Chapter 442: The Joy of Tank Breakthrough (7600 Words Chapter)

By the end of October, Ameika's pundits were disappointed with the Warriors' performance.

4-3, the Warriors lost to the Pistons the night before.

The dominance of last season is gone, and the weak interior is barely able to resist against the brilliant big man.

Andre Drummond is a toy for the Clippers, but against the Warriors, the big center exploded.

8 points and 18 rebounds, including 8 rebounds in the frontcourt, Drummond was 4-of-17 in the game, and despite the rough hand work and the basket finishing, the Warriors still couldn't withstand the impact of the opponent.

Trying to restore the passing system, the Warriors made 25 turnovers in this game, and the five members of the main lineup combined contributed 18 turnovers...

On the morning of October 30, in preparation for the evening game, TNT's program also discussed the performance of the Warriors and Clippers since the start of the season.

"It's not the Warriors we're looking for, and they seem to have a problem with their system, being too focused on singles, or too focused on sharing the ball."

"Steve should be clear about the distribution of the ball, not Green to organize the offense, Durant and Curry both have the ability to carry the ball, and giving the ball to the star player is the right choice."

Charles Barkley didn't speak ill of the players, instead questioning Steve Kerr's tactical set-up.

The other three people in the studio were shaking their heads, Steve Cole was very popular at TNT, and Kenny Smith immediately gave a different opinion:

"It's obviously not a problem with the coaching staff, and don't forget that the Warriors have 73 wins with their cut-and-cut system, which is a testament to their success."

"Obviously, the arrival of Durant has affected the play of this system, so it is the players who should be adjusted, and when they are attacking, they have to move."

Host Ernnie Johnson agrees, going on to add:

"Kenny has a point, Durant should get his teammates more involved in the offense, and Draymond Green has also played very well on the offensive end in previous seasons."

"We all know that possession is limited, and in some games, Durant should learn to let go without affecting the outcome of the game."

O'Neal didn't care about the Warriors' stats, but reminded him loudly:

"The Warriors should be clear about whose team this is, and if Durant is the leader, they should give him more balls!"

"And now a lot of times Stephen Curry and Kerry Thompson both shoot a lot, and it seems okay for the three to split the ball evenly, but when the game comes to a critical moment, who will be the main attacker?"

When Charles Barkley heard this, his eyes immediately widened, and he said in a firm tone:

"Of course it's giving the ball to Durant, and that's what they recruited Durant to join the Warriors!"

"Egalitarianism doesn't suit the Warriors, maybe they can look at the Clippers' ball distribution."

Kenny Smith thought of Li Ze, who had recently exploded in form, and added with a smile:

"Things are really similar between the two teams at the moment, with Nikola Jokic playing really well and the Clippers seem to have absorbed some of the Warriors' tactical play."

"But the Clippers can't be replicated, Kayce is so efficient, he doesn't need a lot of balls to get high points, and no one on the Warriors can match him."

Host Ernie Johnson thought of Li Ze's change in playing style this season, and looked strange for a while:

"Kenny is right, I should say that no one in the entire league can beat Kayce, 27 years old, about to enter the peak of his career, and his form this season is simply unstoppable!"

“...”

Flying from Oakland to Los Angeles, everyone on the Warriors who had just gotten off the plane was in a bad mood.

Steve Kerr was furious after last night's loss to the Pistons, and everyone knew in their hearts that if they couldn't break out of the West this year, the head coach should also be out of class.

If such a luxurious squad can't achieve results, then the head coach can only take the blame, after all, the cost of changing coaches is low.

After getting off the plane and getting on the bus, Durant began to swipe Twitter, and after Li Ze scored the best of the week with the anti-sky data, Amerika's ball critics naturally blew it again.

This makes Durant's mood not beautiful again, and he is also very disappointed with the team's results in the new season.

Nick Young, who returned to Los Angeles, was full of emotion for a while, if he had chosen to join the Clippers back then, he would definitely have three more rings on his hand at this time.

When he was a licking dog for the Lakers, he ended up with nothing, turned around and wanted to go to the Clippers again, but Nick Young found that he couldn't climb high.

"The new arena is really magnificent, and it looks much prettier than Staples from the outside!"

Nick Young's words also made McGee on the side nod in agreement, the main players are in a bad mood, but the role players don't care too much:

"I'm looking forward to playing in the new arena, and I wonder if the Warriors' arena will be as beautiful as the arena in front of me when it is completed."

After McGee finished speaking, he found that no one paid attention to him, so he shrugged his shoulders helplessly, losing the MMP, and everyone was in a bad mood.

After Steve Cole lost his temper last night, he still came to Los Angeles with a straight face:

"Warm up in the afternoon, tonight's game, I hope to get a win!"

"The opponent is the defending champion, so you must control the mistakes in the game!"

With a simple admonition, Steve Kerr and the coaching staff got off the bus, and the Warriors needed a win to boost morale.

As the highlight of the week, tonight's game is naturally another national live broadcast.

Reggie Miller and commentator Kevin Harlan are still at the Intuit Dome arena for the first time, and with an hour to go before the game, the two have already walked around the arena twice.

Tonight's game kicks off at 7 p.m., just the right time, and fans can have dinner here after driving to the stadium before entering the stadium.

There are a lot of fans in the restaurant, and there are constant shouts to remind fans to pick up food, of course, in order to receive fans of the Celestial Empire, the Clippers have specially arranged some authentic Chinese food.

In addition to roast duck, roast goose, and barbecued pork, which are common dishes in Amelika, there are also many Sichuan dishes and special snacks.

The price is slightly more expensive, and the other services are very good, and many ABCs come to see the game, and they will also try these "hometown" dishes.

Reggie Miller looked at the fans who came and went, most of whom were wearing blue team T-shirts, and sighed infinitely for a while:

"It seems that history is repeating itself, and the Chicago Bulls built their fan base through two triple championships."

"Until now, Chicago's ball market has been very good, and Kayce has done that, and whatever the future holds, at least Clippers fans won't forget that experience."

Kevin Harlan thinks that fans can't forget it, even if Li Ze retires, the 2k skin-changing game will continue to remind fans.

"If Kayce does win six straight championships with the Clippers and has eight championships, seriously, maybe he'll lose interest in basketball."

"The player is in his prime around 30, and I don't think anyone will be against the Clippers in the next few years."

Reggie Miller felt that his partner was very reasonable, and looked at the lively scene of people coming and going, and secretly muttered in his heart:

"I hope that the Eastern League can also give birth to a strong team..."

After the official start of the game at 19 o'clock, the atmosphere in the Intuit Dome arena was enthusiastic, and the Clippers made some tricks in the new season, which was very good to watch.

After a few games, the season ticket holders are relieved, and even if it is a game of abusing vegetables, the scene is very good.

Coupled with the Lakers in the same city, tickets were in short supply for a while.

Steve Kerr wasn't in the mood for the Clippers' new arena, and from the start of the game, he stood on the sidelines frowning, and the Warriors couldn't hide Curry on the defensive end.

The game lasted more than 2 minutes, and the Clippers' offense was unusually silky.

In the last round, Durant just made a dry pull-up jumper at the right elbow of the free throw line, and after the fast baseline shot, Li Ze quickly advanced to the front court, and then immediately handed over the ball.

Curry stayed in front of Jaylen Brown after the opening game tonight, which is already the best defensive matchup, after all, Jaylen Brown is still a newcomer...

It's just that the effect is not very good after the opening, the Clippers' 4 outside lines are all about 2 meters tall, no matter who Curry is opposed, they have a big disadvantage in shape.

Li Ze made an off-ball screen on the right wing for Jaylen Brown, who picked up the ball in the bottom right corner.

Of course, Kelai didn't want to change Li Ze in front of Curry, so he reminded early:

"Chase it up!"

Curry, who struggled to defend, did squeeze through the cover with agility, but Jokic sent a hand-delivered pass and immediately went down, taking away Pachuria's defense, while also briefly delaying Curry and allowing Jaylen Brown, who was holding the ball in his left hand, to accelerate calmly.

Curry, who was defending the side, tried to give a physical confrontation, and the two came to the free throw line, Jaylen Brown suddenly exerted his strength, leaned to the right, carried Curry away, and then completed the lateral step, and made a mid-range pull-up jump shot!

"Huh!" Hit the two-pointer steadily!

With the advantage of body and height, Jaylen Brown can easily handle Curry's defense when leading by more than half a body.

Of course, the current set of tactics is still relatively simple, the ball is in the hands of Jaylen Brown, there is a high probability that the offense will be ended, and it feels good after the opening tonight, Li Ze signaled Meng Xin to attack a few more times.

The Clippers fans immediately erupted in loud cheers, and the new star players who broke up the opposing team were also something that everyone liked to see.

"Good use of technique, it seems to be Kayce's shadow, and of course, there is Paul George who is a little bit similar, and it seems that our rookie has worked a lot on it in the offseason."

Reggie Miller happily gave his praise, and commentator Kevin Harlan also found the two minutes of the game very interesting:

"Curry became a weak point in the Warriors' defense, and the Clippers played the same tactic three times and it worked."

At 6:8, the Clippers regained the lead as Jaylen Brown hit a shot.

Maybe it's because of the back-to-back games, Curry has an average feeling tonight, and the Clippers frequently target him, and his mentality is unbalanced for a while.

Curry did not follow the tactical requirements, after blocking and dismantling the ball to Green, who bounced outside, faced Harris on the left wing outside the three-point line, crossed and pulled back with the ball in his right hand, and then completed the crotch change of direction with the trend.

After a slight pause, Curry lowered his center of gravity and accelerated directly with the ball in his right hand, and cut in at 45 degrees to the basket.

Curry, who broke through to the paint, quickly regretted it, and with Pachulia on the field, there was limited space in the box...

Harris's defense was not out of position, covering Curry's continuous sliding, and Curry noticed that Jokic had begun to move.

After approaching the basket, he jumped up and played a fake pass to Pachuria, who was on the bottom right of the basket.

Curry's passing quality was not high under the encirclement, Pachulia received the ball and adjusted, and then wanted to put the basket on the spot, but was rejected by the twisted Jokic hat.

After taking advantage of the rebound in the backcourt, Jokic threw the ball to Li Ze at the top of the arc for the first time.

The experienced Green started to defend early, and he didn't choose to delay at the first time, because he knew that that kind of defense was useless for Li Ze.

In the third line of fast attack, Jaylen Brown on the left and Paul George on the right ran without the ball, quickly rushed through the halfcourt, and opened up offensive space for Li Ze by the way.

Green, who retreated from the middle, constantly adjusted his defensive center of gravity, trying to press Li Ze on his side and slow him down.

It's just that Li Ze, who is holding the ball in his right hand, rushes faster and faster, Green gritted his teeth and insisted, and subconsciously began to speed up his pace, and the two soon came to the three-point line.

Li Ze suddenly went in and out during the march, swaying left and right for a slight pause, and then accelerated again, and Green, who wanted to chase after him, was desperate to find that Li Ze had squeezed past his defense.

Rushing up in three steps, jumping in the paint area, Li Ze grabbed the ball with one hand, completely shook off Green, and easily completed the gliding explosion!

"Boom!" Convert the offense and score again!

It's simply fast, it's desperate, the speed of the two is not on the same channel, a simple emergency stop, and the defense is gone.

The cheers of the Clippers fans were heard in his ears, and Green under the basket was still in a daze, looking at the back of Li Ze's retreat, he subconsciously opened his mouth, and finally drove the baseline ball in frustration.

“defense! defense! defense! ”

The more they watched, the more excited Clippers fans began to cheer loudly for the home team's defense again.

Curry, who regained his composure, still dribbled through the half court and handed over the ball again, Green at the top of the arc received a pass, Klelik in the bottom left corner started, and then came to the left wing to receive the ball and broke through with his left hand.

The pace wasn't dominant, and Klee carried Jaylen Brown into the paint, then turned around and made a step-back jumper against the defense.

"Bang!" The ball knocks out of the box!

Durant saw Li Ze retract and accept the rebound, and for a while he was a little dissatisfied with Kelai, he finished covering the bomb, but was ignored by Kelai.

In the Warriors, only Klai never sacrifices his shots, and can shoot at least twelve or thirteen times per game...

Steve Kerr saw the body language of the players on the field, and was so angry that he stood next to him and immediately shouted:

"Hey! Retreat! All out of the way! ”

Li Ze's advance speed was fast, and the ball in his right hand continued to accelerate, and soon came to the top of the arc.

At this time, the players of both teams had just passed the halfcourt, and Jokic even ran with a bumpy just over the halfway...

Approaching the three-point line, Li Ze suddenly made a sharp stop, then pushed the ball with his right hand and changed direction sharply, and immediately pressed his shoulder to break through after switching to his left hand, and rushed up with three steps to hit the basket with Green, who was retreating!

"Shet!"

Green scolded secretly, he couldn't keep up with Li Ze's rhythm, just a change of direction and fell behind by half a body.

Fortunately, Pachulia was active enough, wrestling with the white fat man when he was scrambling for rebounds, and at this time he desperately rushed to the inside line and stepped forward to help defend as soon as possible.

The two tried to block Li Ze under the basket, but Li Ze, who broke through to the bottom left of the basket, had long eyes in the back of his head, jumped up in the air and threw the ball to the back.

The ball passed through the gap between the arms of the two, and Jokic trotted to follow up, received the pass and twisted his body to put it to the basket, and easily scored two points.

This kind of semi-conversion opportunity, after the opening, the Warriors were suddenly numbed by Li Ze, stopped urgently, changed direction, and rushed in with the defense, but they couldn't stop it...

At 6:12, the Clippers suddenly hit a wave of 6:0, and Steve Kerr immediately called a timeout.

Everyone on the Warriors pulled their faces and silently walked to the bench, and the game was unspeakably aggrieved.

Li Ze, who walked to the bench, smiled, patted Jokic, who was still panting, and bumped fists with the new Jaylen Brown, and the two performed well, at least the tasks arranged by the coaching staff were completed.

In order to prevent Paul George from turning into a ghost pepper, the offensive end will also allocate some balls to Jaylen Brown when the defensive end is overloaded.

"It's a terrible impact, but I noticed that Curry was in front of Harris again this round, and even if it fell into a positional battle, the Clippers might be able to get a good misalignment opportunity."

"The physical advantage allows the Clippers to attack calmly."

Commentator Kevin Harlan was very surprised to see Li Ze's tank break through for the first time this season, and he almost turned into Li Zechui for a while.

Reggie Miller can understand Curry's depression, and it doesn't feel good to be pinched like a soft persimmon:

"Maybe Curry needs to make some changes as well, and he needs to improve his defense instead of relying on the system and his teammates."

"Basketball is all about the body, and under high confrontation, it is really difficult for shooters to maintain excellent hand feeling all the time."

After the timeout, the Warriors players seemed to calm down, but the noise in the Intuit Dome arena grew louder, and the fans were naturally happy to see their opponents deflated.

After receiving the ball, Curry received the ball with his left hand and slowly advanced along the right sideline, but failed to approach the halfway line, and Li Ze suddenly grabbed the defense.

Curry sensed that Li Ze wanted to block him on the sideline, and subconsciously threw the ball to Green in the middle.

The overly obvious passing intention was easily predicted by Li Ze, who jumped high in an instant, stretched out his right arm and scooped the ball down.

Curry is stupid, this bullet speed, this height, this is really not human...

When he was still stunned, cheers had already sounded at the scene, and Li Ze, who had successfully broken the ball, had already crossed the three-point line before the two could react.

Jumping with both feet in the paint area, turning 360 degrees in the air, fully stretching his body, Li Ze grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, and pressed the ball into the basket fiercely!

The Intuit Dome arena exploded in an instant, and from the ball break to the dunk, the Clippers fans were so excited that they screamed.

“oh——! kayce——li! ”

“unbelievable!”

Commentator Kevin Harlan couldn't hold back, he was a little confused from the moment he broke the ball, and then saw the final spin dunk, and subconsciously shouted.

Steve Kerr's face became more and more ugly, and in his opinion, it was a mistake caused by Curry's careless passing, and he smashed the tactical board with a punch and sat down on the bench in a rage.

The coach hates the most is a direct mistake after a timeout...

Li Ze, who completed the dunk, looked calm and slowly retreated with small steps, and after the bounce value reached 100, the fancy dunk was as simple as drinking water for him.

The bounce speed and bounce power have been strengthened a lot, and it can even be said to be a qualitative leap.

At 6:14, the score difference went to double digits.

Durant, who hadn't touched the ball for a long time, became more and more dissatisfied, and when Curry dribbled across the half court again, he didn't need Green to deal cards at the top of the arc, and simply asked for the ball in the left elbow area of the free throw line.

After receiving the pass, Durant immediately released the ball with his left hand and broke through in a step, and immediately stopped after two big strides, pulled it up and threw it!

"Huh!" Pull-up jump shot hit!

Durant helped the Warriors break the scoring drought, but they didn't play any tactics in this round.

The Warriors' offense has once again turned into Durant's solo show, and the Clippers, on their side, continue to look for Curry step by step.

The score began to rise slowly, but the difference did not narrow.

With 3:46 left in the first quarter, both sides began to rotate their lineups, with McGee replacing Pachulia and Yoongodara replacing Green.

The Warriors changed their strategy and stopped dealing cards at the top of the arc.

On the Clippers' side, Looney replaced Jokic and Eric Gordon replaced Jaylen Brown.

Due to the lack of forward line in the bench lineup, Jaylen Brown will take the lead in the second quarter.

In the game, the Clippers will play three guards in the rotation phase, and when they encounter a strong team, they will shorten the rotation.

After coming on, Rooney quickly played a role, blocking and dismantling high at the top of the arc, and his ass was slightly upturned, and Yin Godala couldn't squeeze through the cover.

McGee, who had just rotated on the court, realized that something was wrong, and just wanted to step forward to make a big delay, but Li Ze suddenly stopped suddenly a big step away from the three-point line at the top of the arc, and then threw the ball together!

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

On the Clippers bench, the atmosphere group all raised their right hands and raised three fingers, this outrageous ultra-long three-pointer, everyone is no longer surprised.

McGee, who looked confused, subconsciously looked at Steve Cole and found that the head coach's face was even more ugly, so he could only bow his head and return to the baseline to serve.

"That's definitely an illegal cover, it should be an offensive foul!"

Yin Godala was still theorizing with the linesman at this time, and squeezed him aside, and the veteran was naturally unhappy after suffering a dark loss.

At 16:24, it was not easy to narrow the difference, and Li Ze made a three-pointer, and the difference returned to an uncomfortable 8 points.

Durant, who hit consecutive shots, stood up to Paul George's defense this time and broke through to the basket.

Paul George, who grabbed the rebound, immediately launched a transition attack.

The Warriors retreated silently, and Paul George carefully dribbled across the half court and gave the ball to Li Ze on the left wing as soon as possible.

After receiving the pass, he shook the left and left, and Li Ze, who put the ball with his left hand, broke through with a cross step, and broke through to the left blocking area against Yin Godala's defense.

After slowing down, he protected the ball with his back, and after vigorously blowing the ball on the spot, he changed to his right hand, lowered his center of gravity again after shaking his shoulders, and re-fished the ball with his left hand, crushing Yin Godala, who was squeezed and pulled, and hitting the basket along the bottom line.

McGee subconsciously jumped up to help defend and pressed down with his arm, only to find that Li Ze seemed to be hovering in the air.

After he fell, Li Ze, who had his back to the basket, threw the ball to the basket with his right hand!

"Squeak!"

The obvious pull inevitably blew the whistle, and the ball slammed into the rebound and swung around the basket twice before finally falling into the net.

"Oh!"

The front-row fans looked at Li Ze, who showed off his biceps, and couldn't help but get up and cheer, the perception was really explosive, and they couldn't stop it by pulling it hard...

Coach De Nagro stood on the sidelines and raised his hands to celebrate the goal in his thighs, then walked to the bench, sat down and quickly came to a tactical back, the game was stable!

Reggie Miller, who was on the commentary bench, looked at the Warriors' helpless expressions towards everyone, and almost laughed out loud for a while:

"A completely unreasonable breakthrough, maybe Steve should adjust the defensive alignment, Yin Godala's lateral speed can't keep up with Kayce."

Commentator Kevin Harlan shook his head on the side, stopped talking, and replaced it with the same for everyone, according to his observations, Li Ze's current breakthroughs mostly rely on speed and strength.

Excellent defensive skills can't make up for the physical gap.

With Li Ze's free throw, at 16:27, the difference came to 11 points.

The Warriors can still score on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, watching Harris in the low post with Kelai's block and turn over and jump shot, Steve Kerr subconsciously rubbed his eyebrows.

Paul George, who didn't have many chances in the first quarter, also scored back-to-back points in the final moments.

Semi-conversion offense, Li Ze's breakthrough attracted the attention of the three, and he sent a horizontal pass between the marches, and Paul George, who followed up, completed a one-handed crackle dunk!

Kelai, Yoshidala, and McGee had no choice but to cross their waists, even if Curry hit three consecutive three-point shots at the last moment, the difference was still 10 points...

At 26:36, in the Intuit Dome arena, the technical statistics of the two teams began to be displayed on the super-large points board.

6-of-6, including 1-of-1 three-pointer and 3-of-3 free throws, 16 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.

Seeing Li Ze's technical statistics, the fans of the Clippers began to cheer again.

Of course, the two-area splitting board over the arena not only has technical statistics, but also the basic data of the two teams and some advanced data.

Many Clippers fans feel that they have become professional ball commentators, high-level data, and they don't know how to do it!

Stephen Curry off the bench was a bit dull, having only rested for two minutes midway through the first quarter, and his heart was even more irritated when he heard the fans comment on his stats.

He was 2-of-5 in the first quarter and scored only 6 points, while Durant was 4-of-6 and scored 10 points.

Curry didn't like the pace of the game, and he even began to miss himself during the 73-win period...

The Clippers' rotational lineup, David West, also followed along, partnering Looney on the inside.

The outside trio is Brogdon, Eric Gordon, and Jaylen Brown.

Steve Kerr thinks Graymond Green is average, but he has to continue to play at this time.

Livingston, McCaw, Yoongodara, Green and McGee rotated.

On the Clippers bench, Siakam and Powell were a little depressed, they still failed to win the trust of the head coach, and when they met a strong team, they would always choose veterans.

In the first few games, both of them played well, and tonight's game will most likely only be in garbage time.

Li Ze could naturally guess the thoughts of the new players, and when he changed into training clothes, he told him by the way:

'The regular season has just begun, all you need to do now is be patient and perform well in training sessions without trusting for no reason and you know what you have to do.

The two hurriedly nodded, they do have a chance this season, the old man can't roll the young man!

Durant, who also changed into training clothes, looked at the game on the court depressed at this time, Eric Gordon looked very confident, shot inside and outside, and kept scoring points.

The Warriors, on the other hand, looked lacklustre offensively and didn't seem to be recovering from back-to-back games.

How to lead the locker room makes Durant a little big, and he is not a fool, so he naturally knows that some people are dissatisfied with his style of play.

Thinking of his past experience, Durant wandered out of the world for a while, and began to miss the time when the Thunder team was nostalgic:

"Say the Warriors will become my team..."

With 7:21 left in the second quarter, Li Ze rotated and naturally had to hit hard against the demoralized Warriors, who were already enjoying the joy of tank breakouts.

Reggie Miller looked at Li Ze, who had a completely different style of play from previous years, and couldn't help but joke:

"Kayce's use of technology, just the opposite of Michael's, began to attack the basket more as he got older."

Looking at Li Ze, who easily broke through Kelai's defense and picked up the basket, commentator Kevin Harlan also said happily:

"It's been a long time since I've seen Michael's news, and if the two of them can be in the same era, it's very interesting to think about!"

At the end of the half, looking at the listless main lineup, Steve Cole's face became darker and darker.

At 53:67, the score difference was widened again.

Turning his head and walking towards the players' tunnel, Steve Cole pulled a face and complained in his heart:

"Is this trying to get me out of class early?"