Chapter 220: How to Defend? (10,000-word chapter)
How to deal with the physical confrontation of the Grizzlies, the Thunder's response is to increase the screen, and if the first cover fails, then come to the second screen.
After the difference reached double digits, Coach Brooks chose to chase after the victory, and when the second quarter was 4 minutes and 12 seconds played, he directly took back the main lineup, and continued to let Li Ze stay on the court.
In the Thunder's offensive round, Durant faced Tony Allen's kraft candy-style defense again, in order to be able to receive the ball more comfortably, first with the help of Perkins' cross cover in the three-second zone, quickly rebounded, and then used Ibaka's lower cover to delay twice.
When Durant came to the right elbow of the free throw line to receive the ball, he finally managed to get rid of Tony Allen's pursuit, and then threw the ball without making adjustments!
"Huh!" The two-pointer hit the ball steadily.
Ford Center immediately erupted in cheers, Durant didn't celebrate too much, immediately returned to defense, he was not satisfied with his performance, similar to the previous game, his efficiency was still lower than in the regular season, the five-five open buff was also lost, and Tony Allen's defense still affected him.
At this time, most of the second quarter of the game has been played, with 3 minutes and 36 seconds left in the game time, the Thunder maintain a 14-point lead, but the Grizzlies still did not give up the game, but unfortunately the hole dug in the first quarter is too big, although Michael Conley has performed well on the outside in these rounds, but the Grizzlies have problems with the basic set.
Randolph and Gasol, who were efficient in the last game, played iron frequently after the opening, although the shooting rate in the second quarter rebounded, but they could not narrow the difference, after all, the Thunder's ability to respond to the ball is too strong, and Li Ze's state is getting better and better.
Sam Young's cut scored 2 points for the Grizzlies, the Thunder team attacked quickly, the turtle gave the ball to Li Ze, and after receiving the ball on the left wing outside the three-point line, he quickly lowered his body's center of gravity.
Easily stuck half of his body, Li Ze crushed to the paint area, relying on the opponent's body, with his left foot as the axis, the gyro turned around, and turned sharply, allowing Li Ze to easily come to the bottom left of the basket, and when Gasol's defense was not in place, he hit the board and layup with his left hand.
At this time, Sam Young was completely numb, because Li Ze hit two three-pointers in a row before, so he didn't dare to go too far on the defensive end, but once he was stuck by Li Ze half a body, the result was just like just now, and he was easily crushed to the basket...
Although the two are about the same size, the difference in explosiveness and strength is indeed obvious, and the head coach of Hollins on the sidelines shook his head helplessly when he saw Li Ze's performance.
At the age of 20, but with skills that are not inferior to those of veterans, the Grizzlies coaching staff has considered the team's defensive resources, and the current matchup situation is the best choice! But the effect...
"It's beautiful! Li Ze and Sam Yang are really easy to match, look at this technique, look at this combination ball ability! If our forwards have half of Li Ze's ability to control and control, they will definitely not suffer in Asian-level competitions! ”
In the CCTV studio, due to the large score difference, as soon as the guest Xu Jicheng saw Li Ze score, he began to complain about the domestic striker players, and Yang Jian on the side was not easy to take over when he heard such a topic, after all, criticizing his own players still has to be the old-timers.
At the Ford Center, fans have almost begun to celebrate the victory in advance, and fans have experienced that as long as the lead reaches double digits, the team has never been reversed! Hey, that's it!
In the remaining minutes of the second quarter, whenever the Grizzlies struggled to score two points, the Thunder responded quickly, and the turtle's pull-up jump shot also found the crosshairs, and the long two-point shot after the pick-and-roll hit a row.
By the end of the half, at 45:60, the Thunder went into the second half with a 15-point lead.
In the locker room of the Thunder team, everyone was smiling, leading by 15 points at halftime, and the pressure in the second half was much less.
In the Grizzlies' locker room, everyone was completely silent, although they understood that winning away from home was not an easy task, but tonight's game was really a big stretch, Zach Randolph was 2 of 9 in the half, such an inefficient performance also made the veteran a little speechless.
Seeing that his players were downcast, Coach Hollins had to increase the concentration of chicken soup, knocked on the whiteboard, and then loudly encouraged:
"The series has just begun, it's normal to lose away from home, and although it's a young team, they've had the best record in the league this season, and there's no shame in losing to No. 1, but losing in a different way."
"In the second half I want everyone to play with a sense of desperation, release your energy, and then we will go back to Memphis, we need to adjust our condition in this game, don't care about the shooting percentage, don't care about the point difference, according to the game plan, show real strength!"
Throughout the halftime break, Coach Hollins didn't talk about tactics, and began to frantically cheer for his players, sending out thick chicken soup without money, trying to make everyone's second half feel back.
At the beginning of the third quarter of the game, the Thunder took the lead in attacking, Li Ze quickly came to the left blocking area to receive the ball after crossing cover with Ibaka in the three-second zone, and the moment he received the pass from the turtle with his back, Li Ze's shoulders shook to the left, and he pretended to go up the line to break through.
Samyan's defensive center of gravity involuntarily deflected to the left, and then immediately noticed that something was wrong in his heart, after the feint, Li Ze took his right foot as the axis, quickly lowered the center of gravity of his body, took a big stride with his left foot, and released the ball with his right hand, easily erasing the opponent's defense.
After dribbling two big strides to the baseline, he noticed that Randolph had begun to move on the inside and was ready to come over to help defend, Li Ze directly exerted force with his feet and threw a backward jump shot that drifted to the left.
"Huh!" Solid mid-range hits.
When everyone on the Grizzlies saw Li Ze start scoring again, a sense of despair did emerge in their hearts, and the coach was right, the more they played, the more desperate they became, this game was really gone...
In the next few minutes, Zach Randolph hit the iron and Mark Gasol could not have made more concessions, and the basket was like a cover, whether it was from mid-range or under the basket, it was never able to finish.
But Li Ze is playing more and more smoothly, he can feel that he seems to be [into the rhythm], he can't help but be more excited, and the speed of handling the ball is getting faster and faster, this time he received the ball on the right wing outside the three-point line, swayed with the momentum, and then accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.
Sam Yang exerted all his strength, desperately sliding backwards, this time Li Ze's breakthrough speed was not fast, and suddenly his right hand pulled the ball backwards during the march, shaking Sam Yang was stunned, without waiting for the opponent to react, with his left foot as the axis, his body quickly twisted forward, and the mid-distance emergency stop jump shot in the blocking area.
"Huh!" Drop back jumper and score again!
"Li Ze's game is completely Michael Jordan's style of play, except for the rotation phase in the second quarter, basically does not possess the ball, after receiving the ball, three threats to break through, or score two points under the basket, or after completing the back-to-back jumper, the ability is really too strong!"
"When I see Li Ze, I think of Michael Jordan when he was a Bull..."
It's time for the guest Xu Jicheng to miss Michael Jordan again, seeing this situation, the host Yang Jian can only echo it, in fact, he also wants to blow Li Ze, but the old-timer speaks too fast.
The Grizzlies were completely numb, Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol became more and more depressed the more they played, and Li Ze, who was full of hands, did not enter the three-second zone at all in the second half, and the speed of handling the ball became faster and faster, and only two mid-distance shots were lost in the two blocking positions, which was outrageous!
In addition, every time Li Ze scored a goal, the Russian fans began to cheer loudly, and the atmosphere on the scene became more and more hilarious, and it was almost a personal offensive show...
Li Ze went all out on both offensive and defensive ends in the third quarter, and he didn't need to think about physical fitness at all, in addition to a badge bonus, Durant on the offensive end helped him share the pressure, and the turtle could also stand on the free throw line.
In the case of not much offensive pressure, Randolph was almost stunned by Li Ze, and another 4-of-0 came in the single quarter, but fortunately Michael Conley performed well, and the difference was not expanded to 20 points.
At 70:88, the Thunder's 18-point lead almost lost the suspense of the game.
Li Zelai was 5 of 6 in the third quarter of the game, 2 of 2 free throws, and easily scored 12 points, as he said in an interview in the last game, his performance still has room for improvement, and he did what he said in this game, and showed terrifying efficiency in the third quarter.
During the intermission, Perkins looked at Li Ze's gaze, like looking at an alien, Michael Conley's shooting rate in this game was extremely high, but Li Ze still suppressed the opponent, 11 of 15 in the third quarter, are you really playing an NBA game...
The game in the fourth quarter almost turned into garbage time, and the Grizzlies did not change their main lineup before the official timeout.
Coach Hollins seemed to be trying to get his players to find their groove, and on the offensive end they continued to play inside in a regular manner, constantly scoring and playing, and Michael Conley also hit two three-pointers in a row.
But such a projection performance seemed to come too late, and the turtle and turtle iron tree who felt good in this game blossomed, and also responded from outside the three-point line, and the point difference began to fluctuate around 16 points.
Coach Hollins on the sidelines had returned to the bench, and when the game entered the official timeout, the Grizzlies called in and replaced themselves with members of the atmosphere team, after which the game went into garbage time.
Amid the cheers of the fans in the Russian city, 96:114, the Thunder won the opponent's home game wildly, leading the series 2:0.
Li Ze, who fished all the way in the 4th quarter, only made one shot, 12 of 16 in the game, including 1 of 2 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, and efficiently scored 29 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 turnover and 1 steal.
And Michael Conley of the Grizzlies also performed very well, 10 of 15 in the game, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and got 24 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 turnovers, but unfortunately such efficient data was completely covered up by Li Ze's performance, and the media paid more attention to the winning side.
Seeing Li Ze and TNT's reporters talking and laughing on the sidelines, Michael Conley showed envious eyes, and then followed the Grizzlies to leave the court lonely, and the loser is not worth remembering.
TNT's famous courtside reporter Craig Saag wore a blue and white plaid suit tonight, which matched the color of the Thunder's home jersey very well.
"I love the color scheme of this suit, you look so good! Does the league allow players to wear such clothes to press conferences? If I could, I would like to have a set, and the stereotypical formal wear would have been enough for a long time. ”
When Sag heard Li Ze's praise, he was in a good mood, and then immediately interviewed Li Ze:
"Congratulations! Kayce! Won at home again, the big score came to 2:0, the victory is in sight, talk about your performance in this game, this is really a terrible hit rate! ”
"It's a team's credit to winning, I just took the chances, and of course it has something to do with the Grizzlies' poor form, and I'm sure they're going to bottom out and we're ready for that."
When Sag heard Li Ze's words, he also smiled and nodded, expressing his approval, and then he suddenly laughed and asked Li Ze in a mocking tone:
"How would you rate your performance tonight?"
"Haha, 9 points! I'm afraid I'll be proud, so I scored one less point, the coaching staff and my teammates are the 10 points, they are the biggest contributors to the win! ”
"I love your answer! Come on, Kayce, and hope to see you in the Western Conference Finals! ”
Shortly after the Thunder's win over the Grizzlies, several simultaneous G2 games also came to an end quickly, with the Spurs beating the Hornets at home and the Lakers beating the Nuggets by a big margin, winning all of them in the first half.
On the other side of the ocean, in the Celestial Empire, at the Tiger Fight Forum, Li Ze's fans and Kobe Bryant's fans celebrated the New Year at the same time.
Kobe Bryant played well in this game, 10 of 20, got 30 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 turnovers and 2 steals, and a shooting rate of 5 percent, which made Comi orgasm, what is the first scoring guard?
Although Kobe's data is good, it is so bad compared to Li Ze, Li Ze scored 29 points with fewer shots and a higher shooting rate, and the two are only one point apart, which makes Komi blow a little unhappy...
"Li Ze is too good, is this still a playoffs? Shoot and score, Sam Young and Tony Allen both tried their best to defend, but it just didn't work! This performance really showed me to kneel. ”
"It seems that the Thunder can easily pass the first round, and it will look good to meet the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, and by the way, it can also end the question of who is the first scoring guard?"
"Volute has 5 championships, and is about to win the second three championships in a row, the first scoring guard must still be Volute, but after retirement, it will be Li Ze's turn, and it is best to join the Lakers at that time and succeed."
"Hehe, Cormi is thick-skinned, this season's data has been crushed, and he still blows the first scoring guard? Which data can compare to Li Ze, you can talk about it, oh! 5 overall wins? But Li Ze is only 20 years old, don't lick it, Kobe Bryant hurry up and stand aside! ”
"Li Ze finished Kobe Bryant! What Kobe Bryant's rookie season looks like in the second year, Kommy won't be unclear, the two are not comparable at all. ”
"If I had Kobe's teammates, I would have won the championship a long time ago, the Heat championship! I'm Zhan FMVP! ”
"You are everywhere, can you blow if you take a shortcut? Jamie get out! ”
...
As the playoffs continue to progress, the major awards of the regular season are also released.
On April 21, the NBA league announced the 2010~2011 Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY), and Dwight Howard won the award again with 54.17% of the votes.
In the history of the NBA league, only Dwight Howard has won the DPOY for three consecutive years, which can be regarded as unprecedented and unprecedented, it can only be said that the happy beast deserves to be the existence of LeBron James, and the influence on the defensive end is terrifying...
However, Howard at the press conference was not happy, the Magic's playoff table was too stretched, thinking of those old teammates on the outside, Howard felt that it seemed like it was time to move somewhere, and the management said that it was good to strengthen that?
On the evening of the 21st, the first round of the playoffs G3 officially started.
The Bulls, who were playing away, won a tough 88-84 victory over the Pacers, and the two sides had a hand-to-hand battle, with Derrick Rose making 4 of 18 from the field, scoring 23 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 turnovers and 4 steals.
This kind of performance made the media reporters who played Rose a little embarrassed, and they were afraid of comparison, the Grizzlies' defense was stronger than the Pacers, but Li Ze showed terrifying efficiency.
Even a media reporter who has no brains to blow it has to admit at this time that the two may not be players of the same level anymore.
Li Ze's performance in the playoffs has made many media who voted for him shine on their faces, this is the real MVP-level player, Derrick Rose lean back!
The Mavericks, who were playing away, were pulled back by the Trail Blazers, and the big score became 2:1, and Brandon Roy on the bench became the main contributor to the victory.
In another G3 game that night, the Heat defeated the 76ers 100-94 on the road, and after scoring only 21 points in the first quarter, the Heat fought to catch up.
LeBron James got a big double-double of 24 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists, Wade even cut a quasi-triple-double of 32 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, plus Bosh's 19 points and 6 rebounds, the big three successfully reversed the game.
Li Ze also watched the game together at Durant's home, and before going to the away game, the coaching staff announced a day off, and Durant invited everyone to play 2K at his home, which can be regarded as the first 2K championship within the Thunder...
Li Ze's 2K technology is not bad, the most important thing is that he chose the Heat team, LeBron James in the game is still relatively easy to use, and the head iron Durant likes to use the Thunder team, this guy especially likes to operate Li Ze's role.
It's a pity that Li Ze in the game is not outrageous in reality, the height of two meters in the game, without hanging, the dribble is not as gorgeous as Li Ze in reality, coupled with Durant's comical operation, the 1st 2K Championship was directly out of the first round.
In the end, it was Byron in the atmosphere group who was superior and won the iPad award set by Durant.
"Why do I feel that James in the game is more powerful than in reality, 2K should adjust the parameters, and by the way, change the model of me and Kayce, obviously in the real game, our ball control skills are better, but in the game it can't be reflected at all."
Just after watching the Heat's game, Durant couldn't help but complain about the 2K tournament in the afternoon.
"If Kayce in the game were changed to reality, then every player would choose the Thunder team, there would be no opponents at all, good ball control, projection, dunking, I promise, the Thunder will be the most popular team in the game."
Turtle Turtle is pure on 2K, and every time he plays this game by himself, he has to adjust the parameters, otherwise the all-star level difficulty will teach him to be a man.
Li Ze heard the words of the two, but said with a sigh:
"It's more efficient to crush and break through, look at James's performance tonight, he scored a lot of points just by switching offense, not to mention technology, James' body is indeed historic!"
Durant disagreed with Li Ze's words, after all, he still wanted to be the number one Nike brand, and LeBron James in the same position was a stumbling block on his way to becoming a façade.
"It's not enough to play basketball just by body, in the basketball world, the most important thing is always to throw the ball into the basket, LeBron James is far behind, relying on 23 defense, you can almost limit him, he is just stronger."
Turtle Turtle agrees with Durant's point of view very much, he has always been very envious of Li Ze's shooting touch, so he also followed Durant's words and said:
"If I could make an equivalent exchange, I would definitely sacrifice my physical strength in exchange for a good shooting touch, and in addition to training hard, I also need talent to shoot."
"Don't talk about that, rest early, we have to catch a flight tomorrow, play the playoffs in Memphis for the first time, I hope everything goes well!"
On the morning of April 22, the NBA league announced the best coach of the 2010~2011 season, and head coach Tom Thibodeau, who led the team to a 62-win record, won the award.
Perhaps considering that the Thunder had a 61-win record last season, and Tom Thibodeau was also a rookie head coach, Coach Brooks failed to defend the award in the end, and of course, in the history of the NBA, no head coach can win consecutive awards.
The Thunder arrived in Memphis at noon, and they will have their first trip of the playoffs tomorrow night.
On the evening of the 22nd, the G3 game continued, and the away Magic team pulled their hips again, and Howard efficiently cut a big double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds in this game, but the team's 27.2% three-point shooting rate made them lose to the Hawks 84-88.
The Celtics easily defeated the Knicks 113-96 that night, Carmelo Anthony played the iron in the box, Stoudemire was not in good shape, and the Knicks, who were expected by fans, could basically declare out.
On the Western Conference side, the Hornets, who returned to their home court, under the leadership of Chris Paul, narrowly defeated the Spurs 88-91, stubbornly pulled the series to 2:1, and still retained the suspense of promotion.
On the morning of the 23rd, the NBA league announced the best 6th man (SMOY) of the 2010~2011 season, and the Lakers' Lamar Odom successfully defeated Jason Terry of the Mavericks with 48.72% of the votes.
Much to the displeasure of the Dallas media reporters, Odom has started 35 games, and the two are almost evenly matched in terms of statistics, and in the end, Jason Terry has only 23.17% of the vote, and the preferred rate is only 11%...
Obviously, Jason Terry has suffered a dark loss, as long as it involves voting, it is impossible to be absolutely fair, in front of the huge Lakers, most media reporters choose to give face, if it is really three consecutive championships, the best sixth man can be regarded as the icing on the cake, a good story.
On the night of the 23rd, at the FedEx Arena, the Grizzlies fans were particularly enthusiastic and entered early, unlike the Thunder's cheering T-shirts, perhaps because they didn't get sponsors, the Grizzlies' uniform team provided white handkerchiefs as cheering props to the fans on the scene.
Before the game began, the Grizzlies' mascot jumped and jumped in the center of the court wearing the No. 0 white jersey at home, trying to get the fans on the spot.
The 19,000-seat arena was almost full, and when the lights went out and the DJ roared to introduce the home team's players, the scene erupted in loud cheers, and when the Thunder slowly ran out of the players' tunnel for everyone, one after another boos filled everyone's ears.
Li Ze, who was wearing the blue jersey of the Thunder team, felt the hot atmosphere of the scene, and couldn't help but praise the fans in Memphis, the fans of the small ball city are loyal, if it is replaced by Houston, maybe there are still a large number of empty seats in the front row two or three minutes after the first two or three minutes of the game...
ESPN, as the broadcaster, did not send their ace commentary lineup for this game, after all, the Lakers are also playing at the same time, Los Angeles is a good place, everyone loves the City of Angels, and in the case of options, the big-name commentators will of course go to Los Angeles.
Coach Hollins sent a thick chicken soup again before the game, and coupled with the enthusiastic cheering of the fans in the stadium, the Grizzlies played an unusually tough game in the first quarter and completely slowed down the pace of the game.
On the offensive end, the play was even more simple and rough, with Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph taking turns to ask for the ball in the two blocking positions, and constantly impacting the Thunder's interior through their personal strong playing ability, and with the blessing of the home whistle, Perkins received two fouls in the first quarter.
On the defensive end, a lot of physical confrontation, desperately squeezing through the cover, under the relaxed scale of blowing, the offensive efficiency of the Thunder team also began to decline, and the turtle turtle went directly into the sewer, 0 of 4 in a single quarter, Durant's performance was also very average, and he was chased by Tony Allen in 2 of 6.
Li Ze's performance on the offensive end was very good, with 3 of 5 in a single quarter, 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, but he also received two fouls in the first quarter, and Randolph couldn't touch it.
At 22:24, in the slow pace of the game, the Grizzlies relied on excellent defense to successfully lead by 2 points in the first quarter.
During the break, the atmosphere in the FedEx Arena became more and more hot, and with the team leading, various warm-up activities also made the audience shout happily.
Playing away, for such a result, the Thunder's coaching staff had already expected it, and Coach Brooks didn't panic at all, after all, Li Ze still performed very efficiently, as long as he entered the thigh and didn't pull his hips, the 2-point difference was trivial for the Thunder team.
"Serge, you must pay attention to the defensive action after you get on the court, Kayce, speed up the pace of the game, play some Hammer Action tactics after the breakthrough, Cook, take advantage of the cover on the weak side, and make a decisive shot once there is an opportunity to shoot in an open position."
Coach Brooks took out the tactical board and output, Li Ze nodded to show that he fully understood, and seeing Li Ze's statement, the assistant coach immediately felt a lot more relieved.
The big score is 2:0 ahead, if you can win this game, you can basically announce the promotion, Li Ze doesn't want to dream a lot at night, at this time, you have to go all out, and it's over!
Rotating the lineup, the Grizzlies just replaced Sam Young with Sean Battier, and at the same time replaced with Mark Gasol and replaced Darrell Arthur, Michael Conley, Tony Allen, and Zach Randolph continued to play.
The Thunder are still in the regular rotation, with Li Ze and Daquain Cook partnering in the backcourt, Sofrosa and Ibaka on the front, and Nick Collison at the top of the No. 5 position.
At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, the Thunder took the lead in attacking, and under the leadership of the live DJ, the FedEx Arena resounded with rhythmic defensive cheers:
“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”
Li Ze dribbled slowly across the halfcourt, with the ball in hand, it was easier for him to control the team's offense, and through the trial of the first quarter of the game, he also roughly understood the referee's blowing scale in this game.
It's still mostly a V-shape, but Daquine Cook is on the left wing outside the three-point line, Sofrosa is in the bottom right corner, Collison is on the left baseline, and Ibaka is on the right elbow of the free throw line.
At the top of the arc outside the three-point line, Li Ze made an offensive gesture to Ibaka, signaling him to lift up a little more and play a high block, Tony Allen kept an eye on Li Ze's movements, and at the same time kept watching Ibaka's movements.
At the moment when Ibaka moved, Li Ze, who was outside the three-point line, suddenly lowered his body's center of gravity, dribbled under his crotch extremely fast with his right hand, and his body shook to the left.
The sudden stop, combined with the huge range of movements, Li Ze's cross over made the Grizzlies fans at the scene subconsciously let out an exclamation, Tony Allen just reacted, and Ibaka's blocking and pick-and-roll was also in place.
Sticking to Ibaka's body, Li Ze completely got rid of Tony Allen's entanglement, Darrell Arthur hurriedly changed the defense, and the Grizzlies have thoroughly understood Li Ze's long two points, so the defense after the block is a big delay.
Li Ze, who was traveling at high speed, made a big big move with his right hand in and out, pretending to break through directly with his right hand, making Darrell Arthur hurriedly slide backwards and successfully deceive the opponent, his right hand pulled back, and the right elbow area was stopped and jumped at the right side.
"Whew...", an easy goal from the middle distance.
"Shh
The FedEx Center arena immediately erupted in loud boos, and the head coach of Hollins, who was standing on the sidelines, was a little unhappy with Tony Allen's defense, and he began to loudly remind his players to squeeze through all the cover.
After completing the goal, Li Ze quickly retreated, and at the same time reminded his teammates to stick to the joint defense, and Zach Randolph once again turned his back to the ball in the right blocking position.
After receiving Conley's pass, he turned around, attacked with the frame, put the ball directly with his right hand, broke through the bottom line, carried Ibaka with his body, and crushed to the basket to score two points.
The ferocious low-post attack made the grizzly fans on the scene enthusiastic, and frantically threw up the white handkerchief in their hands and grinded them to death!
The Thunder served from the bottom line, Li Ze quickly dribbled across the half court, quickly gave the ball to Ibaka in the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, and then cut directly into the paint area around Ibaka.
Collison noticed Lee's movements, quickly made a cover in the three-second zone, briefly delayed the chasing Tony Allen, and then quickly ran to the right baseline.
When Li Ze firmly stuck Tony Allen and asked for the ball with his back in the left blocking area, Daquane Cook, who moved to the top of the arc, also received a pass from Ibaka, did not stop the ball, and immediately sent a high hanging pass.
After receiving the ball, Li Ze took advantage of the situation, took his left foot as the axis, lowered the center of gravity of his body, and broke through to the line with the ball in his right hand, and took the first step quickly and fiercely, allowing him to successfully jam Tony Allen in half of his body.
Marching to the paint area, noticing that Randolph's assistance defense was in place, without slowing down, Li Ze controlled his body, used his left foot as the axis again, and pulled the ball back sharply with his right hand, deceiving Tony Allen's defense, and then twisted his body, closed the ball and shook it, directly hitting Zach Randolph.
After shaking off the two, Li Ze easily completed the up and down steps in the gap, and after stepping to the basket, he twisted the wrist of his right hand and easily sent the ball into the basket!
"Wow! Fantastic dance moves! This ball is really beautiful, Li Ze's technique is too comprehensive, and he can't defend it! ”
In the CCTV studio, seeing Li Ze's consecutive goals, Director Zhang's emotions were high, and he once again incarnated as Li Zechui.
In the boos and exclamations at the scene, Li Ze chuckled at Tony Allen and Randolph, and then quickly returned to the defense, playing players like black fat man, some simple foot movements are more practical, after all, the opponent is covered in pork belly, and he really can't take advantage of the real confrontation.
This is also the plan that the training team made for Li Ze in advance, in the face of a large number of physical confrontations, of course, the jump shot will be inaccurate, at this time, you need to get close to the basket to complete the offense, as long as you respond continuously, and withstand the Grizzlies' three-board axe, the game situation will fall to the Thunder's side.
Coach Hollins frowned, this super individual ability, almost completely tore apart the Grizzlies' defense, and in order to ensure the success rate of the offense, he once again signaled Michael Conley to slow down the tempo.
After Michael Conley dribbled through the halfcourt, he quickly gave the ball to Darrell Arthur at the top of the arc, and then immediately cut inside, and at the same time signaled Tony Allen to step forward to pass the ball, and the Thunder were unmoved by several outside passes.
Li Ze and Cook stood in the two elbow positions and swept back and forth, and when they encountered cover, they all went off the line, while Soflosa, who was on the wing, always stared at Randolph's position, and as long as the opponent received the ball, he immediately contracted to help the defense.
Randolph in the left blocking area just received the ball, Soflosa immediately cooperated with Ibaka to pinch the shot, Randolph had no choice but to give the ball to Battier on the outside again, noticed that there were only 5 seconds left in the offensive time, and jumped directly outside the three-point line.
"Bang!" Hit the nail in a rage!
The rebound ball popped up, and the basket was snatched into a ball, and Mark Gasol successfully grabbed the rebound in the front court, but before he had time to be happy, he was directly cut by the quick-eyed Li Ze.
"Smack!"
After slicing the ball hard, the ball bounced straight to the floor, and Sofrosa took advantage of a hungry tiger to pounce on the ball, successfully controlling the ball and quickly giving the ball to Li Ze before Tony Allen could scramble.
After receiving the pass, he sent the ball forward, Li Ze accelerated with all his strength with the ball in his left hand, and quickly rushed across the opponent's half.
Seeing that Li Ze was rushing faster and faster, he had already come to the paint area, Michael Conley was still desperately fighting against Li Ze on his side, but he still overestimated himself, Li Ze, who took three steps, directly hit Conley with his body, and then quickly took off, grabbed the ball with his left hand and burst the buckle with one arm!
"Boom!" Convert the dunk to get it!
"Ahh
After landing on the ground, Li Ze first beat his chest and roared, posed for the camera under the basket, and when he retreated, he shook his jersey again, and on the bench of the Thunder team, Turtle and Durant shouted happily with the atmosphere group, and finally played a conversion offense!
Michael Conley rubbed his chest, although he was only 1.85 meters, his body was quite strong, but he didn't expect that after confronting Li Ze, he was directly hit and stumbled, bulldozer dunk...
After Li Ze's consecutive goals, the Grizzlies' offensive rhythm also became a little impatient, and after Zach Randolph hit two irons in a row, Li Ze successfully assisted Ibaka and hit two mid-range shots in a row.
The point difference came directly to 6 points, and the Grizzlies fans on the scene were also a little anxious, the Thunder's offense was too stable!
Michael Conley hit the mid-range after the pick-and-roll to help the Grizzlies stabilize the situation, the Grizzlies just retreated, and Li Ze also quickly dribbled through the half, still with Ibaka's high block.
At the top of the arc, Li Ze dribbled twice quickly behind his back, suddenly lowered his body's center of gravity, and pretended to break through with the ball in his right hand, Tony Allen hurriedly slid to the right, and at the same time, Darrell Arthur also mentioned the upper line, staring closely at Li Ze's movements.
Noticing the opponent's defensive movement, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly turned around fancy, got rid of Tony Allen's defense at once, and then without waiting for the opponent to react, he directly used his feet to exert force, retreated with the momentum, and quickly jumped at a distance from the three-point line at the top of the arc.
In the exclamation of the Grizzlies fans, the ball drew a graceful arc and fell straight into the net!
"Huh!"
"Score! Li Ze's long-range three-pointer! Get rid of the three-point shot directly after the goal! ”
In the CCTV studio, the host Yu Jia instantly raised the volume of his commentary, and in his opinion, the ball was simply a show.
Hearing the boos at the scene, Li Ze smiled slightly, compared his fingers to the gun, blew lightly by the way, and then stepped back in small steps, and the golden [Rhythm Archer] + [Circus Three Points] bonus effect was very good.
Coupled with the silver [Emergency Stop Three-Point Battery], the combination of the three badges made Li Ze's three-point shooting rate super high after completely getting rid of the defense.
Everyone on the Grizzlies team was completely numb, Li Ze's continuous breakthroughs and mid-distance completely confused them, inertial thinking, made them think that Li Ze would continue to break through, and after seeing Li Ze throw in a long-distance three-point shot, everyone suddenly thought that Li Ze has the ability to shoot long-distance three-pointers...
The long-range three-pointer made the Grizzlies a little broken, and for the rest of the second quarter, the Grizzlies' offense began to get agitated, and as a rookie team in the playoffs, the Grizzlies still made mistakes.
Despite successive timeouts from head coach Hollins, the trio continued to widen the margin when the Turtles and Durant returned, and by the end of the second quarter, Grizzlies fans at FedEx Arena were a little dumbfounded.
At 31:21 in the second quarter, the Thunder easily reversed the game.
At 53:45, Li Ze was 8 of 11 in the half, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and efficiently cut 17 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.
At this time, Li Ze slowly walked to the player's tunnel with a smile on his face, as if he felt that he was about to enter the rhythm again, and smiled in his heart:
"Don't worry, the game has just begun!"