champion heart

Chapter 83 83. It's constantly targeting Love!
Amidst Nick Yang's whispers, Tang De had already started his performance on the field.

The fans at the scene are ready to cheer.

"Is Don going to show off his dribble again?"

"I really don't know how Tang trains, he has been improving at a speed visible to the naked eye!"

"I think Kobe should have coached him a lot!"

Offensively, Mbah a Moute's defense is really nothing to say, Tang De did not shake his center of gravity after several changes of direction.

His defense feels good, which is the main reason why the Rockets will let him go in the future and be scolded by fans.

The Rockets in the future have two cores, Harden and Paul, and they have a lot of firepower on the offensive end.

Their biggest problem is defense. After letting Mbah a Moute go, their defensive strength is only Tucker!
After a while of operation, Tang De did not completely shake off Ba Moute.

This is also a reasonable thing, after all, Tang De is only at the level of Bronze Iverson.

Really if Iverson comes, don't talk about Mbah a Moute, it's like a joke to talk to anyone.

Since there is no chance, Tang De is not strong, and continues to hand the ball to Gasol in the low post.

Nick Young: "Fxxk, don't give it to me. Don, wait for me. After this game, labor and capital will never end with you!"

Gasol responded to the ball in a low position, and while Tang De started running, he signaled his teammates to run too.

Complaints are complaints, but the one who runs the most is Nick Young, he really wants to hit one.

Going around in front of Gasol, Tang De caught the ball again and crossed it to Nick Young on the opposite side.

"My mother, I finally touched the ball!"

Then there is nothing to say, just do it!

Nick Young made a sudden step with the ball, took a long two-point shot, and scored steadily!

a goal.Nick Young threw away all the previous complaints in an instant!
"I'm right, Tang, I feel good, just give me the ball and it's over!"

Nick Young clapped Tang De's hands and said.

"It's okay to pass the ball, the old rules, you just run and it's over!"

"OK, received!"

The first quarter lasted about 8 minutes, and the score was 22:19. The Lakers led by 3 points. For a while, neither side could defend the other!

In about 10 minutes, both sides put on a lineup of pure substitutes.

The Timberwolves are basically played by Brewer alone. Although he also scored a goal, his efficiency is impressive.

Relying on Jordan Hill under the basket, the Lakers finally ended the first quarter with 31:24!

As soon as the second quarter came up, the Timberwolves were in their starting lineup except for Mbah a Moute.

Lakers lineup: Blake, Nick Young, Wesley Johnson, Kelly, Jordan Hill.

With the exception of Nick Young, the other starters are sitting off the court to rest.

This was deliberately arranged by D'Antoni, and it was also requested by Nick Young himself. The main players went to rest, and it was his Showtime for Nick Young!

Nick Young was still brave, and he hit a three-pointer as soon as the second quarter started, but his teammate CBA.

This lineup played for about 4 minutes, and the point difference was narrowed by the Timberwolves by 3 points!
41: 37!

D'Antoni deliberately called a timeout to make large-scale personnel adjustments.

With all the starters, Nick Young also stayed on the court!

Penguin Sports Live.

Wang Meng: "The Lakers' starting lineup is fine, both offensively and defensively. But their bench lineup is still a little bit worse!"

Yang Yi: "That's true. Their bench depth is too poor, and their bench lineup basically has no players who can attack independently!"

Wei Ping: "The Lakers management can only leave the matter of substitutes to the Lakers. After the All-Star Game, let's see if they can make any reinforcements!"

Wang Meng: "From the current situation, although they have salary space, it is hard to say whether they can trade suitable players."

The Lakers continued to attack, Blake pushed forward with the ball, Tang De didn't go up to catch the ball immediately, but moved like Nick Young.

Leave it to Blake to organize it himself.

Under Rubio's defense, Blake is quite confident.

Tang De came up to help him block a little bit, and Blake seized the opportunity to get rid of Rubio's defense.

Blake is such a player. He has a good sense of space on the court, and he rarely breaks through with the ball, so he rarely makes mistakes on the offensive end.

Tang De went down, and Blake took advantage of the situation and passed the ball.

Pekovic missed the defense in time, Tang De sent the ball into the basket with a jump!

The Timberwolves continued to attack, still focusing on Love.

Love has already scored 7 points efficiently on 5 of 10 shots. According to this trend, it will be another big double-double rhythm.

Tang De continued to go around in front of Love to help defend.

"Snapped!"

On the Lakers side, Nick Young suddenly came from the flank and it was another steal.

During the break in the first quarter, D'Antoni said that it is necessary to predict Love's pass in advance and interfere as much as possible.

Because the Lakers will always double-team Love, and in double-team situations, Love will mostly choose to pass the ball out!
After stealing the ball, Nick Young chased the ball and ran forward!

The intensity of the steal was too great, and Nick Young almost missed the ball, which almost caused a mistake.

But there was no danger, and in the end Nick Young successfully completed the layup!

Nick Young has had a lot of roles during this period, with various goals on the offensive end and steals on the defensive end.

So what should he do?
Needless to say, of course it was another happy celebration!
TNT commentary seats.

Kenny Smith: "Kevin is under too much pressure, and the Timberwolves should stand up and share it for him at this time!"

Barkley: "What can be done? Who else can attack the Timberwolves besides Love?"

O'Neal: "Obviously, the Lakers are targeting Kevin. As long as Kevin gets the ball, the Lakers will basically double-team, and then when Kevin chooses to pass because of being double-teamed, they will try to go. Steal!"

Barkley: "Okay, Shaq, you're right, the steal just now was really perfect!"

Penguin Sports Live.

Weiping: "The Timberwolves played too chaotically. Normally, Love attracts double-teams and then distributes the ball to open teammates. This should be a good tactic, which shows that the Lakers are afraid of Love. But the problem now is Love. Too many pass turnovers after being double-teamed!"

Wang Meng: "Indeed, this is the second time that Love has been intercepted in this game. For the rest of the Timberwolves, throwing the ball passed by Love is the biggest key point for them to win!"

Yang Yi: "The essence of the problem is that they should delay Tang De to the greatest extent and try not to give him the opportunity to double-team Love. can solve this problem!"

This is indeed the most important tactical arrangement for the Lakers in this game. As soon as Love receives the ball, he will double-team him directly, forcing him to play the ball, and not giving him a chance to play singles easily!

Grasping this point, the score gap between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger. The Lakers ended the first half of the game with 65:50!
It is worth mentioning that 65 points in the half is the highest half-time score of any team so far this season!
Throughout the first half, the Lakers' offensive firepower was fierce. Tang De scored 10 points on 7 of 15 shots, Nick Young scored 10 points, Gasol scored 9 points, and Whiteside also scored 8 points and 8 rebounds!

(End of this chapter)