basketball kingdom

Chapter 57 The Sixth Person

In the first half, the two sides played fairly well, and the point difference was always maintained. Apart from Pachulia and Hibbert sparring a few trash words to each other, there were no other disturbances.

At halftime, the score was the Lakers 55-59 Mavericks.

徐天上半场打了18分钟，投篮10中6，拿到13分2篮板6助攻。科比打了15分钟，投篮13中5，拿到10分3篮板2助攻。

诺维茨基表现优异，上半场打了16分钟，投篮9中8，砍下18分4篮板1助攻。

There were many posts in the Mavericks area, most of them were excited about the driver's rejuvenation, and a few people were worried about the second half of the game.What they are worried about is that the driver has such a good touch, but they can't open up the point difference. Once the feel cools down, they are likely to be hit back by the Lakers.

Fans' worries can't affect the progress of the game at all.

During the intermission, Xu Tian and Kobe talked about switching defenses, but they didn't talk much about the rest.In the first half of the third quarter, the two played together and led the team to play for the first 7 minutes, successfully tying the score.

In the second half of the third quarter, Thackeray finally ushered in the opportunity to play together with Xu Tian.

Xu Tian spends most of his time organizing the offense, with little physical exertion, and still has the energy to continue leading the team and stay on the field.

Thackeray did not expect to realize his vision so soon, and was very excited. He high-fived Xu Tian first, and then expressed that he was looking forward to his pass.

Xu Tian responded to him with a smile.

The game continued. After Xu Tian dribbled the ball for halftime, Thackeray went directly to the top of the arc to block.

His screen position is standard and completely blocks Felton.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball towards the inside, successfully attracted Villanueva's defense, and passed the ball to Thackeray, who was running down.

Thackeray received the ball with both hands, and took three slow steps towards the inside to attack, trying to finish the offense with a layup.But Villanueva's defense was already in place ahead of time, and he blocked his shot vigorously.

Felton's position is closest to the basketball, reaching for the ball, dribbling the ball to advance the fast break.

Harris ran towards the frontcourt, trying to launch an offense before the Lakers' defense was in place.

Facing Xu Tian's interference, Felton failed to grasp the strength of the pass, which made Harris fail to receive the ball.The originally exquisite fast break turned into a mistake.

After Xu Tian dribbled the ball across halftime, he passed the ball to Clarkson.

Clarkson didn't play in the first half of the quarter, and he was quite energetic. He didn't pause after receiving the ball, and dribbled the ball towards the inside.

Xu Tian took the opportunity to run 45 degrees to the weak side to perfect the attack.

Thackeray stood on the strong side, with his hands outstretched, ready to receive Clarkson's pass at any time.

Metta Shiping was near the penalty area and helped Nance Jr. block the defender, allowing him to have space to shoot.

Although the Lakers made a complicated move, Clarkson chose to lay up himself.This shot was a bit soft and missed.

McGee jumped high, took the rebound off Nance Jr.'s head, and then passed the ball to Harris beside him.

Harrisby made a tactical gesture to inform his teammates of the tactics they should play on the offensive end.

Generally speaking, the main task of the bench lineup is to score. Teams often arrange scorers on the bench, and rarely play a coordinated offense.But in order to deal with the smooth offense led by Xu Tian, ​​Carlisle had to let the players on the field cooperate more.

McGee has excellent athletic ability. Although his performance on the court is often selected in O'Neal's "Five Big 囧", this cannot affect his excellent defensive end.In the past, McGee's tonnage and lower body strength would have been the biggest constraints on him, but now these have become advantages instead.

Harris came to the free throw line with a cover, and the fake shot was passed to McGee inside, asking him to take Thackeray alone.

Thackeray is inferior to McGee in terms of height and agility, so he can only use his own strength to defend, making McGee unable to shoot comfortably.

McGee is taller than Thackeray, and his wingspan is also exceptionally good. He ignored Thackeray's confrontation, turned around and hooked, and made a shot.

Mavericks 73-71 Lakers, with 2 minutes and 58 seconds left in the third quarter.

Clarkson dribbled the ball past halftime, Xu Tian helped him with the pick-and-roll, and the two played the simplest tactic.

Harris originally defended Clarkson, but after switching defenses, the offensive player was replaced by Xu Tian. This was the first time he faced Xu Tian directly in this field.

Clarkson couldn't break through Felton's tough defense, and passed the ball back again, allowing Xu Tian to sort out the offense again.

Xu Tian looked at the timer on the backboard. There were 8 seconds left in the attack time, so he could basically organize another attack.

While defending Clarkson, Felton set his sights on Xu Tian.He knew that there was not much time left to attack, and Xu Tian would most likely choose to attack by himself.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball to change his rhythm, and suddenly took a step forward, as if to break through to the inside.

Harris reacted quickly, following Xu Tian's side to defend, but just two steps away, his right toe touched the floor, and he fell straight forward.

Xu Tian took advantage of the situation to collect the ball, and when McGee's supplementary defense came, he passed the ball to Thackeray, who was open inside.

Thackeray caught the ball and turned around and made a quick shot, scoring the ball with only 1 second left in the attack clock.

73-73!

Xu Tian quickly came to the backcourt, raised his right hand and clapped Thackeray who was retreating.

Harris dribbled the ball in a lightning raid, and when Thackeray was still immersed in excitement, he went inside and made a layup.

75-73!

Although Thackeray was a little annoyed, he quickly ran to the bottom line to serve.

Xu Tian pushed across the half court slowly, observing the running positions of his teammates.Seeing that Ci Shiping was open, he passed the ball immediately.

Ci Shiping is a player with a tough personality. The Auburn Hills incident in the early days of his career can be said to be notorious, but he restrained himself after coming to the Lakers and helped the Lakers win their second consecutive championship in the 09-10 season.Now he is already a veteran, and he has degraded a bit.

When Ci Shiping made a shot, Xu Tian rushed into the paint to compete with Villanueva for a possible offensive rebound.

The basketball hit the rim, bounced straight into the sky, and fell into the net by coincidence.

75-76!

McGee jumps high, and if the basketball bounces off the hoop, he'll be the one to grab the rebound.

After landing on the ground, Xu Tian quickly began to retreat. Just after he ran to the center line, the referee blew his whistle and called Ci Shiping, who was defending in the backcourt, a foul.

In order to let Xu Tian rest, Scott called a short timeout of 20 seconds.

After Xu Tian left the field, he took the towel handed over by Nick Yang, wiped off his sweat, and quickly adjusted his breathing.Although he didn't work hard to attack on the field, even if he just ran, his physical exertion was huge.

The time of 20 seconds is very short, and it is time to play again in an instant.

Ci Shiping's physical strength was a little unsustainable, and he was replaced by Nick Young, who had been resting for a long time, which strengthened the offensive firepower of the Lakers' outside line.

The Mavericks replaced Felton with Deron.

Harris made one of two free throws and tied the score at 76!
Xu Tian walked and pushed the ball across the half court, facing Delong's defense.

Nick Young took the initiative to run over to catch the ball and held the ball at the top of the arc for singles.

Xu Tian ran to the weak side, stopped running, and took the opportunity to rest for a while.There are a lot of offensive rounds on the court. If you don't do this, it will be difficult to continue the state.

Nick Young dribbled the ball three times in a row and then turned twice. After a long time, he still couldn't get rid of Parsons' defense.

Parsons jumped as hard as he could, blocking Nick Young's view with his right hand so that he couldn't see the basket when he shot.

Nick Young knew that the rhythm of his shooting was right. After landing, he kept his right hand in the shooting position, and turned his upper body sideways to see if the basketball went in.

Director Zhang saw that Nick Young made a shot and the Lakers overtook the score, and said with a smile: "Nick Young is like this player. When he feels good, no one can stop him. When he feels bad, he is really inaccurate."

Yu Jia said: "The sixth man has the attributes of a bit of a knife, such as JR Smith of the Cavaliers, and Louis Williams sitting on the bench."

Director Zhang said: "Jamal Crawford of the Clippers is called Keliu. They all have the same technical characteristics. Their offensive ability is good, but their defense is almost meaningless."

Yu Jia said: "This is the ability that a substitute player should have. They just want to grab points when they play."

Director Zhang extended the topic to Kobe and Xu Tian's staggered playing time, and said that Scott's arrangement is very good, so that the Lakers always have good organizers on the court.

Parsons turned around and faced Nick Young and made a super long three-pointer. This three-pointer made Director Zhang silent.

Yu Jia never forgot to tease Director Zhang for a few words.

The score was 78-79, the Lakers trailed by one point, with only 21 seconds left in the third quarter.

Xu Tian slowly dribbled the ball across the half court, bent over to dribble and looked at the time on the timer, started the dribble with 12 seconds left, and broke through to the inside.

Delong's speed is not fast, he can't keep up with Xu Tian at all, so he can only pull him down with a foul.

Xu Tian stood on the free throw line, adjusted his breathing, and made two free throws in a row with ease.

80-79, the Lakers lead by one point.

Deron dribbled forward, and Xu Tian restricted the offensive space in the frontcourt. At the end of the third quarter, he made a hasty shot, but failed to hit.

Xu Tian took the lead to return to the bench and sat down to rest.

In the first half of the fourth quarter, Nick Young and Louis Williams will play and lead the team, and Xu Tian will rest in the first half.

This is the first cooperation between the two super sixth men in the Lakers team. I don't know what kind of chemical reaction it will produce.

Huertas sat on the bench, watching the cheerleaders dancing on the field, a little lost.He still had a stable playing time in the last game, but he fell out of the rotation in this game, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Huertas is 32 years old and is not a potential stock. He played for Barcelona in La Liga last season. It is not easy to be able to land in the NBA.If he loses the rotation, he will be eliminated quickly on this Lakers team that wants to win.

Seeing that Huertas was in a daze, Xu Tian changed seats with Brandon Bass and sat next to Huertas.

(End of this chapter)