basketball kingdom

Chapter 508 Dragon City Flying Generals Are Here

Duncan settled in the penalty area and suddenly saw Josh Smith standing on the left side defending Kawhi Leonard, while George was defending Patty Mills. Xu Tian.He didn't expect Xu Tian to have such courage.

Duncan knew that Xu Tian's core strength was quite strong, but he still wanted to single him out once.Stretches out his right hand and asks for the ball from Patty Mills off the dribble.

Xu Tian lowered his center of gravity, put his right forearm against Duncan's back, and defended with strength.Although he is not an insider, his natural supernatural power makes him not afraid of insiders.

Duncan felt that Xu Tianding's defensive position was just right, and he couldn't get out of the space, so he had to turn over and shoot a jumper, and shot from the bottom of the box.

The basketball hit the backboard, and the rebound was a bit strong. It hit the front directly and flew into the air.

Popovich looked at the lost Duncan, and felt a little sad in his heart. In the past years, Duncan could always hit such a shot.

Xu Tian took off on the spot, grabbed the defensive rebound with one hand, and dribbled the ball directly.He's a point guard, that's his job.

Since Josh Smith is responsible for defending Kawhi Leonard, he stands closer to the frontcourt, runs quickly without the ball, and strives for an excellent chance to catch the ball.He has unlimited trust in Xu Tian's passing ability, knowing that as long as he works hard, he will definitely get a pass.

Patty Mills was afraid that the Lakers would make a fast break and counterattack, so he fouled Xu Tian and asked them to serve the backcourt again.

The referee took the ball and passed it to Xu Tian, ​​who then passed it to George on the court.

George looked at the timer and the scoreboard above the arena and confirmed that the score was 96-97 with 3 minutes and 44 seconds remaining.

Kawhi Leonard has been defending Xu Tian for the first four games, feeling the unusually strong pressure, and even suspected that his defensive ability has declined sharply.He was in charge of defending George in this game, and he realized that it wasn't that he was not strong enough, but that Xu Tian was too strong.

Patty Mills and Xu Tian were stuck on the right side of the free throw line. There was basically no suspense, and Xu Tian asked for a deep offensive position.

George lobbed the ball over, allowing Xu Tian to single Patty Mills with his back.

Xu Tian didn't dribble, leaned on Patty Mills with his left arm, straightened his right arm to take the ball, and made a miniature skyhook.Not unsolvable, but equally accurate!

98-97, 3 minutes and 31 seconds!
To be on the safe side, Popovich called a short timeout and rotated some personnel to increase the change and certainty of the offensive end. After setting up the tactics, he asked Duncan, "Tim, what do you think of Xu Fang's ability to play back-up singles?" ?”

Duncan didn't hide it, and said: "Xu is very capable of defensive post-up singles. He is full of strength, can block the center of gravity of offensive players, and prevent them from advancing. If you don't have the touch, it is difficult to single him."

Popovich sighed, and then said to the young people standing next to him: "You should watch Xu's game video more. He is only 20 years old, and his defense has reached the DPOY level. There are many things you can learn from." In this round of the series, I really admire Xu Tian.

Kobe simply arranged the overall offensive and defensive tactics, focused on guiding George and Xu Tian, ​​and made them pay more attention to the details of offense and defense.This game is a very important match point game. If it is won, it will deal a big blow to the momentum of the Spurs, so he attaches great importance to it.Or it can be said that they attach great importance to every game.

Xu Tian took two more sips of the Bodyarmor drink with the outer packaging removed, handed the empty bottle back to the caddy, and then returned to the court.Since the official beverage sponsor of the NBA is Gatorade, and Xu Tian is the image spokesperson of Bodyarmor, he cannot drink Gatorade, nor can he drink the branded Bodyarmor drink.

Barkley said: "In the last game, Xu scored six consecutive three-pointers at this stage. What kind of performance can he show tonight?"

Kenny Smith said: "Super performance does not appear every night, but if the Lakers want to win, they still have to rely on Xu's performance."

Popovich and Scott stood on the sidelines of the two halves, watching the game nervously, for fear of missing any details.

Ginobili returned to the court, received the serve, and dribbled the ball with his left hand to the frontcourt.He is accustomed to playing tactical coordination, and constantly uses his right hand to direct his teammates to move positions during the march.

Aldridge is currently the most confident offensive point inside the Spurs. He mentioned the top of the arc and played pick-and-roll with Ginobili to help him delay Warren's defense.

Xu Tian is still marking Duncan, standing in the paint, and observing the offensive coordination at the top of the arc.

James was sitting on the sofa in the living room and was really surprised to see Xu Tian take the initiative to play power forward.He used to be the No. [-] position when he was in the Heat. He knew that it would take a lot of energy to defend the inside players. He never thought that Xu Tian would be in this position, and he was even more wary in his heart.

McGee was originally responsible for defending Aldridge. After a pick-and-roll switch, he faced Ginobili who was holding the ball and asked Warren to follow Aldridge.

Ginobili wanted to pass to Aldridge, but when he saw Xu Tian near the penalty area, he immediately changed his mind and passed the ball to Kawhi Leonard.He heard Duncan's evaluation of Xu Tian, ​​and he didn't dare to pass it to the inside.

Kawhi Leonard singled George with his back, dribbled the ball one step inside the free throw line, felt George's defensive power on his back, stopped the ball, turned over, and leaned back, all three actions were done in one go.As soon as he threw the ball, he saw a yellow figure take off and vigorously fan his ball out of bounds.

Popovich looked at Xu Tian who had completed the cover in surprise, and couldn't think of any words to describe him.Ordinary outside players reach the fourth position, and their defensive and offensive habits are still difficult to change. However, when Xu Tianding reaches the fourth position, the defensive coverage area has also increased a lot invisibly.

Duncan has encountered many historical superstars in his career, but this is the first time he has seen someone as versatile as Xu Tian. Thinking of the "all-rounder" nickname given to Xu Tian by fans, I really think these people are very creative force.

Ginobili received the serve again and did not dare to pass it to Kawhi Leonard. He faked a false jump at the top of the arc to deceive Warren, stepped back to the three-point line, and tried a three-point shot.He hasn't played for a long time, and he doesn't feel like throwing away.

Xu Tian dominated the basket. With unsolvable continuous jumps, he hit the ball three times and violently took off the defensive rebound.

Kobe stood up from the bench in surprise.He clearly saw the shadow of Dennis Rodman grabbing a rebound from Xu Tian just now.

Xu Tian grabbed the defensive rebound, ignored the surprised players around him, and made a long pass to the frontcourt.

Warren received the ball in the frontcourt, adjusted a step inside the free throw line, took off with both feet, and took the ball with his right arm.

Slam Dunk!

(End of this chapter)