The impact of the Easter game exceeded Li Ze's expectations, and his performance of 30 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal was wildly praised by many media reporters and critics of Amerika that night.

The script of the lore seems a bit cliché, but Amika's fans are tired of watching it, and the NBA league is also smiling.

At the press conference after the game, Li Ze was still very humble as usual, friendly to the team, coach's stick, tired of logging, in short, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello

The ESPN reporter heard Li Ze's familiar answer, and nodded with satisfaction, of course the news report can't be written like this, anyway, it's all edited, just go straight to the whole big job:

"The Rise of the Youngest MVP in History"

"The Next Face of the League, the Youngest MVP in History"

"Heat Dynasty? The Thunder are the real dynasty team"

The reports didn't mention the Mavericks who were killed, and even though Nowitzki had scored 30 points as efficiently, not many people praised his performance.

After all, the youngest MVP in history has even more gimmicks, and Ameika's fans will definitely enjoy this topic!

November 25th, Amerika's Thanksgiving Day, although Li Ze is not interested in this holiday, he likes the holiday brought by the holiday, and he got up early and was surfing the Internet at this time.

The atmosphere was too hot after last night's game, and Li Ze was pulled to the press conference before he had time to see the detailed technical statistics, and now looking at the post-game discussion post on Reddit, Li Ze was thoughtful;

"9-of-28, the Mavericks threw more three-pointers than they remembered, 49-42 rebounds, lost 7 rebounds, and Tyson Chandler personally got 14 rebounds..."

Li Ze saw these basic basic statistics, and was a little speechless in his heart, no wonder it was so difficult to chase points in the game, the Mavericks currently look like a magic ball play, if the three-point shot is more accurate, last night's game must have been shot by the opponent again.

Li Ze had some tactical play styles of the Mavericks and Spurs in his mind at this time, and then thought of the situation of playing against the two teams this season, Li Ze could only sigh that Carlisle and Popovich do have a keen intuition about the future.

Rome wasn't built in a day, the Spurs' smooth offense and accurate outside shooting in '13 or '14 were the result of Popovich's years of preparation, and the signs of the small-ball era have begun to show.

Of course, there is still a lot of time to go, as long as the NBA league changes the cylinder rules and restricts the defense of the inside, the outside line will completely usher in an explosion.

"Sure enough, I have witnessed history!"

"What history? If I want to eat something tonight, I have to prepare the ingredients in advance. ”

Annie hugged Li Ze from behind, and then whispered in her ear, Li Ze turned around, hugged the black-haired royal sister who had just woken up in her arms, and then asked in a low voice:

"Don't you go home on Thanksgiving? Do you really want to spend the holidays with me in Russia? ”

"Which home to go back to? You know, my mother and father both remarried, and they both had children after marriage, so I hated these festivals when I grew up, what? Did you have a date with another girl today? ”

"Smack!"

Halfway through Annie's words, she suddenly felt a pain in her buttocks, and when she saw Li Zesheng looking at her with a wicked smile, she immediately took her mouth and bit Li Ze's shoulder.

"Ahh You abominable little feral cat bites again! ”

"Haha, let me down!"

Li Ze screamed exaggeratedly, then picked up Anne and walked directly to the bathroom, he decided not to go anywhere on Thanksgiving, just stay at home and practice...

In the Celestial Empire on the other side of the ocean, fans will naturally not have any Thanksgiving, at this time everyone is frantically discussing Li Ze's performance, due to Da Yao's injury and season reimbursement, many fans began to pay more attention to Li Ze, and the number of fans has increased greatly!

Of course, in the major forums, Komi is still the protagonist, which is also caused by CCTV Sports broadcasting Lakers games in the past few years, Kobe's fans have accumulated over the past few years, and the scale is huge, and Li Ze's number of fans has not surpassed Kobe for the time being.

This season, the Lakers currently have a 13-2 record, temporarily behind the 14-1 Spurs and Thunder, such a good record also makes the Comes more confident, and they spare no effort to mock their opponents.

"Li Ze's performance is too good! Maybe you can really get the MVP this season, especially on the defensive end, and the improvement is visible to the naked eye! ”

"I've definitely gained muscle in the off-season, and I'm scary-strong! It's completely different from last season now, facing the defender's defense, squeezing through the stuck position, it's too exaggerated. ”

"Li Ze is the size of the forward line to play the guard, and Amika's back line also falsely reported the height, which caused such a situation, crushing the small guard, which is really awesome."

"The Mavericks are so miserable, this game is almost the same as last season's playoffs, when Westbrook missed a free throw, but grabbed the rebound, a confused kill, yesterday's game was a face-to-face step-back jumper, I screamed in class!"

"What's there to brag about, look at how many lore games Volute has, blow it for a day, don't you bother, anyway, the Thunder team will definitely be eliminated by the Crouching Tiger in the playoffs, and the regular season will be blown like this, aren't you embarrassed?"

"Don't blow your compatriots to blow Kobe? It's really yours, the Lakers have become your second home, right? Hehe, sit back and wait for the Thunder to finish beating the Lakers in the playoffs, Kobe? Without Gasol, last year's championship was the Celtics! ”

"Comey get out, my teammates Zhan this time were replaced by Wade and Bosh, even if the Lakers enter the Finals, they will definitely be easily eliminated by my Zhan, the Heat championship!"

"Tut, if you don't win the championship, will the Dapeng bird spread its wings and continue to fly away! Jamie is so amazing, she even came out to show! Brothers, the all-star voting has begun, and Li Ze must be voted into the starting lineup! ”

The stalk of Lion Camel Ridge has appeared at this time, and there are various second creations in major forums, and even a Renaissance was set off a while ago, and everyone was crazy about LeBron James's huddle behavior.

The Jammys, who have been frantically ridiculed, have been silent, but the situation has improved recently, and they are active again...

On November 26, on the plane to Indiana, everyone on the Thunder team was also discussing the first phase of the All-Star voting, and everyone agreed that LeBron James's huddle behavior will definitely not get the vote king.

"The All-Star is held in Los Angeles, and this year's ticket king must be Kobe Bryant, and the All-Star Most Valuable Player is estimated to be in no suspense, as the host, Kobe Bryant will definitely get this award."

After the injury, Durant underwent a detailed examination in the Russian City Hospital and recuperated for a few days before he was allowed by the coaching staff to play away with the team.

As for why Durant wants to show his face with the team, the main reason is that recently Russian City fans have begun to frantically praise Li Ze, and everyone seems to have forgotten him, which makes Durant a little uncomfortable, after all, he is the real core of the team who gets the most money...

As soon as Li Ze heard Durant's sour words, he immediately said with a smile:

"Then it depends on who the starting control position is, if it's Chris Paul, then there really isn't much suspense in this matter, if it is replaced by either me and Russell, haha, Kobe Bryant wants to win the award, you have to ask if we are worthy of cooperation."

"That's right! If I can be selected for the All-Star Game, I will definitely do it with the ball, and I want to win the All-Star Game MVP! ”

As soon as Turtle Turtle heard Li Ze's words, he immediately nodded in agreement, he has a strong interest in all honors, and the All-Star Game MVP is indeed a good award.

"Oh!! That's it, if Russell can also be selected as an All-Star, then there will be three Thunder players in the game, and everyone will support you to win the award! ”

"The old-fashioned script is outdated, we should keep up with the times, haha, anyway, I don't want to see Kobe Bryant win the most valuable award."

On the afternoon of the 26th, Li Ze and Turtle Turtle, who arrived in Indianapolis City, were entertained by Darren Collisson, the former UCLA star guard who was not happy after entering the league.

Last season, the Hornets got a lot of opportunities and had a good performance because of Chris Paul's injury, but alas, the Hornets sent him to the Indiana Pacers in the offseason.

"Hey! Bro, how are you doing here, adjusting to life here? ”

Darren Collison heard Li Ze's concerned inquiry, and immediately said with a wry smile:

"Actually, I love life in New Orleans, except for the Hurricanes, it's really good, but it's okay to be with the Pacers, I got the starting spot here, maybe I can spend my rookie contract with this team."

"Don't rush into the contract, the league may be shut down next season, there will be a new collective bargaining agreement, come on, Bro!"

Turtle also comforted his former rival that he was traded by the team in his rookie season, which was really uncomfortable.

"Fortunately, it's all guaranteed contracts, and you don't have to worry about salary for these two years, congratulations Russell, you will definitely be selected as an All-Star this season."

"Haha, the substitute lineup is decided by the coach, and it's hard to say now..."

......

The Pacers roster hasn't changed much this season, with Paul George being drafted with the 10th pick in the first round, Lance Stephenson with the 10th pick in the second round, and James Posey from the Hornets as a veteran.

At present, the team is still based on Danny Granger as the core of the team, constantly matching the lineup, and the new players will not get too much playing time, after all, the Pacers' priority is to make the playoffs, and the development of rookies will step aside first.

Head coach Jim O'Brien opted for the regular rotation for this game, with Josh McRoberts and Hibbert forming the inside line, and the outside trio being Darren Collison, Mike Dunleavy and Danny Granger.

This lineup only played for more than three minutes in the opening game, and head coach Jim O'Brien found a problem, Hibbert's defense couldn't keep up with the offensive rhythm of the Thunder, and Li Ze and Turtle were too fierce.

The Thunder attacked, and the turtle came to the left half outside the three-point line and immediately handed over the ball, which was similar to a hand-to-hand pass, which simply blocked Darren Co Rison, and Kostic's cover also appeared at the right time, successfully covering and blocking at the top of the arc.

Li Ze naturally noticed that Hibbert's defense could not follow, and when he came to the top of the arc outside the three-point line with the ball in his right hand, Granger's defense had been delayed, and at this time Li Ze was empty in front of him, and he easily made a jump shot outside the three-point line.

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

"Shhhhh

The crowd in the Consec arena immediately erupted in loud boos, and the Pacers fans also knew that as long as Li Ze threw his hand, the game would be dangerous.

The Pacers sent a quick baseline shot, Darren Collison dribbled past halfcourt and the Turtles' defense was tapped, while Sofrosa and Li Ze stepped up their defense against Mike Dunleavy and Danny Granger.

Disrupting the Pacers' inside and outside connection with an outside pressing defense, Danny Granger tried to get rid of Lee's entanglement through cover, but the Thunder's side rotated faster and shook off Leezer and Jeff Green.

After Danny Granger successfully received the ball, there were only 10 seconds left in the offensive time, facing Li Ze's defense, holding the ball in his right hand, dribbling through the cross-step, just dribbling to the vicinity of the paint area, against Li Ze's block, and making a stop-and-go jump shot.

"Bang...", he was angry.

In the case of single defense, Li Ze can clearly feel the bonus effect brought by [Death Entanglement] + [Defensive Deterrence], these two badges bring Li Ze an indescribable defensive instinct when defending face-to-face, allowing him to subconsciously make reasonable defensive moves.

The rebound was successfully protected by Kostic, and immediately passed to the turtles, and the Thunder quickly launched a transition offense, and while the Pacers' defense was not yet on their feet, the turtles began to accelerate in a crazy straight line, straight into the inside.

Josh McRoberts was the Pacers' last barrier at this time, but the rushing turtle didn't care about the defender in front of him, and after the aerial confrontation, he separated the opponent with his body and picked the basket with his left hand.

Josh McRoberts noticed the basketball knocking out of the basket, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and just wanted to accept the rebound, he was directly hit by the strong impact behind him and directly hit the basketball hoop.

Of course, the Thunder's fast break is not the only one, Li Ze saw that the turtle missed the layup, jumped directly, and pressed the ball into the basket with one hand behind Josh McRoberts' head!

"Bang...", the fast break is successful.

"Roar!"

Li Ze had just landed, and before he could pretend to be X, he was almost hit by a monster turtle and stumbled...

"Shhhhh

"Squeak..."

The Thunder had already overtaken the score at this point, and at 14:12, the Pacers directly requested a timeout, and head coach Jim O'Brien decided to make lineup adjustments in advance.

During the timeout, head coach Jim O'Brien saw Paul George on the bench and immediately said:

"Mike, take a break from the game, George, you only need to do one thing after you get on the court, go all out to defend Lee, and keep consuming him on the defensive end."

"We're going to get the ball to the inside first, Hibbert, and I don't want to see you lose with your back to Jeff Green!"

"Give the ball to the inside, rush to grab the rebound, we have to slow down the rhythm of the game, don't run with the rhythm of the opponent!"

The new Paul George heard that the head coach arranged for him to play, and his heart was suddenly infinitely happy, rookies have to start from defense, he has the confidence to defend Li Ze, after all, in terms of body shape, he still has some height advantages...

After returning from a timeout, the Pacers immediately gave the ball to the interior when attacking, Hibbert faced Kostic's defense in the low post, and finally hardened up, smacked twice, turned to the basket, used his height advantage, held high, and scored with a left-handed hook.

The Thunder's offense was fast-paced, with the Turtles blocking high post after halftime, using Kostic's cover to get away from Darren Collison and go to the paint, noticing Josh McRoberts retracting and immediately throwing the ball to the corner of Jeff Green.

The Pacers' defense began to rotate, while the Thunder's side began to pass the ball continuously, and when Li Ze received the ball on the left side outside the three-point line, he was a little surprised to see Paul George actually stick to the defense directly, but it was really not a good defensive option.

Li Ze took a quick probing step with his right foot, and at the same time released the ball with his right hand concealedly, and suddenly dribbled vigorously with his left hand, turning his hip and exerting force at the same time, his body's center of gravity was low, and he broke through the cross-step dribble.

Such a tentative step trick made Li Ze's breakthrough fast and fierce, which was completely beyond Paul George's expectations, and the new Paul George wanted to give Li Ze's body a confrontation on his side, but found that after sliding backwards twice, he was completely carried away by Li Ze's body...

At this time, Li Ze successfully stored energy through continuous vigorous dribbling, ignored Hibbert's jump block under the basket, quickly took off after jumping with both feet, and after confronting Hibbert in the air, he hovered slightly, pulled back with his left arm, and then smashed the buckle with his arm, a fierce tomahawk dunk!

"Bang...", the ball goes in, and the person flies.

"Oh!!"

The audience in the Consec Arena saw Hibbert stumble after landing and fell directly to the basketball hoop, and all subconsciously exclaimed, the 2.18-meter big player was deducted, such a scene is still very rare.

"Shhhhh

Paul George, as a newcomer to the league, naturally watched Li Ze play, but he subconsciously thought that no matter how strong he was, he was also a rookie, and the gap between the two should not be very large.

However, after only one defense, Paul George had a bit of scalp tingling, and he felt that he might not be able to prevent it...

"Hey, buddy! Don't stick so close next time you defend, or I'll get past you easily! Oh, don't get too far away, or I'll probably pull out the jumper, and defend the distance yourself slowly! ”

Li Ze did not celebrate too much after the successful dunk, but told Paul George with concern, he has always taken great care of the new players.

“......”

Paul George was completely speechless, shrimp pig heart, he subconsciously looked at the head coach on the sidelines, and saw that the coach didn't seem to have any intention of replacing him, and his heart suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Persisted until the end of the first quarter, 26:24, the Thunder led by two points, and the head coach of Brooks was not satisfied with the team's performance.

After the start of the second quarter of the game, the budding new Paul George felt that something was wrong, because the outside of the Thunder team felt cold tonight, Li Ze stepped up his personal offense, and after dribbling through the half, he noticed that Paul George did not immediately stick up, but stared closely at his movements.

Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, gently sent the ball forward at this time, lowered the center of his body, and adjusted his pace at the same time.

After easily passing the defense, aiming at the Pacers' interior defense had retracted, Li Ze instantly changed his offensive intention and shot directly outside the three-point line.

The three-point shot hollowed into the net.

"Shhhhh

"Wrap him up, guys!"

"Don't let him shoot three-pointers! Wrap him! ”

At this time, the fans at the scene had already broken the defense a little bit by Li Ze, such a three-point shot was really exaggerated, and the audience in the front row even began to frantically command the Pacers players.

In the next game, the Pacers really began to wrap up Li Ze and forced him to play the ball quickly, but fortunately, his teammates' shooting percentage was not bad, and Ibaka could also hit the middle distance continuously.

The new Paul George didn't want to go on the court to score, and he put all his energy into the defensive end, and by the end of the second quarter, the Pacers had managed to overtake the score at 50:52.

Of course, Li Ze found that his teammates' outside shooting rate was still declining, so after the start of the second half of the game, Li Ze directly entered the Mamba mode, and it was over, and then the nightmare of the new Paul George began...

Li Ze, who accelerated the pace of the offense, showed his rich offensive means, receiving three-pointers after covering, back-to-back singles at the waist, crossover with the ball, and Paul George on the defensive end almost applied directly to the bench.

It's just that the reborn Mamba can't withstand the continuous double bagging, and the Pacers in the 4th quarter relied on the defense of the inside line to limit the breakthrough of the turtle, plus Li Ze also began to play iron, and finally lost...

101:107, the Pacers won a difficult game at home, after the game, the audience in the arena was screaming excitedly, this game was too difficult to win!

Li Ze was 13-of-24 from the field, 4-of-10 from three-point range, and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line, scoring 35 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 turnover, and 3 steals.

The shooting rate in the second half fell sharply, otherwise the game would have been won, and the turtle also shot 20 times and scored 24 points, and the two really tried their best.

Feeling the cheerful atmosphere in the Consec Arena, Li Ze, who lost the game, was a little depressed, and complained helplessly in his heart:

"Mamba-style loss, just look at the technical statistics, it must be a teammate CBA, the data is really deceiving."

The new Paul George slashed 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 turnovers in this game, and he sat directly on the bench after the game.

Thinking about the game against the Thunder with one game left this season, Paul George is a little glad in his heart:

"It's a good thing I wasn't selected for the Western Conference..."

On November 28th, the Thunder flew to Houston to continue their road trip, this game with the Rockets, the NBA league originally wanted to vigorously promote the Celestial Derby, but they never expected that Da Yao only played 5 games this season, and the season was directly reimbursed.

According to the plan, this game is ABC's national live broadcast, but with one less protagonist, the game situation is completely different, the Rockets currently only have a record of 3 wins and 12 losses, and if they continue to play according to this trend, even if they are not the champions of the dive, the playoffs will be ironclad.

CCTV Sports also vigorously promoted this game before, but Da Yao was injured, and the game was almost one-sided, and the host Yu Jia couldn't even lift the spirit to explain the game, but Director Zhang was as committed as ever.

"To Ya, yes, to Li Ze! Pregnant! ”

"Westbrook's pass, it's going to be bad, it's going to be three points if you pass it early! Oh, good ball, Li Ze is going to shoot it all in! ”

"The Thunder have no space for this ball! It's useless to be chaotic, you have to give it to Li Ze..."

"Li Ze is really good, facing the Rockets' Battier and Martin's flanking attack... Mistake..."

By the end of the half, at 60:46, the Thunder had a 16-point lead, and the host Yu Jia saw that the Rockets were behind by a big score, and at halftime, he hurriedly asked Director Zhang a question:

"Coach Zhang, the Rockets have fallen behind by 16 points at halftime, how do you think they should adjust in the second half to narrow the difference?"

Director Zhang, who was in a good mood, heard the host Yu Jia's inquiry, and immediately said with a smile:

"In fact, it is simple for the Rockets to win, one is to score more goals themselves, and the other is not to let the Thunder score, just do these two points in the second half!"

“... Your comment really hit the nail on the head..."

The second half of the game between the two sides was also passionless, the Rockets' ability to protect the rim was limited, and Kyle Lowry struggled to organize an effective offense against the Thunder's outside defense, and the game entered garbage time in the fourth quarter.

In the end, at 112:99, the Thunder easily defeated the Rockets away, Li Ze almost clocked in the third quarter, got 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 turnover and 2 steals, and Turtle Turtle scored a game-high 28 points, and also sent 8 assists without turnovers.

On November 29, the Thunder, who had just returned to Oh City, did not have much time to adjust, and they will face the Hornets at home tonight, but fortunately, the back-to-back games did not consume much and everyone's fitness was not affected.

Durant has been in recovery training at this time, and the coaching staff has decided to let Durant return to the game on December 1 to play against the Nets, and the intensity of the game is not large, which is very suitable for Durant, who has just returned from injury.

In the afternoon recovery training session, Durant threw a three-point shot, and when he saw Jeff Greenbang on the side, Durant comforted with some concern:

"Green, don't worry about the contract, what we need for our tactical play is the space type 4 position, the uniform team will definitely renew your contract, you just need to adjust the game status, and the contract will be handed over to the agent!"

"Thanks, Bro! I've just had some problems with my hand recently, and it may be because I've played away from home in a row, so I'll adjust my form! ”

Jeff Green himself is actually not that optimistic, the agent has analyzed the current situation of the Thunder team for him, Presti has always wanted big players, but the Thunder team does not have many trade chips, the outside trio is the basic handicap, he feels that he is likely to be traded...

Durant simply appeased Jeff Green again, everyone knows the team's movements, Durant doesn't want Jeff Green to leave, this is his die-hard supporter, especially seeing that Turtle and Li Ze have performed so well recently, Durant is under a lot of pressure:

"Okay, they're all here to help me..."

New Orleans suffered a hurricane, the Hornets owners were gone, and everyone thought the Hornets might be slumped this season, but Chris Paul once again showed the demeanor of a top defender and managed to keep the team's floor.

So far in the new season, the Hornets have a 12-4 record, ranking sixth in the West, which is also beyond everyone's expectations.

The Hornets in the offseason actually made personnel changes, sending away two rotation players from Peja and James Posey, and bringing in Trevor Ariza, Marco Belinelli, Willie Green, and Jarrett Jack.

With the starting line-up largely unchanged and David West and Emeka Okafor still on the inside, such signings have really helped the team.

Although Monty Williams is a rookie coach, the chicken soup is good, and the addition of top point guard Chris Paul has made the Hornets rise again this season.

The Player of the Week award from November 21 to 27 went to Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks, also with a 3-1 record, and Nowitzki averaged 32 points per game to beat Li Ze, after all, the Rockets clocked in three quarters of the game, pulling down his scoring average per game.

On the evening of the 29th, the Ford Center Arena was full, and for the last game in November, of course, the fans of the Russian City should enthusiastically support them, and everyone entered the arena early, and the atmosphere of the scene gradually became hot.

"I miss playing in the city a little bit, the fans here are still so enthusiastic, Kayce, have you thought about leaving the city?"

Li Ze, who warmed up half an hour in advance, was practicing the ball with both hands at this time, heard the voice from beside him, and looked back to find that Paul was looking at him with a smile on his face.

"My rookie contract isn't over yet, and even if it's over, it's a team option, and I think the Thunder will give me a cap salary, after all, we all reached the Western Conference Finals last season, and the team will definitely maintain the main framework, are you leaving the Hornets?"

Li Ze replied with a relaxed expression, and also asked rhetorically, Chris Paul heard the question and said directly and frankly:

"As much as I love living in New Orleans, at the moment it looks like maybe I'm leaving the team next season, Kayce, would you like to play with me? You know, as a point guard, what you love most is to partner with a top scorer. ”

As soon as Li Ze heard this, he suddenly looked a little strange, good guy, it shouldn't be influenced by LeBron James, do you also want to play "brother basketball"? However, for Paul's invitation, Li Ze still did not say anything to death:

"Wow! It's unpredictable what the future holds, but the opportunity to work with a top defender is something I'm sure no one will turn down, and you won't get any concrete news from the players' union, right? ”

Paul didn't admit it either, so he threw the basketball in his hand into the basket, and then replied with a smile:

"Don't worry, it's in the interests of the players, the union will never budge, I really hope we can work together in the future, of course, I won't show mercy in tonight's game, this may be my last season with the Hornets, I will give my best in every game."

During the pre-game warm-up, Chris Paul and Li Ze chatted for a long time, and Paul must have been influenced by James and even planned his career in advance.

Li Ze finally realized the impact of "Decision", and the players' self-consciousness began to awaken, but Li Ze felt that he couldn't encourage such an unhealthy trend, and let "Brother Basketball" hell with it, just run away if you can't beat it? It's just a joke...

Before the game, in the Thunder locker room, when everyone's resistance to chicken soup gradually increased, Coach Brooks used a killer feature:

"Guys, tonight is the last game of November, and although we are playing back-to-back, I am sure you can win at home and bring our November schedule to a successful conclusion, and the fans are looking forward to it."

"To win this game, we will have a day off, and on the afternoon of the 1st we will leave for New York, everyone can have a good rest, do a good defense, don't let Chris Paul organize the attack, we want to destroy the opponent with defense!"

"Ahh 10,000, spitting, crushing, and logging tired! ”

This game is also a national live broadcast of NBATV, and the Thunder are stimulated by the holiday, coupled with the addition of the home atmosphere of Ford Center, the offensive end played very smoothly after the opening, and once again played a perfect rhythm of 14 seconds to finish the offense.

However, there were some minor problems on the defensive end, David West faced Jeff Green's defensive performance like a fish in water, scoring three goals in a row after the opening, mid-range, basket, and low post strong offense, and Coach Brooks frowned as he watched from the sidelines.

The Hornets attacked, Chris Paul played a high block with David West again, and after the split, Paul hit the ground and passed to David West, who received the ball and shot a high jump shot directly at the left elbow of the free throw line.

"Whew...", the mid-range hit again.

"Shhhhh

The City fans began to boo David West, and the opponent hit consecutive shots, which is not what everyone wants to see.

The Thunder kicked the ball from the baseline, and the turtle dribbled past half court and played a high pick-and-roll, but Chris Paul deftly squeezed through the cover and interfered with the turtle's dribble at his side.

The tactics didn't work, and the turtle quickly gave the ball to Soflosa outside the left three-point line, while Li Ze and Jeff Green made a cross cover in the three-second zone and went straight to the elbow area with their backs to ask for the ball.

Ariza grabbed the front defense several times, but was easily defused by Li Ze, and in the case of weight and strength, the bonus effect of the [Card Master] badge was fully utilized, as if he was possessed by a veteran who has been in the league for many years, Li Ze can always make reasonable card position moves.

After receiving a pass from Soflosa, Li Ze quickly turned around, attacked with a frame, and after a quick tentative step with his right foot, he directly made a fake action of shaking the shot, and Ariza was almost shaken up directly.

At this time, Li Ze quickly released the ball with his left hand, dribbled vigorously twice in a row, and moved in the direction of the blocking area, and Ariza behind him slid back desperately at this time, noticing that David West's defense was also moving, and Li Ze in the middle of the movement suddenly changed direction under his crotch.

After the right hand protected the ball, his shoulders shook, and he suddenly pulled the ball back, and at the moment when Ariza's defensive center of gravity moved, Li Ze took his left foot as the axis, twisted his body, and then exerted force under his feet, and quickly shot a backward jumper.

"Whew...", a steady hit from mid-range.

“OH！ Kayce，Fade away！ What a play!”

Although it is the NBATV's national live broadcast, tonight's commentary lineup is still relatively luxurious, host Mike Thirico, a senior commentator, has served as a commentator for many events, commentating football, basketball, ice hockey, the European Cup and the World Cup, and his voice is very recognizable.

"From receiving the ball in the key position to finishing the offense, Lee's performance was impeccable, he noticed David West's defensive movement, and directly opted for a step-back jumper, which is rarely used by young people these days."

Hall of Fame coach Huby Brown, who was the guest commentator for tonight's game, immediately praised Lee's goal.

In 2005, the 71-year-old Hubby Brown left the Grizzlies due to health reasons, but the old man did have a great love for basketball, and then returned to the commentary box, which can often be seen in the finals broadcast by ESPN and ABC in recent years.

Ariza who was singled by Li Ze again was a little helpless, he had tried his best to defend, but the effect was really not good, Coach Monty Williams saw such a situation on the sidelines, and he was also a little helpless in his heart, he couldn't defend after the opening...

In the first quarter of the game, the Hornets always insisted on using Ariza to defend Li Ze alone, such a defensive choice made Li Ze very happy, and in the next few minutes, the continuous singles were successful, and the Russian fans on the scene began to scream.

When there were 2 minutes and 12 seconds left in the first quarter, Coach Brooks replaced Li Ze, after all, it was back-to-back games, and he still had to take a break, and Daqueen Cook, who came off the bench, was also very excited and finally got the opportunity to play...

In the remaining minutes, the scores of the two sides began to rise alternately, and the Thunder's outside finally began to hit three-pointers one after another, and at 24:30, the Thunder successfully led by six points in the first quarter.

In the rotation lineup in the second quarter, Brooks head coach decided to let Mayno and Cook partner in the backcourt, Li Ze continued to play the No. 3 position, and Ibaka and Nick Collison on the inside.

The coaching staff's intentions are obvious, since the first quarter of the game felt good, then it is necessary to continue and play the offense first.

The Hornets also changed their backcourt lineup, with Jarrett Jack and Willie Green coming off the bench, Ariza continuing to play opposite Lee, and Emeka Okafor and Jason Smith forming the twin towers.

After the start of the second quarter of the game, the Thunder took the lead in attacking, Li Ze noticed that the opponent took two big players, and immediately made an offensive gesture to his teammates.

After Mayno dribbled past half-court, Cook and Collison stood in the right half, with Mayno and Li Ze making a hand-to-hand pass before quickly running to the bottom left corner while Ibaka stepped up to cover.

Li Ze didn't wait for the block to happen, his body shook to the right side confusingly, and then his center of gravity dropped, and he crossed steps to break through with the ball in his left hand, noticing that Li Ze hit the inside line again, Okafor and Smith subconsciously contracted, and Collison, who was at the other end, suddenly gave Cook a cover.

With this cover, Cook successfully moved to the bottom corner on the right wing outside the three-point line, and just came to the bottom corner, Li Ze's breakthrough shot was also quickly in place, Cook received the pass very comfortably, and then made a three-point jumper in the bottom corner.

The three-point shot hollowed into the net.

"Ahh

The audience at Ford Center Arena screamed when they saw the Thunder hit another three-pointer from the outside.

"Wonderful Hammer Action (Hammer Action), Lee's breakthrough timing is very good, so that Cook, who receives the ball, does not need to adjust and shoots easily! The Hornets have to be careful, they have to step up their defense against Lee and not let him break through to the basket so easily. ”

Hubby Brown saw the tactics used by the Thunder at a glance, and commented with a smile, praising Li Ze by the way.

"Well done, man! That's it, both corners move, and when there is an opportunity, I pass the ball immediately! ”

When retreating, Li Ze loudly encouraged his teammates, such a three-point shooting tactic has been played in previous games, but unfortunately the shooting rate has been poor, after a few rounds, Coach Brooks will switch to the defensive lineup.

It was rare for everyone to feel good tonight, and Li Ze decided to give up the Mamba mode, pass the ball more, and strive to shoot the Hornets with a three-point shot.

In the next few rounds, the Thunder hit two three-pointers again, and the margin went straight to double digits, and Monty Williams immediately called a timeout and quickly made lineup changes.

However, after returning from the timeout, the Thunder also changed their defensive lineup, Sofrosa reappeared, and Li Ze returned to the No. 1 position, after which he will be responsible for marking Paul.

After the major injury, Paul can no longer make that kind of Killer Crossover (Tim Hardaway's forward body change), although he can still rely on his dribbling rhythm to shake off Li Ze, but the height disadvantage makes him be interfered with by Li Ze every time he shoots.

This is also a tough injury for small players, once the team is behind the score and the teammates' feel starts to drop again, the team cannot quickly tie the score.

By the end of the half, 50-62, the Thunder went into the second half with a 12-point lead.

"The Hornets need to speed up their offense a bit and respond from the outside, they can't just rely on Paul and West, and Ariza has had a couple of open opportunities that you have to take if you want to win."

"This is the first time I've watched the Thunder live and the boys have been a bit out of my mind, they played as a whole and executed the tactics very well, and although the quality of the two interior screens wasn't too good, they still created a lot of outside shots!"

"It reminds me of college basketball, it was a really good time, and if my body allows, I still want to continue coaching young teams!"

Host Mike Thirico is nostalgic for the past when he accompanies the old man in midfield, which is also a sign of respect for the Hall of Fame coach.

After the start of the second half, the Thunder continued to maintain their good touch, and Cook also showed his accurate shooting, dreaming back to the three-point contest of the year...

Under the breakthrough of Li Ze and Turtle Turtle, the difference quickly came to 18 points, the Hornets did not feel good on the outside, Ariza and Belinelli hit the iron, and finally had to scare the inside.

While Okafor was on the free throw line, Chris Paul, who was outside the three-point line, chatted with Li Ze again.

'That's the flaw of the lack of top scorers, we got a lot of chances but we just couldn't get shots, and if I had been 10 centimetres taller I might have solved those problems.'

Li Ze was a little surprised when he saw Chris Paul, but when he heard the other party's self-deprecation, he still blew it to each other in a friendly business:

"You're good now, and if you're 10 centimeters taller, maybe you'll be the second Michael Jordan."

In the next game, the Thunder played more and more smoothly, Soflosa also blossomed, successfully threw in 2 three-pointers, and the head coach Monty Williams saw that the difference was getting bigger and bigger, and after just over three minutes of the fourth quarter of the game, he replaced the water cooler player.

After all, the Hornets still have back-to-back games to play after that, and the coaching staff must ensure the fitness of the main lineup.

In the end, 98-112, the Thunder easily defeated the Hornets at home, and the November schedule ended perfectly.

Tonight, Li Ze punched in the third quarter again, and he got 20 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 turnovers in this game, and the double-double data successfully helped the Thunder team win, and the team shot 10 of 21 three-pointers, which was also the best game since the start of the game.

After the game, Chris Paul took the initiative to find Li Ze, and the two exchanged pleasantries for a long time before saying goodbye and leaving.

Paul got 17 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 turnovers in this game, the statistics are good, but they can't help the team win.

After the game, everyone in the Thunder could finally rest for a day, and after Li Ze returned to his home in Russia, he took a comfortable bath, and was about to surf the Internet for a while before going to bed, but he received a video call from Britney.

"Oh! Dress, please, this beautiful girl! ”

As soon as Li Ze connected to the video, he saw Britney, who was dressed coolly, throwing winks at him... As soon as the blonde sweet girl heard Li Ze's words, she pouted angrily and said directly:

"You hate me, don't you? It's all Annie's cow! Kayce, I might go to Montana with my father in early December, maybe I'll meet Ms. Joanna, what do you think I should give as a gift? ”

"How's the necklace? Watches, rings? What color clothes should I wear? ”

As soon as Li Ze heard the question of the gift, he suddenly felt that his head was big, and he hurriedly changed the topic:

"The gift doesn't matter, you're so beautiful, you can wear anything! Remember to wear more clothes when you get there, and be careful of colds. ”

"You have a conscience!"

Hearing the blonde sweet girl start chattering about her recent life again, Li Ze's mind suddenly thought of this year's Christmas, Yellowstone Ranch, he can go home.

At midnight, in the dream training space, Li Ze did not pay attention to the badges on both sides that had just been upgraded, but carefully checked the experience of all the silver badges, and saw that the experience of [Hot Zone Hunter] had reached 458, Li Ze nodded with satisfaction.

"Level up again, and you should be able to unlock the right half of the area, and your hit rate will also be improved!"

The experience of the core badges is very good, and Li Ze just touched the two badges that had just been upgraded to silver, and checked the upgraded attributes:

Achievement Badge [Defensive Deterrence]: 3/500

Deter opposing offensive players, make them more likely to miss, and reduce the physical exertion of defensive actions.

Achievement Badge [Ranged Archer]: 7/500

Expand the range of three-point shots after dribbling and improve the consistency of shots.

The attributes added by the two upgraded silver badges are very practical, but seeing the upgraded attributes of [Long-range Archer], Li Ze couldn't help but think of several ways to play:

"[Hot Zone Hunter] can't cover long-range three-point positions, but maybe it can be combined with [Rhythm Shooter] to further strengthen the step-back jumper..."