I just play ball

Chapter 135 Good Wishes

Seven p.m. on the [-]th, Staples, Los Angeles.

As the lights dimmed, the DJ yelled, "Ladies and gentlemen, here are the Lakers players..."

Cheers gradually sounded in the arena, Li Yue took the lead and ran out, followed by Nash, Gasol, and Howard.

"The last one to play is, five-time NBA champion, two-time FMVP winner, 15 consecutive All-Star starters..."

The cheers in the arena reached its peak, and more than 8000 spectators stood up collectively, calling Kobe three times in unison.

Kobe ran into the stadium following the only light in the audience, stopped and waved around, showing a warm smile.

After the cheers lasted for 1 minute, the fans gradually calmed down, and the DJ announced the start of the pre-match ceremony.

Li Yue stood on the bench, glanced at the player tunnel, and found that the staff had prepared championship T-shirts, and then looked at the VIP boxes on the middle floor, each room was full of people, Denzel Washington and many other big-name stars were taking pictures with their mobile phones.

The popular female singer 'Sister Fruit' Katy Perry was in charge of singing the national anthem, and the atmosphere in the arena was extremely restless.

Scanning around, Li Yue withdrew his eyes and looked at the relatives area behind the bench, where Chenxi was sitting with his second uncle's family.

Seeing him looking over, Chen Xi smiled and raised her hands to show her heart, while her cousin Li Zhi clenched his fists to show support.

Li Yue nodded lightly. This game is of great significance. If he wins, many good wishes will come true.

If you lose, the situation may be extremely reversed.

...

ESPN commentary seats.

"What impact do you think Kobe will have on the game if he plays closed games?" Mike Breen asked.

"The Lakers only have Li Yue as a stable ball-holding point. The Heat can double-team at will, and when it's the Heat's turn to attack, they can try their best to match up with Kobe. The Lakers can't take care of the ball at the same time, and if they want to win, they can only compete with the Heat on offense, which is too difficult." Mark Jackson said.

"I think the impact is minimal. The past 4 games are enough to prove that the Heat lack outside shots. Kobe can completely defend the man with the ball and switch defenses when he encounters off-ball screens. Clark and Li Yue can help him share his worries." Van Gundy said.

"Okay, the game is about to start, let's take a look at the lineups of the two teams..."

...

A short whistle sounded.

Li Yue walked into the field and found that the Heat did not arrange Mike Miller to start, but sent Haslem.

The Lakers are the same as G4, with Clark starting to replace Gasol.

Referee Joe Crawford stood in the middle circle holding the basketball, explained a few words left and right, and gently threw it upwards.

Bosh got the ball first and swung it back hard.

LeBron picked it up, turned around and passed to Chalmers, the Heat launched an offense, and the audience chanted defense.

Chalmers took the ball to the left wing, hand to hand.

Wade took the ball and accelerated vigorously, leading Kobe to shift in a wide range, rushing all the way to the right 45 degrees.

LeBron came up to set up a screen for the wall, and Kobe scrambled around and tried to chase from the free throw line.

Li Yue was about to switch defenses and was delayed, Wade stopped the brakes suddenly and distributed the ball towards the top of the arc where LeBron was.

Bryant hurried back, bumped head-on into Bosh, who was moving sideways to cover, and almost fell backwards.

The referee didn't blow the whistle, LeBron dribbled the ball and accelerated, like a tank traveling, and went straight to the left elbow.

Kobe was fearless and stepped forward to intercept.

The waists of the two collided again, Kobe staggered back, and Howard immediately shrank to the basket when he saw this.

But LeBron stopped, raised the ball to the right three-point line, Wade received it, and immediately divided the right corner.

Haslem took the ball, unguarded two meters in front of him, and slowly raised his head to aim at the basket.

Howard withdrew and returned to defense, took three steps and flew up to take off, forcibly interfering with the shooting space.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Clark jumped to grab the rebound, landed and handed it to Nash, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

The audience cheered, and Nash slowly brought the ball to the frontcourt and passed it back to Clark at the top of the arc.

Bryant stood in the right corner, several attempts to get rid of Wade failed, can only stop and wait.

Seeing this, Clark passed the ball to Nash again, moved laterally to the right 45 degrees, and set up a wall as a positioning screen.

Kobe took this opportunity to get away from Wade by a half body, Nash gave the ball instantly, and the audience stood up collectively.

It's a pity that there is not much time left in the attack, and Kobe can't make adjustments, so he can only take advantage of the trend and shoot.

when!Three-point strike.

Haslem grabs the rebound, Chalmers takes it and pushes forward, and Bosh under the basket from the center line.

Li Yue was watching the whole court before, and he retreated earlier than anyone else. When he saw the basketball flying over, he stepped forward decisively to press down.

Bosh is forced to jump, the rhythm is out of balance, and the basketball hits the floor.

Li Yue bent down to catch it, turned around and quickly brought it to the left wing, facing LeBron's defense and Howard's low post, chose to accelerate the breakthrough step by step, forcibly threw away LeBron, rushed to the basket, and faced Haslem to defend Take off, twist your body in the air and hit the board.

The basketball rebounded into the net, and the Lakers led 2-0. Cheers, whistles, and screams rang out at the same time.

Haslem picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds, swishing a long pass.

Wade received the ball from the center line, feinted and changed direction, got rid of Kobe in a second, and rushed forward with all his strength.

With the Heat attacking so aggressively, Li Yue immediately sprinted and caught up with Wade at the free throw line, but the basketball was thrown high up.

With a bang, LeBron received a dunk in the air.

Li Yue turned around, grabbed the basketball and retreated out of bounds, also wanting to make a long pass, but unfortunately, the Heat retreated very quickly, so they could only organize on the ground.

Nash took the ball to the right wing, used Howard to cover to get rid of Chalmers, and broke through from the right to the inside.

Haslem switched defenses, too slow to catch up.

Seeing that the breakthrough is about to be completed, Wade slides laterally from the short corner on the right and stretches out his hand to force the defense.

Nash seemed to have expected it, and he didn't look at the pass.

Kobe received the ball, took advantage of the momentum and rushed forward, and also used Howard's cover to reach the free throw line, making an emergency stop and making a mid-range shot.

The whole audience showed anticipation, but the basketball net fell out of bounds, almost missing.

The referee whistled for a violation, the Heat served in the backcourt, and LeBron took it to the right wing to wait.

Wade started running at 45 degrees on the left side and hit the inside line directly. Kobe turned his hips sideways and followed closely with small steps.

Wade made a sudden stop, changed direction and moved to the right. Kobe turned back to the defense and hit Haslem at the free throw line.

Seeing this, LeBron gave the ball, and Wade jumped up and shot after receiving it. Kobe bypassed the screen and swooped to block the block.

Snapped!The sound of thugs sounded, and both Wade and Kobe fell to the ground, while the basketball bounced off the board and into the net.

The referee whistled, indicating that the three-point goal was valid, and Wade could get an additional penalty.

There were only sporadic boos at the scene, because Kobe did foul, and the defense was too fierce to stop.

Wadega made a free throw and the Heat led 6-2.

The Lakers attacked, Nash took the ball to the right wing, stopped to observe for a while, and raised his hand to call for tactics.

Seeing this, Howard ran from the top of the arc to the low position on the left, put his back against Haslem, and raised his right hand for the ball.

Nash made a gesture to pass, and Wade subconsciously adjusted his orientation, ready to step forward to help defend.

Kobe took the opportunity to sprint to the basket along the baseline, and Wade chased after him.

But Kobe stopped and ran back, returned to the bottom corner to receive the ball, raised his hand to aim at the basket and pretended to shoot.

Wade brakes back to defend, blocking Haslem's space, Howard took advantage of the situation and turned back, raising his right hand again to ask for the ball.

Kobe took off and lobbed the pass, but he didn't know whether his strength was too small or the height was too low, the basketball actually fell into Haslem's hands.

Haslem was stunned for a moment, then raised the basketball high and pushed it towards the center line with both hands.

LeBron received the hand and pushed forward, and Li Yue followed closely.

The two came to the free throw line in a blink of an eye, Li Yue was preparing for a tactical foul, and LeBron raised his hand to shoot without warning.

Snapped!There was a crisp sound of thugs, and the basketball hit the basket and bounced into the net at the same time.

The referee blows his whistle to indicate that the goal is valid, and at the same time gives an additional penalty.

The audience felt at a loss. If the extra penalty hit, the Lakers would fall behind 2-9 and pay two major fouls. It was a bad start!
In the ESPN commentary seat, Mark Jackson shook his head again and again: "Not all games with injuries can go smoothly. Winning is a beautiful wish. It is difficult!"

(End of this chapter)