I just play ball

Chapter 76
After laughing to his heart's content, Li Yue turned over and got up from the ground, standing on the free throw line against the boos of the audience.

He deliberately procrastinated for a while, allowing the audience to perform all kinds of crazy performances, and did not raise his hand to shoot until the referee issued a warning.

The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Lakers led 14 to 10.

The Spurs still did not request a timeout, but replaced Leonard, who was fouled twice, with Stephen Jackson.

Jackson was a rookie in 01. Although he was the leader of the Golden State gang in the past, he is too old and weak to pose a threat. Li Yue easily blocked two consecutive breakthroughs, and he even failed to make an empty shot.

Coupled with the loss of Leonard, the Spurs' defensive strength in the backcourt has been greatly reduced, and the Lakers' team has blossomed more.

首节比赛打完，湖人以24比18领先，李越单节拿到15分2助攻3篮板。

During the holiday break, a die-hard Lakers fan who followed from Los Angeles forced his way past the security guards, ran to the back of the Lakers bench, and solemnly paid homage to Li Yue. Niubi.

The sudden appearance of the episode eased the tension of the team a lot, and Kobe even joked that he had passed away.

In the second quarter of the game, the Spurs adjusted their defense, gave up all players to shrink the basket, and turned to one-on-one.

Because Leonard suffered a big loss in the first quarter, he used 120% of his energy to defend Li Yue, and teamed up with Green to double-team in the second half.

With such a high-intensity defense, it seemed a bit extravagant for Li Yue to connect the ball, let alone score.

But in order to limit him, the Spurs scored very few points.

After halftime, the Lakers led 43 to 38. Li Yue only scored 5 points in a single quarter, but had 3 assists.

During the intermission, the coaching staff only spent 2 minutes to complete the review and the second half tactical arrangement.

Li Yue sneaked out of his busy schedule and took out his mobile phone to check Twitter.

The fact that he scored 20 points in the halftime has become a hot topic of discussion. All the top related Twitter are praising him for his outstanding performance. Netizens hope to see him score another 20 points in the second half and make up a 40+ triple-double .

Some netizens reminded that he also wants to accomplish this feat. After all, it was Charles Barkley who achieved a 40+ triple-double in the playoffs last time. The time has to be traced back to the 92-93 season, and it has been 20 years.

If it can be done, the limelight will never be second to none, and the amount of the endorsement contract will increase by at least one million dollars.

But even so, after the start of the third quarter, he still maintained his sanity, passing the pass as he should, and never being greedy.

The Spurs did not let him go easily. Leonard continued to devote himself to defense, as if a robot was written with an infinite loop code. There may be only one ending condition, and that is the whistle at the end of the game.

Due to Duncan's defense against Gasol, the Lakers failed to open up the situation inside, and Nash and Kobe missed the outside. The Lakers only scored 16 points in a single quarter, while the Spurs relied on Ginobili and Streeter's efficient performance to score. 22 points.

In this way, the Lakers entered the fourth quarter behind 59 to 60, and Howard also had 4 fouls.

The Lakers took the initiative to change, instead Li Yue took the ball directly from the backcourt, and then used the cover to get rid of Leonard and rushed to the frontcourt, either to organize the offense, or to fight single-handedly, or to cooperate with Kobe to play hard, and soon sent out 5 assists. double double.

The Spurs saw the tricks, Popovich returned to the state he had when he was the coach, and also instructed the use of superstar singles tactics. Duncan played against Howard who dared not move too much under the basket, and Parker singled out the poor defensive players when he had the opportunity. nash.

Both teams are incredibly efficient.

In the last three and a half minutes of the game, Kobe made a three-step layup, but Howard pushed Splitter to cause an off-ball foul when he was about to grab a rebound. .

ESPN commentary seats.

Van Gundy frowned slightly, "Howard should be more careful. Now he has 5 fouls on his back, causing the Lakers to be extremely passive."

Brin nodded, "Li Yue is still 9 points away from completing a 40+ triple-double. Don't win the data but lose the game."

...

After a brief adjustment, the game continued, and the two sides changed back to the starting lineup at the same time for the decisive battle.

The Spurs attacked, and the ATT center burst into cheers.

Parker received the ball from the backcourt and advanced to the top of the arc with the help of Splitter's cover to break through to the left. He was fast but failed to get rid of Nash's clinging. Instead, he passed the ball to Splitter and walked slowly towards the sideline.

Split took the ball and turned around. Green started from the right corner and rushed to the right wing to catch the ball.At the same time, Parker, who had reached the bottom corner on the left, set up a human wall as a cover, and Leonard took the opportunity to run back and sprint across the middle of the three-second zone.

Seeing that Duncan and Splitter were on the wall, Li Yue decisively withdrew from the bottom line and circled from the outside to the right half.

When he rushed to the low post on the right, Leonard just received a pass from Green, and the Spurs moved to the left and out.

The one-on-one matchup was formed in an instant. Leonard bent his back and bent his knees to hit the ball hard to the top, and Li Yue used his legs to develop a strong resistance.

I don't know if it's because he's too strong, or if Leonard's back-up skills are a little lacking, but he managed to defend against it. The other players were stunned. Leonard might feel ashamed, so he lowered his body to try harder. Retreating, but Leonard didn't expect it at all. He staggered and almost fell, and the basketball flew to the three-point line.

Several spectators on the sidelines cried out in surprise, thinking that a mistake was about to occur, but Duncan, who was guarding the right wing, grabbed the basketball and passed Leonard back with his hand, and stood sideways to block Li Yue who wanted to chase.

With only 4 seconds left in the attack time, Howard rushed to grab the delay. Leonard rushed to the short corner and made an emergency stop to take off, and made a mid-range shot with a fallback.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Splitter jumped up to compete, followed by Kobe and Gasol. Originally two-on-one had the advantage, but the two slapped the basketball from the left and right at the same time.

The referee blew his whistle to determine the Spurs' possession of the ball in the backcourt.

It was so hard to defend to such a point, but because of a low-level mistake, Gasol shook his head depressed.

Li Yue waved his hand to indicate that there is no need to entangle, deliberately loudly said that he could still defend, and reminded the whole team to quickly find someone to take a position.

Popovich rushed into the court and made gestures, as if explaining what tactics to play. Duncan then stood outside the bounds, Splitter stood under the basket on the right, while Green and Leonard separated the left and right elbows, and Parker was far away. Far station to near the center line.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Green and Leonard rushed to each other, making cross screens without the ball.

Li Yue and Kobe switched defenses to catch up, but Green ran to Splitter again, clearly seeking a second cover.

Seeing this situation, he went around directly from the outside, while Gasol slipped laterally to delay him.

I thought, Duncan passed the ball to Splitter, who was temporarily unnoticed, stepped into the court and received a pass back, leaning on Howard with his back, and after a simple adjustment of posture, he turned and dribbled to the left and went straight to the free throw line.

At the same time, Parker ran from the center line to the top of the arc, reaching for the ball with both hands.

This kind of cooperation is like a hand-to-hand cut, and assistant coach Clifford loudly directs how to defend.

Gasol quickly shrunk towards the basket, and Kobe also adjusted the direction of his toes to face the inside line.

But who knows, Parker stopped without warning, and Leonard, who had been waiting for a long time, started to rush to the top of the arc.

Bryant dodged around Parker to catch up, but couldn't get around Duncan who was flanking after the pass with the same speed.

It was indeed hand-to-hand, but the receiver was Leonard.

Li Yue gave up on Green and swooped forward to interfere, but it was too late, the basketball brushed past his fingertips.

Understand!Hit the circle into the net, the two teams tied.

"I don't know how you feel, anyway, I feel that the Spurs have played back and forth with these two points for a century, but Popo allowed every player to play a role in the offense. I admire it very much!" Van Gundy sighed.

"I think it's normal. The winner is decided at the last moment. This is the Western Conference semifinals, and the first game has a great impact. If the Spurs lose, it means losing the winning advantage they have worked so hard to save for a season." Breen said .

The Lakers attack and Gasol serves from the baseline.

Kobe took to the right wing of the front court, faced Green's defense, held the ball in place and waited.

Howard stepped forward to make a side screen, Kobe passed Green with one step, ignored Splitter to switch defenses, started his absolute speed and rushed to the basket, facing the threat of Duncan's block to collect the ball and jump, leaning back in the air and hitting the board with both hands.

Duncan took off a little slower, but Splitter slapped the basketball from behind the hat, and Kobe was also knocked down to the ground.

Parker picked up the basketball and rushed forward. The audience cheered and applauded, as if celebrating the opportunity to overtake.

Li Yue turned around and backed up, shouted at the referee to emphasize the foul, and accelerated to catch up without receiving a response.

Parker scored the ball from the center line. Green received the ball and was unguarded. He rushed all the way to the left 45 degrees, stopped suddenly to collect the ball and shot a three-pointer.

The basketball swished out of the frame, Howard got the rebound and held it in his hands, eagerly turned his head to find someone.

Li Yue immediately raised his hands, saw Green stretching out his hand from Howard, and quickly shouted to be careful.

Howard didn't know, so he couldn't react in time, and Green snatched the basketball.

The Spurs organized an attack from the ground, and the players on both sides were chaotic. After a few pass screens, Li Yue faced Parker at the top of the arc.

Parker didn't want to cover, he switched his right hand to his left hand, stepped forward and shrugged his shoulders to test, and Li Yue retreated frequently.

The audience realized that the two were singled out, and the cheers poured down like a rainstorm.

Parker seemed to be inspired, suddenly changed his left hand to his right hand, crossed and went straight to the free throw line.

Li Yue slid sideways to catch up closely, Parker received the ball and started three steps, forcibly taking off and throwing.

when!The basketball hit the front of the rim, rebounded and hit the back of the rim, repeated three times, and finally fell into the net.

The atmosphere in the ATT center exploded instantly!

Gasol immediately picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds. Kobe received it and pushed forward. Left bottom corner.

Nash caught the ball and made a shot. After attracting the attention of the Spurs team, he passed the ball to the top of the arc.

Li Yue held the ball in a three-threat posture and lowered his center of gravity. He took a big step to the right without making any attempts. He collected the ball and pulled it out. The whole figure seemed to be at a 45-degree angle with the floor to avoid Leonard's block, and he leaned back forcibly. Three points!

Boom!The basketball hit the hoop and hit the net, the audience silenced!
The Lakers overtook 86 to 85, with 1 minute and 41 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Spurs attacked, and Parker rushed the ball to the left sideline near the short corner, handed it to Duncan, who had already backed Howard, and ran to the baseline by himself.

Howard didn't dare to make a move with 5 fouls on his back, so he could only defend with one hand honestly, but he was very powerful.

Duncan decisively turned to face the frame, waved his hands up and down, took off with one move, and used his unique skill to hit the board at 45 degrees.

Howard didn't dare to take off to block the shot, so he could only turn around to see if he made a hit.

The basketball bounced off the board, perhaps because the strength was too small, and the rebound angle was outside and failed to hit the net.

Just as Howard was about to jump and compete, Green entered from the middle and grabbed the basketball abruptly above his head.

The cheers sounded again, and Howard grinned, as if he was annoyed at his negligence.

The Spurs reorganized the offense, Parker held the ball at the top of the arc, used Duncan to get rid of Nash and rushed to the left elbow, stopped suddenly to collect the ball and raised his hand.

Howard flew forward, but Parker stopped his movement and turned his head to avoid it, and then took off with a little reluctance to make a mid-range shot.

Seeing this, Li Yue rushed straight to the basket. The continuity of this posture is too low, and the shooting rate will inevitably be greatly reduced.

As he expected, the basketball hit the basket and hit the iron.

But he failed to grab Duncan, and was knocked to the ground, watching Duncan make a putback on the spot.

The Spurs took the lead 87 to 86, with 1 minute and 08 seconds left in the game, and the audience shouted for defense.

"During this period, the Lakers lost too many defensive rebounds, what is the reason?" Brin asked.

"Howard's foul trouble is one of them, but it's more of a lack of concentration for the team." Van Gundy said.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe dribbled the ball across the center line, slowed down and stopped, and raised his hand to cover on the left side.

Seeing this, Gasol raised a human wall to block Green, and Splitter followed up to delay.

Kobe has not yet completed the breakthrough, and Green has bypassed the cover and blocked the front again, and he is full of fighting spirit and does not hesitate.

Kobe immediately pulled the ball to change direction, once again used Gasol's cover to break through to the right, took advantage of Green's slide and made an emergency stop, turned around, and directly shook Green to the ground, rushing into the lane like a four-wheel drive car with loose coils.

Where Splitter could keep up, Leonard rushed over to defend, and Kobe immediately passed the ball.

After receiving the ball, Li Yue retreated beyond the three-point line, calmly aimed at the ring, and jumped out steadily.

Swish!Hollow into the net.

The Lakers overtook 89 to 87. With 46 seconds left before the end of the game, the Spurs requested a timeout.

...

The two teams almost knew each other until the last moment. D'Antoni just emphasized that they must rotate in time.

The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, players from both teams re-entered the field, and the Spurs kicked off from the sideline.

Duncan stands on the right sideline, Leonard and Green separate the left and right elbows, Splitter stands at the right basket, and Parker stands on the center line.

The referee whistled, and Leonard used Green's cover to move, and then used Splitter's up cover to rush to the right wing.

Li Yue bypassed the double screen and rushed to catch up with Leonard before Leonard received the ball, but Green moved to the top of the arc with Splitter and made a double screen. Parker easily got rid of Nash and Kobe and rushed to the right 45 catch the ball.

After taking the ball, Parker stabilized his figure, retreated to the center line to open up space, and raised his hand to signal the team to run tactics.

The audience all stood up and cheered and cheered in unison, but the Lakers' defensive rotation was extremely fast, and they never gave an open chance.

With only 6 seconds remaining in the attack time, Parker slammed his shoulders and slammed into Nash, rushing to the free throw line to make an emergency stop and make a mid-range shot.

The basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, and there was a sigh at the scene.

Never expected that the Lakers would lose another defensive rebound!

Split caught the ball and asked for a timeout as soon as it hit the ground.

D'Antoni stomped his feet angrily, Howard and Gasol were a little confused, and even Kobe was stunned for a moment.

Li Yue glanced up at the timer, and there were 26 seconds left before the end of the game.

"Oh my god! What's going on with the Lakers tonight? Lost defensive rebounds in a row!" Brin showed heartache.

"They kept the lead with Li Yue's excellent performance. Even if the Spurs came back from a timeout and scored a three-pointer, they still had a chance to complete the lore. They still had two timeouts that they didn't use. Of course, it's best to defend them." Van Gundy said.

...

The whistle sounded, the timeout ended, and the Spurs still used the last offensive positioning method.

The referee whistled and the two teams moved.

It was business as usual, but this time it was Leonard who caught the ball first and passed it to Parker.

The Spurs are very patient, with various conduction moves, but the Lakers are also patiently rotating positions.

With only 6 seconds left in the blink of an eye, Leonard finally ran a good opportunity, and Parker made a decisive pass.

Leonard received the ball at the top of the arc without any panic expression. He first took a three-threat posture, and then stepped down the ball to break through.

At the last moment, Li Yue didn't dare to make a move. He was patient and stepped back in small steps, but Leonard stopped suddenly to pull the ball and then jumped back.

Li Yue pounced on him like a tiger, and the basketball flew past him again, just a little bit short.

Boom!The basketball hit the hoop and bounced into the net.

The Spurs overtook 90 to 89, with only 3 seconds left in the attack time, and the Lakers requested a timeout.

The audience erupted like boiling water bubbling!
"This..." Brin was speechless.

"Haha, no matter who wins, tonight's game will be recorded in history!" Van Gundy laughed.

...

Li Yue returned to the bench and waited for D'Antoni to deploy his tactics with his hands on his hips, his expression slightly gloomy.

His heart was pounding, and he secretly regretted that he should defend close to him, but he thought it was okay to think that Leonard had a strong mid-range shot.

But no matter what, if you don't guard against it, the whole effort is very likely to go to waste.

He played too easily against the Nuggets before, and it was only against the Spurs that he felt the high-intensity confrontation of the playoffs.

He was engrossed in his thoughts, and soon he was no longer on the same channel as everyone else, and he didn't react until he heard his name and raised his head.

D'Antoni asked him to go to the backcourt as a bait and take Leonard away to prevent Kobe from being double-teamed. He nodded in understanding.

The pause is over in a blink of an eye.

The Lakers played the ball in the frontcourt, Howard stood on the right sideline, Kobe and others lined up at the free throw line, and Li Yue walked to the backcourt alone.

The referee blew the whistle, Kobe kicked off the ground, successively rushed to the right wing with the help of Gasol and Nash.

The Spurs didn't care about Nash and Howard at all, and only let Leonard guard Li Yue, Duncan guarded the free throw line, and the other three rushed to Kobe, surrounding Kobe in all directions.

With only 3 seconds left, D'Antoni raised his hand to call a timeout when he couldn't serve the ball.

Unexpectedly, Howard threw the ball to the backcourt.

Li Yue was slightly dazed when he received the hand, and then he took two big strides with both hands in his arms, and rushed to the center line to meet Leonard with a push ball for a long shot, just like the day the Lakers arrived in San Antonio to bet with Kobe Bryant without any scruples!
Everyone in the ATT center moved their eyes along with the basketball flight trajectory!

No one made a sound, no one twisted, and the scene seemed to be stuck in time!

boom!The basketball hit the backboard and rebounded into the net, and the whistle sounded at the end of the game at the same time.

The Lakers won 92 to 90, and Li Yue made a three-pointer from the center line!

"Goal?" Van Gundy pushed his glasses, as if he couldn't believe it.

"YES! Li Yue led the team to victory with 40 points and a triple-double. It seems that Popo is not kidding when he said he is the number one small forward."

(End of this chapter)