I just play ball

Chapter 24 Special Treatment
At nine o'clock in the morning, Toyota Sports Center.

The Lakers' shooting warm-up session had just ended, and assistant coach Phil Webber blew his whistle to indicate a 10-minute break.

Li Yue returned to the sidelines and sat down, picked up a bottle of Gatorade, and drank three swigs with a 'dun dun dun'.

Black came over and sat next to him, "Your incident last night is now being reported by almost all gossip media and NBA media. Lakers fans demand an official explanation. What do you think should be said?"

Li Yue sighed and put down Gatorade.

"I just went to have a meal with Cara Delevingne, and chatted casually, but when I went out, I was stared at by a bearded man, and deliberately bumped into me from behind. I didn't do anything during the whole process, nor did I use any verbal threats, and then Cara Delevingne came up to dissuade me, and I left, and the two women who quarreled in the street and mentioned my name loudly, I didn't know at all."

"Why do you think they mentioned you?" Black asked again.

"Where do I know, maybe they are all my fans." Li Yue made it up casually, so naturally he couldn't tell the truth.

"Well, I will inform the fans based on what you said." Black got up and left his seat, walked away two steps and then turned back and said: "Young man, you are in a very critical period, and this period will affect your life , concentrate on it."

Li Yue nodded, understanding that Black was warning him not to create more gossip.

After playing so well in the first two games, the coach will inevitably continue to increase the ball possession and tactical ratio.

As long as it can be maintained, Xia Tian will definitely sign a good contract. If he is distracted by off-court affairs and leads to poor performance, this kind of opportunity will probably never come again, and it will be too late to regret.

Thinking of this, Li Yue slapped his thigh fiercely, and was about to get up when Artest sat beside him, "You are so awesome, you can actually make that kind of girl fall in love with you, and directly change a person, I didn't find anything special about you ah?"

Before replying, Howard leaned over, "I watched that video, in which another woman said she was willing to have a threesome..."

"I saw it too, I saw it too, you can realize the dreams of many men..." Artest was impatient.

"Stop, stop!" Li Yue crossed his hands, "It's not what you think at all..."

"Understood, understood..." Howard patted his shoulder and smirked.

"Understand, understand..." Artest gave two thumbs up.

Seeing that it didn't make sense, Li Yue got up and walked into the court, picked up the basketball and practiced changing the direction of the ball.

...

Soon, the 10-minute break is over.

Assistant coach Phil Weber blew his whistle again, beckoned to all the assembly, and announced the 5V5 confrontation list grouping.

As in the past, it is still a starting team of five, playing in white jerseys.

Li Yue and Blake formed a team, playing in yellow jerseys, and the others came as substitutes depending on the situation.

After grouping, players from the white and yellow teams entered the field, and Jordan Hill and Howard stood in the center of the field.

Phil stood between the two of them, throwing the ball lightly with both hands.

Snapped!Howard pushed the basketball to the backcourt, Kobe picked it up and didn't pass it to Nash.

He rushed to the right wing, used Artest to cover, dislocated to face Li Yue, and raised his hand to signal to open the space.

Seeing this, the players of the white team dispersed, and the players of the yellow team followed one after another, leaving a large area in an instant.

Just when everyone thought he was about to start performing, Kobe said seriously: "You are not allowed to help defend."

After the words fell, the other nine people on the field were all stunned, and the sideline substitutes and the coaching staff also showed doubts.

Li Yue heard something was wrong, and he didn't know why, so he quickly bent his knees and squatted and spread his hands.

Kobe didn't say much, and immediately started to rush to the left, rushed to the free throw line, faced the close defense, stopped and pulled the ball and turned around.

Li Yue immediately stepped back a small half step, raised his right hand and stood still, until Kobe dribbled to the right before sliding sideways to intercept.

With a bang, the two collided, and Kobe instantly joined the ball with both hands, aimed at the ring and jumped up.

Li Yue took off almost at the same time, his right hand was almost sealed to his face, but he still couldn't stop the basketball shot.

Swish!Hollow into the net.

"This level of difficulty! It's like a reappearance of the peak." Artest waved his hands and clapped excitedly.

Kobe remained expressionless and did not respond. He turned to Li Yue and said again, "You are not allowed to help him pick and roll."

Having said that, everyone was even more surprised.

Li Yue was completely dazed, wondering if he would hold a special training course for me today?
Happy is happy, but I always feel a little strange, what is wrong?
Before he could think about it, the yellow team had already launched an attack. Li Yue quickly ran to the frontcourt, and Kobe followed like a shadow.

The two stood on the right sideline, and Li Yue turned his head to observe Blake's possession of the ball at the top of the arc.

Kobe raised his hands to cover, and at the same time went around to block the passing video, his serious attitude seemed to be playing in the finals.

With this level of defense without the ball, the physical strength will be exhausted quickly. Li Yue thought to himself that he didn't have the ball right now anyway, so whatever.

Before waiting for a few seconds, Blake and Jordan Hill's pick-and-roll at the top of the arc failed, and the yellow team's offense stalled.

In this case, either rush to organize the pick-and-roll, or strike forward to respond.

Li Yue considered that there was not much time left in the attack, and he would be easily double-teamed if he played singles, so he stepped forward decisively, but Kobe blocked it firmly, and even made a strong push with his back, as if he was competing with Anthony at his peak.

Li Yue immediately retreated and ran back, striding towards the bottom corner, and at the same time raised his hands and shouted loudly, demanding a long pass.

Blake did as he heard, and threw the ball far away, perhaps because he was worried that someone would steal it halfway, and the position was a little high.

Li Yue took off to catch the ball, and as soon as it landed, Kobe stood in front of him again and pressed for it.

There is very little space in the bottom corner, and Li Yue can't retreat to get rid of it, so he can only twist his body back and forth to find a suitable angle for hitting the ball.

But at this time Phil Weber blew his whistle to remind him that there were only 5 seconds left in the attack time.

After weighing again and again, Li Yue forcibly jumped up and shot, his body twisted into a twist in the air, and his posture was very awkward.

when!Shots hit the iron.

Howard got the rebound and Nash got it and advanced.

The white team was in a V-position in the frontcourt, but before starting the pick-and-roll, Kobe took the initiative to reach out for the ball.

Nash hesitated for a moment and passed the pass. Kobe received the ball and moved it in a wide range.

I saw Kobe continuously changing hands between the crotch, slashing from left to right, and pulling the ball in front of him greatly, just like the way he played when he first entered the NBA.

Suddenly, Kobe's upper body leaned forward to the left, and he kicked his right foot on the ground, charging like a bull.

Li Yue twisted his hips and was about to chase after him, but Kobe took the ball and pulled it out.

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

Li Yue bit his lip and nodded, turned and ran to the front field.

...

On the sidelines, D'Antoni and Kupchak stood side by side.

"Kobe is in great shape today. It reminds me of the playoffs of the 09-10 season. At that time, every time I watched him take the ball, I was worried. I felt that Li Yue helped the team win consecutively. Especially after defeating the Thunder, his confidence in winning the championship was renewed. promote."

"Maybe it's not that complicated." Kupchak shrugged.

"Oh? How to say?" D'Antoni was a little embarrassed.

"Did you hear the story about Luke Walton getting 70 points off Kobe's head for drinking too much?"

"You mean Kobe has a problem with Li Yue's lace news last night?"

(End of this chapter)