Chapter 397: Little Tricks Don't Work (9000 Words Chapter)
On May 20, the NBA league announced the best rookie of the 15~16 season, and Carl Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves won the award with a unanimous vote.
He played 82 games in his rookie season, averaging 18.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.7 steals, 1.7 blocks and 2.2 turnovers per game.
Although not as impressive as Blake Griffin, América's sports media also praised the performance of the new Downs:
"With a double-double in his rookie season, Towns is cashing in on his talent, and the Timberwolves have a bright future!"
It's just that when accepting the award, the new best rookie spoke quite boldly:
"I'm not going to leave the Timberwolves, there's enough talent on the team at the moment, we're going to be the next Thunder team."
"Kayce and KD have always been my idols, and I'm going to win a championship for the Timberwolves like they did!"
When he was in high school, the new Towns also interviewed Durant, and many young players liked the Thunder team very much, but this statement made James break the defense:
"These young players lack respect for the veterans!"
Of course, the Comi are also sour, as Li Ze's influence grows, ball critics begin to question Kobe's high-level data, and new players no longer enter the league and become Mamba disciples...
Everything has changed, Li Ze's success has made young players more ambitious, and at the same time, the new generation who have witnessed "brother basketball" is not easy to fool, and the era of fooling players by drawing cakes is gone.
The 5 people who were selected for the best rookie team are also different from previous years:
Karl Anthony Towns, Kristaps Porzingis, Devin Booker, D'Angelo Russell, Jahir Okafor.
With two guards, three centers, and big men making up half of the Rookie All-Rookie lineup, many commentators agree that the era of the forward line is coming to an end!
However, such a hot point of view can only be seen by professional ball critics, and the era of the forward line has passed?
Li Ze, Kevin Durant, LeBron James are still unbeatable...
Although Durant has gone home to fish, look at the teams in the league who have turned into licking dogs, and you can see that the front line will never go out of style.
In the current NBA, the only one who has bucked the tide and made a name for himself is the Warriors, and Stephen Curry has become a role model for many small players.
In the G2 game of the Western Conference Finals that ended last night, in a desperate situation, Curry played 42 minutes, 11 of 25, 7 of 13 from beyond the three-point line, 9 of 10 free throws, and slashed 38 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 turnovers.
Although he was a little embarrassed after the game and lay down directly after his physical exhaustion, many players were greatly encouraged to see Curry's performance:
"Small defenders can also beat Kayce-li!"
The Warriors made 17 of 36 three-pointers, Harrison Barnes made 4 of 5 from beyond the three-point line, and Camea made 4 of 9 three-pointers.
In the TNT program, Curry was naturally also blown away, and the host Earny Johnson even teased his old partner next to him:
"Stephen Curry led the Warriors to win the game with a jumper, and that's the new era of basketball."
Charles Barkley forgot about not being optimistic about the Warriors before, showed a hardcore bravery, and laughed and said:
"That's the Warriors we're looking for, Curry can't stop it, he's made the Clippers' rotation cost!"
"When Harrison Barnes can respond from the outside, no one can beat this Warriors team."
Kenny Smith didn't expect this to become a wall-to-wall grass again, and also joked:
"Don't forget that the Warriors didn't win until the end of the game, and the Clippers were really mediocre from the outside, 9-of-24, but Kayce was still the most consistent scorer."
"19-of-28, 4-of-9 from beyond the three-point line, 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, 50 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers, and I'm sure Kayce will continue to do that when I return home."
Referring to Li Ze's data, Barkley rubbed his forehead, and there was no power again...
40+ in the regular season and 50+ in the playoffs, such an outrageous scoring ability has never been reached by any player in history.
When this year's playoffs are over, Li Ze will set a bunch of outrageous records, all of which are unique in history, and it can be expected that they will have to revolve around Li Ze again in the offseason...
Amika's sports media has fully adapted to Li Ze's data, and it only took more than half a month from the full boiling at the beginning to the current habituality.
O'Neal doesn't think there's anything to brag about with Li Ze's 50-point score at the moment, and the super center praised the Warriors and didn't forget to belittle Green's performance:
"Curry took on the responsibility of leadership, but the Warriors' interior defense had a big problem."
"Nikola Jokic has been able to consistently get a double-double of 12+10 in both games, and Draymond Green is not as tough as he says he is."
"Even if the Warriors make it to the Finals, they will still be at a disadvantage on the inside against the Cavaliers or the Dragons."
The host Ernnie Johnson opened his mouth again at this time to correct the sentence:
"The Warriors also have excellent basket centers, but Kayce's pick-and-roll is simply unstoppable, and he can easily punish opposing big men, compared to LeBron's mid-range."
Charles Barkley came to the spirit again at this time, and once again went crazy with the Poisoned Milk Knights:
"I'm sure the Cavaliers will take their chances tonight and win two home games, and as LeBron James said, he'll break the Cleveland Sport curse."
“...”
The Clippers, who returned to Los Angeles on the morning of the 20th, were not in the mood to pay attention to the Eastern Conference Finals, and they will face the Warriors at home after more than three days of rest.
In the case of grasping the initiative, the next two home games are very important, and if you can get the match point smoothly, then there is a high probability of ending the series in one fell swoop.
In the afternoon training session, Coach De Nagro was still serving Tobias Harris chicken soup for the soul:
"Don't worry about the defensive end, we're totally okay with Curry's solo scoring after the switch."
"Harris, all you have to do is make sure you're going to be efficient offensively, and we're all confident you can do that."
Entering the playoffs, the first round can be 20+, and Harris's data in the semifinals has shrunk a little, the space power forward is low-key off the court, and his presence on the court is not strong.
In the Western Conference finals, G1 quietly scored 18 points, and G2 also scored 15 points, and the lack of aggression was Harris's shortcoming, but it was no problem to digest about 15 shots.
Harris enjoys his current tactical position, the kind of daily training sessions, and many times the coaching staff coaches him individually.
Hearing the head coach's advice, Harris, who was dressed in training clothes, nodded happily and confidently reassured:
"I'm going to be better than I was in the last round, the Warriors can't score strongly on the inside, and I'll find my form in the next two games!"
Coach De Nagro patted the man on the shoulder again as a sign of encouragement.
The only problem for the Clippers at the moment is that once the opponent wraps up Li Ze too early, he may not be able to come back after the ball.
Playing more and less is of course an opportunity, but not every player is as stable as Li Ze, and the vacant positions are sometimes still iron.
The coaching staff hopes that Harris can finish efficiently, after all, the 16 million salary has to be taken accountable, but fortunately, Jokic and Ingles can also handle the ball, and overall, there is not much pressure.
Li Ze is also giving Jokic a psychological massage, every time he plays against the Warriors, the interior players will be punished very badly, under the existing rules, no one can guarantee that he can squeeze through the cover steadily.
"Don't care about the opponent's blocking and pick-and-roll offense, the main thing is to protect the basket and backcourt rebounds, some points must be given to the opponent, this is the NBA, offense is always greater than defense."
Jokic knew that Li Ze had a point, but the white fat man also wanted to do his part, after all, the outside line had been accommodating him all season:
"I'll try to keep my defensive focus, I can do better!"
Li Ze smiled and nodded, and continued to do warm-up exercises, instead of expecting the white fat man to suddenly become a master of blocking and pick-and-roll, it was better to pray that Ingles and Reggie Bullock could make a few more three-pointers.
Coach De Nagro's strongest tactics are becoming more and more proficient, and Li Zezhi doesn't care about these details, but the other main players are inevitably affected.
It's just that thinking about the playing time of the Warriors' starting lineup, Li Ze still believes that the Clippers have a big advantage:
"The playoffs are all about physical fitness, and the Clippers have already won this!"
After more than three days of rest, everyone in the Warriors can breathe a sigh of relief, and Steve Kerr was still putting pressure on the referees when he was interviewed:
"Curry has been pulled on defense a lot of the time, and I hope the referees in the league will respect Curry's performance!"
Head coach De Nagro also gave an interview to Fox Sports after the Clippers finished their daily practice in the evening, expressing his opinion by the way:
"It's important to be consistent, and I don't want to discuss the Warriors' cover, but I'm sure the referees will make the right decision."
The war of words between the two sides is quite friendly, after all, the two teams are not mortal enemies, the Warriors are considered challengers, and they can't stand up against the dynasty team that has played 73 wins...
In the Eastern Conference semifinals on the night of the 20th, the Cavaliers once again showed their dominance!
At 89:108, the Cavaliers who were fighting at home easily won the Menglong team again, and the series score became 2:0.
LeBron James played 37 minutes, 7-of-13 from the field, 9-of-17 from the free-throw line, and scored an efficient triple-double of 23 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 2 turnovers;
Irving scored a team-high 26 points on 12-of-22 shooting, and Love scored 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting, and the trio was very efficient.
Kyle Lowry still didn't get rid of the "garbage brother" buff, 4-of-14, 1-of-8 from beyond the three-point line, and 10 points in a rage...
Interestingly, as the playoffs progressed, the remaining four teams all pulled their three-pointers.
Tonight, the Menglong team is 9 of 33 outside, and the Cavaliers are 7 of 21 outside, which is basically on the same level as the Clippers, and only the Warriors G2 is currently explosive.
Obviously, under the high-intensity defense, mid-range and basket are still the mainstream scoring methods in the current league, and after the game, many ball critics also tweeted and sighed:
"Compared to three-point shooting, a stable mid-range never goes out of style!"
...
There was no game on May 21st, and the NBA league announced the best defensive lineup for the 15~16 season:
The five players in the best defensive team are:
Kawhi Leonard, Li Ze, Draymond Green, DeAndre Jordan, Avery Bradley;
The five players in the best defensive second team are:
Paul Millsap, Paul George, Hassan Whiteside, Tony Allen, Jimmy Butler.
After the All-Defensive Team was announced, many Ameica fans noticed that Chris Paul was missing this year.
The Rockets failed to make the playoffs, and the impression score was stretched to the extreme, and the chairman of the cannon recently closed off from any media reporters.
From the championship defender of the 180 club to the core of the fish belly that everyone deceives, Paul only used one season, and the contrast is too great, which is unacceptable to many fans.
As expected, after the announcement of the best defensive team, Paul's fans and Harden's fans broke out again, and both sides complained to each other, both thinking that the other party had delayed their own stars...
However, most Amerika fans still discussed the possibility of Durant joining the Clippers in the offseason on Reddit:
"KD and Kayce teamed up, and the Clippers have the ability to eat his max contract directly in the offseason, which is definitely the right choice."
"If KD joins the Clippers, Kayce will surpass Bill Russell in the number of championships and become the undisputed GOAT in NBA history!"
"Kayce is the GOAT now, what other star in history have you seen score as consistently as he is? He's already surpassed Michael Jordan. ”
"Why did KD join the Clippers? Partnering with Kayce, unable to enhance his historical status, joining the Lakers is the right choice. ”
"The Celtics welcome KD, Griffin is back from injury next season, I'm bullish on this combination, I swear, no one dares to underestimate us."
"We can try to trade Leonard, KD + Aldridge, and with Popovich coaching, the Spurs will be back in contention for the championship."
"I'm fed up with so-called bro basketball, and KD should try to beat Kayce instead of joining him, LeBron James' decision back then was just too bad."
"Maybe KD can join the Warriors, and believe me, it will make the Warriors the most offensive firepower team in history."
"That would definitely be a bad decision, the league could just give the Warriors an award, four All-Stars? The Warriors can't afford this contract at the moment. ”
“...”
Under the current conditions, if you want to continue to compete for a championship, joining the Clippers is the best option.
Amerika's ball critics have recently asked the league to stop the deal from happening, and many people are already aesthetically fatigued, and everyone does not want to see Li Ze continue to win the championship.
This topic is getting hotter and hotter, and the discussion has even surpassed the division finals, after all, Li Ze and Durant have teamed up, and it will really be the finale...
Everyone in the Warriors felt that they were being ignored, no one discussed the 73 wins, no one discussed the difficult win in the Western Conference semifinals, and the G2 Curry in the Western Conference finals played an inexplicable performance, and he didn't even make a splash.
On the morning of the 22nd, the Warriors departed for Los Angeles, and they will welcome the crucial G3 tomorrow night.
On the plane, Draymond Green was uncharacteristically silent.
In the G2 game, he was 2 of 9 and only got 9 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 2 turnovers, which naturally did not meet Green's expectations.
But the Clippers' defensive strategy made him very uncomfortable, and Green had become accustomed to the days when Curry was surrounded and he dominated the ball, and as a result, the Clippers insisted on switching defenses, and it became more and more difficult to deal cards at the top of the arc.
Steve Kerr naturally saw Green's state and took the initiative to calm the team's defensive core:
"Don't worry about the offense, you're the heart of the team at the moment, do your job and we're going to win the series."
Draymond Green just nodded in the end, there is really no shame in hugging his thighs...
The Warriors coaching staff also knows the internal situation of the team, Li Ze has scored steadily, and he has almost become everyone's dream demon, and the joyful atmosphere in the past has completely disappeared.
On the night of the 22nd, the Cavaliers threw out outrageous stats again from the outside.
14-of-41 from beyond the three-point line, and J.R. Smith single-handedly shot 15 times from beyond the three-point line...
It's just that the crazy three-point shooting didn't let them continue to win, 84:99, the Menglong team that returned to the home court finally defeated the opponent and pulled one back.
LeBron James played 41 minutes, shooting 9-of-17 from the field and scoring a team-high 24 points for the Cavaliers.
Coming to the away Irving 3 of 19 and scoring 13 points, Lefu 1 of 9 and slashing 3 points, the two of them pulled across at the same time, and the situation is relatively rare...
At the post-game press conference, DeRozan and Lowry received crazy praise from the sports media.
The duo combined for 52 points and played their best performance in the series so far.
...
On May 23, the NBA League officially announced the best team for the 15~16 season:
The five players in the best formation are:
Lee, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, DeMarcus Cousins;
The five players in the best second team are:
Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Draymond Green, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kerry Thompson;
The top three players are:
Andre Drummond, Paul George, Damian Lillard, Kyle Lowry, Jimmy Butler.
After the All-Round Team was announced, teams released stat posters for their star players.
The three Warriors were selected for the best team, which immediately made many fans feel angry, which is in line with the treatment of the 73-win team!
Amerika's ball critics have seen that the top five players in the team are aware that the NBA league is still dominated by big forwards.
In addition to Curry, there are 4 people left, all of whom are players over 2 meters tall.
It's just that the thought that Durant may join the Clippers in the offseason has led to a large number of commentators voicing on social media:
"Nobody wants to see two scoring champions join forces, and if the league wants to grow healthily, it should keep teams competitive!"
“...”
On the night of the 23rd, the Warriors trio were in good spirits on happy occasions, plus they rested for three days, and their physical condition was also adjusted.
At 61:58, at halftime, the Warriors led by exactly three points.
Taking advantage of the halftime break, on the TNT commentary bench, commentator Kevin Harlan calmed down and briefly summarized the half-game:
"The Warriors shot 11-of-21 from beyond the three-point line and shot 52.4 percent from three-point range, which was an unbelievable performance."
"Kudos to Kerry Thompson, he's definitely a big shot, 8-of-12 from the half, 6-of-8 from beyond the three-point line, and he scored 26 points efficiently!"
Reggie Miller didn't expect the Warriors to shoot so accurately tonight with a rain of three-pointers:
"Curry's performance was also impressive, with Kayce chasing and finishing with 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting in the half and 3-of-6 from beyond the three-point line."
"The Clippers may need to change their defensive strategy, and the Warriors have found their shooting rhythm from the outside."
“...”
In the locker room of the Clippers, everyone looked serious, and Coach De Nagro was also a little entangled in his heart, but thinking of Li Ze's data, he finally made up his mind and said:
"Don't worry about the Warriors' offense, stick to the defensive strategy of the first half, the opponent's efficiency will definitely drop!"
"Kayce, get the rhythm of the game, we have to reduce mistakes."
Li Ze immediately nodded and said that there was no problem, the Clippers made 8 turnovers in the half, and tonight Dressmond Green pestered Jokic, allowing the white fat man to make 3 turnovers in the half.
Although the Warriors were a little worried about the others, no one dared to question the head coach's words, and finally the veteran Barnes clapped his hands and encouraged:
"The Warriors have 21 minutes of playing time in the main lineup, with Kayce here, all we have to do is defend well, and the victory is ours!"
Thinking of Li Ze's performance at half time, the atmosphere group also completely relaxed, and it was not difficult for them to focus on only one thing on the court.
The second half of the game is about to begin, the Clippers serve from the baseline, and in the Staples Arena, the DJs on the scene begin to drive the rhythm:
“lets go clippers! lets go clippers! lets go clippers! ”
Jokic sent the baseline ball, and after Li Ze received the ball, the two quickly passed through the halfcourt.
The Warriors did work hard tonight, and the starting lineup quickly replaced Bogut and took on Yoingodala, and the five-man lineup grabbed the start and almost succeeded.
Yin Gedala didn't dare to be careless, and the logo position immediately chose to be posted.
In the first half, the Warriors' defense was blown up by Li Ze, and at halftime, Steve Kerr also changed the Warriors' defensive strategy.
After Jokic blocked and dismantled in the high position, he noticed that Green immediately wrapped up Li Ze, so he simply faked the cover, hung it up and immediately went down.
Under the bag, Li Ze, who was outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, threw the ball to Jokic, and after receiving the ball near the free throw line, Harrison Barnes in the bottom right corner immediately shrank, helping to defend the white fat man who broke through with the ball.
The Warriors also changed their alignment on the defensive end, with Klee guarding in front of Harris to play the line defense to reduce the pressure, and Harrison Barnes took on the task of protecting the basket.
It's still more and less, Jokic didn't attack reluctantly, squirming through to attract the defense and quickly throw the ball, Ingles in the bottom corner of the right side was undefended, and he threw the ball when he caught it!
"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!
A simple combination can easily score, Ingles jumped back and down, and the Clippers team on the scene cheered happily and loudly.
At 61:61, the second half just began, and the two sides returned to the same running line.
“defense! defense! defense! ”
Curry quickly dribbled the ball across the halfcourt, and Li Ze noticed the position of the Warriors defender behind him, and immediately knew that the opponent was a double cover tactic.
Curry, who was on the right wing, turned quickly and moved sideways with the ball in his left hand after Green lifted up the screen.
Li Ze squeezed through the cover and continued to chase the defense, and Green immediately stood on the right wing and pulled Jokic's defense.
As he approached the top of the arc, Harrison Barnes immediately stepped up to cover and hung up for a shot.
Unable to form the desired alignment, Curry, who had just come to the left wing, immediately threw the ball to Barnes at the top of the arc, who received the ball and immediately passed the ball laterally, quickly giving the ball to Green on the right wing.
In the face of Jokic's defense, Green, who received the pass, simply broke through with the ball in his right hand, and although the white fat man slid desperately, he was still forced by Green to break through to the vicinity of the paint area.
Curry on the left wing suddenly ran without the ball at this time, and at the same time, Yin Gedala in the bottom left corner moved quickly to make a cover to delay Li Ze.
Curry took this opportunity to immediately run to the bottom corner of the left side, and Green in the breakthrough threw the ball accurately, and when the ball arrived, Ingles, who changed the defense, finally slowed down by half a beat and failed to interfere with Curry, and hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner!
Curry, who finished his shot, turned his head back to defense, and by the way, smiled confidently at the camera on the sidelines...
"Shh
Clippers fans didn't want to see Curry pretend to be X at all, and Coach De Nagro on the sidelines couldn't help but complain to the referee:
"This is definitely illegal cover, you can't let this way of attacking beyond!"
Naturally, the referee will not respond, and the current version supports such a style of play.
The Warriors' bag on Li Ze has reached the limit, Li Ze, who holds the ball in his left hand, dribbles to the left wing, the Clippers are on the clear side, and Jokic also comes to the top of the arc.
Without waiting for Li Ze to get close to the three-point line, Green simply gave up Jokic and went straight to Li Ze again, cooperating with Yin Gedala for a quick package.
Passed the ball to the white fat man at the top of the arc again, and after completing the pass, Li Zeyang pretended to move to the line, and then suddenly accelerated and ran back to cut in.
After Green and Yin Gedala reacted, they desperately pursued the defense, but found that Li Ze accelerated to approach the paint area and took off.
Jokic, who was at the top of the arc, threw the ball to the top left of the basket, the ball arrived, Li Ze fished the ball in the air, his head was flat, and he smashed the ball into the basket with both hands!
"Boom!" Empty and heavy!
In the Staples Arena, a huge cheer immediately erupted, and Steve Cole on the sidelines rubbed his eyebrows helplessly, seamlessly switching between the ball and the ball, and there was no way to prevent it...
At 64:63, the Clippers still clung to the score.
"12-of-18 and 2-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, Kayce has scored 30 points so far, which is a horrible efficiency!"
Commentator Kevin Harlan can't blow it anymore, and Li Ze is about to devalue 50 points in this year's playoffs...
"The Warriors were very efficient in the first half, and if they miss the perimeter, they will inevitably be hit by the Clippers to play a transition offense, and maybe they can add some ball-handling breakaways."
Chris Webber couldn't help but shout when he saw the left wing Gram take the ball with a cover and throw it.
The ball knocked out of the frame, Li Ze predicted the landing point of the ball, immediately retracted into the paint area, took the long rebound, and then held the ball in his right hand and accelerated.
Steve Kerr on the sidelines kept loudly reminding the Warriors to step back, and the Clippers fans began cheering loudly at Staples Arena.
Breaking through with the ball in the middle, dribbling across the middle line, and facing Yin Gedala's forward delay, Li Ze, who was on the move, suddenly wrapped the ball around his back sharply, and accelerated again with the ball in his left hand.
Yin Gedala, who readjusted the center of gravity of the defense, completed the sliding step, and Li Ze changed direction under the crotch and completely squeezed through the defense.
At this time, the Warriors had just completed their defensive positioning, and before they could make further wraps, Li Ze, who was close to the three-point line at the top of the arc, held the ball with his right hand and stepped back sharply.
Yin Gedala was completely shaken away, the pestle was in the three-point line, and he didn't have time to make a defensive move, and he quickly jumped after seeing Li Ze close the ball on the three-point line!
"Huh!" Convert a three-pointer to score!
At 64:66, the Clippers regained the score.
Li Ze looked relaxed and quickly retreated, although he only rested for 3 minutes in the first half, his physical fitness was not affected in any way.
For the use of the super badge, Li Ze has completely adapted, coupled with the growth of physical fitness, there is basically no burden of use.
Steve Kerr on the sidelines felt a little helpless, after the three-point shot was hit, the long rebound was extremely easy for the Clippers to seize the opportunity to complete the counterattack, but the Warriors needed to shoot from the outside...
I prayed that the players on the court would maintain the efficiency of the first half, but after more than three minutes, the Warriors coaching staff was half cold.
After Curry hit a three-pointer, he hit the iron for several rounds in a row, and on the Clippers' side, Li Ze seized the opportunity to switch offense, made several quick singles, and scored points in a row.
Perhaps because he no longer believed in his own feelings, this time Curry simply wrapped the ball behind his back and accelerated with the ball in his left hand.
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The left wing cut in, grabbed half of the position, and approached the basket, Curry threw a shot.
As soon as the ball flew to the basket, Li Ze, who was chasing the house behind him, rose into the air and pressed the ball on the rebound!
There was no time to be annoyed, Curry hurriedly followed his teammates to retreat quickly, on the right flank, Li Ze was close to the three-point line, and Yin Gedala didn't care about fouling, so he simply interfered and didn't let Li Ze shoot easily.
In the semi-converted attack, Li Ze held the ball in his right hand, suddenly raised the center of gravity of his body, turned around, and then suddenly accelerated, stopped and jumped up, and accelerated 45 degrees on the right side of Yin Gedala's defense.
As soon as Green under the basket was in place, Li Ze, who was already close to the paint area in the blink of an eye, subconsciously jumped up to block it, and cooperated with Yin Gedala to complete the aerial interception.
On the upper right side of the basket, Li Ze in the air suddenly curled up his body, then glided in the air, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, dodged the cover from top to bottom, and finally hung Green's defense, and the basket made a layup with a lever on the lower left!
"Squeak!"
Hearing the referee's whistle, Green jumped up excitedly after landing on the ground, spit out his braces, and complained loudly to the referee:
"I just touched him, it's a completely normal confrontation!"
In the Staples Arena, the big screen in the center of the court was still playing Li Zegang's pull-up layup repeatedly, and the Clippers fans cheered loudly again.
Steve Ballmer under the basketball hoop threw consecutive punches in celebration, and tonight the old man was stimulated by Li Ze's high score.
At 75:83, with 3:46 left in the third quarter, the Clippers extended the deficit to eight points.
The Warriors hurriedly pulled Green back, and it was not a wise choice to anger the referee.
Taking advantage of Li Ze's free throws, Ingalls also smiled and arched the fire on the side:
"Illegal cover frequently profits, and as a result, some people keep complaining like clowns!"
Green, who was holding back the fire in his belly, immediately replied loudly:
"Pay attention to who you are, what right do you have to talk trash with me!"
Ingalls didn't care, but mocked again:
"You should understand how you got your All-Star status? Who would know you without the Warriors? ”
The referee blew the whistle again and immediately verbally warned the two that times were different, and the new president did not like to see clashes in the divisional finals.
Steve Kerr took the opportunity to replace Bonbon's Curry for Livingston, and Bogut also replaced Harrison Barnes, who was underperforming.
After Li Zejia hit a free throw, the margin also came to nine points, Tucker replaced Reggie Bullock, and the Clippers continued to maintain a pressing outside defense.
Bogut did help the Warriors solve some offensive problems after making the game, shooting high at the free throw line, assisting on cross-screens and then running back to score two points.
"Shhhh
”
Seeing the Warriors score in the athletic battle, there was another round of boos in the Staples arena.
'There's definitely going to be some problems on the defensive end with Bogut and it's not a good switch.
Reggie Miller saw that Li Ze returned to playing high blocking after halftime, and immediately pointed out the Warriors' substitution.
Before commentator Kevin Harlan could give his opinion, Li Ze got rid of Yoongodara's entanglement with Jokic's high-quality cover.
In the face of the big delay, Bogut quickly went in and out with his left hand, shook his right and left protruded, and after dribbling forward, he suddenly blew the ball vigorously, and then retreated.
Bogut was still sliding to the right back, and Li Ze was already making a quick jump shot from outside the three-point line!
"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!
"Alright! That's what I want to make, Steve made an unwise substitution, and Kayce would easily punish the Warriors' big man. ”
Bogut reluctantly spread his hands to Yin Gedala, saying that he had done his best, Li Ze's action rate was fast, the shaking amplitude was large, and once he was shaken, he couldn't even do too many defensive moves...
Livingston tried to stabilize the Warriors' offensive tempo, but he hit a back-to-back jumper from mid-range.
Seeing Li Ze accept the rebound and take the ball and rush again, Green simply hit it directly.
Li Ze had already seen Green's movements, and he also swung his elbows with his shoulders, and the two collided, and Green was stumbled by Li Ze, who took the initiative to exert his strength, and almost hit the street
The referee hesitated, but the result was a foul on the Warriors.
Steve Cole, who was on the sidelines, immediately jumped to his feet, looking very excited, and complained loudly to the linesman compared to Li Ze's movements:
"It's an obvious elbow swing, why is it blowing for our foul?"
Obviously, in order to disrupt the offensive rhythm of the Clippers, Green was ready to step forward, stand up straight, heard the referee's whistle, and just wanted to rush to Li Ze's side, but was pushed by Tucker again without paying attention.
"Hey! Put away your boring little tricks! ”
Tucker shouted at Green, and the referee blew the whistle in succession and immediately stepped forward to separate the group.
The Clippers fans at the scene all cheered loudly, the team was ahead, and if you can watch a boxing match by the way, then tonight's tickets will definitely be bloody!
Li Ze didn't look at Green at all, and walked slowly to the free throw line, he could remember the Warriors' foul count.
Taking advantage of the free throw, Li Ze smiled and asked Ingles next to the paint area:
"Are we leading by double digits again?"
Ingalls replied with a smile on his knees:
"Two free throws, 77:89, just 12 points ahead!"
Everyone in the Warriors didn't say anything, Green was in no mood to do anything, and the offense in this quarter was completely stretched...
A free throw is a point, and Steve Kerr turns to the bench while motioning for Curry to come on.
In the final two minutes, Curry, who was back on the court, was invisible again, and Yin Gedala's three-pointer and Bogut's score barely helped the Warriors bite the score.
With the last moment of the third quarter of the game, Li Ze hit two consecutive mid-range strong shots, and the score of the two sides was fixed at 81:93.
At 20:35 in the first quarter, the Clippers played a wave of reversal games.
Kayce scored 17 points in the third quarter with 6-of-8, 2-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, and 3-of-3 from the free throw line.
Commentator Kevin Harlan didn't expect the brave Warriors to suddenly pull across at halftime, and at this time he could only praise the Clippers' defense:
"Curry only scored 5 points on 1-of-5 shooting in the quarter, Kerry Thompson was 2-of-6, and he scored 9 points on free throws, and it's a shame that the others didn't step up."
"If the Warriors lose G3, then the next game is a do-or-die battle!"
As soon as Reggie Miller's words fell, Chris Webber on the side teased:
"Maybe the Warriors can complete the comeback again!"
"Come on, man, Kayce is not Durant, he won't let go of such a good opportunity!"
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