The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 140 Muscular Warfare (6000 word chapter)
Kevin Love, a ruthless double-double machine, played extremely easily in the first two months after being guided by Li Ze.

Anyway, it was a loss. After playing, he first threw two three-pointers, then made two fouls in the low post, and then ate two pies, and basically scored in double figures. Except for Jefferson, the rebounds are all his.

After two months of brushing, the data is going up slowly. Although the three-point shooting rate is a little low, just over [-]%, but this is not important.

There are not many big men who can shoot three-pointers these days, and Love has developed a new skill set. The coaching staff is very satisfied with his performance, but it is a pity that in early January, misfortune fell from the sky. Injured his waist, which made him need to be injured for at least half a month.

Of course Li Ze knew that his good brother was injured, but seeing the other's fat face, he still couldn't help complaining:

"I remember that Tony arranged a professional nutritionist for you. In December, Tony also said that you lost a lot of weight. Why did you gain weight back?"

"It's just that I added some self-discipline meals after the injury. When I resume training, I will be able to lose weight and return to my previous weight in a week."

Le Fu said carelessly, he really didn't take his weight to heart.

"Self-discipline meal? You gained weight again after eating it? I'm a little curious, what did this guy eat, and he became so fat in half a month!"

After Guigui poured herself a glass of juice, she curiously asked about Lefu's diet.

"It's just some small supper. I also prepared a self-discipline meal for you tonight. We can eat and talk while eating. We just finished the game and just replenished our energy."

After Le Fu finished speaking, he happily ran to the kitchen and brought over all the specially prepared food.

"Shet! Donuts? Taco? Freshly made? Did you get yourself a Mexican chef?"

Li Ze was speechless when he saw a pile of snacks on the dining table, good guy, this is really self-disciplined
"Cool! I love this donut, sweet taste, my favourite!"

Turtle didn't care about any diet plans, picked up two chocolate donuts, and started eating them.

"You know, Kayce, I don't have many friends here, and I don't like to go out to play. Food is my only hobby. Try it, it will definitely suit your taste."

Le Fu put on a pitiful and helpless expression, as if he wanted to win Li Ze's sympathy.

"OK! You have a good diet. Anyway, the Timberwolves don't have a record requirement. This season heals his injuries and takes the opportunity to get more statistics."

While picking up the corn tortillas on the table, Li Ze told Le Fu, who was eating a lot.

"Thanks! Bro, hurry up and try Taco, I will eat it every Tuesday this month, Taco Tuesday! Russell, you should try it too."

Sharing delicious food with his good brothers is the life Le Fu has always yearned for.

When Li Ze was halfway through eating, he heard that Taco Tuesday almost choked him, and before he had time to take a sip of juice to put the food down, he heard Guigui yelling wildly from the side:

"gigigigigigigigigigi! Delicious Taco, back in Oklahoma City I suggest Nina eat this Tuesday, oh! gigigigigigigigi!"

"Cough cough!"

"Don't worry, eat Kayce slowly, I have prepared a lot, we can have a good meal tonight!"

On January 1, on the plane to Memphis, everyone in the Thunder team was discussing the topic of the All-Star substitute. In fact, there is not much suspense in the starting lineup. As for the substitute, everyone can continue to open.

"If the coach chooses a substitute, the same team will basically choose one person, and Chris Paul will definitely be selected."

Jeff Green said affirmatively.

"Actually, it's not hard to guess the substitutes. Tim Duncan and Pau Gasol will definitely be selected. The other top teams in the Western Conference will each select one player. That's basically it."

Durant said with a smile that he will be selected as an All-Star tomorrow night, which is a milestone in his career. In the past few days, he has fallen asleep with a smile every night.

"It's like this every year. It's hard for a small team with poor performance to have players selected. The fans may have been tired of seeing those old faces!"

I had a self-discipline meal last night, and I was so happy that I ate it. Hearing the comments of his teammates, he interjected with a smile.

"You're wrong, Russell, 23 vs 24, the league's repertoire. After the Christmas game, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant will face off again. Most fans should like to see this kind of matchup."

Li Ze looked at the Sports Illustrated magazine in his hand and made a casual remark.

"Boring duel!" "Why don't I have any sense of expectation!" "Believe me, Oklahoma City fans won't like to see this!"

Hearing everyone's complaints, Li Ze secretly thought:
"The All-Star Game is a great opportunity for brand marketing. Nike will not let go of this opportunity. It doesn't matter whether the fans like it or not. Nike must have won. They are all their own stars anyway."

Halfway through the regular season, the Memphis Grizzlies fully realized that Thabeet was a real big parallel importer. Although the draft failed completely, he was ridiculed by other teams in the league.

But it is a blessing in disguise. The Grizzlies uniform team never expected that Zach Randolph, who was traded in the new season, is getting better and better. It's fixed.

The combination of Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol, an unexpected call, and a tacit cooperation on both ends of the offense and defense. After the running-in stage at the beginning of the season, the Grizzlies finally got on the right track.

The inside problem is solved, but there is a small problem in the outside core. Mayo and Gay want to get more balls, but there is only one ball. In addition, Conley also needs to have the ball in his hands. Coach Hollins and the coaching staff Faced with this situation, I can't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

On the night of January 1, in the Grizzlies locker room, head coach Hollins kept writing and drawing on the whiteboard, urging his players loudly:

"Guys, we must make good use of the 24-second attack time. When encountering screens, we must increase physical confrontation. We must not let the opponent easily catch the ball and shoot!"

"Mayo, you have to control your emotions in this game. Facing Lee's defense, don't force your offense. Rudy, you have to be aggressive on the offensive end in this game. Make good use of Gasol's cover and attack the opponent's basket more. basket."

"This is our revenge battle. I don't want to lose twice in a row on the same team. Come on, guys!"

In the Thunder locker room, Coach Brooks was just emphasizing one thing:
"Rebounds, guys, don't underestimate your opponents, Zach Randolph is in better shape than last time, Sergey, control fouls, your task is heavy in this game, don't Don't cut the ball lightly."

Ibaka nodded. Since he played a few starts, he can feel that he has improved a lot, but when he thinks of facing Zach Randolph, a fat guy with good skills, he suddenly feels that he will be blown away by the opponent again. up.

"Be happy, Serge, you can actually learn a lot of skills in this kind of matchup, not to mention that your defense is much better than before, don't underestimate yourself too much!"

Li Ze noticed the frowning Ibaka, and couldn't help comforting him softly. He really didn't lie. Since Ibaka started, [Defensive Core] can gain about 8 points of experience every game, which is enough to show that Ibaka Stuck on defensive progress.

"Thank you! Kayce, I will do my best to complete the task assigned by the coach!"

Ibaka's heart warmed, and he was still reliable as his boss, and would always encourage himself, a rookie.

"Don't be so serious, Serge, this is just a regular season, don't be so nervous, don't worry, we can afford to lose, 34 wins and 8 losses, we are one game ahead of the Lakers!"

Collison also patted Ibaka on the shoulder, smiling and comforting.

"Oh!! Praise the Lakers! Wan, spit, smash, log tired!"

The Celestial Dynasty on the other side of the ocean, because CCTV broadcasted the Nets game today, most Thunder fans can only come to Sina Sports to watch the game again. Saturday’s game, prime time, just get stuck
Host Ke Xiaofan and guest Yang Yi also chatted about the current situation of the two teams before the game.

"The Thunder played 4 consecutive away games. The first two games were very good. Let's not talk about the Timberwolves. It can be seen from the previous game against the Eagles that everyone is in good condition. They have played half of the regular season and their physical fitness does not seem to be good. have been greatly affected.”

The host Ke Xiaofan took the lead in praising the Thunder's competitive state.

"Indeed, this is also related to the Thunder's style of play. I don't know if the fans have noticed that last season, the Thunder was a star player, with no special tactical requirements. Of course, this is indeed related to the team's poor strategy. "

"But after Li Ze joined the team, the Thunder team's style of play has completely changed. Maybe many fans don't pay attention to the NCAA. The Thunder team now plays college basketball, with a strict running strategy, and they also try their best to defend. Not like an NBA team."

"Of course, the star players in the team will also have some privileges, such as Kevin Durant, he is still the first choice of the team's offense, and the coaching staff of the Thunder is very good, but I think Li Ze is even more powerful. With his joining, these tactics can be effectively displayed."

Yang Yi is now in a state where he feels uncomfortable if he doesn't brag about Li Ze for a day. He comes up and starts bragging directly, making the host Ke Xiaofan so confused that he doesn't know how to answer the conversation.
"Um, Mr. Yang is right! For this game, which team are you more optimistic about? Zach Randolph of the Grizzlies is getting better and better. He has scored 20+10 in several consecutive games!"

The host Ke Xiaofan took the opportunity to change the topic, but he can't continue to brag, otherwise Sina Sports will change its name to Li Ze Sports!
"This game is really hard to say. The last time we played against each other, the Thunder team won. It was a good offense. But now that Jeff Green is missing, the offensive space is a bit tight, but I am still optimistic about the Thunder team, haha , Third Thunder Master is amazing!"

Yang Yi smiled and gave his prediction.

"Then I'm on the Grizzlies' side, home court advantage! We've got the starting rosters for both teams. The Grizzlies' starting five are Michael Conley, OJ Mayo, Rudy Gay, Zach - Randolph and Marc Gasol."

"The Thunder's Jeff Green is still unable to play in this game, Li Ze and Russell Westbrook are still in the backcourt, Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka are on the front line, and the center is the center. Nader Kostic."

"The two teams are doing the final warm-up before the game, and we switched the screen to the game ahead."

The game started immediately, and the referee signaled the players from both sides to come to the center of the field. Li Zegang and Marc Gasol exchanged friendly blows, and found that Mayo was staring at him, and immediately stepped forward to say hello:
"Hey Bro! You've been doing really well lately"

Before Li Ze could finish speaking, Mayo suddenly said loudly:
"Don't try to score easily with me, on the offensive end, I will blow you up!"

"???"

"Haha, buddy, there are more than two months until April Fool's Day, are you too confused!"

After Durant heard Mayo's words from the side, he suddenly laughed out loud and teased the other party by the way.

"In Memphis, don't even try to get your stats easily. Your style of play won't work here!"

Rudy Gay couldn't help choking on Durant. When he thought that Durant was about to enter the All-Star, he suddenly thought of lemons.

"Scrutinize the data? Dude, you can do it if you have the ability. It must be very difficult for you to score 30 points in every game! You."

"Okay, gentlemen, the chat can wait until after the game, we are going to jump the ball!"

The referee saw the tendency of the players on both sides to spray each other, and immediately stepped forward to interrupt. The smell of gunpowder was a bit strong before the game. It seemed that the whistle was stricter in this game.

"At the beginning of the game, Gasol Jr. relied on his height advantage to easily jump to the ball. The players on both sides seemed to have some quarrels just now. Let's watch the game first."

After the host Ke Xiaofan briefly introduced the situation on the field, he immediately devoted himself to the commentary of the game.

The Grizzlies played very aggressively at the beginning. After a simple high-low coordination, they immediately gave the ball to Zach Randolph in the low post. , Carried out the shot space with his body, and hit the basket with his left hand.

"This is Zach Randolph's little trick, approaching the basket, stepping up and down to pick the basket after feinting, his body is too wide, and ordinary players really can't cover him!"

Yang Yi praised Zach Randolph's goal.

"Aha!!"

There was a huge cheer for Zach Randolph in the FedEx Arena. The local fans in Memphis have gradually fallen in love with this black fat man. No matter what happened before, Randolph who came to the Grizzlies absolutely did his best. !
The Thunder attacked. After halftime, Li Ze immediately smoked from the bottom corner. Halfway through the regular season, many tactical teammates have fully adapted. The first attack in the opening game is usually given to Durant.

Ibaka went over to do a cross screen with Durant first. Zach Randolph made a big defensive move and bumped Durant hard, which allowed Rudy Gay to easily chase.

When Krstic covered Durant again, Marc Gasol also gave Durant a shot. After two collisions, although Durant successfully received a pass from the turtle outside the three-point line, Rudy - Gay's defense is still clinging to him.

Seeing that the opponent was very close, Durant directly held the ball in his left hand to speed up the breakthrough. After taking two big steps, he made an emergency stop at the elbow area on the left side of the free throw line and shot a jumper.

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

Seeing the defensive style of the Grizzlies, Li Ze suddenly felt bad. The opponent was obviously stepping on the three-point line to defend, put the middle distance, and confronted the body. It's not easy to beat the opponent.
"It seems that the Grizzlies have really found the weakness of the team. This game is a bit difficult to play!"

Li Ze, who returned to the defense, thought silently in his heart, I have to say that the style of play of the Grizzlies is indeed somewhat restrained by the Thunder.

Michael Conley dribbled halfway and immediately gave the ball to Marc Gasol at the free throw line. Rudy Gay played a hand-off in the past, and with the help of Gasol's big body, he easily got rid of Durant's Entangled, the right hand holds the ball and accelerates in a straight line, making an easy layup.

Kostic didn't expect the opponent to break through so resolutely, and the defense was a step slower, so he could only watch Rudy Gay break through himself and score two points.

"Nenard, the defense doesn't have to be too close, the most important thing is to protect the basket."

After the opponent scored a goal, Li Ze reminded Kostic in a low voice that the game strategy arranged by the coaching staff before the game should not be forgotten at this time. Kostic patted Li Ze on the shoulder to indicate that he understood.

Turtle dribbled through the half court quickly, Ibaka raised the pick-and-roll, noticed that Zach Randolph was completely behind, Michael Conley also walked off the line to wrap around the screen, Turtle didn't hesitate, and took a step inside the three-point line , Long two points emergency stop jump shot shot.

"Shua" two-pointer hit easily.

"The defensive strategy of the Grizzlies is a bit interesting! This game is for you in the middle distance, strictly guarding against the basket and three-pointers. This is a very confident choice, because the shooting ability of the Thunder's trio is not weak. Given the opportunity, you can really score. .”

After watching two rounds at the beginning, Yang Yi also briefly introduced the Grizzlies' defensive options.

For the Grizzlies' offense, after Michael Conley and Gasol picked and rolled, they threw off the turtle's defense and shot a jumper directly from outside the three-point line.

"Shua" three-pointer hollow into the net.

Turtle raised his hand depressed, indicating that the defense this time was his problem. Gasol's pick-and-roll quality was too high. He squeezed through the screen and took a slow shot, but Conley made a three-pointer.

"Oh ah!!"

"Defense! Defense! Defense!!"

The Grizzlies' opening offense went smoothly, and the home fans immediately cheered up. Under the leadership of the on-site DJ, they began to cheer for the home team continuously.

In the Thunder's offense, through the two screens of Ibaka and Krstic, Li Ze received a pass from the turtle at 45 degrees from the three-point line, but Zach Randolph, who came over from the defense, immediately stepped forward defense.

Li Ze held the ball in his right hand, accelerated his breakthrough, passed the opponent easily, and shot a mid-range jumper.

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

After scoring the goal, Li Ze felt something was wrong. He suddenly realized that this was only the first quarter of the game, and immediately guessed what the Grizzlies were up to:
"Are they trying to fight physically and reduce their shooting percentage?"

In the following games, the two sides took the lead alternately. The Grizzlies took full advantage of their inside advantage and frequently succeeded in low-post attacks, while the Thunder relied on accurate shots from the outside to continuously respond.

The defense of the Grizzlies gradually increased the intensity of physical confrontation. Every time there was no ball screen, there would be a lot of physical contact. In the first quarter of the game, the Thunder were not affected at all, and the two sides tied at 1.

But when Li Ze came off the field to take a break in the second half of the second quarter, the Thunder's offensive efficiency began to decline slowly, and Durant also slowly began to hit the iron.

At halftime, 52:52, the two sides fought to a tie.

During the intermission, in the Thunder locker room, Coach Brooks began to explain the tactical arrangement for the second half:
"We want to try to increase some three-point shots. Once there is an opportunity, we will shoot decisively and continue to protect our backcourt rebounds. Kevin, do we need to rest in the second half?"

"I have no problem, Coach! Halftime is enough for me to recover."

After Durant took a deep breath, he replied loudly that he did have some physical problems. What's worse, the frequent physical confrontation had affected his shooting touch.

After the start of the second half, the Grizzlies implemented their defensive strategy and completely suppressed the Thunder's offense. Both Turtle and Durant's shooting percentages dropped.

After the Grizzlies led by 4 points, Li Ze began to take over the Thunder's offense. Facing Mayo's defense, he dribbled twice in a row from outside the three-point line and changed direction in front of his body. He held the ball in his left hand and pretended to break through. De Mayo's defensive center of gravity shifted back, and he immediately stepped back and shot a jumper.

"Shua" three-pointer hollow into the net.

"Hey! Bro, I'll still score easily on you, your defense needs to work harder!"

After provoking Mayo, Li Ze quickly turned around and returned to defense. This act of running after pretending to be X made Mayo very angry.

The Grizzlies attacked. After receiving the ball, Mayo did not give the ball to the inside according to the team's tactical requirements. Against the defense, he shot a jumper directly.

"Bang" hit an iron with anger.

The long rebound was accepted by Li Ze, and he quickly pushed up to switch the offense. With a pass, he found Durant who was going down quickly. The latter caught the ball and faced the retreating Rudy Gay. , Picking the basket with his left hand succeeded.

"Dude, it's easy to earn points with you!"

After scoring, Durant taunted Rudy Gay by the way, and then quickly turned back to defend.
"squeak"

Head coach Hollins immediately asked for a timeout. He wanted to interrupt the Thunder's momentum, and at the same time he had to replace Mayo!

After returning from the timeout, Li Ze found that he was facing Sam Young, and the Grizzlies resumed their grinding offensive rhythm. In the following games, the Thunder were completely suppressed again.

No three-pointers, no transition offense, only mid-range and free throws, and as the game continued, the Thunder's shooting percentage began to decline again.

Brooks mainly practiced on the sidelines, frowning, and all the opportunities had come out, but the frequent physical confrontation made everyone on the Thunder team miss the target, which made people helpless. There was actually no problem with the tactics.

By the fourth quarter, Li Ze's three-pointer also started to hit the iron. The Grizzlies' defensive center, which had shifted at this time, began to attack Li Ze frequently.

"Fake!"

After receiving the ball from the screen, Li Ze was bumped at least three times during this process, and the referee would not even blow his whistle.

In the end, at 84:86, the Thunder lost by two points regrettably. In the end, no one could score. Li Ze, who was sore all over, smiled helplessly in his heart:

"Is this muscular basketball? It's so boring"

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