The Western Conference semifinals G3 is extremely important for the Spurs, a mature team, the more critical the game, the more someone will stand up and take responsibility.

This season, the Spurs are definitely a team against the trend, and if they don't throw three-pointers, it doesn't mean that the Spurs really don't have the ability to shoot from the outside.

Many big-game players don't have a good three-point shooting percentage in their careers, but when it comes to critical moments, they are throwing more and more accurate...

At the end of the first quarter of the game, under Li Ze's defense, Leonard pressed 24 seconds to hit a three-point shot for two consecutive rounds, and the AT Center Arena was completely furious.

At 20:23, with 2:16 left in the first quarter, the Spurs took the lead again.

Leonard, who hit the shot, no longer suppressed his emotions, and shouted when he returned to defense!

Shoot three-pointers cautiously, no turnovers, no conversion offense, reduce the number of rounds, and pursue 24 seconds.

After Dio replaced Duncan, Aldridge took over the responsibility of protecting the basket, and Leonard began to take over the ball.

“defense！ defense！ defense！ ”

The cheering of Spurs fans also made Leonard's defense more energetic, and he didn't wait for Li Ze to dribble across the halfway line and took the initiative to lead the defense again.

Offense and defense have always been the standard for the league's superstars, and the silent forward, who doesn't like to be vocal but has never let up his demands on himself.

When approaching the halfway line, Leonard suddenly stepped up to try to cause a mistake by the ball carrier, and Li Ze protected the ball with his back and finally ran over the half.

Near the three-point line on the right wing, Leonard noticed Jokic running up again, guarding his right hand and alerting Aldridge to a big delay.

Big men will have some small problems with blocking and pick-and-rolling, Jokic covers on the left side, and Li Ze, who holds the ball in his right hand, simply accelerates directly.

The right side accelerated at 45 degrees, Leonard, who had been prepared, immediately blocked the breakthrough route, and the two were entangled and came to the right blocking area.

Aldridge saw Leonard dead behind him, and also shrank inward, trying to interfere.

Jokic was waiting on the right wing to answer, received a pass from Li Ze, and immediately turned sideways, holding the ball in his right hand, ready to hand over to cover.

After handing over the ball, Li Ze rebounded again, and after taking the hand-handed pass, he stuck to the white fat man, followed the situation with his left hand, leaned his body to the right, and carried Leonard who was chasing the defense.

Aldridge saw Jokic quickly going down, and hesitated for a while, but when he saw Li Ze suddenly retreat sideways, it was too late to try to defend.

Approaching the top of the arc, after stepping sideways, Li Ze resisted Leonard's block on his side, and forced a jump shot outside the three-point line!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

"Shh

Seeing Li Ze's expressionless slap on his chest, the Spurs fans were booing wildly, this kind of partial 2-on-2 response ball, the audience has seen many rounds...

Jokic's cover quality is good, which makes Leonard unable to squeeze through the cover in time for many rounds, and Aldridge has some problems with blocking and pick-and-roll, not up or down, and his positional sense is not as good as Duncan's.

Popovich on the sidelines frowned secretly, the bad old man didn't expect the Clippers to slow down the pace of the game, and the blocking and dismantling of Li Ze and Jokic were repeated, and the score was really bitten.

After blocking and dismantling, he broke through with the ball, and after handing his hand, he forced a three-point shot, Li Ze clearly caught Aldridge's problem of blocking and dismantling, but the Spurs had no way.

I thought that the Clippers would speed up the offensive tempo, but Li Ze actually followed the position, and the Spurs coaching staff was a little big, which was a little different from their expectations.

A lot of effort was put into the defensive end, Aldridge was less efficient on the offensive end, the receiving position was too high, and Harris was heavily defended, and Parker stepped up again.

After adapting to two games, Parker picked up his offensive tempo with the same pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.

After breaking through with the ball in his left hand, seeing Jokic focus on Aldridge, Parker simply accelerated directly and threw a shot in the paint area!

When retreating, Popovich reminded loudly that the Spurs had once again strengthened their grip on Li Ze.

Jokic's cover at the top of the arc couldn't stop Leonard, and as a result, Li Ze was immediately trapped.

The ball route was blocked, Jokic couldn't get the ball down, and finally Ingles came to the logo position to respond, and the Clippers had to reorganize the offense.

It's not the first time this has happened, and no one likes this rhythm.

Under Leonard's desperate pursuit, the ball finally failed to return to Li Ze's hands, and Harris cut in at 45 degrees on the left side and hit an iron with a mid-range pull-up jump shot.

The two sides were entangled again under the basket, and the backcourt rebound was finally protected by Dio.

Li Ze, who retreated, immediately clapped his hands and reminded his teammates to maintain defensive concentration.

"The Spurs seem to have found the key to victory, and it can be seen that Popovich and the coaching staff have made targeted adjustments on the defensive end."

Chris Webb loves the rhythm of the game, and old-school basketball people don't like to see players throwing three-pointers.

"I don't think the Spurs' defensive intensity can last a whole game, Aldridge's efficiency on the offensive end has started to decline, and they need to extend their lead as soon as possible."

Seeing Aldridge turn around and shoot in the low post, Reggie Miller shook his head on the side, and it has never been easy to integrate offense and defense.

Leonard stepped up his rush for rebounds, Harris also killed Dior, and although Li Ze protected the rebounds in the backcourt, he also completely lost the opportunity to switch offense.

At the end of the first quarter, Popovich didn't play any tricks and honestly stuck to the main lineup.

It's just that seeing that Li Ze didn't call for blocking, he accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand after half turning, and the emergency stop and forced the shot caused Leonard to foul, and the bad old man could only look at the coaching staff helplessly, and the difference between the points would not be opened for a while and a half.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was fixed at 25:27.

At the center arena, the Spurs fans were a little depressed, and the scene was really lively, but they only led by 2 points.

The main lineups of both sides played almost the first quarter of the game, Li Ze sat on the bench with a serious expression, and the Spurs' three-point shooting seemed to be picking up.

Although Coach De Nagro is not very satisfied with Harris's performance, the team still needs offensive space, otherwise Kim's thigh will have to be clamped...

"Fewer mistakes, there's still a long way to go! Believe in each other, the pressure on the opponent is greater. ”

Throwing the tactical board aside, Coach De Nagro stopped talking about tactical arrangements, sat in front of everyone, and loudly encouraged the substitute lineup.

Li Ze also bumped fists with his teammates who were about to come on the court, all they had to do was bite the score, and they still had a chance to win tonight.

Commentator Kevin Harlan saw Kyle Anderson, a new player on the Spurs bench, take off his coat and immediately said in amazement:

"Does Popovich want to hire a new guy? It was a bold decision. ”

Reggie Miller also didn't expect Popovich to play a change of formation in key games:

"It seems that the Spurs are looking to add dynamism to the bench, and the 2.06m Anderson can swing in the third or fourth position."

Li Ze, who was sitting on the bench, watched the team frequently fall into positional battles, and shook his head helplessly, this is not the rhythm of the game that the Clippers are good at.

"I'm going to play the second half, fitness is not a problem, and if I can end the series early, it will be good for the Western Conference Finals."

When the assistant coach heard Li Ze's words, he immediately walked up to Coach Denagro, who nodded, this game is worth fighting.

The game played more than 3 minutes in the second quarter, and as David West scored another 3 points from outside the three-point line, the Spurs went on a wave of 8-4.

At 29:35, the score difference came to 6 points, and the AT Center Arena was boiling again.

Coach De Nagro immediately called a timeout, and two three-pointers in a row had to interrupt the Spurs' momentum!

Commentator Kevin Harlan noticed that Li Ze had taken off his training clothes and immediately quipped:

"Maybe Kayce is going to play the second half again tonight, and I have to say, it's really the best way to solve the problem."

At present, many ball commentators have ridiculed De Nagro's tactical board with the words "give the ball to Kayce", once he falls behind, most games are to increase Li Ze's playing time.

"4-of-6 in the first quarter, 1-of-2 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-4 from the free throw line, and only scored 13 points in a single quarter, I believe Kayce will completely explode in the rest of the game!"

Hearing Reggie Miller's words, Chris Webb on the side was a little speechless.

Why is it only 13 points? That's half the team's points...

On the Spurs bench, the new Kyle Anderson had some regrets in his heart, and he came off the bench to score 2 points, but the coaching staff still trusted the starters more, and he probably missed the opportunity to play against Li Ze again tonight.

“defense！ defense！ defense！ ”

With the return of the main lineups of both sides and Duncan back on the court, the Spurs fans on the scene also followed the mood and shouted loudly for the defense.

Leonard, who was back on the court, aimed at the position of the Clippers players behind him, and apparently, in order to avoid packing, began to reduce the blocking and pick-and-roll again...

Danny Green stared at Ingles in the bottom corner of the right side, saw Li Ze close to the three-point line, and was just about to step forward to wrap up, when he saw Li Ze's center of gravity low, quickly pushed the ball and changed direction, and then crushed the breakthrough.

Leonard didn't have time to call his teammates to help defend, and hurriedly slid to the right rear, Li Ze just broke through the three-point line, and vigorously exploded the ball on the spot with his left hand in the middle of the march, and instantly shook half of his body after a sharp stop.

Left elbow area of the free throw line, ignoring Leonard's jump block, twisting his body and forcing a jump shot!

"Huh!" Two-point shot hollow into the net!

Simple and rude, change direction and emergency stop, mid-distance strong throw, after the mid-pitch attribute exceeded 100, Li Ze's strong pitch stability has also made a qualitative leap.

Although Li Ze rarely used this technology in the regular season and spent more time polishing his three-point shot, when it came to key games, mid-range shooting was still his most stable scoring method.

Leonard was the first to appreciate Li Ze's aggressiveness, and he found it difficult to catch the ball...

Duncan's hand on the right wing was squeezed by Li Ze strongly, and in order to avoid mistakes, Leonard did not force the ball.

Immediately after running without the ball on the line, he was also chased by Li Ze, and seeing that Leonard failed to receive the ball, Aldridge immediately came to the right side of the low post to ask for the ball.

Although it is not his own dessert, with the advantage of height and weight, Aldridge released the ball with his left hand after receiving the pass, crushed and broke through to the line, carried Harris, and put the basket with his left hand!

"Oh!"

Aldridge, who had successfully beaten the team, raised his arms and shouted in an attempt to boost the team's morale.

The Clippers sent a baseline ball, Leonard continued to lead the defense, and Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, simply protected the ball with his back, defended it, and dribbled through the half.

Duncan found that Jokic was no longer blocking frequently, but instead stayed under the basket and waited for the cake, with only Harris on the left wing to open up space.

Danny Green started quickly in the bottom corner of the right side, and Li Zema on the right wing half-turned, resisted Leonard's defense, and accelerated with the ball in his left hand.

The two tangled to the free throw line and immediately attracted a three-man defense, Aldridge moved to cut the ball, Leonard played to the side, and Danny Green was on the edge of the paint.

Under the encirclement, Li Ze simply closed the ball, took advantage of the situation to shoot an arrow on horseback, and tilted his body in the paint area to complete the throwing with his left hand!

"Squeak!"

As soon as the ball came out of his hand, Leonard's aggressive defense hit Li Ze's arm, and when the referee blew the whistle, the ball also fell into the basket accurately!

"Shhh

Can you score a dozen or three?

The spurs fans at the scene booed more than half, Li Ze seemed to have entered the rhythm of getting the ball, and the memories in his past began to surface again.

Standing on the free throw line, taking a deep breath, Li Zejia hit the free throw steadily.

At 34:37, the margin returned to within 5 points.

Popovich stood on the sidelines and loudly reminded his players to concentrate while constantly making downward gestures.

For the next two rounds, there was a lot of noise in the arena at the AT Center, and no one wanted to see the Clippers respond...

Every time Leonard holds the ball at the top of the arc, he will be limited by Li Ze's close defense and unable to shoot, ask for the ball with his back, and he can't get close to his dessert position, and the two elbow singles are all iron.

On the Clippers' side, Li Ze was continuously sandwiched by the upper line, and sent cakes to Jokic, who was down to the bottom, and the white fat man made 1 of 2 directly narrowed the difference to one point.

After the official timeout, the Spurs' offensive tempo was even slower.

Aldridge, who received the ball again in the low post on the left side, singled Harris and scored two points on a turnaround jumper;

In the next round, Li Ze, the left wing, broke through with the ball in his right hand, and noticed Aldridge moving to help defend at the elbow area on the left side of the free throw line, and simply turned around with his left foot as the axis.

In the end, against Leonard's defense, he paused in the air, and after falling, he made a strong mid-range shot and scored again!

Nearly 24 seconds later, Danny Green took advantage of Duncan's upper cover to pocket out of the bottom right corner, and the right wing got rid of Ingles' entanglement, and the wing made a strong three-point shot.

Li Ze blocked the low post on the left side, Danny Green on the line helped defend the package, and Ingles responded from outside the three-point line after receiving the pass on the left wing.

The score of the two sides did not rise quickly, and after Parker was dumbfounded, the last moment became an offensive confrontation between Li Ze and Aldridge...

In the last 1:06 of the first half, Popovich stood on the sidelines and kept loudly reminding the Spurs to retreat.

Aldridge hit a high jumper at the free throw line, Li Ze, who grabbed a long rebound, suddenly accelerated, and the Spurs' defense, which was declining, finally had a problem.

With the ball in his left hand, Li Ze quickly rushed across the halfway line, and the Clippers opened up space.

The top position of the arc is close to the three-point line, close to the three-point line, Li Ze quickly in and out, shaking and then changing direction under the crotch very quickly, and then crushing the ball with his right hand to break through.

Duncan, who was on the bottom left of the basket, had just gained a foothold, and Li Ze, who had broken through to the paint, turned sharply.

Leonard twisted around to defend and didn't have time to make a block, Duncan under the basket could only jump up to help defend, watching Li Ze in the air grab the ball with his left hand, dodging the defense, Duncan simply hit Li Ze's forearm.

"Smack! Chirping! ”

The foul that was too obvious sent Li Ze to the free throw line again.

"Sorry, man, maybe you're going to be swept out of the playoffs for the last time of your career!"

Li Ze under the basket saw Duncan's serious expression, glared at him, and simply shrugged his shoulders and teased.

“...”

Duncan didn't respond in the end, he really couldn't stand it, and saw Li Ze hit both free throws.

At 52:51, the Clippers overtook the score at the last moment of the first half!

In the last two rounds, Aldridge and Li Ze both hit the iron, and the halftime match was officially over.

In the AT Center Arena, the Spurs fans all showed worried expressions, and the Clippers turned the game over again...

"Kayce must be commended for his performance, taking over the Clippers' offense in the second quarter and once again showing the strength of the league's No. 1 man!"

"9-of-14 in the half, 1-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, the Spurs still cut half of the team's points under strict defense!"

Reggie Miller turned on Li Ze blowing mode again, Chris Webb nodded with him, there are too many scoring methods, and he really can't prevent it:

"I believe in two more minutes, and the Clippers will be able to play a lot of transition offense."

"The Spurs were 7-of-11 from beyond the three-point line in the first half, and they were still one point behind, and I believe that is definitely not good news!"

Commentator Kevin Harlan was also stunned when he saw the technical statistics, the outside line was so accurate, he was still behind, and then immediately reacted, and then added:

"The pace of the Spurs game is too slow, the Clippers are 3-of-11 from the outside, and they are inaccurate from the outside for two consecutive games, and if the Spurs can't take their chances tonight, then the series will be completely over!"

At halftime, there was no one in the Spurs locker room to speak, and although Leonard was the core of the team, he was not good at words in the locker room.

Aldridge, as a newcomer who just joined the team this year, has a bunch of mothers-in-law on his head, and he is not easy to take the initiative to speak, and finally Parker said:

"Hold on, guys! The efficiency of the opponent will also decrease, continue to maintain the offensive rhythm of the first half! ”

Leonard scored 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting in the first half, Aldridge scored 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, and the two combined for 5-of-8 free throws.

Therefore, after Parker sent the chicken soup, the two were silent again, and Leonard thought of his past experience with Li Ze, and he firmly believed that the other party's efficiency would not decrease...

Duncan played less than 12 minutes in the first half, while Ginobili contributed four points, but the roles on the team had changed, and the two men did not speak, and both seemed somewhat silent.

Popovich entered the locker room and found out about the state of the players, but at this time the bad old man was not in the mood to deliver chicken soup anymore:

"Sticking to the big delay of the pick-and-roll, we have limited the opponent's three-point shot, which belongs to our rhythm of the game."

"Defense, rebounding, fewer turnovers, keep the game slow! We will win in the end. ”

Teams don't usually change their pre-game strategy, and with so much efficiency on the perimeter tonight, the Spurs' coaching staff won't let the players suddenly pick up speed in the second half.

Li Ze has a lot of playoff experience, and he has also absorbed a lot of experience in the playmaking side of his three years with Chris Paul.

Chairman Cannon has absolutely nothing to say about the control of the game, especially the blocking and dismantling offense in the positional battle, which is definitely the top level in the league.

After the start of the second half, in the AT Center Arena, DJ kept mobilizing the emotions of the Spurs fans at the scene, and no one wanted to see the home team lose.

Taking advantage of the baseline serve, Li Ze simply told Jokic:

"Don't rush down in the second half, cover the quality is higher, don't rush to pass the ball if you don't have a chance, control the mistakes."

The Clippers made 5 turnovers in the half, and the bench contributed 2 turnovers, and Li Ze knew the Spurs, and the opponent's slowing down was also waiting for the Clippers to make a mistake.

Jokic understood Li Ze's intentions and immediately patted his chest, and on the Clippers' side, in addition to Li Ze's blocking, the most frequently used tactical center was to respond to the free throw line high.

This traditional style of tactical play is rare in the current NBA.

The Clippers didn't rely on this tactic during the regular season, but after the outside line was inaccurate, this style of play allowed them to bite the score.

“defense！ defense！ defense！ ”

As soon as the baseline ball was kicked out, the Spurs fans at the scene began to shout loudly for the defense, dribbling the ball across the half court with their right hand and coming to the right flank, Li Ze was immediately defended by Leonard.

Excellent reach and a pair of exaggerated big hands allow Leonard to complete the pressing defense without having to lower his center of gravity too low.

After Li Ze half turned around, he lowered his center of gravity and suddenly accelerated, took advantage of Leonard's sliding step to the left back, approached the three-point line and immediately changed direction under his crotch, and crushed the ball with his left hand.

Leonard's reaction was quick, the defense wasn't out of position, and the two tangled to the free-throw line.

Li Ze saw Aldridge in the left elbow area move to help the defense, and did not pass the ball to Harris who was in the vacant position at the first time, but immediately used his right foot as the axis and pulled the ball back sharply with his left hand.

The huge shaking amplitude made Leonard subconsciously slide to the left, and Aldridge, who assisted in the defense, was also stunned.

When Li Ze quickly twisted forward, exerted force at his feet, and completed a back-to-back jumper after the momentum, the two failed to make any defensive reaction and watched the ball fall into the basket!

At 54:51, the Clippers led by three points.

The Spurs fans at the scene let out scattered boos, and many fans felt that such a scene was familiar, the only difference was that Li Ze's action rate was faster and the shaking amplitude was greater.

After the goal, Li Ze didn't celebrate too much, and continued to loudly remind his teammates to pay attention to defense, and the Spurs' three-point shot picked up tonight, and +2 sometimes can't withstand +3.

Aldridge was completely blinded, and when the Clippers attacked, Harris generally stood on the flank, ambushing the pitcher in the left and right corners.

If Jokic, who is close to the baseline, does not block and dismantle, all he has to do is complete the help defense when Li Ze breaks through to the free throw line, Aldridge feels that his defense is fine, but Li Ze can score.

The Spurs' offense still started from Leonard's point, although the right blocking position made a strong shot with his back and gave a response, but the audience at the scene felt that his superstar's actions seemed to be a frame-dropping version of Li Ze...

After three consecutive rounds, Li Ze hit a difficult mid-range step-back jumper near the free throw line, and the Spurs relied on Leonard, Aldridge, and Parker to respond.

At 60:57, it was still a 3-point difference, and there was a commotion in the AT Center Arena again, and Spurs fans were uneasy, for fear that the team's offense would be cut off.

The first to make adjustments was still the Spurs, and Popovich on the sidelines began to wrap up Li Ze in advance after making tactical gestures.

Just after half-court and Li Ze couldn't come to the left wing, Danny Green started from the bottom left corner and quickly stepped forward to cooperate with Leonard to wrap up.

Jokic had been watching the situation on the court and saw the Spurs change their defensive strategy and immediately trot to the top of the arc to respond.

Li Ze did not give the ball to Reggie Bullock, who was vacant in the left bottom corner, and out of caution, he gave the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc as soon as possible.

After handing over the ball, Li Ze immediately ran without the ball and cut into the left blocking area, and Harris on the right wing immediately completed a hand-to-hand with Jokic.

When Duncan, who encountered the change of defense, he did not misplace the attack, but once again gave the ball to Li Ze, who asked for the ball with his back.

Leonard has been pestering Li Ze in the low post, and he didn't even notice that the Clippers had cleared one side.

Duncan saw Li Ze receiving the ball and turned around, and after three threats, he broke through to the baseline with his left hand, and immediately gave up the defense on the opposite side and made a direct pounce.

Li Ze, who had taken two big steps, suddenly stopped suddenly, shook off half of his body, and finally resisted the blocks of Leonard and Duncan, and forced a mid-range backward jumper!

All three looked at the basket after landing, and the ball swung around the basket twice before falling into the net again.

On the Clippers bench, Crawford shouted excitedly with the atmosphere group, scored 10 points in a row, and his thighs went to the sky!

In the AT Center Arena, there was no boos at all, seeing Li Ze's relaxed defense, the Spurs fans broke the defense, and the noise was everywhere, can this also be entered?

With Leonard's mid-range iron, Li Ze seized the opportunity of the half-conversion to force a basket and assist Jokic to score two more points, and Popovich immediately called a timeout.

At 64:57, the difference became 7 points!

The bad old man standing on the sidelines looked serious, and the Spurs were defeated by +2 again...

"The Spurs have to finish the offense in the next round, and Kayce has once again shown incredible scoring consistency!"

Chris Webb has watched and screamed, forced to score, shrimp pig heart.

"That's the superstar ability, you can decide the direction of the game with your individual ability, and obviously Kayce has turned on the scoring mode."

Reggie Miller made another brawl, almost praising Li Ze.

On the Spurs bench, Popovich knew in his heart that Leonard, who put a lot of effort on the defensive end, would definitely be less efficient.

just looked at Kyle Anderson for a while, and finally chose to take David West, replace Duncan, and strengthen the offense.

Popovich chose to trust the veteran, and the coaching staff hurriedly told the players that they had to do their best to contain Li Ze.

Aldridge's mid-range block on the left helped stabilize the Spurs, with plenty of packs, more and less play, and the Clippers' role players began to score.

The Spurs fans at the scene watched in horror and exclaimed, and the point difference fluctuated back and forth on 5 points, until Parker hit a three-pointer in two consecutive rounds that the ATM Center Arena boiled again.

At such a critical moment, it was still the veterans who stepped up, and at the end of the third quarter, as the physical strength declined, the Spurs' retreat had problems again.

Aldridge crushed the basket and missed the break, Jokic received the rebound, and Li Ze received the ball with his right hand and accelerated.

The top of the arc was close to the three-point line, Li Ze was in and out by a large margin, swaying left and right, lowering his center of gravity and accelerating again, and suddenly changing direction under his crotch after taking a big step.

Leonard didn't have time to change the center of gravity of the defense, and was crushed by Li Ze to break through and rush into the paint area, David West, who had just retreated to the basket, saw that the situation was not right, and simply stepped forward to hug Li Ze, who rushed up.

"Squeak!"

The referee intended to control the whistle of the Clippers, but such a foul was too obvious, and the Spurs were also in the state of adding free throws, so they could only send Li Ze to the free throw line again.

"Once we get to the fourth quarter, the Spurs' offense is likely to have problems again, and both Aldridge and Leonard played the full third quarter, which is not good news for the Spurs."

Commentator Kevin Harlan couldn't help but start worrying about the situation of the Spurs when he saw Li Ze hit both free throws and Parker threw an iron at the last moment.

"The Clippers didn't rotate too much, PJ Tucker replaced Reggie Bullock and played 4 minutes, Kayce and the main lineup also played the full third quarter, and Coach De Nagro will definitely fight for G3."

Reggie Miller has become accustomed to the routine of playing the second half of the playoffs, and he has already guessed what the Clippers are going to do.

At 78:76, the third quarter ended, and the Clippers still led by two points.

The assistant coach of the Spurs noticed that Li Ze was going to play again, and Popovich also twitched the corners of his mouth, and the bad old man even wanted to go to the league to complain, how could the game be played like this?

15 of 22 in the third quarter, 1 of 4 from beyond the three-point line, and 9 of 9 free throws, Li Ze has cut 40 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, which makes the Spurs atmosphere group look stupid, and Duncan is also silent, dreaming back to the Western Conference finals that year.

In the fourth quarter, Leonard and Aldridge did not rest, and Mills, Ginobili, and Dio rotated on the court.

The Clippers brought in Evan Turner, Crawford, Tucker, and Plumlee, and Li Ze continued to play off the bench.

Many Spurs fans had already expected such a situation, and for a while there were boos, and it was their familiar second half again...

Leonard rolled over and hit a step-up jumper at the left blocking area, and Li Ze received the rebound and chased his ass to launch a transition attack.

Seeing Li Ze holding the ball in his left hand and approaching the three-point line, there were bursts of exclamations at the scene, and Leonard, who was retreating with all his might, desperately slid to the right rear.

Li Ze, who had just dribbled past the three-point line, suddenly dribbled behind his back and returned to outside the three-point line.

The sudden emergency stop in the high-speed breakthrough made Leonard immediately lose half of his body, and when he saw Li Ze convert to a three-point shot, he could only subconsciously jump up and block.

As soon as the Spurs finished their defense, the ball fell into the basket, and there was a lot of boos in the AT Center Arena.

At 81:76, the difference is back to 5 points!

Ginobili saw Li Ze smiling and quickly retreating, and took advantage of the serve to quickly make tactical gestures to signal his teammates to steady.

Li Ze, who returned to half-time, also reminded Plumlee:

"Quickly chase after covering!"

When everyone on the Clippers heard Li Ze's reminder, they immediately realized that the Spurs were likely to play a low-post offense after cross-covering.

After Aldridge arrived at the Spurs, it became easier to initiate the offense, and when there was preparation, the cross-cover with Dior in the three-second zone did not play a big role.

Receiving the ball in the low dessert position on the left, Aldridge leaned back to Plumlee, found his rhythm, and rolled over and shot a straight arm jumper!

"Bang!"

The moment the ball slammed into the frame, Li Ze in the bottom corner of the right side was entangled with Leonard and rushed to the basket.

The two pulled each other, but neither could jump up and rush to the board, but fortunately, Tucker was quick and retracted from the free throw line to protect the backcourt rebound.

Evan Turner immediately received the ball, and the Clippers launched another transition offense, but Mills' all-out delay didn't make much of a difference and was crushed through the half.

Leonard had realized that the Clippers were going to play a zipper screen to allow Li Ze to complete a mid-range shot, so he kept pestering on the right near baseline position.

Plumlee quickly went down to the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, Leonard squeezed through, and Aldridge simply gave up the opposing defense, and the two saved together when Li Ze received the ball.

Aldridge raised his hands high to prevent Li Ze from passing the ball easily, and Leonard pounced straight at Li Ze, who drifted to the left and made a backward jumper!

With a mid-range shot, the ball drew a huge arc and finally fell into the basket.

“kayce——li！”

“are you kidding me？ unbelievable！ ”

Commentator Kevin Harlan was stunned for a moment, then immediately screamed wildly, and scored a large drift back jumper? God possessed?

Aldridge stood in place with his waist crossed, his eyes were straight, Leonard was about to pounce on Li Ze, and he himself kept raising his hands high, Li Ze couldn't see the basket, could he still score?

At 83:76, the Clippers expanded the difference to 7 points, and the Spurs fans on the scene were cold, and Popovich on the sidelines turned his head in frustration.

Evan Turner excitedly bumped his chest with Li Ze to celebrate, he can be regarded as completely understanding Li Ze's +2 ability.

There was jubilation on the Clippers bench, and everyone high-fived Li Ze who walked to the sideline in celebration.

The boos of the Spurs fans disappeared, and the female fans in Duncan jerseys in the front row were completely out of emotion, watching the Clippers celebrate loudly.

"Trust me, the Spurs are finished, defend well and we're going to win this game!"

Li Ze, who returned to his seat, loudly encouraged his teammates by the way.

The outside line didn't feel good tonight, but in the final quarter, with a 7-point lead, Li Ze would definitely not let go of such a great opportunity.

In the final decisive moments, both sides got back their starting lineups.

The Spurs attacked, Leonard hit a mid-range flip jumper in the right blocking area;

The Clippers attacked the position, and Li Ze handed the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc in the half, and then immediately turned his back to the ball in the left blocking area.

The moment he received the ball, he was assisted by Duncan, who returned it to Jokic, and then continued to ask for the ball with his back.

The moment he received the ball again, he immediately turned around in the direction of the bottom line, Li Ze ignored Leonard's block, and threw a backward jumper!

"Huh!" Two-pointer again!

Li Ze's goal once again made the Clippers bench scream wildly, responding to the ball, no one can compare to Kim's thighs.

Duncan's co-defense is completely useless, Li Zeka is too aggressive, he throws the ball if he wants a good position, the style of play is simple and rude, and it is useless to seal it on the face, but he can score...

Leonard was entangled by Li Ze on the offensive end and didn't receive the ball, but Aldridge crushed the right block and missed the pick, and Harris simply dribbled directly to launch a conversion attack after receiving the rebound.

Reggie Bullock and Ingles quickly ran to the left and right corners to open up space, and Jokic went straight to the basket.

Harris missed a layup by Danny Green, and Jokic got the rebound ahead of Aldridge on top of Duncan.

Ingles re-flicked it to the logo position, who received the ball and immediately gave the ball to Li Ze on the left flank.

Although there was no problem with the Spurs' defensive alignment, Leonard, who was declining in physical fitness, did not choose to stick to the defense at this time, but stepped on the three-point line and interfered with the situation.

Li Ze, who received the pass, immediately put on a three-threat posture, and quickly tried to step forward to the right with his left foot.

Noticing Nader's defensive position, he didn't wait for the opponent to re-post the defense, and was one step away from the three-point line.

“bang！

“kay n！”

A long-range shot from a cold arrow hit a three-pointer, 88:78, and the difference came to 10 points, and commentator Kevin Harlan also shouted excitedly.

The Spurs fans who completely broke the defense were silent, and in the AT Center Arena, many people stood up and watched Li Ze and his teammates high-five in celebration.

Popovich seemed to have a premonition of the outcome of the game, and the bad old man didn't shout, just crossed his arms and stood on the sidelines without saying a word.

Leonard was still helping the Spurs score, and it was difficult to get in the low post, so he simply used the pick-and-roll to break through with the ball on the outside, causing Li Ze to foul for two consecutive rounds.

But free throws can't narrow the difference, and Li Ze's mid-range strong shots near the paint area can always respond.

With 4 minutes and 42 seconds left in the game, David West, who came off the bench, and Leonard worked together to save Li Ze, who was a strong shot from the right side of the low post to the baseline.

The defense of the two simply knocked down Li Ze, who leaned back sharply, but the ball drew an arc and still fell into the basket.

Li Ze, who stood up, didn't care that the referee didn't blow the whistle, spread his hands while retreating, and shouted at everyone on the Spurs by the way:

“an！ Keep on the defensive! ”

96:86, the difference is still 10 points.

On the Spurs bench, everyone in the atmosphere group held their heads helplessly, and Li Ze kept scoring response goals, which made everyone completely desperate...

Seeing Aldridge hit the iron again, Reggie Miller also felt that the game was over:

"The Spurs shouldn't have completely slowed down, and don't forget, Kayce is a mid-range guru and he's so consistent with his shooting near the paint."

At the last moment, Li Ze began to control the rhythm of the game, fell into the position, did not panic, and consumed 24 seconds, and the Spurs hit the iron, striving for the opportunity to seize the semi-conversion.

With 1:39 left in the game, Aldridge hit a high jumper from the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, and Harris took the rebound and took the ball before rushing.

Leonard, whose physical strength has declined, has been a little unable to keep up with Li Ze's rhythm, receiving the ball on the left wing outside the three-point line, putting the ball with his left hand, approaching the three-point line, and lowering his center of gravity after two consecutive extremely fast crotch dribbles.

With the strength of the rebound of the ball, Li Ze took advantage of the situation to retreat sharply, resisted Leonard's block, and quickly jumped out of the long-distance three-point shot!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

At 106:94, the AT Center Arena was a little quiet for a while, and the live director gave the camera to Li Ze, who raised three fingers and smiled and retreated, and then to Duncan, who was expressionless on the Spurs bench.

Popovich didn't ask for a timeout, the game was basically gone, and the series was over...

"Kayce scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, 3-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, and I can't describe that performance."

Chris Webb can't blow it either, it's outrageous, a large number of shots are not affected, this is still people?

"While Spurs fans may not want to hear that, I want to say that the series is over, and sadly, Duncan will be in the Western Conference semifinals this year."

Reggie Miller also hopes that the veteran can retire with dignity, but the reality is cruel, and Li Ze has completely ended the GDP era.

In the final minute or so, the Clippers did not score, and although the Spurs scored four points in a row, there was not enough time.

When the final hum sounded, the score was fixed at 106-98, and after two hours of fierce battle, the Clippers managed to win the game, and the series reached 3-0.

There were no boos in the AT Center arena, only scattered cacophony to indicate the mood of the Spurs fans.

On the Clippers bench, everyone was laughing and celebrating, and with no one fancied, they would reach the Western Conference Finals again!

Commentator Kevin Harlan saw Li Ze shaking hands with everyone on the Spurs with a smile, and his heart was infinitely emotional, and finally said in a brisk tone:

"Played 44 minutes, 21-of-31, 4-of-8 from beyond the three-point line, 11-of-11 from the free-throw line, and scored 57 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 turnover."

"Kayce scored 50+ in three straight games in the playoffs, and tonight we witnessed a new history!"

Reggie Miller noticed Duncan's handshake and turned his head to walk to the players' tunnel, and then said with emotion:

"It's a pity, I don't know if this is Duncan's last season, but to lose in this way, I believe several veterans are unwilling."

“...”

The player the Spurs stayed on the sidelines for an interview was Tony Parker, and Leonard also returned to the locker room without saying a word.

The silent leader failed to lead the team to victory, and it is to be expected that the critics will surely follow suit.

When Li Ze returned to the locker room, he received a gift prepared by his teammates, and ice water was poured out without money.

Li Ze, who was in a good mood, also shouted happily with everyone:

"3:0, here we go again in the Western Conference Finals!"

“...”

Amilyka's various sports media issued Li Ze's data posters as soon as the game ended, and the NBA League even sent three tweets in a row:

"The playoffs have scored 50+ in three consecutive games, the only one in history! #见证伟大#年轻的国王"

Although it was close to 23:30 at the end of the game, the fans who were in high spirits were discussing Li Ze's performance.

】

At this moment, no one remembers that Aldridge played around 43 minutes in three consecutive games, scoring 24 points tonight;

No one cared about Leonard's 9-of-20 shooting, 3-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, 10-of-14 from the free-throw line, and an efficient 31 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 turnovers.

The Spurs lost in silence, 67 wins, lost in disgrace, and the losers are not worth remembering.

...

On the morning of May 7, on TNT's show, host Ernnie Johnson took the trio to start reviewing last night's game.

Earlier last night, the Cavaliers comfortably defeated the Hawks, and the series was 3-0.

At 121:108, the Cavaliers, who were playing away, once again came out of the three-point line, shooting 21 of 39, shooting four stars and easily shooting the Hawks.

"With 8-of-21, the Clippers were completely different from beyond the three-point line and were a bit of a fluke to win last night compared to the Cavaliers."

Charles Barkley seems to have forgotten who he is as an old-school basketball man and is back to blowing about the Cavaliers' performance.

Kenny Smith saw his old partner talking nonsense, and immediately responded with a smile:

"Don't forget that the Clippers' opponent is the Spurs with 67 wins, 3:0, which is enough to show how strong Kayce is, God, 57 points, it's really incredible!"

"I think Kayce's scoring ability has surpassed that of Michael Jordan!"

O'Neal also forgot about not wanting to see the super team win the championship at this time, and continued to tout the Cavaliers' Big Three:

"Irving was 9-of-19 for 24 points, Love was 7-of-17 for 21 points and 15 rebounds, and LeBron James was 8-of-16 for a quasi-triple-double of 24 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists!"

"The Cavaliers are getting better and I'm sure they can win the championship this year!"

Host Ernnie Johnson watched the decision between the two and did not mention the superteam, nor did he follow the wind to praise Li Ze, and immediately joked:

"If the Cavaliers win the championship, does that mean that LeBron James also gets the bonus of a super team?"

“...”

Kenny Smith immediately shook his head with a smile when he saw that no one answered, and then changed the subject and said:

"Kayce is a superstar again, and I hope to see Stephen Curry play well tonight."

Charles Barkley's eyes widened again at this time, and he said in a firm tone:

"The jump shot can't win the championship, and I'm sure the Thunder will win again!"

“...”

Just when Amerika's ball critics were frantically discussing Li Ze's performance, on the night of the 7th, the Thunder team successfully snatched the back note!

At 47:72 at halftime, the Thunder allowed the Warriors to score only 19 points in the second quarter.

After the whole game, 105:133, the Thunder team who returned to their home court defeated the Warriors!

Curry scored 24 points on 7-of-17 shooting and 3-of-11 from beyond the three-point line, while the Warriors made 10-of-32 three-pointers as a team.

In contrast, the Thunder were 8-of-25 from beyond the three-point line, Durant was 10-of-15 for 33 points, and Turtles was 10-of-19 for 30 points.

Without a three-point shot, relying on unparalleled impact, he crushed the Warriors alive!

After the game, when ESPN's reporters interviewed Durant on the sidelines, they helped the Thunder loan the Western Conference Finals by the way:

"Kevin, we all know that Kayce has got a match point, if you guys play each other in the Western Conference Finals, how will you limit Kayce?"

Durant in a training jersey and in a good mood acquiesced to the loan that the Thunder would make it to the Western Conference Finals.

It's just that when he heard such a question, he suddenly thought of Li Ze's 84 points, and immediately ignored the memory in his mind, Durant replied with a smile:

"I know Kayce, don't forget we've won two straight championships together and we all know how to win in the playoffs!"

"I probably can't limit his play, it's crazy to have three 50+ games in a row, but I think the Thunder are the better team, so, the stats are his, and I'll take the win!"

“...”

The eloquent Durant has left Curry and the Warriors behind.

73 wins? But that's it!

...

On the evening of May 8, the Clippers continued to face the Spurs on the road, holding three match points, and the head coach of De Nagro saw that the situation was not good, so he simply expanded the rotation and let the Spurs regain face.

At the end of the half, at 50:58, the Spurs led by eight points.

At the end of the third quarter of the game, Li Ze had already rested.

Watching Kevon Looney struggle to grab the rebound in the front court, and the next second he was directly cut to the ball, he immediately got up and waved a towel to cheer for the atmosphere group.

Although there is a high probability of losing this game, Li Ze doesn't care, and when he heard the sparse cheers on the scene, he thought even more beautifully:

"Back to the home field to harvest the game, by the way, it's time to usher in the 5th little bronze man!"