The best teammates in the NBA
Chapter 158 The Dust Settles
Chapter 158
In April 2010, the media reporters and football critics of America began to fall into a carnival. In addition to the upcoming playoffs, there will also be several big fish in this year's free market!
On April 4st, April Fool's Day, many NBA fans focused their attention on the Cavaliers.
This season, under the leadership of LeBron James, the Cavaliers have achieved a record of 59 wins and 16 losses. Not surprisingly, the Cavaliers will win at least 60 wins this season.
Playing 60+ games for two consecutive years is an amazing achievement. All Cliff fans are rejoicing. This is their chosen son. This is the best gift God gave them to save Cleveland sports .
On this day, LeBron James also accepted an interview with NBA-TV, and said firmly in the interview:
"I have always had an ambitious goal. I will bring a championship to Cleveland. Before I achieve this goal, I will never abandon my city! I will not stop chasing victory!"
As one of the big-name players in the free market, LeBron James' remarked words showed his firm attitude of renewing his contract. The media in Amelia also exploded and began to spread the news crazily.
Media reporters and ball commentators all believe that this is a preview of LeBron James' renewal of his contract with the Cavaliers, which is an expression of loyalty to Cleveland Sports!
The Cavaliers fans are so happy, their son of heaven will not leave, Cleveland will eventually win the championship!
Hmm. Although saying this on April Fool's Day is a bit discordant, most fans don't care about these details
On Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, the news that LeBron James will stay with the Cavaliers and insist on winning the championship for his hometown began to spread rapidly. These days, everyone likes to read Michael Jordan's scripts!
The lone hero, through hardships, sticks to one person, one city, and finally wins the championship. This is a plot that fans will never tire of. At present, LeBron James almost perfectly fits this script. Everyone is looking forward to the birth of the second Michael Jordan.
On Reddit, the Cavaliers section saw a surge in traffic at this time, and everyone was discussing LeBron James staying behind.
"This is definitely great news. I am very happy that the team won 60 wins, but I am even more happy to see LeBron James stay on the team. I swear, he is our savior!"
"Seeing James' interview, I was really moved. This is the real city hero! We should strengthen during the offseason, and the team should trade another All-Star player."
"God did not give up on Cleveland Sports. On the day I won the championship, I must get a championship tattoo. I have fallen in love with LeBron James completely. He is my hero!"
"Guys, today is April Fool's Day, can these words be reversed?"
"Fack! Get out of the Cavaliers section, don't doubt our hero!"
"Fake squid! Didn't you see James' speech? He will win the championship for us!"
Durant, who was surfing the Internet at home in Oklahoma City, saw that the Internet was full of interviews and news about LeBron James, and there were many voices of praise. The face of the league, the next Michael Jordan, is already going to heaven!
Obviously his contract expired this year, but as a result, few reporters came to interview him, which made Durant feel a little depressed. Although he was determined to stay with the Thunder, the popularity was too low
On Twitter, apart from the Oklahoma City fans who are concerned about Durant's contract renewal and keep leaving messages on Twitter, basically no one pays attention to where Durant will go during the offseason.
Durant looked at the Twitter in his hand and kept sending him various news about LeBron James, thinking without anger in his heart:
"The MVP has not yet been won, and it has already started to build momentum. Let's talk about eliminating the Celtics first. When I become the top card of Nike, the facade of the league should be replaced by me."
Li Ze naturally also saw the overwhelming news at home. Until then, he really realized how much influence LeBron James has. The media in Amelia really like this chosen one.
It's just that after seeing LeBron James' speech, combined with today's April Fool's Day, Li Ze still has a lingering sense of weirdness in his heart. While eating melon seeds, he complained in his heart:
"This can't be a coincidence, can it? Could it be that this guy has planned it long ago? NBA-TV will also do things, and only pick today's interview."
It's just that when he saw the message from his phone the next second, Li Ze was so frightened that the melon seeds in Li Ze's hands dropped
"Pretty boy, I love you, I want to give birth to you!"
"Shet! My security measures have always been very good, something is wrong!"
Li Ze sat up straight in an instant, and when he saw the text message from Shakira, his brain was buzzing, but when he thought that today was April Fool's Day, he calmed down a little, and immediately called him.
Before Li Ze could speak, another burst of crazy laughter came from the phone.
"Hahaha, I can't do it, I laughed so hard, I knew you would react like this, don't take it seriously, I'm just joking, Pretty boy!"
When Li Ze heard that Shakira was out of breath from laughing on the phone, he suddenly said helplessly:
"Is this a sense of humor unique to Colombians? Also, I'm not a little boy."
"Well, I know, thank you for the Colombian food, I like it very much, did you see the photo of the new look I sent you? Do you like it?"
At this time, Shakira was eating a love lunch sent by Li Ze in New York. Thinking of Li Ze's reaction, she still couldn't help laughing secretly.
"I feel like you are dressed like an 18-year-old girl, but you are very beautiful. You are very suitable for uniforms!"
When Li Ze thought of the photos of the white shirt, casual tie, and low-waisted black jeans Shalaqi sent him, he couldn't help scratching his head. The more she dresses up, the younger she is. Spend less.
"Don't talk about age! Maybe at the end of April, this year's World Cup theme song will be announced. I think you can bring it up and prepare a gift!"
"Wow! Congratulations, I have a hunch that you are going to be popular all over the world!"
"I'll take you to South Africa to watch football in June, get ready, Pretty boy!"
Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Li Ze shook his head helplessly, as long as no one was killed, thinking that the other party almost scared him to death, he secretly complained:
"I have to give her some confrontation! My post-up singles practice in the past few months is not for nothing!"
On the afternoon of April 4nd, the Thunder's defensive training session had just ended, and it was rare that they were not criticized by coach Brooks. During the break, the cheerful Turtle suddenly said:
"Guys, did you see the news? The Lakers and Kobe Bryant completed an early contract extension. The two sides signed a three-year $9000 million contract! Kobe can get more than $3000 million in the next two years Salary, this is a lot of money!"
"The highest salary in the league. If you really want so much money, how should you spend it? Latin chicks will definitely love me to death!"
When Jeff Green thought of the horrible salary Kobe got, his eyes almost glowed green with envy, it was too much
"The Lakers will definitely have to pay a large amount of luxury tax. The Bass family is really willing to spend money!"
Durant doesn't envy Kobe's big contract. After all, he is about to sign a maximum salary. What makes him really envious is the big money of the Lakers, who pay the luxury tax as soon as they say it, which the Thunder can't compare to.
"It seems that Kobe will be one person, one city. I thought he was really going to transfer to the Bulls in 07."
In 07, Kobe Bryant wanted to transfer to the Bulls, and the jerseys were all printed, but in the end the deal still failed to be reached. The media was also overwhelming publicity back then, and Li Ze was deeply impressed by this.
"Popovich was right about the robbing deal. The arrival of Gasol allowed the Lakers to win the championship. This was really an outrageous deal back then!"
Collison also suddenly remembered the process of the Lakers trading Gasol, followed by a complaint.
Li Ze also suddenly remembered what Kobe Bryant said in an interview today:
"It's rare for a player to spend his entire life in one city, and I'm really excited about that."
Li Ze agrees with Kobe's point of view. Most of the time, honor and money cannot have both. The Lakers and Kobe are mutual achievements. When thinking about the situation of the Thunder team, he can only shake his head secretly in his heart:
"There are not many generous bosses, I hope there will be a butterfly effect in the future"
On April 4, everyone from the Thunder flew to Dallas to challenge the Mavericks in an away game. Since the Lakers defeated the Jazz at home yesterday, they have already widened the gap by two games.
The Thunder currently have a record of 57 wins and 17 losses. Coach Brooks will no longer consider the issue of rankings. He will rotate the starting lineup in an orderly manner as planned, reduce the playing time of the trio, and make preparations for the playoffs. get ready.
The Dallas Mavericks are ranked third in the Western Conference, 3 games behind the Thunder, and only one game ahead of the Suns behind them. Facing the pursuit of the Suns, Jazz, and Nuggets behind him, head coach Carlisle is a little distressed.
If ranked third, the Mavericks will meet the Nuggets in the first round, but this is not the opponent he expects. George Karl has rich experience in coaching, and the Nuggets also have superstar Carmelo Anthony.
There is also Chauncey Billups on the outside who controls the team's rhythm. The gap in victory is too small, no one can predict the final result until the end.
Therefore, in this game, the head coach of Carlisle put out all the main players to fight for victory. After the opening, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd quickly entered the state and showed a good competitive state.
The precise shooting of these two on the outside made Jeff Green and Turtle extremely painful, especially Jeff Green, as long as he faced Nowitzki's offense one-on-one, his defense was basically for nothing. .
Caron Butler was the only one who showed his hips on the court. Facing Li Ze's defensive style of not attacking easily and keeping his defensive position to death, he directly misfired.
In the offense of the Mavericks, Caron Butler relied on the cover of center Dampier to successfully receive a pass from outside the three-point line. However, when facing Li Ze’s defense, whether Butler changed direction in front of his body or dribbled under his crotch After one operation, Li Ze did not lose his position at all.
Seeing that there was not much time left to attack, he had no choice but to face Li Ze's defense and shoot a high jumper near the paint area on the line.
"Bang" hit the iron for another day.
The rebound was successfully protected by Krstic, and as soon as it was passed to Turtle, the latter noticed that the Mavericks had retreated with all their strength, and was not in a hurry. He slowly used half court and made a tactical gesture.
Through Kostic's back screen, Li Ze successfully received the ball from outside the three-point line. Facing Caron Butler's defense, he crossed the ball with his left hand and broke through. A touch on Caron Butler, let the opponent lose the defensive rhythm.
Afterwards, Li Ze exerted strength on his feet and took a mid-range step back to make a jump shot.
"Shua" scored two points easily.
Li Ze saw that the line referee did not signal his offensive foul, facing the defensive Caron Butler smiled, and then quickly backed up. This was also a way for him to test the referee's penalty scale, and the result was as expected by Li Ze , approaching the playoffs, the scale is indeed much looser.
Carlisle naturally noticed Butler's situation, which is also what he worried about. Although the team's lineup has been upgraded after the All-Star break, it seems that the running-in has not been successful. Caron Butler has not achieved the expected effect.
In the first quarter of the game, the offensive rhythm of both sides was very fast, and both sides maintained a high shooting rate. With 1 minutes and 3 seconds left, Li Ze was replaced by Sefoloza again. Li Ze was sitting on the bench. , Coach Brooks nodded in satisfaction:
"The form is good, Kayce, keep it up, there will be back-to-back games tomorrow night, we will control the playing time of the main lineup."
"I understand, coach, I obey the team's arrangements."
Although Li Ze would like to say that he has no physical problems, the coaching staff does not think so. This season Li Ze has played full time. Although many games have three quarters, everyone still agrees that he should be given a good rest at the end of the season.
At the end of the first quarter, at 1:30, the away Thunder team was temporarily behind by 37 points. The Mavericks' shooting percentage was too high. In the first quarter, they made 7 of 1 and shot 20% from the field.
Although the Thunder's defense declined in the second half, this performance also shows the determination of the Mavericks to win.
In the following games, the head coach of Brooks began to rotate in a large area again. Except for Durant who had to score points, the main lineup played for 26 minutes. After the substitute lineup came on the field, the intensity of the game began to decline.
In the end, at 110:121, the Mavericks at home won the game and continued to maintain their third place in the Western Conference.
When Li Ze and Nowitzki hugged and greeted each other, seeing each other's serious expressions, they immediately whispered:
"You should be more happy to win at home. You are still ahead of the Suns."
Nowitzki sighed softly, then responded:
"The feeling of the unknown is not good, and there is such a competition at the end of the season, which is not very friendly to an old guy like me."
"Haha, I think you're in your prime, come on, man!"
Li Ze didn't expect Nowitzki to lament his age. The current offense is almost shooting without dead ends. This is the peak period.
"You too, hope the playoffs go well!"
On April 4th, Li Ze, who returned to Oklahoma City, noticed an interesting piece of news. Carmelo Anthony clarified his statement that "everyone loves Madison Square Garden". Anthony vowed:
"I just want to express that Madison Square Garden is a holy place for basketball, but I don't yearn for New York. You know, my contract has not expired. I will stay in Denver and I will win a championship here!"
Although media reporters and football critics have doubts, Anthony really cannot become a free agent this summer. He signed a 06-year 5 million contract in 8000.
But many media still speculate that if he does not go to New York, Carmelo Anthony may join forces with LeBron James in the future.
As soon as the news came out, fans of the Cavaliers and Nuggets immediately began to spray each other on Reddit.
"I really hope that Anthony comes to the Cavaliers. If he joins forces with James, it will definitely save Cleveland sports!"
"Anthony will definitely not go to the Cavaliers. He is a natural winner. We reached the Western Conference Finals last year and are only one step away from the championship. I believe he will stay with the Nuggets."
"The league definitely doesn't want to see two superstars form a team. I think this kind of thing is absolutely impossible!"
"Come on, man, this is the NBA, anything is possible, I'm really looking forward to this offseason, if Paul, Wade, Anthony, James are on the same team, I believe they will win all the championships .”
"This can only happen in the game. Two young MVP-level players are on the same team. That would definitely be cheating!"
When Li Ze saw this, he couldn't help but reply to this brother,
"Factos(eyes.jpg), forming a super team is indeed cheating!"
"Kayce, don't read those boring news, I feel that this year's media is very active, let's go swimming together!"
Li Ze put down the iPad in his hand. This is a product that Apple just launched in March. The Dutton family has always held a lot of Apple stocks. Every time a new product comes out, they will buy it as soon as possible. This is also a benefit for small shareholders.
"I'm not interested in playing in the water with a big white fat guy. Love, you should definitely lose weight. As long as you lose weight, you will be a handsome guy who everyone loves!"
Love didn't care about Li Ze's words, and continued to flop around in the swimming pool. Tonight's welfare bureau for the Thunder team was a game against the Timberwolves. After a while, he seemed to feel a little hungry, and Love spoke again. :
"How about the private kitchen restaurant we went to before? Their steaks are really good. I've actually been on a diet for a while, so I have to make up for my stomach today!"
Li Ze saw Le Fu continue to play fancy in the swimming pool, couldn't help but slapped his head, and said helplessly:
"Eat less, buddy, if you get fatter, you really won't be able to find a girlfriend."
"Anyway, you will lose weight sooner or later, why not eat to your heart's content first, cheese is strength! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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The Ford Center arena is still packed tonight. The Oklahoma City fans once again witnessed Li Ze winning the Best Rookie of the Month Award in the Western Conference at home. more enthusiastic.
"OKC! OKC! OKC!!"
In the hot home atmosphere, the Timberwolves handed in their guns and surrendered early. The Thunder easily won the game at home at 100:116. In the Northwest Division, the Timberwolves are everyone's welfare.
Kevin Love may have eaten too much steak in the afternoon. Tonight, he was a solid group. He scored 12 of 3, scored 6 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, but he didn't care about statistics. He came to Oklahoma City and he I'm so happy, my good brothers are here!
"Kayce, Russell, remember to save tickets for us, brothers from UCLA will come to Oklahoma City to cheer for you!"
When Guigui heard Love's words, he immediately beamed with joy. This was his first playoff game, and he wished he could bring all his friends to Oklahoma City.
"Cool! Don't worry, we've already prepared, I'm really looking forward to it!"
Li Ze, Guigui, and Love started chatting after the game. Durant, who was sitting on the bench, looked at the technical statistics in his hand and smiled. As long as he plays a few more games, the scoring leader this season will be There is no suspense!
"This is indeed a harvest season!"
On April 4th, everyone from the Thunder team, who was simply repaired, flew to Salt Lake City again. They will challenge the Jazz in an away game. The fifth-ranked Jazz is madly attacking the Suns ahead.
In order to gain home court advantage, the Jazz did not rest their main players in this game, and even Okur, who returned from injury, played 38 minutes
With the Thunder team not working hard, the Jazz easily defended their home court at 106:116.
After the game, in the Thunder locker room, Coach Brooks was very satisfied with the state of the team. Li Ze scored 20+5+5 efficiently in these few games, and Jeff Green, who has always been unpredictable, also had a good performance. play.
Seeing that everyone was not affected by the loss, Coach Brooks coughed lightly and said aloud:
"Persevere, boys, although tomorrow is a back-to-back game, we will fly back to Oklahoma City overnight tonight, and the training session tomorrow afternoon will also be cancelled. Everyone, take a good rest and get through the final stage of the regular season!"
"yeah!!"
Li Ze felt that such an arrangement was very good. No matter how much chicken soup, it would be better to have a day off. When he returned to Oklahoma City in the middle of the night, Li Ze felt a little insomnia when he got home. A shake.
"Ace reporter Wojnarowski broke the news that an NBA manager told him that Brad Stevens, the young coach of Butler University, is interested in entering the NBA."
"Butler University narrowly lost to Duke University by 2 points in the national finals. Stevens' coaching level is obvious to all. We can wait and see which team this young coach will choose in the end."
When Li Ze saw this news, he felt a little regretful in his heart. He, a little butterfly, failed to change the direction of history. All the news told him that this was the world he was familiar with.
"That's good too. A lot of information is beneficial to me. Do you want to take the most difficult path?"
On the night of April 4th, at the Ford Center Arena, no matter how the game was won or lost, the enthusiasm of Oklahoma City fans remained undiminished.
Especially when Li Ze received the ball from the outside line, easily shook Afflalo away, ignored Nene's block, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand, the audience screamed with excitement.
"what!!"
"Cool!! I love Kayce!"
However, after one round later, Li Ze was replaced by the head coach of Brooks. Li Zesao waved to the audience next to him and bumped fists with a small fan in the front row. Compliments before heading to the bench.
"I'm going to not wash my hands for a month! So cool!! I love Kayce!"
After the fist bump, the kid jumped up and down excitedly, hugging his father and repeating this sentence over and over again.
Ibaka on the bench looked at Li Ze beside him and said in a low voice:
"I didn't expect that after the Jazz lost, the Nuggets played so fiercely in this game. I thought they liked the Mavericks very much!"
"No one likes to play against the Mavericks. You also played against Nowitzki. Once he found the touch, he was unstoppable on the offensive end."
Hearing Li Ze's words, Ibaka remembered the fear of being dominated by Nowitzki a few days ago, nodded in agreement, and whispered to himself:
"If only I had a mid-range jumper like that"
In this game, George Karl's head coach is still a short rotation. Chauncey - such as Puth and Carmelo - Anthony even played for 42 minutes, and was not replaced until the victory of the game was confirmed.
At 98:94, the Thunder suddenly broke out on the bench. Sefolosha scored 18 points and 6 rebounds in this game, and successfully ate dumplings.
After winning the game, Anthony was in a good mood and praised everyone he met. After seeing Li Ze, the two quickly hugged each other:
"Congratulations, Kayce, you made it, there is no doubt that the best rookie of the 09 class is you!"
"Thanks, Bro, I wish you all the best in the playoffs! Haha, I look forward to our meeting in the Western Conference Finals."
When Li Ze returned to his mansion in Oklahoma City, he saw the news on Twitter. The Spurs officially announced that they had renewed their contract with Manu Ginobili in advance. The new contract is $4000 million for three years. It also indicates that Ginobili officially bid farewell to the 2010 free market.
Many media and ball critics are lamenting the good luck of the Spurs;
"The GDP combination has been working together stably for so many years! Popovich may have saved the Milky Way in his previous life."
On the morning of April 4th, the Thunder team finished the video lesson, and everyone was preparing to have lunch together. On the way to the restaurant, Jeff Green seemed to suddenly think of something and said:
"Guys, the owner of the New Orleans Hornets is selling shares in the team. I didn't expect the Hornets to be sold after being affected by the hurricane!"
"I also saw the report that major shareholder George Sheen wanted to sell all his shares, the transaction amount should be around $2 million, but to my surprise, no one seemed to want to take over this mess. "
Durant naturally also saw this news, and couldn't help gossiping with Jeff Green.
"If it can't be sold, will the Hornets disband?"
"Probably not. NBA teams can still make money. This time it's just a matter of natural disasters."
"The Hornets have been miserable this season. Chris Paul was injured before the All-Star Game and was reimbursed for the season. The team's performance has declined. In the end, the owner will sell the team."
Hearing the chatter of his teammates, Li Ze sympathized with the unlucky Chris Paul:
"When the league takes over the Hornets, there will be more bloody operations waiting for him"
On the night of April 4, the Thunder played against the Suns at home. In this game, Coach Brooks further reduced the playing time of the main lineup.
LeBron James of the Cavaliers has gradually reduced his playing time, and Durant has locked up the scoring leader this season.
At 100:91, the Suns, who played all the main players, defeated the Thunder in an away game and continued to maintain the fourth position in the Western Conference.
Tonight's protagonist is destined to be Durant, and the audience at the Ford Center are also happy for Durant. The Thunder has a scoring champion, and the fans are also very happy. After the game, they kept shouting at the scene :
"KD! KD! KD!!"
Durant was also a little excited, and kept waving to the fans. After two years of dormancy, he finally got this year's explosion. The excited Durant roared in his heart:
"The NBA will enter my era in the future!"
After the game, everyone in the Thunder team held a grand party for Durant. Jeff Green and Li Ze almost pulled all the high-quality chicks in Oklahoma City to Durant's house, and the crowd danced wildly
Durant, who was already a little drunk, held on to Li Ze and yelled excitedly:
"Bro! We will definitely win the championship, I want all the honor, the beauty knife, and the chick!"
Although Li Ze has a good capacity for alcohol, he was a little confused when he drank. Hearing Durant's words, he also yelled:
"Blast everyone! Win the championship!"
After the Thunder team lost consecutive games and ended the difficult schedule, they can try their best to fish for the remaining three games. At this time, most teams have no intention of fighting, and the playoff teams have also consciously started to adjust the lineup. rotation.
On April 4th, the Thunder team challenged the Golden State Warriors away. Before the game, Li Ze came to Stephen Curry’s house again as a guest. Li Ze noticed that both of them looked happy, and couldn’t help but tease:
"Whoa! Did something good happen? I don't want to be an uncle so soon."
Ayesha gave Li Ze a white look, and immediately said:
"Although we plan to get married next year, we still think about the world of two people at the moment. It is a very troublesome thing to take care of children!"
"I respect Ayesha's point of view, but a good thing happened recently. A few days ago, general manager Larry Riley found me personally, and we had a sincere communication."
"He personally promised that the Warriors will use point guards as the core of the team. Kayce, I believe his words. Maybe after two or three seasons, the team will complete the reconstruction and I will become a core player."
Li Ze really didn't expect the Warriors to make such a promise. It seems that the other party is really optimistic about Curry's future. Seeing Curry's happy expression, he immediately blessed him:
"It's hard work, Bro! Maybe it's not a bad thing to be drafted by the Warriors. Stay healthy and I believe you will have a legendary career!"
"We should have a toast! Kayce, I know you drink very well, a few drinks won't affect your evening game!"
Ayesha didn't wait for Li Ze to refuse, and immediately opened the chilled champagne.
"Oh!! This is against the team's regulations!"
"Have a few drinks, it's okay."
In the evening, many Chinese fans came to the Oracle Center Arena. Li Ze played 34 minutes in a state of confusion and easily scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. There were also three steals. The Warriors almost completely gave up. defense.
At 120:112, the Thunder easily won the away game, but after this game, they will immediately fly to Portland tomorrow to challenge the Trail Blazers away, and it will be a familiar back-to-back game.
On the morning of April 4th, as soon as the Thunder team arrived in Portland, the Trail Blazers announced a piece of unfortunate news. The team's head star Brandon Roy was diagnosed with a slight meniscus tear and needed surgery. .
After everyone heard the news, they sympathized with Brandon Roy.
"Roy is really unlucky. In my impression, he is always injured frequently. Apart from him in the Trail Blazers, Oden is also the same. He doesn't seem to have played a few games this season."
Durant has been paying attention to the news of Oden. After all, the opponent is the No. [-] pick in the same session. But after the start of the new season, what makes Durant feel speechless is that the opponent seems to have been suffering from injuries.
"Injured before the playoffs, and still needs surgery, at least a month's rest, it seems that the Trail Blazers will have a round trip."
After hearing the news, Guigui felt very sympathetic to Roy. This is the playoffs. He worked so hard to play the regular season, but the playoffs were about to start, but he was injured. He couldn't accept such a result. .
"The Lakers are so lucky. If we can predict the future, we will definitely strive for the No. [-] position in the Western Conference!"
When Jeff Green thought that his first playoff game would be against the veteran Spurs, he couldn't help but give a lemon to the Lakers' schedule.
"There is no need to envy them. After all, all of us are healthy. This is the greatest success. Don't worry, as long as there is me, the Spurs will not be a problem at all!"
When Li Ze heard Jeff Green's words, he immediately refuted, but he was ridiculed by his teammates for being a big guy like him.
"I don't know why, but I always feel that Kayce is pretending to be X!"
"I feel like Kayce is swollen, but this sounds really safe, wow, is this your secret to flirting with girls!"
"I can't take it, guys, Kayce should be possessed by Michael Jordan, Green, get out your broken talisman."
"Shot! You are not allowed to insult my luck charm!"
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In the game tonight, the two teams had rotated early. Coach Brooks was really afraid that if he was not careful, his main players would be injured.
On the other side, the head coach Mike Millan was also very depressed. The regular season was about to end, but the final number one star player was injured. Thinking about facing the Lakers in the first round, the future was bleak.
The Trail Blazers also don't have the top iron to continue the short rotation. If there is another injury, the playoffs will hardly be played.
At 106:95, the Thunder defeated the Trail Blazers away and won two consecutive victories in back-to-back games.
The most eye-catching player in this game is Marcus Camby. The veteran is on the court, and he is full of firepower on both ends of the offense and defense, showing the demeanor of the best defensive player ever.
He scored 16 of 11 in the game, scored 30 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists. Although the game was lost, Marcus Camby was cheered by the Portland fans.
Li Ze played 22 minutes in this game and scored 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Seeing Marcus Camby's performance in this game, he couldn't help sighing:
"After all, I'm still an old senior, and the scoring is so wonderful! I still have to keep learning."
On the morning of April 4th, Li Ze rested at his home in Oklahoma City. Tonight, the Thunder will face the Grizzlies at home. This is also the last game of the regular season.
It's just that today is destined to be a day for LeBron James. Even if they lose to the Eagles tonight, the Cavaliers will have a record of 63 wins and 19 losses.
At around 9 o’clock in the morning, a piece of news about LeBron James began to circulate crazily in NBA circles again. Brian Windhorst, a local reporter in Cleveland who has a deep friendship with LeBron, released a message:
The news he heard from LeBron's camp is that LeBron will stay in the Cavaliers!
An insider told him: "I've never been more sure that he's going to stay in Cleveland."
When Li Ze saw such news, his expression became more and more strange. He always felt that the news of these so-called insiders was all made up by his brain. He didn't believe that LeBron James would make any promises in private.
Thinking of what will happen in the future, Li Ze couldn't help but chuckle, secretly thinking in his heart:
"Perhaps no one would have imagined that the era of brother basketball is coming!"
On the night of April 4th, the Ford Center Arena was extremely noisy. Many Oklahoma City fans could not believe that they had really achieved the second best result in the Western Conference this season. For this reason, everyone came to the arena early tonight to enjoy Cheers for the home team.
During the warm-up period before the game, Li Ze was besieged by enthusiastic fans several times, but finally the security personnel couldn't stand it anymore and rescued Li Ze from the enthusiastic fans.
"Lee, sometimes you should put on airs, you don't act like a star player."
Hearing what the burly black security guard beside him said, Li Ze immediately replied with a smile:
"Everyone can buy tickets to watch the game live, which is the greatest support for the team. It's just a few autographs and group photos. It's a very simple matter. This can also be regarded as my feedback to the Oklahoma City fans!"
"You're definitely going to be a superstar, come on, Lee, I really want to see the Thunder reach the Western Conference Finals!"
"Leave it to me! I'm sure I won't disappoint the Oklahoma City fans. Thank you for your care, Bro!"
The black security personnel bumped fists with Li Ze, looked at Li Ze's back, and couldn't help muttering annoyedly:
"I should have asked for a signed jersey"
In the last regular season game, neither side had record pressure. After the start of the game, both teams gave up defense, and the two sides almost played an exhibition game.
After playing for more than 1 minutes in the first quarter, Li Ze also showed off his tricks for a long time. Facing Mayo's defense outside the three-point line, he suddenly lowered his body's center of gravity after continuous dribbles under the crotch.
He pretended to break through with the ball in his left hand, suddenly pulled back his crotch, and quickly turned around with his right hand, getting rid of Mayo's defense in an instant, facing Gasol's help defense block while on the move, with a dexterous European step, easily dodging the opponent's defense, The right hand lightly picks the basket.
"Shua" made a layup under the basket.
Mayo looked at Li Ze with a smile on his face, but felt a little depressed in his heart. He fully realized Li Ze's terrifying physical coordination, there was no difference between his left and right hands, and he made various movements at will. He was almost shaken into a wooden stake
"what!!"
"cool!!"
The audience at the Ford Center began to cheer for Li Ze's wonderful goal.
Li Ze briefly showed off his tricks, and then started fishing again. Coach Brooks also began to replace the players at the end of the bench, so that everyone could make their debut at home in the last regular season game.
The pace of the game was fast, and the substitute players also performed hard after they came on the field. In the end, at 105:114, the Thunder team ended perfectly at home, ending the regular season of the 09-10 season.
At this time, the scene is completely boiling, and the excited Oklahoma City fans have already begun to imagine the playoffs, which will be a brand new experience!
"OKC!! OKC!! OKC!!"
Hearing the crazy shouts of the fans, Li Ze and his teammates began to pay tribute to the audience in the stadium, thanking everyone for their support over the past season, and feeling the huge sound wave at the scene, Li Ze smiled happily and silently thought in his heart:
"61 wins and 21 losses, ranked second in the Western Conference, ranked third in the league, playoffs, here I come!"
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In April 2010, the media reporters and football critics of America began to fall into a carnival. In addition to the upcoming playoffs, there will also be several big fish in this year's free market!
On April 4st, April Fool's Day, many NBA fans focused their attention on the Cavaliers.
This season, under the leadership of LeBron James, the Cavaliers have achieved a record of 59 wins and 16 losses. Not surprisingly, the Cavaliers will win at least 60 wins this season.
Playing 60+ games for two consecutive years is an amazing achievement. All Cliff fans are rejoicing. This is their chosen son. This is the best gift God gave them to save Cleveland sports .
On this day, LeBron James also accepted an interview with NBA-TV, and said firmly in the interview:
"I have always had an ambitious goal. I will bring a championship to Cleveland. Before I achieve this goal, I will never abandon my city! I will not stop chasing victory!"
As one of the big-name players in the free market, LeBron James' remarked words showed his firm attitude of renewing his contract. The media in Amelia also exploded and began to spread the news crazily.
Media reporters and ball commentators all believe that this is a preview of LeBron James' renewal of his contract with the Cavaliers, which is an expression of loyalty to Cleveland Sports!
The Cavaliers fans are so happy, their son of heaven will not leave, Cleveland will eventually win the championship!
Hmm. Although saying this on April Fool's Day is a bit discordant, most fans don't care about these details
On Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, the news that LeBron James will stay with the Cavaliers and insist on winning the championship for his hometown began to spread rapidly. These days, everyone likes to read Michael Jordan's scripts!
The lone hero, through hardships, sticks to one person, one city, and finally wins the championship. This is a plot that fans will never tire of. At present, LeBron James almost perfectly fits this script. Everyone is looking forward to the birth of the second Michael Jordan.
On Reddit, the Cavaliers section saw a surge in traffic at this time, and everyone was discussing LeBron James staying behind.
"This is definitely great news. I am very happy that the team won 60 wins, but I am even more happy to see LeBron James stay on the team. I swear, he is our savior!"
"Seeing James' interview, I was really moved. This is the real city hero! We should strengthen during the offseason, and the team should trade another All-Star player."
"God did not give up on Cleveland Sports. On the day I won the championship, I must get a championship tattoo. I have fallen in love with LeBron James completely. He is my hero!"
"Guys, today is April Fool's Day, can these words be reversed?"
"Fack! Get out of the Cavaliers section, don't doubt our hero!"
"Fake squid! Didn't you see James' speech? He will win the championship for us!"
Durant, who was surfing the Internet at home in Oklahoma City, saw that the Internet was full of interviews and news about LeBron James, and there were many voices of praise. The face of the league, the next Michael Jordan, is already going to heaven!
Obviously his contract expired this year, but as a result, few reporters came to interview him, which made Durant feel a little depressed. Although he was determined to stay with the Thunder, the popularity was too low
On Twitter, apart from the Oklahoma City fans who are concerned about Durant's contract renewal and keep leaving messages on Twitter, basically no one pays attention to where Durant will go during the offseason.
Durant looked at the Twitter in his hand and kept sending him various news about LeBron James, thinking without anger in his heart:
"The MVP has not yet been won, and it has already started to build momentum. Let's talk about eliminating the Celtics first. When I become the top card of Nike, the facade of the league should be replaced by me."
Li Ze naturally also saw the overwhelming news at home. Until then, he really realized how much influence LeBron James has. The media in Amelia really like this chosen one.
It's just that after seeing LeBron James' speech, combined with today's April Fool's Day, Li Ze still has a lingering sense of weirdness in his heart. While eating melon seeds, he complained in his heart:
"This can't be a coincidence, can it? Could it be that this guy has planned it long ago? NBA-TV will also do things, and only pick today's interview."
It's just that when he saw the message from his phone the next second, Li Ze was so frightened that the melon seeds in Li Ze's hands dropped
"Pretty boy, I love you, I want to give birth to you!"
"Shet! My security measures have always been very good, something is wrong!"
Li Ze sat up straight in an instant, and when he saw the text message from Shakira, his brain was buzzing, but when he thought that today was April Fool's Day, he calmed down a little, and immediately called him.
Before Li Ze could speak, another burst of crazy laughter came from the phone.
"Hahaha, I can't do it, I laughed so hard, I knew you would react like this, don't take it seriously, I'm just joking, Pretty boy!"
When Li Ze heard that Shakira was out of breath from laughing on the phone, he suddenly said helplessly:
"Is this a sense of humor unique to Colombians? Also, I'm not a little boy."
"Well, I know, thank you for the Colombian food, I like it very much, did you see the photo of the new look I sent you? Do you like it?"
At this time, Shakira was eating a love lunch sent by Li Ze in New York. Thinking of Li Ze's reaction, she still couldn't help laughing secretly.
"I feel like you are dressed like an 18-year-old girl, but you are very beautiful. You are very suitable for uniforms!"
When Li Ze thought of the photos of the white shirt, casual tie, and low-waisted black jeans Shalaqi sent him, he couldn't help scratching his head. The more she dresses up, the younger she is. Spend less.
"Don't talk about age! Maybe at the end of April, this year's World Cup theme song will be announced. I think you can bring it up and prepare a gift!"
"Wow! Congratulations, I have a hunch that you are going to be popular all over the world!"
"I'll take you to South Africa to watch football in June, get ready, Pretty boy!"
Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Li Ze shook his head helplessly, as long as no one was killed, thinking that the other party almost scared him to death, he secretly complained:
"I have to give her some confrontation! My post-up singles practice in the past few months is not for nothing!"
On the afternoon of April 4nd, the Thunder's defensive training session had just ended, and it was rare that they were not criticized by coach Brooks. During the break, the cheerful Turtle suddenly said:
"Guys, did you see the news? The Lakers and Kobe Bryant completed an early contract extension. The two sides signed a three-year $9000 million contract! Kobe can get more than $3000 million in the next two years Salary, this is a lot of money!"
"The highest salary in the league. If you really want so much money, how should you spend it? Latin chicks will definitely love me to death!"
When Jeff Green thought of the horrible salary Kobe got, his eyes almost glowed green with envy, it was too much
"The Lakers will definitely have to pay a large amount of luxury tax. The Bass family is really willing to spend money!"
Durant doesn't envy Kobe's big contract. After all, he is about to sign a maximum salary. What makes him really envious is the big money of the Lakers, who pay the luxury tax as soon as they say it, which the Thunder can't compare to.
"It seems that Kobe will be one person, one city. I thought he was really going to transfer to the Bulls in 07."
In 07, Kobe Bryant wanted to transfer to the Bulls, and the jerseys were all printed, but in the end the deal still failed to be reached. The media was also overwhelming publicity back then, and Li Ze was deeply impressed by this.
"Popovich was right about the robbing deal. The arrival of Gasol allowed the Lakers to win the championship. This was really an outrageous deal back then!"
Collison also suddenly remembered the process of the Lakers trading Gasol, followed by a complaint.
Li Ze also suddenly remembered what Kobe Bryant said in an interview today:
"It's rare for a player to spend his entire life in one city, and I'm really excited about that."
Li Ze agrees with Kobe's point of view. Most of the time, honor and money cannot have both. The Lakers and Kobe are mutual achievements. When thinking about the situation of the Thunder team, he can only shake his head secretly in his heart:
"There are not many generous bosses, I hope there will be a butterfly effect in the future"
On April 4, everyone from the Thunder flew to Dallas to challenge the Mavericks in an away game. Since the Lakers defeated the Jazz at home yesterday, they have already widened the gap by two games.
The Thunder currently have a record of 57 wins and 17 losses. Coach Brooks will no longer consider the issue of rankings. He will rotate the starting lineup in an orderly manner as planned, reduce the playing time of the trio, and make preparations for the playoffs. get ready.
The Dallas Mavericks are ranked third in the Western Conference, 3 games behind the Thunder, and only one game ahead of the Suns behind them. Facing the pursuit of the Suns, Jazz, and Nuggets behind him, head coach Carlisle is a little distressed.
If ranked third, the Mavericks will meet the Nuggets in the first round, but this is not the opponent he expects. George Karl has rich experience in coaching, and the Nuggets also have superstar Carmelo Anthony.
There is also Chauncey Billups on the outside who controls the team's rhythm. The gap in victory is too small, no one can predict the final result until the end.
Therefore, in this game, the head coach of Carlisle put out all the main players to fight for victory. After the opening, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd quickly entered the state and showed a good competitive state.
The precise shooting of these two on the outside made Jeff Green and Turtle extremely painful, especially Jeff Green, as long as he faced Nowitzki's offense one-on-one, his defense was basically for nothing. .
Caron Butler was the only one who showed his hips on the court. Facing Li Ze's defensive style of not attacking easily and keeping his defensive position to death, he directly misfired.
In the offense of the Mavericks, Caron Butler relied on the cover of center Dampier to successfully receive a pass from outside the three-point line. However, when facing Li Ze’s defense, whether Butler changed direction in front of his body or dribbled under his crotch After one operation, Li Ze did not lose his position at all.
Seeing that there was not much time left to attack, he had no choice but to face Li Ze's defense and shoot a high jumper near the paint area on the line.
"Bang" hit the iron for another day.
The rebound was successfully protected by Krstic, and as soon as it was passed to Turtle, the latter noticed that the Mavericks had retreated with all their strength, and was not in a hurry. He slowly used half court and made a tactical gesture.
Through Kostic's back screen, Li Ze successfully received the ball from outside the three-point line. Facing Caron Butler's defense, he crossed the ball with his left hand and broke through. A touch on Caron Butler, let the opponent lose the defensive rhythm.
Afterwards, Li Ze exerted strength on his feet and took a mid-range step back to make a jump shot.
"Shua" scored two points easily.
Li Ze saw that the line referee did not signal his offensive foul, facing the defensive Caron Butler smiled, and then quickly backed up. This was also a way for him to test the referee's penalty scale, and the result was as expected by Li Ze , approaching the playoffs, the scale is indeed much looser.
Carlisle naturally noticed Butler's situation, which is also what he worried about. Although the team's lineup has been upgraded after the All-Star break, it seems that the running-in has not been successful. Caron Butler has not achieved the expected effect.
In the first quarter of the game, the offensive rhythm of both sides was very fast, and both sides maintained a high shooting rate. With 1 minutes and 3 seconds left, Li Ze was replaced by Sefoloza again. Li Ze was sitting on the bench. , Coach Brooks nodded in satisfaction:
"The form is good, Kayce, keep it up, there will be back-to-back games tomorrow night, we will control the playing time of the main lineup."
"I understand, coach, I obey the team's arrangements."
Although Li Ze would like to say that he has no physical problems, the coaching staff does not think so. This season Li Ze has played full time. Although many games have three quarters, everyone still agrees that he should be given a good rest at the end of the season.
At the end of the first quarter, at 1:30, the away Thunder team was temporarily behind by 37 points. The Mavericks' shooting percentage was too high. In the first quarter, they made 7 of 1 and shot 20% from the field.
Although the Thunder's defense declined in the second half, this performance also shows the determination of the Mavericks to win.
In the following games, the head coach of Brooks began to rotate in a large area again. Except for Durant who had to score points, the main lineup played for 26 minutes. After the substitute lineup came on the field, the intensity of the game began to decline.
In the end, at 110:121, the Mavericks at home won the game and continued to maintain their third place in the Western Conference.
When Li Ze and Nowitzki hugged and greeted each other, seeing each other's serious expressions, they immediately whispered:
"You should be more happy to win at home. You are still ahead of the Suns."
Nowitzki sighed softly, then responded:
"The feeling of the unknown is not good, and there is such a competition at the end of the season, which is not very friendly to an old guy like me."
"Haha, I think you're in your prime, come on, man!"
Li Ze didn't expect Nowitzki to lament his age. The current offense is almost shooting without dead ends. This is the peak period.
"You too, hope the playoffs go well!"
On April 4th, Li Ze, who returned to Oklahoma City, noticed an interesting piece of news. Carmelo Anthony clarified his statement that "everyone loves Madison Square Garden". Anthony vowed:
"I just want to express that Madison Square Garden is a holy place for basketball, but I don't yearn for New York. You know, my contract has not expired. I will stay in Denver and I will win a championship here!"
Although media reporters and football critics have doubts, Anthony really cannot become a free agent this summer. He signed a 06-year 5 million contract in 8000.
But many media still speculate that if he does not go to New York, Carmelo Anthony may join forces with LeBron James in the future.
As soon as the news came out, fans of the Cavaliers and Nuggets immediately began to spray each other on Reddit.
"I really hope that Anthony comes to the Cavaliers. If he joins forces with James, it will definitely save Cleveland sports!"
"Anthony will definitely not go to the Cavaliers. He is a natural winner. We reached the Western Conference Finals last year and are only one step away from the championship. I believe he will stay with the Nuggets."
"The league definitely doesn't want to see two superstars form a team. I think this kind of thing is absolutely impossible!"
"Come on, man, this is the NBA, anything is possible, I'm really looking forward to this offseason, if Paul, Wade, Anthony, James are on the same team, I believe they will win all the championships .”
"This can only happen in the game. Two young MVP-level players are on the same team. That would definitely be cheating!"
When Li Ze saw this, he couldn't help but reply to this brother,
"Factos(eyes.jpg), forming a super team is indeed cheating!"
"Kayce, don't read those boring news, I feel that this year's media is very active, let's go swimming together!"
Li Ze put down the iPad in his hand. This is a product that Apple just launched in March. The Dutton family has always held a lot of Apple stocks. Every time a new product comes out, they will buy it as soon as possible. This is also a benefit for small shareholders.
"I'm not interested in playing in the water with a big white fat guy. Love, you should definitely lose weight. As long as you lose weight, you will be a handsome guy who everyone loves!"
Love didn't care about Li Ze's words, and continued to flop around in the swimming pool. Tonight's welfare bureau for the Thunder team was a game against the Timberwolves. After a while, he seemed to feel a little hungry, and Love spoke again. :
"How about the private kitchen restaurant we went to before? Their steaks are really good. I've actually been on a diet for a while, so I have to make up for my stomach today!"
Li Ze saw Le Fu continue to play fancy in the swimming pool, couldn't help but slapped his head, and said helplessly:
"Eat less, buddy, if you get fatter, you really won't be able to find a girlfriend."
"Anyway, you will lose weight sooner or later, why not eat to your heart's content first, cheese is strength! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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The Ford Center arena is still packed tonight. The Oklahoma City fans once again witnessed Li Ze winning the Best Rookie of the Month Award in the Western Conference at home. more enthusiastic.
"OKC! OKC! OKC!!"
In the hot home atmosphere, the Timberwolves handed in their guns and surrendered early. The Thunder easily won the game at home at 100:116. In the Northwest Division, the Timberwolves are everyone's welfare.
Kevin Love may have eaten too much steak in the afternoon. Tonight, he was a solid group. He scored 12 of 3, scored 6 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, but he didn't care about statistics. He came to Oklahoma City and he I'm so happy, my good brothers are here!
"Kayce, Russell, remember to save tickets for us, brothers from UCLA will come to Oklahoma City to cheer for you!"
When Guigui heard Love's words, he immediately beamed with joy. This was his first playoff game, and he wished he could bring all his friends to Oklahoma City.
"Cool! Don't worry, we've already prepared, I'm really looking forward to it!"
Li Ze, Guigui, and Love started chatting after the game. Durant, who was sitting on the bench, looked at the technical statistics in his hand and smiled. As long as he plays a few more games, the scoring leader this season will be There is no suspense!
"This is indeed a harvest season!"
On April 4th, everyone from the Thunder team, who was simply repaired, flew to Salt Lake City again. They will challenge the Jazz in an away game. The fifth-ranked Jazz is madly attacking the Suns ahead.
In order to gain home court advantage, the Jazz did not rest their main players in this game, and even Okur, who returned from injury, played 38 minutes
With the Thunder team not working hard, the Jazz easily defended their home court at 106:116.
After the game, in the Thunder locker room, Coach Brooks was very satisfied with the state of the team. Li Ze scored 20+5+5 efficiently in these few games, and Jeff Green, who has always been unpredictable, also had a good performance. play.
Seeing that everyone was not affected by the loss, Coach Brooks coughed lightly and said aloud:
"Persevere, boys, although tomorrow is a back-to-back game, we will fly back to Oklahoma City overnight tonight, and the training session tomorrow afternoon will also be cancelled. Everyone, take a good rest and get through the final stage of the regular season!"
"yeah!!"
Li Ze felt that such an arrangement was very good. No matter how much chicken soup, it would be better to have a day off. When he returned to Oklahoma City in the middle of the night, Li Ze felt a little insomnia when he got home. A shake.
"Ace reporter Wojnarowski broke the news that an NBA manager told him that Brad Stevens, the young coach of Butler University, is interested in entering the NBA."
"Butler University narrowly lost to Duke University by 2 points in the national finals. Stevens' coaching level is obvious to all. We can wait and see which team this young coach will choose in the end."
When Li Ze saw this news, he felt a little regretful in his heart. He, a little butterfly, failed to change the direction of history. All the news told him that this was the world he was familiar with.
"That's good too. A lot of information is beneficial to me. Do you want to take the most difficult path?"
On the night of April 4th, at the Ford Center Arena, no matter how the game was won or lost, the enthusiasm of Oklahoma City fans remained undiminished.
Especially when Li Ze received the ball from the outside line, easily shook Afflalo away, ignored Nene's block, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand, the audience screamed with excitement.
"what!!"
"Cool!! I love Kayce!"
However, after one round later, Li Ze was replaced by the head coach of Brooks. Li Zesao waved to the audience next to him and bumped fists with a small fan in the front row. Compliments before heading to the bench.
"I'm going to not wash my hands for a month! So cool!! I love Kayce!"
After the fist bump, the kid jumped up and down excitedly, hugging his father and repeating this sentence over and over again.
Ibaka on the bench looked at Li Ze beside him and said in a low voice:
"I didn't expect that after the Jazz lost, the Nuggets played so fiercely in this game. I thought they liked the Mavericks very much!"
"No one likes to play against the Mavericks. You also played against Nowitzki. Once he found the touch, he was unstoppable on the offensive end."
Hearing Li Ze's words, Ibaka remembered the fear of being dominated by Nowitzki a few days ago, nodded in agreement, and whispered to himself:
"If only I had a mid-range jumper like that"
In this game, George Karl's head coach is still a short rotation. Chauncey - such as Puth and Carmelo - Anthony even played for 42 minutes, and was not replaced until the victory of the game was confirmed.
At 98:94, the Thunder suddenly broke out on the bench. Sefolosha scored 18 points and 6 rebounds in this game, and successfully ate dumplings.
After winning the game, Anthony was in a good mood and praised everyone he met. After seeing Li Ze, the two quickly hugged each other:
"Congratulations, Kayce, you made it, there is no doubt that the best rookie of the 09 class is you!"
"Thanks, Bro, I wish you all the best in the playoffs! Haha, I look forward to our meeting in the Western Conference Finals."
When Li Ze returned to his mansion in Oklahoma City, he saw the news on Twitter. The Spurs officially announced that they had renewed their contract with Manu Ginobili in advance. The new contract is $4000 million for three years. It also indicates that Ginobili officially bid farewell to the 2010 free market.
Many media and ball critics are lamenting the good luck of the Spurs;
"The GDP combination has been working together stably for so many years! Popovich may have saved the Milky Way in his previous life."
On the morning of April 4th, the Thunder team finished the video lesson, and everyone was preparing to have lunch together. On the way to the restaurant, Jeff Green seemed to suddenly think of something and said:
"Guys, the owner of the New Orleans Hornets is selling shares in the team. I didn't expect the Hornets to be sold after being affected by the hurricane!"
"I also saw the report that major shareholder George Sheen wanted to sell all his shares, the transaction amount should be around $2 million, but to my surprise, no one seemed to want to take over this mess. "
Durant naturally also saw this news, and couldn't help gossiping with Jeff Green.
"If it can't be sold, will the Hornets disband?"
"Probably not. NBA teams can still make money. This time it's just a matter of natural disasters."
"The Hornets have been miserable this season. Chris Paul was injured before the All-Star Game and was reimbursed for the season. The team's performance has declined. In the end, the owner will sell the team."
Hearing the chatter of his teammates, Li Ze sympathized with the unlucky Chris Paul:
"When the league takes over the Hornets, there will be more bloody operations waiting for him"
On the night of April 4, the Thunder played against the Suns at home. In this game, Coach Brooks further reduced the playing time of the main lineup.
LeBron James of the Cavaliers has gradually reduced his playing time, and Durant has locked up the scoring leader this season.
At 100:91, the Suns, who played all the main players, defeated the Thunder in an away game and continued to maintain the fourth position in the Western Conference.
Tonight's protagonist is destined to be Durant, and the audience at the Ford Center are also happy for Durant. The Thunder has a scoring champion, and the fans are also very happy. After the game, they kept shouting at the scene :
"KD! KD! KD!!"
Durant was also a little excited, and kept waving to the fans. After two years of dormancy, he finally got this year's explosion. The excited Durant roared in his heart:
"The NBA will enter my era in the future!"
After the game, everyone in the Thunder team held a grand party for Durant. Jeff Green and Li Ze almost pulled all the high-quality chicks in Oklahoma City to Durant's house, and the crowd danced wildly
Durant, who was already a little drunk, held on to Li Ze and yelled excitedly:
"Bro! We will definitely win the championship, I want all the honor, the beauty knife, and the chick!"
Although Li Ze has a good capacity for alcohol, he was a little confused when he drank. Hearing Durant's words, he also yelled:
"Blast everyone! Win the championship!"
After the Thunder team lost consecutive games and ended the difficult schedule, they can try their best to fish for the remaining three games. At this time, most teams have no intention of fighting, and the playoff teams have also consciously started to adjust the lineup. rotation.
On April 4th, the Thunder team challenged the Golden State Warriors away. Before the game, Li Ze came to Stephen Curry’s house again as a guest. Li Ze noticed that both of them looked happy, and couldn’t help but tease:
"Whoa! Did something good happen? I don't want to be an uncle so soon."
Ayesha gave Li Ze a white look, and immediately said:
"Although we plan to get married next year, we still think about the world of two people at the moment. It is a very troublesome thing to take care of children!"
"I respect Ayesha's point of view, but a good thing happened recently. A few days ago, general manager Larry Riley found me personally, and we had a sincere communication."
"He personally promised that the Warriors will use point guards as the core of the team. Kayce, I believe his words. Maybe after two or three seasons, the team will complete the reconstruction and I will become a core player."
Li Ze really didn't expect the Warriors to make such a promise. It seems that the other party is really optimistic about Curry's future. Seeing Curry's happy expression, he immediately blessed him:
"It's hard work, Bro! Maybe it's not a bad thing to be drafted by the Warriors. Stay healthy and I believe you will have a legendary career!"
"We should have a toast! Kayce, I know you drink very well, a few drinks won't affect your evening game!"
Ayesha didn't wait for Li Ze to refuse, and immediately opened the chilled champagne.
"Oh!! This is against the team's regulations!"
"Have a few drinks, it's okay."
In the evening, many Chinese fans came to the Oracle Center Arena. Li Ze played 34 minutes in a state of confusion and easily scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. There were also three steals. The Warriors almost completely gave up. defense.
At 120:112, the Thunder easily won the away game, but after this game, they will immediately fly to Portland tomorrow to challenge the Trail Blazers away, and it will be a familiar back-to-back game.
On the morning of April 4th, as soon as the Thunder team arrived in Portland, the Trail Blazers announced a piece of unfortunate news. The team's head star Brandon Roy was diagnosed with a slight meniscus tear and needed surgery. .
After everyone heard the news, they sympathized with Brandon Roy.
"Roy is really unlucky. In my impression, he is always injured frequently. Apart from him in the Trail Blazers, Oden is also the same. He doesn't seem to have played a few games this season."
Durant has been paying attention to the news of Oden. After all, the opponent is the No. [-] pick in the same session. But after the start of the new season, what makes Durant feel speechless is that the opponent seems to have been suffering from injuries.
"Injured before the playoffs, and still needs surgery, at least a month's rest, it seems that the Trail Blazers will have a round trip."
After hearing the news, Guigui felt very sympathetic to Roy. This is the playoffs. He worked so hard to play the regular season, but the playoffs were about to start, but he was injured. He couldn't accept such a result. .
"The Lakers are so lucky. If we can predict the future, we will definitely strive for the No. [-] position in the Western Conference!"
When Jeff Green thought that his first playoff game would be against the veteran Spurs, he couldn't help but give a lemon to the Lakers' schedule.
"There is no need to envy them. After all, all of us are healthy. This is the greatest success. Don't worry, as long as there is me, the Spurs will not be a problem at all!"
When Li Ze heard Jeff Green's words, he immediately refuted, but he was ridiculed by his teammates for being a big guy like him.
"I don't know why, but I always feel that Kayce is pretending to be X!"
"I feel like Kayce is swollen, but this sounds really safe, wow, is this your secret to flirting with girls!"
"I can't take it, guys, Kayce should be possessed by Michael Jordan, Green, get out your broken talisman."
"Shot! You are not allowed to insult my luck charm!"
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In the game tonight, the two teams had rotated early. Coach Brooks was really afraid that if he was not careful, his main players would be injured.
On the other side, the head coach Mike Millan was also very depressed. The regular season was about to end, but the final number one star player was injured. Thinking about facing the Lakers in the first round, the future was bleak.
The Trail Blazers also don't have the top iron to continue the short rotation. If there is another injury, the playoffs will hardly be played.
At 106:95, the Thunder defeated the Trail Blazers away and won two consecutive victories in back-to-back games.
The most eye-catching player in this game is Marcus Camby. The veteran is on the court, and he is full of firepower on both ends of the offense and defense, showing the demeanor of the best defensive player ever.
He scored 16 of 11 in the game, scored 30 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists. Although the game was lost, Marcus Camby was cheered by the Portland fans.
Li Ze played 22 minutes in this game and scored 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Seeing Marcus Camby's performance in this game, he couldn't help sighing:
"After all, I'm still an old senior, and the scoring is so wonderful! I still have to keep learning."
On the morning of April 4th, Li Ze rested at his home in Oklahoma City. Tonight, the Thunder will face the Grizzlies at home. This is also the last game of the regular season.
It's just that today is destined to be a day for LeBron James. Even if they lose to the Eagles tonight, the Cavaliers will have a record of 63 wins and 19 losses.
At around 9 o’clock in the morning, a piece of news about LeBron James began to circulate crazily in NBA circles again. Brian Windhorst, a local reporter in Cleveland who has a deep friendship with LeBron, released a message:
The news he heard from LeBron's camp is that LeBron will stay in the Cavaliers!
An insider told him: "I've never been more sure that he's going to stay in Cleveland."
When Li Ze saw such news, his expression became more and more strange. He always felt that the news of these so-called insiders was all made up by his brain. He didn't believe that LeBron James would make any promises in private.
Thinking of what will happen in the future, Li Ze couldn't help but chuckle, secretly thinking in his heart:
"Perhaps no one would have imagined that the era of brother basketball is coming!"
On the night of April 4th, the Ford Center Arena was extremely noisy. Many Oklahoma City fans could not believe that they had really achieved the second best result in the Western Conference this season. For this reason, everyone came to the arena early tonight to enjoy Cheers for the home team.
During the warm-up period before the game, Li Ze was besieged by enthusiastic fans several times, but finally the security personnel couldn't stand it anymore and rescued Li Ze from the enthusiastic fans.
"Lee, sometimes you should put on airs, you don't act like a star player."
Hearing what the burly black security guard beside him said, Li Ze immediately replied with a smile:
"Everyone can buy tickets to watch the game live, which is the greatest support for the team. It's just a few autographs and group photos. It's a very simple matter. This can also be regarded as my feedback to the Oklahoma City fans!"
"You're definitely going to be a superstar, come on, Lee, I really want to see the Thunder reach the Western Conference Finals!"
"Leave it to me! I'm sure I won't disappoint the Oklahoma City fans. Thank you for your care, Bro!"
The black security personnel bumped fists with Li Ze, looked at Li Ze's back, and couldn't help muttering annoyedly:
"I should have asked for a signed jersey"
In the last regular season game, neither side had record pressure. After the start of the game, both teams gave up defense, and the two sides almost played an exhibition game.
After playing for more than 1 minutes in the first quarter, Li Ze also showed off his tricks for a long time. Facing Mayo's defense outside the three-point line, he suddenly lowered his body's center of gravity after continuous dribbles under the crotch.
He pretended to break through with the ball in his left hand, suddenly pulled back his crotch, and quickly turned around with his right hand, getting rid of Mayo's defense in an instant, facing Gasol's help defense block while on the move, with a dexterous European step, easily dodging the opponent's defense, The right hand lightly picks the basket.
"Shua" made a layup under the basket.
Mayo looked at Li Ze with a smile on his face, but felt a little depressed in his heart. He fully realized Li Ze's terrifying physical coordination, there was no difference between his left and right hands, and he made various movements at will. He was almost shaken into a wooden stake
"what!!"
"cool!!"
The audience at the Ford Center began to cheer for Li Ze's wonderful goal.
Li Ze briefly showed off his tricks, and then started fishing again. Coach Brooks also began to replace the players at the end of the bench, so that everyone could make their debut at home in the last regular season game.
The pace of the game was fast, and the substitute players also performed hard after they came on the field. In the end, at 105:114, the Thunder team ended perfectly at home, ending the regular season of the 09-10 season.
At this time, the scene is completely boiling, and the excited Oklahoma City fans have already begun to imagine the playoffs, which will be a brand new experience!
"OKC!! OKC!! OKC!!"
Hearing the crazy shouts of the fans, Li Ze and his teammates began to pay tribute to the audience in the stadium, thanking everyone for their support over the past season, and feeling the huge sound wave at the scene, Li Ze smiled happily and silently thought in his heart:
"61 wins and 21 losses, ranked second in the Western Conference, ranked third in the league, playoffs, here I come!"
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