I just play ball

Chapter 426 Not even 3 minutes
With LeBron's strong performance and the return of the Cavaliers' main players such as Irving, the game once again entered an alternate leading situation.

After halftime, the Lakers led 61 to 57. The whole team returned to the locker room and chatted about the difference between the Heat and the Cavaliers.

LeBron chose to return to Cleveland in the off-season, coupled with the big deal to get Love, many people thought that the Cavaliers would definitely become a strong contender for the championship in the new season. The Lakers also regarded the Cavaliers as their imaginary opponents. .

But after halftime, I found that the Cavaliers were so-so, far behind the Warriors and Spurs, and even worse than last season's fully weakened Heat. Irving did not play the role of a cold-blooded assassin as expected. , Love also did not show the strength of the data madman during the Timberwolves period, all thanks to LeBron's single-handed support.

The Lakers chatted for a long time and agreed with Iguodala's point of view:

That is, the Cavaliers have not found a way to use LeBron with maximum efficiency. The responsibility should be attributed to Cavaliers coach Blatt. At the beginning of the season, he was full of confidence to play Princeton's tactical system. As a result, he did not see Love supporting him at a high position. , I didn't see Irving and LeBron cut and run back. After half the game, I only saw chugs and shots.

In short, Li Yue felt that Princeton was a more mysterious system than the triangle offense.

Because compared to the triangle offense, Princeton is really complicated. In recent years, none of the teams that claim to play the Princeton system can play, such as the Lakers in the first half of the 12-13 season. It's a mess.

The reason is that the basic difficulty of the triangle offense lies in the running position, and the advanced difficulty lies in the point guard giving up the ball and being an honest tool. Princeton not only needs these two points, but also requires the players in the team to have good vision and pass the ball. skill.

But the Kings team in 02 was hard to come by. The Princeton system has long been eliminated in the history of basketball development. At most, a few tricks were adopted by some suitable teams. It is no longer possible to become the core offensive system of an NBA-level team. .

What's more, LeBron may still play off the ball, and it is absolutely impossible for Irving to be a tool man honestly.

During the discussion with laughter and laughter, the entire Lakers team returned to the court and warmed up for shooting in advance.

While there was still time, LeBron took Kobe and Li Yue to chat on the technical desk for a while, saying that he would treat guests to dinner.

Considering that the team would rest for one night before leaving Cleveland after the game, Li Yue and Li Yue readily agreed.

In a blink of an eye, the intermission is over and the game continues.

LeBron still played bravely, scoring five points in a row in the first 2 minutes, which aroused the cheers of the audience, but JR frequently hit the iron.

For the Lakers, Li Yue and Kobe didn't play the main attack, but Gasol scored with ease many times.

The Lakers always maintained a slight lead. With Price's defensive foul, the third quarter was played with 6 minutes and 02 seconds left. The referee blew his whistle to stop the game and gave the Cavaliers the frontcourt sideline ball.

The whistle sounded, and the announcer notified Marion to replace LeBron and Jokic to replace Gasol.

Cavaliers lineup changed: Irving, JR, Marion, Love, Mozgov.

The Lakers lineup became: Price, Kobe, Li Yue, Covington, Jokic.

Li Yue looked up at the big screen and found that the Lakers led 67 to 63. Compared with the shooting percentage of the two teams, the Cavaliers only had LeBron who had rested, and everyone else was a king-level blacksmith.

What is more surprising is that Love played for 6 minutes without scoring or making mistakes, and all the statistics were all zero.

If you suddenly see the statistics, you will definitely think that Love has not appeared, or suspect that the statistics are wrong.

"We can definitely take this opportunity to step up our offensive!" Li Yue had a plan, and he pulled Kobe to whisper.

Just as the two finished speaking, the referee just blew his whistle to remind them, and the game continued.

Cheers sounded in the arena. JR raised his hand to catch the ball on the left center line, leaned against Kobe sideways, lowered his center of gravity, and rushed to the left 45-degree three-point line with big strides. With the help of Mozgov's cover, his face was full Dive in confidently.

Jokic did not switch defenses to intercept, and stood grinningly waiting on the edge of the paint, while Kobe squeezed through the screen and chased behind JR.

Seeing that there was no way to go, JR followed Owen's example and passed the ball towards Mozgov.

The strength of the shot is much stronger than that of Irving. The rebound of the basketball is high enough that Mozgov does not need to bend down 90 degrees to pick it up. to the front.

Jokic caught the basketball casually, and when the Cavaliers ran away, he threw it to Kobe nearby.

The Lakers counterattacked, and Kobe slowly dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, beckoning for a screen.

Jokic swung his arms up the wall, Kobe left and then right, feinted around Marion, and rushed to his right elbow.

Mozgov chose to switch defenses to intercept, and Marion also chased from behind. Kobe slowed down and paused for a moment, then continued to rush to the basket.

Mozgov's speed was completely unable to form an effective interception. Love hurriedly shrank and intercepted from the short corner on the left.
Facing the siege of three people, Kobe took off from the basket, bowed his body and handed over the ball.

Covington raised his hand to catch it, kicked off the ground and took off, ignoring the interference of Love's turn, and pulled the ball vigorously with both hands to hit the basket.

Boom!The basketball went into the net, 69 to 63.

The Cavaliers attack, Irving catches the ball from the bottom line in the backcourt, and Price personally interferes.

The two slowly walked across the center line, Irving stopped the ball at the LOGO position, and Love and Mozgov stepped forward at the same time to set up the wall.

Li Yue can tell at a glance that this is a typical high-post double-block tactic, and the Clippers often use it to attack.

Blatter may also want to implement this tactic in the Cavaliers, but Irving is not Paul, and he cannot skillfully switch between possession and organization. The difference between his personal passing and shooting movements is particularly obvious, and defensive players only need to pay attention It can be identified, and the consequence is that defensive players can adopt different defensive strategies based on prediction, and the pick-and-roll effect is directly zeroed.

With a flash of thought, Owen used Mozgov's cover, chased against Plath, and forced a breakthrough on the right.

He bowed and accelerated without looking at the other Cavaliers at all, even out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing this situation, Li Yue shouted loudly, except for Kobe, the Lakers must either continue to chase, or shrink and intercept.

Owen rushed to the basket on the right side with difficulty. When he looked up, he saw three rough guys with a height of two meters surrounding him. At the same time, there was a guy behind his butt that was about to move. How could he dare to make a basket, but he just stopped and raised his hand. The basketball was shot by someone.

In the chaos, the three of the Lakers jumped up and competed at the same time, but Irving succeeded in picking up the miss.

Perhaps because of the scramble for the basketball, the encircled formation was loosened, and Irving quickly threw the ball to the right wing.

But this passing action is like the brightest star in the night sky, everyone can see it. Kobe let go of JR and flew forward to press.

Love took off to catch it, shaking his hands in a panic, and accidentally flipped the ball away. He turned around and tried to find it again, but saw the basketball fly out of the sideline.

Beep!The referee blew his whistle to punish the violation and gave the Lakers the right to the ball in the backcourt, and the game entered an official timeout.

"Do you feel it?" Van Gundy said. "Since LeBron left, the Cavaliers have become another team. No organization, no command. It looks like a second-rate college team. It's not like that at the end of the festival."

"I can tell." Jackson said, "I think the problem is that at the end of the first quarter, Li Yue also left the field to rest. The Lakers, led by Kobe, played a normal offensive and defensive rhythm throughout the entire process, and did not engage in too many tricks."

"The current situation is not good for the Cavaliers." Van Gundy said, "Coach Blatt had better arrange for LeBron to play, otherwise, in terms of the strength of the Lakers, it is very likely that the victory will be established through a wave of offensive climax."

"LeBron didn't rest for 1 minute in the second quarter, and he has played 6 minutes in a row in the third quarter, and he is still the team's main offensive and defensive force." Jackson said, "It is best to let him rest for a while, even if it is only 3 minutes, it can be as long as possible." Call timeout."

"That's why LeBron was replaced just now." Van Gundy said, "Coach Blatter knows that an official timeout is coming, but the current situation wakes up. After the timeout, LeBron can rest for at most 1 minute."

The whistle sounded in the arena, the cheerleaders finished their performance and left, and LeBron was still sitting on the bench to rest.

The Lakers came on stage talking and laughing, and discussed Li Yue's suggestion during the timeout.

The Lakers attacked, and Price caught the ball from the left sideline of the backcourt, slowly brought it across the center line, and raised his hand and threw it to the top of the arc.

Kobe received the ball and raised his hand to direct the movement.

A moment later, Jokic climbed up the wall to block JR, and Li Yue used the cover to go around to the left wing and stand still.

Kobe pulls the ball to the right and breaks through. Facing Mozgov, he switches defenses and intercepts.

Marion quickly moved laterally from the left wing to help defend, and Kobe stopped suddenly and raised his hand to split the ball.

Li Yue received the ball, kicked off the ground, ignored Marion's return, and raised his hand to throw a three-pointer.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, leading 72 to 63.

Li Yue turned his head to look at the Cavaliers' bench, and found that LeBron was a little impatient.

The announcer yelled for guidance, and the audience cheered along.

Irving ran the ball across the halfway line, pausing and waiting for his teammates to move.

But Love came late, the Cavaliers lost a meat shield, the quality of the cover was low, and they failed to run out of good opportunities.

Owen pouted and shook his head, raised his hand and called for cover, and Mozgov trotted forward to set up the wall.

Price was blocked, and Owen took the opportunity to pull the ball to the right and break through.

It's a pity that he was far away from the three-point line. Price froze around the screen and blocked the way again.

Owen made an emergency stop and changed hands behind his back, changed to walking and breaking through, and also made a rhythmic defense on purpose, fast, slow, fast, fast, slow.

The riot made a lot of moves and looked dazzling, but Covington completely blocked it with a shrinking defense.

Owen stopped suddenly, raised his hand and threw the ball to the left wing, Love received it, turned around and divided the left corner.The opportunity to make a good shot was lost, Irving shrugged and spread his hands to show his confusion, while JR caught the ball and ran out, taking advantage of Love to cover.

Covington switched defenses and intercepted, and Kobe squeezed through the screen to catch up, but Love did not cut inside.

What kind of shit is this?

Why didn't he disassemble the inside cut and help take away the defender? That's the basic common sense of basketball players.

Li Yue reacted and shouted loudly for double-teaming.

The sound could be heard in the audience, Kobe accelerated to catch up with JR, and formed a pincer attack with Covington.

Blatter yelled to respond from the sidelines, Love stood still, and the other three Cavaliers moved in the same way.

JR is also very hard headed. He raised his left elbow to push Kobe away, and rushed to the top of the arc close to Covington.

Seeing that it was coming to his door, Li Yue stepped forward to grab it, forming a three-person attack in an instant.

In a hurry, JR stepped forward and then held hands, the basketball lost its body protection and was completely exposed.

Kobe reached for it, grabbed it, and handed it to Li Yue, and the Lakers counterattacked.

The two were already at the top of the arc and had a geographical advantage. Before the Cavaliers caught up immediately, Li Yue rushed into the paint area of ​​the frontcourt without any hindrance. He didn't even have the desire to dunk. Score a layup.

74 to 63, the Lakers played a 7-0 attack wave, which took less than one and a half minutes.

LeBron stood up and seemed to want to re-enter the game.

Blatter shook his head and waved his hands, as if he thought it was unnecessary, and instead arranged for TT to replace Love.

"Wow, the Cavaliers seem to be dissatisfied with Love's performance in such a rotation?" Van Gundy laughed, "But I don't know if anyone has noticed that as of now, all his statistics are all zero?"

"Yes, I think the reason why he didn't open the inside cut just now is mostly because he thought that JR would not pass the ball to him." Jackson said, "Even Irving passed the ball when he had nowhere to go, let alone Moz. Goff and Marion didn't move either."

After the referee was assigned, the Lakers Gobert replaced Jokic.

The Cavaliers kicked off from the bottom line in the backcourt, and the audience stood up and applauded. LeBron pressed his hands down to remind him to control the rhythm.

Irving took the ball across the center line, and broke through to the left with the help of Mozgov's cover. He stopped at the three-point line and took off, deliberately raising the arc.

Come on!Regardless of whether it hits or not, LeBron's reminder just now is useless!

Li Yue subconsciously turned his head to look at the Cavaliers' bench and found LeBron showing helplessness.

when!The basketball hit the rim, rebounded and flew over the top of the backboard, and fell under the eyes of everyone.

TT jumped up to grab it, and when he was about to catch it, Gobert, with a pair of long arms, rushed out from halfway, grabbing the basketball abruptly.

The Lakers counterattacked, Kobe caught the ball and advanced quickly, and the right wing of the frontcourt used Covington to cover and break through.

The two brothers JR and TT teamed up to double-team, Kobe stopped suddenly and raised his hand, throwing the ball over his head to the left half.

Price caught the ball at 45 degrees, took advantage of Gobert's cover, and broke through on the left.

The two knights flanked each other, Price stopped abruptly and turned around.

He raised his hand to pass it to Li Yue, but he made the same mistake as Owen, and his intention was too obvious.

Marion flew out from the bottom corner and completed the steal from the middle, but Li Yue stretched out his hand and snatched the ball back.

The Cavaliers had already run to the three-point line, and the basket was empty. Li Yue rushed into the paint. Seeing TT approaching, he threw the ball to Kobe, who was in the air, and the two formed a two-on-one advantage.

boom!The basketball hit the board and rebounded into the net, and the Lakers scored two more points, leading 76 to 63.

LeBron couldn't sit still at all, he got up and walked to Blatt's side, and began to communicate.

On the court, the Cavaliers continued to attack, and JR took the ball to the left wing.

Facing Kobe's defense, JR deliberated for a long time and chose to throw the ball 45 degrees to the left.

Irving received the ball, waited for a while, and with the help of Mozgov's cover, he slowly moved to the left.The rhythm of this action, no matter how you look at it, does not really want to hit the basket. Price is very relieved to squeeze through the screen to catch up, and Gobert stays at the free throw line without moving.

Sure enough, Irving passed the ball back.

JR takes the ball at the top of the arc, starts with a three-threat action, steps forward to test it once, and grabs the ball to the right.

Kobe twisted his hips and turned to the side, sliding his feet to catch up. JR made a sudden stop to pull the ball and retreated, rushing to shoot a three-pointer.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

TT pushed Covington down, received the basketball and took off on the spot, with the momentum like a tiger descending the mountain.

Beep!The referee whistled, whistled a technical foul, and gave the Lakers a free throw.

The fans booed wildly. Li Yue was in charge of executing the free throw and hit it easily. The Lakers led 77 to 63.

Turning around, LeBron walked in shaking his head, and there were 3 minutes and 12 seconds left before the end of the third quarter.

In other words, except for the timeout, LeBron's rest time is less than 3 minutes.

"We're sure to win!" Li Yue raised his hands and clapped Kobe Bryant, full of confidence.

(End of this chapter)