Chapter 542: Run-in Problem
The Lakers' offense, Tang Shuai raised his hand to beckon his teammates to run.
Brewer and Batum run from beyond the three-point line to the basket.
When his teammates were running, Tang Shuai beckoned Noll to come up again to block and dismantle, break through the momentum, and press the Knicks' defense inside.
When Tang Shuai broke through, Batum had already run to the inside, he didn't pause and turned around and ran back, and after Barnes blocked and dismantled, he went directly to the outside of the three-point line on the right wing.
Tang Shuai threw the ball out with a flick of his hand.
This is a very "Warriors" offensive tactic, and Batum's role is the same as Thompson's role with the Warriors.
Thanks to playing an entire series with the Warriors, Tang Shuai's tactics can be said to fit seamlessly.
Batum had a perfect three-point shot, and he didn't hesitate to throw it up.
"Bang!"
The basketball slashed through a parabola in the air and slammed into the front of the basket.
The tactics are perfect, but unfortunately, Batum is not Thompson, although he has a career three-point shooting percentage of 36%, but since leaving the Portland Trail Blazers, his three-point consistency has gradually declined, and he only hit 30% of the field in Charlotte last season.
The rebound was snatched by Noah.
Tang Shuai beckoned his teammates to retreat.
But at this moment, Noll reacted quickly, and when he saw Noah grabbing the rebound and wanted to find someone to pass, he quickly cut off the ball.
It happened so quickly that no one else reacted.
Knoll flicked the ball to Barnes on the right wing.
Barnes didn't come to his senses, but he did get the ball in the air.
It was a great shot, but what was unexpected was that Barnes didn't immediately shoot in the open spot, but instead looked back at the defense.
It was at this glance that Porzingis, who was beside him, suddenly came back to his senses and retreated directly.
NBA's offensive opportunities are always fleeting, and Tang Shuai saw that Barnes didn't know, so he directly opened his hand and shouted "Give me the ball".
Barnes turned his head to look at Tang Shuai, and instead of choosing to pass, he directly chose to hit Porzingis with his back.
Tang Shuai was completely dumbfounded, he really couldn't understand Barnes's thoughts.
Barnes hit Porzingis, once, twice, followed by a turnaround low-handed layup.
It was a pretty good turn, but he clearly underestimated Porzingis' talent, and after he turned, Porzingis' long arms covered it all at once.
"Smack!"
Porzingis fanned Barnes' shot straight off the field.
After the block, Porzingis shook his head very forcefully.
There was a burst of excited cheers at the scene, Porzingis, as the future core of the Knicks, cashed out his talent in a short period of time, and he was definitely promising.
Tang Shuai couldn't help but scold his mother at this time, why did Barnes leave the Warriors, just like he couldn't play?
Don't pass the ball and don't say it, just so much height difference and still play hard?
It's okay to fight hard, but you can also weigh your ability!
That's a contract worth 21 million maximum salary?
He suddenly felt that this was Kupchak's most failed signing of the summer.
The Lakers sent out a sideline ball, and after Tang Shuai received the ball, he flickered Rose and then hit another pull-up jumper.
Tang Shuai's scoring streak was in stark contrast to Barnes.
The Knicks made a passing mistake on offense, Brewer stole Rose's pass and threw it to Tang Shuai, who took the ball and rushed forward, and Rose defended in front of him.
After a crossover step past Rose, he rushed to the free throw line with the ball, then jumped straight up and slammed the ball into the basket with a high one-handed slam.
The ball almost stepped on the free throw line and glided for a long distance, and the moment the ball was dunked, it immediately caused an uproar among the fans at the scene.
The large LED screen at the scene continued to play Tang Shuai's dunk, which attracted one exclamation after another from the fans.
It was Tang Shuai, who didn't react at all after the dunk, turned around and ran towards his own half.
In fact, after owning a UFO dunk bag, this level of dunk is a piece of cake for him.
On the Knicks' offense, Anthony received Noah's pass and pulled out his hand, and the moment he shot, he was hit by Batum in the arm and got two free throws.
Anthony's free throws have always been very steady, but I don't know if Batum fouled a little hard, he kept throwing his arm when he made free throws, and both free throws were bounced out of the frame.
The rebound was snatched by Noll.
Tang Shuai once again held the ball to the front court, beckoned Knoll to make a block, a feint to break in, and after forcing Rose to retreat a step inside, he followed with a three-point shot.
Rose has always been a player who is strong in offense and weak in defense, and before his injury, his defensive ability was above the NBA average, but after the injury, his defensive level dropped significantly, and at this time, a step back has seemed reluctant to want to be promoted again.
"Huh!"
Tang Shuai's open three-pointer hit steadily.
9 to 3!
The Lakers hit a 6-0 offensive wave!
Hornacek reached out and called a timeout.
Tang Shuai reached out and clenched his fist in front of him, and when the ball didn't pass Barnes's hand, he finally entered the habitual offensive mode.
After the timeout, Wharton made a personnel change, replacing the underperforming Barnes with Pau Gasol.
Although Gasol is 36 years old, he has proved that he is not old, whether it was with the Bulls last season or at the Rio Olympics this year.
After the timeout, the Knicks played a tactical combination, and Anthony received a pass from Rose and hit a jumper to complete the first cooperation between the two.
The cheers of the fans resounded in the stadium.
But before the cheers subsided, Tang Shuai and Pau Gasol played a wonderful match.
Tang Shuai gave Gasol, Gasol relied on Noah, but when he turned around, an extremely hidden pass went straight to the basket, and Tang Shuai, who was empty and cut the ball, pressed the ball directly into the basket through Afflaro's defense.
This goal was quite bloody, and Afflaro, who had excellent defensive ability, was directly blown out by Tang Shuai because he was one step late, and he was directly blown out by Tang Shuai because he had no defensive position strength and no advantage.
The cheers at the scene disappeared suddenly, and the fans all stared blankly at the field.
Is there any reason for this......
Just one step of defensive distance, Afflaro directly became the background wall of the dunk......
However, what amazes fans even more is Tang Shuai's dunk ability, as if he remembered that Tang Shuai was not so fierce last season, right?
Not all NBA fans will pay attention to the Olympics, and it can even be said that because of the strength of the American team, the vast majority of people will not pay attention, and the vast majority of people's impression of Tang Shuai is still stuck in last season.
After the dunk, Tang Shuai didn't do too many additional actions, and after turning around and high-fived Gasol, he retreated.
The Knicks' offense was hit again, and Rose hit a layup to score the first point of his Knicks career.
After a few rounds in a row, they finally found their touch through the run-in.
However, when he turned around, Gasol responded at the free-throw line and passed to Batum, who hit an easy layup.
As a playmaker and a playmaker, Gasol is like a cog that always makes the parts of the team work.
22-14, after playing more than half a quarter of the game, the Lakers still maintain a good lead, and it can be clearly felt that after Pau Gasol came on the court, the Lakers' offense has obviously become smoother, and the cooperation between teammates has also become tacit.
However, the preseason is not a regular season after all, and the coaches on both sides are constantly changing, and the scores of the two sides are also constantly rising.
Tang Shuai and Stephens were chatting and laughing at this time, and Barnes was playing O'Quinn on the court at this time, a beautiful step, but at the last moment, the strength was not enough, the shot was deformed, and the basketball slid over the edge of the basket.
"Hey, man, that's a big guy." Stephens couldn't help but shout.
Wharton turned his head and looked at him with a frown.
Tang Shuai hurriedly gave him a color.
After all, Stephens had been with Tang Shuai for a long time, and quickly closed his mouth in amusement.
Although Barnes didn't play well in this game, Walton still gave him a lot of playing time.
After all, people are emotional animals, not to mention that Barnes has been with Wharton for so long with the Warriors, that is, Barnes's signing was vigorously promoted by him, if Barnes can't play, he estimates that his position in Kupchak's heart will be greatly reduced.
It's not just about personal feelings, it's about personal future.
42 to 50.
48 to 52.
58 to 57.
The Knicks chased the score little by little, and slowly overtook the score.
Wharton is still grinding his lineup, and by the time the third quarter is over, the team is already trailing by double digits.
It wasn't until the beginning of the fourth quarter that Wharton replaced Tang Shuai and Pau Gasol again.
Tang Shuai has long been accustomed to playing this kind of headwind ball, and after a wave of streams, he quickly helped the team overtake the score.
The benches on both sides played the rest of the second half of the quarter, and the Lakers still won the game in a thrilling way.
Tang Shuai didn't play for a long time, and he was a little fragmented, but his success rate was quite good, he played 20 minutes and made 10 of 12 shots, scoring 20 points directly.
Gasol didn't play long in the whole game, scoring 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting in 22 minutes, plus six rebounds and five assists, standard inside stats.
Both their performance on the court and the post-game statistics are quite conspicuous, in comparison, Barnes's performance is not so good-looking, playing the most starts in the whole game for 26 minutes, but only 5 of 15 shots, relying on free throws to barely pull the score to 15 points, and 3 turnovers, this data is really glaring compared to the big contract he just signed.
After the game, Tang Shuai was going to go back to the locker room to take a shower, but he didn't expect that he was caught by the local media in New York as soon as he was about to leave. (To be continued.) )