I just play ball

Chapter 423 Chapter 423
Six o'clock in the evening, Quicken Loans Center.

In the ESPN commentary booth, David Dave sat between Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, excitedly reading the opening speech.

After reading it in a blink of an eye, David immediately asked: "What do you two think about this game, which side has a better chance of winning?"

"Honestly, it's hard to say!" Van Gundy pouted, "These two teams cannot be imagined according to the conventional thinking, no matter how much they have won or lost before, no matter whether they are played back to back, no matter whether there are players absent, everything depends on the performance on the spot. .”

"I think the Cavaliers have a higher probability of winning." Jackson said, "There are two reasons. The first is that Love has played very well recently. He is the key factor for the Cavaliers to go from a four-game losing streak to a nine-game winning streak. It’s difficult for a lot of teams to defend him efficiently because he can drill the low post, and the second is that no one on the Lakers side can defend Kyrie Irving, not even Kobe.”

After Jackson finished speaking, he motioned for David to answer with his eyes.

David was stunned, and then said: "If I didn't miss it, you didn't mention the role that LeBron can play?"

"Yeah!" Jackson nodded, "I know what you want to say. LeBron's ability to play a role has long been doomed. The Lakers have a lot of experience in how to defend him. It is difficult for him to play novel performances. Winning depends on other people."

"Then let's see if it turns out to be what you predicted..."
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Inside, the national anthem was played.

Li Yue got up and walked to the technical stage, hugged LeBron shoulder to shoulder, and Kobe joined in.

The three chatted for a while, and all of them left with smiling faces, as if they didn't care much about the game.

Li Yue walked to the bottom left of the center circle and stood still, waiting for the others and the referee to take their seats, thinking silently.

Except for the Thunder that Durant is missing due to injury and the upcoming Cavaliers, the Lakers have defeated many strong teams this season. Only the Warriors pose a greater threat. If injuries can be avoided, there is great hope for a three-peat.

And this game against the Cavaliers has attracted national attention, and the minimum ticket price for a rural venue like Quicken Loans Arena is nearly 400 US dollars. The reason is probably that many people want to see the Lakers fail.

This is human nature. When the strong first appeared, people would praise, sing, and worship.

But after a long time, people will want to destroy the strong, anyway, there is a bit of a cycle.

After this game, one of the two teams will definitely break the winning streak, which can be said to be something that fans love to see.

After thinking about it, a short whistle sounded.

Li Yue looked up at the referee who entered the field, and suddenly saw Rihanna, LeBron's super fan, shouting excitedly.

There is no doubt that it is true love to go to a place like Kecun to watch football.

In a blink of an eye, the two teams started all in place.

Lakers, Clarkson, Kobe, Li Yue, Landry, Gasol.

Cavaliers, Irving, JR, LeBron, Love, Mozgov.

The opening jump ball, the Cavaliers got it, Irving picked up the basketball and moved forward.

Take it across the center line, pass to the left wing, and stride to the free throw line, while JR catches the ball and waits.

At the same time, LeBron and Love formed an off-ball cross screen under the basket, one ran to the right and the other to the left.

Li Yue and Landry chased after each other, and the basket was emptied in an instant.

Mozgov, who was standing at the free throw line, took the opportunity to make an air cut, and Gasol chased after him, but Irving was delayed.

JR immediately passed the ball, Mozgov received the ball, sideways avoided Li Yue's flying pounce, and easily put the basket to score.

"There is something wrong with this opening tactic. It makes full use of the characteristics of the Cavaliers lineup. All five players participate in the offense. Why is Blatt an average coach? Why do the fans always spray him with rubbish?" Li Yue ran forward, sighing in his heart I should have studied the tactics of the Cavaliers in advance, but it was a bit busy to fly over overnight last night.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe took the ball to the top of the arc, handed it to Clarkson, and ran left around the baseline with the help of a screen.

After trying to cooperate with his side at a high position, Kobe finally circled to the left 45 degrees, caught the ball against JR and made a strong three-pointer.

The basketball smashed the basket and hit the iron, Love grabbed the rebound and threw it to Irving, and the Cavaliers launched a counterattack.

Irving quickly took the ball across the center line, stopped the ball at 45 degrees on the left, and raised his hand to signal the team to go low.

LeBron lifted from the right wing and held up his left hand for the basketball.

Irving didn't give it, and LeBron also raised his hand, signaling the whole team to move to the left half.

Mozgov, who was about to start running, was dumbfounded and stood at the free throw line in a daze, as if he didn't know who to listen to. Love ran to the low post, JR ran to the right, and the Cavaliers' offensive formation became completely different. It's very weird.

The shot clock was ticking, and there were only 11 seconds left in the blink of an eye.

LeBron frowned slightly, put down his raised left hand, and strode towards the bottom corner on the right.

"This is to believe in Irving!" Li Yue felt a little different, knowing that LeBron was willing to make statistical sacrifices for the team.

Irving immediately beckoned for a pick-and-roll, and Mozgov hurried up to set up a wall at the top of the arc to block Clarkson.

I saw Irving break through to the right, rush to the free throw line, suddenly hit the ground ball, and wanted to pass it to Mozgov who disassembled and slid down.

But this kind of passing in a small range and high-speed movement is very unfriendly to big centers.

Mozgov hastily bent down to pick it up, but before he could hold it firmly, he was snatched away by Landry, who shrank and intercepted.

The Lakers counterattacked, and Kobe caught the ball and quickly brought it to the left wing of the frontcourt. He stopped and made a long pass to the left corner.

Li Yue took off to catch the ball, and raised his hands when he landed. Seeing LeBron jumping up and flying, he stopped his movement decisively, bent sideways to avoid it, raised his feet and took a big step forward, kicked off the ground and jumped again, and shot easily Two points long.

bass!The basketball is hollow into the net.

"Irving still has a long way to go in terms of organization and pass selection." Jackson said, "He should hand over the ball to LeBron and take charge of the tough tasks. That is the most suitable role for him. "

"I think this should be arranged by Coach Blatt," Van Gundy said. "As the head coach, he should clarify the responsibilities of each player in the team. Otherwise, Irving has played point guard for three years, why can't he continue to play?"

The Cavaliers attacked, LeBron took the ball early in the backcourt, slowly brought it across the center line, and the left wing sought cover.

Love's blocking effect is very good, but the time is too short, LeBron has not pulled out the space, he has already disassembled and walked in.

Li Yue bypassed the screen and blocked the breakthrough route again. LeBron chose to throw the ball to the right wing.

Irving received the ball, started with a three-threat action, and with the help of Mozgov's cover, he rushed to the free throw line with a big stride.

Clarkson was so fast that he squeezed through the screen and caught up behind him in the blink of an eye. Gasol and Landry also shrank to the paint.

With no way to go, no way to retreat, Owen made an emergency stop and passed the ball back, with 8 seconds left in the attack time.

LeBron received the ball two steps away from the top of the arc. Considering the difference in his three-point shooting percentage and breakthrough ability, Li Yue retreated decisively to within the three-point line, making it clear that he was going to let him shoot, while Kobe was close to JR, pinching the ball. Break the passing lane.

LeBron held the ball with both hands for a long time, but the other Cavaliers did not run out of space.

With only 4 seconds left in the attack time, LeBron slowly raised his hand and head to aim at the basket, kicked off the ground and shot a three-pointer.

when!Smashing the basket and rebounding.

Love grabbed the offensive rebound, turned around and handed it to JR, stuck Landry with his back, and raised his hand for a return pass.

But JR didn't have that idea at all. He caught the ball with luck, and even LeBron ignored it, and made a strong three-pointer against Kobe.

when!The smashing basket fell.

Gasol grabbed the rebound, Li Yue took the ball and pushed forward, and an idea came to his mind.

"Just the cooperation of the Cavaliers? How did they get 9 consecutive victories? The west is strong and the east is weak?
(End of this chapter)