I just play ball

Chapter 397 Ultimate Tactics (For Kobe)
During the timeout, Li Yue returned to the bench.

D'Antoni briefly summarized the analysis and arranged for him to return to the small forward position, Iguodala as a backup shooting guard, and Clarkson as a backup point guard.With this arrangement, even when dealing with the ball holder, Clarkson, who is defensively biased, can rely on his youthful advantage to deal with Curry's various off-ball moves.

The whistle sounded as the timeout was about to end. Li Yue got up and walked to the middle of the team, raising his right hand to call his teammates to surround him.

Landry and others responded one after another, and were about to shout in unison, when Kobe's voice suddenly came: "There's me!"

Li Yue turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw Kobe walking over with a smile, raised his right hand to join the whole team, leading the countdown and shouting.

"321, lets golakers!"

Clarkson and others turned around and stepped into the court. Li Yue raised his hand and patted Kobe on the shoulder, asking, "What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"It's not a problem, but the tendons and muscles are tight," Kobe shrugged. "It's been too long since I haven't done a difficult pull rod. It's like a classic car that has been treasured for 20 years and suddenly hits the road. It is inevitable that it will be unresponsive. You know."

"Then are you going to continue playing?" Li Yue tilted his head slightly, "Will Gary allow you to play?"

"Appreciate your wonderful performance first, if not, I'll do it later!" Kobe chuckled and patted Li Yue on the back, "I want to see you score 70 points."

The referee blew his whistle to remind him, Li Yue nodded and strode into the court.

The game between the two teams continued, Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and directly cooperated with Thompson as a pick-and-roll.

Clarkson and Iguodala rotated tacitly, but encountered Green's second screen and had to defend in a misplaced manner.

Perhaps because of accumulating too much anger, Curry faced Davis and made a three-pointer without hesitation, and the basketball went into the net.

Changing the Lakers' offense, Li Yue caught the ball on the right waist, double-teamed Barnes and Green, and made a long pass to the left half. Unfortunately, Iguodala caught the ball wide open and failed to make a hit.Green grabbed a rebound and launched a fast break. The Lakers' defensive formation was messed up. Thompson got a chance to play Clarkson in a misplaced single. Relying on his physical advantage, he easily scored 2 points.

After coming and going, the Warriors narrowed the five-point gap, and it was the Lakers' turn to attack again. Li Yue chose the high-post double block with a higher success rate.

But when Gobert received the ball and made an air cut, his footsteps were not so skillful, and he knocked down Curry, who had already stood still, and was called an offensive foul.

Turning around, the Warriors patiently passed the running position, which actually contributed to the situation where Thompson singled Clarkson, and scored 2+1.

With a 14-point lead, they were chased down to 2 points in less than 6 minutes. The Lakers quickly requested a timeout and readjusted their thinking.

Clarkson's defensive disadvantage was too great, and Kobe asked to play. D'Antoni struggled for a long time and could only agree.But Kobe hadn't played for a long time, and he felt a little cold. He hit the iron twice in a row. The Warriors took the opportunity to make two defensive counterattacks. The Lakers' lead was only 1 point.

Fortunately, Kobe finally found his touch and scored in two consecutive post-up singles, successfully helping the Lakers stabilize the situation.

But the Warriors played out their momentum completely, and the game became very anxious.

The two teams came and went, and they played in the last 3 minutes and 58 seconds of the final quarter. With Thompson hitting a three-pointer, the Warriors led 118 to 117.

The referee whistled to stop the game.

D'Antoni readjusted the rotation: point guard Kobe, shooting guard Iguodala, small forward Li Yue, power forward Landry, center Davis.

The Warriors also made personnel adjustments: point guard Curry, shooting guard Thompson, small forward Luol Deng, power forward Barnes, and center Green.

The lineups of the two teams were soon announced on the central big screen, and the audience cheered and applauded, as if preparing for the decisive battle.

In the ESPN commentary seat, Breen asked: "The two teams have a tacit understanding of using a small lineup. How will this affect the game?"

"The Warriors' chances of winning are greatly increased, because the small ball lineup perfectly avoids their internal weaknesses, and the Lakers have not improved much. Davis can hardly limit Green." Jackson said, "The key Warriors are now very fast, and the only disadvantage is short-term. When the timeout is used up, there is only one long timeout left, and after the timeout is over, we must defend with all our strength to prevent the Lakers from playing an offensive climax."

"Compared to the lineup, I am more willing to believe in the strength of the players, because the remaining time is short and the room for maneuvering is small." Van Gundy said, "In addition, after this game, Kobe's career appearances will exceed that of former Nets player Barker. - Williams, promoted to the top [-] in history, Li Yue and other Lakers players will definitely win this game for him."

The referee whistled, and the Lakers kicked off from the backcourt baseline.

Kobe took the ball to the right wing, passed it to Landry at the top of the arc, strode to the right corner, and set up a wall to block Luol Deng.

Li Yue took the opportunity to rush to the right wing, received a pass from Landry, waited with his hands raised high, and after a while, he lobbed a pass to the right waist.

Kobe put his back against Luol Deng to catch the ball, Li Yue ran to the top of the arc, and the right half suddenly became very empty.I saw Kobe holding the ball with both hands and turning to face the basket, with his left foot in a three-threat posture, and his right foot stepped forward to test, and got stuck directly between Luol Deng's feet.

This kind of action severely restricts the defensive player's left and right movement, and Luol Deng hastily retreated a small half step, trying to open up space.

The audience booed and interfered, Kobe then took back his steps, pulled low and swept ahead of time, kicked the ground with his left foot, and retreated with his right foot, instantly gaining two body spaces, raised his head and raised his hand to aim at the basket.
Luol Deng jumped up and flew, Kobe stopped his movement, and waited until Luol Deng fell, before jumping and shooting head-on.

boom!The two collided in the air, the basketball hit the basket and rebounded and caught the net. The referee whistled to indicate that the goal was valid, and at the same time gave an additional penalty.

The audience continued to boo wildly, Kobe stood unmoved to the free throw line, received the referee's pass and made an easy hit.

The Lakers overtook 120 to 118, and the bench gave a standing ovation.

The Warriors attacked, Green took the ball to the left wing of the frontcourt, observed for a while, and ran to the top of the arc with the help of Barnes.

At the same time, Curry cut into the free throw line from the right at 45 degrees, and with the help of Luol Deng's cover, strode to the left half, and Barnes, who was oncoming, made off-ball screens for each other.

The Lakers' defensive attention shifted to the left. Thompson started from the short corner on the right. With the cover of Barnes who moved laterally, he smoothly rushed to the 45-degree three-point line on the right and received a pass from Green.

Iguodala pressed close, but was blocked by Green. Thompson led Landry to the free throw line, made an emergency stop, and made a fadeaway mid-range shot.

Boom!The basketball hit the hoop and hit the net, 120 draws.

Oracle Arena erupted in applause, the Lakers kicked off from the bottom line, and Iguodala took the ball across the center line and passed it to Kobe next to him.

Davis mentioned the top of the arc as a cover, and Thompson hurriedly retreated half a step, planning to bypass the human wall in advance to intercept.But Kobe suddenly passed the ball to the left wing, lowered his center of gravity, strode forward, and rushed to the left elbow in the blink of an eye, clearly wanting to play a pass and cut cooperation with Li Yue.

At this time, Li Yue held the ball high in both hands, observed for a while, and found that Thompson did not leave much space, and immediately threw the ball to the top of the arc, then stood sideways, and set up a human wall as a cover.

Kobe ran back tacitly, retreated to the 45-degree three-point line, received a hand-off pass from Davis, and quickly moved to the top of the arc.

Green was forced to switch defenses to intercept, and a big situation was formed. Kobe changed his hands and swayed under his crotch.

Snapped!The crisp sound of thugs sounded, and the basketball rebounded after hitting the basket, but the referee did not blow his whistle to call for a foul.

Davis took off across Thompson and Barnes, abruptly grabbing the offensive rebound from the tops of both of them.

He landed and turned to the left, passing the ball vigorously. Li Yue caught the ball and held it high. Seeing Luol Deng flying towards him, he immediately threw the ball to the top of the arc.

Kobe, who was temporarily unguarded, easily received the ball and successfully attracted the defensive attention of the Warriors team. Li Yue made an air cut and went straight to the inside.

Kobe immediately hit the ground and passed the ball, Thomp missed the defense, Li Yue caught the ball and took off, and took a leisurely throw.

Swish!The basketball went into the net hollow, 122 to 120.

"The two cooperated too tacitly. Time and time again, they finally achieved the simplest and most extreme passing and cutting tactics." Van Gundy laughed. Even higher."

"I'm also puzzled by the Warriors' current tactical choices," Jackson said. "They always use the most powerful pick-and-roll tactics when they are far behind. It seems that they want to be polite with other teammates, and they are embarrassed to take the initiative."

On the field, the Warriors attack.

Curry dribbled the ball across the center line, Green received the ball at the top of the arc and turned it around, Luol Deng took the ball from the left wing and waited.

Curry came to 45 degrees to the left with the help of Green's cover, received a pass back and raised his hands high, and then passed it to Barnes who was raised to the top of the arc.

Going around, running around, the 24-second shot clock is only 5 seconds left in the blink of an eye.

Luol Deng dribbled the ball to his right elbow, faced Li Yue's interference, and made an emergency stop to take off and make a mid-range shot.

Boom!The basketball hit the circle and entered the net, and the score was tied again, with 2 minutes and 27 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Lakers attacked, and Li Yue was in the short corner on the right. Seeing that Kobe dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, he immediately used Davis to cover and ran out.

Kobe hit the ground to pass the ball, Li Yue received it, bent his shoulders, and hit the basket against Luol Deng. With his speed advantage, he easily took the lead by half a body, like a spear directly hitting Huanglong.

Green moved laterally to intercept, Barnes shrank and interfered, and the Warriors formed a three-sided siege in the blink of an eye.

Li Yue stopped the brakes suddenly, turned his back to the basket, and passed the ball back from his shoulder without looking at anyone. Kobe, who followed up in the middle, received the pass back, carried Thompson on his shoulders to interfere with the jump, and threw a shot with his left hand to hit the board, but he fell heavily Fell to the floor, skidded and hit the tee.

The basketball rebounded and fell, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately, calling Thompson for a foul and giving Kobe two free throws.

Li Yue stepped forward quickly, bent over and stretched out his hands to pull Kobe up, patted his buttocks to show that he did a good job.

Shocking boos sounded in the arena, Kobe easily made two free throws, and the Lakers led 124 to 122.

The Warriors attacked and the audience chanted BEATLA.

Curry took the ball to the right wing, used Green to cover, and broke through the sideline.

Kobe put up the defense very well, and Curry couldn't get more space, so he stopped and passed the ball behind him.

Green received it, turned around and took it to the top of the arc, raised his hand and threw it to the left 45-degree three-point line.Luol Deng catches the ball and shifts to the left. With the help of Barnes' cover, he throws off Li Yue. Facing Landry who is switching defenses, he suddenly twists his hips and accelerates to hit the rim.

Landry's reaction was a little slow, and by the time he started to catch up, he had been pulled away by two meters.

There was no one guarding the basket, and Davis hurried out of the reasonable collision zone, standing with both feet to block.

Unexpectedly, Luol Deng still sprinted with all his strength, knocked down Davis with a 'bang', and threw the ball to the basket.

The basketball hit the basket and bounced back into the net. The referee blew his whistle to indicate that it was valid. At the same time, he whistled to stop the foul and gave an additional penalty.

Cheers resounded in the Oracle Center, and Li Yue looked up at the big central screen. There was 1 minute and 45 seconds left before the end of the game.

The coaches of the two teams rarely had time, but neither of them used it. Everyone in the audience watched Rolle Dunga make a free throw and the Warriors went ahead by 1 point.

The Lakers attacked, Li Yue dribbled the ball across the center line, patted on the spot and waited.Kobe started from the short corner on the right, rushed to the right wing with the cover of Davis, stopped and jumped after receiving the pass, flew towards Thompson, and shot a three-pointer with a fadeaway.

when!The basketball bounced off the rim and fell.

Curry picked it up, turned around and rushed forward, all the way to the top of the arc, stopped suddenly, turned around and shook Iguodala away, and walked 45 degrees to hit the basket.

But just two steps away, Kobe reached out and destroyed it. He pulled the ball and turned around, diverted to break through the middle, took three consecutive steps to the top of the free throw coil, faced Iguodala's defense, collected the ball and took off, drifting and throwing.

Swish!The basketball was hollow into the net, and the Warriors led 127 to 124. Oracle cheered loudly, with 1 minute and 11 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Lakers attacked, and Li Yue used Kobe's cover to take the ball across the center line in four seconds.

D'Antoni asked for a short timeout, ran to the field quickly, stood between Li Yue and Kobe, and quickly arranged the sideline ball.

"The Lakers seem like they're going to stick to the basics," Van Gundy said. "That confidence comes from having two super players who can make everything simple."

"It doesn't matter, the defending team plays superstar basketball, and the championship team plays team basketball," Jackson said. "It's a cycle. The Lakers worry about other teams and have the courage to challenge them."

The timeout ended, and the Lakers did not make personnel adjustments.

Li Yue stood on the left sideline and found that the Warriors had not made personnel adjustments. He immediately signaled Davis to give up the tactics designed during the timeout.Davis hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement, Li Yue hinted at Kobe again, waited until the referee whistled, and raised his hands to aim at the top of the arc.

At the same time, Davis started from the right waist, rushed through the paint to the left waist, and stopped suddenly to stand on the fixed wall.

D'Antoni immediately showed doubts, while Kobe started running from the basket and did not rush to the free throw line. Instead, he used Davis to cover and temporarily threw away Thompson to the left elbow at the top of the arc.

Seeing this, Li Yue passed the ball, and then pretended to go up the line, but actually ran back off the line, threw away Luol Deng and rushed to the left corner, received Kobe's hit back pass, and then used Davis to cover laterally, and went straight to the basket lock up.

With such a change, not to mention the Warriors, even the Lakers coaching staff didn't react. The basket was completely defended by five people, and Li Yue easily scored a dunk.

The Lakers were 126 point behind 127 to 1, and there were 59 seconds left before the end of the game. The audience stood up collectively and shouted "Warriors" in a drawn-out voice.

Thompson hit the ball across the center line, turned and passed to the top of the arc, Green received the ball and passed it to the left, Luol Deng picked up the ball from the sideline, hugged and waited.

Curry walked the bottom line, came to the right elbow, successively used Thompson and Green to cover, rushed to the top of the arc, received a pass from Rolle Deng, reversed to the right, and then used Green to cover and break through.

Kobe and Landry decisively teamed up to attack, Green took the opportunity to cut down, received Curry's ground pass, faced Davis' block, and forcibly vacated and shot.

boom!The two collided head-on and both fell to the ground.

Beep!The referee whistled and whistled for a charge with the ball.

The Oracle Center was filled with boos immediately, and Green spread out his hands, bouncing up and down to express his grievances.

The referee tilted his head and stared, Green turned and walked away helplessly, but still expressed his innocence.

Li Yue laughed in his heart, he should have boasted that Luo Erdeng dribbled the ball and bumped into someone, this is belated justice.

The Lakers attacked, booed everywhere, and there were 38 seconds left before the end of the game.

Li Yue brought the ball to the top of the arc. After observing for a while, he raised his hand and called for a post-up singles tactic, and all his teammates ran to settle.Kobe started from the left corner, rushed to the basket with the help of Iguodala's cover, and then used Landry's cover to the right elbow, with his back against Thompson.

Li Gao throws a lob pass, confirms that Kobe has received the ball, and immediately rushes into the paint, uses Davis to cover, throws away Luol Deng, and rushes into the paint.

At the same time, Kobe hit the ground with his back and passed the ball. The basketball bounced off the floor and flew precisely into Li Yue's hands.

The Warriors immediately surrounded by three people, including Thompson, Li Yue quickly raised his hand and passed the ball back from above his head.

Thomp was unable to play back, and could only watch Kobe take off and shoot.

when!The basketball hits the hoop.

Li Yue jumped up, caught the ball in his hands, and made a tip-in in the air.

Swish!The basketball went into the net, and the Lakers led 128 to 127 by one point. With 18 seconds left before the end of the game, the Warriors requested a timeout.

Li Yue and his teammates returned to the bench. D'Antoni briefly explained the situation. The Warriors have used up all the timeouts. If it is difficult to defend, they can choose to put two points, and then call a timeout before making arrangements.

The whole team agreed, and D'Antoni arranged two more fast-break tactics, emphasizing that if there is a good opportunity, he can start directly without pausing.

The 100-second timeout ended quickly, and the referee signaled that the Warriors kicked off from the right side of the frontcourt.

Li Yue glanced at the positions of the Warriors, walked to Kobe's side to discuss in a low voice, and agreed that it was the elevator door tactic.

But before they had time to communicate, the referee blew his whistle to remind the Warriors to take action.

Curry started running from the top of the arc, went right, covered by Luol Deng and Green, came to the sideline, made an emergency stop and diverted, and went straight to the left half.

After him, Thompson also ran to the sideline and also diverted to the left, but when Kobe was chasing hard, Thompson suddenly diverted again, passed between Green and Luol Deng, returned to the right wing, and received Barnes. Pass the ball, turn around and take off for a three-pointer.

Li Yue had expected it earlier, and rushed over almost at the same time, but only his fingertips touched the basketball.

Boom!The basketball hit the circle and entered the net, and the Warriors overtook 130 to 128, with 16 seconds left before the end of the game.

Cheers resounded in the Oracle Center, and Iguodala picked up the basketball and retreated to the sidelines, making a long pass toward the center line.

Kobe caught the ball and ran forward, Cole hurriedly shouted and retreated, the Warriors immediately put away their smiles and tried their best to catch up, and successfully completed the block
Li Yue settled on the right side at 45 degrees, looked at the situation of the audience, dodged and cut to the waist on the right side, with his back against Luo Erdeng, and raised his right hand as a signal.

When Kobe gave the ball, Li Yue took advantage of the situation and turned around. He rushed to the basket along the baseline and fought against the three Warriors, but he threw the ball to the top of the arc in the air.

Kobe received the ball wide open, turned and threw the ball to the left wing, and Iguodala received the ball and passed it to the left corner.

Li Yue just rushed there, took the ball, slumped his shoulders, and rushed to the paint with the help of Davis' cover. He jumped again against the three men's encirclement, and threw the ball to the right wing in the air.

There were only five seconds left in the attack time. After receiving the ball, Kobe took advantage of the situation and closed his feet together, then bent his knees and kicked off the ground to take off, facing the basket slightly sideways, raised the ball above his head with both hands, and pressed the ball with his index and middle fingers to shoot.

Boom!The basketball hit the circle and entered the net, and the Lakers overtook 131 to 130, with 3.4 seconds left in the attack time.

The Oracle Center was so quiet that children could be heard crying. Green picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds, throwing a long pass at Curry.

But the Lakers did not relax at all. Kobe leaped high, vacated to steal, and landed two steps.

Seeing the Warriors siege, Kobe bent sideways and threw it vigorously towards the ceiling of the arena.

As the basketball dropped and the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Kobe beat the Warriors.
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I have written three books about being teammates with Kobe. Currently there are about 260 million words. Today, I temporarily revised the plot as a commemoration. I have a lot to say, but I don’t know how to start. I can only remind everyone to cherish the people in front of them and leave as few regrets as possible. .

(End of this chapter)