I just play ball

Chapter 116 He's Kobe

At [-]:[-] p.m. on June [-]st, the Lakers are training before the game at the American Airlines Center Arena in Miami.

Swish!Li Yue hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, turned around, walked to the sidelines and sat down, picked up half a glass of Gatorade and drank it down in one gulp.

Just as he was thinking about how to deal with the interview that would come later, someone suddenly sat down in the seat next to him, and when he turned around, he saw that it was LeBron.

"Hey! How are you doing?" LeBron smiled and raised his right hand.

"Everything went well, even a little lucky, how about you?" Li Yue raised his hands and clapped.

"Me too, welcome again to the Nike family, and congratulations on signing a super big contract, and invite you to the best restaurant here tomorrow, they just launched a super fried steak a few days ago. By the way, why didn't you watch it To Kobe?"

"He should be icing in the locker room right now."

"See you later in the game, remember to eat tomorrow." LeBron said and got up and walked to the court.

Li Yue waved his hand away for a while, subconsciously thinking that in the past few days, the entire social network has sparked debates about Kobe and LeBron, and everything started from what LeBron said after he advanced to the finals-Kobe is no longer the best player for the Lakers .

Comey said: Those remarks were [-]% a divisive measure. LeBron deliberately provoked Kobe's desire to play singles, thereby destroying the Lakers' offensive rhythm and tactics.

Jamie retorted: Those remarks were truthful, and LeBron admired Kobe very much and had absolutely no intention of ridiculing. The controversy was entirely because Comey was afraid. Once LeBron won the second championship, his historical status would completely surpass Kobe.

Komi fought back: LeBron has only one championship, four less than Kobe, and catching up with the historical status is a joke.

Jamie Debate: Kobe only has two big championships, the other three champions are O'Neal's thighs, MVP is much less than LeBron, the key point is that LeBron will still have the opportunity to compete for MVP and FMVP in the future, but Kobe will never again.

Comey emphasized: LeBron joined forces at the peak, ruined the alliance, set a precedent in history, and left endless troubles in the future.

Zhan Mi pointed out: Kobe forced the palace management back then to plan to trade himself to the Bulls, which led to the complete collapse of the opponent's new season.

The fans of the two taunted each other back and forth. Eight topics were listed on the Twitter hot list successively, and a total of more than 120 million related tweets have been generated. ESPN and TNT have set up special follow-up groups to record the development of the controversy throughout the process.

Later, the two sides gave up reasoning and displaying data, and directly wished each other's relatives to go to heaven, and even started to meet offline for PK. In the end, they could only rely on the results of this finals to complete the decision. After all, whoever wins is right.

Affected by this, the prices of the tickets for the first game of the two teams continued to increase. Even the seats on the top of the hill farthest from the stadium - even the ones that would be difficult to watch on the central big screen - were sold at an average high price of US$518.

In addition, superstars such as JAYZ specially took the time to fly over to watch the game, Carmelo Anthony and other players also participated, and ordinary fans came from all corners of the world. In addition, it is a tourist city itself. The streets of Miami seem a bit congested, and the price of accommodation in the cheapest junk hotel in the past has soared by at least three times.

"Ke Mi and Zhan Mi's fighting power is too strong." Li Yue sighed in his heart, and suddenly thought that if the two fans unite, other fans will definitely be in the circle, and they can almost dominate the public opinion on NBA events on the entire social network.

After thinking about it, the trainer reminded that the rest time was over, and Li Yue got up and walked back to the court to continue shooting.

...

At about six o'clock, the Lakers finished training before the game.

Li Yue was interviewed by the reporter of "Miami Herald" in front of the player tunnel according to the arrangement of the president of public relations Blake.

The first question was how do you think about LeBron's remarks, he thought for a while and answered: "I don't agree with the statement that a certain number is against a certain number. This is a game between the Lakers and the Heat, even if you can't play Players also contribute, because the championship does not mean only winning 4 games to make the finals, but also the regular season and the first, second and third rounds of the playoffs."

He intentionally omitted the relevant part of the comparison. He once wanted the reporter to follow up and ask for news: "From the start of the playoffs to the present, did you lead the Lakers all the way to the promotion, or did Kobe lead the Lakers all the way to the promotion?"

"Of course I led the team all the way to the promotion, because Kobe was injured and missed several games, but he kept leading me forward during his truce. Post-ups to break up the Spurs' defense, and I did that and it worked out really well."

Answering like this is almost impeccable, and he also gave Kobe a high-level compliment, not simply choosing one or the other.

The reporter felt as uncomfortable as eating shit when he heard it, but he didn't give up, and forced himself to ask a question.

"Then do you agree that LeBron thinks you are the strongest player for the Lakers?"

"I totally agree!" Li Gao raised his hands, "I took the most shots in the team, held the ball for the longest time, and enjoyed the highest priority of screens. Kobe and others sacrificed their data to create opportunities for me. If not the strongest, then Strange!"

"Is that because Kobe is no longer at his peak and unable to take on the heavy responsibility of the main attack?" The reporter asked again.

As soon as he said this, Black, the public relations president standing next to him, was about to stop him, but Li Yue waved his hand to signal that there was no need to be nervous.

"With an hour to go, you'll see soon enough if he can take on the main attack."

After speaking, Li Yue stepped into the player tunnel.

Back in the locker room, Kobe was sitting on a chair, watching the Heat game video with a PAD in his hand.

Li Yue stepped forward to say hello, and the two talked about a few important points to note, and each started preparations before the game.

D'Antoni came in halfway to announce the starting and rotation plans, expressing his absolute confidence that the defeat will take advantage of the lineup, encouraging the whole team to win the first game to gain home court advantage, and return to the Staples Center to win the O'Brien Cup.

After the whole team listened, they applauded and cheered, formed a group and followed Li Yue and shouted: Lakers champion

...

At seven o'clock, the pre-match ceremony of the two teams ended.

The lights in the venue were turned on, followed by the sound of long whistles, and Li Yue strode towards the technical stage.

As usual, he gave Goodlock a high-five and saw Kobe and LeBron clapping and bumping shoulders.

Li Yue sighed in his heart, the fans of the two were so angry, but the relationship turned out to be okay.

Such a picture appeared on the screen in the center of the stadium in a blink of an eye, and the audience screamed and cheered frantically.

Li Yue sighed again in his heart. He caught someone spraying vegetables online, and when he saw someone offline, he wanted to call him big brother directly.

Thinking of this, he turned around with a smile, just in time to catch a glimpse of Durant sitting in the audience waving and smiling.

He waved his hand in response. He didn't expect Durant to come to watch the game, but he didn't ask him for a ticket.

Entering the field, he high-fived the other four starters of the Heat one by one, namely dribble guard Chalmers, shooting guard Wade, power forward Bosh, center Haslem, and then stood at the bottom right of the center circle, with his hands on his knees wait.

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The ESPN commentary seat, Mike Brin, Mark Jackson, and Jeff Van Gundy were seated from left to right, and the order of speeches was also from left to right. Mark Jackson, who had just been fired by the Warriors, did not show any unfamiliarity.

"The game is about to start. Please predict the result and tell the reason. We don't engage in egalitarianism. We can all support the same team. I will come first. I will choose the Heat to win by at least 5 points. The current lineup of the Lakers cannot cope. The Heat's high-intensity defensive pressure and quick counterattack are qualities that the Nuggets, Spurs, and Clippers do not have."

"I also choose the Heat to win, and I think it will win by at least 10 points. The Lakers don't have as good a defense as the Pacers. I am very sure of this. When I coached the Warriors before, I have found that the Lakers are really good. Opponents adjust accordingly, but that's because the opponents aren't strong enough to kill in one hit, and the Heat can win in one hit."

"Well, I also chose the Heat to win. The point difference is hard to predict, but I'm sure either Kobe scores high and others perform poorly, or Kobe scores average and others perform averagely, unless Howard can really do it. The more you brag like that."

"Currently Twitter's real-time voting results show that the support rate for the Heat is as high as 61%. Last night, 21 of the 15 professional commentators predicted that the Heat will win the championship. Even if they support the Lakers, most of them are 4 to 3. This is the Lakers entering This is the most loss since the playoffs, and the result is close to our prediction, but the specific process needs to be watched carefully.”

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On the court, the referee threw the ball lightly with both hands.

Howard stood up, first dialed the ball to the Lakers half, Nash picked it up and pushed forward.

Li Yue was in the bottom corner on the right. Seeing that Nash had reached the top of the arc, he immediately turned around and ran towards the basket. He set up a wall for Kobe who was running towards him, and delayed Wade who was chasing him first. Then he continued to run to the left, preparing to use Howard to cover him Go to the sideline to catch the ball while turning your head to see how the basketball is doing.

At this time, Gasol held the ball high at the top of the arc, faced Haslem's defense, and patiently waited for his teammates to move.

Li Yue had an idea, stopped the brakes and ran back, shook off LeBron who was clinging to him, slipped back to the basket and reached for the ball.Gasol decisively went straight to the basket. He thought that Bosh, who had changed his defense in advance, seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, but he turned his back to the ring and slapped a flying basketball.

Chalmers picked it up, quickly advanced along the middle, and rushed to the front three-point line to hit the ground pass.

LeBron, who followed up on the left, caught it steadily, rushed to the waist in two consecutive strides, received the ball strongly and started a layup.

Pau Gasol and Bryant simultaneously contracted and intercepted, LeBron split the ball in the air, and Wade dunked with both hands on the right follow-up.

The audience stood up and cheered, and Li Yue sighed in his heart: LeBron was only two feet behind, so he didn't catch up.

It was the Lakers attacking again, and Nash advanced with the ball.

Li Yue settled on the right wing. After observing for a while, he rushed to the hoop with the help of Gasol's cover, tricked LeBron into bypassing the pursuit, made a sudden stop and ran back, rushed to the top of the arc, received a pass, and assumed a three-threat posture .

After Nash handed over the ball, he also used Gasol to cover and cut in, and circled along the bottom line to the left wing.

Li Yue passed back, Nash received the ball, used Howard to cover the delay, and floated into the inside like the wind.

The Heat shrank and intercepted, but the basketball passed through the crowd and suddenly appeared in the right half like a flash.

Kobe, who was originally covering for Nash, happened to come to the right sideline, received the basketball and was unguarded, and took off decisively.

Boom!The basketball hit the hoop and went into the net, the Lakers 3-2.

The Heat attacked, and Wade dribbled the ball forward from the backcourt, passed it to Chalmers at the top of the arc, and ran to the baseline by himself.

Bosh received the ball from Chalmers at the top of the arc, raised his hands and pushed lightly to the left elbow area, and LeBron got the ball with his back.

Li Yue hurriedly raised his hands and put his back on his back, while lowering his center of gravity to prepare to carry it hard.

But LeBron didn't exert force, but turned around and passed the ball to the low post, and then ran to the right half to open up space.

After a long circle, Wade finally received the pass, hugged Kobe with both hands, slammed the floor to borrow strength, and forcibly walked towards the basket.

Kobe carried it for a while, suddenly circled back and attacked, and then slid and moved laterally around the front to intercept.

Wade was disturbed and the rhythm was interrupted. He took the ball and turned around, lifted it up and shot backwards.

Bryant flew to block, his right hand almost sticking to Wade's face.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Seeing that his teammates were concentrated in the right half, and Howard was still entangled by Haslem, Li Yue kicked his feet hard, rushed into the three-second zone like a wild horse, and took off in the air to grab the board with one hand.

After landing and observing for a while, a dragon took it to the top of the front arc, and with the help of Gasol's cover, he went straight to the basket.

Facing a three-person double-team, Li Yue split the ball behind his head.

Kobe caught it from the right wing, raised his hand to aim at the basket and flew Wade, stepped into the three-point line, and shot two points long.

Swish!Hollow into the net, the Lakers lead 5 to 2.

The Heat attacked, and LeBron took the ball directly from the backcourt and brought it all the way to the left wing of the frontcourt.

Li Yue single-handedly defended, and Kobe assisted in defense at the top of the arc.

Seeing LeBron dribble to the right, Li Yue decisively moved laterally to catch up, and hit Haslem with a bang.

Seeing this, Kobe moved laterally to make up the defense, and LeBron immediately scored the ball to the top of the arc, but Wade did not make a shot immediately after borrowing it.

Kobe pulls back, Wade returns the ball, and LeBron grabs it with his left hand, asking for another screen.

Li Yue took a step ahead and collided with Haslem again, and Howard rushed to grab the delay.

LeBron jumps up and passes the ball to the top of the arc again. Wade catches a feint and distributes it to Chalmers on the right.

Nash chooses to take a step forward, but does not make a shot. Chalmers hesitates for a moment and throws the ball to the right corner.

Bosh received it, and there were only 7 seconds left in the attack time. Facing the Lakers' steel-barrel defense, he chose to shoot a three-pointer.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Howard easily grabbed it and passed it to Nash, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

Li Yue settled on the right wing, waited for Nash to come to the frontcourt, then ran to the bottom corner to take LeBron away.

Gasol stepped forward to make a screen, Nash dribbled to the left to break through, Bosh and Chalmers teamed up to double-team.

Seeing this, Gasol hurried down, and Bosh was forced to retreat.

Gasol once again mentioned the top of the arc as a cover, and Nash got rid of Chalmers and turned to the inside from the right.

Between two and one, Bosh was forced to switch defenses alone, and LeBron also shrunk to intercept, but Nash kept his feet and didn't watch people pass the ball.

Li Yue received it from the bottom corner. Facing LeBron who was returning to defense and other players who moved to the right half, he observed and thought a little, and took off to make a long pass.

Kobe received the ball from the left sideline, and there was no one two meters in front of him. He jumped steadily, unafraid of Wade's lunge, and calmly shot a three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, and the Lakers led 8 to 2.

The Heat attacked, and Chalmers dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, directing the team to a 122 formation.

The doctor switched to the left elbow to catch the ball with the help of a screen, and directly lowered his waist and shoulders and rushed into the three-second zone.

Li Yue and Howard shrank and intercepted at the same time, and the doctor turned forward and scored the ball to the right corner.

Wade received it, forced to walk close to Kobe on the sideline, rushed to the basket, and scored the ball to the left corner.

Seeing this, Li Yue quickly returned to the defense, and when LeBron made a shot, he jumped up and raised his right hand to interfere.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Gasol grabbed the rebound and passed it to Li Yue immediately after landing, and the Lakers launched a fast break.

Li Yue took the ball to the left wing of the front court in only three seconds, and with the help of Kobe's follow-up cover, he broke through the middle.

Bosh and LeBron teamed up to double-team, and Li Yue hit the ground to pass the ball.The basketball passed through the gap, and Kobe, who cut inside, easily caught it and hit the board against Wade's defensive lever.

The basketball rebounded into the net, the Lakers led 10 to 2, and the Heat requested a timeout.

Kobe clapped hands with Li Yue and walked back to the bench silently.

"He didn't seem excited at all," Breen said. "That's 10 points in a row."

"What's this?" Jackson shrugged slightly, "He's Kobe."

(End of this chapter)