I just play ball

Chapter 451 Almighty Owen

After the halftime break, the Lakers and Cavaliers also chose to strengthen their defense. Li Yue and LeBron received blocking fouls successively. The tone of the third quarter was set. The referee's whistle was obvious frequently, players made mistakes one after another, and the game was fragmented.

JR and Nick Young almost had a fight, and when the whistle sounded during the intermission, the Lakers led 84 to 79.

Li Yue scored 32 points and 11 assists in total, Kobe scored 28 points and 6 assists, and the two took turns.

During the intermission, D'Antoni emphasized that although they only lead by five points, the Lakers have far more assists than the Cavaliers. Once Irving feels cold, the Lakers can easily take the lead, and they should continue to play in the first three quarters.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the rotation arrangement of the two teams was the same as that of the first half. Li Yue and LeBron directly led the team, while Kobe and Irving sat on the sidelines to rest. LeBron was as brave as ever, and Li Yue always responded. .

The point difference has never been widened, and the two teams fouled a lot. Irving then reappeared, LeBron's possession of the ball dropped sharply, and he took a shot in just over three minutes. The other players only had TT to grab the ball and launch a second attack. JR and others Onlookers all the way.

In this way, although Irving performed amazingly, he couldn't resist the joint attack of Li Yue and Kobe.

With more than three minutes left in the game, Li Yue chased LeBron again, and Iguodala grabbed a defensive rebound and launched a fast break. As a result, the Cavaliers retreated and made a major mistake. JR completely missed Kobe. Take 3 points.

Leading 104 to 95, the point difference approached double digits for the first time, with 3 minutes and 05 seconds left before the end of the game.

LeBron was so angry that he wanted to get angry at JR but forcibly held back and kicked the basketball away.

The referee immediately blew the whistle for a technical foul, LeBron was so anxious that he wanted to force him, and Brandt quickly asked for a timeout.

Cheers erupted in the arena, and the audience applauded to celebrate the Lakers finally gaining a larger lead.

In the TNT commentary seat, Kenny showed a relieved expression: "Irving's scores did not drive the whole team. He took a long time to single out each time, so that the success rate was very high, but he was slowly opened up by the Lakers' efficient offense. I hope the timeout will come back. , he can give the ball to LeBron to organize, or give more assists, otherwise the 9-point gap will remain until the end."

Barkley said: "This is why I emphasized that Irving must return the baton to LeBron. Now there is hope for doing so. As the core of the team, LeBron does not need to score consecutively, but he must hold the ball for a long time."

"From the start of the fourth quarter to the present, Li Yue made 2 of 0 shots, sent 5 assists and 4 rebounds, and hoped to achieve a triple-double at the end of the game, while Irving currently scored 37 points, which is expected to tie his career The highest scoring record." Kenny said: "This game is worthy of the name of the finals preview, it is best not to have garbage time."

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The whistle sounded and the long pause ended.

The game continued, and the two teams dispatched troops for a decisive battle. Point guard Kobe vs. Irving, shooting guard Iguodala vs. Shumpert, small forward Li Yue vs. LeBron, power forward Davis vs. TT, center Gasol vs. Mozgov.

Seeing that Love did not play, Li Yue was puzzled: Is it because he is worried about the poor defense?
Before he could think about it, the referee blew his whistle to remind him, and he walked to the free throw line, making an easy hit and adding a penalty.

The individual score reached 33, and the Lakers led 105 to 95.

The referee waved his hand, the Cavaliers kicked off from the baseline, the announcer shouted for defense, and the audience echoed in unison.

LeBron took the ball to the left wing, stood sideways against Li Yue for protection, and waited for his teammates to move.Mozgov went down from the top of the arc and set up a wall to block Kobe. Irving bent over and accelerated to the left 45-degree three-point line, raising his hand to receive a pass from LeBron.

Kobe chased after him, Irving continued to dribble to the right, and used the TT cover to get rid of the top of the arc.

Davis was delayed in switching defenses, TT took advantage of the opportunity to open the screen and cut in, and Irving immediately threw the pass high.

The basket was unguarded, Gasol hurriedly raised his foot, and moved laterally from the short left corner to defend. Unfortunately, TT charged fast and fiercely. If he tried to block by force, he would probably suffer a defensive foul. stop.

DUANG! TT scored with two-handed dunks.

Li Yue turned around and ran to the frontcourt, carefully recalling the Cavaliers' offensive process: "I should give LeBron more defensive interference and try to prevent him from passing the ball easily, which can help his teammates gain more reaction time."

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe took the ball to the left wing and raised his hand to Iguodala.

Iguodala held the ball high and waited, then passed back to the left waist, and Kobe caught the ball and hit Owen with his back.

The size gap between the two was too large, Shumpert immediately double-teamed, and Kobe threw the ball to the top of the arc again.

Iguodala caught the ball and held it high, bent over Shumpert who had fallen back to the defense, and strode to the free throw line.LeBron moved laterally to intercept, and the basketball flew to the 45-degree three-point line on the right. Li Yuegang received it, and TT was already in place.

Davis was temporarily unguarded, Li Yue hit the ground and passed the ball, and LeBron rushed up to take turns to supplement the defense.

Perhaps thinking of LeBron's brutal block in the second quarter, Davis was in a daze for a while, but he didn't dare to take a shot when he realized it. He hurriedly threw the ball to the top of the arc, and Kobe just arrived with the help of Iguodala.

Li Yue stepped forward and set up a human wall to block Shumpert.

Kobe took the opportunity to get rid of it, faced TT in a dislocation, accelerated to the right elbow, stopped suddenly and leaned back to make a mid-range shot.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

LeBron grabbed the board with one hand, and the Cavaliers counterattacked.

Blatter yelled for instructions from the sidelines, and Irving and TT rushed to Echo and set up two human walls.

Kobe switched defenses and intercepted, LeBron switched to left-handed dribbling and rushed close to the body.

The power gap between the two is too obvious. Kobe struggled to defend from the front and chose to go around and steal, but LeBron seemed to have expected it. cast.

The basketball hit the net, and the Cavaliers chased 99 to 105.

"Coach Blatt's strategy was very successful. After LeBron took possession of the ball, the Cavaliers' offensive efficiency was greatly improved, and Love sat on the sidelines to rest, which could prevent the Lakers from scoring easily. The Cavaliers hoped to drag the game to the end. "

"Yes, if it was Love's supplementary defense just now, Li Yue would definitely rush to shoot a three-pointer."

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe dribbled the ball across the center line and crossed the half court to the 45-degree three-point line on the left.

Seeing Kobe beckoning, Li Yue raised his hand knowingly, received the ball on the left wing, and looked up at the audience.

Gasol happened to use the cover of Iguodala to come to the left waist. The person who changed defense was Irving, who had a huge height difference. He really had nowhere to go. ball.

Gasol caught the ball with his back, turned back to avoid Irving's pressure, and shot with a hook.

Boom boom boom, the basketball hit the hoop and bounced back and forth, and unexpectedly came out of the basket, and the sound of sighs immediately resounded throughout the arena.

Owen rushed to get the rebound, turned around and rushed forward, and the Cavaliers launched a fast break.

TT set up a wall at the top of the arc as a screen, Irving dodged past Kobe, twisted his hips and hit the left elbow.

Davis stepped forward to pinch, Owen changed direction forward, crossed the paint area to the right waist.

Kobe chased after him, Irving stopped and turned around, went back to the paint, and shot backwards. The movement was quite elegant and smooth, but unfortunately the entire space was blocked by Kobe, and he had to jump high and shoot the arc.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Davis jumped up, reached out and flicked the ball away, Kobe picked it up and turned around and sprinted.

Unexpectedly, the referee blew his whistle and punished Davis for pushing someone when grabbing a rebound.

The Lakers have accumulated five fouls in the fourth quarter. According to the rules, TT almost got two free throws.

The audience booed wildly, and Davis spread his hands to express his confusion.Li Yue looked up at the large central screen, and there was indeed some action. This game was highly concerned, and the referee might change the standard because of nervousness.

With 1 minute and 44 seconds left before the end of the game, TT stood on the free throw line, and the pipes booed and booed the sky.

TT was calm and made two free throws. The Cavaliers chased 101 to 105.

The Lakers did not pause, Kobe took the ball across the center line, and was about to pass the ball to Iguodala, the referee whistled again, calling Iguodala for a push foul, and Irving had already sat on the floor, perhaps Really pushing people.

Iguodala was full of helplessness, and the audience booed wildly. The result could not be changed and he could only hand over the ball.

"Don't be discouraged, cheer up!" Kobe clapped his hands and shouted, "Defend well and win the game."

Li Yue echoed the applause, Iguodala followed suit, and the audience also cheered and cheered.

In the TNT commentary seat, Kenny showed joy: "Irving made a huge change. He helped the Cavaliers to chase points by passing the ball, blocking positions, and drawing fouls. Everything is moving in the direction of lore. What do you think? ?”

"The Lakers are in big trouble!" Barkley said. "This defense has to work."

"I think coach D'Antoni should give clear instructions." Kenny said, "At this moment, don't run any tactics. Just arrange players to play singles. To be precise, arrange Li Yue to play singles, and Kobe will concentrate on defense."

"It's not that simple. The guy guarding him is LeBron," Barkley said, "and it's a 100 percent version."

(End of this chapter)