I just play ball

Chapter 259 This is No. [-] in the West

After the joke was over, Li Yue turned around and returned to the bench. The opening ceremony was held immediately. Every time the DJ called out the name of a Thunder starting player, the audience cheered in unison. When it was Westbrook's turn, the cheers were even louder than Durant.

In Oklahoma, everyone likes Westbrook. He has a superb professional level. Even if he occasionally performs well, he is always the kind of enthusiasm of young people. When the Thunder lost to the Heat in 11, Westbrook put his head on Durant to express his comfort. The picture is still fresh in my memory, he is so warm, not to mention that he also founded the 'why not' public welfare fund, which provided great help to the local community.

In addition, Westbrook is also a master of fashion. He can often be seen entering the arena in flamboyant clothes. like it?

The national anthem was played as usual, the lights around the Chesapeake Energy Arena were dimmed, and only a beam of bright lights was fixed in the center of the court. The Voice of America judge Blake Shelton from Oklahoma stood under the lights and led the singing .

Such a famous country musician was specially invited, and it was not an important moment such as the Christmas game. It can only be said that the Thunder management also valued this game, and the voice of the audience singing along was also full of passion.

As the last note fell and the national anthem ended, Li Yue got up and entered the court, and clapped the Thunder starters one by one, namely point guard Westbrook, shooting guard Robertson, small forward Durant, power forward Ibaka, and center Parkin s.

For the Lakers, the regular starting lineup.

The short whistle sounded, and all the players of the two teams settled down.

The referee holds the ball and stands in the middle circle, makes two simple gestures, and then gently throws it upwards.

Gasol is older and slower to react, but Perkins is even slower than him. He touched the basketball first and swung it back vigorously. The basketball flew to the Lakers half court. Nash picked it up and pushed forward. The audience cheered in unison. call defense.

Li Yue settled down on the right wing, and couldn't help chuckling when he heard the shout, which was too serious, but Robertson standing in front of him was very serious.

As a rookie player who joined the NBA this summer, Robertson's performance on the defensive end is amazing, only because of his good foundation, he was elected the best defensive player in the Pac-[-] league in college.

Li Yue put away his thoughts, accepted Shi's pass and shifted to the left, and called for a pick-and-roll cover according to the pre-match analysis.

Gasol responded by raising the wall to block Robertson. Li Yue bent over and accelerated his sprint. Perkins stayed in the three-second zone as expected and did not come out to defend, but Robertson went beyond the plan and squeezed through the screen like lightning. Chase behind.

There was only half a body position advantage, Li Yue secretly estimated, and continued to rush inside. Seeing that Perkins showed no signs of interfering, he stopped and jumped decisively, facing the interference from Robertson's side, and shot a two-stage mid-range shot.

when!Smashing baskets and striking iron.

Perkins took off slightly to grab the rebound, landed sideways thinking about the left sideline and pushed with both hands. Westbrook caught the ball and moved forward to lower his center of gravity. He rushed like his own Lamborghini, and the audience cheered loudly.

The Lakers were worried that the Thunder would speed up, so they had to face the Thunder in the first round. Li Yue flipped his feet and buried himself in the chase. Kobe and Nash also followed up from the left sideline.

Westbrook rushed to the 45-degree three-point line in the frontcourt, jumped up and shot without warning, the basketball crashed into the net with a 'boom', the audience stood up and applauded, and the DJ shouted: "Russell got threeeeeeee!"

Nash stopped, turned to look at Kobe, then at Li Yue, and asked, "Do you want to switch defenses?"

Kobe shook his head, and Li Yue waved his hand. We can't adopt the second defensive strategy in advance just because Westbrook scored a three-pointer.

The Lakers attacked again, and the audience still shouted to defend, as if winning this game was equivalent to winning the championship, their voices were full of excitement.

The Lakers did not intend to change their defensive strategy, nor did the Thunder. Li Yue caught the ball and took it to the top of the arc. Seeing that Perkins was still standing in the three-second zone like a stake, he rushed to the free throw line without hesitation. CIC.

The basketball went into the net hollow, the Lakers retreated, Westbrook caught the ball and advanced, and the audience shouted OKC in unison.

Westbrook took the ball to the left wing, observed it for a while, and passed it sideways to Perkins at the top of the arc. At the same time, Durant started from the bottom line on the right, covered by the Robertson positioning wall, and strode to the top of the arc. Receive a hand-off pass from Perkins.

Gasol's attack was delayed, and Perkins did not immediately disassemble and go down. Li Yue rushed over and jointly blocked the left and right spaces.The Thunder's offense fell into a sluggish state. Durant pulled the ball back and raised his hands high to wait for his teammates to move.

Li Yue stepped forward. Seeing that Durant was still holding the ball above his head, as if he was confident with his body and wingspan, he immediately jumped up and stretched out his hand to dial.Durant subconsciously turned around to dodge, but it was too late, and the basketball fell back under the force.

Li Yue bent down on the ground, grabbed the basketball first, ran forward in three steps and two steps forward, easily shook off Durant, rushed to the free throw line in the frontcourt single-handedly, jumped with both hands together, gliding in the air, and dunked with one hand.

"Yeah!" Nick Young took the lead to stand up, and the Lakers bench cheered and applauded. In the silent arena, the sound was like a car alarm that suddenly sounded in the early morning. It could not be ignored at all, and it made people want to curse.

Dulat angrily picked up the basketball and stood out of bounds. Just as Westbrook received the pass and hadn't put it on the ground, the fans and audience shouted for defense in unison, instantly suppressing the cheers from the Lakers' bench until no one could hear them.

Westbrook took the ball to the left wing, straightened his body "bang bang" and took two vigorous shots, and then passed it to Perkins at the top of the arc.

Durant landed on the right elbow, stuck Li Yue with his back, raised his left hand high, took the ball from Perkins, hugged it with both hands and turned forward to face the basket, directly pulled low and swept, and moved forward with his left foot Cross and change direction, take a big step and cut the bottom line obliquely.

This action was clearly intended to be aggressive. Li Yue twisted his hips and turned around. He was about to slide to catch up, but he felt that he had hit a telegraph pole.

Landry wanted to switch defenses, but his speed was too slow. Seeing that he couldn't stop him, he simply dodged sideways.

Boom!Durant dunked while hanging the basket with both hands, and the audience stood up and applauded, not stingy with their own cheers.

Li Yue took the pass from Landry and slowly led it forward, ignoring the boos all over the court, deliberately slowing down the pace of the game.Walking to the top of the arc, he raised his hand to call for a pick-and-roll as usual, and Gasol ran over from the free throw line.

Li Yue was about to dribble the ball to the right, but he caught a glimpse of Perkins following up, as if he wanted to make a big delay, and immediately indicated with his eyes that the false block was real.Gasol turned around knowingly and went down. Li Yue raised the ball with his right hand and waited for the opportunity. He never thought that Ibaka would move laterally to defend.

If it is a pass, it may be intercepted, and it is more likely that the intended effect will not be achieved.

While Li Yue was hesitating, Robertson reached out to catch the ball abruptly, and the two of them twisted into a ball instantly.For the sake of the ball, neither of them would let go. Three seconds passed in the blink of an eye. The referee blew his whistle to punish the ball fight, and the audience applauded and cheered.

Li Yue walked to the middle circle with his hands on his hips, secretly regretting that he should have been careless. Robertson is definitely not in vain.

The referee came to the middle circle with the ball, and the scene seemed to return to the scene when the game just started. The players of the two teams each occupied a half of the court.

The referee threw the ball upwards. Li Yue and Robertson took off almost at the same time, but the angle of the basketball's rise was biased towards the Thunder. Robertson touched it with his palm first, and swung it back vigorously. Westbrook jumped up to catch the ball, landed and rushed forward .

The Lakers retreated quickly, and the other four Thunder quickly followed up. In the chaos, Westbrook turned around like a loach, slipped to the basket, jumped against Landry's block, and passed the ball to the side in the air. Ibaka.

boom!The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the net, and the Thunder took the lead 7-4. The dynamic BGM mixed with cheers resounded through the arena.

In the ESPN commentary seat, Breen said with a smile: "Except for Perkins, all four of the Thunder played wonderfully. This is the impact of the No. [-] in the Western Conference to the No. [-] in the Western Conference. The strong matchup is extremely exciting."

(End of this chapter)