I just play ball

Chapter 405
On the evening of the 14th, ATT Center.

In the ESPN commentary seat, Mike Breen looked straight at the camera and crackled an opening remark.

Van Gundy and Jackson nodded frequently, and Brin changed the subject: "What do you two think about Kawhi Leonard's winning speech last night? I heard that there are many gambling websites that set up gambling games for this."

"Well, the reason why Leonard's words caused so much discussion is that he used to speak too little." Van Gundy said, "But he has never been a low-key person. He just respects the veterans in the team and would like to be more silent. .”

"I think it's because I'm holding back my breath, and I express my feelings in a hurry." Jackson said, "You think, after being beaten by an old enemy for two consecutive years, who doesn't want to save face?"

"Those two think he can do it?" Brin said. "The Spurs played back-to-back games tonight. They just flew back from California, and they are physically exhausted. Moreover, they have been out of shape recently, and it seems difficult to win."

"That's not a problem." Van Gundy shook his head slightly. "The Lakers also play away games in a row, three games in four days, and they don't have the upper hand in terms of physical strength."

"The key lies in how the three veterans Duncan, Parker and Ginobili perform," Jackson said. "The Lakers need to see how is Kobe?"

"So, this game is a duel between veterans?" Brin said with a smile, "Let's see how they perform next!"
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On the court, Li Yue sat on the bench, crossed his legs, and stared at the Spurs.

The on-site announcer shouted loudly, and Duncan took the lead and ran out from the player tunnel. There was no trace of fatigue on his face, but a hint of excitement was faintly revealed.

After that, Parker was the same, and even Matt Bonner seemed to be full of fighting spirit, and he clearly wanted to fight the Lakers.

Li Yue sighed in his heart, so he was playing the Lakers specifically, could it be that the previous sluggishness was all prepared for tonight?
Looking at the Spurs bench, as expected, Ginobili and Dior are also full of excitement, like grooms who are about to enter the bridal chamber.Leonard, who had made a high-profile speech before, had a calm face, and Green who ran out in the end looked like a Russian killer about to perform a killing mission.

The national anthem performance ceremony was held, and Popovich saluted solemnly, as if he was about to enter a war of development that would surely hurt both sides, and had decided to sacrifice his life as the price.

The local symphony orchestra from San Antonio was in charge of the performance. The boss Holt looked at the sky above the arena, as if he was looking for the belief he had insisted on for many years. Why do you always lose more than you win against the Lakers?

The audience sang in chorus. Although they ran away seriously, they were full of momentum. The entire ATT center was filled with an atmosphere of common hatred and hatred.

Li Yue swallowed his saliva, turned his head to look at the Lakers, and found that Jokic was in a daze, and the other teammates seemed to be affected by the atmosphere, and they were more or less nervous. Only Kobe stood upright with his hands behind his back, like a god of war. , can't wait to start fighting right away.
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The last note falls, the national anthem ends
The lights were turned on, the audience shouted and cheered in unison, followed by the sound of long whistles.Li Yue got up and walked into the field. He wanted to shake hands with the generals of the Spurs, but when he saw a pair of 'rejecting' eyes, he went straight to the bottom left of the center circle and stood still.

The starting lineup of the two teams, point guard Clarkson vs. Parker, shooting guard Kobe vs. Green, small forward Li Yue vs. Leonard, power forward Landry vs. Bonner, center Gobert vs. Duncan.The coaching staff did not agree to arrange Iguoda's first game, the purpose is to keep him leading the second team to deal with Ginobili, and smoothly complete the lineup rotation transition.

The referee came to the middle circle, gestured left and right to explain, and threw the ball up with both hands.

Snapped!Duncan touched the ball first, swung it back vigorously, Parker picked it up in his hand, and slowly pushed forward.

The Spurs attacked first, the announcer dragged his voice and shouted, and the audience applauded and cheered.

The Spurs settled in a V formation, Parker dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and Duncan went up to the wall to screen.

Parker moved the ball to the left, Gobert stayed at the free throw line, and Clarkson went around the screen to catch up.

Unexpectedly, Parker slowed down at the free throw line, pulled his left hand low in advance to replace his right hand, and changed to the right to break in, Clarkson missed.

Gobert went up to intercept, Duncan saw the opportunity and cut down, caught the ball thrown from Parker's head, pushed the ball against Clarkson, kicked off the ground, and hit the board with his left hand.

boom!The basketball rebounded into the net, 0 to 2.

There were cheers at the scene, Clarkson caught the ball from the bottom line, and the audience shouted for defense in unison.

Li Yue ran to the bottom corner on the left, saw Clarkson bring the ball to the frontcourt, bowed and started running to 45 degrees to the left, forming an off-ball cross screen with Kobe.

Clarkson immediately passed the ball, Li Yue received it, watched for a moment, and threw the ball to the right elbow.

Gobert catches the ball and raises it high, and then divides the right waist. Landry catches the ball and hits Bonner with a dislocated back.

Bonner's defense was mediocre, and Landry's back play was also very mediocre. He made several hard shots, but he couldn't get any space.

Duncan took the initiative to shrink the double-team, and Landry moved the ball and ran to the right corner unknowingly, which was extremely easy to be locked.

Li Yue quickly ran to the top of the arc, raised his hand to receive the pass, and took advantage of the situation to put on a three-threat pose, facing Leonard directly.

The audience booed and interfered. Li Yue weighed in for a moment, then dropped the ball with his left hand and lowered his center of gravity. Seeing Leonard turn sideways, he immediately changed direction with his crotch in front of him, and raised his right shoulder as a gesture to kick the ground.

Leonard hurriedly twisted his hips and moved sideways, Li Yue switched his right hand to his left, lowered his shoulders, crossed his steps, and rushed to the left.The two opened up a body distance in an instant, Li Yue rushed to the free throw line, put his hands together and took another step, facing the Spurs, the three of them surrounded and took off, throwing with his left hand.

Boom!The basketball hits the hoop and into the net.

Bonner picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds, raised his hand and sent it to Parker, and the Spurs rushed to attack.The audience cheered, Parker dribbled the ball to the right wing, passed it to Green at the top of the arc, strode in and cut to the baseline, and with the help of Leonard's cover, forced to rush to the left wing.

Green passed back as usual, but Clarkson was not thrown off, and he reached out to grab it, almost completing the steal.

Parker stabilized his figure, observed for a while, then used Duncan's cover to throw off the defense, and walked off the line to hit the basket.Gobert struggled to catch up, and the audience raised their hands to block the space for layups, like the ceiling above the arena, with a huge coverage.

Parker came to the basket, hesitated for a moment and did not dare to make a shot, twisted his hips and rushed to the free throw line, raised his hand and threw the ball to the top of the arc.

Green received the ball, made a fake shot to fly Kobe, and then dribbled to the right to find an open space.

But Clarkson wisely gave up chasing Parker and gave priority to blocking.

With only 6 seconds left in the attack time, Green did not panic at all and passed the ball back again.
And Parker rushed to catch the ball and rushed to the right waist in the blink of an eye.

Li Yue shrunk and intercepted, Parker made an emergency stop and took off, and made a mid-range shot with an extreme fallback.

Swish!The basketball went into the net hollow, 4 to 2.

The whistle sounded after the 24-second attack, and the audience cheered excitedly.

Turning to the Lakers attack, Kobe broke through to the basket and scored the ball. Landry caught the ball at the top of the arc and made a mid-range shot.Parker picked up the basketball and ran forward, making a long pass from the center line. Duncan caught the ball at the free throw line, feinted to avoid Gobert, and made a low-handed basket.

"Wow, from the current point of view, Duncan and Parker are in good condition and feel hot." Van Gundy said, "They seem to have been waiting for a long time, and they vowed to beat the Lakers tonight and wash away the painful memory of 0 to 4."

"Since the veteran is the key, I am looking forward to Kobe's response." Jackson said, "He is very good at playing the Spurs."

(End of this chapter)