Chapter 376: The Incredible Tang Hao (3/5)
The Lakers and Thunder game was played at the Staples Center. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The game drew a large crowd, with attendance at the Staples Center reaching 100 percent for the first time this season.
For fans in Los Angeles, it is definitely a pity that Tang Hao did not appear at the scene of Tang Hao's 101 points, but fortunately, Tang Hao is still in the league, who knows if the next game will not be a new record night?
And this time at home.
The familiar background music, when the scene began to introduce the home team's starters, the atmosphere of the scene quickly reached a small climax.
"He's a 6'3" shooting guard, he's the darling of Los Angeles, he's from China, his name is, Tang ~~ Hao!!"
The host of the scene stretched out the volume and shouted Tang Hao's name.
With the shouts of the host, the audience suddenly let out a mountain of cheers.
Kobe Bryant missed the game due to injury, and Tang Hao became the last player to be introduced, and the cheers lasted for more than two minutes.
It wasn't until Tang Hao and his teammates high-fived and returned to the queue that the cheers slowly subsided.
The head coaches of both sides laid out the final tactics, and the game was about to start.
On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant couldn't play, and Nick Young replaced Kobe Bryant as the team's starting point guard, and the other positions remained the same as before.
On the Thunder's side, in addition to the top duo, the scoring guard is Andre Robertson, who has excellent defensive ability, and the interior is also known for its defense, Serge Ibaka and Adams.
This lineup, which can be seen at a glance by a discerning person, is a dual-core offense, and the other three are all defending and wiping their butts, and such a configuration is 100% restrained against the Lakers led by Tang Hao.
That's where coach Brooks' confidence lies.
After Tang Hao came on the field, he soon saw a pair of eyes, staring at him.
The owner of these eyes is none other than Westbrook, and his eyes are full of fighting desire, if not on the court, it is the feeling of rolling up his sleeves and fighting.
It was Hill and Ibaka who jumped the ball.
Ibaka had excellent jumping ability, and as soon as he pulled the ball back to the Thunder's half, Westbrook grabbed the ball and pushed it forward, without the slightest drag, and directly blew the offensive horn.
Jeremy Lin followed up, and the rest of the Lakers quickly stepped back.
However, before the rest of the Lakers team could settle down, Westbrook accelerated and forcibly squeezed past Jeremy Lin, rushed to the interior and chose to fly to the basket directly.
He jumped early, almost throwing himself into the air, and with a sideways pick-and-roll, he successfully sent the ball into the basket past Kelly.
The fans at the scene couldn't help but feel agitated, Westbrook's goal was completely unreasonable.
In the Lakers' offensive round, Jeremy Lin carried the ball to the frontcourt, and he was met by Westbrook's high-pressure defense as soon as he arrived.
On the other side, Robertson also pestered Tang Hao, not allowing him to have a chance to catch the ball easily, and even Ibaka and Adams under the basket, their eyes also looked at Tang Hao from time to time, looking at the posture, as long as Tang Hao received the ball, he would rush up to cover the ball at the first time.
This defensive formation is not as systematic as the Celtics, but it is clearly more targeted.
Tang Hao tried continuously, and finally got rid of Robertson's kraft candy-style way.
But just as he was getting rid of it, Westbrook suddenly rushed forward and directly snatched the ball from Jeremy Lin's phone.
The basketball rolled to the front court, Jeremy Lin staggered for a while, and the referee on the sidelines kept looking at the court, but the whistle did not sound.
Westbrook rushed up and grabbed the ball and ran wildly to the frontcourt, his speed was fast, and in a blink of an eye, he saw that no one was catching up, and rushed to the free throw line with the ball, and jumped up with a one-handed slam.
There was a stirring at the scene.
4-0, Westbrook scored 4 points in a row at the beginning, and the momentum was like a rainbow.
Scott glanced at Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin advanced to the front court with the ball, and he significantly strengthened his protection of the ball when he arrived.
Tang Hao began to run around the sideline, but Robertson's reaction was quick, and he dodged the continuous blocking.
Seeing the offensive time pass little by little, Jeremy Lin finally chose to break through the basket by himself.
Tang Hao pinned down the Thunder's defense, and Jeremy Lin's breakthrough timing was good.
He rushed to the basket and threw a small throw.
However, he didn't notice Durant, who came over quickly, and was slapped out of the court by Durant not long after the ball was shot.
The scene was in an uproar.
Brooks's pre-game words were not big words, this defensive strategy made it difficult for Tang Hao to have a chance to catch the ball.
The Lakers had the ball, but the offensive time was less than 5 seconds left.
Nick Young serves from the sidelines.
Kelly and Hill continued to block Tang Hao.
Tang Hao got rid of Robertson countless times and ran outside the three-point line.
Young's pass followed.
The pass of this ball was a little straight, and Tang Hao couldn't make a shooting action immediately after receiving the ball.
It was a brief moment, but it was enough for the Thunder, with Durant and nearby Serge Ibaka coming straight to the table.
The fans at the scene looked worried, Durant was tall and long-armed, Ibaka was a master of blocking, and Tang Hao fell into a desperate situation as soon as he received the ball.
Even if you dodge the block with your ability, the probability of this ball hitting is not very high.
Brooks on the sidelines also showed a confident smile.
No matter how strong Tang Hao's scoring ability is, he is also a person, and Tang Hao currently seems to only score and does not show the ability to pass.
This kind of player is not absent in the NBA, not to mention far from it, even the Lakers still have a Nick Young.
Against this kind of player, as long as you don't give too many opportunities to catch the ball and compress the space for your shot, you can prevent it.
Tang Hao still chose to make a move.
Durant stretched out his long arms and pounced, and Ibaka rushed over to get up and block.
At this moment, what everyone didn't expect was that Tang Hao didn't make a move after jumping, but threw the ball to the right at the moment of jumping
This action came very suddenly, Durant and Ibaka all focused on Tang Hao's shot, and they didn't expect Tang Hao to choose to pass the ball at all.
Brooks was also stunned, he was surprised not that Tang Hao chose to pass the ball, but that Tang Hao could pass the ball!
The basketball swirled towards Yang.
Yang just ran into the field and received a pass.
Young was also surprised, but after receiving the ball, the instinct of a scorer made him shoot in an instant.
Durant, who was opposite Yang, had already wrapped Tang Hao at this time, and Yang's shot was almost empty this time.
"Huh~"
The basketball grabs the rim of the basket and rolls into the net bag.
Young's three-point shot hits!
The scene erupted in cheers.
Young's three-pointer was absolutely eyebrow-raising.
Yang was also very excited, and after waving his fist excitedly, he ran towards Tang Hao and reached out to give a high-five.
At this time, the most confused is Brooks on the sidelines.
He really didn't expect that Tang Hao, who had not shown a passing talent before, would pass such a beautiful pass.
Maybe it's just a blind cat touching a dead mouse......
The thought crossed Brooks' mind for the next second.
Young's three-point shot didn't have much of an impact on the Thunder's offense.
After Westbrook advanced to the front court with the ball, he broke through to Durant, who shook off Young, and then took a big step into the three-point line, followed by a mid-range stopaway.
Durant is a great shooter, and his shooting is near-perfect at this point, both in terms of angle and height.
"Huh~"
With a solid two-point hit, Durant showed his scoring consistency as a superstar.
Jeremy Lin then held the ball and pushed forward.
Tang Hao successfully used his teammates to block and run out of problems, and Jeremy Lin seized the fleeting opportunity and passed the ball to him as soon as possible.
Robertson and Durant fully executed Brooks' tactical set-up and sandwiched Tang Hao again.
Tang Hao accelerated to break through, Roberson paunted him, and Durant also stood on his breakthrough route, his slender arms ready to break the ball at any time.
Tang Hao's breakthrough was ultimately unsuccessful under the block, and the defense of Roberson and Durant compressed him and could only retreat.
He didn't hesitate, shook his hand and gave the ball to Jeremy Lin, who returned to the outside, and cut the basket directly without the ball.
Durant and Roberson didn't expect Tang Hao to do this, and after Tang Hao accelerated, he passed directly through the bag of the two people.
Jeremy Lin gave the ball to Tang Hao with a beautiful shot, and Tang Hao got a pretty good chance to score.
Tang Hao broke through to the basket after receiving the ball, but the moment he turned around inadvertently, he saw Durant chasing after him.
At the same time, Ibaka under the basket also rushed out, with his bounce, as long as Tang Hao chooses to shoot, there is a high probability that this ball will be a block.
Brooks breathed a sigh of relief.
There is Ibaka blocking in front, and Durant chasing after him, this ball, no matter what way Tang Hao chooses to attack, there is a high probability that he may be hungry and may suffer a risk.
The audience unconsciously looked at Nick Young at this time.
At this time, if you want to help the team win the game, someone must stand up and share the pressure for Tang Hao.
When this idea just came out, Tang Hao suddenly didn't move his head, and he dialed the ball directly to the right side with his right hand.
Young had just appeared at the end of the pass and had a pretty good chance to score as soon as he received the ball.
Brooks had an incredulous look on his face again.
The previous ball, he couldn't believe it, he felt that Tang Hao was a blind cat and hit a dead mouse, it was just luck, but this beautiful pass in front of him, the perfect timing, made him have to accept the reality in front of him.
Tang Hao not only knows how to pass the ball, but he is also a top passer!
Although I don't understand why Tang Hao didn't show this ability before, the only explanation is that Tang Hao feels that attacking is the most efficient option.
Young received the ball again, and there was some disbelief in his eyes.
Tang Hao gave him enough trust.
He also knew what he had to do at this time, and after receiving the ball, he almost didn't hesitate, and took the ball and shot it again.
It can be clearly felt that Yang's self-confidence in both his movements and eyes has been greatly improved.
That's the confidence of role players, and Young sees himself as a basketball god at this moment.
"Huh!"
There was another crisp sound, Yang's three points, and it went in!
The cheers of the fans instantly filled the entire stadium.
Yang felt hot today, and these two key three-pointers could tear apart the Thunder's defense in a single stroke.
Young's three-pointer hit again, Durant's face was obviously not good, and he turned his head to see Brooks.
It's right to focus on Tang Ao, but this way of giving up other points really does more harm than good.
Brooks didn't react, or he didn't have time to react, and what was happening in front of him was a complete surprise to him and the coaching staff.
When Durant saw this, he looked back a little helplessly.
His head coach is not low in coaching, but his on-the-spot reaction is a bit slow.
The Thunder's offense, Westbrook advanced to the front court with the ball, and after Durant was in position, he directly reached out for the ball.
After being scored twice in a row by Nicol Young, he needed to score to get his game back.
Westbrook flicked the ball over.
Durant received the ball and hit Yang directly.
Scott shouted for Kelly to come over and help.
Durant is tall and has long arms, and after two hits, he turned to the right and shot backwards before Kelly could help defend him.
Young and Kelly were slow to react and didn't have much of an impact on Durant's shot.
"Huh~"
Durant's back-to-back shot was too difficult for him to shoot without much interference.
Scott only rubbed his face with his hands at this time, and did not act too aggressively.
He knew very well in his heart that it was impossible to prevent Durant by relying on Young, and he also started with Young, and the deployment of Durant was basically half abandoned.
In the Lakers' offensive round, Jeremy Lin held the ball and gave the ball to Tang Hao after half court.
Tang Hao faced Robertson's defense, but Durant, who was supposed to help defend this ball, took the initiative to help Brooks make a decision at this time and gave up the past bag.
Tang Hao saw that Durant didn't come over to help defend, so he quickly changed direction to the left, leaned on Robertson sideways, and then hit Robertson directly with a fierce force, rushed directly to the restricted area, and started a basket action.
Ibaka came over and jumped to block.
Tang Hao suddenly made a sudden stop, turned around and flashed while collecting the ball, the ball in the air changed from his right hand to his left hand, and he wiped the board and shot.
The basketball rolls round into the net bag.
Tang Hao scored his first point of the game.
The audience erupted in cheers.
Durant looked complicated at this time.
The Thunder attacked, Westbrook forced the basket and gave the ball to the weak side Durant, Durant shot wide from the middle distance, and the rebound was picked up by the Lakers.
The Lakers launched a fast attack, Tang Hao held the ball and quickly advanced and encountered Robertson's close defense, and Durant also pounced on Tang Hao in the retreat at this time.
The players will adjust according to the situation on the field, and the failure of the previous goal defense made him quickly choose to help the defense.
This set of combined defense basically locked Tang Hao's offensive line.
At this moment, a familiar scene came again, Tang Hao made a right pass to Jeremy Lin, who was following up.
Jeremy Lin received the ball and hit the basket from the right side.
10-6, the Lakers took the initiative on the court.
The expression on Brooks' face became more and more confused at this time.
Tang Hao can suddenly pass and throw, this incredible performance is completely different from the judgment of the coaching staff, how can this be prevented?