basketball dreams

Chapter 4 Watching Xu Qianxiang

Looking at Xu Qianxiang who was so arrogant to the sky, Yun Chen and the others had nothing but helplessness. He used to be like this in high school, and his grades were low, but fortunately, he really performed very well, which made everyone very happy. gratified.

This summer, the Lakers signed Rondo again with Ball. If Xu Qianxiang wants to get more playing time, he has to spend a lot of money. After all, the playing style of these three players... is almost exactly the same!
There was no game on July 7, and July 5 was the third match day. On this day, Xu Qianxiang played again, but unexpectedly, he was no longer the team's starter, but played as the sixth man.

Yun Chen sat at home and watched the live broadcast of this game. He will also play tomorrow, so he didn't go to training today, but chose to take a day off to save his energy.

The Lakers' opponent is the Golden State Warriors, who have won two consecutive victories.As soon as the live broadcast started, Yunchen saw Xu Qianxiang sitting on the bench. His jersey number was 24, which was his idol's number.

As soon as the game started, the Warriors launched a fierce attack.Defender Kendrick Nunn broke through consecutively and caused damage. He scored 6 points in a row in the opening stage, and assisted Jones twice to dunk at the basket, helping the Warriors get off to a fantastic start. At 5 minutes and 30 seconds into the first quarter, the score was . 16-7, the Warriors led by 9 points.

The Lakers' guards Xavier Mays and Josh Hart were overwhelmed by the opponent, and there was no way to organize an effective offense. If Pope hadn't scored two consecutive difficult three-pointers, the game might have been spent in the first quarter.

So after this timeout, the head coach of the Lakers let Xu Qianxiang play without saying a word.

The game continued. Xu Qianxiang was not in a hurry to attack after he came on the court. His teammates were not very good except Pope, so he didn't rush to let them shoot mid-range or long-range shots. position, and then passed the low post to the center for him to play singles.

The center is Moritz Wagner, who is 2 meters high, and Jones is defending him on the opposite side. Wagner's offensive methods are relatively rough, but the victory is that his wingspan is long enough, and he successfully scored against the opponent's face-to-face defense.

In the next round of the Warriors' attack, Xu Qianxiang immediately shouted for his teammates to stand after the opponent served the ball, and called the shooting guard to step forward to mark the opposing point guard.

A large part of the strength of the Warriors is due to their tactical system, which uses point guards as the core to sort out offense. In the loop of infinite singles.

In this year's Western Conference Finals, the Rockets used such a tactic to target Curry infinitely, thus cutting off the Warriors' ball-sharing system and truly disintegrating the opponent's tactics. Really undecided.

Of course, in a game like the Summer League, it is impossible to have Durant's unsolvable offense, so the advantage of Xu Qianxiang's decision is infinitely magnified.

After the opponent's defender was targeted, he wanted to pass the ball, but Xu Qianxiang and Metz had already cut off his passing route by standing on the left and right, and on the middle line, the center forward had already stood in advance and blocked the best offensive position. So he has no choice but to play singles.

But Xu Qianxiang still overestimated the opponent's IQ, and he still chose to pass the ball, and it was a dangerous way to jump and pass the ball.

"Shua!" At that moment, Xu Qianxiang was no longer polite. The moment the opponent just took off, he moved ahead of time, completely blocking the field of vision of the pass, and directly reached out to block the pass in the next second!

"Snapped!"

Successful steal!And successfully got the ball!Immediately, Xu Qianxiang immediately dribbled the ball to attack at the fastest speed. There was no one in front of him to defend, and the people behind him could not catch up with him.

But at this moment, he saw a person, it turned out to be Pope, who had already slid down and was within the three-point line on par with Xu Qianxiang.

Xu Qianxiang immediately understood that instead of attacking himself for a layup, he raised his hand and threw the ball high. Afterwards, he turned around and put his hand on his ear to perform the iconic "answer" action!
"Boom!" Pope caught the ball and made a powerful alley-oop dunk!

16-11!

"Wow!" The emotions of the audience were instantly ignited!Countless people cheered and shouted!

This is the Warriors' home court, but they are actually cheering for the Lakers!In the auditorium, there were quite a few Chinese fans, and the cheers came from them!

"Good shot!" Yun Chen, who was watching the live broadcast, couldn't help but stand up. This attack and defense fully reflected Xu Qianxiang's golf quotient characteristics.

The game continued. With the passion of the attack just now, the Lakers players seemed to wake up all of a sudden. Everyone's enthusiasm was mobilized, and their running positions and pick-and-rolls were more agile than before.

And Xu Qianxiang continued to direct the overall situation. When the first quarter ended, he scored 2 points on 1 of 2 shots, but he had 3 assists and 2 rebounds. The efficiency was extremely high, and the Lakers finally caught up with the score 27-23 temporarily. Leading the Warriors by 4 points.

In the second quarter of the game, Xu Qianxiang continued to stay on the court, but as soon as he came up, the opponent sent two people to double-team him, which made him feel difficult to play for a while.

Xu Qianxiang couldn't play the ball, and the Lakers' offense immediately had problems, and the Warriors beat the score 6-0. Xu Qianxiang was a little uncomfortable with the opponent's suddenly stronger defense.

But soon, Xu Qianxiang also made adjustments. He no longer held the ball forward, but let the shooting guard hold the ball, and he ran around the court with two double-teamers, and let the forwards and centers continue to pick and roll for him. .

This is a typical Warriors style of play, but now it is used by Xu Qianxiang. He no longer assists, but directly cuts to the layup through the gap after the pick-and-roll. Soon his scoring is in double figures, and his breakthrough ability is strong. characteristics were brought into play.

In the second quarter, Xu Qianxiang played the entire quarter without rest. At the end of the halftime, the Lakers locked the score at 46-39, leading the home team by 6 points.

When returning to the locker room, the director cut the camera to Xu Qianxiang who was walking, which immediately drew cheers from the fans.

But Yunchen saw something bad.Xu Qianxiang was sweating profusely on his head, and he couldn't stop panting. It looked like he was exhausted physically.

"Hmm...he was like this when he was in high school. He was often lacking in physical strength. Could it be that this shortcoming has also come to this world?"

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

In the second half, Xu Qianxiang still didn't make his debut. He was sitting on the bench with a towel covering his head. Surprisingly, he was holding a tactical board and talking to the head coach. The head coach kept nodding beside him, his face Always a smile.

When the director cut to this scene, Yun Chen was immediately amused. Xu Qianxiang was the commander of the team in the high school league. Now it seems that not only the shortcomings have been brought over, but also the advantages.

His mind is very bright, and he can often formulate some clever tactics.

With 4 minutes left in the third quarter, the score came to 57-56. The Lakers led by only one point. The Warriors seized the opportunity that Xu Qianxiang was not on the court and successfully narrowed the point difference.

And the head coach of the Lakers is also smart. He deliberately didn't let Xu Qianxiang play, and took a long rest to help him recover. Obviously, he already knew his shortcomings.

After regaining his strength, Xu Qianxiang is still very energetic. His style of play has changed a lot. If the Warriors let people defend him alone, he will advance with the ball and then go down the pick-and-roll to break through and score the ball. Continue to walk and run waiting for an opportunity to break through.

On the defensive end, the Lakers continued to implement Xu Qianxiang's routine of cutting off the opponent's guard's passing route, and stared at the opposing point guard. It is impossible for the point guard in the summer league to have Curry's perverted outside ability, nor is he as agile as Xu Qianxiang breakthrough skills, so it is still restricted.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers opened the score again, 68-57, and the Lakers led by 9 points.In this quarter, Xu Qianxiang scored 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

In the fourth quarter, Xu Qianxiang did not choose to rest, and appeared at the beginning.He increased the pressure on the opponent's back line. Even when the opponent did not double-team him, he kept looking for opportunities to break through. For a while, the opposite back line had a tendency to be overwhelmed by him alone.

With sudden shots, Xu Qianxiang scored 3 points in 9 minutes. Under the defensive intensity of the summer league, no one on the other side could limit him.

Soon, the score came to 83-69, and the Lakers held a huge lead.

At 5 minutes and 20 seconds into the fourth quarter, the Warriors requested a timeout. The head coaches of both sides replaced the main players at the same time with a tacit understanding. The general trend of the game is set.

When Xu Qianxiang left the court, he was sweating profusely and panting again, his weakness of physical strength was once again exposed.

Ten minutes later, the game ended and the Lakers won 92-85.

Xu Qianxiang played 28 minutes and scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists in a quasi-double-double.

After watching the live broadcast of the game, Yun Chen stretched and turned off the computer screen.Xu Qianxiang's performance today was very good, which also made him look forward to his own game tomorrow.

"Summer League...here I come!"

(End of this chapter)