basketball kingdom

Chapter 621 Finals G6
ESPN announced the starting lineups of both sides!

Lakers: Xu Tian, ​​Kobe, George, Josh Smith, Tyson Chandler!

Cavaliers: Irving, JR Smith, James, Love, Tristan Thompson!

Tyronn Lue knew that JR Smith was not suitable to start against the Lakers, but in order to take into account the team atmosphere, he was allowed to enter the starting lineup.

Xu Tian put the braces in his mouth, touched the bracelet of his right hand with his left hand, and entered the game state ahead of time, waiting for the referee to start jumping the ball.He saw the signs held by the audience, but he didn't care. After all, he was a villain and there was no need to cater to the fans.

The referee took the basketball selected by James, came to the right side of the middle circle, confirmed the status of James and Tyson Chandler, and then started to jump the ball.

The game officially begins!
Wade, Arenas, and Curry all came to watch the game, and the three seats were next to each other, so they could communicate with each other.At this time, the three of them were very silent, focusing on watching the game on the court.

Xu Tian got the jump ball and advanced to the frontcourt under the defense of JR Smith. The top of the arc moved laterally, attracting the Cavaliers to double-team.

As soon as Kobe got the vacancy in the rotation, he immediately received a pass from Xu Tian, ​​took off on the spot, and shot smartly!

The feel is not open yet!

Love was relatively stable in the bottom plate, grabbed the defensive rebound, and passed the ball to James.

Irving and JR Smith ran forward from left to right, widening the space on the field and creating conditions for James to score.

Josh Smith is still in charge of the defense, lowering his center of gravity, blocking the right, forcing James to break to the left.

James gave priority to passing the ball to JR Smith on the right, trying to make him open before he was targeted.

Bryant is responsible for defending JR Smith, with the lowest center of gravity, blocking all his driving routes.Although JR Smith made an unreasonable three-pointer at the beginning of the last game, he still uses this defense this time.

Xu Tian paid attention to the offense and defense near the top of the arc, and seeing JR Smith raised his hand to make a strong shot, he immediately turned around and ran towards the penalty area, fighting for defensive rebounds.

The four inside players under the basket contained each other, and none of them could jump.This gave Xu Tian a good chance to grab the defensive rebound.

James and Irving retreated quickly to prevent the Lakers from switching offense and defense.

Xu Tian slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and after his teammates were all in position, he unhurriedly passed the lob to Josh Smith.

Tristan Thompson's strength was not as strong as Josh Smith's, and he was losing ground in the physical confrontation. He was quick to use his wits and lay down on the back.This kind of acting is still passable, and it takes an offensive foul.

Josh Smith originally thought that the referee called Tristan Thompson a defensive foul, but when he saw that it was called a foul by him, he almost exploded. Fortunately, he was held back by Tyson Chandler, so he did not act aggressively.

Players on both sides were a little nervous, and the opening stage was not very accurate.

Irving tried a three-point shot on the offensive end, but still failed to hit it.The long rebound bounced into Xu Tian's hands, allowing him to promote a fast break counterattack.

James looked at the basketball flying in the sky, accelerated his running, and wanted to chase after George, who was blocking the shot.

George is taller than James, receives the pass, and ends the offense with a clean dunk!
Slam Dunk!

First record!

2-0 (the Lakers score first)!

The Quicken Loans Center arena was a little silent.

James received the serve and understood that he should help the team open the situation. He came to the frontcourt and bent over to dribble. Before Josh Smith took a good position, he made a breakthrough from the left.

George's help defense double-team was a step slower, and James picked up the speed, unable to hold the overwhelming James.

Tyson Chandler didn't want to give up his defense, he jumped up on the spot, and pressed his hands down to hold James down to prevent him from scoring 2+1!

The referee whistled and awarded James two free throws!

The fans in the Quicken Loans Center arena refused to admit it, thinking that Tyson Chandler's action just now was a malicious foul, so they booed neatly and sent it to the referee who enforced the law.

The referee's psychological quality is excellent, ignoring the interference of the fans, and letting James go to the line for free throws.

James often practices free throws with the team's free throw masters, and his posture will always change, resulting in unstable shots and only one of two free throws!
2-1!

Tyson Chandler protected the defensive rebound and handed it to Xu Tian who was waiting in the backcourt.

JR Smith's basic defensive skills are indeed a bit poor, there is no way to limit Xu Tian's advance, and the defensive effect is not obvious.

Xu Tian saw the right moment, Bryant dribbled away the nervous JR Smith, attracted the Cavaliers to double-team the team, left-handed pass, and passed to Kobe on the left side of the free throw line.

Bryant dribbles through, attracts the defense again, and passes to Tyson Chandler in the penalty area.

Facing Tyson Chandler, who is 216 cm tall, Love had no choice but to foul and send him to the free throw line.

Since the hands of both sides were not open, there were a lot of fouls in the opening stage.

Tyson Chandler dribble adjustment, two free throws, all made!
4-1!

James wanted to receive the serve, but was blocked by Josh Smith, and there was no room to receive the ball at all.

Owen was defended by Xu Tian, ​​and he also didn't have any chance to catch the ball.

JR Smith received the serve from the backcourt, ignoring Kobe's defense and advancing to the frontcourt, but his basic skills of dribbling and awareness of protecting the ball were insufficient, and Xu Tian, ​​who came out from behind, completed the steal.

Xu Tian passed the ball behind his back to Josh Smith who hit the basket from the corner of his eye.

Alley-oop, Alley-oop Dunk!

6-1!

Tyronn Lue quickly called a timeout to prevent the Lakers from playing aggressively.

Reggie Miller said: "Xu started the game more focused on organizing the offense and fully mobilizing his teammates. This can force the Cavaliers to change their defense and create conditions for singles."

McGrady said: "Tyron Lue attaches great importance to Xu. He will not change his defensive strategy easily, and Iman Shumpert will still lead the defense. The rest of the players are always ready to help defend against the pincer attack. Xu defends. It's just that Xu's current state is too good, such a defense may not be effective."

Mike Breen said: "Even if Xu's individual singles were pinched, the Lakers still had Kobe and Paul George to defend Xu on a large scale. The targeting of these two people was obviously insufficient, and they still couldn't hold it in the end."

McGrady said: "After the last game, LeBron sat in the locker room and couldn't get up, which shows how much he was consumed on both ends of the offense and defense. He is now under huge psychological pressure, which is even harder than the fifth game. It’s hard to play at that level again.”

Reggie Miller disagreed with McGrady's point of view: "LeBron is still one of the most stable stars in the league. In this game, he can still play the explosive performance that is common in this round of the series. Very easy to say."

James knew that he couldn't fight the Lakers alone, and he kept encouraging Irving during the timeout, letting him let go of his hands and feet to attack.Even if they lose, they can come back next year. If they lose their self-confidence, it will be difficult to complete their revenge in the future.

(End of this chapter)