Chapter 089: The First Alliance Without Heat
At the end of the first quarter, Coach Brooks was very satisfied with the performance of the players, and began to play chicken blood for everyone during the break.
In back-to-back games, it is normal for the body to be a little tired, and at this time, the head coach has to use chicken soup to arouse everyone's enthusiasm.
"Kevin, Kayce, perfect performance, rest for a while, keep this aggressiveness, we're going to go back to Russia with two away wins!"
"Ollie, pay attention to the offensive rhythm when you get on the court, Ibaka, pay attention to the protection of the rebound, pay attention to the contraction defense."
Coach Brooks began to constantly tell the bench lineup precautions, Kevin Ollie has been pressed by Li Ze can only play garbage time, this time finally returned to the normal rotation, and suddenly full of vitality.
Durant sat on the bench and wiped his sweat, and said to Li Ze with his eyebrows fluttering:
"Kayce, I've been getting better and better lately, so maybe a one-on-one before a game really helps."
When Li Ze heard this, his face was a little strange, and he knew in his heart that it was Durant who digested the bonus effect of his [Organization Core] badge.
Although he may only add a drop to the offensive attribute, Durant's shooting stability is much better, and he rarely enters the iron flower mode.
In a game, the mid-range shooting rate can almost reach about 47%, and the feel is better, and it is easy to open five or five.
In the first quarter of this game, Durant was 4 of 4 and got 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Li Ze was also 4 of 4, but he had two 3-pointers and got 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
"If you find it useful, you can stick to this habit, as long as you don't mind losing a little money." Li Ze also replied with a smile.
"OK, I did learn a few tricks from you, your cross-step dribbling rhythm is very good, I've been practicing lately, but I'm used to pulling back and just leaning back, maybe it will be more efficient."
Durant's passion for basketball really doesn't have to be said, basically when he sees that his skills are suitable, he will continue to practice and polish them.
"If I had your height, maybe I would do that, I think you can add some tentative step dry pull-up jumpers, and the short defenders will definitely go down the plate, in this case, the dribble is easy to make mistakes."
Many of Li Ze's skills were practiced one-on-one with Durant in the dream training space, coupled with the completion of basic control exercises in the space every day, which led to a stable performance on the court.
"You're right, it looks like I'm going to have to add some practice, maybe I can add some more 3-point shooting practice!"
Durant has already chatted about it, in addition to liking online and tweeting online, in real life, in addition to training, it is a party.
Jeff Green was a little confused when he heard Li Ze and Durant chatting, in fact, he also worked hard to practice holding the ball, but he really didn't have that talent, he didn't win Li Ze when he played one-on-one with the ball...
"It always feels like we don't live in the same world, and if we have the talent, we can do whatever we want?"
Jeff Green was in tears.
Li Ze chatted hotly on the bench, and Kevin Ollie, who came on the court in the second quarter, also played well and successfully withstood the impact of the Clippers' bench.
Sebastian Telfair, who came off the bench for the Clippers, played very hard, shooting inside and out, and Craig Smith also contributed his firepower after coming on the court, and the second quarter started with fierce play on both sides.
Ricky Davis also worked the defensive end, with Chris Carman and Marcus Camby successfully protecting the rebounds in the backcourt.
More than 5 minutes were played in the second quarter, and the two sides were tied at 13-13, and the difference was not narrowed, and the Thunder bench completed the task.
At the official timeout, Brooks head coach was ready to get back the starting lineup after a timeout, and he wanted to take a big lead into the second half of the game.
"Very well done, boys, Kevin, Kayce, pay attention to the impact on the inside, the opponent has not rested, attack their inside line more."
Coach Brooks kept drawing tactical arrangements on the whiteboard as he admonished.
After the timeout, both sides got back the starting lineup, and Li Ze saw that Marcus Camby was still on the court, and the veteran was really desperate to get more American knives for the next contract.
After Li Ze dribbled through the half, he saw that Rasol Butler had lowered his center of gravity, stared at him, and made a gesture directly, Jeff Green came over to cover the ball, and Li Ze went down to take away the defender.
After Durant quickly came over to receive the ball, Jeff Green really blocked this time, delaying Al Thorton's defense, and Marcus Camby saw this and hurried forward to help.
But Durant made a big change of direction in front of his body, directly shook off Marcus Camby, who came to help defend, and hit the restricted area, under the block of Chris Carman, pulled the lever with his left hand in the air, and easily scored the ball.
"My bowl!!"
Feeling the physical contact, Durant shouted by the way, trying to make a 2+1.
As a result, the referee ignored it, and Durant returned to the defense with a smile after scoring the goal.
"It's an incredible combination of balls, God, it's a 210cm man's move, it's amazing!"
This goal stunned the home commentator, who he really had never seen before.
The players of the Clippers are very depressed until now, because the Thunder's offense is very simple and rough, that is, to compress your defense with individual ability, and then there is singles, the problem is that they really can't prevent it!
After Byron Davis dribbled past half court, Carman came to block and dismantle, Li Ze squeezed through the cover quickly, and in desperation, sent the ball to Carman again, who received the ball and threw it directly.
"Whew..."2 points were scored, the goal was unexpected by Kostic, and the defense was a beat slower.
After Li Zeyun passed the half, he immediately played a hand-to-hand with Durant, and then directly put his back to the low post. Durant hoisted the ball to Lee.
After Li Ze received the ball with his back, he turned around and released the ball directly, and the dribble with his right hand accelerated to break through, and the badge bonus of [Triple Threat Veteran] + [First Step Master] allowed Li Ze to easily break through Rasol Butler's defense.
Directly into the restricted area along the bottom line, take off, face Kaman's block, waist and abdomen power contraction, pull the lever in the air, glide to the other side of the basket, and dunk with a backhand!
Kobe Bryant's signature backhand dunk was won.
"Ah!! Yes!! ”
The dunk ignited the excitement of the Staples crowd, who let out a loud shout in unison.
"Brilliant breakaway dunk, God, this is so fast, I have to give a shout out to Kayce, he definitely didn't miss Kobe's video!"
The home commentators are almost all about to defect, and they have completely entered Li Zechui mode.
Li Ze, who was successful in dunking, saw an excited Durant running towards him, and the two tacitly came to celebrate by hitting the bear, which also made his teammates emotional.
Jordan Jr. on the Clippers bench looked at him with envy when he saw this scene, and on the day of the trial, he knew that Li Ze was a genius and was willing to share the ball.
Jordan Jr. has always paid attention to the performance of the Thunder team, and in the new season, seeing that the rotation time of Ibaka, a newcomer, has also increased, and Li Ze can always feed the other party, he is crazy in his heart.
If Li Ze comes to the Clippers, he will definitely be able to play now, in terms of the ability to eat cakes, he feels that he is not inferior to Ibaka...
In the remaining minutes of the second quarter, the Clippers were suddenly formed into a sieve by Li Ze and Durant, and they had to be at the front for fear of projecting defense, but the defense was at the front, and these two people really surprised you...
The elder Dunleavy called a timeout again, but it was still useless, the Thunder's offense was getting faster and faster, and several veterans of the Clippers who were running couldn't keep up with the rhythm.
The Clippers were in a hurry, the outside 3-pointer Bang Bang hit the iron, and the Thunder team received the rebound and fought back wildly, but in the last 2 minutes and 12 seconds, the foul countdown was counted, and Li Ze and Durant began to shoot free throws again.
The game took place, and the second quarter ended, 64-44, and the Thunder had a 20-point lead at halftime.
Li Ze shot 2-of-2 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line in the second quarter and got 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, while Durant was 2-of-3 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with 8 points and 2 rebounds.
At halftime, Li Ze's fans were happy, this ticket was bought right, the money was not spent in vain, Britney saw those supporters wearing Li Ze's jersey, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Maybe he's right, basketball suits him, and the Thunder fit him!"
When Anne heard this, she carefully glanced at the blonde sweet girl beside her, and said meaningfully:
"You should believe him, Kayce is a man with a lot of self-esteem, he hopes to help the Dutton family through his own efforts, don't think about sending him money."
"I didn't send money, he has earned so much now, and he is still so stingy with himself, I just send clothes!"
Britney's careful thinking was shattered, and she couldn't help but excuse herself.
"Okay, I know that you care about him, in fact, there are some problems on the Dutton family's side, Beth said that it will be fine in the next year or two, you can rest assured!"
After Anne finished speaking, she smoothed the hair of the blonde sweet girl by the way, which caused the other party to be coquettish for a while, and the two got together again.
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At halftime, in the locker room of the Thunder team, Li Ze saw the weak turtle turtle, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern:
"Is it better? Russell, let's go to the hospital for a check-up! ”
"Thanks, Bro, I'm feeling better, I'm hungry now, but the team doctor won't let me eat, I think it's going to be fine."
Tortoise pulled out of prostration, and he hadn't eaten for a day now.
"Let's check back when we get back to Russia, we won this game, we can rest for two days, let's have a good rest, Russell!"
Durant also came up to comfort the turtle, and his teammates also gave away their own recovery secrets, and Ibaka vowed that cricket tea would make the turtle get better quickly.
Listening to everyone's chills, cricket tea... What kind of dark cuisine is this?
In the locker room of the Clippers, everyone is in a good mood, isn't it just losing, it doesn't have any impact, just brush up on the data in the second half, and the old Dunleavy doesn't say much, he knows that it's useless to say it...
In the third quarter of the game, the two sides exchanged friendly data, the game was tied and stable, Li Ze and Durant scored 20 points and then went off the court, the point difference was too big, and the water cooler players should play.
In the fourth quarter, the two sides also played particularly smoothly, and the time flew out, and finally, the game was over, 112-96, and the Thunder defeated the Clippers on the road, winning eight in a row.
In their next game, they will return to their home stadium to take on the San Antonio Spurs.
After Li Ze said goodbye to Britney and Annie briefly, he had to fly back to Russia overnight, don't look at the Thunder team is now ranked first, but the attention is not high.
After all, the league is supporting the Lakers and Celtics, and the yellow-green battle! No matter how bad it is, the whole 23-on-24, James vs. Kobe, isn't it also beautiful...
There were not many media reporters in the post-game interview, and Li Ze, who attended the press conference, was not angry when he saw such a situation, but sighed in his heart:
"Maybe even if the Lakers are rotten, they will pay more attention than the Thunder, and the small ball market is really difficult..."