I just play ball

Chapter 351 The Darkest Hour
Timeout, Lakers bench.

All the players stood in a circle around D'Antoni, you looked at me, I looked at you, with different expressions.

Nick Young had a smile on his face, as if the team had completed a big comeback, but in fact, the timeout was 17 to 6 behind by 11 points, and now the timeout is 21 to 10, still 11 points behind, and the embarrassing situation has not eased.

Kobe's face was serious, and he seemed to blame himself for his previous low-level mistakes, and he had nowhere to vent his anger.

D'Antoni frowned, obviously dissatisfied with the team's performance in the past 2 minutes, and said a little coldly: "Our performance on the defensive end has improved. The main problem is that the shooting percentage is too low. We must grasp it well." Chance."

After the words fell, Landry nodded quickly, with a look of guilt on his face.

After Kobe's previous breakthroughs to attract double-teams, they all passed the ball to him, but he didn't make a single shot. If this continues, the Spurs can still double-team Kobe unscrupulously. It is simply difficult for the Lakers to open up on the offensive end. Like going to heaven.

"They have a strong desire to survive, and they are naturally more motivated. We may still be unable to reverse it," D'Antoni looked slightly relieved, "But we must keep our faith. As long as the game is not over, we must go all out."

Everyone nodded and patted their chests to say yes, stretched out their hands and stacked them together, counting down to 321 in unison, shouting to cheer.

Without saying a word, Li Yue turned around and stepped onto the court. He subconsciously looked towards the Spurs and found that there had been no substitutions.

"It seems that Popovich feels that the Spurs' current lineup is sufficient. If we don't change, they won't change. The previous problems of self-disruption have been cured. It really is a traditional tycoon, and the adjustment speed is fast enough."

The whistle sounded, the audience chanted BEAT LA, and the Spurs kicked off from the backcourt.

Parker took to the right wing of the front court, facing Kobe's close-fitting press, holding the ball with both hands and throwing it high to the left.

The basketball flew to the left sideline, Green received it, strode to the 45-degree three-point line, suddenly stopped and lifted the basketball towards the top of the arc, without any protective action, Iguodala subconsciously reached out to grab it, but unexpectedly Gelin Gan pulled out his hand and scored two points.

The basketball crashed into the net, and the Spurs led 23 to 10. Cheers rang through the arena.

Iguodala pursed his lips and shook his head, as if he was a little annoyed at being tricked, but this is just the subconscious of a good defensive player, just like a defensive champion always appears in the classic dunk screen, and it is normal to only get one profit out of ten attempts .

The Lakers attacked, Li Yue settled on the right elbow, and the defender became Danny Green.

Kobe brought the ball to the third line on the right, and decisively threw a high pass. Li Yue jumped up slightly to catch it, and turned back when he landed. basket.

Although the shot was successful, Li Yue's movements were twisted and deformed due to the interference of the two people.

The basketball hit the board and rebounded and fell. After a lot of scrambling, Splitter finally grabbed it. Standing firmly, he immediately hugged his hands and slammed into the left sideline vigorously. Suddenly hit the ground long pass.

The basketball hit the board and bounced straight to the paint. Kobe, who was intercepted in the middle, bent forward and almost caught it.Parker rushed to catch the basketball, turned around half-kneeling, and threw it to the left 45-degree three-point line with a low hand.

Green who followed up caught the ball and directly raised his hand to aim at the basket, ignoring Iguodala's flying pounce, and rushed to shoot a three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, and the Spurs led 26 to 10. Many big-name audiences applauded in unison.

"What's the situation?" Van Gundy said, "I thought there would be a big change when the Lakers came back from a timeout, but they didn't change players or tactics, and the disadvantages gradually increased. What did Coach D'Antoni say?"

"I think it's normal." Mark Jackson said, "If you think about Li Yue's offense just now, from stance to catch, from turn to breakthrough, from take-off to pull bar, it may not be so perfect except for forcing a shot against the defense. No problem at all."

"It's a pity they couldn't score," Breen said. "Lady Luck chose to side with the Spurs."

The Lakers attacked, Kobe rushed to the top of the arc with the ball, patted and waited.

Landry started from the free throw line and went straight to the right waist, followed by Gobert.Seeing this, Li Yue kicked off the ground from the right waist, and with the help of two people to cover, he cut across to the left 45-degree three-point line.

At the same time, Kobe pretended to pass the ball to the left, but actually broke through to the right. With the help of Gobert, he lifted the screen to get rid of Leonard, twisted his hips and hit the free throw line. Cut Gobert.

Gobert took the ball and took a step, stopped and jumped, and threw a shot facing the basket.

when!The basketball hit the basket and fell, and everyone reached out to grab it. Kobe and Leonard grabbed it one after another.

The two fought hard at the same time, Kobe pulled hard, and Leonard fell to the ground.

The referee blew his whistle, whistled for Kobe's rebounding foul, and gave the Spurs the right to the ball in the backcourt.

D'Antoni rushed to the technical table in a hurry to find the referee on duty to argue, but was warned for a technical foul.

At the same time, Popovich yelled at the referee, demanding a flagrant foul from Bryant.

The game was suspended, and the three referees walked to the technical platform, put on headphones to watch the replay of the video.

"Kobe is in a hurry, and the Lakers will be difficult to play behind." Van Gundy said, "As a team that has created a record winning record, they have never been so deflated this season. The Spurs' victory over the Lakers that Breen just talked about is extremely It's possible."

"The whole Spurs team seems to suddenly become a robot. As long as Kobe or Li Yue break through, at least two people will attack." Mark Jackson said, "The Lakers need Landry and Gobert to hit those open shots, and Iguodala needs to take the initiative to pass without the ball. Run positions to create opportunities, otherwise the Lakers will only fall into a vicious circle, the longer the time is delayed, the lower the probability of reversal."

After many times of review and analysis, the referee finally decided to only give Kobe a common foul, and the audience booed wildly.

Li Yue also watched the video on the large central screen, knowing that Kobe's illegal actions were unnecessary, probably because of his rush. After all, there is such a large space, but the basket seems to be locked for the Lakers. Except for dunks, it is difficult to hit anything.

D'Antoni made rotation adjustments, Blake came on to replace Kobe, and Covington came on to replace Landry.

On the Spurs side, Ginobili came on to replace Green.

The referee whistled, Parker received the pass from the sideline, and slowly moved forward, with 4 minutes and 17 seconds left in the first quarter.

Parker took it to the left wing, turned a pass to the top of the arc, and went straight to the waist, while Ginobili received the ball, patted and waited on the spot.At the same time, Leonard started from the bottom line and used the cover of Sputri to go around.

The Lakers defense noticed you shifting to the left, but at this moment, Parker set up a wall in the paint to block Covington, Splitter got rid of the defense and went straight to the short corner on the left, Covington managed to squeeze through the screen After chasing, Duncan blocked him again.

Seeing that Split was unguarded, Gobert rushed over to cover the defense, but Split received a pass from Ginobili and confidently took off to make a mid-range shot, which made people feel like Dirk Novi in ​​a trance Where is the base station.

Swish!The basketball went into the net and the Spurs led 28-10, and the audience applauded dully.

"When a pure blue like Splitter can score through the mid-range shot, it is enough to see how bad the Lakers' defense is." Van Gundy said, "But it's not that they have any slack on the defensive end, but that they are temporarily unable to adapt to the Spurs. Changes."

"Yes, from the statistical point of view, the number of shots taken by Duncan and Parker has dropped significantly compared with the same period in the past. The Lakers have lost their defensive focus." Mark Jackson said, "I hope the Lakers coaching staff will Can think of a solution as soon as possible, it is best not to Li Yue and Kobe playing singles with the ball for a long time."

The Lakers attacked, Blake brought the ball to the top of the arc, and the team settled in a V formation.

Gobert went up to cover, Parker directly bypassed the interception, Blake hesitated for a while, and took off from the spot to shoot.

when!Smashing baskets and striking iron.

Split grabbed the rebound, landed and turned around and threw it to the left sideline. Ginobili caught the ball and made a strong long pass. The basketball flew to the right sideline of the frontcourt like a cannonball. Li Yue failed to grab the ball and Leonard caught the ball Straight to the hoop, unstoppable.

Boom!Dunks scored, the Spurs lead 30 to 10.

Many spectators stood up and cheered. Li Yue put his hands on his hips and stomped his feet slightly. He endured his frustration and went out of bounds. He took the basketball from the referee and handed it to Blake. Then he stepped into the field and whispered tactics to Blake.

The two came to the front court in a blink of an eye. Li Yue used Gobert's cover to go straight to the bottom line, and Leonard chased frantically.

The referee whistled suddenly, and Li Yue stopped in doubt. He turned his head and saw the referee call Leonard for a foul, but he didn't feel anything. Maybe he rushed too fast and ignored it, but the same call was made once before. But there are obvious feelings.

After thinking about it, most likely the referee was looking for a balance. He didn't want the game to enter the garbage time too early. He looked up and looked at the big screen, only to find that it was Leonard who tripped his left foot, but he really didn't feel it.

Leonard couldn't accept it at all, and angrily argued with the referee. Duncan also spread his hands to express his confusion.The referee ignored the 'complaints' of the two, walked quickly from the bottom line to the center line, and waved his hands to signal that he was ready to serve the sideline.

The short whistle sounded, and the announcer notified the Spurs to make personnel adjustments. Matt Bonner replaced the long-time veteran Duncan, Boris Diao replaced Leonard who had suffered two fouls, and the Lakers arranged for Hawes to replace him. Gobert.

Seeing Hawes on the field, Li Yue was puzzled. Now is a good time to chase points. Although Hawes has a three-pointer, he will probably return it when defending. It is better to let Gasol on the field, at least he can create an inside line threaten.

But the coach has already made a decision, and he can't ask for a change on the spot, so he has to ride a donkey to find a horse.

In a blink of an eye, the referee finished setting up, and Covington stood on the right sideline to serve.

The Spurs did not make a tight defense. Hawes easily received the ball at 45 degrees on the right side, hit the ground and passed it to the short corner on the right side. Lite rushed over, and decisively stopped, jumped and shot.

Split failed to dodge in a hurry, and the referee blew his whistle immediately, calling for a foul and giving two free throws.

There were boos everywhere, and an old man in a cowboy hat shouted: "Are you a bitch like Harden?"

Li Yue laughed when he heard the words. This time the foul was indeed a bit of a trick, but being able to score in a short period of time will help buy more time to narrow the point difference. What is the point of view at such a time, winning is the key.

The audience booed heavily, Li Yue stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws with ease.

The Spurs attacked, Parker received the ball from the bottom line, moved forward, waved his hands to arrange tactics, and reached the right wing in a blink of an eye.

Ginobili picked up the ball from the right corner, slowly shifted sideways to the top of the arc, and lightly threw it to the left elbow.

Seeing that Dior took the ball, Li Yue took the initiative to retreat a small half step, and decided not to let go.

Without thinking about it, Dior didn't hesitate for half a second. He turned forward and jumped to the free throw line. He sank his shoulders to squeeze out the space, stopped suddenly and leaned back to shoot.It was difficult for Li Yue to cause interference, so he had to turn his head and watch.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, and the Spurs led 32 to 12. There were no passionate cheers at the scene.

The Lakers attacked, Li Yue received the ball from the right wing, and posed a three-threat posture with his left foot as the axis.

Seeing that Dior chose to block the right lane, he decisively crossed the ball, bent his shoulders, and made a strong attack with all his strength.

As soon as he rushed into the paint, the Spurs formed a siege. Li Yue stopped and took off suddenly, and distributed the ball to the left wing.

Blake received the hand, flew to face Parker, turned around and passed to the left corner.Iguodala caught the ball and made a wide-open three-pointer. The basketball hit the edge of the hoop with a bang, rebounded and fell.

Li Yue rose from the ground and grabbed the rebound from the heads of Bonner and Splitter forcefully. He was about to jump up and shoot again when someone slapped the ball from behind and flew out of bounds. The referee immediately whistled and punished the Lakers. Get the ball up front.

The whole audience booed and laughed at Li Yue's tragic defeat by Ginobili.

Li Yue didn't care, and hurriedly gathered his teammates to surround him. He was about to set up tactics, but when he heard Wharton shouting "wait", he turned his head subconsciously and found that the coaching staff had arranged for Nick Young to come on stage to replace him. He looked up and looked at the timer. There are only 2 minutes and 50 seconds left in the first quarter of the game. According to the previous rotation arrangement, it is indeed time to rest at this time.

I wanted to refuse, but Nick Yang's longing eyes were hard to avoid, so he stopped and thought of a way.

Determined to pay attention, Li Yue strode to the bench and gave Nick Young a high-five on the sidelines.exist
The Spurs adjusted accordingly, Jeff Ayers came on to replace Splitter, and Mills came on to replace Parker.As a result, the two teams almost all played in the second team, and Li Yue took the time to discuss with Kobe how to break the Spurs' change.

It can be discussed and discussed. The team's offense is really good, but it can't hit the shot. As for the defensive end, if it really doesn't work, it can use a 23-weak zone defense, but the Spurs are abnormally accurate outside. If it is true, it will be nothing.

After the first quarter, the Lakers fell behind 20-43, the biggest point difference of the entire season.

The second quarter kicked off quickly. Li Yue intentionally reduced the number of shots. He cooperated with Covington and Landry a lot and successfully sent out seven assists. Kobe felt cold after he chose to play by himself. He only made 6 of 1 shots. Basically no shots, the Lakers only scored 22 points in a single quarter. Fortunately, Kobe caused Green and Leonard to foul one after another through breakthroughs.

But the Spurs team still felt explosive, easily scored 32 points in a single quarter, and led by 33 points in the half.

After the whistle sounded at the end of halftime, Li Yue got up and walked towards the player tunnel, and inadvertently saw a reporter saying to the camera: "The Lakers' playoff slaughter is over, and they finally ushered in their darkest moment. "

(End of this chapter)