stadium ambition

Chapter 385 Atypical Paul

NO.18 Evening, Staples Center.

The third game between the Lakers and the Clippers is about to start. More than 9000 spectators are wearing Lakers uniforms. Only the area behind the Clippers bench specially reserved for relatives of away players wears other colors. audience.

George sat on the bench with a puzzled face, and turned to look at Su Yang: "Boss, why do we always get Lakers fans in our home games, but the Lakers hardly see any Clippers balls in their home games?"

"We haven't built a strong enough fan culture..."

Su Yang shrugged, "Right now in Los Angeles, liking the Clippers is easy to be seen as an upstart. Few fans are willing to admit it publicly, and there are not many organizations formed spontaneously by fans, and those organizations can help prepare and buy tickets."

During pre-match training, Su Yang entered the Staples Center and saw many Lakers fans spontaneously set up tents and formed a volunteer team to help those fans who were waiting early, and even trained them on how to shout slogans during the game, which was quite professional.

"It's true, I liked the Clippers since I was a child..." George recalled with a smile on his face, "But at that time, my friends laughed at me, thinking that I was a fool for liking a team without a championship, and some people thought I was pretending to be special. .”

While the two were chatting, the announcer began to introduce the starting players of the Lakers to play, and the cheers instantly rang through the arena.

In the ESPN commentary booth, Mike Brin said: "Good evening everyone, welcome to the ESPN Sports Channel, and then we will broadcast the Lakers vs. Clippers live broadcast for you. I am the host Mike Brin, and I will comment with my partner tonight. It's old friend Mark Jackson, and special guest, Lakers star, Mr. James Worthy, welcome!"

Worthy smiled: "It's a pleasure to be here, thank ESPN for the special invitation, thank you Mike..."

Brin nodded: "OK, let's talk about Su Yang's tweet first? You understand it, right?"

"Of course...!" Mark Jackson chuckled, "To be honest, I've never seen a player who was as aggressive as him, dared to say that he wanted to hit the fans in the face, and it was before the game. There is absolutely no precedent in the NBA. , too crazy."

"WELL, he has the qualifications to say that..." Worthy shrugged, "After all, he was the defending MVP this season, selected to the best team, and even selected to the best defensive team, but that star has never used that kind of words to refute doubts,

So, I think he's bluffing, he's a little flustered, he's trying to stimulate himself, looking for more motivation. "

"Anyway, it's been a day since that tweet was posted, and it's still at the top of Twitter's hot search list..." Brin said with a smile, "Many fans around the world are waiting for the result of this game. Will be with him for a long time.”

"Yes, it lasted for nearly 36 hours, which is almost the standard for major events in the United States..." Mark Jackson said, "It attracted many NFL and MBL players to pay attention to the discussion, and many of them felt that Su Yang spoke their minds."

"There's a situation..." Breen said, "Professional athletes in this day and age receive a lot of criticism from fans, but because of the league's professional training, they basically don't publicly refute the fans' comments, let alone embarrass the fans. "

On the field, after the introduction of the starting players, the surrounding lights dimmed, and the national anthem performance ceremony arrived.

Amidst the cheers, the new Grammy winner Taylor Swift came out slowly, picked up the microphone and sang loudly.

The large central screen swept across the VIP seats on the sidelines, and images of big stars such as Leonardo, Denzel Washington, and Beckham flashed one by one, and then the camera danced around the arena, and images of second-rate stars such as Megan Fox flashed one by one.

As the last note fell, cheers erupted from the Staples Center, and Taylor waved and turned to leave.

Kobe followed up on the stage, took the microphone in the hands of the staff and said: "Good evening, everyone, welcome to the Staples Center, thank you for supporting the Lakers for a long time, tonight will be a big game, and we will win .”

The voice fell, and the audience cheered. Kobe raised the microphone high and circled around the arena to salute.

The large central screen switched the camera again, and the scene of Gasol killing the Clippers with free throws in G2 appeared.

The cheers exploded again, and Su Yang's tweet was also displayed on the big screen, boos immediately.

Snoop Dogg stood up from his seat, raised his middle fingers with both hands at the same time, and shouted in the direction of the Clippers bench: "Go to hell, the Staples Center will always belong to the Lakers, you have no right to ban me, I am Come, let me go, as I please!"

After finishing speaking, he quickly ran to the side of the Clippers bench, turned around and pointed at Su Yang and the others, pouted his buttocks and squeezed them vigorously.

Puff!The fart sound exploded!

Everyone on the sidelines shouted that it was terrible, and the security personnel hurriedly pulled Snoop Dogg away. The scene was quite embarrassing.

Su Yang didn't feel the slightest fluctuation in his heart, and even wanted to laugh a little, so he immediately got up and walked to the middle circle to stand still and wait.

George and others entered the arena, and the Lakers fans booed and booed wildly, and various jokes and insulting pictures appeared one after another.

The central big screen shows the lineup comparison of the two teams, point guard Foye vs. Paul, shooting guard Su Yang vs. Kobe, small forward George vs. Barnes, power forward Randolph vs. Artest, center Jr. Jordan vs. Pau Gasol , Coach Van Gandul vs. Phil.

Van Gundy decided to change his lineup before the game and asked Su Yang to play shooting guard to prevent the Lakers from double-teaming from the backcourt. However, this caused problems because Kobe was difficult to be defended normally, and Paul was also easy to play brilliantly against Foye.

Naturally, there are also advantages, that is, Gordon leads the second team, and the scoring firepower will be much fiercer.

The long whistle sounded, and the referee walked to the middle circle with the ball and gestured to the centers of the two teams to explain the precautions.

The basketball was thrown into the air immediately, and Gasol jumped forward, reached out and touched it first, and swung it back vigorously.

The basketball flew straight to the Lakers half court, Paul picked it up, and the audience cheered straight to the ceiling.

Paul ran across the center line with the ball, hit the ground and passed it up to Barnes at the top of the arc, and went up to the front wall as a screen.

Barnes catches the ball and moves to the left, hand-to-hand with the oncoming Artest.At the same time, Paul broke through the wall and rushed to the elbow to cover for Kobe who strode up to the wall, while Gasol strode to the top of the arc.

Bryant rushed to the top of the arc in a blink of an eye, took advantage of the pass from Artest, and with the help of Artest and Gasol to cover, he easily got a super large shooting space, but he did not rush to shoot, but waited until Gasol quickly got out of the box , before shaking the shot.

Su Yang was not too tall, so he couldn't cause too much interference. The basketball lifted off smoothly, and Gasol hurriedly turned around to grab the rebound.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Gasol took a high jump to the starting point, but failed to hold it firmly, and the basketball flew to the left half.

Randolph grabbed it, turned around and rushed forward, Su Yang caught the ball at the center line, and encountered Kobe's close defense.

Su Yang didn't dare to make a big deal, so he turned sideways and dribbled the ball with his back, and slowly brought it to the team logo position in the middle.

Seeing this, George strode to the left wing to catch the ball, and after Su Yang passed the ball, he went straight to the right side of the free throw line.

Jordan used Su Yang's screen to get to the free throw line, and at the same time, George brought the ball to the top of the arc.

The opportunity to pass the ball was formed, George raised his hand and threw it, and Jordan Jr. caught the ball and turned to the right, making a hand-to-hand cover.

Su Yang received the ball. Seeing that the basket was temporarily unguarded, he twisted his hips and cut into the paint, ignoring Artest and Gasol's left and right pinching attacks.

boom!The basketball rebounded into the net, 2 to 0.

The transition between offense and defense, boos instantly turned into cheers, Kobe ran across the center line with the ball, bowed and patted and waited.

Artest mentioned that he received the ball at the top of the arc, and the Lakers ran a figure-of-eight conduction along the three-point line, pulling out a 45-degree space on the right.

Paul singled out Foye with the ball, failed to break through after several attempts, and instead used Gasol's cover to break through from the sideline.

Jordan didn't hesitate to go up and switch defenses. He slid and moved to the bottom corner. Paul had no choice but to throw the ball to his right elbow.

With only 6 seconds left, Gasol caught the ball and held it high to aim at the basket, facing Jordan back to the defense, and rushed to make a two-point shot.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

George protected the rebound, Su Yang caught the basketball at the top of the arc, glanced at the half-court defense situation, and raised his hand to make a long pass to the right wing of the frontcourt.

Randolph received the ball, turned around and stepped forward, relying on his height advantage, against Artest's defense, and made a strong two-pointer.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 4 to 0.

The Lakers immediately launched a counterattack, and Gasol was stuck on the left back, catching the ball and hitting Jordan who was standing still in a hurry.

Bend his knees, push his hips, slap hard, sink his shoulders to resist, Gasol moves smoothly, and finally turns around and makes a hook shot.

when!The basketball hit the rim and bounced into the net.

"In this low-post attack, the Lakers did not adopt a complex transmission mode. It took a total of 10 seconds from serve to goal, which was 2.9 seconds faster than the Lakers' average attack time per round..." Jackson said, "They seem to want to speed up the tempo."

"The tactical model has also changed a lot..." Worthy said, "After the opening, they continued to screen around the three-point line. Although the inside wall is still in the triangle offense, the transfer of basketball is no longer so predictable."

On the court, Kobe started to defend from the bottom line of the backcourt, and Su Yang chose to drive the ball sideways.

Running across the center line in a blink of an eye, Su Yang jumped up and crossed, Randolph received the ball at the top of the arc, and Su Yang rushed to the right wing to set a screen.

The Lakers chose to expand the defense line, the Clippers struggled a lot, but failed to find a suitable opportunity, Su Yang ran to 45 degrees to catch the ball.

Jordan came out to cover, and the attack time was running out. Su Yang got rid of Kobe and shot a three-pointer in a one-step motion.

The basketball hit the rim and rebounded. Barnes grabbed the rebound, quickly took it across the center line, and directly passed the waist on the left wing.But the whole process took only 5 seconds, and the rhythm was too fast. Gasol made a slight mistake in the position, did not dare to play when he received the basketball, and turned around in a hurry to pass back.

Barnes strode to the free throw line with the ball and used Gasol's screen to get rid of George, and Foye was forced to shrink to help the defense.

Seeing this situation, Barnes made an emergency stop and raised his hand to pass the ball. Paul caught the ball at the 45-degree three-point line on the right and raised his hand to make a long shot.

bass!The basketball is hollow into the net.

The Lakers overtook the score 5-4, and the fans cheered and shouted, as if they had taken a reassurance.

"This is a change from the inside out..." Worthy smiled proudly, "After losing the first game, players such as Phil and Kobe held a meeting overnight to discuss tactics, so you only saw the second victory, and now this kind of change."

"The Lakers have activated non-superstar players..." Jackson said, "For example, Barnes's dribble attack this time, and the breakthrough and scoring were put on Kobe's job before, but if he does it, Kobe can save a lot. physical strength."

"Paul's shooting determination also surprised me..." Breen said, "He is not a catch-and-shoot three-pointer like Ray Allen. They obviously reached an internal agreement and decided to face the Clippers with a normal heart. How to fight."

On the court, the Clippers played a DDM breakthrough tactic, but it was a pity that Randolph and Jordan made a mistake in cooperating with the inside pass.

The basketball went out of bounds, the referee whistled a violation, and the ball was transferred to the Lakers. The audience cheered everywhere.

Paul ran across the center line with the ball, slowed down to observe for a while, and passed to Kobe on the screen.

But Kobe immediately handed back the pass, Paul rushed to the right wing with the ball, and Gasol also raised the wall to screen.

Jordan made a misjudgment and didn't get out for a moment to switch defenses. Paul made an emergency stop and made a three-pointer.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 4 to 8.

"YES! YES! YES!" Snoop Dogg shouted excitedly, and the audience cheered again.

At the transition of offense and defense, Su Yang caught the ball and often moved forward, complaining in his heart: "Chairman Pao seems to be a different person tonight. If I cover up the name after the jersey is pinned, I may think that Curry is playing. It's so fast." ..."

While making complaints, Kobe rushed up to defend close to him, as if he had plenty of energy because he didn't attack too much.

Randolph just didn't run far, and along the way, he set up a wall to block Kobe, and Su Yang immediately accelerated and rushed to the right side of the front field.

The Lakers didn't expect that Randolph would suddenly make a screen, and the defensive formation was in chaos for a while, and they all concentrated to the right.

Artest's running speed was as slow as a snail, and Su Yang easily hit the 45-degree three-point line with a frown. A feint tricked the Lakers' defense into paying attention to the main force. Ground pass.

Jordan just followed up, bent down to pick up the basketball, jumped up and raised his hand for a layup.

Then I thought, maybe his hands were too small, or maybe he didn't grasp it firmly, and the basketball flew out of the baseline.

The referee immediately blew the whistle to punish the violation, indicating that the ball should be transferred to the Lakers, and the audience cheered one after another.

The offense and defense transitioned, Kobe ran across the center line with the ball, stopped at 45 degrees to the right, turned to the left, patted and waited.

Paul used the cover to catch the ball at the top of the arc, faced Foye's close-fitting press, and slowly retreated to avoid the basketball.

Gasol followed and ran over, setting up the wall for the second time as a horizontal screen, and Foye quickly squeezed through the screen to catch up.

Jordan still didn't delay the grab, and seemed to believe that Paul would not shoot a super long three-pointer because Paul was not good at it.

That thought, Paul made an emergency stop again, raised his knife and dropped it, and scored another three-pointer into the net.

11 to 4, the cheers in the Staples Center burst, and the audience shouted CP3 in unison!

Su Yang looked dumbfounded, and thought: "Is this the version of Chris Paul? The three-point skills are full?"

Not enough, the referee blew his whistle to stop the game, and the Clippers requested a 20-second timeout.

Little Jordan walked up to Su Yang with a face full of pain, spread his hands and said, "I really didn't expect him to shoot ultra-long three-pointers in a row. Didn't I mention it in the pre-match video analysis meeting? His three-point shooting rate was only 38%. 2.3 shots per shot..."

Su Yang nodded: "Don't worry, it's not your fault, we should be more prepared..."

Just about to say a few more words, a Lakers fan suddenly yelled: "Hey! Do you want to swell our faces? I suggest you, close the door and look at your blushing face first, and don't let us see it." joke…"

(End of this chapter)