Although high-fives are small gestures, they can enhance the interaction between teammates.The Lakers currently have mostly short-term contracts, and their inner sense of belonging is not enough. They need to let them feel the atmosphere of the team in all aspects.

Scott called Thackeray to his side and told him he would be replaced after the timeout.

Thackeray is a passionate player. Although his level is not high, as long as the Lakers' offense scores, he will always stand at the forefront of cheers waving the towel in his hand.Now that I have the chance to play, I can't wait to start warming up.

Scott took out the tactical board and talked to Huertas about the offense.

George Karl saw Thackeray warm up and shifted the focus of the offense, allowing Koufos and Darren Collison to run pick-and-rolls and attack the Lakers inside.Casspi, who feels hot, temporarily took on the role of opening up the space.

Xu Tian admired Thackeray and gave him a high-five before he went on the court, telling him to enjoy the game.

Thackeray seemed to be on the verge of chicken blood. He used a block to stop Koufos's attack as soon as he came on the court. The happy Nick Young got up from the bench and waved a towel vigorously to celebrate.

Xu Tian is very calm. He knows that this game is very anxious, and the last moment will definitely be a difficult battle. He has to save his energy until then.

With the exception of security personnel, most of the Staples Center staff have left, but the lights in the magician's office are still on.He leaned back on the office chair, watching the ongoing game intently.

(End of this chapter)