I just play ball

Chapter 14 Xiaoshuai's Smile

Amid the cheers of the fans, Kobe and Artest were on the left and right sidelines near the bottom corner, Gasol and Howard were on the left and right elbows, Nash controlled the ball at the top of the arc, and the Lakers formed a V formation.

Li Yue concentrated on observing every move on the field.

Despite the reluctance on his face, Howard still stepped forward to cover after Nash beckoned.

Li Yue saw it, and guessed that Howard was probably just putting on a show, so as not to be accused by the fans of not wanting to play pick-and-rolls.

In the blink of an eye, the wall was set up, Nash dribbled away from Westbrook and hit the inside, and Perkins stayed at the free throw line to wait.

Howard turned and went down, Parkinson also shrunk back, and the whole basket was crowded together, unable to catch alleys at all.

In desperation, Nash came to the short corner on the right along the bottom line, and Artest hurried forward to cover.At the same time, Kobe started from the left side, skimmed the free throw line, borrowed Gasol's cover, and rushed to the right three-point line.

Facing Durant's defense change, Nash immediately hit the ball outside the three-point line.

He intentionally controlled his strength, and the basketball rebounded from a very low position, but Durant reached out to catch it and almost touched it.

Kobe received the ball without any risk, took advantage of the opportunity to put on a three-threat posture, and Ibaka, who was singles and switched defenses.

At this moment, the fans behind Li Yue complained loudly as if they were at home.

"Why do you put so much effort into it? Can't you cover for Kobe from the beginning and let him play singles? Are you making trouble?"

Li Yue smiled lightly, looking at Kobe again, he had already dropped the ball.

Ibaka raised his hips slightly and turned sideways, his left hand spread flat, his right hand raised high, and he slid to intercept.

Kobe rushed to the free throw line, suddenly stopped and raised his hand, with an expression like he had a grudge against the basket.

Whoosh!Ibaka jumped, his face full of excitement, and then annoyed that Kobe didn't jump immediately.

Beep!The referee blew his whistle and called Ibaka for a foul, and Kobe got two free throws.

...

In the ESPN commentary seat, Jaylen Rose sighed: "Kobe is old. He never took the initiative to draw fouls on this kind of ball before."

Mike Breen: "I don't agree with you. This kind of ball is originally a technical means for small players to displace singles in the interior, and it is not like Kevin Martin and Louis Williams who actively reach out and make fouls outside the three-point line."

Jaylen Rose was impatient, shrugged his shoulders exaggeratedly and spread his hands: "You can't cover him just because he is Kobe..."

...

The MVP shouts from the audience followed Kobe's two free throws, and the Lakers led 2-0.

The Thunder attacked, and Westbrook caught the ball in the backcourt and advanced, walking to the top of the arc and staring.

Perkins stepped forward to set up a human wall, and Westbrook simply pulled the ball to change direction and easily got rid of Nash.

Howard bowed when he saw this, his eyes were fixed on the basketball, and his momentum seemed to want to eat people.

But who would have thought that Westbrook resorted to his housekeeping skill-zombie jumper.

Swish!The basketball is hollow into the net.

Howard shook his head again and again, and walked forward on his own. The Lakers had no one to serve for a while.

Seeing this scene from the sidelines, D'Antoni blew his beard and stared anxiously, and shouted a reminder with his fingers on the bottom line.

Artest reacted, turned around and returned to the baseline, took the basketball from the referee, and threw it to Nash.

When Nash brought the ball to the top of the arc, the Lakers put up a V-shaped formation again, but the completion rate was only four-fifths, because Howard stood under the basket and could not come out, forming a system of his own, ignoring the positions of other teammates.

A trace of helplessness flashed across Nash's face, and then he waved to Gasol.

The two cooperated at the top of the arc, and Nash shook off Westbrook and rushed in.

Ibaka still adopts the posture of defending Kobe, while Westbrook completely ignores Gasol and decisively forms a double-team.

In seconds, Nash was in trouble, with no way to go forward, easy shots to be blocked, and too difficult a pass.

Seeing this situation, Li Yue thought differently. If he encountered this kind of double-teaming, he would choose to pass the ball forcibly.

Because if they retreat, Westbrook and Ibaka will inevitably continue to press, and there is a high probability of losing the ball at that time.

But in the next second, Li Yue was dumbfounded.

Nash stopped the ball without warning, Westbrook hurriedly dodged in fear of a foul, and a large space suddenly appeared.

The unattended Gasol made an empty cut, and Nash decisively passed the ball behind his back.

With a bang, he clasped his hands.

Perkins hugged the basketball and retreated to the bottom line, Durant received the ball and advanced.

Walking to the left wing, Durant bowed slightly, and quickly pulled the ball in front of him to change direction.

Artest lowered his center of gravity and squatted halfway, raising his hands up and down, his eyes locked on Durant's legs.

As Durant expanded the range of pulling the ball, Artest was forced to adjust the direction of his toes in small steps.

Suddenly, Durant slammed his upper body to the right, and his whole body jumped out like a spring.

Artest immediately twisted his hips and turned sideways, but before he could move his feet, Durant had already stopped his body and pulled the ball to the left.

IN-AND-OUT change direction with one hand!

This kind of action is used on Durant, who is 211 cm tall and has a wingspan of 228 cm. The position is still outside the three-point line. The degree of destruction is simply nuclear weapons, unpredictable and unstoppable!
Durant made a breakthrough in an instant, dribbled to the short corner, and made a quick stop to make a mid-range shot.

Boom!The basketball hits the hoop and into the net.

Artest was shown on the big screen at the scene, his face was full of bewilderment.

...

The Lakers attacked, and Nash took the ball to the frontcourt, still in a four-fifths V-shaped formation.

He didn't hesitate, and waved directly to Gasol.

The two cooperated at the top of the arc, Nash went inside again, Westbrook and Ibaka continued to double-team, Gasol raised his hands and cut.

Nash scrambled to throw the pass high before the encirclement, but just as Gasol received it, Ibaka had already returned to defense.

After making continuous strong tops, Gasol turned forward and threw.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Howard and Perkins roared at the same time, and both rushed to the basketball to take off, but Perkins jumped forward.

Beep!The referee blew his whistle and whistled for Howard's pushing foul.

Howard spread his hands to express his innocence, but the referee ignored him at all, and even the fans at the scene didn't even boo him in support.

Li Yue felt that there was no problem, because the pushing action was too obvious, and he felt a bit blind to the referee.

...

The Thunder attacked, and Westbrook used Perkins to cover to get rid of Nash. Seeing Howard stopped at the free throw line, the zombies pulled out again.

With a bang, the shot hit the iron, Ibaka grabbed the offensive rebound and threw it beyond the three-point line.

Durant received the ball and took a step forward in the three-threat posture, but it was only one step, and then he broke through.

Artest retreated again and again, and Durant directly collected the ball and pulled it out.

Swish!A long two-pointer hit, and the Thunder overtook 6-4.

When the Lakers were on the other side of the offense, Kobe took the initiative to ask for the ball and hit Sefoloza on the left elbow.

The whole set of movements is quite skillful, but maybe the explosive power is not as good as before. Kobe didn't get much space after turning around with the ball, so he could only increase the arc of receding and prolong the shooting time, so as to barely throw the ball while avoiding being caught.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Howard and Perkins took off to fight for it. Ibaka came from behind, grabbed the basketball and made a long pass immediately after landing.

Durant received the ball from the sideline on the right side, pushed forward suddenly, crossed the center line in a blink of an eye, picked up the basketball and pushed forward, with long legs, like a jumping robot, it seemed that it only took five steps to rush to the basket .

With a bang, the gliding splits!

Durant landed and raised his hands in celebration, but at this time, Artest, who was chasing after him, had just reached the top of the arc.

...

The first quarter of the game quickly reached the last 2 minutes, and the Lakers fell behind 19-30.

The efficiency is not bad, but the Thunder, to be exact, Durant is too buggy.

As the official whistle sounded, D'Antoni waved at Li Yue.

"According to the Thunder's past rotation habits, Durant will be off the court to rest at this time, you go up to warm up first, and when he plays in the second quarter, we will implement the defensive plan you proposed before, but remember that there are only 4 minutes for you to try. "

Li Yue nodded to express his understanding.Thunder coach Scott Brooks studied under George Karl and is a firm supporter of fixed rotations. Coupled with previous statistics, Durant will indeed rest at this point in time.

Occasionally there are a few accidents, which are also critical moments in the playoffs.

After a while of arrangements, the official timeout ended and the whistle sounded.

Li Yue unbuttoned his jacket, pulled down his outer pants, twisted his neck, and walked into the arena excitedly.

"Come on!" Cara Delevingne clenched his fists and shouted from the sidelines.

Li Yue shrugged slightly and turned around, just in time to see Durant smiling at him.

Didn't take a break?
Straight to hard?
(End of this chapter)