As an excellent business league, the NBA league has an indispensable entertainment attribute, and the easiest way to attract the attention of fans is to add some gimmicks.

"Who is the No. 1 scoring guard this season?"

"Kobe? No, no, no, I choose Kayce, he's only 20 years old, he may be the youngest MVP in history, no one can stop him, he has no technical shortcomings at all, Kobe Bryant is too old, Kayce is cooler! ”

"Although Kobe Bryant got 5 championship rings, O'Neal, the early three-time champion, was the biggest contributor, Kobe Bryant was not like Kayce when he was young, he was the first scoring guard!"

"Shet! You don't even agree! Take out Kobe's data to compare, Kayce's high-level data crushes Kobe, and the average points per game also crushes Kobe, not to mention the shooting rate, you are on the data! ”

"The data can't be compared, and you dare to say that the first scoring guard, the data doesn't reflect the effect, Farker, the Thunder just won last night!"

These remarks can be seen everywhere on Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, and even on INS, there are some fans arguing under Li Ze's account.

Wen Wu first, Wu Wu second, the fun of fans watching football is to a large extent to compare and match, for their favorite stars to stand on the platform, with the blessing of a large number of live broadcasts in the United States this season, the number of Li Ze's fans has skyrocketed, of course, black fans are also increasing day by day...

On the morning of February 28th, just after the game with the Lakers last night, the coaching staff once again gave the players a half-day off.

After the team doctors' examination, Perkins' physical condition may need to wait a few more weeks to return to his best condition, and forcing a return to training may worsen the injury.

Nazr Mohammed is okay with his health, but the reason why he fell out of the rotation of the Charlotte Bobcats was also because of the problem of strength and the slow lateral movement, so when he was about to turn 34, the Charlotte Bobcats chose to trade.

Coach Brooks has been completely blinded, did Presti take the wrong medicine and want the young Thunder to move forward with a load?

Fortunately, the regular season is also coming to an end, and the Thunder's schedule in March is still relatively easy, which makes the coaching staff breathe a sigh of relief.

The Thunder currently lead the league with a 48-10 record, followed by the Spurs, with two wins between the two.

During the afternoon training session, Brooks head coach couldn't help but shake his head again and again when he saw Nazel Mohammed's competitive state.

With a height of 2.08 meters, the height of the frame is not enough, and at the same time, the agility of the defense is not good, such a big man does not meet the basic requirements of the Thunder team at all, thinking of this, Coach Brooks couldn't help but glare at the general manager Presti on the sidelines.

The arrogant Durant has long been unhappy with these new players, in fact, the two sides have played each other before, and everyone understands each other's strength, Durant always thinks that these people are just cats and dogs, and they are more and more dissatisfied with this transaction.

Nate Robinson is very active, but unfortunately the height is too short and the defensive end is huge, so he simply cannot be trusted by the head coach of Brooks.

After the training, Durant made a special trip to wait for Li Ze in the parking lot, and noticed that Durant didn't even carry his beloved little schoolbag, and Li Ze immediately understood that he was in a very bad mood at this time.

"Kayce, look at these newcomers, one can't play at all, one is slower than Collisson, and as for that little guy, does he think this is a street court? This guy has made a mess of tactics! ”

Seeing that Durant was about to turn on the crazy spit mode again, Li Ze hurriedly interrupted:

"Sometimes you have to learn to adapt, Kevin! We can't control the deal, but now that they're in the team, we can only accept that Nazr Mohammed has a good attitude and a strong defensive will, so we need to respect a veteran like that. ”

"As for the little dunk king, trust me, he doesn't get a lot of playing time at all, all we have to do now is stay healthy and make sure we're in shape, time flies by and we're going to make the playoffs in mid-April."

"Shet! The squad that was so good before was actually dismantled, and sometimes I really can't understand the decisions made by the team, and it's hard to find a big man with a single function? Byron and Cole can even solve the problem, and they're even taller! ”

"Last year I wanted to recruit Sean Battier, Kleiman also hooked up with the other party's agent, but because of the length of his contract, Battier couldn't come to the team, just one year away."

Seeing that Durant had completely entered a state where everyone was a cat and a dog, Li Ze could only comfort him again:

"Sergi's performance is getting better and better, it's enough to have one or two rotation players on the inside, we're still an outside team after all, the ceiling is still up to us, keep a good mentality, there's a home game on the 2nd, don't let those reporters see your emotions, otherwise the gossip news in our locker room will get out."

The more Durant thought about it, the more angry he became, maybe he really had the potential to be a manager, and he talked directly about the 2011 draft:

"I remember the team had a first-round pick, and I would ask Kleiman to suggest that the team pick a big man, Kayce, and you can also help and pull Russell up, we can't watch the roster get worse and worse!"

"No problem, I'll let Chapman find a chance to talk to Presti, you know, next year is also my contract year, but we'll have to see if the league will shut down in the offseason, don't think too much about it, stay focused."

Durant, who was emotionally stable, thought that the All-Star Weekend players union had failed to reach an agreement with the league again, and the uncertain future made him curse again:

"Hell Alliance, I just signed a big contract, I hope there won't be any problems then!"

…

When the time came to March, the fans of the Celestial Empire on the other side of the ocean were still arguing about the previous game at this time, and the Comi danced too happily during the All-Star Game, but after losing to the Thunder team, the fans of other teams immediately found an opportunity to go directly crazy black:

"The Lakers lost, Kobe Bryant didn't! Volute is still the first quarterback! ”

"Don't jump, if you look upstairs, it's not Komi, Komi only speaks with champions now, and you haven't imitated the essence."

"It's so comfortable, it's only ranked fourth in the West, and I don't know that I think the Lakers are the first in the league, and there is a shortage of people on the inside, and they still beat the Lakers, I really have to thank Kobe!"

"It's boring, Kemi doesn't talk about data anymore, I'm laughing to death, and Li Zebi data, haven't you seen that James has been a lot quieter this season?"

"Who has the purchase channel for the all-star color sneakers on Li Ze's feet, I like those shoes so much, I looked around but there was no place to buy them."

"You don't play Weibo when you see it, Li Ze introduced his sneakers on Weibo, which can be regarded as an experiment at present, it seems that he can't play the cement field, he doesn't know much about the material, but he is not wear-resistant, and it is estimated that there are definitely not many people who buy them."

"I don't play basketball, I wear a pressed road, red with stars, so handsome, the sky is red, I like these shoes, I'll buy them when they come out!"

"I've saved all the money, it's said to be very light, just so I can play indoors, these shoes fit me too well."

The advertising effect of the All-Star Game, after half a month of fermentation, has achieved remarkable results, Li Ze simply browsed his Sina Weibo, and found that many fans were consulting sneakers, and felt that the sickle was not very particular about his own people, and he couldn't help but ponder:

"Maybe you can give Rick some advice, and then come up with a low-profile version, the high-end one is called Pro, giving fans a choice that suits them!"

Thinking of the vast money scene in the future, Li Ze almost laughed directly in the study...

On March 2, the Thunder will host the Pacers, who have a 27-32 record so far and sit in eighth place in the East.

The Pacers have a good chance of making the playoffs despite their record, but if they continue to develop according to the current trend, they are still three wins ahead of the Bucks in 9th place...

Frank Vogel takes the game against the Thunder very seriously, as long as he wins the first place in the league, he will definitely receive a lot of praise after the game, and as a rookie head coach, Vogel still has a dream.

did a bunch of analysis before the game, how to limit Li Ze and Durant, how to limit the turtle's transition offense, theoretically invincible, the players also completely obeyed the coach's arrangement, plus the chicken soup was enough, and the Pacers players played very vigorously after the opening.

Every time Darren Collison plays against the Turtle Turtle, he can't help but secretly feel a lemon in his heart, and then the thought that the Turtle Turtle has entered the All-Star this season makes him even more sour!

At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Darren Collison showed his aggressiveness, and even shot the frame with the iron...

Li Ze also felt a little inexplicable, the Pacers' offensive rhythm was obviously wrong, and they continued to get opportunities to switch offenses, and the Thunder's offensive rhythm instantly accelerated.

Danny Granger also hit a shot angrily, and this time the long rebound jumped directly into Li Ze's arms and launched another transition attack.

Li Ze's right hand first changed direction in front of his body, shaking off Granger in front of him, and Brandon Rush on the side also pounced, and Li Ze deftly chose to divide the ball.

The left hand sent the ball forward, and then Li Ze, who was without the ball, accelerated directly from the sideline, easily dodged the defense, and then passed the ball to the fast turtle, who received the ball, dribbled two big strides and then went to the top of the arc position, and sent a high throw pass again.

When the ball arrived, Durant jumped up easily, caught the ball in the air, and directly came with a two-handed heavy buckle!

"Boom!" The empty catch is a violent dunk.

Li Ze connected the two, the turtle passed the ball accurately, Durant caught the dunk in the air, and the wonderful performance of the trio once again ignited the atmosphere of the Ford Center Arena, and the fans of the Russian City immediately sent huge cheers for the wonderful attack.

At this time, the first quarter of the game has been played for more than 5 minutes, the score on the court is 7:16, the Thunder team only took half a quarter to lead by 9 points, Vogel on the sidelines was a little dazed, this is completely different from what he expected, they have an inside advantage!

Taking advantage of the official timeout, Vogel looked at Hibbert's, technical statistics, and was immediately speechless, 1 in 0, 2 rebounds, you put it aside to play and run back to that...

"Hey, we have to show our energy, Roy, play a little bit more aggressively, the opponent doesn't even have a center over 2.10 meters, I want to see you completely dominate the basket!"

"Defense, guys, we still have a lot of game time, slow down the attack, change the situation on the field with defense, let's go!"

Vogel doesn't need a tactical version, it's a chicken soup for his players.

With Vogel's passionate encouragement, the Pacers continued to play like crazy after returning from a timeout, and Reggie Miller would definitely come to the next sentence if he saw the Pacers play like this:

"It's really painful to watch you play..."

Hibbert finally relied on his height advantage to score two points under the basket, but the Thunder quickly sent out the bottom line, and after the turtle dribbled through the half, he quickly gave the ball to Li Ze, who was covering.

Brandon Rush's pursuit was a beat slower, seeing Li Ze catching the ball and shaking, he subconsciously pounced, and was directly shaken away, Li Ze calmly put the ball with his left hand, moved a small step outside the three-point line, and shot a three-point jumper in the open position.

The three-point shot hollowed into the net.

On the bench of the Pacers, Paul George prayed silently in his heart: "Don't call me, don't call me..."

But Coach Vogel's voice still rings in his ears:

"Paul, after you get on the court, your task is to defend Lee, from the off-ball end to increase the physical confrontation, I don't have any requirements for your offense, but the defense must be good!"

“…”

Seeing Paul George standing beside him with a bitter melon face, Li Ze immediately said to this budding newcomer quite friendly:

"Don't worry man, I'm going to break soon, you have to score more points in the last few minutes, or you won't have a chance after that."

“…”

Paul George didn't want to fight either, he couldn't forget how embarrassed he was when the two first met, and although the Pacers won that game, he was almost paralyzed from exhaustion, and he slept straight after the game.

In the first quarter of the game, the Thunder had almost no offensive position, all of them were conversion scores, 18:32, and the Thunder led by 14 points in the first quarter.

The double-digit lead allowed Brooks head coach to make bold personnel rotations, with Nazr Mohammed taking the lead and members of the atmosphere team getting constant playing time.

As a new player, Paul George must of course thoroughly implement the manager's tactical intentions, but unfortunately under his defense, Li Ze still scores goals in a row, and Paul George has completely become the background version.

In the second half of the second quarter, Coach Vogel also returned to the bench, and the gap between the two teams was indeed too big, and the game was gone.

At 40:68, halftime, the Thunder led by 28 points.

In the case of a large lead, the second half of the 3rd quarter of the game has entered garbage time, and the Russian fans at the scene are still happy, but the fans of the Celestial Empire on the other side of the ocean who saw this game began to complain wildly:

"Li Ze is going to rest? This Pacers team is too vegetable, that big black guy is here to be funny, right? ”

"This is no longer the Pacers team I remember, what is the name of the player opposite Li Ze, haha, the best background board, I was almost shaken down twice, but the defense is very hard."

"The defensive attitude is really good, unlike a certain big-name star, who wants to save face and doesn't work hard to defend at all."

"Bold! Taunt King again! ”

With little non-stop, the game ran out quickly, and at 89:113, the Thunder beat the Pacers at home.

Paul George was a little glad that Li Ze clocked in early, otherwise the defense would have been blown up again...

Nazr Mohammed came off the bench to finish with six points and six rebounds, but the veteran's defensive attitude deserves to be recognized.

Li Ze, who clocked in in the third quarter, only scored 20 points, Durant scored 22 points, and Turtle Turtle scored 16 points, but everyone in the atmosphere group attacked hard and showed no mercy...

On March 4th, after a brief break, the Thunder traveled to Atlanta to take on the Hawks on the road tonight.

The Hawks currently have a 37-24 record and sit in sixth place in the East, two games ahead of the Knicks in seventh place.

With Josh Smith out injured, head coach Larry Drew can only move Marvin Williams to the No. 3 position.

By the time the evening's game began, head coach Larry Drew somewhat regretted making such a decision, and Durant had a complete outburst in the face of Marvin Williams, who had poor defensive agility.

In the first quarter of the game, Durant easily scored 12 points, Li Ze was 3 of 5, and scored 6 points.

At 31:26, the Thunder took a five-point lead in the first quarter.

In the rotation phase, Joe Johnson also appeared directly, and in the crucial period of the sprint to the playoffs, Larry Drew head coach clearly did not want to give up any game to win.

In the second quarter of the game, Joe Johnson played extremely depressed, he is a player who plays with rhythm and strength, facing Li Ze's defense, but found that the opponent's strength is not inferior to him, and the defensive agility is very good...

The invincible back singles were completely strangled to death, and the footsteps of the face frame could not break through Li Ze's defense, and the slow blocking and dismantling was even more squeezed by Li Ze's agility.

Under Li Ze's full defense, the Eagle King became the King of Chickens, and he came out of 9 in 2 in a single quarter, almost smashing the baskets at home.

In addition, substitute Jamal Crawford also followed suit with a 1-of-4 shot, and the Hawks fans at the scene were completely out of power.

The star of the house and the super sixth man are directly crossed, is there still a fight in this game?

At 61:50, the Thunder sealed the game in the second quarter.

In the second half of the game, Al Horford still worked hard and conscientiously protected the rebound, but the Hawks' offense was completely stretched, although they could score consecutive points on the inside, but the Thunder could always respond easily on the outside, and the difference could not be narrowed.

Amid the faint boos from the fans at the scene, Coach Larry Drew went straight to the second half of the fourth quarter.

In the end, 111-99, the Thunder won easily against the Hawks on the road.

Durant efficiently cut 29 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers, Li Ze 27 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover, and Turtle Turtle 23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 turnovers.

The data successfully overpowered Li Ze's head, and after the win, Durant was refreshed, and he was happy to throw money directly:

"Guys, after returning to the Russian City, it's time to have a party, welcome Nazr and them to join, don't rob me, I'm in for a treat, everyone relax!"

"Oh!!"

Everyone on the Thunder team flew back to Russia overnight, and on the night of the 5th, everyone went directly to Durant's house to have a good time, and the party almost went straight to dawn.

On the night of the 6th, at Ford Center, the Thunder will host the Suns tonight.

After the end of the first quarter of the game, Coach Brooks on the sidelines couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw Durant's state, and he was too relaxed!

At 28:25, in the case of Durantra's crotch, relying on the steady play of Li Ze and Turtle Turtle, the Thunder team only trailed by 3 points.

0 of 5 in a single quarter, only relying on free throws to score two points, and missed consecutive shots, which almost made Durant doubt his life and dream back to the three-point contest...

A couple of the Suns' old guys weren't the protagonists of the game either, and Gortat burst out on the bench, with the Polish Hammer completely dominating the interior in the rest of the game.

Nazr Mohammed left the court with six fouls after three minutes in the fourth quarter, after which Robin Lopez and Channing Frye mixed up and shot to help the Suns win the game.

At 118:106, the Thunder team fighting at home was directly defeated.

Li Ze made 13 of 23 in this game, including 4 of 10 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 35 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 turnover.

Durant completely pulled across, 2-of-14 in the game, and scored 14 points on free throws...

And the turtle turtle played well, with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 turnovers, and the trio scored 73 points, which can be regarded as a normal performance.

After the game, Nash and Carter were very happy, winning this game The Suns' record came to 33-28, and they rushed directly to the ninth position in the West, and the playoffs are only one step away, and there is hope again!

Durant had just returned to the locker room and immediately expressed his apologies:

"Sorry guys, it's my responsibility to lose this game, I'll get myself fit quickly after that"

"Players are not robots, it's normal to have ups and downs, don't take it personally, Kevin, the good news is that the Spurs have lost as well, and the bad news is that we don't have a chance to tie the all-time record."

Seeing the Spurs lose, Li Ze also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the home advantage must be obtained, but fortunately, at the end of the season, Popovich began to rotate the main players again, which made the Spurs' record fluctuate.

"It's really hard to play 72 wins in the regular season, unless we play every game well, what did the Bulls do back then."

The turtle on the side also felt a little regretful when he heard Li Ze's words, the record of 72 wins was gone!

"Maybe it's defense, Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman are all good defenders, even if they don't feel good, they can lead the offense through defense, and that Bulls team has been running in for many years."

When Perkins heard Li Ze's words, he immediately said:

"I'm going to get my body right as soon as possible and I can bring a tough defence to the team."

"Cool! Bro！ Of course we believe in your abilities! ”

“…”

Every time the Thunder loses, it will spark discussion among critics from all walks of life, after all, it is not uncommon for the league's No. 1 team to win, and the loss is more valuable for reporting.

On TNT's Inside the NBA program, a while ago, I just ended the discussion of the first scoring guard, noticed that the Thunder team lost, and immediately discussed who is the first small forward this season...

"I will still choose LeBron James, under the Heat's system, James's condition is getting better and better, he can not only score by himself, but also assist his teammates, and the position of the first small forward, what needs to be considered comprehensively, so I will vote for James."

Kenny Smith heard the words of his old partner Charles Barkley and immediately retorted:

"I don't agree with you, Durant's small forward position is definitely the first in the league, his shooting percentage has been close to 50% this season, he doesn't have any offensive shortcomings, even if he doesn't feel good, he can still score through free throws, he is a cross-era player, when we discuss who is the first in the league, you have to take into account the team's results."

When the host Ernnie Johnson heard the words of the two, he immediately coaxed and said:

"Maybe we should unify a standard and then talk about who is number one."

"It's a good point of view, point guards have to think about the offense, point guards have to look at the efficiency of the score, and small forwards have to think about both the offensive and defensive ends."

"By that standard, LeBron James is clearly superior, he almost fills up the stats and has a huge impact on the court."

Charles Barkley once again made his point when host Earnie Johnson suddenly spoke:

"LeBron's stats are good, but I think both Bosh and Wade have made sacrifices, and both of them have been down from last season compared to before."

"And Kayce, who is next to Durant, has improved his stats this season, and Russell has also played the best performance of his career and is selected to the All-Star bench, and if I think about it from that aspect, I will vote for Durant."

"2:1, we won, Chuck!"

"Hell point of view, I played with Kayce, and the stats are certainly not bad, the Thunder's trio is just more compatible, and we have to look at this separately!"

“…”

In this episode of TNT, Durant was overjoyed to watch it, he was a rival in the same position, and he was happy to be able to overpower LeBron James in the position of small forward!

On March 7, the Thunder flew to Memphis where they will take on the Grizzlies back-to-back tonight.

Playing away from home, with only a few hours to resume training in the afternoon, Li Ze was training to experience the new badge effect, and after three games, he received another gold badge:

Achievement Badge [Bullet Passer] 2/5000 (Champion Badge Bonus)

Improve a player's ability to pass the ball quickly, improve the accuracy of passing, and improve the player's sense of space.

Li Ze didn't feel too much surprise after noticing the badge upgrade last night.

However, after coming to Memphis, Li Ze made great gains at both offensive and defensive ends in a simple recovery training session.

On the defensive end, he seems to be able to faintly feel the tendency of the defensive opponent to attack, and when he has the ball in his hand, Li Ze can subconsciously make the best offensive choice.

After the recovery training session, Li Ze, who was shrouded in a huge surprise, just wanted to shout:

"It's really going to heaven this time!"