I just play ball

Chapter 357

On the night of defeating the Spurs, the entire Lakers team stayed in San Antonio for a dinner and celebration. The next afternoon, they flew back to Los Angeles. When they arrived at exactly six o'clock, they encountered peak traffic congestion during off-duty hours, but hundreds of fans still came to pick them up.

The coaching staff decided to take a three-day vacation, and Li Yue had a full two-day rest before resuming daily training.

In the sixth game of the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat temporarily lead 3 to 2 and are very likely to advance at home.

Under the call of Iguodala, the entire Lakers team watched and discussed the game online, and Kobe was pulled to join.It was quite embarrassing at the beginning of the game. Paul George played seriously out of order. He made 5 of 0 shots in the first quarter and scored 1 point only by free throws. The Pacers team only scored 13 points together. Although the Heat only scored 24 points, but still achieved a double-digit lead.

In the second quarter of the game, Paul George seemed to be troubled by a demon, and he voluntarily gave up his shot attempt. He only made one shot in 10 minutes and hit the iron, causing the Pacers to fall into a scoring drought again, with only 1 points in a single quarter.

On the Heat's side, Bosh, Wade, and Anderson played bravely, and the team scored 36 points.

After returning from the intermission, Paul George finally found his form and hit 2 three-pointers in just 3 minutes of playing. However, the Pacers' inside core David West and Roy Hibbert were fouled many times in a row, causing the Pacers to The interior defense was empty, and the Heat players took the opportunity to make various unscrupulous breakthroughs, leading by 7 points in a single quarter.

With a 33-point advantage, the Heat calmly dealt with the game in the fourth quarter. Paul George's fiery touch of 7 of 5 shots did not help. destiny.

As a representative of the team, LeBron was interviewed by reporters after the game. Before the reporter asked questions, he picked up the microphone and said, "Li Yue, here I come. This is ten times stronger than last year. Are you ready?"

When Li Yue heard this sentence lying on the sofa, he and his teammates laughed together, expressing their expectations.

In the afternoon of the next day, the entire Lakers team gathered at the Toyota Center to resume joint practice.

According to the schedule, the team has four days to prepare. D'Antoni emphasized that there is no tactical change against the Heat, just follow the idea of ​​"single defense against LeBron and cutting off others", and everything can be done step by step.

With the passage of time, the outside world has gradually increased discussions on the decisive battle between the two teams, and various news have emerged.

TMZ reported that many casinos in Las Vegas have significantly lowered the odds on the outcome of the game. The reason is that there have been less than 200 bettors who bet on the Heat since the opening of betting, and all of them have not exceeded 1000 yuan. The small amount is blocked, and the essence is to hold the mentality of playing for a while, and the casino is unwilling to continue wasting manpower and material resources on this side.

However, the idea of ​​the major casinos trying to harvest ordinary lottery players has not disappeared. They began to publicize Li Yue's personal data, LeBron's personal data, and related blocking such as the comparison of the two data, and soon attracted a large number of lottery players to bet.

Such a bet is indeed full of suspense, because no matter whether the Heat win or lose, LeBron's personal data will always be better, and he may even play explosive data. In addition, compared with Li Yue, the excitement will be full.

ESPN方面给出旗下评论员对于总决赛的预测结果，21个评论员之中，有18个认为湖人将会最终取胜，其中10个觉得4比0，5个觉得4比1，另外3个觉得4比2。

And the three commentators who thought the Heat would win in the end agreed that the score was 3-4.

Such a prediction perfectly reflects the media people's evaluation of the strength of the two teams.

More than 8000 people retweeted the ESPN prediction results, and Wade forwarded it late at night, and commented that "only 3 people understand the strength of the Heat, and the facts will prove that the truth will always be in the hands of a few people."

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Time flies to June [-]th.

At [-]:[-] in the afternoon, Li Yue changed his jersey and went straight to the field from the locker room.

Walking out of the player channel, all the major media staff can be seen. The two commentators of CCTV5, Zhang Lili and Yang Yi, are chatting in front of the camera. Their eyes are full of excitement, and their faces are full of smiles, as if they met Great news.

Li Yue stepped forward to say hello, and the two commentators gave up the middle position, and the on-site interview proceeded smoothly.

"Participating in the Finals for the second time, how do you feel about the changes compared to before?" Zhang Lili asked, "LeBron James said that he is ten times stronger than last year. Have you improved?"

"I just play ball..." Li Yue said with a smile, "As for whether I have become stronger or not, it is up to the opponents and fans to evaluate it. After all, compared with last year's playoff statistics, my improvement in various items is very small. There is also a decline.”

"We don't need to brag, and we don't need to be overly modest." Yang Yi said, "Let me make an objective evaluation. You are a level stronger than last year. You have grown from a superstar to a legendary star. In the future, you will definitely be among the top ten in history, and even It's top five."

"Hey hey hey," Zhang Lili said with a smile, "you are also modest, I think Xiao Li can sit back and look around."

"Haha, it makes sense for you to say that," Yang Yi laughed loudly, "Everything is possible!"

"Let's get back to the topic." Zhang Lili turned to look at Li Yue, "How do you evaluate ESPN's prediction?"

"Thank them for being optimistic about us," Li Yue cupped his hands at the camera, "Try to avoid disappointing them."

"Then make a prediction yourself? What do you think the Lakers will win in the end?" Zhang Reasonable asked.

"I think, the match hasn't started yet, just like Teacher Yang Yi said, everything is very possible..."

"Hehe." Yang Yi chuckled, "It's okay to say that, but I think your Lakers' play against the Heat this time is almost the most suspenseful finals since 07, and the probability of defending the title is even higher than that of the Spurs in 07. "

"Then let me borrow your good words, it's time for me to train."

The two commentators nodded in unison, and Li Yue turned around and stepped into the court, followed by Garivetti to start warming up.

The Heat's strongest defensive routine is local fast flanking. Li Yue practiced fast balls according to the plan. Meeks and Covington cooperated at the same time. With the help of the staff, the three quickly entered the rhythm.

The audience who entered the stadium in advance gradually increased, and loyal stars such as Nicholson and Denzel Washington also arrived early. When the training came to an end, Li Yue took photos with Jennifer Lawrence and other female stars on the sidelines.

At six o'clock, the Lakers team returned to the locker room for the final preparations before the game.

Considering the poor strength of the Heat's bench lineup, the coaching staff decided to abandon the arrangements for the Lakers' Big Three to start the game at the same time. The starting point guard is Blake, and Covington is the starting power forward. It is convenient to form Iguodala + Rand An over-the-top lineup dominated by Li, maintaining the team's offensive and defensive strength throughout the process, and avoiding giving the Heat even a chance to hit an offensive climax.

Always, we must make this most suspenseless duel worthy of the name.

(End of this chapter)