I just play ball

Chapter 355 The Invincible Division
Taking advantage of the timeout, the Lakers made personnel adjustments. D'Antoni arranged for Kobe, Gasol and Iguodala, who played consecutively for 10 minutes, to rest, and arranged for Covington, Gobert, and Jodi Meeks. Enter the battle.

The Spurs also made personnel adjustments. Manu Ginobili, Diaw, and Mills came on the stage, but the problem of low offensive efficiency still failed to improve. The Lakers took the opportunity to play a wave of 12-4 offensive climax and entered the game 84-89. Section Four.

At the end of the inter-section break, the two teams deployed a pure main lineup in advance in a very tacit understanding.

According to the result of the opening jump ball, the Spurs first served and attacked, and the audience stood up and applauded under the call of the announcer.

Parker took the ball to the top of the arc, patted and waited on the spot, and Splitter went up to the wall as a screen.

Kobe dodged to catch up, and just took two steps, the referee whistled for a pull foul, and the Spurs won the frontcourt sideline ball.

Kobe was a little confused, shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands to seek an explanation, but the referee didn't pay any attention to it, and took care of the command arrangement.

In a blink of an eye, the Spurs were ready. Except for Leonard, who was serving outside the right sideline, and Parker, who was standing on the edge of the paint area on the left, the other three were all standing at the free throw line, side by side, side by side.

The referee whistled, and Green ran from the left elbow, using Duncan and Splitter to cover and circle to the right sideline.

And Duncan and Splitter completed the cover, moved laterally to the left at the same time, and set up the wall again as a cover.

Parker took the opportunity to run out, received the pass, accelerated with shoulders down, and went straight to the short corner on the right.Gasol lowered his center of gravity to pursue and successfully completed the interception. Parker was forced to pull the ball back, retreated to the right sideline, and slowly returned to the right wing position.

A small play situation was formed, but Parker was not in a hurry to start, but threw the ball to the free throw line.

Split received the ball with both hands raised high. After observing for a while, he lightly threw a lob pass to the short corner on the right. At this time, Kobe happened to go around and misplaced to defend Duncan. Hand ball.

The basketball was forced to fly to the free throw line. Iguodala picked it up and threw it to Kobe.

The Lakers counterattacked, and Li Yue received the ball from the left sideline. Seeing that the Spurs were temporarily unguarded at the basket, he decisively lowered his shoulders and accelerated his charge. Jump with one foot and throw with the left hand.

boom!The basketball hit the board and rebounded and fell. Leonard took off and caught it twice in a row, turned around and pushed forward.

The audience cheered and cheered, Parker received the ball from the left wing, strode in, and faced Landry in a dislocation.

It was another skirmish, Parker still dribbled the ball in a calm manner, Duncan saw this and went up to the wall as a screen.

Parker immediately dribbled the ball to the right, and Landry squeezed through the screen to catch up. He thought, just after half a step, Parker suddenly changed hands behind his back and went left to break through again. Landry couldn't change the direction in time to catch up. Can call back up.

Gasol stepped forward in response, Parker stopped to collect the ball and took off, and made a solid backward mid-range shot.

Swish!The basketball went into the net, and the Spurs led 91 to 84. The audience cheered and celebrated.

The Lakers attacked, Iguodala dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and the team settled in a 1-high and 4-low formation.

Landry went up to the wall to cover, and Iguodala accelerated to break away from Green, and went left to kill the inside lane.At the same time, Kobe started running from the left basket, and with the help of Gasol's lateral cover, he suddenly rushed to the left corner.

Iguodala made a sudden stop to pass the ball, Kobe received a decisive three-pointer, and the basketball hit the basket and rolled down.

Leonard grabbed the rebound, single-handedly took it to the left wing of the frontcourt, put his back against Li Yue, and hit hard.

Li Yue planted his feet to defend, and Leonard suddenly turned forward, making him lose his focus and make it difficult to catch up.

Leonard rushed to the basket in two consecutive strides, stopped and jumped with the ball, and threw a face-up throw.

when!The basketball hit the back edge of the rim, bounced upside down and hit the front edge, then spun around and came out of the basket.

Li Yue followed up and jumped, collided with Leonard in the air, and hugged the basketball almost at the same time.

Both of them landed on the ground, and Li Yue was just about to fight with all his might, when Leonard tugged violently, almost being thrown away.

But he hugged him tightly, and his whole body was at a 45-degree angle to the floor, making it a bit like being violently beaten by Leonard.

Immediately, the referee blew his whistle and awarded a penalty for the ball. The audience booed wildly, and some people yelled 'little weak chicken' to ridicule.

After Leonard let go, Li Yue stood up straight and walked silently to the free throw line.

Players from the two teams fought in a circle around the two. The referee came over holding the ball, held the ball with one hand, waited for a moment, and then gently threw it upwards.

Li Yue jumped up and swung the racket to the right. Kobe grabbed it firmly and then passed it back.

As soon as he got the ball, Leonard came up to press.

Li Yue braked and paused, pulled his right hand low in front of his body to change direction, bent his shoulders and walked left to break through.

Leonard twisted his hips and slid to catch up, Li Yue speeded up with gritted teeth, and reached the three-point line in one dragon. Seeing Green intercepting in front of him, he decisively combined the ball and started. Pick the basket with the left hand.

The basketball was caught hollow, and the Lakers chased 86 to 91.

The Spurs attacked, Parker took the ball to the right wing, and transferred to the top of the arc with the help of Duncan's screen.

Kobe blocked the front like a goalkeeper, Parker retreated the ball, waited until Duncan came up again to set up a human wall, and then stepped forward with heavy shoulders and rushed from the right, but Gasol was always blocking the front like another goalkeeper, and Kobe also squeezed through Cover and chase around.

Parker retreated to the sideline, observed for a moment, raised his hand and threw the ball to the free throw line, striding to the right wing.

Split took two steps to catch the ball, feigned a shot, failed to point up Landry, and had to pass back.

Parker received the ball in a three-threat posture, and used the cover of Sput to break through on the right, trying like a single loop.Gasol also tirelessly switched defenses and intercepted. With only 3 seconds left in the attack time, Parker stopped suddenly and fell back, making a difficult mid-range shot.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, the Spurs led 93 to 86, and the ATT center was boiling.

"Tony always stood up to save the Spurs at critical moments." Van Gundy sighed, "He is really the point guard that every coach desires to have. He can organize, score, and break the deadlock."

"Tonight's game is destined to become a classic." Mark Jackson said, "The two teams staged a textbook-like offensive and defensive battle for the global audience. They gave up when they were behind and had no pride when they were ahead."

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe took the ball to the right wing, and with the help of Gasol's cover, he went left and made a strong breakthrough.

Duncan stayed at the free throw line, Green squeezed through the screen to catch up, and Kobe made an emergency stop to take off and throw.

when!The basketball hit the basket and fell, and Gasol, who followed up, grabbed it, turned around and threw it to the three-point line.

Li Yue received the ball from the center line, waited for a moment, and with the help of Gasol raised up to cover, he went to the right to make a strong breakthrough.

Seeing Duncan follow up to cover, Li Yue changed direction and dribbled the ball with his left hand straight to the free throw line.Originally, he wanted to surprise, but he never thought, Leonard made a shot from behind, and pulled the basketball away like lightning. Parker picked it up in his hand and ran forward.

The fast break situation was formed, Leonard rushed across the center line first, Gasol quickly grabbed Parker's jersey, and made a tactical foul.

The referee whistled and gave the Spurs the right to the ball in the backcourt.

"The fourth quarter has been played for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, and Li Yue's continuous playing time has reached 14 minutes and 30 seconds." Van Gundy said, "This has a great impact on his physical fitness. The mistake just now was due to distraction."

"He should break through Duncan at a faster speed." Mark Jackson said, "But he forgot that there is Leonard chasing after him, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to change direction in front of him, which is equivalent to slowing down and leaving time for the opponent to catch up."

The referee completed the arrangement, and the Spurs sent the ball to attack from the sideline. Parker took it all the way to the left wing, patted on the spot and waited.

Split put up to screen, Landry did not delay switching defenses, Parker rushed to the free throw line, pull-up jumper.

when!The basketball hit the rim and fell, Kobe grabbed the rebound and quickly brought it to the top of the arc.

Li Yue started from the bottom line, used the cover to circle to the elbow, received the pass, and took advantage of the momentum to break through.The rhythm is too fast, Leonard's reaction is a little slow, Duncan moves laterally to collect and intercept, Li Yue takes off with the ball, glides in the air, picks the basket with his right hand and hits the board.

boom!The basketball rebounded into the net, and the Lakers chased 88 to 93.

The Spurs attacked, Parker dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, covered by Duncan, and broke through on the left.

Gasol switched to intercept, Bryant squeezed through the screen to catch up, and Parker made an emergency stop to pass the ball.

Duncan bent over to catch the ball, got up and shot directly, the basketball hit the circle and was caught, and the Spurs led 95 to 88.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and Li Yue and Gasol went up to the wall to cover at the same time.

Kobe took advantage of the situation and broke through, rushing to the left elbow in just two seconds, stopping suddenly and raising his hand to aim at the basket.

Green jumped up, Kobe stopped his movement, waited until he fell, and jumped to shoot.

The referee whistled for a foul and gave two free throws.

Green was quite dissatisfied and shouted at the referee: "I dodged in the air, I dodged..."

The referee ignored it, and the audience booed wildly. Kobe stood at the free throw line and made two free throws, 90 to 95.

The Spurs attacked, Parker took the ball to the left wing, and Duncan asked for the ball with his back on the left waist.

Gasol interfered with the first half step, but Parker suddenly pulled the ball in advance and changed direction, and went straight to the hoop along the baseline. Kobe twisted his hips to catch up, but was intercepted by Duncan laterally. Landry hurriedly shrunk to the basket to intercept. It was left unattended for a while.

Parker made an emergency stop to pass the ball, Li Yue rushed over to make up defense, and Splitter caught the ball and immediately split the top of the arc.

This time, Leonard snapped a three-pointer.

when!Smashing the basket and rebounding.

Landry jumped high and caught the rebound, and threw it to Kobe when he landed. The Lakers launched a counterattack.

Li Yue received the ball from the right waist, put his back against Leonard, and hit with all his strength, like an enemy meeting, for a full four seconds. Small hook shot.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, and the Lakers caught up to 92 to 95.

The central screen shot was shown to Popovich standing in front of the technical table, a little flustered.

The Spurs attacked, Leonard took the ball to the right wing, and broke through with the help of Splitter.

Li Yue squeezed to catch up, Landry intercepted in front, Leonard braked to slow down, twisted his body and passed the ball to the middle.

Splitter, who followed up, received it, turned around and passed it to the left corner, and Parker received the ball forcefully.

Kobe defended closely and never gave even half of his body space. Parker stopped at the left waist and slowly dribbled the ball out. , to the left baseline to score the ball.

Such a fake move was too realistic, all the Lakers players were fooled, Duncan didn't react, the basketball flew straight out of bounds, the referee whistled the violation, and Popovich quickly walked back to the bench and sat down.

"The Spurs are panicking," Van Gundy said. "They've lost their chemistry. It's best to pause and adjust."

The Lakers attack, Kobe Bryant dribbles to the top of the arc, Gasol and Landry go up the wall to screen at the same time.

Duncan chose to stay at the free throw line, Splitter was forced to switch defenses, and a dislocation situation formed.

Seeing this situation, Kobe slowed down and stopped, patted the ball continuously to adjust his posture, and made a three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball hit the circle and entered the net, and the Lakers tied at 95!

The referee blew his whistle, the Spurs requested a timeout, and the ATT Center was as cold as a cold winter night.

"It's unbelievable that the 33-point gap has been tied like this!" Breen shook his head slightly. "And their opponent is still a seasoned Spurs. Right now, the Lakers are like the Bulls in the 90s. They are invincible."

"I think the Spurs can get back on track through a timeout," Mark Jackson said.

"Hopefully," Van Gundy said, "both teams deserved this win."

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After the timeout, the Spurs regained their form. The Lakers continued to feel hot. The two teams scored alternately. The game progressed to the last 1 minute and 36 seconds. Duncan made a low turn-around jumper and the score became 109.

The Lakers attacked, and the audience stood up and shouted defense in unison, which was deafening.

Kobe took the ball to the top of the arc, bowed, patted and waited.Li Yue started running from the sideline, used the cover to run over to cover, and immediately ran away after touching Green, then turned around and raised his hands, the basketball flew over as expected.

Leonard flew to make up for the defense, Li Yueqian pulled out a three-pointer, and the basketball hit the basket and rebounded and fell.

Duncan grabbed the rebound, the Spurs launched a counterattack, and Parker took the ball to the left wing of the frontcourt.

The basketball returned to Parker's hands after several transmissions. At this time, the left half was cleared.Parker stooped and hit the ground to pass the ball. Diaw caught the ball with his back and hit Landry hard.

The basketball rebounded into the net, and the Spurs led by 2 points. The audience applauded and cheered.

The Lakers attacked with 1 minute left before the end of the game.

Li Yue quickly ran to the short corner on the right and stood still. He looked up at the large central screen and found that there was only 1 minute left before the end of the game, and the two teams also had only 1 timeout left.

Kobe watched the ball at the top of the arc and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Li Yue ran up, took over the pass, and broke through to the left half. At the same time, Iguodala ran over from the left corner, standing with both feet as a positioning screen.The Spurs were forced to switch defenses, and Parker was on the left wing, facing Li Yue alone.

The height gap is too big, so you don't need to think too much about it, just make a three-pointer.

Swish!The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Lakers overtook 112 to 111, with 38.6 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Spurs did not ask for a timeout. Parker slowly took the ball to the right wing, and then threw it to Duncan at the top of the arc. He continued to rush into the lane, and with the help of Spley, he went straight to the bottom line, met Leonard at the basket, and stopped the brakes suddenly. Put up a human wall for cover.

Leonard took the opportunity to go around to the right waist, and also used Splitter to cover to the right wing. After receiving the pass from Duncan, he took advantage of the opportunity to assume a three-threat posture, and faced Landry in a dislocation. Other Spurs teammates moved to the left one after another, and soon Leave a lot of space.

The announcer shouted and guided, the audience cheered and cheered, and the players of both teams stood up and watched.

I saw Leonard bowed his shoulders, dribbled the ball with his left hand, and walked slowly in, as if he was just learning to play basketball, a little rusty.

Landry didn't dare to grab it, so he could only step back in small steps, his eyes fixed on the basketball.

All of a sudden, Leonard accelerated forward, while changing hands and shaking his crotch, and then pulled low before touching the body to change direction.

Landry subconsciously reached out to fish, Leonard took a big step to the left, stopped and jumped at the free throw line, and jumped straight into the air, ignoring the interference of Landry's raised hand, and took a shot calmly, 24 The second reminder whistle sounds at the same time.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, and the Spurs overtook 113 to 112, with 14.6 seconds left before the end of the game.

The referee took the initiative to look at the Lakers bench, but D'Antoni looked at the court, looked at Li Yue for a while, and nodded slightly.

The Lakers didn't ask for a timeout. Gasol picked up the basketball and stood out of bounds, sending it directly to Kobe.

The Spurs team was surrounded, and it was too late to press the whole court, so they could only defend as usual.

Kobe took the ball to the top of the arc, patted it on the spot and waited for a while, then gestured with his eyes, Li Yue lifted the ball from the right waist.

Popovich yelled to expand the defense, and the Spurs immediately followed suit, protecting Parker well to avoid misplacement.

Seeing this situation, Iguodala turned around and cut inside.

Li Yue surveyed the audience, raised the basketball with both hands, and shot straight into the paint. Then he ran to the right corner with the help of Landry's cover, and suddenly threw away Leonard, who was turning his head to check the basket. people.

Leonard reacted and ran wildly, but it was too late, Li Yue received a pass back and made a steady three-pointer with a wide open.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

The ATT center resounded with cheers instantly, but Gasol put his back against Duncan, and Iguodala jumped high, abruptly took the offensive rebound from Parker's head, turned his head to observe when he landed, and threw the ball above the ring.

Li Yue rushed to the basket just in time. Seeing this situation, he jumped up, across Duncan in front of him, against Leonard beside him, and dunked with one hand.

Boom!The basketball exploded into the net.

Li Yue was knocked off the court and heard the whistle sound at the end of the game in the air. He looked up and saw Kobe and Iguodala rushing towards him with big smiles on their faces, while the Spurs players on the bench were full of faces. Disappointed to leave.

"Slam dunk lore! The Lakers completed the biggest reversal in NBA history, leading the Spurs 3-0 in the series!" Van Gundy yelled, "Li Yue scored 51 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds at the same time. Three pairs."
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