I just play ball

Chapter 338
For such an explanation, all the teammates thought for a while and nodded in approval.

Nash immediately called D'Antoni and briefly described the ins and outs. He thought it would take a lot of persuasion, but D'Antoni readily agreed and arranged for two assistant coaches, Wharton and Madsen, to participate in the discussion.

In this way, all members of the Lakers began to compare the triangle offensive system, frequently rehearsing how to run out of the singles space, and it is not limited to this. The pick-and-roll tactics are also added to daily training, and the further extension is running, catching and shooting to deal with the extremely high probability. Double-teaming, the whole team is in full swing, a bit of the excitement of a college student participating in a campus sports meeting for the first time.

The days of training passed quickly. As expected, the Spurs won easily after returning to San Antonio, and then narrowly beat the Thunder in Oklahoma through overtime. The series advanced to 4-2 and met the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. .

In the Eastern Division, the Heat defeated the Nets 4-1, and the Pacers defeated the Wizards 4-2, meeting again in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The major casinos in Las Vegas routinely offer promotion bets, and the odds of the Lakers and Spurs are very close.

The major media also made forward-looking predictions. Of the 21 professional commentators on ESPN, 11 believed that the Spurs would win in the end, and the unified prediction score was 4 to 3. The reason is that the Lakers are very strong and will inevitably play seven games.

The other 10 commentators who supported the promotion of the Lakers mostly believed that the small score was 4 to 2. The reason is that the Lakers are very strong, but the Spurs are not that weak.

In the voting statistics initiated by ESPN, 61.78% of the fans believed that the Lakers will finally advance today. The main reason is that superstars like Li Yue and Kobe Bryant perfectly restrained the Spurs' strong defensive system.

Li Yue himself thought so too. Seeing the Spurs win in overtime in G6, he decisively modified his training plan, greatly increasing the proportion of mid-range shots, and at the same time collected a large number of Leonard's single-defense videos. Whenever he had more than 5 minutes to spare, he took them out to watch. look.

After another four days of training, the entire Lakers team has mastered a variety of tactics to create singles opportunities.

On the evening of NO.18, the whole team had dinner at the beach in Malibu and held a departure ceremony for the upcoming Western Conference Finals.

When the dinner was nearing the end, Li Yue delivered a speech as a star player, hoping that the whole team would despise the Spurs strategically, pay attention to the Spurs tactically, and devote themselves to the Western Conference Finals. As long as they advance, they will win the championship.

Talking like this is a bit contemptuous of the Heat and Pacers, but no one thinks it's wrong.

...

NO.19 afternoon, Staples Center.

Li Yue walked out of the player tunnel wearing his training uniform. When he looked up, he found that dozens of media, large and small, had arrived. ESPN and Time Warner were broadcasting the game live at the same time. Sina Sports, Zhang Lili and other commentators waved and greeted him from a distance, as excited as meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land.

Li Yue walked over to exchange pleasantries, and the accompanying public relations general manager Black used his privileges to give CCTV and Sina Sports priority interview opportunities. Zhang Lili was so happy that his face burst into smiles, and hurriedly raised the microphone to ask questions.

"Hi, everyone, we are here now, please come to Los Angeles Lakers player Li Yuelai for an interview." Zhang Lili raised his hand and said, "Let's say hello to everyone. Recently, everyone has complained that we have not reported too much about you. Hey."

"Hello, everyone." Li Yue smiled, raised his hand and waved lightly, "The TV station also has an interview plan, please understand."

"Isn't it? Thank you for explaining for us." Zhang Lili shook his head slightly, "Let's get serious, this time the Western Conference Finals is against the old rival Spurs again. How do you feel? Are you excited or nervous?"

"Fortunately, I had expected it a long time ago. I am not nervous, but I am a little bit excited. You also know that the Spurs' high-level statistics this season are at the level of a historically strong team. If Duncan was not plagued by injuries at the beginning of the season, he even deliberately Let go of a few games, their regular season record will definitely be better, and being able to PK with such a strong opponent can be regarded as adding good memories to their career."

"Well said, then do you think there are any places in this round of match that deserve special attention?"

"I think it's the inside defense. The Spurs have the legendary star Duncan inside, and their offensive and organizational firepower is extremely strong. We need to provide some assistance from the outside to prevent the Spurs from opening up the situation through inside offense, and sometimes lose sight of the other."

"It makes sense!" Zhang Lili gave a thumbs up, "Fans say that Kobe is the Spurs killer, so can you secretly reveal to everyone, can we see Kobe's 08 game against the Spurs in this round of games?" Performance."

"Of course there will be." Li Yue suppressed a smile, thinking that he is a hardcore Komi, "Please lock in the CCTV5 live broadcast, then you will see Kobe return to the top, frequently performing picturesque fadeaways."

"Hohohoho!" Zhang Lili laughed out loud, "I hope so, I hope so..."

The interview ended in a blink of an eye, and Li Yue entered the court to start shooting training, repeatedly reviewing Leonard's single-defense habits in his mind.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the whole team returned to the locker room to make final preparations for the game.D'Antoni convened an analysis meeting, emphasized some details on the Spurs' starting lineup for this game, and delivered a chicken soup speech by the way.

...

In the field, CCTV commentary seats.

"Hey, have you heard?" Zhang Lili showed disbelief in his eyes, "I heard that about 140 celebrities from all walks of life came to watch this game, including regulars like Denzel Washington. , There are also small fresh meat stars who rushed over from China temporarily, some say it is Kobe's appeal, some say it is Li Yue's appeal, what do you think?"

"I think, this matter can't be discussed separately." Yang Yi raised his eyebrows and raised his eyebrows, "Maybe it is true that some people came for Kobe, and some people came for Li Yue, but the historic dominance of the entire Lakers team is the key. The basis of all this, don't you think?"

"Yes! I completely agree! Let me tell you something more exaggerated. Before the game officially started, there have been many related hot topics on Twitter and Weibo. One of them is that Popovich thinks that Li Yue Career achievement will be higher than Jordan, and future generations will not be able to match it, you see? Do you think it is possible?"

"Then how can you not see it? When the names of Popovich, Michael Jordan and Li Yue appear on a piece of news at the same time, even if you disconnect from the Internet, you will still hear it from other people. Let's talk about it, I believe everyone Everyone knows that this is old man Bobo's usual praise strategy, but I boldly say that it is not impossible."

"Then let us wait and see. Having said that, what kind of trouble do you think the Lakers may encounter?"

"There is only one!" Yang Yi said firmly, "After they defeated the Rockets, the rest time was really too long. I am worried that they will need more time to adapt to the rhythm of the game. It is best to slow down the attack speed and use more single defense and Local defense."

"Hey, the Lakers' starters are out, and you'll see right away if your fears come true."

...

On the field, the Lakers bench.

As the announcer shouted loudly, Kobe took the lead and walked into the arena, raised his right hand under the spotlight and waved his respects. The audience cheered and applauded in unison. Blake, Landry and Gasol followed closely. The last one stood up, the cheers of the audience reached the peak, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, the Staples Center seemed to be about to stage the finals G7.

The women's choir from UCLA entered the venue to lead the national anthem. The audience was not interested, and some even deliberately instructed to speed up the rhythm, hoping that the game would start immediately, and did not care whether the Stars and Stripes fell.

When the last note fell, the audience reveled, followed by the sound of long whistles.

Li Yue got up and walked into the field, high-fived Duncan, Leonard, Green, and Splitter, waved to Parker from a distance, and stood straight to the bottom right of the center circle.While waiting, he said to Leonard in a joking tone: "You only need to move a little later, and I can guess how you want to defend. I have done a lot of research on you recently."

Leonard was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "You only need to move a little later, and I can determine how you want to attack. I have been studying your offensive methods for a season, and I often fight you one-on-one in my dreams."

"Damn it!" Li Yue was dumbfounded, thinking that he was too cruel, where did that shy and innocent Leonard go?
Just as he was about to open his mouth to test, the short whistle sounded, the referee carried the ball to the middle circle, and the audience reveled.

Li Yue retracted his thoughts and saw the referee throwing the ball up with both hands, and Gasol and Split took off almost at the same time.

Snapped!Gasol touched it first, and then moved back vigorously, and the basketball flew towards the Lakers half court.

Blake caught it in the backcourt, raised his hand to signal that he had got it, and slowly pushed forward.The announcer guided loudly, the audience chanted LETSGOLA, the Lakers launched their first attack, and the central big screen gave a close-up of the front.

Blake led up to the right wing, passed to Gasol who followed up in the middle, and then stepped on the ground to accelerate and sprint to the right waist. Together with Kobe, they set up two human walls as a cover. Landry at the bottom line took the opportunity Get rid of the defense and rush to the top of the arc.

Duncan chased wildly, and Landry rushed all the way to the left wing, setting up a wall to block Leonard.At this time, Li Yue, who was holding the ball, took the opportunity to break through from the left, Duncan immediately moved laterally to intercept, Leonard bypassed the screen and joined forces to encircle, and the other three Spurs shrank instantly.

Facing two legendary defensive players at the beginning of the game, Li Yue was not in the mood to show off for the time being. He immediately took off with his legs on the ground, facing the interference of Leonard's long arm and big hand, towards the right 45 degrees, and passed the ball vigorously with both hands .

Kobe, who came out from the baseline, received the ball. There was no one in front of him two meters away, and he looked up decisively to aim at the basket.

Green quickly flew back to the defense, Kobe forcibly stopped his action and changed to a sudden shot, and took two consecutive strides to the waist. A fake pass from someone stunned Parker, and he pierced the Spurs basket like a sharp sword, facing Spurs. Lite bent his knees.

Just about to take off and glide, Duncan and Leonard also shrunk to the basket to intercept, and the difficulty of scoring increased sharply.The audience stared wide-eyed, just in the blink of an eye, Kobe forcibly took off and pulled the bar with a backhand against the siege of three people.

boom!The basketball hit the hoop and fell, Leonard and Split grabbed together and pushed it out of bounds inexplicably.

Popovich snorted, the referee blew his whistle to call a violation, and the Lakers got the ball in the backcourt.

With only 4 seconds left in the attack time, Li Yue called the whole team together and arranged for Landry to go to the left baseline to serve. The ball, then turned around and walked out, passing hand-to-hand to Kobe who moved from the top of the arc to the left wing, and made a screen to create a dislocation space. Hall couldn't get rid of it, so he passed it to Blake in the right corner and made a strong shot.

There are three main points in total, and all situations are considered. After speaking, I just heard the referee greet me.

Landry ran to the bottom line in a hurry, and the four of Li Yue took their positions, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately.

Li Yue kicked off and ran to the left corner with the help of Gasol's cover. Everything went as expected. Kobe received the pass smoothly. Facing the attack from Split and Green, he stopped abruptly and jumped up.

when!The basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, and there were sighs in the arena.

Duncan got the rebound and threw it to the right sideline. Parker caught the ball and ran forward. Shift left.

At the same time, Green threw the ball to the top of the arc, and Splitter caught the ball and turned to split.

Parker received the pass back with his hands on his waist and his left foot in a three-threat position, but he threw it to the top of the arc after only a moment. Prieter covered the cross-cut Green's emergency stop and retreated back to the right wing, but Kobe was deceived and chose to bypass the interception first, and was unable to catch up.

Leonard passes the ball, Green catches the ball and raises his hand to aim at the basket, moves half a step laterally to avoid Landry who is switching to defense, and calmly shoots a wide-open three-pointer. The audience booed and interfered in unison, hoping to change the trajectory of the basketball flight.

when!The basketball hit the basket and fell, the audience cheered and shouted, Gasol grabbed it, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

Li Yue strode to the left wing and settled down. He tried his best to recall the tactical cooperation of the Spurs just now, and found that it was a more complicated variant of the "Spanish pick-and-roll". Going to the free throw line as a wall, plus Leonard lifting from the baseline to the free throw line, can produce three changes at the same time.

It's hard to do, and I can't think of a cracking method for a while, so I quickly withdraw my mind and focus on the front.

Blake brought the ball to the right wing, Kobe picked up the ball from the baseline, Gasol raised up to cover, the two cooperated in a small area, Kobe got a chance to go inside, facing the Spurs, he chose to hit the ground Divide the ball.

Gasol took two strides to catch the ball and hit the backboard against Splitter. The basketball rebounded and fell with a bang.

Duncan jumped up and caught it, landed and threw it to the right sideline. Parker caught the ball and flew across the center line. He suddenly stopped and passed a long pass 45 degrees to the left. Strong top.

Li Yue weighed in for [-] seconds, and chose to carry his feet firmly, and the whole person fell back again and again.

In the blink of an eye, the two came to the paint area, and Leonard collected the ball and turned forward, making a pull-up and fallback mid-range shot.

Li Yue struggled to take off and interfered, but he had no choice but to fly the ball past his fingertips, and fell into the net with a "chuss".

The Spurs led 2-0, and Popovich, who came to the sidelines, was shot on the big central screen, and his face was full of relief.

The Lakers attacked, and the audience cheered. Li Yue caught the ball early in the backcourt and quickly advanced to the left wing of the frontcourt. Seeing Leonard take the initiative to retreat half a step, he decisively received the ball and pulled it out. point.

Swish!A deafening cheer erupted from the Staples Center as the basketball hit the net.

Li Gao raised his hands to accept the cheers, thinking that you are ruthless, and I am even more ruthless.

(End of this chapter)