As the superstar of the league, Kobe's every move has attracted much attention, and after the first quarter of the Western Conference semifinals G3, because Kobe Bryant only made 1 shot and scored 2 points, the three of ESPN's commentators began to discuss wildly:

"The Lakers only trailed by two points when Kobe Bryant only made one shot, and scored 27 points in the first quarter, which is enough to show that Coach Phil Jackson's tactics were successful, and the Lakers who returned to their home court made the right choice to suppress the Thunder through a two-tower lineup!"

Jeff Van Gundy, as a commentator who maintains a traditional view, is naturally very supportive of playing the ball inside, so he has been singing the praises of Coach Phil Jackson's tactical changes since the start of the game.

"I think it has something to do with Kobe Bryant's huge amount of energy on the defensive end, and Kayce is in such good shape, hitting three 3-pointers in a row after the opening game!"

To limit the MVP player's play, Bryant will need to put up the same 12-point defensive energy, and Bryant committed two fouls in the first quarter to prevent Kayce from receiving the ball in the blocking zone before being whistled.

Mark Jackson is not optimistic about the Lakers' tactics, Bynum and Gasol have played well, the Lakers still can't take the lead, in his opinion, this is enough to show that the interior alone can't beat the Thunder.

After commentator Mike Brin heard the comments of the two, he first nodded, and then threw out the topic:

"Do you think Kobe Bryant will increase his shots in the next games? The Lakers are currently shooting 11-of-20 from the field and shooting more than 5 percent from the field, and it looks like they don't have any problems with their offense. ”

"In such a crucial game, I believe that Coach Phil Jackson will still make a short rotation, and Kobe Bryant will inevitably increase his aggressiveness in the next game, but I think the biggest problem for the Lakers is still how to limit the performance of the Thunder trio."

Mark Jackson heard the comments of his old partner and immediately gave his opinion:

"Maybe the Lakers can consider taking Matt Barnes and letting him play against Kayce, so that it can reduce the pressure on Kobe Bryant on the defensive end, and I'm looking forward to the next game between the two sides, the Lakers will definitely use all the means, and the defending champions can't lose anymore."

The three people in the commentary box are still optimistic about the Lakers, but the Lakers fans in the Staples Arena are a little worried about the home team's performance.

In particular, many front-row viewers noticed that Kobe Bryant on the bench seemed to be a little tired, such a scene is rare, in the impression of most fans, the black mamba has always been a physical monster...

Phil Jackson naturally understands the physical condition of the main lineup, but the Lakers really can't afford to lose this game.

So in the rotation lineup in the second quarter, the Lakers just replaced Gasol and replaced Odom, while the guard line replaced Fisher and replaced Steve Blake.

On the Thunder's side, Brooks head coach increased the rotation for this game, with Daquin Cook getting another chance to play, and Durant and Turtles resting as usual.

"Kayce, when there is an opportunity, we need to continue to increase the pace of the game, Serge, pay attention to your defensive movements, don't get the third foul too early."

Coach Brooks briefly told his players that this lineup mainly relies on Li Ze's personal ability.

Because Li Ze was in such good shape tonight, the coaching staff even directly let the turtle and Durant rest, and this rotation is tantamount to telling Li Ze to let go of the offense...

And Li Ze, who was replenished with water, immediately nodded to indicate that he understood,

After the start of the second quarter, the Thunder took the lead in attacking, and the Lakers fans immediately began to cheer for the home team's defense with great devotion:

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

Due to the fear of Li Ze's projection ability, the Lakers in this series are all mark-to-man defense, and in this game, due to Li Ze's explosive hand in the first quarter, Kobe Bryant saw that Li Ze had just dribbled past half court, and immediately chose to defend closely.

Li Ze protected the ball with his back to his teammates while making offensive gestures, Daquien Cook and Sofloza stood in the left and right corners, Ibaka sank near the left baseline, and only Collison immediately came to the three-point line to block and cooperate with Li Ze.

Bynum looked at the offensive routine of the Thunder team, and suddenly felt a little stunned, for Li Ze's projection ability, he had already learned last year, and silently prayed in his heart that Kobe's defense could withstand it.

As a result, in the next second, Bynum saw Li Ze's right hand outside the three-point line suddenly change direction sharply, and used Collison's blocking to directly shake off Kobe...

Li Ze was very fast, and after blocking and dismantling in the high position, he quickly came to the three-point line at the top of the arc, and Bynum did not dare to be careless, and immediately raised it for a big delay to help Kobe Bryant complete the pursuit.

Observing the opponent's defensive movements, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, paused slightly on the three-point line, followed by a large In and Out of his left hand, and his body shook to the right in confusion.

Bynum's defensive center of gravity had just shifted to the right, and Li Ze quickly lowered his body's center of gravity, accelerated with all his strength with the ball in his left hand, and easily broke through the opponent's defense.

In the exclamation of the fans at Staples Arena, Li Ze took two big strides and quickly came to the left elbow area of the free throw line, and then immediately exerted his strength with his feet, ignoring Bynum, who jumped up and blocked, and made a quick stop and backward jump shot that drifted to the left.

“Kayce Fade away！ That''s good！ ”

Commentator Mike Brin saw that Li Ze hit a mid-range backward drift shot again after the opening, and immediately began to shout excitedly again.

Lakers fans at Staples Arena don't want to boo anymore, Li Ze's projection is too accurate...

Seeing Li Ze score, Kobe Bryant was calm on the surface, but he cursed in his heart.

The all-round offense without dead ends made Kobe Bryant unable to completely restrict Li Ze, and once he was broken through the defense, he could only pray that Li Ze would not shoot.

Easily completed the offense, Li Ze felt that tonight's basket was as wide as the sea, and he didn't celebrate too much after scoring the goal, but when he passed by Kobe's side, he smiled slightly, and muttered softly to his side:

"Are you ready to lose?"

Kobe Bryant also has bodyguards next to him, and Artest saw Li Ze provoking the boss, and immediately stepped forward to spew trash talk:

"Boy! Put away your arrogant look, the series has just begun! ”

"That's a shame, this series is probably going to be a little short, it's coming to an end."

After Li Ze said this, he didn't wait for the other party to react, turned his head and quickly retreated, after all, he is an MVP, of course the big guy will not spray with the younger brother, lose face!

The Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant did not respond with a head, and after passing the ball from the outside, he gave the ball to Bynum on the inside again, who faced Collisson's defense and easily put in the two-point shot again after playing.

The Thunder quickly drove the baseline ball, and after receiving the ball, Li Ze quickly dribbled across the halfcourt, and the Lakers' defense had just finished locating, and the same tactics were concocted again, and Collison quickly went up to cover.

Just standing at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly pushed the ball and changed direction, and then quickly turned around with his left hand, and broke through to the right side of Collison's body.

The continuous defensive failure also made Kobe Bryant put more energy on the defensive end, and at the moment when Li Ze completed the turn, Kobe used his left hand to covertly set up Collison, and then squeezed hard, still giving Li Ze a strong physical confrontation on the left side.

The two were entangled across the three-point line, and Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly crossed the ball and dribbled back, and the sudden emergency stop and the huge range of action shook Kobe's defense in an instant.

But Kobe, who was preoccupied, reacted very quickly, and at the moment when Li Ze got rid of the defense, he quickly adjusted his body's center of gravity and quickly stuck to the defense.

At the moment when Kobe Bryant approached, Li Ze took his right foot as the axis, pulled the ball back sharply with his left hand, and then immediately closed the ball, exerted force at his feet, faced Kobe's block, twisted his body, and threw a mid-distance backward jumper

"Squeak!"

As soon as the referee's whistle blew, the ball drew a graceful arc in the air and landed into the basket with precision.

“Kayce Fade away！ Count it！ And a foul！ ”

“ What a play By Kayce！”

On the ESPN commentary bench, commentator Mike Brin screamed excitedly, such a goal is really showy, it is Kobe's defense, Li Ze actually ** Kobe.

In the exclamation of the fans at the scene, Li Ze, who had lost the center of gravity of his body, lay down on the floor, saw the ball fall into the basket, and immediately screamed, lying on the ground and waving his fists to celebrate.

"Oh God! Incredible goal, Kobe's defense has almost reached the limit, without losing position at all, Kayce actually hit such a shot, and his shooting hand is very hot tonight! ”

Jeff Van Gundy couldn't help but exclaim when he saw Li Ze's performance, such a goal definitely has the effect of shrimp and pig heart, and he can clearly see that Kobe Bryant has fire in his eyes.

Coach Phil Jackson on the sidelines frowned secretly, Kobe Bryant received his third foul shortly after the start of the second quarter, which was very unfavorable for the Lakers.

Taking advantage of Li Ze's free throws, the Lakers directly replaced Blake and took Matt Barnes.

As a result, the Lakers will have no real point guard, and in this lineup, Kobe Bryant will take on the responsibility of controlling the position.

Li Ze, who was standing at the free throw line, naturally noticed the Lakers' substitution, and thought that Kobe Bryant was about to play the No. 1 position, and suddenly smiled in his heart, so that he could entangle Kobe Bryant all over the court!

In the huge boos from the Lakers fans, Li Ze adjusted his breathing and hit the penalty steadily!

In the next few minutes, Kobe Bryant, who played to the No. 1 position, thoroughly appreciated Li Ze's defense, and received the serve from the bottom line, and was led by Li Ze all over the court.

With the combination of 4 badges of [Marking Master] + [Bronze Wall] + [Death Entanglement] + [Ball Steal Expert], Li Ze showed superb defensive skills, making Kobe Bryant extra careful every time he organized an attack.

Fortunately, the Lakers' offense did not lose power, and with the blessing of the home atmosphere, Bynum and Odom played well and were always able to score response goals.

Bynum quickly came to the top of the arc to block and dismantle, and after Kobe Bryant, who was holding the ball in his right hand, changed direction under his crotch, he broke through on the left side, but the offensive route was easily predicted by Li Ze, and he quickly squeezed through the block and dismantle, and at the same time cut the ball directly with his right hand.

Kobe Bryant hurriedly turned his back to protect the ball, the Lakers' offense stopped suddenly, Artest saw that Li Ze's defense was getting more and more fierce, and after making a cross cover with Odom in the three-second zone, he immediately came to the outside to pick up Kobe.

But this tactic, the Lakers have played many times in a row, Li Ze noticed Artest's movements, immediately guessed Kobe's passing intentions, and instantly relaxed the pressure on Kobe.

And at the moment when Kobe Bryant passed, Li Ze suddenly started, and the horizontal pass to the left wing was directly intercepted by Li Ze, and then the ball in his right hand accelerated with all his strength and rushed across the half court.

Kobe, who was successfully stolen by Li Ze, looked hideous and desperately retreated quickly, but Li Ze dribbled quickly with the bonus of the [Transformation Master] badge.

When Kobe Bryant chased to the three-point line, Li Ze was already in the air in the paint area, and against the huge boos that erupted in the Staples arena, he grabbed the ball with his right hand and pulled it back, bent his body into a big bow, and slammed the ball into the basket!

"Bang!" Steal and dunk successfully.

"Ahh

After landing on the ground, Li Ze beat his chest and roared, and by the way, he posed for the camera under the basket for a while.

Phil Jackson saw Lee's performance and directly asked for a timeout, and he felt that he had made a wrong choice.

"I have to praise Kayce for her performance, she was impeccable on both ends of the floor, and in those few minutes, she first assisted her teammates to score easily, and then made a steal on Kobe Bryant, and the MVP was well deserved!"

Mark Jackson couldn't help it anymore, and directly incarnated as Li Zechui, and Jeff Van Gundy immediately said with a smile:

"Although I don't like high-end stats a lot of the time, I have to say that Kayce's stats really don't have a bit of moisture, and if you watch him play live, you will see that he performs better than the stats!"

The fans of the Lakers at the scene were already stunned, they really didn't expect that their superstar would be suppressed by Li Ze in all directions, if only from the performance on the court, Kobe Bryant, who hit the No. 1 position, was even a little embarrassed.

Kobe Bryant, who returned to the bench, had fire in his eyes, and after taking a big sip of the kettle, he slowly calmed down the anger in his heart.

Matt Barnes was already numb, and in the few minutes he was on the court, Li Ze almost burst him into a sieve, which made Ibaka and Collison eat cakes in a row, and all defensive skills failed in the face of Li Ze, and the physical crushing completely declared the failure of this set of matchups.

"It's just a 4-point difference, stick to our game strategy, Fisher, after you get on the court, control the rhythm on the court, add two low-post offenses to the blocking zone, Kobe, don't entangle with Lee in the low post, control the defensive action!"

Kobe Bryant heard Phil Jackson's reminder, only then did he remember that he had already committed three fouls, nodded with a serious expression, signaled that the next game was fine, and the coaching staff took out the whiteboard again, and the timeout was exhausted after a stroke.

At this time, the second quarter of the game had been played for 5 minutes and 31 seconds, and both sides got back the main lineup, and after the pause, Kobe Bryant used Gasol's blocking, outside the three-point line, on the right wing, dribbled a step, got rid of Li Ze's entanglement, and scored a long two-point pull-up jump shot.

When the Thunder team attacked, Li Ze quickly came to the right blocking area with his back to ask for the ball with the help of Perkins' cover in the three-second zone.

Durant, who was at the top of the arc, saw that Li Ze was going to be successful, and immediately sent a high hanging pass, Li Ze quickly turned around after receiving the pass, lowered the center of gravity of his body, and made a large right front test step with his right foot, while shaking his body to the right.

Noticing that Kobe's defensive center of gravity subconsciously moved back, Li Ze quickly retracted his feet and made a realistic false flick again, successfully mobilizing Kobe's defensive center of gravity.

With his right hand, he released the ball, and after a vigorous dribble, Li Ze used the power of the ball rebound, exerted force at his feet, and pushed against Kobe's block, and threw a mid-distance backward jumper.

"Huh!" The two-pointer hit the ball steadily.

Seeing Li Ze hit such a backward jumper again, the Lakers fans at the scene were completely numb, and they all threw the ball in against the defense, which was outrageous!

Li Ze heard the faint cheers from the Staples Arena, and suddenly felt good, and then saw Kobe Bryant return to a calm appearance, and was a little surprised in his heart, Mamba calmed down again?

In the second half of the second quarter, the scores continued to rise, and the two teams once again showed efficient offense, with Turtle and Durant playing well.

Bryant, who calmed down, began to run more without the ball, and after using the cover of his teammates, he completed his shooting and played very efficiently.

Seeing Kobe Bryant's continuous shots, the Lakers fans on the scene suddenly came to their senses, this is the black mamba they are familiar with!

This time the Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant received a pass from Gasol and successfully cut in, scored two points under the basket, and the scene suddenly erupted in huge cheers.

Turning back to the Thunder's offense, in a "V" position, Li Ze saw the turtle play an offensive gesture in the bottom left corner, quickly moved to the multi-sided outside the three-point line, and with the help of Ibaka's cover, he briefly got rid of Kobe's defense.

After receiving the cross pass from the turtle, he didn't make any adjustments, jumped after receiving the ball, and jumped directly outside the three-point line.

“BANG！”

“Tough shot！ Kayce From Downtown！ ”

On the ESPN commentary seat, Mike Brin began to shout loudly again, and at the same time, the cheers from the audience were a little louder, and it seemed that there were already Lakers fans who had defected.

Kobe Bryant's defense was only one step slower, and when he saw Li Ze complete the goal, he suddenly cursed in his heart, in his impression, Li Ze in the second quarter basically did not miss, and most of the goals were thrown against his defense, which also made Kobe a little broken and could not be restricted!

"Cool!!"

"Well done, Bro!"

Turtle and Durant high-fived Li Ze excitedly to celebrate, the Lakers' interior play was very vigorous in this game, but Li Ze's continuous scoring allowed the Thunder to still maintain the lead, throwing in this three-pointer, and the difference came to 7 points.

Coach Phil Jackson on the sidelines was already a little anxious, according to the game plan previously formulated, he had to lead by at least 4 points at halftime, but now he was 7 points behind, and the Lakers' coaching staff was completely dumbfounded when he saw Li Ze hit the basket again and again.

With 2:06 left in the second quarter, Coach Brooks replaced Li Ze, and although this playing time was more than planned, it paid off.

It's so fragrant!

With two minutes left, the turtle and Durant did not speed up when they were on the court, and when they entered the free throw state, the two began to attack the basket again, stood on the free throw line, and finally successfully withstood the Lakers' counterattack.

At 60:53, the Thunder entered the second half with a seven-point lead.

Lakers fans in Staples Arena are running out of power.

Said to be a good triple crown in a row?

Say okay dynasty team that?

What about Kobe Bryant's overtaking of Michael Jordan?

Such a script is completely different from what they imagined.

Kobe Bryant scored 10 points in the second half of the second quarter on 4-of-4 shooting, while Kayce was even better on 5-of-5 in the quarter and 12 points in the quarter, which was an incredible performance!"

Commentator Mike Brin was completely excited, and in the halftime comment session, he directly blew the performance of Li Ze and Kobe.

"Trailing by seven points at halftime, I believe that the score is completely inconsistent with the Lakers' game plan, but there is also good news, Kobe Bryant managed to get through the foul crisis, and I believe the Lakers will increase their defensive intensity in the second half."

Jeff Van Gundy still believes that the Lakers will recover the score, and Mark Jackson has completely transformed into Li Ze at this time:

"Kayce was 9-of-10 in the half, 4-of-4 from three-point range, 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, 23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, I can't describe his performance enough!"

"If we continue to have this kind of offensive efficiency in the second half, I don't think the Lakers have a chance, and we may be witnessing the birth of a dynasty team!"

Fortunately, the grumpy brother of the Lakers didn't hear Mark Jackson's words, otherwise he would have been angry and promoted for a season, and he told me that the dynasty team was the Thunder?

At halftime, the Thunder's locker room was naturally jubilant, and if the big score really became 3:0, then the series would be over tonight!

In the Lakers' locker room, everyone was silent, and their dreams were about to be shattered

"Listen! We've got to defend well, tonight we played at Staples Arena and we were able to tie the score after three rounds, and we've given so much this season and I can't afford to lose like that! ”

"Show our energy, protect our home stadium, we have to fight!"

Kobe Bryant must output to his teammates, as a core player, to win three consecutive championships, it has always been Kobe's dream, the black mamba is already going berserk, he doesn't want to lose, everyone knows what 3:0 means.

"Kobe is right, it's a young team, we have a lot of experience, we have to take advantage of our home advantage, we have to fight back in the second half, believe me, the final victory must be ours!"

Coach Phil Jackson first sent out a thick chicken soup, then immediately pulled over the whiteboard and began to analyze the Thunder's offensive routine with the help of assistant coaches.

Then he simply adjusted the tactical arrangement for the second half, he has done everything he can, and at this time he can only look at the player's performance on the field.

After the start of the second half, the Lakers significantly strengthened their defensive intensity, and with the blessing of the home whistle, the pull of the card position was basically not blown, which made every backcourt rebound of the Thunder need to be entangled.

At 3 minutes and 12 seconds into the third quarter, Perkins received his fourth foul, and Bynum's frequent collisions were still caught by the referee once, and Brooks head coach had no choice but to replace Collison.

The Lakers quickly sent out the sideline ball, and after Kobe Bryant received the ball, he immediately blocked and dismantled with Gasol on the three-point line, holding the ball in his right hand, quickly changing direction in front of the body, and breaking through on the left side.

Using Gasol's cover to get rid of Li Ze's defense, Ibaka's help defense was one step slower, and Kobe Bryant scored two points long again.

After the goal, Kobe Bryant had a fierce expression on his face, clenched his fists hard, and then quickly returned to defense.

After dribbling past halftime, Turtle immediately played a high block with Collisson, easily escaped Fisher's defense, and made a slight pause in the march with the ball in his left hand, and then accelerated in a straight line to break through Bynum's big delay.

After rushing to the inside line, the turtle picks up the basket with his left hand and puts the ball up!

"Roar!"

After the goal, Turtle was very excited, screaming under the basket, and the difference returned to 7 points.

Coach Phil Jackson directly requested a timeout, and the Lakers quickly made a change, boldly using Shannon Brown, who had previously fallen out of the rotation.

Such a substitution adjustment worked wonders in the following games.

The Lakers' basket attack missed, Gasol grabbed the rebound with his long arm, and then immediately threw the ball into the hands of Shannon Brown on the outside, who received the ball without adjustment and quickly jumped from outside the three-point line.

"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.

Staples Arena instantly turned into a sea of jubilation, and the three-pointer was so critical that the margin was immediately reduced to 4 points.

When the Thunder attacked, Shannon Brown came into play again, stealing the hand-to-hand passes of Durant and the Turtles, and then countered for a layup to score the ball again.

The excited Shannon Brown beat his chest and screamed after scoring the goal, and the Lakers fans on the scene also shouted wildly, and the point difference was narrowed to 2 points!

Coach Brooks motioned to the players on the sidelines to calm down, but the Lakers completely got up, and without Fisher's defensive weakness, the Lakers' outside began to bite wildly.

The defending champions once again showed their housekeeping skills, and with the help of the home momentum, the two sides began to enter the counter-ball phase.

Li Ze's hand is undiminished, and whenever the Lakers hit a shot, he can always hit a response shot.

But with three minutes left in the third quarter, the Lakers changed their defensive strategy again, and every time Li Ze received the ball, the nearest big man and the player on the line were caught at the same time.

Under this three-man crazy strategy, the rest of the Thunder players naturally got a lot of opportunities, but after two iron misses, the Lakers used their excellent rebounding to successfully tie the score.

At 82:82, the Lakers' successful defense allowed the Thunder to score only 22 points in a single quarter, Staples Arena was completely boiling, and Lakers fans saw the dawn of victory.

Especially when I saw Kobe Bryant's passionate fist celebration, the atmosphere of the scene directly reached a climax.

Li Ze scored 6 points on 2-of-4 and 2-of-2 free throws in the third quarter, and all the goals came in the first half of the game.

For such a scene as a three-person bag, it is indeed the first time he has seen it, and with the blessing of the Lakers and the home whistle, not making mistakes is already Li Ze's limit.

The main lineup played the whole third quarter, and during the break, the Thunder trio were gasping for breath, which is the disadvantage of the away game, without the passionate shouts of the fans, once the excitement can't be raised, the body will immediately feel tired.

Durant's fitness is about to bottom out, and Brooks' rotation is still too conservative.

"The opponent's fitness is definitely not as good as ours, Fake, if we hold on for 12 minutes and win this game, we can completely end this series!"

After Li Ze replenished his water, he immediately encouraged his teammates, and Durant also immediately stated that when the game came to this, it was really unbearable and had to be topped:

"My fitness is fine, I don't need to rest in the fourth quarter, I can play the whole quarter!"

Ibaka also nodded, he was the most tired in the starting lineup, and in the face of the impact of the Lakers' two big men, Ibaka's physical fitness was almost at the limit, and the turtle and Perkins also signaled that it was okay.

Seeing that the main players expressed their positions, Coach Brooks completely gave up the plan to rotate, and it was a big deal to fight this time, and then give up the strategy, rest for two days, and recover his physical fitness.

"Forget about the first three quarters, the winner is in the last 12 minutes, and if we win, we will reach the Western Conference Finals again and be one step closer to the championship! Hold on guys! ”

After the start of the 4th quarter, Shannon Brown continued to play, the Lakers took the lead in attacking, Kobe Bryant asked for the ball directly on the outside, and then used Bynum's blocking and pick-and-roll, briefly got rid of Li Ze's defense, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand, straight into the paint area.

Li Ze's fast pursuit, coupled with Perkins' delay and Ibaka's contraction, formed a three-man defense against Kobe.

In the face of such a defense, Kobe Bryant still did not choose to pass the ball, and went straight to the basket against the defense, and finally caused Ibaka's beater to foul.

"Squeak!"

The Lakers fans at the scene saw the referee signaling Kobe Bryant to make a free throw, and immediately burst into huge cheers.

When Kobe Bryant hit two free throws steadily, the Staples Arena was completely fried, and the Lakers once again took a 2-point lead!

Taking advantage of the serve, Li Ze signaled to the turtle to slow down the rhythm, at this time, you must not go up, once the point difference is opened, the Lakers will completely turn the tables.

As the Lakers played a frantic game in the third quarter, Li Ze started to run more off-ball in the fourth quarter and increased the speed of his own handling of the ball.

Interspersed from left to right on the bottom line, with the help of Perkins' cover, he quickly popped up to the right wing, while Durant on the other side just received a pass from the turtle at the left elbow of the free throw line, noticed that Li Ze had run out of the opportunity, immediately protected the ball, moved to the top of the arc, and then quickly sent a through ball.

After receiving the ball, Li Ze took advantage of the momentum to move forward, quickly lowered the center of gravity of his body, crossed the ball with his right hand, and after dribbling two big steps, he quickly shot a backward jumper that drifted to the right.

“Kayce！ OH！ Knocks it down！ ”

Mike Brin saw Li Ze drift again and throw the ball into the basket, and immediately screamed excitedly.

After the goal, Li Ze stopped talking trash anymore, and it was over, he didn't believe that Kobe's physical condition would be better than him, but he was about to be 33 years old.

Seeing Li Ze's goal, the calm Kobe Bryant entered the Mamba mode again, and the superstar can always dominate the game at the end, and in the next few minutes, Kobe Bryant began his own performance.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant received Gasol's hand-handed pass on the outside, accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, and pulled the cross-step dribble during the march, and hit Li Ze's block with a long two-point shot.

The Thunder attacked, Li Ze completed a hand-to-hand pass with Durant outside the three-point line, and then accelerated with the ball in his left hand.

Before Gasol's bag arrived, he suddenly braked on the left blocking area, made a sharp stop, and after flying Kobe, twisted his body and hit a two-point shot.

After Shannon Brown dribbled across the halfcourt, he immediately gave the ball to Gasol at the free throw line, and Bryant quickly moved to the right block area with the help of Bynum's cover in the three-second zone.

After receiving Gasol's pass, Kobe Bryant took advantage of the situation, then dribbled two steps to the baseline and scored a backward jumper that drifted to the right.

Turtle and turtle dribbled through the half, Li Ze interspersed from the bottom line from right to left, and then with the help of Ibaka's cover, he quickly moved to the left elbow position, feeling that Kobe Bryant had been sticking to his side, Li Ze, who was moving to the line, suddenly ran back and accelerated in the direction of the bottom line.

After receiving the pass from the turtle, he suddenly made a sharp stop, then quickly released the ball with his right hand, took a step sideways to the right, used inertia to shake off Kobe's defense, and scored a mid-distance goal with a slight back.

Kobe Bryant forced the inside line, causing Li Ze to foul and hit two free throws;

After Li Ze received the ball, he broke through with the ball in his right hand, turned around in the middle of the march, came to the bottom left of the basket, and threw the shot with his left hand, causing Kobe's beater to foul, and the two free throws were also hit steadily.

Li Ze and Kobe Bryant almost used the same offensive method and began to score wildly!

Such a scene made the audience at the Staples scene excited and screamed, the superstar showdown, and the Lakers fans who watched it were addicted.

The scores of the two sides began to alternate leads, and when the official timeout began, the two sides fought again to a 96-all draw, when there were 6 minutes and 12 seconds left in the game, and the Western Conference semifinals were completely in the white-hot stage.

Li Ze used his excellent attack to successfully resist the crazy mamba, but when it was time to pause, Li Ze, whose physical strength had declined, couldn't help but start panting, and too much off-ball running and physical confrontation made his physical energy deplete sharply.

"How? Kayce, do you need a break? ”

Hearing the assistant coach's inquiry, Li Ze immediately said that he could still persevere, and the turtle suddenly said at this time:

"No problem, withstood the Lakers' counterattack, and then we have to fight back, Kevin, after covering, go directly to the outside of the three-point line to receive the ball, don't entangle with Artest in the low post, our physical fitness is better, the outside line runs around the ball in a wide range, and in the end we will definitely be able to run them to death!"

Durant wanted to say that he should play in the low post, but considering his physical condition and the pressure brought by the score, he could only agree with the turtle turtle in the end:

"No problem, we can expand the range of hand-to-hand and receive the ball, and break through with the ball!"

Coach Brooks hurriedly calmed down his players.

At this time, what the head coach has to do is to unify his thinking, even if he chooses the wrong tactic, it is much more reliable than messing around, picking up the whiteboard next to him, while drawing the tactics, he said:

"The outside cut, Ibaka and Perkins both mentioned the line, everyone must be ready to receive the ball, don't rush to attack, run a few more times, and resolutely break through in the event of a big delay!"

On the Lakers' bench, head coach Phil Jackson also sent chicken soup for the players to the soul, at this time there is only one tactic, give the ball to Kobe, and the others cover well, find opportunities to go down and open up space

"It's really a great matchup, the defending champions have shown their resilience, and the Thunder have managed to withstand the Lakers' crazy comeback, Kayce and Kobe Bryant have been fantastic, the old and new MVPs are the matchup, this is what we are looking forward to in the semifinals!"

Jeff Van Gundy was also on the lookout, and as he had hoped, the Lakers finally showed quality defense.

"Kayce showed the style of MVP, in the face of a superstar like Kobe, the performance was not left behind, tonight's game was really exciting, tough defense, high-quality offense, this is also a gift from both teams to the fans!"

Mark Jackson's is also a little excited, commenting on such a game, there is no need to talk about player gossip at all, and the continuous response balls on the court have made the three people on the commentary bench crazy.

Mike Brin on the side was about to smoke in his voice

After the official timeout came back, Li Ze and Kobe Bryant stopped scoring each other, and the turtle and Durant began to share the scoring pressure of Li Ze, while the twin towers of Gasol and Bynum continued to play steadily.

The Thunder's offense, the outside line continued to circle the figure-eight, and finally Durant received Li Ze's hand-handed pass at the top of the arc, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.

In the face of Gasol, who was delayed, Durant dribbled behind the ball while he was moving, and then quickly changed direction with his left hand, shook off the defense, and hit a solid shot from the middle distance.

The Lakers' offense, Kobe Bryant and Gasol's blocking, after dismantling, received the ball at the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, faced Ibaka's defense, and scored two points from the middle distance.

In the final moments of the game, players from both sides seemed to enter the zone, and continued to attack efficiently, so that the score always rose alternately, and in the last two minutes, both sides entered the state of penalty at the same time.

The Lakers fans at Staples Arena have begun to get nervous, with the last 1 minute and 18 seconds left in the game, the two sides are still tied, 104:104, the Thunder's offense, and the audience began to cheer for the home team's defense:

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

After the turtle used half the court, he did not deliberately press the time, played an offensive gesture, signaled to Li Ze to play a cover tactic, and after the two big men covered the line, Li Ze successfully received the ball on the left wing outside the three-point line.

Bryant's defense, which was desperately chasing the defense, was also quickly put in place, and Li Ze noticed that Bynum seemed to be moving in his direction again, so he quickly lowered his body's center of gravity after receiving the ball, and broke through directly after putting the ball with his left hand.

Kobe Bryant behind him continued to slide backwards, and Li Ze, who had taken two big steps, suddenly stopped suddenly, and after shaking, he deceived Kobe's defensive center of gravity, took advantage of this time difference, and directly exerted force under his feet, resisting Kobe's defense of the second jump, and forced a backward jump shot from a medium distance.

“BANG！”

“Kayce Fade away！ My god！ ”

A burst of exclamations erupted at Staples Arena, and Mike Brin began to shout passionately again in the ESPN commentary box.

With exactly 20 seconds left on offense and 58 seconds left in the game, head coach Phil Jackson quickly called a timeout.

"That's cool! Kayce！ I knew you could make it! ”

"As long as we hold on for one more round, we can eliminate the Lakers!"

Turtle and Durant immediately rushed up to high-five Li Ze to celebrate, and the three of them returned to the bench in a bouncing manner, and the atmosphere team also shouted with Wow, and the situation was very good!

After a short timeout, the Lakers served in the frontcourt, and the Staples Arena became extremely noisy at this time, and the rhythmic offensive music released by the live DJ quickly opened the baseline ball from Fisher, who had just been replaced.

After Kobe Bryant received the ball, he also did not press the time to the end, first gave the ball to Gasol, and then quickly completed the hand hand on the outside, Bynum quickly lifted up to block and dismantle, and Gasol went straight down.

After covering, getting rid of Li Ze's entanglement, Kobe Bryant made a two-point pull-up jump shot.

"Bang!" Hit a piece of iron.

In the exclamation of Lakers fans, Gasol under the basket hit two points in a row, grabbed the rebound in the front court again with his long arm, and then quickly threw the ball into the hands of Fisher on the outside.

Fisher did not panic after receiving the ball, the veteran has also experienced big scenes, and with 14 seconds of offensive time, the Lakers once again reorganized the offense.

The Brooks coach on the sidelines stomped his feet in a hurry, never expecting that there was a problem with the rebounding ball in the final moments.

This time, the Lakers pressed the offense to the end, and it was still Kobe Bryant who received the ball, Li Ze's defense quickly rotated in place, and directly attached to the defense, Kobe Bryant, who was outside the three-point line, quickly changed direction with his right hand, and then accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand.

came to the left elbow area of the free throw line, began to use his best back-to-back technique, and after hitting twice, he faced Li Ze's defense, turned over and threw a jumper.

"Rebounding!"

"Bang!" One more hit!

The basket was directly stolen, and finally Ibaka successfully controlled the backcourt rebound, and before everyone on the Thunder team had time to be happy, Artest suddenly cut the ball directly from behind, successfully stealed, and then threw the ball directly into the hands of Kobe Bryant on the outside.

"Ahh

Lakers fans who escaped death began to scream wildly!

There were 20 seconds left in the game, and the Lakers still had 14 seconds to attack.

While staring at Kobe, Li Ze loudly reminded his teammates to stay focused.

This time, Bryant did not choose to pass the ball, missing two chances in a row, and Bryant kept the time pressed to the end from beyond the three-point line.

In the face of Li Ze's defense, Kobe Bryant, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly started, quickly changed direction in front of his body, dribbled with the ball in his right hand, suddenly stopped outside the three-point line, shook it for a while, shook off Li Ze's center of gravity, and then twisted his body and forced a jump shot outside the three-point line!

“BANG！ BANG!”

"Oh God! Kobe Bryant almost killed the game! He hit the most important three-pointer of the game! ”

After scoring the goal, Kobe Bryant was very excited, pulling his jersey and screaming!

The Lakers rushed to the top of the crowd, and the Staples Arena instantly exploded, this is their superstar!

Coach Brooks quickly asked for a timeout, and the Thunder still had a chance, and in the face of the noise of the scene, he took out his tactical board and shouted:

"Sideline ball, outside cut, Kayce, you come to the last attack!"

Li Ze didn't hear what Coach Brooks was talking about at all, the sound on the scene was too noisy, and he could only act on instinct at this time

Serving in the front court, the turtle was standing outside the sideline, and Fisher made a big jump, as if trying to interfere with the turtle.

In the paint area, the players of the two teams hugged each other, the referee whistle blew, and Durant quickly popped up to the left wing outside the three-point line and made a confusing action to catch the ball.

With the help of Perkins' cover, Li Ze briefly shook off Kobe Bryant, went directly to the top of the arc outside the three-point line, successfully received a turtle pass, and after continuous crotch dribbling, he suddenly noticed that Fisher pounced directly on him.

At the last moment, there was no time to pass the ball, and in order to get rid of the defense, Li Ze quickly moved to the right corner with the ball in his right hand.

“ Three second！”

“ Two second！”

On ESPN's commentary bench, commentator Mike Brin is counting down for Li Ze.

Noticing Li Ze's movements, Gasol also pounced on Li Ze with Kobe Bryant, and in less than two seconds, Li Ze came to the three-point line in the bottom corner of the right side and jumped up and down against the two.

A super step-back jump shot that drifts to the right!

When the ball flew into the air, the scene resounded with the hum of the end of the game, and the Staples Arena instantly became a little quiet, and in the eyes of the Lakers fans, the ball drew a beautiful arc and fell into the net!

“Kayce For the win！”

“BANG！ BANG！ ”

“ It's over！！”

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