Start without the ball

Chapter 101 The Lakers' Problem

Albert: "You can't say that, James doesn't want to pass at the buzzer either.

Look at his four teammates, all standing still, just watching there, he can't do anything, he can only fight by himself, and he was targeted by the opponent in singles, so there is not enough time.

You try to give him 4 Li Haoyu, he has already passed the ball. "

Miller: "Four Li Haoyus can't do it either, they are all waiting for others to cover them."

Albert: "Then pair James with Li Haoyu, a defensive champion with spot-up shooting ability, and then pair him with two screen madmen with three-pointers. This lineup is invincible."

Miller: "Then let me ask you, putting other singles superstars in the league at the top of the arc, and matching him with this lineup will have the same effect."

Albert: "This one-Zhan four-shot system has been proven on him, and it may not work on others."

On the field, the Thunder's offense was extremely smooth with their excellent chemistry.

On the Lakers' side, James always encountered Adams' supplementary defense when he broke through Grant, and his shooting touch was not very good, and the point difference was quickly widened.

The score came, 18 to 9 Wharton requested a timeout.

Back on the bench, James yelled:

"Why are you all standing there watching, move up."

Ball: "I'm not very good at playing off the ball..."

Kuzma: "I can't get rid of Ferguson, this guy's ability to defend against off the ball is too strong."

Hart: "Boss, I will stand in the bottom corner and wait for the opportunity as you said. I dare not move for fear of affecting your breakthrough."

McGee: "That's the way it is, it's not appropriate for me to cover anyone."

At this time Walton said: "Everyone, don't worry, LeBron, you have been attacking, take a break, let Ball play a few shots with the ball, Kuzma also has a strength advantage against Ferguson.

After they open you can play low. "

James ignored Wharton and rested in his seat.

On the other side, the Thunder bench.

Seeing that the offense was smooth and the defense was good, Brother Wan didn't make any arrangements. He asked everyone to take time to rest, and the work burden was reduced a lot. Now he loves Li Haoyu even more.

The false defensive champion Ferguson performed well after the start, bragging to his teammates:

"Have you seen it? That Kuzma was clearly arranged by me. I am good at defensive skills!"

Felton poured cold water on Ferguson:

"That's Kuzma, not a league superstar, and besides, you just guarded Kuzma off the ball."

Ferguson: "Fatty, it's meaningless for you to say that."

Felton: "How dare you call me fat?"

After finishing speaking, Felton ravaged Ferguson.

The team is leading, everyone is naturally happy, Li Haoyu leaned on the seat and rested relaxedly.

Wang Keying took out her mobile phone to take a sneak shot. Li Haoyu happened to find that the two were very close. Li Haoyu said:

"Why are you secretly filming me?"

Wang Keying: "Who secretly photographed you, I was photographing Ferguson, he is so cute and silly, so cute."

Li Haoyu looked at it, Ferguson was being taught by Felton pinching his neck at this time, and his figure was completely blocked by Felton.

Li Haoyu: "You can't shoot Ferguson at all, okay?"

Wang Keying: "It's up to you, how did you hit the iron with that ultra-long three-pointer?"

Li Haoyu: "This. The hands are not hot yet. Don't you think we are leading? I already have 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists~"

Wang Keying: "Slightly slightly slightly slightly, stinky brush"

Tengxing commentary seat.

Duan Ran: "Brother Yuzi can really drive the whole team. Look how smooth the Thunder's offense is."

Huo Nan: "Because Li Haoyu runs extremely effectively and forces the defense to respond. This way he can mobilize the defense on a large scale, and naturally his teammates will have many opportunities."

Barrage.

"Thunder's offense is too smooth, there is no sense of stagnation at all, it is really comfortable to watch."

"Brother Yuzi mobilizes the defense non-stop by running, so that everyone can participate in the offense. This kind of organization is really powerful."

"Upstairs, isn't Ferguson a human? (funny)"

"Ferguson's ability to defend off the ball is really good, and Kuzma doesn't have much chance to play."

Back in the game, Ball dribbled the ball to the top of the arc and directed McGee to cover Kurz in the right corner to catch the ball immediately.

Schroeder was distracted to observe the situation in the bottom corner, and Ball seized the opportunity and immediately rushed to the basket.

Grant came over and Ball hoisted the ball to the basket.

James jumped high, took the basketball and smashed it to the hoop.

"boom!"

18 to 11, Walton's timeout had an immediate effect.

TNT commentary seats.

Miller: "Do you know why this offense is so smooth when you hold the ball at the top of the arc?"

Albert: "I really don't know."

Miller: "That's what point guards are supposed to do, they don't waste time, they take the opportunity to start immediately, so that the defense will pass the ball.

James' defenders are too afraid of his breakthrough and will shrink. James can't find a good opportunity to break through for a while, and he is unwilling to hand over the ball, so time will continue to be consumed, and the offense appears to be stagnant.

The Bucks' monster Giannis will also encounter defensive shrinkage, but he will not hold the ball too much, pass the ball immediately if he can't find an opportunity, and cover for his teammates to find opportunities. "

Albert: "You mean James shouldn't have the ball?"

Miller: "It's not that he shouldn't have the ball, it's that he should have less of it.

For example, things like transporting from the backcourt to the frontcourt should be handed over to the defender when there is no opportunity for a fast break. The defender can advance faster and James can save energy. "

Albert: "You have to know that's LeBron James. The Lakers are in a bad environment."

Miller: "You can't always blame the general environment for being bad. He has to adapt to the environment."

Albert: "No, he is James. He has the ability to change the environment. I have some gossip. It is said that the Lakers are trying to operate an All-Star insider."

Miller: "Bosh and Love used to be All-Star insiders. James' style of play is to sacrifice the inside."

Albert: "Just wait and see, I am optimistic about the Lakers championship."

The Lakers seem to have recovered their offensive rhythm after the timeout, and Li Haoyu needs to extinguish the momentum of the Lakers' counterattack.

Coming to the frontcourt and landing in the left corner, Schroeder controlled the ball at 45 degrees on the same side.

Grant came to cover, Li Haoyu was full of details, and ran close to Grant's arm at 45 degrees.

Hart got rid of the cover and followed Li Haoyu half a step behind.

Li Haoyu pretended to give Schroeder a pick-and-roll, and Hart moved to the left in advance to prevent Schroeder from directly breaking through with the pick-and-roll.

Li Haoyu immediately turned around and cut to the basket, removed Schroder's pass ahead of time.

James defended and Li Haoyu hit the ground and stuffed the ball behind James.

Grant took the ball and was about to start, James immediately turned around and pulled Grant down.

"Drip~"

James fouled and Grant made two free throws.

Li Haoyu was a little depressed. An assist was gone, and he walked out of the three-point line and waited for a free throw. At this time, Kuzma came over and said:

"Hey, I have something I want to ask. You and I both have ball bullies on the team. Why are you so successful? I received some gossip about the trade. I don't want to leave Los Angeles."

Li Haoyu: "I play in the rotation lineup. I stagger the playing time with the ball bully. After proving myself, everything will be easy to talk about. Moreover, the turtles are very good, and they are very brotherly."

Kuzma: "Then is it too late for me to apply to play the sixth man?"

Li Haoyu: "I'm afraid it's cold, didn't you think about these when you wrote the poem?"

Kuzma: (﹏)
　Thank you [I don’t know what’s wrong] for your reward.

　　Thank you, One Gram of Broken Heart, for including it in the book list.

　　There is one more that is a little later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)