I just play ball

Chapter 176 Data Can Lie

The game quickly reached the last two minutes and 30 seconds of the first quarter. With Gobert's wonderful performance on the defensive end, the Lakers led 19 to 13. As Covington hit another three-pointer, the Rockets requested a timeout.

Li Yue got up and walked to the sidelines, high-fiving the players one by one like his teammates.

Back on the bench, Li Yue stood in the middle of the team, took the tactical board from Wharton, and wrote.

"Gobert and Elias go off the court, Thackeray goes up and plays center, Seth goes up and plays shooting guard."

"Through the analysis of the video, I think they will strengthen the inside defense next, and the outside line will also attack harder, so we need to make as many mid-range shots as possible. After the pick-and-roll, if there is a chance to make a decisive shot, don't hesitate."

"The defensive end continues to use the previous strategy to consume Beverly's physical strength personally, and it will be the same for other people."

All the players nodded one after another, the whistle sounded at the end of the timeout, and the game continued.

The Rockets replaced Beverly with Isaiah Kanan, replaced Jones with Jack Cooley, and the other three remained unchanged.

"Is this lineup going to give us victory for nothing?" Li Yue was stunned, feeling that the Rockets seemed to be about to give up.

"We're going to be ridiculed for playing the game too seriously." Wharton shrugged. "Actually, the opponent is too weak."

Li Yue smiled knowingly and continued to pay attention to the court.

The Rockets attacked, Kanan advanced with the ball, went to the right wing, raised his hand and called for a cover.

Jack stepped forward in response, but before the human wall was erected, Kanan lowered his shoulders and lowered his waist.

Selby easily squeezed past Jack and teamed up with Thackeray to double-team, one in front of the other, blocking most of the space.

That thought, Kanan moved the ball laterally with his left hand, forcibly pulled up and jumped up and shot, and hit a three-pointer with a rebound.

"Beautiful!" Howard stood up and applauded. Harden and Parsons followed suit, but they were not so excited.

"I wipe?" Li Yue was slightly shocked, because Kanan is too short, the chances of this kind of dry pull are very high, and he did not find that Kanan would do this trick after studying the video before. The capital of a weak lineup?

The Lakers attacked, and Selby dribbled the ball to the right 45 degrees, and cooperated with Thackeray in a pick-and-roll screen.

Sacra is relatively big, and Kanan is at a disadvantage due to his height, so the cover effect is beyond expectation.

Selby took advantage of the opportunity to attack the inside line, Jack rushed to grab the delay, but the speed couldn't keep up, Honeycutt and Anderson were forced to shrink to the basket, but Selby stopped suddenly and made a mid-range shot with a raised hand.

Swish!The basketball is hollow into the net.

The Rockets attacked, Kanan brought the ball to the top of the arc, waved his hand to refuse Jack's cover, and bowed to single out.

Selby blocked the right and left without hesitation, and the other Lakers players saw this and adjusted their bodies, facing the basket.

Kanan didn't care about it at all, and still rushed forward, Selby chased close to him, and at the same time raised his right hand to interfere.

The two came outside the three-second zone in a blink of an eye. Facing the defender who was about to form, Kanan stopped the brakes and scored the ball to the left corner.

Anderson received the hand, hesitated for a while, and with Howard's encouragement, he flew towards Rodney and made a three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, and the Rockets narrowed the point difference to five points.

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TNT commentary seats.

"Is this the magic ball theory that Morey praised so much?" Miller said, "It seems to have a certain effect."

"I've heard of it!" Thomas laughed. "The theory seems to be like this. For example, if you shoot the same 10 times, the two-pointers will be calculated according to the shooting percentage of 50%. In the end, you will get 10 points, but the three-pointers will be calculated according to the shooting percentage of 35%. Calculated, you can get 10.5 points in the end, so shooting a three-pointer is more cost-effective than shooting a long two-pointer, which is logically feasible, but the actual game will be more complicated.”

"Many people who have never played before like statistics to fight for their right to speak," Barkley pouted, "but statistics are not everything, otherwise there is no need to play games at all, just sit in the office and calculate who can win the championship."

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On the court, the Lakers attack.

Selby played to the right wing, and with the help of Thackeray's side cover, he went off the line and hit the basket.

Honeycart moved half a step from the right bottom corner, bent down and stretched out his hand to press. Covington took the opportunity to run out, and also rushed to the top of the arc with the help of Thackeray. At the same time, Selby slowed down from the bottom line to find a pass opportunity .

The Rockets' bench immediately yelled loudly to remind Covington to defend. Kanan rushed forward after hearing the words, but Honeycutt did not switch to Thackeray in time, and Selby decisively scored the ball when he saw the opportunity.

Swish!Thackeray scored in the shot.

Howard shook his head again and again, and shouted at Honeycart loudly: "Be careful of your own people, don't disrupt the defensive formation."

The tone was a little excited, as if he felt that these two points should not be lost, but Harden's face was indifferent.

The Rockets attacked, and Kanan took the ball to the top of the arc, still using Jack to cover and break through to the inside.

The Lakers' coping method remained unchanged. Thackeray teamed up with Selby to double-team after a delay in grabbing.

Kanan pulled the ball sideways again and pulled out his hand dryly.

Although he was not blocked, in order to avoid interference, he did not make much preparation, and the whole process was very hasty.

The basketball hit the rim and hit the iron, Rodney grabbed it and pushed straight forward.

Seth takes the ball at the top of the arc, cooperates with Thackeray in the pick-and-roll, goes to the right to break through and cuts down the air at the same time.

It took too long for Kanan to squeeze through the screen, and he was already two positions behind when he tried to chase. Jack followed and ran to the basket. Defend.

Seth rushed to the right elbow, slowed down to stabilize his figure, and calmly jumped out of his hand to shoot.

Boom!The basketball hits the hoop and into the net.

The Lakers led by 9 points again, Li Yue tactically leaned back, raised his legs leisurely and blew his whistle.

"What were you doing in a daze just now, go up and defend." Howard shook his head angrily, with a disappointed expression on his face.

Honeycutt raised his head and scratched his head, with a puzzled expression on his face, as if to say, "What should I do?"

Rocket attack.

Kanan received the ball at the top of the arc, took a step to an emergency stop, and took advantage of the situation to assume a three-threat posture. Before Selby blocked the right and left, he lowered his shoulders and lowered his waist in advance, and rushed forward like a dead fly with the brakes off, at an extremely fast speed , abruptly completed the breakthrough.

Seeing this, Rodney moved laterally from the left corner, lowered his center of gravity and spread his hands, let go of Anderson, and intercepted strongly.

Kanan made an emergency stop and hit the ground to score the ball. Anderson caught the ball and adjusted slightly, raising his hand and throwing a three-pointer.

when!Smashing baskets and striking iron.

Rodney jumped up and grabbed the rebound, looked up for half a second when he landed, and pushed hard with both hands.The basketball flew to the center line like a nitrogen gas, and Seth caught it in his hands, striding wildly.

Except for Thackeray, the other Lakers players followed up in time, and the Rockets players chased after them.

In the 4V3 frontcourt, Seth continued to rush inside and get rid of Greg with his speed.

This time, Honeycart followed the guidance and moved laterally to supplement the defense.

Seth scored the ball without hesitation. After Covington received it, he made a two-point shot directly, and the basketball hit the circle and went into the net.

The Rockets attacked, and Kanan hit the iron with a three-pointer.

Selby grabbed a long rebound, rushed down to the free throw line, and made another mid-range shot.

The basketball went into the net, the Lakers led by 13 points, and the whistle sounded at the end of the first quarter.
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"Judging from just a few rounds, the theory you mentioned earlier seems to be problematic." Miller said.

"It's okay, or the sample is too small, the number of times the Rockets made three shots has not accumulated to a certain level." Thomas said.

"The Rockets have shot three-pointers many times during this period because they couldn't pose a threat to the Lakers inside. If they continue to shoot like this, they may lose the game early." Barkley pouted contemptuously, "Statistics sometimes lie."

(End of this chapter)