Chapter 40: 3:30
The half-time score surprised many.
The Warriors, who were missing two starting generals, actually led the Mavericks at halftime, and the eye-catching performance of Li Zhi became the topic of the experts.
"Lee, excellent, I'm starting to believe what Reggie Miller said now." NBA legend Larry Bird tweeted such a message, accompanied by a picture of Richie's dunk.
Then it caused a number of celebrities to speak out, and fans had heated discussions, but many people still thought that the Mavericks would fight back in the second half, and the Warriors' lack of major generals would be more serious in the second half.
At this time, at the TD North Shore Garden Arena in Boston, Garnett, who had just transferred to the Celtics, put down his mobile phone and said with a strange expression: "This kid is really like Melo." β
Melo is the nickname of NBA star Carmelo Anthony, and anyone who is familiar with it will call this name.
"Who's like Merlot?" Paul Pearce's hoarse voice came.
"Of course it's that Chinese kid from the Warriors, George Lee, look at this breakthrough." Garnett gave Paul Pierce his phone as he spoke, and Ray Allen, who was sitting next to him, also leaned over to hear the sound.
"Tsk, it's like that." Ray Allen said lightly.
Garnett showed the two of them the picture of Li Zhi beating Nowitzki alone, only to see Li Zhi's rhythm change and open Nowitzki for an easy layup.
The vicious-eyed Paul Pierce and Ray Allen saw the essence of the ball at a glance, a technique he often used against Carmelo Anthony countless times.
Then Pierce looked at Garnett with a strange expression, and Garnett seemed to have thought of something and applied for embarrassment.
In the game with the Nuggets a few days ago, Anthony easily broke through Garnett like this.
"It's a shame, this guy was supposed to come to Boston." Pierce let out a long sigh.
Pierce's unintentional words completely reached the ears of Danny Angel, who was holding his arms next to him, and Danny Angel also recalled the picture of Li Zhi coming to Boston for a tryout in the summer.
Almost perfect physical stats, excellent defense and three-point shooting, but not as well-rounded as it is now, just ...... For Aaron.
Danny Angie also sighed in his heart, I knew that you were growing so fast, I would have chosen you no matter what.
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In the third quarter, Richie returned to the court and partnered with Biterings on the inside, with Byron Davis, Montaelis and Matt Barnes on the outside.
Barnes, who originally didn't have much playing time, has played two consecutive quarters in this game, and the amazing thing is that he is still alive and kicking at this time, and his endurance is terrifying.
Thinking of this, Li Zhi looked at Barnes's resolute face, and really didn't understand why such a "macho man" was robbed of his wife by "Old Fish" Fisher.
Shaking his head, Li Zhi's attention returned to the field.
The Mavericks' Nowitzki was still resting off the court, and they didn't worry about being blown out in the third quarter at all, and Rick Carlisle decided to give Nowitzki a full rest.
Rick Carlisle thought the year-round playoffs were being dragged down by Nelson Sr.'s ten-man rotation, and when the score was only five points apart, he seriously rejected Nowitzki's request to play.
But Carlisle regretted it soon after, as Richie broke out.
The Mavericks' interior center is Desan Gainer Diop, a 2.13-meter-tall jumper known for his tough defense. But the footsteps move slowly.
Nelson Sr. took the right medicine in the second half, gave up the fast-break tactics, and resolutely played the block.
In the face of Bitlins' blocking, the jumping man Diop had nothing to do, Li Zhi opened up the space, and faced Blandonbas, who had a shadow in Li Zhi's heart in the first quarter, hit three points one after another.
Bitliss also tasted the sweetness, and after discovering his blocking power, he continuously created opportunities for Li Zhi to make shots.
Li Zhi's sudden outburst caught Rick Carlisle off guard, and he regretted that he had fallen for such a jumping man as Diop.
The experienced Josh Howard saw the crux of the problem at a glance and took the initiative to switch defenses with Diop.
Josh Howard is 2.01 meters tall and is mainly a small forward, having once played as a backup for Nowitzki at the power forward position last season.
After Rick Carlisle arrived in Dallas, Josh Howard, who had mature low-post offense and excellent defense, was fixed at the power forward position.
In this game, he partnered with Nowitzki to start, and the two attacked and defended, and the cooperation was quite tacit.
Josh Howard, who moves faster and has more experience, defends better than Tellins' pick-and-roll and doesn't give Lee much of a chance.
But the Warriors also saw the Mavericks' weaknesses, so Lee withered, and Monta Ellis and Bitlins lit up.
With two three-pointers from Monta Ellis in a row and Byron Davis hitting a mid-range shot, the Warriors collectively blossomed on the outside.
Rick Carlisle hurriedly called a timeout and brought on Nowitzki and Terry.
The main players did not change the situation of the Mavericks after they came on the court, and Richie, Montaelis and Byron Davis were on the hot side.
While Terry and Nowitzki continued to help the Mavericks score to stop the bleeding, the Warriors' perimeter gunmen still shot bullets at the Mavericks.
The well-mannered Rick Carlisle yelled at the field, drawing boos from the fans.
Avid Warriors fans made a loud noise as the Mavericks attacked, and the Mavericks were once again lost in Oakland with a wave of boos.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was 91-86, and the Warriors still led by five points.
"It was a tight match, I didn't expect it to be like this." Kenny Smith sighed.
"Haha, when you look at the score of the game, don't you pay attention to the score of the players?" Reggie Miller said with a smile.
Barkley and the others hurriedly flipped through the statistics of the game and shouted: "Oh my God, this guy scored 30 points?" β
The shock was not only in the United States, but also in the CCTV5 studio on the other side of the ocean, Sun Zhengping said excitedly: "Li Zhi has scored 30 points!" Is he going to break the record? β
"The record-breaking probably won't, now the highest scoring for a rookie is 58 for Chamberlain, then 57 for Rick Barry, 56 for El Monroe, 51 for Abdul-Jabbar, 50 for Iverson," Su said. The top five were all 50 points, Jordan's 49 points did not make the list, and James' highest score in his rookie season was only 41. β
Su Qun's calm analysis also won Sun Zhengping's approval, but the fans were still excited.
Even if Li Zhi only scored 10 points in the last quarter, he was about to catch up with James, who was the chosen son of the NBA.
"Now Li Zhi has surpassed Kobe, and the highest score of Kobe's rookie season is only 24 points." One fan commented.
"The next one is James, all imperialism is a paper tiger!" β Crazy turnip, this is Li Zhi's hardcore.
"Beyond James? Dream, Emperor Zhan can be chased by anyone? "βLong live my emperor, apparently a guard with a sword.