The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 122 Dayao's Request (6000 word chapter)
Li Ze looked a little weird, what happened to Durant?Defensive enthusiasm is so high?

After playing for more than three minutes in the opening game, whether it was the opposing Jason Maxill or Jonas Jerebko, they were all successfully restrained by Durant. On the defensive end, Durant seemed to be beaten. Blood
Rodney Stuckey, who played well in the previous games, was restrained by Li Ze, and his hit rate was not high in several strong shots inside.

After a few strikes, the Thunder's transitional offense also began to show off, and Guigui also made a one-stop breakthrough and layup.

12 to 6, the Detroit Pistons suffered a head-on blow. Coach John Custer immediately asked for a timeout. One quarter was spent, and the following games could not be played.

The audience at the Ford Center was excited and took the lead when they came up. They felt that the Thunder and the Pistons were not even a team of the same level, and the Oklahoma City fans began to swell.

"The Thunder's style of play is becoming more and more mature, especially the transition attack. They play very well and pass the ball on the offensive end very well. It seems that the Thunder team is really about to rise!"

Su Qun, who was on the sidelines, saw that the Thunder took the lead after more than three minutes into the game, and couldn't help sighing to the staff beside him.

"I don't know which of these playoff teams in the West will be the first to fall behind. Anyway, I think the Rockets are likely to be out of play this season."

A reporter from Sina Sports couldn't help complaining about the current situation of the Rockets.

"It's a pity for the Rockets. If Yao is not injured, he can continue to compete this season."

"Forget it, the owner of the Rockets just doesn't want to spend money, and the problem of the back line has not been resolved."

Because the Thunder will play the Rockets back-to-back tomorrow, so when this topic comes up, everyone starts to complain wildly.

Su Qun also knew in his heart that the Rockets' window to win the championship may have passed, and the Western Conference semifinals may be the best playoff result in Yao's career.

After returning from the timeout, Rodney Stuckey tried to solve the problem of the Pistons' current weak offensive end through his personal ability, but unfortunately, facing Li Ze, who was a circle bigger than him, it was difficult for him to get rid of the defense .

After a few cross-step dribbles, Rodney Starkey found that Li Ze was still firmly covering him, tall, strong, and very sensitive. The most important thing was that Li Ze seldom swayed
There was not much time to attack, and in the end he had no choice but to take a side step to the middle distance against the defense.

"Bang" still strikes iron.

After Krstic received the rebound, he passed it to Durant nearby. The latter did not stop the ball, and found Li Ze with a pass, and the Thunder's conversion offense started again.

Li Ze accelerated crazily after receiving the ball, rushed across the opponent's half court, noticed that the turtle behind him had followed up, and hit the ground behind him to pass the ball covertly.

After Turtle received the ball, ignoring Rodney Starkey who was interfering in front of him, he rushed up in three strides and dunked with one arm!
"Kang" converted and dunked successfully.

After the Thunder's offense was completed, several players of the Pistons retreated back.

Seeing such a scene, Li Ze finally understood why the Pistons' performance was going downhill. They were not willing to defend, and they all wanted to attack to collect statistics.

"Russell's wonderful counter-attack dunk, this is what we like to see my offense, go up, OKC!"

The narrator Twen started his passionate commentary mode.

In the remaining few minutes of the first quarter, the Thunder relied on their own athletic talent to completely overwhelm the Pistons, and the starting players entered the downwind God of War mode.

The Thunder's three-point rain came, it should be said that Li Ze's personal three-point rain came.

Li Ze, who has completely transformed into an outside turret, showed his excellent ability to catch and shoot the ball. The catch and jump shot after the screen, and the breakthrough points of Turtle and Durant all made it easy for Li Ze to eat.

The badge bonus of [Catcher and Shooter] + [Hot Zone Hunter] gives Li Zezhan terrifying outside firepower.

After the Thunder passed the ball a few times from the outside, Li Ze got rid of the defense through Krstic's back screen, received a pass from Durant at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, and without hesitation, caught the ball and shot a jumper.

"Shua" three-pointer hit steadily.

"A three-pointer again! Kayce scored a three-pointer again. It's unbelievable. He has made all five shots and scored fifteen points!"

The narrator Twen raised his volume excitedly again.

"Oh ah!!"

Huge cheers erupted from the Ford Center arena, 28 to 14, with 2 minutes and 56 seconds left in the first quarter, and the Thunder had already led by 14 points. It took only one quarter!

Head coach John Custer cursed angrily. He was always slow to move without seeking defense, and there was a problem with the defensive enthusiasm of the starting lineup.

"squeak"

The Pistons requested a timeout again. Coach Kuster could not accept such a defensive attitude and had to make a substitution.

The atmosphere on the Thunder's bench is hot, and the water cooler players are also a little excited. The game is early, and they will have a lot of playing time. Brooks' head coach has been short-rotated, and everyone on the bench is already hungry and thirsty.

"That's cool, Bro, I think you'll break your scoring record today!"

Turtle let out a heartfelt admiration.

"It depends on the performance of the Pistons in the second quarter. The scoring record is not important. The important thing is that we won the game easily and saved some energy!"

Li Ze said with a relaxed expression.

There is not much time left in the first quarter. The two teams have started to rotate personnel. The Thunder retained Li Ze and Durant, and took Sofoloza, Ibaka and Nick Collison. .

The Pistons replaced Will Bynum and Charlie Villanueva, and replaced Atkins and Wallace, who lacked offensive power. The double-digit point difference must seize the time to attack.

But it is a pity that in the next game, the Thunder will bloom more. Li Ze, who shot from the outside, began to send out assists frequently. After playing, Ibaka also showed his excellent defense ability on the defensive end.

With great difficulty, Rodney Starkey, relying on the cover of his teammates, got rid of Li Ze's defense, and excitedly went straight to the inside line. As a result, Ibaka, who was helping to defend him, caught him straight and covered his face with a big cap.

"Snapped"

Collison controlled the ball and found Li Ze with a pass, and the Thunder launched another conversion attack.

The three-line fast break, more chances to play, Li Ze saw Durant going straight to the bottom corner, and he knew in his heart that he also wanted to show his three-point shooting ability.

During the march, Li Ze flicked his wrist and gave Durant an open space in the bottom corner. Without waiting for the opponent to make a move, he immediately turned his head and began to defend. At the same time, he raised his hands to signal the audience to cheer.

After Durant received the ball, he made a simple adjustment and made an open three-point jumper.

"Shua" went into the net hollowly, converted a three-pointer and scored.

"Ah!! Wow!"

Durant felt that his goal hadn't been scored yet, and the audience had already burst into loud cheers. He turned his head and saw that it was Li Ze who was pretending to be X, and suddenly complained in his heart:

"Obviously I was the one who threw the ball in, but X was completely installed by you alone?"

By the end of the first quarter, 36 to 22, the Thunder led their opponents by 14 points, and victory was already waving to them.

"It's amazing. Li Ze had 17 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in the first quarter. I feel that he didn't attack with all his strength. In the next few minutes, he basically connected the team."

The reporter from Sina Sports was dumbfounded. He suddenly remembered what Li Ze said after winning the NCAA championship: NCAA is no different from NBA.
"I was dumbfounded. This three-point shot is as simple as drinking water. Which of our domestic players has such a shooting ability?"

The accompanying staff couldn't help but compare Li Ze with domestic players.

"This is the shooting ability under high confrontation. There is no need to compare. If you have such an ability, everyone will come to play in the NBA. Let's see how many points Li Ze can score in this game!"

Although the game took only one quarter, Su Qun still looked forward to Li Ze's personal performance.

Head coach Brooks is also willing to be an adult, so he said directly to Li Ze during the holiday break:

"Kayce, stay aggressive and attack decisively when the opportunity arises!"

Li Ze nodded to indicate that he understood that Coach Brooks allowed him to score points in the second quarter.

Since the Thunder led by 14 points in the first quarter, Brooks head coach also increased the rotation. From the second quarter, the lineup was Li Ze with four substitutes.

Sean Livingston and Sofoloza partnered in the backcourt, Li Ze and Ibaka were on the front line, and Collison was the center. In this lineup, Li Ze became the offensive end point.

Coach Kuster has a short rotation. Except for Will Bynum, the remaining four are all in the starting lineup. The double-digit point difference makes the Pistons have to fight hard.

When the Pistons attacked, Rodney Stuckey saw Sefoloza as the opponent in front of him. He breathed a sigh of relief, and finally didn't have to face Li Ze.

But he soon discovered that Sefolosha's defense was still difficult for him to break through, so he had no choice but to pass to Jerebko inside again, who faced Ibaka's defense and missed a low hook shot.

Nick Collison protected the backcourt rebound. This time the Pistons retreated quickly, without a chance to convert, and passed the ball to Livingston, who took the ball and slowly dribbled it across half court.

Seeing Li Ze asking for the ball in the low post, he immediately sent the ball, and at the same time signaled his teammates to open up the offensive space.

Jason Maxhill didn't dare to get too close to Li Ze's defense. After receiving the ball, Li Ze took a tentative step, saw the opponent move back a bit, and immediately made a jump shot.

"Shua" stabilized at the middle distance.

"Oh! Kayce is destroying the Pistons. It's too easy. Maybe he has a chance to refresh his scoring record in this game."

The narrator, Twen, has run out of words.
In the first half of the second quarter, Li Ze showed the ability of the league's top small forward on both offense and defense. He beat everyone on the Pistons, and it was useless for anyone to defend.

Facing the defense of the back line, Li Ze is strong with his back. As long as he is pushed into his shooting hotspot, [Difficult Shooting King] + [Strong Shooting Master] + [Hot Zone Hunter] will make his mid-range shooting rate very high .

Facing the striker defense, Li Ze used his balanced left and right hands and skilled ball handling skills to tear through the defense.

[Three Threats Veteran] can be combined with various offensive badges, and the opposing Maxhill is almost eaten alive by Li Ze.

The Thunder are attacking, and Li Ze is defending Maxhill from outside the three-point line. He dribbles continuously under the crotch, and accelerates the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand. .

But this kind of defense was too strong. During the march, Li Ze changed his rhythm, suddenly dribbled the ball with his left hand, twisted his body slightly, and made a fake move to turn around.

Maxhill was staggered directly, and could only watch Li Ze speed up his breakthrough again, pick the basket with his left hand, and easily scored 2 points.

Halfway through the second quarter, Li Ze is now 5 of 4, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored another 10 points. The point difference has also reached 20 points. On the side of the Pistons, the mentality of the players has collapsed, and the defense is also slack.
Although the point difference was huge, the head coach of Brooks still replaced Turtle and Durant, and Li Ze also took a rest at this time. After all, this is the Thunder's home court. In order to give back to the fans, the main players also need to play for three quarters.

After halftime, the lead was 66 to 46, 20, and there was almost no suspense in the second half.

After the start of the second half of the game, Li Ze did not continue to attack hard. After the data was brushed to 30+5+10, except for a few pots, he rarely took shots.

Durant's scoring was soaring upwards. Through three-pointers and free throws, he also scored [-] points after the third quarter. .

The fourth quarter was the playing time for the drinking fountain players of the two teams, and the two sides played very fiercely. The fans in Oklahoma City said that the ticket was really worth buying.

At the end of the game, the Thunder easily defeated the visiting Detroit Pistons 118 to 102 at home.

It may be because the attack was too ruthless, the superficial brothers couldn't do it, after the game, the two sides just simply hugged and greeted, and then the Pistons players turned around and left, not wanting to stay for another second.

In the Thunder locker room, Durant excitedly talked about his scoring experience:
"Guys, three-pointers and free throws are definitely the best ways to score. Of course, I have to admit that I have a good outside touch in this game, but if you make fouls and free throws, you can try it."

In this game, Durant hit 4 three-pointers and 10 free throws. He easily scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. I have to say that the referee did give the whistle. According to this whistle-blowing scale, this season's scoring champion is definitely a play .

"Three-pointers are too difficult. If every time I break through the referee, the whistle will be blown, and my scoring average will increase a lot."

Turtle is a little envious of Li Ze and Durant. In this game, his mid-range was a bit inaccurate. As a result, he missed 20 points, 18 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 turnovers.

"Kevin is right. If the three-pointer has a hit rate of about 35%, and if some three-pointers are properly added, the scoring efficiency will definitely increase a lot."

"Given that we only have one star player on the team right now, don't count on free throws."

"If we all have the whistle-blowing standards of LeBron James, maybe we can hope for a championship this season!"

Hearing Li Ze's words, everyone immediately burst into laughter. James' star whistle is almost the only one in the league.

This matter is not difficult to understand, the breakthrough style of play, the support of the league, as a future facade player, this privilege still has to be given.

Durant is very satisfied with his performance in this game. He scored 30 points on the offensive end and successfully restricted the opposing players on the defensive end. He couldn't help but think happily:
"See how you can blackmail me! This is a real performance!"

Since we are going to fly to Houston tomorrow, everyone will go home early tonight, have a good rest, recharge our batteries, and get ready for tomorrow's game.

After Li Ze got home, while replying to the blessing text message sent by his cousin, he was thinking about what Christmas presents he would give the two girls.

"I hate Christmas, I've given presents all over the years"

……

On the plane to Houston, everyone in the Thunder team was still holding Texas Hold’em. Seeing Durant’s bored look, Jeff Green immediately asked:

"Kevin, don't tell me, you're watching those shit media reports again."

"No, the media coverage is good, but last night a lot of Pistons fans have been commenting on my Twitter, they call me a free throw shooter, Falk, what kind of shit nickname!"

Durant was in a good mood last night, until he went home and glanced at the news on Twitter, and was speechless in his heart;

"What? Can this be black too?"

Then, he directly lined up with the Pistons fans until midnight, and with his excellent Twitter combat power, he completely stopped the other party from replying.

"Don't care about the comments of the opponent's fans. After all, they lost. We need to understand the feelings of the losers. The more you reply to the message, the more excited they will be. The best way is to ignore their shit remarks!"

Li Ze has basically stopped reading the comments on Twitter recently. There are too many lemon essences, and he really doesn't bother to talk to those people.

"No, I will defend my twitter domain, no one can beat me on twitter, rest assured guys, I have added my discussion group, many times I don't have to do it myself."

Hearing this, Li Ze had a strange expression on his face. He had some doubts. If Durant signed a big contract, would he directly start a media company to serve him exclusively?
"I always feel that these operations are familiar? Maybe someone will actually do these things in the future."

The Houston Rockets currently have a record of 13 wins and 13 losses, and are currently ranked eighth in the Western Conference. The Chinese fans are quite satisfied with this.

Recently, there was a post on the Hupu forum that was highly discussed, "Which score is better, Li Ze or Ariza?" Rockets fans enthusiastically posted about it.

"Ariza's scoring ability is still stronger. Ariza has played very well in the last few games, and he has scored 25+ in three consecutive games."

"Haven't the people upstairs watched Li Ze play? Ariza is stronger, don't worry about it, Li Ze is good at him, I have already seen that the two are not at the same level of players."

"Thunder's game is still broadcast too little. Have you forgotten how Li Ze beat Ariza? From body to technique, Li Ze absolutely won. Ariza is a role player."

"That is, what is there to compare it to? Whether it is record or personal data, Ariza can't compare. I'm a Rockets fan. I don't think Ariza can play well at all."

"Only Volute can bring out the best Ariza. If he leaves the Lakers, he will die. Come back to Volute quickly if you have the chance!"

"Komei get out, you are everywhere, what does this post have to do with the Lakers!"

"It would be great if Ariza could come to the Cavaliers. I lack players who can shoot three-pointers and defend around me."

"Upstairs, hurry up and find your emperor with a knife. You are everywhere. I am convinced. I have reported it. Thank you!"

At this time, Li Ze didn't know that there was another quarrel among the fans on the other side of the ocean. When he came to Houston, Dayao entertained him with an authentic Shanghai meal, and by the way, let's talk about the United Arab Emirates.

"Li Ze, when you go to New York to play an away game after Christmas, please introduce your trainer to Ah Lian. He has been in a bad state recently, and his playing time will be less and less depending on the training of the Nets. "

There is still a lot of gossip among the players in the league, and Li Ze's trainer team is also well-known. Everyone agrees that the trainers account for at least half of the credit for Li Ze's ability to have such a good competitive state.

"No problem. Tony and Meg are best at tailoring training plans for players and adjusting their physical condition. They also have many friends. At that time, they can help the UAE find a new trainer."

Li Ze agreed straight away, they are all his compatriots, and they will definitely do their best.

"That's good. He will be embarrassed to trouble you when we meet for the first time. Then you can help him more. With such a good athletic talent, it would be a pity to return to China to play."

"Substitute water for wine, let me present you first!"

"Haha, you're too polite, these are trivial matters, I promise to help Ah Lian find a suitable trainer for him."

Adelman head coach has been having a headache recently, McGrady returned from injury, but the Rockets management has to continue to hide their star.

The Rockets have basically made it clear that they want to trade McGrady, and are already in contact with other teams. Once the mid-season trade starts, McGrady will be sent away directly.

Obviously there is an immediate combat power in the team, but Adelman can't use it. Thinking about the deformed lineup of the Rockets, he feels that the future is bleak, and he can only silently think in his heart:
"Hopefully the team can improve after the trade."

The attendance rate of the Toyota Center arena tonight is not too high, but there are many Chinese fans who came to the scene to support Li Ze.

When Li Ze appeared on the stage, he heard a burst of cheers.

The Thunder and the Rockets have played against each other twice, and the players on both sides are very familiar with each other. In this game, both sides still have regular rotations.

Before the game, the tortoise danced excitedly. Aaron Brooks is the tortoise's favorite matchup player. After playing the pick-up defense, the tortoise can always strike hard against smaller players.
There was no suspense after the opening, and Krstic jumped to the first attack for the Thunder again.

After the Thunder simply ran two horoscopes, Li Ze caught the ball and faced Ariza's defense, dribbled the ball under the crotch twice on the spot, crossed the ball with his left hand and pulled it back, and turned around quickly with his right hand.

By the time Ariza reacted, he had already lost half of his body. When Hayes saw Li Ze breaking through the inside line, he had only one feeling in his heart:
"Don't come here.jpg"

But the help defense still has to go up. Li Ze throws his left hand while he is on the move, and Krstic catches a heavy dunk under the basket.

The old routine of "kuang" is still easy to use, and it is easy to dunk and eat cakes.

Li Ze, who returned to the defense, was a little depressed. After playing two games with the Rockets, he had already thoroughly figured out the opponent's routine. The coaching staff did not make too many arrangements for this game. Everyone just played normally.

Turtle and Durant were still in high spirits. These two guys had been discussing how to score in the locker room before.

The result of the game was not as expected by Li Ze. Under the leadership of the Thunder's best sixth man, Aaron Brooks, the Thunder beat the Rockets 110 to 94.

阿隆-布鲁克斯全场15中2，怒砍5分2篮板3助攻，带领火箭队走向失败
As for Ariza, under the defense of Li Ze, he became invisible again, which failed the eager expectations of many Rockets fans.

With 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Li Zeping's performance was unremarkable. After all, his mind had already flown to the game the day after tomorrow:
"Lakers experience pack, here I come again!"

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