Chapter Eighty-Seven: Break Again!
"Steal, Li Tian steals Harden!" The domestic commentators shouted for the first time, and at the Sleep Train Arena, cheers filled the entire stadium.
"Coax!"
"Nice steals, fast break!"
Cheers mixed with cheers came from the sidelines, and the next moment he caught the ball, Li Tian had already rushed out and rushed to the other half.
Harden did react and retreated, but when he wanted to complete the turn, he was obviously not as fast as Li Tian, who rushed forward directly, and when he turned around, Li Tian had already rushed a step away, and in front of Li Tian, there was a smooth road at the moment, and there was not a single Rockets player.
Dribbling the ball forward quickly, rushing across the halfway line and then across the three-point line, Li Tian already felt that Harden was approaching.
In terms of absolute speed competition, Li Tian, who has A-level speed, should be almost the same as Harden, Li Tian's advantage is that he has a one-step lead, while Harden can completely let go of the sprint without the ball in his hand.
Rushing into the three-point line two steps, Li Tian picked up the ball and took two big steps forward with the help of the momentum. There is no longer a need to dribble to make Li Tian's speed completely explode at this moment, and it also frustrates Harden's idea of getting closer.
Kicking the floor with his left foot hard, Li Tian jumped up, and not being able to adjust his pace may make it a little difficult for Li Tian to dunk, but it is enough for him to adjust to complete the layup.
The body slid forward, and after completing the adjustment, Li Tian grabbed the ball with his right hand and probed forward, ready to go to the basket.
On Li Tian's side, James Harden, who was following closely, also jumped up and waved his hand over.
With a flick of his fingers, when Harden's hand was about to sweep over, Li Tian shot the ball and picked up the basket!
Harden's hand hit the air helplessly, however, Li Tian didn't intend to let the other party go like this.
With a force at the waist, Li Tian used his not-so-outstanding stagnation to slow down his body gliding forward, although this slowdown was extremely limited, it was enough.
Harden, who was trying to complete the block, was now annoyed that he was not able to prevent Li Tian's layup, and he did not care about controlling his body at all.
"Porphyry!" In the air, the bodies of the two collided together, and Li Tian's not strong body fell straight to the floor under the impact of Harden, and at the same time, a voice of Li Tian's expectation sounded in the court.
"Tick!"
It was accompanied by another, softer, but more pleasant sound.
"Huh!"
"Harden fouled, the ball went in! Pretty! 2+1! Li Tian steals Harden's fast-break layup and causes Harden's foul and scores a free throw! ”
The commentator was shouting excitedly, and in the middle of the field, Li Tian, who was protecting himself when he fell, turned over and stood up at this moment, glanced at Harden, who was standing there with wide eyes, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then walked to the free throw line by himself in the cheers of the scene.
"Huh!" added free throws, 12:19, and the difference between the two teams widened to 7 points.
The Rockets took the initiative to call a timeout, hoping to change the situation on the court, but after the timeout, they first sent a mistake to let the King counterattack, which naturally made McHale extremely unhappy.
Standing on the sidelines, McHale clasped his hands in front of his chest, and although he did not speak, his face was unusually serious.
In the field, the Rockets' players naturally did not feel good, against the Kings with a bad record, they thought that this game would not be subject to much resistance, but until the game has been carried out, the initiative on the court has always been held by the King.
"Shit!" While muttering, Harden, who came to the half, took the initiative to ask for the ball from Jeremy Lin's hand.
And Greg Smith also ran towards the outside line after Harden just received the ball, to block and dismantle for Harden, obviously, Li Tian's steal just now made the Rockets players subconsciously think that it is not easy for Harden to break through Li Tian's defense.
Standing in front of Harden, Li Tian naturally felt Smith's approach, and his eyes turned slightly, and he lost a look at Robinson.
Smith mentioned that he was ready to block Harden outside the three-point line, however, before he could stand still, Robinson behind him suddenly flashed a step, and at the same time, Li Tian quickly pressed up and stuck to Harden's side.
Bag clip!
Li Tianzai signaled to Robinson just now to wrap up Harden together, and Robinson, who had a very tacit understanding with him, really didn't let him down.
Li Tian and Robinson's sudden early wrapping caught Harden a little off guard, and after he was still preparing to use Smith to block and dismantle, he was already tightly sandwiched in the middle by Robinson and Li Tianyi, left and right, at this time, not to mention dribbling, it is extremely difficult for the body to move a little.
Li Tian and Robinson have played together since college, and in college, the two were the two most important defensive players on the team's inside and outside, and such a bag is commonplace.
At this moment, the two have a clear division of labor, Robinson constantly presses Robinson with his body, and Li Tian's right hand is towards the ball in Harden's hand.
Seeing Li Tian's hand stretched out to pull out the ball, Harden hugged the ball to the side, but Robinson suddenly stretched out a hand from behind him and slapped the basketball.
Finding a palm close to the basketball, Harden was busy pulling the ball back again, however, he apparently forgot that on this side, Li Tian had been gathering momentum for a long time.
Harden had just pulled the ball back, and Li Tian, who had been prepared, quickly waved his hand and cut it towards the ball!
"Oops!" When Harden realized that he had taken care of the other, Li Tian's hand was already close to the basketball, and Harden couldn't dodge at all.
"Smack!" Li Tian's palm slashed heavily on the basketball, and with the sound, the basketball fell out of Harden's control and fell to the floor.
Li Tian, who had completed the cut, bent down quickly, reached out and picked up the ball on the ground, and then rushed out and made another steal!
"Harden's ball is broken, Li Tian! It's Li Tian again! The domestic commentator couldn't help but exclaim at this moment, "Li Tian dribbles and counterattacks, and the front court plays two to one!" ”
After completing the steal, Li Tian once again dribbled the ball to the halfcourt, and at the same time, his eyes swept to the side, and he found that his friend Robinson had also rushed forward.
Li Tian and Robinson hit the fast attack at the same time, and at this moment, Harden is still the only one who retreats, and although Greg Smith is also retreating, he can only lag behind the three.
Harden quickly retreated to the backcourt, although he knew that it was very difficult to defend one, although he was not too active in defense, but at this moment, he had a very strong desire to stop Li Tian and Robinson, and was stealed by Li Tian for two consecutive rounds, which greatly annoyed the rising star who had just become an All-Star.
Harden wants to defend Li Tian and Robinson, but this obviously depends on whether Li Tian and Robinson are willing or not.
After Li Tian rushed across the halfline with the ball, Li Tian and Robinson began to distance themselves, which made Harden suddenly have no idea, if he chose to stop Li Tian, Li Tian would throw the ball directly to Robinson for a fast break, and if he went to Robinson, Li Tian, who dribbled and broke fast, would be undefended.
In Harden's entanglement, Li Tian rushed outside the three-point line, dribbling to the right side and taking a step, Li Tian deliberately slowed down.
Gritting his teeth, Harden chose to continue to stay backward instead of following Li Tian to slow down.
"Squeak!" After rushing across the free throw line, Li Tian simply stopped suddenly, seeing this, Harden had no way to ignore it, and his pace involuntarily slowed down and was about to step forward.
And what Li Tian was waiting for was this moment, seeing Harden slow down, the ball in Li Tian's hand was thrown high in front of him and sent to the left side of the basket, in that direction, it was Robinson who kept running wildly.
"Li Tian passed, Robinson received the ball, and the air relay ......"
The basketball flew to the left front of the basket, and a figure suddenly shot out in mid-air and hugged the basketball, it was Thomas Robinson who jumped up with the help of momentum!
Holding the ball with both hands, pressing down, Robinson slammed down on the basket right in front of him!
"Bang!" After a loud bang, the basketball was forced into the hoop!
Relay in the air, get it!
Thomas ...... Robinson! At the scene, the DJ roared, causing the fans to cheer, and among them, many fans were shouting: "Lee, well done!" ”
Although it was Robinson who dunked, it is clear that fans also know that this ball has half of Li Tian's credit.
(PS: The second shift, it's past twelve o'clock again, everyone be more careful.) )