The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 135 The Thunder during the bonus period (hey, they lost to Lebanon)
Of course, Li Ze couldn't bear Chris Paul's behavior of running after pretending to be X. Taking advantage of the intermission, he directly asked Coach Brooks to switch defenses.

"Coach, let me guard Paul for the rest of the time, and let Russell reduce some pressure on the defensive end."

Coach Brooks thought that if Li Ze switched to defending Paul, it would be no problem for Guigui to defend German Brown. Although there is a difference in height between Guigui and the opponent, he hoped that Li Ze could limit Paul's shots.

"No problem, but this will have to wait until the third quarter. In the second quarter, we will have some rotations. Guys, cheer up and make a decisive shot when there is a chance. The opponent is putting our mid-range shots. We have to respond!"

Coach Brooks no longer specifically emphasizes tactical requirements, but encourages everyone to make decisive shots. The offensive space on the court is getting smaller and smaller. This is not what the coaching staff wants to see.

The Hornets carried out a large-scale rotation in the second quarter. Marcus Thornton replaced Chris Paul. The strikers replaced James Posey and Darius Sangueira. Center Okafor continued.

Although the interim head coach Bauer's ability is mediocre, the coaching staff of the Hornets are still reliable, and they always maintain the inside advantage.

For the Thunder, Li Ze played at the 3rd position, Maynor and Sefoloza partnered in the backcourt, Ibaka temporarily stepped up to the 5th position, and Edan Thomas played at the 4th position after playing. Ze's personal ability, he has to attack with all his strength on the field.

After the start of the second quarter, the Thunder team attacked, and Ibaka's back screen was still used. When Li Ze played outside, the Hornets' attention was all on Li Ze. Ibaka went down and received Maynor's pass. , Easily split buckles with one hand!

"Kang" went down and dunked successfully.

"Good shot! The Thunder have played this tactic many times. In most cases, Li Ze received the ball with an outside bounce, but this time the Hornets' defensive attention was all on Li Ze. Given the chance, this cooperation can be played, thanks to Li Ze!"

The host, Ke Xiaofan, saw that Yang Yi beside him could play tricks with a simple tactical cooperation, and he was deeply impressed. No wonder the guests got more money than him, and they made it out of their strength.
The Hornets attacked, and after Marcus Thornton dribbled through the half court, he and his teammates passed the ball continuously on the outside to attract the attention of the Thunder's defense. Give the ball to Okafor who has successfully blocked the position.

Facing the defense of Ethan Thomas, the latter took the ball with his right hand and took a big dribble to the line, then turned around with a top, and shot confidently with his left hand.

"Shua" made a steady two-pointer at the basket.

When Li Ze saw that Okafor, a defensive center, started to show off his low-post offense, he knew that the opponent must have played smoothly, and all kinds of technical moves could be used.

After Maynor dribbled through halftime, the Thunder's two insiders all came up to the elbow screen. Li Ze cut across from the right to 45 degrees outside the three-point line on the left. After receiving the pass, he faced San gella.

After three threats, he quickly released the ball with his left hand and pretended to break through. Feeling the shift of the opponent's defensive center of gravity, he twisted his body, stepped down and changed direction, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand. Seeing that Okafor had recovered to the basket, he made an emergency stop at mid-range Jump shot.

"Shua" two-pointer hit steadily.

Although the goal was scored, Li Ze felt more and more bad in his heart. The opponent was betting that Ibaka's mid-range would be inaccurate, so he just let it go. All the defenses were piled up in the paint to prevent the Thunder from breaking through. , It is also convenient to protect the backcourt rebounds.

For the next few minutes, the Hornets defended from the perimeter while Okafor and Sangueira stepped back to protect the rebound, although Ibaka and Edon Thomas hit a few mid-range shots. , but this still cannot change the opponent's defensive strategy.

Li Ze made all 3 shots and sent 3 assists, but he did not narrow the point difference, because the Hornets' continuous inside attacks had a very high shooting percentage, and even caused Ibaka's third foul.

With 2 minutes and 6 seconds left in the second quarter, coach Brooks requested a timeout. He had to let Li Ze and Ibaka off the court to rest, and the third quarter was the decisive moment.

After Durant and the tortoise came on the court, the Hornets' defense changed again, and they began to pinch Durant at the right time.

If the Thunder's record is low, many teams may feel embarrassed. After all, double-teaming rookies is indeed a bit too much, but now everyone will not consider these things, No. [-] in the West?That must knock you down.

Since only Turtle can control the ball on the Thunder team, but he also entered the sewer in this game, he is a group of iron, so pinching Durant and letting him play the ball will sometimes have a good effect. After all, Durant Lante is not Li Ze, and it is difficult to double-team the ball.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Thunder's offense became more and more inefficient. After halftime, 2 to 50, the Hornets entered the second half with a 44-point lead.

During the intermission, in the Thunder locker room, Durant sat down on his seat, angrily cursing in a low voice:
"Fack! There was another double-team in the regular season. Do the Hornets think this is a playoff game?"

"Maybe they just want to step on the No. [-] team in the West. The media and the commentators will like to see this happen. Sorry, guys, I was too hard in the first half."

Guigui had roughly guessed what the opponent was thinking, he knew that many teams were actually jealous of the Thunder.

If you have a good record, you will be exposed, if you have exposure, you will get attention, if you have attention, you will have fans, and if you have more fans, you will make money.

"Okay, don't complain, we have to make some personnel adjustments in the second half, Sefoloza, you start first in the second half, five small tactics, we have to completely open up the offensive space on the field!"

"When there is an opportunity, make a decisive shot, speed up the offensive rhythm, protect the rebound, guys, this is just a regular season, even if we lose, we are still No. [-] in the West, because the Lakers also lost."

Coach Brooks felt that if the game continued like this, it would probably be cold. He decided to make a bold change, and lose the game as a running-in tactic.

"We're still two games ahead, come on guys, make a bold shot, the Oklahoma City fans are watching us, Sergey, don't be depressed, you're just a rookie, even if you lose, the media after the game Definitely criticize Kevin."

Li Ze also gave his teammates a lot of blood. As long as he refuses to vote properly, everything is easy to talk about.

"Haha, you're right, Kevin is responsible for the bad fight."

"Who told him that he is already in the third grade, so he can't criticize Kayce and Russell."

"Guys, thinking about it like this suddenly feels a lot less stressful."

After hearing Li Ze's words, everyone in the Thunder team thought about it carefully, and it really made sense. The third-year Durant may enter the All-Star this season. If he loses at this time, he will be the one who takes the blame.

Durant was a little confused when he heard the ridicule from his teammates, but he immediately realized that he must be the one who took the blame if he lost the game. He couldn't help laughing and scolding:
"Oh! Shet! I really don't want to see those outrageous opinions expressed by the shit media, we will definitely win the game!"

After the second half of the game started, Ke Xiaofan and Yang Yi, the hosts of Sina Studio, were a little confused when they saw the Thunder's starting five.
"With this lineup, the Thunder basically rely on Ibaka for their interior defense. Although Durant is tall, he can't defend against David West's low-post offense. what!"

After seeing this lineup, Yang Yi found it difficult to understand the changes in the Thunder's lineup. They were only behind by 6 points. Don't worry about the game, there is still a lot of time.

"This lineup didn't work very well against the Lakers before, and I used it occasionally after that, but it was only for two or three minutes during the rotation time. Maybe the Thunder team really has no one inside. Let's look forward to the halftime first. Show it!"

The host, Ke Xiaofan, remembered that in the previous game, after the Thunder team made the top five, as long as they failed to make a shot, the game would collapse immediately.
After the start of the second half, Sefolosha immediately sank to the left corner, Durant came to the right corner, and the tortoise dribbled through halftime. Li Ze first made a wall-hitting screen for Ibaka, and waited until Ibaka came up When lifting the block, Li Ze quickly bounced out.

The Hornets were naturally prepared. Before Li Ze could catch the ball, David West stepped forward to interfere. At the same time, Peja quickly moved to the bottom corner, but Li Ze did not stop the ball after receiving the ball, and directly hit the ground pass The ball finds Durant in an air cut.

After Durant moved up the line, he suddenly made an empty cut. This simple fake move passed Peja's defense. Coupled with Li Ze's timely pass, he cut and dunked with one hand!

"Kang" dunked easily.

"Ah!! Oh!"

Huge cheers broke out in the Ford Center arena. The team played very passively, and the audience was not in a high mood. After Durant dunked successfully, the atmosphere at home was truly ignited.

"The Thunder's pass-and-cut cooperation is really beautiful, and it's so smooth! Once Durant stands in the bottom corner, the Hornets' defense has to keep up. The offensive space on the field is completely opened up, and it depends on how the defense goes."

Yang Yi also praised the Thunder's cooperation, but he was not optimistic about the Thunder's defense.

After Chris Paul dribbled through the half court, he found that the defender in front of him had become Li Ze, and he couldn't help frowning.

Li Ze lowered the center of his body, showed firm eyes, put his hands on his shorts, and put on a defensive posture: Let me see how many brushes you have?
Paul quickly realized the difficulty of Li Ze's defense. He squeezed through the screen very quickly, and always covered him firmly with his height. The most important thing was that he found that Li Ze rarely swayed.

The combination of [Master Marker] + [Ankle Protector] makes Li Ze rarely lose his focus of defense, while [Perpetual Motion Defender] allows him to defend with all his strength without worrying too much about physical consumption.

Paul crossed step dribbles and changed direction several times in a row, but he still couldn't get rid of Li Ze's defense. In addition, Li Ze's long arms kept interfering with him, making it difficult for him to get a comfortable shot.

Noticing that the offensive time was running out, Paul decided to use his speed to break through, and if it didn't work, he could even make a foul and stand on the free throw line.

But he thought very well, but after the actual operation, he found that Ibaka's help defense was too fast. Paul just made a shot, and Ibaka, who came over from the help defense, immediately sent a nail plate cap. After Li Ze received the backcourt rebound, Pass it to the tortoise.

After receiving the ball, the latter turned on his full horsepower, sprinted with all his strength, and sprinted towards the opponent's basket. He easily played 1-on-0 in the frontcourt, and the excited tortoise made a tomahawk dunk!

"哐" fast break dunk succeeded.

The Hornets quickly served the baseline ball. Paul dribbled the ball again and crossed the half court. When he saw Li Ze who was defending in front of him, he suddenly smiled and said;
"Nice defensive skills, but a basketball game is for 5 people, and your cleverness is used in the wrong place."

Paul didn't wait for Li Ze to respond after saying this. After finishing the pick-and-roll with Okafor, he quickly sent the ball to the rest of Okafor, who took advantage of the opportunity to turn around and hook the shot.

"Shua" scored two points from the basket.

Li Ze felt quite helpless when he saw Paul who ran away after pretending to be X. This guy is too badass, and he was never given a chance to talk trash.
When the Thunder team was attacking, Turtle and Durant broke through and scored consecutively, mobilizing the defense of the Hornets. After Li Ze received the pass from outside the three-point line, he did not hesitate to make a quick shot from outside the three-point line.

"Shua" three-pointer hit steadily.

This is the terrible thing about the Thunder's lineup. Although the tortoise is in the sewer tonight, the five players on the court currently have the ability to shoot from long distances. Find cover and run tactics.

Li Ze kept gesticulating on the field to direct the traffic. Although sometimes he didn't get the ball, he was the one who controlled the offensive rhythm on the field.

What kind of tactics to play and how his teammates move, Li Ze kept shouting loudly on the court.

"Russell, corner, move, catch screen, Thabo, top of the key."

In the Thunder's attack, Li Ze and Guigui played a fake hand-to-hand exchange. While Guigui was running up, Li Ze suddenly accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand. Peja couldn't keep up with the defense, so he could only watch Li Ze break through After reaching the inside line, he staged a one-handed dunk.

"Kang..." The Thunder's offense became more and more comfortable.

In the third quarter, the two teams started a confrontational battle, and the Thunder team also tied the score. The two teams began to take the lead alternately, which made the audience in the Ford Center Arena scream with excitement. This offense is really good-looking, defense is not important .
This lineup defense is indeed difficult to limit the Hornets' low-post offense. It is basically a free gift for Durant's noodle figure to defend against David West.

Although he couldn't stand the inside line, Li Ze completely strangled Paul. After hitting the iron continuously, Paul no longer forced to attack. When encountering Li Ze's entanglement, he immediately passed the ball and kept feeding the ball to the low position.

This also makes Li Ze a little helpless. Paul is not Kobe. Although his style of play is biased toward combo guards, Paul is still a traditional point guard in his bones. He has a clear understanding of the situation on the court and will not easily get ahead.

Seeing Paul passing the ball again, Li Ze couldn't help but tease:
"Don't you really try to beat me, a rookie? Maybe after the game, the media will say that the All-Star guard was killed by the rookie."

"I don't like to play against athletic strikers. The most important thing is that I know how to win. You see, David can score easily."

After saying that, Paul laughed and returned to the defense, as David West easily sent the ball to the basket in the low post again.

"Shet!"

Durant was carried away by David West in the low post, and after watching the opponent easily pick the basket, he couldn't help but curse in a low voice, he really couldn't prevent the opponent's low attack, and he felt that his physical fitness Descending rapidly.

By the end of the third quarter, the two sides had tied at 3. Although the Thunder were not good at defending, their offense was really sharp. If it weren't for Paul's constant pressure on the rhythm of the game, the Thunder would have scored even higher.

During the intermission, Durant was gasping for breath. In this quarter, he consumed a lot of physical energy on both ends of the offense and defense. In the fourth quarter, he had to take a break first.

"Guys, hold on, there is still a quarter, keep our offensive rhythm!"

Head coach Brooks continues to serve chicken soup and still has a short rotation. He has already seen the hope of victory. This time is a competition of willpower and physical fitness.

"The Thunder's physical fitness is a problem. The last game against the Bulls was almost to the end. Although it took almost two days to rest at home, this game is a short rotation. We can see that Durant is already gasping for breath. gone."

Taking advantage of the break during the festival, Yang Yi also talked about the problems of the Thunder.

"Indeed, as Teacher Yang said, Paul slowed down the pace of the game. The Hornets will definitely seize this opportunity to attack wildly in the fourth quarter. I hope the Thunder can beat the first three minutes!"

Host Ke Xiaofan also blessed the Thunder team.

But after the start of the 4th quarter, the Hornets first stepped up their rebound rush and did not give the Thunder a chance to switch offense. In the first 3 minutes, the two sides were in a stalemate. After Durant came on the court, the Hornets played wave flow.

Durant, who was physically weak, couldn't attack or defend on the court. After hitting two irons in a row, the Hornets seized the opportunity to switch offenses. Peja scored consecutively from outside the three-point line. When Li Ze also hit angrily After the iron, the Hornets fell into position, and David West scored again from a low post.

This wave of 8-0 also established the victory of the game. Paul began to steadily control the rhythm of the game. The Thunder failed to counterattack several times.

In the end, the game time ran out, 100 to 94, and the Hornets defeated the Thunder on the road, continuing their winning streak.

Although they lost at home, the audience in the Ford Center Arena remained enthusiastic and continued to send blessings to the home team after the game.

Oklahoma City fans know that the team is affected by injuries, and they don't really care about the outcome of the game. As long as they see the players working hard on the court, they are satisfied.

After the game, Chris Paul took the initiative to find Li Ze, and friendly started the business exchange mode.

"You are better than I thought, Kayce, I really want to play with you if I have the chance!"

"Wow! I'm also looking forward to that day. You really taught me a lesson today. It's hard to describe your control of the rhythm of the game. I will continue to learn from you!"

Everyone carried the sedan chair, and Li Ze also picked up the nice one and said that it was a joy to brag about, and the members of the superficial brotherhood alliance +1.

In the Thunder locker room, everyone was in a good mood. After all, after losing, the team was still No. [-] in the Western Conference. They really could afford to lose!

Durant was a little depressed. In the fourth quarter, he went 4-of-5, and he lost the game. There were at least three open opportunities, but he hit all of them. Although he still scored 1 points in this game, it is a pity. Losing still made him blame himself.

"Guys, is there any way you can improve your fitness quickly?"

Seeing the tortoise who was still alive and kicking beside him, and noticing the energetic Li Ze, Dulan asked pointedly.

"Kevin, excellent physical fitness is also a talent. We discussed this issue before. You are indeed inferior to Kayce and Russell."

Jeff Green didn't see Durant's face, and the truth came out directly
"Your physical fitness is already great, Kevin. Losing is indeed my problem. I failed to protect the rebounds in this game. You don't have to blame Ibaka. You don't expect a rookie to support the team. Inside."

Big brother Nick Collison took the initiative to take responsibility, Ibaka has played very well, and he will not let the rookie take the blame.

"It's normal to lose in the regular season. Staying healthy is the most important thing. I suggest you watch less news reports after the game. You all know that!"

Li Ze still maintains a normal mind. In this game, he scored 24 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 turnovers. He played very efficiently. The core of the team's offense in the fourth quarter was Durant, and the opponent really showed a good performance. Opportunity, just didn't invest in it.

For this way of losing, he thinks it is acceptable, and it is a running-in tactic. After all, there are still many games in the regular season.

"Kayce is right. We still have three days to rest. Playing at home is comfortable. Nina wants to hold a cake party recently. Recently, a group of them have become obsessed with making cakes. Everyone will come to my house tomorrow night. I Guaranteed to have lots of beautiful single girls!"

Turtle really went into the sewer tonight, scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 turnovers. Although the statistics are good, Paul has been taking a big step to defend him on the court. The offensive end is really stretching his hips.
"I love cake parties!" "Yeah, I want to take my girlfriend with me!" "Maybe we can have another late night party later!"

Seeing that everyone no longer worries about gain and loss after losing, Li Ze nodded inwardly;

"This is the mentality of a strong team, and the Thunder has finally transformed slowly!"

Li Ze still underestimated the influence of the No. [-] in the Western Conference. After seeing the Hornets winning, other teams also cheered up, especially the teams with star insiders. dividend.

For example, David Lee of the New York Knicks was very happy after seeing the report of the Thunder losing:

"Is this God guiding me? The All-Star voting is about to end. I am playing for the No. [-] team in the Western Conference, and the opponent is injured inside. This is God's gift to me from the Welfare Bureau!"

David - Lee has begun to look forward to the 11th road trip.

Before David Lee looked forward to it, Roy Hibbert of the Pacers was already eager to try, and he spoke confidently before the game, canvassing for himself:

"Yes, that's right, I am the No. [-] center in the East. Guys, vote for me! In the next game, we will face the No. [-] Thunder team in the West. I will show my dominance!"

After Li Ze saw this boring report, he was a little speechless:
"Do you really think you are black Yao Ming?"

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