I just play ball

Chapter 67
According to the video, Westbrook was injured after a timeout due to Beverley's meaningless and fierce press.

Li Yueguang felt very painful when he saw the screen, but Westbrook simply made adjustments and continued the game. The cruciate ligament tear was not detected until after the game. If he stopped the game and took a rest, it was entirely possible to avoid it.

After ESPN announced the news, hot discussions formed in just half an hour. Apart from everyone's blessings to Westbrook, most of them were analyzes of the changes in the Western Conference playoffs. More than 1000 articles have appeared.

Li Yue casually clicked to view according to the ranking of likes.

[TNT reposts Webber’s Twitter: The Thunder can still beat the Rockets, but they can’t beat the Clippers, which have won two games in a row against the Grizzlies, and Kobe will come back to lead the team to win when the Lakers face the Spurs, and the Western Conference Finals will stage a Los Angeles city derby .

Commentator Kevin Arnolds: Westbrook is injured, and the team that benefits the most is the Lakers, because the Thunder Youth Army is the only team in the West that is likely to beat the Lakers. This year's finals will usher in a late 23V24.

Rapper Escouber: Those who say the Lakers can't beat the Spurs, haven't you seen Kobe perform? 】

After reading several articles in a row, Li Yue frowned slightly. It is true that Westbrook's injury and reimbursement for the season gave other teams in the West more opportunities, but these statements made it seem that only the Lakers benefited, and all kinds of despise the Spurs, as if they were going to fight .

However, he couldn't control other people's thoughts. After Li Yue sent his blessings to Westbrook on Twitter, he turned off the webpage and continued to listen to the news while cooking dinner. ESPN just finished the news broadcast and was broadcasting the post-game analysis program.
The first case is the Lakers vs. Nuggets G2.

[Analyst Andrew expressed his opinion: The Nuggets lost two consecutive games to the Lakers because Gallinari was injured and the rotation was stretched.

Analyst Pelton expressed his opinion: The strength gap between the two teams' substitute players is too great. The Nuggets must adjust their rotation again and use as much of the combination that caused the Lakers to make mistakes at the end of G2 as much as possible before they can gain a chance.

Analyst Ken Darrick expressed his opinion: The Nuggets' away win rate this season is too low, and the Lakers' home court advantage is so obvious. The series will end 4-0, and Kobe can get more rest time. 】

Hearing the analysis of these three people, Li Yue frowned slightly again, as if the Lakers were taking advantage again?
In about half an hour, Li Yue finished dinner, and while eating, he watched fan posts and discussions on major basketball forums.

[Don’t brag or criticize, can the Lakers always benefit in the playoffs? In 02, the Kings were protected by a black whistle. In 04, they had an overtime lore against the Spurs. In 10, they made 7 free throws in a single quarter in G21. This year, their opponents were injured again and again! 】

Li Yue almost choked when he saw it.

In 02, when the Lakers played against the Kings, it was often said to be a black call. Many fans also vowed that the referee Donaghy, who was arrested by the FBI, personally admitted that it was the league's instigation. There were 14 more free throws, one of which was 20 more, but the Lakers won the game where the free throws were close.

Both teams were victims of the league's manipulation of game results, but the Lakers have been blamed for being more famous.

As for the fourth quarter of G10 in 7, when Perkins was injured and truceed, the Lakers used their inside advantage to attack the basket, and the Celtics had difficulty coping with the natural increase in the number of fouls.At that time, both sides didn't talk about the referees after the game, but many years later, they were led by caring people. Every time it was mentioned, it was the Lakers who enjoyed the black whistle, and many people who only looked at the statistics and not the game followed suit.

The key point is that the title of this post is illogical. Being protected by the league and being injured by an opposing player are two completely different things. To put it this way is to black and black for the sake of black and white.

Although he felt very speechless, Li Yue still clicked on the title to view the specific content, and thought about how everyone commented.

[It is normal for the Lakers to be protected by the league. They can help the league earn a lot of money by winning the championship. This is a business alliance. 】

[Regardless of whether the Nuggets and Thunder players are injured or not, this year is another good opportunity for the league to create 23V24, and it can also attract the huge Chinese market by the way. The finals must be the Lakers challenging the Heat. 】

[You watch too little football. The Lakers have always been taken care of by the league. Let me know if they won the championship in 82 and were selected as the No. [-] pick? 】

Li Yue smiled at seeing the black people without brains.

The Lakers suffered a lot of ridicule for their losing streak at the beginning of the new F4. The coaching change in the middle caused criticism and pessimism. The absence of the two veterans Gasol and Nash due to age and injury caused a lot of doubts. .

It was hard to determine the place for the playoffs, and Kobe, the core player in the team, suffered serious injuries again.

But even so, there are still so many people gloating.

What's even more frightening is that the Nuggets' two-game winning streak is now emphasized because the opponent's main force is injured.

Even in the game that hasn't happened yet, it was determined in advance that the Lakers benefited from the injury advantage.

Why do you hate the Lakers so much?
The most damning thing is that this kind of thing doesn't just happen to the Lakers, it happens when any team becomes stronger. This is the case with LeBron's Heat team. Barea.

It may be that the strong are envied by others!

Thinking of this, Li Yue tapped the keyboard and wrote a reply: The star and team you like doesn't mean you are awesome. You can't get any benefits if you hack a star and a team to pieces. just fine.

...

Three days of rest passed in a blink of an eye.

On the afternoon of the 28th, Li Yuezao came to the Staples Center for shooting training.

Not long after, Kobe also arrived. After sitting on the sidelines for a while, he couldn't sit still. He got up and went into the court to practice shooting on the spot. It was very similar to the state of practicing free throws with one hand back then. He also boasted that he would come back soon.

After another half an hour, all the other teammates arrived, and everyone spontaneously divided into two groups to run away.

After the training was over, Li Yue was interviewed by Maggio, a beautiful reporter from TNT, on the sidelines.

He was asked how he sees the 'Westbrook hurts, Lakers benefit the most' comments on Twitter.

He replied that he felt sorry for Westbrook's injury, but those remarks were too hateful and an insult to the Lakers and other teams.

Maggio mentioned that a Lakers fan had a fierce scolding with a Spurs fan on Twitter, and finally met outside the Staples Center for a one-on-one match. As a result, the Lakers fan was picked up by netizens and found to be a Suns fan. Asked What does he think.

He replied that he didn't know how to comment, but the Suns fans are really creative.

Maggio finally asked if he would prefer to play against the Spurs or the Warriors next round, and he answered the same thing.

After the interview, Li Yue and the whole team returned to the locker room and went to the video room to participate in the tactical analysis meeting.

The coaching staff didn't talk too much, and still emphasized controlling the rhythm and focusing on the inside line, striving to take the victory steadily and steadily.

...

[-] p.m., Staples Center.

While the DJ shouted loudly, Li Yue took a deep breath, raised his right hand and lightly hammered his left chest, then raised it high and pointed to the sky, and was the last one to run out from the player tunnel, and the cheers of the audience immediately filled the entire arena.

The only bright light on the scene always followed his footsteps, making him the center of attention in just a few seconds.

He ran into the field waving his hands and high-fived his teammates waiting on both sides one by one.

This is the first time in many years that the Lakers held the playoffs at home in the third game of the first round. All 19060 seats were filled, and Megan Fox, David Beckham and his wife, Charlie Theron and other big-name stars came to the sidelines. watch the battle.

What is different from the past is that the Lakers have taken a 2-game lead, which made the audience even more excited.

After a brief hustle and bustle, the pre-match ceremony began. Singer Jennifer Lopez led the singing of the national anthem. The audience stood up and sang in unison. The atmosphere in the arena became very hot.

As a foreigner, Li Yue didn't participate, so he looked around when he was bored, and suddenly found that most of the audience were uniformly wearing white T-shirts with the words 'We are not public enemies' written on it, which made him a little puzzled.

If it is another team, it is very common for fans to put on T-shirts of the same color to express their support for the team in the playoffs, but the Lakers are located in Los Angeles, and Lakers fans are affected by the city's culture and the excellent historical performance of the Lakers. To make a similar move, to come suddenly tonight, seems very grand.

The song performance ended soon, the lights of the audience were turned on again, and the long whistle sounded continuously, indicating that the game was about to start.

Li Yue got up from the bench and walked to the technical stage to perform the opening action with Goodlock.

As soon as he finished, a shout sounded from behind him.

He turned his head and found that the caller was O'Neill sitting in the TNT commentary booth, and nodded immediately.

O'Neal stood up and stretched out his right hand, "I specially applied to be a live commentary today, and I want to see you lead the team to the match point."

Reggie Miller and Marvin Abbott next to them were full of surprises, and Li Yue himself was a little surprised.

With O'Neal's historical status in the NBA and the Lakers, he could sit and shake hands with him, and he had to bend forward to listen, but O'Neal chose to stand up. It is self-evident how much he is valued.

Li Yue quickly stretched out his hand to hold it, "I will definitely do my best, and I will definitely let you have a pleasant night."

"I believe in you!" O'Neill covered it with his left hand, "Just like the audience, they didn't even dress me and Kobe in the same uniform. You have been fully recognized by them, don't let them down!"

Li Yue nodded, turned and walked into the arena.

The short whistle sounded, and the players of the two teams took their positions.

In the starting lineup, the Nuggets made adjustments again, with McGee as the center, Faried and Wilson decibel as the forwards, Iguodala and Lawson as the backcourt, and the Lakers remained unchanged.

The referee walked between Howard and McGee, threw the ball up with both hands, and the two jumped almost at the same time.

The ball flew towards the Nuggets half court, and Lawson picked it up and pushed forward.

(End of this chapter)