I just play ball

Chapter 18 Championship Level

Thinking that the first dunk in his career was a slam dunk by another person, and the target was Ibaka Jiaweishao, Li Yue was so excited that he was like a wild horse. Excited to return to defense.

Westbrook caught the ball and ran like a whirlwind. He didn't care about the position of his teammates and rushed straight to the frontcourt.Kobe chased closely, but he was already two positions behind after catching up to the center line. His speed was far less than that of Andre Miller, who started from the backcourt and chased to the nailboard cap in the frontcourt.

Li Yue decisively gave up marking Durant, changed his route and rushed towards Westbrook.

In a blink of an eye, the two met at the free throw line.

Westbrook didn't stop on his feet and confiscated the ball. He took another step and took off directly!
Li Yue reacted very quickly, and immediately followed the jump and stretched out his hand to interfere, but the incident happened suddenly, and he was still half a beat behind.

Bang bang!Westbrook smashed the buckle with one hand, stood on the baseline and clenched his fists with both hands after landing, stretched his neck and roared at the fans.

The fans behind the ball stand were stunned for a while, boosed in response.

Taking advantage of Westbrook's distraction, Li Yue picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds. He saw that Kobe was going off the line quickly, and swung his arms for a long pass.

Durant jumped high to try to intercept, but the basketball flew just above his highest point, as if he had expected it.

Kobe received the pass, looked up, and went straight to the basket like Westbrook.

Howard stepped forward to block the chasing Durant, followed by Jamison to block Ibaka who switched defenses, Kobe rushed to the free throw line smoothly, Artest blocked and wanted to help defend Kevin Martin, and in an instant, only Reggie Jackson was left guarding the basket Down.

Kobe decisively collected the ball, stuck to Reggie and started a three-step layup, relying on his strength and stature advantages, he scored steadily!
The fans stood up and applauded, the two sides attacked continuously, and the atmosphere on the scene was extremely enthusiastic.

Reggie picked up the basketball, quickly stepped out of bounds, and grabbed the serve again, but the Lakers were well prepared and failed to form a fast break.

The two teams settled down in the frontcourt, and Li Yue defended on the right wing.

Durant gestured to open up the space, bowed his body, and tried to pull the ball back and forth from left to right.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...suddenly push the ball forward, rushing to the left as if there were springs under the feet.

Li Yue twisted his hips and turned sideways, kicked the ground with his left foot, and slid sharply to catch up.

As soon as he reached the elbow area, Durant stopped suddenly and changed hands behind his back, diverted to the right and broke through.

Li Yue hurriedly braked, turned his body abruptly, and moved Z-shaped to intercept.

boom!The two collided and the fans chanted foul!

The referee didn't blow his whistle, and Durant took advantage of the situation to receive the ball and rose from the ground like a rocket.

Almost at the same time, Li Yue bent his knees and took off, trying his best to block the space.

bass!The sound of the basketball hollow net wiping sounded.

Defense failed!

Li Yue was upset, and immediately picked up the blue flag when he landed, and retreated to the outside of the bounds for a long quarterback pass.

Kobe received the ball from the three-point line, faced Reggie's pressure, changed hands behind his back to dodge, and sprinted!
Jamison and Artest followed from the left and right sides, Howard followed closely, and Li Yue also followed.

Kobe single-handedly reached the top of the arc, and seeing Westbrook and Reggie double-team, he strode to the left.

Jamison stepped forward to set up a positioning screen, and Kobe took the opportunity to get rid of the entanglement.

At that time, Martin joined the double-team team, and the three Thunder players surrounded him from three directions.

Kobe hurriedly pulled the ball back, and Howard stepped forward to respond.

Before arriving, Kobe shook his head and waved his hands, as if saying that he didn't need to cover, Howard immediately turned around and used Jamison to cover the air cut.

Li Yue just arrived at the top of the arc and stepped forward to block Ibaka, leaving Howard unguarded.

Kobe immediately tossed the ball high, Howard ran three steps in a row, and suddenly took off to catch the ball!

BOOM!Another dunk with both hands!
Cheers rang through the Staples Center!
Li Yue was the first to turn around and run back. Kobe, Jamison, and Artest quickly retreated to the center line. They paid as much attention to the Thunder's fast break as if they were playing in the finals. .

Westbrook quickly brought the ball to the front court, facing the ruthless Kobe, hesitated for a while, and bowed to dribble on the spot!

Such an action clearly meant to be singled out, Kobe immediately lowered his center of gravity!

Westbrook took five shots in a row, stepping forward without warning.

Just in time, Kobe stretched out his right hand to press down.

Neither of them expected the other to make a move, and a trace of surprise flashed on their faces at the same time.

In the blink of an eye, Westbrook pulled the ball back, and Kobe withdrew his right hand.

One is worried about steals, the other is worried about fouls!
Seeing each other's movements, the two smiled at the same time, Westbrook rushed forward, and Kobe rushed forward.

boom!The two collided, hugged the basketball at the same time, and fell to the ground with a crash.

No one wanted to let go, lying on the floor and fighting fiercely.

Seeing this, the referee picked up the whistle and held it in his mouth. His cheeks puffed up and was about to blow when Westbrook suddenly threw the ball to the basket.

Howard and Ibaka took off one after another, and the two touched at the same time.

The basketball was forced to fly upside down and landed in Reggie's hands.

With only three seconds left in the attack time, Reggie faced Artest's close defense and pulled out a shot!

boom!The basketball bounces off the backboard and into the net.

Westbrook Carp, who was lying on the floor, straightened up, got up and rushed to Reggie's side to beat his chest to celebrate, but only for a moment, and then returned to defense.

Li Yue received the ball in the backcourt, quickly brought it to the left and right, faced Durant's defense, and waved at Kobe for a cover.

Kobe immediately went up to the wall, and Li Yue took the opportunity to dribble the ball to the right, strode to the elbow, ignored Westbrook's defense, and took the ball.

This is the offensive method he has been practicing before the game, and the whole set of moves is extremely skillful!
Swish!The basketball is hollow into the net.

...

ESPN commentary seats.

"At the moment, neither team can guard the other," Breen said.

Jaylen Rose nodded: "That's true, but if they continue to play like this, the Lakers will have a greater advantage, because they have Nash and Gasol on the bench, and even Jordan Hill, who has played as a starter for the Rockets. Meeks has some knack for it, and they're a championship-caliber team."

"Then why haven't they made the playoffs yet?"

"Because their previous Big Four, Nash, Gasol, Kobe, and Howard were injured successively, and went through the running-in stage of changing coaches, they have never been as neat as they are now. Those are four All-Stars, and all of them have been team bosses."

"So, this change has nothing to do with Li Yue?"

"Honestly speaking, there is still a little bit. The perimeter defense is better than before."

...

As the game progressed, the fiery state of the two teams gradually disappeared, the number of singles was less and less, and the tactical cooperation was more and more. The Lakers mainly used high screens to break through, and the Thunder played more singles with dislocations.

The Thunder can't defend against the Lakers' passes and cuts, and the Lakers can't stop the Thunder's second youngster with extraordinary talent.

In the state of mutual explosion, the Lakers always maintained a leading game of about 8 points.

Until the second half of the third quarter, the Lakers replaced three main players to save energy for the fourth quarter.

But the Thunder continued to keep the second youngster on the court, and quickly evened the difference in just 3 minutes.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the Lakers replaced the three main players in advance, but they never got more than a two-point lead.

...

The whistle sounded, and the game entered the final official timeout.

时间仅剩2分58秒，湖人108比107领先1分。

Li Yue returned to the bench, hands on hips, panting, waiting for tactics to be deployed, exhausted enough.

But D'Antoni said happily: "I know you are tired, but Durant is even more tired. He has played for 40 minutes. You are the only young man in our team. We need you to complete the final blow. Are you confident? ?”

(End of this chapter)