Chapter 231: The Corrective Power of History (10,000 Words)

Most of the playoffs in the 2010~2011 season showed a one-sided trend, so the battle of Tianwang Mountain in the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bulls and the Hawks attracted much attention.

Although the NBA league warmed up for this game very early, after the game on the night of the 10th, most of the fans' first reaction was:

"That's it?"

"What about the fierce battle of Tianwang Mountain?"

The Bulls played a very efficient offense in the first quarter and easily established the lead.

Although the process was a bit tortuous, the Bulls suppressed the Hawks most of the time, and when the game was played in the fourth quarter, the Hawks' offense suddenly lost power, and the game completely lost suspense.

At 83:95, the Bulls who returned to their home court easily won the battle of Tianwang Mountain, and the big score came to 3:2, and the Bulls successfully got the match point.

Derrick Rose once again got 33 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 errors, which also attracted a lot of hype from Amika's media reporters, and Bulls fans once again held grievances for Rose, thinking that Kobe Bryant had robbed Rose of a while.

Li Ze didn't watch the game, after all, he and Lily Collins relived their old dreams that night, and the friendly match was extremely intense.

On the morning of the 11th, after completing another morning overtime, Li Ze ate breakfast refreshed.

"Why didn't you choose Los Angeles in the first place, the city is too small, it is not suitable for you to develop at all, whether it is music or basketball, you need to have a bigger platform."

As soon as the two finished overtime, Lily Collins's tone was a little coquettish, but when she saw Li Ze eating breakfast for three people alone, she glanced at him helplessly.

"I'm only 20 years old, there is no need to worry about many things, many industries need time to precipitate, music is the same, basketball is the same, even Hollywood, there is no actor who won the Oscar at the age of 20!"

Seeing Li Ze pretending to be stupid, A celebrity glared at him fiercely, does she care about her career?

"But Los Angeles is really suitable for you, if you don't film, we will be able to see each other often, and your friends are here!"

Lily Collins, who was only wearing a fat white T-shirt, moved to Li Ze's side, blinking her big eyes as if she wanted to tempt Li Ze to agree something, Li Ze put down the knife and fork in his hand, and felt a little helpless in his heart, did the drama spirit possess him?

"In 09, I filmed a "Weakness", ran a lot of circles to publicize it, and then filmed a "Exorcist", this movie is really bad, but in the first half of the year, I followed the crew again."

"In October, there was "In the Catastrophe", and after two months, you still have to continue to run along and meet often? Oh my big star! To coax the little ones? ”

Seeing that Li Ze ruthlessly exposed her excuses, she was annoyed and angry with A celebrity, and directly resorted to nirvana, unreasonable, straddled Li Ze angrily, and complained loudly:

"I just want to see you in Los Angeles, and when I take a break, you have to go shopping and watch movies with me, just like I did in high school and college, wouldn't it be nice to enjoy life together?"

Li Ze hugged the fried A celebrity in his arms, smoothed the hair, and comforted him on the surface, but secretly pouted in his heart.

This is the same as her old lady, she doesn't see a rabbit or an eagle, and her little abacus crackles, if he mixes badly, the woman who successfully broke into Hollywood will definitely forget about him a long time ago.

Besides, there are ready-made role models, Phil Collins is a successful scumbag, this one has been married three times, of course Li Ze has to be on par with the old-timers, he can't hang himself on a tree, a big tree can have it, but the forest can't give up.

"There will be a private jet next year, just take a plane if you want me, and of course, for my big star, I can also be on call."

As soon as Lily Collins heard Li Ze's words, her eyes suddenly lit up, the more she looked at Li Ze, the more handsome she became, she hugged Li Ze and didn't let go, and then said happily:

"This is what you promised, and Phil can't control me now!"

As soon as Li Ze heard the words to A celebrity, he couldn't help but feel a little weak in his heart, the old-timers have always been very strict with their daughter's spending discipline, if they knew that Li Ze not only snapped his baby daughter, but also spent lavishly, it is estimated that he would have to be killed from the UK immediately

On the evening of the 11th, the Heat and Celtics officially started in the Eastern Conference semifinals G5.

Although commentators were unanimously optimistic that the Heat could advance, the performances of Wade and James that night still left many people in amazement.

Wade was 13-of-19 from the field and 8-of-15 from the free-throw line, scoring 34 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, four steals and three turnovers.

LeBron James was 11-of-20, including 5-of-7 three-pointers and 6-of-9 free throws, and also scored 33 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 5 turnovers.

Coupled with Chris Bosh's double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds, the young Big Three who are fighting at home have completely blown up the old Big Three.

87:97, the battle that ended in G5 for the Heat eliminated the Celtics who reached the finals last year with a score of 4:1.

After the match, Amika's media reporters all chanted that a new era was coming.

The Thunder eliminated the Lakers, the Heat eliminated the Celtics, and the old guys have completely bid farewell to the stage of the Finals, the young Big Three Niu X!

On May 12, Li Ze returned to the Russian City again, and the Thunder team will also start preparing for the Western Conference Finals.

In the afternoon training session, Coach Brooks first led everyone to take a look at the Mavericks' playoff performance edited by the coaching staff, and then the assistant coach took everyone through recovery workouts.

"The Mavericks' opponents were too weak, and it felt like they didn't make it to the Western Conference Finals."

Durant has been in a good mood lately, and his agent Kleiman has confirmed that he will successfully unlock all the riders of his shoe contract by the time he reaches the Western Conference Finals.

If it enters the finals again, Nike will have a generous bonus, and the next generation of star boots will fully consider his opinion, and there will never be a perfunctory situation again.

It's true to get the American knife, although the attention is not as good as Li Ze, but Durant doesn't care about it now, the joy of the harvest!

The sneaker contract is 14 million US dollars, although a bunch of taxes have been deducted, Durant is still very excited, which has caused him to start spending frantically in the past two days...

"The main thing is that the Hornets actually beat the Spurs, and this result was also unexpected by the Mavericks, but watching the video, it is obvious that Tyson Chandler and the Mavericks are running in better."

As soon as Turtle's words fell, Ibaka and Perkins on the side became sad again.

The Thunder's interior line was deeply affected by the short rotation, and the Lakers twin towers choked these two tiredly, but in the next round, they encountered the Mavericks' interior line, which was one offense and one defense, and the two didn't want to talk anymore...

"The Mavericks mainly revolve around Nowitzki, the low-post singles near the two blocking areas, the blocking and pick-and-roll coordination after the online cover, and the rest is easy to say, if you really encounter explosive three-point shots, the game will be completely difficult to play."

Li Ze is telling the truth, the unlucky Chris Paul was shot to death by the Mavericks, and there is no way to fight back in the entire series, and the projection ability of the two teams is not on the same level at all.

"We have home advantage, we can definitely beat each other! Come to my house to watch the game at night.,2K is also out of patch.,It seems to have updated Kayce's data.,Let's talk about it again when the time comes.。 ”

The inflated Durant doesn't take the Mavericks seriously, this person is currently full of thoughts about reaching the Finals and continuing to get money, the Mavericks, just a stepping stone!

"Good idea, I'll use the Heat this time!"

“…”

On the evening of the 12th, the last game of the semifinals officially began.

Just when fans thought the Eagles were going to struggle at home, the Eagles collapsed.

At 93:73, the Bulls who were playing away directly broke the opponent, Carlos Boozer played well, and he hammered the Hawks' interior line, and Derrick Rose got a double-double of 19 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 turnovers.

At this point, the 4 teams in the finals are officially released, Eastern Conference, Bulls VS Heat; Western Conference, Thunder vs. Mavericks.

On the morning of May 13, the broadcasters of the East-West finals began to warm up for the competition.

This season, ESPN will be responsible for broadcasting the Western Conference Finals, while TNT will be responsible for broadcasting the Eastern Conference Finals.

As the Eastern Conference Finals are about to officially start on May 15, TNT announced in advance, and by the way, it also announced the on-site commentators, who are still the golden combination familiar to fans, Marf Alport, Steve Cole, and Reggie Miller.

TNT also started talking about the two teams on Inside The NBA.

"I have to admit that before the start of the season, I underestimated the Heat, who were able to knock out the Celtics cleanly, and this team has shown the temperament of a championship."

Kenny Smith came up and admitted his mistake first, and it was clear that the Heat's performance had earned his respect.

"Like I said before, as long as the Big Three play normally, the opponent doesn't have any chance, and while the Bulls have a good regular season record, it's the stars who compete in the playoffs, and it's a shame that the Bulls only have one superstar."

Charles Barkley still believes that the Heat can reach the Finals, and host Earnie Johnson heard the words of the two and immediately asked:

"Guys, are you really not bullish on the Bulls? Derry Kroos has been very good in the first two rounds of the series and I think we have to treat it with enough respect because the Bulls are definitely underestimated! ”

"While Rose has been very good this season, there are seven games in the series, and the Heat's margin for error is too high, and I think there is still a gap between the two teams in terms of absolute strength."

Charles Barkley heard Kenny Smith's words and immediately gave his opinion:

"The Bulls' outside shooting is always an issue, and if Rose is traded to Kayce, the Bulls have a better chance of winning, and Kayce is a better fit for the Bulls than Rose."

Hear such a point of view. Kenny Smith laughed a little, then spoke again:

"Come on, man! The MVP fits any team, and I predict that the Bulls will win two home games, but in the end the Heat will win the game. ”

Hearing the words of his old partner, Charles Barkry no longer refuted, but immediately said:

"The Heat have a good chance of sweeping the Bulls, and I think the score will end up being 4:1 and the Heat will advance easily."

“…”

That night, the Eastern Conference Finals officially began, and to everyone's surprise, the Bulls who were playing at home shot the Heat from the outside.

The Bulls were 10-of-21 from beyond the three-point line, rebounding 45-33, and comprehensively suppressed inside and outside, and finally, defeated the Heat 103-82, ushering in a good start, leading 1-0.

Derry Kroos had 28 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists and 4 turnovers, which made Amerika's media reporters frantically touted again.

One person resists the Big Three, Ross Bull X!

In this game, Wade and James both pulled their hips at the same time, Wade only scored 18 points, James only scored 15 points, fortunately Bosh cut 30 points, otherwise tonight's game would have been even worse.

On the second day of the game, everyone was discussing the sluggish performance of the Heat's Big Three, and various commentators carefully analyzed it and finally came to the conclusion:

The Bulls' interior defense is too fierce, and the Heat's outside projection is not good!

In the series with the Lakers, Li Ze's outside shooting rate exceeded 6 percent, which is close to the data of interior players!

The more critics thought about Li Ze, the more bullish they became, and finally the discussion of the Heat team turned into a fancy touting Li Ze conference.

On the 16th, Magic Johnson was a guest on ESPN's show, the big guy joined ESPN's network department in 08, and he was on the show mainly for the sake of revitalization.

"Magic, have you talked to Kobe Bryant recently, it's a shame to see the Lakers stop in the semifinals, and today we're going to talk about the Thunder's performance, I hope you don't mind today's topic."

As soon as the host's voice fell, Magic Johnson laughed, and then the big guy said quite heartily:

"It's okay, this is the NBA, there are always good young people coming out, I haven't talked to Kobe Bryant in detail lately, the dynasty is over, I think we should give him a little time, as for the Thunder, I admire them a lot."

"Kayce has also been impeccable in the series against the Lakers, his skills are very well-rounded, there are no dead ends on the offensive end, and given the age of 20, his future is absolutely limitless."

"What do you expect for tomorrow night's game, the Mavericks don't seem to be too challenged in the first two rounds, and Nowitzki's shooting percentage is close to 60 percent, which is somewhat similar to the Thunder."

Magic Johnson pondered briefly for a moment, and then said with a serious face:

"It's up to the superstars of both teams, and if Kayce can maintain the efficiency of the last series, then I don't believe there is any team in the league that is their opponent."

"And the Mavericks have relied heavily on three-point shooting this season, and that's where they've been inconsistent, but Game 1 is in Ohio City, and I'm sure the Thunder will manage to protect their home court, and tomorrow night's game will definitely be a good matchup."

"Let's talk about this offseason, I believe the Lakers will still be a strong contender for the championship next season, do you have any good advice for this offseason, Magie?"

Hearing the host's question, Magic Johnson grinned again, and then said in an exaggerated tone with his eyebrows fluttering:

"I will choose to accumulate chips this year, if I am the manager of the Lakers, I will make a big move next year and bring Kayce directly back to Los Angeles, haha, he can play the No. 1 position, he and Kobe Bryant will become the most terrifying backcourt combination in the league!"

“.”

As soon as ESPN's program was broadcast, it immediately caused a lot of heated discussions, as we all know, the Lakers do like to buy superstars, so Magic Johnson's words are interesting, are the Lakers going to sprinkle money again?

Lakers fans jumped up and down excitedly, and Russian City fans were angry when they heard such remarks, and fans on both sides began to spray each other on Twitter again, and many fans even left messages directly on Li Ze's social media.

When Li Ze scrolled through Twitter at night, he learned that ESPN's program had started to be revitalized again, and he was a little speechless when he thought that so many people believed such outrageous remarks:

"Joining the Lakers? Give Kobe Bryant a hand? Help him win another championship? There is everything in the dream, and stepping on people is the king! ”

On the evening of the 17th, Russian fans came to the Ford Center Arena early and reached the Western Conference Finals for the second year, which made everyone extremely excited.

The uniforms prepared dark blue cheering T-shirts for the fans, along with a white handkerchief, and the scene was almost full half an hour before the start of the game.

Tickets are in short supply, although the number of seats is close to 20,000, but many Russian City fans are still complaining that they can't buy tickets, unlike other small ball markets, Russian City has the highest attendance rate in the league, and fans are particularly loyal.

Before the start of the game, in the home team's locker room, Coach Brooks began the pre-game chicken soup speech:

"As a young team, being able to reach the Western Conference Finals two years in a row is a testament to our success, and tonight, we're going to play for each other, and we're going to stick together on the court and protect every backcourt rebound."

"Don't be impatient, play steady, 20,000 Russian fans are our best sixth man, and victory is the best gift to the fans!"

Everyone on the Thunder team was encouraged by Coach Brooks' chicken soup and immediately shouted, and then Big Brother Collison organized everyone to hug and shouted loudly together:

"Yay!"

"Million, spit, crush, tired of logging!"

When the DJ on the scene introduced the home team's players, the Russian City fans on the scene began to shout, and the atmosphere became more and more hot, and everyone in the away team's player tunnel was calm.

Most of the players are seasoned veterans, but DeSean Stevenson has some trepidation.

He will be opposite Li Ze in this game, and when he thought that Kobe Bryant was blown up by Li Ze, he was a little stunned, and then he thought that Li Ze would play easily in the regular season, and DeSean Stevenson became very unconfident.

Amid a wave of boos, all the Mavericks players took the stage.

At this time, the lights on the scene were on, and on the ESPN commentary seat, the commentator Mike Bryn, and the guests Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson were all dressed in formal suits and stood in front of the camera with a smile on their faces.

"The Thunder are still in the regular rotation tonight, and coach Carlisle hasn't changed the Mavericks' starting lineup."

"Jason Kidd and DeSean Stevenson at the back, with Sean Marion and Dirk Nowitzki up front, and Tyson Chandler in the center, what can you expect from this game?"

Commentator Mike Brin gave a brief overview of the starting lineups for both sides, and then immediately threw out the questions.

"Nowitzki shot 55.3 percent from the field in the playoffs, and the Mavericks have been able to overpower their opponents with rebounding in the first two rounds, so star players and rebounds will be key factors in tonight's game."

Jeff Van Gundy briefly introduced Nowitzki's efficiency and the Mavericks' rebounding situation, and Mark Jackson also hurriedly said at this time:

"As Jeff said, Kayce shot 63.5 percent from the outside in the last round, which is a pretty staggering statistic!"

"What I'm looking forward to is what kind of defensive choices the Mavericks will make, and a single defense can't limit Kayce's play, not to mention that Durant is also a super scorer, which is definitely a huge challenge for the Mavericks."

"Looking forward to a great Western Conference Finals from both sides, continue to lock up ESPN, and we'll be back soon!"

The players on both sides carried out the final warm-up, Li Ze's expression was calm, he had fully adjusted his physical state, and noticed that the turtle next to him was playing iron in the frame again, and he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

The game was about to start, and Coach Brooks called the players to his side again, took out the tactical board, and once again told the defensive strategy of the game:

"At the beginning of the game, we will guard the man first, the big man will pay attention to the foul, if Nowitzki is in good shape, then it will become a joint defense, pay attention to Chandler's rebounding, don't be in a hurry at the beginning, we have to play the success rate."

On the other side, coach Carlisle is giving the players a psychological massage, with Kidd controlling the team's tempo and not needing to emphasize too much on tactics.

"Sean, defend Durant pay attention to the card position, after the opening, don't shoot too many three-pointers, you all know the opponent's ability to switch offense, as for Lee, just do your best, our task is to win an away game and limit Durant's play."

When the referee signaled for the players from both sides to come to the center of the field, all the Russian fans in the stadium stood up and, led by the DJ, began to cheer loudly for the home team:

“OKC! OKC! OKC! ”

Ibaka and Chandler stepped into the centre circle and the referee threw the ball into the air, causing them to jump instantly.

"Smack!"

With the blessing of the home atmosphere, Ibaka successfully jumped the ball for the Thunder, and in the huge cheers of the Russian City fans, the turtle slowly dribbled through the half, noticed that the Mavericks chose to mark the defense, and immediately played an offensive gesture.

Durant ran diagonally from right to left, and Li Ze quickly came to the right block from left to right, with the help of Perkins' cover.

Still in a "V" position, Ibaka and Perkins made a simple cover and raised the left and right elbows at the same time.

The offense is concentrated within the three-point line, which is also the game strategy formulated by the Thunder team, after the opening to reduce the projection of three-point shots, Kidd is a master of conversion, once the iron is hit, he will definitely be counterattacked, and throw a two-point shot, the Thunder team can also rush to rebound.

Marion was very targeted with Durant's defense, playing the game and pushing Durant outside the three-point line as much as possible, while DeSean Stevenson was sat behind by Li Ze and tried to go around the front defense twice and failed.

Seeing that Li Ze had successfully taken the position, the turtle on the line quickly came to the left flank with the help of Perkins' cover, and then immediately sent a high hanging pass.

Receiving the ball with his back, DeSean Stevenson has been using his forearm to resist Li Ze's back, and at the moment of receiving the ball, before he had time to feel the specific body movement, he found that Li Ze took his left foot as the axis, received the ball and turned directly to the bottom line, and shot directly from the back jumper

"Huh!"

“Kayce! Fade away! OH! It's good! ”

After receiving the ball, he completed the shot instantly, and the commentator Mike Brin saw Li Ze's smooth movements, and immediately shouted passionately.

The Ford Center Arena suddenly erupted in cheers, seeing Li Ze hit the first goal of the opening game, the Russian City fans happily sat on their seats, and then threw up the white handkerchief in their hands, and the scene was jubilant.

Li Ze looked calm after the goal, if the Mavericks choose to defend alone, then Li Ze intends to shoot the opponent completely, and he is not interested in trash talk with DeSean Stevenson.

After all, MVP is already a big man, and it would be too embarrassing to provoke role players, his face is paralyzed and cold, and he will be done, he still has to learn from Kobe, a player who has never won a championship is not worthy of trash talk with Black Mamba.

The Mavericks sent a baseline ball, Kidd dribbled across the halfcourt, and Nowitzki immediately made a cross cover with Tyson Chandler on the baseline, and then quickly moved to the right block.

After receiving Kidd's pass, Nowitzki faced Ibaka's defense, and after a simple triple threat, he suddenly made a move with his feet and twisted his body slightly backwards to shoot a pull-up jumper.

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

"It seems that Kayce and Nowitzki are in very good form, both are good at attacking in the blocking position, and it will be interesting to see how the defense of both teams adjusts in the future."

As soon as Jeff Van Gundy's words fell, Li Ze quickly bounced to the left wing outside the three-point line with the help of Perkins' cover.

After receiving a pass from the turtle, he successfully moved DeSean Stevenson's defensive center of gravity forward, and then immediately lowered his body's center of gravity, released the ball with his right hand, and after dribbling a big step, he drifted slightly and twisted his body to shoot a long two-point jumper.

“Knocks it down!”

Seeing Li Ze's crisp goal, Mike Brin once again raised his commentary volume.

DeSean Stevenson was already numb, and he found that Li Ze seemed to be more powerful than in regular competition.

This time the center of gravity of his defense had just moved, and Li Ze directly dribbled a step and threw a strong shot, which made him not react at all, just standing in place in a daze.

Li Ze, who was back on defense, smiled in his heart, and the golden [First Step Master] + [Hot Zone Hunter] + [Rhythm Shooter] + [Strong Pitcher] badge combination bonus, so that his projection got a terrifying bonus.

The most important thing is that with the increase in the number of shots, the bronze [Enter the Rhythm] badge can also be bonus, and the head iron single defense is destined to be invalid, the Lakers have proven this, and it seems that the Mavericks have no intention of wrapping up.

In the minutes that followed, the scores began to alternate, and the Mavericks' offense didn't rely entirely on Nowitzki, as the Mavericks began to cut in without the ball as soon as the super-power forward received the ball in the blocking zone.

With the same tactic, around Nowitzki, Marion shook off Durant's defense and scored two points under the basket.

Looking back, in the face of Durant's offense, Marion used his arm span to form a distraction, making Durant hit iron.

One offense and one defense, to Durant angry enough, he found that the referee of this game was extremely lenient for the pull and blow penalty of the card position, which made him a little uncomfortable when receiving the ball in the blocking position, Marion's lateral speed is still faster than Artest

The pace of the game was not slow, and the first quarter soon entered the official timeout, and the two sides played to 14:14, and both sides showed extremely high offensive efficiency.

"It seems that both players are very well prepared, neither team is overly dependent on their star players, and on the Thunder side, Serge Ibaka and Perkins also scored, and the Mavericks' Marion played well, which is a little bit different from what we expected."

Jeff Van Gundy thought that this game would be a defensive battle, but he didn't expect the two sides to attack after the start, and Mark Jackson suddenly interjected at this time:

"It has a lot to do with the defensive strategy of both sides, the star players of both teams have a huge amount of containment, and in the case of a single defense, it is almost impossible to limit, and I think Carlisle needs to change his defensive strategy in the second half of the quarter."

After the official timeout came back, the Thunder team took the lead in attacking, and the Russian fans at the scene began to cheer loudly for the team again:

“OKC! OKC! OKC! ”

Li Ze took advantage of Ibaka's cover to the left elbow position, and when he received the pass from the turtle, Kidd, who was on the line, directly gave up the defense of the turtle and went straight to Li Ze.

At the moment when Kidd was about to defend in place, Li Ze quickly distributed the ball to the turtle on the outside, and to his surprise, Kidd did not immediately return to defense, but chose to stand in the elbow position, stuck between Li Ze and the turtle.

Faced with an open shooting opportunity, Turtle hesitated for a moment, and then made an open three-point jumper.

"Bang!" Hit a piece of iron.

Tyson Chandler successfully protected the backcourt rebound, and then quickly gave the ball to Kidd, who was on the receiving side, and the Mavericks launched a transition offense, and Kidd was fast on the ball and quickly found Marion.

The latter received the ball and faced the returning Durant, who did not reluctantly attack, but sent the ball forward, and after receiving the ball, Nowitzki, who was fast, relied on Ibaka's defense, rushed up in three steps and made a right-handed layup.

"Shh

Nowitzki raised his arms and roared after the goal, and the superstar was in excellent form for the game.

Seeing Nowitzki score again, the Ford Center immediately erupted in huge boos, and the Mavericks' first conversion offense was completed, and the Brooks head coach next to him noticed this situation and immediately made an offensive gesture.

This time, the Thunder team's offense first cooperated with several consecutive hand-to-hand cooperation on the outside, and then Li Ze cut in the running position diagonally, came to the right blocking position to ask for the ball with his back, and Durant at the top of the arc moved to the right with the ball, and then sent a high hanging pass.

The Mavericks adopted the same defensive strategy, with Marion once again abandoning Durant's defense and going straight to Lee, partnering with DeSean Stevenson to complete the pack.

Seeing that the Mavericks were so resolute about the bag, Li Ze secretly complained in his heart, and then before the bag was formed, he took a step across and quickly gave the ball to Durant on the outside.

The latter received the ball, did not make adjustments, and made an open three-point jumper.

"Bang!" One more iron.

Nowitzki received the rebound under the basket, and the Mavericks launched another transition offense, Kidd advanced quickly, and under the interference of the turtle, successfully broke through to the inside, and then made a hidden pass to find the fast Chandler.

After the latter received the ball, he was directly fouled by Perkins, which was also the fifth foul by the Thunder, and the team has entered the state of adding free throws.

Durant, who played iron, was a little annoyed, and he had a very good open shooting opportunity, but he failed to grasp it, and finally suffered a counterattack, making the team pay for a foul and lose a lot.

In the second half of the first quarter of the game, as the Mavericks used the bag defense, the action of both sides began to increase, and the Mavericks had entered the state of adding free throws, and the referee's whistle began to sound.

Coach Brooks replaced Li Ze with 1:02 left in the game, and he made 3 of 4 in the first quarter and got 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

At 27:26, after the end of the first quarter, the Thunder temporarily trailed by one point.

During the intermission, Durant, who was in a depressed mood, couldn't help but curse in a low voice:

"Shet! Obviously, I went to bed early last night, but I didn't make any shots! ”

In the first quarter of the game, Durant came to 1 of 5, relying on 4 free throws to score 6 points, and the turtle on the side did not speak, in the case of being empty, 1 of 4, scored 4 points, which was so good than Durant

"It's only been one quarter, everyone is tentative, don't think about the data, anyway, we're only one point behind."

Li Ze thinks that the team's performance is not bad, there is no foul crisis, and the rebounds are not lost to the other party, Durant and the turtle are iron, but they can also rely on free throws to score points, Durant obviously has idol baggage, and pays too much attention to the data.

During the rotation phase of the second quarter, the Mavericks made a large rotation.

The backcourt combination was Jason Terry and Jose Barria, with Peja Stojakovic and Dirk Nowitzki up front and Brandon Haywood at center.

The Thunder, on their side, brought in Daquain Cook, Sofrosa and Collisson, while Li Ze and Ibaka continued to play.

The Mavericks were the first to attack, Barria dribbled quickly across the halfcourt, and Nowitzki stepped up to block and quickly moved laterally to the left.

Barria was very fast on the ball, Nowitzki had just reached the three-point line, immediately received a pass, received the ball and bobbed the ball, and Ibaka was indifferent, still holding his hands high.

Seeing this, Nowitzki exerted force at his feet and fired directly from outside the three-point line.

“Dirk! Open the three! BANG! ”

“That's good!”

Commentator Mike Brin began cheering for Nowitzki's three-pointer, and then a huge wave of boos erupted from the room.

"Shh

Ibaka was a little dazed, even if he didn't jump up the block, but he definitely didn't leave too much room for the opponent to shoot, and as a result, Nowitzki didn't choose to break through, and he pulled it up and threw it

After the goal, Nowitzki began to applaud passionately, shouting out to his teammates to quickly return to defense, compared to last year's playoffs, the Mavericks are more active defensively, and the veterans have begun to work hard for the championship.

The Thunder team quickly sent out the baseline ball, Li Ze had just used half court, and Barria's defense was directly pasted, and such a confrontation made Li Ze a little speechless.

There is a mountain in Puerto Rico, do you want to guard him off with this height?

The small man who can play the rotation in the NBA league is not simple, Barria's body is very strong, and he keeps interfering with Li Ze, as if he wants to disrupt Li Ze's offensive rhythm.

Li Ze first protected the ball with his back, then quickly made offensive gestures, Collison quickly went up to the three-point line, Ibaka stood still on the baseline, and Cook and Sofrosa remained in the bottom corner.

With his back to Barria at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly lowered his body's center of gravity, and then took his right foot as the axis, quickly wiped, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand.

The sudden outburst and the huge stride allowed Li Zeqing to get rid of Barria's defense for a short time, and then with the help of Collison's cover, he once again delayed Barria's pursuit.

And the Mavericks' Haywood saw Li Ze get rid of the defense and immediately made a big delay.

Seeing the opponent's defensive choice, Li Ze, who was on the move, suddenly sent the ball forward with his left hand, and then pulled back his right hand sharply, and suddenly Sam Gauder shook Heywood and staggered.

"Oh!"

Wonderful shaking, and then the Russian city fans at the scene cheered, taking advantage of Haywood's loss of defensive center of gravity, Li Ze on the free throw line adjusted his pace and made a quick stop jump shot.

"Huh!" The two-pointer was easily scored.

"Beautiful goal! Kayce managed to read the Mavericks' defense, and Balia's defense didn't bother him in any way, what a great technique, it's unbelievable, he's only 20 years old! ”

Jeff Van Gundy has transformed into Li Zechui again, and such a goal is really a show!

Coach Carlisle on the sidelines frowned slightly when he saw Li Ze's performance, which was different from what he expected, even in the face of the pressing defense of the small defender, Li Ze's possession still did not have any problems.

Coach Carlisle immediately gestured to Jason Terry when it was time to serve, and then sat back on the bench, and the coaching staff had already planned for this situation.

The Mavericks attacked, and after Barria dribbled through the half, he and Nowitzki started a block again, and after dismantling, they still played the ball quickly.

Nowitzki received a pass at the top of the arc and immediately moved to the left wing, while Jason Terry in the bottom left corner quickly set in to try to complete a hand-to-hand pass with Nowitzki.

Such a tactic, the Thunder team also had a plan before the game, and at this time, Li Ze's defense was very aggressive, covering Jason Terry firmly with his body and not giving the opponent a chance to receive the ball easily.

Seeing Li Ze's defense, Jason Terry suddenly ran back, and then quickly moved away from the three-point line, Nowitzki's pass arrived immediately, and then completed a high post pick-and-roll.

Li Ze was delayed by the cover for a moment, and Jason Terry briefly escaped the defense with the ball in his right hand, dribbled twice before coming to the three-point line, pulling it up and throwing it.

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

"Shh

The exaggerated three-point shot made the Russian City fans at the scene first exclaim, and then immediately erupted into huge boos, such a scene reminded everyone of the outrageous firepower of the Mavericks in the regular season.

“ Too easy!”

After the goal, Jason Terry shouted at Li Ze next to him arrogantly, and then high-fived Nowitzki in celebration and quickly returned to the defense.

Although he was a little annoyed in his heart, Li Ze first raised his hand to indicate that the ball was his problem, and then quickly came to the bottom line to catch the ball.

Just after halftime, Paris Ya and Jason Terry went directly to the line to pack the ball and let Li Ze play the ball early, but fortunately, Sofrosa was prepared and immediately came to the outside of the three-point line to respond.

Li Ze at the top of the arc saw Jason Terry quickly return to defense, immediately cut in without the ball, and then suddenly ran back and came to the three-point line again.

Barria's defense had just arrived, and Li Ze successfully received a pass from Soflosa, and then threw the ball without making adjustments.

The ball made a huge arc in the air, and then landed accurately into the basket, and Barria looked at Li Ze in surprise, the ball was thrown into his head, and the difference in height made his interference negligible

“ Too easy!”

Li Ze also shouted, and then quickly returned to the defense with a relaxed expression.

In the second quarter of the game, the two sides began to shoot wildly, and the Russian fans on the scene kept exclaiming, and the Mavericks' outrageous three-point series came in waves.

Fortunately, the home team always responded, and with 3:12 left in the second quarter, Brooks head coach changed Li Ze, and the Thunder trailed by three points.

Sitting on the bench, Li Ze first took a big sip of water, and then complained silently in his heart:

"Good fellows! Correcting history? The Mavericks' three-point shot is outrageous."

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