basketball kingdom

Chapter 96 The Redemption of the Center Forward

Hibbert served to Clarkson, and he ran towards the frontcourt at a slow speed.

Xu Tian ran to the left side of the frontcourt and continued to run without the ball, looking for an excellent shooting space.

Tobias Harris was distracted by Xu Tian's running, but he was shouldering the most important defensive task, and he couldn't be lazy on the field, so he could only follow Xu Tian's rhythm step by step.

Nick Young stood in the left corner, and Nance Jr. stood in the right waist. All the players helped Clarkson open up space on the court.

Skiles was very satisfied with the team's defensive attitude, and sat comfortably on the coach's bench, letting the players decide the final stage of the game.

Clarkson broke through with the ball, saw Vucevic near the free throw line who wanted to defend, hit the ground and passed the ball to Hibbert inside.

Xu Tian was very satisfied with Clarkson's attack choice this time, so he slowed down his feet to see how Hibbert played this attack.

Hibbert was hanged and beaten by Vucevic throughout the game, and the depression in his heart can be imagined, so he held back his energy and wanted to get back on the field.However, he used too much force in this attack. He stopped the ball for too long in the penalty area and was fined by the referee for a three-second offense violation.

Xu Tian stayed in the backcourt and gave Hibbert a high-five when he retreated, telling him not to be affected by a mistake.

Hibbert felt Xu Tian's leadership temperament, and he felt infinite admiration in his heart.But he also knows that it is a bit late to understand these things now, and there is not much time left for him to stay with the Lakers.

Paul George and Hibbert used to be teammates in the Pacers. In his peak years, he led the team to fight against the Heat led by the Big Three in the playoffs. The strength of the latter in those years.At that time, Hibbert was tough enough, and he was still a player who could be selected to the best defensive team.

The world is impermanent. Most NBA players are millionaires. George and Hibbert have an annual salary of more than [-] million, and they are inevitably affected by the outside world.The rift between the two of them corresponds to the words "beautiful women are in trouble".

In 2014, according to "Page Q Sports" broke the news, the biggest reason for the Pacers' internal strife was that the two core Paul George and Roy Hibbert fell out, and the reason for their disagreement was that they had an affair with a flesh and blood in March. The 3P.

"It all started with a guy named Dixie," said one allegedly credible source. "After the Pacers won the Jazz on March 3 (local time), George and Hibbert Played a threesome fight with her, but in the end the two clashed, there was a heated argument, and there was shouting and crying in the room. Because of this, the walker has not recovered until now."

This is the source of conflict between Hibbert and George. The two broke up because of this incident, and the former teammates broke up.Now that the Lakers have recruited George, his future can be imagined.

Closer to home.

Oladipo dribbled the ball across the half court, using Vucevic's cover to move laterally, and accelerated to break through to the inside.

Nance Jr. was defending Tobias Harris, who had some shooting ability, and he didn't dare to leave an inch. He could only watch Vucevic and Oladipo both enter the penalty area.

Hibbert opened his arms, showed unprecedented energy, and defended the Magic's offense.

Xu Tian was defending CJ Watson. Logically speaking, he couldn't let it go, but he was sure that the Magic would play inside, so he turned around and rushed into the penalty area.

Oladipo was covered by Hibbert. In order to prevent mistakes, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Vucevic on the right, and attacked in the way the coach ordered.

Vucevic knew that Hibbert's defensive speed was very slow, and he was going to make a quick shot to make a time difference, so he didn't pay attention to the surrounding situation.

Xu Tian quickly rushed behind Vucevic, took advantage of his unprepared right hand to hit the basketball, and destroyed the attack before it started.

Vucevic didn't expect someone to come to help defend, and he was caught off guard and dropped his hand, and the ball hit his knee and popped out of the baseline.

The referee gave a fair penalty for this uncontroversial ball, giving the ball to the Lakers and letting them serve the ball from the backcourt.

Clarkson's organizational skills are limited, and he passed the ball to Xu Tian after dribbling halfway, asking him to make a transitional pass.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball dexterously and changed his rhythm. He brought Tobias Harris, who was defending him, to the top of the arc on the left, and stopped to observe the movement of his teammates.

Hibbert was about to reach the position in the penalty area, and he opened his hand to ask Xu Tian for the ball.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball behind Tobias Harris's steal attempt, hesitated for half a second, and passed the ball to Hibbert inside.

There are two offensive methods that Hibbert relies on to survive, one is the hook in the penalty area, and the other is the mid-range shot.He knew very well that his mid-range shooting efficiency was very low, he dribbled the ball and turned around, facing Vucevic's defensive right hand hook.

Xu Tian and Harris rushed into the interior, ready to compete for rebounds, but what they saw was a scene where the basketball was hollowed into the net.

This goal was the first time Hibbert scored in a sports game. He couldn't help but clenched his right fist and celebrated on his own.

93-92!

Xu Tian saw that the time had entered the last 2 minutes, increased the intensity of defense, and stayed in the backcourt to conduct an urgent defense against Oladipo who was dribbling.

Hibbert moved very slowly, but Vucevic was not much faster than him. The two big centers ran to the front court slowly and stopped near the penalty area.

For the first time, Oladipo felt the pressure brought by Xu Tian's full defense. He dribbled the ball across the half court with difficulty, and quickly passed the ball to CJ Watson, allowing the point guard to organize.

The defender CJ Watson faced was Clarkson. Relatively speaking, the offensive pressure was much less, and he dribbled the ball without hesitation to start a breakthrough.

Nick Young immediately dropped his defender and blocked Watson's driving route, preventing him from continuing to move inside.

Watson was a little surprised when he saw the Lakers use infinite defense, but he quickly reacted and passed the ball to Mario Hezonja who was emptied.

Hezonia is a Croatian, 203 centimeters tall and 102 kilograms in weight. His main honor was won in the La Liga basketball league.This person has enough range and decisively shot an open three-pointer.

Lucky was not on Hezonja's side. The basketball he shot hit the back edge of the rim and bounced out quickly.

Hibbert predicted the trajectory of the basketball, grabbed the defensive rebound with his right hand, and subconsciously passed it to Xu Tian who was standing at the top of the arc.

Nick Young had given up on defense a long time ago, and the moment Xu Tian received a pass from Hibbert, he had already run across the center line.

Xu Tian predicted Nick Young's running speed, and pushed the ball out with both hands, making it wait for Nick Young in front.

Skiles was very helpless with the team's defense. Looking at Nick Young who was about to get the ball down, he got up and was about to call a timeout.

(End of this chapter)