Chapter seven hundred and first full firepower
"Swish!"
With a crisp sound, Tang Shuai's pulling hit steadily.
He scored two points for the Lakers' opening game, and Westbrook's feint played a sufficient role in pulling the game.
Hornersek couldn't help but shake his head. When Evans finished serving the ball in the backcourt and ran forward, he couldn't help but remind: "Terick, follow yours."
In the Knicks' offense, Rose advanced to the frontcourt and completed a double-star pick-and-roll with Anthony. After the ball was dismantled, he directly made a jump shot.
Looking back, Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt and signaled his teammates to open up space. Then he asked Tang Shuai to ask for a low post and take the ball over.
The Knicks did not choose to double-team at this time, and Evans lowered his center of gravity to resist Shuai Tang.
Tang Shuai pushed in with pure power twice, and Evans couldn't stand it. At this moment, he took advantage of the moment and leaned back.
Evans started with a beat slower start, and the interference after jumping was limited.
"Swish!"
Tang Shuai's back hit again.
Although it is not integrated into a golden skill package and the movement connection is not so smooth, it is more than enough to deal with Evans's level of defense.
Hornersek shook his head helplessly on the sidelines. After Evans was injured, his athletic ability decreased a lot compared to his peak period. He played with his physical fitness, and his defensive strength also decreased a lot.
The Knicks' offense was again Ross and Porzingis at the pick-and-roll at the free throw line. After breaking the ball, he broke the ball straight under the basket. Facing Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll, he directly sent the ball into the basket with a big trolley in the air.
The moment the ball entered, there was a burst of excited cheers on the scene.
After coming to the Knicks, although Ross could no longer turn back to the powerful Fengcheng Rose, his condition and appearances have improved a lot compared to the previous two years.
"color!"
Ross' continuous scores made the home fans feel excited. After entering the defensive round, they cheered loudly for the home team.
The Lakers played a pass and cut cooperation, Yi Jianlian did not have a pick-and-roll, and Tang Shuai inserted into the basket and received Batum's pass, facing Porzingis with a throw.
Looking back, the Lakers strengthened their defense, especially targeted Ross's leadership. Ross had no chance, so Anthony directly played hard at a high position. Melon shook for a while, and the last step was to retreat, hitting the buzzer against Batum's defense.
Although his age has grown older, his scoring ability has not decreased much.
For the Lakers' offense, Westbrook went to the frontcourt to call Noel for pick-and-roll, rushed into the inside before Noah defended, and got a layup opportunity.
Although Noah is there, the defense of this Knicks is indeed average.
In this position, he can make a layup at the start, but for some reason he didn't take a shot right away.
Anthony immediately assisted in the defense.
At this moment, Westbrook suddenly threw the ball out and followed Batum in his hand. This was a good three-pointer opportunity.
However, Batum still didn't take action, but instead carried the ball to run towards Tang Shuai, waving while running.
Tang Shuai understood and ran over. When the two of them intertwined, Batum handed the ball hand-by-hand, and then stood up to block Evans.
After receiving the ball, Tang Shuai did not hesitate and made a decisive three-pointer.
"Swish!"
Three points to the bag!
Tang Shuai’s shooting, and there is also!
There was an uproar on the scene. After Tang Shuai made this three-pointer, the Lakers also overtook the score 9-8. Ross and Anthony made a header before, but they didn't notice it much. Only then did they realize that the Lakers' 9 points were all from Tang Shuai, and they made 4 of 4 shots, which made them feel hot.
Many people unconsciously thoughts. Although Tang Shuai said that he didn't care about Lao Bali's comments, his body was still very honest~
The Knicks' offense was finally defeated, Anthony's strong attack was blocked by Batum, and the Lakers turned around and handed over to Tang Shuai. Tang Shuai directly made a jump shot after breaking through, hitting his fifth goal, and also helped the team expand its lead to 3 points.
Horacek finally couldn't help it at this time. Although he didn't value defense so much, he couldn't stand the face of being a coach by Tang Shuai.
After Porzingis scored a goal from the Knicks, Westbrook gave the ball to Tang Shuai in the frontcourt, and the Knicks immediately took a double team.
Tang Shuai saw the opportunity to pass the ball to Yi Jianlian inside. Yi Jianlian made a blackboard shot and the rebound was grabbed by Noah.
The Knicks' offense, Anthony suddenly broke into the basket Porzingis, who turned around and hooked his hand to avoid Noel's defensive hit.
The Lakers advanced to the frontcourt. After receiving the ball, Tang Shuai was about to break through. Anthony immediately double-teamed over and passed the ball to Batum. The latter had a good chance at the three-point line, but he was short of luck and finally jumped out of the basket.
The rebound was taken by Porzingis, and he threw it to Ross.
Ross accelerated his breakthrough and arrived at the Lakers' frontcourt. His breakthrough layup caused Westbrook's defensive foul.
After one of two free throws, the Knicks have tied the score 11-11.
The fans at the scene were cheering again.
It is obvious that other Lakers players don't seem to be in good shape, and Hornersek's double-teaming tactics work.
Generally, at this time, the team's point guard will adjust the team's offensive tactics and strive to maximize the offensive effect. However, if the players are stubborn, Westbrook is the first to be suspenseless. He pushed the ball to the frontcourt and still signaled Tang Shuai to ask for the ball.
Tang Shuai received the ball when he just got the ball, and the Knicks' double team was about to come up again.
He frowned. This time he did not choose to pass the ball. He moved his back against Evans and turned to the right and leaned back to take action.
Anthony, who was double-teaming, immediately jumped up and pounced on him. Evans also jumped up, and the two of them covered Tang Shuai with both hands.
Tang Shuai's face remained unchanged. When the tilt amplitude reached the maximum and his body was about to fall, he started to shoot.
The ball was leaning back with a huge amplitude, and successfully avoided the defense of the two. The basketball flew past their fingertips and flew towards the basket.
"Swish!"
With a crisp sound, Tang Shuai's shot made another shot!
He hit all six shots before the game!
The Lakers players on the bench were completely crazy and ran to the sidelines with towels and shouting hard.
So far, the Lakers have made 6 goals with 8 shots, and all the goals scored by Shuai Tang. This really corresponds to what Stephenson and Westbrook said before the game. Shuai Tang’s success rate is far beyond that of other players.
It is normal for a player to feel hot for a while, and it is not as difficult as imagined to hit all 6 shots, but it is really terrifying that the Heat continues to feel hot.
In the remaining games in the first quarter, Tang Shuai made a big shot inside and outside, and hit 4 goals again. The Lakers made a total of 24 shots in the first quarter. Tang Shuai made 10 of 14 shots by himself, and he personally contributed points.
At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 36-30. In fact, the score alone was not very high, but anyone could see that the other players of the Lakers gave the opportunity to Tang Shuai. It was on the one hand to help him create a new scoring record, and on the other hand, Tang Shuai's success rate was indeed stronger than others, and much stronger.
In the second quarter, Tang Shuai only sat off the court for two minutes, and then was replaced by Billups. It can be seen that although there was no substantial communication before the game, he obviously hoped to score high scores.
The coach and teammates supported him so much, and he had no reason to accept it. In the second quarter, he continued his previous good feel, making 7 of 11 shots in a single quarter and scored 16 points.
At the end of the half, his personal score had reached 39 points, breaking the half-time scoring record of Madison Square Garden Arena.
Throughout the first half, he could be said to have absolutely firepower.
Such an eye-catching performance has also won him the favor of many home fans. Although it was a away game, by the end of the half, many fans had already shouted for his performance, especially those who held the KT board. Those who don’t know thought this was the home court of the Lakers.
"I don't care what you are feeling tonight, or what you think, but I want to remind you that Don scored a new high of 39 points in the oldest stadium in the first half. If you don't show anything to stop him, you will become a new background, a background for the scoring record of a new Madison Garden Arena." During the break, Hornersek looked around his players.
"Coach, Tang is in the state tonight." Evans said helplessly. To be honest, he is not not working hard, but Tang Shuai is already strong. Now other people in the Lakers, including Billups, are working hard to cooperate with him to score. He is determined to aim at scoring, so he is not so easy to succeed.
"I know." Horacek looked at Evans coldly. Although the reason was that, Evans actually made sense. He really regretted putting him in tonight.
After Horacek said this, he didn't speak anymore, and the locker room fell into silence.
"Coach, I have a suggestion." At this moment, Redick suddenly spoke.
"jj, you said." Horacek knew that Redick was Tang Shuai's former teammate and looked at him in a consultative tone.
"Actually, this method is very simple, and it is something that every one of us knows." Redick did not say it directly, but kept it in front of it.
Hornersek signaled him to continue.
"We are not a team that is particularly good at defense. It is difficult to limit him by relying solely on defense or assisting defense."
Others nodded frequently, and everyone could see this first half.
"So we have to change our thinking. I have been with Tang for a season. I dare not say anything else, but his desire for victory is far more than others. So as long as we just need to open all the fire in the second half and reverse the momentum, I believe Tang will choose the latter without hesitation between personal scores and team victory or defeat." Reddick said his thoughts in one breath.
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!