I just play ball

Chapter 429

On the court, the Thunder attacked.

Westbrook dribbled the ball across the center line, threw it to Robertson at the top of the arc, and strode towards the bottom corner.

Considering that Robertson basically can't shoot, Li Yue decisively retreated half a step to leave a buffer space in advance.

Sure enough, Robertson held the ball with both hands. After hesitating for a moment, he threw the ball sideways to the left waist.

Ibaka raised his hand to catch the ball, turned around to face the basket, and with his left foot as the axis, he stepped out with his right foot frequently, shaking his shoulders.

The range of motion was quite large, and Davis also adjusted his pace to adapt. The two faced each other for a long time, and Ibaka jumped up and shot with both feet.

when!The basketball hit the basket and spun twice before falling into the net. The two teams scored 7-2.

Ibaka is tall and long-armed, with a soft touch. He has always been good at mid-range and long-range shots. He even had a magical record of 14 consecutive hits. He can be described as an excellent space-based power forward candidate in the small ball era. There will also be wonderful performances like Ibaka, but it is a pity that he was born at an untimely time and cannot resist the arrangement of fate.

Turning to the Lakers to attack, Price caught the ball across the center line, threw it to Kobe, and cut into the paint by himself.

Bryant throws the ball to Gasol on the left wing, and also uses Davis to cover the inside cut.

And Davis took advantage of the opportunity to mention the top of the arc, received a pass from Gasol, and turned to the left to find someone.

At the same time, Price made a sudden stop and ran back, and with the help of Kobe's cover, he rushed to the right sideline.

Li Yue was already standing on the wall on the right waist, and Price easily got rid of Westbrook and arrived smoothly.

Seeing a wide open, Ibaka cleverly let go of Davis and blocked the passing route in advance.

Davis reacted a little slowly, and didn't dare to take the opportunity to break through for a layup, and the Lakers' offense stalled.

Li Yue hurried over, took over the pass, continued to move to the right, and signaled Kobe to respond with his eyes.

Kobe started running from the right wing tacitly, but Li Yue feinted and threw the ball directly to the right basket.

This choice is made because the low post on the right side is very open and there is not much time left on the attack.

I saw Gasol catch the ball with his back, push Adams hard continuously, turn forward after three times, take off with one foot and make a hook shot.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Adams and Davis took off almost at the same time and competed. Davis touched the ball first, but he was about to fall out of bounds because of it.

In the blink of an eye, Li Gao raised his hands and shouted loudly to throw them casually.Davis may have heard it, and threw the ball into the air in the same way that the Matrix dodged bullets.It's a pity that Adams jumped high and slapped the ball and flew the ball off the court.

Beep!The referee blew his whistle, whistled for an out-of-bounds violation, and gave the Lakers the right to the ball in the frontcourt.

Taking advantage of the referee's arrangement, Kobe pulled Davis and urged, emphasizing that he must be decisive.

Davis nodded in agreement, Quan Du each settled down according to the established tactics, and the three of them gathered in the paint area.

The referee blew the whistle to time, Davis held up the basketball and waited, and Li Yue circled to the left corner with the help of a cover.

Passing the ball, catching the ball, taking off and shooting, the whole process was smooth and smooth, and the Lakers easily scored two points, 9 to 2.

The Thunder attack, Westbrook catches the ball and advances from the baseline, and Price, as always, puts pressure early.

Such a defensive strategy does not pursue steals or make mistakes, but limits Westbrook's speed from the very beginning, and then achieves the purpose of slowing down the Thunder's offensive rhythm. After all, the Lakers have two veteran players, unlike the Thunder who are all young.

but!

Master Wei was born with a kind of self-confidence that I would never accept. Seeing that Price came up to delay, he was as impulsive as if he had been injected with stimulants. .

How could Price catch up, Westbrook rushed to the top of the arc like lightning, did not slow down at all, continued to rush to the free throw line, jumped up while running, ignored the interference of Gasol's raised hand, and threw the ball directly to the hoop below.

It seems that he wants to pass to Adams who is temporarily unguarded.

pity!

Master Wei's hands are not as delicate as Paul's, let alone at a high speed.

Adams hastily stretched out his hand, but the basketball flew out of the baseline, and the referee whistled for a violation.

The Lakers got the ball in the backcourt, and the audience cheered with a sense of 'mocking', and Westbrook turned around and returned to the defense angrily.

The Lakers attack, Price catches the ball across the center line, and throws it to Kobe.

Kobe immediately divided the right wing again, Li Yue received the ball and bowed, with his left foot as the axis to assume a three-threat pose.Seeing that Price moved to the right with the help of the screen, Li Yue threw the ball to Davis at the top of the arc, turned around and ran to the left waist to stand on the fixed wall.

Price arrived just in time, took the opportunity to use the screen to get rid of Westbrook, rushed to the right 45 degrees to catch the ball, made an emergency stop and shot a three-pointer.

when!The basketball smashed the basket and hit the iron, Ibaka grabbed a defensive rebound, and the Thunder launched a counterattack.

Price looked depressed, and Li Yue waved and shouted: Very good, very good, continue next time.

This is not deliberate consolation, but sincere encouragement. Price has already followed the established tactics to run out of open space, and there is no problem with his shot selection, but he just failed to make a shot. He deserves support and just come back next time.

Westbrook took the ball across the center line, perhaps calmed down because of Coach Brooks' yelling, and did not speed up.

Seeing this, Plath stepped forward to press, Westbrook hurriedly pulled the ball to get rid of it, and accidentally let go.

The basketball rolled to the left sideline, and Westbrook slowed down and ran wildly to catch up, grabbing it before it went out of bounds.

Perhaps it was because of the sudden rush that once again mobilized the motor cells in his body, Westbrook's cooling-off period ended. He made a sharp change in front of him, sideways against Price, and rushed inside like an angry bull.

Davis and Gasol hurriedly surrounded and flanked, Westbrook glided in the air, folded the lever, and switched hands for a layup.

The technical difficulty of this ball is as high as 6.0!

It's a pity that Gasol fouled early, and the basketball was disturbed and missed the basket.

The referee blows his whistle and gives two free throws.

Westbrook lay on the question board, pumped his fists and beat his chest, opened his mouth wide and roared passionately, and pulled Adams by the hand to stand up.

"Aside from other things, Westbrook's momentum is really awesome, a typical big brother style, and he really puts the responsibility of winning the ball on his shoulders." Li Yue felt emotional, walked to Kobe's side, and discussed in a low voice what to do. response.

Boosed all over the court, Westbrook stood at the free throw line.

The central big screen displays data. In the previous game against the Warriors, Westbrook made 30 of 11 shots, including 10 of 3 three-pointers. He scored a total of 33 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers.

Two free throws were made and the score became 9-4.

The Lakers attack, Price dribbles the ball across the center line, then throws it to Kobe, who then passes to Gasol on the right wing.

Davis came up from the free throw line, set a screen for Bryant who was rolling down, and raised his hand to receive the pass.

Kobe rushed into the paint and formed an off-ball cross screen with Price, one to the right and the other to the left.At the same time, Davis dribbles sideways to the right 45 degrees, hand to hand.

Li Yue received the ball and ran along the three-point line, staring straight at the left half, successfully driving the Thunder's defensive focus.Davis took the opportunity to make an air cut, received the pass from Li Yue without looking at the pass, ignored the threat of Adams' defense, leaped high, and dunked with both hands.

11 to 4, the Lakers firmly grasp the lead.

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook dribbled the ball across the center line, and raised his hand to Adams at the top of the arc.

Perry mentioned the 45-degree three-point line on the right, took the basketball with his back to Kobe, turned around, bent over, hit the ground and passed again.

The movement was slow and obvious, and Robertson didn't get stuck in his position. Li Yue stepped forward and bent over to grab it.

One hit!
Li Yue took advantage of the situation and threw the ball to Kobe, the Lakers launched a counterattack, and the fourth line quickly went down.

Kobe rushed to the right 45 degrees, broke through with the help of Davis' cover, Ibaka and Perry flanked back and forth.

Kobe made an emergency stop to score the ball. Davis had just received it when he was intercepted by Westbrook's lateral move.

Nick Young and others shouted reminders from the bench, Davis turned around in a hurry and passed the ball to Price, who was temporarily unguarded.

bass!The three-pointer went into the net.

14 to 4, the referee blew his whistle to stop the game, the Thunder requested a short timeout, and cheers rang out in the arena.

"Have you noticed?" Miller said, "The Lakers' lead wasn't from Kobe Bryant or Li Yue shooting. Price and Davis were doing most of the offense, which seemed to be a deliberate response to some of the claims. "

"I understand what you mean." Thomas said, "In fact, there is a long-neglected point of the Lakers, and that is Pau Gasol. Since Iguodala and Landry joined, his presence on both ends of the offense and defense. Extremely weak, but he still has the strength to start any team for the first time at power forward or center, and it must not be underestimated."

The whistle sounded, the short timeout ended, and there were 7 minutes and 53 seconds left before the end of the first quarter.

The Thunder arranged for Reggie to replace Perry, the Lakers arranged for Bazemore to replace Kobe, and arranged for Jokic to replace Gasol.

"The Thunder's plan to try to beat the Lakers with a substitute lineup has officially failed." Miller laughed, "But there is no Reggie in the backcourt, and there is a serious lack of offensive firepower. Russell alone cannot completely tear the Lakers' defense."

"If the Lakers lineup can withstand the Thunder's offense." Thomas paused for a second, "Then the Thunder will have no chance to fight."

The referee blew his whistle, Westbrook caught the ball from the baseline and advanced, slowly came to the right side of the frontcourt, raised his hand and made a long pass to the left.

Reggie catches the ball and observes. Perhaps it is Bazemore who made him feel less forced when he faced Kobe. He boldly crossed the ball and changed direction, sticking to Bazemore and rushing to the left short corner, ignoring Davis. Assist in defense, emergency stop, jump and throw.

when!The basketball hit the hoop and fell.

Jokic grabbed it and threw it to Price nearby, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

After going down multiple lines quickly, Price rushed to the right three-point line of the frontcourt, and for some reason there was no defense in front of him.

He hesitated for a moment, grabbed the ball and took off before Westbrook returned to the defense, and made a steady three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball hit the ring and was caught, 17 to 4, and the audience applauded and cheered.

The audience has been watching the top performances of Li Yue and Kobe for a long time, and occasionally becomes interested in this kind of low-salary players showing off their power.

The Thunder attacked, and Westbrook rushed to the right wing with the ball, and with the help of Ibaka's cover, he broke through the bottom line.

Davis took the lead to step and intercept, but Westbrook failed to make a strong charge, pulled the ball back to the sideline, and waited for the ball.

Seeing this, Ibaka took Price and ran away, and Adams also took Jokic out of the paint.

The basket was emptied, Westbrook bent his shoulders, dribbled the ball with his left hand, and the three of the Lakers surrounded him.

Westbrook was unafraid, stopped in the reasonable collision zone and jumped into the air, carrying three people to interfere with the layup.

It's fierce, it's really fierce!

Reckless, really reckless!
In the chaos, the basketball didn't even touch the rim, Davis picked up the rebound, put both hands straight to Kobe, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

Cheers erupted from the scene, Kobe dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and moved to the right against Robertson and Ibaka.

The Thunder's defensive formation was chaotic, Jokic took the opportunity to cut to the basket, and Kobe threw the ball over immediately.Jokic received the hand, hit the ground without looking at the back of the person, and then passed. Davis, who followed up, picked up the basketball, jumped up and put it down.

The basketball hit the basket and was caught. The Lakers led 19 to 4. Thunder coach Brooks raised his hand and slapped his forehead.

To make matters worse, Ibaka was lying on the floor, clutching his nose tightly, with a painful expression on his face.

Until Westbrook took the ball across the center line and Ibaka failed to get up from the floor, the Thunder called a timeout.

The audience applauded and consoled Li Yue. Li Yue looked up at the big screen. The video playback showed that Ibaka tried to nail Davis's basket, but the timing of the jump was not right, and his nose hit Davis' elbow.

The Thunder team doctor rushed to the bottom of the ball frame and began to check skillfully. Fortunately, the injury was not serious, but there was a little bleeding, and it could be dealt with simply, but Ibaka needed to rest temporarily.

The Lakers will return to the bench. D'Antoni emphasized that the Thunder has no long-range shooting ability inside, and instructed Jokic and Davis to participate in more double-teams, trying to prevent the Thunder from breaking through to open up the situation.

The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, Collison came on to replace Ibaka, and the Thunder kicked off from the sideline.

The referee whistled, Reggie started from the short corner on the left, rushed to the left 45 degrees with the cover of Adams, and received a pass from Westbrook.Adams followed up the wall to cover, Jokic decisively switched to intercept, and Bazemore interfered with his long arm behind him.

Reggie barely rushed to the left wing, had no way out, and hurriedly raised his hand and threw the ball to the right wing.

Westbrook received the ball, put his hands on his waist, swayed to the right and forced to the left, stepped to the free throw line in two big strides, stopped suddenly, bent his knees and raised his shoulders.

Price jumps up and interferes, never thought that Westbrook has learned his skills, and actually stops his movements, and waits until Plath falls, before he actually jumps out and shoots.

Beep!The referee whistled for a foul and awarded two free throws.

There was a sigh in the arena, and Westbrook walked to the free throw line with a smile, sweat flowing wantonly between his neck and chest.

Boosed one after another, Westbrook smashed the basket for the first free throw and hit the iron with the second free throw, and the Thunder caught up to 5-19.

The Lakers attacked, and Price dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, flipped it to Bazemore, and strode into the paint by himself.

Bazemore turned around after receiving the ball, passed it to Li Yue on the left sideline, ran to the top of the arc, and moved to the left with the help of Jokic's cover.

At the same time, Li Yue received the ball with his back, tried a little, turned forward and broke through.

Collison shrank and pinched, Li Yue threw the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc, and Westbrook hurriedly moved laterally to defend.

This is the rotation defensive strategy that the Thunder insisted on implementing from the beginning, but Jokic immediately threw the ball 45 degrees to the left, and Price, who was temporarily unguarded, caught the ball, and without waiting for Westbrook to return to the defense, he jumped up and shot steadily three points.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, 22 to 5.

The Lakers' lead has expanded again, and the key is a group of substitutes.The Thunder wanted Tian Ji to race horses. As a result, the Lakers' first team, second team, and third team were all top horses for the Thunder without Durant!
Then the game was smooth, the Lakers beat the Thunder 114 to 95, extending the winning streak to 21 games.

After the game, there was a heated discussion on Twitter. Many fans believed that the Warriors are the only opponent of the Lakers. As long as the two teams are not troubled by injuries during the long season, the Western Conference Finals will be scheduled for two teams. Whoever enters the finals will win the championship. .

(End of this chapter)