On the evening of May 11, Game 5 between the Lakers and the Mavericks was held at Staples Arena.

This is the first game that does not exist in history, and Li Jie has no idea what it will be like. Besides, they are still 1:3 behind, so they go back to fishing if they are not careful.

Therefore, when entering the stadium, although it was the first time for Li Jie to come to Staples, he was not in the mood to visit and warmed up honestly.

The rest of his teammates too, and the atmosphere was extremely heavy.

Jackson's starting lineup today is: Fisher, Kobe, Ci Shiping, Odom, Gasol, and Li Jie is on the bench.

And the Mavericks are still here: Kidd, DeSean Stevenson, Marion, Nowitzki, Chandler, and they also have Terry, Barria and other players on the bench.

After the start of the game, Gasol took advantage of his height and arm length to take the lead in grabbing the first attack.

The Lakers, as usual, put the ball in the hands of Kobe Bryant, who used Gasol's cover to shoot from mid-range and cause Kidd to foul and make one of two free throws.

Kidd turned around and drew a foul on Bryant and missed the free throw, but he used the edge shot to assist Stevenson for a three-pointer.

The two sides played very anxiously at the beginning, you went back and forth, and the hit rate was not very high.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Mavericks scored two consecutive fast breaks to rewrite the score to 14:11, and the Lakers quickly called a timeout.

Jackson was a little angry and shouted to the players who were off the court: "Kidd can play fast break and run ahead of you, can you tell me why?" WHY?”

Kidd is 38 years old, the oldest player on the field, and he really shouldn't be able to outrun.

After speaking, Jackson made a direct substitution without waiting for others to answer, and the starters except for Kobe and Odom were all replaced by Li Jie, Barnes and Brown.

He also specifically told Li Jie: "Guard Kidd, don't let that old guy run." ”

However, Li Jie didn't wait for Kidd as he wished, and he also went to rest, waiting for another old guy - Terry.

When Li Jie dribbled past half court, Terry blocked in front of him, and said in a chattering voice: "Little ghost, I heard that you are going to eliminate us, come on, let me see how many catties and taels you have." ”

Hearing this, Li Jie immediately stopped the idea of passing the ball to Kobe Bryant, and waved his hand to let the other teammates pull away, he wanted to play alone.

Perhaps it was his performance in the last game that gave his teammates confidence, and they were all obedient and opened up the space.

Li Jie held the ball at the top of the arc, spread his legs, dribbled twice in a row behind his back, and after shaking Terry's defensive center of gravity, he immediately handed the ball to his left hand and broke through from the left side.

Although he didn't throw Terry away, he didn't encounter any blockage, but leaned on the opponent to the basket, scored a layup, and caused Terry's thug to foul, 2+1!

However, Li Jie was also hit by Terry when he landed and fell to the ground.

But he quickly got up, his eyes fixed on Terry, and stretched out his right palm at the other man, pressing down, and making a "you're too small" gesture.

TNT TV.

Kenny Smith saw this scene and smiled and said to his companion next to him, "Hahaha, Charles, what do you mean by this gesture compared to the guy in the East?" ”

Barkley shrugged and said, "Who knows! But certainly not a good gesture, and I noticed that Terry had just trash-talked to him. ”

"It's so interesting for this guy to play, not only is the ball good, but the celebration is also creative, where did Phil get him."

"Maybe Phil learned some Eastern Taoism and conjured him up, hahaha!!"

……

After confirming that the opponent saw his gesture, Li Jie slowly walked to the free throw line and scored the ball to tie the score.

"I just like the feeling of changing gestures and swearing, you only know that this gesture is unfriendly, but you don't know what it means, hehe!"

Conversion of possession.

Terry also singles with the ball, trying to get back on the court, but he doesn't have many ways, Li Jie is taller, stronger, and faster than him, and he fails every time he tries to shoot, so he can only be forced to shoot and hit the iron.

In the subsequent games, Li Jie was no longer obsessed with individual attacks, but focused on connecting the team.

Playing Terry, one or two rounds is enough, too many words are suspected of bullying the elderly.

And the Lakers bench players also felt good today, as long as they received Li Jie's pass in the open position, they basically threw it.

The NBA in 2011 was different from later generations, and now the defense is basically shrinking the basket, and the defense of outside players is also kept at a certain distance, so as to contain low-post offensive players at any time.

So, as long as you feel good, it's easy to score on the outside.

The Lakers set off a wave of offensive climax under the tandem of Li Jie.

Halfway through the second quarter, Li Jie went to rest.

He played about 10 minutes before and after, scoring 5 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists on 2-of-3 shooting, and the Lakers also led the opponent with a score of 41:32.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers players' hands dropped slightly, and the Mavericks took the opportunity to close the score, and the scene became anxious again.

And the Lakers' rotation is problematic, they only have two interior players, Gasol and Odom, and there are either guards or forwards on the bench, and there is no one else.

You can't let two interior players play all the time, they're not too young.

Jackson tried to put either Tzu or Barnes in the No. 4 position, but neither of them did a good job defending Nowitzki.

At this time, he thought of someone's words yesterday, and after thinking about it for a long time, he decided to gamble again.

"Lee, Shannon, it's your turn!"

Jackson called Lee Jay and Brown by name, and called the former to him, admonishing: "Lee, you control the ball when you attack, and connect the team; If you defend, you go to the No. 5 position and let Paul defend against the German. ”

In this series, Gasol's defense against Nowitzki was not very effective, and he was almost violent, but considering Li Jie's height, he still felt that it was better to let Gasol defend.

got the position he wanted, Li Jie was extremely excited, "Phil, just watch, I won't tell you, I played center in my last life." ”

“What？”

Unbeknownst to Jackson, he invented the "point forward" position ten years in advance. And Li Jie also led Ben Simmons, Banchero and others, becoming a player who switches between centers and point guards at will.

……

After Li Jie came on the court, he walked to Gasol's side first and whispered to him about the coach's decision.

Gasol first glanced in the direction of the bench suspiciously, and then looked Li Jie up and down, but he still nodded and didn't say anything.

This time it was the Mavericks, Barria dribbled you over, and he soon found out that it was Brown who stood in front of him, not the Oriental rookie he hated, and he was overjoyed.

At the same time, Chandler, who was on the inside, also noticed that his defender had changed, and he was in ecstasy for a guard who was about a head shorter than him.

"Isn't this a point away from the Lakers? Just hold it high and hit it! ”

Therefore, Chandler, who has no low-post offensive skills, took the initiative to raise his hand to ask for the ball.

Barria also noticed this phenomenon and immediately passed the ball over.

After Chandler got the ball with his back, he dribbled and arched into the penalty area, and found that the opponent was the same as Marion described, with enough strength in his lower limbs and could not push directly into the penalty area.

He simply picked up the ball and turned around directly, wanting to use his height advantage to shoot one at the opponent. But as soon as he turned around, the ball in his hand was cut and fell to the floor.

When I tried to bend down to get it again, the ball had already been picked up by the opponent.

After Li Jie stealed, he advanced quickly, and passed the ball to Kobe Bryant while the opponent's defense was unstable, took the ball and burst to the basket, dodged and moved, and scored two points on the rebound.

“MVP，MVP，MVP！”

The audience gave Kobe Bryant cheers in a timely manner, and praised Li Jie, who completed the steal and gave the assist.

"Good job, Lee, keep it up!"

"Pass Kobe Bryant and you'll earn our respect."

"Come on, Lee, those Texas cowboys!"

"Lakers Championship!"

After a lesson, Chandler didn't dare to ask for the ball anymore, and the Mavericks' main offense shifted to Nowitzki.

With Chandler out of the woods, Lee Kit has a much wider range of movement, opening his hands and moving over at any time to help defend, making it difficult for the Mavericks' offensive players.

In terms of offense, Kobe, who was more iron in the first half, also found his touch, shot inside and outside, and soon pulled the score away.

With two minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Lakers were already 108-92, leading by 16 points.

At this time, Li Jie's statistics are 9 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists, and he is about to get the first triple-double of his career.

It's easy to score, and a breakthrough is done, but what's wrong with this rebound?

Helpless, Li Jie could only beg in front of Gasol, "Paul, wait a minute, if the opposite side can't shoot, you help me get stuck in position, and I'll grab the rebound." ”

“WHY？” Gasol's face was full of question marks.

"That...... I'm ready for a triple! ”

“……”

"OK, leave it to me!" Gasol thought for a moment, but agreed.

This moved Li Jie so much that he almost knocked him to one, it's better to be a sister-in-law!

The opportunity for Li Kit to get a triple-double will come soon!

The Mavericks attacked, Kidd played a pick-and-roll with Marion, and then passed to Terry on the perimeter, who missed a three-pointer.

The ball bounced off the basket and fell in the direction of Gasol, but he was unmoved, stuck in Nowitzki, who was behind him. And Li Jie quickly arrived from the other side of the basket and accepted the rebound.

After holding the ball and advancing to the opponent's half, Li Jie did not wait for his teammates to settle down, and directly pulled out three points at the 45° angle on the right side.

At 111:92, the Lakers' lead extended to 19 points.

Carlisle immediately called a timeout and then replaced all the main players, which was equivalent to abandoning the game.

On the Lakers' side, Jackson also replaced Kobe, Li Jie and others.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Mavericks 118-100 at home, bringing the big score to 2:3!