Chapter 258: The Final Harvest of the Regular Season (10,000 Words Chapter)
In April, the Thunder had a total of 15 games, and compared to other teams, the Thunder did not have to worry about playoff spots, and with a 45-6 record, they continued to lead the league.
On the night of the 1st, the Thunder, who returned to play at home, faced the Bulls, who are currently ranked first in the East.
Despite Derrick Rose missing multiple games, the Bulls team led by head coach Tom Thibodeau relied on an iron-blooded defense to put up a 42-11 record.
The Bulls tried to continue to limit the Thunder's offense with tough defense, but after the first half, the 39-56 score immediately made head coach Tom Thibodeau miss Derrick Rose.
Of course, role players can't compare to MVP, although Lore Deng has used his strength to defend Li Ze desperately, and Keller Korver has been stalking Durant most of the time, but it's all useless!
And due to the excessive consumption on the defensive end, the offense is even more directly pulled by the hips.
The Bulls' offense suddenly lost power in the third quarter, scoring only 12 points in a single quarter, which made the Russian City fans at the scene scream.
In the third quarter of the game, Li Ze made 5 of 7 in a single quarter, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 12 points efficiently, and one person scored more than the entire Bulls
At 12:31 in the first quarter, the Thunder led the opponent by 36 points after three quarters, which made the Bulls completely break the defense.
Coach Tom Thibodeau didn't struggle in the fourth quarter and just gave up the game, and the Bulls struggled to score more than 20 points and catch up with 36 points in a single quarter, which may only be a dream.
The whole quarter of garbage time also made the rest of the game go fast, and in the end, 80:112, the Thunder team playing at home defeated the Bulls and continued to consolidate the first position in the league.
Li Ze played 33 minutes in this game, 11 of 18, including 4 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 28 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 turnovers, and continued to output steadily.
On the night of the 2nd, the Thunder had their first back-to-back game of April at home, and they will host the Grizzlies tonight.
It was a very interesting game, with the Thunder leading by seven points at the end of the third quarter, and the Grizzlies playing directly after the start of the fourth quarter, while Coach Brooks was still rotating the clock.
watched the Grizzlies overtake the score, and then unhurriedly changed to the main lineup.
In the end, the Grizzlies seized the opportunity and won a "hard" 104-97 victory over the Thunder.
After the game, the Los Angeles media broke the defense, spraying the two teams without sportsmanship, and did not consider the feelings of the fans at all! and called on the coalition to intervene in the investigation.
However, this jumping up and down behavior did not have any impact on the outcome of the game, and the Thunder lost the game, and the Grizzlies climbed to third place, two wins ahead of the Lakers in fourth place.
Obviously, Coach Brooks has been silently calculating for a long time, first beating the Lakers on the road, and then losing to the Grizzlies at home, and successfully kicked the Lakers to the fourth position in the West.
The other teams in the West are just silently eating melons, the second-place Spurs are struggling to catch up with the Thunder's record, and the seventh-place Mavericks and the eighth-place Jazz are still fighting for a playoff spot.
As for the fifth-place Clippers and sixth-place Nuggets, they also have hopes of breaking into the top half, and in this case, most teams applaud the Lakers when they see them unlucky
After back-to-back games, the Thunder also have only one day of rest, and on the morning of the 4th, everyone will fly straight to Miami, where they will take on the Heat tonight.
The NBA league has warmed up for this game in an all-round way early, and many media reporters in Amica have called this game a preview of the Finals.
LeBron James, who has been exceptionally efficient this season, has once again been met by the more efficient Li Ze, and many commentators believe that this game may decide the MVP.
If LeBron James can lead the Heat to a big win over the Thunder, it may change the current MVP shortlist.
There is no suspense, Li Ze, who has always been in the 180 club this season, crushed all the players, and since the beginning of the season, he has firmly occupied the first place on the MVP candidate list.
It was followed by LeBron James, Kevin Durant at No. 3, and Dwyane Wade at No. 4, a list that left fans of other teams complaining for a season.
Co-authored MVP is either the Thunder or the Heat? The NBA league says good balance that?
LeBron James got the horse of his good brother Wade this season, became the team's first choice, played extremely efficiently, and in this case, he has been relegated to second place, and his heart is naturally depressed to death.
In an interview before the game, TNT's reporters began to work frantically again, and the questions they asked made the corners of James' mouth twitch subconsciously:
"LeBron, if you lose again in this year's finals, would you consider teaming up with Kayce? This is Kayce's contract year, and would you consider recruiting him in the offseason? ”
"You know, I'm just a pure basketball player, how to run a team, that's the job of a general manager."
"Kayce is excellent, he's the youngest MVP ever, and I certainly wouldn't say no to working with such a good player if I had the chance."
LeBron James still answered the questions of the media without leaks, and the ESPN reporter was certainly not satisfied with such an answer, and asked again:
"LeBron, a lot of commentators hailed tonight's game as a preview of the Finals, if you lose back-to-back games in the regular season, will that bother you?"
"I mean, after the Finals, it's been a long time since the Heat have won against the Thunder."
The memories of the finals swept by the gentleman came to mind, and this reporter must have had an unsatisfactory life! James pulled out a forced smile and replied again:
"It's just a normal regular season, I will respect every opponent and every game, I will give it my all, sometimes it doesn't matter if you win or lose in the regular season, this season we only aim for the championship!"
The press officer of the Heat team saw that the reporter's questions were becoming more and more presumptuous, and quickly replaced them with his own questions, which successfully controlled the situation.
On the night of the 4th, the American Airlines arena was packed, and for Heat fans, the team was extremely happy to have two MVP-caliber players.
Although the Heat have only a 38-14 record so far, fans are very satisfied to enter the playoffs as the second place in the East.
Heat fans believe that the Bulls are just paper tigers, and the playoffs are still the stage for stars!
When warming up early, Durant was possessed by lemon essence again, and it is said that the goddess came to Miami tonight to watch James play.
"I really can't understand why Rihanna and LeBron James, obviously the basketball skills are very rough, but LeBron has always been popular!"
Li Ze kept putting the ball into the basket outside the three-point line, and when he heard Durant's sour words, he could only comfort him:
"Maybe Rihanna doesn't like basketball, she just likes LeBron James, and the fans don't choose to watch every game, and since we've been in the top 10 on a regular basis, the popularity has also increased dramatically."
Durant became even more depressed when he heard Li Ze's words, doesn't this mean that his appearance is lost to James?
“.”
Coach Spo took this game very seriously, and after studying a lot of Thunder game footage with the coaching staff, tonight's game finally stopped being a head-to-head attack.
With 4 minutes and 34 seconds left in the first quarter, Coach Spo, who was standing on the sidelines, was very satisfied with his team's performance, and with LeBron James hitting two free throws, 11:13, the Heat took a two-point lead.
The audience at the American Airlines Arena saw that the team was finally ahead, and they suddenly came up to their senses and began to shout for the home team's defense:
“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”
After dribbling past half court, the turtle immediately handed the ball to Durant on the right wing outside the three-point line, and then immediately cut inside and moved towards the right bottom corner.
LeBron James didn't dare to get too close to the defense, and Durant can be regarded as attacking left and right this season, so he always kept a distance when defending, staring at Durant's movements.
At this time, Li Ze first completed a cross screen with Perkins in the three-second zone, and then quickly bounced out, with the help of Ibaka's lower cover at the left elbow of the free throw line, and successfully got rid of Wade's entanglement.
The free-throw line position received Durant's horizontal pass, released the ball with his right hand, and immediately broke through.
Wade's chasing speed was really fast, first hitting with his body, disrupting Li Ze's dribbling rhythm, and at the same time quickly cutting the ball with his left hand, delaying Li Ze's breakthrough route.
In the face of such a defense, Li Ze, who had just dribbled across the free throw line, immediately chose to protect the ball with his back, exerted his body, and slammed it into Wade's chest, taking advantage of the moment when the opponent retreated, he immediately used his right foot as the axis, turned over and threw a jumper!
“Kayce Fade away! Yes! ”
On TNT's commentary bench, commentator Mav Albert immediately cheered loudly for Li Ze's goal.
The Heat fans erupted in loud boos again, and it was clear that Li Ze had become the most unpopular player in Miami.
Coach Brooks on the sidelines smiled and clapped his hands, which is a tactic specially prepared by the Thunder for the Heat, and most shots are concentrated in the mid-range, not allowing the Heat to easily get the opportunity to switch offense.
The coaching staff of the Thunder team is very aware of Li Ze's back-body skills, and Jin Thighs has such an ability, of course, he must make good use of it.
In the 2012 NBA game, the back singles were very profitable, so in the first few rounds of the opening game, most of the tactics were initiated from Li Ze's point.
For the rest of the first quarter, the Thunder began to pick up the pace, while the Heat usually pressed the clock to about 20 seconds, and LeBron James played very well.
In the face of the Thunder's 23 defense, 2 of 3 open jumpers outside the three-point line almost changed Durant's defensive strategy, but fortunately, the Thunder's offense was never affected.
At 25:23, the Thunder led by two points in the first quarter.
Despite the slow pace of the game, the trio on the TNT commentary bench watched with relish:
"Although the Heat trailed by two points, LeBron James played very well, hitting 2-of-5, hitting two three-pointers from the outside, plus four free throws, and scoring 10 points in the first quarter."
Steve Cole looked at the technical statistics in his hand and praised LeBron James's performance, while Reggie Miller continued to sing praises for Li Zegao:
"The Heat still haven't found a way to limit Kayce, 3-of-5 in the first quarter, 2-of-2 free throws, and most of the scoring is concentrated in the paint area, and in the next three quarters, the Heat's interior line should pay attention to the number of fouls."
During the rotation, Spo head coach opted to let Wade and Bosh lead the team, while taking in Norris Cole, Sean Battier and Haslem.
In the first quarter of the game, the Heat's new recruit Ronnie Turiaf performed mediocre, which also increased Haslem's playing time a lot, and before the players were about to play, Coach Spo reminded again:
"The defensive rotation speed must be fast, and when you encounter a block, you must delay the exit, and don't let Lee get an easy chance to score!"
The Thunder team is still in the regular rotation, and after the baseline ball was kicked out in the second quarter of the game, Li Ze slowly dribbled through the halfcourt, observed the Heat's defensive position, and immediately came to the right wing outside the three-point line with the ball in his right hand.
After making an offensive gesture, his teammates cleared the side, Perkins waited to eat on the left sideline, Ibaka came to the left elbow of the free throw line to stand, Sofrosa met at the top of the arc, and Cook opened up space in the left corner.
“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”
The Heat fans at the scene saw that Li Ze seemed to want to single Wade, and immediately yelled.
Wade had just lowered his defensive center of gravity, and when he saw Li Ze forcibly break through with the ball in his right hand, he hurriedly and quickly slid backwards, while constantly giving physical confrontation on his side.
Li Ze was not disturbed in any way, the bulldozer broke through to the right blocking area, and then immediately protected the ball with his back, changed to his left hand to control the ball, and hit Wade twice with his back, directly slamming Wade into the paint area.
Although the chest was stuffy after being hit, Wade still stared at Li Ze's movements firmly, and when he saw his shoulders suddenly shaking, he was subconsciously stunned, and the next second he saw Li Ze with his right foot as the axis, twisting his body backwards, and throwing a backward jumper!
"Huh!" A sigh!
"Textbook back-to-back singles action! Kayce fully exploited her physical strengths and in a position close to the paint zone, our young MVP was unstoppable! ”
Steve Kerr immediately praised Li Ze's offensive choice, Wade on the court rubbed his chest, and his mood became more and more depressed, he did not have an advantage in height, strength, and weight, and Li Ze's style of play was not martial arts at all
After the Heat sent the baseline ball, Norris Kerr just dribbled past half court, and Cook immediately stepped forward to interfere, and the Thunder's defense at this time turned into man-marking.
Wade came out to catch the ball as soon as possible, and then used Bosh's blocking and left-handing ball outside the three-point line to accelerate the breakthrough, noticing that Ibaka directly changed the defense, and at the same time, Li Ze behind him was also chasing the defense, and quickly gave the ball to Bosh at the free throw line.
The latter catches the ball, doesn't make any adjustments, and shoots a mid-range jumper!
"Bang!" Hit the nail in a rage!
The rebound was protected by Collison under the basket, and the Heat quickly retreated, and after Li Ze took the ball, he signaled again to play the same tactic.
When Wade saw the position of the Thunder team, he was immediately angry enough, he really regarded him as a dish! So this round, the defense is working harder.
Li Ze, who was on the left wing outside the three-point line, suddenly changed direction with his right hand, accelerated with the ball in his left hand, and broke through to the baseline with Wade with his left hand.
Traveling to the blocking position, the left hand changes direction under the crotch again, and then the ball is held in the right hand, and the back is clattered to play.
After Wade hit the top twice in a row, the third time was just about to catch up, but Li Ze suddenly turned around, easily came to the basket, and hit the board with his left hand to pick up the basket!
"Shh
The Heat fans at the scene immediately erupted in huge boos, they rarely saw Wade so embarrassed, and the two rounds were completely crushed.
"Fack!"
Seeing Li Ze's easy retreat, Wade completely broke the defense, and after scolding, calmed down his emotions, and then helplessly gestured to his teammates, signaling that he needed to wrap up in the next round.
Coach Spo, who was on the sidelines, didn't dare to be careless, and immediately asked James to move his body, he was going to get back the Big Three in advance.
With 2:12 left in the second quarter, both sides reclaimed their main lineups, and in the next few rounds, LeBron James once again showed his shooting ability, hitting an open three-pointer from the outside.
In this case, Durant's defensive mentality changed, and he went too big in a few rounds, only to be broken by James Tank, scoring consecutive points, and also received two fouls in 4 minutes.
James stood on the free throw line again, the Heat fans at the scene cheered, Durant cursed in his heart, and when he saw Li Ze's gesture to him, he immediately patted his chest, indicating that he insisted on joint defense in the back.
The two sides began to score consecutive response shots, and the score continued to rise, and at the end of the half, 53:53, the Heat managed to tie the score.
"The Thunder's combined defense seems to be ineffective, with 3-of-6 from beyond the three-point line, 8-of-10 from the free-throw line, and 23 points at halftime, LeBron James is so good!"
Steve Kerr incarnated as James and frantically praised James' half-court performance, Reggie Miller also nodded in agreement, looked at the technical statistics in his hand, and said:
"LeBron James played so well and the Heat only tied the score, and I have to give credit to the Thunder boys, who played really well in the first half."
"Kayce scored 18 points on 6-of-11 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, and he also allowed Wade to pick up three fouls in the half, which helped the Thunder a lot in the second half, and I think the game will be deadlocked until the fourth quarter."
After the start of the second half, the Thunder added some cuts and hand-to-hand passes from beyond the three-point line, the main purpose was to let Li Ze slow down and store energy for the fourth quarter, and Coach Brooks intended to use the strongest tactics in the second half.
Perkins mentioned the line, using the big body to help the trio do hand-to-hand hand, Li Ze received Durant's pass after the bullet, LeBron James directly chose to switch defenses, stepped on the three-point line, and stared closely at Li Ze's movements.
Noticing that James' feet were standing in parallel, Li Ze dribbled the ball under his crotch with his right hand after receiving the ball, and then changed the direction of his crotch with his left hand again very quickly, while lowering the center of gravity of his body, and accelerating with his right hand holding the ball.
The sudden outburst caught LeBron James a little off guard, and he hurriedly slid backwards, but was directly squeezed by Li Ze, broke through to the paint area, jumped with both feet, and quickly took off.
Bosh under the basket struggled to jump up and block, but after the aerial confrontation, he was knocked out of the center of gravity, Li Ze grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, not affected by the confrontation, condescendingly, and wheeled the ball into the basket!
"Boom!" Ball in and man fly!
“Kayce Gets inside! OH! Monster dunk! ”
Commentator Marv Albert saw Bosh fall directly under the basketball hoop after landing on the ground, and immediately shouted with excitement.
Although such a scene seems familiar, the Heat fans at the scene couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
Li Ze, who completed the dunk, patted his chest at the camera under the basket, and after just two seconds of posing, the turtle and turtle took his teammates and didn't have to come up, and everyone yelled around Li Ze.
Bosh, who was pulled up by his teammates, was particularly depressed, the outside defense was out of position, and he was always injured in the end.
In the next few minutes, Wade seemed to want to take over the game, and shot in a row for several rounds, but Bang Bang hit the iron, and Li Ze noticed that the opponent's hit rate dropped, and immediately turned on the [Enter Rhythm] Buff.
James was hit by an empty three-point shot, and the long rebound was accepted by Durant, who immediately pushed him to switch offense, and the Heat quickly retreated to everyone, and soon completed the defensive position.
Returning the ball to Li Ze at the top of the arc, the Thunder quickly opened up the offensive space, and Perkins quickly went up to the three-point line.
At the moment of standing, the right hand pushed the ball and changed direction, and at the same time lowered the center of gravity of the body, Wade just squeezed through the cover, Li Ze turned sharply with his left hand, and easily got rid of Wade's defense.
Before Turiaf could react, Li Ze dribbled vigorously on the spot with his right hand, and with the help of the rebound of the ball, he made a quick stop jump shot outside the three-point line!
“Kayce Cross over! Open the three! Yes! ”
Commentator Marv Albert was completely excited, and the Heat fans at the scene recalled last year's Finals again, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little dull.
In the offensive round of the Heat, LeBron James broke through directly, with the help of Turiaf's blocking, got rid of Durant's defense, and faced Perkins' block, and threw a shot in the paint area.
Sweeping the defense, Ibaka jumped up to block and grazed the ball with his fingertips, which eventually caused the ball to crash out of the basket and grab the rebound at the late point, but in the end, Ibaka successfully protected the rebound in the backcourt with a second jump.
After passing to Li Ze, at the moment of receiving the ball, he noticed that the turtle turtle had been activated, and directly sent a long-distance ground pass, and the turtle who rushed through the half court did not stop the ball when he received the pass, and passed the ball diagonally to Durant who was fast.
The latter catches the ball, rushes up in three steps, and splits the buckle with one hand with his right hand!
The Heat fans at the scene saw Durant beating his chest and roaring when he saw the dunk completed, and they were a little booed, but in the next round, Wade's throw also hit the iron under Li Ze's interference, and the Thunder team launched a conversion offense again.
Turtle Turtle, who rushed through the halfcourt, accelerated in a straight line and ran over Chalmers' defense, Bosh delayed for the first time, and Turtle Turtle did not reluctantly attack, and quickly distributed the ball to Li Ze on the left wing outside the three-point line.
After receiving the ball, Li Ze put the ball with his left hand, his body shook to the left, and suddenly his crotch changed direction, and he took a big step with the ball in his right hand.
Noticing Wade's sliding backwards, he dribbled back with a large cross-step, and at the same time exerted his right foot, quickly retreated to the three-point line, met Wade's block, and quickly jumped!
“Yes!”
“Four-Point Play By Kayce!”
Commentator Mav Albert shouted passionately, and Wade, who heard the whistle, was completely numb, and there was still a quarter and a half of the game, and he had 4 fouls on his back.
"Well done, Bro!"
Turtle Turtle and Durant got up and fell to the ground Li Ze, the two of them were also very excited, and if they hit the free throw, the difference will come to 6 points! Li Ze stood on the free throw line with a relaxed expression, took a deep breath, and steadily scored the ball.
Coach Spo immediately asked for a timeout, and Wade's 4 fouls and the Thunder exploded to score, leaving the Heat coaching staff a little helpless.
In the following game, the more the Heat fans on the scene watched it, the more depressed they became, perhaps because of the excessive consumption on the defensive end, Wade hit the iron in the third quarter, relying on Bosh's outburst, so that the point difference did not widen further.
And by the time the fourth quarter began, LeBron James seemed to have entered Mamba mode, rarely passing the ball to Wade and Bosh.
Constantly using his body, the tank breaks through to the basket, or asks for the ball in the blocking position, and singles Durant with his back, which makes the Heat's offense more and more constipated
Although Coach Spo later replaced Battier to make the lineup on the court one big and four small, opening up offensive space for James' breakthrough, the weak ability to protect the frame also allowed the Thunder to continue to score points.
Battier hit the iron outside the three-point line, and the fans at the scene let out a low cry of disappointment.
The long rebound ball was accepted by Li Ze, and he immediately made a gesture, signaling to slow down the rhythm, and with a lead of 8 points, as long as he did not make a mistake, the game was likely to be stable.
After half court, he handed the ball directly to Ibaka at the free throw line, and then quickly went to the left blocking area to ask for the ball with his back, and after receiving the pass, Durant immediately came to the top of the arc to answer, and the other teammates cleared the side.
LeBron James saw Wade being slammed into the paint area by Li Ze, and immediately defended the ball, and Li Ze's pass was faster, and as soon as James moved, the ball flew to Durant outside the three-point line.
When James slid in front of Durant again, Durant shoved the ball straight to the low post Li Ze.
The moment he received the pass this time, Li Ze turned around in the direction of the baseline with his left foot as the axis, faced Wade's block, and threw a big backward jumper!
"Perfect shooting rhythm! Kayce completely dominated the low post in this match, and he destroyed Wade's defense with a back-to-back single! ”
Reggie Miller has entered Lee Ze Blowing mode, and the American Airlines Arena is only a cacophony of noise, and the team seems to be struggling to tie the 10-point difference.
LeBron James was very helpless in his heart, the good brother suddenly pulled his hips, how to play this game, Wade was already a little broken at this time, and he was completely crushed in this game.
In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Heat's offense was powered off again, with James hitting iron, Chalmers hitting iron, Bosh hitting iron, and only relying on Wade's free throws to score 2 points in more than three minutes.
Coach Spo called a timeout with 1 minute and 58 seconds left in the game, changed the main lineup, and officially announced that he would admit defeat, and when Li Ze walked to the bench with a smile on his face, the American Airlines arena erupted in huge boos again.
The remaining minute was quickly over, and at 109:96, the Thunder team who were fighting away successfully defeated the opponent and beat the Heat team twice in the season!
After the game, LeBron James was very depressed, he played 43 minutes in this game, 10 of 20, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 11 of 13 free throws, and got 34 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers.
However, after taking over the horse from his good brother, James felt that he had to take on the responsibility of leadership, so he quickly adjusted his mood and shook hands with everyone on the Thunder team.
Wade, who broke the defense, walked back to the player's tunnel for the first time after completing the handshake, 7-of-18, 19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers, and he was very dissatisfied with his performance.
And Bosh has already lost hemp, he only got 12 points and 6 rebounds in this game, and he was destined to be sprayed after the game.
"It was a very good game, the Heat only played three good quarters, and only scored 18 points in the fourth quarter, and Coach Spo still has a lot of work to do, and the big and four small lineups obviously can't limit the Thunder's offense."
Steve Kerr was very satisfied with the game, at least not in the third quarter, and the suspense of the victory and defeat was maintained until the end, Reggie Miller looked at the technical statistics in his hand and began to tout Li Ze's performance:
"12-of-20, including 2-of-3 three-pointers, 11-of-11 free throws, 37 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 turnovers, Kayce once again showed a completely different form of play than before, and the Heat's outside couldn't stop his back-to-back offense."
"Of course, Durant also played well, although he couldn't limit LeBron James well on the defensive end, but he scored 27 points efficiently on the offensive end, Westbrook also scored 22 points, and the trio destroyed the Heat's perimeter."
In the post-game commentary session, the three of them praised the Thunder team.
At the press conference that followed, sports reporters from all walks of life also sent praise, but when the Heat Big Three were interviewed, many reporters who liked to do things began to mock them cryptically
After a day of rest, the Thunder flew to Indiana again on the morning of the 6th.
The Pacers have traded George Hill from the Spurs and added David West, and the team has finally risen this season and currently has a 33-21 record and sits in third place in the East.
In that night's game, many people on the overly relaxed Thunder team went straight into the sewers, and after the opening game, they hit the iron like crazy, and the head coach of Brooks saw that the situation was not right, and began to pinch the watch and rotate.
At 96:103, the Thunder simply lost the game.
Paul George was very happy after the win, and although he only scored 8 points under Li Ze's defense, it was a joy to win against the defending champions!
On April 7, the Thunder returned to Russia, and because it was back-to-back games after that, the coaching staff directly announced a day off.
As soon as Li Ze returned to his home in Russia, the phone began to ring non-stop, and he noticed that the caller ID was Strom, and as soon as he picked up the phone, there was a crazy shout in his ear:
"Ahh $1 billion! Ha ha! $1 billion! Kayce! 1 billion US dollars, we have made a fortune, I want to buy a big house! I want to travel the world! ”
Li Ze hurriedly pulled the phone away, and after hanging up the phone, he immediately sent a video communication on the computer, and the screen just lit up, and the small team of 10 people in INS were screaming wildly.
"It's crazy! Kayce, $1 billion, I've already received an offer from Facebook, we've paid off our wait, God! What the hell am I supposed to spend this money on! ”
Strom, who usually looks like a salted fish, also became crazy at this time, and after Li Ze heard the news, he was also happy in his heart, and the big machine record company also gained a lot:
"Well done! When the acquisition is officially completed, we must have a victory party! ”
Strom also calmed down a little at this time, and had been sharing the good news before, only then did he remember that he seemed to have offended people, and immediately said to Li Ze:
"Well, Kayce, you know, I've always had a good relationship with Jack Dorsey (Twitter president), and Zuckerberg gave me too much when I was interested in buying Twitter, so our relationship seems to have broken down."
"Business is business, I'm sure this acquisition won't affect your personal friendship, don't worry, Chapman will fully cooperate with you, congratulations again, Mr. Billionaire!"
"Haha, I like that title!"
After hanging up the video, Li Ze leaned on the chair and personally experienced the benefits of the Internet, which really shocked him, but when he thought of the investment banking capital behind each company, he finally sighed helplessly:
"This thing really can't be played, so let's honestly "create" in the future."
In the evening, Li Ze ate a nutritious meal with trainers Tony, Meg, and Wagner, and then ate a big melon again, and in ESPN's program, the host directly pointed the finger at Sterling, the owner of the Clippers.
Magic Johnson directly expressed his disappointment on the show:
"Until now, I still have some hard time believing that such words could come out of Donald's mouth, we both live in Los Angeles, Donald and Old Bass have always had a good relationship, I thought we were friends, but I was really disappointed to hear that."
Later on the show, a recording of Sterling was played:
"I don't want to hear the music of the Yellow Boy at home, he made me laugh at it for a year!"
"It's upset that you're promoting your black friends on Instagram, are you going to keep doing it in the future?"
"You can exercise with black people, you can take them home, Farke! But you don't have to promote this picture on social media all the time, not even the magician's ny, *****"
Li Ze didn't expect the butterfly effect to be so big this time, ESPN actually got the recording, Sterling just simply mocked him, and scolded Magic Johnson, this thing must have been a big deal
"Sterling is definitely finished, ESPN has chosen to play the recording, and it must have confirmed the authenticity of this recording, and the alliance and guild will intervene."
Li Ze nodded in agreement when he heard Tony's words, this matter was not much different from the version in his memory, but when he thought of Chris Paul changing owners just after coming to the Clippers, he couldn't help but look a little weird, and silently complained in his heart:
"The boss killer, well deserved his name."
On the evening of April 8, Li Ze was asked at the pre-game press conference about the remarks of Clippers owner Raheem Sterling, to which Li Ze just said with a serious expression:
"I don't know what kind of person the other person is in life, but as a public figure, you have to pay for making mistakes, and I believe that the alliance and the union can handle this!"
That night, Li Ze also received his first weekly best in April at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
In the Western Conference, the Thunder had a 2-2 record this week, with Li Ze averaging 28.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.5 turnovers per game, shooting 54.6% from the field, 51.0% from three-point range, and 95.0% from the free throw line.
Three-point production has dropped, but the shooting percentage has skyrocketed, and Amika's ball critics have become completely accustomed to it, and many have even lost it.
In the Eastern Conference, the Heat also has a 2-2 record, with LeBron James averaging 29.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.3 steals and 2.8 turnovers per game, shooting 52.4% from the field, 41.0% from three-point range, and 78.1% from the free throw line.
Under the terrifying efficiency of the two, the statistics of other players are bleak, if you just look at the data, basically all the best of the month and the best of the week this season will be won by Li Ze and James
The Thunder have a tight schedule of five games in the second week of April, but most of the opponents are fish belly teams.
After handily winning the Raptors and Bucks, Coach Brooks took a break for the game against the Clippers.
In the next back-to-back games with the Kings and Timberwolves, the coaching staff continued to rotate the table, and the members of the atmosphere team were given a lot of playing time.
With 4 wins and 1 loss, the Thunder still delivered a good record.
It's just that in the selection of the best of the week, the NBA league once again ignored Li Ze and LeBron James, and awarded the best of the week awards to Kevin Garnett and Andrew Bynum.
The Thunder's game in the last week of the regular season is still unfriendly, with four consecutive away games, and the last two games on the 24th and 25th are home or back-to-back, for which the coaching staff scolded the league's schedule.
On April 25, the last day of the regular season, in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Russian City fans were celebrating wantonly, although the Thunder are currently 8 points behind the Nuggets, but the audience at the scene does not care about the score at all.
Losing this game, the Thunder have a 56-10 record this season, ranking first in the league without suspense, and will always enjoy home-court advantage in the playoffs.
Despite back-to-back games at home, head coach Brooks took a break from the trio again after three quarters out of caution.
Li Ze stood on the sidelines waving a towel, cheering for the new Marshon Brooks, who had just debuted, and Durant next to him also put on his training clothes, and said in a relaxed tone:
"It seems that the first round is either against the Jazz or against the Mavericks, but unfortunately the opponent in the Western Conference semifinals is not yet determined, and it feels like we can easily reach the finals this year!"
When Turtle Turtle heard Durant's words, he was also smiling, and he had already begun to imagine the finals:
"Maybe we'll meet the Heat in the Finals this year, but I'm confident we can beat them!"
"Don't think about it so much, anyway, the playoffs will start in a few days, the league schedule is really unreasonable, I just hope there won't be injuries in the playoffs!"
A short-rotation team like the Thunder team, if there is really an injury, it will properly turn into a weight-bearing forward, but thinking of the two golden badges brushed in the past half a month, Li Ze suddenly felt comfortable again:
Achievement Badge [Gap Hunter]: 1/5000 (Champion Badge Bonus)
Improves a player's ability to create space under the opposing defense, with a chance to cause a foul on the defender and reduce the impact of the side defender.
Achievement Badge [Master of Ball Protection]: 1/5000 (can enjoy the Champion Badge bonus)
Reduce the chance of being tackled by defenders, reduce the physical exertion of ball protection confrontations, and strengthen the player's ability to protect the ball with his back.
These two badges can be regarded as supplementing his technical shortcomings, Li Ze is very satisfied with the attributes of the badges, and when he heard the shouts from the fans at the scene, he immediately turned around and waved his hand at the other party.
Feeling the joyful atmosphere in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Li Ze couldn't help but think happily:
"No matter what happens in the offseason, getting the championship badge is the most important thing, the 4x experience bonus will be brushed last season, some badges will turn purple, and Michael Jordan's record will change sooner or later!"
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