basketball kingdom

Chapter 81 Response Ball

Xu Tian's attack just now was a test. The purpose was to determine whether the mid-range was the weakest point of the Knicks' defensive attention. After confirming that it was correct, he decided to use the mid-range to disintegrate their defense.

Anthony has the physical talent to become a top defender, but he doesn't have the attitude of actively challenging the attacker. Xu Tian, ​​who avoided the top of the arc, was lazy again near the bottom corner.

Xu Tian has excellent singles ability with the ball, which can be seen from the singles efficiency list since the start of the game.

The league's singles efficiency rankings currently top the list is Rockets guard James Harden, who can score 1.32 points per round; the second is Cavaliers small forward LeBron James, who can score 1.16 points per round. .Xu Tian ranks third in the singles efficiency list. He can score 1.15 points per round in singles, which is basically the same as James.

Curry and Klay Thompson have a high proportion of offense without the ball, and they did not rank in the singles efficiency list.

Calderon didn't know how to defend Xu Tian, ​​who was tall and long and his shots were accurate. He lowered his center of gravity and used his left arm to support his back, and stretched his right hand to interfere with possible shots.

Feeling the change in Calderon's strength, Xu Tian dribbled the ball to adjust the rhythm to the most comfortable state, collected the ball with both hands and turned around to take off, facing Calderon's defense with a strong shot.

Porzingis was pulled out of the penalty area by Louis Williams, and he could only watch Lopez Jr. and Hibbert get stuck, unable to return to the inside to compete for rebounds.

The basketball ignores the desire of the players at the rim, silent and hollow.

Lakers 90-89 Knicks!
Calderon dribbled the ball across half court, and quickly passed the ball to Anthony on the left side of the top of the arc, and Anthony launched the attack.

The defender Anthony faced was Nick Young, who was much weaker than him. He turned around and dribbled the ball back to push him to the three-point line.

Afflalo moves near the free throw line, stretching Lou Williams' defense and creating open space for Anthony to attack.

Porzingis fought Xu Tian on the inside and took a lot of effort to grab the offensive position, but the moment he looked up, he saw that Anthony had already made a shot, and the favorable position he grabbed became a disadvantageous position.

Xu Tian turned around flexibly, opened his body and stuck Porzingis behind him, creating an opportunity for Hibbert to compete with Lopez Jr. for rebounds.

Anthony's shooting arc is very high, and most of the goals are hollow into the net, but this time the shooting is not strong enough, and the basketball rubbed into the net and fell into Hibbert's hands.

Hibbert didn't read the referee's gesture, thinking that the ball was hollow into the net, and wanted to step out of the baseline to serve.

Xu Tian clearly saw that the shot was hollow outside the basket, so he loudly stopped Hibbert and told him not to go out of the baseline.

Lopez Jr. reached out to hug the basketball in Hibbert's hand while he was distracted, and began to compete.

The referee blew his whistle decisively, allowing the two centers to compete for a jump ball.

Hibbert realized that he had made a mistake, jumped to an unprecedented height during the jump ball competition, and accidentally won the ball.

Xu Tian got the ball that Hibbert had patted in front of him, flicked his right hand casually, and threw it to Louis Williams who was about to come down in the frontcourt.

Efflalo followed behind Lou Williams, leaping high and hitting the backboard with the ball.

Xu Tian was very relieved of Louis Williams' offensive ability, but just in case he followed up with a fast break, just in time to pick up the ball shot by Afflalo.

Afflalo had already landed, and he couldn't take off to defend again, so he could only withdraw from the bottom line sensibly.

Xu Tian grabbed the ball with his right hand, relaxed his ape arm, and dunked with one hand.

The American basketball fans are used to watching the beasts fly into the sky and escape from the ground, so they didn't have much reaction to Xu Tian's light dunk, they just applauded habitually.

In the next few minutes, the two sides still had offense and defense against each other, but Porzingis was restrained by Xu Tian, ​​and the Knicks were gradually opened up.

终场前2分35秒时，湖人以98-93领先5分。

Fisher only had two timeouts left in his hand, one long and one short. In order to leave room for adjustment at the last moment, he called out a short timeout to arrange tactics.

The short timeout lasted only 20 seconds, and players from both sides quickly returned to the field.

Calderon receives the serve from the sideline, dribbles to the top of the arc, and bends over to watch his teammates move.

Porzingis changed his offensive thinking, took the initiative to come to the top of the arc as a screen, and cooperated with Calderon to play the pick-and-roll.

Anthony stood outside the three-point line on the left, looking at Calderon who was dribbling, ready to catch and shoot at any time.

Xu Tian didn't switch defenses with Clarkson, and used his speed to squeeze through the screen and continue to defend Porzingis.

Calderon couldn't pass the ball to Porzingis, who was going down. When he dribbled the ball back to the top of the arc, he saw Anthony's position and passed the ball to him without saying a word.

Anthony did not make adjustments to catch the ball, ignoring Nick Young's defense and making a three-pointer.

Nick Young's defense was in place, basically on the verge of fouling, but he still couldn't touch Anthony's shot.

Swish!
The sound of scoring the net was clear, and the cheers of the fans were boiling. The two voices came and went, interweaving into a wonderful symphony.

98-96!

Xu Tian continued to dribble the ball under his crotch to find the rhythm, and when the feel was right, he faced Calderon and shot.

ANSWER BALL!
101-96!

Knowing that he feels good, Anthony took the initiative to come to the backcourt to receive the serve, and dribbled the ball across the top of the arc for a single.

Porzingis and Lopez Jr. ran inside, jammed their opponents, and prepared to compete for offensive rebounds.

Anthony dribbled the ball to find his shooting rhythm, and made another three-pointer at the top of the arc.

Mike Brin stared at the basketball, and when the ball hit the net accurately, he used a familiar commentary to explain: "BANG! Carmelo Anthony used this goal to tell Xu Tian that Madison Square Garden is still my home field, and I want to turn away from home. , you have to defeat me first!"

Xu Tian dribbled the ball and advanced quickly. Before the Knicks could defend in place, he made a super long three-pointer in the transition attack.

BANG!

104-99!

Mike Breen raised his voice, and continued to explain the topic just now, "Xu Tian is not used to waiting, and he tells the world with his strong performance that even now, he is already a superstar on the court!"

The fans of Madison Square Garden couldn't help but feel at a loss, not knowing whether to support the home team or support the charismatic Xu Tian.

Calderon dribbled the ball across the half, handed it to Anthony in the waist, and continued to let the team boss attack.

Once a good pitcher finds his touch on the field, the opposing defensive players can basically only hope that his touch will disappear, and there is no other way.This is how Nick Young feels at this time.

Anthony turned over and made a jumper and continued to make unreasonable hits.

Xu Tian quickly dribbled forward, and with the help of Nick Young's pick-and-roll, he switched to Anthony in front of him in singles.

Anthony's footsteps were slow, and his defensive awareness was not strong. In order to prevent Xu Tian's breakthrough, he let him take a step.

Xu Tian's dribble breakthrough forced Anthony to shift his center of gravity back, and then retreated back to the three-point line, and shot picturesquely.

(End of this chapter)