basketball kingdom

Chapter 507 Process
When Xu Tian retreated, he glanced at the scoreboard above the stadium to confirm the scores of the two sides.

50-54!

Popovich didn't have too many demands on Xu Tian when he was on the court. He directed the players to move according to the established tactics, and finally handed the ball to Aldridge in the penalty area.

Duncan pulled Josh Smith out of the lane, leaving only Aldridge and Tyson Chandler near the reasonable impact zone.

Aldridge's strength in the lower plate is very stable, pushing against Tyson Chandler behind him, turning forward to fight against the basket.

The intensity of physical confrontation in the playoffs was very high, and this slight contact was not whistled.

Aldridge stabilized his right hand, picked the basket softly, and hit the board!
50-56!

Kobe couldn't stand the performance of the inside players. He called a timeout, rotated inside, and let McGee play, at least giving the Spurs a little impact on the inside on the offensive end.

Xu Tian knew that the Spurs were top insiders in the league, but he didn't interfere with Kobe's rotation, and focused on watching his tactics.

Popovich didn't praise Duncan and Aldridge, let them continue to attack the Lakers' weak penalty area, seize this weakness and keep playing.This is the method he should have thought of earlier, but he was too obsessed with blocking Xu Tian in the first few games, not only failed, but also ignored many points that could lead to victory.

The Spurs resolutely implemented Popovich's arrangement, frequently hitting the penalty area guarded by McGee, and basically every attack was successful.

On the Lakers side, Xu Tian continued to maintain an unsolvable offensive touch, making consecutive mid-range shots and keeping the point difference within a stable range.

Popovich looked at Xu Tian, ​​who was strolling in the court at both ends of the offense and defense, and felt infinite emotion in his heart.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers 69-73 the Spurs, 4 points behind and entered the intermission.

Scott and Bryant walked back to the locker room at the end, discussing the offensive and defensive tactics of the second half, as well as the rotation time of the main players.

Kobe said: "I have made Xu mentally prepared in advance, and he should be allowed to play more than 20 minutes in the second half."

Scott agrees to the arrangement.He also saw that the Spurs were putting treasure on the second team. As long as Xu Tian's playing time was increased, the Spurs' arrangement could be broken.

Popovich returned to the locker room and did not directly arrange tactics. He first discussed with Messina to make sure that the two had the same idea, and then conveyed the offensive and defensive tactics to the players.This is a well-thought-out decision. As for whether it will work, it still needs to be tested by the game.

Barkley and Kenny Smith reviewed the wonderful shots of the first half while expressing their own opinions. They offered tips for the Spurs and the Lakers respectively, so that audiences who usually don't like watching basketball can understand a little bit about the content of the game.

The intermission is still filled with various performances to keep the fans on the scene focused and warm up for the second half of the game.

Ten minutes later, the players from both sides trotted back to the court and continued to play the second half of the game.

Duncan took off his warm-up suit, stepped back to the field, and then led the team to play the game.He is no longer the strongest player on the Spurs field, but as long as he is on the field, he is the backbone of the team.

Patty Mills took the ball to the frontcourt, passed the ball high, and gave it to Duncan who settled in the penalty area.

Duncan dribbled the ball with his back, against the defense of Josh Smith behind him, turned around and threw with his left hand, using his height advantage to crush the shot.This is the offensive method he is good at, and he will basically never miss.

Josh Smith was stuck by Duncan, unable to take off, and did not choose to foul when he could not block it.His personal fouls have reached four times, and he must be more cautious.

Xu Tian received the serve from the backcourt, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt from the left side, used the rhythm to pass Patty Mills, and made a mid-range pull-up on the left side of the free throw line.Hot to the touch, keep hitting!

Xu Wenye was able to watch the game in peace, but his car broke down on the way home, so that it was already ten o'clock in the evening when he returned to Walnut City.He walked into the living room and turned on the TV, and found that Huma's Tianwangshan battle had reached the fourth quarter, and there were only 5 minutes and 21 seconds left before the end!
91-93!

Xu Wenye picked up the cup on the coffee table, drank the cold water in it in one gulp, took a breath, and felt that this was another high-scoring game.In his impression of the playoffs, the scores of both sides have never been too high.

Barkley and Kenny Smith were discussing Aldridge's elbow to Xu Tian just now. Although it had little effect, he should be whistled for an offensive foul.It's just that the referee didn't whistle, making Aldridge complete an easy layup!
91-95, 5 minutes and 03 seconds!
Xu Tian received the serve from the backcourt, took it slowly to the frontcourt, and rubbed the place where he was hit by an elbow with his right hand.He didn't think it was a wrong offensive move, and he didn't complain about the penalty. After coming to the frontcourt, he bent over and dribbled directly to observe the Spurs' defensive position.

Patty Mills was very close to Xu Tian, ​​ready to foul him at any time.The number of fouls for the Spurs has not yet reached, and he used fouls to prevent Xu Tian from shooting a three-pointer.

Josh Smith didn't contribute enough on the defensive end, so he took the initiative to mention the top of the arc to help Xu Tian as a cover so that he could launch an offense.

Xu Tian used the cover to break through, dribbled the ball with his left hand to avoid most of the Spurs' defense, stopped in the middle distance, faced the two defenses, and shot directly!
93-95!

Xu Tian missed five shots in a row just now, and this goal broke his personal scoring drought!
Patty Mills receives the serve, walks slowly upfield, and slows the tempo down to allow the post guys to settle.This is the idea they have implemented throughout the game, and they still have to continue to implement it.

Duncan received the pass, turned back and singled Josh Smith behind him, used his body to push back, and turned around again for a layup.

Xu Tian was nearby, ran to the penalty area ahead of time, jumped with all his strength, and blocked Duncan's layup on the backboard with his right hand.

The basketball rebounded quickly and fell into the hands of Patty Mills at the free throw line.He didn't hesitate, and made an open shot!
hit!

93-97!

In order to prevent the Spurs from double-teaming him and restricting him from receiving the ball, Xu Tian picked up the basketball and stepped out of the baseline to serve to George.

George waited for Xu Tian to run into the court, and passed the ball back to him.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball with his left hand and deliberately changed his dominant hand to increase the threat on the offensive end.

George and Nick Young came to the top of the arc and stood still, with Patty Mills, who was in charge of defending Xu Tian, ​​stuck in the middle.

Neither Kawhi Leonard nor Danny Green changed defenses, and habitually double-teamed Xu Tian, ​​which gave George a chance to go down.

Xu Tian hit the ground with his left hand and passed the ball to George.

George dribbled the ball to the basket, attracted the defense of Duncan and Aldridge, and distributed the ball to Nick Young who had just run to the left corner.

Nick Young received the ball without adjusting, took off on the spot, and directly made a three-pointer!

BANG!

96-97, 4 minutes and 06 seconds!
Popovich knew that Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green's double-teaming of Xu Tian in the round just now was a habit, so he didn't blame them, and stood on the sidelines to watch the team's offense.

(End of this chapter)