Chapter 113: Fixed-Point Shooter Stephen Curry (5400 Words Chapter)
In the final seconds, with Durant hitting both free throws, Rondo threw it after halftime, and the game ran out.
110-106, the Thunder defeated the Celtics by 4 points at home and continued to maintain an unbeaten home record.
The next game for the Thunder will be at home against the Golden State Warriors, and given the Warriors' current 6-13 record, some Russian City fans have already begun to celebrate this wave of five straight home wins.
After the game, the losing Celtics behaved very friendly, and Garnett also praised everyone he met.
However, there are exceptions, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen seem to have quarreled again, and everyone on the Thunder team is silently eating melons on the sidelines.
"It's hard to imagine that Rondo and Ray Allen have such a bad relationship, and a little curious what will happen when they get back to the locker room?"
Durant watched the play with his waist crossed and said to Li Ze beside him.
"You can't fight, can you? Ray Allen's character is still too good, and there were a couple of empty spaces that Rondo didn't give him a pass. β
Li Ze thinks this may have something to do with Ray Allen's background, and a good family education makes him incompatible with some low-level players and it is difficult to get along.
"Garnett and Pierce even gave Rondo a platform, I thought they had a very good relationship after they won the championship in '08!"
The second-year turtle still fantasizes about the brotherhood of the NBA...
"I had a friend tell me that Ray Allen is very disciplined during the game, every time the team goes out to have a good time, he doesn't drink, Garnett and Pierce are two worlds apart!"
Jeff Green also gossiped under his breath.
When Li Ze and his teammates thanked the audience at the scene, they silently thought in their hearts:
"Dynasties really began to collapse from within..."
On the Tiger Fight Forum on the other side of the ocean, it was already fried at this time, On Saturday, CCTV broadcast, plus the opponent is Celtic, these three conditions made the number of people watching today's football explode.
Especially when Li Ze deducted Garnett, he also let the server crash for a while.
"It's so awesome! This game was too hard, and Li Ze directly knelt down Garnett! Handsome! β
"Comfortable! Garnett is soft when he is hard, why didn't he do push-ups after falling to the ground this time? β
"Don't be hard and black, Garnett played very well this time, 10 of 13, 24+10 big double-doubles, both TM Lai Perkins missed two free throws."
"Blame the role players? In the end, he didn't score in his own basket, and if he replaced Nowitzki, this ball would have been won! β
There are also a lot of debates about power forwards these years, and everyone is not as good as Duncan, but the battle between soft and hard is also very fierce...
"Don't be crooked, today I have completely become a Thunder fan, Li Ze 28 + 6 + 6, Durant 30 + 7 + 2, Westbrook 22 + 5 + 5, these three are too good X!"
"Hehe, the whistle is quite bullish, Thunder three whistles."
"Upstairs, Zhan Mi is self-respecting, Tianlong doesn't blow eight steps, and he still has the face to say that the referee said whistle, let you Zhan hurry up and go home to practice layups."
After this game, the Thunder gained a large number of fans, which is the power of CCTV's weekend broadcast, and cable TV is the channel for most fans to watch the game at present.
After winning against the Celtics, Li Ze felt that the biggest change in the team was that they were more confident, and after the game, there was laughter in the locker room.
"Kayce, don't forget to tweet, I remember those commentators who said cool things before the game, I have to taunt them on Twitter!"
Durant has endured it for a long time, and since the loss to the Lakers and Jazz, a group of unbounded media reporters and commentators have begun to sing the praises of the Thunder.
Therefore, after the win, Durant was so excited that he almost called "the key".
"No problem, Bro, there are still people in this game, you just @ me!"
Li Ze also felt that it was time to fight back, and he had to be full of firepower online, and he had to let Amerika's ball critics see what a real keyboard warrior was.
"Awesome, guys, we've got to make our voices heard tonight! Rest assured, with me, no one can hack us! β
The more Durant thought about it, the more he got high, in reality he didn't have enough influence, but on Twitter he hit hard.
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After driving home, Li Ze first sent a text message to Stephen Curry, sending the restaurant address to the other party.
Then he replied to the messages of the other surface brothers, and finally took a beautiful bath, cleaned up, and got ready for bed.
At midnight, Li Ze came to the dream training space, directly called out the control panel, saw the three upgrade prompts on the achievement room, and sighed with satisfaction:
"Sure enough, I still have more experience in playing strong teams, if I play such a game every day, it's not a dream to brush purple in two years!"
Li Ze came to the achievement room unhurriedly, and when he saw the three upgraded silver achievement badges in front of him, he couldn't wait, and stepped forward and touched it lightly:
Achievement Badge [Emergency Stop Master]: 4/500
Improve the player's ability to start and brake with the ball, and reduce the physical exertion caused by the movement.
Achievement Badge [First Step Master]: 8/500
Bring explosive activation to the triple threat stance and fancy dribbling maneuvers, and reduce the physical exertion caused by the action.
Achievement Badge [Organization Core]: 3/500
When this player is on the floor, teammates gain offensive stat bonuses.
After Li Ze saw the attributes of the first two badges, he was overjoyed, and it was very practical to reduce physical consumption, after all, this was his usual action, and of course the more physical fitness, the better.
But seeing that the [Organization Core] badge only changed color, and did not produce the second attribute, he suddenly felt a little lost, this badge did not add much to himself, and the effect depended on the performance of his teammates.
"At this rate, we should be able to brush most of the badges to silver in the regular season, and we can also harvest a wave of experience in the playoffs, and the progress is not bad!"
After checking the experience of other badges again, Li Ze, who was in an increasingly comfortable mood, finally left the achievement room with satisfaction and started the daily basic training, which is how the King of Rolls practiced!
After the game against the Celtics, the Thunder had two days off, and the next afternoon, the team arranged a video session to review last night's game.
"Kevin, you need to continue to strengthen some physical strength training, last night was forced by the opponent to catch the ball outside the three-point line several times, this kind of offense, will greatly consume your physical strength."
"Kayce, you did a good job in the first two quarters and you could finish the offense in your shooting hot zone, but after the opponent changed their defensive strategy in the second two quarters, your low-post offense disappeared."
"Russell, you have to be mindful of the movement off the ball, and when the opponent has a trap, you have to step up in time to pick it up and reorganize the team's attack."
"Green, you played really well last night, you have to have confidence in yourself, you have to be determined to shoot in the open space, but you also have to add a little bit of off-ball cuts, you have to play more of a role in the offense."
"Finally, guys, give Kostic and Ibaka a round of applause, they were definitely the ones who played a role in our win last night, great rebounding, keep it up like this, keep it up!"
"Oh!! Well done, Bro! "Bang Bang..."
Coach Brooks took the coaching staff to review last night's game in detail, pointed out the shortcomings, and finally sent a bowl of thick chicken soup.
"Kayce, I want to add some low-post offensive training in the future, and maybe some three-point shooting training, I think you can help, your low-post skills are very good."
For Durant a ball addict, he didn't allow himself to have technical shortcomings, so after discovering his shortcomings, he decided to increase the amount of training and increase his arsenal.
"No problem, I think in the playoffs, the back-to-back singles and three-pointers will definitely help us, Russell, you have to add some shooting drills as well, and hopefully next time Rondo won't let go of you."
Of course, Li Ze can't forget his good brother about training, if Turtle's pull-up jump shot can be more stable, the Thunder's offense will be more efficient.
"I'll definitely make sure the projection settles, and the next time I see that guy Rondo, I'm going to beat him!"
Turtle Turtle was angry with Rondo last night, and the other party kept provoking his projection, which made him a little embarrassed.
Coach Brooks and the coaching staff smiled when they saw the atmosphere on the team, roll up, boys!
On December 6th, Li Ze saw his surface brother Stephen Curry, and I have to say that Curry has this baby face, even if he is past the age of drinking, he has to be stopped at the door by the security guards.
"Hey, Bro, congratulations on getting your starting spot, I was right, old Nelson likes you so much, I'm going to let you start!"
The place where Li Ze invited guests today is a private restaurant, the main thing is privacy, the Thunder players like to come here very much, and the most important thing is that the steak here is particularly delicious.
"I wish I could start off the bench, congratulations, Kayce, Rookie of the Month, you did so well in your last game against the Celtics!"
Stephen Curry immediately turned on the business blow mode.
"The awards are all false, of course you have to seize the opportunity to be a starter, you won't be jealous, right?"
Li Ze noticed Stephen Curry's expression and guessed the matter in general.
"You know, there's actually a bit of overlap between me and Monta-Aires.
But Coach Nelson Sr. got me into the starting line-up, and a lot of people in the team expressed their dissatisfaction behind the scenes, in fact, I can accept the role of a substitute! β
After Stephen Curry sat down, he picked up the juice on the table and took a sip.
"Don't care about the gossip behind your back, they're just not happy with the team's preferential treatment of you, but star players have these privileges, Stephen, you have to get used to that."
"And, you should also express your attitude and tell them that you are not easy to mess with, many people are just bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, who made you have a baby face!"
Li Ze sent out his own chicken soup for the soul, and by the way, he laughed and teased Stepy Fincurry.
"Thanks for the advice, Bro, if only I could have gone to New York!
Let's not talk about that, Ayesha also asked me to say hello to you on her behalf, she pestered Anne to teach her to cook a while ago, God, fortunately I excused myself by saying that the team is not allowed to eat casually! β
"Haha, the more you practice, the better you go, you can look forward to it in the offseason, maybe Ayesha has a talent for cooking!"
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In the afternoon training session, Li Ze felt the harmonious atmosphere of the Thunder team, and sighed in his heart:
"It's so important to have a good brother in the team!"
Seeing the turtle and turtle striking over there, Li Ze couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, this projection shouldn't be, the badge has just been upgraded.
"Russell, you have to pay attention to your shooting power, believe in scientific training, don't shoot with your own feelings, your feelings are not accurate!"
The turtle turtle glanced at Li Ze, and explained while shooting:
"I don't know why, it feels good to shoot today, but shooting is iron!"
Li Ze was a little weak-hearted, it wouldn't be caused by the badge upgrade, so he hurriedly went over to practice with the turtle.
Durant on the side actually has this trouble, but in order to maintain the image of the cold boss, he just silently increased the amount of shooting training.
"The position of the boss must be mine!"
On the evening of December 7th, Russian fans arrived at the Ford Center Arena early, and tonight was the last game of the Thunder's five home games, and everyone was looking forward to the team's victory and five consecutive wins.
The warm-up activities are also continuing, and the atmosphere is hot.
Stephen Curry was doing the final warm-up on the sidelines, brushing and brushing, and hit consecutive three-pointers, which caused the audience to exclaim, this is getting farther and farther!
Turtle Turtle shook his head as he watched from the sidelines, he had never been very interested in the three-point shot:
"Stephen should add some strength training, he's too skinny now, Kevin, you should also increase your training volume, Kayce and I can't see you in the gym!"
"You know, I've been practicing my back-to-back skills lately, and I think Stephen will be famous in the future, as long as his three-point shot can always be so accurate!"
Durant is a big admirer of players who have excellent shooting ability.
"Okay, guys, it's a fast-paced team, we can't give them too many opportunities to switch offense, attack the basket more, Kayce, can add some low-post offense!"
Coach Brooks took out the tactical board and began to explain the final tactical arrangements.
The game is about to start, and Twing, the Thunder's home commentator, is introducing the Warriors' starting lineup:
"The Warriors are starting with Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry, CJ Watson, Vladimir Radmanovic and Mickey Moore today, crazy old Nelson, putting out a three-guard lineup!"
'Hopefully the lads will win tonight and when the game starts, Kostic jumped to the ball for us.
The Thunder's first attack, after the turtle dribbled over the half, Li Ze came out of the cover, received the ball at the top of the arc, looked at Stephen Curry who was opposite him in front of him, and smiled slightly.
Dribbled the ball twice in the crotch on the spot, and the ball in his left hand suddenly accelerated, successfully jamming Curry half of his body, and after dribbling two steps, he made an easy stop jump shot.
"Hmmm...", scored from medium distance.
After the [Emergency Stop Master] was upgraded, the burst started felt more relaxed, and the most important thing is that Curry's defense is indeed weak now, and there is a huge gap between the two in terms of body size.
"Kayce easily scored 2 points, don't the Warriors have a forward player?"
The home commentator Twyn was a little speechless when he saw this kind of matchup, and the thin defender defended the forward line, which was outrageous.
The Warriors attacked, and the team's boss Monta Ellis burst with the ball, caught the turtle by surprise, and faced the defense of Kostic on the inside, dodging in the air and scoring the ball.
"Ellis is indeed fierce, this speed, this explosiveness, no wonder the Warriors chose him as the core." Li Ze exclaimed in his heart.
However, when the Thunder attacked again, Kostic went online to block and dismantle, and the turtle took his right hand to accelerate the breakthrough, facing Mickey Moore's block, fake the real pass, and Kostic went down to eat the cake successfully.
Li Ze saw this situation on the court and finally knew why the Warriors kept losing.
"Papier-mΓ’chΓ© defense... Break it with a single stab! β
In the first quarter of the game, the two sides played faster and faster, and entered a state of running and shooting, and the Thunder liked this fast-paced offensive and defensive conversion very much.
Durant faced the defense of the small guard, and he made a shot, Li Ze also played a few times with his back and scored easily, and the turtle even played a breakthrough point and successfully fed the cake continuously.
The crowd at Ford Center Arena was fascinated by the fast pace, the number of goals, and the three-point dunk, this game was so good!
Throughout the first half, there were very few timeouts on both sides, and the game was played unusually smoothly, with the Thunder blossoming more and the Warriors letting go of the picks with Monta Ellis.
As a result, in the first half, Ellis scored 18 points on 8-of-18 shooting, and poor Stephen Curry made 5 shots in the half, hitting 3 shots, and completely became a fixed-point shooter, and the offense was not his turn at all...
With little power, the Thunder led by six points at halftime at 56-50.
"We're going to play with defensive intensity in the third quarter, guys, give your best defensive form, and we're going to end this quarter!"
At halftime, head coach Brooks simply admonished his players.
At the beginning of the second half, the three of Turtle, Li Ze, and Durant increased their defensive oppression, using their physical advantages to continuously increase their confrontations.
Taller than you, stronger than you, and not losing to you in agility, the limitations of a small defender against a striker are immediately reflected.
Ellis's sudden route Li Ze was already completely familiar with it, and after seeing the opponent confronting the turtle, he jumped out and passed, and Li Ze, who had been prepared, saw the opportunity and made a steal.
The badge bonus of [Transformation Master] made Li Ze dribble fast, and noticed that Durant had rushed to the opponent's three-point line, and immediately sent a precise long pass.
Durant catches the ball with both hands and dunks in the air!
"Ahh Roar! β
The crowd at Ford Center immediately sent a huge cheer, and the fifth consecutive win is coming!
"The tacit cooperation, the wonderful open dunk, the boys suddenly strengthened their defense in the third quarter, and the Warriors were a little caught off guard!"
The home commentator Twin got more and more excited.
Sure enough, after strengthening the defense, Ellis made consecutive mistakes, and the Warriors' shooting percentage dropped sharply, and the Thunder took the opportunity to play a wave of 14-6 small surges, widening the gap to 14 points.
There was no suspense in the next game, and the Thunder team went down the wind and the gods of war all hit hard.
At the end of the game, 110-92, the Thunder defeated the Golden State Warriors at home and won five in a row.
After the game, Li Ze found the lonely Stephen Curry, Curry only got a little ball in garbage time in this game, and finally got 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 turnovers.
"Come on, Bro, don't expose your frustration, you need to make your point out in the locker room!"
Monta Ellis scored 31 points on 28 shots, while committing nine turnovers and holding the ball for the time being...
"You're right, Kayce, I need the ball, I don't want to be a point shooter, thank you very much, Bro."
The two briefly greeted each other again, and then hugged goodbye.
In the third quarter, Li Ze easily scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists in this game, and after brushing 20 points, he turned into a ruthless assist robot, but unfortunately he still failed to hit a double-double in the end.
"I still have to continue to supervise the shooting training of the turtle turtle, and this guy didn't score a single vacancy on the outside!"
After this game, the Thunder will have a three-day rest before once again having a tight schedule, starting with an away game against the Grizzlies and then back-to-back games between the Cavaliers and Nuggets.
In the locker room after the game, Li Ze was laughing with his teammates, and secretly thought in his heart:
"Is the Cavaliers 1.0 version of LeBron James? It's really exciting to see what the game is after! β