I just play ball

Chapter 59 You're pressing down on my hair

Inside the Pepsi Center Arena.

After the pre-match ceremony, the first round of the playoffs between the Lakers and the Nuggets is about to start, and the cheers of the audience gradually sounded.

Li Yue trotted from the bench all the way to the technical table, raised his hands and high-fived Goodlock three times in a row, then turned and ran into the court, bowed his knees and stood at the bottom right of the center circle, poking his head and scanning the Nuggets starters.

The first thing I saw was the striker who was facing him-Evan Fournier, an international player from France, 201 cm tall and 93 kg in weight. At first glance, he looked thinner, but he learned from previous research , the opponent started playing professional leagues at the age of 15. He is a genius boy type with a tough style of play and often confronts the center at the basket.

However, Fournier has just landed in the NBA this season and has not yet fully adapted to the rhythm of the game. He averaged only 5.3 points per game. According to the analysis of video clips, as long as he needs to pay attention to the opponent's open three-pointers, the difficulty of defense is very low.

Gallinari was supposed to be facing him, but in the game against the Mavericks at the end of the regular season, the opponent unfortunately suffered a torn cruciate ligament after a layup and landed. He has been reimbursed for the season and cannot play.

The second thing I saw was the Nuggets starting power forward Wilson Chandler. The opponent is only 203 cm tall and weighs just over 100 kg. He is extremely disadvantaged against Gasol in the low post.

Nuggets coach George Karl did this because the original starting power forward "Orc" Faried suffered a sprained foot in the game against the Trail Blazers at the end of the regular season, and was diagnosed by a doctor and needed to rest for at least a week.

That's why ESPN's 21 commentators are all optimistic about the Lakers.

Because compared to Kobe's injury and absence, Gallinari and Faried's injury and absence have a greater impact on the Nuggets. One of the two is responsible for the fast break attack, and the other is responsible for internal and external containment. Together with Ty Lawson, they form the Nuggets' offensive system.

Now that the two are absent, the power of the Nuggets has been greatly reduced.

The remaining three starters for the Nuggets are point guard Ty Lawson, shooting guard Iguodala, and center Costa Koufos.

After reading all of them, Li Yue noticed that his teammates had also taken their positions, namely point guard Nash, shooting guard Blake, power forward Gasol, center Howard, and Kobe was sitting in the back row of the bench, applauding for the whole team. rise.

The long whistle sounded continuously, and more than 9000 spectators shouted LetsGo Nuggets in unison. The sound waves filled the entire arena, and the atmosphere of the scene was instantly ignited.

The referee walked to the middle of the center circle, held the ball with both hands and threw it upwards lightly. Howard and Koufos rose from the ground almost at the same time.

Snapped!The basketball flew to the backcourt of the Lakers. Blake received it and handed it to Nash.

"Defend! Defend! Defend!" The audience shouted in unison, and the players of the two teams rushed to the frontcourt.

The Lakers settled in a V-shaped formation, and Li Yue squatted in the bottom corner on the right, facing the top of the arc to observe the direction of the basketball.

Howard lifted from the right elbow, set up a wall to block Ty Lawson, and Nash changed hands behind his back and dribbled to the left.

Koufos made a switch and was about to delay, and Gasol went up for a second screen.Meanwhile, Howard unpacks and spins down, striding toward the unguarded rim, while Nash hits the pass through the cracks.

The basketball hit the floor and bounced up, falling into Howard's hands as if it had a positioning system. Fournier, who shrunk to defend, stood in front of him, standing with his feet up and raising his hands, making it clear that he wanted to make an offensive foul.

But Howard seemed to have expected it a long time ago, turned around and threw the ball to the right corner, with a grinning expression on his face again.

Li Yue received the basketball and raised his hand to aim at the basket. Seeing Fournier flying towards him, he calmly stopped his movement and dodged it. He dribbled the ball and stepped into the three-point line.

Swish!Hollow into the net.

The Lakers lead 2-0.

Even if it was the first point in the playoffs, he didn't celebrate anything, and immediately turned around and returned to defense.

Howard and Gasol are the same, but Nash and Blake meet their defenders.

This is a defensive strategy formulated before the game. After the goal, the striker and the inside retreat first, and the guard delays the Nuggets' pass.

Li Yue ran to the right corner of the frontcourt, got close to Iguodala, and handed Fournier, who had no chance to attack with the ball, to Nash. This was also a strategy formulated before the game to hide the team's defensive weaknesses to the greatest extent.

Standing still, he turned around to check the movement of the basketball, and found that Lawson had just reached the halfway line, much slower than before.

If the Nuggets lose their fast break, they can only fall into position.

Wilson mentioned the top of the arc to the wall, and Lawson dribbled to the left.Blake flew around, blocking the breakthrough route.

Lawson beckons for another cover.

Wilson stepped forward to set up the wall, but he was originally a small forward, and the quality of the temporary cover was very low. Not only did he not block Blake, but he also exposed Lawson to Gasol's defensive range, and double-teaming may occur at any time.

Lawson hastily shifted to the right in a wide range, pushing against Blake's defense. His speed was as fast as a cannonball flying through the air.

Seeing this, Li Yue pretended to move sideways to help defend, and Howard turned to the right, forming a trend of three people encircling him in the blink of an eye.

Lawson quickly braked, twisted his body and threw the ball to the right sideline, and Iguodala caught the ball and walked out.Li Yue took small steps to catch up, and Iguodala suddenly pulled the ball in the opposite direction and rushed in, jumping through the gap between him and Blake.

Howard stepped forward to defend, and Iguodala took off head-on, and instead of daring to make a shot, he threw the ball to the left wing.

Fournier received the pass and raised it high, pretending to shoot to deceive Nash who was defending, and dribbled the ball with his left hand to the basket.

Li Yue happened to be chasing Iguodala to the basket, and met Fournier on a narrow road, and the two kicked off one after another.

boom!Li Dawei slapped the basketball with his hat.

Nash picked it up in his hand and slowly moved forward.

When all five Lakers players arrived in the frontcourt, Nash directly passed the ball to the low post on the left.

Gasol caught the ball and hit Wilson with his back, crushed by height and weight, and the whole set of movements was extremely smooth.

Iguodala stepped forward to double-team, Gasol immediately scored the ball, but Iguodala returned to the defense with speed.

Blake didn't hesitate and passed the ball back decisively. Gasol hugged his hands and started a three-step layup.

Koufos shrank and interfered, the basketball spun several times, and unexpectedly swished out of the basket.

Several people in Howard scrambled into a ball, and the basketball was forced to fly to the right. Li Yue spotted the landing point and rushed to take off to fight for it.

Snapped!He held the ball firmly in his hands and threw it to the basket before it hit the ground.

Howard caught the ball and took off in place, dunking with a backhand.

The Lakers lead 4-0.

Koufos caught the basketball, stepped back out of bounds, and threw the ball vigorously with his arms without hesitation. Li Yue retreated and turned around when he saw this.

The basketball flew forward like an arrow off the string, and Iguodala caught the ball from the center line and pushed hard.

Blake chased wildly, but due to his size disadvantage, he still failed to form effective interference.

In just 2.6 seconds, Iguodala received the ball in the right elbow, took two strides, and gliding with the basketball in his right hand.

But at this hot-blooded moment, the entire Pepsi Center suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere seemed extremely strange.

boom!
Li Yue nailed his big hat and flew towards the Nuggets cheerleading team, knocking over a girl like a bowling ball hitting a bottle.

Blake, who followed up, picked up the basketball and made a long pass with his arms. Nash received the ball from the center line and passed it again. Howard dunked with both hands.

Li Yue didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly sat up with his hands on the ground to observe the situation, but saw the cheerleader girl lying beside her.

He was about to ask if the other party was injured, when the cheerleader yelled, "You crushed my hair!"

　In the end, here's an impromptu joke, it won't be an emotional drama
　　
　
(End of this chapter)