I just play ball

Chapter 2
Pacers bench.

Head coach Frank Vogel unbuttoned his suit, put his hands on his hips, and listened to the sighs of the fans, with a smile on his lips, as happy as getting three Ks with three A's.

When he saw that Artest made a layup and caused a foul, he felt a little nervous, worried that after Artest made two free throws, the Lakers would adopt foul tactics, so that even if the Pacers also made two free throws, the Lakers might still tie the game. The game went into overtime.

At that time, the Lakers' momentum will increase, but the Pacers will fall short and have a high probability of losing the game.

But when he saw that Artest received the second technical foul, he felt relieved, and immediately thought of appointing Howard, who made only 49.1% of his free throws last season, to replace him. The probability of making two free throws must be special Low.

But the assistant coach told him that there is another player in the Lakers lineup with a lower free throw percentage than Howard. It is the young player Li Yue from China. Only 12 hit.

Moreover, Li Yue has never played in an official game so far, so when he comes on stage at such a moment, the psychological pressure must be enormous.

Not to mention that the probability of making two free throws is very low, and it may even be like O'Neill.

Knowing this, Vogel told the referee without hesitation to choose Li Yue to execute free throws instead.

Seeing Li Yue's nervous eyes when his name was called, he firmly believed that he made the right choice.

Although it is cruel, competitive sports have always been winners and losers. The weak may gain sympathy, but the strong must win respect.

...

Li Yue took a deep breath, stood up and stepped onto the court.

The sighs of the audience and D'Antoni's face like frozen dumpling skin made him a little nervous, but he was very excited when the opportunity was in front of him.

In just a few steps, it felt like walking for a few minutes, and tiny beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Just as he was thinking, Nash stood in front of him and said with a smile: "Relax! Pay attention to adjusting your breathing, that will help you make shots."

"You shoot whatever you want. If you miss a shot, I will execute the lore. I will bear the responsibility. I guarantee that no one will lose their temper with you." Kobe patted his chest.

Li Yue nodded slightly, thanking the two of them in his heart, and quickly stepped to the free throw line.

Kobe raised his hands, clapped around the arena, and shouted in his mouth: Give him a little encouragement.

When Nash saw this, he followed suit, and the fans at the scene were stunned for a while, perhaps to save face for the two, they applauded and cheered.

The sighs in the arena disappeared, and there were waves of cheers, and they were all shouting MVP in unison.

After receiving the referee's pass, Li Yue habitually took two shots to find the rhythm, and a sentence flashed in his mind.

"Is it easy to give up because you care too much, and you have to have nothing in the end to be fearless?"

A great opportunity is in front of you, if you hesitate, you will lose!
He bent his knees and squatted slightly, raised his head to aim at the basket, raised his hand to lift the basketball, and threw it towards the hoop without any scruples.

Swish!Hollow into the net.

The referee gestured at the technical platform, indicating that 1 point is valid.

There was a brief silence at the Staples Center, and then bursts of cheers sounded, and the fans were as excited as seeing aliens.

At the same time, D'Antoni requested a timeout, and the big screen in the center of the stadium began to replay the goal.

Li Yue breathed a sigh of relief, resisting the urge to roar up to the sky, and walked towards the bench pretending to be relaxed.

On the Pacers bench, Vogel's smile froze, then he shook his head and curled his lips, showing an expression of'I just don't believe it'.

...

Inside the TNT studio.

Barkley clenched his fists: "I'm proud of him. This is another story of daring to pursue ideals."

Kenny smiled and nodded: "This is exactly what we play."

"As an aside, the first time Kobe scored in his career was through free throws." Ernie said, "Now that the Lakers are behind by two points and there is one more timeout, what tactics might they deploy?"

"It's complicated, there are too many possibilities, but it will definitely be replaced with more long men to grab rebounds first." Kenny said.

"If you are coach D'Antoni, and Li Yue made the second free throw, the Pacers paused to deploy offensive tactics. Do you want to stay on the court?" Ernie asked again.

"I will change the field. Because his size is difficult to squeeze through the screen, winning is more important than moving. Judging from the current situation in the Western Conference, the Lakers must compete every game." Barkley said.

"I totally agree, the only thing to worry about is that he can't hit the second free throw." Kenny said

...

Pause ends and the game continues.

The Lakers replaced Nash with Jordan Hill, and the Pacers replaced Lance Stephen with Hansbrough.

Li Yue stood on the free throw line again, and the fans cheered spontaneously.

He's still doing the same thing, just throwing the ball faster and with more power.

It's not messing around, but I want to create a rotation effect and increase the chance of scoring.

when!strike iron.

The fans at the scene sighed instantly.

There was a brief blank in Li Yue's mind, and then he reacted and looked at the ring.

The basketball hit the rim and bounced outward, Howard turned his back and opened his arms to resist Hibbert and West.

Gasol rushed to take off for the rebound, loud and fierce, like a wild beast rushing out of a cage, and he was a head taller than Hansbrough, but his takeoff height was only higher than a flat matchbox At one point, there was a bang and Hansbrough collided.

The two touched the basketball almost at the same time, and at the same time they tried to grab themselves, but neither of them grabbed it.

The basketball flew into the air again, and Kobe, Paul George and others rushed inside one after another.

That thought, Howard roared, rose up like a superman, and touched the basketball first.

But several other hands came one after another, and the basketball was forced to fly to the top of the arc.

Li Yue just happened to be standing in the same direction after taking the free throw, and hurriedly jumped up to catch it.

The basketball flew at such a high altitude that he only touched it with his fingertips for the first time, but fortunately he slowed down and caught it within two steps.

"DO IT!" Bryant yelled loudly, followed by fans chanting 'shoot'.

There seemed to be the voice of D'Antoni asking for a timeout in the noise.

Li Yue didn't think too much. One step inside the three-point line, he bent his knees and retracted his legs, put his feet together, aimed at the basket and kicked off the ground, his torso was in a straight line, his hands were raised above his head, and his index and middle fingers pressed the ball hard to make a shot.

drop!As soon as the basketball flew out, the final whistle sounded.

99% of the people in the arena are looking at the basket.

Boom!The basketball hit the hoop and bounced into the net!

100 to 100 level!
Li Yue dragged the game into overtime!There was a tsunami of cheers at the Staples Center!
Kobe and the others quickly rushed to his side, clapping their hands and bumping their shoulders one after another.

On the Pacers bench, Vogel had an expression of "this is okay", as if he got three aces but met 235.

...

In the TNT studio, Barkley opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Kenny spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "I guessed the beginning, but not the end."

Ernie straightened his glasses: "I think in overtime, Li Yue should get playing time."

(End of this chapter)