readytorunbook Chapter 603 The Strong
Chapter 603 The Strong
Chapter 603 The Strong
George is facing James' defense, but as long as he runs without the ball, he can force the Cavaliers to switch defenses, which is of great help to crack the Cavaliers' offensive and defensive system.
Xu Tian's field of vision was extremely broad, and he saw that George was once again defended by Irving, hit the ground with his left hand, and gave him the ball.
George saw his teammates open up the space, dribble with his back, adjust his rhythm, and turn over for a jumper!
hit!
10-7!
Realizing that the team was showing signs of collapse, Tyronn Lue called Tristan Thompson to his side and said: "Tristan, if Paul George moves, you have to chase him. Kyrie is not tall enough, Unable to switch defenses in place.”
Tristan Thompson is a very dynamic player who understands his importance on the defensive end, nods and accepts, and walks to the technical table to wait for the dead ball opportunity.He is the Cavaliers' fastest moving inside player, and he still has to bear the heaviest task.
James broke through with the ball, but Xu Tian cut the ball from the side and broke it out of bounds.
For the Cavaliers frontcourt, Tristan Thompson replaced Love and temporarily partnered with Mozgov inside.He stands on the sideline and sends the ball to James.
With the help of Mozgov's cover, Irving began to run without the ball, pulling the Lakers' defense.
James held the ball at the top of the arc, saw Irving running out of the three-point line, passed directly across, and gave the ball to Irving.
George switched defenses in front of Owen, stretched his right arm forward obliquely, and slightly restricted the breakthrough on the left.
Irving's left and right hands are balanced, and he can break through in both directions. It is relatively difficult to predict the offensive trend.
George pays attention to every movement of Owen, trying not to miss the details.
Attacking players always have the advantage.Owen dribbled the ball in a small arc continuously, swayed a little, and forced a fallback jumper.
George's movement was still a step slow, and he failed to block the shot. When he turned around, he saw the ball pass through the net!
10-9!
Warm cheers erupted from the Quicken Loans Center, and it was given to Irving who scored a difficult goal.Four seconds later, the sound disappeared without a trace.
George didn't quite see Xu Tian's breakthrough action. When he looked again, Xu Tian had already held the basketball with both hands and completed the dunk against Tristan Thompson's defense!
James wanted to block the shot behind him, and he took a step slower, becoming another background in the slow-motion replay.
Tristan Thompson was in good health, but he took two steps backwards and did not fall.
George opened his mouth wide, still a little surprised.After the start of the playoffs, Xu Tian seldom dunked, but when he first came to Cleveland, he contributed a brutal dunk.
JR Smith's eyes were empty, looking at Xu Tian with a calm expression, he really didn't know where this player's weakness was.The thought of not wanting to defend Xu Tian appeared from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't get rid of it.
The Quicken Loans center was full of boos!
George could see Xu Tian's expression, which was very calm, but there was a bit of fierceness in his eyes, which made even him, a teammate, shudder.
Free throws are too easy for Xu Tian!
13-9!
James received the serve from the backcourt and passed it to Irving, allowing him to take the ball to the frontcourt.He knows that this game still needs to show a super performance, and he must save as much energy as possible.
Owen defended against Xu Tian in front of the scene, turned around and dribbled the ball, and found that the ball was no longer in his hands after passing.
George saw Xu Tianxia's stealing action, turned around immediately, and ran towards the unguarded frontcourt at this time.
The basketball hit the floor and bounced into George's hands. He adjusted his dribble, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and abused the frame with one hand!
15-9!
Tyronn Lue called a timeout and adjusted his offensive and defensive tactics.He could see that Xu Tian was in a stronger state than at home, and realized that he couldn't play any more and let the players double-team Xu Tian on the defensive end.
Owen was intercepted by Xu Tian again, feeling a little unhappy, and hit the bench next to him with his fist.He is an arrogant young star, but he is almost surrounded by Xu Tianquan on both offensive and defensive ends, which makes him feel extremely frustrated, and the depression in his heart is smoldering again.
Tyronn Lue is a chicken soup-type coach. He could see that Irving was in a bad mood. When the timeout was about to end, he walked over and said, "Kyrie, don't compete secretly with Xu anymore. That will only affect your offensive rhythm, and the gain outweighs the gain."
Owen knows that what the coach said makes sense, but he has a strong competitive spirit, and he still unconsciously wants to compare with Xu Tian.Such a mentality is a kind of harm to him.
George needs to lead the second team, be replaced to rest, sit on the sidelines, and watch his teammates defend.
Realizing that the team was in crisis, James still chose to launch a breakthrough and attack in a physically exhausting way.Facts have proved that such an attack is almost impossible to solve.
Ball in one hand, battle ax in the right!
15-11!
Xu Tian ran to get rid of the fragile double-teaming of the Cavaliers, dribbled to the frontcourt, and bent over to dribble facing James' defense.
George realized that he was watching the two strongest players in the world match up, watching every technical move intently, and analyzing who was stronger.
James has a slight advantage in power, but the impact is not great, and Xu Tian completes the flip-back jumper!
Swish!
17-11!
Xu Tian's expression was very calm, and he couldn't tell whether it was strenuous or calm.
Nick Yang shook his head and said, "Paul, Xu is too strong, never seen before."
Kobe heard what Nick Young said, and said: "If he wins the FMVP this year, he will be the first player in history to achieve this achievement. It is normal for you to think he is strong."
Nick Young said: "Kobe, if you take over as the president of operations, don't trade me out. I want to create a dynasty with the Lakers."
Kobe said: "I only want the finals now, and I haven't thought about taking over as the president of operations, but if you want to stay, you have to do your best in the playing time and contribute everything you have to the team, including defense."
"no problem."
Both Xu Tian and James played the first quarter, and the Lakers led the Cavaliers by seven points 36-29.
George, Bryant and Nick Young played in the second quarter, facing off against Irving, JR Smith and James, who didn't choose to rest.
Kobe held the ball at the top of the arc and gave it to Nick Young.
George runs without the ball, continues to pull on Tristan Thompson, draining him.
The number of Cavaliers in rotation is very small, and the corresponding physical exertion will increase, and the Lakers can let Xu Tian rest for a period of time off the court.This is the biggest gap between the two sides.
Irving played more confidently when Xu Tian was not on the court, and gave James some help so that the team would not be pulled away.
Nick Young seemed to have been hit with chicken blood, hitting consecutive individual singles.He has a deep affection for the Lakers and really wants to stay in the lineup.
George and Nance Jr. cooperated, and the two assisted in defending against James, but the effect was not obvious, causing the Cavaliers to catch up with the score in the first three and a half minutes of the second quarter.
Kobe held the ball in the frontcourt, singled Irving with his back, shook the latter continuously, and caused a foul.
Xu Tian took off the towel covering his knees, walked onto the court slowly, and replaced Nance who had just played for a while.This is the finals, and there are not many opportunities for rookies to level up.
(End of this chapter)