Chapter 065: The Old Guys Are in a Hurry (Dragon Boat Festival)
The Pistons' home commentator saw that Li Ze was going to come off the bench, and immediately teased:
"It looks like our rookie of the year is coming, so let's look forward to Kayce's performance!"
Li Ze replaced Soflosa, and now the offensive ball has not been transferred, and Durant and Turtle's ability to play the ball is still almost meaningless, after all, they are only rookies.
Li Ze came on the field and played against Rodney Starkey, whose height of 196cm made him suffer a little when defending Li Ze.
After Li Ze made a tactical gesture to his teammates, he played a hand-to-hand pass with the turtle.
With the cover of his teammates, he successfully played in the low post, and Durant made a ground-hitting pass to Li Ze, and quickly opened up space for Li Ze.
Feeling that Rodney Starkey was desperately defending himself, Li Ze suddenly dribbled behind his back and turned directly to shoot a jumper.
"Hmm..."Hollow into the net.
This trick is Maddie's signature move, and Li Ze has a bigger amplitude after using it, in short, it's all bells and whistles...
"Wow! It was a brilliant goal indeed, and Rodney Starkey had to defend harder! The home commentator also briefly praised Li Ze.
This is what Sovlosa can't do, Li Ze can pass and throw the ball, and he is a little expert in abusing vegetables, in this case, Li Ze can change the opponent's defensive strategy alone.
Durant looked at Li Ze's bells and whistles, and was also a little envious, he was still too tall, and some actions couldn't be done under high-intensity confrontation.
On the defensive end, Li Ze also worked very hard, and constantly reminded his teammates loudly when changing defenses.
"Green, change guards!" Li Ze reminded loudly.
The Pistons always wanted to play misalignments through Charlie Villanueva, and it worked well before, but Li Ze didn't suffer a small defense.
Unless the opponent hits the back or pulls it out, the [Marking Master] badge will have some bonuses, and the single defense effect is very good.
Charlie Villanueva saw that Li Ze wanted to come first with three threats, and as soon as he released the ball, he was quickly cut off by Li Ze, grabbed the ball and rushed away.
Aiming at the turtle, the turtle has already rushed through the half, and directly makes a precise long pass, and the person arrives at the ball and takes off directly.
The powerful windmill dunk is successful.
"Ahh The turtle turtle vented his depressed mood, and the other party had a small move when he broke into it before, and he was too aggrieved.
The Thunder played a transition offense for the first time in the first quarter and quickly pulled in the score.
The Pistons learned their lesson and slowly picked up the ball pass, and in the end, Ben Wallace had a chance but couldn't get the ball in the face of Kostic's interference.
Kostic received the rebound and passed it directly to Li Ze, and the Thunder switched offense again.
Taking advantage of the fact that the opponent's defense was not completely settled, Li Ze directly accelerated the dribble and killed to the basket, Charlie Villanueva guarded the basket, and immediately stepped forward to delay when he saw Li Ze coming.
Li Ze did not force the attack, but found Durant on the outside, who received the ball and accelerated with his left hand, Ben Wallace immediately rotated into place, but Durant distributed the ball to the bottom corner.
Jeff Green made a jumper from an open 3-pointer.
"Huh...", a steady shot, the Thunder 19-18 to lead by 1 point.
Pistons head coach John Kuster directly requested a timeout, and he needed to reassign defensive duties and rotate players.
"Jason Mark Hill, when you come on the court, you have to stare at the opposing rookie, give him physical confrontation, you can't let him take the ball easily!"
The Custer head coach was a little unhappy with Rodney Starkey's defense and went straight for the veteran, while also bringing in Kwame Brown to rest Ben Wallace.
The Thunder replaced Serge Ibaka and Kostic, and the head coach Brooks insisted on picking up the offensive tempo.
After returning from a timeout, Ben Gordon made a strong three-pointer to give the Pistons the lead again.
Jason Markhill looked at the opposing Li Ze and kept giving him some small tugging movements, but Li Ze was very agile and successfully received the ball on the outside by covering without the ball.
Li Ze made a gesture to signal that he didn't need to block and dismantle, and after a series of crotch dribbles, he changed direction sharply in front of his body, and Mark Hill lost his defensive center of gravity.
Stopped with his left hand, and then dribbled under his crotch, this kind of emergency stop and sudden start made Mark Hill stumble in place, and Li Ze's right hand dribble directly accelerated past him.
Pulis defended quickly, but Li Ze made a hidden behind-the-ground pass, and the empty Durant made a layup.
There is a price to be paid for assisting in defense, and this is the role of Li Ze.
"It's beautiful!" Durant gave Li Ze a thumbs up while retreating.
Although Durant's shooting ability is average now, his finishing ability is still very reliable, and as long as he concentrates on one thing, his efficiency will become higher.
With 42 seconds left in the first quarter, and with each side still having one offense each, the Pistons continued to score and try to score with their height advantage inside.
But it's a pity that Kwame Brown was a little soft, and the back hit didn't push Ibaka, but let Jeff Green interfere, and finally hit a shot angrily.
Ibaka took the rebound and gave it directly to the turtle, who caught the ball and lunged.
But the Pistons retreated quickly, and the defensive alignment was also very clear, and Li Ze motioned for everyone to open up the space and let the turtle single Ben Gordon.
Don't block and dismantle, the turtle changed his body in front of him and accelerated in a straight line to shake off the defense, facing Villanueva's help defense, and passed directly to Jeff Green on the outside, who faced Prince's supplementary defense and then gave it to Durant.
Durant shot the ball directly inside, this choice was predicted by Kwame Brown in advance, and immediately stepped forward to delay, Durant didn't look at the time, and threw the ball into the hands of Li Ze on the outside.
Seeing that there were only 3 seconds left, the three-point line was one step away, and he made a direct jump shot.
"Hmm..."The ball enters the light on, and the lucky ball is on.
Li Ze smiled slightly, it seems that he feels really good today, so that the Thunder team will lead by 3 points 24-21 into the second quarter.
During the break, head coach Brooks began to tell Lee.
"Kayce, if you have the opportunity, you will resolutely attack, we must try to play as fast as possible, avoid positional attacks, and fight resolutely if there is a dislocation!"
"No problem, Coach!" Li Ze signaled that he understood.
At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides changed to bench lineups, the Pistons were old fritters, and Li Ze and Ibaka were still rookies on the Thunder's side.
On the first offense, the Pistons showed their height advantage, and Will Bynum blocked and gave Kwame Brown, who held high and ate the cake.
"Ahh Kwame Brown roared after he scored...
Li Ze came up and attacked with all his might, after receiving the ball in the low post, the three threats quickly released the ball, and passed Mark Hill clean in one step, and took advantage of the fact that the assistant defense did not come up, and directly stopped and jumped to shoot.
"Whew...", a steady hit from mid-range.
"There's something wrong with Marc Hill and the traverse, and he's made it too easy for Kayce to break through!" The home commentator couldn't help but complain.
The Pistons' offense continued to combine inside and out, constantly scoring and playing, and Will Bynum hit another mid-range shot after blocking and dismantling.
Kevin Ollie suffers a bit in the matchup, the opponent is physically strong and good at blocking and pick-and-roll.
The attack on the Thunder's side was still initiated by Li Ze, and after blocking and dismantling Ibaka, Li Ze shook off Mark Hill's defense, and suddenly made a feint of hitting the ground with his right hand.
Kwame Brown was deceived all of a sudden, and by the time he reacted, Li Ze had already made a jump shot.
"Hmm..."2 points and then go in.
The head coach of the Pistons couldn't accept it anymore, and directly instructed loudly on the sidelines, signaling the players to strengthen their defense of Li Ze.
But it's a pity that the bench lineups on both sides have weaknesses, the Pistons team keeps attacking the interior, and the Thunder team relies on Li Ze's strong point to drive his teammates.
The tempo on both sides is getting faster and faster, but the score is still rising alternately, and neither side can prevent the other.
By the time the second quarter was more than 6 minutes into the game, the Thunder called a timeout and the main team was coming back.
Li Ze currently shoots 5 of 8, 1 of 1 3-pointers, gets 11 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and the score has been double-doubled.
Li Ze sat on the bench after getting off the field, and couldn't help complaining in his heart:
"Flanking rookies, you old guys are too thick-skinned, aren't you..."