I just play ball

Chapter 476

On the evening of the [-]th, Staples Center.

More than [-] spectators wore yellow and white T-shirts and waved small flags with the Lakers logo in their hands.Li Yue sat on the bench and looked around, feeling that the entire stadium turned into a yellow ocean, and the cheers were roaring like waves.

The national anthem ended in a blink of an eye, the whistle sounded, and the game was about to start. Li Yue got up and walked to the technical stage.

"Get rid of them! Get three consecutive championships!" O'Neill clenched his fists and shouted in the TNT commentary booth.

Li Yue smiled and nodded in response, then raised his hand to give Curry a high-five, and was about to turn around and walk into the court. Guanhai says hello.

The Aoguan poster smiled, and Jennifer Lawrence, who was sitting not far away, waved excitedly, but Li Yue pretended not to see it.

A short whistle sound followed, and the referee whistled to remind the players of the two teams to enter the field.

Lakers starting lineup, Kobe, Iguodala, Li Yue, Landry, Gasol.

Warriors starting lineup, Curry, Thompson, Barnes, Green, Bogut.

The referee walked to the middle circle with the ball, gestured left and right to explain the precautions, and then lightly tossed upwards.

Gasol and Bogut jumped up, and they collided in the air, but unfortunately they didn't touch the basketball. After they both landed, Gasol reacted a little faster and threw the ball towards the Lakers half court. Li Yue reached out to grab the basketball and turned around. Throw to the backcourt.

Kobe received the ball and raised his hand to indicate a move. The Lakers attacked first, and the audience cheered and shouted.

In the TNT commentary seat, Ernie asked: "What do you two think of what Cole said before the game?"

"Psychological tactics." O'Neal curled his lips, "Li Yue is the closest player to Jordan, and there is absolutely no possibility of being guarded."

Inside, Kobe dribbles the ball across the halfway line.

Li Yue ran from the left wing to the short corner on the left, set up a wall to block Thompson, and Iguodala took the opportunity to rush to the top of the arc.

Kobe started at the same time. With the help of Iguodala's oncoming cover, he easily got rid of Curry's entanglement. He took a few strides to reach the left elbow area. Gasol under the basket on the right.

Originally it was an ordinary breakthrough inside pass, but Green, who rotated to supplement the defense, seemed to have expected it a long time ago. He actually broke out halfway, bent over from behind Gasol and reached out to steal the ball. .

This is the Warriors' standard fast-break routine. After the defense is successful, Curry, Thompson and others turn around and go down quickly, and then use the passable dribbling ability of Green or Barnes to comprehensively increase the speed of advancement and win in chaos. .

Li Yue ran wildly, turned around suddenly after entering the three-point line in the frontcourt, stepped back and forth, paying attention to the specific direction of Barnes, while observing Green's progress with the ball, and at the same time he followed Landry and Iguodala. People, standing on the left and right waists and in the middle of the free throw, simply form a basic defensive position, which can be considered as a successful interception of the fast break.

Green suddenly slowed down, threw the ball to the left wing Curry, and went up to the wall to block Iguodala.

Seeing that Curry was about to use the cover to break through, Landry stepped forward decisively and successfully completed the delay.

Iguodala squeezed through the screen and re-attached to Curry, but Curry continued to accelerate, passed the free throw line and moved to the right waist in a wide range. hand cast.

bass!Hollow into the net.

The Warriors took the lead, leading 2-0.

"This ball alone is enough to prove that Curry is not the point guard with poor physical fitness in the mouths of ordinary fans." Barkley said, "The attack just now requires extremely strong explosive power and coordination, and the core strength is also considered a pass." .”

"Of course, physical fitness is a comprehensive concept." Kenny said, "Guard players pay more attention to coordination and flexibility. Although Curry is thinner than other players, he has very good upper body strength, otherwise he cannot guarantee the stability of his shots. .”

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe took the ball to the top of the arc, waiting on the spot.

Li Yue started running from the left bottom corner, crossed the bottom line with the help of Landry's cover, ran to the basket and suddenly stopped and turned back. With the help of Landry's cover again, he completely got rid of Barnes' interference, returned to the short left corner, and reached out to catch the ball. Hold the pass.

Barnes immediately chased after him. Li Yue dribbled the ball with his left elbow. Ignoring the threat of Curry's double-team, he took two steps to adjust his posture, and then took off with the ball. Remember CIC.

when!The basketball hit the basket and was caught.

There were cheers in the arena, and Curry took the ball forward and slowly brought it to the left wing of the frontcourt.

Thompson raised from the short corner on the left, pretending to be a screen, but actually rushed to the top of the arc, while Bogut rushed from the top of the arc at the same time, the two first crossed the screen without the ball, and then Bogut ran to Kobe to set up a wall .

Curry took the opportunity to get rid of it, dribbled to the left 45° three-point line, and faced Gasol in a dislocation.

The defense was extremely difficult, the audience booed and shouted, Kobe squeezed through the screen and rushed to the defense, while Bogut turned around and cut inside at the same time, received a lob pass from Curry in a second, hugged tightly with both hands, and strode forward. to the basket.

Landry let go of Green, rushed to the basket on the left side, and took off against Bogut.

Bark!Landry's finger slightly brushed the basketball in flight, and the sound of smashing the basket sounded immediately.

Chasing Gasol took off and grabbed the rebound, turned around and threw it to Kobe. The Lakers launched a counterattack, and the audience was boiling.

Kobe didn't care about anything, he single-handedly rushed to the short corner on the left side of the frontcourt at full speed, ignoring the interceptions of Curry and Green, forced a jump and then made a mid-range shot. Just as the basketball was released, the referee's whistle blew, and someone fouled up.

Curry shook his head helplessly, and walked to the sidelines with his hands on his hips, as if regretting that he interfered with his jump.

"Since the new season, my brother Kobe seems to have returned to his peak, no matter his style of play or his mentality." O'Neal said, "In the past this kind of fast break, he would mostly choose to sit with his back or wait for his teammates to be in place, but now he chooses to play hard. sudden."

"He talked about this in an interview before the game." Ernie said, "The original words are: Li Yue and I play together very easily. There is no need to maintain an analytical state every minute and every second as in the past, and just rely on instinct to complete the offense. "

Kobe stood at the free throw line, the audience chanted MVP, and hit two consecutive hits with ease.

With the Lakers leading 4-2, Li Yue felt a little happy. Two points was a trivial matter. The real joy was that the Warriors, who were the absolute main players, got fouled once in the first minute of the game, which was very likely to form a chain reaction.

The Warriors attacked, and Curry slowly dribbled the ball forward, raising his left hand and waving to signal a tactical move.

The audience followed the announcer and yelled defensively in unison, the sound was so loud that it seemed to blow up the ceiling.

Curry walked all the way to the left wing, raised his hand to Barnes, and strode into the elbow, across the free throw line.Barnes took the ball straight to the top of the arc, Bogut caught the ball and turned to the right, and Curry just rushed to the 45° three-point line on the right and raised his hand to receive the return pass.

During the whole running process, Li Yue stood on the left side of the waist and could see clearly. He felt in his heart that Cole really learned a lot of tactics from Popovich during those years in the Spurs. .

This kind of running position is nothing more than leaving a lot of space in the right half. Either Curry plays alone, or Barnes goes around the bottom line to cooperate, or Barnes covers for others, and others go around the bottom line to do it. Cooperate.

Thinking of this, Li Yue turned slightly sideways to face the bottom line, making preparations for the start in advance.

Sure enough, Barnes stood on both feet and set up a human wall to act as a positioning screen. After Green finished covering Curry, he slid down from the left elbow and took the opportunity to use the screen to prevent Landry from chasing, and rushed towards the bottom line. rushed away.

Li Yue immediately switched defenses and chased after him. The right waist was close to Green who got the basketball, and he didn't give even half of his body space. But at the same time, Curry handed over the basketball and ran to the top of the arc, setting up a wall to block Iguoda Pull, Thompson twists his hip and cuts in.

Seeing Thompson rushing in, Green threw the ball over in a hurry, and Li Yue immediately stepped forward to catch up.

As expected, Thomp immediately returned the pass after receiving the ball, and set up a wall to perform a positioning screen by the way.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Yue once again approached Green close to him, as if he had a shadow and couldn't get rid of it.

There are 8 seconds left in the attack time. The Warriors have almost finished their tactical changes in this round. It is difficult to organize a second attack. Even if the pass is passed, it is mostly singles.

Maybe Green also thought of the pros and cons, and immediately took off against Li Yue's interference.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Gasol got the defensive rebound, Li Yue received the ball nearby, cheers broke out on the scene, and the Lakers counterattacked.

Barnes delayed early at the LOGO position, and Gasol, who followed up, did not hesitate to set up a wall to cover.

Li Yue took the opportunity to speed up and dash forward. Facing Bogut's single defense on the 45° third line on the left, he decisively changed hands and changed direction. He dribbled the ball with his left hand to the free throw line. Basketball hit the board.

boom!The basketball rebounds and falls.

Green received the hand, moved forward at a flat speed, all the way to the left 45° three-point line, stopped the ball and waited.

At the same time, Barnes rushed to the right elbow and set up a wall to block Kobe. Li Yue quickly switched defenses to catch up, but was delayed by Bogut's wall. The heavy responsibility of defending Curry fell to veteran Gasol. at stake.

Li Yue squeezed through the screen to catch up. Seeing that Curry intended to pass the ball to the basket, he turned around and followed Bogut.

The other Warriors players dispersed in a hurry, leaving a large space in the high post area, and Curry began to shake his crotch from hand to hand.

The audience booed and interfered, and Gasol approached directly, making it clear that he would not shoot.

Curry took advantage of the trend to sink his shoulders and accelerate, walking to break through, but suddenly withdrew to make a shot.

Snapped!Gasol stretched out his hand at will, and actually completed the block, and the basketball plummeted.

The audience cheered and shouted. Who would have thought that Gasol would actually complete the block. This kind of small attack is a routine that Curry is relatively good at. He has succeeded many times. It can be said to be handy and effortless.

However, after Curry was blocked, he immediately turned and returned to defense, and the Lakers failed to make a fast break.

Kobe took the ball to the left wing, faced Thompson's defense, did not need to cover, and resolutely lowered his shoulders and accelerated his breakthrough.Bogut hurriedly moved laterally from the free throw line to intercept, and Green was also waiting under the basket, but Kobe stopped abruptly and raised his hand to pass the ball.

Gasol received the ball from the left basket, took advantage of the situation and hit it high, kicked off the ground and wiped the board to shoot.

boom!The basketball rebounded and hit the ring and was caught, 6 to 2.

The Warriors attacked, and Curry caught the ball in the backcourt and pushed forward. Just two steps away, he suddenly raised his hand and made a long pass.

The entire Lakers team immediately rushed to get nervous. Li Yue looked at the direction of the basketball and hurried to the left wing.

Barnes caught the ball in a three-threat posture, followed the ball down, caught the crotch and changed hands, trying to break through in the direction of the top of the arc.

Li Yue twisted his hips to intercept, and Barnes had nowhere to go. He immediately stopped the ball and raised his hand, throwing it vigorously to the top of the arc.

Green caught the ball and gathered it on his right chest. After turning his head to observe again and again, he threw the ball to the 45° three-point line on the right. At this time, Thompson just climbed up with the help of Bogut's cover, reached out to catch the basketball and immediately jumped up, grabbing the ball through Bogut. Shoot ultra-long three-pointers.

when!The basketball hit the hoop and fell.

The Lakers were 3-on-1 at the basket. In the chaos, Kobe caught the basketball and strode forward.

Li Yue ran to follow up, received the ball at the 45° three-point line on the left side of the frontcourt, crossed and stepped past Green, dribbled the ball with his left hand and rushed to the basket, stopped abruptly and stretched his foot and raised his hand, pretending to vacate and pull the bar with his backhand, but actually turned around and took off. plate.

Green was completely swayed, the basketball hit the board and rebounded into the net without any hindrance, and the Lakers led 8-2.

"Is it really a psychological tactic?" Barkley frowned. "What Cole said was just to create doubts for the Lakers out of thin air, and then force the Lakers to waste more time studying how to help Li Yue create mobile opportunities?"

"As far as I know, Cole is not that kind of person." Kenny said, "I think what he said is most likely a short-term strategy, which cannot be used to restrict Li Yue for a long time, and can only be used at critical moments." Used to achieve miraculous effects."

The Warriors attacked, and Curry caught the ball in the backcourt, slowly brought it to the right wing of the frontcourt, and threw it to the waist while watching the position.

Bogut turned his back to catch the ball and waited, while Curry turned around and ran to the top of the arc, pretending to use Green's cover to cut in, but actually cut outside the three-point line, forcing Landry to switch defenses and intercept, so that Kobe misplaced to defend Green.

At this time, Li Yue was squatting at the short corner on the left, and he knew clearly the purpose of the Warriors' running position. With Green's ball-holding offensive skills, it is almost impossible to break through and score under Kobe's defense. An air cut inside is the best choice.

Thinking of this, Li Yue quietly turned around and prepared to move sideways.

Half a second later, as expected, Green gave up catching the ball at the top of the arc, turned around and headed straight for the hoop, and Li Yue started at the same time.

boom!The two collided on the edge of the reasonable collision zone.

Li Yue fell back to the ground, the referee whistled Green's offensive foul, and the audience cheered and shouted.

Kobe quickly ran to the basket, pulled Li Yue up with both hands, and patted his back to show his praise.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe took the ball to the top of the arc, patted on the spot and waited for his teammates to move.Almost at the same time, Li Yue started running from the short corner on the left, and with the help of Gasol and Iguodala to cover the left waist, Kobe immediately raised his hand to pass the ball.

Li Yue reached out to catch the ball, Thompson got close to him in an instant, and Barnes followed closely, forming a double-team.

In a hurry, Li Yue pulled the ball back and made a long pass towards the 45° three-point line on the right, where there was too much space.Iguodala caught the ball and raised his hands high, ignoring Green's rotation to defend, took off head-on, and made a steady three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, 11 to 2.

The cheers in the arena hit the eardrums, and the big screen lens focused on Cole for a second, and I saw a smile on his face
The Warriors attacked, and Curry slowly dribbled the ball forward.

Li Yue stood in the left corner and squatted to guard Barnes, while quickly turning his head to observe the direction of the basketball.

Curry runs across the halfway line with the ball, and Barnes speeds up and cuts outside on a Green screen.Li Yue went around the wall to catch up, and the left wing position was stuck again, while Barnes received the pass from Curry, waited with his hands raised, and threw it to Green after a while.

Seeing Barnes pass the ball, Li Yue subconsciously turned his head to look at the top of the arc, checking in advance whether there is an off-ball screen.

But instead of running to the right, Barnes stepped in and cut in, and pushed with both hands, which was completely unnecessary.

Li Yue was puzzled, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Curry rushing to where Barnes was originally standing, and instantly understood: During the preparations for the Western Conference finals, the whole team watched a lot of Warriors tactics. If memory serves me, basketball must return to Curry. In the hands, the basis is that Green has that kind of passing ability, and Curry also has that kind of shooting ability, which belongs to the UCLA tactical variant.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yue bypassed the cover and swooped towards Curry.

Curry received the basketball, perhaps affected by muscle memory, and still took off to shoot a super long three-pointer.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Gasol jumped high and caught the rebound, landed a long pass to the left sideline, Li Yue received the ball and sprinted forward.

Landry set up a wall to cover at the top of the arc. Li Yue took the opportunity to shake off Barnes, took two strides to reach the free throw line, faced Green and switched defenses. I got slapped.

Boom!The basketball hits the hoop and into the net.

The referee blew his whistle at the same time, whistled Green's thug for a foul, and gave Li Yue an additional penalty.

Green was furious and almost got a technical foul.

Li Yue stood on the free throw line, and amidst the MVP cheers from the audience, he easily made an extra penalty.

The Lakers led 14 to 2, and the Warriors requested a timeout.

"How do you feel that Li Yue is familiar with all the tactics of the Warriors?" Ernie laughed. "Isn't it a joke when D'Antoni was interviewed before the game and said that Li Yue stayed in the video analysis room of the training base for four full days?"

"The person who knows you best is always your enemy." Barkley said, "Judging from several defenses, Li Yue is more qualified to be a Warriors player than some Warriors players. Tactics of the past."

(End of this chapter)