I just play ball

Chapter 479

Back from the timeout between the quarters, the two teams started the second quarter as substitutes, and the scoring efficiency dropped significantly to the naked eye.

The main players of both sides rested until 6 minutes left before reappearing. The game was still flat. Curry and Thompson made 13 of 5 shots in total, and Li Yue and Kobe made 11 of 4 shots in total. At halftime, the Lakers led the Warriors 67 to 49 .

The Lakers team returned to the locker room for the intermission. D'Antoni emphasized that he should not take it lightly because of the 18-point lead, especially in the face of opponents like Curry and Thompson, who feel very smooth, and need to continue to maintain high-intensity defense.

10 minutes passed in a blink of an eye, Li Yue led the team back to the court, and warmed up for shooting in advance to find a feel.The Warriors are also actively preparing for the battle. Curry and others are talking and laughing, and it seems that their emotions have not been affected by falling behind.

D'Antoni was interviewed by a TNT reporter on the sidelines, catching the Warriors blowing, claiming that the Warriors have created a new era of basketball, and the future is bound to be limitless, but when Cole was interviewed, he bluntly said that the Lakers are almost invincible.

Time passed quickly, the whistle sounded at the end of the intermission, and the referee waved to remind the players of the two teams to enter the field.

The audience cheered and applauded. Li Yue walked to the short corner on the left side of the frontcourt and stood close to Green. The other four Lakers players were center Davis, small forward Covington, shooting guard Iguodala, and point guard Kobe Bryant.

"The Lakers currently have a double-digit lead, but they actively pursued changes and directly arranged for Li Yue to play the power forward position on the defensive end." Ernie said, "The Warriors continue to use the starting lineup, what impact might it have?"

"This is to completely lay the foundation for victory through a wave of offensive climax." Kenny said, "I think Coach Kerr will make adjustments soon, otherwise Bogut will become a super big loophole for the Warriors, and it will be difficult to react slowly. make up."

On the court, Thompson took the ball to the left 45°, changed hands and shook continuously under his crotch, and then threw it to the top of the arc.

Bogut received the ball and waited, staring straight at the right half.At the same time, Curry started running from the left bottom corner, successively used Green and Barnes to cover, and went straight to the right half along the bottom line, the purpose was obvious.

Kobe squeezed through the wall, chased from outside the boundary, suddenly staggered and fell, and the audience booed immediately.Curry was unguarded for a while, raised his hand to catch the ball easily on the right wing, stepped forward into the three-point line, and took off calmly.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 67 to 51.

The audience continued to boo, Li Yue looked up at the large central screen curiously, just in time to see the replay of the video: when Kobe chased Barnes, Barnes quietly reached out and pushed, which directly caused Kobe to lose his balance .

It turned out to be a foul, but it had been so long that the referee decided to ignore it.

Kobe didn't mind, he took the basketball and slowly brought it forward, and the audience shouted LGL in unison.

Seeing Kobe's determined eyes, Li Yue waved his hand to open the space, and the three teammates ran to the corner one after another.

Soon, the Lakers settled in a 1-high and 4-low formation in the frontcourt.

Li Yue started running from the left corner, casually executed the bottom line cover tactics, and prepared with both hands.

As soon as he ran to the basket, he caught a glimpse of Kobe's slumped shoulders, and he was not close to the body. Curry didn't get close to the defense at all. The other Warriors players hurriedly surrounded and intercepted, including Green, and Li Yue was unguarded for a while.

Kobe hit the ground to pass the ball, Li Yue bent over to catch it, kicked off the ground, and dunked with both hands to score.

"Could it be that Curry felt embarrassed that he didn't blow the foul just now, and deliberately relaxed?" Li Yue ran forward on the ground, seeing Cole's expression of not blaming Curry, he couldn't help thinking about it.

The Warriors attacked, Thompson advanced with the ball, ran all the way across the center line, raised his hand and threw it to the top of the arc.

Bogut received the ball and turned around, and then divided the 45° three-point line on the right. Barnes held the ball high and waited.

Curry circled from the short corner on the right, raised his hand to receive the pass, hung his hands high at the waist, and ran to the top of the arc.

Green received the ball and stood sideways against Li Yue, but there was no sign of a strong attack. His eyes were fixed on the direction of the top of the arc. Carry out internal transmission and internal cooperation.

Kobe Bryant had expected this long ago, and accelerated to intercept the passing route first, and the Warriors' tactical cooperation failed.

With little time left in the attack, Bogut hurriedly retreated beyond the three-point line, received the pass from Green, turned around and stepped to the top of the arc, and handed it to Thompson who ran to his side, and then took advantage of the delay of Davis switching defenses , stride inwards.

Seeing this situation, Li Yue shouted for defense, and Covington immediately moved horizontally from the short left corner to the basket.At the same time, Davis and Iguodala teamed up to double-team Thompson at the 45° three-point line on the right.

With just over five seconds left on the offensive clock, Thompson jumped up hastily and threw the ball vigorously towards the basket.Bogut reached out subconsciously, but successfully touched the ball, but the impact was too strong and he couldn't hold it firmly. The basketball flew out of bounds, and cheers erupted in the arena.

The referee blew his whistle, whistled for the Warriors' out-of-bounds violation, and gave the Lakers the right to the ball in the backcourt.

Covington picked up the basketball and exited the baseline, Kobe caught the ball and pushed forward, and the audience chanted LGL.Still in the 1-high and 4-low formation, Davis mentioned that the top of the arc was used as a cover, and Kobe went to the right to make a strong breakthrough, facing Bogut and changing defense.

Kobe stopped and pulled the ball and retreated, threatened to take off against Curry's block, and leaned back in the air to make a mid-range shot.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Bogut caught the rebound, Curry caught the ball and moved forward, and suddenly threw a pass with both hands.Thompson received the ball on the left, started in a three-threat posture, crossed and faltered, but actually stepped forward.Iguodala was deceived and lost his position, and Li Yue hurried forward to defend.

The basketball passed to the basket, Green caught the ball and hit the rebound to score. The Warriors chased 53 to 69.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe brought the ball to the top of the arc, the team settled in a V formation, and Li Yue squatted in the short corner on the left.Davis slid down from the left elbow, making it clear that he wanted to set up a wall as a cover. Green stepped forward to grab a position, intending to bypass the chase.

Li Yue did his tricks, turned around and hit the basket, and Kobe immediately passed the ball tacitly.

bang!Li Yue caught the ball and dunked with both hands, 71 to 53.

"Green confidently thinks he is the smarter one." O'Neill laughed. "He not only underestimated Li Yue's on-the-spot reflexes, but also his physical condition. He also underestimated Kobe's passing ability. It's just ridiculous."

The Warriors attacked, Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and used Bogut's cover to break through on the right.

Davis decisively switched defenses and was delayed. Kobe squeezed through the wall to catch up. Unfortunately, both of them were relatively slow in speed. For the time being, they failed to pose a real threat. Iguodala hurriedly moved laterally from the right wing to help defend, but Curry did nothing. Throw the ball to the right wing.

I saw Thompson bent down to pick up the basketball, ignoring the threat of Iguodala returning to defense, and forced a three-pointer.

bass!Hollow into the net, 71 to 56.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe rushed to the left wing with the ball. He didn't need to cover, and directly hit with his back.

Curry was like a leaf falling in the wind, and he retreated involuntarily, and Thompson hurried forward to double-team.

Kobe immediately raised his hand to pass the ball, and Iguodala caught it at the top of the arc, and took off for a three-pointer without hesitation.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, 74 to 56.

The Warriors attacked, Curry pushed the ball forward, and made a long pass before reaching the center line.

Barnes received the ball from the left wing of the frontcourt, changed hands continuously, and confirmed that there was no chance to break through. He quickly threw the ball to the top of the arc, while Green immediately turned around and moved to the right after receiving the ball, handing it to Thompson who was running over.

Curry just arrived at the top of the arc at this time, and took advantage of the situation to set up a wall to block Iguodala. Kobe decisively chose to switch defenses.

Thompson slumped his shoulders and twisted his hips, but unfortunately failed to break through Kobe's interception and hurriedly threw the ball to the left wing.Such a passing action is too obvious, Covington took the first step and completed the steal abruptly, Barnes hurriedly delayed.

The Lakers' fast break was blocked, Kobe took the ball across the center line, ran continuously with the help of screens, and faced Green with a dislocation at the top of the arc.

Just as the audience cheered, Kobe passed Green with a left-handed dribble, rushed into the paint like a whirlwind, raised the ball with both hands, jumped around Curry to intercept, glided in the air, and gave the ball to Bogut with a low hand.

Davis reached out to catch the ball, kicked off the ground, and dunked with both hands through Bogut.

How could Bogut make it easy for him to get what he wanted, and immediately pushed with both hands to stop it, and the referee whistled for a foul.

The audience cheered and shouted, Davis hit all two free throws, and the Lakers led 76 to 56.

At this time, with 9 minutes and 28 seconds left before the end of the third quarter, the Warriors requested a short timeout.

In the TNT commentary seat, O'Neal said: "Seeing Kobe's breakthrough just now, I suddenly recalled the time when we played together at the beginning of the century. He was full of explosive power and could instantly exploit any loophole of the opponent."

"He may very well accomplish the feat of four consecutive championships that you didn't accomplish that year." Kenny smiled, "You can start to resume training now, and sign a basic salary contract with the Lakers before the roster for next year's playoffs is determined. "

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The 20-second timeout ended in a blink of an eye, and the game continued.

The Warriors did not make personnel adjustments. Thompson caught the ball in the backcourt and advanced, rushed across the center line and threw it to Bogut at the top of the arc.

Curry went up to catch the ball, quickly took it to the 45-degree three-point line on the right, and forcibly pulled Davis for a singles.

Davis did not hesitate, and decisively put in a sudden shot. Curry took advantage of the situation and rushed into the paint with his shoulders sinking. step layup.

Such an operation mode is completely different from before, and Davis is full of jumps to block shots.

Beep!The referee whistled the thug for a foul and gave Curry two opportunities to initiate.

Riding on the arrangement of the referee, Li Yue walked to the LOGO and talked with Kobe in a low voice.

Since the third quarter, the Warriors have continued to use Thompson to dribble the ball across the center line, and Curry has initiated off-ball moves at a faster speed. The Lakers are prone to being passive in the defensive line. To solve this problem, they must increase their off-ball defense.
There are two specific plans. Either Li Yue will play center and arrange for Price to appear on the field at the same time, using a purely five-small lineup, or increase the pressure on Thompson, slow down the offensive rhythm of the Warriors, and then slow down Curry's off-the-ball running rhythm. .

After thinking about it, it is better to slow down the rhythm, after all, it is necessary to protect the inside line and rebounds.

The two made up their minds, Curry made two free throws, and the score became 76 to 58.

The Lakers attack, Li Yue catches the ball and takes it to the top of the arc, pats and observes on the spot, while the other four move in various positions.

Kobe moved across from the left wing and set up a wall to block Green. Li Yue made a decisive start and broke through to face off against Curry.

He rushed to the free throw line in the blink of an eye. He had a huge advantage in height and wingspan. He didn't need to think about it, and he stopped and made a mid-range shot.

when!The basketball swished out.

Thompson grabbed the rebound, bowed down and pushed forward quickly, reaching the top of the arc in two seconds.

Curry received the ball on the left wing, took advantage of the opportunity to pass the waist high, and Bogut caught the ball and hit Kobe with his back.

The difference in stature was too large, and Kobe went around and tried to steal, successfully hitting the ball out of the sideline.

The referee blew his whistle to punish the violation, and the Warriors got a kick-off from the sideline to reorganize a wave of offense.

Taking advantage of the timeout of the game, Li Yue and Kobe called up their teammates and quickly explained the results of their previous discussions.

The referee blew the whistle and Curry served the ball out of bounds.

Barnes used the cover to catch the ball, and then passed it to the left waist, while Green took the ball and faced Li Yue sideways, watching and waiting.

The Warriors made various screen moves, and the Lakers continued to rotate defenses, but there was never a good opportunity.

Seeing that the 24-second violation was about to occur, Thompson bypassed numerous screens and came to the top of the arc. Li Yue immediately reached out to press for interference.

In desperation, Thompson jumped up and shot in a hurry, but unfortunately the basketball didn't even touch the rim.

The referee whistled and whistled for a violation, and the Lakers got the ball from the sideline of the backcourt, and the audience cheered and cheered to celebrate.

The Lakers attack and Kobe takes the ball to the left wing.

Li Yue received the ball from the waist, put his back against Barnes, observed for a moment, raised his hand and threw the ball to the right wing, then strode outside and ran outside the three-point line to provide an off-ball screen for Covington. The right wing catches the ball in a triple-threat stance.

I saw Kobe crossing and stepping suddenly, jumping up and throwing the ball to the left corner, where there is a huge open space, because Green didn't switch to chase Iguodala at all, while Barnes stayed on the three-point line to guard Li Yue.

Seeing that Covington received the ball easily, Green and Barnes ran over to try to cover the defense at the same time, but Covington threw the ball to the left wing. He rushed to the free throw line in two steps, made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, 78 to 58.

The Warriors attacked, Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, used Green's cover to break through, and misplaced Li Yue in singles.

The audience booed to help interfere. Li Yue kept a distance of half a body and did not choose to make sudden shots. He was confident that he could even defend normally, but Curry continued to change hands and swayed at the crotch, and occasionally behind the back. .

The two fought wits and courage, but Curry never got a chance. After about five seconds, he stopped suddenly and turned around to score the ball.

Barnes received the ball at 45 degrees on the left, took advantage of the trend to sink his shoulders and forced Covington, and made a three-step layup that caused a thug foul.

The replay on the large central screen showed that the call for this foul was very reluctant, almost forcing the Warriors to execute free throws. The audience booed again, but the referee turned a deaf ear and hurriedly arranged free throws, as if he was a rookie.

I once thought that Barnes, who made 72% of his free throws, seemed to be affected, and actually hit two consecutive free throws.

Kobe jumped up and grabbed the rebound, took it to the top of the frontcourt arc, and suddenly accelerated and dashed, almost passing Thompson in one step.

Snapped!Dull thugs sounded, the referee whistled for a foul, and Kobe got two free throw opportunities.

The audience cheered and applauded, Cole waved, and Luol Deng came on the stage to replace Bogut.

"Come on, the Warriors set up five small lineups, and they are trying to make a final fight." Kenny said, "Honestly speaking, I think Coach Kerr's adjustment is a bit slow. They are 20 points behind against the Lakers. Unless there is a miracle, otherwise..."

(End of this chapter)