Chapter 232: The Explosive Three-Point Shot (9700 Words Chapter)
In the playoffs, the three-point shot has always been a double-edged sword, and if you play iron on the outside frame, once you lose the rebound, the opponent will definitely seize the opportunity to switch offense.
But if the shooting percentage is high enough, the situation will be diametrically opposed, and the continuous three-pointers will stimulate the emotions of the players, the offensive team will rejoice, and the defense team will doubt life.
In the Western Conference finals, with only 1 minute and 58 seconds left in the second quarter, Jason Kidd hit another three-pointer outside the three-point line, which made the Russian city fans at the scene can't help but let out another exclamation, how can you still go in?
On the defensive end, Kidd's projection was not expected to be so resolute, his defense had been rotated in place, but he didn't raise his hand in time to interfere, obviously Kidd's projection in the first quarter was very average, but in the second quarter, he rotated up 2 shots and 2 hits.
"The Mavericks' perimeter came full swing in the second quarter, with Jason Terry, Jose Barria, Peja Skojatovic, Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki all hitting three-pointers from the outside!"
Jeff Van Gundy was very surprised by the Mavericks' outside projection, after all, this is the Western Conference Finals, unlike the opponents in the first two rounds, the Thunder is still very strong, but it seems that the Mavericks' projection has not been affected in any way.
"It's also related to the Thunder's poor offensive form in this game, Durant and Westbrook put too little pressure on the Mavericks on the offensive end, and the two looked like there was a little bit of a problem with their outside projection today."
Mark Jackson had just said this, and the turtle who missed consecutive outside jumpers used the cover to kill the inside this time, but under the interference of Tyson Chandler, the ball finally knocked out of the frame.
"Although the Mavericks have entered the penalty situation, it is obviously not a good offensive option, oh! Perkins received his third personal foul! ”
While the commentator McBrin was chatting about the game, Nowitzki, who received the ball on the right side, turned around and swiped it along the baseline, and then passed inside to Chandler, who received the ball and caused a foul on Perkins.
"Shh
Taking advantage of Chandler's free throws, the Russian fans at the scene expressed their dissatisfaction with the blow again, and broke out into huge boos, Chandler, who was in good shape, hit both free throws, and beat his chest angrily after the goal, motivating himself again.
Fortunately, there was less than a minute left in the second quarter of the game, Li Ze stood on the sidelines to cheer up his teammates, as long as he could withstand the Mavericks' sudden outbreak in the second quarter, the Thunder would be able to tide over the difficulties.
By the end of the first half, 58-51, the Thunder trailed by seven points.
"Shet! Shit-like projection! ”
Just after the end of the first half, Durant cursed and quickly walked to the players' tunnel.
In the second quarter of the game, Durant came to another 4-of-1 shot, and only scored 4 points by making free throws, and the basket was like a cap, and the empty shot still didn't go in.
The Russian fans at the scene didn't expect the home team to fall into such a predicament, they used to shoot and cry opponents, but tonight they were almost stunned at half-time...
"The Mavericks hit six three-pointers, 6-of-8 was incredible, and maybe we're going to change the perception that three-pointers do change a game."
In the face of such a projection from the Mavericks, Mark Jackson was also a little speechless, flowering little by little, scoring on the outside, and everyone had to be confused!
"Only Kayce of the Thunder trio is still playing normally, and he still played well in the second quarter, 3 of 5 in a single quarter, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 11 points in a single quarter, and also handed out 4 assists, 17 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists in the half without turnovers, such a performance is impeccable!"
Jeff Van Gundy looked at the technical statistics in his hand and praised Li Ze again, while commentator Mike Brin also said in an exaggerated tone when he saw the technical statistics of the Mavericks:
"Nowitzki was just as good, with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in the half, but I would like to praise the rest of the Mavericks for their accurate shooting from the outside, and the same excellent interior defense, and Tyson Chandler is really a good fit for the Mavericks' lineup."
In fact, there is not much to summarize in such a first half, the Mavericks are accurate in throwing, the Thunder are iron, and the tactical execution of both sides is excellent.
At halftime, in the Thunder locker room, Coach Brooks saw that the players were not discouraged, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he thought that his players had no problem playing, and this half of the game can only be said that the Mavericks' projection is better.
"There are still two quarters of game time, and the 7-point difference only needs to hold on for two rounds!"
"In the second half, we have to change our defensive strategy first, cover and change defenses, insist on marking defense, and resolutely not give the opponent a chance to shoot three-pointers easily, Perkins, control the number of fouls!"
The assistant coach also briefly analyzed the Mavericks' offensive options on the whiteboard, and Li Ze didn't know if Coach Brooks' choice was correct.
At the start of the third quarter, both teams got back to their starting lineups, with the Mavericks taking the lead and Nowitzki and Chandler making simple cross-covers in the three-second zone to pick up the ball again on the left side.
Noticing the Thunder's one-man defense, Nowitzki made two consecutive right-footed tentative steps, and then put the ball directly with his right hand to break through.
After dribbling two big steps, Ibaka stuck the defense, turned sharply in the direction of the baseline, met Ibaka's block, and threw a jump shot with a slight back.
“Dirk! Fade away! That's good! ”
Commentator Mike Brin saw that Nowitzki was still in the second half, and instantly raised the volume of his commentary.
Li Ze saw the Mavericks' offensive choice, and felt a little helpless, the opponent's tactics were very simple, and the Lakers' offense was also somewhat similar, the starting points were all in the blocking areas on both sides, the difference was that Kobe Bryant was playing iron, but Nowitzki was a batch of accurate...
With the goal being thrown, the difference was widened to 9 points, and the Russian fans at the scene were a little panicked, and under the leadership of the live DJ, they cheered loudly for the home team:
“ OKC! OKC! OKC! ”
After the turtle dribbled through the half, Li Ze did not choose to ask for the ball in the blocking area after the baseline was interspersed, but directly completed the hand-to-hand pass with the turtle turtle on the line far from the three-point line.
Ibaka quickly raised to cover at the free-throw line Li Ze held the ball in his right hand and feigned to break through to the right.
Durant, who was at the free throw line, saw Li Ze's offensive options, took advantage of Ibaka's cover, and suddenly bounced outside the three-point line.
After completing the pass, Li Ze immediately cut in, and in the three-second zone, with the help of Perkins' cover, moved to the left wing outside the three-point line.
After receiving the ball, Durant was blocked by Marion's right hand again, changed his body to the back, accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand, and saw Li Ze get rid of DeSean Stevenson's defense and return the ball to the outside line.
The continuous cutting allowed Li Ze to easily get the opportunity to open the space, and after receiving the pass, he fired directly outside the three-point line!
“Kayce! Hits the three! Yes! ”
Mike Brin shouted passionately for Li Ze's three-point shot, and the Russian City fans at the scene cheered loudly and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, their golden thighs are still there!
Coach Carlisle on the sidelines was a little dissatisfied with DeSean Stevenson's defense of Li Ze, but then he felt a little helpless, this is already the team's best outside defender at present...
"Well done! Bro! ”
Durant immediately stepped forward to high-five Li Ze to celebrate, he hugged his thigh in this game, if Li Ze was not there, the Thunder team estimated that it would collapse directly at halftime.
In order to avoid the Mavericks' bagging, Li Ze ran more without the ball in the third quarter, and in addition to the hand-to-hand pass around the outside line, a simple UCLA cut is also a good offensive option.
After more than three minutes in the third quarter, DeSean Stevenson's scalp was numb, and in his opinion, Li Ze was just a blind chicken, but he always found an opportunity to score every time.
Chandler missed a layup inside, and the Mavericks quickly stepped back, and the turtles advanced quickly, and quickly gave the ball to Perkins at the right elbow of the free throw line after halftime.
Then cut in without the ball, took away Kidd's defense, and quickly moved towards the right bottom corner, and at this time, Li Ze started from the left bottom corner and quickly moved to the line.
When he came to the top of the arc, he suddenly turned around, pretended to run back, and then accelerated directly, once again got rid of DeSean Stevenson's entanglement, came to the right wing of the three-point line, and stuck to Perkins and cut directly into the inside.
Perkins first delayed DeSean Stevenson, who was chasing the defense, and then quickly passed the ball to Lee, who cut in.
Tyson Chandler noticed that Li Ze received the ball, and directly gave up Perkins in the opposite position, and immediately went inside to help defend.
Seeing that Li Ze took two steps after receiving the ball and took off directly, grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, and seemed to want to dunk directly, Chandler, who was back to defense, immediately jumped up and blocked.
In the exclamation of the fans at the scene, the two faced each other in the air, and Tyson Chandler pressed down with his arm, wanting to use his height advantage to firmly cover Li Ze in the air and complete the block.
But soon he found out that Li Ze's time in the air was wrong, he had already begun to fall, but Li Ze was still in the air.
In the end, Chandler could only watch Li Ze dodge the cover with his left hand and complete the basket at the bottom left of the basket!
"Squeak!"
"Huh!"
“OH! Kayce Get inside! He puts it in! ”
Commentator Mike Brin saw Li Ze dodge in the air and send the ball to the basket, and immediately shouted excitedly.
"Ahh
Li Ze, who lost his center of gravity and fell to the floor after landing, saw the ball fall into the basket smoothly, and immediately screamed and waved his fists in celebration!
Turtle and Durant hurriedly pulled Li Ze up, and Ibaka and Perkins also immediately high-fived Li Ze in celebration.
The goal is valid and there is a penalty to be added, and when Li Ze stood on the free throw line, the excited Russian city fans at the scene immediately began to shout:
“MVP! MVP! MVP! ”
Adjusting his breathing, Li Zejia hit a steady shot, and the score difference was narrowed to 3 points!
"It's hard to imagine that Kayce is only 20 years old, and such a rich offensive means make it difficult for the Mavericks to limit him!"
Jeff Van Gundy turned into Li Zechui again, and Mark Jackson began to comment on the Mavericks' game:
"The Mavericks' outside shooting percentage is dropping dramatically, and obviously the performance in the second quarter can't last a whole game, and the Thunder have a chance to hold on to one round, maybe they can tie the score."
The Mavericks' offense, Nowitzki, who received the ball in the left blocking area, broke through Ibaka's defense again, cut along the baseline and passed inside to Tyson Chandler under the basket.
But this tactic Mavericks have played many times, and the Thunder team has long been prepared, Perkins stepped forward to interfere for the first time, and after giving a physical confrontation, Chandler did not hold the ball steady, and Ibaka saw the opportunity and cut the ball vigorously.
Several people huddled together under the basket, and in the end, it was Ibaka who protected the ball, and the Russian fans at the scene cheered and immediately shouted excitedly:
“OKC! OKC! OKC! ”
Turtle received the pass, quickly gave the ball to Li Ze, and after dribbling through the half, he made an offensive gesture and gave the ball directly to Ibaka in the left elbow area.
As soon as they saw that the Thunder were about to play the outside hand again, Jason Kidd, DeSean Stevenson, and Sean Marion immediately stared at the Thunder trio.
This set of tactics made the Mavericks miserable, mainly because Kidd is older, even if the turtle is playing iron, but the impact is still there, if you don't want Chandler to foul prematurely, the first barrier on the line must be there.
Li Ze quickly cut inside after handing over the ball, running directly to the outside of the three-point line in the bottom right corner, while the turtle received a pass from Ibaka, suddenly accelerated with the ball in his left hand, and then quickly changed direction in front of him, shaking off Kidd's defense.
As soon as he broke to the free throw line, Chandler's defense came up, perhaps learning the lessons of the Lakers, whose defense was very clear and the big man was delayed quickly.
Without a chance to break through, the turtle quickly gave the ball to Durant, who received it from the outside, and then immediately ran to the bottom left corner to open up the offensive space.
As soon as Durant got the ball, Marion's defense pounced again, and unlike Artest, the veteran's lateral speed was quite good, and the right hand of the ball changed direction in front of the body, although the amplitude was huge, but it failed to shake off the opposing defense.
Marion saw that Durant switched to the left hand, and the defense became more energetic, Durant was forced to be protected by the body, and switched to the right hand again, and as soon as the time was delayed on the three-point line, there were only 9 seconds left for the offensive time.
Perkins hurriedly made a gesture to Li Ze, and then quickly came to the right to cover, and Li Ze suddenly started in the bottom right corner.
DeSean Stevenson saw Li Ze move, and immediately stuck to it, desperately squeezing over Perkins' cover, but still let Li Ze easily catch the ball.
There are 6 seconds left in the offensive time, Li Ze is not in a hurry to attack, the moment he receives the ball, his body first shakes in confusion, he shakes left and right, and puts the ball with his right hand.
DeSean Stevenson was slightly stunned by Li Ze's confusing triple threat move, and saw Li Ze break through to the right and hurriedly slid forward, of course he knew that there was not much time left to attack, so he was full of aggression and did not give Li Ze a chance to make an easy move.
Feeling that the opponent's defense was very fierce, Li Ze, who had taken a big step forward, suddenly pulled back from his crotch with the ball in his right hand, and DeSean Stevenson was instantly shaken into a big split.
Seeing Li Ze calmly adjust his pace, DeShaun Stevenson didn't have time to make any moves, and watched Li Ze make an easy jump shot outside the three-point line.
“BANG!”
“ It's good! Kayce From Downtown! ”
Commentator Mike Brin cheered for Li Ze's goal again, and the Russian City fans screamed with excitement and frantically threw up the white handkerchief in their hands, and the Ford Center Arena instantly turned into a sea of white.
About to hit a three-pointer with 24 seconds, the Mavericks were numb, and they only hit a few iron shots in the third quarter, but the Thunder began to chase points frantically, and the two sides were on the same running line again.
Coach Carlisle, who was on the sidelines, saw Li Ze's goal and immediately asked for a timeout.
Taking advantage of the other party's request for a timeout, Li Ze immediately applauded the audience, and then high-fived the atmosphere group that rushed up to celebrate, and the Thunder bench was jubilant.
"The opponent's shooting percentage has really dropped, and with Kayce here, we can definitely win!"
Although the turtle is unreliable on the outside, the overall performance is also good, the tactics are clear, and there is only one mistake so far, and it has successfully tied the score, and it is immediately happy.
Durant couldn't relax, he still underestimated the Mavericks too much before the game, and his performance in this game was extremely stretched, so the expression on his face was still very serious and he didn't make a sound.
"For the rest of the time, the opponent will definitely increase the defensive intensity, don't foul easily, Dirk's free throws are very accurate!"
Li Ze replenished his water, and then reminded his teammates, especially Ibaka, who was beaten by Nowitzki without temper, and the mentality exploded and continued to foul it, and the free throw was a point.
For the rest of the third quarter, the Thunder finally waited for the Mavericks to hit the iron, and in the stalemate, Nowitzki made consecutive shots to make the Thunder successfully play a transition offense.
Under the constant impact of the turtle and Durant, the Mavericks entered the state of adding free throws prematurely and were beaten by the Thunder.
At 20:32, the Thunder won 12 points in a single quarter and successfully reversed the game, and after the third quarter of the game, the score of the two sides came to 78:83, and the Thunder took a 5-point lead.
Li Ze was 3 of 5 in the third quarter, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and 11 points in a single quarter.
"It's a pity that the Mavericks had a chance to win the game in one fell swoop in the third quarter, but the outside projection suddenly missed the mark, and was finally overtaken by the Thunder, and Nowitzki was 1 of 6 in a single quarter, which was really substandard."
Jeff Van Gundy briefly summed up the Mavericks' third quarter, and the star projection pull was the most important reason for the loss.
"That's what makes the Thunder scary, Durant and Westbrook can score from the free throw line even if they don't feel good, and with Kayce playing efficiently, I can't think of how the Mavericks can limit them."
Mark Jackson turned into a thunderbolt again, but commentator Mike Brin suddenly said at this time:
"Maybe the Mavericks can consider taking the rotation lineup in advance, since the defense can't limit the opponent, as long as the offense responds!"
The trio commented on the first three quarters of the game on ESPN's commentary bench, while Coach Carlisle was a little entangled at this time, he certainly knew the dilemma the team was facing, although he thought about taking the rotation lineup in advance, but in the end he insisted on using the main team.
Halfway through the fourth quarter, Coach Carlisle realized he had made the wrong choice, and the Thunder were too good at responding to the ball...
Nowitzki came back to his feet in the fourth quarter, and in the right elbow position, he broke through with the ball in his right hand against Ibaka's defense and drifted to score two points.
"Shh
The Russian fans at the scene saw Nowitzki score three goals in a row, and immediately broke out into huge boos.
The point difference is still 5 points, the Thunder team quickly opened the baseline ball, Li Ze relied on Perkins' cover, quickly came to the left blocking area to receive the ball, and at the moment of the turtle pass, Kidd gave up the defense on the line and adopted a trap strategy.
Seeing the opponent's defensive movement, after receiving the ball with his back, Li Ze directly lowered the center of gravity of his body, took his right foot as the axis, quickly wiped back, and cut the ball along the bottom line with his left hand.
DeSean Stevenson, who was declining in fitness, had just reacted and found that Li Ze had completely gotten rid of his defense, taking off directly after two powerful dribbles.
In the face of Tyson Chandler's block, he flashed and moved in the air, his waist and abdomen exerted force, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, pulled the rod widely, glided from the left side of the basket to the right, and after completely dodging the defense, he twisted his wrist and easily sent the ball into the basket!
"Oh!"
The wonderful goal ignited the atmosphere of the Ford Center Arena at once, and the fans of the Russian City shouted with joy.
"It's wonderful! It's unbelievable that Tyson Chandler's defense is in place, but Kayce's exceptional physicality and excellent physical coordination can dodge blocks in the air, and this definitely has a chance to enter the Goal of the Year! ”
Mark Jackson also transformed into Li Ze Blow.
After landing, Li Ze's expression was indifferent, and he silently pretended to be X, but he regretted it a little in his heart, he knew that he would not pull the rod to go to the basket, and directly touched the porcelain, maybe Chandler would get the 5th foul.
In the second half of the fourth quarter, although the Mavericks changed to a small lineup again, and Jason Terry also hit a few shots, Durant, who had been iron for a whole game, finally found the crosshairs and responded continuously, and the point difference was always pulling back and forth by 7 points.
With 48 seconds left in the game, Coach Carlisle sat back on the bench and fell short of the game, and they had a chance to kill the game in the third quarter...
In the end, 102:109, relying on a wave of the third quarter, the Thunder successfully defended the home court, and the series score came to 1:0.
Li Ze made 11 of 19 from the field, 4 of 8 from 3-point range, and 7 of 7 from the free throw line, and efficiently scored a double-double of 33 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 turnover.
Durant scored only 22 points in this game, and did not shoot too many shots in the case of poor hand, while the turtle went completely into the sewers, scoring only 18 points.
Fortunately, the home whistle is still there, and both of them also made 8 free throws, otherwise the statistics are even more ugly...
Ibaka performed well, eating Li Ze's 5 flying cakes and getting 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Mavericks' bag defense really allowed Li Ze to adapt for a while, and the whole game was thrilling.
After the game, ESPN's sideline reporter Doris Burke interviewed Li Ze again.
"Congratulations, Kayce, you won this game, the game was a bit tortuous, can you briefly comment on the team's performance tonight?"
"After a long break, we only found our groove in the second half compared to the Mavericks, but thankfully the City fans in the stadium have been cheering us on, they are the team's best sixth man, and hopefully tonight's win will satisfy the City fans."
Doris Burke nodded when she heard Li Ze's words, and then asked with a smile:
"I've noticed some minor issues with Durant and Westbrook's outside shooting in this game, will that affect your future games?"
'Every player has their ups and downs, this is the first game after a week of rest, so we're going to get better and better!'
"Thank you for accepting my interview, keep up the good work, Kayce!"
Li Ze and the senior ESPN reporter simply shook hands, and after a brief greeting, he signed a group photo for the Russian city fans at the scene, and then walked to the players' tunnel.
As soon as he returned to the locker room, Li Ze heard Durant frantically complaining about the content on Twitter.
"Fack, just one game, these shit critics started singing about us!"
When it came to the division finals, the attention was naturally higher, and the corresponding performance of the players was put in the spotlight, Durant was 7 of 18, and his performance was a bit stretched, and he was sprayed directly after the game...
In fact, Durant also knows in his heart that as long as he opens Twitter, there will definitely be ball critics who will point fingers at his performance.
Reason told him that he should close the social network at this time, but unfortunately, Durant is a real person...
And another true temperament turtle turtle does not have this trouble, although the iron, but won the game is very happy, what post-game comments do not read at all, the simple summary is:
"I'm just playing!"
"Maybe when we win this series, it's not too late to look at Twitter, Kevin, you don't need to think about us in the unexpected world, and the game doesn't come out of mouth."
When Durant heard Li Ze's words, he nodded in agreement on the surface, but he was secretly ruthless in his heart:
"When I go home, I'll pull someone to spray this garbage, and no one can hack me on social networks!"
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The schedule for the divisional finals is very tight, and on the evening of May 18, the Eastern Conference Finals G2 officially began.
Everyone was expecting Derrick Rose to lead the team to the Big Three, but the result was disappointing.
In the last game, the Bulls, who were on the outside, pulled directly across this game, making 3 of 20 three-pointers, and almost smashed the basket in the United Center Arena...
Derrick Rose was 7-of-23 from the field, and under the Heat's oppressive defense, he completely transformed into a little blacksmith, and only got 21 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 turnovers.
And the Heat's Big Three have all hit 5 percent.
LeBron James had an efficient 29 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 turnovers, Wade also had 24 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers, and Bosh had 10 points and 8 rebounds.
At 85:75, the away Heat team relied on an oppressive defense to successfully tie the series to 1:1.
Jammy went straight to the New Year, the data overtook Wade, and the team won the game again, perfect!
On the other side of the ocean, in the Celestial Empire, on the Tiger Pounce Forum, in addition to blowing Li Ze in the past two days, he still blew Li Ze, and just when everyone was a little tired of blowing, Zhan Mi jumped out again.
"It's different to have good teammates, and I'm sure I'll win the championship this year!"
"The last loan champion has been eliminated, didn't you see that Comy has disappeared, just won a game, and came out to blow it again?"
"The Bulls are really almost funny, although Rose has a good style of play, but it is too inefficient, and the outside projection is far worse than Li Ze."
"G1 is accurate, this outside line shot a 15% shooting rate, and the law of conservation of character has attacked?"
"The Mavericks' outside projection is also scary, and it feels like they can throw more than the Thunder, and if Durant doesn't score a three-pointer, he can only rely on Li Ze to throw it, which is not much different from the Bulls."
"I don't believe that the Mavericks' three-point shot can be efficient all the time, G1 will be powered off, the Thunder team is more stable, Li Zeniu X, the Thunder team champion!"
On May 19th, after a simple rest of more than a day, the Western Conference Finals G2 officially started tonight.
In the CCTV studio, the host Yu Jia and guest Zhang Weiping were doing pre-game analysis.
"Coach Zhang, in the G1 game, Li Ze is in good shape, but Durant and Westbrook have problems with their outside projections, what do you think is the reason for this?"
Hearing the host Yu Jia's inquiry, Director Zhang smiled slightly and said confidently:
"After the Lakers sweep, the Thunder had a week off, so the last game was a bit slow, but there was nothing wrong with that."
"The playoffs still have to depend on the performance of the stars, and the Thunder team must have an advantage in this regard, all three of them are in their playing years, and the age structure of the Mavericks is still on the older side, and if you really want to play to the end, there will definitely be problems with physical fitness."
Director Zhang was full of confidence in the Thunder team, and even boasted about Li Ze before the game, and after the game started, he almost praised Li Ze to the sky!
Then the Thunder team was completely overturned by the mysterious Oriental poisoned milk, and they lost the game that night and had no way to fight back...
The two teams don't play the same basketball at all.
That night, the Mavericks, who were playing on the road, threw 29 three-pointers at Ford Center, hitting 13...
Unlike the power-out G1, this game for the Mavericks is truly multi-point flowering.
Nowitzki made 4-of-5 three-pointers, Jason Kidd made 3-of-8 three-pointers, Jason Terry made 2-of-4 three-pointers, Peja made 3-of-7 three-pointers, and DeSean Stevenson made 1-of-1 three-pointers...
Both teams also had only seven turnovers, but in the slow-paced game, the Mavericks, who protected the rebounds, shot the Thunder straight away.
At 107:98, the Mavericks successfully won a game and rewrote the big score to 1:1.
Li Ze, who was caught all over the court, scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 turnover, and made 4 of 7 three-pointers, and his performance was decent.
Durant, who had an average hand, scored 24 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers, and made 1 of 5 three-pointers, while Turtle Turtle got 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 turnovers, and there were zero three-point shots.
After the game, Amika's media reporters were in an uproar, the Western Conference Finals, 29 three-point shots, this is crazy, they really haven't seen this face...
Nowitzki, who scored 32 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists in this game, was finally unanimously praised by ball critics.
Losing a home game is very bad for the Thunder, of course, they still have a chance, as long as they win an away game, the battle of Tianwang Mountain will return to the Russian city.
Coach Brooks took the coaching staff to study the G2 game footage, and then everyone looked at each other.
"Maybe the Mavericks just had a good hand last night, shooting 29 three-pointers and shooting close to 45 percent, which is crazy in the playoffs."
"I don't think there's anything wrong with our defense, just look at the two shots Jason Terry hits, the pull-up threes after the high pick-and-roll, maybe he'll lose his touch in the next game."
"Totally agree, Peja didn't make outside shots in the first three quarters, but hit three three-pointers in the fourth quarter, and without those three three-pointers, the game would have been completely different."
Hearing the words of the assistant coaches, Coach Brooks was also a little worried in his heart, in case the other party continued to be convinced...
"Don't let the lads put pressure, we still have it, win one away away and we'll regain the initiative, a simple recovery training in the afternoon, the video session will be cancelled first!"
There is really nothing to analyze in the game, and the defensive strategy is well executed, this is the NBA game, every team has the possibility of exploding, Brooks head coach comforted himself, and then silently prayed:
"It's good to win an away game..."
On May 21, the Thunder team came to the American Airlines Center arena, and the G3 of the Western Conference Finals officially began.
Similar to the Thunder's cheering T-shirts, the Mavericks' uniform team also provided dark blue cheering T-shirts to Dallas fans, and the atmosphere was at its climax from the beginning of the game.
Cuban, the owner of the Mavericks, sat in the audience under the basketball hoop, and every time the Mavericks scored, Cuban threw his fists excitedly in celebration.
The fourth quarter was 7 minutes and 12 seconds into the game.
Jason Terry took advantage of Nowitzki's pick-and-roll to briefly get rid of Li Ze's defense, and scored a pull-up jumper from beyond the three-point line, and the audience at the American Airlines Center Arena went completely crazy!
"Roar!"
Everyone was shouting frantically, Kuban's face was already red with excitement, and he was frantically waving his fists, and the scene simply turned into a sea of blue.
After hitting the three-pointer, Jason Terry used his signature celebration in front of Li Ze.
The glider began to fly wildly in the American Airlines Center arena, and Peja was also celebrating passionately, and the game was no longer in suspense, and the Mavericks led by 20 points!
Coach Brooks called a timeout, and the game was completely unexpected, with the Mavericks' three-point shooting going insane!
Li Ze, Turtle Turtle, and Durant sat on the bench and said nothing, and the loss of this game was speechless.
There was no fierce confrontation, there was just crazy projection, and from the beginning, the Mavericks once again suppressed the Thunder throughout the whole process, and the outrageous three-pointers were one after another...
The trio watched the whole game in silence.
In the end, 102:124, the Mavericks at home beat the Thunder by 22 points, leading the series by a big score of 2:1!
The American Airlines Center Arena was in full swing at this point, and all the fans were shouting wildly for the home team's performance to celebrate the hearty victory.
In this game, Norvis made 7 of 11, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, and scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists with an extremely efficient meal.
Peja was 7-of-7 from the field, including 6-of-6 from three-point range, and finished with 21 points, three rebounds and two assists.
Jason Terry was even more exaggerated, shooting 11-of-14 from the field and 9-of-10 from three-point range to finish with 32 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 3 turnovers.
The Mavericks made 20 of 32 three-pointers, with a three-point shooting rate of 62.5%, completely blowing up the Thunder!
After the game, after a simple handshake, the Thunder quickly returned to the locker room, losing this game, the series has come to the edge of the cliff, and the next game will be a battle of life and death.
If it really becomes 1:3 behind, then this round of the series is likely to be cold
After all, Coach Carlisle is not Rivers, with two match points in hand, it is too difficult to turn the tables!
"Shet! It's the first time I've seen a game like this, we defended with all our might and they just scored. ”
Durant had already been numbed by the shot, and in the third quarter, there were a few times when he had sealed the face of the armor, only to throw the ball in the opponent anyway.
"Will they be so accurate in the next game, it's already two"
Turtle Turtle doesn't say anything about balloons, he has completely learned what horror projection is, two games in a row, which makes him doubt his life.
Seeing that everyone else didn't speak, Li Ze simply clapped his hands, and then said with a relaxed expression:
"Don't think too much, anyway, the game is over, the next game is a new start, don't forget that the goal we set before is to win the next game away, rest well, believe me, we will win the next game!"
Li Ze's words made everyone's expressions relaxed, after all, the big score was only one point behind, and Jin's thighs were still reliable.
After Coach Brooks entered the locker room, he brought chicken soup for the soul to everyone and soothed everyone's wounded hearts.
After returning to the hotel, Li Ze didn't look at the message on his mobile phone, washed up briefly, and immediately lay down on the big bed, the day after tomorrow is going to play, he must adjust his mental state, and he can't afford to lose the next away game.
After falling asleep slowly, in the dream training space, Li Ze calmly looked at the upgrade prompt on the control panel, and after entering the achievement room, he touched the golden badge suspended in front of him:
Achievement Badge [Stop Three-Point Turret]: 1/5000 (can enjoy the Champion Badge bonus)
Enhance the three-point shooting percentage after dribbling on the spot, improve shot stability, and reduce the impact of frontal defenders.
Seeing this new badge with simple and crude attributes, and carefully checking the experience of all the badges in the achievement room, Li Ze nodded with satisfaction, and thought silently in his heart:
"I can't win tonight with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, reasonable tactics have limited effect, and it seems that I am going to start Mamba mode too"
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Crazy data is memorable,
The Mavericks showed me stupid back then,
It turns out that the three-point shot can be thrown like this-. 、-
(End of chapter)