I just play ball

Chapter 467 is in place ahead of time
At nine o'clock in the evening, the Lakers team returned to the hotel.

Just like last year's playoffs, the coaching staff and management banned players from going out to play, and it was too early to go to bed, so it was really boring. Kobe took Li Yue and others to watch the game together, just in time for the Eastern Wizards to play against the Raptors.

In the previous two matches, the Raptors lost all at home. This time they came to the away game, and the pressure was extremely high.

As soon as the game started, Gortat and Nene of the Wizards were overwhelmed in the paint and easily took a 4-0 lead. DeRozan of the Raptors immediately stood up, first made a mid-range shot from the back, and then hit the basket to hit the ball. Into 2+1.

DeRozan was in excellent form. After the first quarter, he made 11 of 8 shots and scored 20 points with only one free throw, helping the Raptors lead the Wizards 35 to 33. However, in the second quarter, the Wizards adjusted their defensive strategy and gave a lot of physical strength. Confrontation and fierce fouls at all costs made it difficult for DeRozan to catch the ball. He made all 4 shots and scored 2 points only by free throws.

What is distressing is that the rest of the Raptors did not stand up, and the team only scored 13 points in the second quarter.

After the halftime break, DeRozan’s state plummeted in the third quarter. He and Lowry made 12 of 2 shots. The Raptors fell behind more and more, and the fourth quarter did not improve. lose.

The Raptors ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, and the Wizards were one place lower than them. The Raptors did not suffer serious injuries. It should not be a tragic situation of falling behind 0 to 3. The Lakers' doubts increased and they complained.

Li Yue returned to the room, continued to read the news after making the phone call, and found that "why the Raptors lag behind" became a hot topic of conversation.

Some people think that the head coach Casey's tactics are a bit poor, and he can't limit Gortat's crazy scoring in the interior, and he can't help DeRozan get the shot space and catch the ball. Some people think that the Raptors lack leaders, and no one can Difficult times helped to open up the situation. Some people think that DeRozan and Lowry have too low ceilings and only belong to regular season stars.

Some fans left a message on Li Yue's Twitter, asking for his opinion on the Raptors' backwardness.

Li Yue did not respond, thinking that it is normal for the Raptors to lag behind. After all, there is no hard power to crush, and the result of the game is composed of many factors. If the result is too poor, it must be from the management to the coaching staff, and even the players. Lay it out.

Fans are so disappointed, probably because they don’t understand the importance of time accumulation. Not everyone can be like LeBron, who almost won the championship in the first year of forming the Big Three. Get the championship.

Lucky people are always a minority.

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Early the next morning, the team held a video analysis meeting to study the mistakes that had occurred in the past few games.

Keep shooting practice in the afternoon, and get together to watch the game in the evening, specially picking the Spurs to play against the Warriors.

The two teams had previously tied 1-1. The game was held at the ATT Center. Before the game started, the league staff presented Leonard with the 14-15 season's best defensive player trophy. Nick Young rushed to the TV and shouted that it should be awarded. To Li Yue.

Everyone booed and echoed, and Li Yue smiled, knowing that this was a courtesy compliment from his teammates. The voting results had been announced before. Leonard won with 28.68% approval rate, and he came in third with 22.30%. There was Drummond in the middle. de Green.

This is the first time since Ci Shiping won the best defensive player in the 03-04 season, an outside player has won this honor, and Leonard's data is crushed, with a defensive efficiency as high as 96 and an average of 2.3 steals per game, ranking first in the league. The total number of steals is as high as 148, 34 more than last season, but the number of fouls has only increased from 127 to 128, which is by no means an empty name.

The key is that this is the data after Leonard's offensive responsibility has been greatly increased, which is really terrifying.

The game started quickly. The Spurs led the defense against Curry early on the defensive end, and tried to slow down the pace on the offensive end. Every time they attacked, they found Curry's defenders to play pick-and-rolls, and they just took a 9-point lead in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Green played bravely, but the performance of the Splash Brothers was so-so, so that the Spurs stretched across the board as a whole, and the Warriors only led by 1 point. In the third quarter, the situation continued, and the two teams felt like they were pecking at each other.

In the fourth quarter, Green and Leonard fought against Curry and Thompson. The two sides were hard to distinguish. The Spurs finally won by five points by virtue of their accumulated advantages. The series led the Warriors 2-1 and successfully won the home court advantage.

After the game, Nick Young bluntly said that he could learn from the Spurs model. Many players agreed, but Gasol felt that it was unnecessary. He thought it was helpless for the Spurs to do so hard.

The discussion did not come to a unified result. Everyone continued to watch the game between the Grizzlies and the Rockets. The two teams were evenly matched. Howard's low-post offensive efficiency plummeted.

After the game was over, the Rockets narrowly won.

The crowd continued to watch the Bucks vs. Bulls game, and found that the two head coaches, Kidd and Thibodeau, had tacitly chosen Dead Grass' own shooting guard. Middleton and Butler played almost 48 minutes. In the end, the Bucks narrowly won 92 to 90.

The score has not yet exceeded [-], the Bucks have no idea how to deploy the offense, and Kidd's coaching level is really stretching.

The Bulls don't focus on offense at all. If it weren't for Butler's poor performance, it would be difficult to make it to the end.

In another game, the eighth-ranked Nets in the Eastern Conference won easily. The Hawks lost because they played too well. A total of four players scored in double figures, and all of them were close to 20 points. Grinded to death.

...

After a day off, the Lakers challenged the Mavericks again.

Parsons was absent due to injury, and Anunoby replaced him as the starter, and the Mavericks' outside firepower was greatly reduced.

In the first quarter, Li Yue made 7 of 5 shots and scored 11 points, helping the Lakers lead 31-22.

In the second quarter of the game, the Mavericks did not have the tenacious momentum of chasing points in the third game. While losing their defense, they also lost their sharp offense. Nowitz and Ellis made 11 of 2 shots in total. 5 for 1 shots.

After halftime, the Lakers led by as much as 20 points. Back in the third quarter, the Mavericks did not launch a counterattack.

In the end, the Lakers won 115 to 89 and successfully advanced the series 4 to 0.

Li Yue averaged 33.5 points per game, tying Jordan's scoring record in the playoffs, and many commentators boasted.

When attending the press conference, Li Yue paid tribute to Nowitzki and wished the Mavericks a successor as soon as possible.

That night, the whole team took off overnight and arrived in Los Angeles in the early morning, and a large number of fans came to pick them up.

The next round of the Lakers opponent is the winner between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers, but the two teams have only tied 2-2. According to the current situation, it is very likely that they will play seven games. Need to wait at least eight days.

The whole team discussed in the group, and they all agreed that the Trail Blazers are better, but Paul is still too strong.

It's also very cool to play against the Clippers, at least you can always enjoy the home court advantage and avoid running fatigue.

(End of this chapter)