I just play ball

Chapter 157 Try to Be a Teammate in Advance

On the morning of the 29th, the Lakers held a press conference for the two rookies Rudy Gobert and Robert Covington at Staples Center. minute.

After the press conference was over, Li Yue, as a team representative, took the two rookies to visit the Lakers honor exhibition room and locker room, then entered the court, turned on the DJ recording, felt the home atmosphere in advance, and finally took a group photo.

After everything was done, Li Yue received a call from Kupchak, telling Iguodala that he was going to Drew High School to participate in the game.

Upon hearing this news, Li Yue drove there immediately.

In about half an hour, he successfully arrived at Charles Drew High School, where the Drew League was held. He was still far away from the arena, and he could hear crazy cheers coming from inside. The game seemed to be very intense.

Entering the arena, as expected, the game was full of big names and stars.

The field is divided into black and white teams, the black team players are Chris Paul, James Harden, DeRozan, Durant, Andrew Jordan, and the white team is John Wall, Iguodala, Nick Young, Paul George, McKee.

The black and white teams also have their own coaches, namely LeBron James and Baron Davis.

Li Yue wanted to find a seat to sit down, but the iron shelves on both sides of the stadium were already overcrowded, and even the sidelines were crowded with people, so he could only stand in the back row and watch from a distance. Fortunately, he was tall enough and his vision was not limited.

Just 8 minutes into the game, Durant hit a drift mid-range shot to help the Blacks lead 24-22.

When it was the white team's turn to attack, Wall received the ball from the backcourt, took it to the right wing in about three seconds, and was about to split the ball towards the top of the arc. Paul and Harden suddenly teamed up to double-team, instantly cutting off all available routes.

Li Yue grinned and shook his head, whispering, "This defense is at the playoff level!"

"Of course, this game is of great significance, and both sides will treat it with 100% strength." A middle-aged black bald man next to him said, "I guess LeBron may play in person later."

"Is there any special significance?" Li Yue asked curiously. It must be something big that made NBA players fight so hard in the off-season. Otherwise, who would take such a big risk, after all, it would be a big loss to get injured.

"You don't know?" The bald and strong man was slightly hesitant, turning his head to look over, "In this game, the owner of the Grizzlies promised to donate 500 million US dollars to Charles High School in the name of the winner for the renovation... Wait, you are the Lakers Team that Li Yue?"

"It's me." Li Yue nodded with a smile, "The boss of the Grizzlies is too generous, we need more rich people like that."

"Brothers, the FMVP is here." The bald man excitedly greeted the people around him, but did not answer.

Soon, most of the audience in the left stand found Li Yue, most of them looked indifferent, only a few showed excitement.

For such a reaction, Li Yue felt that it was normal. This is a black community, and there are so many star players on the field. Compared with them, the audience had a deeper understanding and affection for them, so it was his turn to be a foreigner.

"It's a pity that you came too late," the bald man sighed, "This kind of game usually doesn't involve substitutions."

"Yeah." Li Yue nodded, recalling that when Kobe and Harden played against each other here, they did not change players.

"Unless someone voluntarily leaves the field or..." The bald-headed man didn't finish his sentence. Wall, who was rushing to break through the defense, suddenly staggered and fell to the ground, and then covered his ankle with pain on his face.

The referee blew his whistle, the game entered a timeout, and the audience fell silent, all with worried faces.

Players from the two teams ran to Wall, bent down and asked about the specific situation.

Wall lay on the floor for a while, stood up with the support of Harden and Paul, twisted his right foot tentatively, his expression changed from tense to relaxed, and he took a long breath to signal that he needed to rest.

Everyone understands that although there is a charitable fund of 500 million US dollars, it is absolutely impossible to play at the risk of injury.

The white team has few individuals, and all the members gather in a circle to discuss who should be the substitute, and the first choice is coach Baron Davis.

But Davis repeatedly waved his hands and refused, telling everyone that he was recuperating from his injuries, and the replacement candidates were in trouble.

If it is a normal game, or if the black team has non-professional players, then the white team can just grab anyone to play, but the black team currently has five NBA starters, and it is difficult for both sides to enjoy themselves by arranging ordinary people to be the white team's substitutes.

Just when Li Yue hesitated to recommend himself, the bald man suddenly shouted loudly: "Here is a perfect substitute!"

The players turned around upon hearing the words, Li Yuelai raised his hand to say hello, and Durant immediately beckoned to him.

The audience automatically moved out of the way, and Li Yue quickly ran to the sidelines.

"My brother is responsible for holding the ball for you." Durant said to everyone on the white team, his expression was full of pride.

But George turned his head to look to the other side and did not express his opinion, McGee was indifferent, and Iguodala's face was sinking, only Nick Young said with a smile: "It's absolutely fine, but then you will lose, are you sure?"

"That's the arrangement!" LeBron got up and clapped his hands. "Even if Li Yue joins, we will still blow you up."

Who would dare to object to the biggest brother at the scene speaking?

Baron Davis handed over a white T-shirt, and Li Yue took it and took off his own shirt and put it on.

The referee confirmed twice and whistled to signal the game to continue.

The white team attacks and McGee serves from the sideline.

Li Yue took it in his hand and slowly led it to the top of the arc, while thinking about how to fight.

The primary goal must be to win, and the secondary goal is to make Iguodala feel very comfortable playing with him, so as to effectively increase the chances of the opponent eventually choosing the Lakers, and it is best to kill two birds with one stone.

After making up his mind, Li Yue raised his head and glanced at the position on the field, and found that it was a 32 formation, and immediately raised his hand to call for cover.

Seeing this, McGee raised the wall and Li Yue pulled the ball to the right.

Paul went around the screen to intercept, and Jordan tacitly blocked the left, eliminating the possibility of changing direction in advance.

Li Yue followed his plan, switched his left hand behind his right hand, pushed the ball forward suddenly, and then took a big step with his hips twisted sideways, directly passing through the gap between Jordan and McGee, playing a ball separation.

"Wow!" the audience exclaimed.

Paul immediately turned around and ran to the hoop, and Jordan was also chasing after him, as if the Clippers played against the Lakers in the playoffs, just trying to pinch the easy scoring opportunity, even if they could score, they would still be peeling off.

Li Yue wanted to force a breakthrough, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Iguodala getting rid of Harden and rushing to the basket.

"Yeah!" The audience cheered in unison.

Li Yue took the initiative to step forward and raised his hand to celebrate. Iguodala smiled and clapped hands, and the two turned back to defend.

Li Yue came to the top of the arc, saw Paul arrive with the ball, and slowly stepped forward to apply pressure.

Before arriving, Jordan came up to set up a wall as a screen, and Paul broke through from the left with the ball.

McGee switched defenses and tried to delay, but Paul sprinted sharply and got rid of the defense in an instant.Iguodala decisively moved laterally to supplement the defense, Li Yue saw this and inserted obliquely into the three-second zone, successfully blocked Harden from cutting in without the ball, and there was another exclamation on the scene.

A little annoyance flashed across Paul's face, and he passed the ball. Harden received it and started playing with his back.

Considering the large tonnage of the opponent, Li Yue only used his right hand to sense the direction of rotation, and did not use his strength to carry it hard.

Harden took the opportunity to dribble forward, rushed to the free throw line in three big steps, made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot.

Li Yue followed closely and took off, his hands blocking the shooting space like a black curtain.

when!The basketball smashed the basket and hit the iron, and McGee rushed to grab the rebound.

Li Yue took it and pushed forward, suddenly raised his hand at the center line and made a long pass to the left wing of the frontcourt.

Iguodala, who just ran to that position, easily received the ball, and immediately divided the right half. George made a wide open three-pointer.

Swish!Hollow into the net, the white team overtook 3 points.

"Hey, cheer up!" LeBron clapped and shouted from the sidelines. "Give them some color."

The audience applauded, Paul dribbled the ball forward quickly, rushed to the center line and raised his hand to direct his teammates to run.

Taking advantage of the fact that the opponent has not launched a real attack, Li Yue quickly turned his head to look at the players' positions on the field. He happened to see Durant starting from the left corner and running towards the top of the arc with the help of Harden's off-ball cover.

There are many changes in this kind of running position, but high singles and sideline shots are the most common, but the lack of sufficient conditions makes it difficult to get a correct answer. It needs to look at how Paul gives the ball and how he moves.

Just as Li Yue was thinking, Paul passed the ball to Durant who was raised up, turned around and moved to the right.

With such a move, Li Yue thoroughly confirmed that this was a high-position singles.

Sure enough, Jordan also moved to the right, leaving all the left half to Dulat.

Iguodala, who was changing defenses, bowed his knees, raised one hand high to interfere with the shot, and hung the other hand low to cut off the pass. The defensive options are very wide, and it seems that he is determined to completely prevent this singles.

In doing so, Durant assumed a three-threat posture, with his left foot as the axis and his right foot continuously probing.

The two fought for a while, and Durant suddenly stepped down the ball and rushed to the inside sideways.

The first step is very large, and he pulls away half a body in an instant, and then collects the ball and starts a layup.

Iguodala lost the opportunity and could only chase after him.

Seeing this situation, Li Yue slowed down and stopped, gave up marking Paul, and shrank towards the basket to intercept.

"Hey!" The audience shouted with contempt, as if they were very disgusted with this behavior of destroying heads-up.

Li Yuequan ignored the wind and continued to shrink towards the basket.

Durant made an emergency stop to pull the ball and retreated. Against the defense of the two, he forced a mid-range shot.

when!The basketball smashed the basket and hit the iron, but Paul followed up and grabbed an offensive rebound, followed the baseline to the sideline, and reorganized.

Iguodala stepped forward to defend, Paul once again passed the ball to Durant who retreated to the top of the arc, this time replaced by Li Yue to defend.

"Fuck him!" Several old blacks shouted loudly.

Durant pulls the ball back, straightens up and slaps hard, making it difficult to tell which strategy is about to be used.

"You paid the bill that day, but it turned out that I was enjoying the fame, sorry!" Li Yue brought up an off-site topic, trying to disrupt the rhythm.

"Small things, you can buy it next time." Dulat replied with a smile, his eyes wandering and unfocused.

Li Yue nodded subconsciously, but in such an instant, Durant bent down and dropped the ball, rushing towards the inside line like a cheetah swooping.

Li Yue hurriedly twisted his hips to catch up, but lost to Durant's long legs and lost half of his position.

Just as he was about to give up, Iguodala blasted laterally, easily completed the delay, and pulled back to guard Paul.

Li Yue finally caught up, but Durant stepped on the accelerator and continued to sprint, forcing a three-step layup.

The two took off almost at the same time. Li Yue stretched out his hands to interfere with all his strength, but Durant made a successful shot because his arms were at a disadvantage.

The basketball hit the basket and rebounded three times, and finally fell into the net. The audience sighed.

"Hey hey." Durant smirked, "I thought I wouldn't be fooled."

"You can!" Li Yue gave a thumbs up, "I will talk trash to you every time I play Thunder."

"Come on!" Durant shrugged and spread his hands.

Yi Bianbai team attacked, Li Yue brought the ball to the top of the arc, raised his hand and called for a double screen.

McGee immediately went up to the wall, and Li Yue took advantage of the opportunity to get rid of Paul, but George did not go up in time. Paul, Jordan, and Durant teamed up to double-team without hesitation.

The three big men surrounded him in all directions, Li Yue panicked, and hurriedly pulled the ball back, and at the same time he was unhappy that George's execution ability was too low.

But Paul is faster, Durant is also chasing after him, and Jordan is wandering around the perimeter waiting for an opportunity. If he continues to retreat, it is very likely that he will make a return error or be forced to scramble for the ball. He must be very passive.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yue made a decision, pretending to fly to Durant, and then lobbed the ball to Paul George.

At this time, it is necessary to abandon personal emotions and only aim at handling the ball properly.

The form was critical, but Li Yue's passing route and angle selection were very good. There was no interference in the middle of the basketball flight. George received it easily, turned around and rushed to the hoop. Facing the unguarded hoop, the windmill dunked.

The audience burst into cheers, and Iguodala cast a 'well done' look from a distance.

The Blacks attack and Paul drives the ball to the top of the key.

Jordan went up to the wall to cover as usual, but Paul shook his head and waved his hands and refused.

Seeing that it was a one-on-one match again, the audience booed and shouted, and LeBron and others stood up to watch the battle.

Li Yue bent his knees, twisted his neck and slapped the floor, full of taunting movements.

Paul was unaffected, and he dribbled continuously under the crotch without expression, and the speed changed from slow to fast.

Li Yue held his breath and adjusted his toes frequently to prepare for interception. The attack time was only 8 seconds left in a blink of an eye.

Paul suddenly started to charge directly close to his body, increasing his speed to the maximum within two seconds without any change of direction.

Li Yue did not fall behind, but this was Paul's small stunt to survive. He was prone to fouls when he took off, and he retreated to the basket for nothing, so he had to follow all the way to the basket and compete physically.

The two jumped almost at the same time, Li Yue stretched out his hand in the air to interfere, and suddenly felt a heavy blow to his chest.

The basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, and the two fell to the ground one after another. Paul was directly knocked off the court and fell to the floor.

Li Yue clutched his chest and walked to the side of the ball rack, bent down and stretched out his hand to pull Paul up, knowing that although the opponent made a lot of small moves, this time it was not intentional, it was just a normal contact due to physical confrontation.

Paul got up and nodded and patted his back to express his thanks. The two stepped onto the court and ran forward in unison.

The white team's 4-on-4 attack was blocked, and Nick Young passed the ball to the top of the arc and handed it over to Li Yue to reorganize.

Li Yue took a deep breath, put down his left hand covering his chest, bowed and dribbled forward.

Paul retreated again and again, Li Yue suddenly pulled out, the basketball flew to the top, and fell towards the hoop like a shooting star.

Swish!Hollow into the net.

The referee blows his whistle to indicate a 2-minute break.

The players of the two teams walked off the court separately. Iguodala leaned over to Li Yue, stretched out his hand and said, "You played very well. Your approach to the game and personal emotions is also very rational, and your style is still so tough."

Hearing this, Li Yue knew that nine times out of ten he had succeeded, and hurriedly held Iguodala's right hand tightly.

"The main reason is that we cooperate very well, which is an irreplaceable role."

(End of this chapter)