I just play ball

Chapter 103 Convincing others with reason?

The short whistle sounded, and the referee on duty entered the field with the ball. The lights around the arena were dimmed, and only the court area was highlighted.

Li Yue put his hands on his knees, looked up and looked around the five Clippers starters, namely point guard Paul, shooting guard Billups, small forward Caron Butler, power forward Griffin, and center Jordan Jr. With an unhappy expression.

Just thinking about how to deal with the Clippers' high pick-and-roll, the referee raised the ball with both hands, Howard and Jordan took off at the same time.

Snapped!Little Jordan touched the ball first, roared and moved behind him.

The basketball was forced to fly towards the Clippers half court. Paul started from the baseline, picked it up and pushed forward, raising his hand to make tactical gestures.

The audience yelled 'woo hoo hoo hoo hoo', the big screen came to the sidelines, and Sterling grabbed his sunglasses and put them on.

Li Yue turned around and retreated. While watching Butler, he focused on Paul.

In doing so, in addition to the basic defensive common sense requirement of "watching people and watching the ball", another reason is that the Clippers coach Vinidnagro is extremely mediocre in tactical guidance. The habit of forming was brought to the Clippers, and he especially likes to play high-post double blocks, which is completely different from the Spurs' tactics of Duncan's high-post support.

The key high-position double block is a very basic tactic. Like the V-shaped attack, the lack of change is easy to be understood by the enemy. It mainly relies on the individual ability of the star to support it. The team upper limit is usually not too high. It is a common tactic in the regular season.

In a blink of an eye, Paul ran across the center line with the ball.

Jordan Jr. and Griffin immediately went up to meet Nash, one left and one right, holding Nash in corners, not giving any chance to bypass.

Howard and Gasol stayed at the free throw line according to the pre-game arrangement, and Paul rushed to the top of the arc.At the same time, Jordan and Griffin both went down, the Clippers moved forward on the third line, and Nash fell behind by two positions.

Howard shrinks back to the basket, Gasol continues to stay behind, Paul sinks his shoulders, and makes a breakthrough to the left.

Gasol twisted his hips sideways, stepped on small steps and moved laterally to catch up, always keeping a body distance.

Paul suddenly stopped and raised his hand, Gasol quickly braked, but he didn't jump up to try to block the shot, which was obviously judged as a fake move.

Seeing this, Li Yue secretly thought it was bad, and Paul had a solid foundation in playing big games, and this was just to change the rhythm.

Sure enough, in the next second, Paul took advantage of the situation and used the Buddha-bow movement, lowering his center of gravity and stepping into the three-second zone.Gasol's tall man with a big center of gravity couldn't react enough to catch up. Howard could only step forward to make up the defense, but he was intercepted by Jordan around the front.

Swish!Paul made a throw.

Sterling gave a standing ovation, but only a few of his followers responded, appearing quite deserted.

The Lakers attacked, and the team put up a V-shaped formation.

Nash took the ball to the right wing, handed it to Li Yue, and strode to the baseline.

Li Yue took it to the top of the arc, and with the help of Gasol's cover, he broke through from the left to the basket.At the same time, Howard moved laterally from the basket to the right sideline, set up a human wall as a positioning screen for Nash, and the Lakers linked inside and outside.

Griffin switched defenses to chase Li Yue, raised his right hand to interfere with his sight, and raised his left hand to put it on his back.

Li Yue stopped suddenly at his waist, and was about to turn around and shake, when he was suddenly pushed back by a force.

Although the strength is average, it really affects the coherence of the movement, and the forceful completion basically loses its effect.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yue forcibly hit the ground to pass the ball to the bottom line, and the angle was much wider than expected.

Fortunately, Nash reacted quickly enough, flew off the court, grabbed the ball in the air and threw it to the left corner.

At this time, Li Yue just stabilized his figure, and from the corner of his left eye, he caught a glimpse of Kobe rushing up from the bottom corner, and immediately turned around to set up a human wall.

boom!After Kobe ran past, Li Yue and Billups collided and both fell to the ground.

The Lakers' bench yelled foul, but the referee didn't blow his whistle. Kobe received the basketball, took off in two steps, and hit the board with his backhand.

The basketball rebounded into the net, and the audience cheered in unison.

Kobe landed and walked to the side of the ball rack to pull up Nash, and the two quickly walked to the court to pull up Li Yue, and the three retreated together.

D'Antoni spread his hands at the referee, "Our team's No. 23 player suffered two fouls from the opponent..."

The referee was expressionless, as if he didn't hear it at all, but Sterling stood up and shouted: "Contempt for the referee, contempt for the referee..."

The Clippers attacked and Paul ran across the center line with the ball.

Griffin and Howard rushed to do double screens as before, and Gasol and Howard remained at the free throw line.

Li Yue has a headache watching this, but this is the best defensive choice for the Lakers. If they expand and press, with Paul's speed, they can get rid of the two and enter the inside line in seconds, and the Lakers' defensive formation will inevitably become chaotic.

Fortunately, the Clippers also have disadvantages in playing like this, that is, Griffin and Jordan will consume a lot of energy, and they are just squandering because of their youth.

Paul rushed to the top of the arc and continued to break through to the left. Griffin and Jordan also went down at the same time. The whole process was exactly the same as before.

Li Yue took the initiative to change, temporarily gave up Butler's supervision, slid from the sideline to help defend, and teamed up with Gasol to block Paul's way.

But Paul seemed to have expected it, braked directly and threw the ball above the rim, and Griffin jumped up.

Howard is angry!

Dare to dunk on my head?
Jump without hesitation!

boom!The two collided in the air, and the basketball flew out.

Beep!The referee whistled Howard for a foul, indicating that Griffin had two free throw opportunities.

Howard put his head in his hands and walked back and forth on the spot, staring and opening his mouth in horror, as if to say, 'How can he call a foul? '

The audience was in an uproar, and several people on the sidelines shouted "garbage referee" in unison. Sterling stood up and applauded: "You have done a good job. I will propose to the league council during the off-season to increase air tickets and food subsidies for you."

Li Yue wanted to laugh when he heard it, and secretly praised Sterling in his heart. This kind of super rich has always been good at buying people's hearts. Such a specific and practical "bribery", even if it is said in a super stingy image, makes people feel a little horrible letter.

Amidst boos all over the court, Griffin stood on the free throw line and made the first free throw.

The audience booed, Griffin spat out his braces, put his hands on his hips and looked fierce, took the basketball and slammed it on the board.

boom!The basketball bounces into the net.

Li Yue turned around and started running, approaching Gasol deliberately, telling himself to make up the defense and break through, just pinch and shoot.

Gasol nodded to express his understanding, and the two discussed to come to the top of the arc, standing on the right and left sides separately.

Nash quickly arrived with the ball, handed it to Li Yue to run to the right, and used Gasol's cover to go down.

Li Gao raised his head and deliberately turned his head to the left, pretending to pass the ball to Kobe, but actually paid attention to the dynamics in the right half. Seeing that Nash slipped to the bottom line with Howard's cover, he immediately turned and raised his hand to the right.

The Clippers team focused on the basket, but he threw the basketball to the short corner on the right, and even the camera was fooled.

The basketball flew accurately and slipped into the hands of Gasol in the short corner with the help of Howard's cover. When Jordan Jr. and Griffin reacted and rushed forward to defend, Gasol had already jumped out of his hand and shot steadily.

Swish!The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Lakers led 4 to 3.

...

ESPN commentary seats.

"Beautiful!" Brin shouted, "How is this tactic executed? Can you briefly explain it?"

"OK, it's actually very simple." Van Gundy raised his hands, "The Lakers' tactic is the most basic roll screen. Nash uses Gasol and Howard to cover the bottom line in turn. Gasol uses Howard to cover the short corner again. Three times The trajectories of people's running positions are presented as multiple winding and cutting curves, which continuously destroy the Clippers' defensive formation and create dislocation effects. This tactic has three ending forms, namely, Nash catches the ball from the baseline for a layup, Gasol catches the ball and makes a mid-range shot, and Howard catches the ball mid-range cast…"

"Pause first, it's too complicated." Brin waved his hand, "Just get to the point."

"The point is that Li Yue is very good." Van Gundy smiled. "There are very few small forwards who can pass the ball like him. Only LeBron is active. The most important thing in this tactic is to pass the ball."

"Why do they have such a tacit understanding?" Brin asked, "The result of usual training?"

"Of course." Van Gundy nodded. "I interviewed Li Yue before and confirmed that the entire Lakers team only rested for half a day."

...

On the court, Paul brought the ball to the top of the arc.

Jordan and Griffin stood on the left and right sides of the free throw line, and did not screen the center line as before.

Seeing that the opponent's tactics changed, Li Yue immediately concentrated his attention on observation, preparing to see through the opponent's intentions in advance.

This time, only Jordan went up to build a wall, Paul broke through from the left, and Griffin quickly went down.

Quite a simple tactic, but Griffin is fast and jumps high. If you want to prevent it, it is best to stop it from the source.

Thinking of this, Li Yue yelled to stick to the interference, and Gasol immediately stepped close to Paul when he heard this, while hanging his hands low.

The big man's defense like this is basically like sending the opponent to break through. Paul accelerated his sprint without hesitation and passed a position in an instant, but he didn't pass the ball immediately.

Li Yue slid and intercepted, Paul did not score the ball, but continued to lead to the basket, Griffin retreated after seeing this, Howard could only chase out, leaving a large area under the basket.

Paul put his hands together for the ball, took two steps and raised his hand abruptly, and Li Yue followed suit.

Paul turned around on the spot and forcibly took off with a hook to pick the basket. Li Yue followed suit and reached out to block the shot.

Snapped!Li Yue slapped Paul's arm, and the basketball hit the board and bounced in circles, bouncing back and forth.

Sterling jumped up and shouted for a foul, but the three referees ignored it and all focused on the basketball.

The inside line of the two teams shrunk to grab rebounds, there were four more people under the basket, and six people squeezed each other and squeezed each other into a ball.

Li Yue was about to take off when suddenly there was a sharp pain in his ribs, he subconsciously bent down and hugged him with both hands and rolled out of bounds.

The Lakers have fewer players and have no advantage in the second and third games. Griffin successfully hit the offensive rebound.

The basketball was passed to Billups on the outside, and the Clippers reorganized their offense.

The audience on the sidelines chanted 'timeout, Li Yue is injured', but the ball belonged to the Clippers and the Lakers couldn't call it, and the referee didn't signal to stop. D'Antoni stood on the sidelines anxiously, like an ant on a hot pot.

Soon, the basketball flew to the left corner. Barrett caught the ball and was unguarded, and he took off calmly and made a three-pointer.

Snapped!Li Yue is like a divine soldier descending from the sky, with a big hat on the side of his left hand.

The basketball was forced to fly to the right wing, Nash received it and pushed it forward, Kobe turned around and followed up in the middle, and the Lakers quickly went down the double line.

The audience cheered loudly. Nash took the ball to 2.4 degrees to the left of the three-point line in the frontcourt in only 45 seconds. step, gliding to pick the basket.

The basketball went into the net, the Lakers led 6-3, and the Staples Center screamed again and again.

D'Antoni came back and hurriedly shouted at Li Yue: "Are you okay?"

Li Yue waved his hand, indicating that there is no need to pause, and turned to look up at the large central screen.

The back defense shows that he lay on the floor for a while, then suddenly got up with his left hand on the ground, observed for a while and went straight to the left bottom corner, followed by the completion of the big cap, and then the Lakers scored in a two-line fast break.

The audience who hadn't seen the whole process clearly cheered again, and a woman on the sidelines shouted hysterically: "Ahhhhh! I want to marry you, you are so cool, you are so handsome, I want to give You have a baby!"

Li Yue turned his head curiously, and found that it was a middle-aged aunt who weighed 200 pounds. He quickly turned and ran away, thinking to himself: Excuse me.

He quickly posted on Butler, calmed down and thought about it carefully. He should have been hit by a dark elbow before. Judging from the painful part, it was quite obvious who did it, and he must find a way to do it back. This kind of moment cannot be just rationalized. convincing.

Thinking about it, Paul dribbled the ball to the top of the arc.

Seeing that the opponent turned to Griffin as a cover, Li Yue focused on observing.

I saw Griffin going up the wall, Paul took the opportunity to break through from the left, and Jordan went down at the same time.

Gasol switched defenses and delayed, Nash followed Paul to the bottom line, but Griffin stayed at the free throw line and did not follow up.

Seeing this situation, Li Yue immediately understood that the Clippers are a typical high-position pick-and-roll tactic with inside and outside shots. Griffin's two-point shooting percentage from close range this season has increased to 46.8%, which is enough to be a mid-range shooter.

Thinking of this, Li Yue hurriedly turned his hips to adjust his face.

Sure enough, Paul rushed to the basket and didn't make a shot, but passed the ball to the top of the arc from the gap.

Griffin received the hand and was about to raise his hand to shoot. Li Yue jumped in front of him like a flash. Considering that the opponent was not 208 cm tall and his arms were short, he resolutely intervened closely and pressed the pressure with both hands.

The shot was hopeless and the pass was impossible, so Griffin had to retreat. Gasol hurried to the left corner to cover Butler, but Griffin didn't intend to pass the ball. Players try 1V1 heads-up.

The Clippers players scattered one after another. Li Yue bent his knees and squatted slightly, spreading his hands flat, deliberately opening his feet wide to leave space in his crotch to lure him.

Perhaps because he wanted to show off by nature, Griffin really passed the ball through his crotch, and then stepped sideways to bypass it.

Everything was perfect, the audience on the sidelines covered their eyes with their hands and dared not look directly, Slit stood up ahead of time and raised his hands high.

This kind of ball, when the defensive player comes back to his senses, the day lily will be cold!
At that thought, Li Yue turned around and pounced, hitting the floor while grabbing the basketball with both hands.

The audience exclaimed, Paul ran up to press, Jordan Jr. and Griffin surrounded him from a V-shaped flank.

Li Yue caught the ball with his right hand and put his left hand on the ground to get up, when his shoulder suddenly hit his knee.

Li Yue stood up enduring the pain, turned around holding the ball with both hands, and swung an elbow, which happened to hit Paul's shoulder.

He deliberately controlled the strength and position, and just wanted to tell the opponent that he would not tolerate those small movements, but Paul was stunned for a moment, clutched his chest and fell to the ground with two steps back. Griffin and Jordan shouted fouls at the same time.

The referee ignored it, Li Yue dashed forward with the ball, and the Lakers launched a fast break.But Billups has rich experience, he shouted and compared, and he commanded the Clippers to block it. He had to slow down and land on the ground, holding the ball at the top of the arc and waiting for his teammates to get in position.

After observing for a while, Li Yue had an idea and raised his hand to call for the high-position double block, and Gasol immediately went up to the wall.

Li Yue got rid of Butler and rushed to the basket from the left, and Griffin was delayed in switching defenses.

Gasol disassembled and ran to the right, set up a wall again, and blocked Jordan for Howard.

In just over two seconds, Li Yue rushed to the left waist and threw the ball directly to the hoop.

Griffin has seen too many lobs like this, and immediately turned around and rushed over.

Howard jumped up to catch the ball, and was about to dunk with both hands, when Li Yue yelled and passed it back.

Howard did so in a daze for a moment, Li Yue caught the ball and took off, and through Griffin who was also in a daze, he dunked with one hand.

Cheers erupted suddenly at the Staples Center, and Li Yue rose to the ground, wanting to imitate O'Neill and push Chris Dudley angrily, but thought about holding back again and again, not wanting to suffer a technical foul and cause the team to lose points.

Unexpectedly, Griffin took the initiative to push and push, and Li Yue immediately pushed back.

The two twisted together in an instant, and the referee hurriedly whistled to stop it.

(End of this chapter)