basketball kingdom

Chapter 72

Nurkic made two free throws to open the point difference to 3 points again.

103-100!

Xu Tian dribbled the ball across the half court, gave the ball quickly to Louis Williams, and at the same time ran 45 degrees to the right.

Faried and Mudiay had seen this kind of cooperation from the Lakers, so they decisively let go of their defenders, and went full speed to help defend Xu Tian, ​​who was at 45 degrees.

Lou Williams did not return the pass, but took advantage of the situation and passed the ball to Nick Young at the free throw line.

Nick Young ignored Nelson in front of him, turned around and made a jumper with a fadeaway, and made a small mistake near the shot, which caused the shooting movement to be incoherent.The old hunter called the eagle to hit his eyes, and threw a three-no-stick.

The basketball arced listlessly and fell straight into Jokic's hands.

Xu Tian was afraid that the Nuggets would play a fast break, so he turned around and quickly retreated to the backcourt, trying to intercept the key attack.

Jokic used Xu Tian's pass method to throw the ball to Nelson, who was going down the frontcourt. Nelson hit the ball to Faried, who was going down the middle. In an instant, there was a chance to dunk.

Xu Tian turned around and saw that Farid had fully accelerated and ran straight out of the baseline without any further defense.Farid's physical strength is comparable to that of James, and with Xu Tian's current strength, it is impossible to stop him.

Faried stretched his right arm behind him and completed the attack with a powerful tomahawk dunk.

105-100, with 2 minutes and 15 seconds left.

Xu Tian picked up the ball from the baseline and sent it to Nick Young, who returned to the backcourt to respond, and he took the ball across the half.

The Nuggets' players on the court were affected by Faried's dunk, and their morale was much higher than that of the previous period, and they basically guaranteed that they would not lose their positions when defending.

Xu Tian made a hasty shot when approaching 24 seconds, the basketball hit the backboard and rebounded dramatically into the net.

102-105, time 1 minute 53 seconds.

Nelson advanced slowly, dribbling the ball at the top of the arc and waiting for the big center inside to settle.

Nurkic's style of play is not tough, and it is still a bit difficult to push Black, so he simply helped Jokic open, giving the rookie a chance to play singles inside.

Xu Tian was defending shooting guard Gary Harris, unable to distract himself to limit Nelson at the top of the arc.

Nelson lobbed the tall Jokic and asked Mr. Yue to teach Bass in the paint.

Jokic's physical confrontation is very good, and his basic skills are solid enough. Playing Bass with his back is like Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts.

Bass had no way to limit Jokic, but to sabotage his offense.

The referee fouled the thug and sent Jokic to the free throw line.

Jokic stabilized his mind, dribbled the ball to adjust his touch, and hit two free throws steadily, again widening the point difference to five points.

107-102, time 1 minute 34 seconds.

After the game enters the last 2 minutes, the referee will relax the player's contact scale and let the player decide the game.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball to the front court, and Nelson immediately stuck it up desperately, and at the same time tried to steal with his right hand.

Bass and Black came to the top of the arc and made double screens on the left and right sides of Nelson, freeing Xu Tian from the high-intensity confrontation.

Xu Tian basically played the entire fourth quarter, and he was in an attacking state most of the time. At this time, he was already showing fatigue, but he still dribbled sideways and shot dry.

The basketball lived up to the expectations of most at Staples Center and went to the net.

105-107, time 1 minute 19 seconds.

Seeing that Xu Tian's movement speed had slowed down significantly, Michael Malone gave up the idea of ​​calling a timeout and encouraged the Nuggets to take the initiative to attack.

Nelson dribbles very steadily, consumes the offensive time at the top of the arc, waits until there are 8 seconds left, and starts a breakthrough from the top of the arc.

Jokic and Nurkic did not enter the penalty area, but stood on the left and right sides, bringing their respective defenders out.

Nelson didn't intend to split the ball. After overtaking in a straight line and entering the penalty area, he threw a throw in the face of Nick Young's defense.

The basketball spins and hits the board, jumping into where it should go.

109-105, 55 seconds left.

Scott also saw that Xu Tian's physical strength was declining, and called a timeout before serving, so that Xu Tian could use the timeout to rest.

Xu Tian sat straight in the position vacated by the substitute, took the towel handed by Thackeray and wiped off the sweat on his face while panting heavily to adjust his breathing.

Scott squatted in front of the bench, drawing Princeton's derivative play on the tactical board, and let Nick Young make an air cut to complete the first attack after the timeout.

Kobe still thought it was most appropriate to hand it over to Xu Tian, ​​and immediately questioned, "We should give the ball to Xu and let him control the ball."

Scott's movements stagnated for a moment, but soon a smile appeared on his face, covering up his unhappiness, and said: "Xu's physical strength is no longer enough to support the breakthrough, and it is more sure to cooperate with an air cut."

Kobe didn't agree with Scott's statement at all, but he knew that the timeout was not much, and he didn't make any noise to disturb the tactical arrangement.

Xu Tian put all his energy into adjusting his breathing, and could only quietly watch Kobe and Scott argue. Fortunately, the small friction between the two didn't last long, and he didn't intervene.

Happy times are always short. 100 seconds passed in a flash, Xu Tian got up from the bench and walked back to the court.

Nick Young went to the bottom line to serve and handed it to Xu Tian who walked past.

Xu Tian walked and dribbled the ball across the half court. After reaching the top of the arc, he passed the ball to Nick Young as planned, letting him launch a feint.

Nick Young lowered his center of gravity and dribbled the ball. After attracting the Nuggets' defensive attention, he saw Louis Williams who was running, and gave him the ball quickly.

Xu Tian pulled away at the top of the arc, ready to respond to the return pass at any time.

Bass and Black have left the box to create a good attacking environment for Lou Williams.

Louis Williams dribbled the ball quickly and rushed into the penalty area as quickly as the wind.His field of vision was not wide enough, he didn't notice the black shadow behind him at all, and he shot directly for a layup carelessly.

Faried jumped up behind Lou Williams and slammed the basketball against the backboard with his right hand.

Scott gasped when he saw Louis Williams was blocked, and his mood immediately cooled.

The offensive strategy of the Lakers was determined by him. In order to let Louis Williams attack, he not only snubbed Xu Tian, ​​but also had a small dispute with Kobe. How could he not panic after reaping such an effect.

Xu Tian saw the timing of Faried's pass to Nelson, rushed over to intercept his pass, and saved the Lakers' hope of winning with a steal.

Both Nelson and Wilson Chandler rushed towards Xu Tian quickly, but it was too late, Xu Tian made a shot in an instant, and the two could only sigh in vain.

108-109, there are still 38 in time!

Marv Albert yelled out the moment he saw the goal, "Xu Tian has repeatedly used key performances to save the Lakers from fire and water. He once again told the world through this shot that the Lakers have ushered in a new era."

Michael Malone called a 20-second timeout to lay out the offensive and defensive strategies for the final stage.

Michael Malone clearly remembers that in the Lakers game against the Mavericks, the Lakers didn't call a timeout at the end, but ended the game with a fast break. He didn't want to make the same mistake as Rick Carlisle.

Although Xu Tian's breathing has stabilized, the fatigue of his legs has not been eliminated. Even if it is only 20 seconds, he sat on the bench to rest.

Scott let go of his worries and said to Xu Tian: "I won't call a timeout for the last attack, and you will control the trend of the game."

The 20 seconds passed quickly, and the players from both sides returned to the court to conduct the last two rounds of offense and defense.

Mudiay returned to the court to replace Nelson. He dribbled the ball across the half court, dribbled the ball at the top of the arc to press the time, and when there were 12 seconds left in the attack time, he passed the ball to Jokic inside.

Jokic turned back and shot a false move to shake Bass away, attracted Black's defense, and passed the ball across to Nurkic on the right.

Nurkic took the ball and made a three-step layup slowly. With his left hand, he pushed away the defending Black, and raised his right hand high to hit the basket.

111-108, 17 seconds left.

Xu Tian received the serve, dribbled across the half court, and lowered his center of gravity to dribble at the top of the arc.It's obvious that he wanted three points to see if he could drag the game into overtime.

Mudiay came not far in front of Xu Tian, ​​lowered his center of gravity and stretched his hands forward to guard against Xu Tian's surprise attack.

It just so happened that Nick Young ran out of the open space at this time, and Xu Tian hit the ground and passed it to let him make the final attack.

Nick Young didn't expect Xu Tian to pass the ball, but he quickly got rid of Wilson Chandler's pursuit and came to the left corner to shoot a three-pointer.

The basketball was joking with the Nuggets throughout the game, but at a critical moment, it made a joke with the Lakers. It went in half of its body and bounced out.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Jokic grabbed this priceless defensive rebound, held the ball with both hands, and waited for the foul by the Lakers.

Bass didn't know how much time was left, so he tried to grab the ball without fouling and let the final attack time run out.

Xu Tian exhaled a long breath, and walked towards the player tunnel.

Spectators on both sides of the player tunnel saw Xu Tian approaching with his head down, and said loudly: "It's okay, you don't blame you for losing."

For fans in NBA arenas, besides the sidelines, the best position is on both sides of the player tunnel, because these two places can have close contact with players, and the chances of getting things are also very high.

Xu Tian looked up and saw a little loli who was comforting him loudly, took off the bracelets on both hands and gave them to her, and then went straight to the dressing room.

Players from both sides left the scene one after another. When passing through the player channel, Kobe gave out two pairs of prepared sneakers to give back to the fans watching the game.

The camera cut to the Tencent live broadcast room, Wang Meng looked at Xu Tian's data on the computer screen and said: "Xu Tian played 42 minutes in this game, shooting 19-13, including 6 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 32 points. A triple-double with 11 rebounds and 14 assists. Director Zhang, what do you think of this game?"

There was no smile on Director Zhang's face, and he said: "Except for Xu Tian, ​​the Lakers' players played unreasonably, especially Nick Young and Lu Wei. In the final stage, these two missed in turn and gave the Nuggets a chance to win."

Xu Tian had no intention of throwing the blame on his teammates at all, thinking as he walked, it would be fine if he didn't pass the ball in the end.

(End of this chapter)