I just play ball

Chapter 470

On the court, Li Yue was in a three-threat posture, thinking quickly about how to successfully complete the singles.

Griffin's defense has always been weak, especially in assist defense and off-ball rotation, but if he only focuses on single defense, he is definitely above the average level of all power forwards in the entire league. He has super explosive power, and it is bound to be difficult to force a breakthrough.

Griffin still has the flexibility of a small forward. It may take a lot of time to break through various changes. With his thick arms, it is not a good idea to play with his back. Emergency stops and quick shots are also very troublesome.

After thinking about it, it is best to take advantage of Griffin's short arm weakness to maximize the success rate.

After making up his mind, Li Yue stepped down the ball, rushed to the paint area next to Griffin, stopped suddenly to step up and took off, raised his left elbow to separate Griffin, and raised his right arm to shoot with a small hook, but Griffin had difficulty taking off. Can only barely reach out to interfere.

Too bad the arms are too short to be threatening.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, 8 to 11.

Cheers erupted in the arena, and Jackson sighed slightly: "Griffin tried his best, the double-team should still be double-teamed."

The Clippers attacked, Paul took the ball to the top of the arc, and with the help of Jordan's cover, he broke through on the left.

The speed was extremely fast, Kobe chose to squeeze through the wall to catch up, Paul stepped in and rushed in, Gobert couldn't keep up.

Li Yue saw it, and immediately moved laterally to block it, hoping to delay it to a certain extent.

But Paul seemed to have expected it long ago and had eyes behind his back. He stopped and turned to pass the ball almost at the same time. Barnes raised his hand to catch it at the 45° three-point line on the right. Steadily shoot wide open three-pointers.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Gobert and Griffin both jumped up, touched the basketball one after another, and took turns to move it vigorously.

In this way, no one was sure, the basketball flew to the right wing, Kobe immediately bent over to grab it, and Paul rushed to the ground to fight, Griffin and Barnes also joined the melee, the situation instantly became a stack of arhats, Kobe singled out The three generals of the Clippers.

In the blink of an eye, the referee didn't blow his whistle. Kobe held the basketball tightly with both hands and pushed it to the center line.

Iguodala rushed up to catch it. Li Yue caught the ball on the left sideline, strode forward, and reached the left wing of the frontcourt in the blink of an eye. He was considering whether to shoot a three-pointer or hit the basket. Hug around the waist.

Beep!The referee whistled for a foul.

Redick took the initiative to raise his hand. This was a tactical foul, otherwise the Lakers played 4 on 2 in the frontcourt and scored almost [-]% of the points.

Li Yue handed over the basketball, walked quickly to the middle circle, and called his teammates to discuss tactical arrangements.

In a blink of an eye, the referee whistled to signal the game to continue.

The Lakers kicked off from the left sideline of the frontcourt. Kobe rushed to the top of the arc to catch the ball with the help of a screen, bowed and patted on the spot and waited.

Davis went up to the wall to cover, and Kobe took the opportunity to rush to the left wing, but failed to escape Paul's pursuit.

Davis ran over to cover again, while Kobe diverted to the right. Li Yue started from the right wing and rushed to the top of the arc. The two met at the 45° three-point line. Li Yue raised his hand to catch the ball and saw David from the corner of his eye. S has cut inside into the paint.

At the same time, Griffin was concentrating on watching the top of the arc, completely oblivious to the situation behind him.

Li Yue decisively raised his hand and threw the ball over the rim. Davis jumped high and dunked with both hands on the basket.

10 to 11, the Lakers were only 1 point behind, and there were bursts of cheers in the arena.

"Please, Griffin..." Jackson was a little helpless, "Don't ruin your perfect start."

The Clippers attacked, and Paul caught the ball and slowly advanced, making tactical gestures and shouting non-stop.

Li Yue stood in the bottom corner on the right, and quickly turned his head to observe the Clippers' positions, a typical V-shaped formation.

Looking at the player's state, Redick is about to move, and Barnes next to him is looking at the baseline. Griffin is moving to the short corner. It is clearly a typical FLOPPY move, which belongs to the original version of the tactic at the beginning.

In the blink of an eye, Paul dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and all the moves were exactly as predicted.Redick took a lot of trouble to go around to the left wing, raised his hand to receive the pass, twisted his hips and went inside, but how did Jordan and Griffin help the card to make room.

Iguodala followed closely and refused to give a shot. Redick started a three-step layup.

Beep!The referee whistled to stop the foul.

"What?" Iguodala stared and spread his hands, with a puzzled expression on his face, "Where can I stop?"

The referee turned a blind eye and concentrated on arranging free throws.The audience booed everywhere, and De'Anton showed a little urgency. The Lakers had only played for more than four minutes in the opening game, and had already received four fouls, an average of one per minute. The defensive strategy was greatly damaged.

Redick made two free throws and the Clippers led 13-10.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe took the ball to the left wing, patted on the spot and waited for a while, then suddenly raised his hand and threw the ball high.

Paul subconsciously stretched out his hand to interfere, but he didn't expect to touch it successfully, and the basketball flight diverted to the free throw line.

Jordan was the first to react, jumping up and scrambling for a fight, and collided with Gobert, who reacted later, in the air. Neither of them was stable, and the basketball flew to the top of the arc again. Redick and Iguodala scrambled together. Fly forward again.

In the chaos, Griffin got ahead and pushed forward like a point guard.

Kobe chased wildly and formed a double-team with Davis in the paint area, but Griffin was not afraid. Against the threat of the two, he forced the ball to start three steps, and even raised his left hand to beg, trying to complete the game through Kobe. Dunk.

How could Kobe make him get what he wanted? He slapped his hands like a vise, forcibly holding down the upward momentum of the basketball.

Beep!The referee whistled for a foul.

Griffin fell to the ground, stood up quickly with his hands propped up, and rushed towards Kobe aggressively.

Barnes saw the signs and hurriedly stopped him, while Kobe stood still with no expression on his face, like a killer in the dark.

Griffin rushed two steps, suddenly lost his momentum, chose to pass by, and stamped his feet fiercely to vent.

The referee breathed a sigh of relief, put down his whistle and set up a free throw, and the audience booed wildly to interfere.

Griffin made the first free throw easily, hit the basket with the second free throw, and Gobert grabbed the rebound.

The Lakers counterattacked, Kobe caught the ball and rushed, without slowing down the whole way, like a sharp arrow straight into the paint.The Clippers three intercepted, Kobe stopped and jumped, turned his back to Paul in the air, raised his hand and threw the ball to the right 45° three-point line.

Li Yue followed up to catch the ball, ignored the threat of Barnes returning to defense, and took off steadily to shoot a three-pointer.

Boom!Hitting the circle and entering the net, 13 draws.

"The Lakers chasing points is like playing a game. They suddenly start cheating with a 100% shooting rate." Van Gundy said, "This scene has been played many times in the regular season. I hold on."

The Clippers attacked, Paul took the ball to the top of the arc, and used Jordan to cover and break through.

The Lakers launched a local three-defense and two-two strategy. Paul was deeply surrounded and hurriedly jumped up and passed the ball.

Barnes received the ball at the 45° three-point line on the right, used Griffin to cover and get rid of Li Yue, as if a novice just learning to play basketball, he stepped down the ball stiffly, rushed to the free throw line mechanically, and moved slowly with the ball Layup.

The whole movement was slowed down at [-]x speed, and Gobert raised his right hand to follow up, ready to block the shot at any time.

Barnes didn't dare to be strong, and quickly passed the ball low, trying to assist Jordan to score.

It's a pity that his skills are too poor, the basketball was directly passed to Davis, and the Lakers immediately launched a fast break.

Kobe received the ball from the three-point line, rushed two steps, and raised his hand to make a long pass. Li Yue intercepted it in the paint area of ​​the frontcourt.

There was no defense at all. Paul, who was closest to him, was on the center line. The audience cheered and shouted. Li Yue rushed to the basket for a while, kicked off the ground, turned around in the air, and then changed hands with his crotch. He aimed at the rim and hit it. buckle.

Cheers resounded at the Staples Center, the Lakers overtook 15 to 13, and the Clippers requested a timeout.

"Paul should stand up and control the situation." Jackson said, "During the days when he was injured and absent, the Clippers had the same situation in this game many times. After a few minutes of good shots in the opening game, they suddenly started to play randomly."

"I think the Lakers are too strong. The Clippers did nothing wrong," Van Gundy said. The ability to run the offense and pass the ball efficiently and accurately is matched only by the unreasonable routines of the Warriors and Cavaliers."

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The time-out is over and the game continues.

The Clippers attacked, Paul dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, raised his hand and passed it to Redick who was running towards him.

Redick received the ball and immediately passed back, taking advantage of the opportunity to set up a wall, but Kobe took the lead to step forward and delay.

The hand-to-hand cooperation failed, Paul pulled the ball back, Redick twisted his hips and rushed to the elbow, and set up the wall again as a screen, while Griffin took the opportunity to go around and rushed to the top of the arc to set up the wall to block Kobe, Paul immediately dribbled and rushed to the 45° three-point line on the left.

Kobe squeezed through the screen to catch up, Davis knelt at the elbow and waited, and Paul made a jump shot.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 15 draws.

Gobert picked up the basketball and stood out of bounds. Kobe caught the ball and advanced, and soon reached the top of the arc.

Li Yue went up to the wall to cover, Kobe dribbled to the right 45 degrees, and Barnes switched defenses to catch up.

The player defending Li Yue became Paul, and a dislocation advantage was formed. Kobe stopped suddenly and turned around to pass the ball.

Li Yue caught the ball with his back, and many classic images of Paul successfully defending Durant and other tall men flashed in his mind. .

Beep!The referee whistled for a foul, and the basketball hit the basket and bounced into the net. The two points were valid and an additional penalty was added.

"Coach Rivers is probably flustered now." Van Gundy laughed. "Kobe and Li Yue cooperate in the pick-and-roll. It is really impossible to defend. Unless Leonard and Tony Allen are on the same team, otherwise it is almost unsolvable..."

The audience chanted MVP, Li Yuejia made a free throw, and the Lakers led 18-15.

Taking advantage of the offensive, Crawford came on to replace Barnes, and the Clippers clearly wanted to strengthen their offensive firepower.

Paul brought the ball to Yu, handed it to Crawford, and erected a wall to block Li Yue.

Kobe switched defenses and intercepted, and Crawford rushed forward with heavy shoulders. The two never separated.Seeing that there was no way out, Crawford suddenly stopped and turned around, and suddenly turned around again, trying to use the time difference between Kobe's efforts to catch up and complete a breakthrough.

But Kobe's footsteps were too solid, he braked with his left foot, turned around in an instant, and easily returned to defense.

Crawford gave up completely, raised his hand and threw the ball to Griffin, and strode to the three-point line to open up space.

Griffin took the ball and turned to face the basket, tentatively with his left foot as the axis, and suddenly threw it to the basket.

Jordan stuck Gobert with his back to catch the ball, slapped his hands hard to take off, and forced the basket.

boom!Davis pegboard cap.

The basketball fell vertically, and Jordan grabbed it and hurriedly threw it to Griffin, who was temporarily unguarded.

There was not much time left in the attack, Davis hurriedly played back, and Griffin withdrew and jumped for a three-pointer.

when!The basketball bounced off the rim and flew far away.

Li Yue and Gobert failed to block positions, and Jordan once again grabbed an offensive rebound, turned around and threw it to the center circle.

Paul received the ball and ran forward. With the help of Griffin at the top of the arc, he rushed to the free throw line and changed direction to the left. Facing the Lakers' local three-defense and two-two strategy, he stopped abruptly and turned around to communicate, and then quickly retreated to the top of the arc.

Griffin received the ball and passed it back. Paul watched for a moment, raised his hand and threw the ball to the left 45° three-point line.

Li Yue rushed back to make up for the defense, but Crawford immediately took off after receiving the ball, and raised his hand to score a super long three-pointer.

when!Smashing the basket and rebounding.

Davis rushed to get a defensive rebound and threw it to Kobe in a forward direction. The Lakers launched a fast break.

Li Yue received the ball at the LOGO position in the frontcourt. Seeing that Paul and Redick were the only two inside the Clippers, he decisively dropped his shoulders and rushed forward.Paul and Redick set up a pincer formation at the free throw line, and Li Yuehe skipped the ball and hit the layup with ease.

boom!Rebound into the net, 20 to 15.

The Clippers attacked, Paul brought the ball to the top of the arc, Griffin and Jordan went up to the wall to cover at the same time.

This kind of high-position double screen is basically used by the Clippers when they are in trouble or when they encounter difficulties, and the success rate is extremely high.

Kobe stepped up to grab and took the initiative to expand the defense line. Davis and Gobert guarded one inside and one outside.

Paul had no choice but to pull the ball back, wait until the space opened up, and then use the cover to break through on the left.

Kobe squeezed through the wall to catch up, and when he was about to get close again, Paul made a sudden stop and took off to make a mid-range shot.

Boom!The basketball circle hit the net, Paul's mid-range shot was steady, and the Clippers caught up to 17-20.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe ran across the center line with the ball, patted and waited on the spot, and raised his hand to call for a tactical move.

Li Yue and Gobert went up to the wall to cover, Kobe took the opportunity to rush to the free throw line, and also made an emergency stop to take off and make a mid-range shot.

layer!Hollow into the net, Kobe's CIC is picturesque.

The Clippers attacked, Paul took the ball to the top of the arc, and broke through to the left with double screens again.

But the Lakers responded in the same way. Kobe squeezed through the wall to catch up, and Davis blocked the delay first.

Paul made an emergency stop and turned, returned to the top of the arc and then cut in under the cover of Griffin, but unfortunately he still couldn't get rid of Kobe.

In a hurry, Paul hit the ground pass.

As soon as Griffin received it, Davis stepped closer. The distance was just enough to block shots and prevent breakthroughs.After hesitating for a while, Griffin turned around and dribbled the ball out. At the same time, Paul pretended to step forward to respond, but actually stopped and ran back.

Seeing that Paul successfully got rid of Kobe, Griffin quickly hit the ground and passed the ball, with only 6 seconds left in the attack time.The Lakers quickly shrunk inside, Paul diverted and ran to the left corner, dribbled in front of him continuously, and suddenly jumped up and shot a three-pointer.

bass!Hollow into the net.

Kobe curled his lips and shook his head, the corners of Paul's mouth rose slightly, and the Clippers caught up to 20-22.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe dribbled the ball to the left 45°, bent over and hit the ground to pass to the waist, then used Davis to cover, and strode to the right.Li Yue received the ball with his back, and without hesitation, he hit Crawford hard, and Griffin stepped up to double-team.

Seeing that Davis was emptied, Li Yue raised his hand and threw the ball to the top of the arc, and went around to block Griffin's defense.

I thought, Paul suddenly rushed out halfway, snatched the basketball, and rushed to the frontcourt like the wind.

Li Yue chased after him wildly, both of them sprinted at full speed, and they came to the paint area in the blink of an eye.

Paul suddenly stopped and raised his hand towards the middle, and Griffin just followed up.

Li Yue subconsciously slowed down, preparing to adjust his body orientation in time and divert to defend against Griffin.

But Paul started again, taking advantage of such a little time difference, easily slipped to the basket, picked the basket with a backhand and hit the board.

boom!The basketball rebounded into the net and the Clippers tied.

"Grass!" Li Yue couldn't help sighing, and suddenly realized why Kobe just curled his lips and shook his head.

Paul actually staged a "fake pass and real layup", scoring 7 points in a row and successfully helping the Clippers stabilize the situation.

(End of this chapter)