basketball kingdom

Chapter 513 Heroes Twilight
The lights are on, and the night is coming!
Game 56 of the Western Conference semifinals at the Spurs' home court is underway, and at this time has entered the third quarter, the Lakers lead the Spurs by a score of 51-[-].

Xu Tian was wearing a Lakers gold away jersey, gold-colored "Angel Wings" sneakers on his feet, black knee pads on his legs, and bracelets on his wrists.His hair is very short, which makes the whole person look refreshing. Of course, it may not conform to the oriental aesthetics, but this hairstyle is very common in the NBA.

Josh Smith sent the ball to Xu Tian and asked him to take the ball to the frontcourt.

Xu Tian looked at the scoreboard above the arena, and then at the time displayed by the timer.The current score is still 56-51, with 6 minutes and 41 seconds left in the third quarter.

In this game, the confrontation intensity between the two sides was unprecedentedly high, and it was difficult to open the offensive end, resulting in a very low score.However, fans who watched the game all the time knew that there was one person who was obviously much better than the others, and that person was Xu Tian.

The Spurs still sent Patty Mills to mark Xu Tian, ​​lowered their center of gravity and looked up at the ball Xu Tian was holding in both hands.He knew that Xu Tian had two choices, one was to throw the ball, and the other was to pass the ball to his teammates, but even so, he couldn't judge how this unsmiling young man would end his offense.

Xu Tian's mentality was extremely relaxed, he ignored his teammates who ran out of space, pulled up on the spot, and made a declarative shot.He thinks it's time to start taking over the game.

The basketball flew into the air, and under the reluctant eyes of the Spurs fans, it accurately hit the net!

59-51 (the Lakers score first)!

Duncan quietly picked up the ball, walked out of the baseline, and sent it to Patty Mills in the backcourt.

Popovich stood on the sidelines, looking at Xu Tian, ​​who dropped his center of gravity at the top of the arc, and really didn't know how to deal with it.He knew that Xu Tian had fully entered the game state, and Xu Tian at this moment was basically unstoppable.

On the way of Patty Mills breaking through with a cover in the frontcourt, Xu Tian touched the ball with his right hand and hit the instep, making an out-of-bounds error.

The Spurs fans immediately booed Xu Tian, ​​trying to interfere with him.It's just that they overlooked one more point - Xu Tian enjoyed booing very much.

Kobe looked at Xu Tian, ​​who was slowly dribbling the ball to the front court, and felt infinite emotion in his heart.He didn't expect that in the transition period when his career was about to end, he could help the Lakers grasp this unborn talent, which made him feel extremely proud.

George received a pass from Xu Tian, ​​pulled up from the left side of the free throw line, and shot with his touch!
Swish!
61-51!

Mike Breen, Mark Jackson and Stan Van Gundy are the commentators for this game. They talked about the last game and think that the Spurs may have a scoring drought for a while.

Duncan received a pass from the inside again, and Josh Smith, who played with his back and singled out the top defense, turned around and hit the rebound to shoot!
Pop out!

Josh Smith jumped with both feet, grabbed the defensive rebound with his right hand, and handed it to Xu Tian who was standing at the top of the arc.

Duncan blankly glanced at the audience in the auditorium with an obviously disappointed expression, and reconfirmed his inner thoughts.It's just that he couldn't tell, and didn't want to tell, he ran towards the backcourt with his head buried, ready to defend.

Taking advantage of Duncan's gap in the backcourt, Xu Tian took advantage of the opportunity to break through from the left, attracting three Spurs defenders, hit the ground through Aldridge, and gave the ball to Josh Smith, who was running down.

Kawhi Leonard got close and fouled Josh Smith, disrupting a dunk attempt by the latter.

Josh Smith's free throw percentage is not high, and sometimes he is targeted by opponents with slashing tactics, but in this game, he feels like he has been blessed, and he made both free throws!
63-51!

Popovich realized that something was wrong, and quickly called a timeout to arrange the next offensive and defensive tactics.

Kobe wanted to set up a tactic, but hesitated for a moment, and still didn't do it.He wanted to leave enough space for Xu Tian.

Xu Tian took a few sips of his sports drink, wiped off the sweat from his face with a towel, and said suddenly, "I feel fine."

Kobe heard Xu Tian's words and asked, "What feels good?"

"I can't really tell, it's just that the body feels good, like full of strength. The last time this feeling came, I broke Wilt Chamberlain's single-game scoring record for rookies."

"Isn't it? You want to do something big in the playoffs?" Kobe really couldn't believe it.

"Maybe not." Xu Tian didn't know what was going on, and needed a game to verify his thoughts.

After the timeout expires, players from both teams return to the field.

Xu Tian stood in the penalty area again, and played against Duncan.He knows that if he really wants to affect the game, he must strengthen the defensive strength in the penalty area.

Seeing Xu Tian sinking to the low post, Ginobili couldn't help but think of the last stage of the last game, and invisibly put a lot of pressure on himself, and didn't even dare to pass the ball to Duncan.

Aldridge received a pass from Ginobili, singled McGee with the ball behind him, turned around and shot in the confrontation, wanting a thug foul.

The referee's scale in this game was very loose, and no fouls were whistled, allowing the players to decide the game.

McGee did not continue to give Aldridge a physical confrontation, took a step back, and took off with all his strength to slap the latter's layup.

George stood near the free throw line, picked up the basketball just in time, turned around and dribbled to push the counterattack.

The Spurs players wanted to foul, but they didn't meet George, who was moving faster, and watched him rush to the frontcourt.

George knew that he was also the future of the Lakers. He watched Xu Tian carry the team on his shoulders every night, feeling very uncomfortable, grabbing the ball with his right hand and dunking hard with one hand!
65-51!

Stan Van Gundy said: "Tim Duncan's dominance is no longer. In the past years, when the Spurs were in a scoring drought, he could always help the team open the situation, but in the last few games of this round of the series, he Neither could."

Mark Jackson said: "No one can resist the erosion of the years. Take the Lakers as an example. Kobe is still Kobe, but he is no longer the Kobe who can score 81 points in a single game. Times change and change, always It keeps happening, and that's what keeps the league alive."

"But the hero's twilight always makes people feel a little sad."

Duncan played back singles in the frontcourt, and Xu Tian, ​​​​who did not push back to defend, was blocked from the front.It's a very unusual thing, but it's happening right in front of your eyes.

Nick Young got the basketball without any hesitation and made a long pass to the frontcourt.

Josh Smith received the pass, adjusted his hands, and dunked violently.

As soon as Xu Tian mentioned the fourth position, the Lakers once again played a suffocating defensive rhythm.

Spurs fans know very well that this is because Xu Tian is much stronger than Duncan today.This is a reality that they always ignored before, but now it has been sharply presented in front of them.

(End of this chapter)