I just play ball

Chapter 280
The team led by more than 11 points in the first quarter, and the team's atmosphere was much less gloomy. After D'Antoni finished his summary, his teammates gave Li Yue high-fives to celebrate. The impression of hitting 2 goals in a row was too shocking, like playing a [-]K game with a [-]% shooting percentage.

The second quarter kicked off in a blink of an eye. Li Yue and others played for [-] minutes in a row and stayed on the court to rest according to the rotation arrangement. Nick Young took on the heavy responsibility and led Thackeray, Beasley and others to play. It was considered the third team of the Lakers. .

And the Magic team was also up and down, and the players on the stage suddenly didn't know each other. Even the DJ's introduction was slower than normal, as if he was reading the list carefully, including the super common "Andrew" name.

The strength of the two sides has plummeted, and the ensuing change is that after the Lakers strike the iron, the Magic follow the iron, and the cycle repeats...

For 2 minutes, the two teams took a total of nine shots, and only the Magic caused a foul and got a free throw opportunity.

The audience was drowsy watching it. I don't know who yelled "We want Li Yue" for the first time, and the whole venue repeated shouts one after another. The famous magician "Penny" Hardaway, who was sitting on the sidelines, stood up angrily. Waving at the audience to ask to stop shouting, the DJ who saw that the situation was not good quickly played a dynamic BGM to help cover it up, and the Lakers bench laughed and swayed.

Taking advantage of free throws, Magic coach Jacques Vaughn replaced the two main players, Harris and Oladipo, in advance. D'Antoni took over and replaced Landry and Marshall. DJ quickly completed the notification, and the strength of both sides has improved.

Unexpectedly, the Lakers were completely unable to limit the pick-and-roll breakthroughs of Harris and Oladipo, and the offensive end failed to open up the situation.

Li Yue, Iguodala, and Gobert joined forces, and the Lakers returned to their strongest form on the field.

The Magic responded immediately, resolutely implementing a double-team strategy against Li Yue, and did not hesitate to let out other Lakers players.Li Yue seamlessly switched forms, passed the ball easily to help his teammates score, and the number of personal assists increased steadily.

After halftime, the Lakers led 66 to 59. Li Yue scored 28 points and 13 assists, all of which were mid-range shots. There were no three-pointers, no free throws, no turnovers, no fouls.

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Returning to the locker room during the intermission, the team's gloomy atmosphere was swept away, and everyone was laughing and talking nonsense and playing with their phones.

Thackeray suddenly said: "Haha, a trending topic just appeared on Twitter. There are actually many local Magic fans who tweeted that they would come to the Amway Center to watch the game. The purpose is not to miss the opportunity to witness history!"

Nick Young asked with a smile: "What history is there to witness?"

"Of course I witnessed Li Yue create a super double-double, with 28 points and 13 assists in the half." Thackeray said, "The whole game may have 56 points and 26 assists, which has never been done by anyone in NBA history. The key Still a [-] percent hit rate."

Nick Young rolled his eyes straight: "Then according to your estimate, Derek Fisher scored two points in 0.4 seconds, how many points can he score in 48 minutes? More points in one game than other players in one season?"

Thackeray was stunned for a moment, Li Yue smiled and said, "Don't forget David Lee, he scored two points in 0.1 seconds to kill the Bobcats, and scored 48 points in 576000 minutes, which can break the NBA's all-time scoring record. "

Thackeray stroked his bald head and laughed, and everyone booed accordingly, and the locker room was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.

The coaching staff walked in after the meeting. D'Antoni was curious about what happened, and Thackeray gave a brief account.

Everyone thought that Wharton would laugh, but D'Antoni frowned in thought, then stared at Li Yue, and said slowly: "It's not impossible, after all, if you hit 11 goals in a row in the first quarter, the probability is the same as winning the lottery. Low."

Li Yue heard the words and thought about it carefully. Assuming that the shooting rate is 60%, the probability of hitting 11 consecutive goals is 0.6^10. The probability is indeed as small as buying a 500 million lottery ticket, so there are not many times in the entire NBA history.But the coach said this, it seems that he wants to continue to have a lot of ball possession in the second half, no matter whether it is scoring or assisting in the end, as long as he can win the ball.

A team's losing streak will always attract doubts, let alone the defending champion. The consecutive losses to the Bulls and Heat have affected the morale of the team. Now all departments and players of the Lakers just want to win.

"Then I'll try my best." Li Yue nodded, a lot of possession of the ball can not only help the team win, but also create a historical record. If you can achieve the best of both worlds, why not fly to the sky?

"Yeah!" Thackeray clenched his fists and growled, with a smug expression on his face, "What did I say?"

Everyone laughed again, and the atmosphere in the locker room was extremely joyous.

The day was too short for entertainment, the 10-minute break passed in the blink of an eye, and the entire Lakers team returned to the court.

Li Yue walked out of the player tunnel, just looked up, and suddenly suspected that he had entered the wrong place.

The Amway Arena, which seemed to be sparsely populated at first, was full at the moment, obviously many new spectators, and the old spectators didn't take advantage of the intermission to go shopping, just sat and waited for the game to continue.

Li Yue subconsciously turned to look at Thackeray. Could it be that those Twitter users didn't just talk about it, but they really came to watch the game at halftime. You must know that the Amway Center is the home of the Magic, and Orlando is located on the east coast. Because of the geography Due to the location, it was already dark at the moment, and it would be a bit of a hassle to drive here, which was too much of a shame.

Thackeray also reacted, and said with a smile: "I didn't have time to talk about it just now. Your 11 consecutive mid-range shots in the first quarter are also a hot topic on Twitter. Many fans who came over said that it gave them great confidence."

"Okay, I have another motivation." Li Yue sighed slightly, not letting the fans come in vain.

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The third quarter started, and the Magic made adjustments as soon as they came up. They resolutely chose the latter between the two cups of poisoned wine of "letting Li Yue score without double-teaming" and "using double-teaming and allowing Li Yue to assist". It seems to want to use 'other people's open shooting rate' than 'Li Yue's shooting rate for singles is lower' as a breakthrough.

The scene looked weird, but the other players of the Lakers made open shots. Under the Magic's large number of supplementary defenses, the shooting percentage was actually lower than that of Li Yue in singles. In addition, the Magic also resolutely gave up offensive rebounds and quickly retreated. According to the strategy, the Lakers have no shots in positional battles. Although they always score, they have never been able to set off a climax.
The sudden increase in audience in the arena obviously stimulated the Magic players who also seemed to understand the hot topics on Twitter. They became extremely active on the offensive end, a lot of patient running without the ball, and got many easy shots.

After three quarters, the Lakers lead 93 to 90.

李越个人拿到34分18次助攻，虽然达成56分26次助攻的机会趋近于零，但也已经和凯文约翰逊和魔术师传奇后卫，并列‘30+得分15+助攻’的大号两双榜单。

During the intermission, D'Antoni said seriously: "The main force of the Magic has been playing for a long time, and there are still a lot of rotations that consume a lot of energy. We can't let them have a chance to breathe. Next, we will adjust our playing strategy. After the timeout is over, Li Yue and Iguodala will go straight to the stage, forcing their main force to continue to fight, if they dare to send a second team..."

(End of this chapter)