I just play ball

Chapter 29 An Excellent Opportunity to Give For Free
The first quarter was over in a blink of an eye.

With Li Yue's desperate defense, Anthony made a total of 7 of 2 shots, including 3 of 0 three-pointers.

If it weren't for hitting a technical foul free throw, Anthony could only score 4 points in a single quarter.

However, Howard’s performance was even worse for the Lakers. He singled Chandler many times, but he couldn’t stand it. He hit the iron again in the mid-range shot, and because of double-teaming, he played like a second-round pick with a minimum salary, wasting many great opportunities. , seriously dragged down the offensive efficiency of the Lakers, and there were some rare boos when they got the ball at the end, causing the Lakers to only lead 25 to 23,

During the break between festivals, D'Antoni hinted at the need to strengthen the outside offense, emphasizing the need to increase the number of basketball transfers, and almost asked Howard not to ask for so many balls by name, but Howard didn't comment, as if he didn't care about it.

Li Yue saw the displeasure on Howard's face, and immediately began to think about how to solve it, so as to prevent the other party from breaking the can.

It’s not that he’s used to Howard, but his long-standing habit. He wants to win in everything he does. When he plays games and ranks, he will persuade orphans who hang up and make the best use of these people, even if they don’t give away their heads. also.

Soon, the second quarter started.

According to the rotation plan, Li Yue continued to rest on the sidelines, and deliberately changed seats with Thackeray to sit next to Howard.

If you want to communicate with a person who is in a negative state such as anger, depression, irritability, etc., the best way is to divert attention first, and try not to persuade the other person to calm down and be happy as soon as you open your mouth. It is useless and easy to be disgusted.

After thinking about it, Li Yue decided to use the method of asking for advice to guide Howard, and the specific target was Marcus Camby, who replaced Chandler on the Knicks side. It also belongs to the defensive gate.

After making up his mind, Li Yue raised his arm to push Howard.

Howard turned his head subconsciously, with a little doubt on his face, and a little bit of anger.

Li Yue smiled: "When facing a player like Camby who is good at blocking shots when he breaks through for a layup, how should he avoid it?"

The question was so sudden, Howard was stunned for a while, and then curled his lips slightly.

"When I first entered the league, I studied Camby's game videos. Many of his blocks were help defenses and supplementary defenses. For this situation, my suggestion is to pass the ball out, and the defenders are within the three-second zone. It's quite a disadvantage against the center inside, and it's very difficult to score goals, unless you are a player with a very strong confrontation like Michael Jordan..."

Howard opened up the conversation box, and he explained it endlessly, as if the Yellow River was flooding out of control.

Chatting and chatting, Howard began to complain that Camby should not be the best defensive player in the 06-07 season, and he should not even be in the defensive team. Much lower than other nominated players, and the Nuggets only ranked No. 3.3 in the league in defensive efficiency that season.

Howard believed that the best defensive player of the season should belong to Duncan. It was all due to those reporters who didn't understand the ball making a few blind shots, which led to Duncan's career and may never win the Grand Slam honor again.

Li Yue nodded while listening, occasionally interjecting a few times.

Many people always like to lose their temper and lose their temper. Most of them are subconsciously worried about not having a sense of existence. It has nothing to do with identity and status. Most of them are formed in childhood. Caring more or making these people feel needed is often the best solution.

After the whole story was finished, the haze on Howard's face was swept away, and he showed a warm and innocent smile instead.

Just at this time the game reached the first official timeout of the second quarter, and the Knicks led 34-31.

D'Antoni only emphasized a few key points, and did not explain too much. The reason for falling behind was that JR had a convulsion, and his style of play was fine.

...

The [-]-second timeout ended, and the match between the two teams continued.

The Lakers replaced Li Yue, Kobe, and Howard to form a new lineup with Blake and Clark, while the Knicks kept JR on the court and replaced all other positions with starting players, which is equivalent to sending out the strongest lineup.

The Knicks attacked first, and Kidd caught the ball in the backcourt and advanced.

Anthony strode forward, and Li Yue followed closely behind, only an inch away.The two came to the right elbow area in the blink of an eye, Anthony turned his back and pouted his buttocks to get in place, Chandler and the others quickly walked out, exposing the entire space under the basket.

Li Yue's size was at a disadvantage, and there was a big gap in strength. It was like a small sports car facing a heavy Hummer, and he couldn't compete at all.

Kidd dribbles to the top of the arc, leans sideways against Blake, and hits the ground for a pass.

Li Yue rushed forward, but Anthony struck faster. He received the basketball and turned around, sinking his shoulders. He lowered his center of gravity instantly, like a heavy Hummer starting up, or directly shifted to fifth gear, and hit Li Yue's chest with a bang.

This was a 100% exertion, and Li Yue couldn't help taking two steps back, but regardless of the pain in his chest, he stepped up to his front and forehead, with an expression of 'I just want to fight with you' on his face.

At that time, Anthony immediately received the ball with both hands, and once again sank his shoulders and made a strong top.

boom!Li Yue stopped outside the bounds for three consecutive steps, watching Anthony make a throw.

I was extremely upset in my heart, but I also knew that it was really difficult to guard against. After all, LeBron couldn't handle it, so it wasn't ashamed.

The fans at the scene shouted offensive fouls in unison, Thackeray threw away the towel, and led the Lakers bench to stand up and question.

The referee didn't care at all, Li Yue picked up the basketball and handed it to Blake, stepped into the court and rushed to the front court.

The Lakers' V-shaped formation was in place, and Blake and Clark played a coordinated role at the top of the arc, but failed to get rid of the defense.

Seeing this, Li Yue ran forward, took over the pass and moved to the left half. Blake took the opportunity to use Howard's cover to cut inside.

In the blink of an eye, the Knicks saw through this tactic they had played several times before.

Kidd bypassed the screen and intercepted, the defensive formation was not destroyed, and Anthony caught up with Li Yue again.

Seeing that the plan was not going to work, Li Yue had another thought in his heart. He stopped suddenly to pull the ball and turned around, took big steps to move to the right half court, and at the same time gave Howard a look, asking the opponent to cover the side and block the chasing Anthony for him.

Howard went up to the wall without hesitation, and Li Yue rushed to the right elbow area at a high speed, hand in hand to pass back to Blake, who ran back, and blocked Chandler who was about to defend, while Kidd was separated by four big men , can only turn around and prepare to grab the board.

Swish!Blake hits a hollow ball.

The Lakers trailed 33 to 36.

Kidd picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds, passed it to Chandler and then received a pass back, and slowly brought it forward.

Li Yue followed Anthony closely, and the two continued to get stuck in the left elbow area, and Chandler and others once again left space.

Having learned from the past, seeing Kidd cross the center line, Li Yue took the lead to go around and intercept.

But Anthony took advantage of the situation and turned around to the other side, pouted his big butt and stuck in the main position, and easily raised his right hand to ask for the ball.

Li Yue walked around in a leisurely manner, with his right elbow resting on Anthony's waist.

Anthony received the pass, turned around with his left foot, leaned sideways to the basket, lowered his shoulders, and made another Hummer-style collision.

The moment he felt the force, Li Yue gritted his teeth and pushed forward, and with a bang, he flew upside down and lay on the ground.

Beep!The referee blows his whistle and calls for an offensive foul.

Anthony threw away the basketball, spread his hands, opened his mouth and stared, his face full of doubts.

The fans booed wildly, Howard stepped forward to pull Li Yue up, patted his shoulder and praised him for a good job.

Anthony also wanted to explain that the referee picked up the whistle in a demonstrative manner, so he could only retreat obediently.

Turning to the Lakers to attack, Blake took the ball to the top of the arc to cooperate with Li Yue's thugs, and then used Howard to cover and cut inside.

Kidd still bypassed the screen and intercepted, and the Knicks' defensive strategy was exactly the same as the previous round.

Seeing this situation, Li Yue slowed down and braked, turned to face the basket, and began to change hands and dribble.

Clark and Howard hurriedly opened up the space, the fans cheered loudly, and Anthony bent his knees and squatted slightly.

Five times in a row, Li Yue stepped out to the left suddenly, but the speed was not very fast, and it felt like pushing the air with all his strength.

Anthony was at a disadvantage by reacting too quickly, leaving a body space if he didn't pay attention.

Li Yue took advantage of the situation to receive the ball, bent his knees and stepped back, aimed his eyes at the hoop, and raised his hands high.

The speed is still not fast, but Anthony's reaction is too fast, and he pounces on it like a hungry tiger.

Beep!The referee blew his whistle and called the thug for a foul. Li Yue got three free throws.

Anthony yelled FXXK and walked to the sidelines with his hands on his hips.

...

Amid the cheers of the fans, Li Yue made three free throws and the Lakers tied the score.

The Knicks did not request a timeout, nor did they replace Anthony for protection, but continued to let him attack.

It was still in the left elbow area, it was still receiving the ball with its back, and it was still Li Yue's defense, but Anthony did not immediately exert all his strength this time.

Li Yue didn't dare to use all his strength to resist, because that would inevitably push his feet on the ground, and his footsteps would move very slowly. An offensive master like Anthony would pass by as soon as he turned around, so he could only retreat in accordance with Anthony's rhythm.

The two came all the way to the three-second zone, and the available space was already very small. Anthony suddenly collected the ball and turned around to start a layup.

The speed was too fast, as fast as a heavy Hummer driving at full speed, Li Yue didn't react at all.

But just as he was annoyed, the referee's whistle sounded, Howard fell to the ground in response, and Anthony jumped into a rage.

Offensive foul!

Anthony fouled three times in a single quarter!
Mike Woodson requested a timeout.

Li Yue looked up at the big screen, and found that the moment he left, Howard had already predicted the route and set his position. Anthony was too fast. His brain reacted, but his body couldn't keep up. He gave an offensive foul in vain.

After watching the defense, Li Yue bent down and pulled Howard up, and the two walked to the bench talking and laughing.

D'Antoni rarely showed excitement. He talked about tactics as if he was coaching for the first time. He boasted that Anthony made three fouls and would end up resting. The Lakers had an excellent opportunity to widen the gap and seal the victory.

...

In the TNT commentary seat, Marvin Abbott showed curiosity: "I found one thing, I don't know if you have noticed. Compared with other people, when Howard cooperated with Li Yue, he was very active, as if he had returned to the peak of magic. .”

Miller nodded: "I have a piece of data here. When Howard and Li Yue are on the court at the same time, the defensive efficiency is 96.0, which can be called DOPY level. Center."

"I really don't know why." Marvin Abbott shook his head slightly.

Chris Webber smiled: "The reason is simple. Howard likes to play with tall forwards who are good at passing the ball, such as his high school teammate Josh Smith, and his Magic teammate Turkoglu, and now it is Li Yue. The three of them Everyone can take the striker and assist the defense, helping him get more and better singles opportunities."

(End of this chapter)