basketball kingdom

Chapter 616 Even
James grabbed the rim with both hands and waited until Tyson Chandler was out of position and landed on both feet.At this time, the two sides were divided equally, and the situation was critical. Before he had time to celebrate, he turned around and retreated.

The Lakers are very good at fast-paced offense and defense, and positional warfare is equally good, but it is still slightly inferior to offensive and defensive transitions.Only by dragging the Lakers into a positional battle can the Cavaliers have a chance of winning.

Kobe has a high IQ, so he naturally knew the Cavaliers' defensive intentions, so he quickly passed the ball to Xu Tian and let him complete the offense.

Shumpert used all his skills and tried his best to defend close to him, trying not to give Xu Tian any room to attack.

James gave up defending George and came to help, and the two flanked to defend Xu Tian.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball with his back, calmly distributed the ball with his left hand, and gave it to George who was standing on the right.

Owen quickly rotated, came to George, lowered his center of gravity to defend.The only difficulty is that he is much shorter than George.

George played back singles, crushed Irving to the paint area, and while the Cavaliers were not double-teamed, he turned over and shot a jumper!

Will make up for it!

91-89, 4 minutes and 21 seconds!
James received the serve in the back court, first let the ball bounce freely on the floor, and stopped the watch for a rest.He has been attacking and defending with all his strength in the second half, and his physical strength has been exhausted. At this time, he must take the opportunity to rest for a while.

Josh Smith was in charge of defending James, came upfield, and forced James to pick up the ball.

Start running the watch!
Kobe was responsible for defending Shumpert, with the lightest task, focusing on the Cavaliers as much as possible, and striving for assistance in defense.He is an experienced veteran who can help a lot on the defensive end.

James handed the ball to Irving and walked to the right side of the court, trying to recover his strength.

Kobe guessed what James was thinking, and called Josh Smith, asking him to engage in a physical confrontation with James, without giving any room for relaxation.

Josh Smith respected Kobe very much, he obeyed his words, walked over to compete with James for a position, and competed in strength.His role on the offensive end is not important, and he can devote all his energy to the defensive end.

Facing Xu Tian's defense, Owen staggered dribbling and almost made a mistake.The basketball was picked up with both hands, and the ball was quickly handed over to Love, who was in charge of opening up the space.

George is responsible for defending Love. He is about the same height and has an advantage in athletic ability, so he basically doesn't have too much pressure.Lower the center of gravity to defend and avoid being ridden by Love.

Seeing his teammates in trouble, James pushed away Josh Smith, who was confronting him, and ran to the top of the arc to catch the ball.

With only 3 seconds left in the attack time, James didn't have much choice, he took off on the spot, pulled up and shot a three-pointer!

Josh Smith came to defend, did not cause interference, turned around to see if the shot was scored!

Swish!
91-92, 3 minutes and 57 seconds!
James was very grateful that he could make a three-pointer, patted his chest with his right hand, and quickly turned around to retreat.He has complicated celebration gestures, but the Lakers' offensive and defensive rhythm is a bit fast, so he dare not use them.

Kobe dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, attracted Irving to defend, and passed the ball to Xu Tian.Now that it is the final stage, there is no need for too complicated tactics, just hand it over to the offensive core.

Holding the ball in both hands, Xu Tian felt Shumpert's defense during the confrontation. When he was too tight on the defense, he began to dribble, suddenly accelerated, and used his strength to complete the breakthrough.

The Cavaliers' defense immediately changed, quickly assisting in defense, and double-team defense.

Xu Tian hit the ground with his left hand and passed the ball to Josh Smith.

James ignored his fatigue and rushed to help defend, trying to block Josh Smith.It's just that the eagle king has spread his wings, and the emperor's visit is in vain.

Josh Smith took the ball with both hands, and tried to make a violent dunk through Tristan Thompson's defense!
Tristan Thompson and Josh Smith confronted each other physically, pressed down with both hands, and blocked Josh Smith's attack with an almost criminal action.

Kobe knew that Josh Smith had a good temper, but he hurried over to pull him up from the ground to avoid conflict.Josh Smith is the main force defending James and is very important to the Lakers.

Tristan Thompson is a relatively meek player, he will not provoke the opponent's emotions, walk away silently, waiting for the referee to make a penalty.

James stood courtside with his hips akimbo, playing with his braces with his tongue, trying to rest as much as possible.His physical strength is bottomless, and there is no crisis for the time being.

Three referees and the replay center confirmed that Tristan Thompson was eventually given only one common foul and Josh Smith was allowed to execute two free throws.

Kobe put his arms down and asked the referee, "Isn't this a malicious foul?"

With a whistle in his mouth, the referee shook his head as an answer to Kobe, and then gestured to the technical table to let Josh Smith execute two free throws.

Josh Smith had muscle stiffness and missed his first free throw.For the second free throw, he deliberately lengthened the adjustment time in order to make the free throw.

The basketball spun and jumped on the hoop, and two seconds later, it slid into the hoop!

92-92, 3 minutes and 43 seconds!
James received the serve from the backcourt, dribbled the ball slowly to the frontcourt, trying to suppress the rhythm and minimize physical exertion.

The two sides are on the same starting line, and everyone has a chance to win.

The neat and resounding "defense" shouts from the Staples Center shook the mountains and fields and could be heard far and near.

James forced a breakthrough, was flanked by Josh Smith and George's help defenses, and failed to break through to the paint.

Tristan Thompson, who was emptied by the Cavaliers, received the ball, turned around for a layup, and was directly blocked by Xu Tian on the backboard.

George turned around, dexterously got the defensive rebound, dribbled the ball and ran forward, trying to improve the offensive and defensive rhythm.

James sped up, keeping close to George to prevent him from making a one-stop layup.

George paid attention to James' defensive dynamics, passed the ball with both hands, and passed it to Kobe who ran to the frontcourt on the right.

Xu Tian ran to the left side of the court and brought Shumpert and Tristan Thompson over.

Irving stood in front of Kobe, lowered his center of gravity to defend.

Kobe has a height advantage, his right foot is the pivot foot, he turns around continuously, shakes away Irving, who is not good at defending, and turns over to make a jumper!
Iconic goal!
94-92, 3 minutes and 26 seconds!
The two sides are in a stalemate, and no points can be easily lost.Out of caution, Tyronn Lue called a timeout to give the players a chance to adjust.

Tristan Thompson was frequently challenged on both ends of the offense and defense in the second half. The task was heavy and he played a lot of time. At this moment, his lungs seemed to have a broken bellows, and he was breathing with wheezing.His physical strength was exhausted and he couldn't bear it.

The influence of last night's Shengge began to be reflected tonight.

The players on both sides were very silent. Only the head coach was arranging tactics and mobilizing the atmosphere at the top of his voice.

The big screen above the stadium played a slow-motion replay of Kobe's mid-range shot just now, which made the fans cheer.

(End of this chapter)