lakers championship

Chapter 187

Chapter 187

SkyOcean won both Rookie of the Month and Player of the Month honors at the same time. Discussions immediately arose on the social network, like a rainstorm in the clear sky, suddenly falling, more and more urgent.

TNT: "This season's All-Star voting champion adds another suspense, LeBron, Tianyang, Curry, who do you choose?"

Kobe: "@天洋, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, continue to train hard."

A fan: "I have a bold idea, is it possible for Tianyang to win this season's MVP?"

Such speculation was instantly dismissed by fans from all walks of life.

ESPN expert Mark Stein said that the rookie season MVP can only exist in historical records, unless Tianyang can lead the Lakers from the last season in the Western Conference to the positive number one like Wes Unseld did. .

But this is no different from the Arabian Nights. Even though the Lakers are currently 13 wins and 7 losses, far exceeding everyone's expectations, they are only ranked fourth in the West. In front of the Lakers are the Warriors, Rockets, and Spurs, and they are only one win behind. The Clippers on the field chased behind.

However, Mark Stein also said that as long as the Lakers finally rank among the top 5 in the Western Conference, Tianyang's personal data maintains 32 points and 8 times for China to give you, or go further, and there is a very high probability of winning the MVP.

Stein's statement was supported by some fans.

However, some fans expressed sourly that if Adi had more public relations activities, the SkyOcean MVP would surely be secured.

……

At 3 pm on the 6rd, at the Air Canada Center, Raptors coach Casey was interviewed.

Reporter: "Two hours later, the Raptors will face the Lakers team led by Tianyang, the first player in history to win both Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month honors at the same time. Do you have any special tactics prepared?"

Casey: "To be honest, we have prepared special tactics. Tianyang is a phenomenal player and cannot be measured by rookie standards. I specifically asked Coach Carlisle for advice. He gave some good suggestions. Watch the video of Coach Hoiberg talking about defending SkyOcean, so let's see."

At the beginning of this season, Tianyang led the Lakers to host the Mavericks at home with the mighty power of the universe.

Ordinarily, it is not a big problem to win the victory, but Carlisle, the master tactician, carefully designed and used Deron's strong body to attack and consume Tianyang's physical strength. He did not hesitate to foul ahead of time to disrupt Tianyang's offensive rhythm.

Casey previously served as an assistant coach with the Mavericks and had a close relationship with Carlisle.

This time against the Lakers, he naturally wants to ask for advice.

However, he refused to disclose further tactical arrangements, and the reporter could only give up in resentment.

Shortly after Casey's interview, Tianyang also accepted an exclusive interview with TNT outside the player tunnel.

Maggio: "How does it feel to win two honors at the same time and break the historical record?"

Tianyang: "I'm excited, thank my teammates, coaches, media, and CCTV."

Maggio: "Just now Coach Casey said that he has prepared special tactics for you. What do you think?"

Tianyang: "Thanks to Coach Casey for his attention. I believe Coach Wharton is ready to deal with it."

……

At 8 o'clock, the game between the Lakers and the Raptors started, and the Air Canada Center was packed.

Usually there are not so many people, only because of the arrival of Tianyang, a large number of Chinese fans are attracted to watch the game.

Even at the Raptors' home court, these fans boldly held the sign of "Brother Tian is awesome, foreign gods are mighty", regardless of the complaints of Raptors fans, they kept cheering excitedly.

With the referee's whistle, the starting players of the two teams took their positions.

Point guard Clarkson faced Lowry, shooting guard Tianyang faced Powell, small forward Ingram faced DeRozan, power forward Randall faced Siakam, and center Nance faced Valanciunas.

From the perspective of the lineup, the Raptors have two full-name stars and a big center, which is slightly dominant.

But with Tianyang alone, the Lakers completely overwhelmed the Raptors in terms of momentum.

In the jump ball session, Nance and Varan collided, and the basketball was thrown into the crowd by the two.

Clarkson's eyes were sharp and his hands were fast, and he stepped back to control the rhythm.

The two teams ran to the frontcourt one after another, and Clarkson dribbled the ball steadily across the midfield.

On the right wing, he made a direct pass to Tianyang at the top of the arc, and then took advantage of the situation to cover, creating space for Randall in the low post on the right.

At the same time, Tianyang dribbled the ball to the left elbow, and Nance raised it from the low position on the left.

The two completed a hand-to-hand pass in the left elbow area, and Tianyang used the cover to run to the baseline.

Powell was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he bypassed Nance and caught up with Tianyang.

Unable to cooperate inside, Nance turned his head and passed the ball to the left wing.

Ingram, who had already squatted, received the ball and walked to the right, rushed to the top of the arc like lightning, used the uplifted Randall to get rid of DeRozan's pursuit, and finally took off at 45 degrees on the right to shoot.

Siakam, who switched defenses, flew to block the block, and Ingram wanted to pass the ball to the baseline.

Clarkson quietly received the pass from the short corner on the right, and started a three-step layup.

Lowry was limited by his height, and it was useless to catch up from behind. Powell hurried forward to defend.

As a result, Tianyang was in a wide open position. He took a step back and received a pass from Clarkson.

Pull up to take off, take it easy, and hit the mid-range shot!

The attack took a total of 22 seconds. Except for Randall, the other 4 players of the Lakers all had the ball, but Randall also did a pick-and-roll for Ingram. It can be said that all members participated in the attack.

Walton stood on the sidelines, nodding with his hips on his hips, very satisfied.

The Raptors attacked, and Lowry dribbled the ball across half court, stopping at 45 degrees on the right side to look for opportunities.

DeRozan used Powell's off-ball screen on the right wing to bypass the top of the arc.

Lowry passed the ball, and DeRozan singled out Tianyang.

It seemed that there was a plan, DeRozan directly took a step sideways to the front right.

But the speed is not as fast as the usual breakthrough, but deliberately let Tianyang keep up.

The two made physical contact, and DeRozan dribbled the ball sideways, rolling Tianyang towards the basket like a slow-moving bulldozer.

No way, in terms of static strength, as a shooting guard, Tianyang couldn't do it.

For 3 seconds in a row, DeRozan squeezed Tianyang to the free throw line, then turned forward and made a mid-range shot.

Tianyang followed his footsteps and jumped up, raising his right hand to interfere, but unfortunately he made a steady shot.

Easy side to fight again, the Lakers ran UCLA air cut tactics again, Ingram scored 2 points.

Turning his head, DeRozan took the ball at the top of the arc again, and hit Tianyang again.

Although he failed to make a shot, Varan grabbed a rebound and made a tip-in on the spot.

Subsequently, the two teams played another round of the same routine, and the score was 6-6.

In these three rounds, the offensive rhythm of the two teams was extremely slow, and it took a full 2 ​​minutes in a daze.

The Lakers attacked again, Clarkson dribbled the ball halfway, and was about to pass the ball on the right wing, when Lowry suddenly made a press.

In a hurry, the basketball flew into Tianyang's hands.

Tianyang subconsciously wanted to pass it to Nance, but Varan had already circled forward to defend, and there was no chance for a while.

After he observed carefully, he found that Ingram and Randall suffered similarly.

The Raptors cut off the possibility of the Lakers running UCLA's air cut tactics and forced Tianyang to play singles.

If you consider DeRozan's back attack just now, the Raptors' intentions are very obvious.

They wanted to consume a lot of Tianyang's physical strength from the very beginning.

The Raptors defended very well, and Tianyang could only dribble to the inside to break through.

But just as he reached the three-point line and was about to raise his hand for a layup, Powell immediately started to shoot the ball.

With a "snap", the basketball fell to the ground, and at the same time the whistle sounded.

Although he earned a foul, Tianyang felt a burning pain in his right hand.

The Lakers rearranged their offense, Nance held the ball from the bottom line, and the other four settled linearly.

The referee whistled, and Randall lifted from the low post on the left to the elbow.

Nance served the ball and ran to the bottom corner to cover, Tianyang took the opportunity to slip to the left wing.

After receiving the pass from Randall, Tianyang jumped up, but before the basketball was released, Siakam slapped it suddenly.

There was another "snap", the referee blew his whistle again, and Tianyang made three free throws.

The burning sensation in my hands just now has not disappeared, and now it is adding fuel to the fire.

Tianyang resisted to stand on the free throw line, but only made one of three free throws.

It was luck that hit it once, and it rolled into the hoop after a few bumps.

Throughout the free throw process, Walton stood on the sidelines and watched with his hips on his hips.

The smile on his face disappeared completely, and he complained violently in his heart: "The Raptors' defense has learned from everyone's strengths. They have both Hoiberg's consumption tactics and Carlisle's fierce foul tactics. Tianyang is a bit too much. I have to find a way."

(End of this chapter)