basketball kingdom

Chapter 598 Differences
Xu Tian's ability to seize opportunities is top in the league, hitting the ground and passing the ball directly to Kobe who was emptied.

Irving ran over quickly, lowered his center of gravity, and defended Kobe who didn't shoot directly.

Kobe was a little annoyed that he didn't shoot directly just now, but since it happened, he could only accept it.Fortunately, he is more used to playing difficult offenses, and he doesn't care much about Irving's single defense.

Irving knew Kobe would use post-ups, try to keep his center of gravity as low as possible, and wait for the physical confrontation to happen soon.But he miscalculated this time, and the post-up singles did not happen.

Kobe passed the ball back to Xu Tian!

Shumpert was watching Kobe's attack in a relaxed manner just now, but in an instant he entered into a tense defensive mode again, his psychological defense collapsed, he hesitated a little, and Xu Tian took a step back to pull him away.

To deal with top shooters, continuous high-pressure defense is essential. As long as there is a moment of relaxation, they will often make the defender pay a heavy price!

104-99, 2 minutes and 04 seconds!
James received the serve and trotted the ball to the frontcourt. In order to save attacking time, he directly accelerated and launched a breakthrough.

He could already clearly feel that his legs were a little weak, but for the sake of the team, he could only make a breakthrough desperately.Only in this way can there be a chance to break the Lakers' fast rotation defense.

Although Josh Smith was scored a three-pointer, he still did not change his defensive strategy of taking half a step. At this moment, this defensive method has made a contribution and slowed down James' speed.

James was unable to break through again halfway, and the first choice in his mind was not to play back singles, but to pass the ball to Irving first, and then reorganize the offense.

The Cavaliers are now 5 points behind, time is running out, and the success rate must be guaranteed.

Irving dribbled with his right hand, signaled his teammates to pull away with his left hand, and faced Kobe's defense, looking for the most comfortable dribbling rhythm.

Bryant was not afraid of the challenge, lowered his center of gravity, and defended with a textbook defensive posture.When he was young, he won many defensive rounds with his brown sugar defense. Now his athletic ability has declined, but he has more experience.

Irving dribbled twice and failed to get rid of Kobe's defense, so he had to change his strategy and pass the ball back to James.

Josh Smith once again released a half-step space, focusing on restricting James from breaking through on the right.

James has a habit. After scoring the first three-pointer, he will try again in the next offensive round, and the shot point is farther than the first time.In such a crucial game, he still failed to avoid this problem.

Hey, I dare to shoot this ball, and I can really score if I shoot it!

The scene of the basketball hitting the backboard into the net reminded Irving of the video of the 09 Eastern Conference Finals Cavaliers-Magic game he had watched.It's just that James hit the winning goal at the time, but now he is trying to catch up with the score.

104-102, 1 minutes and 46 seconds!
Scott had three timeouts left but was not called.He believed in Xu Tian, ​​or to put it another way, fans in Los Angeles believed in Xu Tian.

Tai Lunlu looked at Xu Tian who was extremely calm in the defense, and the tension in his heart couldn't be restrained at all, and it kept appearing.

Xu Tian is a player with extremely rich offensive skills in the league. The balance between passing and offense is well balanced, coupled with the threat of precise shooting, it is extremely easy to make opponents nervous.Shumpert is no exception.

Irving was unable to help Shumpert, so he could only stand between Kobe and the basket to see how the offense would end.

Tristan Thompson once again gave up his defense against Josh Smith, and went to help defend, flanking Xu Tian.

James rotated to the penalty area and once again helped the team defend.

George slid to the bottom line and was covered by Tyson Chandler and went to the right corner.

Most of Xu Tian's sight was blocked by Tristan Thompson and Shumpert. From the corner of his eye, he saw George who ran out of the open space, hit the ground and passed the ball directly to the past.

Tristan Thompson tried to limit the pass with his feet, but this time the pass was so tricky that he couldn't get it.

Seeing that the situation was not good, James rushed out of the penalty area and went to block George who wanted to make a shot.

George did not choose to make a strong shot, and passed the ball again to Tyson Chandler who was standing in the penalty area.

Tyson Chandler ignored Love's defense, grabbed the ball with both hands, got up and wanted to dunk directly!
James rushed too hard to defend George and couldn't return to the defense. He could only hope that Love could defend Tyson Chandler.

Love took off with all his strength, leaped to unprecedented heights, and blocked Tyson Chandler's shot from the side.

The basketball became a free object, and as soon as it flew half a meter, it was taken into the bag by the player wearing the white No. 1 jersey.

James and Love encircled him back and forth, trying to trap Xu Tian and try to prevent the Lakers from violating a 24-second attack.

Xu Tian glanced at George again from the corner of his eye, and passed the lob pass, avoiding all the possibility of being intercepted, and was comfortably caught by George.

The basketball that hadn't been shot just now flew out of George's hand one second before pressing the offense's 24-second violation.

George is very confident about this shot, keeping his right hand in the shooting position, thinking about how to celebrate.

Swish!
107-102, 1 minutes and 21 seconds!
There are only two timeouts left for Tyronn Lue, so he quickly called one of them to arrange the next offensive round.

James is still the core of tactics, and the Cavaliers' offensive tactics are arranged around him, so that he has no room to retreat.This is something the strong must bear, and it is difficult for ordinary players to understand.

The timeout passed smoothly, and players from both sides returned to the field.

Tristan Thompson's front-court sideline drive lobs past the Lakers' tight defense to James.

Xu Tian took the initiative to come to James and lowered his center of gravity to defend.

Seeing Xu Tian's actions, Owen felt another sigh in his heart.Due to his limited size, he couldn't defend against the opponent's arrows at critical moments like Xu Tian, ​​which meant that the gap between him and Xu Tian was basically an insurmountable gap.

Kobe said back then that what really separates him from Tracy McGrady is defense. On this point, Irving finally feels a little bit empathetic.

James used his side to carry Xu Tian away, found a little space, and accelerated his breakthrough.

Xu Tian reached out behind him, touched the ball James was dribbling, and destroyed it out of bounds.

The Cavaliers still have 15 seconds to attack, which is enough to make a tactic.

Tyronn Lue stood on the sidelines, pinning all his hopes on James.

Tristan Thompson wanted to serve to James, but found that Xu Tian chose to defend around the front, unable to pass the ball at all.After thinking for a long time, he passed the ball to Owen.

Facing Kobe's defense, Irving dribbled the ball forward and changed direction again. He showed his housekeeping skills and launched a breakthrough from the left.He felt that someone was coming to help defend him, but he had already rushed up, but he didn't know who it was.

Kobe and Xu Tian quickly formed a double-team defense, trapping Irving who was dribbling and breaking through, looking for an opportunity to make a steal.

(End of this chapter)