That night, the third game between the Warriors and the Lakers kicked off, and the live commentary booth was very lively, with TNT sending Barkley and Kenny Smith to commentate, and ESPN sending Jonbarry, Jeff Van Gundy and Magic Johnson.

In the pre-game commentary, several people argued that Joan Barry is the son of Barry Sr., who is an Oakland native and a staunch supporter of the Warriors. Magic Johnson is a Lakers celebrity, and both have a slight bias towards the home team in their commentary styles.

Jeff Van Gundy sat in the middle of the two, trembling in his heart, for fear that the two would fight.

After the warm-up, the players from both sides stood on the court, the Lakers' starting lineup remained unchanged, and the Warriors still let Barnes start to defend Kobe. Everyone knows why Nelson asked Barnes to start, Kobe Bryant disdains it, and Barnes didn't play well against him defensively in the first two games.

The game started with Gasol jumping the ball to win O'Neal, and Fisher slowly dribbled the ball across the half court and passed it to Ariza, who hung it to Gasol. The Lakers resolutely played inside, Milicic defended from behind, Gasol took the ball to the inside, and no one was covered.

After two matches, Gasol was very confident in playing Milicic, Milicic's lack of experience made it difficult to guard against him, except for Milicic's small actions that annoyed Gasol, Gasol really looked down on Milicic as an opponent. He dribbled a few steps, with his right foot as the axis, his left foot turned one step to the inside, and put on a one-handed shooting position, Milicic reached out to block, and Gasol took the opportunity to slip the baseline into the inside.

His footwork was very fluid and his feints were realistic, Milicic was shaken away, but O'Neill let go of Bynum from the other side and suddenly made up the defense.

Gasol saw O'Neal and the layup had already been put out, and even if he knew that O'Neal was going to block, he couldn't take it back.

O'Neal jumped fiercely, with his arms in the air and a big hat fanning the basketball out of the box. O'Neal was the only one on the Warriors team who maintained his passion throughout, and even Lee's faith was shaken after two heavy defeats.

Barnes received the basketball from beyond the three-point line and held it in his arms, and O'Neal's big hat was a morale boost.

O'Neill looked at Barnes' victory and shouted, "Attack! There was a fire burning in his eyes, and Barnes was in good spirits, running frantically with the ball to the frontcourt, and Li Zhi and others followed at the same time. The Lakers defended quickly, Barnes was stunned, the Lakers had fallen into position, and the Warriors were forced to fall into a positional battle.

The Lakers used a hybrid defense, with Ariza defending close to the outside and doing a good job of pressing off the ball.

Li Zhi stepped on the three-point line to receive the ball, O'Neal came to the high post to cover, and the defender became Bynum, such a scene has appeared countless times before, and the Clippers outside position is the same as before, Jackson is outside the 60-degree three-point line, Barnes is in the bottom corner, and Milicic pulls Gasol to the outside line to contain the defense.

This is the Lakers' dominant triangle offense, and the Lakers have limited Li Zhi very well in the first two games, and Li Zhi's finishing ability is rare out of control under the Lakers' pinch, which is one of the reasons why the Warriors lost the first two games.

Watching O'Neill's big man desperately run to the inside line, Li Zhi suddenly had an impulse.

What qualifications do I have to give up, you and I are a reborn, I have an unparalleled system, he is 36 years old and still maintains that passion, what am I hesitating about?

"Ding, congratulations to the host, enter the enchanted state."

The voice of the system sounded at this time, and Li Zhi lifted the basketball and lowered his head into the penalty area.

In the first two games, Ariza and Bynum sandwiched Li Zhi a few times, and they made Li Zhi feel completely empty, and Li Zhi looked extremely embarrassed at critical moments.

At this moment, Li Zhi's speed made Bynum's heart tremble, and he lowered his center of gravity to keep a step away from Li Zhi, and his attention had never been so concentrated. Ariza moved quickly on the other side, sticking to Rich's defense.

"No one believes the Warriors can win?"

Li Zhi exerted his right foot under the bag of the two, he was like a red-eyed soldier, the battlefield was in flames, and the soldier charged fearlessly. Bynum and Ariza were pressing, but Lee was unaware.

Bynum panicked, Li Zhi had already flown above his head, and he saw a flash of red lightning flash in Li Zhi's eyes.

"Who said we can't win!"

There was an explosion on the basket, Bynum was stunned, and Li Zhi's figure looked like a god, hanging on the frame with one arm, accompanied by the standing cheers of 20,000 people in the Oracle Center.

2：0

Everyone on the Warriors' bench jumped, and Nick Young and Jordan Jr. hugged each other with exaggerated expressions.

Jackson looked at Bynum in a daze, and said loudly: "What are you doing in a daze!" Serve! ”

Bynum reacted, ball of hair down, Kobe took a deep breath, he could feel it, Li Zhi was now giving him a familiar feeling.

The Lakers attacked, passed the ball to the inside Gasol again, Gasol dribbled a few times, but didn't find the feeling, and when he wanted to pass the ball again, he found that the pass couldn't go out. Barnes, Richie, and Jackson went around the perimeter to defend and didn't let the Lakers players receive the ball, and everyone didn't help defending, allowing Gasol to play alone.

Kobe glanced at Gasol and pushed Jackson away to run inside, Jackson did a good job, and the two were only one position apart. But it was such a small position, Kobe Bryant cut through the middle, received the ball and threw it directly to the basket.

Li Zhi's defense failed to block, 2:2

On the offensive end, the Lakers compressed the defense to Richie's side and relaxed the defense against Barnes.

Barnes' scoring ability is the weakest of the Warriors' starters, and they are not afraid of the Warriors handing the ball to Barnes. The Warriors let Barnes start, and the No. 1 position lacks offensive power, and if Crawford and Morrow are played, then Kobe Bryant will not be limited, and the Warriors can only take one of the two cups of poison.

Ritch struggled to receive the ball at the top of the arc, defender was Ariza, Gasol watched Milicic from the baseline, Kobe Bryant followed Jackson, and Bynum prevented O'Neal from receiving the ball.

Ariza's task is very heavy, Li Zhi carries him to break through, as Li Zhi throws off him and accelerates to the inside line, Ariza is secretly surprised in his heart, he can't prevent Li Zhi at all. Bynum didn't dare to help defend this time, Kobe glanced at Bynum, and his face was very ugly. scolded in his heart, Kobe Bryant chose to wrap Li Zhi.

Seeing Kobe Bryant's bag, Li Zhi suddenly made an emergency stop, braked sharply outside the penalty area, and made a jump shot. His pull-up jump shot skills have always been half-baked, but in the state of enchantment, all of his skills have been forcibly upgraded by one level.

Basketball goes into the net, 4:2

The Lakers switched from defense to offense, Kobe Bryant attacked alone with the ball, and Barnes was cleaned by him. Li Zhi assisted in the defense in place, 205cm against 198cm, Li Zhi was confident to block Kobe.

Kobe Bryant noticed Li Zhi's position and did not rush to the basket, after entering the restricted area, he took the ball and stopped urgently, with his left foot as the axis, and raised his right hand with one hand to make a low-handed layup posture. Li Zhi didn't shake, his brain was extremely clear, and he found that Li Zhi didn't jump, his rhythm was disrupted, and he could only force himself to jump to the basket.

O'Neal arrived on the side at this time, and his shield-like body blocked in front of Kobe, causing a slight pause in Kobe's movements, and Li Zhi seized the opportunity to snatch the basketball from Kobe's hand with one hand.

"Attack!"

Jackson took the lead at Rich's orders, shook off Ariza and ran to the frontcourt. Li Zhi grabbed the ball with his right hand, and Ginobili's passing skill pack on the skill bar had been replaced by a golden temporary pass skill, and Li Zhi could feel that this pass bag was the magician pass bag he had used.

The basketball led Jackson to the basket, and as soon as Jackson raised his hand, it was a layup.

6：2

In the next round, the Lakers attacked, and Kobe Bryant was blocked again. Feeling the full capacity in his body, Lee asked Barnes to defend Ariza, and he wanted to defend Kobe Bryant.

The golden Artest defensive skill pack, under the bonus of the enchanted state, this skill turns into a shocking red, and Li Zhi has never seen a red skill, because even on the basketball god Michael Jordan star card, there is no skill of this color.

But that didn't stop Li Zhi from using it, Li Zhi made a defensive stance, and he could feel that his defense was a level higher than before. Of course, Kobe Bryant can also feel that Li Zhi at this time is like a wall, blocking all of Kobe's breakthrough routes.

In the 1V1 heads-up, Kobe Bryant naturally can't have stage fright, even if the person in front of him is Jordan, Kobe Bryant will play. It's not about strength, it's about the innate personality of a superstar.

The whole court was opened, and Kobe Bryant held the ball in his right hand and his back to Li Zhi. When Kobe Bryant chose to play back, a wave appeared on Phil Jackson's calm face, and Gasol stuck the position, and his chances were better than Kobe's.

Li Zhi pressed his knee against Kobe's thigh, this action made Kobe's movement a little stiff, Li Zhi's knee just pressed against the ligament of his thigh, this angle was very tricky, and his footsteps and movements were a little stagnant.

Kobe Bryant continued to shake his shoulders, trying to shake Li Zhi, but Li Zhi pressed Kobe's back with his right hand and did not move at all. Kobe Bryant felt the pressure and gave up the feint, turned and jumped, and made a shooting move in the air.

Leaning back, this is his signature step-back jumper, and many top defenders have fallen under his move. Li Zhi had expected that when Kobe Bryant made a back-hitting posture, Li Zhi knew that Kobe would choose a backward jumper.

It's not a matter of how experienced Li Zhi is, it's a matter of probability. Li Zhi studied Kobe's video, and after Kobe's back, there was a 60% chance that he would turn around and make a jumper.

Famous defenders such as Bruce Bowen, Sean Battier, Artest, and Prince can't prevent Kobe's move. At critical moments, Kobe Bryant can always use this trick to seal the enemy's throat with a sword.

But for Li Zhi, he won't think about blocking Kobe Bryant at all, as long as at the moment when Kobe leans back, Li Zhi intercepts the arc of the basketball in the air, Kobe's back will naturally be broken.

The simple and rough defensive method comes from the upgrade of Super Saiyan's skills, and he now jumps higher, although he can't intercept Kobe's shot in the air, but he can still interfere.

So, under the crazy interference of Li Zhi, Kobe Bryant's goal was iron. Half of the success of the defense was due to Richie, and half to Kobe's own poor hand.

O'Neal grabbed the rebound, and the Warriors launched a fast break. The Lakers are like the Warriors defending Roy, and they began to use the overall strategy to defend Richie, two people are responsible for compressing Richy's offensive space, one person on the periphery blocks the passing route, while Kobe Bryant is defending, Ariza will go to the other side to follow Barnes, even if there is no mistake in the pass, the Warriors can also interfere with the shooting of the Warriors players through rotation, so that they do not have a chance to shoot easily.

Jackson made the Lakers players move, and when the Warriors were on the pitcher, there was a flaw, that is, they relied too much on Richie's singles and stood up to the position. In the first two games, the outside shot was not accurate, and the further back he went, the less confidence he became, and in the end he was killed by the Lakers' mixed defense.

This time, the Lakers began to strengthen their defense as soon as they came up, and they wanted to cut off the connection between Li Zhi and the outside.

It's a test, and if the Warriors can't get through it, they're going to lose this game again. The Lakers compressed the defense to the other side, and Li Zhi did not have much room for singles, and if Li Zhi was prevented to death, the advantage would be on the side of the Lakers.

The Lakers still want to wrap Li Zhi in the low post and force him to pass, but Li Zhi just didn't pass, he can see that Jackson and Milicic are a little uncomfortable running under the Lakers' defense, and if they pass the ball to them at this time, they will definitely not be able to shoot.

Li Zhi dribbled the ball to the outside line, faced Ariza who was defending him, and threw the ball directly when he was unstable.

Curry's three-point shooting bag from the 15-16 season, Ariza interfered, jumped, he did everything he could, but the basketball still fell into the basket.

9：2

Phil Jackson frowned on the sidelines, Ariza was fine defensively, and he put the goal down to luck.

Back on the defensive end, the Warriors have done a very good job defensively. With Li Zhi and O'Neal leading by example, Barnes, Jackson, and Milicic are also very active in defense, and there is nothing that cannot be done in defense, only unexpected.

Gasol and Bynum pulled up to the high post together, evacuated the inside, Kobe Bryant was deep into the position, went to the low post to get the ball, wanted to hit Barnes with his back, first dangled to the left, and then turned to the baseline for a jumper.

Barnes leaned close to Bryant and lifted the block with his left hand. Li Zhi's attention was all on Kobe, and he decisively let Ariza go to make up for the defense.

Seeing this, Milicic and O'Neill immediately chose the best rotation. O'Neill let go of Bynum and defended Gasol, while Milicic came in front of Ariza.

Kobe didn't expect Li Zhi to dare to let someone to wrap up, this didn't happen to be the key, Li Zhi directly pressed Kobe Bryant who was leaning back from behind, Kobe Bryant had no way to borrow strength in the air, and was put down on the floor by Li Zhi.

"Dididi!" The referee's whistle blows, and the shooting is fouled. There was a chorus of boos at Oracle Stadium.

Everyone can see that there is no problem with Li Zhi's block, if you insist on picking thorns, it is too much force, pressing Kobe Bryant to the ground.

But in the playoffs, this kind of intensity is all too common, and every game where a guard layup is pressed down by a center, the block is clean from that point of view.

Li Zhi pressed his hands on the ball, and did not have physical contact with Kobe Bryant at all.