I just play ball

Chapter 353 A glimmer of light

Timeout, Lakers bench.

After Wharton's reminder, the whole team stood in a circle around D'Antoni and listened carefully to the tactical adjustments. There were no major direction adjustments, and there were no tedious details to keep in mind. There was only one simple change-Iguodala held the ball across the half.

According to Wharton, this is a plan that the coaching staff has thought out. The purpose is to present two offensive opportunities as quickly as possible in each positional battle, so as to prevent the Spurs from easily adopting a double-team strategy against either Li Yue or Kobe. .

In fact, it is to let Kobe return to the shooting guard position. The point guard has played for too long, and it is difficult to think of this for a while.

Li Yue roughly simulated it several times in his mind, and soon found that it was indeed feasible, and immediately expressed his thoughts and suggestions.

The break ended in a blink of an eye, the whistle sounded, and Li Yue stepped onto the field, looking at the Spurs by the way.

Unexpectedly, Popovich took the initiative to change the lineup. Diaw and Ginobili, who were supposed to come off the bench in the past, played early, and the center position became Splitter. Only Parker and Leonard belonged to the original starting lineup. line-up.

The Lakers use the starting lineup to play, and according to the result of the opening jump ball, they automatically get the right to the first attack in the second half.

As the referee's whistle blew, Iguodala received the ball in the backcourt and advanced, went to the top of the arc and patted on the spot to wait.

Li Yue started running from the bottom corner on the right, crossed along the baseline, and with the help of Gasol's cover, he threw away half of Leonard's body, came to the left wing position, stretched out his hands for the basketball, scared Splitter to go around Hands up to interfere.

Seeing that it was difficult to catch the ball, Li Yue continued to move his feet and ran with two defenders. At the same time, Iguodala dribbled the ball to the sideline, bent down to catch Parker, and gently hit the ball to the ground Pass to the left waist.

Split returned to the defense in a hurry, Gasol easily received the basketball, sideways and shoulders heavy to play hard.

Five times in a row, each time he tried his best to feed, and finally threw a one-handed throw violently.

when!The basketball hit the rim and fell, Gasol fell to the ground, and the referee blew his whistle to punish Diao for violating the cylinder.

Li Yue rushed to Gasol's side, pulled him up with both hands, and patted his back to show encouragement. You must know that fans always call Gasol "Jiasao", which describes Gasol's playing style is a little weak, like just now. This kind of strong attack is really rare.

The audience booed heavily, Gasol stood at the free throw line, hit two free throws in a row, the Lakers chased 44 to 75.

The Spurs attacked, and Parker caught the ball in the backcourt and pushed forward. Just after taking two steps, he was blocked by Kobe.

Boos sounded from all around the arena again, Kobe seemed to be halfway to prove it to someone, and he worked very hard.

Parker struggled to bring the ball across the center line, and Leonard quickly used the cover to lift it up, rushed all the way to the left wing to catch the ball, waited for a moment with his hands raised, and suddenly passed the ball to the left waist, perfectly avoiding Li Yue's interference.

Dior turned around after receiving the ball, pulled low in front of his body and swept across, lowered his center of gravity to the position of Landry's belly, waited for a while and kicked off, leaning on Landry with his body weight, walked the bottom line and slowly broke through, and came directly under the hoop. Pull up the bar for a layup.

Snapped!Landry slammed the basketball into the air, but Dior immediately caught it again, jumped up on the spot, and put the basket again.

At this time, Landry just landed, not so fast and took off one after another, so he could only watch helplessly.

boom!The basketball hit the backboard and rebounded into the net, and the audience cheered and applauded.

77 to 44, the Spurs led by 33 points again, showing no signs of deterioration.

The Lakers attacked, and Iguodala took the ball to the top of the arc.

Li Yue set up a screen from the free throw line. Seeing Iguodala get rid of the defense, he immediately dismantled and moved to the left. Ginobili switched defenses to chase without hesitation, and Iguodala distributed the ball without delay.

Li Yue received the ball and lifted it sideways, posing a three-threat posture with his left foot as the axis. Seeing that Ginobili was close to the body, he decisively lowered his shoulders and pressed down to seize space. Severe chest pain.

Ginobili didn't dare to stand up, so he quickly retreated and pushed away, and a large space suddenly appeared between the two.

Seeing this situation, Li Yue took a step forward with his right foot to the front left, crossed the ball down, and rushed inside like a tiger. His steps were large and fast, and he rushed to the left waist in the blink of an eye. Attack from three sides.

At this time, Kobe, who was in the left corner, was emptied, and Li Yue subconsciously stopped and scored the ball.

Kobe had been prepared for a long time, and took off immediately after receiving the hand, ignoring Parker's flying dive, and made a steady three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball hit the circle and entered the net, 47 to 77, and the Lakers were still 30 points away from catching up.

The Spurs attacked, Parker dribbled the ball across the center line, and waited for continuous retakes at the top of the arc.

Diaw came up to screen, and Kobe squeezed through and completed the first interception.

Parker moved to the right helplessly, and vigorously threw the ball to the right sideline. Ginobili received it, followed by a sudden stop and then an emergency stop. Defensive blockade.

The shot clock ticked, Diaw moved across the top of the key to set a screen, and Ginobili took the opportunity to break free from the defense.

Landry switched defenses and intercepted. Diaw turned around and cut to the short corner on the right. Slap out of bounds.

The referee blew his whistle and gave the Spurs the right to a corner kick at the bottom of the frontcourt, with 9 seconds left in the attack time.Taking advantage of the gap in the layout, Li Yue seized the time to observe and found that the Spurs had Dior and Splitter standing on the right waist, and Leonard and Ginobili were standing at the free throw line.

With such a formation and the remaining time, there is a high probability that after a variety of screens, the pass will be directly shot.

Coming to a conclusion, Li Yue summoned all his teammates and whispered to pay attention to changing defenses in a timely manner.

As soon as he finished speaking, the referee blew his whistle, and Leonard rushed to the right sideline from the start, but Parker did not pass the ball immediately.

Seeing this, Li Yue went directly between Dior and Split to catch up. At the same time, Dior and Split both climbed up the wall to cover for Ginobili. Parker slammed the ball with his low hand. Iguodala is hard to catch.

Perhaps because of Li Yuezao's instructions, Landa Lei quickly switched defenses to intercept. Ginobili, who had already jumped into the air, was unable to stop his movement and could only force his shot against the interference, but his whole body fell forward, intending to make a foul.

when!The basketball hit the rim and fell, Gasol grabbed it and threw it to Kobe.

The Lakers launched a counterattack, and Kobe rushed all the way to the left wing, using Landry's cover to go straight inside.

The Spurs still surrounded by three people, ignoring Gasol in the bottom corner, but Kobe passed the ball as if he had been prepared.Gasol received it, and no one disturbed him at [-] meters around him. He raised his hand to aim at the basket for a full second, and stepped forward calmly.

Swish!The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Lakers played an 8-2 attack wave, catching up to 50-77.

"What did they talk about during the intermission?" Van Gundy looked curious. "Now even Gasol dares to shoot a three-pointer so confidently, the Lakers coaching staff has not been surprised yet?"

"I think it's normal," Mark Jackson said. "If you think about it, even Splitter has a long shot. What is Gasol hitting a three-pointer? You might even see Gasol later. Return to the arc top organization."

"The Lakers have a very clear goal," Breen said. "They hope to first score inside and get involved in the defense, so as to avoid being encircled by the Spurs every time they break through. What could be more effective than Gasol hitting a three-pointer?"

The Spurs attacked, and Parker rushed to the left wing with the ball, bowed and patted, wandering in a small area.

Dior went up to the wall to cover, and Pike got rid of Kobe in one step, and made a two-pointer with an emergency stop and jump.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, 79 to 50.

The audience applauded and cheered. Parker stabilized the momentum with these two points. Popovich walked back from the technical table to the bench and sat down.

The Lakers attack, and Iguodala dribbles across the halfway line, slows down, and slowly advances.

Li Yue stood still on the right waist, looked at the left corner with his hands on his hips, and talked with Kobe in the air. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Gasol running from the free throw line, and immediately pulled back, as if using a flash skill. 45-degree three-point line on the right.

Leonard wanted to catch up, but was intercepted by Gasol, and Splitter didn't react at all.

Li Yue took the pass, ignored Spree who finally reacted to the defense, and raised his hand on the spot to throw a long two-pointer.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, 52 to 79.

The Spurs attack, Parker brings the ball to the left wing, don't cover the strong inside.

Kobe chased close to him, Gasol shrank in advance to intercept, and Parker hit the ground with a backhand pass.

Dior received the free throw, bent his shoulders, took a few strides to the right waist, held the ball with both hands and lifted it up, aiming directly at Ginobili who circled to the 45-degree three-point line on the right with the help of a screen.

Li Yue was standing by the side at this moment, subconsciously reaching out to interfere.

That thought, Dior stopped his movement and threw it to Leonard who retreated to the right sideline.

Li Yue hurried back to defend, seeing Leonard raised his hand and jumped up to block the shot.

But who knows, Leonard also stopped his movements, and then retreated to distance himself, kicking the ground vigorously to take off.

Li Yue was unable to try to block the shot again, but when Zhuan Sheng saw the basketball hit the basket and fell, he rushed forward immediately.

At the same time, Gasol grabbed the rebound and immediately passed it to Kobe on the left sideline after landing, and Kobe received it from Iguodala who immediately split the center line. Front right wing.

The basketball fell into Li Yue's hands as if it had GPS positioning. He sprinted forward and entered the paint in the blink of an eye. Facing Splitter who was defending, he jumped high and dunked with one hand.

boom!The two collided in the air, the basketball hit the basket and fell, the referee whistled for a foul and gave two free throws.

"Grass! It's a pity." Li Yue shook his head slightly, walked to the bench and interacted with his teammates with high fives.

The audience booed heavily, Li Yue stood at the free throw line and easily hit the first free throw. The Lakers chased 53 to 79.

He made some adjustments and made a steady shot for the second free throw, but with a bang, the basketball fell to the ground.

Players from the two teams scrambled into a ball in an instant. In the chaos, Gasol got lucky and quickly turned around and threw it to the top of the arc.

Li Yue was unprepared, and hurriedly received it, but Ginobili forced him into a panic, and quickly distributed it to Kobe.

Kobe received the ball and passed it back very tacitly. Li Yue took the ball in the middle circle and faced Ginobili in a misplaced match.

The four teammates automatically retreated below the free throw line, leaving all the space at the top of the arc. Li Yue swung the ball with his right hand and slowly took two steps forward. Suddenly, he dribbled the ball with his left hand. Decisively pull the left hand forward and change direction.

Twice in a row, as smooth as Dove Chocolate, Li Yue took advantage of the situation and scored a three-pointer!

Boom!The basketball hit the circle and entered the net. The Lakers chased 56 to 79, and the audience lost their voice for half a second.

"Is it coming? Do you feel it?" Van Gundy's tone was a little excited, "Li Yue is about to enter the ZONE state. Coach Popovich had better ask for a timeout as soon as possible, so as not to completely lose control."

Mark Jackson shrugged: "Don't panic, the Spurs still lead by 23 points!"

On the court, Leonard dribbled the ball across the center line, then threw it to Manu Ginobili at the top of the arc, strode to the short corner, used Dior to cover and get rid of Li Yue, and went straight to the left sideline like a wild horse breaking free from the rein , Split even erected the wall in advance.

Such a typical Floppy running position was originally a common method used by Parker. Li Yue has long been familiar with it. He fixed his eyes on Leonard, followed up directly along the free throw line, and easily disintegrated all the positioning screens of the Spurs.

Seeing that it was too difficult to catch the ball, Ginobili gave up passing to Leonard, turned around and threw it to the right sideline.

Parker held the ball high and waited, Kobe caught up to defend, but rushed too fast to brake.

Parker dodges sideways, then dribbles in, and Gasol rushes forward to defend.Splitter was unguarded for a while, and after receiving a point from Parker, he went straight to the basket. Landry quickly shrank from the free throw line and blocked Diaw again.

Split passed the ball, and Iguodala completed the defensive defense at the moment Dior received the ball, but Dior immediately turned around and split the top of the arc, Ginobili was unguarded again, and the Lakers missed one after another. Never stop.

Considering Ginobili's better three-point shooting percentage, Li Yue resolutely rushed to the top of the arc.As imagined, Ginobili chose to distribute the ball to Leonard, who was temporarily unguarded. Iguodala rushed to defend, and the distance was more than three meters, but he arrived just in time.

Leonard was not afraid, he jumped up and shot against the interference, and the basketball hit the basket and fell.

Gasol grabbed the rebound and handed it to Kobe, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

Li Yue quickly ran to the elbow area on the right side of the frontcourt and settled down. He stood sideways against Leonard to catch the ball, took advantage of the trend, bent his shoulders, and took a big step forward. Pull the ball back and take off with the ball at the three-point line.

Leonard swooped to the limit, Li Yue temporarily adjusted his movements, and shot backwards in the air.

Swish!The basketball went into the net hollow, the Lakers chased 59 to 79, and the Spurs requested a timeout.

"AMAZING" Van Gundy raised his hands and yelled, "Li Yue made 3 of 3 shots in a row, and the Lakers hit a 15-4 offensive wave. Perhaps the NBA playoffs' biggest reversal record will be staged tonight!"

"It's not that exaggerated!" Mark Jackson shook his head. "The Spurs didn't play with the strongest lineup, but anyway, the Lakers at least saw a glimmer of victory."

(End of this chapter)