Chapter 261: Ending the Mamba (10,000-word chapter)

For the vast majority of fans, whenever a new signing joins the team, there is always a lot of anticipation!

Even if the player is only a second-round pick, as soon as he joins some teams, the attention immediately doubles, and some fans simply don't allow others to speak ill of the team.

In short, as long as a certain team looks at it, it must be buried gold, and as for other teams to use it, it is your players and coaches who have problems.

After the Thunder and Lakers Western Conference semifinals G1 ended, some Lakers fans broke their defenses a little, isn't Ramon Sessions a defensive stalwart? Why is the outer line of Crouching Tiger still protruding into a sieve?

The bottom line is why Ramon Sessions is 1-of-7 with just 2 points, which is not even as good as the old fish Fisher!

In order to strengthen the team this season, the Lakers traded the old fish Fisher to the Rockets before the trade deadline in exchange for Jordan Hill.

However, Fisher was not interested in playing in Houston and eventually reached a buyout agreement with the Rockets.

And the Thunder team has the existence of Li Ze, plus he has won the championship last year, so naturally he will not consider the 37-year-old veteran, veteran experience? The Thunder's coaching staff believes in the strength of Kim's thighs even more!

Therefore, Fisher is currently unemployed, but considering the age of 37, direct retirement is also a good option.

On the other side of the ocean, the Celestial Empire, the majority of Cosmos were broken by the Thunder team, and in the Western Conference semifinals, they were abused by 33 points, which shows that the two teams are not on the same level at all.

In addition, Kobe Bryant was 7 of 18 and only scored 20 points, and the offensive and defensive ends were completely suppressed by Li Ze.

In this case, after the game, the Tiger Pounce Forum basically became Ze Pounce, except for the dead duck hard-mouthed Kemi, the rest are blowing Li Ze:

"This is the strength of the second consecutive MVP, Li Ze is already thinking about the opponent in the Western Conference Finals, Kobe? It's just a football star who is out of breath. ”

"Kobe Bryant can't even make a crazy shot this time, and his physical fitness doesn't allow it! The Lakers hurry up and rebuild, and they still regard Kobe Bryant as the core, and I'm afraid they won't even be able to enter the playoffs in the future. ”

"Thunder three young bull X! Li Ze 33 points, Durant 29 points, Westbrook 24 points, Ramon Sessions is simply a joke, and Comi blows every day, the playoffs are in their original form, laugh at me! ”

"The Lakers lost, Volute didn't lose, just this lineup, Jordan can't come, Gasol plays too soft, Sessions is a parallel product, Volute has 18 shots, obviously his teammates CBA only lost."

"It's really not good, let's sign Fisher back, anyway, I can't prevent it, and the old fish can still throw a few three-pointers."

"I disliked Fisher at the beginning, but I disliked Sessions when I lost, the responsibility is all the role players, Comey is hard-mouthed, the core players have been blown up, and you blame the role players, you locked Li Ze to death!"

"If Kobe Bryant had this ability, he wouldn't have been swept away last year, and a bunch of lake honey is still fantasizing, Li Ze is not yet 22 years old, let's recognize the reality as soon as possible, and basically see one abuse in the future."

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Of course, there are still many Komites who firmly believe that Kobe Bryant will bottom out, and Americaka's ball critics are also talking nonsense for the sake of traffic, and O'Neal even praised Kobe Bryant's G1 performance on TNT's show:

"I believe in Kobe, after the first round, he only had one day off, and Kobe Bryant played very well in the G1 game, although his body was not in the best condition, he still scored 20 points efficiently!"

Although Charles Barkley wanted to laugh, for the sake of the show, he also opened his eyes and said nonsense, facing the camera, and said seriously:

"Once the Lakers' twin towers recover, slow down the pace of the game, and increase physical confrontation, the Thunder's interior will not be able to defend, Perkins will not be able to limit Bynum at all, and I am optimistic about the Lakers' G2 performance."

On the other side, Kenny Smith and host Ernnie Johnson were already nervous, and when they saw the two of them talking serious nonsense, they almost laughed out loud on the show:

"Will the Lakers be able to limit the Thunder's perimeter?"

"I don't even think Kayce was playing at all, he scored 33 points in the third quarter and didn't play a minute in the fourth quarter, imagine what would have happened if Kayce had played more than 40 minutes!"

O'Neill and Charles Barkley hear such a question, of course, they won't answer, what happens? Maybe the point difference will directly break through 58 points.

Another game on the night of the 15th broke out a big upset, 78:75, the away Pacers defeated the Heat with a difficult victory, and the series score was 1:1.

After the previous G1 game, Amika's media reporters were praising LeBron James's performance, 12-of-26, 32 points and 15 rebounds, LeBron James seemed to be unstoppable.

As a result, at the end of tonight's game, the wallgrass immediately changed their tone and began to praise the Pacers' defense, and almost blew Hibbert into the sky.

However, considering that Chris Bosh is out due to injury, some commentators have also made excuses for the Heat in advance.

But the Heat only scored 14 points in the third quarter of this game, and when you think of the performance in last year's Finals, many commentators are cautiously optimistic about the Big Three.

On May 16, the Spurs, who were playing at home that night, easily defeated the Grizzlies again, 92:108, Tim Duncan was 12 of 20 from the field, easily getting a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds

After the end of this game, the series score also came to 2:0, which also made Amika's media reporters begin to sing praises for Popovich, and the senior Spurs have played a dominant role in the shortened season, which is amazing!

In the other Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics who were playing away seemed to have finally found their form, 107-91, defeating the 76ers away, regaining the initiative and rewriting the series score to 2:1.

Seeing that the Celtics seemed to wake up after losing in G2, Amika's media reporters were overjoyed, if there is another big three battle in the Eastern Conference Finals, no matter what the result is, the topic will definitely be full!

On the evening of the 17th, G2 of the Thunder and Lakers attracted much attention, and many fans were expecting Kobe Bryant's response in the game.

Coach Mike Brown completely gave up the idea of attacking offense for the sake of his coaching career that night, slowing down the offensive tempo from the beginning of the game, and taking the initiative on the defensive end to prevent the Thunder from easily converting.

But unfortunately, at the end of the half, 45:56, the Thunder still had an 11-point lead.

On the commentary bench of TNT at the scene, Steve Cole looked at the technical statistics in his hand and said helplessly:

"The Lakers' game plan is very adequate, but there are still problems with the defense of the core players, and perhaps it is a wrong choice to continue to let Kobe Bryant defend Kayce, scoring 10 points on 4-of-11 in the half, and Kobe's performance on the offensive end has been affected."

Reggie Miller is still Li Zechui, casually glanced at the technical statistics in his hand, and said in a brisk tone:

"It's a bit similar to the G1 game, and although the Lakers have increased their confrontation, putting Kayce to the free-throw line is definitely not a good defensive option!"

"Kayce was 6-of-11 in the half, including 1-of-2 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws, and Kayce still scored 19 points comfortably against the Lakers' tight defense, and head coach Mike Brown should consider giving Matt Barnes more playing time."

Unlike the last game, although the two analyzed it, they never mentioned the Lakers' strong rebound in the second half, and commentator Kevin Harlan led the conversation to the best team:

"This season's Team of the Year is coming out, but a lot of commentators are calling for Chris Paul to get into the first lineup, so Kobe Bryant is likely to lose his position in the first line, what do you think about that?"

When Steve Cole heard this topic, he suddenly had a big head, the Los Angeles media had already started a civil war, and many people were supporting Chris Paul, in the face of such a controversial topic, Steve Cole could only say good things:

"Kobe Bryant and Paul are both very good players, and whoever makes the final selection is well deserved!"

"I totally agree with Steve, both have played really well this season!"

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After the start of the second half, the two teams got back to the starting lineup again, the Thunder took the lead in attacking, and in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Russian City fans who were in a good mood shouted passionately again:

“OKC! OKC! OKC! ”

After the turtle dribbled past half court, he saw that the Lakers were still marking defense, and immediately made offensive gestures.

Kobe Bryant noticed that Li Ze began to ask for the ball with his back again, and at the same time, the other players of the Thunder team cleared one side, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, and came to single him again?

From the beginning of Li Ze's back to the ball, Kobe Bryant continued to half-circle the front defense, and the two began to pull each other near the bottom line, tearing each other, plus the referee relaxed some scales in this game, which also made the two move bigger and bigger.

When Li Ze came to the position of the left blocking area, the turtle immediately sent a high throw pass, Li Ze jumped up to catch the ball, turned around after landing, attacked with the frame, strode with his right foot after the three threats, put the ball with his left hand, and crossed to break through in the direction of the bottom line.

Bryant looked hideous, constantly putting pressure on the defense on his side, while guarding against going off the line.

When breaking through to the baseline position, Kobe Bryant felt that his defense was working, and when he saw Li Ze slow down the pace of the breakthrough, stay away from the basket, and switch to the right hand to hold the ball, he suddenly relaxed his vigilance a little.

As a result, in the next second, seeing Li Ze suddenly turn his head, Kobe Bryant was slightly stunned, and when he reacted, he had completely lost his defensive position.

The fans of the Russian city at the scene saw that Li Ze suddenly made a somewhat casual back dribble with his right hand in the bottom line position, and then turned around and wiped it, Kobe's defense was gone, and they immediately shouted excitedly.

Li Ze successfully shook Kobe Bryant away with his head twist and body movements, and after holding the ball in his left hand, he easily broke through the bottom line and made a backhand layup!

"Brilliant goal! Terrifying body coordination, a two-meter player makes the movements of a small defender, it is hard to imagine that Kayce is not yet 22 years old! ”

Steve Cole felt the atmosphere of the scene almost exploding, and shouted in the same tone of emotion.

Kobe Bryant was really angry this time, and Li Ze's almost juggling action was simply an insult to him!

When it came to the Lakers' offensive round, Kobe Bryant also asked for the ball with his back in the right blocking area, but Li Ze's half-winding front defense couldn't catch the ball at all, and in desperation, he had to come outside the three-point line.

The two just tore apart, directly consuming half of the Lakers' offensive time, and when Kobe Bryant received the ball outside the three-point line, Gasol hurriedly blocked and covered on the line.

Kobe Bryant, who held the ball in his left hand, used the cover to get rid of Li Ze's entanglement with difficulty, and noticed that Ibaka seemed to have given up on his three-point defense, and Kobe immediately made a quick stop jump shot at the top of the arc outside the three-point line!

"Bang!" Hit the nail in a rage!

Perkins topped Bynum on the inside, not giving the opponent a chance to jump easily, and after the rebound popped up, Ibaka finally managed to collect the backcourt rebound, and the Lakers immediately retreated.

Li Ze made an offensive gesture, signaling that there was no need to rush and play the same tactic again, and Kobe Bryant saw that Li Ze was even more low-post to receive the ball and single-handedly hit him, and the defensive action was even more rough.

It's a pity that even pulling and dragging doesn't work at all, Li Ze, who is in the left blocking area, easily received the turtle pass again, and then released the ball with his right hand, and directly gave Kobe Bryant a hard blow, hit his back hard, and then quickly hit twice.

Kobe Bryant's chest was stuffy when he was hit, and he found that he was slammed into the paint area again, so he hurriedly controlled his body, and saw Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly shook his shoulder, and he couldn't judge how Li Ze would attack.

Taking advantage of the moment when Kobe Bryant's defense was stunned, Li Ze immediately took his left foot as the axis, turned around in the offline direction, and threw his left hand homeopathically, Kobe was firmly stuck by Li Ze's body, and subconsciously jumped to block.

"Squeak!"

"Bang!"

The whistle blew the ball in, although it was hit in the arm, but Li Ze's high board layup was not affected in any way, and the Russian City fans at the scene saw Kobe Bryant foul again, and immediately screamed excitedly.

Li Ze and his teammates finished high-fives in celebration, stood on the free throw line, noticed that Kobe Bryant used a death stare again, and immediately chuckled:

"You should wrap me up! Otherwise, I'm going to blow up the players who are playing against me! ”

"Be respectful! Boy, the game isn't over yet! ”

Artest immediately choked back, but when he saw Li Ze turn his head and ignore him at all, he was almost blown up, Li Ze took the ball from the referee, pouted at Artest, and then scored steadily.

Artest certainly understood the message from Li Ze, "I'm the MVP, who is you?" This feeling of contempt made Artest start to go berserk, and when defending Durant, he completely let go.

In the next few rounds, Durant was also angry enough, obviously Li Ze mocked Artest, but the other party did something to him, isn't this bullying the soft and afraid of the hard?

The anger between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, the referee begins to whistle frequently, and the rhythm of the game becomes sparse, but the Russian fans on the scene are getting more and more happy, the Lakers are playing iron, and the Thunder are always able to score points.

Coach Mike Brown on the sidelines could only shout at this time, acting as an atmosphere group, especially seeing that the point difference was still widening, so that he did not dare to replace the substitute at all.

The main lineups of both sides played almost the third quarter, and the Lakers' rhythm was indeed effective, but the defensive end was consumed too much, and the offense began to pull the hips, and finally 18:24 in the first quarter.

After three quarters, at 63:80, the Lakers were already trailing by 17 points.

In the last quarter of the game, although head coach Mike Brown wanted to admit defeat directly, seeing that Kobe Bryant insisted on playing, he could only send the main lineup again.

Coach Brooks rotated a bit of interior players, Perkins was a little overwhelmed, and Collison came off the bench.

The Lakers took the lead in attacking, noticing that the Thunder's defense became a 23-link defense, Gasol came to the free throw line to receive the ball, and then quickly passed it on the outside, Artest got an open opportunity on the left wing outside the three-point line, and after receiving the pass, he quickly jumped and shot!

"Bang!" One more hit!

Hearing the loud cheers that erupted at the scene, Reggie Miller in the commentary seat first looked at the technical statistics, then shook his head and said:

"At present, the Lakers are 1 of 11 on the outside, and the Thunder team chooses joint defense at this time is a correct choice, Kobe Bryant needs to stand up and score, with a 17-point difference, the Lakers have no way back."

After the long rebound was obtained by Durant, the Thunder immediately pushed the transition offense, and gave the turtle the first time, the latter received the ball and accelerated in a straight line crazily.

Ramon Sessions really couldn't stand it and had no choice but to foul early.

"Shh

The Russian city fans at the scene were suddenly unhappy, and broke out again with huge boos, seeing that the turtle was a little up, Li Ze hurriedly clapped his hands and signaled everyone to stabilize and don't follow the rhythm of the Lakers with a 17-point difference.

Noticing that Kobe Bryant's head was sweating all the time, Li Ze smiled in his heart, and took advantage of the frontcourt ball to make an offensive gesture to signal that he was going to play without the ball.

Durant came to his senses at this time, and in the third quarter, he played without the ball most of the time, saving a lot of energy, so in the fourth quarter, when the Thunder began to make continuous hand-to-hand cuts outside the three-point line, Durant completely exploded.

At the top of the arc, he received Li Ze's hand-handed pass, and Artest, who was chasing the defense, was hung up by Li Ze, and Kobe Bryant had no choice but to change his defense.

Durant's offense is unusually simple and rough, accelerating directly with the ball in his right hand, suddenly dribbling behind the free throw line, ignoring Kobe's block, and shooting a mid-range pull-up jump shot!

"Huh!" Steady hit from mid-range!

The Russian fans at the scene continued to cheer loudly, and Kobe Bryant saw that the difference was about to reach 20 points, and asked for the ball again after halftime.

Kobe Bryant soon found that Li Ze's defensive aggressiveness was getting stronger and stronger, and he couldn't make a single shot in the face frame, so he had no choice but to return the ball to Gasol who was on the line, but he blocked the attack and was squeezed by Li Ze agilely.

Kobe, who had declined in physical fitness, felt that he couldn't get rid of Li Ze's entanglement at all, and saw that the offensive time was going to be 24 seconds, and finally resisted Li Ze's block, and the left blocking area drifted back to shoot a jumper!

"Bang!" Keep striking iron!

The combination bonus brought by [Perpetual Motion Defender] + [Marking Master] + [Bronze Wall] + [Death Coil] + [Defensive Deterrence], combined with [Enter the Rhythm], makes Li Ze's defense airtight, as if he has become a defensive expert who has worked hard in the league for 10 years

As soon as everyone in the Lakers saw that the long rebound was taken by the Thunder team, they immediately quickly retreated, and as a result, the Thunder team's offense, 5 people were mentioned to the line again, and the trio was interspersed back and forth, which made the Lakers' big man completely numb.

Durant received the ball on the left wing outside the three-point line this time, pretended to pass the ball to Li Ze, and at the moment when the two were about to make contact, he suddenly accelerated with the ball, easily dodged Artest's defense, and broke through to the inside, causing Gasol to foul and get two free throw opportunities.

"There's no suspense in the game, the Lakers seem to be in a scoring drought again, Kayce is really good at defending Kobe Bryant, I can't think of a head coach Mike Brown to solve that problem."

Steve Kerr on the commentary bench also stopped estimating the feelings of Lakers fans and told the truth.

In the next three minutes or so, Kobe Bryant not only hit the iron, but also the iron, and the black mamba seemed to be completely on the head, the more iron he thrown, and he still firmly believed that the next shot could be hit.

This time he and Artest played another game, the Thunder team launched a conversion attack again, the turtle turtle quickly got on the ball, Li Ze received the ball on the right wing outside the three-point line, no one was marked, and the long-distance three-point shot quickly jumped!

“That's good! Kayce From downtown! ”

Commentator Kevin Harlan is still full of passion, seeing Li Ze hit a converted three-pointer, shouting excitedly again, the Russian city fans at the scene have begun to celebrate the victory of the game, seeing that the Lakers have not given up the game, continue to shout wildly:

“Beat LA! Beat LA! Beat LA! ”

Bryant seemed a little incredulous, and after almost half a quarter of the fourth quarter, the Lakers only scored 6 points. At this time, Kobe Bryant looked hideous, facing Li Ze's defense, and drifted back to shoot in the right blocking area!

"Oh!"

In the Chesapeake Energy Arena, there were huge cheers again, and Kobe Bryant hit the iron again! And this round the Lakers' defense completely collapsed, Turtle Turtle received the ball from the backcourt, accelerated in a straight line, and finally made a layup.

After the goal, the turtle was excited and pounded his chest in front of the camera under the basket, and coach Mike Brown on the sidelines immediately called a timeout.

After the short timeout, Coach Brooks found that the Lakers were still the starting lineup, and he felt a little helpless, and the main team of the Thunder was forced to open again.

In the second half of the 4th quarter, the Russian fans at the scene were going crazy, the Lakers were still so iron, and on the TNT commentary seat, the three looked at each other, which was really rare.

When there was 1 minute 02 seconds left in the game, coach Mike Brown finally replaced Kobe, and the Thunder immediately replaced the main lineup.

In the end, 75:104, the Thunder team playing at home defeated the Lakers again, and the series score was 2:0!

After Kobe Bryant left the court in the 4th quarter, he returned directly to the locker room, and the Lakers scored 12 points in a single quarter in the last quarter, allowing Kobe Bryant to completely break the defense

Li Ze likes the Lakers' persistence, and the 42 minutes of playing time have become much better, with 11 of 21, including 2 of 4 three-pointers and 11 of 12 free throws, scoring a game-high 35 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 turnovers.

"After this game, it's time for boring ball critics to admit that the Lakers are not good! Every time I see a TV show where everyone is talking nonsense, I want to start my own radio station. ”

After winning, Durant was in a good mood, although he only scored 30 points, but his efficiency was finally higher than Li Zeyi's loss, and Lemon Essence Durant was very pleased with this, and his eyebrows danced when he complained

"It's because they're always talking nonsense, so I don't pay much attention to sports media, and it takes a lot of money to start a radio station!"

Turtle, who scored 24 points in this game, kept waving to the fans on the sidelines, and couldn't help but complain when he heard Durant's words, Li Ze didn't expect Durant to have such thoughts, so he jokingly said:

"The cost of radio is too high, if you want to play, you can consider a personal podcast, YouTube is a good platform, we can take turns to be the host, anyway, it's nonsense, the fans will definitely like it!"

Durant, who was walking towards the players' tunnel, was suddenly stunned when he heard Li Ze's words, and then shouted in ecstasy:

"God! Kayce! You're such a genius! I love this kind of show, tweeting in the form of videos, oh! I can speak freely on my own show! ”

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On the evening of May 17, the traffic was directly full, and the Eastern Conference semifinals were held simultaneously, 75:94, and the Pacers at home beat the Heat.

Wade was in a slump, 2-of-13, only 5 points and 5 rebounds, and what was even more fatal was that there were 5 turnovers, and the old problems of the Heat team reappeared, scoring 12 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, and the offensive end suddenly lost power.

Amika's media reporters were ecstatic, the Lakers scored 12 points in a single quarter, the Heat also scored 12 points in a single quarter, Kobe Bryant was 9 of 25 and scored 20 points, and Wade was 2 of 13 and scored 5 points.

By the time of the 18th, TNT and ESPN began to sing the Lakers and Heat, as excellent wall grass, experts and commentators from all walks of life have expressed their opinions, and the simple summary is:

"The Lakers Kobe Bryant is gone, and the Heat Big Three are pulling their hips."

The topic was so hot that the attention of the game that night dropped a lot, and the Grizzlies, who returned to their home court, finally pulled one back, 96:99, relying on Michael Conley's magical play in the last moments, the Grizzlies defeated the Spurs.

In the other Eastern Conference semifinals, 83:92, the 76ers who fought at home stubbornly pulled the score to 2:2, but for the battle of Tianwang Mountain, most commentators are still optimistic about the Celtics, and the experience of the Big Three is indeed too rich!

However, the hottest topic of the night fell on Durant, on April 10, "The Avengers" premiered, and throughout May, the movie became a hot mess.

Scarlett Johansson was named on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 2, becoming the 2470th star.

Perhaps because Scarlett is too beautiful, coupled with the fact that the goddess has always appeared on TV shows frequently recently, Durant finally couldn't hold back the thoughts in his heart when he was about to go to Los Angeles, and publicly confessed on Twitter:

“Scarlett Johansson I will drink ur bath Water”

As soon as this tweet was sent, all kinds of sports media were the first to find out, and then everyone almost burst into joy!

Durant won the championship and has a big contract, so he would send such a licking dog tweet, which is completely inconsistent with the superstar's personality, look at Kobe's Twitter, which is full of Nike ads, and it is said that Kobe himself does not play these software at all

There is no separation between style and style, and various media appeared on the stage that night, frantically discussing Durant's dog-licking behavior.

When he flew to Los Angeles on the morning of the 19th, Durant had just gotten on the plane and found that his teammates were looking at him strangely, and he immediately shrugged helplessly and said casually:

"I had some drink last night, you know, I had two Twitter accounts, and I accidentally posted it on the tuba! It's all posted, and I'm too lazy to delete it."

Li Ze was a little powerless to complain when he saw this tweet last night, he thought that because of his arrival, everyone often played ball together, and Durant should give up thinking about the goddess, good guy, but this one is still obsessed.

"That's fine, maybe Scarlett will respond to me in a few days, I have two big contracts, and I can afford the life of a Hollywood actress!"

During the trip, hearing that Durant was still imagining a better future, Li Ze's expression became more and more strange, and at this time he really wanted to shout loudly:

"Lick to the end, nothing!"

The tight playoff schedule has left the Lakers with little time to recuperate, and after returning to Los Angeles, head coach Mike Brown has been completely insomnia for the past two days, and if the big score comes to 3:0, then everything will be over.

Not only is the Lakers' journey this season over, but his coaching career with the Lakers is also completely over.

With two consecutive big losses, Lakers fans have begun to curse the head coach, and once this season is really swept out, Mike Brown feels that he will be the first head coach in the league to be sacked next season.

On the night of the 19th, the Staples Arena was full, and the tickets in the front row were packed by stars of all sizes.

In the home team's locker room, Kobe Bryant returned to his seat after finishing the warm-up and didn't say a word, and the others didn't dare to say anything when they saw the boss's appearance, everyone knew that Kobe Bryant really broke the defense in the first two games.

Head coach Mike Brown entered the locker room, sensed that the atmosphere was a little dull, and immediately put on a confident face and said loudly:

"Guys, this is our home court, and tonight's game, we're going to play more inside and be aggressive defensively, take advantage of the home advantage, and try to get to the free throw line when the offense can't be opened."

"Forget the first two games, protect our home field, the series has just begun, believe in each other, we are tired!"

Coach Mike Brown began to send out thick chicken soup endlessly, and everyone in the Lakers reacted when they heard the head coach's words, it was normal to lose away from home, and seeing everyone regain confidence, Coach Mike Brown was completely relieved.

In that night's game, the Thunder team did not have any psychological baggage, plus they had rested for nearly a week before, their physical condition was good, and the main lineup played normally.

At the end of the half, at 54:50, the Thunder entered the second half with a four-point lead.

Although Kobe Bryant made 3 of 9 in the half, he made 7 free throws and scored 13 points in the half, and the Lakers fans at the scene were still very satisfied with Kobe's performance.

At halftime, Li Ze was a little dissatisfied with the referee's penalty scale in the first half, blowing him three fouls in the second quarter of the game, and only won two free throws, which was a bit off.

6 of 10, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 turnover, Li Ze saw the technical statistics in his hand, and he was powerless to complain, Kobe Bryant took 4 free throws on him.

"This is the home whistle of the Lakers, and while I understand what the league does, I hate it."

Durant complained when he returned to the locker room, at which point Coach Brooks knocked on the whiteboard, saw the players all looking at him, and immediately said:

"Play smarter in the second half, don't argue with the referee, that's my job, okay, I'll control my emotions too, I've already eaten a T at half-time, I don't want to be sent off."

Everyone on the Thunder team burst into laughter, and Li Ze's third foul made Coach Brooks angry, and he continued to roar at the referee on the spot, and finally let Kobe Bryant get a free throw.

"Block and dismantle the offense, show our real skills, tonight we are going to solve the Lakers with projection, don't worry about the opponent's transition offense, the opponent is not the Heat, we have to end the game in the third quarter, I believe everyone can do it!"

"Oh!"

When the game started in the third quarter, Li Ze switched his style of play, and the low-post offense blew him for an offensive foul again, then the situation was not good, the Thunder team took the lead in attacking, and the Lakers fans on the scene began to shout loudly:

“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”

After half court, the turtle immediately gave the ball to Durant at the top of the arc, and at the same time, Perkins raised the screen, the usual pistol tactic, Li Ze stood on the left wing outside the three-point line at this time.

Noticing that the turtle had already received Durant's hand-handed pass, and immediately raised an eyebrow at Ibaka, Kobe Bryant always stared at Li Ze's movements, and did not notice that Ibaka had come to the left elbow of the free throw line.

On the other side, Durant stood at the top of the arc after completing the hand-to-hand pass, opening up the offensive space, and the turtle at this time relied on Perkins' cover, accelerating straight with the ball in his right hand and going straight inside.

The Lakers' attention was attracted by the turtle on the strong side, Bynum retreated to the basket, and Gasol, who mentioned the line, did not notice that Ibaka moved a few steps to Li Ze.

When the turtle was about to break through to the three-second zone, Li Ze, who was on the left wing outside the three-point line, suddenly started and quickly moved to the bottom left corner, and Ibaka's upper cover delayed Kobe.

When Li Ze received a pass from the turtle turtle in the bottom corner, Kobe's pursuit was half a beat slower, and he could only watch Li Ze quickly jump after receiving the ball!

“Kayce! For three! That's Good! ”

Commentator Kevin Harlan raised the volume of the commentary slightly, and Li Ze immediately clapped his hands after the goal, signaling that the ball was passed beautifully, this set of tactics The Thunder team has been running in for more than two years, and basically everyone knows what to do with a look.

The Lakers' offense, Kobe Bryant naturally had to catch Li Ze's three fouls and ask for the ball directly after halftime.

The line and Gasol completed a block, and then the ball in his left hand accelerated to break through, Ibaka delayed for the first time, and Kobe Bryant pulled back with his left hand in his hip, shook off the defense, and made a quick stop jump shot in the left elbow area of the free throw line!

“Kobe! Cross over! He get it! ”

In the next few minutes, the two sides entered the stage of responding to the ball, Kobe Bryant was in good shape, shooting 3 of 3, such a state made the Lakers fans on the scene scream, and after the official timeout, the Thunder's defense suddenly became two or three consecutive defenses.

The Lakers' offense, outside Artest outside the three-point line on the right wing got an open shot, hesitated slightly, and then made a jumper.

"Bang!" One more hit!

The long rebound ball was picked up by the turtle, and the Thunder team immediately launched a conversion attack, noticing that Li Ze had rushed through the halfcourt, and the turtle passed the ball as soon as possible.

After receiving the pass, Li Ze quickly dribbled the ball behind his back with his right hand, and Kobe, who was retreating, hurriedly defended and observed the opponent's defensive movement, and suddenly changed direction with his left hand under his hip, then lowered his body's center of gravity, and accelerated his breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.

Kobe Bryant was shaken and lost half of his body, seeing Li Ze choose to break through, he immediately slid desperately to the left rear, and Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly pulled back from his crotch at this time, completely shook Kobe Bryant, and then adjusted his pace and converted his three-point jump shot!

“OH! Kayce Open the three! Yes! ”

Commentator Kevin Harlan saw that the Lakers' big man had not yet finished retreating, and Li Ze had already hit a three-pointer, raising his commentary volume again.

"Shh

The Lakers fans at the scene saw Li Ze hit a three-pointer again, and immediately burst into huge boos, and Li Ze did not celebrate too much after the goal, but quickly returned to the defense, and then made a gesture to Durant, signaling to continue the two-three defense.

Artest shot a good three-point shot in the first half, but in the first half of the third quarter, in order to limit Durant, a huge amount of physical energy was consumed, so in the second half of the game, the Thunder chose to let go of this point and at the same time try their best to block the inside.

Bryant's fitness also dropped a lot, and this round signaled to give the ball to the inside, only for Bynum to drop the ball directly under the sudden attack of Perkins and Ibaka.

The Lakers fans at the scene exclaimed, the Thunder's conversion speed was too fast, the turtle took the ball and rushed after receiving the ball, Ramon Sessions was thrown out of a position, and noticed that Li Ze threw off Kobe Bryant again, and the turtle sent a long-distance ground pass.

Li Ze rushed to the ball, received a pass within the three-point line, rushed up in three steps, and easily completed a one-handed heavy dunk!

"Oh!"

After completing the dunk, Li Ze slapped his chest at the camera under the basket and roared, and when he retreated, he collided with the turtle and turtle to celebrate.

Lakers fans were already a little panicked, and when Kobe Bryant also hit the iron in the next round, seeing the Thunder rush through the half court again, the audience couldn't help but burst into an exclamation.

Gasol and Bynum had just returned to the halfcourt, and when they saw the two big men of the Thunder team mention the elbow position again, their scalps immediately tingled, and the big delay was very physically exhausting for them.

This time, the Thunder's offense did not initiate a pick-and-roll, and when Parkinson was preparing a hand-to-hand pass at the left elbow position, Durant and Turtle both cut without the ball, feigning to receive the ball and cutting in to take away the defense.

Li Ze went from right to left, after slipping around the bottom line, he suddenly moved to the left flank, although Kobe Bryant was tired enough, he still struggled to chase and defend, but when he came to the flank, Li Ze shook to the line, and then suddenly ran back.

Kobe Bryant was shaken away, saw Li Ze receiving Perkins' pass outside the three-point line, and subconsciously pounced, but was easily flown by Li Ze, and then calmly jumped outside the three-point line!

“BANG!”

“Kayce Another three!”

Li Zelian scored 8 points, and the commentator Kevin Harlan shouted excitedly, at this time, the difference had come to 12 points, and the Lakers fans on the scene were out of power, seeing that there were only 2 minutes left in the third quarter, everyone knew very well what such a difference meant.

In the second half of the third quarter of the game, Kobe Bryant was completely inaccurate, and after 3 of 3, he came with a 5 of 0

By the end of the third quarter, the Lakers had 19 points in the quarter. The Thunder, on the other hand, maintained normal firepower and easily scored 27 points!

During the intermission, Kobe Bryant gasped for air, and then pounded the chair angrily, everyone saw that the boss seemed to have broken the defense again, and they didn't dare to speak out, and the head coach of Mike Brown saw the fire in Kobe's eyes, and he didn't want to mention the rotation, so let's do it

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ramon Sessions dribbled across the halfcourt and saw Bryant asking for the ball directly outside the three-point line, and immediately passed the ball obediently.

At this time, Li Ze had already passed the foul crisis, and this quarter of the game turned on the [Enter the Rhythm] Buff, easily predicted the opponent's pass, and then suddenly grabbed and dragged the ball away from Kobe's hand.

The fans at the scene saw Li Ze directly drag Kobe Bryant down, and they all screamed, Li Ze rushed across the halfcourt, just one step past the free throw line, took off from a long distance, and after rounding the ball in the air, he grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand and smashed the ball into the basket!

"Boom!" Transform the hands of the tyrannical buckle!

Coach Mike Brown on the sidelines roared loudly at the referee to vent his dissatisfaction, but unfortunately the referee also has a balance whistle, and the MVP is not won for nothing, Li Ze of course has a star whistle treatment.

Li Ze, who returned to the half, immediately applauded passionately and loudly signaled his teammates to continue to defend, Kobe Bryant was blown up by Li Ze's steal, Ramon Sessions dribbled across the half court again, saw Kobe Bryant asking for the ball, and hurriedly passed the ball.

As a result, the ball just left the palm of his hand, and the turtle who saw the opportunity made a steal, and then accelerated wildly, Ramon Sessions was completely numb, desperately returned to the defense, and immediately pulled the turtle just past the three-point line.

At this time, the turtle threw the ball to the basket, the ball went into the net, and the Staples Arena was silent, and the Lakers fans on the scene only saw the turtle yelling excitedly, jumping and celebrating wildly.

Everyone on the Thunder team rushed up and shouted together, and the atmosphere group on the bench threw the towel wildly, this ball god!

"Well done! Bro! ”

Li Ze also beat the turtle's chest excitedly, and the referee signaled the Thunder team to hurry up and make free throws, and everyone ended their celebration. After the free throw was added, the difference had come to 17 points!

In the next few minutes, the Lakers seemed to be stunned by the opening two steals, the outside Bang Bang hit the iron, Durant's conversion offense scored another 2 points, and the game completely lost its suspense.

When head coach Mike Brown asked for a timeout again, the Lakers fans at the scene just silently watched the players walk to the bench, and the series was 3-0, and there was no miracle

Li Ze, who returned to the bench, was in a good mood, took the kettle handed by the new Marshon Brooks, replenished the water, felt the silence of the Staples Arena, and thought happily in his heart:

"There are many dreams at night, and the game will end directly in Los Angeles, maybe there will be more rest, and after this season, maybe the Black Mamba will be about to retire from the playoff stage!"

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