basketball kingdom

Chapter 534

The Lakers officially prepared support T-shirts again, and placed them in the audience seats in the Staples Center in advance, in order to give players strong off-court support.

In basketball games, mentality often occupies a very important part, and the home field advantage can give the home team players a lot of self-confidence.The Lakers are now behind and need to take advantage of this.

TNT ushered in the long-lost Lakers home game, and once again sent Barkley and Kenny Smith to the Staples Center to comment on the third game of the series.It has been a week since the last home game.

Lakers fans have already made preparations and drove to the Staples Center to support the home team by purchasing peripheral products.

The consumption level of Los Angeles people is relatively high, and they can fully afford this kind of consumption.

Since the game was played in Los Angeles, the Lakers players did not take the team bus, and each came to the arena in different ways.

Xu Tian still took Boss Jin's car. When he came to the arena, he found the caddy and entered the player-only entrance first.

Kobe was the first player to come to the locker room.He was wearing a light gray standard suit, standing in front of his locker, staring at the white No. 24 jersey in a daze.He knows the strength of the Warriors very well, and he really wants to stand on the court and fight against them.

Maples was busy arranging the players' lockers. Seeing Xu Tian walk into the locker room, he silently waved his hand as a greeting.

Xu Tian didn't bother Kobe, simply responded to Maples, walked to his locker, and began to change the game jersey and equipment.He is used to warming up in advance to reduce the possibility of injuries.

Kobe heard the voice behind him, turned his head to see Xu Tian who was sitting and putting on his shoes, and said, "Xu, you came so early."

Xu Tian tied his shoelaces and replied, "I'm used to it."

Kobe still remembers that when Xu Tianchu came to the Lakers, he was still a provocative boy, and he became a superstar in the league in less than one season.This made him deeply feel the dreadful feeling of the younger generation.

George listened to what Xu Tian said in the morning, tried to relax his body and mind, and tried to use his best state to meet the impact of the Warriors.

Staples Center gradually became lively.

Barkley and Kenny Smith took their seats in the commentary booth on the sidelines in advance, reviewing the first two games of the series through video recording.

Players from both sides ran into the stadium from different player channels, but the treatment was very different.

Lakers players get cheers, Warriors players get boos.

When the lights at the scene dimmed, the sound of the scene gradually became smaller until it became completely silent.

The host introduced each player with a drawn-out voice and started to kick off the game.

The Warriors played Stephen Curry in the finale. His style of play is smart and elegant. There are also a considerable number of fans in Los Angeles. There may be a little applause among the boos.This is something that the visiting team players who have played before have not enjoyed.

Xu Tian was still the first player to play for the Lakers. He stood on the court and high-fived his teammates who came out later.

George once approached Xu Tian, ​​wanting to design a unique appearance coordination action, but Xu Tian refused.Xu Tian prefers to be simple and doesn't want to do too many irrelevant things.

Although Kobe will not play, he still made his finale appearance, trotting to high-five his teammates, and then stood in his usual position.He had approached Gary Vitti several times, and the latter's attitude had softened, which made him very happy.

TNT announced the starting lineups of both sides!

Lakers: Xu Tian, ​​Nick Young, George, Nance Jr., McGee!
Warriors: Curry, Klay Thompson, Iguodala, Draymond Green, Bogut!

After the shooting warm-up session is over, the starters of both sides take off their warm-up suits and prepare for the game.

Xu Tian touched his right wrist with his left hand, then put the braces on, stood in the backcourt, and waited for the game to officially start.

Barkley said: "I counted the time, it seems that I haven't commented on the game for a week."

Kenny Smith said: "The two of us only comment on the Lakers' games this season. As long as the Lakers are not playing in Los Angeles, we basically stay in the commentary. This is much simpler."

Barkley said with a smile: "A lot of things happened this week. The Lakers beat the Spurs to advance to the Western Conference Finals, but they didn't perform well in Oakland. They are currently behind the Warriors by a big score of 0-2."

"This opening is a bit similar to the series against the Spurs, except that the Spurs won the away game, and the Warriors successfully defended the home court." Kenny Smith introduced the general situation.

The players on the court didn't know what topic Barkley and Kenny Smith were discussing, and stood on the court intently, waiting for the referee to throw the game ball selected by Xu Tian into the air.

The referee puts the whistle in his mouth, holds the ball with his right hand, and throws it upwards.

McGee once again won the offensive ball by virtue of his bounce!
Xu Tian received the ball in the backcourt, and amidst the shouts of MVP, slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

The Warriors sent Iguodala to defend Xu Tian, ​​lowered the center of gravity at the top of the arc, and looked for a good defensive position.

Xu Tian didn't rush to attack as soon as he came up. He broke through two steps to trick the Warriors into helping defense, and passed the ball to George who was standing on the right.

Facing Draymond Green's defense, George didn't use post-up singles, held the ball face-to-face, and looked for offensive opportunities.

He listened to Xu Tian's suggestion and decided to enjoy the game.The front of the body changed direction to make a little space, and with Draymond Green following up, he assaulted the penalty area guarded by Bogut.

Xu Tian was not idle, and ran laterally at the top of the arc, trying to find space to prevent George from suddenly returning the ball.

George and Kobe have been training singles in private for a long time, and their singles level is much better than before. They made an emergency stop on the move, passed Draymond Green's defense, and shot a classic fadeaway jumper.

Draymond Green saw that George had jumped up and was unable to form a defense. He decisively gave up the foul attempt and watched George complete the shot.

Basketball, hollow into the net!
2-0 (the Lakers score first)!

Barkley said: "In the first two games, the Lakers opened up the situation first through the cooperation of Xu and JaVale McGee. Tonight, Paul George performed the first attack. There is a slight change."

Kenny Smith said: "The Lakers have lost the first two games, and it is normal for the Lakers to actively seek changes."

Curry dribbled the ball slowly to the frontcourt, stood at the top of the arc, and observed how the Lakers arranged their defensive formation.

Xu Tian knew that this game was crucial, so he didn't shirk his responsibility, so he made a single defense against Curry at the beginning of the game, trying not to let Curry shoot away.

Seeing that Xu Tian was defending, Curry called for a pick-and-roll, trying to change the defender to Nance Jr.

Xu Tianshang skipped the cover and continued to chase and defend Curry.

Nance Jr. didn't understand Xu Tian's meaning in time, and double-teamed Xu Tian in a hurry, giving Draymond Green a chance to open.

(End of this chapter)