The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 115 The Chosen Son LeBron James (6000-word chapter)
On December 12, the Thunder set off for Memphis. They were going to an away game against the Memphis Grizzlies, currently ranked 10th in the West.

Speaking of the Grizzlies, Li Ze had to lament that the opponent's draft vision was indeed too poor. Hashim Thabeet, who was selected with the second overall pick this year, was almost certain to be in the water, and it was a catastrophic flood!
The Grizzlies uniform team is now full of regrets. You must know that Li Ze went to Memphis for trial training, but at that time everyone was blinded by lard, and they all imagined that Thabeet could form an invincible twin tower with Marc Gasol. .

As a result, after Thabeet entered the team, the head coach Lionel Hollins found that the opponent didn't even understand the tactics, the screens were poor, and the defensive position selection was also very poor. They could only eat cakes at the basket.
Hollins was so angry that he cursed secretly, if Li Ze had been selected, the Grizzlies might have taken off by now!

The Texas Hold'em players on the plane were also talking about Thabeet. The opponent's popularity was too high before the draft, but now he can only play in garbage time.

"I've always disliked the big man, he's too bulky, but teams in the league love big players!"

Among the 09 rookies, Guigui's favorite player is of course his good brother Li Ze. He always believes that Li Ze should get the first pick.

"I completely agree with your point of view. This is the case in the 07 class. Everyone is optimistic about Oden. The result? He is always troubled by injuries and has problems with his attendance."

Durant thought he should get the No. [-] pick back then, and he didn't like being overwhelmed, especially if the opponent didn't have much strength.

"A friend of mine told me that the Grizzlies will trade Thabeet after the guaranteed contract expires!"

Jeff Green began to show off his gossip again.

"The Grizzlies uniform team will definitely be mentioned frequently in recent years. They have selected a big parallel importer. In fact, I always thought I would go to Memphis."

Li Ze interjected without raising his head. Recently, his cards have been shipped back, and the law of character conservation seems to have broken out.

"Fortunately, you came to Oklahoma City. On the day of the trial, I knew that you were very suitable for the Thunder! Wow, it seems that I won this game again!"

Durant said with joy, scoring efficiently on the court recently, tweeting frequently, and the luck of the cards is getting better and better.

"Shet! Change the game! Change the game!"

On the night of December 12, the FedEx Arena was packed. Although the team's current record was mediocre, Grizzlies fans believed that their team was on the right path.

06年首轮第8顺位的鲁迪-盖伊，07年首轮第4顺位的迈克尔-康利，08年首轮第3顺位的OJ-梅奥。

Plus Marc Gasol, who was also selected by the Lakers in 07 and then traded to the Grizzlies.

Youth storm!It was originally planned that there should be another Hashim Thabeet, who was the second overall pick in 09, but it turned out to be heart-wrenching. The Super Twin Towers are gone, and Zach Randolph can only be topped.

Regardless of the current 17 wins and 3 losses of the Thunder, they are ranked No. [-] in the West by virtue of their winning advantage, but Coach Hollins believes that they still have a good chance of winning this game. We have an inside advantage!

Therefore, in the locker room before the game, the head coach Hollins specifically exhorted:
"Guys, we need to destroy the opponent in the low post, hit the ball to the inside, actively grab the rebound, Conley, pay attention to controlling the team's offensive rhythm!"

OJ-Mayo and Rudy Gay are a little upset at this time. When they hit the penalty area, they have less possession of the ball. The most important thing is that Zach Randolph was reused when he first arrived on the team. This is the veteran Conflict with rookies.

"I understand, coach!"

Michael Conley is a ball guard with an excellent overall view and is deeply loved by the coaching staff.

"Okay, boys, this is our home stadium, we need to win this game for the fans! Come on, victory belongs to us!"

Coach Hollins delivered another bowl of thick chicken soup.

The coaching staff of the Thunder team was a little nervous before the game. The opponent looked fierce inside. Marc Gasol is 216cm, and Zach Randolph with a slender body. It feels like the inside is going to be exploded again.
But Coach Brooks was still full of confidence. In the locker room before the game, he simply drew on the tactical board and said to his players:

"Protect the rebound, the opponent's big man will definitely rush to grab the rebound, pay attention to getting stuck in advance, on the offensive end, play more pick-and-rolls at positions 4 and 5, and play steadily and steadily according to the pre-match plan."

"Green, there is an open opportunity, make a decisive shot, and you must respond!"

The game is about to start, and the atmosphere in the FedEx Arena is getting hotter and hotter. The DJs on the scene started screaming and introducing the players of the home team. More than 18000 spectators cheered loudly.

"The atmosphere of the Grizzlies at home is comparable to that of Oklahoma City!"

Li Ze also felt the love of the local fans for the team from the cheers.

Especially when the team's head star, OJ-Mayo played, the audience gave him the biggest cheers.

Local fans in Memphis like Mayo very much. He is handsome and skilled. He is called Jordan's successor by many media. He averaged 18.5 points per game in his rookie season. Who can not love him?
Li Ze noticed that his good brother Guigui was chasing lemons, and comforted him:

"It's just one season. If you played well last year, it doesn't mean you will continue to do well in the future. You will definitely surpass him!"

Guigui just nodded. Last year, he did not play well. He barely hit [-]% of his field goal percentages. He should be compared.

The referee signaled the players from both sides to come to the middle of the field. After the players on both sides paid their respects briefly, Markja Sol and Krstic jumped the ball in the middle circle.

"The game started, Marc Gasol easily jumped to the ball for us, believe me, we will destroy the Thunder in the low post!"

The Grizzlies' home commentator also started to fire, neutral commentary, does not exist!

Li Ze's main defense player in this game is OJ-Mayo. At the beginning, he stuck to the opponent, not giving OJ-Mayo an easy chance to catch the ball.

Seeing this situation, Michael Conley was not in a hurry to attack, and signaled Marc Gasol to raise the pick-and-roll.

The white bear-like body makes Marc Gasol's pick-and-roll quality very high. He accelerates with the ball in his left hand, throws off the turtle's defense, hits the ground and passes the ball to Zach Randolph in the low post.

After receiving the ball, the latter faced Jeff Green's defense. After three threats, he broke through with his right hand. other side.

Zach Randolph looks like a rough guy, stupid and thick, but in fact this guy is a floor player, and his various skills in the low position are very good.

"Wow!!"

FedEx Arena immediately gave Zach Randolph huge cheers. In the previous games, Zach Randolph played very well and gradually won the love of Memphis fans.

The Thunder quickly sent the baseline ball, Turtle quickly dribbled across the half court, Li Ze came out of the screen, and received the ball at 45 degrees from the three-point line. OJ-Mayo's defense was very tight.

Faced with such a close defense, Li Zesan quickly released the ball after threatening, held the ball in his right hand, dribbled the ball with a cross step and pulled it back quickly, and dribbled the ball with his left hand under the crotch to change direction, accelerating the start.

Easily caught half of OJ-Mayo, broke through successfully, noticed that Marc Gasol had come to help defend, flicked his right wrist, the ball passed through Marc Gasol's crotch, and sent it to the basket Krstic hands.

The latter catches the ball and dunks with both hands!

"Kuang" assisted through the crotch and succeeded in eating the cake.

During this attack, Li Ze used a surreptitious technique commonly used by Dongcic in the future. He adjusted his offensive steps, changed his crotch direction and accelerated directly, using his body to block the opponent, so that the breakthrough was easy and labor-saving.

This is also the bonus effect of the silver badge [Ball Control Master] + [Emergency Stop Master] + [First Step Master].

In the past, when Li Ze wanted to complete such technical moves, it was almost meaningless to activate his explosive power. Now this trouble is gone, and it is very practical to meet defenders to defend.

"Won't Dongcic's template become me in the future?" Li Ze, who returned to defense, couldn't help but think wildly in his heart.

The Grizzlies attacked, and after OJ-Mayo received the ball, he decided to play a single and respond. However, after he dribbled the ball several times in a row and changed directions to get rid of it, he found that Li Ze seldom wobbled, and the defense did not lose his position at all.

Feeling ruthless, against Li Ze's defense, he took a mid-range step back and shot a jumper.

"Bang" is a kind of iron.

The defensive basketball was successfully protected by Krstic, and as soon as it was passed to Turtle, the latter accelerated crazily after receiving the ball and rushed across the half court. The Grizzlies' retreat was half a beat slow.

There was a sudden pause outside the three-point line, and the change of rhythm accelerated again in a straight line. Turtle successfully broke through Michael Conley's defense, rushed up in three steps, and succeeded in picking the basket with his left hand.

"Oh!!"

The audience at the scene also let out a gasp in amazement. The speed of this transition attack was too fast. The Grizzlies' defense hadn't completely settled down yet, and Turtle had already scored.

Head coach Hollins made an offensive gesture to the players on the court, signaling to slow down the rhythm. The Grizzlies came with a high-low combination. Marc Gasol lobbed the ball from the free throw line to find Zach in the low post. -Randolph.

After receiving the three threats of the ball, the latter leaned back slightly and shot a jumper.

"Shua" scored 2 points from the middle distance.

The Grizzlies have indeed found the Thunder's weakness, which is to slow down the pace, play for 24 seconds, rush for rebounds, do not switch offenses, try to send the ball to the low post, and use the position to grind you to death.

At 6 minutes and 33 seconds into the first quarter, the score was 12 to 12, and Coach Brooks requested a timeout.

"Green, keep shooting after there is an open space, Kevin, Kayce, increase some personal offenses appropriately, we need to speed up the game!"

After the Thunder started, Jeff Green didn't feel good, and he gave up two open three-point opportunities.

On the contrary, Krstic played very well. Turtle, Li Ze, and Durant fed cakes in a row. Currently, they scored 4 points on all 8 shots. Marc Gasol's defense was in a dilemma. just suffer.

Back from the timeout, the Thunder attacked. Li Ze went around the baseline to cover. After receiving the ball in the low post, Durant cut in without the ball with Kostic's back screen. special hands.

The latter took three steps immediately after receiving the ball. After confronting Marc Gasol in the air, he pulled the bar lightly with his left hand and put the ball into the basket.

"Oh!!"

There was a huge exclamation from the FedEx Arena. Durant's change of handle was indeed very exciting, showing his waist and abdomen strength and soft touch.

In the rest of the first quarter, Durant and Li Ze began to show off continuously, misplaced singles, cut without the ball, and made mid-pick and roll shots. The shooting percentage was very high, and they played a 1-12 spurt.

OJ-Mayo's mentality exploded at this time, and he couldn't prevent it. Every time he was crushed and broke through, his body was not right. After noticing Li Ze's calm face, his heart became more angry.

Li Ze also knew that OJ-Mayo's emotions were on the verge of eruption, so he didn't say any trash talk at all, and kept provoking the other party with relaxed expressions and simple body movements.

Spreading his hands after breaking through, shaking his head back to defense with a smile on his face after scoring a goal, shrugging his shoulders and taunting after a successful post-up single, a series of actions made OJ-Mayo full of anger.

When the game progressed to the end of the second quarter, facing OJ-Mayo's defense, Li Ze held the ball with his left hand, dribbled back with a cross step, and turned around sharply with his right hand.

After getting rid of the defense, dribble the ball on the spot, change the rhythm, suddenly change the direction in front of the body, step back and shoot a three-pointer.

"Shua" three-pointer hit hollow.

"Oh!! Boo!!" "Wow!!"

OJ-Mayo was so shaken that he lost his center of gravity. In order to defend against Li Ze's three-pointer with a step back, he knelt down with garlic on his feet.
This ball made OJ-Mayo break the defense. At his own home court, he was kneeling by rookie Huang. He was ashamed. He got up and wanted to give Li Ze a shot, but was stopped by Michael Conley.

Seeing the impulsiveness of the other party, Li Ze spread his hands with a smile:
"Come on, Bro, you're almost [-] million points away from guarding me!"

"Fake, don't stop me, I have to give this guy some color, don't stop me!"

OJ-Mayo, who was completely broken by Li Ze, wanted to rush up. Seeing that Michael Conley couldn't stop him, Zach Randolph went up to hug him and dragged him back to the bench.

Li Ze, Durant, and Guigui stood aside and watched, and occasionally whispered with a smile on their faces. This performance made everyone in the Grizzlies angry. At this time, it was Zach Randolph who calm.

The head coach Hollins requested a timeout, but OJ-Mayo's temper has come up. After his performance last year, he has been a little swollen. In the locker room, the relationship between his teammates and him is not good.

"Calm down man, there's still a lot of time in the game, punching isn't going to do anything!"

Zach Randolph whispered persuasion while putting his arm around OJ-Mayo's shoulders.

"You shouldn't be stopping me, Falk, you fucking rookie! I'm gonna fucking blow him up."

OJ-Mayo is still immersed in his anger, and he can't listen to anyone's persuasion at all. The head coach of Hollins can only replace OJ-Mayo and let him calm down for a while.

After halftime, 60 to 48, the Thunder entered the second half with a 12-point advantage.

Krstic played the best in the half, scored 7 points and 7 rebounds in 14 of 10, Li Ze and Durant each scored 12 points, especially Li Ze's breakthrough, the Grizzlies had nothing to do, OJ-May O has done his best.

"Kayce, I bet $100, Mayo will definitely take a lot of singles shots in the second half, this guy must want to save face!"

Durant immediately took out his notebook and started the game in the locker room.

"I bet Mayo won't score 15 points in this game! He has no chance against Kayce!"

Guigui pressed 500 knives directly with an excited face, and was very happy to see the other party deflated.

Li Ze watched the Thunder team actively participate, and fancy bets emerged one after another. When he saw Jeff Green's bet, the corners of his mouth twitched.

"Mayo will fight Randolph? Your brain is too big."

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Durant's guess was right. OJ-Mayo on the top began to play singles frequently, but for Li Ze, who hardly ate, such an attack was no threat.

OJ-Mayo was defended by Li Ze with a 10-for-2 in the third quarter, and the more he hit the back, he completely lost his offensive rhythm.

By the end of the third quarter, 88 to 68, the Thunder once again expanded their lead. OJ-Mayo led the Grizzlies' offense alone. When the core of the team performed so well, the game was naturally over.

During the entire period of garbage time, the water dispenser players of the two teams cheered in unison, and they can refresh their data again!
Time ran out quickly, and the game ended. The Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 112 to 94 in an away game and continued to lead the West.

After the game, OJ-Mayo returned to the locker room angrily. This superficial brother, it doesn't matter!
The others naturally hugged and greeted kindly. After all, they are tired of logging. Li Ze also harvested two superficial brothers, Michael Conley and Marc Gasol.

"Why is there a back-to-back game where the home game is played first and the away game is played later? Can't the league's schedule arrange the time allocation more reasonably?"

While packing his things, Durant complained about the unscientific schedule.

"Fortunately, after playing the Denver Nuggets, we can play two home games in a row. It's bittersweet first."

Li Ze is already very satisfied. No consecutive away games means a victory. There is no need to worry about his own state. After all, there are B+ functional drinks to help the body recover, but other teammates will definitely be affected.

When the time comes, it will be embarrassing for Li Ze to try his best and teammate CBA. He still likes the winning rhythm of this game, with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, which will drive everyone to bloom more.

Durant had 20 points, Turtle had 16 points, Jeff Green had 14 points, and Krstic had 16 points.

"Kayce is right. We can spend more time with our family during consecutive home games. Nina has been complaining to me, and she won't be able to contact me when we play away games."

A good man, tortoise, misses his girlfriend all the time
"Alas!"

Everyone boo immediately, don't show affection in the locker room!

When I got off the plane and drove back to the mansion in Oklahoma City, it was midnight again. Li Ze simply washed up, and immediately lay on the bed ready to fall asleep. After 21 games, several badges should be upgraded!
Entering the dream training space, Li Ze immediately called out the control panel, saw 4 upgrade prompts on the achievement room, and immediately laughed:
"Finally, most of the badges have been upgraded to silver, and the overall strength can be slightly improved!"

Can't wait to enter the achievement room, looking at the 4 upgraded silver badges, Li Ze hastily tapped to check the upgraded attributes.

Achievement Badge [Mismatch Expert]: 4/500
Reduce the negative impact of shooting against taller defenders and improve the stability of shooting.

Achievement badge [off-the-ball killer]: 6/500
Improve players' ability to confront and interfere with off-ball attackers.

Achievement badge [ankle brace]: 9/500
Reduce the chance of being knocked down by a cross dribble, and reduce the chance of being knocked down by a crotch dribble.

Achievement badge [good dribbler]: 3/500
Strengthen the ability to quickly make continuous dribbling movements, and strengthen the ability to make continuous dribbling movements vigorously.

Li Ze looked at the upgraded achievement badge in front of him, and felt a sense of satisfaction instantly. Both offense and defense have improved, and these 20 games were not in vain!
"Training! Training! Let's play a few rounds of one-on-one today, and confront the simulated Durant!"

Li Ze once again devoted himself to the daily basic training with high morale, hard work will pay off, and this day is a happy one.

In the training session the next afternoon, Coach Brooks noticed that Li Ze was in very good condition, especially Li Ze's ability to combine the ball seemed to have improved again.

Durant felt the most obvious in the matchup. He felt that Li Ze's activation, dribbling speed, and dribbling strength had improved a lot, and his defensive aggressiveness had also increased. He panicked a lot:
"It was agreed that they were all here to assist me? After I played for two seasons, I only made significant progress this year, but you evolved after playing 20 games?"

The coaching staff saw that the confrontation between the two was getting more and more intense, so they quickly called a stop. If the training intensity was too intense and injured, the Thunder would cry to death.

"Kayce, your condition is getting better and better, there is no rookie wall at all!"

During the break, Durant said to Li Ze with a smile on his face, and at the same time, he was crazy about lemons.

"It's okay, I feel that I have completely adapted to the rhythm of the NBA. Sure enough, the NCAA is no different from the NBA!"

Li Zefeng replied calmly, pretending to be an X very naturally.

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Everyone in the Thunder team was speechless, good guy, how should I answer this!
"Shet! Guys, I can't stand it! Come on with me, this guy is going to blow himself up!"

Durant jumped up and went straight to Li Ze. His fists were hard to beat with four hands. It was another day full of big men.
On the night of December 12th, the Ford Center Arena was crowded with people. Although the Thunder didn't like the league's schedule, the Oklahoma City fans were ecstatic. In the game against the Cavaliers, they could see LeBron James!

Yes, there are also many fans of James in Oklahoma City. This is the influence of the chosen one.

The most important thing is that this game is still a live broadcast across the United States. Li Ze seriously doubts that the staff who set up the live broadcast for the Thunder in the United States is also a Jamie!

ESPN also sent Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson as on-site commentators, and the big and small media also came to a basket.

Before the game, only scattered media reporters paid attention to the situation of the Thunder's trio, and the rest swarmed to LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal.

"Fack, the Cavaliers have a record of 16 wins and 7 losses, ranking fourth in the East, but we are number one in the West! In the end, everyone paid attention to LeBron James!"

Durant was a little angry, but he felt that he was not respected.

"Actually, some of them are concerned about O'Neal. This is our national live broadcast. In the end, we all went to interview the Cavaliers! Shet!"

Guigui was also cursing in a low voice, the No. [-] in the West is actually not popular, a shitty media reporter.

"It doesn't matter, as long as we win the game, the Lakers have been chasing us. I don't want to give up the number one in the Western Conference!"

Li Ze's face was calm, but his heart was secretly ruthless:

"The one who wins is the protagonist, let me make you happy for a while! The old sharks can't stop the Thunder!"

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