I just play ball

Chapter 398
As the timer froze to zero minutes and zero seconds, the Oracle Center burst into sighs one after another.

The failure of the backward reversal is quite uncomfortable. Some fans yelled 'Shet' to vent, some fans put their hands on their heads to express shock, and some fans took off their Warriors jerseys on the outside, revealing the inner Lakers jerseys, and raised their arms and shouted' Lakers'.

Kobe smiled and held Li Yue, and the two were interviewed by ESPN reporters after the game under the leadership of the staff.The content of the questions is very official. One asks why he left halfway, the second asks how he feels about the lore, and the third asks how to do it. The two take turns to answer, and it will be done in minutes.

Li Yue came to the sidelines, signed autographs for Chinese and international student fans who had been waiting for a long time, and took photos with everyone. The Cantonese-speaking girl said that she is currently a singer and that she would write a song for him.

Back in the locker room, D'Antoni gave Kobe the game ball to commemorate his success in surpassing Buck Williams and ranking among the top 20 in NBA history.

Kobe bumped shoulders and shook hands with his teammates one by one, thanked the whole team for supporting the game when he left the field, thanked Gary for allowing him to continue to play, and finally thanked Li Yue for giving him a special hug.

After everyone took a shower and changed their clothes, the public relations director Blake opened the door of the locker room, and the whole team sat down to be interviewed by reporters.

Surrounded by about ten reporters, Li Yue talked about his first 50+ in the new season, and especially thanked his teammates for their trust and support.

At about ten o'clock, the whole team finished all the post-match work, boarded the team bus to the airport, and returned to Los Angeles overnight.

Before taking off, Li Yue took out his mobile phone to browse NBA news, and saw that Kobe's lore and his 50+ became hot topics on Twitter.

Most netizens think that these two things may be a big blow for other people or other teams, but what happened to the Lakers, Kobe and Li Yue is simply commonplace, and there will be a lot of repetition if you really want to make a big blow.

Also becoming a hot topic is the Cavaliers defeating the Bulls, which not only made the Cavaliers fans clamor that LeBron will complete his revenge this year, even the major casinos in Las Vegas also lowered the odds of the Cavaliers winning the championship.

Out of curiosity, Li Yue checked the longest two games of the Cavaliers and found that the Cavaliers narrowly lost to the Knicks in the Eastern Conference in the first game. LeBron only had 15 shots and 4 assists, the lowest among the Big Three. 16 points, but in the game against the Bulls, LeBron had 30 shots and 5 assists, the highest among the Big Three, and scored 36 points in the game.

With such an obvious gap, it is obvious that LeBron has not yet been determined as the core leader of the Cavaliers in the first game. After losing to a garbage team like the Knicks, the Cavaliers learned from the pain, surrounded LeBron, and returned to the 1.0 mode.

It sounds a little funny, but it's normal when you think about it. After all, Love has led the Timberwolves for so many years and has never won a lottery championship. His ability to lead the team can be seen to be mediocre, but Irving led the Cavaliers to win the No. [-] pick in a row, and even had conflicts with West. The ability to lead the team cannot be said to be zero, it must be negative.

The commentators headed by Chris Bunty and Bill Simmons unabashedly exaggerated LeBron and the Cavaliers, emphasizing that the current Cavaliers can be called an enhanced version of the Heat, because Love's three-pointers, rebounds, and low singles ability Both are better than Bosh, and Irving's offensive ability is stronger than the aging Wade. The final conclusion is that the Cavaliers will surely enter the playoffs.

Of course, the Cavaliers' new head coach Brad also received a lot of praise. Titles such as the European champion coach and the strongest coach in LeBron's 15-year career have been placed on him. Suddenly, he thought it was D'Antoni.

Li Yue sent screenshots to the team chat group, and Nick Young and others responded one after another saying that they need to pay attention to it. Only Kobe said that there is no need to worry. He can prevent Irving from defending until the efficiency drops by 50%.

This is not bragging. After all, Irving singled out Kobe with all his strength and was blocked tragically. Even if Kobe can't defend every time, the decline in efficiency is certain.

The only thing to worry about is Love. With such a high three-point shooting percentage and relatively good low-post singles ability, if the Cavaliers and Warriors fight, the Lakers will easily fall into passive defense.

In the middle of the night, the plane arrived at Los Angeles International Airport, and Li Yue drove back to Scar's apartment.

At two o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, he went to the training base, ready to practice shooting according to the usual practice, and met Clarkson who was also in the arena.

With the idea of ​​helping rookies train, Li Yue called Jokic and invited Jokic to train together.

Unexpectedly, Jokic watched the "Pokémon" cartoon at home, bluntly saying that he didn't really want to come.

Considering that the back-to-back game had just finished and the physical and mental consumption was relatively high, Li Yue did not force it, and instead guided Clarkson to shoot alone, starting from the basic ball-joining posture, then choosing the foot-to-foot selection and how to quickly exert force at the high end.

The afternoon passed in a blink of an eye, and he still remembered the promise he made at the draft conference, and he took Clarkson out of the training hall and went to Malibu Beach for dinner.Clarkson hoped that he would give advice, but apart from basketball, Li Yue did not give any advice on life, because even the boss of the team cannot give pointers to rookies.

Even if he is as paranoid as Kobe, he will not stop his teammates from going to nightclubs during the away trip. He will only call his teammates to train together at [-] o'clock in the morning. By setting an example, he will virtually inspire his teammates to pursue greatness.

Leaving Malibu Beach, Li Yue went to Hollywood Boulevard to participate in the recording of Jimmy's Tonight Show according to Taylor's arrangement.

After a simple opening greeting, the two talked about why they passed the game-winning shot to Kobe. Li Yue said that he would always believe in Kobe's key ball ability, even if Kobe missed all his shots before, and those who underestimate Kobe will inevitably pay the price.

When the two talked about whether to go all out to pursue the second MVP this season, he said that everything will go with the flow, and he is more willing to try to challenge for the assists leader in a single season, not only because he wants to match Chamberlain, but also because there are 4 young people in the team who need a lot of balls. right to be promoted.

At the end of the recording, the two played a game of 'KISS, MARYY, KILL'. Jimmy offered photos of Emma Watson, Taylor Swift, and Jennifer Lawrence as options. All want KISS, Jimmy emphasized that everyone can only choose one of three, and Li Yue can only move out his girlfriend will definitely be jealous as an excuse.

After the recording was over, Jimmy asked to convey his greetings to Kobe, and Li Yue promised to bring them.
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On the evening of the 31st, the Lakers sat at the Staples Center to face their city rivals, the Clippers.

Steve Powell, as the new owner of the Clippers, came to the scene to support him, and declared in an interview that the Clippers will work hard to catch up with the Lakers and strive to keep pace with each other as soon as possible.

Hearing these words suddenly, he felt nothing, but when he thought about it carefully, he was a little arrogant.

The Lakers have more than a dozen championships, what can the Clippers keep pace with?
The first quarter of the game started quickly. Landry seemed to be recovering from the Warriors. Griffin took the opportunity to attack and scored like a bag. Li Yue and Kobe intended to share the ball. There were only 5 shots in total, but about Keech and Clarkson were disturbed by the strong physical fitness and rich experience of the opposing Clippers players. The overall shooting percentage was low. The Lakers fell behind 22 to 31 in a single quarter.

In the second quarter of the game, Landry finally recovered from the state of being in the circle. The offensive end caused Griffin to block the foul, and the defensive end caused Griffin to make an offensive foul, and it was three consecutive times. Griffin had to end the game early. .

Losing Griffin, the Clippers' inside offensive power was greatly reduced. In addition, Kobe took the initiative to lead the defense of Paul and Iguodala was responsible for chasing Redick. The Clippers' outside power was also greatly reduced. The Lakers took the opportunity to play a 10-0 wave.

But in the second half of the game, new Clippers aid Hawes hit two consecutive three-pointers at the top of the arc, and veteran Jamal Crawford also hit two unreasonable three-pointers. The Lakers had no advantage. After the game, the Lakers fell behind 56-62.

Back in the locker room, Jokic took the initiative to take the blame, but just as he spoke a few words, Kobe interrupted him by raising his hand.

Kobe told him that there is no need to blame yourself for missing shots, because every player will encounter this situation. He also used his rookie period, the playoffs against the Jazz, and 4 consecutive non-sticks as an example.

Li Yue gave advice on the sidelines, hoping that the two of them could find a way by themselves, so as to avoid the force-feeding education from obliterating creativity.

Jokic nodded ignorantly, and Clarkson directly put down the hand he was about to raise.

Everyone gathers together to discuss, firmly believing that there is no problem with the style of play, and it is enough to come back in the second half.

The whole team returned to the court with confidence. Jokic, like a sudden epiphany, took the initiative to reduce physical confrontation, and used his footsteps to easily play with the physically strong Jordan. He made 7 of 6 shots and scored 13 points with free throws. Clarkson did not Fighting with Paul again, every time he catches the ball, he immediately breaks through, takes advantage of his absolute speed, forcefully passes Paul, and successfully scores many times.

Two rookies took the initiative to shoulder the main offensive responsibility. Li Yue and Kobe turned into defensive gates, which made Paul and Redick extremely uncomfortable, causing the Clippers to lose all outside fire support.

In this way, after three quarters, the Lakers overtook 90 to 86.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the Clippers sent Hawes and Crawford two surprise players, but the two players felt inaccurate, which did not help the Clippers narrow the point difference, but instead caused the Lakers to expand their lead.

Rivers was so frightened that he arranged for the main players to appear in advance, but Kobe fired all his firepower. With the help of Li Yue, he hit 7 consecutive shots and directly helped the Lakers lead by 20 points.

The panicked Clippers replaced Jordan with Hawes, hoping to quickly narrow the point difference by speeding up the offensive rhythm and making three-pointers.

However, although this arrangement was effective, it could not prevent Kobe from scoring. After the last three minutes of the game, the Clippers still led by as much as 19 points.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 124 to 111 and won three consecutive victories.

After finishing the post-match interview, the Lakers took the bus to the airport and flew to Arizona overnight.

D'Antoni announced on the plane that according to the plan made at the beginning of the season, Kobe could take turns, but Kobe gave up decisively.

Arrived at [-] o'clock in the morning, and officially settled in the hotel at [-] o'clock. After an eight-hour rest, the whole team got up and had a meal, and then rushed to the Messi Arena, the Sun's home stadium, to train as soon as possible.

Although they played back to back, because the Suns started with the backcourt combination of Dragic and Bledsoe, Kobe easily made 6 of 4 shots in the first quarter. Keef and

The Marquis brothers were like wolves into a herd of sheep. Not only did they make 7 of 6 shots, but they also caused each of the Marquis brothers to suffer a technical foul. The Lakers led 33 to 19 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter of the game, Kobe’s touch was still hot, while Li Yue turned to be the main organization. The two were invincible on the offensive end, and like the tall and long Andes on the defensive end. As a result, the Suns only took 13 shots in a single quarter, helping the Lakers 39 to 23 leading.

For a full 30 points, the Lakers completely destroyed the Suns' will to resist. After the third quarter, the lead expanded to 37 points.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the two teams tacitly did not arrange for the main players to appear on the field. The Lakers finally defeated the Suns 119-89 and won four consecutive victories.

The Lakers flew to Los Angeles overnight, ending the devil's schedule of five days and four games, and got a full three days of rest.

Chen Xi happened to fly to the United States for vacation. Li Yue lost two days and resumed training on the third day.

On November 11th, the Lakers sat at the Staples Center to face the Suns.

Perhaps because they felt that there was no chance to play fast, the Suns temporarily resorted to the V-shaped tactical system that D'Antoni is most familiar with. Every attack is a cover-up movement. However, Bradsoe and De La Miracle, who are the main attack points from the outside, can't break through. Defensively, after the first quarter of the game, the Lakers didn't make much effort, leading the Suns by a full 10 points.

The Suns coach Hornacek was very dissatisfied with this. In the second quarter, the Ma family brothers were arranged to sit on the bench, mainly relying on Gerald Green and PJ Tucker to attack, and they were quickly affected, but Tucker was okay. Green couldn't guard Li Yue at all and failed to narrow the gap.

After returning from the halftime break, Li Yue and Kobe began to cooperate perfectly again. They jointly dominated both offensive and defensive ends, led the team to play a wave, and helped the Lakers lead to 22 points.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Suns 112 to 96, winning five consecutive victories.

After playing the Suns, the Lakers ushered in a five-day rest period, and after the rest, they will enter the rhythm of five days and four games.

With such a schedule, you will either get tired or panic.

The coaching staff discussed briefly and decided that after a day of rest, joint training should be held every day. The intensity does not need to be too high, and the main purpose is to maintain the hand feeling.

The whole team agreed to gather at the Toyota Center at one o'clock in the afternoon on the [-]th day to conduct training with talking and laughing.

At about two o'clock, owner Jim Buss and general manager Kupchak walked into the training field together to tell the team two good news.

First, according to the latest report from the league office, Kobe won the best player in the first week of the new season, and Jokic won the best rookie in the first week of the new season; The month moved into it.

The whole team congratulated Kobe and Jokic. Kobe pretended not to care, but after the training, he took the initiative to invite the whole team to have a dinner.

The five-day rest time passed in a blink of an eye. On the night of November 11, the Lakers sat at the Staples Center to face the officially renamed Hornets.

Jordan came to the scene to watch the game, but the Bobcats had no reinforcements, and their combat effectiveness even declined compared to last season. Li Yue and Kobe did not show mercy at all, and the game ended in garbage time in the middle of the third quarter, helping the Lakers win 107 to 92 win.

On the night of defeating the Bobcats, the Lakers flew to Memphis overnight.

On the plane, Nash took out his IPAD to show that Kobe currently ranks as the scoring leader with an average of 29.8 points per game, while Li Yue temporarily ranks as the assists leader with an average of 10.2 assists per game, and also ranks first in the first MVP rankings.

The teammates jokingly said that one of the two is an old tree blooming, and the other is finding another way.
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It still doesn't feel real, every time I type the word 'Kobe', I always associate it involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)