Chapter 376 The Incredible Tang Hao (3/5)(1/2)
The Lakers and Thunder game was played at the Staples Center.
This game attracted a large number of spectators, and the attendance rate of Staples Center reached 100% for the first time in the season.
For fans in Los Angeles, it is definitely a regrettable thing to not appear at Tang Hao’s 101 points scene, but fortunately, Tang Hao is still in the league. Who knows that the game will not be a new record night?
And this time it's at home.
With familiar background music, when the home team was introduced on the spot, the atmosphere on the scene quickly reached a small **.
"He is a 6-foot-3 shooting guard, he is the darling of Los Angeles, he comes from China, his name is Tang Hao!!"
The host on the scene raised the volume and shouted Tang Hao's name.
Accompanied by the host's shouts, the audience suddenly burst into cheers.
Kobe missed the game due to injury, and Tang Hao became the last player to be introduced. The cheers lasted for more than two minutes.
It was not until Tang Hao and his teammates finished their brim and returned to the queue that the cheers slowly decreased.
The head coaches of both sides have set up their final tactics and the game is about to break out.
On the Lakers side, Kobe cannot play, Nick Young replaces Kobe as the team's starting shooting guard, and other positions are still the same as before.
On the Thunder, in addition to the top dual-core, Andre Robertson, who has excellent defensive skills in the shooting guards, Ibaka and Adams, who are also known for their defense in the interior.
This lineup, a discerning person can tell at a glance that it is a dual-core offense, and the other three are all defensive. With such a configuration, it is 100% restrained against the Lakers led by Tang Hao.
This is also the confidence of coach Brooks.
After Tang Hao came on stage, he soon saw a pair of eyes staring at him.
The owner of these eyes is Westbrook, with a desire to fight. If it weren't on the court, it would be like rolling up your sleeves and having sex.
The ones who jumped the ball were Hill and Ibaka.
Ibaka had excellent bounce ability and pushed the ball back to the Thunder's half. Westbrook grabbed the ball and pushed it forward without any dragging, and directly sounded the offensive horn.
Jeremy Lin followed and rushed forward, and the other Lakers players also quickly retreated and defended.
However, before the other Lakers players were in place, Westbrook accelerated and forced himself to pass Jeremy Lin, rushed to the inside and directly chose to fly and lay up.
He jumped very early, almost throwing himself into the air, and successfully sent the ball into the basket through Kelly.
The fans at the scene couldn't help but feel restless. Westbrook's shot was completely unreasonable.
In the Lakers' offensive round, Jeremy Lin held the ball to the frontcourt, and he was defended by Westbrook as soon as he arrived.
On the other hand, Robertson also pestered Tang Hao, not giving him the opportunity to catch the ball easily. Even Ibaka and Adams at the basket looked at Tang Hao from time to time. Judging from the situation, as long as Tang Hao received the ball, he would rush up to double-team the first time.
This defensive formation is not as systematic as the Celtics, but it is obviously more targeted.
Tang Hao tried continuously and finally got rid of Robertson's braised candy style.
But just as he got rid of it, Westbrook suddenly rushed forward and directly snatched the ball from Jeremy Lin's mobile phone.
The basketball rolled towards the front court, and Jeremy Lin staggered. The referee on the sidelines kept looking at the field, but there was no whistle.
Westbrook rushed up and grabbed the ball and ran towards the front court. He was very fast and arrived at the front court in a blink of an eye. He turned around and saw no one catching up. He rushed into the free throw line with the ball. He jumped up and made a one-handed slam.
There was a turmoil at the scene.
4-0, Westbrook scored 4 points in a row at the beginning, and his momentum was as strong as a rainbow.
Scott shook his eyes on Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and after he arrived at the frontcourt, he significantly strengthened his protection against the ball.
Tang Hao began to run around the sideline, but Robertson reacted quickly, and he avoided the continuous pick-and-roll.
Seeing the attack time pass by little by little, Jeremy Lin finally chose to break through the basket.
Tang Hao restrained the Thunder's defense, and Jeremy Lin chose this breakthrough opportunity well.
He rushed to the basket with a small throw.
However, he did not notice Durant who was quickly assisting in defense. After taking the ball, Durant slapped out of the field.
There was an uproar in the scene.
Brooks' words before the game were not a big deal. This defensive strategy made it difficult for Tang Hao to have a chance to catch the ball.
The Lakers have the ball, but the offensive time is less than 5 seconds left.
Nick Young serves on the sidelines.
Kelly and Hill made pick-and-rolls for Tang Hao in succession.
Tang Hao got rid of Robertson countless times and ran outside the three-point line.
Yang's pass followed and threw it out.
The pass of this ball was a bit straight, and Tang Hao could not make a shooting move immediately after receiving the ball.
This was a very short moment, but it was enough for the Thunder. Durant and Ibaka, who were closest, came directly to double-team.
The fans at the scene looked worried. Durant was tall and his arms were long, and Ibaka was a blocker again. Tang Hao was in a desperate situation as soon as he received the ball.
Even if you dodge the block with your ability, the probability of hitting this ball is not high.
Brooks on the sidelines also showed a confident smile.
No matter how strong Tang Hao's scoring ability is, he is still alone. Moreover, Tang Hao seems to be able to score only and does not show his ability to pass the ball.
There are not many such players in the NBA. Not to mention the distance, even the Lakers still have a Nick Young.
In dealing with such players, you can defend yourself as long as you don’t give too many opportunities to catch the ball and compress the space to shoot.
Tang Hao still chose to take action.
Durant stretched out his long arms and rushed forward, and Ibaka rushed over to get up and cover it.
At this moment, what no one expected was that Tang Hao did not take action after jumping, but threw the ball to the right at the moment of jumping.
This action came very suddenly, and Durant and Ibaka were all focused on Tang Hao's move. Unexpectedly, Tang Hao chose to pass the ball.
Brooks was also stunned. He was surprised that Tang Hao chose to pass the ball, but that Tang Hao actually passed the ball!
The basketball flew towards Yang.
Yang Gang ran into the field and then received the pass.
Yang was also very surprised, but after receiving the ball, a scorer's instinct made him instantly shoot.
Durant, who faced Yang, has now double-teamed Tang Hao, and Yang's move is almost empty when he takes action.
"Swish~"
The basketball rubs the edge of the basket and rolls into the mesh bag.
Yang made a three-pointer!
There was a burst of cheers at the scene.
Yang's three-pointer was absolutely proud.
Yang was also very excited. After waving his fist excitedly, he ran towards Tang Hao and reached out to high-five.
The one who was most confused at this time was Brooks on the sidelines.
He really didn't expect that Tang Hao, who had not shown his passing talent before, would actually pass such a beautiful pass.
Maybe it's just that the blind cat is touched by dead rats...
The next second, this thought flashed through Brooks' mind.
Yang's three-pointer did not have much impact on the Thunder's offense.
After Westbrook carried the ball to the frontcourt, he broke through and passed the ball to Durant. Durant flew away, shook Yang and took a big step into the three-point line, followed by a mid-range emergency stop.
Durant is an excellent pitcher, and his shooting is almost perfect in both angle and height.
"Swish~"
With two points, Durant showed his scoring stability as a superstar.
Jeremy Lin took the ball and advanced to the frontcourt again.
Tang Hao successfully used his teammate's pick-and-roll to run into problems. Jeremy Lin seized the fleeting opportunity and passed the ball to him as soon as possible.
Robertson and Durant fully implemented Brooks' tactical arrangements and double-teamed Tang Hao again.
Tang Hao accelerated to break through, Robertson pestered him, and Durant also stood on his breakthrough route, his slender arms ready to break the ball at any time.
Tang Hao's breakthrough failed in the end under the blocking. Robertson and Durant's double-team defense compressed him and could only retreat.
Without hesitation, he swung his hand and sent the ball back to the outside, and cut the basket without the ball.
Durant and Robertson did not expect Tang Hao to do this. After Tang Hao accelerated, he directly passed through the double-team between the two.
Jeremy Lin hit the earth with a beautiful shot and gave the ball to Tang Hao, and Tang Hao got a pretty good scoring opportunity.
After receiving the ball, Tang Hao broke through to the basket, but when he turned around inadvertently, he saw Durant catching up from behind him.
At the same time, Ibaka at the basket also rushed out. With his bounce, as long as Tang Hao chose to take action, the ball had a high probability of being a block.
To be continued...