I just play ball

Chapter 354 The Might of a Champion
Timeout, Lakers bench.

All the players stood in a circle around D'Antoni, all of them excited.

It was so cool, a wave of 15 to 4 offensive climax, the whole team found the feeling of rampage back then.

"Everyone did a good job. We will continue to maintain defensive suppression," D'Antoni shouted, "We will try our best to support them to prevent them from launching a counterattack, try to tie or overtake the score, and regain the initiative."

"Yeah!" Nick Yang shouted passionately, and the whole team raised their hands tacitly and gathered together, counting down to 321 in unison, shouting cheers.

The whistle sounded as the timeout was about to end. Li Yue turned around and stepped onto the court. He saw that the Spurs had greatly adjusted their lineup. Danny Green came on the field to replace Ginobili, and Duncan came on to replace Diaw.

The referee whistled, the Spurs served from the baseline, and the audience cheered.

Parker took the ball to the right wing, passed it to Duncan at the top of the arc, and continued along the right sideline to the bottom corner, setting up a wall to block Li Yue, while Leonard took the opportunity to get rid of the defense and went straight to the left midfielder through the paint. bit.

Li Yue squeezed through the screen and started to catch up. As soon as he got to the position, Leonard happened to catch Green's pass with his back.

The Spurs shifted to the right, leaving a large space in the left half in an instant, and the singles situation was completely formed.

The audience stood up and watched, Leonard's left foot was the axis, his right foot was stepping tentatively, shaking his shoulders again and again.Li Yue held his breath and focused on adjusting his steps, keeping close to him all the time, but he didn't use all his strength to carry it.

The five-second back-and-back time limit approached in an instant. Leonard slammed his shoulders and patted the ball, then turned forward, took a big step, propped up his left elbow to open the space, stopped suddenly and retreated to take off, making a difficult backward mid-range shot .

Seeing such an action, the word "beggar's version of Jordan" flashed in Li Yue's mind, and he rushed forward to interfere.

when!The basketball hit the rim and fell back, rebounded and fell, Gasol caught it and threw it to Iguodala nearby.

The Lakers launched a counterattack, and Li Yue flew to the right elbow of the frontcourt, with his back against Leonard, and raised his left hand as a signal.

Iguodala dribbled the ball to the right wing, and immediately tossed it high with both hands. Unfortunately, in order to ensure that Leonard could not interfere, he deliberately threw it close to the sideline. Li Yue had to move sideways to catch it, and stood sideways against Leonard. Take a triple threat pose.

Leonard blocked the space for the bottom line and deliberately released the route to the paint area.

Li Yue thought about it for a while, and decided to follow the plan. He bent his shoulders and dribbled the ball with his left hand and went straight to the free throw line.As soon as he arrived at the position, Green double-teamed from the top of the arc, Leonard still clung to him, and Li Yue decisively threw the ball behind his back.

Kobe received the hand, stepped to the free throw line, grabbed the ball with one hand and took off, gliding in the air and pulling the bar for a layup.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Kobe jumps for an offensive rebound, hits the ground and keeps coming at you like an angry bear.

Beep!The referee blew his whistle, whistled Green for a pull foul, and gave Kobe two free throw opportunities.

Green spread his hands to protest, Popovich jumped into a rage, and the audience chanted the referee in unison.

When Kobe got to the free throw line and the audience booed loudly, he hit consecutive hits steadily, and the Lakers chased 61 to 79.

The Spurs attacked, Parker took the ball to the left wing, observed a little, and hit the ball to the right waist.Duncan received the hand, did not make too many attempts like Leonard, turned forward naked, and turned to the left elbow along the free throw line.

The Lakers attacked from three sides, Duncan forcibly took off and made a shot, and the basketball hit the basket and hit the iron.

Kobe grabbed the rebound and pushed forward, rushed all the way to the left corner of the frontcourt, stopped suddenly and pulled out a three-pointer.

It was also smashing the basket and hitting the iron, but Gasol grabbed the offensive rebound, landed and jumped directly.

It's a pity that before the shot was made, Green slapped it out of bounds, and the referee whistled and awarded the Lakers the ball in the frontcourt.

Taking advantage of the gap between the referees, Li Yue gathered all the players around and arranged tactics in a low voice. The content was only one sentence, and it was finished in a blink of an eye. Except for Kobe who served outside, the others stood along the baseline at parallel intervals.

The referee blew his whistle. Except for Iguodala, who was squatting in the left corner, the other three ran to the high three-point line at the same time. They were a little dazzled for a while, and the Spurs had to chase alone. Kobe saw this and passed the ball with both hands.

Li Yue took off from his right elbow to catch the ball, landed and shifted to the left. With the cover of Gasol who ran up at the same time, he brought Duncan who changed defense to the top of the arc. Other teammates scattered around, and a singles situation was formed.

Small fight big, the speed advantage is too obvious, Li Yue changed hands and changed direction twice in a row, took a sudden step to the left, bent his shoulders and bent forward with force, his center of gravity was so low that he looked like a little cheetah, Duncan I reached out to grab it, but only caught a handful of air.

Parker quickly shrunk and intercepted from the left corner, and Li Yue threw the ball to Iguodala who got a big gap, and at the same time raised his hands to celebrate in advance.Parker hurriedly pulled back to defend, but the basketball had already been lifted into the air and fell into the net like a cannonball.

64 to 79, only 15 points left, this three-pointer directly made the Spurs team emotionally explode!
"Wow!" Van Gundy exclaimed, "The bottom line tactic just now seems to be arranged by Li Yue. He is so smart. In such a short time, he can think of such a wonderful tactic that easily disintegrates the Spurs' defense."

"The more important thing is that he is willing to believe in his teammates." Mark Jackson said, "I noticed that when he landed, he didn't even look to see if there was a teammate on his left, but rushed directly. If it wasn't because he believed that Gasol could follow the plan In place, with just that little time, Leonard can definitely complete the catch-up, and naturally there will be no misplaced singles situation later."

"I very much agree with the two statements." Brin nodded, "I would like to add something about trusting teammates, that is, he made all three shots before, and did not hesitate to distribute the ball to Iguodala, who had a low shooting percentage before. And raise your hands in advance.”

The Spurs attacked, and Parker quickly dribbled the ball across the center line, then slowed down and braked to move forward slowly.

The team settled in a 1-high and 4-low formation. Duncan went up to the wall to cover, and Parker immediately accelerated and ran to the right, leading Kobe, who was chasing hard, all the way to the right waist. .

The rim crashed into the net, and the Spurs finally scored two more points, leading 81 to 64.

The audience stood up and applauded, and the announcer dragged his voice and shouted, as if he was worried that he would not be able to mobilize the morale of the team.

Li Yue admired him deeply. Parker was desperate just now, and he had the momentum to score the ball even if he died.

The Lakers were on the other side of the offense. Kobe and Iguodala were covering the baseline without the ball, but Gasol made an accidental pass and almost made a mistake. He finally got the ball back and handed it to Li Yue who stayed at the top of the arc. The attack time was only 5 seconds left.

The Spurs double-teamed, Li Yue struggled for a moment and had no choice but to score the ball. Kobe just took the ball and made a 24-second violation.

The audience cheered and applauded. Parker caught the ball from the bottom line and pushed it all the way to the top of the arc. Then he passed it 45 degrees to the left.

The five Spurs stood scattered. Duncan received the ball with his hands raised and waited. After observing for a while, he passed it to Leonard on the left wing. He strode to the right and Leonard turned forward almost at the same time. Strength advantage, forcibly reaching the free throw line, facing Gasol's shrinking pincers, distributing the ball to the unguarded Duncan, and spreading his hands behind him to delay the defense.

Duncan caught the ball and jumped out of his hand to shoot. With a sound of 'dang', the basketball hit the front of the ring.

The basketball rebounded and flew upside down, just in Kobe's hands, and he turned and ran forward.

Li Yue followed up. Seeing that Landry had already run to the left wing of the frontcourt, he shouted a reminder.

Kobe heard the sound and raised his hand, turned his head to see the position, and made a long pass.

Landry received the ball, slashed into the lane, took three consecutive steps, faced Split, and scored with a gliding split.

Parker desperately scored 2 points, which were easily wiped out in a blink of an eye, and Popovich yelled to pay attention to retreating.

The Spurs attacked, Parker brought the ball to the top of the arc, and the team fell into a 1-high and 4-to-[-] formation.

Duncan stepped up to cover, and Parker took the opportunity to speed up and break through to the left, but Gasol no longer stayed on the spot as before, but changed defenses and moved laterally to intercept.

Parker didn't hesitate at all, rushed to the left elbow, performed his signature move, stopped and pulled the ball and turned around.It's a pity that just halfway through the turn, Iguodala, who was squatting next to him, slapped the basketball off with a slap, grabbed it in his hand, and ran towards the frontcourt.

Green followed closely, and the two entered the paint in a blink of an eye, jumping to the hoop at the same time.

boom!Iguodala buckles and flies!
The audience cheered and celebrated, but Kobe followed up and grabbed the rebound, turned around on the spot and forced the basket.

boom!Leonard and Splitter nailed the big cap at the same time, and the basketball was forced out of bounds.

Li Yue finally rushed to the basket at this moment. Seeing this situation, he flew to the outside of the court, grabbed the basketball with one hand, turned over and threw it back into the court.Bryant caught in his hands and was surrounded by the three Spurs. Without making any attempts, he shouted for a timeout.

The Spurs substitutes collectively shouted 'out of bounds'. Li Yue stood up holding Iguodala and Kobe's hands, looked up at the timer, and found that there were 4 minutes and 13 seconds left before the end of the third quarter, and the Lakers trailed 66 to 81.

"Obviously, the Spurs are exhausted and what do they need to do to get back to that first half," Breen asked. "Or what did the Lakers do to suddenly get back to that state?"

"Quite simply, the Lakers worked harder on offense and defense, while making shots with a lot of luck," Van Gundy said. "The Spurs had more turnovers on pressing, and they made fewer shots than they should have."

"I think the problem still lies in the adjustment of the Spurs' rotation," Mark Jackson said. To win this game, I suggest a rotation of 6 or 7 players until the end, and only Ginobili and Diaw can play as substitute players."

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The 20-second timeout ended and the game continued without personnel adjustments between the two teams.

The Lakers kicked off from the bottom line, still lined up with four people, and ran to the high position at the same time after the whistle sounded, but this time Li Yue was only responsible for attracting attention, the basketball was easily passed to Kobe's hands, and the whole team settled down to attack.

Li Yue stayed at the top of the arc to set up a positioning screen, received a hand-off pass from Kobe, and pushed Leonard with heavy shoulders.

As soon as they entered the paint area, the Spurs were still surrounded by three people, and immediately threw the ball to the left corner. The unattended Gasol caught the ball and shot a three-pointer full of confidence. The basketball hit the basket and fell, and Split grabbed the ball. to the backboard.

Seeing this, Li Yue turned around and returned to defense. This kind of ball can be scored the best, and it is normal to hit the iron. Next time he will come by himself.

The Spurs attacked and continued to pass from outside the three-point line. Duncan caught the ball with his back on the left waist and played a single.

That thought, Duncan stopped his action abruptly, and instead of turning back as expected, he threw the ball to the middle.Splitter catches the ball at the free throw line and makes a rare mid-range fadeaway.

The basketball hit the basket and rebounded, Li Yue grabbed it, and then handed it to Kobe, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

The two reached the three-point line in parallel, and Li Yue set up the wall as a screen, and immediately opened and cut inside.

Kobe made an emergency stop to throw the ball high, but Leonard seemed to have expected it, and jumped high to complete the steal.

Seeing that Green rushed to the center line ahead of time, Li Yue grabbed the corner of Leonard's shirt and made a tactical foul to block the fast break.

"The details are grasped very well." Van Gundy said, "Such a high-intensity game, but can have such a quick response. Compared with the usual training, I have done special training for this purpose, and it is all based on muscle memory to complete this tactic."

The referee made some arrangements, and the Spurs kicked off from the sideline. Parker took it all the way to the top of the arc. basket.

boom!The rebound rebounded into the net, and the referee blew his whistle at the same time, calling Gasol for a foul and giving Parker an additional penalty.

Cheers resounded in the ATT center, the Spurs bench frantically waved towels in celebration, and Popovich smiled a little.

"Whenever a dangerous moment comes, Parker always stands up again and again to help the Spurs through the difficulties," Mark Jackson said, "He is the FMVP, the star of the Spurs, and a reliable offensive core."

The cheers continued, and Parker made an easy penalty. The Spurs led 84 to 66.

The Lakers attacked, and the team settled in a V-shaped formation.

Li Yue pretended to go up as a screen, but actually ran around to the basket and stood on the wall to screen for Iguodala. However, the Spurs seemed to have expected it. Parker moved forward to interfere with the passing route. Green Also close to the press.

Due to the situation, Li Yue ran to the center line to catch the ball, and the team automatically opened up space for him to play singles.

Li Yue continued to change hands and directions. Seeing that Leonard's rhythm was a little slower, he took a big step to the left. Then he saw Leonard twist his hips and cut diagonally to try to intercept, and he stopped decisively to collect the ball. Take off and raise your hand to score two points.

At the moment of the shot, the referee whistled for a foul on Leonard, and then there was a bang, and the basketball went into the net hollow.

The referee repeatedly crossed his hands to indicate that the goal was invalid, and only gave two free throw opportunities.

D'Antoni got up to protest, but Li Yue didn't care. The key point was that Leonard made two fouls in the first quarter, one foul in the second quarter, and now he fouled again. He has already committed four fouls, which is very beneficial for the Lakers' winning trend.

There were boos on the scene, Li Yue still hit two free throws in a row, and the Lakers chased 68 to 84.

The Spurs attacked and Parker took the ball to the right wing.

Duncan stepped up to cover, and Parker took the opportunity to speed up and break through to the left. Facing Gasol's interception and Kobe's pursuit, he chose to split the ball to the right corner.Green received it, took two steps out, and then threw it to Duncan who followed up.

Gasol hurried forward to defend, Duncan took the ball and hit directly, and the two collided violently.

The referee whistled for a foul, Duncan got two free throws, and the audience applauded and cheered.

Unexpectedly, Duncan hit the iron with his first free throw and hit the net with the second free throw, only scoring one point.

The Lakers attacked, Iguodala took the ball to the top of the arc, patted and waited on the spot.

Li Yue settled at 45 degrees on the right side. Seeing that Kobe rushed to the basket and stood still, he immediately used Landry's cover to rush in, and then used Kobe's cover to completely shake off Leonard. Godala passed the ball, looked up and looked at the position.

Seeing Leonard chasing after him like a shadow, Li Yue crossed the ball and broke through the baseline.

Leonard twisted his hips to follow up. Li Yue stopped suddenly and jumped out of bounds. He raised the basketball with his right hand and threw it at a negative angle.

Swish!The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Lakers chased 70 to 85.

The Spurs attacked, Parker took the ball to the left wing, and used Duncan's cover to break through the inside.

Kobe chased close to him without giving him any space. Parker barely rushed to the paint area, stopped and turned around.

The movement was beautiful, but it was a pity that the two feet were not synchronized in time, and fell on the spot with a 'bang'.

Kobe grabbed the basketball, pushed and ran, and ran toward the frontcourt like a mad dog.

Li Yue followed up in the middle, received the pass from the three-point line, took two consecutive strides, and gliding against Leonard for a layup.

The basketball hit the board and rebounded into the net. The Lakers chased 72 to 85, and the Spurs requested a timeout.

Li Yue turned and walked to the bench, looked up at the timer, and found that there were 2 minutes and 26 seconds left before the end of the third quarter.

"It's terrible. The third quarter is not over yet, and the 20-point gap has been evened out. Is this the strength of the championship?"

PS: Tomorrow's update will end the plot of the Western Conference Finals.

(End of this chapter)