Chapter 324: Let's Go Together (5800 Words Chapter)
On the night of the 23rd, at the end of the G2 half of the Clippers and Grizzlies, Reggie Miller began to say meaningfully on the TNT commentary bench:
"Despite some external factors, the half was still very exciting!"
"The Grizzlies came off the bench with Judri, Mike Miller and Courtney Lee all playing well, but Gasol and Randolph need to keep looking for touches."
Steve Kerr also noticed the referee's blowing double standard, but this situation is considered an ancestral craft of the league.
He didn't discuss the issue of blowing penalties too much, looked at the technical statistics, and briefly concluded:
"Chris Paul was 2-of-7 from the field in the half, with only four points and four assists, and the Grizzlies did make a targeted defense."
"Fortunately, Griffin was 7-of-10 in the half and scored 16 points, and Kayce was 8-of-12 in the half, including 2-of-4 three-pointers, and scored 20 points, and the two basically supported the Clippers' offense."
Commentator Kevin Haaland is more concerned about the Clippers' foul crisis:
"Andrew Jordan's three fouls in the first half will definitely have an impact on the Clippers' defense, how do you think the Clippers will adjust in the second half?"
Thinking of the referee's blowing scale, Reggie Miller said in a mocking tone:
"Maybe preparing a small lineup in advance is the right choice."
The Grizzlies, who slowed down in the first half, had only two turnovers, while the Clippers had only three turnovers.
Both teams have increased the playing time of their main lineups, and for the Clippers, there is no room for loss at home, and the Grizzlies have already appreciated the referee's blowing scale, smelling the taste of victory, and naturally will not waste opportunities.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Grizzlies took the lead in attacking, and Mike Conley dribbled through the half, with the help of Gasol's high block, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand.
Paul couldn't squeeze through in time, and Jordan Jr., who was carrying three fouls, hesitated a little when he assisted in the defense, Conley seized the opportunity, mounted archery, and shot with his left hand in the paint area!
"Shhhhh
At 54:52, the Grizzlies took another two-point lead, which made everyone on the bench scream, not caring about the boos at all.
Premature fouls are not only limited on the defensive end, but Jordan Jr. is also extra careful on the offensive end.
Paul dribbled through the high post after the half, Jordan Jr. covered the average quality, and was directly squeezed by Conley.
Everyone in the Grizzlies knew that the referees would not blow the whistle easily, and the defensive intensity was directly full.
Paul carried Conley's defense, circled the inside, and finally gave the ball to Li Ze on the right wing outside the three-point line.
Putting the ball with his left hand, Li Ze slowly moved to the top of the arc with the ball, and noticed that Little Jordan had returned to the right side of the basket near the baseline position, and suddenly his center of gravity was lower, and he held the ball in his left hand and changed direction sharply.
While the body shook to the right, Li Ze changed direction under his crotch very quickly again, taking advantage of Tony Allen's sliding step to the right, changing direction in front of his body again, completely letting go of the defense, and accelerating with all his strength with the ball in his right hand.
"Oh!"
Tony Allen was shaken so much that he almost danced, and the fans at the scene also let out an exclamation.
Li Ze didn't wait for the Grizzlies' defense to react, broke through to the free throw line, suddenly made a sharp stop, and quickly jumped in the middle distance!
"Huh!" The two-pointer hit the ball steadily.
A simple and rough offensive method, no need to block and dismantle, one-on-one face frame to break through the defense, and Coach Jogel on the sidelines also saw the core tactics of the Clippers.
"If you can't play the routine, give the ball to Li Ze."
The Grizzlies also began to concentrate the ball at this time, first Gasol's free-throw line strategy, noticed that Griffin and Randolph began to fall again, and there was no good passing route, and immediately returned the ball to Conley at the logo.
Then Gasol made an offensive gesture, stood at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, and continued to block high.
Paul was also a little annoyed in his heart, the other party's big body was like a wall, and Conley was very flexible, it was difficult to squeeze through the cover.
Conley, who held the ball in his left hand, accelerated his breakthrough again, noticed that Jordan Jr. was fast this time, broke through to the basket without slowing down, changed hands in the air, dodged the block, and completed the basket with his right hand at the bottom right of the basket!
"Huh!" Two points from the basket!
Looking at Conley's punches and roaring, little Jordan was also a little numb, and the foul on his back made him unable to let go of his hands and feet
“Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! ”
As if sensing that the Grizzlies were about to take off, the DJ on the scene began to lead the audience to shout loudly and continue to cheer for the home team.
Paul was distraught by Conley's entanglement and immediately after halftime gave the ball to Griffin in the elbow area on the right side of the free-throw line.
At this time, in order to have a higher shooting rate, Li Ze did not receive the ball outside the three-point line, and saw Paul handing over the ball, and the right bottom corner quickly started.
The elbow area received Griffin's hand-handed pass, Randolph was taken away by Griffin's down, and Tony Allen suddenly felt a little numb when he saw Li Ze make a three-threat gesture.
Li Ze quickly made a big tentative step with his left foot to the right front, noticed that Tony Allen's defensive center of gravity was offset, quickly closed his foot, and then raised the ball to sway.
Tony Allen was almost directly picked up by Li Ze's shaking and completely lost his defensive position, at this time Li Ze put the ball with his right hand, dribbled a big step to the right front, and then suddenly stopped, twisted his body, and made a quick jump shot to the right drift back!
"Huh!" Medium distance to give a response!
Seeing Li Ze's expressionless and rapid retreat, the fans at the scene screamed, and everyone suddenly remembered Li Ze's crazy response in last year's playoffs, and instantly felt that the game was stable:
“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”
In the minutes that followed, Randolph and Gasol were similarly in form, scoring in the low post and from mid-range.
But Li Ze quickly responded, facing Tony Allen's defense, and scored mid-range step-back jumpers in succession.
Coach Jogel kept roaring loudly on the sidelines, signaling his players not to rush and continue to play steadily.
It's just that after scoring 4 goals in a row, the Grizzlies' assistant defense subconsciously moved closer to Li Ze.
Li Ze received the ball with his back in the blocking area on the left side, turned around and attacked the frame, swayed right and left, dribbled a big step towards the bottom line, and then suddenly stopped and raised the ball to shake.
Tony Allen was shaken up in an instant, Li Ze hung on the opponent's defense, and jumped again in the middle distance!
"Huh!"
"Squeak!" The whistle blows!
There was jubilation on the Clippers bench, and Coach De Nagro sat firmly on the bench, only smiling slightly when he saw Li Ze score.
On the contrary, the new assistant coach Tyronn Lue is very excited, this kind of continuous response ball is very morale-boosting, and at critical moments, the strongest tactic is really easy to use!
Li Ze and the Clippers briefly high-fived in celebration, and then calmly walked to the free throw line, Staples Arena first cheered, and then the fans began to shout:
“MVP! MVP! MVP! ”
Taking a deep breath, Li Ze's penalty hit steadily.
"That's what a superstar is capable of, Kayce scored 11 points in a row to put the score on top again!"
No matter how many times the commentator Kevin Harlan watched it, he still felt very shocked, and subconsciously entered Li Zechui mode.
At 62:63, the morale of everyone on the Clippers team was also greatly boosted, and they suddenly entered a state of chicken blood.
The Grizzlies broke the defense a little bit, and they were overtaken again, Mike Conley was in a hurry, and after this offensive high block, he noticed that Jordan Jr.'s defense did not catch up, and he threw it directly outside the three-point line at the top of the arc!
The moment the long rebound popped up, Griffin and Randolph were still tangling under the basket, and the searching Dudley successfully protected the rebound, and then immediately gave the ball to Paul.
Li Ze accelerated wildly on the right side at this time, and Tony Allen was not paying attention and was directly thrown off.
Prince on the left was quicker than Lee, and as soon as the ball bounced off, he began to retreat.
Paul didn't stop the ball, threw the ball to the front court as soon as possible, Li Ze grabbed the ball with his right hand, and continued to accelerate with the ball.
At this time, Prince had already come to the bottom right of the basket and stood still, as if he wanted to use his defensive experience to create Li Ze's dribbling collision.
It's just that in the next second, the veteran was completely dumbfounded, and Li Ze, who was still accelerating, was still one step away from him, quickly jumped with his feet, and instantly took off into the air!
Grabbing the ball with one hand in his right hand, pulling back his arm, ignoring Prince, who stood on defense under the basket, and dunked with one arm with a strong slam!
"Boom!" The ball goes in and the man flies.
The huge impact directly knocked the veteran Prince to the ground and completely hit the street.
“OH——! Kayce——Li! ”
“Monster dunk!”
Commentator Kevin Harlan shouted frantically, Staples Arena instantly exploded, and Li Ze, who completed the dunk, hit his chest and roared at the camera under the basket after landing on the ground:
“Wow!”
Steve Ballmer, who was sitting under the basketball hoop, also kept throwing punches excitedly.
But soon Li Ze realized that something was wrong, and the veteran Prince waved his hand, signaling with a painful expression that he might be injured, and this time he fell too hard.
The Clippers bench, frantically towel-throwing, also stopped celebrating, and the Grizzlies' team doctor entered, with players from both teams surrounding the veteran.
"How does it feel? Bro! ”
Hearing Li Ze's concerned inquiry, Prince just smiled helplessly:
"It's just a back injury, it's a great dunk, and maybe I'll be on the Sport center show for a couple of years."
Taken back to the bench by the team doctor, there was also a round of applause at Staples Arena, the veteran was indeed desperate.
The atmosphere group of the Grizzlies looked at Li Ze with the eyes of looking at aliens, this is still a human? It's too fierce
Coach Jogel was also a little confused, unexpectedly attrition, looked around the bench, and finally chose Courtney Lee, without defense, then attack!
Coach De Nagro also took the opportunity to make a substitution, replacing Dudley and replacing Ray Allen, and once the opponent wraps up Li Ze, there will inevitably be opportunities on the outside.
As the third quarter passed the halfway point, the menacing Grizzlies couldn't stand it first, and Marc Gasol made a basket to beat Jordan Jr. to hit the iron.
The ball slammed into the frame and Griffin struggled to protect the backcourt rebound.
As soon as the scoring momentum was broken, Gasol clapped his hands in annoyance, thinking that the Clippers would score again, and the difference might come to 5 points, and hurriedly reminded his teammates loudly:
"Flank him! Defend the next turn! ”
Of course, Paul knew that Kim's thighs were in just right, and after halftime, he gave the ball directly to Li Ze on the left wing outside the three-point line.
Li Ze's receiving position was one step away from the three-point line, and Tony Allen didn't dare to stick too close.
Mike Conley just wanted to step forward to wrap the clip, but Li Ze, who was in a triple threat state, suddenly pulled it up and threw it without warning!
The ball flew out of a slightly flat arc and finally fell into the basket with precision.
“BANG!”
“Kayce From way downtown!”
The long-range three-point look stupidized everyone on the Grizzlies, and commentator Kevin Harlan shouted wah-wah, and the fans at the scene cheered again.
The crazy individual offensive performance made the atmosphere of Staples Arena completely furious, scoring 16 points in a row, and it was heavenly!
The Grizzlies' offense was completely unable to withstand the big defense, Randolph hit the iron under the basket, and the Clippers launched a transition offense.
As soon as Paul gave the ball to Li Ze on the right flank, Conley followed the ball and matched Tony Allen to quickly cover it.
Li Ze did not reluctantly attack, and the moment he received the ball, he immediately returned the ball to Paul, and at the same time, Griffin made a high block at the top of the arc on the three-point line.
Mike Conley immediately chased back the defense, only to be delayed by Griffin, and Paul, who was holding the ball in his left hand, faced Randolph who was delayed, and suddenly made a big in and out of the way.
Instantly shook the black fat man stunned, and then Paul changed direction in front of his body, and the free-throw line that drifted to the right made a mid-range backward jumper shot!
“Paul! Fade away! He puts it in! ”
Seeing Paul score again, commentator Kevin Harlan exclaimed excitedly.
At 62:70, the Clippers widened the gap to 8 points!
When there were 2 minutes and 22 seconds left in the third quarter, Jordan Jr., who let go of the defense, was immediately hit by Mike Conley's breakaway and caused his fourth foul.
Coach De Nagro was very dissatisfied, the Clippers had a pitiful number of free throws in this game, that is, Li Ze's projection was reliable, and if he really attacked the basket, he might be turned over by the Grizzlies.
Immediately motioned for Tucker to replace Jordan Jr. and held it for two minutes.
"Well done, Andrew! It's not your problem, get some rest! ”
Coach De Nagro comforted Jordan Jr., who was substituted on the field, he didn't want to complain to the referee anymore, every point was very critical at this time, and it was not too late to fire after the game.
The Grizzlies, who broke the defense, finally began to contain Li Ze, and Paul and Griffin also completely recovered, helping the Clippers score consecutive points.
In the last minute or so, Li Ze also stood on the free throw line, and the Grizzlies were already full of fouls.
With Mike Miller, who came off the bench, missed a three-pointer, the third quarter of the game officially ended.
At 21:28 in the first quarter, 73:80 after three quarters, the Clippers took a seven-point lead.
"It was an incredible performance, 7-of-8 in the quarter, including 1-of-2 3-pointers and 3-of-3 free throws, and Kayce still scored 18 points efficiently! It reminds me of last year's playoffs, unmatched scoring ability! ”
Reggie Miller has entered the state of Li Ze blowing, resting before the holiday, not going through the procedure, and blowing directly.
Steve Kerr regrets for the Grizzlies:
"The Grizzlies wasted their chance, they could have played a wave of offense in the third quarter, but they kept defending and ended up paying the price."
"Once the margin reaches double digits, it's hard for the Grizzlies to have a chance to turn the tables around."
On the bench of the Clippers, Tyronn Lue was immediately a little stunned when he saw that Li Ze was not ready to rest and was going to go directly to the court:
"Kayce, take a two-minute break! We're already 7 points ahead! ”
Li Ze replenished his water, then shook his head with a smile at Tyronn Lue:
"I'm in good shape, even if I play 48 minutes, I'm okay, I've had enough rest in the second quarter, so I'm going to win the game in one go!"
Coach De Nagro patted Kim on the shoulder of the thigh, everything was silent, and the situation was not right, and this is the strongest tactic of the Clippers.
In the end, the Clippers just replaced Paul and Jordan Jr., and Tucker and Dudley came on.
Despite veteran Ray Allen's average form, the Grizzlies will hesitate to throw a shooter from the outside.
Coach Joggle also fought hard, Yudri replaced Conley, Coopers replaced Gasol, short rotation, and then worked!
In the last quarter of the game, the Clippers took the lead in attacking, and Li Ze pressed 8 seconds past the half.
The [Enter the Rhythm] buff had already been consumed in the 3rd quarter, but the [Green Machine] badge brought an additional bonus to Li Ze's speed.
In the logo position, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly raised his center of gravity, jumped and dribbled the ball, and suddenly changed direction in front of his body sharply, and his body shook to the right while changing direction quickly again.
"Oh!"
The fans at the scene shouted wildly, and Li Ze's double change of direction directly shook Tony Allen to the ground with one hand.
Completely shook off the defense, the rest of the Grizzlies team didn't have time to help defend, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his left hand, came to the top of the arc and suddenly stopped, and the three-point shot quickly jumped!
“Kayce! Hits the three! YES! ”
Commentator Kevin Harlan instantly raised his voice, and as soon as the fourth quarter began, Li Ze hit a three-pointer.
73:83, the difference instantly came to 10 points, and the Grizzlies were completely numb, and they could still score?
When it was the Grizzlies' turn to attack, Yudri, who came off the bench, and Kufus made a high block, but they were directly squeezed by Li Ze, who was chasing the defense.
Yu Deli took the initiative to exert force, as if he wanted to get away from Li Ze, but at the moment when the two made physical contact, he was knocked and stumbled.
Seeing the opportunity, Li Ze accurately cut the ball with his right hand, poked the ball off, grabbed the ball with his left hand, and then accelerated with all his strength and rushed through the half court quickly.
Yudri also tried to chase the defense, but when he twisted, he lost his center of gravity and fell to the floor in an instant.
1 hit 0 in the front court, Li Ze just rushed across the free throw line, jumped with both feet, took off in the air, rotated 360 degrees in the air, stretched his body, and split the dunk with one hand with his right hand!
"Boom!" Convert the dunk to get it!
The wonderful dunk made the fans scream, Li Ze took advantage of the situation and Steve Ballmer under the basket to complete the high-five celebration, and the old man applauded excitedly.
At 73:85, the difference was widened to 12 points!
Li Ze began to output at all ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and less than three minutes after Yudri came on the field, coach Jogel was forced to ask for a timeout and return to the main force.
Coach De Nagro also waved his hand and the main squad also returned.
As the game went on, the Grizzlies' defensive intensity began to decrease.
With 3:51 left in the game, Paul dribbled past half court and immediately signaled for a cross-cut screen.
With the ball in his right hand, Paul protected the ball with his back steadily, and Li Ze on the right wing suddenly started and ran sideways from right to left.
Jordan Jr.'s cover made Tony Allen completely lose his defensive position, and the Grizzlies immediately realized that they had to switch defenses, but Randolph's fitness declined, and the defense was a beat slower in the end.
The black fat man could only watch Li Ze receive the ball on the left flank, and shoot easily outside the three-point line!
"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!
Li Ze pointed his fingers to the gun, blew lightly at Randolph in front of him, and then with a smile, paced small steps, and slowly retreated to the half.
The black fat man had already begun to gasp for breath, and he couldn't understand why Li Ze wasn't tired at all.
After the physical fitness value reaches 100, it brings Li Ze an incredible state, as long as his physical fitness value is not consumed to the limit, he can maintain a hot hand throughout the game.
As long as he is allowed to surrender, Li Ze feels that he can 1V5:
"Let's go together! 1 to 8 is not a problem either! ”
With the margin back to 12 points, the Grizzlies were completely out of power, and with 1:01 left in the game, head coach Jogel shook his head and smiled bitterly, and finally called a timeout and replaced the main lineup.
There was a burst of jubilation at the Staples Arena, and tonight they witnessed another great individual offensive performance.
As the game ran out, in the end, 97:110, the Clippers held on to their home court, and the series score came to 2:0.
Clippers fans shouted excitedly, and almost thought they were going to capsize in the third quarter, but Li Ze simply relied on his personal ability to shoot the Grizzlies to death.
On the TNT commentary seat, Steve Cole shook his head with a smile in the same way:
"That's what a superstar is capable of, basketball is all about putting the ball in the basket, and Kayce is terrifying, it's the first time I've seen such a consistent outside player."
Reggie Miller was a little regretful that Li Ze's free throws in this game were too few, so he began to say meaningfully:
"18 of 26, including 4 of 7 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, 46 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers, a few breakthroughs in the fourth quarter, we could have gotten free throws, we should have witnessed a 50+ game."
Commentator Kevin Harlan heard the director's prompt and quickly changed the topic and said:
"It was a really good game, and of course, the Grizzlies were just as admirable!"
“.”
After the game, the Grizzlies were listless, and the game was lost without temper, that is, the response ball couldn't keep up, and then it was gone.
The players on both sides simply shook hands and greeted him, and Li Ze noticed that Craig Saag was waiting for him on the sidelines again, and immediately stepped forward to bump fists with the veteran reporter:
"Kayce, congratulations on winning this game, 46 points, close to 7 percent shooting, it's crazy!"
"I've noticed that Coach De Nagro seems to be very unhappy with the decision in this game, and I think the fans will want to hear what you think!"
Although this is a somewhat troublesome question, Li Ze still replied with a smile:
"The referee is also part of the game, no matter who the opponent is, I will do my best to win the game!"
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I took a look at the manuscript,
It was originally planned to be the end of the New Year's holiday.
But yesterday there was a chapter missing, and finally I did the math,
By the way, the double change to the end of the month, to give back to book friends-. -
During the double monthly pass in the future, I will also strive for double changes,
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