I just play ball

Chapter 53 The Stubborn Kobe

Before thinking too much, Curry walked across the center line with the ball, bowed his head and looked up at the front, as if he was ready to break through at any time.

Blake turned his head to take a look, noticing Kobe's serious face, then turned around and ran to the left sideline, getting close to Clay to interfere, while Li Yue followed Barnes to the right sideline, and the entire Lakers team was left at the top of the arc. Kobe alone.

The fans at the scene quickly realized that Kobe was the main defense, and cheers and whistles flew from all directions in the arena.

Curry smiled shyly, pulled the ball in front of his body to change direction, and dribbled the ball to the left with the help of Azeri's cover.

Kobe squeezed sideways to catch up, Curry twisted his hips and cut straight to the inside, but was delayed by Howard's grab and could only continue to dribble to the left.At the same time, Azeri turned and went down, rushed to the three-second zone to block Gasol, and David Lee ran to the free throw line.

Curry immediately passed the ball, David Lee received it, and took off decisively to make a mid-range shot.

Swish!Hollow into the net.

The fans at the scene sighed hurriedly.

Single-defense scoring consecutive goals, double-teaming and assisting teammates, how the hell should I defend?
Kobe bit his lower lip to accept the pass, strode to the right sideline of the frontcourt, faced Clay's defense, and swayed in front of him continuously.

Clay slightly bent his knees, with his feet shoulder-width apart, standing directly in front of Kobe, staring intently at the basketball.

Back and forth, the two did not make any further progress, and the attack time was only ten seconds. Just when everyone was wondering, Kobe threw the ball 45 degrees to the right without warning, and Li Yue received it, as if he had been prepared for a long time. Immediately go back to the basket.

The Warriors quickly shrank, but the basketball fell into Howard's hands as if with positioning coordinates.

With a bang, he hit the board and scored.

From Kobe's pass to the final score, it took only 3 seconds in total. The fans at the scene only figured it out when they saw the basketball was caught.

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Curry took the ball to the frontcourt, faced Kobe's defense, and waited for the ball back and forth in a leisurely manner.

The rest of the Warriors gathered in the three-second zone and the bottom corners on both sides, and the entire half-court high area was left empty.

Li Yue followed Barnes, along the bottom line, ran from the left corner to the right corner, and returned to the left corner without stopping.

The same is true of the other players, all kinds of running without the ball, but they haven't made any move to catch the ball for a long time.

He was wondering what tactics the Warriors were going to play, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Curry rushing up at high speed. The chasing Kobe fell behind because of Azeri's delay.

That thought, just as he moved his feet, Curry passed the ball in a lightning strike, as if he had predicted it in advance.

Barnes ran back to catch the ball and rushed to the basket, dunking with one arm.

"Grass!"

Li Yue blurted out an exclamation in Chinese. The Lakers defensive system was defeated by Curry alone. There is no solution for the time being. They can only continue to be beaten passively. I really get angry when I think about it, but Curry seems to be in a ZONE state now. The Lakers defense The player's footsteps, the direction of body movement, and the positioning of players without the ball are all under control.

After thinking about it, Li Yue came to the front court and suddenly thought of a countermeasure in a flash of inspiration.

When Blake brought the ball to the top of the arc, he rushed up decisively to take over the pass, misplaced and singled Curry.

In the past few attacks of the Lakers, either at the basket, or in the space, or on the front line, they have never directly killed Curry. As a result, Curry's personal offensive and defensive rhythm has not been affected in any way, so it has been smooth.

He held the ball with both hands in a three-threat pose, with his left foot as the axis, and his right foot continuously tested.

Since it is necessary to cause damage, it is best not to use shooting.

After making up his mind, he stepped down the ball and deliberately walked towards the inside next to Curry, and other teammates gave way one after another.

Curry continued to attack, but Li Yue firmly protected the ball. The two quickly rushed to the basket. Li Yue combined his hands and started a three-step layup. into the network.

Aizeli picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds. Li Yue blocked Curry to interfere, and the basketball was sent to Clay.

Seeing that the goal of destroying the rhythm was achieved, Li Yue turned and ran to the front court. Kobe understood and stepped forward to interfere.

...

After many twists and turns, the Warriors still gave the ball to Curry, but there were only 8 seconds left in the attack time, but Curry did not panic at all. He used Azeri to get rid of Kobe on the right wing, rushed to 45° and directly took off for a three-pointer.

bass!Hollow into the net.

Curry scored 15 points in a row!
The Staples Center fell into silence, and all the Warriors bench except Jarrett Jack stood up, raising their hands in celebration.

Kobe clapped his hands violently, shook his head slightly and sighed, as if he hated himself for not being able to squeeze through the cover in the first place to catch up.

The Lakers attack, Blake passes the ball at 45° from the right, and Li Yue catches the ball from the right sideline and then passes it to the low post on the right, playing a basic triangle attack.Gasol took the ball to face David Lee, turned sideways and made a strong header, then turned around and scored.

Li Yue stepped forward to clap hands, and the two turned around and ran to the front field, stopping at the left half field at the same time.

Curry received the ball in the backcourt and advanced quickly, resisting Kobe's interference, and rushed to the left wing in three seconds.

David Lee stepped forward to set up a wall, Li Yue quickly switched defenses and was delayed, but was blocked by Barnes' positioning screen.

Curry slid to the bottom line with the help of a double screen, and Gasol turned and went straight to the basket to intercept.

After getting away, Li Yue rushed to the free throw line, preparing for the passing space between the baseline and the three-point line.

Unexpectedly, Howard also shrunk to the basket, colliding with Gasol and slowing down each other.

Curry took the opportunity to start, grabbed the ball with one hand and took two consecutive strides, and made a backhand throw for a layup.

The basketball hit the rebound and hit, Curry scored 17 points in a row, Howard and Gasol stood on the ground and looked at each other.

"Why did you come here? Isn't this a disservice?" Howard said angrily.

Gasol shrugged embarrassingly: "I saw no one under the basket, and thought you were too late to defend."

"As long as I'm under the basket!" Howard said harshly, turned and ran to the frontcourt.

Gasol looked aggrieved, Li Yue went up and patted him on the back, "Dwight is just in a hurry, we'll call back right away."

Gasol nodded, calmed down, picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds to serve, Li Yue received the ball and advanced.

The two walked forward together, and Li Yue said in a low voice: "As long as we can score and respond to the ball every time and bite the rhythm of the game, Curry's touch will always decline. At that time, we will strengthen our offensive and play a wave, leading the way like before. Go for victory."

Gasol hummed in response, and the two came to the front court in a blink of an eye.

Seeing that Kobe stuck Thompson with his back, Li Yue decisively gave the ball in, then turned around and ran to the left half to take away the defender.

Kobe hit twice with force, but before he could turn around, Ezeri suddenly stepped forward to double-team.Howard immediately turned around and ran to the basketball, holding up his hands for the ball. At the same time, Kobe pulled the ball and retreated beyond the three-point line, and David Lee shrunk to defend.

Kobe took off to pass the ball, and the basketball flew high in the sky. The height was too high. Howard missed it and made an out-of-bounds error.

Li Yue suddenly felt embarrassed. He didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly, and the Lakers broke the rhythm first.

Kobe took a long breath and shook his head again, as if dissatisfied with his mistakes.

...

The Warriors attacked, Curry controlled the ball at the top of the arc, faced Kobe's strict defense, and passed it to Klay who came out of the baseline with the help of a screen.

Li Yuefei jumped forward to block the interference, hit the basket with a three-pointer, but Aizeli grabbed the offensive rebound, landed and passed to Curry.

Kobe shrank the inside to grab the rebound, unable to form any effective defense, stomping on the floor angrily.

Unexpectedly, Curry hit the iron with an open three-pointer, and the scoring streak ended.

The basketball hit the rim and rebounded, and Kobe wanted to grab it. He walked and ran to the free throw line, facing Clay's defense and making a strong mid-range shot.

With a bang, it was also smashing the basket and striking the iron.

Barnes caught the rebound, and Li Yue pressed for it, almost getting it.

Curry hurried forward to catch the ball, took it to the right wing to face Kobe's defense, and without any hesitation, directly lobbed a low pass.

David Lee caught the ball and singled Gasol with his back, but his footsteps were obviously not skilled enough, and his strength was far behind. ball.

There was a little laughter in the arena, but Aizeli grabbed the offensive rebound and threw it outside the three-point line immediately after landing.At the same time, Curry suddenly started from the top of the key, used a David Lee screen to get rid of Bryant, and rushed to the right wing to reach for the ball.

Gasol was standing under the basket at this time, and Kobe was the closest, but he lost the opportunity because of distraction, and it was completely too late.

Curry made a three-pointer, the basketball went into the net hollow, his personal score became 20, and he pointed to the sky to celebrate himself.

The Warriors bench frantically waved towels, and Mark Jackson grinningly signaled the generals to sit down.

Bryant took the pass with a straight face, stopped at the top of the key, and passed the ball to the left wing.

Li Yue took the ball and then split the low post. The Lakers started the triangle attack again. D'Antoni scratched his beard inadvertently.

Howard catches the ball and hits Azeri sideways, turns around to the free throw line and throws a face-up throw.

Azeri received the basketball and passed it to Thompson. The Warriors quickly went down the third line, and the Lakers' defensive lineup was disrupted.

Li Yue, Kobe, and Blake chased to the frontcourt, but Thompson didn't pass the ball and rushed to the basket.

Beep!The referee blew his whistle, whistled for Kobe's thug foul, and at the same time signaled the game to enter a timeout.

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After the timeout ended, the Lakers replaced Li Yue with Artest, teamed up with Kobe to block Curry, and at the same time mainly attacked Curry on the offensive end to disrupt his personal rhythm, and tried his best to create physical contact to consume his energy.

The Warriors' offensive efficiency has dropped significantly, but the Lakers' offense has also been affected by this, with many passing errors.

The first quarter of the game was over in a blink of an eye. Due to Curry's runaway performance, the Lakers fell behind 26 to 32.

Li Yue got up from the bench and walked to the sidelines to high-five his teammates one by one.

Kobe sat on a chair and covered his head with a towel, blind people could tell he was upset.

D'Antoni simply arranged a few tactics, and finally arranged for Kobe to sit on the sidelines to rest first, and let Meeks play first in the second quarter.

It's a rotation plan the Lakers have used for a long time, but Bryant took off the towel and said solemnly: "I'm going to keep playing."

"You have played for 48 minutes, you better take a break. You played [-] minutes against the Trail Blazers in the last game..."

Before D'Antoni finished speaking, Kobe shook his head: "My statistics are too bad, and the team is now behind, so I can't rest."

All the generals of the Lakers were puzzled when they heard the words. Kobe has already achieved great success, with five championships and two FMVPs in his hand.

Li Yue subconsciously looked up at the large central screen, and immediately reacted after seeing the data of the players of the two teams.

Kobe probably couldn't be satisfied with his performance, because Curry scored 13 points efficiently on 9 of 22 in a single quarter, with 0 turnovers and 0 free throws, and also sent 2 assists and 1 steal. His performance was almost perfect.

On the other hand, Kobe is a bit hot-eyed, 4 of 0 shots in a single quarter, 3 turnovers, 2 fouls, and only 1 assist.

The key point is that Kobe took the initiative to apply to defend Curry, but Curry scored several goals directly or indirectly because of him. The promise he made in front of his younger brother was completely unfulfilled.

"That's how it is." D'Antoni didn't force it, and waved his hand to signal his convenience.

Li Yue had another headache. This game not only did not allow Kobe to rest, but increased his consumption.

(End of this chapter)