Chapter 235: Finals Floor (8400 Words Chapter)
On May 25, in the second quarter of the Western Conference Finals, after Li Ze scored 2+1 in a row, the Thunder team successfully expanded the difference to 7 points. Coach Carlisle frowned on the sidelines.
With 5 minutes and 42 seconds into the second quarter, the game went into an official timeout after Nowitzki hit a mid-range shot.
In the case of the team's poor hand, if the team falls behind by 7 points at halftime, the momentum of the game will completely fall to the side of the Thunder, and Coach Carlisle has some entanglement in his heart.
The Mavericks' style of play in the first four games is actually very simple, as long as the Thunder play iron, Kidd will try to speed up the pace of the game as much as possible and seize every opportunity to convert.
If the fast break fails, when it comes to the frontcourt, immediately give the ball to Nowitzki, who is in the blocking position, which is the Mavericks' first offensive option, and if the single play fails, quickly move the ball.
From Nowitzki's strong side, quickly move to the weak side, and when there is an opportunity on the outside, take the ball and throw it.
In addition to these basic routines, coupled with high blocking and dismantling from time to time, and holding the ball for three points, can form a hearty offense in the first few games.
In this game, the physical condition of the players was not good, and the slowdown style of play made the Mavericks lose the offensive rhythm of the previous games.
Half of the second quarter was played, and the team scored only 11 points, but the opponent's offensive firepower did not decrease, and the first half quarter cut 16 points.
In this case, the Carlisle manager decided to make a change and stop thinking about fitness and put the first half over first.
“Kidd! When you get on the court, speed up the pace of the offense, everyone has to protect the rebound, every counterattack is an opportunity for us to score points, listen guys, we're already behind, everyone has to take responsibility and attack boldly! ”
The atmosphere at Ford Center was so hot that Coach Carlisle had to raise his voice, sit on the bench and yell at the Mavericks at the players.
After the official timeout, the Mavericks regained their main lineup, and the Thunder also replaced the turtle and Durant, and the final result of the first half of the game depends on the final half of the game.
The Thunder team took the lead in attacking, and after serving from the baseline, Turtle Turtle immediately gave the ball to Li Ze at the top of the arc just after half court, Perkins raised the cover, and at the same time, Turtle Turtle quickly stepped forward and completed a hand-to-hand pass with Li Ze.
Turtle Turtle accelerated with the ball in his right hand, and Li Ze quickly moved to the left wing outside the three-point line with the help of Perkins' secondary cover at this time.
The Mavericks have seen this somewhat varied pistol tactic too many times, so Tyson Chandler directly raised his hands and quickly lifted up, greatly delaying the path of the turtle.
Thankfully, Perkins' cover quality was passable, and Li Ze briefly escaped DeSean Stevenson's defense and received some powerful passes from Turtle.
After receiving the ball on the left flank, he took advantage of the situation to deceive DeSean Stephenson's defensive center of gravity, then released the ball with his left hand, stepped with his right foot, broke through with a cross step, and after dribbling two large steps, his left hand suddenly pulled back sharply.
The right hand paused slightly, pretending to break through on the right side, and at this time, Li Ze's body center of gravity was pressed very low, which made DeSean Stevenson shake again, and Yun took a big step and pulled his right hand back sharply again, completely shaking off the defense.
With the inertia of pulling the ball, he quickly retreated outside the three-point line, and in the cheers of the Russian City fans at the scene, he ignored DeSean Stevenson's jump block and made an easy jump shot.
“It's good! Kayce Hits the three! ”
Seeing Li Ze shaking continuously and finally scoring three points, commentator Mike Brin suddenly raised his commentary volume, the three-point shots of the two teams in tonight's game were too iron, and this was also the first three-point shot of the game.
Turtle and Durant also excitedly high-fived Li Ze to celebrate, and the difference came to 10 points! Victory is in sight!
After the goal, Li Ze breathed a sigh of relief, and in the first quarter, he hit all two three-pointers and threw in this three-pointer, which finally allowed him to regain some outside touch.
The double-digit point difference made everyone on the Mavericks a little nervous, but Nowitzki and Kidd were still a steady group, and after cheering on their teammates loudly, the Mavericks' offense began to pick up.
The Thunder thought they could keep the difference until the end of halftime, but after Li Ze and Durant hit 3 irons from outside the three-point line, the Mavericks chased the difference back to 4 points.
When there were 2 minutes 02 seconds left in the second quarter of the game, Li Ze was replaced off the court and returned to the bench.
The three-point shot in the first half was completely broken, and it came directly to a 1-of-5, two offensive options were problematic, and the offensive end was too impatient, and the result was not to kill the game, but was beaten by the Mavericks into a counterattack.
The Veterans of the Mavericks are not in a hurry or impatient, and in the end they still grind back the point difference, and the rhythm of the game, the data is difficult to reflect, but Kidd does have a few brushes.
With the final minutes of the second quarter at 53-57, the Thunder went into the second half with a four-point lead.
At halftime, in the Thunder locker room, Coach Brooks looked at the technical statistics in his hand and felt a little helpless.
The Thunder rely too much on Li Ze in three-point shooting, and once Kim's thighs are gone, more than half of the outside firepower will be gone.
Fortunately, even if Li Ze smokes in the bottom corner, the Mavericks have to send someone to continue to follow!
Li Ze was 6-of-10 in the half, including 1-of-5 three-pointers and 3-of-3 free throws, and finished with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block.
The coaching staff was still very satisfied with his performance, and after looking around, Coach Brooks immediately said:
"The opponent is seizing the opportunity to convert the offense, although we did a good job of rebounding in the first half, but in the second half we have to be more active in rushing to grab the rebounds in the front court, delay their conversion, and when there are opportunities on the outside, we still have to make decisive shots."
"The fans have been cheering us on and we have to believe in each other tonight! Hold on guys, we're only two quarters away from victory! ”
The assistant coach also moved the prepared tactical board at the right time to remind everyone to pay attention to the weak side defense, and the Mavericks' three-point shot in the first half was also iron-clad, but even so, the opponent's three-point shot was still the biggest threat and could not give the slightest chance
After the start of the third quarter, the Mavericks recovered after a short break at halftime.
The Thunder took the lead in attacking, covering the ball, Durant broke through to the basket, Marion on the side fought desperately, coupled with the interference of Tyson Chandler's defense, and finally the ball slammed out of the basket.
Before Durant could complain, Nowitzki got the rebound and immediately found Kidd, and the Mavericks immediately picked up speed and launched a transition offense.
The Thunder quickly retreated, Kidd just after halftime, immediately threw the ball into the hands of Marion outside the three-point line, the latter received the ball, held the ball and went straight to the basket, Durant, who had been chasing the defense, used the long arm interference, and the ball bounced out of the frame.
Tyson Chandler, who was active and fast, clicked on the frontcourt rebound, and was just about to dunk strongly, but was hugged by Perkins, and the referee immediately blew the whistle, but the angry Chandler faced such a move, broke away from the defense, and pushed Perkins hard.
And trash talk immediately erupted on his lips:
"Fack! Put away your boring little tricks! ”
"Shet! Soft eggs, do it! I'll lock you up on the inside, you don't want to score points from me! ”
Perkins was pushed and staggered, and when he heard Tyson Chandler's arrogant words, he immediately stepped forward and pulled, and the two immediately tore together.
"Shh
When the Russian fans at the scene saw such a scene, they immediately coaxed, and the players on both sides also crowded together, and the referee finally separated everyone, and then immediately gave each of them a technical foul.
Taking advantage of the foul free throws on both sides, the three of them laughed together on the ESPN commentary bench, which was the battle of Tianwang Mountain that everyone was looking forward to.
"It seems that the two sides are going to increase their physical confrontation in the second half, and Perkins showed the defensive attitude of the Thunder and never let the Mavericks dunk easily, and the game became more interesting!"
Jeff Van Gundy saw a penalty on each side and immediately smiled.
"The Mavericks actually executed this tactic in the last game, and in the third quarter of G4, after increasing the physical confrontation, they strictly guarded Kayce's three-point shot, which successfully disrupted the offensive rhythm of the Thunder, and in terms of game experience, the Mavericks have a huge advantage."
As soon as Mark Jackson's words fell, Chandler hit two free throws to cut the margin to two points.
“Patient! We're still ahead! ”
Li Ze signaled his teammates to stabilize their emotions, his three-point shot collapsed tonight, and once he was hit by the opponent, it would not be easy to chase the score.
As Turtle slowly passed the half, Kidd closed inside the three-point line and defended it, briefly observed the Mavericks' defensive position, and then immediately made offensive gestures.
Quickly gave the ball to the raised Ibaka, and then the turtle cut in without the ball, took away the defense, and quickly moved outside the three-point line in the right corner.
Li Ze, who was in the bottom corner of the left side, saw Ibaka receiving the ball at the left elbow of the free throw line, and immediately started and quickly moved to the line to receive the ball, and DeSean Stephenson hurriedly stuck to Li Ze's side.
Li Ze had just received a hand-handed pass from Ibaka, and Nowitzki and DeSean Stephenson wanted to close the ball directly and defend it, wrapping Li Ze one after the other.
At the moment when the two were about to complete the bag, the right hand held the ball in a small range of front of the body to change direction, the left hand pushed the ball to change direction, the ball slid between the two, and then Li Ze squeezed the situation and successfully broke through the bag defense.
"Oh!"
With a small range of dexterous changes of direction, the Russian fans who watched subconsciously exclaimed, and then they all shouted excitedly!
At this time, Li Ze held the ball in his right hand, accelerated with all his might, just took a step past the free throw line, immediately jumped with both feet, and after confronting Tyson Chandler under the basket in the air, he grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, bypassing Chandler's block from top to bottom.
Then the waist and abdomen exert force, glide briefly in the air, and at the same time, the wrist of the left hand is twisted, and the basket is tilted to the bottom left of the basket to score the ball steadily!
“OH! Flips it up and in! ”
“What a play by Kayce!”
Wonderful breakthrough that made the commentator Mike Brin shout excitedly.
After landing on the ground, Li Ze yelled at the camera under the basket, patted his chest, and quickly returned to defense after posing, the atmosphere of the scene was ignited by a wonderful goal, and the Russian City fans immediately shouted for the home team's defense:
“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”
The Mavericks once again played the game they were good at, and Nowitzki caught the Thunder's defensive attention after receiving the ball in the left block.
In the face of Ibaka's defense, he put the ball with his right hand, walked up the line to break through, and after coming to the paint area, he noticed that Durant's position was a little backward, and he threw the ball directly into the hands of Marion on the right wing outside the three-point line.
The latter catches the ball and uses a position that is almost like pushing the shot put, and the ball is pushed into the basket
"Ahh
Marion, who threw in the three-pointer, was very excited, immediately yelled, and then applauded wildly, signaling his teammates to quickly retreat.
Iron Tree Blossoms!
Li Ze was also a little confused, can this be entered?
The Thunder also did their homework before the game, Marion's three-point shooting rate in the regular season was 15.2%, and he didn't score three-pointers at all in the first few games, Durant's defensive options are actually no problem, and it can only be said that everyone in the Mavericks is brave
For the rest of the time, the margin has been bouncing back and forth by 2 points, and the Mavericks can respond with the Thunder offense scored.
Coupled with frequent physical confrontations, the shooting rate of the two teams is getting lower and lower, and the second half of the game is clattering.
With 1:06 left in the third quarter, Turtle's pull-up jumper hit again, sending Perkins and Chandler to the basket.
With his excellent bounce, Ibaka grabbed in front of Nowitzki and flicked the ball.
Li Ze, who rushed into the inside, successfully grabbed this frontcourt rebound, and after dribbling a step, he just wanted to put a basket under the basket, but Jason Terry, who came off the bench, directly took the ball and cut it off!
"Smack!"
"Squeak!"
The referee's whistle sounded, signaling that Terry's hitman was fouled, Li Ze got two free throws, and the Russian fans at the scene cheered again, and the point difference was about to come to 4 points!
Li Ze first shook his hand, stood on the free throw line and adjusted his breathing, and hit two free throws steadily.
In the last minute, the two sides again framed the iron.
At 77:80, the Thunder survived the third quarter of the crazy iron game and still maintained a three-point lead.
At the intermission, Durant began to gasp for air, his physical strength was not back to his best, and the third quarter of the game was extremely draining on him, and the short rotation of Brooks head coach was really difficult at times.
Li Ze's physical fitness is no problem, but the shooting feeling is getting worse and worse, obviously many opportunities can be easily thrown, but in the end they all ended in iron.
In the single quarter, he made 2 of 6, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 6 points to barely keep the basic game for the Thunder.
And on the Mavericks' bench, the veterans really couldn't stand it.
There were a few times in this quarter of the game that were almost directly hit by the Thunder team, but fortunately, the team had excellent resilience, and the three-point difference was indeed negligible.
Coach Carlisle secretly praised Nowitzki's performance, shooting 6-of-8 from the field, 5-of-5 from the free-throw line, and with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in addition to missing a three-point shot.
When the game started in the fourth quarter, the Mavericks took the lead in attacking, and Nowitzki took the lead, coming up to stand up to Ibaka's defense at the right elbow area, hitting a long two points to narrow the gap to 1 point!
"Shh
Hearing the loud boos erupting from the Ford Center, Nowitzki looked calm, he just wanted to win the game, and nothing else was thought about.
“OKC! OKC! OKC! ”
In the rhythmic cheering of the Russian city fans, the turtle quickly gave the ball to Li Ze who was covering outside the three-point line.
The right elbow area of the free throw line just received the ball, and the left foot quickly tentative step, Kidd on the line didn't have time to wrap up, Li Ze resisted DeSean Stevenson's defense, and the elbow position made a dry pull-out jumper!
"Huh!" The two-pointer hit the ball steadily.
After the goal, Li Ze waved his fist to celebrate, and the Russian fans at the scene shouted excitedly, and the score difference came to three points, which seemed to be much safer.
"Kayce's three-point shot tonight was inaccurate, but the shooting percentage was still good, and Dirk played perfectly in the first three quarters to see if he could lead the team to a comeback in the fourth quarter."
Jeff Van Gundy sent out the poisoned milk again, and then in the next few minutes, Nowitzki was overturned.
Fortunately, the Mavericks' defense is on the line, and the Thunder's shooting percentage is not high, and the point difference has only been widened to 5 points.
Strike iron! Or striking iron!
Nowitzki hit 3 irons in a row, which made Ibaka, who had been underdog in the series, extremely excited, and his defense worked?
The Mavericks attacked this time, Nowitzki no longer insisted on the step-back jumper, and after the three threats, he accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand, and carried Ibaka's defense to pick up the basket directly!
"Squeak!"
"Bang"
Nowitzki, who lost his center of gravity, fell to the ground, saw the ball slam out of the basket, slapped the floor in annoyance, and then quickly adjusted his breathing and walked to the free throw line.
Two free throws were made, and the margin was again a three-pointer, and Coach Brooks called a timeout.
"With a three-point difference, it's hard to predict the final win or defeat, the Thunder lost the best chance to extend the score, and I have to praise the Mavericks for their defense, Tyson Chandler once again showed his excellent rim protection."
Mark Jackson didn't expect that this game would not be an offensive battle, but an iron battle, but he still gave affirmation to the performance of the Mavericks, and the veterans deserve praise!
After the timeout, the two sides entered the response phase again.
With Nowitzki's shooting percentage dropping, Marion managed to take over the Mavericks' offense.
Outside the three-point line, on the left wing, using Nowitzki's outside cover, Marion cut in and made a throw-up to score 2 points.
Li Ze received the ball in the left blocking area, and after shaking it, he forced a shot, twisted his body and threw it into 2 points to respond!
The Mavericks scored and played, quickly transferred the ball from the outside, and Marion, who was on the right wing outside the three-point line, received a pass and accelerated with the ball in his right hand, causing Durant to foul and hit two free throws.
Turtle made a high block outside the three-point line, burst Kidd, and hit the inside, causing Chandler to foul, and two free throws were also scored.
Marion cut around the left elbow of the free throw line, received a pass from Nowitzki, and hit a high board layup.
Coming back, Durant managed to create a big loop on Marion, the referee blew the whistle, easily stood on the free throw line, and responded again with two free throws.
This round made the coach Carlisle on the sidelines completely break the defense, and roared loudly at the linesman:
"It's not a basketball move at all, my player just touched him!!"
The assistant coach saw Carlisle's hideous expression and hurriedly pulled him back to the bench, at this time, you must not eat T, every point is extremely important.
The Russian fans at the scene saw that the head coach of the Mavericks seemed to be in a hurry, and they all happily followed along with coaxing.
But the increasingly fierce competition also made the audience at the scene scared, and exclamations and cheers continued to sound.
With 1:22 left in the game, the Thunder still had a three-point lead.
In the last two minutes, the Mavericks brought on Jason Terry again, and after a baseline shot, Kidd quickly dribbled across the halfcourt.
The Russian fans at the scene couldn't sit still anymore, and they all stood up and shouted loudly, cheering for the home team's defense:
“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”
Li Ze completed a steal in the last minute of the last game, so this time the offensive Mavericks played unusually conservatively, and did not make continuous hand-to-hand passes on the outside, but wanted to let Nowitzki receive the ball as soon as possible.
After completing a cross cover in the three-second zone, Nowitzki quickly came to the right block position to ask for the ball with his back, but due to the decline in fitness, Ibaka successfully defended several times in a row and half-rounds.
With still time to attack, Kidd didn't pass the ball easily, but threw the ball to Jason Terry on the perimeter and then made an offensive gesture again.
The moment Jason Terry received the ball, Li Ze's defense was sticked, covering the opponent with his body and not giving the opponent a chance to play easily.
Under the oppressive defense, Jason Terry has been guarding the ball with his back, and when he saw Nowitzki coming to the three-point line, he immediately wanted to play a pick-and-roll match, but was squeezed through the cover by Li Ze nimblely.
The Russian fans at the scene noticed that the Mavericks' offensive time was only 5 seconds left, and they all screamed excitedly.
Jason Terry was denied no chance by Li Ze, and in the last minute he gave the ball to Nowitzki at the top of the arc, who received the ball, quickly released the ball with his left hand, dribbled laterally, and then closed the ball for a false drum.
Ibaka was unaffected by Nowitzki's feints and had little time left to attack, so he kept his hands up and didn't give Nowitzki room to make an easy shot.
Seeing that 24 seconds were about to expire, Nowitzki tilted his body after the virtual shake, faced Ibaka's defense, and shot from outside the three-point line!
The slightly backward shot made the ball draw a huge arc, and finally fell into the net accurately under the gaze of the Russian City fans at the scene.
“Tough shot! Dirk for three! ”
“He got it! Unbelievable!”
A magical three-pointer that made the commentator Mike Brin shout frantically.
The Mavericks leveled the score with 58 seconds left on the game when Coach Brooks immediately called a timeout.
The Russian fans in the stadium first exclaimed, then immediately sent a huge boo, and after the goal, Nowitzki raised his head to the sky and then beat his chest.
Kidd was equally excited, rushing straight to Nowitzki, the two veterans completed the chest bump in the center of the court to celebrate, and the atmosphere of the Mavericks was screaming wildly at this time, tying the score, and they had a chance to win the game!
"As long as they hold on to the next round, the Mavericks have a chance to take back the initiative, and that's the role of superstars, Novis missed three-pointers in the game, and the result is the most crucial shot in the final minute of the finals!"
Jeff Van Gundy's tone was also a little excited, he didn't expect the Mavericks to hold out until the last moment, and Mark Jackson also said:
"In the next offensive round, the Thunder have to score a goal or they will give up the initiative to the Mavericks, and the time has come to test the young team, let's see how the lads will perform!"
After the pause, Li Ze sent a sideline ball in the front court, and after receiving the pass, Turtle Turtle did not rush to attack, but slowly controlled the ball outside the three-point line.
In the final moments, of course, the strategy was as simple as possible, with Ibaka and Perkins both sinking to the bottom line, and Li Ze and Durant starting to cross cover with the two big men in the three-second zone.
Almost exactly the same tactics as the Mavericks played in the final moments, Durant, who was declining in physical strength, was completely limited by Marion's pursuit and defense, and when he came to the right blocking position, he was entangled by the opponent's half-winding front defense and could not receive the ball.
When Li Ze saw such a situation, after slipping to the bottom line, he came to the bottom line position, and did not directly bomb out, but raised his right hand and made a gesture.
The attacking time was ticking, and the Russian fans began to roar loudly to cheer for the home team:
“OKC! OKC! OKC! ”
With 9 seconds left on the offensive time, the turtle outside the three-point line directly protected the ball with his back, pressed Kidd on the three-point line, and firmly controlled the ball with his left hand.
The agreed offensive moment has appeared, and Li Ze near the baseline instantly started and bounced directly to the left wing outside the three-point line.
DeSean Stevenson's strength was eaten, desperately chasing defense, and Li Ze came to the moment when he received the turtle pass outside the three-point line, and the opponent's defense had been rotated in place.
There were 6 seconds left in the offensive time, and there was no chance to shoot directly at the first time, so Li Ze dribbled the ball under his crotch with his right hand to adjust the offensive rhythm.
Then he lowered his body's center of gravity and dribbled under his crotch twice in a row on the spot, DeSean Stevenson seemed to anticipate Li Ze's movements, and immediately stepped forward, and the center of gravity of the defense instantly moved forward.
And at the moment when the opponent moved, Li Ze directly exerted force with his feet, quickly retreated, faced DeSean Stevenson's block, and shot a jump shot from outside the three-point line!
"Buzz!"
At the end of 24 seconds, a humming sound sounded.
The Ford Center Arena was silent in an instant, and the ball watched by the Russian fans at the scene smashed into the base of the basket and slammed into the net, everyone shouted wildly!
“BANG! BANG! ”
“Kayce From Downtown!”
“How did he do that? Oh my god! ”
On the ESPN commentary bench, Mike Brin stood up and yelled wildly.
The Ford Center Arena also instantly turned into a sea of blue and white, and many excited fans directly threw off the white handkerchiefs in their hands.
Regaining a three-point lead, the city fans realized they were about to touch the floor of the Finals!
"Oh!"
After scoring the goal, Li Ze immediately raised his arms and shouted, and then the turtle and Durant also screamed and hugged Li Ze and retreated to the halfcourt, and the Thunder's bench was also called together, and victory beckoned to them.
Coach Carlisle on the sidelines asked for a timeout for the first time, then took a deep breath to calm himself down, and in 34 seconds, the team still had a chance!
"That's the MVP, that's the superstar, Kayce didn't feel good from beyond the three-point line in this game, but in the final moments, he hit the most crucial shot! It was a really good game! ”
Jeff Van Gundy frantically praised Li Ze's performance at a very fast pace, and Mark Jackson, who had been chanting God just now, also calmed down his emotions at this time, and then said:
"Whether it's a quick two-point or a direct three-point selection, the Mavericks must score in the next round!"
For the Thunder team, the defense of this round is very clear, resolutely do not give three points, resolutely do not give the opponent the opportunity to add free throws, and a quick two points is acceptable!
Even in the penalty shootout, Li Ze and Durant's free throws in this game were in very good shape, as long as the opponent's timeout was exhausted, the game would be completely over.
Kidd quickly drove the ball to the sideline in the frontcourt, Jason Terry took the ball outside the three-point line, Li Ze immediately stuck to the defense, Terry did not choose to attack with the ball, but returned the ball to Kidd again.
Meanwhile, Nowitzki and Tyson Chandler quickly came to the outside of the three-point line after completing a crossover cover in the three-second zone, received a pass from Kidd, and bobbed off Ibaka.
In the screams of the Russian city fans at the scene, he took advantage of the time difference and twisted his body to shoot outside the three-point line!
"Bang!" Hit the nail in a rage!
The long rebound ball popped up, Durant controlled the ball for the first time, and the Mavericks made a steal to no avail, so they had no choice but to foul.
"Ahh
Durant, who was holding the ball, shouted excitedly, and the Ford Center Arena was completely fried, as long as both free throws were scored, they would win Tianwang Mountain.
When Durant stood at the free-throw line, the fans were quiet.
The first free throw was hit steadily, and then there was a burst of cheers, and when the second free throw was hit again, Coach Brooks on the sidelines couldn't help but clench his fists in celebration.
"5 points difference! The Mavericks have one more timeout, and it's going to be hard for them to recover that point difference. ”
Mark Jackson saw the Mavericks players silently return to the bench, and felt sorry for the veterans, but competitive sports are sometimes so cruel, and the court does not pay attention to respecting the old and loving the young.
In 28 seconds, the Mavericks scored two quick points, and then the Thunder asked for a timeout, served in the front court, Li Ze successfully received the ball, and the Mavericks fouled, and then hit both free throws again.
In the huge cheers of the Russian city fans at the scene, the Mavericks, who served from the bottom line, dribbled past half court and hit the three-point shot, and then the time ran out quickly.
"Buzz!"
Li Ze and his teammates began to celebrate wildly, and the Ford Center Arena was full of jubilation.
In the end, at 103:108, the Thunder team fighting at home defeated the Mavericks with difficulty and won the battle of Tianwang Mountain, and the series score came to 3:2.
Li Ze made 10 of 20 from the field, including 2 of 8 three-pointers and 7 of 7 free throws, and scored 29 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block and 1 turnover.
The 29 points were also the highest score of the night, so after the game, Li Ze was interviewed by ESPN veteran reporter Doris Burke on the sidelines.
The fans in the city were still celebrating wildly, so the blonde reporter had to raise her voice:
"Kayce, congratulations on winning the G5 competition, can you briefly describe your mood right now?"
"Oh! I'm really happy because after winning this game, even if we get a tie-break, the game will still be back in the city, which is a huge encouragement for us because we have the best fans in the league! ”
"I also want to pay tribute to the Mavericks, we still have a lot to learn from the veterans."
Doris Burke saw that there were constantly players coming to Li Ze's side to celebrate wildly, and immediately ended the interview with understanding, and said from Li Ze with a smile:
"Keep up the good work, Kayce, and hope to see you on the stage of the Grand Final!"
"Thank you for your support!"
After the interview, Li Ze and his teammates came to the sidelines to celebrate wildly, and none of the Russian fans at the scene left the stadium, and everyone was enjoying this moment of victory.
For Russian city fans, the finals seem like a distant dream, but when the dream comes true, everyone is in high spirits!
Amika's social media was once again swept by the battle of Tianwang Mountain in the Western Conference Finals.
Nowitzki had 26 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 turnovers, and when he hit that magical three-pointer, many fans cheered for his goal.
It's just that when Li Ze threw in the three-pointer that almost sealed the victory, few people continued to discuss Nowitzki, the winner deserves to be praised, and the loser can only leave the game.
Li Ze, who returned home, saw a bunch of messages on his mobile phone, and could only sigh helplessly, there were too many brothers on the surface It was also a problem.
After taking a simple shower, after coming to the collection room, he saw a bunch of crystal trophies and a small bronze figure, Li Ze smiled in his heart:
"It's time to add a spherical trophy, the trophy of the division champion, it will definitely look better!"
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