I just play ball

Chapter 65
Back from the timeout, Lawson still maintained an efficient performance, and the Lakers continued to play steadily, leading the score back and forth.

After the first quarter, the two teams tied 32 to 32. The Lakers had 7 more assists. They played more selflessly, shared more basketball, and the scene was more relaxed. At one time, only Blake and Gasol led the team. beat.

The two teams played hard in the second quarter, but Li Yue got an offensive foul as soon as he came on the court, and was called for a blocking foul.

D'Antoni had to replace him for protection. After losing him, the Lakers had little impact on the offensive end, but the defensive end was severely weakened, especially under the impact of the Nuggets' substitute Corey Brewer. .

After a single quarter, the Lakers scored a fairly normal 22 points, but the Nuggets went a step further and scored 34 points.

Back in the second half of the game, the Lakers still maintained the original strategy, but increased the proportion of insiders.

Faried and Wilson were at a disadvantage in height and weight, not only difficult to defend but also fouled. In addition, the Lakers increased outside pressure, Brewer and Andre Miller missed shots, and the Nuggets only scored 18 points in a single quarter. The Lakers scored 33 points to complete the overtake.

Entering the fourth quarter, the two teams came and went, the Nuggets changed their lineups in various ways, and the Lakers never led by more than eight points.

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With the whistle of the referee, Lawson fouled Blake and the game was suspended for free throws.

The Lakers led 106 to 98 with 3 minute and 11 seconds left in the game.

D'Antoni waved to the bench, Howard and Artest got up and entered the field, replacing Clark and Nash, and joined Li Yue, Blake and Gasol in the final battle.The Nuggets also made lineup adjustments. McGee went to the center position, and Faried returned to the power forward to play with Wilson, Iguodala, and Lawson.

The audience stood up and cheered. Lawson made the first free throw, but the second free throw went out.

Howard grabbed the rebound and passed it to Blake, and the two rushed to the right wing one after another, taking advantage of the situation to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

McGee stepped forward to delay, and at the same time raised his hands to interfere with the passing lane, and double-teamed with Lawson.

Blake's ball skills were worse than Nash's. He couldn't get to the inside line at the first time, so he had to retreat and dribble to the left.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Li Yue strode from the bottom corner to the right wing, put his back on Iguodala and shouted for the ball.

When Blake heard the words, he turned around and delivered the ball, Li Yue received it, strode to the free throw line, and then divided Artest who was unattended.

boom!Basketball backboard falls.

Faried grabbed the hand and handed it to Lawson. The Nuggets quickly went down the third line, and Iguodala caught the ball from the right wing and shot a three-pointer.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Artest and Wilson grabbed each other, the basketball flew out of bounds due to force, and the referee whistled for the frontcourt ball.

The Nuggets kicked off from the baseline, and Faried passed to McGee at the basket.

McGee then divided Wilson on the sideline, passed it back and forth several times, and finally Iguodala made a defensive shot against Artest, and the result was a bang.

Howard jumped to catch the rebound, Li Yue took it to the top of the frontcourt arc, and used Blake to cover the misplaced singles against Lawson.

The Lakers lead 108 to 99, with 2 minutes and 11 seconds left, and the victory is almost sealed!

Easy side Nuggets attack, Lawson dribbled the ball straight to the inside, and the pull-up layup was not an option to pass the ball in the air.

McGee dared to play when he received it, and immediately divided Faried. The result was also a layup, but McGee shot the ball out of bounds when he was fighting for the rebound. Wilson picked it up and then divided Iguodala, shrinking the basket Li Yue hurriedly turned around and swooped.

Boom!Three points into the net.

The Nuggets narrowed the point difference to 6 points with 1 minute and 51 seconds left.

Howard served from the baseline, Li Yue received it and pushed it forward, and D'Antoni yelled 'control the time' from the sidelines.

Li Yue nodded to express his understanding, but as soon as he passed the center line, Iguodala and Wilson teamed up to press down.

Li Yue took advantage of the situation to pull the ball back, and accidentally retreated to a dead corner. D'Antoni quickly asked for a short timeout.

Back on the bench, D'Antoni emphasized that the matter of dribbling the ball across the half should be handed over to Blake, as traditional guards are more stable.

The timeout ended quickly, and the Lakers served from the sideline.

After some running, Blake received a pass in the midfield position and suddenly threw a long pass towards the basket.

Howard was completely unprepared, the basketball flew out of bounds, and D'Antoni walked back and forth angrily.

The Nuggets attacked, and Lawson rushed to the top of the arc with the ball.

Iguodala stepped forward to catch the ball and used the screen to shoot a three-pointer.The basketball smashed the basket and hit the iron, Howard grabbed the rebound, Faried and McGee pressed close.

The three were deadlocked at the bottom line, and the referee whistled for McGee's foul.

The Lakers kicked off from the sideline, and Artest threw it to Blake.

I thought, Lawson, who was running to the frontcourt, suddenly turned back and pressed. When Blake got nervous, the basketball rolled out of bounds.

After making three low-level mistakes in a row, D'Antoni roared anxiously, rushing to the court to make gestures.

Seeing the opportunity to further narrow the gap, the audience stood up and applauded and cheered again.

The Nuggets kicked off from the sideline of the front court, and Lawson made a strong inside throw and hit the iron.

Howard grabbed the rebound, faced the Nuggets three-man siege, hugged his hands and danced back and forth to find space.

Unexpectedly, McGee snatched the basketball, took off on the spot and hit the board to score.

With 1 minute and 14 seconds left, the Nuggets were only 4 points behind, and the Pepsi Center was boiling!
The Lakers kicked off from the bottom line in the backcourt, and Howard threw it to Blake, deliberately moving to the left to make it cheaper.

But Blake didn't react. Lawson snatched the basketball and passed it to Wilson who cut in the middle.

Howard flew forward and forcibly completed the frame protection.

Li Yue grabbed the rebound, and Wilson and Lawson double-teamed without hesitation, so big that they almost didn't twist their heads.

The referee blew the whistle and called for a foul, and Li Yue got two free throws.

He stood in the three-second zone of the front court, with his hands on his hips in a daze, worried that a small mistake of his would disrupt the team's rhythm.

Amidst the boos all over the sky, he made two free throws and the Lakers led 110 to 104 by 6 points.

With 1 minute and 08 seconds left, the Nuggets kicked off in the backcourt.

Iguodala caught the ball early, took it to the frontcourt and used a screen to get rid of Li Yue a little, and shot a three-pointer again.

The basketball hit the circle and rebounded into the net. The Nuggets chased 107 to 110, and the audience was completely crazy.

The Lakers attacked and faced the Nuggets pressing hard, Li Yue received the ball early in the backcourt.

He quickly took to the top of the arc, bowed to control the ball to consume time, and withdrew his hand for a three-pointer after the last six seconds.

The basketball hit the front of the rim, Faried jumped up and grabbed the rebound, and the Nuggets launched a counterattack.

Iguodala broke through with the ball on the right wing, and faced Li Yue's pressing pass.

Farid received the hand and took two steps forward, and Gasol was knocked over and fell to the ground.

The referee blew his whistle for a blocked foul and Faried received two free throws.

With 32.4 seconds left, the audience cheered loudly.

Faried made the first free throw, and the Lakers took the opportunity to replace Blake with Nash.

Faried made the second hit, the Lakers did not request a timeout, and kicked off directly in the backcourt.

Nash caught the ball from the bottom line, facing Lawson and McGee's double-team, pretended to throw it sideways to Howard, who entered the field after serving the ball, but actually jumped up and threw the ball to the center line.

Li Yue received the ball and took it to the right wing. Seeing that Iguodala and Wilson bagged it, he immediately passed back to Nash, and then moved to the left half with the cover of Howard and Gasol.

The Nuggets' defensive formation was in chaos, and McGee and Faried rushed to Li Yue at the same time.

Seeing this, Nash threw a pass to the basket, Howard dunked and scored, and the Lakers led 112 to 108.

With 12.5 seconds left, the Nuggets requested a timeout.

The Lakers returned to the bench. D'Antoni emphasized putting two points in defense against three points. At the same time, he replaced Nash with Blake and Gasol with Clark.

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The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, and the Nuggets served in the frontcourt.

Wilson used Iguodala to cover the ball from the center line, lowered his center of gravity and rushed inside.

Li Yue didn't press hard but retreated frequently. When Wilson received the ball and raised his hand, he made a lightning-like attack.

Snapped!The basketball lands.

Li Yue grabbed his hand and pushed towards the frontcourt. The speed was so fast that it was like a whirlwind. Iguodala and Wilson chased wildly.

The three rushed to the basket from the right. Li Yue kicked off the ground but didn't make a shot. He didn't try to throw the ball into the field until it flew out of bounds and was about to land.

The basketball rebounded from the ground and jumped high, and the two teams rushed into a ball.

As soon as Farid was in his hand, the whistle sounded at the end of the game, and various sighs of disappointment sounded in the Pepsi Center.

The Lakers beat the Nuggets 112-108, leading the series 2-0.

(End of this chapter)