I just play ball

Chapter 180 Reserved MVP
On the court, the Lakers attack.

Covington slowly dribbled the ball to the left wing, faced Lamb's defense, raised his hand and called for a side screen.Seeing this, Gobert went up and was intercepted by Adams halfway. Covington waited for a moment, chose to pass the ball to Selby at the top of the arc, and then ran to the elbow area to stand on the fixed wall.

Rodney took the opportunity to run from the left bottom corner, with the help of Covington's cover, he strode to 45 degrees, pretended to raise his hand to receive a pass from Selby, but actually changed direction and hit the inside line, and only when he entered the three-second zone did he really shout pass the ball.

Selby gave it immediately, and Adams quickly moved to the basket. Gobert, who was free, turned his face and blocked Lamb like a copper wall. Covington took the opportunity to retreat to the left 45 degrees. At this time, Rhodes who was holding the ball Neil had been prepared for a long time, and he stopped and turned around to pass the ball. Covington caught the ball and made an open shot.

Swish!The basketball went into the net, and the Lakers finally scored two points. Nash and Iguodala gave a standing ovation.

"It's great. This group of young people can run complex tactics efficiently. The Lakers coaching staff is very good." Hill said, "After Walton joined, they successfully upgraded from the simplest DDM system."

"If you want me to say, this is still the credit of Li Yue." Webber said, "The key point of the tactics just now is the continuous off-ball screen. Gobert and Covington have done very well. Both of them are rookies he insisted on drafting. "

The Thunder attacked, Reggie brought the ball to the right wing, and passed it to Gerrett at the top of the arc, who then divided it to Lamb on the left wing. At the same time, Kyle came to the short corner on the left through the three-second zone, and the two formed Small range delivery opportunities.

Lamb hit the ground and passed the ball. Kyle held the ball in his left hand and faced Covington with his back. After a while, he jumped forward and shot. Forced to raise the arc of the shot.

when!The basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, Gerrett rushed to take off, and directly shot the basketball out of bounds.

The referee whistled and the Lakers were awarded the ball in the backcourt.

Selby took the ball across the center line, passed it to the left wing, and ran to the top of the arc to stand still and wait.

Covington took the ball, bowed to protect, and slowly patted the ground, making it clear that he wanted to give the ball to the inside, but I don't know if it was seen through, or the Thunder's defensive strategy was like that. Adams chose to go around the front to intercept and beat Gobert with his strength to location.

Seeing that there was no hope of passing the ball directly, Covington dribbled the ball sideways and walked in, walked to the bottom corner and turned around to pass a long pass to the outside.

Selby, who had been waiting, caught the basketball, immediately raised his hands and then hung the inside line. Gobert, who took advantage of Adams' relaxation to grab the position, finally succeeded in catching the ball under the left basket and turned around without hesitation.

boom!The basketball rebounded into the net, and the Lakers scored two more points.

"See, it's a tie." Li Yue said with a smile, "Thunder's three-pointer is very poor, and its tactics are relatively simple. It can win mainly by singles and mid-range shots after pick-and-rolls. Halved."

Walton gave a thumbs up to show his praise: "Then you have to work hard, and the second team is really the key."

The Thunder attacked, Reggie took the ball to the top of the arc, patted on the spot and waited.Kyle started running from the bottom corner on the right, rushed to the free throw line with the help of Gerrett's cover, raised his hand directly after receiving the pass, made no secret of his shooting intentions, and had no time to block the shot.

Beep!The referee whistled, Elias raised his hand to signal his foul, and the Thunder won the sideline ball.

Li Yue stood up and applauded when he saw this. This early tactical foul is extremely valuable. If the Thunder fails to score next, the momentum of the game will completely turn to the Lakers. Elias deserves praise for his decision.

After a simple arrangement, Adams received the referee's pass from the left sideline and raised his hands high.The Lakers didn't take strict precautions. Reggie received the ball easily, stopped in place and waited for a while, and with the cover of Adams who walked into the court, he rushed forward along the sideline.

The speed is so fast that it is difficult for Selby to catch up after being delayed, and Gobert is even more powerless.

Reggie rushed all the way to the short corner on the left, facing Elias and Covington to defend against the threat, and calmly made a mid-range shot.

The basketball smashed into the basket, spun 360 degrees twice, and flew out strangely under the watchful eyes of more than 2000 people. Durant, who was sitting on the sidelines, stomped his feet angrily, and Westbrook shook his head again and again.

Elias took off and grabbed the board, and handed it to Rodney as soon as he landed, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

Rodney dribbled the ball slowly to the right wing and, using Elias' screen, sprinted down the touchline.

Lamb dodged through the screen, didn't fall too far behind, and teamed up with Gerrit to double-team.Rodney was forced to stop the ball, turned around and threw it to the right wing, Elias caught the ball, stepped forward and rushed forward, Gerrett reached out to grab it, and the effect was zero.

Adams had no choice but to step forward to defend, Elias immediately threw the ball up, Gobert jumped high, and with a bang, he dunked in the air!

Cheers resounded in the arena, Kobe and Nash stood up and applauded, and the Lakers led 6-4.

The Thunder attacked, Reggie dribbled the ball to the right wing, Gerrett, who was in the short corner on the right, stood on the fixed wall, and Kyle in the bottom corner rushed to the hoop with the help of a screen. Because the space was too small, Covington had no time to catch up , can only be handed over to Elias for defense.

A dislocation appeared, Reggie immediately made a pass, Gerrett took off to catch it, landed with his back to the ring, and lowered his waist to push hard.

Although Covington used to be a power forward in college, he took advantage of the low height of other college players. In front of this kind of real power forward, he not only suffers from height, but also has a far worse weight, which is completely unstoppable.

I saw Covington retreating again and again, like a kite with a broken string, sitting on the sidelines and Westbrook whistled excitedly.

Perhaps inspired by it, Gerrett turned around with the ball in a cool way, took two big strides from the bottom line, rose from the ground, and smashed the basket with one hand!
boom!The position was slightly off, the basketball rebounded, and more than 1000 sighs sounded in the arena in an instant, Westbrook looked confused.

Unexpectedly, Adams followed up and took off, grabbed the offensive rebound strongly, landed and used his strength to rise again, picked the basket with his right hand and hit the rebound.

Gobert caught it and immediately passed it to Selby, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.Selby quickly took the ball to the right wing, observed it for a while, and suddenly crossed and took two steps forward, ignoring Reggie's defense, making an emergency stop and pulling back, and the other teammates were not in place at all.

Li Yue frowned suddenly, and the basketball also smashed the basket and hit the iron. Fortunately, the rebound height was high enough and the position was far enough, and it fell into the hands of Elias. He quickly got up and shouted: "Control the rhythm..."

Before the words fell, Elias took off from the spot and made a two-pointer, but hit the iron again.

Just when Li Yue wanted to get angry, Gobert rushed out from the middle, rushed to get an offensive rebound, and after landing, he faced the interference of Adams and forcibly threw the ball to the Nets, as if the attack time was only at the last second.

when!It's smashing baskets and striking iron again.

When Li Yue was dumbfounded, Gobert rose like a rocket. He grabbed the offensive rebound for the second time personally and the third time for the team.

boom!The basketball bounces off the backboard and into the net.

With the Lakers leading 8-4, Thackeray lifted up and waved the towel, as excited as if he had scored.

"Didn't you encourage them to play freely yesterday? This must be playing high again." Walton smiled, "It's good, don't be angry, young people should play like this, and they don't have confidence to play in the NBA."

"It makes sense." Li Yue nodded, "I also understand why Coach Mike would be upset when he saw me forcefully fight!"

"Hey." Dan DeAnthony also laughed, "The roles are different, and the focus is also different, just communicate more."

On the court, Reggie brought the ball to the top of the arc, Lamb and Gerrit separated the left and right sides of the free throw line, Adams and Kyle separated the left and right sides of the basket, and no one in the Thunder was concentrated in the middle of the half. is weird.

After waiting for a while, Reggie bent over to dribble and walked forward with small steps, while Lamb and Gerrit moved to the right at the same time. .

What looked like a high-post double screen, Rodney scrambled to get to the post, but Lamb suddenly ran back and bounced out.

With such a movement, Rodney had no time to react, so he could only watch Lamb catch the ball at a 45-degree left. The only disadvantage was that he was in a hurry. He used a one-piece shot, and he was also in the process of taking off when he shot.

when!It was another strike, and the basket seemed to cover the Thunder.

In the chaotic scramble, Selby picked up the rebound and slowly walked to the top of the arc. After observing for a while, he passed the ball to the left elbow. Rodney caught the ball and put on a three-threat posture. Get up Lamb, go straight to the hoop.

The Thunder team double-teamed, and Rodney stopped the brakes and passed the ball back to the top of the arc.Selby caught the ball and shot a three-pointer with his left hand. After attracting the attention of Kyle on the left wing, he passed the ball straight to the left corner, which happened to fall into the hands of Covington who took the opportunity to run over.

In a wide open space, Covington calmly adjusted his aim and shot a three-pointer steadily. The basketball hit the net hollowly. Cheers resounded instantly in the arena.

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"In just over two minutes, Covington and Gobert teamed up to overtake and lead by a large margin," Hill said, "I think their performance in the future will far exceed their draft picks. The Nuggets probably regret the trade now." .”

"Gobert has the potential to become the best defensive player. If he trains properly in the next three months, the Lakers will not suffer too much in the interior next season. The total record will definitely far exceed the prediction of a certain TV station." Weber said, "And From the pre-draft investigation to the post-draft training, Li Yue contributed everything himself, and he definitely wanted to have more helpers in the regular season."

"So according to you, Li Yue is almost scheduled to be the MVP next season?" Hill's tone was slightly surprised.

"I think the only one who can possibly compete with it is Durant, because Westbrook is injured, Durant will have the bonus of fighting alone." Webber said, "Hopefully, by then, they can still call each other brothers on Twitter .”

(End of this chapter)