I just play ball

Chapter 212
As the game continued, the Lakers were still unable to limit the Eagles' simple scoring strategy. Teague always used screens to get into the paint and forced rotations to assist the defense. The Eagles were also unable to effectively delay the Lakers' complex tactical moves. Godala has been relying on his body to run out of space and stretch the defensive formation. The point difference between the two teams fluctuated between 5-7.

In the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, the Lakers replaced Li Yue, Gasol, and Landry with Nick Young, Gobert, and Beasley, while the Eagles replaced Teague and other main players. Millsap remained on the court. superior.

Considering Beasley's poor defense, Li Yue thought that Millsap might use this to almost show off his power, but he didn't expect that it was the first-year rookie "German Lightning" Dennis Schroeder who really shined.

Schroeder is only about 185 centimeters tall and weighs less than 80KG. He feels like an afterimage flashes when he is rushing with the ball. He is faster than Teague.

Coupled with Nick Young's weak off-ball defense and weak flank defense, Mike Scott hit three consecutive mid-range shots. Although the Lakers responded offensively, their efficiency was lower than that of the Eagles. After the game was officially suspended in the second quarter, the Lakers Not only did the 7-point lead disappear, but it fell behind by 4 points, causing a small number of spectators to boo Nick Young and others.

Nick Young returned to the bench, completely stunned, and Gobert also looked at a loss.

Li Yue saw it, and tried to comfort the two before the timeout ended, and then went on stage with full firepower.

He played until halftime, made 9 of 6 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 16 points in a single quarter, helping the Lakers lead the Eagles 62 to 60. When he left the field and walked to the player tunnel, the audience chanted MVP in unison .

Back in the locker room, D'Antoni briefly summarized the gains and losses in the first half, and arranged for the team to move freely. Li Yue re-wrapped his ankles and put on another pair of signature shoes with a new color scheme. There were 8 minutes left before the end of the intermission.

According to the usual practice, he wanted to return to shoot early to shoot, but the whole team except himself played relatively averagely. Nick Young was under a lot of pressure. He was worried about causing more burdens, so he stayed in the locker room for a while.

Na Zeng thought, maybe it was because the long-standing habit was broken. After the third quarter, it took him three shots to get back his touch. Fortunately, the Hawks played back-to-back games slowly, and did not lose too many points because of this. .

At the end of the third quarter of the game, he personally scored 39 points and 9 assists, and also recorded 7 rebounds. He was very close to the 50+ super triple-double, but the Lakers drew with the Eagles. Compared with the Spurs before, they won The ball is more risky.

As soon as the fourth game started, D'Antoni still followed the regular rotation arrangement, letting the second team lead the team first.

Nick Young didn't dare to relax, and showed 100% energy on the defensive end. Gobert and Blake also went all out. Beasley even staged a dream singles and scored consecutive backs. When the main players returned to the court, the Lakers led by 3 points.

The two teams launched a new round of tug-of-war. Various tactics emerged one after another. Once they were at a disadvantage, they called a timeout to make adjustments. The efficiency of both sides was greatly reduced due to physical problems. At the last 3 minutes and 16 seconds of the game, Teague hit a goal against Nash. After two points, the Eagles caught up to 103 to 103, and D'Antoni asked for a timeout.

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TNT commentary seats.

Marvin stared at the computer screen: "Li Yue has scored 44 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds, and is very likely to complete a 50+ triple-double. At the last moment, will the Lakers give him all the ball?"

"There is no doubt!" Thomas said, "Whether it is considering the offensive efficiency or the desire of the audience, it is the best choice to hand over the ball to him. Except for those who care about the Eagles, everyone else wants to see that. Scenes."

"The Hawks will have an easier time defending," Miller said. "The Lakers need more subtle movement."

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The timeout ended and the game continued. Except for Scott of the Eagles, the two teams all switched back to the starting lineup.

The Lakers attacked, Nash dribbled the ball forward, and the audience, led by DJ, chanted LETS GO LA in unison.

Li Yue landed on the right side of the basket. Seeing that Nash brought the ball to the top of the arc, he immediately kicked off the ground. With the help of Ego's cover from the free throw line, he rushed to the elbow area smoothly, turned his back to Scott to catch the ball, and turned around Facing the frame, assume a triple threat pose.

Before Scott was ready, he dropped the ball first and made a breakthrough, rushed to the short corner and made an emergency stop and fell back.

The basketball smashed the basket and hit the iron, Millsap grabbed the rebound, turned around and passed it to Teague, and the Eagles launched a fast break.

Teague started his horsepower and rushed to the three-point line, ignoring Nash's interference, and hit the inside with the ball close to him.

Seeing this, Li Yue shrunk and intercepted, and Teague immediately stopped and sent the ball out. Suddenly, Scott missed the catch in a panic. The basketball rolled backwards and fell into the hands of Millsap who followed up last, while Landry Has rushed to the free throw line.

The Eagles played sideways, Millsap decisively shot a wide-open three-pointer, and the basketball crashed into the net.

The Lakers trailed by three points with 2 minutes and 53 seconds left in the game.

Nash caught the ball from the baseline, rushed to the front court quickly, and threw the ball to the right wing amidst the cheers of the audience.

Li Yue received the ball, started with a three-threat action, with his left foot as the axis, and his right foot pointing back and forth to test the ground, patiently waiting for his teammates to open up the space.

But three seconds later, the teammates retreated to all corners, but the Eagles team showed a tendency to corner. He weighed it slightly, leaned forward to the right and pressed his shoulders, and made a breakthrough with a smooth step. Scott immediately turned sideways and twisted his hips.

He forcibly stopped the movement, crossed to the left, and dribbled the ball to the top of the arc. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Teague moving laterally. He immediately joined the ball and accelerated to the left of the free throw line. cast.

The basketball crashed into the net and scored the 46th point. The Lakers trailed 102 to 103.

Li Yue turned around and retreated, ran to Landry's side, and said in a low voice, "We need to quickly pinch the pick-and-roll later."

Landry suddenly looked puzzled, "Go back to the previous defensive strategy?"

Li Yue nodded, wanted to explain but saw that Teague was about to cross the center line, and hurried towards Scott.

Teague slowed down on the left wing, changed his crotch and adjusted the dribble for two seconds. With the help of Millsap's uplift cover, he dribbled quickly to the sideline.

Landry's step-up was delayed, and Teague had nowhere to go. He hurriedly distributed the ball to Millsap, who took the ball apart. much slower.

Landry intercepted obliquely, Gasol interfered directly, Millsap faced the two for a forced layup, but did not force it to the end, but twisted his body in the air and passed the ball to the side, trying to pass it to Horford who was standing and waiting .

It's a pity that not everyone has such delicate manual work, and the basketball's flight trajectory deviates far away and falls out of bounds.

The referee blew his whistle to indicate that the Eagles had the ball in the frontcourt, and the audience booed to express their dissatisfaction.

Taking advantage of the rearrangement, Li Yue ran to Landry and explained in detail the reasons for changing the defensive strategy.

It's very simple, that is, the decline in physical strength and the slowing down of the spur speed. Millsap played the entire first quarter of the game.

The referee blew the whistle, the Hawks kicked off from the bottom line, Horford started from the basket, came to the sideline with the help of a screen, took advantage of his height, got the ball steadily, and then passed Teague outside the three-point line to slowly organize the offense.

Teague still used the cover to break through, but deliberately walked to the right side, not giving Landry a chance to double-team, rushed to the free throw line and combined the ball with the usual three steps, facing Nash's interference and throwing the ball.

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

At this time, with 1 minute and 57 seconds left before the end of the game, the audience stood up and cheered.

Li Yue rushed to the right wing with the ball, and the whole team moved to the left one after another, deliberately leaving space for him to play singles.

Several times of feinting failed, so he put his back against Scott and sat up with his buttocks up, but his weight and strength were not enough. After the battle, the resistance he encountered was very strong, and he finally reached the elbow area. Retreat and roll over to take off.

The basketball hit the basket and hit the iron. Gasol jumped up to grab an offensive rebound, and landed with both hands to force him up.

boom!The basketball hit the board and fell and missed, and five hands stretched out at the same time.

Gasol and Horford hugged the basketball at the same time, and Millsap held the basketball with one hand, and no one let go, and no one could take it away.

Three seconds later, the referee blows his whistle and calls for a face-off.

Seeing this, Li Yue retreated to Scott's side and made eye contact with Iguodala: prevent the other party from getting off quickly.

The referee took the ball to the free throw line and threw it up gently. Horford jumped up and slammed it to the left.

Teague picked it up in his hand and rushed forward. Nash was powerless to catch up, so he simply stretched out his hand and tried to stop it with a tactical foul, but he was carried away by a powerful force and fell to the ground with a bang.

The referee blew his whistle and whistled Nash for violating the clearpath principle, and the Eagles got two free throws and one throw.

With 1 minute and 47 seconds left in the game, such a penalty is quite unfavorable for the lagging Lakers. The scene was booed everywhere, and the insults of "garbage referees" were endless. The three referees went straight to the technical platform.

The replay of the video quickly showed that it was indeed a clearpath foul, and Nash shook his head dejectedly.

Li Yue patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, we can call back."

"I hope that's the best." Nash looked helpless.

Teague stood on the free throw line, and the audience booed wildly, but unfortunately it didn't have any impact, and he made two free throws.

The Eagles led 105 to 103 and continued to serve and attack. The audience shouted for defense.

Teague slowly dribbled forward, intentionally controlling the time, and after pretending to break through several times in a row, he finally used Millsap to cover, hit the ring from the left half, rushed to the free throw line and suddenly passed the ball to the bottom corner.

The entire Lakers team didn't expect this trick. Gasol just moved to the basket to intercept, and Horford caught the ball and made a wide open three-pointer.

when!Smashing the basket and hitting the iron, cheers sounded in the arena.

Iguodala rushed to grab it, landed and turned to Nash, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

Li Yue received the ball from the center line, stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, rushed directly to the right elbow area, put his back on Scott while walking, then shook his shoulders from left to right, left and right, and suddenly turned backwards and forced his way against the block. shoot.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, and the referee blew his whistle at the same time, calling for a foul by Scott's thug.

"YES!" Kobe stood up and cheered on the sidelines, punching fiercely in celebration, and the big screen at the scene immediately displayed the picture.

"Haha, this ball has the shadow of Kobe with 9 points." Miller laughed, "He is so excited!"

"Scoring is no longer a problem, but one rebound is more difficult." Thomas said, "I want to see him get a triple-double."

Li Yue high-fived his teammates one by one, stood on the free throw line amidst the cheers of the audience, and easily made an extra penalty. The Lakers tied 105 to 105. He scored his 49th point with 1 minute and 11 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Eagles did not ask for a timeout. Teague caught the ball in the backcourt and ran wildly, took it to the left wing of the frontcourt in three seconds, immediately used Millsap to cover and break through, rushed to the left basket as if he had lost the brake, and passed the ball out without warning.

Millsap hit the ball and shot, hit the basket with a three-pointer and fell, Nash took off to fight, but was overturned to the ground, and even tripped Scott who rushed in to grab the rebound. The referee whistled him for a foul.

Nash was completely dumbfounded. He ran to the referee and gestured that he didn't do it on purpose, but the referee turned a deaf ear and raised his hand to warn him that if he continued to pester him, he would call a technical foul. He had no choice but to give up and walked back to the court to vent his frustration.

The audience chanted garbage referees, and Millsap stepped to the free throw line and hit two consecutive goals.

The Eagles led 107 to 105 with 1 minute and 02 seconds left in the game.

After Li Yue and Nash made eye contact, the two interacted with D'Antoni again and decided not to pause.

Gasol had to retreat to serve out of bounds, and as soon as Nash received it, Teague interfered with him personally, and the Eagles pressed hard.

Li Yue stepped forward to respond, and the Eagles immediately returned to defense. He rushed to the right elbow and continued to play Scott with his back. He still shook his shoulders frequently, but instead turned forward and walked to the free throw line. Seeing Horford Waiting for others to shrink and intercept, jump up decisively and pass the ball to the left corner.

Nash received the hand and went straight to the board, Teague flew past, clapped crisply, and the basketball hit the basket and hit the iron.

The referee whistled for a foul, Nash got three free throws, and the audience cheered loudly.

He quickly stepped to the free throw line and hit three consecutive free throws. The Lakers overtook 108 to 107, and the Eagles requested a timeout.

"Li Yueting was able to hold his breath, but he chose to pass the ball when he was one point away." Marvin said, "This is very rare."

Miller shook his head: "This is self-confidence. He scored 50+ points in the playoffs, and scored 67 points last night. What scene has he not seen?"

"I hope the Eagles can score in the next attack." Thomas smiled, "I want to see a 50-point lore."

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The timeout ends in a blink of an eye, and the game continues.

The lineups of the two teams remained unchanged. The Eagles served from the left sideline of the frontcourt, and Millsap Sapp stood out of bounds.

Horford stood at the top of the arc, Korver stood in the left corner, and the other two separated the left and right sides of the free throw line.

The referee whistled, Millsap caught the ball and held it high, Korver turned and ran out, Scott moved laterally in advance to cover.

The Lakers' defensive attention shifted outwards. Horford kicked off the ground without thinking about it. With the help of Teague's cover, he went down, took three consecutive strides, jumped high, and received Millsap's long pass. Nash was completely unable to defend.

The basketball rebounded into the net, and the Eagles overtook 109 to 108, with 40 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Lakers didn't call a timeout. Nash picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds. Li Yue stepped forward to receive it and took advantage of the chaos to attack.

Teague and Scott teamed up to double-team, he jumped up and passed the ball to the center line, and Ego took over and bent over to protect and wait.

He rushed up to take over the pass back, raised his hands high and danced back and forth, using his elbows to force Scott to retreat, got the dribble space and immediately kicked the ground, rushing to the left sideline like a desperado, facing Korver's attack , Stopped and drifted to shoot.

when!Three points hit the basket and hit the iron.

The basketball bounced high and flew high, falling under the gaze of the audience.

Seeing this, Li Yue rushed forward with big strides, jumped up with Millsap, Landry, Horford, and Gasol, and stretched out their hands in succession.

The basketball was forced to jump back and forth several times, and finally with a snap, Li Yue pulled the ball into his arms.

After he landed, he caught a glimpse of Scott coming up to join forces to attack, and quickly distributed the ball to the top of the arc.

Iguodala received the ball with 17.7 seconds left, enough to organize the last attack.

The audience stood up, Li Yue went around to the right wing to receive the return pass, and took advantage of the situation to assume a three-threat posture, and the Eagles adjusted their orientation to the right.

Time passed by every second, and he bowed and dribbled the ball and waited patiently until the last five seconds, when he changed his right hand to his left hand, took a quick step to break through close to the body, and rushed to the free throw line in the blink of an eye, facing the four directions of the Eagles. He slammed on the brakes and passed the ball from behind to the left wing.

Nash received the hand, with two seconds left in the time, calmly raised his hand to aim at the basket, ignoring Teague, turned around and swooped, and made a steady three-pointer.

Swish!The basketball went into the net, and the whistle sounded at the end of the game at the same time. The Lakers won 111 to 109, and Nash lore!

Cheers filled the Staples Center in an instant, and Nash rushed to Li Yue's side immediately, and the two bumped shoulders and hugged to celebrate.

"Hey! How did you pass the ball?" Thomas was stunned, "At this moment, the boss should make a shot, two consecutive games with [-] points!"

"It's okay. In that case, with his current touch, the probability of missing shots is very high." Marvin waved his hand, "Winning is always the best choice."

"This is a trade-off that can help teammates find more confidence." Miller said, "The next game against the Bobcats may have new surprises."

(End of this chapter)