I just play ball

Chapter 82 Believe in yourself and don't pass the ball

Amidst boos all over the court, Li Yue walked quickly to the free throw line, received the referee's pass, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

He scored 15 points in a row in the past few rounds, and if he made an extra penalty, he would score 16 points in a row. This feels more enjoyable than the 40-point lore in the last game. No matter what the final result of the game is, it is enough to boast. spurs.

bass!Adding a penalty to go into the net, the Lakers lead 16 to 8.

The referee blew his whistle and raised his hand to signal the Spurs to request a short timeout.

Li Yue returned to the bench after leaving the field, and interacted with his teammates one by one. Goodnock and the others praised him in various ways!
"Next, they must adjust their defensive strategy. If they encounter double-teaming, it is best to divide the ball in time. As long as we can maintain the lead until the end of this quarter, we will have more room for adjustment." D'Antoni said to Li Yue.

Li Yue nodded to express his understanding, and the slightly nervous expression on Howard's face quickly turned into a smile.

"The Spurs are very good at defending against sudden points. Li Yue can get very few opportunities. You must keep an eye on him at all times and be ready to catch the ball at any time. Do you understand?" D'Antoni raised his voice and turned his head to look around half a circle.

All the Lakers nodded, and D'Antoni continued: "After receiving the ball, if there is space and opportunities, you must not be soft. Our away trip has completed the task, so there is no need to worry."

The Lakers nodded again. Winning G1 is equivalent to gaining home court advantage. In G2, Kobe and Nash suffered injuries. Losing is not bad and winning is bloody. Dry.

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The whistle sounded and the short pause ended.

The Spurs attacked, Parker brought the ball to the left wing, waved his hand casually, and Leonard, who was standing on the sideline, led Artest to the top of the arc.

The low post on the left was quickly vacated. Parker threw a high pass, then turned around and ran to the top of the arc, making an off-ball screen with Leonard.

Duncan received the ball with both hands raised high, first shaking from left to right, seeing Howard standing on the spot, he strode forward suddenly to the top of the free throw coil, turned to face the ring and threw a one-handed throw.

The basketball hit the hoop and spun twice into the net, and Duncan and the other Spurs immediately turned around and ran forward.

Li Yue's plan to get the ball in advance fell through, so he could only follow the team's rhythm honestly. While waiting with his hips on his hips, he noticed that Parker was no longer facing Artest, and the Spurs resumed normal defensive matchups.

Blake took the ball to the right wing in a blink of an eye, Li Yue stepped forward to take over the pass, and everything continued as usual.

Green didn't squeeze through the screen to catch up. Instead, Parker immediately switched defenses, and stood to the left to deliberately leave space on the right, indicating whether to let the shot go, and he was a little worried that he didn't understand enough.

Li Yue had never seen such a request before. He rushed to the three-point line decisively and thought ahead how to score the ball.

That once thought, Duncan pressed forward, Splitter retreated, Leonard and Green moved in parallel and spread their hands, and Parker followed closely at the speed of a small sports car, and the Spurs instantly formed an iron pass defense.

The scene was quite terrifying, but Li Yue felt that he was in a hot state of combo, so why would he be afraid?
Passing doesn't exist!

He stopped the brakes suddenly, put his feet together and kicked off the ground, and he flew to the highest point before he hit the shot.

This is a two-stage shot. The advantage is that it is not easy to be restricted. The disadvantage is that it requires extremely strong explosive power and flexibility. No matter how small it is, it will lead to lack of stability. Compared with the one-stage shot, it is more difficult to complete.

Li Yue didn't lack anything, but Duncan's defense was too good, so he blocked his shot sight before making a shot.

Although shooting mainly relies on muscle memory, there is always a small impact when blocking the line of sight.

The basketball hit the rim and bounced to the right, and Splitter took off on the spot and caught it.

Parker catches the ball and pushes quickly, and makes a long pass to Green from the middle. The latter rushes to the three-point line and rushes to shoot a three-pointer against Blake.

The basketball smashed the basket and hit the iron, and there were sighs on the scene. Leonard rushed to make a tip-up, and the sigh turned into cheers.

The Spurs made a wave of offensive, and the point difference was only 4 points. Popovich leisurely returned from the technical table to the bench and sat down.

The Lakers attacked and Blake took the ball to the right wing.

Thinking that his continuous scoring momentum had been interrupted, Li Yue rushed inside after taking the ball and shook his head and waved.

Howard knowingly turned his back to Duncan, received the ball from Li Yue in the low post, made two hard shots on the spot, and then turned back and slipped to the baseline.

Duncan seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and his feet slid sideways, taking the first step to block the front.

For a while, Howard's pass lacked an angle, his pitch lacked space, and he turned around again and walked again.

The situation was quite embarrassing, Li Yue loudly reminded him to throw it back, and at the same time strode into the short corner.

Howard quickly took the ball, and Li Yue took advantage of the situation by slapping it in his hand, hugging his hands and jumping to the free throw line.

He had observed in advance that even if the Spurs contracted to double-team, they could still distribute the ball to Artest on the left.

As expected, he was just in place, Duncan gave up Howard, Splitter gave up Gasol, and teamed up with Green to sandwich them.

He took off decisively and threw the ball to the left corner, and Artest also had a tacit understanding to transfer there in advance.

Everything went according to the plan, and Li Yue couldn't help but feel bad about himself.

Unexpectedly, Artest was holding the ball up and preparing to shoot when Leonard slapped it to the ground.

The two bent down and scrambled into a ball. Leonard showed his advantage with his long arms and big palms. He easily caught the ball in his hands, turned and pushed forward.

The Spurs launched a counterattack, and the three perimeters quickly went down. Li Yue led the Lakers to catch up with three perimeters.

The six came to the three-point line in the front court in a blink of an eye. Leonard continued to rush in without slowing down, and raised the ball with one hand to take off from the free throw line.

Li Yue wanted to chase the hat, but was delayed by Green's interception, so he could only watch the opponent gliding and smashing the buckle.

14 to 16, the Spurs chased to only two points, and the ATT center cheered.

The Lakers attacked, and D'Antoni stood and gestured with an irritable face, asking for a change of tactics.

Seeing this, Blake nodded slightly, quickly took the ball across the center line, passed it to Gasol who stopped at the top of the arc, and then turned and ran to the right.

Li Yue started from the right wing, rushed to the top of the arc with the help of Blake's cover, received a hand-to-hand pass from Gasol, and slammed into the inside lane.

Parker, who switched defenses, followed closely, Splitter stepped back in small steps, and Duncan went around in front of Howard.

Seeing that the Spurs are still using the defensive strategy of "putting inside double-teams and cutting off the passing route" against himself, Li Yue throws the ball above the basket without hesitation, praying that Howard will listen carefully to D'Antoni during the timeout and be ready to receive it at all times. ball.

Sure enough, Howard kept paying attention the whole time, and the basketball took off at the same time as it took off, and the cooperation was quite tacit.

But Li Yue himself regretted it a little. In order to prevent Split and Duncan from being broken, the arc of the basketball flight was too high.

boom!The basketball hit the top right edge of the backboard.

Howard failed to complete the lob, and Duncan picked up the basketball and made a long pass to Parker.

The Lakers reacted a step slower, and no one had time to catch up. Parker rushed to the frontcourt and scored an empty basket.

The Spurs tied 16 to 16, the ATT Center cheered, and the referee whistled for the Lakers to request a timeout.

Li Yue returned to the bench with embarrassment on his face. As soon as he sat down, Kobe put his hands on his shoulders and gave him a massage to relax.

"Shoot as soon as you feel able to shoot. Deliberate passing is prone to mistakes. Your strong shot at the beginning is very good. Believe in yourself." Kobe clenched his fists to encourage him.

Li Yue was stunned when he heard this.

This is true, but Kobe's definition of "deliberate" is that a three-person double-team is also considered a big open.

(End of this chapter)