I just play ball

Chapter 303 The Perfect Partner
Before the suspension was over, Li Yue took the time to think about countermeasures.

The competitive level of the All-Star Game has been declining in recent years, mainly because the result of winning or losing is not included in the regular season, and the points are not included in the total score. It has basically no impact on the players, and even the endorsement contract will not be fully awarded. The star game takes the opportunity as an incentive standard.

In addition, halfway through the season, it is rare to have a few days to rest and relax. Who wants to continue to play hard?

In addition, most of the stars are friends, playing casually as a show, raising elbows and legs is out of harmony.

Of course, one of the reasons is that the league’s stricter defensive whistle-blowing is also one of the reasons. Many celebrities have criticized the intensity of the current game is too low. It has not appeared for a long time, and most of the cases are friendly scoring, and the final decision is made.

In tonight's game, the East started playing hard, and they wanted to take it seriously, but everyone in the West still played it as a training game, which led to the current situation. Fortunately, D'Antoni did not make specific requests, as long as the scene is not so ugly. That's fine.

However, D'Antoni's tone of voice was a bit arrogant, which was very different from his usual style.

The four teammates are all the stars of their respective teams, and they are usually coaxed and coaxed, but they have never heard such arrogant commands.

If all the teammates ignore him, how will he deal with the offense? Is it possible to play singles all the time?
After thinking about it, you can start with Durant, at least the other party will not fight against you.

Play a pick-and-roll first, and find LeBron to play, to stimulate the fighting spirit of LeBron and the Eastern players, thereby increasing the intensity of the game, and indirectly encouraging the Western teammates to respond. After all, no one wants to continue to suffer, even if it is just an exhibition game.

After making up his mind, the whistle sounded just as the timeout was about to end, and the players of the two teams entered the field.

Durant made a free throw from the bottom line. Li Yue received it and pushed forward.Curry and Harden subconsciously ran to the bottom corners on the left and right sides. Griffin stood still, but his position was right on the bottom line.

When the top of the arc fell, Li Yue waved and called for cover.

Durant stepped forward and set up a wall on the left to block Paul George.

Li Yue pulled the ball to break through, LeBron stuck close to Durant and did not switch defenses, George squeezed through the screen to catch up.

There is only a slight chance of a master's move. There is no one two meters in front of him, and there is no need to worry about interference behind him. Li Yue stopped in a hurry.

Boom!The three-pointer hit the circle and entered the net.

The West caught up to 5 to 12.

The audience applauded and cheered, Li Yue turned and retreated to the ground, and took the initiative to find LeBron.

Eastern offense, Irving dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, passed it to LeBron on the left wing, and stopped on the spot with his hips on his hips to watch.

LeBron took the ball and retreated a small half step, standing with his feet parallel, and did not determine the pivot foot.

Considering that LeBron has a historic breakthrough ability, Li Yue also took a small half step back to actively reserve buffer space.

LeBron brewed for about four seconds, bowed and put on a threatening posture, with his left foot as the axis and his right foot stepping forward.The one-on-one situation was completely formed, the audience cheered and shouted, the audience stood up and watched, and Li Yue knelt and squatted slightly to prepare.

One front and one back, LeBron suddenly sank his shoulders and kicked the ground, and rushed forward step by step, like a tank starting at full speed.

Li Yue turned sideways in an instant, raised his left hand and slid sideways, his feet flying like waves.

The two of them did not plan, and both did their best. When they came to the free throw line in a blink of an eye, LeBron put his hands together and forced a three-step layup. Li Yue counted one or two in his mind, then jumped up and jumped into the air at the same time as LeBron. .

LeBron didn't take the shot immediately, waited until the gliding flight was several meters, and threw it lightly on the edge of the backboard.

But Li Yue raised his left hand the whole time, and the basketball happened to hit it, the flight path was blocked and changed, and it fell straight down.

The audience cheered loudly. Griffin, who was following up next to him, picked up the basketball and immediately turned around and rushed forward. Curry and Harden followed up from both sides, Durant responded from the middle, and West launched a four-line fast break .

Griffin rushed to the top of the arc, stopped and turned around to pass Anthony, stepped into the three-second zone in two steps, and suddenly threw the ball to the hoop.

Durant leaped high, scored with a one-handed empty catch, and the West caught up to 7-12.

George picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds, squinted his eyes to observe Pan Ke, and swung his arms sideways for a long pass.

The basketball was like an arrow piercing through the air, flying across most of the court with whistling sound, and fell straight towards LeBron.

Li Yue saw the position, took off first to grab it, and collided with LeBron in the air.

Neither of them succeeded, and the basketball was forced to fly to the sideline. Li Yue landed and ran away, colliding with LeBron again.

The two hit the ground, and got up simultaneously, eager to find the basketball, but the referee blew the whistle and called out of bounds violation, and West won the ball in the backcourt.

LeBron gritted his teeth and clapped his hands, and immediately turned and ran to the frontcourt, directing his teammates to quickly set up a defensive lineup.

The game, which was originally lacking in highlights, became very exciting because of the confrontation between the two, and the audience cheered and shouted.

Li Yue served the ball out of bounds, Curry received the ball and stopped in place to wait for a moment, then returned the pass.

Li Yue advanced with the ball and called for a 1-high 4-low formation again, but Griffin did not resist.Durant spontaneously came up to set up a wall to cover, and Li Yue took the opportunity to pull the ball to the left to break through, but this time LeBron retreated to leave room, George used it to bypass the screen to intercept, and it only took two seconds to stick to Li Yue again.

But at the same time, Durant disassembled the outer bullet, received the ball from Li Yue's head, and flew towards LeBron for a three-pointer.

Swish!The basketball entered the net hollowly, and the West played a wave of 8-0 spurts, successfully catching up to 10-12.

LeBron turned around and walked to the bottom line, received the ball ahead of time and moved forward, raising his hand from the center line to direct his teammates to set up.

Li Yue stood at the top of the arc, and quickly glanced back. He saw that the two strikers in the east were positioned under the basket on the left and right sides, and Irving was positioned on the right wing. horn.

A typical FLOPPY formation, but Irving and Wade are not the traditional catch-and-shoot players like Ray Allen. They need to dribble to find their own rhythm. Li Yue thinks this strategy is not good, but he can't think of a better strategy for a while. Only this kind of tactics that any NBA player knows can be executed at the fastest speed.

LeBron takes the ball to the top of the arc, pats and waits, eyes and body turned to the right.

Li Yue bent his knees and squatted slightly. He heard the sound of players colliding behind him, and tried his best to interfere with the pass. Unfortunately, after five seconds, LeBron did not make a pass. Instead, he saw LeBron move to the right and dribble again. .

This made people a little puzzled, and after thinking about it, he probably failed to move, so he quickly slid sideways to catch up.

Just two steps after chasing, I saw George running over to do a positioning cover, and decisively bypassed the wall to intercept. Although he did not communicate with Durant, there was no obstruction in the moment of bypassing, and he took the first step to block LeBron's way.

George disassembled and moved to the left, and Durant chased in parallel without giving him any space.

The East's offense was blocked and there was not much time left. LeBron immediately received the ball, stopped and pulled out a three-pointer.

The basketball hit the basket and fell, Griffin grabbed it and strode forward.

Li Yue rushed from the side and came to the front three-point line ahead of time. He turned his head and found that Griffin had just reached the center line. LeBron and the Eastern players were very urgent to catch up. He continued to rush forward and went straight to the basket.

Seeing this, Griffin hit the ground with a long pass. Li Yue caught the ball and started to raise his hand. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a black shadow rising into the air. Interference, easily throw the ball and hit the board.

boom!Rebounding into the net, the West tied the score.

There were loud cheers at the scene, the Lakers fans chanted MVP, and a large number of neutral fans joined in and shouted together.

The central large-screen lens gave a close-up of LeBron's facial expression, without any change.

Eastern offense, Irving dribbled the ball to the right wing and passed it to LeBron at the top of the arc, who then divided the left wing.

Wade held the ball high and passed it to the left waist. Anthony caught the ball and hit Durant with his back.

The difference in weight between the two was too large, and Anthony easily gained space after just one push, and turned back without hesitation.

Snapped!Durant side cap.

The basketball flew to the top of the arc, Li Yue grabbed it, dribbled the ball behind LeBron who was intercepting, and rushed forward at full speed.

The western three-line fast break, the eastern four chased, Li Yue quickly looked around, and went straight to the basket.LeBron chased after him, George intercepted obliquely, Li Yue circled the baseline, aimed at Harden, who was late, and jumped out of bounds to pass the ball.

Harden caught the ball at 45 degrees, with no one around two meters away, and calmly shot a three-pointer.

Swish!Hollow into the net.

The West overtook 15 to 12.

The referee blew his whistle, the Eastern Conference requested a timeout, and Coach Vogel took the initiative to walk on the field, as if he was usually playing games.

In the TNT commentary seat, Ernie shrugged slightly: "What happened in the past few minutes? It seems that the West has changed to another team."

"Because Li Yue controlled the ball during this period, he made the West's offensive plan and defense strategic." O'Neal said, "Don't look at so many quick counterattacks, but he appeared in the best position every time. , Precisely destroy the Eastern defense and cause maximum damage."

"I must say, it's mainly because of the successful one-on-one defense against LeBron." Kenny said, "It successfully stimulated the morale of the Western team, and the offense and defense became full participation. Before, there was only one cooperation, and the rest were all singles. .”

"It's not that exaggerated. The two of you are going to brag about Li Yue as the god of basketball." Barkley said, "In fact, the East didn't care that much, maybe because they lead too much and want to keep the suspense of the game."

"The audience likes to see this form of game, rather than the loose singles at the beginning." Ernie said, "The director told me just now that when the Western Conference called a timeout, there were a lot of criticism on social networks."

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The whistle sounded, and the pause ended.

In the East, Millsap replaced Anthony, Wall replaced Irving, and DeRozan replaced Wade.

West, Love replaced Griffin.

The referee blows his whistle and the game continues.

Wall received the ball from the backcourt and advanced, quickly brought it to the top of the arc, handed it to Millsap, and rushed up to take over and pass back.

Curry was delayed and couldn't catch up in time, and Love couldn't keep up after switching defenses. Wall twisted his hips and rushed to the three-point line, starting to run at maximum speed towards the hoop. Living in Li Yue, the western basket is empty.

Wall made an emergency stop and threw the shot, and the basketball hit the circle and entered the net.

Li Yue picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds. After hitting the ground and passing it to Curry, he ran to his side and whispered, "You can try to play a pick-and-roll with Durant. One of you has a quick shot and the other has a high shot. It's easy to get a chance." .”

Curry frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded with a smile, quickly brought the ball to the top of the arc, and waved to Durant.

The two formed a pick-and-roll cooperation, Curry moved the ball to the left, Millsap did not switch defenses, and Wall squeezed through the screen to catch up.With just one position and one second, Curry took off without warning, and the basketball rocketed into the sky like fireworks.

Swish!Hollow into the net.

The West's offense took a total of eight seconds, like the Suns in the 05-06 season, it was outrageously fast.

Eastern offense, Wall dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, handed it to Millsap, and ran over to take over the pass again.

Love made an early grab and was delayed, forming a pincer attack with Curry who was chasing behind him, and Millsap opened and cut inside.Li Yue rotated to defend from the left side and interfered with the passing route in circles. Wall paused for a moment and did not dare to pass, and LeBron strode towards the three-point line.

This kind of running position is obviously to respond. Li Yue retreated back to the defense, Love returned to his position in a hurry, the western defensive rotation was as precise and timely as the programmed code that had already been written, and Wall couldn't find a pass opportunity, so he had to retreat and organize .

LeBron asked for the ball, and when he received the ball, he slumped his shoulders and pushed Li Yue to the inside. He didn't make any fancy moves, didn't join the ball in advance, and didn't forcefully start the three-step. .

Li Yue jumped into the air like a rocket, interfered with straight hands, and the basketball hit the basket and fell.

Millsap, who followed up, grabbed an offensive rebound, stepped up on the spot, and put the basket through Love.

Li Yue saw the right time to take off for the second time, and slapped his head on the big hat. Just as he was secretly happy, Wall Feiyue caught the basketball, separated Li Yue, Love, and Millsap with one hand and dunked. The sound of frying baskets buzzed.

But the basketball bounced back and flew upside down, and Curry picked up the top of the arc in his hand, turned around and pushed forward quickly.

No one expected that the attack would be so tortuous. The other nine players from the east and west failed to respond for a while. Curry rushed to the frontcourt single-handedly, stopped the action that was originally going to layup, and changed to a one-handed gliding dunk.

"Wow? Stephen Curry can also dunk?" O'Neal was full of surprise. "In my memory, it seems that I have never seen him complete this kind of action. I always think he is a player like Steve Nash, who can only be present on the court." Finished the dunk."

"Your statement is a bit exaggerated, but it is quite normal to form that stereotyped image." Ernie said, "The director just sent the data. So far in Stephen Curry's career, there are only 7 dunks in total, of which the rookie season and 11-12 There were 0 times in the season, only 1 time in this season, and 3 times in the other two seasons."

On the court, after the basketball passed several times, DeRozan singled Harden with his back, then turned around and easily got rid of it, and steadily scored two points.

West offense, Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and continued to cooperate with Durant in the pick-and-roll.

Millsap suffered a loss before, so he rushed to grab the delay, and Wall bypassed the cover and chased from behind.

I thought, Curry hit the pass from the gap between the two, and Durant was temporarily unguarded after receiving the ball.

Millsap hurried back to the defense, and George also moved laterally to interfere, but Durant had already taken off and leaned back slightly. Unless Chamberlain suddenly appeared, no one could block the shot.

Boom!The basketball hits the hoop and into the net.

"Western tactics are so simple that even I can understand them. It's just a pick-and-roll. Before that, it was Li Yue and Durant, but now it's Curry and Durant." Ernie sighed, "Why is the East still unable to defend? , or do not want to defend?"

"Because I can't defend." Kenny shrugged, "Li Yue and Curry's shooting percentages are too high, and Durant is a perfect partner. The East can only defend one of them. Any hesitation and space, the three can be converted into points. "

(End of this chapter)