piratefiction Chapter 243 The Battle of Tianwang Mountain
Chapter 243 The Battle of Tianwang Mountain
Chapter 243 The Battle of Tianwang Mountain
On May 5, G29 of the Western Conference Finals officially started at the American Airlines Center Arena.
The starting lineups of the two sides remain unchanged, and they are still the players familiar to the fans.
After all, the series has almost played five games, and the two sides have almost known the bottom line, and there is no need to make changes.
At this stage, it is purely a competition for the personal abilities of the players.
Whether Li Xuan and Nowitzki's performance can suppress the Lakers' OK combination has become the key to winning this game.
In the jump ball session, Nowitzki overwhelmed O'Neal, touched the basketball first, turned back to the backcourt, and gave the Mavericks the first chance to attack.
The Lakers players knew they couldn't count on the fat man for the jump ball, so they returned to defense early, not giving the Mavericks a chance to attack.
Nash dribbled forward without rushing, came to the top of the arc to observe the position of his teammates, and prepared to deal the cards.
Payton immediately stepped forward to defend, gave a physical confrontation, and waved his arms to interfere with Lao Na's vision.
Nowitzki quickly ran to the high area on the right and made an off-ball screen for Li Xuan.
With the help of a screen, Li Xuan quickly cut to the basket.
Ma Long tried to squeeze through the cover but failed, so he secretly gave the "driver" an elbow.
"I asked you to block my way, eat me a big elbow!"
Nowitzki instantly felt a pain in his abdomen.
"Fuck! Covering for Li is so dangerous!"
Although Nash's vision was blocked at the top of the arc, he knew it was right to pass the ball to the basket.
This is the consciousness of a top point guard.
Li Xuan, who cut inside to the basket, soared into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air, and made a dunking posture.
Cauliflower Snake, who quickly rushed back to the basket to defend, also jumped up, stretching his arms to interfere, but failed to touch the basketball.
Bang!
Li Xuan slammed the ball into the basket with one hand.
2: 0!
There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts resounded through the arena.
Due to the last Lakers home whistle, the Mavericks fans were suffocated, and finally broke out at this moment.
"Kill these bastards to death, let them cheat!"
"Lee, great job! Bomb the Lakers' rim to your heart's content!"
"The Lakers are nothing without the referee's help, so let's get lost and go back to Los Angeles!"
"..."
In the live commentary booth, Barkley and Kenny Smith expressed their views.
Kenny Smith: "The Mavericks were not affected by the last game. The offense is still very smooth. It depends on how the Lakers parry."
Barkley: "The Mavericks lost in the last game. The Tianwangshan battle will definitely come back, and the Lakers can't give up the victory. This game will definitely be very exciting."
Back on the court, Payton dribbled the ball across half court, handed the ball to the Cauliflower Snake, and then ran to the bottom corner to open the space.
After receiving the ball, Kobe made a three-threat move, took a tentative step, and stared fiercely at Lagabel who was defending in front of him.
Lagabel didn't feel timid, and stared at the cauliflower snake's next move.
"Boy, since you don't come up to defend, then I will vote."
The cauliflower snake retracted its tentative foot, raised its arm, and made a shooting posture.
Seeing this situation, Lagabert remained indifferent.
The Mavericks' defensive strategy formulated before the game was quite clear.
Adopt the "Jordan Rule", isolate Kobe alone, cut off the connection between him and his teammates, and see if he can lead the team to victory with his personal ability.
"Fuck! This kid is a bit smart, he doesn't eat fake moves."
Seeing that Lagabel was not fooled, Kobe appreciated it a little.
Since fake moves don't work, it's better to use the fake to confuse the real.
As a result, the cauliflower snake immediately shot back a jumper.
Lagabel reacted quickly, rushed forward and stretched his arms to interfere.
Bang bang!Fight with anger!
Li Xuan retreated to the basket and grabbed the rebound, passed it to Nash to dribble and advance.
As soon as Nash received the pass, Payton stepped forward to defend him, unable to increase his speed, and his idea of playing a defensive counterattack was shattered.
Immediately, after Lao Na protected the ball, he dribbled the ball across the half court steadily, and came outside the three-point line to organize an attack.
Nowitzki ran to the high area on the right, took the Fathead Shark out of the penalty area, and created an air-cut opportunity for his teammates.
Li Xuan and Finley made a cross run in the left high area.
Li Xuan blocked George and then ran towards the three-point line, while Finley made an empty cut to the basket.
Nash, who was in possession of the ball from beyond the three-point line, hit the ball and passed it into the penalty area.
Seeing this, Kobe let go of his defender and immediately retreated to the basket to make up the defense.
Finley, who was on the move, received the pass, took a step, and saw the cauliflower snake rushing back to the basket, without making a strong attack, he immediately passed the ball to the bottom corner.
After receiving the pass, Lagabel saw that no one stepped forward to defend, so he quickly adjusted.
"Raja, you can do it, you can do it!"
After Lagabel was exhausted, he threw the ball.
"Bell got an open opportunity, can he grasp it? This three-pointer will be very critical." Kenny Smith commented.
On the Lakers bench, Phil Jackson was very nervous at this moment, silently praying that the goal would never be scored.
The basketball draws a perfect arc in the air.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
5: 0!
Deafening cheers and shouts erupted in the auditorium in an instant, cheering for this three-pointer.
Mavericks fans know that the [-]-pointer was critical enough to change the Lakers' defense.
Seeing this scene, Phil Jackson frowned. He was not in a hurry to make changes, and wanted to wait and see what happened before making plans.
The ball is switched and the Lakers attack.
Payton rushed Nash, met Finley's help defense, and passed the ball.
George in the high area on the right received the pass, without any hesitation, took off and shot.
The ball was weak, and the basketball bounced off the front of the basket.
Under the basket, Li Xuan and Ma Long stuck in position to fight for rebounds.
"Little devil, let me teach you how to rebound."
Ma Long wanted to turn around and walk around in front of Li Xuan, but at the same time his elbows were restless, and he wanted to hit Li Xuan's waist with his elbow while turning around.
But before he could implement it, Li Xuan took the initiative.
Li Xuan quietly elbowed Ma Long behind him.
"Uncle postman, you should retire when you get old, it's not worth it to ruin your old arms and legs."
After feeling the thrust behind him weaken immediately, Li Xuan immediately took off and grabbed the rebound easily.
On the sidelines, Phil Jackson frowned even deeper.
"What's the matter with Karl, isn't he good at getting stuck and grabbing rebounds? He can't even handle a rookie!"
If Malone knew that the head coach belittled him so much, he would definitely complain.
It's not that he's useless, but that the opponent's elbow is stronger than him!
On the field, the Mavericks launched a defensive counterattack. Nash dribbled through the half court and immediately passed the ball to Lagabel in front.
After receiving the pass, Lagabel broke through to the basket, attracted the defense, and assisted Finley with a mid-range jumper.
"With the tacit cooperation, the Mavericks' offense is very smooth and smooth, but the Lakers have been unable to open the offense for a long time. This will not work." Kenny Smith commented.
In the next round, the Lakers broke the scoring drought.
With the help of the cover of the fat head shark, Payton broke through the penalty area, avoided Li Xuan's block, and hit a small throw.
7: 2!
In the next two or three rounds, both sides' shooting percentages dropped.
The Mavericks scored a three-pointer from Lagabel, while the Lakers scored a goal from Kobe Bryant relying on his personal ability.
Lakers coach Phil Jackson saw that Lagabel hit a three-pointer again and couldn't sit still. He immediately requested a timeout and called the players back.
"The No. 11 player of the Mavericks feels hot. Our defensive strategy needs to be changed and we can't let go."
After Phil Jackson explained, he quickly deployed new tactics.
"Shaq stayed in the penalty zone, and the other four went out to play zone defense. They moved quickly and blocked any loopholes in time. As long as the Mavericks were not allowed to shoot open, the goal was achieved."
The Lakers players nodded after hearing this, expressing their understanding.
On the other side, on the bench of the Mavericks, Old Nelson assigned tasks to the main players.
"Dirk, I'll leave it to you to attack and drive the team."
"Lee, put your energy into the defensive end and cut off the passing lanes between Kobe and everyone else."
"Steve, keep the rhythm of the game firmly in your hands, and increase the counterattack speed a little bit faster."
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"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
After hearing this, the Mavericks players nodded and responded in unison.
Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.
Payton dribbled to the three-point line and lobbed the ball inside.
After the Fathead Shark received the ball, he pushed Nowitzki away and turned towards the penalty area.
Li Xuan hurried back to help defend, and when he cut the ball, he hit Fathead Shark hard.
"Beep! Mavericks player No. 10 was fouled by a thug." The referee blew his whistle and gestured towards the technical table.
The ball was considered a shooting foul, and O'Neal got two free throws.
Fathead Shark rubbed the back of his red hand as he walked to the free throw line.
"Fuck! The stinky brat is so ruthless that he almost swollen my hand."
After complaining, O'Neal received a pass from the referee amidst the boos of the audience, and took two or three shots to find his feeling.
"Shaq, stop pretending, you won't be able to make the penalty no matter what, otherwise you'll shoot with the urinal, and the hit rate may be higher." Li Xuan suggested "kindly".
After hearing this, the fat head shark gritted his teeth angrily.
Even if this uncle never scores a goal, he is not willing to try that shameful action.
Because of the anger in his heart, he exerted too much force, and the basketball bounced out of the frame.
"Fuck! That stinky brat disrupted my free throw rhythm."
During the second free throw, O'Neal wanted to find a rhythm, but he heard the trash talking from that nasty kid again, and his mentality became unbalanced again.
With a bang, strike with anger!
Nowitzki grabbed the rebound and passed it to Nash to advance.
When Li Xuan passed Fathead Shark, he didn't forget to hit him.
"Shaq, you should follow my advice. Free throws are not difficult, and you can make them with your eyes closed."
O'Neal looked at Li Xuan's back and clenched his fist.
"Fuck! This brat really deserves a fucking beating!"
If it wasn't for worrying about not being able to beat Li Xuan, Fat Head Shark really wanted to fuck him.
The Mavericks launched a fast break, Nash dribbled the ball outside the three-point line, caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye, and immediately passed the ball.
Outside the three-point line on the right, Li Xuan received the pass, made a shot fake to shake away George who was defending, and then broke through to the basket.
"Let you see the tank breakthrough of Ben Shashen."
Li Xuan, who was marching, was unstoppable, and Payton, who wanted to step forward to intercept him, was knocked half a meter away.
"Fuck! Who the fuck can stop such a humanoid monster!"
Payton, who was lying on the floor, couldn't help but think of this idea.
After Li Xuan successfully dashed to the basket, he leaned on Ma Long and flew to the basket.
"Fuck! Brat, you really think I'm easy to bully!"
Malone pressed his arm down, even if he couldn't interfere with the basketball, he could teach that kid a lesson.
Clap!
Ma Long's palm hit Li Xuan's arm hard.
"Beep! The No. 11 thug of the Lakers fouled, the goal is valid, and an additional penalty is given."
After the referee blew his whistle, he had no time to gesture to the technical platform, and immediately ran over to block between Li Xuan and Ma Long.
He was really worried that Li Xuan would suddenly lose his temper and have a big fight with Ma Long.
"Li, calm down, the penalty has already been made, don't make any trouble." The referee dissuaded.
"Don't worry, my quality is so good, how can I fight?"
Li Xuan responded with a smile and walked towards the free throw line.
At this time, Ma Long panicked a lot, and was really worried that Li Xuan would suddenly go berserk and beat him up.
When he was young, he dared to hate the world, but now he is old and useless. He just wants to be a championship champion and retire smoothly. He doesn't want to have extra problems and spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
"Damn it! I shouldn't have had that thought just now, I almost played too big."
After a self-reflection, Ma Long walked to the side of the penalty area and took a good position.
"Good shot! And-One! Li's ball is too hard. Changing his previous playing style, he is too domineering."
In the commentary seat, Barkley praised without hesitation.
Amidst the cheers of the fans, Li Xuan stood on the free throw line, took the referee's pass, patted it, and said something to Fathead Shark.
"Shaq, watch how I close my eyes and make free throws."
O'Neill didn't feel angry when he heard Li Xuan's words, and was even a little happy, showing a look of gloating.
"Smelly brat, let's see what you do when the car overturns later!"
After Li Xuan finished speaking, he closed his eyes and threw the ball by relying on muscle memory.
"Shh!"
The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily!
After hearing the crisp sound of swiping the net, Li Xuan opened his eyes, said something to himself, and then turned back to defend.
"Have you learned it? I can teach you for free."
Fathead Shark, who originally wanted to see a joke, instantly collapsed.
"Fuck! Being pretended by that stinky brat, I'm so pissed off!"
The ball is switched and the Lakers attack.
With the help of O'Neal's cover, Kobe broke into the inside line. After dodging and moving, he pulled the bar to avoid the blocks of Li Xuan and Nowitzki, and scored the ball.
Not to be outdone, the Mavericks quickly retaliated.
Nowitzki came to the mid-range area on the right, singled George with a post, turned over and hit a jumper.
With such a dislocation, the "old driver" played handily.
In this way, the two sides let the team's core players rely on their individual abilities to play singles. The game was played inextricably, and the point difference was kept at about 5 points.
At the end of the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 25 to 20, and the Mavericks entered the first quarter with a 5-point lead.
(End of this chapter)