Chapter 296: Carrying the Weight Forward (9000 Words Chapter)

On the night of May 7, even though it was close to 11 p.m., fans at Staples Arena celebrated the Clippers' G2 victory.

Perhaps due to the large margin of points, the game was played quickly in the fourth quarter, and the referees rarely blew the whistle after the rotation of the two sides came on.

After more than an hour of play, in the end, 95:110, the Clippers successfully defeated the Grizzlies, and the big score of the series came to 2:0.

Coach Denagro is in a very good mood after successfully protecting the next two home games, and the coaching staff is still very satisfied with the team's performance, except for the inside crotch pull in the G1 game.

The losing head coach of Hollins was not in a good mood, and if he could steal an away game, the Grizzlies might have a chance to end the series after returning to FedEx Arena, and now, they have to worry about defending their home court.

Li Ze wore a blue and white training uniform and simply shook hands with the Grizzlies players.

Mike Conley fought hard tonight, and the small defender's eyes were a little swollen at this time, but he still had a good demeanor after the loss, and he was hugging Paul.

"It's a pity that the Grizzlies still lost the game, but they still have a chance, the playoffs start with a win on the road, as long as they protect their home court, the two sides will enter the battle of Tianwang Mountain."

"But Coach Hollins will also face a lot of difficulties, the defensive end is too much attrition, Tyshawn Prince only had 6 points and 6 rebounds on 2-of-10 shooting in this game, and if you want to activate that, maybe the team needs to change its defensive strategy."

Steve Kerr looked at the technical statistics in his hand and began to give advice to the Grizzlies again, but Reggie Miller disagreed with his partner's point of view, and immediately retorted:

"Compared to the outside, I think there is still a problem with the interior offense, Mark Gasol is 6 of 14, slashing 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers, Zach Randolph is 5 of 10, getting 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 turnovers, and the loss of aggression on the inside is the reason for the Grizzlies' loss!"

"Of course, Mike Conley stepped up in the game, 9-of-18, including 1-of-5 three-pointers, 9-of-13 free throws, 28 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 3 turnovers, and I love his performance."

By the time of the post-match press conference, it was almost midnight, but the sports media at the scene were still in good spirits, and they seemed to have found amazing news:

"Paul, in the fourth quarter, I noticed that you kept shaking your right hand, can you talk about your injury?"

Hearing the Yahoo Sports reporter's inquiry, Paul was in a bad mood and said with a serious expression:

"I didn't get hurt, I just clubbed my finger in one of the offensive rounds, which is hard to avoid in a basketball game, but it doesn't affect my performance."

In this game, Paul was 9 of 15 and 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 24 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover.

In addition to making 0-of-3 three-pointers, he performed very well in the second half, and this performance did increase his persuasiveness, and the reporters in the back stopped asking about the injury.

The ESPN reporter who likes data was also prepared, and immediately looked at Li Ze in a dark gray suit on the side:

"Kayce, how do you feel about the fact that in just one season, you've become the Clippers' all-time top scorer in the regular season and playoffs?"

There are a lot of data lists in the NBA, and Li Ze usually doesn't pay attention to these things at all, but when he heard such a question, he immediately said with a smile:

"It's a great honor to make history for the Clippers, and of course, I'm looking forward to winning a championship for the team!"

Hearing such an answer, the reporter accompanying the Clippers immediately chirped, his ancestors were too poor, he had nothing, and he had never made it to the Western Conference finals

The whole press conference was quite harmonious, everyone basically blew each other in business, after all, Li Ze scored another 40 points, and is currently far ahead of the playoff scoring list, but the sample data is too small, and everyone is more subtle.

The other Eastern Conference semifinals started early that night, 79:105, and the Pacers' offense collapsed again, and the Knicks managed to pull one back.

The Pacers had 21 turnovers over the game, while the Knicks had just six.

Carmelo Anthony played well, shooting 13-of-26 from the field, including 2-of-5 three-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws, for an easy 32 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and no turnovers.

In contrast, Paul George had a team-high 7 turnovers despite scoring 20 points, and Paul George still has a long way to go compared to the league's top small forward.

On the night of May 8, the Heat finally showed their dominance, and the Heat, playing at home, defeated the Bulls 78-115.

The Heat team blossomed more, and the Big Three played about 30 minutes, clocking in in the third quarter, and the outside three were powerful, and the Bulls had no power to fight back.

LeBron James, who played 32 minutes, was 7 of 12 and easily slashed 19 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 3 turnovers, Wade 15 points, Bosh 13 points, and the Big Three didn't even sweat

In the other Western Conference semifinals, 98-102, the Thunder also pulled one back at home.

Durant played 44 minutes, 13-of-26, 9-of-10 free throws, and recorded a double-double of 35 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 3 turnovers.

However, the Spurs' goal has been achieved, stealing the next away game, Popovich is content to return to San Antonio, and after a simple day of rest, they will be the first to play in G3.

On May 9th, there was no game that day, and the NBA league once again promoted Li Ze in order to maintain the heat.

Since receiving the MVP trophy, the league has been frantically promoting three consecutive MVPs these days, and in addition to showcasing five players on its official website, the league has even made a separate page for Li Ze to show his achievements at the age of 22.

In addition to these operations, the official Twitter account, incidentally, also listed a set of data on the average points per game of 22-year-old players in the past 37 years from the beginning of the 1976-1977 season.

Li Ze, who ranked No. 1, averaged 33.5 points per game in the 2012~2013 season with the Clippers.

In second place is Shaquille O'Neal, who averaged 29.3 points per game in the 93~94 season with the Magic.

In third place is Carmelo Anthony, who averaged 28.9 points per game with the Nuggets in the 2006~2007 season.

In fourth place is Kobe Bryant, who averaged 28.5 points per game with the Lakers in the 2000~2001 season.

In fifth place is Kevin Durant, who averaged 27.7 points per game in the 2010~2011 season with the Thunder.

As soon as this list appeared, it immediately sparked a heated discussion among Amica fans, and Li Ze, who is the same age, seems to be stronger than the shark.

For the new generation of fans, the retired old sharks are definitely not as good as Li Ze, and the old fans who have witnessed the Lakers dynasty are crazy about the sharks, and O'Neal is the most dominant player other than Michael Jordan!

Although the two sides are not in the same position and not in the same era, the fans are very happy, and everyone likes to compare and match.

Of course, Thunder fans saw this list and began to scold management on Reddit again:

"If Kayce is still with the Thunder this year, we will easily defend the title, with two super scorers, no one will be our opponent!"

"Eat! Garbage management! With 44 minutes of playing time, if KD is also injured, then the team is completely finished. ”

On the night of the 10th, the Western Conference semifinals G3 officially started, and after returning to San Antonio, the Spurs directly sent the Thunder a big defeat.

81:102, the Spurs at home won more points and beat the Thunder.

Durant's playing time finally dropped to 38 minutes, 9-of-19, including 2-of-6 three-pointers and 5-of-9 free throws, with 25 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 turnovers.

Leonard's restraint on Durant played a role, and after several years of losing to the Thunder, head coach Popovich finally felt the dawn of day!

The score of 81 points made the fans of the Russian city in front of the TV feel incredible, when did they score 80 points? This simply does not correspond to what they have known for the past few years.

In the other Eastern Conference semifinals, 104:94, the Heat team on the road successfully won the Bulls and regained the initiative again.

Although the Heat won, Amerika's media reporters didn't buy it.

LeBron James was 6-of-17, including 2-of-4 three-pointers and 11-of-11 free throws, with 25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 turnover.

The Bleachers (B/R) even posted an INS after the game, specially making a picture to compare Li Ze's data in G2 with James' data:

"That's why people voted for Kayce!"

This INS directly broke through the defense for Jammy, but fortunately, the bleachers then deleted this INS.

In the MVP selection, Li Ze's preferred rate reached 66.9%, and some media have long revealed that Li Ze got 81 of 121 votes, completely crushing LeBron James.

The Chosen One lost the championship for two consecutive years, which also made many media more and more presumptuous towards him, and more and more ridiculed him.

The Clippers, who have had a two-day break, have been particularly low-key recently, and after flying to Memphis on the 10th, everyone watched tonight's game together.

The superficial brother Griffin suddenly felt uncomfortable when he thought that he would meet Tim Duncan again if he reached the Western Conference Finals, and little Jordan on the side didn't dare to speak out loud at all, scoring a total of 6 points in two games, which was a great performance.

And the reason why he rarely gives interviews to media reporters is also because Chris Paul's right index finger injury is more serious than expected.

Despite two days of treatment, it was still swollen into a carrot, and the coaching staff didn't want to expose the injury early, after all, Paul's condition was affected, which would definitely boost the morale of the Grizzlies.

"Adjust your condition, Memphis is not easy to play at all, Blake, maybe you can rest early tonight, the distance produces beauty, Calika will definitely not mind making one less call."

Since Paul suffered a minor injury, the Clippers' locker room has been a little dull, and Griffin heard Li Ze's words, immediately shrugged his shoulders and said quite confidently:

"I'm ready, Randolph can't restrain me!"

In the last game, he was 9 of 16 and got 20 points and 10 rebounds, which made Griffin a little inflated, and Paul on the side also clapped his hands and told his teammates:

'Our goal is to get an away win and don't worry about my form.

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On the night of the 11th, at the FedEx Arena, wearing a white cheering T-shirt and flicking the yellow handkerchief in his hand, Grizzlies fans shouted excitedly.

With Zach Randolph hitting both free throws to make it 84:90, with 2:35 left in the game, the Grizzlies finally extended their lead to six points.

As soon as Paul received the ball after the baseline, Mike Conley immediately got entangled, and despite the average touch tonight, Conley riveted his strength on the defensive end.

After dribbling past halftime, the Grizzlies saw Li Ze asking for the ball with his back at the left elbow of the free throw line, and the defense immediately began to rotate.

Near the top of the arc, Prince on the right wing has moved to the right elbow of the free throw line, and in addition to marking Ray Allen, once Li Ze receives the ball, he will form a bag with Tony Allen.

Marc Gasol also always pays attention to Li Ze's position, and tonight, he focused more on the defensive end, mainly to strictly guard against the line and block Li Ze's breakthrough route in the direction of the bottom line.

The black fat man Randolph is only responsible for marking Little Jordan, at this time he squats directly on the right side near the baseline position, and most of his attention is also on Li Ze, if he chooses to break through in the right-hand direction, he will also cooperate with his teammates' defense to block online.

Li Ze naturally sensed the opponent's defensive intentions, and throughout the second half, he seemed to perceive the outside state of the Clippers, and the Grizzlies put on such a defensive mode.

After asking for the ball with his back, Li Ze suddenly moved quickly to the left flank, received Paul's pass, shook his right and left, quickly stepped with his right foot, and lowered his center of gravity while putting the ball with his left hand, and broke through with a very fast cross-step dribble.

Although Tony Allen has been guarding Li Ze's left hand, the sudden acceleration still made him lose half of his body in an instant, Li Ze only dribbled two big steps, just dribbled past the three-point line, suddenly stopped, the inside of the right leg to support, and then the foot force, to the left rear drift back jump shot!

"Huh!" Two-pointer again!

"Shh

The FedEx Arena immediately erupted in huge boos, and Tony Allen's knees were a little sore when he saw Li Ze's back retreating, and this sudden emergency stop would put a lot of load on his body.

The defense alone made Tony Allen a little overwhelmed, and seeing that there were still 4 points left, he immediately made a gesture to Mike Conley.

The Grizzlies' offense, Randolph directly mentioned the left elbow area of the free throw line this time, received a pass from Mike Conley, first a simple triple threat, and with Conley's sudden inward cut, taking away the defense, Randolph faced Griffin's defense, and suddenly pulled it directly!

"Huh!" The two-pointer was scored again.

After the goal, the black fat man looked particularly excited, beating his chest when he retreated, and the Grizzlies fans at the scene also screamed when they saw this scene.

When the Clippers attacked, Li Ze had just received the ball on the right wing, and Mike Conley quickly followed the ball to cover it.

Tony Allen blocked Li Ze's right hand with all his might at this time, and Conley was in charge of his left hand, and the two cooperated tacitly to press Li Ze out of the ball.

When Li Ze quickly gave the ball to Paul at the top of the arc, Prince on the left wing defended two, but at this point the veteran just dummered in Paul's direction and then immediately retreated in front of Ray Allen.

Despite being in the open spot, Paul didn't opt for a three-point shot, but instead dribbled two steps to the free throw line and completed a mid-range jumper before Conley retreated to defense!

"Bang!" Hit the nail in a rage!

The rebound was protected by Randolph and Gasol under the basket, and when Conley received the pass, he immediately began to press the rhythm again.

"Very good scoring chances, but Paul was not in good shape, only 1 of 5 in the second half, and he didn't score a point in the fourth quarter, maybe the finger injury still affected his shooting touch."

Looking at the technical statistics in his hand, Steve Cole said with emotion.

Paul was chagrined to play again, and as the game time ran out, he knew victory was coming in favor of the Grizzlies.

Randolph again asked for the ball in the low post on the left, Griffin was slammed into the paint by the black fat man, and Li Ze immediately went over to cover it, only to Randolph quickly flicked the ball into the hands of Tony Allen on the left wing.

The latter received the ball, did not hesitate, and quickly jumped from outside the three-point line!

“Allen! Wide open! BANG! ”

Commentator Kevin Hartland suddenly shouted passionately, and at 86:95, the Grizzlies extended the margin to nine points.

As the game entered 1 minute and 30 seconds, the Grizzlies began to frequently send Li Ze to the free throw line, and Coach Hollins loudly reminded his players on the sidelines to guard against three and two.

In the end, relying on tenacious defense, 92:99, the Grizzlies successfully pulled one back, and the series score came to 1:2.

4 of 11 in the game, got 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 5 turnovers, and Chris Paul, who suddenly pulled his hips, looked very depressed, especially when he saw that the Grizzlies fans at the scene were celebrating wildly, and his heart suddenly felt bad.

Li Ze still looked calm, shook hands with everyone on the Grizzlies, and then patted Paul on the shoulder and followed everyone back to the locker room.

Andrew Jordan sat quietly in his seat, and he got another standard stat in this game, with 2 points, 8 rebounds and 2 turnovers.

Griffin on the side looked very depressed and plagued by fouls, he only played 32 minutes in this game, 5 of 12, and got 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers.

Coach De Nagro looked at the number of blue boards with a technical statistic of 37:47, and felt quite helpless, and the rebounding ball was the key factor in losing this game.

"Adjust your condition, forget about this loss, we are still ahead of the opponent, in the next game, the pressure on the opponent will be greater, go back and rest in the evening!"

Coach De Nagro didn't send too much chicken soup for the soul, he is still confident to lead the team to victory, after all, Li Ze's form is still very good, as long as someone in the team breaks out, then the Clippers will definitely win!

14-of-26, including 3-of-6 three-pointers, 9-of-9 free throws, 40 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers, the coaching staff is very satisfied with Li Ze's condition.

Noticing that Ray Allen beside him was still panting, Li Ze immediately handed over a bottle of Gatorade, and asked in a low voice:

"Allen, how are you feeling?"

"No problem, it's just too much physical exertion."

Ray Allen rehydrated and responded with a smile.

The veteran doesn't talk much in the locker room and usually prefers to hang out with Gran Tehill, who played 34 minutes tonight, scoring 5-of-9, including 2-of-4 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws, for 18 points, which is clearly a bit overloaded.

Losing this game really hit everyone in the Clippers, especially Bledsoe in the rotation, who was 0 of 4 tonight and hung up zero eggs.

The super-ghostly Crawford looked calm, and the super sixth man combined with Matt Barnes for eight points, but for Crawford, whether he can score or not depends entirely on his touch.

Therefore, after the loss, Crawford is still convinced that the Clippers will win the series, and with Li Ze guaranteed, he only needs to break out a few games anyway.

In the other Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks also lost, 71:82, and the Pacers successfully rewrote the score to 2:1.

Stoudemire returned from injury in this game, but only played 9 minutes, with 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 turnover.

Carmelo Anthony, on the other hand, was heavily defended by the Pacers' front line, shooting 6-of-16 for 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 turnovers.

After the end of the night's game, all the semi-finals came to 2:1, and the playoffs completely entered the white-hot stage.

Li Ze scored 40 points in three consecutive games, once again breaking the Clippers team record, and Amerika's media reporters also followed suit.

There is only one day left for the Clippers to adjust, and on the evening of the 13th, they will have a G4 game.

Durant, who was far away in San Antonio, saw the Clippers lose, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, in his heart, he still didn't want to see Li Ze win in a row, although 40 points and Durant lemon essence possessed, but for tomorrow night's game, he was fully prepared.

There is only one game on May 12th, and for the defending champions, the Thunder may have to stop in the semifinals this season if they lose again tonight.

The game was extremely fierce that night, and after a hard-fought overtime, 97:103, the Spurs finally had the last laugh and rewrote the series score to 3:1.

After the loss, Durant didn't say a word, and shook hands with everyone on the Spurs under the towel.

He was completely overdrawn in this game, playing 49 minutes, under the crazy bag of the opponent, 10 of 27, including 5 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, and 27 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 4 turnovers.

In overtime, Durant was 0 of 5, and the score was zero, and the offensive end suddenly went silent, making the Thunder only score 3 points.

Coach Brooks seems to have run out of skills and can only smash the main team, and Coach Popovich has already laughed at this time, and the Western Conference Finals beckoned to him again!

The defending champions are about to be out, which also declares that there is no more than three consecutive championships!

Amika's media reporters began to praise the Bulls team that won three consecutive championships twice!

On the night of the 13th, the Clippers and Grizzlies welcomed G4, and to the surprise of critics, the Clippers lost again, and compared to the last game, it seemed to be no different except for fewer whistles.

At 99:104, the Grizzlies stubbornly pulled the big score to 2:2.

Although Chris Paul rebounded, shooting 6 of 13 and scoring 16 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 turnover, the Clippers' interior line was completely blown up again.

Mark Gasol was 9-of-14 from the field for 24 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1 turnover.

Zach Randolph finished with 24 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block and 3 turnovers on 11-of-17 shooting.

The two also played 42 minutes and grabbed seven frontcourt rebounds, and at 32:46, the Grizzlies grabbed 14 more rebounds than the Clippers

After the loss, Chris Paul was depressed to death, and the floor of the Western Conference was close at hand, but the Grizzlies directly hit two slams and knocked the Clippers down

Back in the locker room, seeing Jordan Jr.'s 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, Paul was completely speechless, and wanted to go forward to nag a few words, but found that this guy sat next to Li Ze obediently, and finally had to sit in the seat alone and sulk.

Coach De Nagro never expected the team to lose in rebounding, and his face turned a little black after the game, but the battle of Tianwang Mountain will return to Los Angeles, so the coaching staff didn't say much:

'Forget about those two defeats, it's a best-of-three game and the good news is that we have two home games and we have to give it our all in the next game and I hope you can show a tough attitude!'

Li Ze stood up and clapped his hands, and then said in a confident tone:

"We're going to make it to the Western Conference Finals, get back home, play back, protect the rebounds, and the win belongs to the Clippers!"

Billups beckoned the crowd to form a circle, and finally everyone shouted the slogan:

"Million, spit, crush, tired of logging!"

On the other side of the ocean, in the Celestial Empire, the fans had just watched two games, and at this time, Jammy was smiling and extremely active on the Tiger Fight forum:

"27 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, I'm Zhan Niu X! 88:65, the Bulls scored only 70, and the Heat won the championship! ”

"Easy to handle, haha, the Bulls only scored 9 points in the third quarter, it's too brutal! The Big Three are invincible! ”

"Hehe, what's there to celebrate after winning this Bulls, Derrick Rose is reimbursed for the season, and the other side doesn't have an All-Star player, just bullying the soft and afraid of the hard."

"The Clippers lost, but Li Ze didn't! Teammate CBA! The big man of 2.10 meters only got 2 rebounds in a game, and he had to be traded in the offseason! ”

"It's so awesome! 41 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 turnovers, 40+ in four consecutive games, I will ask who else? ”

"The upstairs brother, Michael Jordan, has averaged 40+ per game in five series in the history of the playoffs"

"! If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a dumb person! Anyway, Li Zeniu X! ”

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On the morning of May 14, the Clippers flew back to Los Angeles, and tomorrow night they will have a battle for Tianwang Mountain, leaving them with only one day to adjust.

The good news is that Chris Paul's fingers are recovering well, and veteran Ray Allen also controlled his playing time in the last game to 24 minutes, and his fitness has also recovered.

But how to limit the Grizzlies' interior line still makes the Clippers' coaching staff worried.

In this round of the series, Jordan Jr. has not scored more than 6 points in a single game, not only the offensive pull, but also the rebounding problem, Coach De Nagro thought that the Grizzlies had not used the slashing tactics, and suddenly had a big head.

The two teams have played so far, there is nothing to adjust, whether they can win or not, it all depends on the performance of the players in the game, and the coaching staff is only waiting for someone to burst out suddenly

On the night of the 14th, Li Ze watched the night's focus battle at his home in Beverly Hills.

What makes Russian City fans sad is that Durant, who has a continuous blood C, seems to be at the limit of his physical fitness.

played 48 minutes that night, under the Spurs' attack, he finally made 5 of 21 shots, 11 of 15 free throws, and scored 21 points, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 7 turnovers.

Naturally, such a performance could not make the Thunder win, and at 98:84, the Spurs swept the Thunder 4-1 and successfully reached the Western Conference Finals.

The defending champions fell in the Western Conference semifinals, and a three-game winning streak may only exist in the dreams of Russian City fans.

After losing, Durant almost closed himself, in such an important game, the play was so stretched, at this moment, he especially missed Turtle and Li Ze, if both of them were there, maybe it would be the Thunder team who advanced 4:1 at this time.

Seeing that the Spurs reached the Western Conference Finals again, Li Ze also sighed in his heart, these old men are still full of vitality

After watching the game, it was just close to zero o'clock, and at midnight, Li Ze came to the dream training space, looking at the [Strong Shooting Master] badge that had finally been upgraded to purple, he first prayed in his heart, and then grabbed the [Rhythm Shooter] and [Difficult Shooting King], the three badges were stacked together, and finally his hands were closed.

For a while, Li Ze was surrounded by purple light, and finally, a dark purple five-pointed star badge appeared in front of him, looking at this fusion badge, he immediately touched it to check the attributes:

Achievement Badge [Middle-Distance King] :(can be merged)

Improved mid-range shooting percentage, regardless of frontal defenders.

Looking at this simple and crude attribute, Li Ze couldn't help but rub his eyebrows, and for a while he didn't know whether he lost or earned, but thinking that the badge had turned dark purple, the bonus effect should be even better:

"The battle of Tianwang Mountain, just enough to test the bonus effect of the badge!"

On the morning of the 15th, Amika's media reporters were still talking about the defending champion's exit, and the Knicks' 82-93 loss to the Pacers last night was completely unnoticed.

With a series score of 3:1, the Pacers have touched the floor of the Eastern Conference Finals, and the losers are not worth remembering.

In last night's game, Anthony was 9-of-23, scoring 24 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 turnovers, plus Stoudemire played another 11 minutes and only scored 4 points.

At 21 o'clock on the evening of the 15th, the Staples Arena was full, and the fans at the scene were all wearing red cheering T-shirts, and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer wore the same T-shirt in addition to the gray and white shirt.

The old man sat under the Clippers' basketball hoop, and he certainly knew that the Clippers hadn't made it to the Western Conference Finals yet, and if they won tonight, maybe they had a chance to make history.

If you can make it to the Western Conference Finals in the first year of buying the team, it will definitely be a great lottery!

In addition to TNT's broadcast of this game, Fox Sports, as the local broadcaster of the Clippers, has focused on Li Ze since before the game.

Li Ze was no stranger to such a scene, and said hello to the photographers familiarly, and then came to the dressing room to quickly change clothes, and by 21 o'clock, Li Ze had already completed the warm-up.

The Clippers also experienced the Battle of Kings Mountain last year, but ultimately lost to the Lakers, and Chris Paul looked serious, and this game must be won if they want to make it to the Western Conference Finals.

After a brief appearance ceremony, Steve Kerr was briefly introducing the starting lineups of both sides in the commentary box of TNT:

"As we expected before the game, tonight, there were no changes on either side, the Clippers were still starting Matt Barnes, and obviously when it came to the crucial game, Coach De Nagro trusted the veteran more."

Reggie Miller was looking forward to this game and immediately picked up the conversation when he heard his partner's words:

"You can pay attention to rebounding, the Grizzlies won two games, and the rebounding ball has a huge advantage!"

The time quickly came to 21:28, and under the leadership of the live DJ, the fans were cheering for the team:

“ Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! ”

Li Ze, who was wearing the white jersey of the home team, and everyone on the Grizzlies team briefly exchanged fists, then returned to their own half, adjusted the position of the red arm guard in his left hand, and then looked at the center of the court with a calm expression.

As the referee threw the ball in his hand, Jordan Jr. and Marc Gasol jumped high at the same time, and a huge cheer erupted in the Staples Arena.

Jordan Jr. managed to jump to the ball for the Clippers, and after receiving the ball, Paul first greeted the crowd and then immediately made a tactical gesture.

While holding the ball steadily, Paul dribbled quickly across the half court in the face of Mike Conley's aggressive defence.

Unlike previous series, when Lee Ze asked for the ball with his back in the left blocking zone, the rest of the Clippers quickly cleared one side except for Paul.

Griffin stood directly on the right elbow of the free throw line, Jordan Jr. stood near baseline on the right, and Matt Barnes began to move back and forth between the right wing and the bottom corner.

Coach De Nagro directly showed his cards, and the two interior lines were tool men, and Griffin and Jordan Jr. had only one task in this game - rebounding.

In the first round, Tony Allen had a bit of a numb scalp, even the small action of pulling and pulling didn't work at all, and the half-around front defense was easily recognized, and after Paul sent a pass, he took two steps back and stood in the logo position.

Mike Conley hesitated at this point, Paul was too far away and seemed to lose his aggression, and just as he was hesitating whether to play a trap defense, Gasol began to move, ready to block the baseline.

The moment Li Ze received the pass, his shoulders shook in confusion, and then he turned around with his right foot as the axis, quickly lowered the center of gravity of his body, and wiped it in the direction of the bottom line.

Easily got rid of Tony Allen's defense, noticed that Gasol had moved to the left near baseline position, Li Ze just dribbled a step, and then immediately made a force with his feet, suddenly stopped, ignored Tony Allen's jump block, and drifted to the left rear and threw a backward jumper!

"Huh!" Steady hit from mid-range!

The Staples Arena suddenly erupted in cheers, Li Ze seemed to have realized the bonus brought by the [Middle Distance King] badge, glanced at Tony Allen with a smile, and then quickly retreated:

"In the face of the front closure, do you just need to do a good job of leaning back? Magical effect! ”

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