Chapter 222: Promotion (8000 Words Chapter)
On the morning of April 26, after finishing G4 with the Grizzlies, the Thunder quickly returned to Russia, and after a brief rest, they will welcome G5 with the Grizzlies tomorrow night.
With a 3-1 lead, Coach Brooks directly gave the players a day off, and in the eyes of the coaching staff, the team is likely to complete the promotion in the case of playing at home.
In addition, the Lakers also lost the last game, so there will be no situation where the opponent will wait for work, which is also a good thing for the Thunder.
Li Ze doesn't care about the performance of the Lakers, although the media in Los Angeles has blown Kobe Bryant to the sky, but through the regular season encounters, he can clearly feel that the strength of the Lakers has decreased compared with last season, to be precise, the outside defense has been completely stretched.
If you have played a good performance in these years, someone will also shout at you, at this point, the media in Russia will not be good, and most of the articles and reports issued have only one meaning:
"Li Zeniu X!"
There's nothing new in touting it bluntly...
Looking at the media in Los Angeles, from personal life to court performance, winning games can no longer highlight Kobe's bull X, and it has now risen to spiritual construction.
After a simple lunch, Li Ze, who was surfing the Internet, saw that Kobe Bryant was about to win the second and third consecutive championships all over the world, and he was tired of it, Kobe Bryant was indeed strong, but certainly not as strong as Michael Jordan.
Seeing that Reddit was almost occupied by the Cormies, Li Zegang wanted to "key", incarnate as a keyboard warrior, and output a good wave, but before he could hit the keyboard, he received a video call from Chapman.
"There are two good news, Kayce, I want to congratulate you in advance on winning the MVP, the NBA is not small, it seems that Rick's plan works, the All-Star commemorative edition sneakers, the sales will definitely not be too bad."
Chapman has been busy with Taylor's global tour, and if singers want to make money, it's not enough to just sell albums, concerts are the right way to make money.
Since Taylor won the last Grammy Awards, his fame has increased greatly, so the big machine record company has to hurry up and take the opportunity to make money, since last year, Taylor has hardly rested, the green knife can really make people crazy, under the value of money, Taylor can't stop at all, and the singing is over.
Li Ze saw that Chapman was in a good mood, and immediately knew that the company must be making a lot of money, and the number of broadcasts on streaming channels has been rising, and the small money is endless:
"Is the released single a big success again, to be honest, I'm already a little numb to hear such news, maybe next time we can look directly at the financial statements."
Can't hear Li Ze's words, Chapman was a little speechless in his heart, he saw Li Ze's singles climbing on the billboard every day, and his heart blossomed, this is all a beautiful knife, why is it numb?
"You guessed it, It's time, 'Demons' is on the billboards again, and Radioactive is still on the charts, but unfortunately in August, we only made a studio version, and the streaming channel made a lot less money."
"Although I think the quality of the album is really good, but I didn't expect it to be so popular, in July, we made up the MV, and there are a few performances before the album is officially released, and by the way, you can also go to Jimmy's Late Night Show, which only started in 09, and the current ratings are also good."
Li Ze felt that he might be busy this offseason, but for the sake of a small amount of money, he could only sacrifice his free time, and then thought that he would have to return to the Celestial Empire this year, Keds would have some activities at that time, and he couldn't help but have a big head:
"You can arrange the event, remember to set aside half a month for me in August, and I will go back to Montana for half a month."
Seeing Li Ze's unmoved appearance of money, Chapman was deeply admired, and if it was him, it was estimated that he would be overjoyed:
"The other good news is that maybe we can bring Keds' running shoes to the market at the beginning of next year, and Dow Chemical has solved most of the problems, and we are ahead of Adidas, and then it will be up to the market to recognize the new material."
Speaking of this, Chapman's expression was also a little dignified, although he wanted the company's stars to take the route of Jay-Z, but if the product could not be recognized by the market, even if it was blessed by the stars, it would be a money-losing product.
Li Ze is very confident in the new material, and the Flow sneakers he is currently wearing feel so good that they explode, which proves that the material of Dow Chemical is definitely fine.
And this company is also a company on Amilika's side, even if there is a patent dispute over the material, Adidas will definitely not be able to take advantage of it, and Boost is a trend in the future, and it will definitely not be bad.
"The market will definitely love this kind of running shoe, which is a world premiere, and we will definitely be a big success!"
Li Ze reassured Chapman, and then the two of them pulled Rick into the video call to determine the Celestial Empire activities in the Keds offseason, which completely ended the video call.
Thinking of the future running shoes and sneakers all selling well, Li Ze couldn't help but have a tactical back, and he didn't want to be a keyboard warrior anymore when he was in a good mood, considering the future schedule, he secretly thought in his heart:
"If you win the championship again, it will be the icing on the cake, double the influence, you can definitely cut a wave of leeks!"
...
At present, in the first round of the playoffs, the qualifying situation of each team has been clear.
After the end of G4, the Celtics directly eliminated the New York Knicks 4:0, and the old and spicy Big Three taught Anthony and Stoudemire a good lesson.
It's not nonsense to defend to win the championship, Stoudemire was defended by the Celtics 5-of-20, completely collapsed, and the Knicks at home lost the game 101-89, and the Knicks became the only team to sweep in the first round.
In the Eastern Conference, the Bulls led the Pacers 3:1, the Heat led the 76ers 3:1, and the Magic team with a crotch pull was almost certain to be eliminated by the Hawks, and the big score came to 1:3, and Howard was going out of the first round...
In the Western Conference, the Lakers led the Nuggets 3-1, the Mavericks beat the Trail Blazers 3-2, and successfully won the battle of Tianwang Mountain at home, Nowitzki was in very good shape, and Tyson Chandler also played an excellent basket protection ability, and grabbed 20 rebounds that night.
On the evening of the 26th, the first round of G5 continued to fight.
89:116, the Bulls beat the Pacers, and Derry Kroos played well, scoring a game-high 25 points; The Magic team also still retains a glimmer of hope, 76-101, and once again stubbornly chased back a game, so that fans continue to have expectations.
However, the headlines of the night finally fell on the Spurs, who returned to their home court and lost to the Hornets 104-86, which surprised Amerika's media reporters, Chris Paul actually counterattacked!
27 points, 13 rebounds, 15 assists, 5 turnovers and 2 steals, 7 of 14 from the field, including 2 of 4 three-pointers and 11 of 11 free throws, Chris Paul, who got a triple-double, went crazy tonight!
This kind of performance also made Amika's media reporters orgasm collectively, São Paulo...
Winning the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Hornets have a chance to complete the black 7, which also makes the fans who are not too big to watch the excitement feel excited, and finally the team in the lower half of the district has begun to do things!
The call for Black 7 continued until the evening of the 27th, and it was not until the official start of G5 that night that fans turned their attention back to the game.
The home team was about to qualify, much to the excitement of the fans in the city, many of whom began to gather near the Ford Center arena in the afternoon, and the scene turned into an open-air party.
Although the score was 1:3 down, Coach Hollins would not give up the game and took the initiative to change the lineup, taking the initiative to get OJ Mayo to the start, replacing Sam Young, who was not performing well on the outside.
This lineup is obviously to strengthen the projection, and if you want to break the Thunder's two-three defense, responding on two wings outside the three-point line is the easiest solution.
TNT was the broadcaster of the game, and commentator Kevin Harlan, guests Reggie Miller and Steve Cole were once again on the commentary booth.
"I'm not optimistic about OJ Mayo returning to the starting position, in the first few rounds, Sam Young's defense has done a very good job, and if the Grizzlies want to turn the game around, they should still be based on defense and control the pace of the game."
As soon as the starting lists of the two teams came out, Steve Kerr began to output, and Reggie Miller also briefly commented on the Grizzlies' change of lineup:
"I can understand Coach Hollins' thoughts, since Kayce can't be contained, why don't I bring in an offensive player? The Grizzlies still have a big advantage on the inside, and once the Thunder execute the joint defense, there will be open opportunities on the wing. ”
Steve Cole heard Reggie Miller's point of view and smiled again and said:
"But defending Kayce is a very physical thing, there will be a lot of defensive pressure on the opposing players, and the excessive consumption on the defensive end will make the players' outside shooting percentage drop sharply, and if the Grizzlies can't hit those open shots, the Thunder will launch a counterattack."
Commentator Kevin Harlan immediately reminded after hearing the words of the two:
"The game is about to start, maybe we can simply predict the outcome of tonight's game."
As soon as the words fell, Rejimi and Steve Cole said almost at the same time:
"The Thunder advances..."
The Ford Center Arena was in a bustle at this time, after a series of warm-up activities, coupled with the continuous interaction of the mascot Rumble, the scene was already about to burst, when the home team came out, the scene DJ introduced Li Ze, the scene was a tsunami-like cheers.
"Let's welcome Mr. Key from UCLA, Mr. Key in the city, the youngest MVP in history, Number 10, Kayce-Li!"
"Oh!!"
Hearing this huge cheer, everyone on the Grizzlies in the player tunnel had lemons in their hearts, especially OJ Mayo, who was even more envious in their hearts.
Thinking that when Mayo first entered the league, the media also praised him as Michael Jordan's successor, but now he has lost even the starting position, and the Grizzlies have no intention of renewing his contract, and he has to worry about the next contract, Mayo feels that he and Li Ze are already players from two worlds.
And the members of the Grizzlies' uniform team also regretted it in their hearts, knowing that Li Ze also came to Memphis for a tryout.
If you weren't superstitious about the Twin Towers at that time, you would have directly selected Li Ze, and then traded Mayo and Rudy Gay away, and exchanged for a few reliable rotations, with the current interior strength, plus Li Ze and Conley's backcourt, the dynasty team! It's a remake of the Lakers!
It's a pity that the lard was blinded at that time, and the parallel tate in the parallel goods was chosen... The more many people think about it, the more they regret it, and it is only now that the Grizzlies' uniform team understands what they are missing.
After all the players from the two teams played, the Ford Center Arena was still extremely noisy, and Li Ze, who was wearing the white jersey of the home team, felt the hot atmosphere of the scene and smiled happily, but when he saw the turtle in front of the technical table, he began to show off his opening dance again, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, and his eyes were spicy...
The game is about to begin, the two sides have a final warm-up, the Grizzlies are silent, while the Thunder are talking and laughing, Durant is also in a good mood, successfully entered the Western Conference semifinals, and he can trigger several terms in the Nike shoe contract again.
"It looks like we might be able to win this game easily, and it feels like the Grizzlies don't have the momentum of the previous games."
Noticing that the Grizzlies were out of emotion, Durant wanted to take the opportunity to brush up on the data, and at this time he was shooting to warm up, and whispered to Li Ze next to him.
"It's going to be hard to win easily, the opponent will still defend with all their might tonight, and Tony Allen should still be in the starting lineup!"
Hearing Li Ze's reminder, Durant felt a little depressed in his heart, in this round of the series, he was choked by Tony Allen, although the media reporters did not make any "Durant Terminator" gimmick, but inevitably there were still some criticisms.
After the final warm-up before the game, the referee signaled the players from both sides to come to the center of the field, everyone briefly exchanged fists, and then Marc Gasol jumped the ball again without any suspense.
"Smack!"
With an easy turn, the Grizzlies got the ball, Michael Conley quickly dribbled across the halfcourt, and the City fans who stood up began to cheer loudly for the home team's defense:
“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”
Since the Grizzlies took OJ Mayo on their side, the Thunder defended a half-man defense after the opening.
Durant on the wing is still responsible for shrinking the defense, while Li Ze and Turtle are responsible for marking. Ibaka and Perkins on the inside are still the same, defending Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol in the low post.
After the Grizzlies passed the ball three times in a row from the outside, Mayo received the pass and immediately gave the ball to Marc Gasol, who asked for the ball in the low post in the right blocking area, who received the ball, quickly released the ball with his left hand, hit it twice, and pretended to go up to the line to break through.
Perkins hurriedly blocked the line and did not give Marc Gasol a chance to break through easily, and Mark Gasol, who was close to the paint area, suddenly pulled the ball back with his left hand, and then turned around, came to the bottom of the basket, and after a slight pause, shook off Perkins' defense, and easily put the basket with his right hand.
"Shh
Seeing that Marc Gasol easily singled Perkins successfully, the Russian City fans at the scene immediately sent huge boos, this scene is actually very familiar to them, after all, in the first few rounds, most of the time, Perkins was blown up by the opponent.
With a huge height advantage and good strength, as long as Gasol finds his shooting touch, it will be really difficult for the Thunder's interior to stop the strong man from scoring.
Quickly sent out the baseline ball, after the turtle dribbled through the half, Li Zelik came to the left wing outside the three-point line to receive the ball, Mayo saw Li Ze take the ball, his heart was a little stunned, noticed that Li Ze did not call the block at all, Mayo immediately knew that this was going to single him.
“OKC! OKC! OKC! ”
In the cheering of the fans in the Russian city, Li Ze's handling speed was very fast, his left foot quickly tried to step to the left, and the moment the center of gravity of Mayo's defense shifted, his left foot quickly strided, and at the same time, his right hand put the ball down, lowered the center of gravity of his body, and dribbled to the right side.
The huge range of action forced Mayo to subconsciously slide backwards, and after dribbling a big step, Li Ze crossed the ball with his right hand and pulled it back, his left hand changed direction under his crotch very quickly, and the ball in his right hand accelerated with all his might.
When Li Ze marched to the left blocking area, he quickly pulled the ball back with his left foot as the axis, shaking Mayo slightly, and then without waiting for the opponent to react, he exerted force under his feet, twisted his body, and threw a mid-distance backward jumper.
"Huh!" The two-pointer was easily scored.
Under the continuous shaking, Mayo lost his defensive center of gravity, and at the moment when Li Ze made a jumper, he had no time to react, and finally could only watch Li Ze complete his shot.
"Brilliant step-back jumper! As I said before the game, the Grizzlies made a trade-off in this game, hoping that they can respond on the offensive end, otherwise the game will completely fall to the Thunder's side in the face of Kayce's efficient offense. ”
Steve Cole immediately sent praise to Li Ze, but he still hoped that the game could be more intense, and the suspense was lost too quickly, which also made the guests very embarrassed, and he didn't want to talk about player gossip in the second half...
Hearing the loud cheers that erupted from the scene, Mayo felt that it didn't seem like a good thing to come to the starting position, this year is his contract year, and he won't be devalued...
For the sake of his career, in the next few minutes, Mayo on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends was fully engaged, showing the most serious attitude ever, not reluctant to shoot on the offensive end, strictly following the game strategy formulated before the game, and giving the ball to the interior as soon as possible.
Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol seemed to be back in Game 1 form, with the silent black and white bears being unusually efficient after the opening and back-to-back wins from the low post on the inside.
The Grizzlies did not deliberately lower the pace of the game in this game, which made the two sides almost enter a head-to-head battle, covering the receiving Durant jumper and hitting the iron.
As soon as the rebound popped up, Perkins grabbed the rebound under the basket, Ibaka saw the opportunity, successfully controlled the ball, and then immediately gave the ball to Li Ze on the right wing outside the three-point line.
Mayo's defensive rotation speed was very fast, and at the moment of Ibaka's pass, he had already come to the three-point line, but he saw that Li Ze did not make any adjustments at all after receiving the ball, and threw the ball directly one step away from the three-point line, and his heart was suddenly a little confused.
Subconsciously turned his head to look, he found that the ball had drawn a beautiful arc in the air and fell into the basket accurately.
Hearing the loud cheers in his ears, Mayo's scalp tingled, and he finally knew why Sam Young had a sigh of relief when he heard the substitution, and how to prevent it?
Li Ze smiled slightly after the goal, he felt that he was in good shape, the golden [catch-and-shoot man] + silver [long-range fixed-point shooter] bonus effect was very good, and most importantly, Mayo's lack of defensive aggression allowed him not to spend too much energy on physical confrontation.
"Well done! Bro! ”
Taking advantage of the retreat, Li Ze immediately praised Perkins and Ibaka, one of them stuck and the other rushed, which made the Thunder's rebounding guaranteed.
Although Ibaka's mid-distance is mostly clattering under the high confrontation, Li Ze can't ask for more, if it is really a combination of offense and defense, then Ibaka will become a superstar.
Before entering the official timeout, the turtle turtle's mid-range hit the iron again, and the head coach Brooks on the sidelines subconsciously frowned, unlike what he expected, the Thunder's offense had a little problem, and the turtle and Durant obviously had a tendency to enter the sewers.
At the official timeout, at 16:15, the silent Grizzlies played the most efficient offense of the series.
"The attacking rhythm is very good! That's it! Speed up the transfer of the ball, Mayo, once you get an open shot opportunity on the wing, make a decisive shot, and at the same time, pay attention to the rush of the rebounding ball in the front court, we have to use the rebound ball to suppress the opponent's transition offense! ”
Coach Hollins also does not make personnel adjustments, he is going to be the main force in this game, after all, the series may end tonight, at this time, there is no need to think about physical fitness at all, as long as there is still strength, the main players have to continue.
After the timeout, the Grizzlies' offense, especially Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol, scored in succession, so the Thunder became a two-three defense again, and once the two received the ball, they immediately wrapped up and defended.
Randolph just received Mayo's hanging pass, Li Ze immediately cooperated with Ibaka to wrap up, Randolph's ball was very fast, Li Ze moved, and quickly gave the ball to OJ-Mayo on the outside, who received the ball and quickly jumped outside the three-point line.
"Bang!" Hit the nail in a rage!
The long rebound jumped directly into Li Ze's arms, and just as he wanted to launch a conversion attack, Mayo immediately committed a tactical foul.
"It looks like the two sides will fight again in this game, the Grizzlies offense in the first quarter was very efficient, and in order to defend the Thunder's transition, several tactical fouls were made, which would put them into a free throw state early, but I very much agree with Coach Hollins' choice."
The game looked a bit dull, and Steve Kerr in the commentary box gradually began to add his own perspective on the game.
"There were some problems with the Thunder's shooting tonight, but Kayce was as efficient as ever, and it didn't seem like Mayo's defense was bothering him. Beautiful goal, the Grizzlies may be able to change the opposing player! ”
Reggie Miller saw that Li Ze hit a step-back jumper again, and immediately exclaimed.
Tony Allen's sudden cut helped the Grizzlies score two more points, and when the Thunder attacked, Durant was distraught by Tony Allen's defense.
The two began to struggle from the three-second zone to the bottom right corner outside the three-point line, and Durant tried to use Ibaka's cover to catch the ball on the line, but was successfully squeezed by Tony Allen.
Just dribbled with his left hand, Tony Allen on his side reached out directly, Durant subconsciously protected the ball with his right hand, made a push action, and Tony Allen fell down.
"Squeak...," the referee immediately blew for Durant's offensive foul.
"Hey! I didn't exert any force at all, this is a normal ball protection action, and the opponent is obviously faking a fall! ”
Durant was very dissatisfied with the referee's blowing, especially when he saw Tony Allen jump up and applaud directly after hearing the whistle, and couldn't help but complain loudly to the linesman.
"Shh
The referee's blowing penalty and Tony Allen's actions made the Russian fans at the scene very dissatisfied, but no matter how loud the boos were, the referee would not change the verdict, Li Ze hurriedly went over to grab Durant and reminded in a low voice:
"Leave the problem to the coaching staff, don't worry, there is still a long time left in the game!"
In the next few minutes, the two sides entered a stalemate.
By the 3:23 mark of the first quarter, both sides had already entered the penalty state, which made the final minutes more and more ugly, and the score alternated between the scores in the intermittent game.
At 28:28, the two sides were tied in the first quarter, the Grizzlies' Mark Gasol was 4 of 4 in a single quarter, 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 12 points efficiently, while Li Ze played equally well, 4 of 5, including 1 of 2 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, not losing to the opponent, and scoring 11 points in a single quarter.
In the rotation phase, both sides chose to fight the main force, the Thunder side only replaced Perkins who had two fouls in the first quarter, Collison came off the bench, and the Grizzlies replaced Tony Allen and replaced Sean Battier to continue to increase their projection.
The Thunder took the lead in attacking, and because Bang Bang hit iron in the first quarter, the turtle also reduced his shots, and immediately gave the ball to Li Ze at the top of the arc after halftime, and at the same time, Collison stepped up to block and dismantle.
While pretending to be handing hands on the outside, the turtle delayed Mayo, and then immediately moved the right wing outside the three-point line.
Note that Mark Gasol's defensive position is behind, Li Ze suddenly lowered his body center of gravity, and pretended to break through with the ball in his left hand, which made Mark Gasol's defense subconsciously move back.
The left hand dribbled vigorously on the spot, and then quickly retreated beyond the three-point line, feeling that Mayo on his side had chased after the defense, Li Ze closed the ball outside the three-point line, Mayo subconsciously pounced, and at the moment when the opponent landed, twisted his body, and forced a jump shot outside the three-point line.
“BANG! Tough shot! Kayce Hits the three! ”
On the TNT commentary bench, Kevin Harlan was emotional, and the first quarter of the game made him drowsy, and he shouted excitedly when he saw Li Ze make a strong shot from beyond the three-point line.
The fans at the scene immediately gave a huge cheer for Li Ze's wonderful goal, Li Ze saw Mayo looking at him in surprise, immediately chuckled at the other party, and then whispered:
"Next time, remember not to jump so fast, then maybe you can stop me!"
“...”
When Mayo heard Li Ze's words, he was a little speechless in his heart, and when he saw Li Ze looking like a big guy pointing out the new look, his anger began to surge.
However, he did not plan to respond to Li Ze's words, and the Grizzlies' coaching staff reminded the players that provoking Li Ze seemed to make the other party more excited, so remaining silent was the best option.
When the Grizzlies attacked, it was a little unexpected for Li Ze, because of the insistence on 23 joint defense, Li Ze and Turtle would go off the line most of the time in the face of blocking and dismantling, this time Michael Conley and Gasol completed the blocking and dismantling, and fired directly outside the three-point line.
"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.
"Wow! The game started to look good and Michael Conley responded to Kayce's three-pointer! This is the playoffs, and the Grizzlies have shown their resilience in the face of being eliminated, and I kind of like this team! ”
Reggie Miller saw that the game seemed to be going to go to the pitch and immediately praised the Grizzlies' performance.
The Grizzlies, who let go of their hands and feet, suddenly hit the outside line accurately, Michael Conley and OJ Mayo took advantage of the Thunder's defensive principle of blocking and removing the off-line, and hit one after another from outside the three-point line.
Fortunately, Durant, who was playing iron in the first quarter, found his five-five open buff again, coupled with Li Ze's excellent play, so that the Thunder team continued to score response goals.
The game became more and more anxious, which also made the Russian fans at the scene constantly exclaim, this is completely different from what they imagined before the game! The devastating game didn't happen at all, and the Grizzlies seemed to be getting braver.
By the end of the half, at 58:56, the Grizzlies went into the second half with a two-point lead.
"I have to commend the Grizzlies for their outside performance, the young players withstood the pressure in the run-out situation, and regardless of the final outcome, the Grizzlies in this series deserve respect."
Although he was slapped in the face, Steve Kerr still sent praise to the Grizzlies, and Reggie Miller on the side also nodded in agreement, and then said:
"Kayce scored 17 points in the first half and Durant played efficiently in the second quarter, and in this situation, the Grizzlies were able to win two points in a single quarter, which is really commendable, and Michael Conley showed the quality of a first-class guard."
Commentator Kevin Harlan heard the comments of the two and also concluded:
"Maybe we all underestimated the Grizzlies, if we change opponents, maybe they can really make it to the Western Conference semifinals, let's look forward to the second half of the game!"
Perhaps seeing the hope of winning, the Grizzlies in the third quarter returned to the defensive intensity of G3, Tony Allen was almost hung on Durant on the defensive end, and Mayo was also desperate on the defensive end, and he also began to stalk Li Ze for his next contract.
When the perimeter players turned into defensive tools, Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol stepped up again, successfully took over the offensive banner, frantically attacked the Thunder's interior, and stood on the free throw line in a row for several rounds.
Halfway through the third quarter, Perkins received his fourth foul, and Collison was forced to play early.
Li Ze didn't expect this game to be so difficult, in the face of the impact of the Grizzlies, there would be fierce scramble for every rebound, plus both sides were short rotations, and as the game progressed, the two sides became more and more iron.
Such a game made the Russian fans on the scene look very worried, and everyone didn't care about the ugly scene, but the two-point difference was like a moat, always in front of the thunder.
With 1:06 left in the game, the Russian fans in the stadium were ready to lose, at which point Zach Randolph once again stood on the free throw line, and only needed to hit both free throws to bring the margin to four points.
The black fat man stood on the free throw line, took a deep breath, the first penalty hit the iron directly, the head coach of Hollins on the sidelines secretly clenched his fist, the fans of the Russian city cheered, and in the huge interference, Randolph hit the iron again on the second free throw!
"Ahh
There was a huge cheer at the Ford Center, but it was too early for Marc Gasol to grab the rebound again, and the Grizzlies reorganized their offense, and after 14 seconds were gone, Michael Conley hit a shot.
Everyone grabbed the basket together, and finally Ibaka protected the backcourt rebound, and there were 50 seconds left in the game, but this time Li Ze failed to seize the opportunity and hit a piece of iron in the same rage...
With 30 seconds left, the Grizzlies' choice was consumed to the end, Michael Conley hit another iron, the basket was in a ball again, and finally it was Ibaka who successfully protected the rebound.
In 3.5 seconds, the Ford Center Arena was in an uproar, and on the Thunder bench, Coach Brooks drew tactics and sent chicken soup, Li Ze saw that his teammates were gasping for breath, and immediately said:
"Help me cover! We'll make the cut tonight! ”
Serving in the half, the Thunder's covering tactics were very simple, Li Ze in the three-second zone relied on Perkins' cover, quickly rushed to the three-point line, the left wing, received the pass from the turtle, did not look at the basket, ignored Tony Allen, who jumped up to defend, and turned around outside the three-point line to shoot backwards.
The ball drew a huge arc in the air, and the Ford Center Arena suddenly fell silent, and the moment the ball fell into the net, everyone exclaimed:
"Oh!!"
Before Li Ze had time to celebrate, he was instantly covered with a big man....
"I knew it was going to happen!"