I just play ball

Bitter victory

The first half of the game ended quickly. With Kobe's 11 points in a single quarter, the Lakers and Warriors tied at 57.

Li Yue hurried back to the locker room, wanting to know more about Kobe’s situation, but he couldn’t see anyone, but the public relations president Black told him: Kobe’s injury was difficult to determine after the initial diagnosis by the team doctor Gary Vitti, and it might be a muscle strain. , Maybe you need to rest for 2-3 weeks. To be on the safe side, you need an MRI review. The team's executives are contacting the most famous hospital in Los Angeles to prepare for the night, and Kobe has already rushed there in advance.

With this news, the whole team is both happy and sad. Being happy is not a serious injury, but sad that the playoffs are about to start, but the team has lost its core.

In the blink of an eye, the second half of the game started, and the Lakers adjusted their defensive strategy, using a one-star quadruple tactic to deal with Curry and force him to pass the ball.Clay and other Warriors players got a lot of open opportunities and hit 8 three-pointers in a single quarter, but only scored 3 times inside.

The Lakers focused on the interior on the offensive end. Li Yue held the ball in singles and scored against Barnes many times. He also cooperated with Howard and Gasol in pick-and-roll successively, helping the two play 7-for-6 in the interior with super efficiency. It is a pity that Meeks Missed an open shot.

After three quarters, the Lakers trailed by five points.

According to the rotation practice, Li Yue appeared in the fourth quarter after a two-and-a-half-minute break.

The Warriors improved their defensive strength, using suicide foul tactics inside to limit Howard and Gasol, relying on Barnes and Clay to block Li Yue outside, and Blake and Meeks' low shooting percentage failed to form a penalty.

The Lakers are also unambiguous, and they quickly rotate every screen, and the local three-defense and two-two tactics break the Curry and David Lee pick-and-roll.

The two teams played very anxiously, and the number of physical contact far exceeded other games. The score was criss-crossed and no one dared to relax.

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With 2 minutes and 36 seconds left in the game, Li Yue hit a high mid-range shot, and the two teams tied 109-109.

The referee blows his whistle and the Warriors call for a timeout.

Li Yue walked back to the bench, took Gatorade from the staff, and took a small sip. The DJ announced loudly that he had scored 38 points, and the Staples Arena instantly burst into thunderous cheers.

D'Antoni picked up the tactical board: "The Warriors only played eight players in this game. Curry and other three main players played more than 40 minutes. They were seriously lacking in physical strength, so we focused on defensive shots in the end and forced them to make a breakthrough. Reduce their hit rate and increase their chances of making mistakes, do you hear me clearly?"

All the generals of the Lakers nodded, and Li Yue raised his right hand, "Tonight's game, bring the victory to Kobe!"

"For Kobe!!" Gasol rarely shouted excitedly, as if venting some emotion.

"For Kobe!" Artest's face was calm, as if he had expected everything that happened before.

Other players also raised their hands, and the whole team shouted, "For Kobe!"

Several fans on the sidelines heard it and echoed it, and the shouts gradually resounded through the Staples Center.

Li Yue took the lead to return to the field, and Blake, Artest, Gasol, and Howard settled in the frontcourt.

The referee whistled and the Warriors launched an offense.

Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, used Landry's cover to get rid of Blake and rushed to the left wing, twisted his hips and rushed to the three-point line.

when!Strike the iron!

Li Yue saw the position, put his back against Barnes in advance, took off steadily to catch the basketball, turned around and ran as soon as he landed, but all the Warriors retreated to the frontcourt within three seconds, and could only slow down to control the ball and stop on the right wing Grind ground.

Gasol went forward to set up a wall to cover, and the two moved to the left almost at the same time.

Barnes decisively double-teamed with Landry, one back and one front for two years, leaving only a gap.

The Warriors bench stood up and cheered, and Draymond Green shouted and interfered.

Before the shout fell, Li Yue stopped the brakes suddenly, changed hands behind his back and pushed the basketball into the gap, twisted his body and passed through, the human ball separated, jumped to the free throw line in an instant, and made a mid-range shot.

bass!Hollow into the net.

The Lakers led 111 to 109, Li Yue scored his 40th point, and the cheers of the Staples Center suddenly exploded.

Curry received the ball from the backcourt and advanced, rushed to the top of the arc and passed it to David Lee, and quickly ran to the baseline, using various screens to move.

The entire Lakers team switched defenses and delayed every screen. Curry made a big circle, and finally put on a three-threat posture after receiving a pass from the right wing.

It was still Blake's defense, which was tantamount to wasting effort, and the attack time wasted five seconds.

Curry bowed and adjusted for a while, stepped down the ball and walked in, transported to a short corner and made an emergency stop to take off, leaning to the right in the air.

Blake, who was chasing at full speed, had no time to brake, and ran into it helplessly. The referee immediately whistled for a foul.

Li Yue looked at it painfully, but this kind of foul-making has a relatively high technical content, so he can only admit it.

With 2 minutes and 12 seconds left in the clock, Curry made two free throws and the Warriors tied the score.

Gasol picked up and retreated to the bottom line, Li Yue received it and advanced, and the fans stood up and cheered.

Li Yue walked to the top of the arc, raised his hand to signal to open the space in the middle, and wanted to single-handedly hit Barnes.

It was clearly a hero ball. After the fans saw it clearly, they stood up and cheered one after another.

Seeing Barnes bend his knees and spread his hands, Li Yue's mind quickly flashed various information about the opponent's height, arm span, defensive habits, etc. He immediately made up his mind, turned sideways and made a strong charge, rushing into the inside line like a bull charging.

Barnes slid close to catch up, and Li Yue stopped in place as if the pause button was pressed, then collected the ball and took off to shoot.

boom!The basketball rebounded into the net, and Barnes just reacted and wanted to dive.

113 to 111, the Lakers took the lead again, with 1 minute and 44 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Warriors immediately served from the bottom line, and Curry quickly took it across the center line after receiving it, and settled in a one-high and four-low formation.

Landry raised up to cover, Curry took the opportunity to break through to the left, Howard switched defenses and moved laterally to intercept, and Blake chased closely.

I thought, Curry passed the ball behind his back, Landry received it, and there was no defense in front of him.

Dang, dang, dang, the basketball hit the basket and rebounded twice, and finally fell into the net.

Howard shook his head angrily, and Li Yue pressed his hands down to indicate that it didn't matter. Who would have thought that he would play tricks at such a moment?
The fans at the scene once again cheered, Blake rushed to the top of the arc with the ball, and the Lakers settled in a V-shaped formation.

Li Yue stepped forward to receive the pass, Blake ran away quickly, Barnes hesitated for a moment and chose to switch defenses.

Curry was forced to switch defenses, Li Yue misplaced singles, Howard and Gasol exited the basket upon seeing this.

Li Yue leaned slightly sideways, lowered the center to protect the basketball, walked towards the elbow with his left hand, and Curry stepped back following the rhythm.

The two arrived in a blink of an eye, Li Yue pulled the ball back and threw a mid-range shot against Curry's defense, showing his height advantage to the fullest.

Swish!Hollow into the net, scored 6 points in a row!
The Lakers were 115 to 113 and once again took a two-point lead with 1 minute and 14 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Warriors attacked, and Curry waited for a long time at the top of the arc, unable to wait for his teammates to run out of space, and finally used the screen to break through the ball, but Landry failed to hit the shot.

Blake picked up the rebound, dribbled forward with lightning speed, and the Warriors' defensive formation was in chaos.

Blake rushed to the right wing and hit the ground to pass the ball. Howard received it under the basket. Seeing that the defender was Clay, he turned over and dunked.

The Lakers extended their lead to 4 points with 43 seconds left in the game.

The Warriors asked for a timeout, the fans stood up and applauded, and the atmosphere in the Staples Center exploded.

...

The Lakers returned to the bench, and D'Antoni gestured back and forth with the tactical board, expressing the need to continue to suppress Curry.

After finishing speaking, Artest immediately put down the cup in his mouth, and then emphasized the key points of defense. Li Yue and the others nodded while listening.

After Artest finished speaking, Gasol also began to explain his thoughts, and Blake echoed him again and again.

The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, and the game between the two teams continued. The Warriors replaced Barnes with Garrett Jack.

This clearly requires speeding up, but the focus must still be on the outside line. Li Yue immediately reminded his teammates to pay attention to changing defenses.

The referee whistled, and the Warriors served from the backcourt to the bottom line.

Curry took to the frontcourt and used Clay's cover to go to the right wing, while Clay ran to the left.

Li Yue didn't switch defenses, but went around and chased from behind, but when he chased to the top of the arc, he encountered Landry's second cover.At the same time, Curry stopped and jumped, and passed the ball vigorously with both hands.

Gasol was half a step slower in switching defenses, Clay received the basketball and directly shot a three-pointer.

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

With only 1 point left and 33 seconds left, the Lakers did not request a timeout.

Blake quickly dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, rushed to the right elbow with the help of Howard's cover, faced the Warriors three interceptions, and quickly threw the ball to the free throw line.

Gasol received the hand, observed for a while, then passed to the bottom corner, and then ran to the low post and stuck David Lee with his back.

Li Yue took the ball and immediately passed it back. Gasol hugged his hands and immediately turned back, but the basketball came out of his hands.

The referee blew the whistle and the penalty was out of bounds. Gasol signaled David Lee to push him, but no response was received.

With 23 seconds left, the Warriors did not request the last timeout, and David Lee kicked off directly from the bottom line.

Curry took the ball to the right wing, cooperated with Clay as a screen, ran twice in a row, and misplaced to face Li Yue.

Li Yue put on a single-defense posture, and the fans booed and interfered, but Curry passed the ball to Clay, who was also misplaced against Blake.

Clay catches the ball, turns around and rushes forward, facing Blake with a mid-range shot, the basketball hits the circle and bounces into the net.

The Warriors led 118 to 117 by 1 point.

Only 4 seconds left.

The Lakers requested a timeout, the team returned to the bench, D'Antoni swished his strokes and tactics.

...

The time-out is over and the game continues.

The Lakers served in the frontcourt, Howard stood on the left sideline, and the other four stood along the free throw line, from short to tall.

The referee whistled, Gasol ran to the basket, Li Yue ran to the top of the arc, and Artest ran to the left corner.

Thompson chased closely, but Li Yue stopped and erected a wall to cover for Blake.

Howard served decisively, Blake received the ball and strode back, but at this time Li Yue turned around and rushed to the basket.

Seeing this, Blake hurriedly passed the ball high, and Li Yue received it and directly started a three-step layup.

Clay wanted to chase him, but was delayed by Gasol, and David Li Fei jumped at Li Yue.

But Li Yue didn't care about anything, he jumped up forcefully, and with a bang, he dunked the goal with one hand.

The Lakers overtook 119 to 118, and the game ended.

(End of this chapter)