I just play ball

Chapter 204

"The two teams have only played three rounds. Although the scoring efficiency is quite high and the tactical level is also high, is it a little early to make predictions?" Brin's eyes were full of hints, as if he wanted to divert the topic.

"One minute of performance on the court requires at least ten days of hard training off the court," Van Gundy laughed. "I have also seen many strong teams, such as the invincible Chicago Bulls in the 1s. The level of this season is far superior to other teams in the West, and it does not lose to the Bulls back then."

Van Gundy has been coaching since 85, and later became a commentator. It has been 28 years, and he is qualified to say so.

"How does that compare to the Miami Heat?" Kevin broke out as a media person, taking the opportunity to create a topic.

"If the Heat meet the Spurs or the Lakers in the finals this year, they can only win one game at most, and they may still win by a narrow margin." Van Gundy did not shy away from speaking his inner thoughts truthfully. Seeing this, Brin hurriedly talked about the game and forcibly brought back the topic. .

The two teams came and went, showing various methods, and no one could defend the other. The game reached the last 2 minutes and 52 seconds of the first quarter. After Gasol grabbed the defensive rebound, the referee blew the whistle to suspend the game. The Lakers 26 to 27 behind.

Li Yue quickly walked back to the bench, took the towel from Garivetti, and wiped the sweat on his face back and forth.

D'Antoni stood in front of the crowd with his hands on his hips, clapping his hands to attract attention: "We played very well, continue to maintain firepower, pay attention to protecting the rebound, the transmission speed must be fast, and the defensive rotation must be timely..."

Perhaps because the team made no obvious mistakes, D'Antoni only emphasized some basic content. Li Yue put his attention away and wondered in his heart: In addition to playing every offense well, is there any other plan to defeat the Spurs.

After thinking about it, the whistle sounded, and the pause time was about to run out, and a good plan was not yet obtained.

"Nick Young played the [-]rd position and Meeks played the [-]nd position. We first focused on the inside to create three-point opportunities..."

"Coach, I want to continue playing." Li Yue raised his hand to interrupt D'Antoni, "The Spurs' desire to win this game is too strong, and they must not be allowed to achieve it. They must seize the psychological advantage, which is very critical for the next match."

This is a plain word, and the secret word is to worry that after he is off the field, the substitute players will not be able to cope with the complicated situation.

It's embarrassing, but it's also true. Fortunately, the whole team knows how he behaves and has no dissatisfaction.

D'Antoni frowned slightly, and waved his hand after a while: "Then you go to play point guard, Blake waits first."

Blake nodded in understanding, the players turned around and stepped onto the court, and Kobe stood in the back row and gave high-fives one by one.

Unexpectedly, on the Spurs side, Parker, Leonard, Green and Diaw continued to play as starters. Only Jeff Ailes replaced Splitter. Popovich made it clear that he would maintain a high-intensity offensive level. Plan ahead.

Seeing this situation, D'Antoni frowned, turned his head and smiled wryly at Wharton and said, "It's dangerous..."

With the Spurs lineup, if Li Yue rests off the court, the Lakers will be beaten every minute.

The referee whistled and the Lakers kicked off the ball from the backcourt. Li Yue received it and pushed forward. The audience cheered and applauded.

Parker knew he couldn't defend himself, so he hurried to find Meeks, Green changed to guard Nick Young, and Leonard continued to watch over Li Yue.

Considering that Nick Young's ability to hold the ball is too low and he likes to go it alone, Li Yue raised his hand to signal Nick Young to squat in the bottom corner.

Nick Young grinned and ran to the right corner to stand still, Meeks ran to the left corner, and the Lakers settled in a 122 formation.

Li Yue dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and Gasol immediately went up the wall to block Leonard and screened on the right side.

Ayres stepped up and was delayed, Leonard squeezed through the screen to catch up, Li Yue braked to slow down, pulled the ball with his right hand and changed direction behind, diverted to initiate a breakthrough from the left, Landry rushed to make a second screen, high double block Thus formed.

Leonard was blocked twice in a row, but his speed was not affected, and he was still chasing after him.

But at this time, Gasol made an air cut, Li Yue made a decisive lob pass, and the Spurs were unguarded at the basket.

Dior and Els immediately shrunk to the basket. Li Yue rushed to the left corner and stood with both feet to set up a positioning screen. Meeks rushed over immediately. Parker couldn't squeeze through the front and chose to go around from behind. But it blocked Leonard from chasing space.

Seeing this, Li Yue rushed to the bottom corner, and Gasol just fell into a siege, and immediately passed the ball over.

Leonard was delayed by Parker, who was only one position away from being able to interfere, and the three-pointer shot steadily into the air.

Swish!Hollow into the net, the Lakers lead 29 to 27.

The audience cheered and applauded, Popovich scolded, and Parker caught the ball embarrassingly.

Came to the frontcourt in a blink of an eye, Leonard caught the ball at the top of the arc, used Els to cover and hit the free throw line, and took off against Gasol's defense. Outline.

Parker received the ball at 45 degrees on the right side, changed direction in front of his body, easily swayed Meeks away, and rushed to the elbow area to make an emergency stop.

Still hit the basket and hit the iron, the basketball rebounded and flew to the free throw line, Landry and Ayers took off at the same time to compete.

In the chaos, no one got it. The basketball was forced and then flew to the right sideline. Nick Young hurriedly turned around to catch up, but the basketball flew straight out of bounds. He stopped immediately and waited for the penalty, but Green swooped out, a Grab the basketball and throw it into the field.

Parker received the ball, and then passed the unguarded Dior in the short corner, and Nick Young rushed forward.

Unexpectedly, Dior threw the ball to the right sideline again, and Green, who returned to the field, received the ball and immediately shot a three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball hit the hoop and rebounded into the net. The Spurs overtook 30-29, and the smile on Nick Young's face gradually disappeared.

"The attitude and hard work of the Spurs is almost like playing in the finals." Breen said, "Where does their motivation come from?"

"If you are Popovich, you face the Lakers without Kobe with a full healthy lineup, but you lose three games in a row and are almost swept away. You have achieved multiple playoff records for your opponent, and you have been lore and quasi-lore many times. , What do you think?" Van Gundy said, "I guess he must be going crazy, so he must win this time, otherwise it is easy to have self-doubt."

"It is worth mentioning that the Spurs are very patient in attacking and their thinking is very clear." Kevin said, "Diao can shoot himself twice, but insists on giving the ball to the outside. Many teams will play like this."

The Lakers attacked, and Li Yue brought the ball to the top of the arc, still in a 122 formation.

Gasol raised up to cover, and the Lakers continued to play high double blocks, and the running position was exactly the same as before. When Li Yue rushed to the left corner, Parker left enough space for Leonard to pass in advance, and deliberately observed the pass from the side. ball course.

Li Yue resolutely ran back, Leonard turned around and chased, the speed was too fast, just blocking Parker who wanted to pounce on Meeks.

Meeks took the opportunity to rush to the top of the arc, received a pass from Gasol, and raised his hand to aim at the basket.

Green strode and swooped, the basketball flew to the right wing, Nick Young caught the ball and made a calm three-pointer.

Swish!Hollow into the net, the Lakers lead 32 to 30.

"The Lakers are also patient." Brin said, "Li Yue involved the Spurs' defense, which can be called No. 1 in the league."

"It looks like we have to wait until the last moment to decide the winner," Kevin said. "Is it possible to have a big lead?"

"It's hard." Van Gundy shook his head, "But Els on the Spurs' side is the breakthrough, and Nick Young on the Lakers' side is the breakthrough."

The Spurs attacked, Parker dribbled the ball across the center line and passed it to Diaw at the top of the arc, who then divided the left wing.

Leonard caught the ball with his hands up, then hit the ground and passed it to Ayers, who was near the sideline at the elbow, and started to run to the right.

Li Yue didn't chase after, but unexpectedly went up to double-team Ayers. Seeing this, Gasol immediately followed and held down the basketball. The two of them, one high and one low, moved swiftly and forcefully, like a child in a kindergarten class bullying a small class child.

This is not a temporary idea, but a detailed video analysis done by the Lakers before the game. Ailes has no offensive ability to hold the ball at all. Taking the ball in this position must require a second pass, but the handling of double-teams is much lower than that of Si Pulitzer.

The key is that the position is on the sideline, without any retreat space, and even passing the ball is easy to predict.

Ayrston was in a hurry, Popovich quickly reminded "hold tight and let go", Leonard hurried back to the left wing.

Before they were in place, three seconds had elapsed, neither side clearly controlled the basketball, and the referee blew his whistle to call for a foul ball.

The audience cheered and applauded, Popovich yelled at the referee, and was given a T warning.

Many big-name players on the sidelines took the opportunity to make a fuss, trying to annoy Popovich, but the referee let Li Yue fight for the ball with Ailes. The smiles of the crowd disappeared, and they shouted at the referee: Gasol should be in charge of the fight!
Li Yue walked to the free throw line with a smile, knowing that everyone was not optimistic about him, but Ayers was only 206 cm tall, his wingspan was average, and his jumping ability was matchbox level. Those big stars were all analyzed by EXCEL.

But considering that every ball must be contested, he decided to make some small moves to ensure that he can get the ball smoothly.

Soon, the referee took the ball and stood in front of the left of the two, and simply gestured.

Before throwing the ball, Li Yue jumped up, Ailes was affected and jumped up, and the referee blew his whistle to signal to start again.

After another gesticulation, the referee tossed the basketball lightly upwards. Li Yue jumped up and touched it first. You'll blush and have a thick neck.

Nick Young picked up the basketball and immediately hugged it with both hands, just in time to avoid Leonard's pressure. Li Yue stepped forward to catch it, and went straight to the top of the arc amidst the cheers of the audience. After seeing the Spurs' position clearly, he raised his hand to call the weak side 24 hammer tactics.

Seeing this, all the teammates started running, and only Landry was left in the left half.

Lee high lob pass, then rushed to the right elbow, together with Gasol, for Meeks who ran over at the same time to do a fixed-point screen.Parker was unable to catch up, and Meeks rushed to the top of the arc to catch the ball smoothly, and raised his hand to make a three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, and the Lakers led 35 to 30.

"Shooting 3 three-pointers in a row, the Lakers feel hot tonight." Kevin said, "Li Yue played the point guard, and Parker was forced to defend the 2 position. He was at a disadvantage in height and weight, and the shortcomings of poor screen protection were framed and magnified. .”

"Micks did not perform well last season for various reasons," Van Gundy said, "but he has a very high percentage of fixed-point three-pointers. He often beats Li Yue and Nash in team training. The Spurs' defense against him is a little lacking."

"Five points is the biggest point difference between the two teams so far." Breen said, "The Spurs' next offense is very important."

Standing in the center circle, Li Yue saw Parker pick up the push, subconsciously looked up at the timer, and found that there were 49 seconds left before the end of the first quarter, and the Lakers had only two fouls, which was two short of the Spurs free throws due to ordinary fouls. .

Can interfere with the Spurs offense through foul tactics!

If done properly, the Lakers can have at least one more offensive opportunity, and if not done well, it will affect the final result of the game.

After making up his mind, he turned around and rushed to the other four teammates, making special gestures that he had communicated before.

As soon as he finished, Parker nodded and reached the center line.

Relying on the number of fouls, Li Yue pressed close, and the other four teammates circled forward, suddenly increasing their defensive intensity.

It was difficult for Parker to get the ball out for a while, and the position was too far from the basket. If he wanted to make a shot and draw a foul, he would definitely not be able to deceive with a feint, so he had to lower his center of gravity and speed up his dribble, and flew towards the right wing.

Bobo reminded the cover loudly, Els hurried up the frame wall, and Gasol double-teamed without hesitation.

Ayres was stunned for a while before turning around and cutting, but Parker had missed the best opportunity to score the ball, so he could only pull the ball back in a big stride, accelerate to the top of the arc again, shout for pick-and-roll cover, and the Spurs' offensive formation was in chaos.

Seeing this, Dior trotted up, never thinking that Landry would also directly team up with Li Yue to double-team, and Gasol let Ailes go horizontally to the top of the arc, and implemented partial three-defense and two-two tactics with teammates of the two teams.

Ayres ran out under the basket again, but Parker was blocked by two tall men and didn't see it at all.

Fortunately, Leonard used his physical advantage to squeeze out Nick Young, rushed to the left wing smoothly, and raised his hands to ask for the ball. But at this time, Parker was striding back with a dribble and missed the first opportunity to give the ball. Nick Young then stepped forward to interfere.

There were only 6 seconds left in the attack time. Parker finally found a chance to pass the ball inside. Unfortunately, just as Els received it, Gasol had already returned to defense, and the Spurs' offense fell into a slow play state again.

Meeks double-teamed, and Ayers hurriedly threw the ball to the left, trying to throw it to Leonard.

The idea was good, but the action was too obvious. Nick Young took off to steal and landed straight to the center line.

The Lakers made a fast break on the third line, Li Yue dribbled the ball, ran Parker all the way to the free throw line in the frontcourt, hugged his hands and started a layup.

Leonard swooped in, a pair of big hands like black clouds pressing on the top, and Li Yue immediately passed the ball to the left.

Nick Young received a pass back from the left wing, and was unguarded three meters around him. He took a steady aim at the basket before shooting.

Swish!With a three-pointer, the Lakers lead 38 to 30.

Leonard picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds, scrambling to hand it to Parker, without even a trace of panic on his face.

Li Yue didn't hesitate at all, and directly interfered from the backcourt. The Lakers pressed hard, but the space was too large. Go forward.

Li Yue struggled to catch up, Parker couldn't make an emergency stop to shoot, and the rest of the Spurs didn't have time to cover, so they could only rush to the bottom, and after a circle, they came to the left half, slowed down, braked and raised their hands to command, trying to organize an attack.

But Li Yue had already made up his mind, and he was unwilling to give even a second of free time, so he chased after him and started to grab him.

A few spectators on the sidelines booed after seeing this, and the whole audience booed wildly. Some even yelled 'softie'. Even Parker, who has been through the rivers and lakes for a long time, was also disturbed by it, and suddenly he took a step back. cast.

when!The basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, Gasol grabbed it and passed it to Li Yue.

With 14 seconds left before the end of the first quarter, the Lakers launched the final attack, and more than 1 people in the audience stood up collectively.

Li Yue dribbled the ball forward, thinking in his heart that he must score the ball to form a 10-point lead, which is convenient for the team to adjust and arrange later.

That singles is the best choice!

He slowed down at the top of the arc, and the team automatically opened up space.

Seeing Leonard's expressionless face, as if he had entered a purely mechanical mode, any fancy movements might cause loopholes, so he decided to be tough!
Immediately sinking shoulders and bending over, kicking the ground to accelerate, dribbling the ball with his left hand straight to the elbow area, making an emergency stop and pulling, drifting and leaning back to make a mid-range shot!
Swish!Hollow into the net, the Lakers lead 40 to 30.

"AMAZING" Kevin stood up and applauded, "Li Yue exhausted all his wisdom, the Lakers restrained the Spurs too much!"

(End of this chapter)