I just play ball

Chapter 443 Greeting the Old Enemy

The plane landed in Dallas at three o'clock in the morning, and the team officially settled in the hotel at nearly four o'clock.

Li Yue slept until noon, and after eating the nutritious lunch he brought from Los Angeles, he went directly to the American Airlines Center.

It was exactly three o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived, and the whole Mavericks team was training, and there was no laughing like usual training.

The coaching staff headed by Carlisle stood on the sidelines and urged, perhaps because in the last three games, they first lost to the Spurs without Leonard, then lost to the Suns by a big margin, and were beaten by the Eagles. To vent.

Ordinarily this should be the training time of the Lakers, but this is someone else's arena, so I can only hold back.

At seven o'clock in the afternoon, the game between the two teams officially started, and Kobe continued to take a truce to recuperate from his injuries.

The lack of physical strength and concentration of the Lakers was quickly exposed. Two mistakes and two strikes helped the Mavericks to play a 10-0 attack wave. D'Antoni had to ask for a timeout to make adjustments.

It's a pity that after the timeout, Li Yue wanted to start the singles scoring mode, but was double-teamed by Parsons and other Mavericks players, and the ball passed out, Price, Iguodala, and Gasol combined He made 14 of 5 shots, so that although Davis grabbed 5 offensive rebounds in a single quarter, the Lakers fell behind 19 to 26.

In the second quarter of the game, the Lakers still felt cold. Fortunately, Davis still grabbed offensive rebounds many times. In addition, the Mavericks were troubled by fouls, and the feel was not as hot as before. The two teams tied.

Back from the halftime break, the Lakers felt like ice cream in the twelfth lunar month. It was still cold and hard after being taken out of the freezer for more than half an hour. 9 hit.

Fortunately, the shooting percentages of Dirk Nowitzki and Harris on the Mavericks also dropped sharply. The Lakers only lost three points in a single quarter and entered the fourth quarter with only 10 points behind, retaining hope of winning.

Unexpectedly, within 3 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Lakers were called 4 fouls in a row, of which Price was fouled 2 times, plus the total of 6 fouls in the previous three quarters, they had to leave the arena early according to the rules.

The Mavericks took the opportunity to expand the point difference to 18 points. Li Yue had to go on the field early, but the Mavericks insisted on double-teaming him. Although Iguodala and Gasol returned to normal, they still chased points slowly.

Until the end of the game with 1 minute and 09 seconds left, the Lakers trailed 88 to 100.

Li Yue called on his teammates not to give up, and then started foul tactics.

Maybe the feeling finally got hot and he found his form. Nick Young hit a three-pointer first, and then Gasol nailed Rondo. Only 7 points away from catching up.

The Mavericks requested a timeout, and then arranged a time-pressing tactic, but Ellis hit the iron with a three-pointer at the buzzer.

Li Yue received the pass, rushed across the center line, stopped suddenly to shoot, and crashed into the net in a thrilling manner.

With only 10 seconds left, Parsons made 2 of 1 free throws and Gasol grabbed a rebound and made a long pass.

Li Yue caught the ball from the center line and ran wildly, smashing dunks with one hand and scoring 2 points, helping the Lakers catch up to 98 to 101,

But with only 4 seconds left, Ellis deliberately missed the second free throw after hitting the first free throw.

The Lakers did not pause, Gobert grabbed the rebound, Li Yue caught the ball again from the center line, and hit the iron with a super long three-pointer.

In the end, the Lakers lost to the Mavericks 98 to 101 and suffered their second loss of the season.

Li Yue was very unconvinced. In the press conference after the game, he bluntly said that he lacked fairness. If it weren't for the side call at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers would have great hope of completing the overtake. The public relations manager Blake tried his best to dissuade him, but he didn't keep silent.

The owner of the Mavericks responded publicly on Twitter that night, insinuating that Li Yue likes to complain about the whistle problem as much as Yao Ming, and emphasized that the league is an objective and fair organization and will never target any team or individual.

Li Yue also saw the tweet, did not reply any more, and flew back to Los Angeles with the team.

Then I thought, the next afternoon, the league office called and informed that a fine of 2 U.S. dollars would be imposed.

Punish as long as you are punished, and if you don't vent your anger, the referee will be so unscrupulous in the future.

Taking advantage of the rest, Li Yue sent Chenxi to the plane back to China, and then went to record podcasts.

The theme of this show is to dispel those long-standing misconceptions.

Li Yue mentioned that the establishment of the five-second back-up rule was neither because of Barkley nor because of Mark Jackson.

Because the back-up five-second rule was revised and formed in the 99-00 season, the two had entered the late stages of their careers at that time. Even the infinite back-up offense was not strong enough to O'Neill's need to modify the rules.

The real reason for the league to make the modification was that many players used long-term post-up attacks to score, which made the game look extremely ugly. In order to avoid further decline in the yield, the modification was made for a maximum of five seconds.

After a day off, the Lakers sit at home against the Suns.

As soon as the game started, the Suns learned from the Mavericks' double-teaming of Li Yue, and carried out a large number of rotations to fill in, bullying Kobe to recuperate and unable to play.Although this defensive strategy consumes a lot of energy, it can really work.

After halftime, the Lakers led by only 1 point.

Li Yue made 4 of 1 shots in total, sent 8 assists and got 5 rebounds.

Returning from the halftime break, the Suns Bledsoe turned on the aggressive mode, and all kinds of hard things took Price.

Price couldn't defend, and Davis had to fill in the loopholes, insisting on two fouls, but Iguodala stood up, received many assists from Li Yue, scored crazy points with sudden shots, and the Lakers played offensively Climax, leading by 8 points in a single quarter.

Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers encountered foul trouble again.

Li Yue was called for two blocking fouls in a row. Fortunately, the Suns attacked and stretched. Bledsoe was defended by Iguodala to 4 for 0 shots, and Gerald Green was defended by Li Yue to 3 for 1 shots. The Lakers finally 116 Win than 107 to avoid losing streak.

Li Yue's personal data is not good. Many people expressed doubts through Twitter, thinking that he is far from reaching the level of Michael Jordan. Once he is double-teamed, it is difficult to play close to his usual performance. The pure offensive ability is not as good as Curry.

Unexpectedly, Curry forwarded one of the tweets, saying that netizens did not know his true ability at all.Li Yue praised and thanked him, saying that it is very good to be compared with Curry, which shows that fans have noticed the strengths of the Warriors and Curry.

The two boasted about each other's business, and agreed to train together during the All-Star weekend, and compete again for shooting stars.

NO.30, the entire Lakers team flew to Denver to challenge the Nuggets away, but Kobe did not go with the team.

Although Brian Shaw, the disciple of the Zen Master, served as the head coach of the Nuggets, the triangle offensive system has not been spread. The Nuggets are still a team composed of jumpers. A three-point shot.

The price the Lakers paid for this was 6 fouls. The Nuggets made 12 free throws in a single quarter, but the Nuggets' outside defense was poor. The Lakers made five of seven three-pointers and led 33 to 29 in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, the Nuggets were still rushing, but failed to get as many fouls as expected, and made 6 of 0 three-pointers.The Lakers took the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack many times, leading 29 to 17 in a single quarter.

Back from the halftime break, the Nuggets finally couldn’t help but double-team Li Yue, but Price, who was already crazy, made 4 of 4 three-pointers. The Lakers led 34 to 25 in a single quarter, and the Nuggets trailed cumulatively. 25 points.

Throughout the fourth quarter, the Nuggets had no intention of fighting, and all the main players were withdrawn with 5 minutes left.

In the end, the Lakers won 121 to 103.

Back in Los Angeles, after the 15-year New Year's Day, the Lakers ushered in the challenge of the Grizzlies at the Staples Center.

Li Yue received the Western Conference Player of the Month trophy before the game, and his personal MVP ranking rose from second to first.

The game was full of hand-to-hand combat. Gasol and Davis left the field with 6 fouls, and Li Yue also got 4 fouls.

In the end, the Lakers won 109 to 106 with difficulty.

Along with the three-game winning streak, there are two other pieces of good news. The first is that after nearly half a month of training, Kobe has been allowed to play again, and the next opponent is the Pacers who broke the Lakers winning streak. They have been in the limelight recently. , It seems that because they defeated the Lakers at the beginning, their momentum soared, and they are currently in a state of six consecutive victories, which is just right for 'revenge', so that they can feel the same feeling.

The Pacers have a special meaning to Li Yue, and this game gave him a feeling of welcoming his old opponent.

(End of this chapter)