Chapter 264: How old are You (10,000-word chapter)
In the NBA, the definition of a superstar has always been debated, but the integration of offense and defense is the most basic requirement.
For traditional superstars in the past, what teammates couldn't do, then the core players had to step up, but with the development of the times, this concept has become outdated.
The lineup is not suitable, then you can find a suitable lineup, the team can't meet the requirements, it's a big deal to slap your ass and run away!
LeBron James's "Decision" can be regarded as the self-conscious rise of a superstar, but for old-school players, this kind of brother basketball is a little disdainful in everyone's hearts.
Western Conference Finals G4, when Li Ze took the initiative to stand up to guard Tony Parker in the 3rd quarter of the game and locked the offensive core of the Spurs, Steve Kerr couldn't help but change into Li Ze in the commentary bench of TNT during the intermission:
"Maybe that's why Kayce was able to be voted MVP two years in a row, and when the Thunder had problems with pick-and-roll, Kayce stepped up and used excellent defense to limit Tony Parker's offense, it's unbelievable that he's not yet 22 years old!"
Reggie Miller looked at the technical statistics in his hand and agreed with his partner's point of view very much, so he took over the conversation and immediately started blowing:
"The playoffs are the stage for stars and Kayce has shown people once again that he's versatile, his defensive ability is definitely underrated, and I think he can defend from the No. 1 to the No. 3 position."
Commentator Kevin Harlan faintly heard the sound of Spurs fans scolding the street behind him, glanced at the technical statistics, and then began to praise the performance of the Thunder trio:
"Kayce scored 13 points in the first quarter, Durant scored 9 points, Westbrook scored 7 points, all three continued the feel of the first half, and the Thunder's role players also played well, and the Western Conference Finals scored 38 points in the third quarter, which is really crazy!"
The three on the commentary bench frantically praised the Thunder's performance, and on the Spurs bench, coach Popovich had broken the defense.
18 points in a single quarter, leading by half, crashing in the first quarter, and the thought of still trailing by 11 points made the anger in the old man's heart surging wildly.
"Defend! We've got to show a tough defensive attitude, there's still a quarter of game time, protect the rebounds, we still have a chance! ”
Hearing Coach Popovich's words, everyone in the Spurs team hurriedly adjusted their emotions, Tim Duncan and Ginobili were still expressionless, and the veterans had seen too many storms and waves, and of course they would not give up the game easily.
In the final quarter of the game, Coach Popovich also used his strongest tactics, and GDP came on the court directly.
If tonight's game is lost, and the big score comes to 1:3, there will be basically no suspense in the series, and at this time, I don't care about physical fitness problems, and it's over!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs took the lead and Duncan received the ball in the low post on the right side after crossing covers.
In the face of Perkins' defense, after three threats, he put the ball with his left hand, pretended to take away the paint, dribbled two big steps, quickly turned to the baseline direction, and then threw his right hand to win!
At the center arena, the Spurs fans at the scene saw Duncan score, and immediately shouted excitedly, it was time for the star to stand up and save the team.
The Thunder quickly served the baseline ball and did not suffer any impact, and after halftime, the turtle immediately gave the ball to Li Ze in the elbow area on the left side of the free throw line.
After receiving the ball, Li Ze also handled the ball very quickly, shook it a little, stepped directly with his right foot, and at the same time released the ball with his left hand, lowered the center, and crossed to break through the direction of the bottom line.
Ginobili desperately slid backwards, this time Li Ze's breakthrough speed was not fast, he used his body to protect the ball steadily, and when he traveled to the left blocking area, he suddenly closed the ball and shook it, Ginobili just wanted to pounce, and then quickly controlled the body's defensive center of gravity.
Li Ze took advantage of this time difference, exerted force under his feet, twisted his body, and forced a jump shot from a medium distance!
“Knocks it down!”
Kevin Harlan, the finisher, saw Li Zeqiang's shot, and instantly raised the volume of commentary, and the Spurs fans at the scene seemed to remember the situation in the playoffs the year before last and broke out into huge boos again.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Ginobili was basically blown up by Li Ze, and Coach Popovich on the sidelines had nothing to do, patrolling the bench for a while, and finally just stood silently on the sidelines, reminding the players to hold steady.
When Tony Parker received the ball on the baseline, seeing that Li Ze didn't seem to have any signs of fatigue, still sticking to his side like a kraft candy, he suddenly became numb, and after dribbling through the half, Parker could clearly feel that his physical fitness had begun to decline.
Duncan, who was on the line of blocking and dismantling, was a little speechless when he saw Li Ze's still energetic appearance, and the blocking and dismantling was squeezed by Li Zemin again, and Tony Parker was very depressed.
Li Ze rarely eats and shakes, he is not absolutely sure and will not copy the ball, and he can't get rid of the defense at all with a simple emergency stop and quick start.
In this case, Parker returned the ball to Duncan again, and Ginobili immediately came to the outside to reorganize the offense.
As was the case in the third quarter, without Tony Parker as an offensive arrow, the Spurs' scoring became incredibly difficult.
Ginobili was a little anxious, and after receiving the hand-handed pass, he used Duncan to cover and shoot directly outside the three-point line!
"Bang!" Strike iron again!
The long rebound bounced up, but it was easily collected by Durant, and then immediately held the ball to launch a transition attack, quickly passed the halfcourt, changed direction sharply in the middle of the game, and then went straight to the restricted area, and finally caused a foul on Kawhi Leonard, who returned to the defense.
The Spurs fans at the scene were dumbfounded, the Thunder's transition rhythm was too fast, and the budding Leonard had desperately returned to defense, but in the end he could only rely on fouls to block Durant's offense.
"The Spurs need to score at this time, and being able to stand at the free throw line is also a good option, and if the margin continues to widen, then the game may no longer be in suspense."
Steve Kerr saw that Durant hit both free throws and the difference came to 15 points, and he sighed a little in his heart, the talent was crushed, and the Thunder's offense was unreasonable.
The Spurs scored piecemeal for the next few minutes, and despite coach Popovich's constant shouting from the sidelines, he couldn't improve his team's offense.
Kawhi Leonard hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner of the left corner, Li Ze received a long rebound, and then Ginobili immediately fouled, Li Ze didn't care, and saw the assistant coach gesturing at him, and immediately realized that the Spurs had committed a foul.
After re-serving, Li Ze immediately asked for the ball on the right wing outside the three-point line, and after receiving the pass, he released the ball with his right hand, and then suddenly lowered his body's center of gravity, and pretended to break through with the ball in his right hand.
Ginobili hurriedly slid to the left to block the breakthrough route, and the next second, he saw Li Ze cross step and dribble back, and adjusted the defensive center of gravity again, but found that Li Ze had completed the change of direction under his crotch.
After two simple shakes, Li Ze accelerated with the ball in his right hand, easily stuck half of his body, broke through to the right blocking area, quickly turned around, and returned to Duncan to the basket to find that his teammates had been completely out of position, and could only jump up and block after filling the position.
"Squeak!"
Duncan didn't want to give Li Ze a chance to add a penalty, so he hit his arm directly and completely destroyed the ball, Popovich saw Li Ze steadily score the ball, and immediately asked for a timeout, the old man didn't give up and continued to adjust the lineup.
In the final stage, the Spurs replaced Dio and brought on Stephen Jackson, but the result was ineffective, and the Spurs fans in the AT Center Arena were completely out of power, and the point difference was not narrowed at all
With 3 minutes and 31 seconds left in the game, the Spurs fans at the scene saw Li Ze receive a pass from the turtle in the bottom right corner, and after forcing a three-point shot to hit the whistle, he completely broke the defense.
Shouting and boos rang out at the same time, and the arena was filled with cacophony, and everyone knew that the series might be over.
The Spurs still did not make substitutions, and they were still fouling when they encountered the conversion, and they were extremely tenacious, but such struggles were in vain, and the foul to Li Ze was basically a point away.
With 42 seconds left in the game, Coach Popovich finally chose to replace the main man, and the old man was angry enough, and the Spurs' offense in the fourth quarter pulled his hips again.
"It's crazy, Kayce! We're going to the finals again! ”
Li Ze has just returned to the bench, and the big brother Collison in the locker room can't hold back the joy in his heart, with a big score of 3:1, and the team has a high probability of entering the finals.
"It's great to win the division at home and celebrate with the fans!"
When I think of the enthusiastic Russian city fans, the turtle is also smiling, last year won the division championship away, the atmosphere was not warm enough, this year may be able to make up for this regret.
"Try to win at home the day after tomorrow so that we have more than seven days off before the finals."
Li Ze is also in a good mood, he doesn't want to drag the game back to San Antonio, and ending the series early will also help his teammates adjust their physical condition.
On the Thunder bench, everyone chatted with relaxed looks, while the Spurs were silent, although the team has been very successful in the Western Conference Finals, but the veterans are more eager for the championship.
At the end of the game, at 122:100, the Thunder successfully reversed the game by virtue of the defensive adjustments in the second half, defeated the Spurs by a big score, and the series came to 3:1.
The Spurs were not in the mood to greet each other, and the game was a big up-and-down, with players from both sides shaking hands and immediately walking to the players' tunnel.
On the TNT commentary seat at the scene, feeling the noisy sound in the stadium, Reggie Miller was in a good mood, confirmed the technical statistics in his hand again, and then directly blows:
"I would give Kayce a perfect score for this game, 12-of-21, including 5-of-9 three-pointers, 11-of-11 free throws, 40 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers, it's crazy!"
Steve Kerr was a little speechless when he saw the Spurs' stats, the gap was too obvious:
"When you have two leading scorers on a team, they become unstoppable, and Durant is 10-of-19, 4-of-8 three-pointers, 7-of-8 free throws, and 31 points is a luxury."
Westbrook also had 22 points and eight assists, and while there were three turnovers, the performance was equally impeccable, with the trio scoring 93 points, and given their age, they may continue to dominate the league.
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The 40 points in a single game in the playoffs is also a routine operation for Li Ze, compared to last year's Western Conference Finals, this year's Thunder team did not encounter too many difficulties.
However, Amerika's media reporters still praised Li Ze's performance, and some critics even subtly mocked this year's best defensive team.
Wade and Li Ze's performance was not selected for the defensive lineup, and the voting media really didn't understand the ball!
But the media who selected it also have a reason, the best team is considered in the regular season, Li Ze and Wade did not contribute at all in the regular season, and when they won the steal king, everyone must vote for them
The situation in the Western Conference Finals has been completely clear, and the Thunder are likely to enter the Finals, in this case, many people are expecting the Heat to defeat the Celtics as well.
On June 3, the Eastern Conference Finals G4, the two sides tied again in regular time, and finally the Celtics won the game with a suffocating defense and 2:4 in overtime, 91:93.
After returning to the North Shore Garden Arena, the old and spicy Big Three directly pulled the score to 2:2, and after winning two games in a row, the momentum of the battle of Tianwang Mountain seemed to be back to the Celtics.
On the night of the 4th, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Russian City fans on the scene were cheering continuously from the start of the game, and in the Western Conference Finals G5, Li Ze led the defense of Tony Parker after the opening.
In the second quarter of the game, the Spurs' offense was powered off again, scoring only 17 points in a single quarter, while the Thunder still played normally, easily scoring 29 points, and at 43:55 at halftime, the Thunder took a 12-point lead.
In the following game, the Spurs completely collapsed, and Durant felt hot that night, and neither Kawhi Leonard nor Stephen Jackson could limit his play.
Coach Popovich saw that Li Ze and Durant would play a wing single from time to time, and Westbrook seemed to be tireless, rushing to the front every time he switched offense, which made the old man feel helpless.
Back then, when Duncan was at his peak, Popovich also felt the joy of having a superstar, but no one could beat time, and the Spurs were indeed old.
With 5 minutes and 02 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Spurs switched to the atmosphere group and completely closed the troops, and the fans in the city were excited, and they will witness the team win the division championship at home tonight.
Tony Parker sat on the bench and completely closed himself, 5 of 15, 12 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, although there were no turnovers, but under Li Ze's defense, tonight's offense pulled his hips again, and the dream of the top card was directly shattered.
Tim Duncan was still expressionless, the veteran just wiped his sweat with a towel after getting off the court, no one knew what was going on in his mind, but Ginobili looked extremely lost, and like the year before, he was blown up by Li Ze again.
On the Thunder bench, Durant was in a good mood, 13 of 20, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, and 36 points with super high efficiency.
"The Heat won't continue to lose tomorrow night, if the opponent in the Finals becomes the Celtics, the league can consider awarding the award directly!"
Li Ze saw that Durant seemed to be going to heaven again, and he felt a little helpless, but for the Eastern Conference finals, future memories told him that LeBron James would explode.
"The Celtics played another overtime, and the longer the series went, the worse it was for the veterans, but I still think the Heat can make it to the Finals."
Turtle Turtle also agrees with Li Ze's point of view, but he cares more about the rest time:
"Eight days of rest is enough time for us to adjust our bodies to the best condition."
The Russian city fans at the scene have already begun to celebrate the division championship, and the remaining 4 minutes will soon be over, 99:109, the Thunder team easily defeated the Spurs, and the Western Conference Finals swept the other party 4:1 gentlemen, and reached the finals for two consecutive years!
The hum of the halfcourt sounded, and the happy Russian city fans shouted, one year of the Western Conference Finals, two years of the Finals, such a result is too dreamy for the small ball market.
After the game, everyone in the Spurs sent their blessings, for these veterans, it is not easy to reach the Western Conference Finals in a shortened season, Popovich shook hands with Coach Brooks with a smile on his face:
"Congratulations! Lead such a young team to the finals for two consecutive years, and the future is yours! ”
The Thunder's coaching staff was also celebrating wildly, hugging everyone and returning to the locker room, where the players changed into divisional championship t-shirts, put on hats, and returned to the arena again.
The podium was quickly set up, and the Russian fans at the scene all stood up and cheered when they saw the golden spherical trophy placed in the center of the field, and the commentator Kevin Harlan directly became the host of the award ceremony:
"Congratulations to the Thunder for winning the 2011~2012 Western Conference championship! In such a difficult schedule, 56-10 in the regular season and 12-1 in the playoffs, which is an incredible record! ”
Hearing the team's results, the Russian city fans at the scene cheered again, and the host Kevin Harlan smiled, waited for the sound in the arena to end, and spoke again:
"Kayce is 21 years old, he has already won two MVPs and one FMVP, I can't imagine his future"
Before Kevin Harlan's words were finished, the Russian fans at the scene began to cheer loudly for Li Ze:
“MVP! MVP! MVP! ”
Li Ze straightened his hat and waved to the fans on the scene with a smile, and then the cheers were even louder, and the turtles and turtles around the trophy were the first to take the lead in applauding, and although Durant was possessed by lemon essence, he also immediately applauded
The applause and cheers continued for a while, and when the sound wave of the scene gradually subsided, the host Kevin Harlan smiled and continued:
"Kevin Durant is 23 years old, Russell Westbrook is 23 years old, I believe the future must belong to the Thunder, congratulations again! Reaching the finals two years in a row is a great achievement! ”
When Li Ze lifted the division championship trophy for the first time, the scene broke out into huge cheers again, and everyone on the Thunder team was smiling, everyone took turns to raise their glasses, and the atmosphere became more and more hot.
Unlike last year, team owner Bennett did not attend the division winners' ceremony.
In the final group photo, everyone from the Thunder stood in a circle around the trophy, with Li Ze and Brooks as head coaches in the center, Durant and Turtle Turtle standing on both sides, and everyone in the photo was laughing happily.
As for what the future holds, no one thinks about it.
On June 5th, as the Thunder team has successfully entered the Finals, Amelica's ball critics have set their eyes on tonight's Eastern Conference Finals Battle of Tianwang Mountain.
The G5 game was played at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, and the Heat had home-court advantage, so everyone was unanimously optimistic that the Heat would successfully win the game before the game, and finally eliminated the Celtics 4:2.
In TNT's Inside the NBA program, except for host Ernnie Johnson, who is still optimistic about the Celtics, the Big Three have all fallen to the Heat, and several people have begun to imagine the matchup situation after the Heat enter the Finals:
"Kayce averaged 30.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.5 turnovers per game in this year's playoffs, shooting 58.2% from the field, 59.5% from three-point range, and 92.7% from the free throw line.
Kenny Smith came up and put the data to reason, and directly left Charles Barkley and O'Neal on the other side speechless, just say your opinion, and it would be unreasonable to go to Excel!
Host Ernnie Johnson saw that neither of them spoke, and continued to introduce Li Ze's data:
"Averaging 17.94 shots per game, including 5.9 three-pointers and 3.3 shots, it seems that our young MVP is not obsessed with the regular season style of play, and of course, maybe Kayce heard our advice!"
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"LeBron's performance is also very good, I'm sure he'll respond this year, I know him, last year's defeat definitely inspired him, and the Heat will get their revenge!"
O'Neill saw that Charles Barkley didn't speak, so he had to give a dry opinion alone, and seeing that all three of them were looking at him, Charles Barkley had no choice but to bite the bullet and say:
"The Heat team has an advantage on the inside, the configuration is more balanced, and the Big Three have been running in for a season, and the cooperation is even better, and both sides have their own advantages in the alignment."
Kenny Smith smiled in his heart when he saw that the two were speechless, and then shifted the topic to tonight's game:
"It's rare that we will have a unified view and we can predict the performance of the core players of both sides!"
"I'm optimistic about the Celtics, never underestimate a championship's heart, veterans don't give up easily."
In the game that night, the Heat, who suffered from crazy poisoned milk, was finally overturned, and at 94:90, the Celtics successfully got the match point with their excellent defense.
After the game, Amlieka's media reporters were completely over the New Year, LeBron James actually lost the battle of Kings Mountain, and the next game will return to the North Shore Garden Arena, and the Heat are about to be eliminated.
Two young MVP-level players teamed up and were beaten by the senior Big Three, brother basketball is nothing more than that!
Before the G6 game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the local media in Boston frantically mocked LeBron James, and the whole city seemed to be ready to celebrate tonight's victory.
In this desperate situation, LeBron James played the hardest game of his career so far, 19-of-26, including 2-of-4 three-pointers, 5-of-9 free throws, 73% shooting, 45 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 turnovers.
In the game, he also contributed the famous scene of the Pupil of Death, which not only completely broke Paul Pearce, but also made the Celtics fans at the scene break the defense.
At 98:79, LeBron James led the Heat team to pull one back, and the two sides will have a tiebreaker!
LeBron James's performance in this game was impeccable, and after the game, Amerika's media reporters were all fried, heroes, superheroes! Saving the team by himself, such a drama is simply the favorite of the fans!
Everyone in the Thunder team went to the party organized by the turtle that night, and after watching this game, they also looked at each other, Durant couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth when he thought that he had to face James in the finals
"It's incredible, I thought only Kayce could shoot more than 70 percent, but I didn't expect LeBron James' projection to become so good."
Seeing LeBron James's state, the turtle is also a little worried about whether this year's Finals can limit the opponent, and if this kind of projection is maintained, the 23 joint defense does not seem to work.
"James' outside shooting can't always maintain such a high shooting percentage, but this game is really beautiful, the old guys are all blown up, and Coach Rivers may be reversed again."
Durant will not admit James's skills, and firmly believes that the other party is just eating dumplings, and the atmosphere team also believes that James's projection will not be efficient all the time, and everyone chatters and discusses non-stop.
And Li Ze thought of James's style of play, and couldn't help but envy the other party's body in his heart:
"It's better for a bulldozer to break through than a tank."
On June 9th, the Eastern Conference Finals grabbed the attention of all fans, and in the game that night, the Celtics led by 7 points at halftime, but the third quarter was tied with an offensive crotch.
In the final quarter of the game, LeBron James stepped up again, scoring 11 points in a single quarter, and led the Heat to play a suffocating defense, allowing the Celtics to score only 15 points.
At 88:101, the Heat finally had the last laugh, won the tie-break, eliminated the Celtics 4:3, and successfully entered the Finals!
Amerika's media reporters have completely turned into wall grass, seemingly forgetting the previous mockery of LeBron James, and immediately singing praises after the end of the tiebreaker.
With a 56-10 record, the Thunder once again have home-court advantage, but the 2-3-2 format is extremely important for the Thunder.
The coaching staff organized the team's recovery training early, and in recent days, there have been regular video sessions every day, and the assistant coaches have repeatedly analyzed the Heat's tactical routines to help the players understand the Heat's offense.
On June 12th, the finals G1 will officially start at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Russia, and the NBA league has publicized the matchup of the young Big Three early, defending the title or revenge, and ESPN as the broadcaster is even more crazy warm-up.
Although this year's finals are a few days later than usual, the heat of the game is about to rise, after all, most Amelica fans are not living well, and naturally want to see LeBron James lose again.
The Heat arrived in Ohio a day early, and the coaching staff didn't want to disrupt their players too much during the two days of closed practice.
On the night of the 12th, in the visiting team's locker room, seeing the eagerness in the eyes of the players, Coach Spo nodded with satisfaction, this season, the Big Three have made sacrifices to each other, and through the playoffs, the team is getting better and better.
"It's good, I'm sure we haven't forgotten last year's finals, 1:4, we lost to each other cleanly, remember the pain, and we have to play tonight with that feeling."
"Fight for every round, try to protect the rebound, if the opponent does a high pick-and-roll, switch the defense in time, don't give the opponent a chance to block and shoot a jumper, believe in each other, be patient on the offensive end, and our goal is to get a win on the road."
After Coach Spo sent out a bunch of chicken soup, LeBron James responded first that the Heat were already his horse, and as the leader of the team, he certainly had to lead by example.
Chris Bosh is particularly depressed, after returning from injury, the starting position is gone, and this season's data has shrunk seriously, but for the championship, Bosh is also willing to sacrifice and scream with Wade.
The atmosphere in the Thunder's locker room is more joyful, with the Heat beating twice in the regular season and only losing one game in the playoffs so far, which is the team's confidence.
Coupled with the fact that there are two scoring champions on the team, the role players only need to do a good job of defense with peace of mind, and the task is simple and clear, and Coach Brooks just did a simple mental massage.
When the Thunder finished the ceremony, the atmosphere became more and more hot, and LeBron James looked at the championship flag flying over the arena, and his heart was extremely longing.
He can't even imagine what public opinion will say about his decision if he loses the finals again this year
ABC is the broadcaster of the finals, and the commentators on the scene are naturally from ESPN, and commentator Mike Brin felt the hot atmosphere of the Chesapeake Energy Arena, and introduced the starting lineups of both sides in a brisk tone:
'Chris Bosh, who is back from injury, was not in the starting line-up tonight.
"The Heat will partner Mario Chalmers and Dwyane Wade in the backcourt tonight, with LeBron James and Sean Battier at front and Udonis Haslem at center."
"The Thunder are still the starting lineup for the playoffs, what do you think of Jeff about the adjustment of Coach Spo?"
Commentator Jeff Van Gundy is still wearing a black suit tonight, smiling at the camera, and then said in a solemn tone:
"Obviously, this is an adjustment to the Thunder's pick-and-roll offense, the Heat took the initiative to make the lineup smaller and increased defensive mobility, and I believe that when it comes to pick-and-roll cover, the Heat will decisively change the defense, and we can also expect the Thunder's offense."
The two briefly conducted a pre-match analysis, and the referee signaled the players from both sides to come to the center of the field, and the Russian fans at the scene began to scream.
Tonight, everyone put on their blue cheering T-shirts again, and when they saw the game start immediately, they immediately stood up and shouted for the home team:
“OKC! OKC! OKC!”
Li Ze looked serious, briefly bumped fists with everyone on the Heat team, and then immediately returned to the halfcourt, looking intently at Ibaka and Hastum standing in the middle circle.
"Smack!"
In the cheers of the Russian city fans, Ibaka successfully jumped to the offensive possession for the Thunder, and after receiving the ball, the turtle simply played a crotch dribbling trick, and then jumped and dribbled across the half court.
In the first offensive round, the Thunder team still started with a pistol tactic, and the turtle immediately gave the ball to Li Ze at the top of the arc after more than half of the time, and at the same time, Perkins raised the screen, and the turtle pretended to hand it over, and then immediately came to the left wing outside the three-point line.
Ibaka stood near the baseline on the right, Durant enjoyed the entire left half of the court, and the simple pistol tactics did not show too good chances, and Li Ze received the ball outside the three-point line and did not rush to attack.
When Perkins' cover was standing at the top of the arc, Li Ze outside the three-point line put the ball with his left hand, and Wade directly chose to defend.
Feeling the opponent's defensive pressure, Li Ze first protected the ball with his back, half-turned around and feinted with the ball in his left hand, and then suddenly lowered his body's center of gravity and pretended to break through.
Wade's defensive center of gravity had just shifted to the right, and Li Ze suddenly changed direction under his crotch, forcing the opponent to change his defensive center of gravity again.
Seeing Wade continue to eat and shake, Li Ze, who completed the change of direction under his crotch, turned sharply with his right hand, and completely got rid of the opponent's defensive entanglement with the help of Perkins' cover.
Fancy movements, and then the Russian fans on the scene screamed, Haslem's scalp was numb, and he came up with a big delay at the first time, but Li Ze, who turned around, pushed the ball with his left hand and changed direction, and at the same time jumped quickly to the right front.
While fishing the ball with his right hand, Li Ze easily got rid of Haslem's big delay and broke through to the paint.
Battier just wanted to make up for the defense, but found that Li Ze had already risen into the air, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, changed hands in the air, and then smashed the ball into the basket with his left hand!
"Oh! Brilliant breakaway dunk, Kayce once again showed great ball combination ability, and God, I didn't even get to see how he got out of defense! ”
Jeff Van Gundy looked amazed, he expected the Heat to switch defenses and delay, but Li Ze's response strategy was simple and rude, breaking through
The Russian fans at the scene began to cheer loudly, constantly shaking the white handkerchief in their hands, and witnessed a wonderful dunk in the first round, which made the fans very happy.
As soon as Wade saw Li Ze's smiling appearance, he was a little annoyed in his heart, it's you again!
Coach Spo was very dissatisfied with the team's defense, and loudly signaled the players to be aggressive, the Heat sent a baseline ball, Chalmers dribbled through the half, and saw the opening of the Thunder put on a two-three defense, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”
In the defensive cheers of the Russian city fans, Li Ze and Turtle Turtle stood in the two elbows of the free throw line, facing the Heat's passing ball and quickly delayed.
Ibaka's defensive position is a bit awkward, and Battier has been standing outside the three-point line, which makes Ibaka have to keep an eye on the opponent's shots in addition to protecting the frame.
Fortunately, in the first round, LeBron James seemed to want to show off his projection.
On the right wing outside the three-point line, after completing the block and dismantling with Haslem, he saw Durant exaggeratedly go off the line to defend, leaving a big step in the vacancy, and immediately made a two-point pull-up jump shot!
"Bang!" Hit a piece of iron.
The Heat had no one under the basket, Perkins easily protected the rebound, and the turtle who received the ball saw that the Heat had completed the retreat, and immediately made an offensive gesture, signaling to play the same tactic again.
Wade saw that the turtle gave the ball to Li Ze at the top of the arc again in the half, and immediately played 12 points of attention, staring at Li Ze's movements, and also paying attention to the position of the Thunder team's screener.
At the moment when the defense was slightly distracted, Li Ze suddenly started, his body center of gravity was lower, and he accelerated to break through with the ball in his left hand, Ibaka's cover was fake, and when he was halfway through, he suddenly turned a corner and ran directly to the right blocking area.
James, who has been keeping an eye on Durant on the left wing, saw Wade's defense being easily broken through, and subconsciously delayed the defense.
After receiving the ball, Durant didn't make any adjustments, ignoring LeBron James, who pounced again, and quickly jumped on the left wing!
"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!
After the goal, Durant was very proud, shook his head at James, jumped back to the halfcourt, and Li Ze finished high-fives in celebration, and then began to applaud again, giving his own defensive strength.
The Russian City fans at the scene saw Durant's action and immediately shouted with joy, and LeBron James immediately signaled his teammates to steady, he had noticed Ibaka's defensive position.
This time the Heat offense, the same right wing received the ball, with the help of Haslem's blocking, LeBron James ignored Durant, who walked off the line to defend, and directly broke through.
Ibaka saw Durant being crushed directly into the paint, immediately recycled the help defense, successfully read the Thunder defense, and James immediately gave the ball to Battier in the bottom left corner.
The latter received the pass, adjusted slightly, and then made an open three-point jumper!
"Huh!" Three-pointers hit steadily.
"The Heat's offensive space is very large, Coach Spo has made full use of LeBron James' breakthrough ability, and the Thunder need to pay attention to the Heat's three-point shot."
Jeff Van Gundy successfully anticipated the Heat's offensive strategy. In the first half of the first quarter, neither side seemed to be able to limit the opponent's offense.
The role players of the Heat team were in explosive form, receiving James' breakthrough points and hitting three-pointers in a row from the outside, while on the Thunder side, Li Ze and Durant also hit two or two in a row.
The pace of the game was fast, and when the official pause, the Russian City fans at the scene breathed a sigh of relief, Chalmers and Battier have not missed any shots so far, and the three-point shot has been scored.
At 17:16, the Heat's role players showed excellent offensive form!
During the timeout, Brooks head coach was a little entangled, Durant was choked on the defensive end after the opening, but fortunately the offensive end responded, which made him a little entangled in whether he should adjust his defensive strategy.
Li Ze sat in his seat, briefly replenished his water, and saw that Coach Brooks seemed to be a little worried about the team's defense, and immediately said confidently:
"Boss, don't worry! We will always respond on the offensive end in the first half, and if the Heat are still hot on the outside in the second half, it will not be too late for us to adjust. ”
"I can rotate with Kevin to guard James, so it can also save Kevin's energy!"
Durant felt hot after the opening, and wished that Li Ze hurriedly changed his defense, so that he could focus on offense, and when he heard Li Ze's words, he hurriedly agreed:
"That's right! We can first observe the opponent's attacking form and tonight I felt that I was in very good shape, so I don't have to worry about attacking. ”
The coaching staff also nodded in agreement, and Li Ze couldn't help but smile when he saw that Durant seemed to be thinking about FMVP:
"It's not enough to just attack, the performance on the defensive end is also very important, Xiao Du is still too young"
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