I just play ball

Chapter 104 Rolling in all directions

ESPN commentary seats.

"It turns out that Chinese players will also face conflicts directly. I thought they were all nice men like Yao Ming." Brin said with a little surprise, "Li Yue is tougher than we imagined, and he knows the rules of the game."

"Patience doesn't earn respect, you can only suffer more serious bullying," Van Gundy said. "This is an eternal truth, not only applicable to the court. I think this is his response to Sterling's remarks."

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inside the field.

Li Yue was protected by Artest and Kobe Bryant to leave, Griffin also turned and walked back, the audience cheered and applauded.

The referee signals that the game is suspended, and it is necessary to check the replay to determine who is responsible, and then make a penalty.

Li Yue returned to the bench and sat down, covered his shoulders with a towel, and took a deep breath to calm down.

"Don't worry, as long as he dares to come again, I'll help you carry it." Artest patted Li Yue on the shoulder, blinking with a smirk on his face, "I will solve this kind of thing in the future. I have rich experience in this."

"Haha, thank you for your kindness!" Li Yue smiled and waved his hands, "I'm not afraid at all!"

After finishing speaking, Li Yue stood up and walked to D'Antoni, "Coach, I suggest that Kobe should guard Chris Paul."

Such a proposal is only because it is obvious from the previous few rounds that Nash is completely in the rhythm of Paul and must be stopped before the Clippers pass Paul to score. It just so happens that Billups almost no longer plays with the ball and arranges for Kobe. The main defense is a bit wasteful. Nash's height is not at a disadvantage, and his athletic ability is not much weaker. It just happens to switch defenses.

"Well" De'Anton pointed to Kobe and Nash, "This was originally in our plan. Strangling Paul is equivalent to strangling all tactics of the Clippers. Doing this one thing can reap multiple results. Start immediately after the pause implement."

Kobe and Nash Qiqi nodded to express their understanding, and the short whistle sounded at the same time, indicating that the referee had reached the result.

All eyes focused on the technical table, and the referee gestured to the commentator: Li Yue and Griffin each scored a technical foul, and the free throws canceled each other out.

As the DJ broadcast, the audience booed one after another.

Griffin made the move first, so why did Li Yue have to get a technical foul?
The referee did not explain, and whistled to indicate that the game would continue, and the players of both sides returned to the field and took their positions.

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Clippers attack.

Paul dribbled the ball across the center line, handed it to Billups, and accelerated to the right sideline.

Griffin moved laterally as a positioning screen to block the chasing Kobe, and Paul took the opportunity to rush to the bottom line.At the same time, Caron Barrett started running from the left bottom corner and rushed to the baseline. Jordan moved to the left elbow area, covering the cross station with both hands to make a positioning screen.

Seeing that Howard's back was facing the basket and didn't know the specific situation, Li Yue immediately reminded him loudly to give up space. The Clippers are a typical shooter's outside cut tactic. The key to defending is that the person in charge of chasing cannot be delayed by the center.

Howard heard the words and retreated directly, while clinging to Jordan, leaving the entire top area of ​​​​the free throw circle.

Butler and Paul crossed the baseline without the ball to cover, Li Yue bypassed the screen from out of bounds and continued to chase, Kobe took a shortcut directly from the free throw line area of ​​the basket, and ran to the left 45 degrees ahead of time to intercept the Clippers passing route.

Paul looked helpless and could only run to a position close to the center line to catch the ball, with only 11 seconds left in the attack time.

Griffin stepped forward to cover, Gasol stepped forward to try to delay, the area from the three-point line to the basket was almost completely empty, Paul realized for the first time, immediately raised his left hand and waved to signal, Griffin immediately stepped back .

At this time, Howard chased Jordan and ran to the short corner on the right, and Nash was still guarding Billups on the right wing. Li Yue made a brief analysis of this situation, gave up chasing Butler, and ran quietly from the right sideline to the reasonable crash zone.

As soon as he got to the position, Griffin just caught the ball and turned around to start a layup. The distance between the two was very close.

Seemingly aware that he could not contain his figure, Griffin forcibly took off and shot, followed by a 'bang', the two collided, and Li Yue took several steps back and fell to the ground, sliding to the ball stand in a sitting position before stopping down.

Two referees blew their whistles almost at the same time, but one whistled for an offensive foul and the other whistled for a blocking foul. The audience immediately booed, and the referee on duty hurriedly summoned the two to discuss.

Li Yue pulled Howard to stand up with both hands, and communicated with Gasol about the defensive error just now.

Perhaps it was because too much time wasted checking the back defense before, the referee did not continue to check this time, and made the final penalty after a simple discussion: Li Yue blocked the foul, and Griffin got two free throw opportunities.

The audience booed wildly in unison. Li Yue waved his hands around the arena to indicate that it doesn't matter. The defense just happened in an instant.

The most important thing is that the Clippers have shown a lot of middle-level tactics so far. The Lakers can even defend against this rather complicated offense. The team has established a core defensive strategy in advance, and the Clippers are almost left with a one-on-one approach.

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Griffin hit the second free throw in a row, the boos disappeared, and the Clippers trailed 5-8.

The Lakers attack, the team's V-shaped formation is settled,
Nash took the ball to the frontcourt, passed it to Kobe, who was 45° to the left, and strode to the sideline.

Howard took advantage of the opportunity to lift the wall, Kobe took the opportunity to dribble to the left and broke through, Billups squeezed behind him to catch up, Jordan was delayed in switching defenses, the left half was instantly crowded with players from both teams, and the Clippers were all attracted past.

Howard decisively turned around and went down, while Kobe jumped up and raised his hand, and the Clippers players in the right half hurriedly shrunk to the basket.

I thought, Kobe crossed the basketball, Gasol received it, raised it high and passed it to the basket.This passing method is quite scientific, and belongs to the basis of the triangle attack, which prevents the basketball from flying too long in the air and encountering steals.

But who knows, Griffin's small universe exploded, bouncing up like a spring, abruptly cut off.

The basketball rebounded and flew upside down, Griffin jumped on the ground, and Li Yue rushed forward when he saw it.

The audience cheered loudly. Li Yue touched the ball with his left hand first, pulled it back, and turned to his right hand at the same time. Seeing that Caron Butler had just rushed to the free throw line, he took a decisive step forward and kicked off the ground to shoot a three-pointer.

Swish!The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Lakers led 11 to 5.

Clippers attack.

Paul brought the ball to the top of the arc, Jordan went up to cover, Kobe chose to bypass the interception, but unfortunately did not communicate in advance, Howard chose to switch defenses and delay.Paul was left unattended for a while, and without hesitation, he stopped and took off to shoot an open three-pointer.

Seeing this, Li Yue turned and faced the backcourt to prepare for a fast break, but Kobe pulled back in time and rushed back to interfere. Paul made a rare shot of three non-stick shots, and the audience burst into laughter.

"Focus on defense is awesome! You underestimated the boss!" Li Yue looked up to watch the replay, and found that Kobe turned around and took off directly, gliding in the air for a long distance with his explosive power, preventing Paul from being caught by surprise.

Soon, Li Yue ran to the left corner to stand.

Nash took the ball to the right wing and broke through from the right with the help of Howard's cover. Paul and Jordan pinched at the same time.

Howard turned and went down, Griffin followed, Nash stopped and shook Paul, and threw the ball to the top of the arc from behind.

Gasol received the ball and was in a wide open. Caron Butler slid forward to make up the defense, but Li Yue was unguarded.

Griffin hurriedly made up for the position, but just stopped at the position, Li Yue accelerated and started in the opposite direction, received a pass from Gasol, took advantage of the time advantage and rhythm difference to get rid of it easily, rushed to the basket and didn't care about anything, forced to take off and dunk .

Jordan took the initiative to dodge, the basketball slammed into the net, and the Lakers led 13 to 5.

The audience cheered and shouted, and Paul immediately applied for a timeout after catching the ball underground.

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ESPN commentary seats.

"When was the last time he played this hard?" Breen said. "He seemed to be playing with anger tonight."

"When a superstar wants to prove himself," Van Gundy said, "the game will become a little bloody. Sterling shouldn't say that kind of nonsensical remarks to anger him, just like Jaylen Rose shouldn't anger Kobe. "

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The game continued, Paul received the ball from the backcourt and advanced, Griffin and Jordan separated the left and right sides of the top of the arc, Billups and Butler separated the left and right wings, the Clippers put on a typical high-post double-block tactical position,
Paul took the ball to the frontcourt in a blink of an eye, and Griffin immediately ran to the right and made a cross screen with Jordan.

Li Yue frowned suddenly, and didn't think of the specific tactics for a while.

Before he could think too much, Butlert went up to catch the ball. He could only give up thinking for a while, and followed closely.At the same time, Griffin made a back screen to block Kobe, and Paul took the opportunity to accelerate to the basket and wave to Billups on the left.

Butler passes the ball to Griffin as Paul reaches the left sideline, brakes and sets up the wall.

Billups rushed to the top of the arc with the help of a cover. Jordan, who had come to the left before, set up a wall to block Kobe. Nash hurriedly caught up to defend. Paul was left unattended, and there was a super large space in front of him.

Billups received a pass from Griffin, immediately turned around and scored Paul, who made a steady two-pointer.

Li Yue watched the replay while retreating. After watching the whole process, he gave a thumbs up in his heart. The Clippers ran a super complicated tactic that could not be named, leading the Lakers from the beginning to the end. Paul, as a historical point guard There is indeed something.

But the disadvantage of this tactic is extremely obvious, that is, it can only be played out after a pause and detailed arrangement.

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The Lakers attacked and Nash took the ball to the right wing.

Li Yue stepped forward to catch the ball, took it to the top of the arc, and tried to break through under the cover of Gasol.

Griffin's switch was delayed, Howard went up and then made a screen, Jordan stayed at the free throw line and waited, Gasol turned and went down.

Li Yue jumped up and passed the ball, Griffin tried to steal the ball but failed, Gasol dunked the ball with both hands, and the Lakers led 15-7.

Griffin grabbed the basketball and retreated out of bounds, slammed it with both hands and threw it to Paul, and the Clippers launched a fast break.

Paul quickly dribbled the ball to the right wing of the frontcourt, stopped suddenly and raised his hand to gesture, and the Clippers settled in a 131 formation.Billups started from the left corner, faced the Lakers' interception from the inside, directly bypassed the boundary, rushed to the right wing to catch the ball and forced a breakthrough.

But Nash followed closely, and Billups failed to make a false move, and instead distributed the ball.

Griffin received the ball from the waist on the right side, hugged Gasol with his back, turned around with his left foot to face the basket, bent down to lower the center, and suddenly dropped his shoulders to forcefully hit the basket. Unfortunately, the distance was too short and the speed advantage was not enough. Can be reflected, Gasol held his right up close to catch up.

Griffin was forced to make an emergency stop, but the half-turning feint failed to activate the seasoned Gasol, so he could only turn forward again, biting the bullet and facing Howard's block threat to take off and throw, the whole movement was completely deformed.

The basketball hit the basket and hit the iron. Howard jumped high and caught the rebound. He landed and turned around and threw it to Nash. The Lakers launched a fast break.

Li Yue rushed to the left corner of the front court to stand still, received a pass and pretended to break through, and after attracting the attention of the Clippers' defense, he hit the ground and passed the ball to the left.Howard in the middle successfully received a layup in his hand, and Jordan jumped up to block the shot.

Beep!The referee whistled for a foul, and the basketball rebounded into the net at the same time.

The audience cheered in unison, Howard stood at the free throw line and hit an additional penalty, and the Lakers led 18 to 7.

The Clippers made another quick break, and Paul dribbled the ball to the left wing. He didn't make any adjustments, and directly used Griffin's cover to rush into the basket.

The Lakers shrunk and intercepted, Paul passed the ball behind the back in the three-second zone, and Billups caught the ball and rushed to shoot a three-pointer.

The basketball hit the front of the rim and hit the iron. Gasol grabbed the rebound, turned around and handed it to Nash, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

Li Yue ran to the right wing ahead of time, took a long pass from the center line and went straight to the basket, and Barrett and Griffin double-teamed.

Li Yue hurriedly stopped and raised his hand to fly the two of them, and then split the ball in the middle. Gasol received it and threw it on the spot.

The basketball hit the hoop and into the net, the Lakers led 20 to 7, and cheers resounded from the Staples Center.

The large central screen showed Sterling sitting on the sidelines, and the sunglasses couldn't hide his angry expression.

Clippers coach Pooh raised his hand to ask for a timeout, but Griffin caught the ball in the backcourt and rushed, so he had to pretend to touch his head in embarrassment.

Li Yue was the closest, and immediately ran after him.

The two came to the short corner on the right side of the frontcourt in a blink of an eye. Griffin stopped abruptly and turned around and flew Li Yue away. .

In such a short time, Li Yue returned to the defensive position, jumped up and reached out, and blocked the block with Howard.

Snapped!The basketball was shot down, and the three of them bent over to fight for it at the same time. Jordan also joined the melee.

The basketball rolled out of bounds under the force, and Li Yue and Jordan stepped back with their hands wrapped around each other.

In terms of pure static strength, Li Yue was no match at all. After two steps, he was knocked down on the floor and dragged along.

The referee hurriedly blew his whistle, and Jordan looked innocent and raised his hands to show that he had not fouled.

Seeing that Artest stood up from the bench and seemed to want to rush into the field, Li Yue didn't wait for his teammates to pull him, and hurriedly turned over and got up and waved his hands to signal that everything was OK. Goodlock and others also helped stabilize it.

The referee simply discussed and whistled Jordan for a rebound foul, which caused boos from the scene.

With a slight adjustment, the Lakers began to attack.

Li Yue took the ball at the top of the arc, used Howard's cover to break through from the right, faced Jordan and switched defenses, and leaned close to the inside line.

The two came to the basket in a blink of an eye, and Li Yue stopped slowly. Just as Jordan was puzzled, he jumped up and smashed the dunk.

With a bang, the basketball crashed into the circle and into the net, and Jordan showed X2 doubts on his face.

The Lakers led 22 to 7, and the Clippers coach Vinnie and Paul also requested a timeout.

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ESPN commentary seats.

"The Clippers wanted to beat the Lakers by playing fast, but they completely lost their original rhythm." Van Gundy sighed, "This Western Conference Finals may become a nightmare for them, and the joy of promotion will soon be washed away."

"Why do you say that?" Brin asked.

"Compared to the Spurs, the Clippers are far behind in terms of player strength and tactical quality, and the Lakers have a crushing advantage." Van Gundy said, "I boldly predict that the difference in this game will exceed 20 points. If the Clippers play off the bench Poor..."

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After the timeout, the Clippers made adjustments, arranging Lamar Odom to replace Billups and Matt Barnes to replace Caron Butler, increasing offensive firepower while strengthening restrictions on Li Yue.

The Lakers took advantage of the situation and arranged for Blake to replace Nash and Clark to replace Gasol. While increasing the defensive threat of the team, they accelerated the transition of offensive and defensive rhythms.

The two teams played against each other for several rounds, and Li Yue was indeed restricted, but Kobe was completely freed to score wildly.

The Clippers have never been able to narrow the point difference, and it will be further expanded when the two teams face off against the bench.

In the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Clippers were still 22 points behind. Paul took the lead and started to grab three points, but except for Jamal Crawford who scored one, the other Clippers players all hit the iron, and the point difference was getting bigger and bigger.

In the end, the Lakers beat the Clippers 127 to 101 and took a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals.

(End of this chapter)