I just play ball

Chapter 182 Winning the Championship Again

With Reggie's free throw, the Thunder led by 82 point 81 to 1, and their bench was full of joy.

The Lakers attacked, and Selby caught the ball from the baseline and pushed forward. He subconsciously looked at Li Yue, wanting to confirm again.

Li Yue waved his hand decisively again, and hinted that the ball should be handed over to Covington or Gobert first. This was a training plan that was set up when he decided to participate in the selection. Otherwise, there was no need to take the actual command of Xialian.

Of course, another reason is that there are only two regular timeouts per quarter in Summer League games, which must be used with caution.

Selby nodded, quickly took the ball to the left wing, handed it to Covington, and strode inside.

Covington bowed and dribbled the ball, trying to pass it to Gobert on the left waist, but was intercepted by Adams.

The offense stalled, and Durant and Westbrook took the opportunity to boo, shouting various words and loudly interfering.

Seeing this, Li Yue rushed to the technical stage and shouted loudly: Move up and pass the ball, move up and pass the ball...

In a panic, Covington seemed to be guided, and immediately lowered his shoulders and rushed towards the bottom line.Kyle hurriedly moved sideways to catch up, Adams also went around to intercept, and Gobert was freed.

Covington stopped decisively, turned around and threw the ball to the left 45-degree three-point line, and Rodney immediately hung up after receiving the ball.

Turning back like this, Gobert finally caught the ball with his back to the basket, took two steps forward, and hooked sideways to hit the board.

boom!The basketball rebounded and fell, and Reggie, who was about to shrink the frame, was the closest. He bent down to pick it up and rushed forward, but Covington, Rodney, and Selby retreated quickly, showing the tendency of cornering, forcing him Block the top of the arc.

Reggie took two steps back, stood up straight and gasped for breath, and commanded 1 high and 4 lows again, but after waiting for a long time, the Thunder still failed to run out of open opportunities to catch the ball, and its coach Marc Thiegniert simply requested a timeout.

"Why?" Hill asked with a questioning face, "Call a timeout for the Lakers?"

"This coach is inexperienced," Webber shook his head again and again, "The Lakers' defense will only get better."

...

On the Lakers bench, Li Yue stood in front of the players.

"Why didn't you, Reggie, finish the fast break just now? Because he played 4 minutes longer than you, and he also accelerated and rushed in various ways, and his physical strength was very serious. Next, we will do our best to defend the inside and let them shoot from the outside..."

After the arrangement was completed, the whistle sounded. Li Yue first patted Covington on the shoulder, and then Gobert on the back, conveying "I need you" to the two of them.

The game continued. The Thunder served from the left sideline. Two people stood at the free throw line, one at the basket, and one at the left corner. It was a typical elevator door screen. It was simple but hard to stop because there were three routes to choose from. .

The referee whistled, Reggie started running under the basket, passed between Kyle and Adams, and came to the top of the arc to catch the ball smoothly. After holding it firmly, he then divided Kyle. The latter immediately dribbled the ball to the right, stopped at 45 degrees and waited. cover.

Adams took advantage of the opportunity to go up to the wall, Kyle got rid of Covington in one step, rushed to the free throw line and directly launched a three-step layup.

With 1 minute and 30 seconds left before the end of the game, Selby received the ball from the bottom line and advanced, and went to the top of the arc to pass the left wing Covington directly.Elias immediately stepped forward to set up a wall as a cover, and Covington made a three-threat turn and broke through smoothly, rushing to the short corner and making an emergency stop.

Li Yue didn't expect him to deal with it like that, and the Thunder players naturally didn't expect it. The whole audience watched the basketball fly.

Swish!Hollow into the net, the Lakers chased 83 to 84, and Nick Young gave the team a standing ovation.

The Thunder attacked, and Reggie brought the ball to the top of the arc, ready to cooperate with Kyle in a pick-and-roll.Covington didn't care about anything, and followed closely, almost without a hug. Selby was also ready to go around the screen in advance, with a very determined expression.

Reggie dribbled the ball back and forth from left to right for about a long time. The attack time was very fast with only 10 seconds left. He suddenly collected the ball and took off.

Durant was so anxious that he put his head in his hands, and when he saw Adams grab the offensive rebound, he immediately smiled.

Adams took off on the spot, threw the ball to the hoop with both hands, Gobert jumped high, and with a bang, nailed the big cap!

Elias grabbed the rebound, turned around and handed it to Rodney to advance. With the last 48 seconds left in the game, the audience stood up and cheered, and Durant was anxious to put his head in his hands again.

Rodney took the ball to the left wing, patted it on the spot and waited. He neither signaled a running tactic nor handed it to others, and clearly wanted to play singles.

"Hey, pass the ball!" Wharton hurriedly shouted to remind, Dan also echoed, and everyone in the Thunder encouraged him.

Li Yue didn't like it, but he could understand it. From Rodney's text message seeking an interview opportunity, it can be seen that Rodney is a persevering person and extremely ambitious. This kind of hero ball will definitely not be let go. Scores are likely to be headline news, and many teams will notice, and they will get more opportunities to make it to the NBA.

Time ticked away, and the attack clock was only 12 seconds away, and Rodney kicked sideways on the ground.

Lamb twisted his hips to catch up, Rodney stopped abruptly, and the basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, and there was a sigh in the arena.

"DAMN!" Dan couldn't help cursing, Wharton shook his head slightly, and Li Yue shouted loudly to retreat.

I thought, in the chaotic battle, Elias grabbed an offensive rebound, landed and turned around to pass the outside line. Covington received the ball at 45 degrees to the left, with no one two meters in front of him. He took a shot to adjust his posture and shot a wide open three-pointer .

when!Still strike iron.

Gerrit grabbed the rebound, handed it to Reggie, and the Thunder went on the offensive with 29 seconds left in the game.

Reggie came to the frontcourt, bowed and dribbled the ball to consume the offensive time, and passed to the right elbow with only 8 seconds left.Kyle catches the ball and hits back. It seems to be 100% powerful, but he can't push away Covington who is fully defending, so he can only pass the ball back.

Reggie took the ball, changed hands and feinted, and then shot a three-pointer.

The basketball struck the iron, and Elias grabbed it. Li Yue requested a timeout, and there were only 6 seconds left before the end of the game.

...

On the Lakers bench, Li Yue called the players to surround him.

"We gave priority to grabbing two points. Seth received the ball from the center line and passed it to Covington on the left wing to pretend to attack to attract the Thunder's defensive attention; While Selby circled around, Covington passed the ball back to Seth at the top of the arc, Seth received the ball and then passed it to Selby; Selby finally hung it to Gobert at the waist. There was an accident, and Gobert quickly stepped up as a cover...do I understand?"

This tactic is very risky, and it is very time-consuming, but only in this way can the desired effect be guaranteed.

The voice fell, and the players nodded one after another. Li Yue continued to say uneasy: "After Rodney finishes the fixed-point screen, he must lead the defender to the left half of the court to ensure that when Gobert receives the ball, no one around can help defend. .”

Rodney nodded again and again, Li Yue repeated, and the whistle sounded for the end of the pause.

...

The game continued, and the Lakers kicked off in the frontcourt.

The referee whistled, Rodney threw the ball to the center line, and then entered the field to stand on the fixed wall.

The basketball was transmitted continuously and rapidly, and everything went smoothly according to the steps set by Li Yue. Selby successfully hoisted the ball to the right waist.

Adams just adjusted his body to the right, and Gobert smoothly caught the ball and turned back, picking the basket with his low hand.

when!The basketball smashed into the basket, rebounded into the net, and the whistle sounded at the end of the game at the same time. The Lakers won 85 to 84 and won the first Las Vegas Summer League championship.

(End of this chapter)