I just play ball

Chapter 428 Don't even need Kobe
On the evening of the [-]th, Staples Center.

In the TNT commentary booth, Reggie Miller sat side by side with Isiah Thomas, wearing headphones.

"Good evening! Our old friend Marvin is temporarily absent tonight. This game will be explained and analyzed by Isiah and I." Miller said, "Let's talk about the interview with Coach Brooks first. Do you think it is feasible? "

"I agree with that view." Thomas said, "As early as when the Lakers played against the Warriors, the shortcomings of the Lakers' lineup were exposed. They only had two ball-holding points, Li Yue and Kobe. Originally, Iguodala was also counted. But since he joined the Lakers, mainly responsible for defense and bonding, his ability to handle the ball has declined significantly."

"So you think that Russell can launch a strong attack first. After all, with Russell's current speed, no one on the Lakers can catch up." Miller said, "Then Reggie and other substitutes will take turns bombing, trying to force Kobe to take a shot." More shots!"

"Yes, I think it's OK." Thomas nodded, "If Durant is not injured, there will be greater hope."

"Then let me see if Coach Brooks will actually do it."
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Inside, the national anthem was played.

The whistle sounded, and Li Yue stood up from his chair, walked to the front of the technical stage, and danced awkwardly with Nick Yang.

The lead singer of Maroon [-], Adam Levine, ran over to join, and the BGM was quickly changed to "sugar", and then the audience sang in chorus.

After the referee blew his whistle to remind him, Li Yue turned around and ran into the field, standing still at the bottom right of the center circle.

Westbrook came up to give high-fives, and Li Yue waved to Durant, who was sitting behind the Thunder's bench, from a distance.

In terms of lineup, point guard Price vs. Westbrook, shooting guard Kobe vs. Perry, small forward Li Yue vs. Anderson, power forward Davis vs. Ibaka, center Gasol vs. Adams, the advantages and disadvantages of each position are very different. obvious.

Before the start of the game, D'Antoni explained to the whole team the reason for such formation, which is to put Clarkson, Landry, and Iguodala on the bench, and try their best to defeat the Thunder by suppressing both ends of the offense and defense. .

In other words, it was against the Thunder. Since the opponent wanted to use the substitute lineup as a breakthrough, they would fight back with fire. In the nationally broadcast game, they would set up an image of the Lakers being invincible in all aspects to other teams.

As for the starting lineup, on the Thunder side, Westbrook has the ability to attack with the ball alone. Ibaka can still shoot mid-range shots. Adams can only eat cakes and play hard at the basket. Robertson can only defend and Perry is completely filling.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about the lack of firepower, and there is no need for Kobe to play the main role. Li Yue can do it alone.

The referee tossed the ball lightly, and the centers of the two teams competed to take off. Adams touched the ball first and moved it back vigorously.

Perry received the basketball, the Thunder launched an offense, boos broke out in the arena.

Westbrook took the ball to the left at 45 degrees, handed it to Adams, accelerated to the left waist, caught Price with his back, stretched out his right hand to ask for the basketball, and other Thunder players moved to the right one after another. It is to take advantage of the body.

Doing so means that the Thunder seems to really want to do that, and Coach Brooks is using a conspiracy.

I saw Westbrook hitting the top repeatedly, squeezing the space easily, turning around calmly, taking off and throwing.

The previous movements are smooth and beautiful, but the last shot is a bit stuck and ugly.

Davis grabbed the defensive rebound and handed it to Price nearby, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

The audience cheered in unison, Price dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, patted on the spot and waited.

Kobe started running from the right waist, used a cover to go around the left wing, and waited with his hands raised when receiving the pass. At the same time, Li Yue started running from the left corner, and with the help of Plath, he went down to cover and rushed to the top of the arc. .

Kobe passed the ball, Li Yue received the ball, and then cooperated with Davis as a screen.

Robertson quickly squeezed through the screen, Ibaka took the initiative to attack, and for a while, Davis was left unattended.

Li Yue pulled the ball sideways, raised his hand and threw the ball over.As soon as Davis received the ball, Perry moved laterally from his left elbow to interfere with the delay, causing Kobe to be temporarily unguarded, but Ibaka took the opportunity to return to the defensive range.

With such a defensive rotation, Li Yue is really not allowed to attack, and Kobe is encouraged to attack casually.

Davis hesitated for half a second, stepped forward, forced a three-step layup, ignored Ibaka's pursuit, ignored Adams' interception, jumped up, gliding and smashing the dunk.

The momentum was quite strong, but it couldn't escape Ibaka's long arm. The basketball was disturbed and flew out of Davis's hands. There were noises in the air and no goal.Gasol took off to grab the rebound, landed and immediately got up again, facing Ibaka's upper arm to put the basket.

Snapped!Ibaka slaps the basketball with a cap.

The referee blew his whistle and gave the Lakers the right to the frontcourt baseline.

"Wow, if Ibaka hadn't suffered that serious injury, he should be a contender for the best defensive player of the year now." Miller said with a hint of regret in his tone, "He now takes off from a lower height than before, otherwise it should be two consecutive Big hat."

Soon, the referee set up.

Kobe stood outside the boundary and waited for the ball. Li Yue started from the free throw line and went around to the left sideline to catch the ball with the help of a screen.

Seeing that the Thunder's defensive center of gravity was gathering towards the left half, Li Yue raised his hand and threw the ball towards the LOGO area.

Price caught the ball and held it around his waist, raised his left hand to direct the team to run.

Li Yue turned his head and glanced at the audience's positions, and immediately moved to his left elbow, setting up a human wall as a positioning cover.

After Kobe ran past, he continued to run in, taking away the defender and leaving space.

And Kobe ran to the 45-degree position to catch the ball, pretending to hit back, but in fact passed back hand-to-hand, and screened by the way.

Price catches the ball and goes straight to the short corner on the left, where there is a lot of open space, Westbrook is still half a body short, and decisively stops and takes off to make a mid-range shot.

bass!The basketball went into the net, the Lakers led 2-0, and applause rang out in the arena.

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook caught the ball and pushed forward, and Plath began to put defensive pressure from the center line.

The two ran across the center line with their front and back feet. Westbrook tried for a long time, resisted not having a single, raised his hand and threw the ball to Adams with his right elbow.

The Thunder began to run various screens, but they didn't get a better chance when they ran around. In the end, Westbrook came out from the baseline, received a pass from Adams, and handed it to Ibaka, honestly. Play the most basic pick-and-roll tactics.

But after running for so long, when Ibaka received the ball, there were only five seconds left in the attack time, and Westbrook was stuck by Plath again.

Seeing that there was no chance, Ibaka took off with the ball and faced Davis interference. At the top of the arc, he made a difficult long shot with a fadeaway.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Li Yue grabbed the rebound, handed it over to Kobe, and quickly ran to the right corner of the frontcourt.

Kobe took the ball to the right wing, turned around and threw it to Gasol at the top of the arc, and also ran to the right corner.Just when Gasol passed the ball to Price on the right wing, Li Yue kicked off the ground, used Kobe's cover to get rid of Robertson, and flew to the top of the arc.

Price passed the ball, Li Yue received the ball, and with Gasol in front of him as a screen, he took off decisively and shot a three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, and the Lakers led 5 to 0.

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, used Adams to cover, and broke through on the left.

Gasol switched defenses to intercept, Westbrook changed direction ahead of time, changed to the right to break through, and leaned sideways against Gasol for three strong steps.

when!The basketball hit the hoop and fell.

Davis jumped high to get the rebound, and Kobe caught the ball across the halfway line, passed it to Price, and headed straight for the paint.Price changed hands and made another pass. Li Yue received the ball from the right wing. Seeing that Gasol reversed and used Kobe's cover to cut inside, he immediately put the ball straight to the basket.

Boom!Gasol scored dunks with both hands, 7-0.

"It seems that the Lakers don't need Kobe to play, and they can score easily. What will the Thunder do next?"

(End of this chapter)