basketball kingdom

Chapter 575 The Edge
Basketball players in the NBA are all top talents, but even among talents, there are huge differences.

When Kobe sent the ball from the sideline, he was surprised to see that Xu Tian had gotten rid of Iguodala and ran towards the basket without the ball, but he reacted quickly and pushed the ball directly to the basket.

Draymond Green saw the movement of the ball and realized what kind of cooperation the Lakers wanted to play. He turned around and saw that Xu Tian, ​​who was wearing the purple No. 1 jersey, had already taken off.

Xu Tian got the basketball with both hands, ignored Bogut's defense, and violently dunked the ball into the basket!
Bi~
2+1!

Steve Kerr had no other choice, called Harrison Barnes to his side, asked him to replace Bogut, and tried to chase points with five small lineups.

Xu Tian made free throws and helped the team add another point!
114-104!

In the past few minutes, the Lakers have played a 9-0 spurt and widened the point difference to 10 points.

Single-digit point difference and double-digit point difference bring completely different pressure on players. Single-digit point difference will make players feel that they can still catch up, while double-digit point difference will give players psychological hints-the game is very likely to be overwhelmed. lose.The Warriors players, who were already under a lot of pressure, once again carried a burden.

Steve Kerr couldn't let the players get lost, otherwise he wouldn't be able to maintain the same level of strength as the Lakers, so he quickly called a short timeout in order to reinvigorate the players' fighting spirit.

Nick Young looked very excited and joked: "Hey, guys! I'm going to start thinking about my opponent in the finals."

Both Kobe and Xu Tian frowned, looking at the smiling Nick Yang, which made the latter's expression stiffen immediately, and he quickly avoided his sight.

Xu Tian did not ask Scott to arrange tactics, and said: "It is true that we have a [-]-point lead now, but don't think that the game has been won, show the best offensive and defensive attitude, play as if you are behind by [-] points, and don't leave it to the Warriors. Any chance."

After listening to Xu Tian's words, Scott asked, "Xu, do you think the tactics need to be adjusted?"

Xu Tian said: "No need, the final stage is the star competition, whoever can't stand it first will lose."

Scott understands that Xu Tian's words can summarize the next situation, and most of the NBA is like this at critical moments, so he has no reason to refute.

The timeout passed smoothly, and the two sides continued to engage in psychological and technical games.

Curry looked at his wife Ayesha who was sitting in the auditorium, and felt an unusually warm power. He put aside his superfluous thoughts, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and used the cover to launch an attack.He is one of the few superstars in the league with the ability to change the trend of the game. If he gives up first, the Warriors will have no hope.

Josh Smith lowered his center of gravity, showed his best attitude, and defended with all his strength. His right hand almost sealed Curry's face, but he still couldn't block the determined Curry.

Basketball, hollow into the net!
114-107!

The atmosphere in the Oracle Arena instantly rose. After the cheers, the voice of "Defense" was heard, which put a lot of pressure on the Lakers players.

Both Kobe and Xu Tian had played in the midst of boos, and they were no strangers to this kind of interference. They had a stable mentality and looked for offensive opportunities step by step.

Xu Tian fought with Iguodala on the right side of the free throw line. Both of them tried their best and the confrontation was extremely fierce.

Kobe didn't choose to pass the ball, he pushed forward with the ball behind his back, received the ball with one step inside the three-point line, turned around and stepped back to make a jumper!

He has made countless key shots in his career, knows what shots will go in, and starts celebrating in advance to make scoring more dramatic!
116-107!

Curry failed to guard Kobe, but he was still full of confidence. He ran to the frontcourt with the ball, used the screen to force the Lakers to switch defenses, shot fakes to pick up Josh Smith, and dribbled the ball directly.He has a high percentage of shots in the restricted area and is an extremely offensive threat.

George didn't go to help the defense, and stayed close to Klay Thompson to prevent Curry from returning the ball.

Josh Smith chased behind and took a long stride to block the shot.

McGee had the same idea. He took off a bit early, was caught by Curry with a time lag, and completed a layup!
116-109!

Mike Breen said: "Stephen Curry should have realized that now is the time to carry the team on his shoulders, instead of worrying about gains and losses and pinning hopes on the rest of his teammates."

Mark Jackson, who has coached the Warriors for several seasons, has a special feeling for Curry. He said: "Stephen really should let go of his hands and feet to attack. This game is related to the success or failure of the entire season, and he is the boss of the team. It's time to stand up."

Kobe saw that Xu Tian was still being double-teamed by the Warriors, threatening three times with the ball in both hands, and tested Curry's defense.

Curry is now carrying five fouls, as long as there is one more, he will be sent off.At this time, his defense has already appeared timid, hesitant to break through the defense.

Kobe dribbled the ball with his left hand, lifted Curry slightly with his right hand, and made a breakthrough in a straight line.

Curry didn't dare to foul and chased behind him, basically without any defensive effect.

Draymond Green rushes out of the paint and puts up defense to stop Bryant from going any further.

Josh Smith was a short-lived Hawks player at any rate. He went down without the ball and pointed his right hand to the sky.

Draymond Green is the most defensive player in the Warriors' five small lineups. He came out to delay Kobe, and the penalty area was naturally hollow.

Alley-oop Dunk!

118-109!

Steve Kerr knew that the weakness of Curry's five fouls would definitely be targeted by the Lakers, and he was walking on thin ice at this time, but no one on the bench could replace Curry's role, so he could only stand on the sidelines, hoping that Curry could control Hold your own actions.

During Xu Tian's retreat, he emphasized to his teammates about Curry's five fouls and asked them to find a way to deal with it.

Curry didn't hesitate on the offensive end. The pick-and-roll forced the Lakers to switch defenses, and then played against Josh Smith.

Draymond Green switched to Xu Tian, ​​and in order to help Curry, he used aggressive methods to stimulate Xu Tian and said: "If you are a real man, don't make fouls, and play upright."

Xu Tian glanced at Draymond Green, and replied: "Do you think basketball games are just playing tricks? The reality is very simple, that is, whoever wins has the right to speak, so why should I let you?"

Draymond Green could hear that Xu Tian didn't want to change his strategy at all, and felt that the situation might be over soon, but he would not give up easily, and immediately started a fierce battle with Xu Tian to find an excellent offensive position.

Curry still didn't choose to pass the ball, and tried to score a three-pointer with the help of the space opened by his teammates!
The touch didn't leave him, and it was still accurate!
118-112!

Seeing the goal, Steve Kerr cheered up and shouted to the field: "Boys, don't give up! Even if there is still a chance, you must do your best!"

Draymond Green thought of his remarks that he wanted to lead the team to victory, took the lead in strengthening the confrontation, and wanted to defend the Lakers' offense.

(End of this chapter)