The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 121 The Thunder Locker Room Is Rolled Up (6000-word chapter)
When the game enters the last minute to determine the winner, the shortcomings of the young team's inexperience will appear. In the last game against the Nuggets, Li Ze lost a backcourt rebound.

So in this game against the Mavericks, Li Ze will never make the same mistake again. After making both free throws, the Thunder, which led by 4 points, took the initiative in the game.

Coach Carlisle used the last timeout, whether it was a 3-pointer or a quick 2-pointer, the next goal must be scored, and foul tactics were immediately adopted after scoring.

But unfortunately, when the opportunity came, Nowitzki missed the ball again. He fought too hard in the fourth quarter, and his physical fitness was affected in the final stage. Coach Carlisle could only sigh in his heart.

With Durant making two free throws again, the Thunder opened the point difference to 6 points. The Mavericks also knew that the situation was over. Jason Terry casually threw a three-pointer after halftime and still hit the iron.

At the end of the final game time, the Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks 100-94 at home, and by virtue of the winning advantage, they once again returned to the first position in the Western Conference.

After the game, the players from both sides hugged and saluted. After the loss, Nowitzki still had a kind face. After finding Li Ze, the two chatted briefly.

"Li, you've been playing better and better recently. Keep your form. Your current style of play is very good. Only a healthy body can make you have a more exciting career!"

"I still need to learn from you. Seriously, how did you complete such an exaggerated fadeaway shot? I really want to learn your shooting skills!"

Li Ze really admired Nowitzki's shooting, with a large recline and a high shooting arc. Only after the fight did he know how difficult it would be to defend.

"Haha, it's actually nothing. Everyone has their own shooting style. I suggest you maintain your current body shape and start with strength training to make your body exert force more efficiently. Come on, Li!"

Nowitzki and Li Ze had a lot of whispers on the sidelines, which made the Chinese media who wanted to interview them very anxious.

"I really want to know what they talked about. Have you found out that Li Ze has a good relationship with most of the players?"

The accompanying staff began to remind the people around that this would also be a small news hotspot. When everyone heard this, they started discussing it in a hurry.

Su Qun sighed silently in his heart:
"If Ah Lian can have this kind of communication ability, he can at least get four or five more points in the Nets. After all, playing basketball depends on people's sophistication."

After the game, Sina Sports got the interview quota. Seeing that Li Ze had finished the greetings, the reporters from Sina Sports hurried over.

"Li Ze, congratulations on defeating the Dallas Mavericks. We saw that the fans in Oklahoma City are very enthusiastic. Can you briefly explain why the Thunder's performance has suddenly improved this season?"

The domestic media all know that Li Ze's Chinese is very good, and communication is convenient, but it is difficult to make news after the game, but Sina Sports came here and wanted to report truthfully. Now Li Ze is a hot spot in the domestic basketball circle.

"Actually, the Thunder has always been very strong. It used to be a downturn in Seattle for a while, but after moving to Oklahoma City, after two years of training, my teammates have begun to realize their talents."

"And in the locker room, we have experienced veterans leading the team. Coach Brooks and his coaching staff have also done a lot of work. Everyone is united and the results will naturally be good."

In the face of interviews, Li Ze usually speaks comprehensively and without leaking any details. The media on America's side have already learned Li Ze's skills. In addition to interviewing Li Ze at the beginning, they simply started editing.

Anyway, as long as the story is not too outrageous, Li Ze doesn't bother to care about it, and many small media gradually let it go, and the bragging is over.

ESPN is shouting that Li Ze is Jordan's successor, and the small media are bragging, they must be right
When the reporter from Sina Sports heard Li Ze's clichés, he immediately felt that his bonus was about to disappear, so he quickly asked a controversial question.

"In November, you won the best rookie of the month. Now that the December schedule is over halfway, do you think you will win this award again?"

"Of course, whether it's the team record or personal data, I should be the best performer so far. Whether it's the best of the week or the best of the month, these awards basically don't have much suspense."

"If you talk about personal data, my good brothers James Harden and Stephen Curry are also playing very well, but unfortunately, the Thunder are now No. 12 in the Western Conference. I think I am still the best rookie of the month in December .”

Regarding the awards, Li Ze is not too modest. He is number one in the Western Conference, 20+5+5. If the league is not blind, he will win all the rookie awards.

The reporter from Sina Sports was stunned when he heard that, good guy, it's only half a month away, so he won the award?But after thinking about it, this answer is good, and there must be traffic when sending it back.

"The last question, you are very popular in China, and many fans like you very much, do you have anything to say to the fans of China?"

"Thank you for your support and attention. The All-Stars are coming soon. I hope everyone will vote for me. By the way, I have also registered on Sina Weibo. You can also pay attention to it. I will give away a signed jersey if I have the opportunity."

"Sina Sports, can you verify it for me? I feel that many of your functions are still in internal testing. Can you add a forwarding lottery function."

Li Ze said the second half of the sentence to the Sina staff around him. Weibo just appeared in 09. If you enter at this time, you will definitely be able to enjoy the traffic bonus.

"Uh, we'll give you feedback. Simple authentication is definitely fine! Come on! See you at the press conference later!"

The media reporters of Sina Sports and the accompanying staff were a little confused at this moment. Didn't it mean that Li Ze seldom cared about the domestic situation?How do you even know something so trendy on Weibo?
After several people glanced at each other, a thought came to their minds.

"Let's make up less news about Li Ze in the future."

After the game, everyone in the Thunder locker room was beaming with joy. They returned to No. [-] in the Western Conference and overwhelmed the Lakers. This is indeed something to be happy about.

Coach Brooks also began to send out thick chicken soup:
"Guys, we don't look at any rankings, any news made up by the media, I just express my own feelings, the team is improving every moment, everyone is growing rapidly."

"In the last minute of the last game, we lost, but when we returned home, we withstood the pressure. It was also the last minute, and we finally won."

"The Dallas Mavericks are a playoff team, but we beat them, so I would say, guys, don't underestimate yourselves, we're young, but we're strong."

"Keep going, lads!"

"yeah!!!"

After drinking a bowl of thick chicken soup, everyone in the Thunder team screamed in the locker room. Durant played well in this game, scoring 31 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists efficiently, and made 9 of 9 free throws. The whistle, Durant Tate has found the feeling.

Feeling that his boss status was about to disappear, Durant began to speak actively in the locker room:

"Guys, after training tomorrow, come to my house to hold a party together. Thank you for your support. I promise, all the famous hot girls in Oklahoma City will be there tomorrow night!"

"Wow! I can't wait, Kevin, you should have this party sooner, the shit media keeps bashing us, just relax!"

Jeff Green naturally has to help Durant stand, this is a good opportunity to win people's hearts.

"That's right, Kayce originally wanted to hold a party before Christmas, but with Nina around, everyone couldn't let it go. Thank you this time, Kevin!"

Guigui also has to speak out for his good brother, and now the Thunder team is even starting to hold a party.

Li Ze, who attended the press conference with Coach Brooks, naturally didn't know what happened in the locker room after he left.

After attending the press conference, after the trainer Meg helped Li Ze finish the physical therapy, it was already very late. Noticing that Li Ze didn't look too tired, Meg couldn't help but chuckled softly:
"Kayce, your physical fitness is getting better and better, especially your recovery ability, which is simply amazing to me. It seems that Tony's point of view is right, and your current style of play is more efficient!"

Li Ze jokingly replied while moving his body:
"But a lot of Oklahoma City fans left messages under my Twitter. They kind of missed my explosive Crossover a few games ago. Fortunately, they didn't know Tony's Twitter, otherwise you would understand!"

"Haha, it's really interesting, but your current style of play is still highly entertaining. The most important thing is that you can avoid a lot of injuries, which is really important!"

"Take a long-term view, Kayce, we all expect you to play until you are 35 years old, when the three of us will retire with peace of mind."

As a trainer who has handled many players, Meg has seen too many talented players fall, and the body is the capital of revolution.

"Don't worry, man, I guarantee you will get a big pension, and that sentence, you are professional, I trust you, I accept all useful advice!"

Although Li Ze is a guy who cheats, cheating can't save his body from injuries. Therefore, a proper way of maintaining health is good for his health. Rose's playing style is not the way he wants to go.

After driving home, Li Ze simply washed up, and then began to reply to various messages on the phone. It seemed that there were too many brothers, and it was a bit troublesome to maintain. After finally seeing Annie's message, he couldn't help but turn dark.

"You two are going to heaven! If you don't go home for Christmas, you still want to come to my place together?"

Although there is some resistance in my heart, I must agree to this matter, otherwise I will definitely not have a good fruit for him next year.
Li Ze let out a sigh of relief, and immediately lay down on the big soft bed, "The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge, it's useless to think too much!" Holding the thought of breaking the jar, he slowly fell asleep.

In the dream training space, Li Ze called out the control panel, noticed two upgrade prompts in the achievement room, and showed an unexpected expression.

"Sure enough, if you play against a strong team and don't decide the winner until the last minute, you will get more badge experience."

After entering the achievement room and briefly checking the experience of the badges, I came to the two upgraded silver badges and touched them lightly to check the changes in attributes:
Achievement Badge [Ball Protector]: 2/500
Reduce the probability of being intercepted by the defender, and reduce the physical exertion after the ball protection confrontation.

Achievement badge [sticky hands]: 1/500
Strengthen the ability to receive difficult passes and put the ball on the floor quickly, and improve the shooting percentage of direct shots after receiving difficult passes.

Li Ze couldn't help scratching his head when he saw the attributes of the [sticky hands] badge. This is another assist for the turtle!
In the game against the Mavericks, Guigui scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Li Ze contributed two of the assists. The effect of the badge helped a lot. This time the badge has been upgraded again, so he will be more confident in taking over the blame in the future.

"Is this the boss' fate? I really want to experience the feeling of throwing the pot away."

……

The Thunder once again relied on their own winning advantage and returned to No. [-] in the Western Conference. For this reason, the TNT program specially made a special program on the Thunder, mainly to analyze the Thunder's tactical play.

"Charles, you still have one more chance to take back the views you said before, admit it, man, you have misjudged, you have underestimated these young people!"

"OK, I take back part of my point of view, Kayce changed this team, he is really good, by the way, James Harden, your performance did not meet my expectations!"

Barkley is still stubborn, but he admitted that he was wrong about the best rookie.

"Okay man, tell me something useful, why do you think the Thunder have been successful this season? Is it because of Kayce?"

Kenny Smith quickly brought the topic back to the topic.

"Of course, Kayce is definitely the core of this team, look at what he does on the court, playmaking, rebounding, scoring."

"In the game against the Dallas Mavericks, he scored 24 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and only one turnover."

"Seeing this kind of data, can you believe that he is still a rookie? He is leading this Thunder team!"

Barkley has been defeated by Li Ze, and now he is almost turned into Li Ze.

"Wow, interesting point of view? What about Kevin and Russell? You know Kevin has always been the main scorer for the Thunder."

Kenny Smith started to make things happen. He knew that fans like to watch comparisons between stars.

"Russell is very good, his drive and transition offense is very good, but we know how the Thunder played without Kayce last season, he is still a second-year rookie, and he still lacks some understanding of tactics."

"Kevin is definitely a talented scorer, and even though I don't like his style of play, I must admit that his offensive talent is unmatched, but it is worth noting that his defense has always been problematic."

"If you want to be a great player, if you want to be the core leader of a team;"

"You've got to be one-sided, look at how Michael Jordan played, look at how Kobe Bryant plays now."

"That's why I say Kayce is the heart of this team, and his defense is definitely underrated."

"Looking at how he's pressing the opposing guards, and looking at how he's defending Anthony before, I think Kayce is a well-deserved leader."

Barkley gave a loud blow to Li Ze, and those who didn't know thought he took the money.
During the break the next morning, Durant drank a large glass of juice angrily after watching this episode.

"Shet! Shit remarks! In the past two years, they said that I was a good shot, and that my shooting percentage was high and that I was not good at defense. I am the boss of the team!"

"Must add some defensive skill training, Farke! I must sanction Barkley's Twitter, this damn big mouth!"

On December 12, the Thunder will face the Detroit Pistons at home tonight. After this game, they will immediately fly to Houston to challenge the Rockets away.

Although it was another back-to-back game, everyone in the Thunder team was in a happy mood at this time. I have to say that Durant really spent a lot of money to buy people's hearts in order to hold a good party.

Regardless of whether it is a big ball or a small ball, black ball or white ball, everything is available. Everyone in the Thunder team said that this kind of ball control training will be done a few more times in the future.

At this time, Jeff Green began to show off his gossip again.

"Guys, Prince won't be playing tonight, maybe it'll be easier."

Li Ze held the big ball all night last night, and now he feels just right, shooting a three-pointer. After hearing the news, he couldn't help asking curiously:

"Is there anyone in the Pistons locker room? It should be their smoke bomb."

"I have a good relationship with Rodney Stuckey. This guy has been very strong recently. He has scored 25+ in several consecutive games. When we met in the morning, we chatted a little bit. The news is unmistakable."

Rodney Stuckey was selected by the Pistons with the 07th overall pick in the first round of 15. He and Jeff Green are superficial brothers, but Li Ze didn't have a deep impression of him when he played away games before.

"Chucky Atkins has started the last few games for the Pistons, and I also think we'll have an easy game tonight."

Guigui thinks that he can easily deal with a 35-year-old veteran.

"Okay, boys, the last tactical training session, cheer up, don't underestimate any opponent!"

Head coach Brooks interrupted the team members' chat. He wanted to win the game early tonight. After all, there are back-to-back games to be played tomorrow, so of course he needs to save some energy.

The Chinese media reporters shot a lot of material in Oklahoma City yesterday, and with the full cooperation of the Thunder team, it is more than enough to go back and produce a special program.

"I didn't expect Li Ze to be so popular in Oklahoma City. I looked around on the Amelia forum, and it was full of compliments!"

The accompanying staff said to Su Qun.

"It's really amazing. TNT had a special program on the Thunder last night. Barkley blew up Li Ze to the sky. We really dare not say that. We knew too little about Li Ze in the past! "

Su Qun knew that the current domestic public opinion environment is not very good, and the UAE is frequently questioned by fans. If they really sing praises to Li Ze, there may be a negative effect.

"Hey, it's not easy for a star player to come out, but our own people can't praise him anymore. What's the matter?"

The staff couldn't help but complain a bit too.

"It will get better gradually. Whether it is the UAE or Li Ze, as long as they can maintain a high level of competition and play wonderful games, I believe most fans will definitely support them!"

Su Qun expected Li Ze's excellent performance to improve the domestic public opinion environment.

"I hope so!"

Li Ze will go to the arena to warm up in advance of every game, but recently he is also a little distressed. He finds that there are more and more fans of his muscular men, and he doesn't want to read the comments below the Youtube video.

Seeing another three or five brawny fans who had entered the field early waving desperately at him, Li Ze twitched his mouth, adjusted his facial expression, and then waved to the opponent.

"Xie Te! The more you train your muscles, the more you will attract the same sex."

The Detroit Pistons currently have a record of 11 wins and 14 losses, ranking 9th in the Eastern Conference. Prince's injury made their already insufficient lineup even worse.

Before the start of the game, head coach John Kuster looked at his starting lineup and felt a little worried. The defense on the outside was difficult and the protection on the inside was weak.

"Stuckey, pay attention to the defense against Lee, the pick-and-roll must be squeezed quickly, Ben, organize everyone's defensive rotation, if there is a chance, we can increase the rushing of offensive rebounds!"

Ben Wallace immediately nodded to show that he understood.

The Ford Center Arena has added seats tonight, and Oklahoma City fans' repeated complaints are still effective. Although many people can't buy front-row tickets, as long as they can watch the game live and yell together, the tickets are worth it. No loss!
When the on-site DJ introduced the players of the home team to play, Li Ze felt that the volume in the arena should have caused sound pollution, it was too manic!
The home commentator, Twain, began to introduce the Pistons' starting lineup:
"The Pistons have had injuries recently, and for this game they have Chucky Atkins and Rodney Stuckey in the backcourt and Jason Maxill and Jonas Jere in the front line. Bucco, Ben Wallace at center."

"Russell will definitely enjoy the matchup with Atkins. He will definitely learn a lot in two consecutive games against the veteran point guard."

"The game started, Kostic jumped to the first attack for us!"

There is no such thing as respecting the old and loving the young on the court. Facing Atkins' defense, Guigui does not pick and roll. The front of the left hand changes to the back, and the right hand holds the ball. Accelerate in a straight line and go to the basket.

It was easy to get rid of Atkins' defense, but Ben Wallace's defensive position was very good, and he stepped forward to interfere in time, and the turtle did not force the attack, and vigorously threw the ball to Li Ze, who was 45 degrees outside the three-point line.

The pass was good, and after catching the ball, he feinted and almost flew Rodney Starkey directly. He crossed the ball with his right hand and pulled it back, and then dribbled behind his back after changing direction with his left hand.

"Oh!!"

The audience at the Ford Center Arena let out a burst of exclamation. It turned out that Rodney Stuckey was shaken down.

Li Ze didn't expect the opponent to fall directly. He stepped back to catch the ball, glanced at the defender who fell on the ground, and then made a steady jump shot from outside the three-point line.

"Shua" three-pointer hit steadily.

"Ah! Ah! Ha!"

There was a huge burst of cheers in the arena, and Li Ze's wonderful Crossover was seen at the beginning, and the ticket was bought for blood!
Li Ze didn't expect that the ball would actually trigger the bonus effect of the [Ball Master] badge. He felt that he felt good in his hand, and thought to himself:

"Maybe this game can refresh my own scoring record!"

(End of this chapter)