I just play ball

Chapter 4 Immediate Results
"I'm very busy now!" D'Antoni waved his hand impatiently, and walked quickly into the arena, not interested in what Li Yue had to say.

The scene became a little awkward, but Li Yue still chased after him, "Coach, I have a way to help the team win the game."

D'Antoni stopped when he heard the words, put his hands on his hips and smiled wryly, with a hint of disdain at the corners of his mouth.

Seeing that a human-shaped self-propelled volcano was about to erupt, Kobe who just walked up to the two said, "I suggest trying Li Yue instead."

These words fell like a downpour, and D'Antoni froze for a moment, put his arms around his chest and put away his smile, showing doubts on his face.

"I understand it's his first official game, but we're seven points behind and you need to break the rules to win. You don't have much contact with him, but I know what he can do, if you want to believe me If so, I can vouch for it," Bryant said.

Hearing this, D'Antoni was silent for a while, and nodded in agreement.

Li Yue thanked Kobe with his eyes, and then put forward his own views to discuss with the players.

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The time-out is over and the game continues.

The two teams scored 102 to 109 with 2 minutes and 41 seconds left in the game.

Seeing that Li Yue came on the stage to replace Jodi Meeks, most of the fans on the scene expressed doubts, while a small number of fans cheered and encouraged.

Howard served from the bottom line, Nash received the ball and pushed forward, commanding his teammates to run all the way to the right wing and passing the ball to the top of the arc.

Li Yue held the ball with both hands high, waving his elbows back and forth to prevent George from interfering, while observing the situation on the field.

Seeing that Kobe had grabbed the position in the left elbow area, he decisively threw the pass lightly.

Kobe took off to catch the ball, and landed with his back facing Sam Young, shaking continuously, extremely fast.

Sam Yang put his right hand on Kobe's waist to sense the direction of turning, but Kobe suddenly hit hard, like a heavy truck starting the accelerator, completely unstoppable.

Seeing this situation, George slid forward and started to press down to assist in the defense. Li Yue took the opportunity to run to the left wing.

Kobe immediately passed back, Li Yue received the basketball, put his legs together, and raised his hand to aim at the basket.

George strode back to the defense, Li Yue dodged and dribbled the ball with his left hand into the three-point line.

Sam Yang stepped up to make up the defense, Kobe took advantage of the situation and cut to the basket, and Li Yue lightly threw the pass again.

boom!Kobe caught the ball and scored a layup. The Lakers chased 104 to 109.

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The Pacers attacked and Hill took the ball to the frontcourt.

After several moves by the team, George took the ball at 45 degrees on the left side and assumed a three-threat posture.

Li Yue glanced at the players' positions on the field and found that Kobe was standing at the top of the arc. He immediately moved to the left side of George's body and completely emptied the right side.

He wants to lure George to make a breakthrough, and firmly believes that Kobe will definitely assist in defense.

This is his personal defense creed, try to take the initiative, passive defense requires too much reaction.

George didn't hesitate at all, as he thought, he stepped down the ball and rushed to the free throw line.

Kobe stepped on small steps to shrink, Li Yue made a quick attack, George's mouth was slightly raised, and he skillfully collected the ball and raised his hand.

I thought, Li Yue stretched out his hand and suddenly retracted it, but George had completely exposed the ball.

Snapped!Kobe cut off the basketball in George's hand, picked it up, pushed it forward, and strode down quickly.

Li Yue turned around and followed up, deliberately running along the sideline, leaving room for Kobe to operate.

The two rushed to the three-point line in the front court in a blink of an eye. Facing George's pressure, Kobe chose to split the ball.

Li Yue received the ball at a 45-degree angle, raised his hand to look at the basket, and Sam Yang leaped high to block the shot.

But he didn't make a shot, but stopped his movement and distributed the ball to Nash who followed him, blocking Hill.

Swish!Nash chased and hit a three-pointer, 107 to 109.

The Pacers asked for a timeout, and the fans who had previously expressed doubts cheered loudly.

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Inside the TNT studio, Kenny and Ernie high-five.

Barkley curled his lips, "Looking at your excitement, don't you just guess that he played well?"

Kenny waved his hand: "We're not guessing! Look at the timing and angle of his movement, allowing Kobe to pass the ball without any worries, and the way he handles the ball is also very smart. When there is already a chance, he chooses to tear the ball further. Crack the Pacers' defense, thus increasing the odds."

Ernie nodded: "The defense was also great just now. He used an extremely risky move to perfectly lure Paul George to make a foul and create opportunities for Kobe to cut the ball."

"The fast break is very skilled, but also very calm, choose to give the ball to Nash, who has a higher shooting percentage, I think this game will be the beginning of 'Lee Crazy'!" Kenny said.

"Actually..." Barkley changed the subject, "It's very simple to restrict him, just increase the physical confrontation."

"You used to say the same thing about Durant." Kenny shrugged.

"Can it be the same? That's Durant."

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The timeout ends, the game continues, and the Pacers attack.

Hill took the ball to the frontcourt and passed it directly to George on the left wing.

Still singles, but different from before, this time Sam Young led Kobe to the left corner, West and Hibbert withdrew from the three-second zone at the same time, Hill ran to the right wing by himself, and there was only one player left in the left half. George was a Pacers player.

Seeing this, Li Yue immediately took half a step back and adjusted his defensive strategy to throw shots and not let go.

This runs counter to D'Antoni's requirements, but there is no one to defend him. He feels that it is difficult to stop, because the muscle latitude is a circle smaller, and George's three-point shooting rate is only 36% this season, and the number of shots per game is only 2.6 times. You can take a gamble.

Maybe it was back-to-back games and overtime, and the physical exertion was very serious. George really made a three-pointer.

The basketball hit the basket and bounced back and forth three times, and finally fell into the Nets, 107 to 112.

Li Yue shook his head helplessly, and D'Antoni yelled not to shoot.

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The Lakers attacked, and Li Yue ran to the top of the arc, received a pass, and commanded his teammates to run high.

Howard hated the pick-and-roll, and still stood in the low post like a stone pier. Gasol was panting and showed no signs of wanting to run. He could only signal Kobe and Nash to run tactics.

The two veterans also had a tacit understanding, and immediately rushed to each other, making it clear that they would do off-ball cross-screening.

Sam Young and Hill quickly switched defenses, but Kobe suddenly turned around and ran back to the inside, and Sam Young hurriedly retreated to intercept.

That thought, Kobe stopped the brakes suddenly, ran back again and set up a human wall to block Hill and Sam Young at the same time.

Nash immediately turned around and rushed to the inside with the help of a cover. Li Yue predicted the position and passed the ball in advance.

Swish!Nash made a catch and throw, 109 to 112.

...

The Pacers attacked and still handed over to George for singles.

Li Yue took a big half step back, and continued to shoot suddenly, but D'Antoni was so angry that he scratched his head with both hands.

On the contrary, George hesitated a little, and after a while, he collected the ball and shot again.

Almost at the same time, Li Yue jumped up and raised his hands to interfere with the shot.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Howard grabbed the rebound and passed it to Nash, and the Lakers launched a counterattack.

The whole team rushed to the front court, and Li Yue took the ball and stood at the top of the arc, waiting for Kobe and Nash to move.

The two veterans are masters of tactics. With a few simple moves, Sam Young and Hill were played dizzy. Kobe easily cut to the basket, but this time Hibbert went to the basket to shrink.

Such a situation fell into Li Yue's eyes, and he quickly looked at Howard, only glanced at him and then immediately looked away.

Howard understood in time and jumped up two steps in a row. Li Yue looked at Kobe, but threw the ball to the hoop.

With a bang, Howard received a dunk in the air.

The Lakers narrowed the point difference to 1 point, the Pacers requested a timeout for the second time, and the Staples Center cheered wave after wave.

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"The Pacers have fallen into a misunderstanding, thinking that Li Yue's thin body can be bullied casually, and they will definitely suffer a big loss if they abandon their original style of play. Now that the momentum is completely coming to the Lakers, there is very little time left for the Pacers." Kenny Said.

"After he came on the court, he completely liberated Nash, and at the same time, he perfectly connected the whole team and turned into an organizational small forward. But until now, he still hasn't seen his offensive ability with the ball. If his ball-handling ability is half of Durant's level, then the Lakers The two-year wait was totally worth it," Ernie said.

(End of this chapter)