basketball kingdom

Chapter 94
Oladipo and Clarkson felt overwhelming and became the protagonists on the field in the opening stage, and they each got the most shots from the team.

Harris tried his best to teach Xu Tian a lesson, but in the end he punched the cotton heavily.

Oladipo's physical talent is much stronger than Clarkson's, but he couldn't hold back Clarkson's hot hands, which caused him to fall into a disadvantage in the confrontation.

首节常规轮换时间到来时徐天仅出手2次，命中一球，拿到2分3板4助1断的数据。

Clarkson was in a hot state in the first quarter, shooting 8-7, including 3-2 three-pointers, all mid-range hits, 16 points and 1 rebound.

Magic coach Scott Skiles took office earlier this summer and is also making adjustments to the roster.However, he has more tactical reserves and on-the-spot scheduling flexibility than Scott. During the timeout period, he arranged better offensive and defensive tactics for the team and successfully helped the team recover the point difference.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers 32-32 Magic.

Clarkson felt cold in the second quarter, but Louis Williams and Nick Young successfully stood up and blocked the strong attack wave of Oladipo and Vucevic, keeping the point difference within five points.

In order to improve the touch of his teammates, Xu Tian didn't exert much effort in the first half. At the end of the half, he scored 6 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.

During the intermission, the silent atmosphere in the Lakers locker room still did not improve, making Xu Tian unable to mobilize even if he wanted to, so he had to sit quietly in a corner and think about the strategy for the second half alone.

Clarkson loves the Lakers very much, and he is very uncomfortable in the situation of not knowing whether he will be traded. He tried to comfort his teammates several times, but was choked back by this uncomfortable feeling.

Hibbert and Paul George were teammates in the Pacers, and there are still conflicts between the two. Seeing that George is coming to the Lakers, how can he not be affected, so he doesn't say a word.

The members of the coaching staff are used to deals in the league, but they are more immersed in the joy of George's coming, and they don't realize the need to mobilize the atmosphere in the locker room.

When Xu Tian was thinking about the tactics in the second half, he suddenly thought of what he said before to lead the team to victory, and he felt a little ashamed unconsciously.Although he is still very young, he also understands that the team will not be able to return to a state of unity until George's deal is completed.

It wasn't until the start of the second half that Xu Tian broke free from this state.He's a professional and always knows what to put first.

Although Hibbert is a veteran, he doesn't have the adjustment ability like Xu Tian. In the second half, both offensive and defensive ends entered a sleepwalking state, allowing Vucevic to play O'Neal's descending performance, completely defeating the Lakers' penalty area defense.

Xu Tian called a timeout again, replaced Hibbert with Black, and let the more energetic center play.

Distraught, Hibbert sat back on the bench, covered his head with a towel, and didn't look at the performance of his teammates on the court.

Thackeray took the initiative to sit beside Hibbert and comforted him in a low voice, keeping him focused on the game.

Black is used to drifting, and has never been a glass heart. In order to gain more playing time, he tried his best to defend against Vucevic.

Although Harris is a defensive champion, Xu Tianliu lost his patience in the first half, and his defensive attention dropped a lot.

Xu Tian is a smart hunter who knows when to trap and when to shoot.Unexpectedly, a lightning strike.

Vucevic is 213 centimeters tall, the standard height of a center forward, and he can only catch up with his full-strength take-off. Looking at the high-flying basketball, he sighed.

Xu Tian was good at throwing high and helped the team score two points.

Skiles was dissatisfied with Harris' defensive attitude, and came to the sidelines to point it out directly, without giving him any face.

Harris is an 11-year rookie with a relatively meek personality. He didn't refute the coach's accusations and ran to the frontcourt to follow his teammates to attack.

Skiles' coaching career was not smooth, and the Bucks even became disgusted with the players in the later stage of coaching, which led to him resigning angrily.Now he still refuses to change his style of emphasizing defense, and still insists on making players focus on defense.

Oladipo dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, saw Harris running from behind, and passed the ball to him.

Xu Tian lowered his center of gravity, locked his eyes on the ball in Harris' hands, and was ready to steal it at any time.

Knowing that Xu Tian is good at stealing, Harris quickly returned the ball to Oladipo and took advantage of the situation to set him a pick-and-roll.

Xu Tian switched to Oladipo and continued to defend.

Ci Shiping looked at Xu Tian's solid defensive moves, and said to Clarkson who was resting beside him: "Jordan, you have to learn defense from Xu Duo, his defensive moves are very standard and practical."

Clarkson nodded, without words.

Oladipo was completely covered by the tall and long-armed Xu Tian, ​​and he had to stop when he broke through to the free throw line.Such a situation couldn't stop him from wanting to show off, and he took a difficult shot against Xu Tian's defense.

The basketball smashed the board, but Vucevic took off to make a tip-up, and it still had the same effect.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball across halftime and passed the ball to Louis Williams, who launched the attack.

Louis Williams and Nick Young are the same type of players. Although they have the ability to catch and shoot, they are better at attacking with the ball.And Xu Tian is very strong in offense with the ball and without the ball, and he actively gave up the ball when paired with the two.

Louis Williams is a master at drawing fouls. Knowing that Vucevic is in good condition, he dribbled the ball into the inside with a cover, breaking through and causing damage.

Vucevic's defensive ability is not as outstanding as his offensive ability. It is this that restricts him and prevents him from becoming a top center.But against Black, he was unstoppable like a monster.

Xu Tian received the serve from the sideline, called Nick Young to put up the screen, replaced the defender with CJ Watson who was 188 cm, and used his absolute height advantage to play back singles.

Skiles is aware of Xu Tian's advantages, and understands that he, like Curry, has a shooting ability that is almost BT based on the offensive end.If Xu Tian's shot can be prevented, his performance will be greatly reduced, but this is basically tantamount to wishful thinking.

Xu Tian's shooting hand was extremely soft, and his coherent and smooth shooting movements stunned Watson who was defending him, so much so that he even forgot to raise his right hand for a symbolic defense.

Skiles walked back and forth on the sidelines with his hips on his hips, still didn't know which player to use to defend Xu Tian, ​​suddenly felt a little discouraged, walked back to the coach's bench silently and sat down.

The Lakers' defense has always been weak. Xu Tian managed to score points. The Magic took advantage of Vucevic's advantage in the interior to fight back, which made him very tired.

Harris received Skiles' instructions to challenge Xu Tian frequently when he was tired, and use his abundant physical strength to consume.

Xu Tian understood the magic's intention, decisively called a timeout, and took a short time to rest.

(End of this chapter)