I just play ball

Chapter 255 Run, Little Girl

Li Yue returned to the bench, put his hands on his hips, and waited for D'Antoni to analyze the reason for the loss with a relaxed face.

He also knows that the Blazers' offensive routine is very simple, that is, various cover moves according to the established tactics, and the five starters all have a certain ability to shoot suddenly.

D'Antoni simply emphasized a few words, and then arranged a rotation of the lineup. For the time being, Li Yue will play point guard, Landry will play power forward, and Nash will rest. This is different from the plan before the game, but Kobe and Nash both returned at the same time. , The team needs a certain amount of time to try and adjust, and it is inevitable to change the plan temporarily.

As for the specific strategy, it is local three-defense and two-speed rotation. For a team like the Blazers who play offense with a single eye, they have to adopt this simple and rude defensive method.

The whistle sounded, the timeout ended, and the Lakers attacked.

Li Yue took the ball to the top of the arc in only four seconds. Seeing that the Blazers were in a weak 23 defense formation, he immediately dribbled the ball to the right and went straight to Iguodala. Take a three-pointer through the height advantage.

This is the most direct way to break the zone defense. It is impossible for the Blazers to hide Lillard. Even if Batum quickly bypasses the screen, he can pass the ball to Iguodala. Lillard's defense will only get worse.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yue came to the right wing, raised his right hand and handed the ball to Iguodala.

Batum slammed on the brakes and twisted his hips forcibly to change defenses, but the next second, Li Yue put down his right hand and continued to dribble.Lillard had no choice but to defend, and a dislocation was formed. Li Yue relied on his height advantage of more than 10 centimeters to calmly take off with the ball.

Lillard jumped up to block the shot, and almost pierced Li Yue's nostril with his right hand, but it was a little threatening.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, and the Lakers chased the score to 12-13 in just eight seconds.

The audience cheered and applauded, Lillard caught the ball from the bottom line, went to the frontcourt and passed it to the top of the arc.

Matthews received the ball and went off the line under the cover of Lopez. Kobe squeezed through the wall to catch up, and Gasol was delayed in grabbing.Almost at the same time, Lopez turned and disassembled down, and was blocked by Landry as soon as he reached the elbow.

Aldridge was unguarded at this time, and he raised his hands in the three-second zone to ask for the ball, but Gasol and Kobe joined forces to block it. Matthews was unable to pass the ball in, and the Blazers' offense was at a standstill, and some even made mistakes sign.

Lopez reluctantly retreated beyond the three-point line, Matthews hurriedly passed the ball, and Landry withdrew to defend Alder decisively after seeing this.Gasol ran over in a hurry. Anyway, Lopez's long-range shooting ability is almost zero, so there is no need to worry too much.

Lopez hesitated for a while, and took off from the spot with a long two-pointer.Seeing this, Li Yue rushed into the penalty area. Seeing the basketball hit the basket and bounce back, he immediately jumped and caught it in his hands. He landed and turned around to divide Igo. The Lakers launched a counterattack.

Igo quickly threw the ball to the 70-degree area of ​​the three-point line, used Kobe's side cover to kill the free throw line, forced Lopez to delay the grab, and then passed the ball to the right elbow. Gasol took the ball and took a big step. Layup.

The Trail Blazers shrunk and intercepted, Gasol suddenly made a long pass horizontally, Li Yue received the ball from the left corner, took off in the face of Batum, who was flying back, and lobbed the ball in the air to Kobe, who was quietly cutting in, Kobe messed up Among them, the board scored.

14 to 13, the Lakers overtook!
O'Neill clapped his hands and laughed: "Except for Carl Landry, the other four are all master organizers. All kinds of small coordination are like toasting to drink water. The outside defense is like moving a city wall, and the inside defense does not slow down. It's too bullying!"

The Blazers attacked, Lillard rushed to the right wing with the ball, raised his hand and called his teammates to cover.

Seeing this, Li Yue turned sideways slightly, and was about to squeeze through the human wall in advance. He had thought that Lillard suddenly accelerated, and without cover, he directly lowered his shoulders and kicked the ground, rushing towards the inside line, with a look in his eyes. Share decisively.

Li Yue hurriedly turned around and chased after him, but Lillard was short and low in center of gravity, and rushed like a bolt of lightning. He couldn't catch up, but he continued to rush in. After all, Gasol had already set up his defense, and it was necessary to fight The backboard that appeared.

Lillard rushed all the way to the bottom, rose into the air, twisted his body and hit the ground to pass the ball, aiming at the unguarded Lopez.Coach Stotts standing on the sidelines smiled and shook his head. Hitting the ground and passing the ball in the three-second zone is a taboo, and Lillard is still too young.

Li Yue, who was following behind, naturally also witnessed this scene. He immediately flew forward and grabbed the basketball, but the whole person also flew out of bounds.Just as the referee was about to raise his hand to signal 'the Blazers have the ball in the frontcourt', the basketball hit Lopez's thigh and bounced out of bounds. Li Yue lay on the floor laughing, and finally made an operation to get the ball with the help of his opponent .

The referee whistled and awarded the Lakers the ball in the backcourt, and the Staples Center burst into cheers.

"Pretty" Kobe gives a thumbs up from a distance.

Li Yue nodded in response, took the basketball and brought it forward, and after rushing through the half court, he went to Yi Ge without hesitation.

With such an operation, it is clear that Li Yue will continue to displace Lillard in singles, and use his height advantage to score. Coach Stotts put down his arms around his chest, and gestured with a calm expression, as if he had already had a countermeasure for this.

The Trail Blazers immediately started to move. Batum blocked the right sideways and lowered his center of gravity to press close. Lillard moved forward to block Iguodala's receiving route. The other three stood around the free throw line to block Igo Daala crosses the space with cover.

This is a typical idea of ​​​​protecting weak defenders. By pressing in advance to force the ball holder not to go to the weak defender's side, it may not be completely effective, but at least it can greatly delay the attack time. Many times the ball holder will choose to give up. .

The Blazers chose this way, naturally because they have 'French Pippen' Batum, and their single-defense ability is not bad.

Li Yue thought about it for a while, and decided to follow the plan. Taking advantage of the situation, he lowered his shoulders and dribbled the ball with his left hand. Kobe ran to the baseline at the same time, taking away the threat of the auxiliary defense.Li Yue rushed to the left elbow and went straight to the basket with the help of Gasol's cover.

Lopez switched defenses to chase, Li Yue took off against the interference, lowered his head in the air to dodge, and glided to hit the board.

boom!The basketball bounces into the net.

The Lakers lead 16-13.

"The Blazers seem to have successfully protected Lillard, but they consume a lot of defensive resources. I don't think it's worth it anyway." Kenny said, "It's better for Lillard to arrange a single defense, only for breakthroughs and no shots, and let Lopez go. Handle."

The Blazers attacked, Lillard took the ball to the left wing, passed it to Matthews who was raised from the bottom corner, and ran inward along the change direction.Matthews took the ball and didn't put it on the floor. He took a big step and rushed to 45 degrees, held the top of the long pass high, and turned around and ran in.

At the same time, Alder slid across the wall to form a flank double screen with Matthews. After receiving the ball at the top of the arc, Lopez immediately turned and passed it to Batum on the right wing, and then quickly turned and rushed to the left wing.

Lillard, who ran to the bottom corner before, withdrew and returned, using cover three times in a row to forcibly get rid of Li Yue's pursuit, rushed to the top of the arc to receive a pass from Batum, paused for a moment to adjust his posture, and pulled out a three-pointer.

Everything seems to be perfect, the tactical coordination is smooth and smooth, and Lillard's timing of the ball is just right, but he is short in height, and Kobe saw it in advance, flying to block the shot like a GPS positioning.

Snapped!Kobe faced the big hat, the basketball flew upside down and bounced twice and rolled to the center line, Li Yue rushed wildly.

The three screeners of the Trail Blazers delayed each other. The outermost Lopez was a big center who couldn't catch up. Batum was in the right half of the court again, with Igo interfering beside him. Li Yue easily caught the ball in his hands. Listen The audience cheered, and the gliding dunk scored.

The Lakers led 18 to 13. After the timeout, they played a 9-0 attack wave. It took only 4 rounds and took less than 2 minutes. Some people will believe it.

But the Blazers did not request a timeout. Coach Stotts waved his hand, and Matthews ran out of bounds to serve.

Lillard caught the ball and took it to the right wing, bent over and accelerated, Li Yue intercepted sideways, blocking the way abruptly.Lillard made an emergency stop and changed hands behind his back, pulled the ball back two steps, raised his hand and directed the team to play to the left, and Alder immediately stepped forward to set up a wall as a cover.

Lillard took the opportunity to dribble to the left and tried his best to lower his center of gravity to increase his speed, but he still couldn't get rid of Li Yue even half a step. After rushing to the top of the arc, he pulled the ball back helplessly and passed it to Matthews on the left wing.

Matthews started with a three-threat posture, Lopez moved laterally to set up the wall, and Kobe grabbed it with one step and blocked it in advance.

Matthews also pulled the ball back helplessly, and then used Lopez to lift up to cover, forcefully rushed away from Kobe's two positions, took Gasol straight to the hoop, and almost let the ball go, like a horse The frightened deer finally got rid of the cheetah's pursuit.

The other players of the two teams moved accordingly. Matthews rushed to the basket, faced the threat of Igo's defense, aimed at Batum's direction, jumped up and swung his arms to pass the ball, and the whole person flew out of bounds. Do your best.

Batum received the ball, rushed to the hoop, and shot a small throw against Igo's block.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Gasol caught the ball in his hands and passed it to Li Yue on the right wing, and Kobe started to sprint at the same time.

The Lakers launched a two-line fast break, the audience cheered and cheered, Lillard almost chased after him, Li Yue rushed to the three-point line in the frontcourt and passed the ball directly, Kobe was unguarded and made an empty cut layup, easily hitting the board and scoring.

With the Lakers leading 20-13, Stotts pouted slightly and raised his hand to ask for a timeout. The audience cheered again.

In the TNT commentary seat, Ernie smiled and said: "The Lakers are still the defending champions. A simple adjustment defeated the Blazers youth army. After Kobe came back, they were like the Avengers assembled. They are almost invincible!"

"The biggest problem is the Blazers' perimeter defense." Barkley said, "Lillard can't deal with the dislocation singles of any of Li Yue, Kobe or Iguodala, even if he is blocked in advance. That weakness, but the team has paid for it, and as Kenny said, there's no point in doing that."

"Then what adjustments should the Blazers make next?" Ernie asked, "Concentrate on offense, and defense depends on the situation?"

"They need to speed up the catch and shoot, otherwise they will be easily restricted by the Lakers' infinite rotation." Kenny said, "Of course, the premise is that they can hit those shots, especially Robin Lopez."

In the arena, the whistle sounded, and the timeout ended.

The Blazers replaced Robin Lopez with 'Mo' Mo Williams, while the Lakers replaced Gobert with Gasol, Meeks with Kobe, Blake with Iguodala, and Li Yue returned to the small forward Location.

The referee blows the whistle and the Blazers serve from the baseline.

Lillard crossed the center line and passed a cross-cut to Momo on the right wing, and Batum ran over to cover.

The defensive attention of the entire Lakers team shifted to the right, Xiao Mo took a step forward to test, and then passed the ball back after a feint.Lillard bent over and accelerated after receiving the hand, rushed to the left 45 degrees and used Aldridge's cover to get rid of it, and reached the elbow area against Gobert for a layup.

Lillard has a big stride, a fast speed, and a long time of gliding in the air, but the three-second zone is just that big. Close-fitting closure.

Lillard was disturbed, so he could only twist his body and shoot, the basketball hit the basket and fell.

Li Yue rushed to grab the rebound, and felt a force coming towards him as soon as he landed, and he ran out of the court involuntarily.The referee blew his whistle and whistled Alder for a rebound foul. A black man behind the ball stand suddenly stood up and shouted: "LTin, we know you want to leave Portland, come to the Lakers, we need you, right? ?”

LTrain is Alder's nickname, which is used by Trail Blazers fans to describe him as fast and unstoppable as a train. The audience are all good people, and they immediately echoed the strong black man: "Yes, leave Portland, they don't understand you."

Hearing this, Ade walked away with a stern expression.

The Lakers attacked, Li Yue took off from the right elbow to catch the ball, and landed with his back facing Matthews.

He swayed the ball twice in a row, and found that Xiao Mo had no intention of double-teaming, so he suddenly bent his knees and made a strong push.Matthews steadied his heels to fight hard, and his whole body leaned forward. It must be slow to take it back. He took advantage of the opportunity to pull the ball back and turn around to walk to the baseline.

Regardless of weight or height, Li Yue has an advantage over Matthews. What's more, he still has the opportunity to get rid of the defense and rush to the basket in the blink of an eye. Rushing over to defend.

Li Yue raised his hand and threw the ball to the bottom corner. Blake received a wide open three-pointer, and the basketball went into the net.

The Lakers led 23 to 13. The Blazers returned from a timeout not only did not score on offense, but also had major problems on defense. The momentum of the whole team plummeted. Except for Lillard who dribbled wildly, the other four showed absent-minded expressions and followed up. a little slower.

The Lakers took this opportunity to set up a defensive formation. Lillard didn't dare to enter the penalty area alone even though he had three heads and six arms. He couldn't shoot from outside, so he could only stop at the top of the arc resentfully, his eyes were confused and angry.

Coach Stotts waved his hand, Lillard passed the ball to Aldridge on the left waist, turned around and ran to the right to open up space.Gobert bowed to put his hands together, Ade made a strong push, easily got the space, and turned back skillfully to walk the bottom line.

Gobert raised his hands high and slid to catch up. Ade let out a low growl and forcefully released the basket. The basketball rolled and fell along the hoop.

Landry grabs the rebound, turns his head to observe for a moment, and makes a long pass to the right sideline.

Li Yue received the ball and ran wildly. Meeks followed up and ran to the left half. Blake followed up and ran to the middle.

At [-] seconds, Li Yue rushed to the left wing of the front court. Seeing that Matthews was sticking to him like a dog's skin plaster, he pulled the ball suddenly and turned around to rush to the top of the arc. Blake ran over tacitly to set up a positioning cover.

Lillard switched defenses in advance to intercept, Blake decisively disassembled and went down, and Li Yue immediately made a pass to the inside.

Xiao Mo went straight to the basket to intercept, but Blake took the ball and then divided it to the left sideline. Meeks received a wide open three-pointer.

Swish!Hollow into the net, the Lakers lead 26 to 13.

The big screen in the center showed Coach Stotts standing on the sidelines, and his face was frosty.

"The little girl of the Blazers woke up the sleeping tiger of the Lakers, and the Lakers are now angry." O'Neill smiled all over his face, "Run, little girl, run!"

(End of this chapter)