Chapter 290: Winning the Score Champion Again (9000 Words Chapter)
There are a total of nine games on April 7, and in addition to the Los Angeles derby, the Knicks and Thunder games are also particularly interesting.
Carmelo Anthony played well that night, shooting 15-of-29 from the field, including 3-of-6 three-pointers and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, for 36 points, 12 rebounds and 1 block and no turnovers.
And the Knicks relied on Anthony's excellent play to successfully defeat the Thunder 125-120!
After the game, Anthony was in high spirits, scored high points personally, and defeated the defending champion, what is a superstar!
After winning this game, the Knicks also improved their record to 50-26 and firmly occupied the second place in the East.
At the end of the game, Anthony was still interviewed by ESPN, but he didn't be happy for long, and when he returned to the locker room, Jr-Smith was shirtless and loudly taunted what he had just seen on Twitter:
"It's crazy! Lee scored another 57 points, and this guy is now scoring as easy as drinking water, 11 three-pointers, which is incredible! ”
Tyson Chandler still remembers Li Ze's crazy projection in the Western Conference Finals that year, when he was closest to a championship, heard Jr. Smith's shout, and just said calmly:
"Don't be surprised, if you've played against him in the playoffs, you know that the regular season is just a warm-up for this kind of player, and I dare to guarantee it, he didn't give it his all."
Jason Kidd was silent on the sidelines, recalling that when he played against the Thunder, Kidd's heart was blocked, and Anthony returned to the locker room and heard the news, and the corners of his mouth twitched, and his good mood disappeared in an instant, and tonight's headlines were destined to miss him.
After all the games of the night, in TNT's post-match commentary program, host Ernnie Johnson began to broadcast the highlights of tonight's game in an exaggerated tone:
"95:119, the Clippers beat the Lakers, Kayce scored a season-high 57 points, and the Clippers are currently 60-17, firmly occupying the first place in the West!"
"They are followed by the Thunder, who, despite losing to the Knicks tonight, still have a 56-21 record and are still two wins ahead of the Spurs."
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Kenny Smith looked at the technical stats in his hand, then looked at the camera and said with a smile:
"I'll vote for Anthony in this season's MVP selection, and after Stoudemire was sidelined due to injury, the Knicks' results not only did not decline, but they played a 50-26 record, and Anthony contributed a lot!"
When Charles Barkley heard the MVP selection, he immediately spoke out loud:
"I'll give Durant a vote, the Thunder can still have a 56-win record without Kayce, and both Durant and Westbrook deserve praise!"
"Westbrook was 15-of-27 in tonight's game, scoring 37 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists in a quasi-triple-double, and despite the loss, I am optimistic that the Thunder will defend their title this year."
When O'Neill heard the words of the three, he also chuckled, and then said in a low tone:
"The MVP is definitely Kayce's, who is currently averaging 30+ per game and shooting over 55% from the field, which is a very incredible statistic!"
"This reminds me of the 99~00 season, when I could also average 29.7 points per game and shoot 57.4% from the field, and if it wasn't for the damn free throws, my score would have risen by at least 3 points, and this kind of data should have been a full MVP! I'll vote for Kayce! ”
Obviously, O'Neal took the opportunity to mock the loss of the unanimous MVP that year, and reporter Hickman voted for Iverson, causing him to lose the honor of unanimous MVP, and the sharks still can't let go.
The hot spot of the recent show is who will win this season's MVP, and the four of them have started to talk about Li Ze getting a new season high again.
In the 2012~2013 season, the Heat, Clippers, Thunder, and Spurs were all stable, and the 4 teams almost crushed the other teams, which also made the regular season uneventful, and the overall crushing situation was mostly overwhelming.
In this case, the selection of MVP is a little difficult, if you only look at the data, Li Ze is of course impeccable, and the scoring champion has almost been won by him.
But in terms of team record, the Heat are superior, with few regular season remaining, the Heat have a chance to hit 66 wins.
LeBron James suffered a little loss in scoring, but he did not lose to Li Ze in other statistics, and the two basically crushed everyone again.
Therefore, as the regular season draws to a close, Amerika's sports reporters and critics have already begun to warm up the MVP selection in advance.
The Heat have won 24 in a row, the Clippers have won 27 in a row, both teams can play 60+ wins, and personal data, LeBron James and Li Ze also have wins and losses against each other, which also makes this year's MVP selection particularly fierce.
The NBA league is actually more inclined to Li Ze, and President David Stern is about to step down, and in this case, it is in the league's interest to have a three-time MVP superstar.
As a veteran of star-making sports, the NBA league actually began to build momentum for the Clippers in the early part of the season, and that welfare schedule was basically tailored for Li Ze.
And great achievements must have a worthy opponent, the Heat's 24-game winning streak also made the league laugh from ear to ear, such an opponent is absolutely competent!
As the regular season drew to a close, the entire NBA community began to talk about the MVP selection in the days that followed.
With the Clippers only having two games in the first week of April, Li Ze naturally didn't win the Player of the Week, and the last Player of the Week award went to Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant.
In the game between the No. 12 Lakers and the Warriors, Stephen Curry made 17 of 31 from the field, including 9 of 15 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 47 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 1 turnover.
The Black Mamba played 45 minutes, shooting 9-of-21, 4-of-8 from three-point range and 12-of-16 from the free-throw line, finishing with 34 points, five rebounds, four assists and five turnovers.
In the case of Kobe Bryant teaming up with Howard's blood, in the end, 116-118, the Lakers, who were playing at home, won a difficult game, 43-37, and consolidated their playoff spot.
But unfortunately the price of winning is a bit high, Kobe Bryant went off the court with an injury at the last moment, and completely collapsed after hitting both free throws in the pain.
D'Antoni has been worried about Bryant's physical condition lately, and the worst happened, after the diagnosis, Kobe Bryant's Achilles tendon was torn, and all the sports reporters were still in front of the Lakers' locker room 45 minutes after the game.
During an interview with Kobe Bryant's depressed expression, a sports reporter suddenly asked:
"I'm sorry, Kobe! Will this be the last game of your life? ”
Hearing such an inquiry, there was an uproar at the scene, and Kobe Bryant also looked very disappointed, and first asked two rhetorical questions:
“really? Do you have to ask me this kind of question? ”
The local media in Los Angeles glared angrily at the reporter, and after Kobe Bryant stabilized his mood, he finally replied calmly:
'I'm not going to think about it right now, I'm confident I can get over the injury!'
Amika's sports media will naturally not believe Kobe's words, considering that Kobe Bryant is about to turn 35 years old, with a torn Achilles tendon and devastating injuries, everyone understands that the era of Kobe Bryant is officially over.
In this week's game, Kobe Bryant played an average of 45.3 minutes per game, scoring 34.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.0 steals, 1.3 blocks and 3.8 turnovers.
Li Ze also sent his blessing to Kobe Bryant at the first time, but perhaps in a state of extreme loss, Kobe completely disappeared from public view after this game, obviously, this injury hit the Black Mamba very hard.
Coach Gnagro was afraid of the team's last-minute injury, and in the back-to-back games against the Grizzlies, he almost rested the main lineup, and finally succeeded in sending warmth to the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies' record improved to 55-25 after the win over the Clippers, which also gave the Grizzlies a chance to break into the top half of the conference and gain home-court advantage.
On April 16th and 17th, the Clippers played back-to-back games again, and the coaching staff continued to rest the main lineup, and finally the Clippers beat the Trail Blazers and Kings, with a regular season record of 64-18 and locked the first place in the West.
In second place is the 60-22 Thunder, in third place is the 58-24 Spurs, and in fourth place is the Grizzlies who are 57-25.
The teams in the top half of the region will get home court advantage, and the 5~8 places are the Nuggets with 57 wins, the Warriors with 47 wins, the Rockets with 46 wins, and the Lakers with 45 wins.
The Jazz only finished with 43 wins and 39 losses, unfortunately out of the tournament, and failed to make the playoffs, of course, such a record is placed in the Eastern Conference, and can easily get the 7th position...
Compared with the record of some volumes in the Western Conference, the Heat of the Eastern Conference dominates.
With 66 wins and 16 losses, the Heat eventually topped the league and will enjoy home-court advantage throughout the season.
In second place is the Knicks with 54 wins, the Pacers are in third place with 49 wins, and the Nets are also in fourth place with 49 wins.
The 5~8 places are the Bulls with 45 wins, the Hawks with 44 wins, the Celtics with 41 wins and the Bucks with 38 wins.
The dust has settled on the regular season, and the playoff schedule has officially been released:
Western Conference: Clippers vs. Lakers, Grizzlies vs. Nuggets; Thunder vs Rockets, Spurs vs Warriors.
Eastern Conference: Heat vs. Bucks, Nets vs. Bulls; Knicks vs. Celtics, Pacers vs. Hawks.
There are only three days of rest left for the Clippers, and on April 21, the Clippers will face the Lakers at home, and of course, there is good news, the Clippers don't have to fly away from home in the first-round series.
On April 18, the regular season officially ended, and the NBA league announced the Player of the Month for April.
In the Eastern Conference, the Knicks had a 7-1 record in the final period.
Carmelo Anthony averaged 36.4 minutes per game, averaging 36.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.5 blocks and 1.5 turnovers in eight games, shooting 53.8% from the field, 46.7% from three-point range and 83.6% from the free throw line.
In the Western Conference, the Clippers had a 6-2 record in April.
Li Ze played an average of 34.2 minutes per game, averaging 30.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.8 steals, 0.5 blocks and 2.0 turnovers in 8 games, shooting 56.7% from the field, 48.2% from three-point range, and 92.6% from the free throw line.
Obviously, Carmelo Anthony still didn't give up in the end, averaging 26.5 shots per game, and still trying to fight for the scoring title.
But it's a pity that such a highlight performance came too late, and the score should be brushed early, which Li Ze has to be very good, and most of the high-scoring periods are concentrated in the first half of the season.
In addition to the award of the Month of the Month, the NBA league also announced the leaders of various statistics.
There is no suspense about the scoring champion!
In the 2012~2013 season, Li Ze played 80 games, averaging 38.5 minutes per game, scoring 33.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.1 steals, 0.8 blocks and 2.5 turnovers.
He averaged 22.6 shots per game and hit 12.6 shots from the field with a shooting percentage of 55.8 percent, including 6.1 shots from three-point court and 2.8 shots from three-point range, shooting 45.9% from three-point range, and averaging 6.0 free throws per game with 5.5 shots and a free throw shooting rate of 91.7 percent.
The stats completely crush the rest of the league, and Carmelo Anthony averages 28.7 points per game, which can only be relegated to second place.
The blue board king is still Dwight Howard, and although his average of 12.4 rebounds per game has dropped this season, it is a remarkable achievement to win his fifth rebounding title.
The assist title was successfully defended by Rajon Rondo, who averaged 11.1 assists per game, a statistic that Rondo is impeccable as a traditional defender.
The block king once again belongs to Yin Bacca, averaging 3.0 blocks per game, which also proves that his contract is worth it.
The steal king was won again by Chris Paul, who averaged 2.4 steals per game, which is not easy for a 183 small guard, and for now, Paul is still the top traditional guard in the league.
...
On the morning of April 19, Li Ze wore a dark gray handmade suit in the press conference room of Staples Arena to accept the awards of the league as the best of the month and the top scorer.
Facing the blockbuster media in the audience, Li Ze smiled and accepted the scoring champion trophy handed over by the league staff.
Looking at the cylindrical crystal trophy in his hand, Li Ze nodded with satisfaction, this thing is still a rare commodity, there are only 3 at present, he plans to put the trophy of the scoring champion under the MVP after he goes home, and the trophy of the week will not be placed on the surface.
Chris Paul on the side was also wearing a light gray suit, and after completing Li Ze's award, Paul also received the cylindrical crystal trophy of the steal king from the league's staff.
Paul grinned at the camera, having had a very successful season and felt he had a chance to touch the floor of the West!
The two placed the trophy on the table and prepared to be interviewed by the media reporters on the spot.
"Congratulations, Kayce, how do you feel about winning the scoring title again, the third scoring title of your career?"
Seeing that the TNT reporter asked a decent question, Li Ze replied with a smile:
"I'm not done yet, the scoring title is just an embellishment, the championship is what I've always been aiming for, and of course, I have to thank my teammates and the coaching staff, without their support, I wouldn't have been able to achieve this."
The ESPN reporter looked at Chris Paul and suddenly asked a somewhat troublesome question:
"Chris, we all know that when you had the opportunity to team up with Kobe Bryant and partner Kayce for a season, who do you think is the stronger shooting guard between Kayce or Kobe?"
Such a question almost made Paul scratch his head, and finally he could only face the camera and do a tai chi and said:
"If you compare it to the 22-year-old Kobe, obviously Kayce is stronger, of course, at the moment, Kobe is a better professional, he has five championships, and he has won three consecutive championships, and no one in the current team can match his achievements."
"But we're all young, and there's still a chance to chase greatness, and with Kayce, we have a chance to create an era that belongs to the Clippers."
Fortunately, the questions of the local media in Los Angeles are very friendly, and everyone basically blows each other about business.
After Li Ze and Paul received the award, Howard will also receive his rebounding trophy, which is also in the press conference room of Staples Arena, and media reporters are not very polite to Howard:
"Dwight, congratulations on getting the rebounding title, do you think the Lakers can make it through the first round with Kobe Bryant's injury?"
Howard, who was dressed in a formal suit, originally accepted the award with a smile, but when he heard this question, he immediately restrained his smile:
"Of course, I'm confident that I can lead the Lakers to the Finals! I will continue to dominate the inside line! ”
"The Lakers haven't won against the Clippers in the regular season, how are you going to defend Kayce, and if they are eliminated in the first round, does it mean that the F4 combination has completely failed?"
“hey! We're going to win! ”
Howard looked displeased, and just responded simply, but the media behind him became more and more arrogant:
"Dwight, will you leave the Lakers next season? We all know that you and Kobe seem to be at odds, which team will you pick next season? ”
“...”
ESPN, as the media that likes to put data the most, immediately threw out a topic after Li Ze won the scoring title:
"Also in the fourth year of his career, who is stronger Li Ze or Michael Jordan?"
Since in the 85~86 season, Jordan only played 18 games and was reimbursed for the season, so ESPN deliberately moved out the data when Michael Jordan won the scoring title in the 5th year of his career in the 88~89 season:
He averaged 22.2 shots per game, hitting 11.9 shots from the field, shooting 53.8 percent from the field, hitting 0.3 three-pointers negligible, and averaging 9.8 free throws per game, making 8.3 shots and shooting 85.0 percent from the free-throw line.
With 32.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 2.9 steals, 0.8 blocks and 3.6 turnovers, Michael Jordan's data for the fifth year of his career looks very outrageous.
In the first take program group of ESPN that afternoon, Stephen A, as the famous Li Zechui, used his exaggerated tone to blow after the show began:
"There's no doubt that Kayce is the stronger player, he doesn't have a technical flaw and can score anywhere on the pitch."
"On top of that, he's already won two championships and has two MVPs and two FMVPs, while Michael Jordan is still struggling in the playoffs at the same time, and I believe Kayce has a chance to surpass Michael Jordan's achievements."
Kip Bayless immediately dismissively said when he heard his partner's point of view:
"The opponents of the two are completely incomparable, Kayce's championship was taken from LeBron James, the intensity of the NBA game is waning right now, at the moment, no one can come close to Michael Jordan in the same period, the data doesn't speak for itself!"
When Stephen A heard the rebuttal, he immediately yelled:
“ri——di——cu——lous! (It's ridiculous!) )”
"I don't like to be a big deal, but you know, Kayce has made the 180 club two years in a row, and he has a chance to challenge Steve Nash's record of 4 180 clubs in 5 years, averaging 33.5 points per game and 31.8 per efficiency, you know what that means?"
Kip Baylors immediately shrugged his shoulders and said in a relaxed tone:
"This means that the level of the NBA league is declining!"
“...”
Such a point of view is almost invincible, anyway, it was iron-blooded basketball in the past, and modern NBA achievements are not worth mentioning, and the two are crazy in the show, and neither can convince the other.
However, the ratings of this episode were very good after the broadcast, and fans also followed the trend to discuss who was stronger Li Ze or Jordan in the same period...
Amerika's ball critics like to compare and match, Li Ze trained with the team in the afternoon, and when he returned home in the evening, he didn't choose to watch these boring shows, Meimei took a bath, and then lay on the big bed and waited to fall asleep.
After midnight, Li Ze came to the dream training space, went directly to the achievement room, looked at the three purple achievement badges in front of him, and took a deep breath.
I grabbed the three purple badges of [Triple Threat Veteran], [First Step Master], and [Emergency Stop Master], and after stacking them together, my hands were folded, and the entire space was covered in purple for a while.
Looking at the dark purple badge that turned into a six-pointed star in front of him, Li Ze hurriedly touched it to check the attributes:
Achievement Badge [Triple Threat King] :(can be fused)
When in a three-threat stance, players are in a state of burst activation at any time, starting and stopping without any physical burden, breaking through without interference from defenders, and improving the shooting rate of dry pull-up jumpers.
Seeing the badge attribute in front of him, Li Ze pondered for a moment, and finally took a closer look at the attribute that would not produce any physical burden, and had some expectations in his heart:
"Will the burden of breaking through the mid-knee really disappear completely?"
...
On April 20, the NBA's first round of playoffs officially began, and on this day, the league also announced the best defensive player of the season (DPOY) by the way.
The Grizzlies' Mark Gasol managed to win the award.
However, it is clear that this result is not satisfactory to everyone, and the reporters on the Heat and Clippers are beginning to hold grievances about LeBron James and Lee.
"You can't ignore some players who are doing well in the big ball market just because of the small ball market, LeBron James can defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position on the defensive end, he is the real DPOY."
"Kayce averages 2.1 steals per game, his defensive influence on the outside is unmatched, he can lock any outside core player, for the impact of the game, Gasol can't catch up with Kayce at all, DPOY should be ours!"
But complaining didn't solve anything, and the award was still Gasol's, and Grizzlies fans were all smiling.
There were a total of 4 games in the first round that night, Eastern Conference, 78:85, the Knicks at home defeated the Celtics.
Carmelo Anthony was 13-of-29, including 4-of-6 from three-point range, for 36 points, six rebounds, one assist, four steals and three turnovers.
The Celtics were without Rajon Rondo, with Jeff Green scoring a team-high 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting and Pierce and Garnett scoring 21 and 8 points respectively.
The Bulls, who were without Derrick Rose, lost to the Nets 89-106 on the road, and the playoffs were the stage for superstars, and the Bulls' iron-clad defense still couldn't get the team to win.
The Western Conference game was extremely exciting, with the Warriors and Spurs battling two overtimes, and in the end, it was the old Spurs who had the last laugh.
At 127:129, the Spurs, who were playing at home, managed to win the opponent and got off to a good start.
Unlike the Spurs, who bloomed in many points, Stephen Curry once again played a masterpiece in this game, making 18 of 35 from the field, including 6 of 14 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, and exploded with 44 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 6 turnovers.
Coach Popovich, who almost overturned, also praised Curry's performance after the game.
Another game between the Grizzlies and the Nuggets also came to the end, 95:97, the Grizzlies at home finally narrowly defeated their opponents, and Marc Gasol hit a key shot.
On April 21, the Clippers also won the first round of the playoffs G1, and they will face the Lakers at home tonight.
Before the game, Amika's pundits believed that the game would be one-sided, and the Lakers' backcourt would be completely unable to limit Li Ze and Paul, and in this case, most people predicted that the series would be 4:1.
Coach D'Antoni was a little worried, Steve Nash's old arms and legs couldn't limit Paul at all, and at the No. 2 position, Li Ze crushed all the scoring guards in the league.
In the locker room, D'Antoni wrote and drew on the whiteboard, and finally told his players:
"Slow down, try to get the ball inside, Dwight, I need you to dominate this game, we have to get something on the inside!"
Howard grinned, which was exactly what he was expecting, patted his chest, and immediately assured everyone:
"I'm going to blow up that stupid Andrew Jordan, give me the ball, and I'll lead everyone to victory!"
Kobe Bryant, who was on crutches, also came to the locker room, and when he saw Howard's hippie smiling face, his heart was a little angry, but considering the emotions of his teammates, in the end Kobe Bryant just pulled his face and didn't say a word.
After the end of the appearance ceremony, Li Ze casually completed the shooting warm-up outside the three-point line, compared to the fans of the Russian City, most of the Los Angeles fans who came tonight came to have fun...
On the commentary bench of TNT on the spot, Reggie Miller introduced the starting lineups of both sides, and when he saw the Lakers put on two point guards, he immediately said in surprise:
"Steve Nash partners Steve Blake, Ron Artest and Pau Gasol on the front, Dwight Howard at center, who is going to play against Kayce in this lineup?"
"It should be Artest and Kayce in pair, Coach D'Antoni put on two point guards in order to strengthen the operation of the team, this is indeed a good choice!"
Steve Kerr seemed to see what the D'Antoni coach was trying to do, and gave a brief overview of the alignment.
"Matt Barnes got another chance to start on the Clippers' side, and I believe it's just a routine adjustment for the Clippers, who don't seem to have a regular starting No. 3 this season."
Commentator Kevin Harlan gave a quick introduction to the Clippers' starting lineup, and then cooperated with the two guests to begin to introduce the highlights of the game.
After the final warm-up, the referee motioned for both sides to come to the center of the field.
Howard grinned, kept shaking hands with the Clippers players, and by the way, he also waved his hand to the fans at the scene in a funny way, causing a burst of cheers, and Howard looked very proud.
To the cheers of the fun fans, Howard jumped to possession with ease and Steve Nash dribbled quickly across half court.
“defense! defense! defense! ”
The DJ on the scene simply cheered for the Clippers, and Li Ze didn't hear too many shouts from the fans.
After Steve Nash and Gasol completed the blocking, there were faint cheers on the scene, and this situation made Li Ze couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, this is really a home away game...
In the first stanza, Nash noticed that Griffin did not choose to delay, but stepped back with Gasol, and after briefly escaping Paul's defense, Nash quickly made a pull-up jump shot at the left elbow of the free throw line.
"Huh!" The two-pointer hit the ball steadily.
Hearing the cheers of the fans at the scene, Li Ze and Paul twitched the corners of their mouths at the same time, whose home stadium is this?
Quickly sending the baseline ball, Paul dribbled through the half court unhurriedly, noticed that Artest really defended in front of Li Ze, and immediately made an offensive gesture.
In the face of Artest's defense, Li Ze didn't need to catch the ball on the bottom line, first stuck his back in the left elbow area of the free throw line, and then quickly bounced to the left wing outside the three-point line.
A simple lateral run, receiving Paul's pass, the center of gravity is lowered, and the right foot is in front of the right to complete a large tentative step.
Artest's defensive center of gravity subconsciously moved backwards, sensing the opponent's defensive movement, Li Ze instantly closed his feet, and then quickly stepped forward to the left, put the ball with his left hand, and crossed the dribble in the direction of the baseline to break through.
The three threats are unremarkable, but Li Ze's center of gravity is pressed extremely low, and while he sinks his shoulders to the right, the first step is fast and sharp.
Easily stuck in one position, after three strong dribbles, the inside of the right foot to do a good job of support, and then the body quickly exerted.
The sudden emergency stop made Li Ze's body drift to the left rear, and Artest did not react, he stayed in place, and watched Li Ze throw a mid-range backward jump shot at the blocking area!
"Huh!" A sigh!
The simple step-back jumper also made the fans at the scene shout with excitement.
Artest was a little numb, and although he knew before the game that it would be difficult for him to defend Li Ze, this feeling of powerlessness still frustrated him a little when he actually fought each other.
Waiting for the Lakers' offensive round, Steve Nash dribbled through the half court and gave the ball directly to Howard in the low post on the left side, and then the Lakers all pulled away and watched Howard single Jordan Jr.
It was still a right-handed ball, and then a right-handed throw, and after approaching the paint area, he suddenly joined the ball and stepped forward, facing the defense of Little Jordan, and broke through horizontally on the line, and scored with a right-handed throw in the paint area!
After the goal, Howard looked very excited, smiled happily, beat his chest at Jordan Jr., and squirted a trash word by the way:
"Hey, buddy! Superman can't be restrained! ”
The fans at the scene also cheered, which made Howard even more excited.
Xiao Qiao didn't pay attention to him, and quickly came to the baseline to serve, and after Paul dribbled through the half, it was still the same tactic, but this time it was replaced by Li Ze who bounced the ball outside the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line.
As soon as Paul finished his pass, he motioned for everyone to open up the space.
Matt Barnes quickly moved to the bottom left corner, Griffin and Jordan Jr. stood on the left and right sides of the baseline, and Paul answered at the top of the arc.
The Clippers' position had just been completed, and Li Ze, who received the pass, did not make any feints and broke through with the ball in his right hand.
The extremely fast first step, once again let Li Ze easily jam a position, Artest desperately slid to the left back, dribbled two big steps, Li Ze suddenly turned around and dribbled under his crotch, attacking Artest's right front foot.
This made the opponent have no time to react at all, and could only watch as Li Ze completed the change of direction and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand.
Artest's defense was easily squeezed through, and when Howard and Gasol on the inside reacted, Li Ze, who broke through to the paint area from the middle, had already shaken off Artest, jumped with both feet, and quickly took off.
Howard reacted the fastest, and immediately jumped up to Li Ze to block it, and after the aerial confrontation, he found that Li Ze was still rising, and he suddenly felt bad in his heart, and a strong force surged in front of him, and he couldn't help but lose his center of gravity.
Li Ze in the air was not affected in any way, his body was bent into a big bow, his left hand grabbed the ball with one hand, and his arm was pulled back.
Across Howard, easily complete a powerful tomahawk-style violent buckle!
“kayside! oh——! ”
“my god!”
Commentator Kevin Harlan first raised his voice when he saw Li Ze breaking through, and when he saw Howard being directly knocked out by Li Ze, he immediately called out to God.
After landing on the ground, Howard didn't stand firmly, and fell directly on the basketball hoop, but when he turned around, he saw Li Ze shaking his finger at him, and he lost his smiling face in an instant, and just wanted to step forward to reason with Li Ze, but was pushed viciously by Little Jordan.
"Squeak!"
The referee blew for Li Ze's technical foul, Li Ze didn't care, smiled at Howard, and then high-fived everyone on the Clippers in celebration, and by the way, raised his hands to signal the scene to cheer.
The fans began to yell in excitement again, and Howard held his breath and chattered about Jordan Jr. while Nash made free throws:
"I'll blow you up! Let you understand what is the real low-level technology! ”
It's a pity that the Clippers didn't pay attention to him at all, and in the next few rounds, Howard began to ask for the ball frequently, as if he wanted to save face, and as a result, he attacked three times in a row, except for hitting the iron or dropping the ball.
Especially in the face of Chris Paul's sudden steal, Howard made two mistakes in a row, and this time he was directly stealed by Paul.
Seeing Li Ze rush through the half court again, Artest fought hard and quickly retreated.
But Paul's push was fast, and he noticed that Li Ze on the left had shaken off Artest and sent a high toss pass directly from the top of the arc.
Li Ze rushed to the three-point line, quickly took off, and after scooping the ball in the air, he took advantage of the situation to stretch his abdomen and dunk, pulled the ball to his crotch with both hands, and then stretched his body and pressed the ball into the basket fiercely!
"Boom!" Empty catch the storm dunk!
The first quarter of the game lasted 4 minutes and 52 seconds, and the score was 6:14...
Bryant Bryant on the bench had a gloomy face, and the Lakers were almost helpless, and were beaten by the Clippers into a transition offense.
After landing on the ground, Li Ze didn't look at Artest, and simply high-fived Chris Paul to celebrate, and then quickly retreated, the Lakers' outside defense was simply a paper lake for him.
Coach D'Antoni couldn't stand it anymore and immediately asked for a timeout, and the fans at the scene were enjoying watching it, and when they saw the Lakers taking a timeout, they immediately erupted in huge boos.
Li Ze was speechless by these fans, walked to the bench, high-fived everyone by the way, sat back in his seat, felt the atmosphere of the scene, and complained helplessly in his heart:
"You have to have your own home stadium, or you'll be sorry for my purple badge!"