I just play ball

Chapter 136 Who on earth can stop James?

Amidst the boos of the audience, what the audience worried about happened as scheduled. LeBron made an extra free throw and the Heat led 9-2.

The referee blew his whistle immediately, announcing that the Lakers requested a short timeout.

Li Yue quickly walked back to the bench and saw the embarrassed and nervous expressions of all his teammates. He immediately guessed what was going on: Kobe's injury is naturally commendable, but his performance in the first few rounds was a disaster on both ends of the ball. If you hit the iron, you will either directly stay away from the three, or make low-level mistakes, and you have to make frequent supplementary defenses, and almost one person leads the whole team to collapse.

Due to Kobe's identity, the teammates dare not speak out their thoughts truthfully, which is why the atmosphere is so stiff.

But he believed in Kobe, because it takes time to adapt to everything, and the Heat used screens to create physical contact in the beginning to target, even if they were completely healthy before, it might not be so good.

The key is not playing against the Pistons in 04. Kobe, who was angry for honor, has long since become only concerned about winning.

Obsessed with data?
Impossible!

Otherwise, at the beginning of the season, in order to help teammates improve, how could they give up playing with the ball for many years and change to off the ball?

However, it is difficult for the teammates to understand the joints for a while, and they need to divert their attention first.

After making up his mind, Li Yue spoke up before D'Antoni, "The Heat arranged for Haslem to play tonight. It is clear that they want to increase the intensity of physical confrontation. Then we will follow the trend and attack from the dominant inside."

After the words fell, D'Antoni nodded again and again.

It's not that they have no idea to go along with it, but the Lakers' tactics are fine, but the execution is lacking. Even if D'Antoni said it himself, it is probably the same content, and at most a few rhetorical techniques of parallelism are used to enhance the momentum.

Changing to attack from the inside can not only establish the basis for chasing points, but also let Kobe slow down for a while, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

The coach readily agreed, plus the method was feasible after just thinking about it, and the whole team nodded accordingly.

Then the whistle sounded, the DJ announced the end of the timeout, and the game continued without any substitutions between the two teams.

...

The Lakers attacked and Nash took the ball to the frontcourt.

Li Yue settled on the right wing, received the pass with both hands raised high, pretending to make a breakthrough, but in fact passed to the low post.

Howard took off to catch the ball, landed on his back against Haslem, squeezed back hard with his lower back, and the confrontation was quite fierce.The eyes of the audience gathered on the two, while Li Yue stared at LeBron, and at the moment LeBron turned his head to look back, he dodged to the bottom corner.

He's like a Lamborghini that starts off, accelerates to top speed in just 0.5 seconds, runs wild and shouts for the ball.

LeBron twirled his hips sideways to catch up, half a beat slow, always half a beat behind, a full body behind.

Howard heard the words and passed the ball back, Li Yue took it from the short corner on the right and went straight to the basket.

Just as he was about to defend his dunks to improve his morale, he caught a glimpse of Wade rushing towards him from the left corner.

He didn't think too much, he just stood up from the ground and threw the ball over there vigorously.

Bryant caught it firmly, and before he had time to shoot, Chalmers flew up from the left wing again.

Kobe didn't panic at all, and even played the showy operation of passing the ball without looking at people hitting the ground.

Nash received it, and within a 180-meter fan-shaped range in a 2-degree direction in front of him, the number of Heat players was zero.

Swish!The basketball is hollow into the net.

The Lakers chased 5 to 9, and the Staples Center suddenly burst into cheers, as if everything was back!
Haslem picked up the basketball and stepped back out of bounds, and Chalmers took it and pushed it forward.

Li Yue followed LeBron to the left corner, approached sideways, and at the same time turned his head to check the direction of the basketball.

Chalmers had just brought the ball across half court when Wade started from the left wing, passed the free throw line, and got rid of Bosh's screen.

Instead of chasing from close to the body, Kobe went around the screen and intercepted from behind the free throw line.

Such a move is quite risky. Fortunately, Wade's shooting is relatively poor, so he can take a gamble!
As expected, Wade didn't shoot immediately after getting the ball, but stopped and waited.

Bosh stepped forward to cover again, Wade first left and then right, continuously changing directions to shake Kobe away, and went straight to the bottom line.

Seeing this situation, Li Yue turned around and followed Howard to the basket.

Wade slowed down and braked, jumped up and passed the ball outside, and Kobe burst out from the middle, almost causing a steal.

Chalmers received a return pass at the top of the arc, failed to test Nash, and then passed the ball to the right wing.

Bosh, who had not finished the screen before, received the ball with 10 seconds left on the attack clock.

Bosh didn't seem to want to deal with it by himself, Li Yue immediately stuck to LeBron and delayed his response speed with hand-to-hand combat.

The two wrestled for a while, and Li Yue felt that he was about to fall apart, but Bosh didn't have time to pass the ball, so he made a two-point shot after a while.

The basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, Howard grabbed it, landed and turned to Nash, and the Lakers counterattacked.

Li Yue ran to the right corner ahead of time and waited, ignoring LeBron's personal defense and focusing on the direction of the basketball.

Nash took the ball to the left wing and was planning to use Clark to cover the breakthrough, but he was double-teamed by Bosh and Chalmers Flyover in advance.

At this time, Nash was very close to the sideline, and a slight mistake would be a mistake. However, Nash pulled the ball back first, pretending to be powerless, and waited for Bosh and Chalmers to press forward, and then suddenly stepped forward. step.

One advance and one retreat, get misplaced space.

Nash hit the ground to pass the ball, Clark caught it, slapped several times in a row and failed to break through, and simply divided it 45 degrees to the left.

Kobe took the ball and used Clark to cover, took a big step to break through the top of the arc, and Wade chased from behind.

Seeing that he was about to catch up, Kobe suddenly stopped and pulled the ball and turned around, shaking Wade almost fell, and diverted to break through from the right wing.

Wade wanted to chase again, but was blocked by Clark, which could only delay Bosh's switching defense.

But Bosh had already prepared to team up with Wade to double-team, and it was difficult for him to return to defense in time at the top of the arc.

LeBron greeted him quietly, Kobe seemed to have expected it, and immediately gave up the breakthrough and passed the ball to the bottom corner.

Li Yue received it in his hand, moved a small half step sideways to stabilize his figure, then bent his knees, pushed his hips, raised his hands and raised his head, performing a full set of dramas!

LeBron was really fooled and jumped up two meters away from him, wanting to hit the sky.

Li Yue turned his head sideways to dodge, kicked off and rushed.

Haslem came up to defend, the basketball flew above the rim, and Howard leaped high for an alley-oop dunk.

The Lakers chased 7 to 9, only 2 points behind.

"All five players of the Lakers participated in scoring this time, and suddenly changed from a superstar style to a team style. It's interesting!" Van Gundy laughed.

"The first time was as you said, but the main credit for the second time belonged to Kobe. Who would have thought that he could make a sudden stop and turn around skillfully with a serious back injury, which requires a lot of core strength." Jackson Said.

...

The Heat attacked, Chalmers took the ball to the left wing, watched and waited.

On the left elbow, Wade clung to Kobe, took the initiative to stir together, bent his knees and pushed forward, trying to forcibly seize the position.

Although Kobe was injured, he didn't shrink back in the slightest, and also bent his knees and made a strong push.

The two wrestled for a long time and couldn't tell the winner. Wade turned up and set up a human wall as a side cover to block Nash.

Chalmers took the opportunity to get rid of it, Wade turned around and cut, and entangled with Kobe in the low post on the left.

Still failed to gain an advantage!

Chalmers had no choice but to give up the pass attempt, LeBron stepped forward to respond, and Li Yue chased after him.

Unexpectedly, Bosh was delayed just two steps after chasing, and after LeBron received the ball, he rushed inside.

Nash and Clark teamed up decisively, one pressing behind and the other intercepting in front, LeBron stopped and jumped suddenly.

This trick is too familiar, [-]% pass!
Thinking of this, Li Yue subconsciously moved towards Bosh's right wing,

He looked at the location and reality of the basketball's whereabouts, and appeared in front of Bosh like a magic soldier descending from heaven.

Snapped!A steal, then picked up the basketball, and sprinted forward at full speed.

Kobe followed up from the left side, Nash responded from the center line, the Lakers quickly went down the third line, and the audience stood up and cheered.

Li Yue rushed to the right wing of the frontcourt. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the Heat's trio not far behind, and immediately rushed to the basket.

Kobe and Nash understood, Qi Qi slowed down, while LeBron and Wade chased to the basket.

After confirming that there was enough space, Li Yue grabbed the ball with his right hand and took off, causing LeBron and Wade to jump at the same time.

Just when everyone thought he was going to force a layup, Li Yue swung his arm in the opposite direction and passed the ball from under the three of them.

Kobe caught it from the free throw line and took off calmly to make a mid-range shot.

The basketball went into the net, the Lakers tied, and more than 1 and 8000 people in the arena shouted MVP in unison!

...

"The Lakers are getting better," Breen said. "Kobe is getting used to it, and the game is getting better."

"It depends on how long it lasts," Jackson said, "LeBron should be on the verge of exerting his strength. Tonight, he either wins or goes home. He always plays extremely well in this kind of game. He played against the Celtics in G6 last year. That is the best proof."

"That's best for the Lakers," Van Gundy said bluntly. "LeBron isn't that scary when he's scoring all he can."

The Heat attacked and Chalmers dribbled the ball to the top of the arc.

He changed hands under his crotch and took two consecutive shots, hitting the ground and passing it to his left elbow, and then ran to the right half.

Bosh took the ball, faced Clark's defense, and put on a three-threat posture, but there was no sign of attack, and he didn't even step on the tentative step. At the same time, Chalmers came to the right elbow and stood with Haslem Set up the wall and do double screens.

Li Yue wanted to squeeze through ahead of time, but LeBron was too fast, rushed to the top of the arc, received a pass from Bosh, faced Howard who was changing defense, and pulled out his hand for two points without hesitation.

boom!The basketball hit the board and rebounded into the net, and the Heat led 11 to 9.

Li Yue ran forward, thinking on the right wing: The Heat's rolling screen just now is usually prepared for shooters like Ray Allen or Miller, but now it is used on LeBron, it seems to be looking for touch to strengthen personal offense .

Just thinking about it, Nash brought the ball to the top of the arc, cooperated with Kobe, wanted to launch a triangle attack, and gave the ball to the low post for Howard to play singles, but Haslem tried his best to interfere, and the basketball spun around Back to Nash again.

The attack time was only 6 seconds left, Li Yue was ready to go up to respond, and Kobe set up a human wall in advance to cover.

Nash dodges away, and Chalmers wants to catch up but is greatly delayed by Kobe's high-quality screen.

Wade quickly switched defenses, Nash suddenly stopped, twisted from outside the three-point line and rode an arrow, and the basketball crashed into the net.

Only 1 second to 24 seconds violation!
The two teams drew again.

The Heat attacked and LeBron got the ball early in the backcourt.

Li Yue thought about it for a while, and went straight to meet him, not daring to say that suppressing the opponent would not be able to gain momentum, at least it would have to be delayed.

When the two met at the midline, Li Yue bent his knees and squatted, his eyes fixed on the basketball, and he moved slowly with small steps.

LeBron slumped his shoulders several times to speed up, but passed the ball to Bosh in the right elbow.

With 14 seconds left on the shot clock, the ball bounced back and forth on the perimeter and ended up back in LeBron's hands.

Li Yue took half a step back, and as usual, he did not shoot suddenly.

Unexpectedly, LeBron lowered his shoulders, kicked the ground with force, and rushed to the inside.

Can't stop it at all!
Howard made up the defense at the first time, but was still half a beat behind, and LeBron hit the board and scored.

...

The Lakers served from the bottom line, and the Heat suddenly pressed the audience.

Nash waved his hand, Howard threw the ball to the left sideline, Li Yue caught the ball and advanced.

He slowly came to the top of the arc, lobbed the ball to Kobe at the elbow, cut to the free throw line, and waved to Clark.

Clark raised it immediately, but he himself stopped, made a reverse cover to delay Bosh, and waved his head to imply a reverse run.

Clark complied, receiving a pass from Kobe that went straight to the hoop, and scored with a two-handed dunk.

The teams tied for the third time.

"So far, all five starters for the Lakers have scored," Van Gundy said. "The Heat's scoring is limited to LeBron and Wade, and Wade only has 4 points. This is not a good sign."

"The tactical emphasis of the two teams is very different," Jackson said, "Bosh and others also had a chance, but they just couldn't grasp it!"

It was the Heat's turn to attack again, LeBron advanced with the ball, and Li Yue continued to interfere from the center line.

Wade came up to cover from behind, Li Yue couldn't judge the direction for a while and was swayed away, and Kobe was delayed in switching defenses in advance.

LeBron slowed down on the left wing, pulled the ball back, and Kobe hurried back to defend Wade.

Just as Li Yue stood in front of him, Haslem came over to do side cover again, and LeBron took the opportunity to get rid of it again and sprint at full speed.

Howard wanted to intercept but was unable to match his speed, and LeBron showed off a cross change.

Just as LeBron vacated the shot, Clark rose like an intercontinental missile, and his big hand went straight to the basketball.

I thought, LeBron pulls the bar up and down, turns roughness into softness, picks up the basket and hits the board to score!
"My God! LeBron scored 11 points in a row! Who on earth can stop him?" Jackson shouted excitedly.

...

Li Yue turned around and returned to the defense. When he passed by the sidelines and heard the shouts, he sighed in his heart that LeBron was awesome, but he had to defend and defend.

He went straight to the bottom corner on the left, settled down and waited.

Soon, Nash took the ball to the top of the arc and beckoned for a pick-and-roll.

Clark just stepped forward, not yet set up the wall, Bosh and Chalmers have been double-teamed.

Nash took half a step back and hit the pass from the gap. The timing, position, and angle were perfect.

Bosh had no time to return, LeBron hurriedly shrunk under the basket, Clark turned around and passed the ball to the left corner.

Li Yue received it, ignored LeBron and swooped back, and took off calmly to make a three-pointer!
bass!Hollow into the net.

The Lakers lead by 1 point.

The Heat attacked, LeBron controlled the ball at the top of the arc, and everyone else opened up the space.

Seeing this, the audience booed wildly and interfered. Li Yue suddenly got into his mind, and stood on the right side of LeBron, leaving the left side empty.

Without hesitation, LeBron kicked off the ground and sprinted hard, blasting into the three-second zone like a cannonball.

Li Yue yelled for double-teaming, Clark and Howard shrank at the same time, while Kobe and Nash took the initiative to stand on the passing route.

In just one second, five players from the Lakers teamed up to strangle LeBron from all possible operations.

LeBron finally chose to force the shot, but Clark and Howard jumped upright with their arms upright, not giving any possibility of fouling.

The basketball hit the board and fell, Li Yue picked it up in his hand, pushed it forward, and looked up to observe the situation.

Seeing that Kobe has rushed to the center line, although Wade is defending beside him, he still makes a long pass vigorously.

It was a risky move, but he believed in Kobe.

Sure enough, Kobe caught the ball and continued to move forward. He stopped at the 45-degree three-point line on the right and then retreated.

boom!The basketball hit the board and rebounded into the net, and the Lakers overtook by 4 points!
The referee blew his whistle, the Heat requested a long timeout, and the cheers in the Staples Center were deafening.

"Maybe there's no one person on earth who can stop LeBron," Van Gundy shrugged, "but five people can always."

(End of this chapter)