I just play ball

Chapter 48 The Lakers Explode
"Don't get excited, there seems to be an unexpected situation in the arena." Barkley waved his hand.

"A fan was taken away by security personnel at the scene. There was no personnel conflict. It is not clear why. We will provide you with the latest news later. Let us return to the game first." Ernie said.

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In the arena, Li Yue stood on the sidelines, staring at the aisle of the audience stand on the northeast side, slightly shocked.

He thought that even after the prosecution, the Celtics would cover up the fan just now, but he didn't expect to take the other away on his own initiative, and the speed was so fast, which made him feel like he was enjoying the super home treatment.

Before analyzing the reason, the referee blew his whistle to signal the game to continue and the Celtics had the ball.

Bradley received the ball from the backcourt, crossed the center line in three seconds, slowed down and stopped and passed it to the top of the arc.

Garnett caught the ball and hugged it with both hands, observed for a while, and dribbled the ball to the left.At the same time, Pierce on the left wing and Bass on the left sideline started running towards each other, and the two crossed off the ball to screen.

Howard did not switch defenses, and Li Yue encountered a delay and dodged around the screen to catch up.

It was only a second delay, but Pierce received the pass smoothly, took a half step to the left, collected the ball and took off for a three-pointer.

Li Yue leaned over and swooped, almost touching the basketball with his fingertips.

Swish!Hollow into the net.

The Celtics scored three points, and the fans cheered like Christmas.

Howard picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds. Nash trotted forward to meet him. Bradley deliberately bent his knees and lowered his height. steal the ball.

Seeing this scene, Li Yue stopped immediately, raised his hands and waved them, and shouted loudly: "Be careful!"

Howard stopped his inertial action when he heard the words, turned around and threw the ball to the center line.

Kobe received the ball and advanced, and the left wing turned his back against Courtney and walked in.

Li Yue ambushed to the bottom corner on the right, Gasol ran to the low post on the left, and Nash and Howard who came behind stopped outside the three-point line.

Kobe continued to push forward with force, and Courtney's center of gravity was out of balance, and he staggered backward like a drunk monkey.

Seeing that he was about to lose his position, Courtney seemed to make up his mind and slammed around the back to fight for it.

Kobe turned around with his strength, rushed to the free throw line with two strides, put his hands together to avoid Bradley's interference, and went straight to the basket.

Seeing Pierce shrinking and intercepting towards the basket, Li Yue raised his hands without hesitation, and Kobe immediately scored the ball.

Li Yue received it and was about to raise his hand to aim at the basket when Bass had already stepped up to defend.

Li Yue didn't play too hard, and threw the ball to the right wing casually.Howard received the ball, turned around and passed to Nash at the top of the arc.

Swish!The basketball hit the net, and the Lakers scored another 3 points.

Li Yue turned around to retreat, and saw Rivers get up from the bench, crossed his arms around his chest, and shook his head at someone who didn't know.

Easy side Celtics attack, Brad took the ball to the left wing, observed for a moment and passed it to Bass at the top of the arc, who then divided the right wing.

Seeing the basketball flying to his side, Li Yue stepped forward, intending to interfere with Pierce's dribbling rhythm.

But Pierce received the ball directly from his hand, and by the way, he pouted his huge butt sideways to forcefully separate the space.

Li Yue knew that he made a mistake in underestimating the enemy, so he bit the bullet and followed closely, while beckoning for supplementary defense.Howard moved laterally to intercept, and Pierce made an emergency stop and took off to make a mid-range shot.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, Pierce scored five points in a row, and the fans applauded and celebrated.

Li Yue curled his lips slightly, reminding Booker to make the same mistake again, striding forward, and settled on the left wing.

Nash quickly brought the ball to the top of the arc, Li Yue stepped forward to cover, turned around and walked back as soon as he got it.

Pierce and Bradley switched positions ahead of time and were passive. Perhaps in order to avoid the disadvantage of dislocation, the two double-teamed according to their tactics, but Nash was already prepared, calmly raised his right hand, and threw a pass to the left wing.

Li Yue received the ball and rushed to the basket. Facing Bass' defense, he decisively threw the ball above the ring.

Howard jumped high and dunked alley-oop!

The Lakers bench players stood up one after another, Goodlock jumped excitedly, and Thackeray waved a towel with emotion.

Several fans on the sidelines looked depressed. Every time the opponent can respond to a goal, how can they chase points?

The Celtics attacked, Bradley dribbled the ball to the right wing, and moved to the top of the arc with the cover of Pierce.

Nash went around and intercepted, Pierce suddenly turned around and ran back, also rushing to the top of the arc.

Li Yue rushed to catch up, but was delayed by Bass' fixed-point screen, and Howard was unable to change defense with the penalty line.

Pierce catches the ball and pulls it out. With a bang, the basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the net.

8 points in a row!Pierce pulled his jersey, beat his chest and roared, and the cheers of the North Shore Garden Arena were deafening.

Li Yue ran to the right wing of the frontcourt and settled down, and once again accepted the pass from the top of the arc. Facing Pierce's defense, he made a strong top with his back. Unfortunately, the tonnage was too light and his footsteps were not exquisite enough, so he couldn't open the space.

The scene became very embarrassing, as if pretending to be a boss was exposed face to face, and the fans on the scene laughed slightly.

Howard came up to screen and blocked Pierce like a thick iron fence. Li Yue took the opportunity to dribble around to the free throw line.

Garnett switched defenses and intercepted, Howard disassembled and returned to the basket, Li Yue stopped and leaned on Garnett, hit the ground and passed the ball.

With a bang, Howard dunked for the second time with both hands in 1 minute!

The laughter at the scene stopped abruptly, and Rivers clapped his hands at the players and shouted: Pay attention to changing defenses.

Although he didn't name his name, Pierce may feel that his face is dull, and he took the initiative to ask for the ball.

Bradley gave it immediately, and the Celtics team rushed to the frontcourt, with the left, center and right three lines going hand in hand.

Pierce rushed to the 45-degree position of the three-point line on the right, collected the ball without warning, and made a layup.

If it weren't for someone guarding the basket, Li Yue almost thought that Pierce was going to make a European breakthrough and then receive a gliding dunk.

As expected, after Pierce attracted Howard's attention, he honestly threw the ball to the middle.

I once thought that Garnett had been overwhelmed by the previous show, and was concentrating on rushing towards the basket. He was completely unprepared when he saw the basketball flying over, and he couldn't hold it steady in a hurry. Seeing this, Li Yue bent down and rushed Rob.

Relying on the advantage of being short, stooped and fast, Li Yue successfully caught the ball, raised his head and passed it to Kobe.

Other players from the two teams followed suit, and Courtney took the lead in rushing to the three-second zone to intercept, but Kobe stood out.

Beep!The referee blew his whistle and whistled for a foul. Almost at the same time, the basketball rebounded into the net.

Kobe scored a strong 2+1, punched hard to vent, walked to the Lakers bench and high-fived his teammates one by one.

There were boos on the scene, but Kobe still made a steady hit and added a penalty. The Lakers led 16 to 8, and Rivers requested a timeout.

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Inside the TNT studio.

Kenny laughed: "Pierce can come to us as a commentator after he retires. Like Charles, he likes to make predictions, but the results always turn out to be unexpected. The drama is full of effects and can bring a lot of joy to the fans."

Barkley also laughed: "If he can't maintain the fiery state of scoring 8 points in a row, he will definitely be beaten tonight."

"Rough statistics show that Li Yue has already played against George who is more defensive, Durant who is more offensive, Anthony who is the most difficult to defend among big-name players, and LeBron, an all-round fighter who combines offense and defense. Upwind, right now against experienced Paul Pierce, what type of small forward has he not met?" Ernie asked.

"That must be Kawhi Leonard, who is tall, has long arms and big palms, has speed, weight and rich experience, and is supported by the Spurs system. It is definitely the most difficult game for Li Yue." Barkley said.

"Hey, you two should hold back a little bit, as if Boston must lose." Kenny said with a smile.

Hearing this, Barkley and Ernie looked at each other and smiled wickedly at the same time.

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In the arena, the timeout ends and the game continues.

The Celtics made lineup adjustments, replacing Courtney with Jeff Green, Garnett with Jason Collins, and the Lakers replaced Gasol with Earl Clark.

The referee whistled, Pierce rushed to the left sideline to catch the ball, bowed his back, and waited with his hands in front of his stomach.

Bradley rushed into the court after passing the ball, slipped to the bottom line under the cover of Ke Collins, and stopped and ran back halfway through the rush, but Nash didn't delay for half a second, and chased out with small steps sideways.

Seeing that the reverse run failed, Bradley braked again, twisted his hips, turned and ran to the free throw line.Meanwhile, Collins bounced out to the left wing, received a pass from Pierce, held it high above his head, and waited for his teammates to move.

Bradley cross-screens with Jeff Green on the right side, but Nash and Kobe make the switch.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Collins turned around and dribbled the ball out, and Pierce retreated to a point in front of the center line to catch the ball.

Li Yue took his time, bent his knees slightly, stopped at the top of the arc, and focused on observing the movement.

Brad made a wide circle to the top of the arc and set a hand-to-hand screen with Pierce.

Considering Nash's physical disadvantage, Li Yue decisively delayed the grab, and after forcing Bradley back, he immediately withdrew and returned.

Bradley didn't dare to make a shot, and Pierce had to go around and catch the ball again.

Seeing that there were only 3.6 seconds left in the attack time, Li Yue started to press and disrupt the shooting rhythm.

Pierce turned around and walked in. Kobe and Nash intercepted from the left and right sides at the same time, and Li Yue chased after him, forming a three-person siege in an instant.

Pierce hurriedly collected the ball, but Nash slapped it, the basketball bounced off the ground, and the two grabbed together.

As soon as Pierce got it, the whistle sounded after 24 seconds of offense, and the referee whistled for a violation.

Many fans at the scene were stunned. What could hurt morale more than being blocked for 24 seconds after returning from a timeout?
The Lakers backcourt sideline.

Nash took it to the right wing in two seconds, backhanded it to Clark at the top of the arc, then turned around and went down. Li Yue, who was squatting in the bottom corner on the right, ran up to meet him.

Clark passed the ball back to the right wing, and Li Yue received it and then split the low post on the right.

At this time, Nash had already slipped to the bottom line to take Bradley away, and Pierce ran to the right wing again. After Howard received the ball, only Collins was three meters around, and he did not hesitate to play with his back.

Collins entered the league in 01. As a pure defensive center, after 12 consecutive years of fighting, his confrontation ability has dropped significantly.

Perhaps because this situation was expected, other Celtics players did not go up to help defend. Howard easily pushed to the basket, turned back calmly, and took off steadily to hook.

The basketball rebounded into the net, and the Lakers led by 10 points. Many fans at the scene looked dignified.

Bradley received the ball from the backcourt and rushed to the frontcourt to pass to the left wing.

Collins took the ball and wanted to pass it to Jeff Green, who was already stuck in the low post, but Howard went around to intercept, so he could only dribble two steps sideways, and gave it to Pierce who ran to the top of the arc to meet him, and set up a wall as a screen to block Li Yue .

Howard was about to step forward to change defenses, Pierce hit the ground and passed the ball, Jeff Green finally received it, and immediately played back singles.

Kobe was at a disadvantage in height and weight, and was completely unable to resist. Jeff Green turned around and took off like walking in the courtyard.

Hook shot, quite elegant!
It's a pity that Howard jumped up straight as if he was performing a Wudang ladder, and flew the basketball with his fingertips.

The fans at the scene immediately yelled to interfere with the ball, but the referee did not whistle. Howard picked up the basketball and passed it to Kobe, and the Lakers quickly counterattacked.

Li Yue ran to the right sideline and set up near the bottom corner ahead of time, and Kobe rushed to the right wing to use Howard's cover to break through.

The Celtics team shrunk to the basket, Kobe stopped and jumped at the free throw line, twisted in the air and passed the ball to the right of the bottom corner.

Li Yue received it, faked and forced Pierce to return to defense, and immediately passed back to Kobe on the right wing.

The Celtics' defense was forced to expand, Bradley rushed forward, and Kobe made another 45 degrees to the left.

Nash took off directly after receiving the pass, and lobbed the ball inside facing Jeff Green.

The Celtics' defense completely collapsed. Howard caught the ball under the basket and was unguarded. Pierce and Collins rushed forward at the same time.

Howard was extremely calm, and divided the ball to the right sideline. Li Yue received the ball in front of him, and Kai fans booed wildly on the sidelines.

Swish!The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Lakers led by 13 points.

Turning to the Celtics to attack, the fans shouted BEAT LA in unison.

When Kobe heard the sound, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if recalling those days back then.

Bradley rushed the ball to the right wing and passed it to Jeff Green at the top of the arc. The latter took the ball and turned to the left to cooperate with Pierce as a hand-off screen.Kobe's attack was delayed, Li Yue bypassed the interception, and the two double-teamed together, but Pierce kept his center of gravity extremely low, took advantage of his weight and strength, forcibly broke through to the right elbow area, and faced the two men's encirclement, he stopped and took off. .

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

After a long scoring drought, the Celtics finally broke the deadlock and scored on Kobe.

The fans at the scene cheered, the atmosphere was more exciting than all the previous rounds, as excited as they were when they won the championship.

Li Yue scratched his head in embarrassment. The ball was really powerful. Pierce deserved to be the soul of the Celtics for nearly 20 years.

Maybe it was to find a place to play a response ball. Kobe caught the ball early from the baseline, took it to the right wing in five seconds, faced Jeff Green's defense, raised his shoulders and made a three-pointer.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

There was a burst of laughter in the North Shore Garden in an instant.

Pierce picked up a long rebound and just took two steps when Li Yue stole it from the side.

Kobe shouted for the ball when he saw this, but the referee blew his whistle and called Li Yue for a clear-path foul.

D'Antoni immediately went to the referee to reason, loudly emphasizing that it was a perfect steal, but the referee ignored it. D'Antoni jumped anxiously, and Li Yue got two fouls in the first quarter, which was extremely unfavorable to the rotation of the Lakers.

When he calmed down completely, D'Antoni remembered to replace Li Yue for protection, but the Celtics had already served the ball and replaced Jason Terry as the point guard.

Terry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, shifted to the right under the cover of Pierce's positioning, and looked up to the inside line at the same time.

Li Yue was originally angry because of the two inexplicable fouls. Seeing that Terry despised him so much, he decisively attacked.

The steal that was blown off must be brought back by hand!
Snapped!One hit hits.

Li Yue pushed the ball forward violently, walked and ran, rushed to the free throw line in three seconds, and slid and dunked with one hand.

North Shore Gardens was silent.

The Lakers once again led by 13 points.

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Inside the TNT studio.

Barkley spread his hands: "The Lakers have gone crazy, and now even Howard took the initiative to cover for Kobe."

(End of this chapter)