Chapter 221: Fierce Battle (9800 Words Chapter)
The home whistle of the playoffs has always been a factor that cannot be ignored, and after trailing by eight points at halftime, the Grizzlies began the second half with more and more rough moves.
Zach Randolph is not a rookie player, he has been in the league for many years, and he has long understood how to use the referee's blowing penalty, the third quarter of the game has just begun, the Thunder took the lead in attacking, and after the turtle high block, he successfully got rid of Michael Conley's entanglement.
Noticing that Randolph's defensive position was forward, the turtle with the ball in his left hand accelerated in a straight line and rushed straight to the paint area, Zach Randolph still delayed the defense a lot, and at the moment of contact with the turtle, his body exerted force laterally and suddenly crashed into the turtle.
The rhythm of the turtle's dribble was destroyed in an instant, and he stumbled directly, Tony Allen, who was defending the bottom line, saw the opportunity and grabbed the momentum, first stabbed the ball with his left hand, took advantage of the unstable center of gravity of the turtle, and made another effort, completely knocking the turtle down, and then controlling the ball with his right hand, and quickly rushed to the Thunder halfcourt.
The moment Li Ze lost the ball, he began to retreat with all his might, and Tony Allen naturally noticed Li Ze chasing behind him, but he did not choose to slow down, and still held the ball in his right hand and went straight to the basket.
At the moment when the opponent jumped, Li Ze, who quickly returned to the defense, also jumped immediately, raised his left hand high, and slapped Tony Allen to the ground with the ball!
"Smack! ... Chirping! β
The referee whistled directly and punished Li Ze's thug foul, and the FedEx Arena immediately erupted into huge boos, although it was the first to cover the ball, but Li Ze would not defend it, it was obvious that the referee wanted to help the Grizzlies in the second half, and received three fouls in the third quarter, and there seems to be no big problem at present.
"Hey! He should have been blown for a technical foul, it wasn't a basketball move at all, he knocked my player out of the line! β
Coach Hollins on the sidelines immediately put pressure on the linesman next to him, while Coach Brooks on the other side also complained loudly to the referee next to him:
"Are they playing rugby! Such a steal is definitely a foul! They also rammed my players in a row, and you have to blow a foul for that kind of action! β
Grizzlies fans saw that Coach Brooks was a little emotional, and immediately followed suit, and many front-row fans even signaled that the referee should blow a technical foul on the coach.
Tony Allen, who fell to the ground, was quickly helped up by his teammates, and he didn't want to provoke Li Ze, the team was 8 points behind, which was not a small point difference for them, and went directly to the free throw line, adjusted his breathing, and made several free throws in a row.
Finally, after receiving the referee's serve, two free throws hit steadily, and the FedEx Arena immediately erupted in cheers, and you have to chase it!
βDefenseοΌ DefenseοΌ DefenseοΌ β
In the rhythmic defensive cheers of the Grizzlies fans, the Thunder team quickly sent a baseline ball, Li Ze gave the turtle a gesture, indicating that it could be steady, and the referee allowed the opponent to increase physical confrontation, at this time what to do is to reduce unnecessary mistakes and never let the opponent get up.
is still in a "V" position, but this time Li Ze and Durant did not choose to go up to the line to play some hand-to-hand cooperation, but chose to use the cover of Ibaka and Perkins to cross the bottom line, and then complete the card position to fight for the ball in the low post.
This is the safest way to catch the ball, and there is a high probability that there will be no mistakes, but Durant was pulled and dragged by Tony Allen's kraft candy-style defense, and he wanted to be in the left blocking area, but under the entanglement of the two, he almost came directly to the left wing of the three-point line...
After Li Ze slipped the bottom line, he ignored Sam Young, who had been defending close to his side, firmly stuck the opponent behind him, and after coming to the right blocking area, he opened his hand with his back to ask for the ball.
At the top of the arc outside the three-point line, the turtle turtle took advantage of Ibaka's cover, broke through on the right side, saw the right time and immediately sent a through ball, Li Ze, who received the ball with his back, released the ball with his right hand, dribbled two big steps in the direction of the bottom line, and then exerted force with his feet.
Without waiting for Sam Young to react, Li Ze twisted his body and threw a backward jumper in the direction of the baseline.
"Huh!" With a sigh on his back, the two-point shot hit steadily.
Seeing that Li Ze's state is not reduced, Sam Young is a little confused, how to defend in the end, this amplitude of backward jumpers, even if he jumps up to block, there is a high probability that he will be easily **...
The Grizzlies fans are already booing, it's outrageous, the continuous physical confrontation shooting feel is not affected in the slightest, and thinking of Li Ze's somewhat exaggerated shooting rate, it makes the Grizzlies fans feel more and more depressed.
Coach Hollins on the sidelines saw Li Ze with a relaxed smile on his face, quickly retreated, and choked with anger in his heart, and then immediately shouted to Sam Young:
"Don't let him catch the ball easily, the defense will keep up!"
Sam Young couldn't help but feel a little numb when he heard the head coach's loud shouts, his defense really tried his best, but Li Ze just could score, which made him a little difficult, he really couldn't meet the manager's requirements...
The Grizzlies' offense, Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph crossed in the three-second zone, and then Randolph immediately came to the left blocking area to receive the ball with his back, and the Grizzlies' outside line quickly began to move the ball, and finally Sam Young on the left wing sent a high hanging pass.
Randolph just received the ball, Li Ze in the elbow area of the free throw line immediately gave up his defensive position, and directly chose to go to the line to wrap up, seeing the defense of the Thunder team, Randolph did not choose to pass, but turned around, and walked the bottom line with the ball in his left hand to accelerate the breakthrough.
Perkins' lateral movement was not fast, but he chose a good defensive position, successfully anticipating Perkins' movements, and constantly applying physical confrontations to his side, trying to cause Randolph's mistakes.
Carrying Perkins in the paint area with his body, he got the space to shoot, but he felt that Li Ze behind him was already in place, and Randolph continued to sway, and finally succeeded in deceiving Perkins.
"Smack!"
The referee's whistle sounded and signaled Perkins to foul, and under the two of them, Randolph still relied on his big body to successfully stand on the free throw line and hit two free throws steadily.
"It's going to be bad! The Thunder's interior has to control the defensive moves, and the third quarter of the game has just been played for more than three minutes, and Perkins has committed his third foul! The coach may have the option to rotate early to control the number of fouls Perkins committed. β
In the CCTV studio, Coach Zhang has been paying attention to the fouls of the Thunder team, and unlike Li Ze, the inside players received three fouls at the beginning of the second half, which is not a good phenomenon...
Standing on the free throw line in a row, this made the Grizzlies fans on the scene start to shout excitedly, if they really beat the Thunder's interior line, then the team will definitely be able to reverse the game in the rest of the time!
Randolph hit both free throws again, under the high confrontation, the black fat man's free throws were still very stable, and when the Thunder attacked, while the turtle was not over half, Li Ze ran to Perkins' side and reminded him simply:
"Try not to get a fourth foul, don't jump to defend, just block his path!"
Perkins nodded to show that he understood, and after just a few rounds, the championship center had begun to gasp for breath, and the Grizzlies' offense had passed through Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol almost every time, and a lot of physical confrontation also made Perkins a little difficult to overcome.
This time, the Thunder team attacked and chose the double cover on the line, allowing Li Ze to receive the ball on the left wing outside the three-point line, but he had just received a pass from the turtle, and Randolph, who had changed the defense, fouled directly, not giving Li Ze a chance to play big.
Sent the sideline ball again, Durant who came out of the cover received the ball with his left hand and quickly released the ball, quickly changed direction in front of his body, and the ball in his right hand continued to accelerate, straight into the restricted area, Mark Gasol under the basket was already prepared, and after the two confronted, Durant threw out of the frame with his left hand.
Randolph successfully protected the backcourt rebound, and immediately passed to Michael Conley, as soon as the turtle saw the opponent get the ball, he immediately chased the defense, Michael Conley's ball was fast, but the turtle who was desperately chasing the defense still caught up with the opponent and constantly gave the body confrontation on his side.
The two men tangled through the halfcourt, marched to the paint area, and Michael Conley, who had been holding the ball in his left hand, circled the ball, then quickly closed the ball, rushed up in three steps, and tried to switch to his right hand to complete the layup.
Successfully broke through to the basket, Michael Conley's right hand just threw the ball, but Li Ze, who was back in place, had been waiting for a long time, he jumped earlier than Conley, perhaps the opponent completely focused on the turtle and didn't notice his movements.
Before the ball flew to the highest point, Li Ze directly sent out the pegboard cap, and the ball bounced directly away, and Michael Conley and Turtle Turtle lost their center of gravity after landing and fell to the ground at the same time.
Li Ze just landed, he couldn't help but pull up the turtle, and quickly controlled the ball, and then accelerated with all his strength with the ball in his right hand, rushing to the Grizzlies halfcourt.
The Grizzlies regained their defensive position, and Li Ze came to the three-point line for a slight pause, and then his right hand was in and out sharply, immediately lowering the center of gravity of his body, and accelerating with all his strength with the ball in his right hand, easily passing Sam Young, who was defending the opposing position.
The speed did not decrease at all, and the right hand in the paint area changed direction sharply in front of the body, and then took off directly with a big jump, and the large lever in the air first dodged the Marc Gasol block from top to bottom.
In the exclamation of the Grizzlies fans at the scene, Li Ze exerted his strength in his waist and abdomen, stayed in the air for a short time, grabbed the ball with his right hand and dodged in the air, avoided Randolph's assistance defense in the air, and quickly threw the ball to the rebound before landing.
"Bang! Swish! β
Connected with three people, a high board layup scored!
"Roar!"
After landing on the ground, Li Ze roared passionately at the camera under the basket again, and everyone on the Grizzlies team was a little confused, can this also be scored? Before Li Ze could pose further, he was hit by the excited Perkins, and then Durant also began to celebrate.
"Pull-up layup! Score! It's so exciting, Li Ze seems to have overcome gravity and tossed and turned in the air! That's amazing! β
In the CCTV studio, the host Yu Jia shouted excitedly, and Director Zhang also looked at it with a smile, which was really showy.
Coach Hollins couldn't stand it anymore, and directly asked for a timeout, missed a fast-break layup, and was beaten back by the opponent as a counterattack, which was not what he wanted.
Everyone on the Grizzlies sat on the bench, and their mood was a little low, and Michael Conley was even more annoyed, even if it caused a foul and stood on the free throw line, it was more cost-effective than letting the Thunder fight back...
"Hey! There's still a lot of time for the game! Cheer up! We have to fight on the field, what 3:0 means, we all know! Don't worry about fouls, give them some color and spoil all their offense! β
"Listen, don't let Lee take the ball easily, pull him down when he breaks into the box, pull him, knock him down, whatever it takes, I don't want to see him continue to score, understand! Hit the ball inside, and everyone else will hit the basket and show our energy! β
Coach Hollins has thoroughly understood that in the face of Li Ze, who has super personal ability, normal defensive actions cannot limit the opponent at all, and at this time, in order to win, he has to be ruthless, as long as the Thunder team's response ball cannot be scored, he believes that with the advantage of the inside, the Grizzlies will soon be able to tie the score.
After the timeout came back, the Grizzlies really began to work hard, if they lost this game, the big score was 0:3 behind, and it was very likely that the handwheel would be swept directly, and everyone worked hard for a season to make the playoffs, and no one wanted such a result.
Mark Gasol scored two points under the basket to help the Grizzlies stabilize the situation, and when the Thunder's offense, Li Ze obviously felt that the Grizzlies' confrontation had increased a lot, at this time the Grizzlies almost defended a 32 team, and the outside three of them bit the Thunder trio.
The continuous transfer of the ball on the outside line failed to get rid of the Grizzlies' pursuit, Durant and Tony Allen kept pulling each other, and the turtle saw that there were only 10 seconds left in the offensive time, and the tactics could not be played, and he immediately gave Li Ze a gesture, signaling to hurry up and pick up the pot!
Li Ze ran directly to the right wing outside the three-point line to receive the ball, and when he was far away from the three-point line, Sam Young's defense did not choose to continue to defend, but stepped on the three-point line, staring at Li Ze's movements.
Continuous crotch dribbling outside the three-point line, the ball in his left hand suddenly increased the center of gravity of his body, and then a large change of direction in front of his body, Sam Young's defense was still not completely out of position, but Li Ze's center of gravity was pressed very low at this time, and the ball was accelerated with all his strength in his right hand, so that the opponent could only slide backwards.
Just about to approach the paint area, Randolph, who came to help defend him, crashed directly into Li Ze, and the three of them suddenly collided, Li Ze also stumbled, almost hit the street directly, seeing Randolph's expression that I am going to hit you to death, his heart instantly caught fire, and his right hand vigorously threw the ball at the other party, and scolded at the same time:
"Shit's defensive moves! Falk Squid! β
Randolph, who was caught off guard, was directly smashed by Li Ze's vigorous throwing ball, although the black fat man had rough skin and thick meat, but he was also smashed and screamed, the former bad boy didn't have a good temper, and he couldn't do much BB, scolded and then pounced directly on Li Ze:
"Fack!"
Perkins on the side saw Zach Randolph move, and immediately went up to a bear hug, Ibaka followed closely and pounced, Sam Young was afraid that his teammates would suffer losses and immediately pounced on Ibaka, and the four of them immediately tore together.
Li Ze saw the opportunity and just wanted to take the opportunity to give two punches, Tony Allen hurriedly came over to pull the rack, and the turtle rushed in from outside the three-point line, but was hugged by Makgar Saul.
Michael Conley and Durant felt familiar to each other, and by the time the linesman on the sidelines reacted, Perkins and Ibaka had already pushed Randolph down, but fortunately, the benches of both teams saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly entered the court and cooperated with the referee to separate everyone.
The Grizzlies fans in the FedEx Arena saw such a scene, and they all screamed excitedly, of course, the fans are not too big to watch the excitement, it is best to directly add the real fight, then tonight's ticket will make a lot of money!
Perkins and Randolph were still scolding passionately after they separated, and everyone on the Thunder team returned to the bench, and Li Ze also completely understood that the Grizzlies no longer wanted to defend normally, and did not hesitate to disrupt his offensive rhythm with fouls.
"Thanks, Bro! I'll leave the fine to me! β
Li Ze first bumped fists with Perkins and Ibaka, and when he saw that everyone was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and immediately said that he had all the credit card swiping things.
"It's a trifle! The other party lost in a hurry, and they knew that they were about to be swept away! β
Seeing Li Ze's statement, Perkins, who was in a good mood, immediately said with a smile, while Turtle and Durant began to complain about the referee:
"The second half is getting looser, do they want tonight's game to be a rugby game?"
"Luckily I took the lead in the first half and I knew the Grizzlies' defense was going to be like this, and Tony Allen almost broke my jersey, Shet! It obviously happened in front of his eyes, but the referee didn't say anything. β
"Calm down, guys! The opponent wants to disrupt our offensive rhythm, and in the following games, we must pay attention to mistakes and not give the opponent a chance to score easily! β
Coach Brooks saw that the players were calming down, and briefly reminded everyone.
The referee came to the technical table, and after watching the replay, the three technical fouls directly awarded by the Thunder team Li Ze, Ibaka, and Perkins, and the Grizzlies' Randolph also received technical fouls.
Obviously, in order to ensure the excitement of the game, the referee gave a light penalty, and as for the post-game fine, it is estimated that it will be more than a loss...
Li Ze first completed a free throw for a technical foul, and then hit both free throws for a shooting foul, and on the Grizzlies' side, Michael Conley also made three free throws steadily, and after a short clash, the point difference did not change.
For the remainder of the third quarter, the referees blew their whistles frequently, and Perkins received his fourth foul, and the Grizzlies did disrupt the Thunder's offensive rhythm with their excellent defense, but the frequent physical confrontations also made their own offense completely collapsed.
Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol combined for 3-of-12 shooting and almost smashed their own baskets.
At 25:20, although the Thunder only scored 25 points in a single quarter, the Grizzlies only scored 20 points, which also allowed the Thunder to expand the difference to 13 points.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Coach Hollins broke the boat, replaced Sam Young, replaced by OJ Mayo, a double-digit point difference, it was difficult to get the game back by relying on defense, and if you want to narrow the score, the outside line must respond.
The Grizzlies took the lead in attacking, Michael Conley blocked with Marc Gasol outside the three-point line, and noticed that the turtle was still off the line, and this time Conley fired directly from outside the three-point line and hit a three-pointer first.
"Oh!"
At the FedEx Arena, Grizzlies fans were still cheering loudly for the home team, and when they saw Conley hit a three-pointer, the scene erupted in huge cheers, and the outside projection was back!
After sending the baseline ball, the turtle was not in a hurry to attack, and slowly passed the half, noticing that Durant and Tony Allen were still entangled, and immediately made an offensive gesture, signaling the inside line to cover Li Ze.
Collisson, who came off the bench in the fourth quarter, made a cover for Li Ze in the right blocking area, successfully delayed the chasing Mayo, briefly got rid of the defense, and Li Ze quickly came to the right wing outside the three-point line to receive the ball.
Mayo didn't dare to be careless at all, quickly rotated in place, saw Li Ze receiving the ball and swaying, his body subconsciously pounced forward, and at the moment when the opponent's defensive center of gravity changed, Li Ze lowered his body's center of gravity and released the ball with his right hand.
After only one step of dribbling, Li Ze quickly pulled back with his right hand, and at the same time exerted force at his feet, stepped outside the three-point line, and easily jumped after closing the ball.
"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.
Mayo was still in a state of sliding backwards at this time, and when he saw Li Ze throwing in three points, he subconsciously remembered the fear of dominating these two seasons, and he was numb...
In the FedEx Arena, the rhythmic defensive cheers came to an abrupt halt, and the ball was responded to? Grizzlies fans are in no mood to boo.
As the Grizzlies hit a three-pointer on their first offense, the Thunder's defense turned to man-marking for the next few minutes, with Li Ze and Turtle chasing down Mayo and Conley.
Although Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol on the inside felt warmer and frequently succeeded in attacking under the basket, the Thunder took advantage of Li Ze's point and broke through the ball several times, and Ibaka and Collison also ate the cake successfully, seeing that the time of the fourth quarter was halfway through, the Grizzlies' offense became more and more impatient.
After scoring and playing, Mayo on the outside did not get a chance to be completely empty, and against Li Ze's block, he made a strong shot outside the three-point line.
"Bang!" One more hit!
After the long rebound collapsed, it was directly accepted by Li Ze, and then immediately launched a conversion attack, which is also the disadvantage of three-point shooting, once you can't shoot, and you can't get the long rebound, then you will definitely have to fight back.
Li Ze held the ball in his right hand and kept accelerating, Mayo's side desperately gave a physical confrontation, but he couldn't slow down Li Ze's dribbling speed in the slightest, and everyone on the Grizzlies team ate their strength and finally retreated to their own half.
There was no chance of fast break, Li Ze gave the ball to the turtle at the top of the arc, took the opportunity to take a breath, and then immediately came to the left bottom corner outside the three-point line to stand.
Durant rested two rounds on the offensive end, first stealthily pushing away Tony Allen, using Ibaka's cover to quickly get to the right elbow of the free throw line to receive the ball, and then breaking through with his left hand.
At the moment when Durant received the ball, Li Ze first pretended to move to the line, Mayo hurriedly followed the defense, and noticed that Ibaka seemed to want to cover Li Ze, Mayo just wanted to squeeze through, but found that Li Ze suddenly turned around quickly, ran directly back, and inserted himself into the inner line.
Mayo, who reacted a little slower, was directly thrown away by Li Ze, and Durant, who was holding the ball, saw Li Ze complete the cut and sent a high-throw pass, Randolph, who had a huge physical consumption, just reacted at this time, and subconsciously jumped up to block, but found that his hand could only reach Li Ze's shoulder.
After jumping, Li Ze grabbed the ball steadily with both hands, and then took the opportunity to round the ball, ignoring Randolph who jumped up and blocked, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, and smashed the ball directly into the basket through the black fat man!
"Boom!"
"Squeak..."
The whistle blew, and Randolph, whose physical strength declined, completely lost his body's center of gravity after confronting Li Ze in the air, and after landing, he stumbled and fell headlong under the basketball hoop.
After landing on the ground, Li Ze first yelled, and then showed off his biceps to the camera under the basket, and Durant, who gave the assist, was also very excited, and led the Thunder team to hug up, and screamed together.
"Buckle! Haha, this space dunk is really stretching, look at Li Ze's body, knocking Randolph away! β
Director Zhang is also cool, and the continuous response to the ball makes the Thunder team still firmly lead by double digits, and this game is likely to be won.
Grizzlies fans are in a low mood, halfway through the fourth quarter, the margin is still not narrowing, everyone knows what it means, 0:3 down, maybe they are going to be out of the first round...
When Li Ze stood at the free throw line, he felt that his body suddenly regained his physical strength, and then he thought of the bonus effect of the golden [Infinite Takeoff] + the silver [Buckle Master], the more he buckled, the more fierce it became!
Taking advantage of Li Ze's free throws, Coach Hollins made personnel adjustments again, Hamad Haddadi replaced Zach Randolph, and the Grizzlies still did not give up, but Randolph's physical fitness was really unbearable and had to slow down for a few rounds.
Time was running out, and the impatient Grizzlies began to throw three-pointers, and although they grabbed two rebounds in a few rounds, they could not be converted into points in the end, and in the final stages of the game, although the physical strength of both sides decreased, the pace of the game became faster and faster.
As long as there is an opportunity on the outside, Li Ze and Durant will fire directly, and then everyone will rush to grab the rebound in the front court, without complicated cover, no complicated tactics, simple shooting, and completely collapse the Grizzlies.
Li Ze hit the iron again on the outside, after the long rebound popped out, he threw himself and grabbed it, controlled the ball again, and immediately gave the ball to the turtle, Durant's right wing received the ball outside the three-point line, and after the jump dribble with his left hand, he accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, and the rushing stop-and-go jump shot hit the iron again.
As soon as the rebound popped up, Ibaka took advantage of the situation, successfully picked up the rebound, and against the block of Marc Gasol, he forced the ball into the basket.
"Ahh
After the goal, Ibaka began to beat his chest wildly, he grabbed frontcourt rebounds one after another in the second half of the fourth quarter, completely stole the Grizzlies' interior line, and the head coach of Hollins on the sidelines also knew that the general trend was gone, and helplessly watched the Thunder everyone scream back to defense.
The Grizzlies fans in attendance were all disappointed, and it was almost a perfect season for them, as they overcame a lot of odds to make the playoffs.
Although I know that it is difficult for Black Eight to happen, many fans still have a bit of luck, but unfortunately the reality is extremely cruel, losing this game, the team will fall behind 0:3, which also means that this round of the series has ended...
The main lineups of the two sides fought to the end, and in the end, at 104:91, the Thunder successfully defeated the Grizzlies on the road, and the series score came to 3:0.
Winning this game, Li Ze breathed a sigh of relief, the overall situation has been decided! His physical fitness was almost at the bottom in this game, with 13 of 22 from the field, including 3 of 7 three-pointers and 8 of 8 free throws, and he exploded with 37 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 turnover, 2 steals and 1 block.
Durant was 8 of 20 in this game, including 2 of 6 three-pointers and 8 of 9 free throws, and got 26 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 turnovers, plus 6 of 17 for Turtle and 6 of 6 free throws for 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 turnovers, the trio scored 81 points, once again showing a terrifying scoring ability.
After the game, the players of both sides simply shook hands, and everyone on the Thunder team quickly returned to the locker room, and the away game in Memphis was not very friendly, all kinds of abuse were endless, and everyone certainly did not want to continue to stay on the scene and suffer.
The extremely frustrated Zach Randolph did not give an interview to the EPSN reporter on the sidelines, he was 7-of-21 from the field and got a big double-double of 21 points and 17 rebounds, he was very dissatisfied with his performance, and the whole person looked extremely depressed.
In the end, Mr. Conley was interviewed and completed the final part of the broadcast...
After the end of this game, Amika's media reporters collectively transformed into Li Ze and blow, it was too fierce! Under this kind of confrontation, the hit rate is close to 6 percent, and the show is heavenly!
Although TNT did not broadcast the game, host Ernnie Johnson praised Li Ze's performance in the post-game playoff news program:
"Guys, this is the quality of the youngest MVP in history! Kayce can dominate the league for at least 10 years, and if there are no injuries, he will be at the peak of his career at the age of 30, oh my God! We may be able to witness the Thunder Dynasty. β
Kenny Smith first glanced at Charles Barkley on the side, and then said with a smile:
"I also agree with this point of view, as long as you stay healthy, the Thunder will definitely become a dynasty team, Chuck, after watching this game, do you have anything to say, high-intensity defense, still can't limit Kayce's play, he even plays more efficiently than the interior player!"
When Charles Barkley saw that both of them were looking at him, he immediately spread his hands helplessly, and then leaned back directly, and said loudly in an exaggerated tone:
"I'll admit that I underestimated Kayce, the Grizzlies used a lot of fouls to disrupt his offensive rhythm, but it didn't work very well, and he played impeccable in this game, but I still want to say that the league should change the rules!"
"In this year's draft, guards who specialize in defense around two meters are going to be very popular, and I believe that teams around the league are already preparing to stock up on perimeter defenders, which is a good thing for players who are good at defense."
Host Ernnie Johnson brought up another topic of doing things at this time:
"Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to an easy victory over the Nuggets, 13-of-26 from the field, with 34 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 turnovers.
β...β
In G3, which ended at the same time that night, the Lakers easily defeated the Nuggets 109:95, Kobe's excellent performance once again made Commies celebrate the New Year directly, and the call for three consecutive championships is getting higher and higher, surpassing Jordan is not a dream!
The local media in Los Angeles jumped up and down and began to touch Jordan in various ways, and in G4 that night, the Bulls lost to the Pacers, and the Chicago media was in a bad mood.
Michael Jordan will always be the pride of Chicago, you have won 3 consecutive championships with a loan, how can you surpass Jordan?
Lakers fans also got off the court, blowing Kobe Bryant, the Thunder Big Three, the Heat Big Three, and the Celtics Big Three are all no match for the Lakers' heat, during the playoffs, Kobe, who has the opportunity to complete three consecutive championships, is in the limelight for a while, and the popularity is off the charts!
Even the Lakers fans of the Celestial Empire on the other side of the ocean are also fancy touting, Kobe Bryant is the god in their hearts...
"In this state of volute, the three consecutive championships are basically stable, the more you play, the more you play, the more you play, in the case of the Nuggets' strict defense, the 5 percent shooting rate scored 34 points, this is the strength of the first scoring guard!"
"Lakers Championship! We're already thinking about our next opponent! β
"The next opponent is the Thunder, think about it, Li Ze got a double-double of 37 points and 10 rebounds with a shooting rate of nearly 6 percent, and the defensive intensity he faced was much higher than that of Kobe, but as soon as the game ended, there were Lakers posts everywhere, hehe, or Comy."
"Sit back and wait for a slap in the face! However, before the Western Conference semifinals, Li Ze should still win the award, the youngest MVP in history, too good X! β
"Returning home in the offseason, no matter where Li Ze holds the event, I will definitely fly straight over, this Asian Championships, I will definitely be able to beat all opponents, why haven't tickets started to be pre-sold yet! We had a bunch of people waiting to buy tickets. β
"Can the Lakers have the same defensive intensity as the Grizzlies? I feel like the Grizzlies are very strong, and maybe they will make it to the Western Conference semifinals with a different opponent. β
"Don't say anything, Thunder Champion!"
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On April 24, the NBA league announced the 2010~2011 season Most Improved Player (MIP) award, and Kevin Love won the award without suspense with a large double-double data of 20+15 in the regular season.
Li Ze sent his blessing as soon as possible, even if it is to brush the data, this kind of double is not an easy task, at this time the Thunder team is still in Memphis, after a day of rest, they will usher in the G4 game tomorrow night.
Due to the excessive consumption of the last game, Coach Brooks just took everyone to a simple recovery training in the morning, and directly gave the players a half-day vacation in the afternoon, after all, everyone was very tired, and the Thunder team had the capital strategy to give up a game.
After a night's rest, Li Ze was already full of blood at this time, and he was in a very happy mood, and the G3 competition once again allowed him to gain a golden badge:
Achievement Badge [Strong Pitcher]: 1/5000 (can enjoy the Champion Badge bonus)
Unaffected by side defense, reduces the impact of frontal defenders, and reduces physical exertion when making strong shots.
With the simple and crude badge attributes, combined with other shooting badges, Li Ze felt that he could almost incarnate into a ruthless shooting robot, and he was done!
Durant saw that Li Ze was still shooting with the atmosphere group, and the corners of his mouth twitched, what kind of physical fitness is this, what kind of physical fitness is this, what kind of beast! The turtle on the side said enviously:
"Kayce's recovery ability is so good, I feel like I've been back to my best after a good night's sleep, which is also a talent!"
Durant didn't want to speak anymore, and when he thought that Li Ze's high-intensity defensive shooting rate in the face of the Grizzlies exceeded 5 percent, his heart began to go crazy, but on the surface, he said lightly:
"Hopefully we can easily win tomorrow night so we have plenty of rest, and hopefully the Nuggets can win one game and wear down the Lakers."
Ibaka on the side heard the words of the two and said quite approvingly:
"It's better to wear down the Lakers' interior line, but after the game against the Grizzlies, I'm confident that I'll be able to defend Gasol."
After Li Ze finished training, he saw the three of them getting together and chattering about the Lakers, and he felt a little helpless, and he came to poison milk again...
"Let's prepare for tomorrow night's game first, by the way, Serge, I will help you get the fine for you and Perkins, the NBA league is not bad, the three of us have fined a total of 20,000 US dollars."
When Perkins heard Li Ze's words, he immediately sent Luo Quanft again:
"This is also the league's face for MVP, 10,000 US dollars is really not much, after returning to Russia, the league should give you an award, congratulations in advance Kayce!"
"Haha, the final result hasn't been announced yet, but maybe I'll have to prepare a speech!"
Durant saw Li Zewa blowing on the side, and once again the lemon essence possessed his body, completely sour.
On the evening of April 25th, the Thunder and Grizzlies G4 started to fight again, this game was a glorious battle for the Grizzlies, and they were swept by their opponents on their home court.
FedEx Arena, the Grizzlies fans at the scene frantically shook the white handkerchiefs in their hands from the start of the game, and kept cheering loudly for the home team, and after the last fierce battle, the defensive intensity of the Thunder team has also dropped a lot tonight.
By the end of the half, at 50:58, the Grizzlies at home had an eight-point lead, with Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol rising again, while the Thunder were not as efficient as anyone except for Li Ze, who scored 15 points in the half.
When the second half began, the Grizzlies extended the margin to double digits, and Coach Brooks simply abandoned the game and gradually began to rotate the main players.
In the end, at 92:104, the Grizzlies successfully pulled one back at home and avoided the embarrassing scene of being swept directly.
Coach Brooks didn't want to let Kim's thigh have problems, so he only let Li Ze play for 32 minutes, 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
After the game, Li Ze saw all the Grizzlies fans standing up and applauding the home team's victory, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
"This is the Little Ball Market! Regardless of the broadcast situation, there will always be loyal fans who will continue to support you..."