The 2010~2011 NBA All-Star Phase 1 voting has begun, and this time in addition to online voting and paper voting, there is also a new SMS voting, the All-Star will be hosted by Los Angeles, and the game will be held at the home of the Lakers and Clippers - Staples Arena.

Compared with last year's 100,000 people, this year's All-Star Game is much smaller, and Li Ze feels that this may also be related to the delay in reaching a consensus on the collective bargaining agreement.

On November 19th, TNT will broadcast the rematch between the Thunder and the Celtics, and the broadcaster defines this game as revenge, after all, this is the Celtics' national live broadcast, and the theme should also be relevant to the home team.

"Chuck, stop using your standard of using the Heat to measure other teams, I have to remind you again that on the 10th, the Celtics beat the Heat again, and you have to admit that the Heat didn't show their dominance."

Host Ernnie Johnson came up and first rejected Charles Barkley's arguments, and Kenny Smith on the side also said:

"That's right, the Thunder and the Heat are actually two teams with completely different styles of play, and we don't know who is stronger on both sides yet, but the Heat's consecutive losses to the Celtics can already explain a lot of problems."

"In contrast, the last time they met, the Thunder won comfortably at home, and the trio performed impeccably, and I still like the lads tonight, although they can't dominate the interior, but the high shooting percentage can make them win the game easily."

Before Charles Barkley could speak, he was choked by the two of them, coupled with the Heat's somewhat crotch-pulling performance, which made his offseason remarks a complete joke, dominance? At the moment, the Heat really don't...

"OK, you're right! But I believe that in tonight's game, the Celtics will show their real skills, and Coach Rivers definitely doesn't want to be easily killed, and maybe the Celtics will show the defensive intensity of the Finals. ”

"The Thunder's trio is also commendable, but I still want to say on the show that the Heat's performance is so disappointing, and if LeBron James can't win a championship this season, he's a complete loser, no excuses!"

Charles Barkley changed the topic as he spoke, and began to bring up LeBron James's question again, and when the host Earnie Johnson heard this, he suddenly came to his senses:

"Wow! Strict Chuck appeared! I think the Heat may need a season of grinding and figuring out their ball distribution issues, and losing a championship is a bit too strict, Kenny, what do you think? ”

Kenny Smith chose the most trafficked answer:

"I agree with Chuck that we're talking about a team of two young MVPs and All-Star power forwards, and they really have no reason to fail, unlike the Thunder, James, Wade, and Bosh have been in the league for years, and their failures are unacceptable."

"At the same time, I also urge fans to pay more attention to the Thunder from now on, maybe you will witness the birth of the youngest MVP in history, and look at Kayce's performance on both the offensive and defensive ends, he is leading the team to victory in his own way."

When Charles Barkley heard his old partner's words, he immediately began to complain wildly:

"Do you want to show Kayce's basic data again, and then show the high-level data? God, the data doesn't tell the game, and we can't let the data be the basis for judging the players. ”

"But Kayce not only has good stats, but his visual performance on the court is also very good, the young man seems to have gained weight this season, look at those furious dunks, I think on the guard line, it is very difficult for any team in the league to limit him, and many teams choose to use the front line to defend Kayce."

Charles Barkley was speechless again when he heard the words of host Earny Johnson, and then thought that Li Ze would appear in the NBA's top ten daily balls, Barkley really couldn't find a reason to refute:

“......”

"Haha, man, don't ignore Kayce just because he's a sophomore rookie, young people deserve our respect, tonight's revenge battle, lock on TNT, and we'll show the fans a full range of live broadcasts!"

The North Shore Garden Stadium can be regarded as one of Li Ze's least favorite away games, the fans here are indeed fanatical, but the quality of some fans is really not flattering, scolding the street is commonplace, and occasionally one or two discriminatory words will pop up.

Li Ze still chose to warm up half an hour in advance, at this time many media and spectators had already entered the court, and noticed that Li Ze continued to hit and shoot during the warm-up, occasionally interspersed with some fancy dribbling movements, and many fans shouted excitedly.

Fans certainly support the home team, but that doesn't stop them from liking Li's style of play, which has grown rapidly since playing three All-American broadcasts this season.

At this time, there are also Celtics players in the field, Paul Pierce is being interviewed by TNT reporters before the game, these guys did things and chose the interview location to Li Ze's warm-up half, just hoping that the big-mouthed Pierce can break some fierce news and stimulate Li Ze in advance...

"Paul, the Celtics have started the season hot, currently sitting first in the East with 9 wins and 2 losses, and many fans define tonight's game as a revenge game, what do you think about that?"

After Paul Pierce heard the reporter's question, he didn't care about Li Ze, who was not far from him, and said directly and loudly:

"Revenge? No, no, no, the Thunder aren't our old enemies, they're not a championship team, and tonight's game is just a regular season game, but when we get back home, we're going to go all out and we're going to win tonight with our defense. ”

"What do you think of the current list of MVP candidates, many people think that this year will be the youngest MVP in history!"

"I don't care about the MVP award, I just want to win the championship, and as for the youngest MVP, hehe, maybe we can wait until after the All-Star Game to talk about it."

Of course, Li Ze on the side also vaguely heard Pierce's sour words, as his influence continues to increase, many veterans have begun to go crazy with lemons, there are so many honors, once Li Ze takes it, others will not have to take it, and their peers are all enemies...

After the interview, Pierce, when he passed by Li Ze's side, suddenly said:

"The hit percentage is good, but we're going to lock you up tonight, don't try to score high at the North Shore Garden Arena!"

After saying this, without waiting for Li Ze to respond, he quickly walked back to the players' tunnel, Li Ze noticed that several reporters from TNT were all looking at him, and immediately shrugged helplessly, and said in a funny tone:

"He should be glad he didn't have to fight me, otherwise I would have beaten him!"

“WOW！”

"I love your confidence, Kayce! It's a pity that we didn't have your interview before the game, otherwise we could have talked a little longer! ”

"I'll vote for you at the All-Star Game, come on! Kayce！ ”

This can also be regarded as a benefit of building a good relationship with media reporters, everyone will give face after meeting, Li Ze and a few people bumped fists to greet each other, then ended the warm-up and walked back to the locker room.

Before the game, in the home team's locker room, Coach Rivers was a little worried, because Jermaine O'Neal suffered a small injury in the previous game and could not play in this game, he originally planned to let Garnett play the No. 5 position, but considering Shaquille O'Neal's face, this matter is basically no play.

The Old Sharks, who signed with the Celtics for $1.35 million this season, have been adjusting their physical condition in the past few days, and recently caught up with Jermaine O'Neal's injury, which made the Old Sharks directly get the starting position.

When Coach Rivers thinks of the Thunder's pick-and-roll offense, he always feels that starting O'Neal is not a reasonable choice, but when he thinks of the current locker room atmosphere of the team, he still chooses to compromise, this is a veteran team, and respecting veterans is also an important culture in the locker room.

"Listen guys! In tonight's game, we have to completely slow down, give the ball to the inside, and once we encounter the opponent's shrinking defense, immediately transfer the ball, and be sure to control the rebounding ball and the offensive rhythm on the court! ”

“ Let's go！ Do your job, tonight is our home stadium and we have to win this game. ”

Rivers said passionately, while constantly applauding, motivating his players, but most of the players in the team have become accustomed to this kind of chicken soup, and there is no fluctuation in their hearts when they hear it.

“... Oh..."

Amid the loud roar of the DJ on the spot, the home team's players took the lead, and the North Shore Garden Arena immediately erupted in huge cheers, and the Celtics fans were very satisfied with the team's current record, and the double defeat of the Heat was definitely a remarkable achievement!

As the two teams warmed up before the game, TNT's sideline commentary team also began to analyse their main line-ups, with Kevin Harlan as the host tonight, and Reggie Miller and Steve Kerr as the two guests.

"Oh! Contrary to our pre-game analysis, the Celtics still insisted on using O'Neal to play the No. 5 position, how do the two evaluate the Rivers head coach's lineup? ”

TNT's on-site commentator Kevin Harlan has just introduced the starting line-ups of both teams, and he took advantage of the warm-up time to start beckoning the two guests to analyze the game.

"I don't think Coach Rivers made it a smart move to start O'Neal in the No. 5 position! The Thunder will definitely play more pick-and-rolls at the No. 5 position, and the Celtics' perimeter defense must be tense. ”

After hearing Steve Cole's words, Reggie Miller also commented unceremoniously:

"Just like the last meeting, if the Celtics' interior defense can't be expanded in time, then the Thunder's pick-and-roll offense will be their nightmare, and Coach Rivers should still shrink the roster so that it can match the Thunder's offense."

"Thank you for your comments, let's look forward to the play of both sides in the first quarter!"

When the referee signaled the players from both sides to come to the center of the field, the audience at the North Shore Garden Arena began to cheer for the home team wildly, and Garnett also raised his hands high, signaling the fans to be more high, Durant felt the atmosphere of the scene, put his hands on his knees, and complained to Li Ze next to him:

"I really don't like playing away from the North Shore Gardens, I hate the shouting from some fans that the NBA should ban them from the arena!"

"They're just shouting loudly before the game, and I'm guaranteeing it, and the sounds will soon disappear!"

Li Ze responded to Durant while staring closely at Kostic and O'Neal, who were about to jump the ball, and at this time, the referee also threw the basketball into the air.

"Smack..."

O'Neal managed to jump to the ball for the Celtics, and Rajon Rondo slowly dribbled across the halfcourt, noticing that the Turtle's defense was once again a step away, and the corners of Rondo's mouth twitched, and then Bibi drew and began to direct traffic.

Ray Allen was in the three-second zone, relying on Garnett's cover, quickly bombing outside, such a tactic, Li Ze is also familiar with it, dexterously bypassing the cover, and then desperately chasing the defense, Rondo saw that Ray Allen did not get a vacant opportunity on the outside, and quickly gave the ball to Garnett, who was raised.

The latter received the ball, made a simple high-low coordination, and immediately gave the ball to O'Neal, who wanted the ball in the low post, and in the face of Kostic's defense, O'Neal, who was in a deep position, leaned on and hit after receiving the ball, quickly closed the ball, and carried Kostic with a big body, and easily hooked his hand under the basket.

"Whew...", two low scores.

"Wow! O'Neal, who is full of physical energy, still has dominance under the basket and plays well in the low post! ”

O'Neal, who scored two points, made a funny big jump to quickly return to the defense, which also made the audience at the North Shore Garden Arena shout louder, and under the leadership of the live DJ, began to cheer loudly for the home team's defense:

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

The Thunder's offense, the high block at the No. 5 position, and after Kostic completed the pick-and-roll, the turtle noticed that Rondo actually walked off the line to go around the cover, and quickly made a stop-and-go jump shot just one step outside the three-point line at the top of the arc.

"Whew...", the long two points scored easily.

In 10 seconds, the Thunder completed an attack, and everyone immediately retreated.

Rondo hurriedly signaled that the ball was his problem, and then made an offensive gesture, the Celtics' offense was still covering the outside, and there was no chance to cooperate in the high and low posts, and O'Neal hit a 2-pointer under the basket again.

"Ahh

The back-to-back basket scoring also excited Celtics fans, who believed that the team had found the Thunder's weaknesses.

"The Thunder should start with 32 defenses, and there is no problem with the defensive strategy, but Kostic should be aggressive defensively, and he needs to squeeze O'Neal out of the basket!"

Reggie Miller was also quick to comment on the Thunder's defense.

Turtles, who dribbled past half court, noticed that Rondo began to defend him, and called a high post block away from the three-point line, and O'Neal had to quickly lift up, at which point Li Ze took advantage of Jeff Green's cover under the basket and quickly moved to the line.

Turtle and Li Ze cooperated tacitly, and when they reached the left wing outside the three-point line, the two quickly made a hand-to-hand pass, and at the same time, Turtle Turtle also helped Li Ze make a cover, which simply delayed the chasing Lei Allen.

Li Ze quickly moved to the top of the arc with the ball in his right hand, noticed that Kostic successfully delayed O'Neal, suddenly lowered the center of gravity of his body, pretended to break through with the ball in his right hand, and chased Lei Allen to the side Subconsciously slid backwards, but seeing Li Ze's right hand suddenly pulled back, Lei Allen immediately exerted force under his feet and jumped directly to pounce.

Li Ze naturally noticed Ray Allen's movements, but he still maintained his offensive rhythm, while pulling back with his right hand, he exerted force with his right foot, retreated to outside the three-point line, and faced Ray Allen's pounce, and retreated to shoot a jumper.

The three-point shot hollowed into the net.

"Shhhhh

The North Shore Garden Arena immediately erupted in huge boos, and Celtics fans were impressed by Lee's three-pointer, and they didn't want to see Lee's outside fire in tonight's game.

"Oh! Brilliant goal! In the face of Ray Allen's defense, Kayce still completed his step-back shooting action and was not affected in the slightest, which is a must for a good shooter to maintain his shooting rhythm! ”

Seeing Li Ze hit a three-pointer against the defense, Reggie Miller quickly sent out words of praise, and Kevin Harlan on the side was stunned, has the commentator been replaced...

There are actually a lot of variations in the Thunder's tactics, Li Ze can choose to shoot three-pointers, or choose to break through the ball, or attack the basket directly, Kostic and Jeff Green will easily get opportunities, which is also a tactic designed by the coaching staff to get all players involved in the offense.

The Celtics' offense still gave the ball to O'Neal in the low post, who received the ball and scored it again under the basket, and the Thunder quickly sent out the baseline ball and played the same tactics as in the previous round, except that this time it was replaced by Li Ze holding the ball in the high post, and Durant came up to receive the ball.

After receiving the ball, Durant did not choose to shoot outside the three-point line, but suddenly lowered his center of gravity at the top of the arc, held the ball in his right hand, and took a big step directly to the basket.

Li Ze noticed that Durant had just dribbled across the free throw line, and Garnett's help defense had shrunk back, but Durant, with his personal ability, quickly changed direction in front of his body, dodged Garnett's block, and picked up the basket with his left hand.

“OH！ Kevin Durant，Flips it up and in！ ”

With such a height, he made a large change of direction in front of his body and a light pick-up, which made Kevin Harlan, the commentator on the sidelines, couldn't help but exclaim.

In the next few minutes, the Celtics continued to give the ball to the inside, and O'Neal was in very good shape for this game, facing Kostic's defense, and making consecutive strong baskets, all of which were successful.

The performance of 5 of 5 in the opening game also made the Celtics fans on the scene shout with excitement, tough inside, iron-blooded defense, this is the scene that fans expect to see.

The Thunder's offensive rhythm was slowed down, and Li Ze did not make a shot in the past few minutes, but played a breakthrough shot, always paying attention to the defensive movements of the Celtics.

After the official timeout came back, the Thunder's offense, after the baseline serve, Li Ze gave the turtle an offensive gesture, just after halftime, the turtle directly gave the ball to Li Ze, and at the same time signaled Kostic to stay inside, ready to grab the rebound.

Ray Allen stood with his feet parallel to each other at this time, stepped on the three-point line, and stared closely at Li Ze's movements, and Li Ze first glanced at Garnett's defensive position, and after dribbling under the crotch of his left hand, he quickly lowered his body's center of gravity, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.

Lei Allen realized that he had guessed Li Ze's offensive movement wrong, he didn't expect Li Ze to choose to break through on the right side, and the amplitude was so large, he hurriedly slid backwards, only to see Li Ze's right hand suddenly dribble behind his back, and then the exaggerated retreat jump shot...

"Huh...", a juggling three-pointer was scored.

“WOW！ Kayce！ Step back，Hits the three!”

On the commentary bench of TNT, Kevin Harlan exclaimed directly, the ball was too sudden, he only saw Li Ze suddenly accelerate, and then retreated and jumped to shoot, Ray Allen did not react at all, which was completely different from the previous offensive rhythm on the court.

"Oh!!"

All the spectators in the North Shore Garden Arena exclaimed in unison, and the front-row spectators closest to Li Ze were even more dumbfounded, this amplitude, this speed, and this sense of power were simply beasts.

Li Ze, who threw in the three-point shot, maintained his serious expression, pretended to be an indifferent boss, and quietly pretended to be X.

After playing more than 7 minutes of the game, Li Ze already understood the Celtics' defensive strategy, these old guys regarded them as the Heat team, and wanted to use Garnett's help defense to strangle them in the middle distance, so Li Ze decided not to play according to the routine and use three-point shots to solve the problem.

Coach Rivers on the sidelines gave the players an offensive gesture, the Celtics' offense was still unhurried, the old guys continued to pass the ball, Rondo also held the ball and rushed into the interior to stir up, and finally there was not much offensive time left, and Garnett hit the iron blood mid-range again

"Ahh

As if trying to pull back the momentum, Garnett screamed loudly while pounding his chest in anger, and the crowd came to their senses and began to cheer loudly for the goal.

At this time, the Thunder's offense has become extremely simple, the turtle and turtle handed over the ball again after half the court, and at the same time Kostic raised the block and dismantle, Li Ze did not wait for the block and dismantle position, held the ball in his right hand, jumped and dribbled after raising the center of gravity of his body, and at the same time adjusted his footsteps, and his right hand quickly changed direction under his crotch.

After steadily protecting the ball with his body, he took a step with the ball in his left hand, resisted the defense of Ray Allen, exerted force at his feet, and stepped back to shoot a jumper.

The three-point shot hollowed into the net.

"Shhh

“Bang！！ Kayce！ Another three！ ”

The faint boos on the scene and the passionate shouts of the commentator Kevin Harlan occurred at the same time, after the goal was scored, the Thunder only led by 5 points in the first quarter, and the game time in the first quarter was short, but the audience at the scene just couldn't get up, this three-point shot was outrageous...

By the end of the first quarter, at 30:25, the Thunder, who were playing away, maintained a five-point lead.

At the intermission, Coach Rivers was also a little confused, the defensive strategy arranged before the game did not work at all, the Thunder team did not hit the basket as frequently as the Heat team, and Li Ze even exaggerated not even shooting from the middle distance, which was completely beyond Rivers' expectations.

“Hey！ Guys! Defend! Stick to our defensive strategy, he's not going to hit three-pointers all the time, we keep hitting the ball inside, slow down the game, keep the confidence, OK? Let's go！！ ”

Coach Rivers passionately sent out chicken soup while taking out the tactical board to draw, he didn't believe that Li Ze could continue to hit those exaggerated shots, as an old-school coach, he would stick to the game strategy formulated before the game.

In the rotation stage, the Celtics also replaced Marquis Daniels, replaced Ray Allen, let the old comrades rest for a while, and replaced O'Neal, let Glenn Davis and Garnett partner on the inside, and the other main players followed.

In the first attack in the second quarter, Li Ze, who hit the No. 1 position, quickly dribbled across the halfcourt, Marquis Daniels' defense was already standing outside the three-point line, in the face of such a defense, Li Ze dribbled twice in his crotch on the spot, and suddenly started, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.

Marquis Daniels hurriedly slid backwards, at this time Li Ze pulled back his crotch, his left hand paused slightly, and pretended to break through on the left side, this action shook Marquis Daniels was slightly stunned, and without waiting for the opponent to react, his left hand quickly dribbled behind his back, and he made a step forward and threw a jumper.

"Huh..."The three-pointer hit steadily.

“Bang！！ Kayce From Downtown！ ”

Kevin Harlan, who was becoming more and more excited, kept raising the volume of his commentary, cooperating with Li Ze's goal, and even made a tactical retreat on the commentary seat...

In the next game, the audience at the North Shore Garden Arena was gradually dumbfounded, and Li Ze's three-point shot did not stop.

At the beginning of the 4th quarter, when Li Ze faced Ray Allen's defense and hit a step-back three-pointer again, the Celtics fans on the scene were completely speechless, no one was cheering for the home team's offense anymore, and no one wanted to shout for the defense anymore, and there was already an eerie silence in the arena...

Only in the commentary table of TNT, the commentator Kevin Harlan, who was in a state of frenzy, was still shouting "Bang! ”

“Bang！！ Kayce Another three from downtown！ ”

The Thunder team is also a little confused, although in the daily training games, Li Ze can often hit three-pointers in a row, but after all, it is a training game, and the Celtics' defense tonight is actually very good, and the breakthroughs of Durant and Turtle are greatly limited.

The Celtics relied on such a defensive system to successfully limit the Heat's assault, but what everyone didn't expect was that Li Ze solved the problem with a three-point shot.

For the rest of the game, only the home DJ in the North Shore Garden Arena was still cheering on the team, and the Celtics fans were already a little desperate, too outrageous...

Coach Rivers stood on the sidelines, his eyes looked at Li Ze, and he subconsciously kept shaking his head, he really hadn't seen this scene, and in the end he still paid for his stubbornness, and the single defense really couldn't solve the problem...

At 110:98, the Thunder relied on Li Ze's crazy three-pointer to successfully shoot the Celtics.

Li Ze made 14 of 17 in this game, including 9 of 12 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and 41 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 turnover.

After the game, when the Celtics heard a TNT reporter ask how to evaluate Li Ze's performance at a press conference, Coach Rivers directly admitted his tactical failure:

"Lee's outside shooting tonight was incredible, you know, Ray Allen was able to hit nine three-pointers in a game, but Lee wasn't the same, he didn't need to cover the run, he just needed a few simple shakes to hit a step-back three-pointer, which was completely beyond our expectations."

"We've paid the price for our defensive strategy, and the next time that happens to us, maybe I'll just go up and I'll vote for him to be an All-Star, it's unbelievable that he's still a sophomore rookie!"

Although this all-American live broadcast made Li Ze famous, the Thunder team did not have time to appreciate the praise of the media and ball critics, and they will fly to Milwaukee tomorrow to face the Bucks on the road.

Back-to-back games on the road have never been easy to play, and the Bucks have added Drew Gooden this season, formed an inside twin tower with Andrew Bogut, and also traded from the Warriors to Corey Margeti.

The combination of old and new lineups allowed them to achieve a 5-7 record at the beginning of the season, and are currently ranked 7th in the East.

The big-mouthed Jennings didn't talk big before the game, and when he thought of Li Ze's performance at the North Shore Garden Arena, the Bucks' pre-game performance was extremely harmonious.

It's just that the game on the night of the 20th made the Thunder's coaching staff feel a lot of pain, Durant sprained his ankle after breaking through in the second quarter, and Coach Brooks suddenly felt bad when he saw the team doctor shaking his head at him.

"Scott, to be on the safe side, Kevin can't play again tonight, we need to go to the hospital for an X-ray as soon as possible to see if there is any structural damage!"

"Whew! Alright, lads! Don't worry, Kevin will be fine! Sovlosa, don't hesitate to come on the pitch when you have the chance, we have to keep the attacking space on the field! ”

Coach Brooks hurriedly took out the tactical board, the Bucks are also a two-tower lineup, how to deal with the twin towers, the Thunder team still has more experience.

After Durant retired from injury, all the offense was launched from Li Ze's point, and the offensive routine also changed from receiving and projecting after covering to holding the ball and blocking and dismantling, although Jeff Green was choked by the twin towers again, but fortunately, the turtle turtle did not enter the sewer, and the Thunder withstood the pressure.

96:84, this is not the offensive rhythm of the Thunder team, but fortunately, the final result is good, or win, Li Ze is bloody again in this game, angrily slashing 30 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 turnovers, 2 steals and 1 block, filling the data column...

After the game, everyone hurried to the hospital to visit the injured Durant, Li Zegang walked into the ward, saw Durant's eyebrows fluttering expression, was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked:

"Kevin! Are the X-ray results out? Is the sprain serious? ”

"Well, there is no structural damage, the doctor recommended that I rest for half a month, but I think a week is enough, look at this news!"

Durant first answered Li Ze's inquiry, and then handed over the gossip magazine at hand with an excited face.

"Scarlett's marriage broke down and the two parties have broken up peacefully"

"I'm going to interact on Twitter first, and when it's time for the All-Star Game, I might be able to invite her to watch the game!"

Li Ze saw Durant lying on the bed with his eyebrows fluttering, and there was only one thought in his heart:

"Lick to the end, nothing..."