Chapter 545: One-on-One Soaring Points
After bursting into the basket, Xu Xuan quickly attracted Mosaic's defense.
Xu Xuan's rookie of the same year, Capet stood in front of Xu Xuan.
Seeing Xu Xuan, who was constantly dribbling, Capela was a little panicked.
He's not Gordon, he doesn't have the self-confidence of Gordon.
Face Capela.
Xu Xuan first made a feint to the left.
Draw him to the left.
Then quickly pull it back.
Capela interfered on the right side as best he could.
Xu Xuan dribbled from behind to transfer the ball from the left to the right.
Another step to the right, descending the tempo......
Completely shake off Capella, who was a little sluggish.
A step back.
Stagger the rhythm of Anderson's footsteps.
Take off and shoot again.
Anderson's save was too late, and he could only stretch his arms as far as he could.
Cold cold rain.
This icy rain of arrows pierced the net.
77 to 74!
After a mosaic timeout, the Lakers extended the score to three points.
Mosaic fans at the scene covered their mouths and noses.
It seems that they can't believe that they were still ahead just now, and how they have become backward in the blink of an eye.
And now that score is making Lakers fans scream.
"Damn!! This can all go in. ”
“6666”
Countless teenagers watching the game in the cafeteria were also excited, and they were all shocked by the ball.
The visual impact that Xu Xuan brought to them was too strong.
When the ball reaches Xu Xuan's hand, it is like a sniper rifle, and it can be accurately strafed anywhere!!
De Shuai got up and stood on the sidelines.
Mosaic this ball Harden dribbled across half court.
There was no block in the front court, but a sudden change of rhythm, and he found a passing opportunity directly on the right side and gave Gordon -
Three-point shot!
Smack.
The ball is there.
77 to 77 draw!
"It was a game that was as intense as I imagined, and both teams scored very well."
With only five minutes into the third quarter, both teams are approaching 80 points, and the total number of points in this game is likely to exceed 110, or even 120.
"Kenny, do you think it's more fun to watch games like this, it's a lot more fun than a game where you only score 80 points." Barkley said.
In fact, it is difficult to say, the game in the 90s is indeed very different from the current game.
In the 90s, the game was all about defense and physical confrontation, but now scoring is all about it!
Lakers offense.
After controlling the frontcourt, Gordon went straight to the top.
At the same time, the other players of Mosaic also moved towards Xu Xuan's side, intentionally or unintentionally, and Ariza was even two steps away, waiting for an opportunity to prepare for the bag. Obviously, during the pause just now, D'Antoni also arranged a defensive strategy against Xu Xuan, including sandwiches and co-defense.
D'Antoni had to do it, who made him so good? Scoring in a row, and now the score is approaching the 40 mark.
Xu Xuan knew that as soon as he broke through, the mosaic would immediately be trapped.
However, he did not panic, when he changed direction, he directly broke through Gordon, Xu Xuan thought very simply, if the mosaic was trapped, he immediately passed the ball, if he didn't wrap it, he could force Gordon to eat a goal in this ball.
Ariza immediately wrapped it up, but Xu Xuan didn't pass the ball either, because Ariza was a little slow.
Xu Xuan accelerated, pressed Gordon to the three-point line, and then suddenly stopped one step at the same time, shaking two people at the same time - Gordon and Ariza, and the long-distance two-point shot took a little back.
The basketball is like a sharp sword, passing through the sky above the court and falling directly into the basket.
"Xu Xuan scored a long-range two-point shot one-on-two, a backward shot, and Houston's bag needs to be faster."
Barkley commented on this ball lightly, and after completing a back-to-back jumper with a pair of two, the fans on the sidelines were already surprised, although it was a time difference, but in the eyes of the fans, this goal was still quite rebellious, especially if it was scored.
And for Kobe Bryant, who is far away in Los Angeles, he throws a step-back jumper one-on-two, which is a very common goal at all, and in Kobe's opinion, isn't that how the step-back jumper is used? In the face of a double bag, it is a normal shot to avoid the defense with a step-back jumper.
"If the mosaic is a little faster, Gordon resists Xu Xuan's lower plate, and Ariza locks the space in front of Xu Xuan, Xu Xuan can only pass the ball, and there will be a great chance of mistakes in passing."
Reggie Miller analyzed Xu Xuan's ball, and on Mosaic's side, they also played a wave of quick attacks.
It's still Harden, he and Gordon made a block on the outside, and after getting rid of Xu Xuan, he directly hit another dry pull-out jumper, and hit it again.
Looking back, Mosaic's defense has not changed much, Gordon defends Xu Xuan alone, and other players are eyeing Xu Xuan, just waiting for Xu Xuan to break through, they will immediately wrap it up.
For this ball, Xu Xuan chose to pass the ball to Russell, and then started to run.
Russell took the ball high, and after Xu Xuan circled it, he went directly to the weak side.
Mosaic's defense is mainly stacked on the strong side, so there are not many defenders on the weak side, Xu Xuan ran to the weak side, directly opened his hand to ask for the ball, and then faced Gordon's single defense.
There are too many defensive players piled up on the strong side of the mosaic, and now, in order to create a single opportunity for Xu Xuan, the Lakers have completely pulled away, so for the time being, there are no Mosaic players running over to wrap Xu Xuan, because once they run over, the goal is too obvious, and the leakage is too obvious.
Therefore, Xu Xuan faced Gordon's single defense for a long time.
Gordon waved his long arm, interfering with Xu Xuan, at this time, Xu Xuan's original pivot foot took a step to the right, and then his left foot quickly followed, and he quickly passed Gordon in a quick step.
This step was very beautiful, Gordon only stared at the basketball in Xu Xuan's hand wholeheartedly, and there was no reaction at all, and when Xu Xuan passed, he could only follow behind and eat ashes.
On the other side, Ariza hurriedly moved towards Xu Xuan, but Xu Xuan didn't rush a few steps, rushed to the mid-range position, and threw the basketball in his hand with a stop-and-go jump shot.
It's still very accurate, and with a bang, it goes straight in.
81 to 79!
The Lakers also took the initiative a little bit.
"I can't prevent it, Houston wanted to use the help defense to make Xu Xuan uncomfortable, but the Lakers immediately changed and exchanged tactical running for a relatively comfortable position for Xu Xuan."
In the next game, Xu Xuan threw in one after another.
And on the Mosaic side, Harden was not to be outdone, he hit Xu Xuan the offensive end, forced Xu Xuan, and hit a layup with a little inside hook, Xu Xuan was still scored by Harden under the full defense, which shows that Harden's strength is strong.
Harden also hit two shots in a row, and the second shot was still a strong hit, obviously competing with Xu Xuan.
Xu Xuan was not convinced, Harden beat himself, he also beat Harden twice, and then, the Lakers' offense, Xu Xuan continued to play Harden alone.
On the defensive end, Harden also began to fight, waving his hand to prevent Gordon from coming up to wrap up.
Then, waving his long arms, he dealt with Xu Xuan's back-to-back singles.
After Xu Xuan hit twice, seeing that no one was helping to defend, he squeezed into the three-point line, and directly turned over and made a jumper, and with a bang, he went in again!
After scoring the goal, Xu Xuan raised his shooting hand and raised three fingers to indicate that this was the third ball.
In turn, Harden also continued to beat Xu Xuan.
The continuous one-on-one between the two made the fans on the sidelines addicted, and the score was particularly tight.
Harden hit another strong shot, and after forcing himself into the three-point line, a European step dangled to the basket -
The basketball flew out, bounced twice on the hoop, and then drilled into it again.
Also enter! Harden smacked his chest hard.
Reggie Miller shouted: "Harden's hit the board again!" His current hand feels very against the sky! ”
Very nice one European step plus board score.
Kenny Smith also said on the side: "Xu Xuan and Harden's one-on-one, as of now, is still a 3:3 draw!" They all scored three goals in a row! ”
And then, after Kenny Smith's crow's mouth, Xu Xuan hit the iron, and in the face of Harden's strong single defense, Xu Xuan burst into the interior and missed the layup.
Harden, who defended the ball, roared and picked up the rebound, looking excited.
Reggie Miller was about to announce that Harden had won the matchup, and then, Xu Xuan, who refused to admit defeat, was also on the defensive end, and he dropped a heart and directly blocked Harden's throw.
As a result, the defensive end was powerful, and the two were still tied.
The Great War continued.
Xu Xuan's offense, the ball on the outside, the continuous shaking, Harden was unmoved, his breath was short, and he looked nervous, this ball should be a more important goal, because both of them threw a ball, and the state is not so hot, this ball is likely to be lost again.
The outside line continued to shake and feint, and Xu Xuan couldn't find a chance.
As time passed, Xu Xuan was also a little anxious.
At this time, he suddenly took a big stride and forcibly rushed towards the inside line.
Harden seemed to have found an opportunity to break the ball, suddenly rushed out, stretched out his long arm, and slapped the basketball in Xu Xuan's hand.
At this time, Xu Xuan was also alert, he discovered Harden's intentions, and then directly dribbled under his crotch, dodged Harden's broken ball, and then turned around and passed Harden, who was already out of position.
The next thing is simple, Xu Xuan, who passed Harden, entered the inside line, a gentle split, a bang, and scored another 2 points!
There was a sigh, Harden defended well, but at the last moment, he made a mistake, or rather, at the last moment, he was impulsive.
However, Harden still has a chance, and he can still tie the gap between the two, so Harden takes the ball directly from the backcourt and controls it all the way to the frontcourt.
The mosaic in the front court was completely opened, leaving enough space for Harden, and De Shuai was also happy to see Harden and Xu Xuan play a one-on-one duel, so he just stood on the sidelines and watched with interest.
The same goes for Frank, who has strong confidence in Xu Xuan's defense, and he believes that there will always be a time when Xu Xuan can defend against Harden's offense.
Harden chose a safe way of playing singles, holding the ball with his back and hitting Xu Xuan with his back.
And then...... directly turned around and threw a backward jumper to avoid Xu Xuan's block.
Swish! The basketball is getting into the hoop fast! With a sharp spin!
It's in again! Toyota Center Arena went crazy all the time!
"The duel between Xu Xuan and Harden! It's still going on! In the third quarter, the game suddenly became a one-on-one performance between Xu Xuan and Harden! ”
The fans at the scene seemed very excited, and the commentators were similar, O'Neal especially liked to see this kind of one-on-one scene, and although Reggie Miller didn't talk much, the smile on his face also showed that he also liked to see one-on-one scenes.
According to O'Neal's words, one-on-one performances were common in the 90s, but modern basketball is gradually developing towards a team, and one-on-one individualism is rare to see.
Pull it all open.
Xu Xuan started singles again.
However, it is obvious that after Xu Xuan's consecutive singles goals, Mosaic didn't want to see the score be so anxious, and after Xu Xuan got the ball again, Mosaic's defense was ready to move and wanted to continue to contain Xu Xuan.
In this ball, Xu Xuan insisted on playing singles, even if he knew that Mosaic wanted to trap him.
Accelerating a breakaway and pulling to the middle distance, Gordon immediately moved over, raising his long arms.
Mosaic chose to wrap Xu Xuan, and at this time, the Lakers also immediately sent Xu Xuan a blocking cover, Yi Jian blocked Harden, Xu Xuan accelerated and changed direction, shook off Gordon, and then ...... Straight for a stop-and-go step-back jumper.
Wow, the basketball bounces into the basket and goes in again!
However, next, the 1-on-1 duel between Xu Xuan and Harden ended, and Mosaic chose to wrap Xu Xuan on the defensive end, and turned his head, and Gordon on the offensive end directly seized Russell's defensive mistake and broke into the interior to make a layup.
Gordon's score interrupted the duel between Xu Xuan and Harden, which also meant that the rare one-on-one duel on the NBA court was over, and there was an unfinished sigh on the sidelines.
After a while, the two teams gradually changed to the bench, and the main players of both sides were basically replaced in the last 1 minute.
Everyone understands that this game is going to be a tug-of-war, so they are all conserving their energy and waiting for the fourth quarter.
......
At the end of the third quarter, the two teams were tied at 101-106, and the Mosaic came back and now led the Lakers by five points.
"Houston played well in this quarter, except for Harden, there were eight other people who scored in this quarter."
Even if 8 people are one person and one point, that is 8 points.
"Gordon's touch is here again! Shot 3 of 3 in a single quarter, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, and scored a total of 8 points! ”
"In the first and third quarters, Gordon played very well."
Gordon took the words excellent role player to the extreme.
It's not human when it feels good, and it's not human when it's rotten......
"It's hard to know the outcome of this fight."
Mosaic had a lead in the first quarter, and was overtaken by the Lakers in the second quarter, and in the third quarter, after the game, Mosaic led again......
The whole game curve is the same as the electrocardiogram, up and down.
"If Gordon can play as well in the fourth quarter as he did in the third and first quarters, I still think Houston will win this game, after all, they are better overall than the Lakers." Reggie Miller said.