I just play ball

Chapter 15 The first effect
The Thunder temporarily changed their rotation. Could it be that they treat the Lakers as a strong team?
The idea flashed by, the possibility is too low, but why is Durant laughing?
Out of curiosity, Li Yue walked over quickly and offered to extend his hand to show his friendliness.

After the two clapped their hands high, he raised his own question.

Durant quickly glanced left and right, covered his mouth and whispered: "I appreciate your argument with the fans, and I like to do that too. We can set an example for other players and prove to the fans that we also have the right to speak freely. right."

"Understood, why are you covering your mouth?" Li Yue asked again.

"Aren't you worried about the media reading and interpreting lips? They always like to report indiscriminately." Durant shook his head.

"Didn't you say that we can speak freely?" Li Yue was stunned.

"Hi! This situation is different..." Durant waved his hand and blinked, "I've followed you, remember to follow you back."

Li Yue recalled with a frown, and said after a while: "I confirm that no NBA player pays attention to me."

"Then I might have used a trumpet..." Durant scratched his head.

Li Yue shrugged and was about to continue chatting when the referee blew his whistle to indicate the serve, and the two of them dispersed immediately.

The Lakers also replaced Nash with Blake, while the Thunder replaced Westbrook and Ibaka with Fisher and Collison.

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ESPN commentary seats.

Jie Lunuo stared and opened his mouth, his expression seemed to see the sun coming out from the south.

"The Lakers actually sent Li Yue when they fell behind in the first quarter. Could it be that they have been conquered by Durant's efficient scoring and decided to give up the game strategically. Anyway, they can't beat them. It's better to save some energy to face the Knicks."

"Don't be so exaggerated!" Brin shook his head. "This may be a strange move. The Lakers won the last game. 20% of the credit belongs to Li Yue who drove the team through organization and defense at the last moment."

"You can say so, but Durant's shooting percentage is very high. If Li Yue continues to adopt a gambling defensive strategy, the point difference will widen. The last game was mainly due to Paul George's physical exertion. Causes the shot to be inconsistent.”

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The Lakers attack, and Blake catches the ball in the backcourt and advances.

Still starting with a V-shaped formation, Li Yue stood on the right sideline with a bow, staring at the top of the arc.

Gasol lifts up to make the wall, and Blake dribbles and breaks through, so fast that it looks like a white lightning bolt.

Fisher was already unable to defend, and suffered a screen delay, and fell behind by two body positions in the blink of an eye.

Collison was forced to step forward to intercept, Gasol took the opportunity to cut to the basket, and Brick immediately passed the ball as if he had been prepared.

Perkins hurriedly shrunk to the basket, Howard was left unattended for a while, and Durant immediately slid forward to defend.

Li Yue was overjoyed when he saw this, rushed into the inside line without hesitation, raised his hands and shouted loudly.

Gasol passed the ball according to the sound, and Li Yue received it, stopped and raised his hand.

Just like that, Perkins jumped up instantly as if an automatic program had been triggered.

It has a lot of momentum and a loud voice, as if it is determined to win.

But Li Yue stopped his movements, tilted his upper body slightly, and started a three-step layup close to the bottom line. The feint was a great success!
boom!Backhand hit the board, 21 to 30.

Seeing Li Yue score, the Staples Center burst into thunderous cheers.

Gasol deliberately stopped in place to give him a high-five. Artest shouted excitedly on the bench, and even Durant applauded.

...

The Thunder attacked and Fisher advanced with the ball.

Instead of booing, the fans stood up and applauded. After all, he is a five-time veteran.

Several sideline fans shouted for Fisher to play one, but after Fisher rushed to the top of the arc, he immediately passed the ball to the left wing.

There was a burst of sighs at the scene, as if they were paying homage to Fisher, who Kobe asked for the ball and didn't give it back.

Durant received the ball from the left wing, skillfully put on a three-threat pose, and smiled at Li Yue again.

"I'm going to break through from the left, are you ready?"

Li Yue had a smirk on his face when he heard the words: "I believe you ghost..."

Before the words fell, Durant kicked the ball from the right side, and stepped close to Li Yue.

Li Yue twisted his hips and turned sideways, chasing wildly with small steps.

The two came to the free throw line in a blink of an eye, and Durant suddenly joined the ball and knelt.

Li Yue knew that he couldn't interfere with the take-off, so he was decisive like Iguodala, and he took the ball with his left hand like a ghost!
Snapped!The basketball hits the floor.

The incident happened suddenly, Durant didn't expect to be intercepted at all, and was stunned on the spot.

Excited, Li Yue grabbed the basketball and pushed it forward.

Kobe and Blake followed up from the left and right respectively, the Lakers made a fast break in the third line, and the fans cheered in advance.

The Thunder team chased wildly, and Durant followed closely behind.

The six players from the two teams arrived at the three-point line in the front court in a blink of an eye. Li Yue braked to a sudden stop, holding the ball with both hands and looking to the left.

Durant subconsciously reached out to fish, but the basketball did not fly to Kobe, but flew to the right without warning!
Blake received the pass, and the white Flash was full of attributes. He easily got rid of Fisher who hadn't reacted yet, and rushed to the basket as if he was in no one's land.

The cheers of the fans reached the peak, and D'Antoni was particularly happy, with a half smile on his face like frozen dumpling skin.

Durant continued to applaud, but his expression became visibly serious.

Li Yue saw it, his heart froze, and he decided to strengthen his defense.

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ESPN commentary seats.

Brin smiled and said: "How is it? Li Yuekong cut layups, steals and assists, helping the Lakers chase four points in a row."

Jalen Rose curled his lips: "The cut layup was mainly due to Fisher's poor defense, the Thunder was forced to rotate and let one player go empty, and other players could do it, and the steal was due to Durant's carelessness. The assist was really good. I have to admit it."

"There was a fake move to fly Perkins before the layup..."

"That's why Perkins has nothing to do. He can only defend like that. You can't watch him shoot, right?"

...

The Thunder attacked, and Fisher dribbled the ball across the center line, slowing down inertially to find someone.

Seeing this, Li Yue walked around in front of Durant, and at the same time raised his right hand to interfere with the passing route.

Durant turned around and ran back, rushed to the top of the arc, and was raising his hand to ask for the ball, when the area in front of him was blocked by Li Yue again.

The situation was anxious and it was difficult to give the ball. Fisher looked up at the sky.

Such an action clearly required a lob pass, and Li Yue immediately bowed to resist Durant, preventing the opponent from taking off with strength.

Durant withdrew without entanglement, strode back and rushed to the left wing.

Li Yue lost his support, staggered back, hurriedly lowered his center of gravity, took small steps to stabilize his figure, and rushed forward again like a desperate Saburo, thinking that even if he couldn't defend himself, he still wanted to send a signal of active struggle to his teammates!
As soon as he rushed to the left wing, Durant just collected the ball and took off, and it jumped like a spring.

He knew that it was very difficult, but he still followed suit and stretched his hands to interfere.

when!The basketball bounced off the rim and landed on Perkins, and Howard was far away.

Seeing this situation, Collison and Fisher, who were about to return to defense, stopped.

But Howard roared, "Deng Deng" rushed two steps, jumped up like a superman taking off, grabbed the basketball from Perkins' head abruptly, and immediately turned around and passed it to Li Yue after landing.

Li Yue took the ball and looked up, and found that Blake had already crossed the center line, and decisively swung a long pass.

Blake received the ball, looked back to see Fisher was still in the backcourt, dribbled slowly to the three-point line, and calmly aimed at the basket for a shot.

Swish!The basketball is hollow into the net.

Blake beat his chest to Li Yue from a distance, and the cheers immediately resounded through the audience.

The Lakers caught up to 26 to 30, with 47 seconds left before the end of the first quarter.

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Easy side Thunder attack, Fisher dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

Li Yue circled forward to defend, but Durant did not run back, but used Collison's off-ball cover to escape.

Jaylen Rose nodded solemnly: "It must be admitted that Li Yue's active defense did cause some troubles for Durant, but now that Durant is starting to use cover, what else can he do?"

(End of this chapter)