The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 136 Durant's Ambition (6000 word chapter)
On January 1th, the paper voting channel for the All-Star Game will be closed. Although Durant does not think he can make a comeback against the wind in the third stage and surpass Anthony in the number of votes, but in the face of the upcoming voting results of the third stage, he Still feeling a little restless.

This is the first time he has been selected as an All-Star. Obviously Durant is still lucky and looks forward to his counterattack.

"Okay, Kevin, the voting data will come out the day after tomorrow. You don't have to be too nervous. Don't worry, you will definitely be selected as an All-Star this year. It doesn't matter if you start. The important thing is that you are already an All-Star player. Let's talk about the contract a lot easier."

Agent Kleiman noticed that Durant had been restless in the past two days, and couldn't help but comfort him softly.

"I know, I know! But I just want the starting position, Fark! We are now No. [-] in the Western Conference, and we are the best team in the Western Conference. Why can Anthony start!"

When Durant thought of being a substitute, he could only fish for fish in the All-Star Game, and he was suddenly bored.

"You're only in your third year. It's a necessary process. Every rookie goes through this. Look at Chris Paul. When he was selected as an All-Star for the first time, he led the team to play great results, but he still Still a backup guard."

"Kevin, there is no need to care about the starting position. We have more important things to do. Maybe, we can consider the possibility of you getting the MVP this season. You have already entered the MVP candidate list."

Agent Kleiman didn't come here this time to listen to Durant's complaints. He really wanted Durant to get the MVP, which would allow him to help Durant sign better contract terms during the offseason. It is related to the beautiful green knife!
"Well, I saw some media reports, but seriously, the West has Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, the East has LeBron James, Paul - Pierce, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade."

"Looking at these lists, I don't think I can compete with these old guys. You know, after all, I am not the top face of the league. At most, I can enjoy the star whistle treatment. Those people above have worked hard in the league for many years. gone."

Durant hasn't swollen to the point of ignoring the league's veteran superstars. He feels that if he can enter the All-Star Game this season, he will complete the task.

"No, no, Kevin, don't underestimate yourself. The Thunder are not only the number one in the Western Conference, but also the number one in the league. You still maintain the winning advantage. Believe me, we only need a simple momentum, and you will definitely be able to rush. to the top of the list."

"Think about it, Kevin, if you won the regular season MVP, the scoring champion, and the All-Star selection this season, I guarantee you will not only sign a maximum salary contract during the offseason, but also get more money. Lots of bonus terms."

"On top of that, we might be able to sign a big shoe deal."

As soon as agent Kleiman thought that Durant could sign a big contract, he felt that the green knife was coming, and the more he talked, the more excited he was, and even started to dance.

"Wow! What you said really touched my heart, but many media don't like me, and the league probably doesn't like letting a rookie win the MVP!"

Durant imagined that if he really won so many awards, he would definitely go to heaven. The face of the league directly became him, and LeBron James had to stand aside.

"You underestimate the NBA, Kevin. People like to see the story of counterattack. The Thunder team won 23 last season and played an excellent record this season. Loved by many fans."

"You need a story, Kevin, leave it to me, keep your game up, handle your relationship with Kayce, you need his help, take a long-term view, if you really get the MVP, you He is the well-deserved core leader of the team!"

Manager Kleiman patted Durant on the shoulder and sent out a super cake he drew, which made Durant dizzy.

"MVP? Maybe I can really get this award."

Durant leaned on the sofa and muttered to himself. Thinking of the scene when he received the award, he suddenly felt excited, and he wanted all the honorary knives!

On the afternoon of January 1th, the Thunder team only conducted simple tactical training. After two days of sufficient rest, everyone was full of energy and fully recovered.

"Russell, do you think Kevin is very strange today, this guy's attitude towards Kayce is too good!"

Although Jeff Green suffered a shoulder injury, he still came to the team for training every day. Seeing that Durant's attitude took a 180-degree turn today, he complained to the turtle beside him with a strange expression.

"It's no surprise, Bro, everyone loves Kayce, people always favor him, Kevin may have been impressed by Kayce's skills, you know, Kayce is a talented player."

The nervous tortoise didn't notice Durant's abnormality.

"Wow! Kevin, you are like Nina's cupcakes today, sweet and delicious, you have to be harder!"

Li Ze, who played a few rounds of 1v1, felt that Durant's defense was not doing his best, so he couldn't help complaining.

"Xie Te! This is what you asked me to blow you up. Originally, I wanted to release water to make you happy, but it seems that there is no need for this!"

Durant was still thinking about what his agent Kleiman said, and wanted to have a friendly game with Li Ze, but he didn't expect that he would be blown away if he didn't pay attention, and suddenly he couldn't hold back his face.

Annoyed and furious, Durant fired with full firepower, and immediately forgot what his agent Kleiman had said.While spouting trash talk, and Li Ze you come and go and continue 1 on 1
"You see, it's no different, man, that's how talented players get along, it's a pity I'm not tall enough to guard the two of them one-on-one, otherwise I would definitely train with them."

Guigui couldn't help showing envious eyes when he saw the two people fighting in full swing.

"." Jeff Green was speechless.

The core player of the Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, played an excellent performance of 25+5+3 per game last season and was selected as an All-Star, but the team only achieved a record of 36 wins and 46 losses, ranking in the Eastern Conference. Ninth, ultimately missed the playoffs.

After the start of the new season, perhaps due to personnel changes, the Pacers currently only have a record of 11 wins and 24 losses, ranking tenth in the Eastern Conference.

Many media reporters no longer pay attention to this team. After all, following this trend, the Pacers are still fishing steadily in the new season.

However, the game against the Thunder on the night of the 9th received a lot of attention, because the big-mouthed Hibbert uttered bold words, calling himself the No. [-] center in the East, and even threatened to blow up the inside of the Thunder!

Before the game, in the Thunder locker room, Coach Brooks no longer emphasized tactical arrangements. They had already made a lot of preparations in the past few days. At this time, the players only need to play step by step.

"Enjoy the game, boys, this is our home court, take care to protect the rebounds, and don't disappoint the Oklahoma City fans present!"

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

The Thunder will play 4 home games in a row, which makes Oklahoma City fans extremely happy as if it was Chinese New Year. Although the first home game was lost to the Hornets, this will not affect the enthusiasm of the fans.

Tonight, more fans came to the Ford Center Arena early with cheering slogans written by themselves to cheer for the home team.

When Danny Granger and Roy Hibbert saw the thunderous cheers from the crowd, they felt a lemon in their hearts. They never had this kind of treatment at home
"Danny, remember to pass the ball to me more after playing, I will definitely blow up the opponent's inside line!"

When the players on both sides were warming up for the last time, Hibbert found the boss Granger and asked in a low voice.

"No problem, Roy, I believe in your ability, just remember to give me a few backcourt rebounds."

Danny Granger acted like a boss, thumped Hibbert's chest, and agreed without hesitation. The two looked at each other and smiled, feeling that the match was almost settled.

The Thunder's home commentator Twain is introducing the Pacers' starting lineup:
"Coach O'Brien still has a twin-tower lineup, with Earl Watson and Luther Hyde in the backcourt, Danny Granger and Troy Murphy on the front line, and Roy Schaeffer at the center. Bert."

"It is worth noting that Murphy is 211cm and Hibbert is 218cm. This will bring great pressure to our inside line. Of course, I believe that the Thunder boys will win the game. We have won the Lakers. tower!"

Announcer Twain started to rant about the Thunder, and that's what Oklahoma City fans love to hear.

"My shot felt good today, maybe I can kill them from the outside!"

When warming up, Guigui threw the ball into the basket with a swipe, and said to Li Ze beside him with a smile.

"The ability to protect the frame on the opposite side is not as good as you think, boldly hit the basket, this is our home field!"

After Li Ze watched the video of the Pacers game before the game, he knew why the opponent's record collapsed. The core problem was that the defense was not good. Gained the advantage.

"We're going to destroy them on the perimeter. They're too slow on the perimeter and not tall enough on the perimeter. I'm already looking forward to their screen rotation!"

Durant also said proudly.

"Come on guys, I'll be waving the towel on the bench!"

Jeff Green also came out to express his heart at this time, saying that he was with the team.

"Haha, don't hurt your other hand, we are all waiting for your comeback!"

"At the beginning of the game, Hibbert jumped to the ball for the Pacers by virtue of his huge height advantage"

In the first attack of the Pacers, Watson dribbled halfway and immediately handed the ball to the team boss Danny Granger. Murphy, this time Hibbert has successfully blocked in the low post, and Murphy passed the ball high.

With a simple high-low coordination, Hibbert faced Collison's defense, took a step in with the ball, and immediately turned over and shot.

"Shua" scored two points from the basket.

The Thunder didn't care, they sent out the baseline ball quickly, the tortoise quickly advanced to the front court, and everyone quickly settled down. Collison raised the pick and roll, used his right hand to speed up the breakthrough, and easily threw off Watson's defense. After two dribbles, An emergency stop at the elbow on the right side of the free throw line and a jumper shot.

"唰" made a steady hit in the middle distance.

In the Pacers' backcourt, Watson is 185cm and Hyde is 191cm. The defense of this backcourt combination is basically free. Facing these two, Li Ze can basically be regarded as big and small.

"Ah!! Oh!"

The Ford Center Arena was full of jubilation. After Turtle opened the scoring for the Thunder, everyone sat down to watch the game.

When the Pacers attacked again, they felt that something was wrong. The defense of Guigui and Li Ze was too oppressive. Both of them had advantages in height and shape. Coupled with the blessing of the home whistle, they were really physical.

Danny Granger felt something was wrong, so he hurried over to respond, but Durant kept covering him, preventing him from taking the shot easily, so he could only hit the ball to the low post again. Two points scored again.

The Thunder quickly served the baseline ball. This time, after Li Ze received the ball, he quickly dribbled across the half court. He noticed that Hyde was very close. Li Ze's left hand held the ball and suddenly accelerated, and Hyde quickly took a step back.

During the march, Li Ze suddenly changed direction with his crotch, and Hyde involuntarily shifted his defensive center of gravity forward. At this time, Li Ze suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back with his right hand, and took a big step back to shoot a jumper.

"Shua" three-pointer hollow into the net.

A small guard, after swaying away from the defense, can directly shoot a jumper. This is the height advantage, and it is difficult for the opponent to interfere with Li Ze's shooting.

"Wow! Wonderful three-pointer! Pacers Hyde be careful, don't let Kayce find the rhythm of the shot, or he will destroy you, he is best against small guards."

Although the commentator Twain blew a lot, but just after seeing Li Ze throwing a three-pointer, the Thunder players just passed halftime, and they couldn't help but sweat for Li Ze. This is not a good shot choice. Fortunately the ball went in.

The Pacers' offense is still unhurried. They should have seen the strategy of the Hornets in the last game. Please slow down the offensive rhythm. This time when the attack was approaching 24 seconds, Danny Granger made a pick-and-roll. A strong shot from a distance.

But the Thunder turned around and played fast offensively. After halftime, Li Ze immediately ran to the left corner to open up space. Durant easily got rid of the defense with the two screens of Collison and Ibaka.

After receiving a pass from Guigui from outside the three-point line, without hesitation, he immediately shot a jumper.

"Shua" three-pointer hit steadily.

"Kevin also scored a three-pointer! It seems that in this game, the boys of the Thunder team felt very good, and the offense was over within 14 seconds. I like this game rhythm!"

Home commentator Twin felt that the Thunder were slowly taking control of the game.

In the first half of the first quarter, the Pacers were barely able to hold back the rhythm. After 1 minutes, Danny Granger felt that he had lost control of the game.

The Pacers have been unable to keep up with the rhythm of the game after the Twin Towers' continuous quick turn-back runs. The Thunder almost completely abandoned the low-post offense inside, which made it difficult for Hibbert and Murphy to play their own role.

Turtle's high-position pick-and-roll makes it difficult for big players. When the defense is up, they are rushed, and the defense squats, and they can only watch the mid-range shot. The way of playing is the real shrimp and pig heart.

The Thunder attacked. Ibaka and Collison went up to cover the two elbows on the left and right of the free throw line. Li Ze went from right to left, made a simple crosscut, and got rid of the defense. , Facing Murphy who switched defenses.

Seeing the opponent raise his hands high and try to use his height advantage to defend, Li Ze first dribbled the ball under the crotch twice on the spot, and crossed the ball with his right hand to pull back, which made Murphy's defensive center of gravity move forward.

The left hand quickly changed direction under the crotch, and after a fancy sharp turn, Li Ze easily got rid of the opponent's defense, accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand, ignored Hibbert back to the protective basket, took off with the momentum, and pulled his left arm back, sinking vigorously The one-armed buckle!
"哐" broke through and dunked successfully.

"Oh ah!!"

The audience in the Ford Center Arena screamed, unable to hide their excitement. Hibbert was knocked down by Li Ze. To be precise, he fell to his knees because he landed unstable after an aerial confrontation.
Hibbert, who was kneeling on the ground, saw Li Ze smiling at him, and immediately returned to defense. He was furious. Damn, I want to come to a bully to fight hard.

As a result, as soon as he opened up the space, he shot lightly with his right hand, and was slapped on the head by Li Ze who rushed from behind. Hibbert could only watch helplessly as Li Ze controlled the ball and pushed to switch offense.

The first pass finds Guigui who is rushing to the front. After the latter catches the ball, he rushes up in three big strides and dunks with one arm with his right hand!

"Kang" converted and dunked successfully.

In the remaining minutes, the Thunder played a wave of 12 to 4. At the end of the first quarter, it was 1 to 24. After a few conversions, they easily gained an 32-point lead.

In the second quarter, the Pacers continued to retain their height advantage, and Hibbert continued to play, but unfortunately, after a few rounds, the Pacers' mentality collapsed.

Li Ze, who turned on the offensive mode, showed his comprehensive offensive skills. Facing the back-up singles of the guards, when AJ-Price switched to defending Li Ze after playing, he could only watch Li Ze turn around and make a jumper and easily scored the ball. The height of 188cm can't interfere with Li Ze's shot at all.

Facing the Pacers striker group of Mike Dunleavy, Solomon Jones, and Brandon Rush, Li Ze's combination of fast and slow Crossover made these three almost doubt their lives.

When Mike Dunleavy switched defenses, Li Ze dribbled the ball continuously under his crotch, paused slightly with his right hand, and made a false move to join the ball. Dunleavy was shot directly, Li Ze easily changed direction in front of his body, and made an emergency stop outside the three-point line Jump shot.

"Shua" three-pointer hollow into the net.

Hibbert is useless on the court. Most of the Thunder's offense is shooting. After hitting the iron, he also has long rebounds. This makes him extremely embarrassed. He can't pick up a few rebounds.
When Durant also returned to the court, the Thunder's trio broke out completely in the second quarter, making shots from inside and outside, which directly ruined the game.

At the end of the halftime, 46 to 66, the Thunder led by 20 points. This was also thanks to the Pacers' Danny Granger's outstanding performance. In the second quarter, he threw a crazy three-pointer. Quickly pull up.

During the halftime break in the Ford Center Arena, all the fans were smiling. This game was really easy, leading by 20 points at halftime, no suspense!

After the start of the second half, the Pacers struggled for 3 minutes, and then completely collapsed. Durant made an unreasonable three-pointer and scored. After the point difference widened to 20+, the game entered garbage time.

In the end, 96 to 116, the Thunder beat the Pacers at home and secured their No. [-] position in the Western Conference.

After the game, Li Ze smiled slightly and made fun of Hibbert in the face of interviews with media reporters:
"The 218cm big man only got 4 rebounds in the game. Such a performance can't dominate the inside!"

David Lee of the New York Knicks felt a little apprehensive after seeing the Pacers game. Is this God's test for himself?
The paper voting channel for the All-Stars in the third stage has been closed. David Lee originally wanted to use the game against the Thunder to perform well and solicit votes for himself. After all, there are still 3 days for electronic voting, but now, he I just hope that I can win safely.

But David Lee's thoughts are still too optimistic. The New York Knicks currently have a record of 15 wins and 21 losses. The team's defense, as the regular season continues, is getting more and more stretched
On the night of the 11th, when they challenged the Thunder in an away game, David Lee and Jared Jeffries' inside combination was shot by Li Ze and Durant from the outside. The Knicks' defensive rotation was too poor Yes, the cover person disappeared after a few times.

In the end, 88 to 112, the Thunder beat the New York Knicks at home, and David Lee lost
In these two games, Li Ze scored 24+5+6 in a row, while Durant scored 32+6+2. Such a terrifying outside shooting ability made the respective teams in the league scream incredible. What's even more outrageous is that Turtle Can also contribute 20+5+5, the Thunder trio is terrifying!
This also made everyone realize that even without inside starters, the Thunder's bonus is not something that can be easily enjoyed.

Durant was in a good mood after two consecutive hearty victories. In addition, agent Kleiman was already in action. Many media and football critics began to discuss Durant's story.

"MVP, here I come! Kayce can help me with peace of mind in the future!"

Durant looked at the messages from Oklahoma City fans on Twitter at home, and roared in his heart, thinking of the happy place, and from time to time, he even gave a tactical back, and he was happy at home alone
Li Ze didn't care too much about the MVP, because the upcoming schedule was very unfriendly to the Thunder. Both the Spurs and the Mavericks wanted revenge, and the Raptors' Dragon King Bosh was also waiting to eat the bonus.
"I hope that the next game will go well. If there is a wave of losing streak, the No. [-] in the Western Conference will be gone. The Lakers are getting better and better! I really hope that the opponent loses quickly."

"Kayce, it's a pity that after the end of the paper voting channel in the third stage, you ranked third in the West. That is to say, you are likely to lose this year's All-Star Game. You know some things."

The NBA has just announced the voting data for the All-Star Game, and Chapman, the agent, immediately called to comfort Li Ze.

"It's okay, I have never cared about the All-Star starting, thank you for your concern!"

This is Li Ze's sincere words, after all, he is only a first-year rookie.

"That's good, by the way, the single is selling well, let's plan an album, listen to me, I have a bold idea."

"Ah, definitely next time, Chapman, I'm going to train here."

Li Ze quickly hung up the phone. He didn't want to listen to the other party's nagging. Although he had already expected that he would miss the start of the All-Star Game, the result of No.3 still made him a little regretful:

"Hope the old guys make way soon"

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