basketball kingdom

Chapter 597
Irving is a point guard with solid basic skills. Although he can't master the balance of shooting and passing, this cannot conceal his talent on the offensive end.

Basketball, hit the net with precision!
97-94, 3 minutes and 44 seconds!
The referee looked at the time and called out the official timeout, allowing the broadcaster to play the commercials that had been set.

Irving high-fived his teammates as he walked to the sidelines, then took the towel and sports drink from the ball boy, and listened to Tyronn Lue's tactical arrangement.

Tyronn Lue took the tactical board and drew two tactics on it with a marker. One is James' breakthrough with the ball, and the other is James' direct breakthrough with the ball.Such a tactic is basically equivalent to no adjustment.

The arrangement on the defensive end seems to be of more reference value, allowing Shumpert and Tristan Thompson to defend Xu Tian as much as possible, and not giving him a chance to play singles with the ball.Now Tyronn Lue has deepened his impression-Xu Tian's single defense can't be restrained at all, and he has to double-team to force him to pass the ball.

The timeout is only 100 seconds, and the players spend it discussing tactics, while the fans have a variety of choices.Some fans chose to watch the cheerleaders in the hot dance, and some took the opportunity to post the live pictures captured by their mobile phones to social media, attracting a wave of comments and likes.Most of the fans looked at the big screen above the stadium and watched Xu Tian's personal highlights played inside.

The Cavaliers' tactics didn't have much content. They stopped more than ten seconds earlier and waited for the timeout to end.

The three referees returned to the field and blew the whistle to continue the game.

Irving stood near the free throw line, first observed the route of the three outside stars of the Lakers, and took the initiative to run to the front of Kobe's route to compete with Kobe.He knew that Kobe appreciated players with a strong desire to win, so he was not relentless.

Shumpert and Tristan Thompson followed Tylen Lue's arrangement, and defended Xu Tian at the top of the arc without giving any space.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball behind his back, turned around with the dribble, and directly passed Tristan Thompson, who was too active in the tackle, and broke through.

James defended very quickly and stood in front of Xu Tian to prevent him from continuing to break into the penalty area.But before he could take the next defensive move, he saw Xu Tian take off and shoot.

Irving looked at the path of the basketball and knew it wasn't a shot but a pass.

Since Tristan Thompson had to go to the top of the arc to defend Xu Tian, ​​leaving the Cavaliers empty inside, it was difficult for Love to support the no-fly zone alone.

Josh Smith took off quickly, grabbed the basketball with both hands, and pressed it hard to the basket.

Love's defensive ability is not strong, but his attitude is very positive. He failed to block the shot and instead paid for a foul.

Josh Smith used too much force, which caused the basketball to rebound and failed to score 2+1.

Tyronn Lue knew that Josh Smith's free throws were inaccurate, and giving two free throws was much better than being scored or scoring 2+1.

Josh Smith was cheered by the crowd before he stepped to the free throw line.He tried to calm his emotions and stabilized two free throws.

One of two free throws!

98-94, 3 minutes and 27 seconds!
Irving received the serve, passed it to James, and ran to the frontcourt without the ball.

Love stands at the top of the arc on the left and continues to assume the responsibility of the fourth position in the space.

Tristan Thompson came to the top of the key and played a pick-and-roll with James, allowing Tyson Chandler to switch on James.

Tyson Chandler moves slower than Josh Smith, is not very good at defending from a high position, and is weaker than James in physical confrontation. It is difficult to limit his breakthrough.

Irving pulled Bryant's defense to the right corner and stood outside the three-point line to see how James handled the offense.

James made a breakthrough with the ball, tried his best to open the assisting defense Josh Smith, and scored a strong layup.

98-96, 3 minutes and 11 seconds!
Irving saw James flexing his muscles to the audience and knew he was in the game.When he saw Xu Tian receiving the serve, he quickly retreated to the backcourt to avoid being beaten into a quick counterattack.

Kobe's reaction was a little faster than Irving's. He ran without the ball on the right side and received a pass from Xu Tian during the march.

Owen said inwardly that he was not good, started to speed up with all his strength, and rushed over to make up for the defense.

Kobe didn't give Irving a chance to defend, leaned forward and made a throw, and hit the board!

100-96, 3 minutes and 05 seconds!
James realized that he was careless just now, restrained his emotions, received the serve and dribbled it to the frontcourt.

Tristan Thompson ran to the top of the arc, was waved away by James, and ran to the left side of the court to open up space.

George lowered his center of gravity to a minimum, looked at James intently, and judged when he would launch a breakthrough.

Defense takes experience.Only by being able to see through the opponent's intentions can we give the most effective defense.

Xu Tian's turning around just now flashed in James' mind, and he had a flash of inspiration, and he used the same move to pass George, and took advantage of the opportunity to break through the penalty area.

Tyson Chandler stood outside the reasonable collision zone again, waiting for James to hit him.

James has a greater breakthrough threat than a smart guard, but he also has certain shortcomings, that is, he is too fast and too heavy, and it is difficult to connect his steps before the end.He failed to stop the car in time and hit Tyson Chandler head-on, sending the latter on his back.

The referee whistled and awarded James an offensive foul.

James knew that Tyson Chandler's feet were very stable, and it was no problem to call an offensive foul, but he still argued with the referee in the past to strive for a better penalty scale.

Irving understood that everything James did was for victory, so he didn't pay too much attention, retreated to the backcourt, and focused on the defensive round.

Shumpert showed all his energy and stuck to Xu Tian like a candy, forcing him to lose his speed.This is the best way he can find, and it is not half sure whether it will work.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball with his left hand, which was the opposite of the previous attack. Before the double-teaming of Tristan Thompson and Shumpert took shape, he accelerated to break through the penalty area.

James did not come out to help defend, but stood in the penalty area to prevent the Lakers from making any more lobs.

Xu Tian stopped the ball in the paint area, and before the Cavaliers' front and rear defenses surrounded him, he made a cool throw!

102-96, 2 minutes and 31 seconds!
James looked up at the score, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt slowly, saw that Josh Smith still had half a step in space, took off on the spot, and directly pulled up a three-pointer!
The basketball spins slowly and falls into the net with precision!
102-99, 2 minutes and 20 seconds!
James suffered the loss of celebrating the goal just now, so he didn't dare to celebrate anymore. When he saw the goal, he immediately turned around and retreated.There is still a chance to catch up with the score, but it must be able to defend against it.

Shumpert knew that the points difference between the two sides was not that big, and then he used the brown sugar defense to try to destroy Xu Tian's rhythm.

Owen could see Xu Tian's facial expression, which was still as calm as usual, without any emotion.

Kobe ran to the top of the arc and played a pick-and-roll with Xu Tian.

Both Cavaliers players wanted to double-team Xu Tian, ​​and the defense was too resolute, but instead gave Kobe a chance to open.

(End of this chapter)