The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 125 Returning to the Small Ball Suns
Artest made 5 fouls, and the knock-on effect was that Kobe needed to play at the 3rd position.

Head coach Phil Jackson looked around on the bench. Vujacic was too strong and Jordan Farmar was too short. In desperation, he could only wave his hand. Shannon Brown, it was you.

Still a big and four small lineup, Phil Jackson stepped forward and told Shannon Brown.

"Brown, your task on the court is to strictly guard against Lee, pay attention to his off-ball running, and you must echo your teammates on the defensive end after you enter the court."

Shannon-Brown had an ominous premonition, feeling that he could not guard against Li Ze, but at this moment he could only bite the bullet and nod to indicate that he was fine.

The small conflict between Durant and Artest brought the Thunder the advantage that everyone could breathe a sigh of relief. In the third quarter, the rhythm of the game was pulled quickly by the Thunder, and everyone in the Thunder consumed a lot of energy.

"Krstic, you take a break first, Ibaka, pay attention to the rebound after playing, maintain this offensive rhythm, we are only more than one quarter away from victory, hold on, guys!"

Head coach Brooks took the opportunity to give the players another shot. Li Ze's physical condition is still very good. After all, he stayed in the corner for most of the third quarter. The turtles can be blamed on individuals. Only Durant began to gasp for breath.

When the two teams returned to the court, Kobe used Gasol's pick-and-roll and easily hit two points from the right elbow of the free throw line to help the Lakers stabilize the situation.

When the Thunder team was attacking, Li Ze found that Shannon Brown was defending him, and his eyes lit up. Just after halftime, Li Ze immediately gave his teammates offensive gestures.

When Turtle held the ball at 45 degrees on the left side of the three-point line, Durant was at the top of the arc. Jeff Green mentioned 45 degrees on the right side of the three-point line, and Li Ze cut in from the right bottom corner along the baseline , and Ibaka made a cross screen under the basket, and opened his hands in the low post for the ball.

Li Ze's position may not be aggressive enough for Kobe, but facing Shannon Brown, when he has an advantage in height and weight, he easily succeeded in getting a position near the baseline paint area and received a pass from the tortoise.

After catching the ball, take a step up the line, pull back with your right hand, quickly close the ball, and make a fallback jumper.

"Shua" scored two points easily.

After the goal, Li Ze didn't look at Shannon-Brown, and spread his hands at Kobe with a smile on his face, saying that I am also very good at fadeaway jumpers.

This action made both Shannon Brown and Bryant angry at the same time.

"The Thunder crossed the baseline just now and let Li Ze attack in the low post. Under normal circumstances, this tactic is mostly used for low-post singles by the center, but let alone, the effect is good!"

Director Zhang is happy to see that Li Ze is playing better and better, and he feels very comfortable.

The 13-point difference made the Lakers start to increase long-range shots from the outside, but there were two chances, and Odom hit the iron hard, but was shot by the Thunder in a transition attack, but had no choice but to foul early and send the turtle to the free throw line .

Coach Phil Jackson watched helplessly from the sidelines. Fisher made 3 of 2 three-pointers in the third quarter. The offensive end really contributed his own firepower, but the defensive end really couldn't keep up.

By the end of the third quarter, 91 to 76, the Thunder had led by 15 points.

During the intermission, Kobe sat on the bench a little depressed. The Lakers could still score offensively, but the defensive end was on the verge of collapse. The Thunder shot too accurately and always scored in response.

Shannon Brown glanced at Kobe cautiously, and silently lowered his head to wipe his sweat. After he came on the field, Li Ze became active again, and walked to the free throw line in the last few minutes. He really couldn't guard against it.
Coach Brooks was still very cautious in the fourth quarter. He just took down Durant, who was in poor physical condition, and replaced him with Sefoloza, and all other main players were still present.

The Lakers are also all the main players, and fighting for a few minutes in the end can be regarded as an explanation to the fans at home.

When the Thunder team was attacking in the fourth quarter, Li Ze started chasing Artest and finally received a satisfactory return.

After receiving the ball at 45 degrees on the left side of the three-point line, facing Artest who was coming from the defense, he dribbled the ball back with a cross step with his left hand, changed direction with his right crotch, and leaned against Artest to accelerate the breakthrough.

The rhythm changes during the march, the left hand pats the ball on the spot, suddenly changes direction under the crotch, and the right hand quickly makes a fake move of pulling the ball back, then twists the body, quickly joins the ball, and pretends to shoot.

Artest was directly shaken, and Li Ze quickly leaned up with his body, threw the ball casually, and shouted at the same time:
"My bowl!"

"squeak"

Although the shot was too hard and almost hit the timer in embarrassment, the referee still whistled the thug for a foul, and Artest left the field with 6 fouls.

Durant was overjoyed on the sidelines. While waving at Artest, he flicked the towel and muttered:
"See you on Twitter tonight, barking puppy!"

Fortunately, there were boos in the Staples Arena, and Artest did not hear Durant's yelling, otherwise the two would have to tear together again.
Li Ze stood on the free throw line with a relaxed face, adjusted his breathing, and made two free throws steadily.

With a 17-point difference, the Jagged 2-pointer is no longer enough. After all, the Thunder can always score a response goal. After Durant came on the court and scored 30+ points, there were 4 minutes and 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Phil Jackson requested a timeout, and Mingjin withdrew.

Then head coach Brooks also replaced all the main players, and the game entered garbage time. After the last time, 115 to 100, the Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in an away game and regained the first place in the Western Conference.

After the game, Kobe looked serious, and after a brief hug with the Thunder players, he walked directly to the player tunnel. It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with the result of the game.

投篮26中14，罚球14中12，40分8篮板6助攻，虽然也有3失误，但科比本场发挥的依然十分出色。

“李泽26分6篮板8助攻，威斯布鲁克22分5篮板5助攻，杜兰特30分4篮板2助攻，雷霆三少一共拿到了78分，这个进攻火力太可怕了！也恭喜雷霆队再次回到了西部第一。”

Yu Jia, the host of CCTV studio, said briskly.

"The young man is amazing! He really made a shot from the outside. Li Ze made 8 of 5 three-pointers. The Thunder directly missed the Lakers Twin Towers."

"This style of play is a bit similar to the Suns. It just so happens that they go to Phoenix tomorrow. This game will definitely be good."

Director Zhang also summed up the competition briefly with a smile. He felt a little pity that tomorrow is Thursday, and CCTV has no plan to broadcast it.

"The next time we broadcast the Thunder's game, we will have to wait until the 29th. I will also give you a preview. The 29th is the Nets' game against the Thunder at home. It is also the long-awaited Celestial Derby."

"Thank you for watching. At the end is our lottery. We will give away two authentic jerseys. I will start and Zhang will guide you to stop."

"stop"

"..."

After the game, everyone in the Thunder locker room was filled with joy. They finally got their revenge. The last time they were brutally abused by the Lakers Twin Towers, this time they beat them so badly that they couldn't play.

After winning the game, Coach Brooks was secretly happy, but it's not time to relax, after all, there are still back-to-back games to play.

"Okay, lads, great play, as I said, we are already a strong team, it's not time to relax, stay in shape, rest well tonight, we will take two consecutive away games record, return to Oklahoma City!"

"Oh yeah! Ah!"

Li Ze also happily yelled along with everyone, winning the defending champion, this feeling is really cool!

At this time, on the Tianchaohupu forum on the other side of the ocean, many Comets also broke their defenses a bit, and the No. [-] position in the Western Conference was gone, so there was a classic reply after the game.

"Volume did its best, teammate CBA, Bynum has no brains, Gasol is too soft, the old fish should not play!"

"The Lakers lost, but the volute didn't lose, 40+8+6, volute bull X!"

"The Lakers should have played a game on purpose, because they have to prepare for the Christmas game with all their strength, and it is normal to lose."

"Hehe, losing on purpose, you can figure it out? Is it difficult to admit that the Thunder played well? Li Zeniu, the Thunder's third young master abused the Lakers, how comfortable it is!"

"It's so cool! Come on Kemi, you can't win the game even if you hug your thighs, and you are still scoring points in the fourth quarter. Look at Li Ze, who kept passing the ball to his teammates for the next few minutes."

"The Christmas game is waiting for me to abuse the Lakers. The Twin Towers are useless. If I had played in the finals before, I would definitely have blown Kobe."

"You guys are everywhere. This is the Thunder's postgame news post. Jamie, get lost."

"The Thunder are awesome. I'm already looking forward to the next derby. The Arab League is in good shape recently. I hope to get more points then."

"Still blowing about Ah Lian, I see him coming back to play CBA next year, come back as soon as possible, don't be ashamed outside!"

"My own person is also black? I have reported it, and the second devil hastened to get out of Hupu."

Every time the Thunder and the Lakers play against each other, the fans on both sides of the news posts after the game will always fight together. Of course, most of the time, Comey will blow up the Thunder fans. The number is not at the same level.
Li Ze is not in the mood to watch the rivalry between the fans. He has to rest early tonight. Although there are B+ grade energy drinks to help him recover his physical fitness, going to bed early and getting up early will help him maintain a good sense of touch. I want to see what I get for tonight's game badge experience.

Although the big bed in the hotel was not as comfortable as in Oklahoma City, Li Ze simply washed up and fell asleep after lying on the bed. Tonight's game actually took a toll on him.

In the dream training space, after Li Ze called out the control panel, he saw two new prompts on the achievement room, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
"The Lakers experience pack really deserves its reputation!"

After entering the achievements, first briefly check the experience of each achievement badge, and then look at the two newly produced badges of the same color, and touch their fingers to check their attributes:
Achievement Badge [Lean Back to the King]: 4/50
Improves the ability to make post-up fadeaways.

Achievement Badge [Perpetual Motion Defender]: 6/50
Reduce the stamina loss of struggling to defend.

After seeing the attributes of the two new badges, Li Ze suddenly grinned, one attack and one defense, the effect is simple and rude.

"Haha, if I can, I really want to play against the Lakers all the time. If I play 82 games with the Lakers, it will take off in one season!"

The Phoenix Suns achieved a record of 46 wins and 36 losses last season, and regrettably ranked 9th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs. The two years of O'Neal's joining did not make the Suns substantially improved.

With O'Neal's departure, the Suns have returned to their previous style of play this season. The 35-year-old Steve Nash still maintains a good competitive state. Before this game, the Suns had 18 wins and 10 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference. position six.

Head coach Alvin Gentry was a little worried before the game. He just lost to the Cavaliers by a big margin in the last game, and then ushered in the Thunder with even more outstanding athletic talent. Thinking about the back line of the Thunder, Gentry The head coach became more and more depressed.

"I hope the opponent doesn't feel good back to back, and the game is not easy to play."

Everyone on the Thunder team after getting off the plane, except for Jeff Green and Durant who have not fully recovered, everyone else is full of energy. After the last game, you can go home for Christmas. Everyone is in a good state of mind. very good.

After lunch, the afternoon training session still focused on recovery. Head coach Brooks didn't explain too many tactical arrangements, because he felt that the Thunder were also very good at playing fast-paced games, and playing normally would be fine.

"Shet! Why are their physical fitness not affected? We all played the same game!"

Durant saw Li Ze and Guigui having a fierce one-on-one fight, and asked with a depressed face.

"Kevin, everyone's talent is different. Kayce and Russell are physical monsters. Back to back is nothing to them."

Jeff Green moved his sore muscles and answered Durant's question in an envious tone.

What you said makes sense, and Durant is speechless. Although he has scored 30+ points in a row in the last few games, he found that many media not only praised him, but also sang praises for Li Ze.

Especially ESPN, what kind of historical level rookie, Jordan's successor, the facade of the league in the next ten years, directly blows Li Ze to the sky, watching Durant crazy about Lemon, obviously he is the core of the Thunder
"Physical training also needs to be done during the offseason, and Coleman has to step up his pace in the matter of the media company. No one can take away my boss position!"

"Shet! The ball control also needs to be strengthened. I feel that Kayce's breakthrough ability has improved again."

Durant saw Li Ze swaying past the tortoise with ease, laying up lightly, and after thinking about Lemon in his heart, he arranged a bunch of training programs for himself. It is not easy to be the boss of the Thunder
The US Airways Center arena is packed tonight. Regardless of the results, the Suns are definitely among the best in terms of viewing pleasure. The gorgeous fast breaks and explosive dunks have deeply attracted local Phoenix fans to buy tickets to watch the game.

Before the game, in the Thunder locker room, Coach Brooks simply told his players:

"Guys, the pace of this game may be very fast, but what we need to pay attention to is to reduce our turnovers, and at the same time, control the long rebounds, Russell, and pay attention to Nash's pick-and-roll offense."

"Kayce, get our game going, come on lads, win this game and finish off our Christmas schedule perfectly!"

"Yeah! Wan, spit, break, logger!"

The home atmosphere of the Suns was very hot. When the DJ yelled and introduced the visiting team, the audience also booed the Thunder's trio.

On the other side of the ocean, today is Thursday, and Sina Sports has obtained the rights to broadcast the game.

While the players of both sides were warming up for the final time, the host Ke Xiaofan began to introduce the starting lineups of both sides:
"The Suns, who are playing at home, still have a regular rotation today. The starting backcourt is Steve Nash and Jason Richardson, and the front line is Grant Hill and Amare Stoudemire. Center is Channing Frye."

"The Thunder teamed up with Russell Westbrook and Li Ze in the backcourt, with Kevin Durant and Jeff Green on the front line, and Nenad Kostic at the center."

"Two consecutive away games, Director Ma, do you think the Thunder's physical fitness will be affected in this game?"

Since they were busy chatting about Li Ze's performance before the game, the host Ke Xiaofan quickly brought the topic back to the two teams.

"Away back-to-back games, of course physical fitness will be affected, but I am more worried about the player's hand feeling. After getting off the plane, they will play with simple adjustments. This is also a test for the Thunder."

Ma Jian, as always, gave the fans a vaccination first.

"As Director Ma said, the regular season continues. The further back, the more difficult it is to play back-to-back games. The game will start immediately. Let's turn the screen to the front!"

After the players on both sides greeted each other, Krstic and Stoudemire came to the center circle to prepare for the jump ball.

"At the beginning of the game, Stoudemire jumped to the ball for the Suns. Nash came up and played a high pick-and-roll with Channing Frye. Frye made a direct shot from outside the three-point line and scored! The Suns first attack too fast."

After the host Ke Xiaofan finished talking about the Suns' offense in one breath, he couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Before Kostic defended the pick-and-roll, the opponent had already made a shot. Nash's ground pass was just right, and Channing Frye's rhythm was very smooth from receiving the ball to shooting.

The Thunder's first offense is still the turtle's high-position pick-and-roll tactics. If Nash's offense is S-level, then the defense is B+. What's more, now that Nash is 35 years old, Turtle likes to play against veterans.

Kostic raised the pick-and-roll, and his teammates opened up the offensive space for Guigui. After the pick-and-roll, he easily threw off Nash's defense. Guigui held the ball in his left hand.

"Shua" scored two points easily.

The Suns quickly sent the ball to the baseline, Nash dribbled quickly across the half court after receiving the ball, several players from the Suns stretched out on the outside, and Stoudemire made a high pick-and-roll.

After Nash broke through on the left side, he leaned against the tortoise with his body. During the march, he flicked his left wrist and passed the ball covertly, finding Stoudemire who was going down.

After the latter received the ball, he took a step with his right hand, turned around, shook off Jeff Green who was defending in front of him, and smashed the basket with one arm with his left hand!
"哐" Stoudemire's signature basket turned and dunked.

"Too easy!"

Stoudemire, who successfully dunked, yelled provocatively at the Thunder while returning to defense.

"what!!"

Huge cheers erupted in the US Airways Center arena, and the fast and gorgeous offense, Phoenix fans will never get tired of watching it!
The Thunder also quickly sent the baseline ball. After the turtle dribbled through halftime, a simple Spanish pick-and-roll and Kostic's back screen allowed Li Ze to easily bounce and catch the ball.

Jason Richardson was half a beat slow in chasing and defending. After Li Ze's realistic shooting fakes, the opponent was directly pointed away, shaking off the defense. Li Ze held the ball in his left hand and strode towards the opponent's penalty area.

Ignoring Channing Frye's block at the basket, after fully taking off with both feet, he tensed his body, pulled his left arm back, and made a powerful one-handed heavy dunk!
"哐" the ball was smashed into the basket.

Channing-Frye was knocked into the air by Li Ze after an air confrontation, but fortunately Krstic hugged him behind him.
"Too easy!"

After the dunk, Li Ze shouted provocatively at the Suns with a relaxed expression against the boos of the audience, and at the same time secretly complained in his heart:
"Pretend to be X, I am very familiar with this job."

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