basketball kingdom

Chapter 526 Weaknesses
The arena is not a river and lake, and happiness and enmity are only temporary. The really important thing is the competition after all.

After the players from both sides returned to the court, Draymond Green tried his best to avoid a head-on collision with Xu Tian, ​​stabilized his mentality, and defended against Josh Smith.

Lakers frontcourt ball!
Xu Tian received the serve, played a pick-and-roll with Nick Young, and let Curry switch to the front again.Play singles with the ball behind you and continue to crush.

Curry is also a strong man who is much stronger than ordinary people, but facing Xu Tian, ​​he was still defeated by the top.The strength of the two is not at the same level, such a result is inevitable.

Xu Tian saw Nick Young running without the ball out of the corner of his eye, passed the ball behind his back, and let the ball fly into his hands accurately.

Nick Young caught the ball and took off, leaning forward in the paint to throw.

Bogut's ability to move was a little slow, and he failed to interfere with Nick Young, allowing him to shoot easily.

Basketball, hit the board and hit!
7-2!

Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt on the right side, did not give the ball to Draymond Green, changed the rhythm of the dribble, and took advantage of George's opportunity to move his center of gravity forward, and directly launched a breakthrough.

His touch is very soft, the high throw avoids McGee's block, and he hits the layup!

hit!

7-4!

Xu Tian received the serve from the backcourt, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt slowly, and then asked his teammates to play a pick-and-roll to attack Curry, who was switching defenses.

Curry exhausted his energy for several consecutive rounds, and he could feel that his breathing rhythm was a little faster, but this is the playoffs, as long as he has a weakness, he will be targeted by his opponent all the time.

Xu Tian played back singles, crushing with strength, and his passing was so good, before Steve Kerr gave an order to resolutely double-team Xu Tian, ​​no one dared to go to help defend.

Klay Thompson couldn't stand it anymore, so he temporarily gave up defending Nick Young and came over to pinch Xu Tian.

Xu Tian took the ball with his right hand, and before Klay Thompson ran over, he passed it directly to Nick Young who was emptied.

Nick Young has not yet been targeted by the Warriors, and his physical strength is not bad. Klay Thompson, who rushed back to defend him with a shooting fake, dribbled the ball to one step inside the three-point line, and scored two points from a long distance!
in!
9-4!

Such a shot is undoubtedly a poor choice in the eyes of some people who value efficiency.But in the playoffs, it is indeed very practical.

Curry received the serve from the backcourt and knocked directly to Iguodala, letting him take the ball to the frontcourt.This way he can take the opportunity to rest for a while.

George defended Curry at the top of the arc, and he was slightly relieved to see that he didn't run as before.He weighs more than Curry, and consumes more energy during chasing and defending, which is really a bit strenuous.

Iguodala passes to Klay Thompson who comes out of a screen.

Nick Young was once again blocked by Bogut and had to switch defenses quickly.

McGee has excellent mobility, rushing over and reaching out to interfere with Klay Thompson's shot.

The basketball hit the front of the basket, turned into a long rebound, and fell into the hands of Xu Tian, ​​who had judged the landing point in advance.

Both Nick Young and George stood at the top of the arc, and when they saw Xu Tian get a defensive rebound, they both ran forward quickly.

The classic cooperation of the Lakers during the regular season, the two players quickly play without the ball, reproduce the game.

Xu Tian passed the ball to Nick Young so that he could get an assist.

Nick Young throws the ball near the basket with both hands.

George took off from the left side, got the basketball with his right hand, and completed the dunk in an ordinary way!

11-4!

Iguodala is the most active defensive player, but he didn't have time to block the shot. He ran directly out of the baseline and sent the ball to Curry who ran to the backcourt.

Not to be outdone, Curry also accelerated to the frontcourt, took a step outside the three-point line to collect the ball, faced Josh Smith's defense, and shot an unreasonable three-pointer directly!

BANG!

11-7!

Mike Breen said: "Compared to the four three-pointers at the beginning of the last game, the two sides have only made one three-pointer in this game, which seems a bit small."

Mark Jackson said: "Both sides have strengthened their defensive strength outside the three-point line, and the Lakers let Xu attack Stephen Curry on the offensive end, resulting in not many three-point shots."

Stan Van Gundy said: "The Lakers are trying their best to allow Curry to attack with the ball. The purpose should be to prevent Paul George from consuming too much energy in the process of chasing and defending. However, letting Stephen Curry attack in this way may have a big impact. trouble."

"It's true that it's dangerous to let a shooter develop a touch." Mark Jackson agrees.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball in the front court, once again called his teammates to pick and roll, and took the trouble to let Curry switch to the front of him, and then used his strength to consume his physical strength.

Curry continued to exert force on both ends of the offense and defense, and he was a bit timid. He couldn't hold it during the top defense and was pushed to the ground.

Xu Tian turned around and took off, easily mid-distance!

Swish!
13-7!

Steve Kerr saw that Curry was a bit embarrassed on the defensive end, and decisively called Livingston to his side and asked him to replace Curry.Although Curry felt hot at the beginning, if he continues to play like this, his physical strength will soon be exhausted.

Livingston was able to match Xu Tian in height, but his strength and speed were still at a disadvantage. He could not advance but retreated in singles with his back, and was pushed out of his comfort zone.

Turning over and leaning back into the mid-range shot is Livingston's killer feature. He can always contribute several goals every time he plays. Even if he faces Xu Tian's defense, he still chooses to try!

Xu Tian bounced very fast and stretched out his right hand upwards, but he still didn't meet Livingston's raised arc.

The basketball draws a high arc and makes a precise hit!

13-9!

Kobe holds the privilege of player rotation time. Seeing Curry resting, he temporarily took Xu Tian down, let George and Nick Young lead for a while, and tried to maintain the lead in the score.

Xu Tian was sitting on the bench. Gary Vitti came over with the team doctor and checked his eyes again. After confirming that there was no problem, he returned to the seat behind the bench and sat down to watch the game.This is Magic Johnson's instruction to ensure that Xu Tian can always play in this round of the series.

Steve Kerr replaced Iguodala and brought Harrison Barnes back on the floor to play with the second unit.

The Lakers made an exception and used Huertas to let him go up to organize and connect to increase the stability of the second team.

Livingston and Speights are the point where the Warriors' bench can score points stably. Even facing the Lakers lineup with George and Tyson Chandler, they can complete the most basic task of scoring points.

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides basically tied. The Lakers temporarily took the lead and entered the intermission with a score of 34-33.

Curry took a long break in the first quarter. Correspondingly, Xu Tian did not play in the second half of the first quarter.Therefore, the two returned to the court at the beginning of the second quarter to compete for leading the team.

The Warriors had the priority to attack in the second quarter, sending the ball to Curry, and he took the ball to the frontcourt.

Xu Tian lowered his center of gravity at the top of the arc and concentrated on marking Curry, not giving him a chance to break through.

Curry waited for Bogut to rise to the top of the arc, and after delaying Xu Tian's defense, he held the ball to find an offensive space.

Any small space can make Curry shoot more calmly, even if the opponent has a defense that comes over, it is difficult to interfere with him.

The basketball quickly flew out of his hands and rose into the air!

(End of this chapter)