The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 165 Success or Failure

In the NBA, different coaches have different coaching styles, which also shaped each team's different style of play. In the Western Conference semifinals, the away game challenged the Thunder. In the rotation stage, the second game started less than 2 minutes ago. The point difference has been widened to 2 points.

Faced with this situation, the head coach of the Spurs, Popovich, will choose the last rotation player to stalk Li Ze crazily, trying to stop him from playing, while head coach Carlisle prefers to attack, his The choices are bolder too!
Affected by the Thunder's outstanding performance this season, the Mavericks have gradually adjusted their tactical play in the second half of the regular season. They began to pursue offensive space on the court and began to rely more on three-point shooting. This can be regarded as Li Ze. butterfly effect.

Falling behind in the rotation stage, the coaching staff of the Mavericks has actually been prepared, although they did not expect to fall behind so quickly.
At this time, the fans in the Ford Center arena were already in high spirits. Everyone was shouting crazily. In the previous game, as long as the Thunder played a wave, they would quickly seal the victory.

Everyone on the Mavericks' bench could hardly hear the specific arrangements of head coach Carlisle. The scene was too noisy. At this time, the team's advance plan was extremely important.

The assistant coach immediately called Jason Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki to the front of him, indicating that they will play immediately. At the same time, the head coach of Carlisle also quickly drew tactics on the tactical board, facing Kidd said loudly:

"Jason, expand the range of the ball, go around the screen, run the figure of 8, move! Guys, we must move, we must mobilize the opponent's defense!"

After returning from the timeout, the host Yu Jia saw the readjusted lineup of the Mavericks, and immediately said in surprise:
"Coach Carlisle actually won Haywood and Marion. Now the outside line is too short. Barea, Terry, Kidd, Caron Butler, Nowitzki, how to defend such a lineup? "

"The Mavericks have four guards and a power forward. This lineup is really unimaginable."

Director Zhang was also a little dazed when he saw such a crazy change of the Mavericks, which was completely different from what he had imagined before the game.
When Li Ze returned to the court, he was dumbfounded when he saw the lineup on the opposite side. He was so obsessed with the guards that he actually played 4 small men. But after thinking about it, everyone on the other side can pick and roll the ball. It's also a problem. Before he had time to think about it, Barea had already passed halftime quickly.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

The audience in the Ford Center Arena began to shout loudly for the home team's defense, and it is now leading close to double digits. Such a great situation makes everyone very excited.

Everyone in the Thunder team quickly noticed that the Mavericks began to hand-off consecutively far away from the three-point line. Outside running horoscope.

The ball kept shifting, and the Thunder also switched defenses continuously. When Barea faced Collison's defense, he suddenly changed direction in front of his body and accelerated his breakthrough with the ball in his left hand. Collison was passed cleanly, and the Thunder The team's defense instantly retracted, and Barea passed the ball to Kidd on the outside.

The Mavericks turned the ball quickly, and after Jason Terry received a pass from Butler, he did not hesitate to make a quick jumper from outside the three-point line.

"Shua" three-pointer with a hollow net, the Mavericks successfully narrowed the point difference.

"Scored a three-pointer! The Mavericks stretched the offensive space very much and no longer pursued the ball on the three-point line. The Thunder's defense did not keep up with Barea's speed."

The host Yu Jia never expected that the Mavericks would attack like this, using space and speed, and caught the Thunder by surprise.

The Thunder quickly sent out the baseline ball. After Li Zeyun passed halftime, Ibaka raised the pick and roll. Li Ze just broke through with his left hand. Nowitzki and Kidd directly flanked each other.

Li Ze noticed this situation and immediately gave the ball to Ibaka near the free throw line. The Mavericks continued to rotate. Caron Butler stepped forward to help defend, but Ibaka didn't stop the ball and passed the ball again To Jeff Green on the outside.

Noticing that the Mavericks' defense followed up again, Jeff Green once again passed the ball to Sefoloza in the right corner.

"Bang" hit an iron with anger.

The long rebound was received by Caron Butler, and as soon as it was passed to Jason Kidd, the Mavericks launched a transition attack again. Li Ze quickly stepped forward to defend Kidd, delaying the opponent's advance speed. At this time, the Thunder had already All retreat.

Just after halftime, Nowitzki came directly to Kidd for a pick-and-roll. Li Ze quickly squeezed through and noticed that Nowitzki moved to the right quickly. Kidd also passed the ball to Noitzki without hesitation. Visky.

The latter caught the ball, made a false move, and directly hit Ibaka, then adjusted his rhythm, and shot a jumper from outside the three-point line.

"Shua" three-pointer and then scored.

"Amazing! The Mavericks scored two consecutive three-pointers, and the point difference was only three points in an instant, and it only took two rounds. This is incredible!"

Director Zhang also instantly increased the volume of his commentary. These days, in the playoffs, it is not very common to rely on three-pointers to chase points. Only the Cavaliers in the East like this style of play, while in the West with the Twin Towers, Many teams rely more on the inside.
"Oh!!"

Oklahoma City fans all exclaimed loudly, what's going on?The difference went back in an instant?

Li Ze naturally noticed this situation. He estimated that the opponent would continue to double-team, and immediately signaled loudly to his teammates:
"Cut, hit the ball to the inside, don't float outside and shoot three-pointers, the opponents are all small, score and grab rebounds!"

Several people on the field immediately understood that when Li Zeyun was double-teamed again after halftime, the Thunder continued to transfer the ball. down.

"squeak"

The referee blew his whistle to indicate that Barea made a foul shot, and Sefoloza made two free throws. At this time, coach Carlisle was about to make a substitution, which interrupted the Thunder's offensive momentum and narrowed the point difference. It has been very successful.

When Sefolosha made one of two free throws, Marion replaced Barea with one who could defend. The Mavericks completely abandoned Dampier and Haywood, two somewhat bulky centers.

Coach Brooks was a little confused on the sidelines. He naturally understood that the Mavericks were strictly guarding against Li Ze and consciously let go of Sefolosha. very confident
In the next few minutes, Kidd consciously slowed down the offensive rhythm, and Nowitzki also began to frequently ask for the ball in the low post. Facing Ibaka's defense, Nowitzki showed his rich arsenal.

The breakthrough after the three-threat, the fallback jumper after catching the ball with his back, Ibaka couldn't make it.
And Li Ze handed over the ball immediately after halftime, and began to run more without the ball to get rid of the double-teaming of the Mavericks. In the offensive round, Li Ze first used Collison's cover on the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line , made a reverse run cut.

Marion chased Li Ze to death. Without a chance to cut to the basket, Li Ze quickly ran to the three-point line. At the same time, Ibaka and Jeff Green set up a close screen for him to get him out of the basket. Marion's entanglement.

Sefolosha's pass was quickly passed to Li Ze, and Caron Butler rushed over immediately. Nowitzki's attention was also completely attracted by Li Ze. Before the opponent could finish defending, Li Ze suddenly sent a through ball , Collison, who made an air cut to the basket, received the ball and easily put the ball into the basket.

The entire offense was completed within 14 seconds again. Coach Carlisle saw this situation on the sidelines and could only shake his head helplessly. Li Ze fully read the Mavericks' defense and found a solution after a few rounds. This is Rookie?

After more than 2 minutes in the second quarter, the Thunder's rotation lineup, under the organization of Li Ze, did not take easy shots from outside the three-point line, and hit the ball to the basket continuously, always maintaining a 6-point lead .

Coach Brooks was also completely relieved, and immediately replaced Li Ze, Jeff Green, and Collison. The rested Turtle, Durant, and Krstic made their comebacks again. The strongest tactic, he must allow the main players to have sufficient rest time in the first half.

Coach Carlisle noticed that after Krstic played, he also replaced Dampier and replaced Jason Terry. The offensive rhythm of the two teams gradually slowed down in the second half of the second quarter.

Durant, who appeared again, gradually adapted to Marion's entangled defense. In addition, Ibaka's screen quality was much better than Jeff Green's, and finally played the offense that Oklahoma City fans expected.

Durant pretended to cut in, took advantage of Ibaka's cover in the elbow area on the left side of the free throw line, and quickly bounced outside.

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

"what!!"

The audience at the Ford Center Arena immediately cheered for Durant, and finally the vote was made. The fans have begun to look forward to the Thunder's explosion in the third quarter.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Mavericks relied on Kidd's outside three-pointer and Nowitzki's efficient performance to still bite the score. At 2:58, the Thunder entered the second half with a 64-point lead.

During the intermission, in the CCTV studio, the host Yu Jia and the guest Zhang Weiping also chatted about the Mavericks' changes in the second quarter.

"Director Zhang, the Thunder temporarily led by 6 points at halftime. Do you think the Mavericks will continue to make adjustments in the second half?"

"I think this game is becoming more and more interesting. Coach Carlisle actually doesn't want to have too many small players on the court. The defensive end is really at a disadvantage, but at the end of the game, 6 points are not safe. Two rounds may be enough. was chased."

"This reminds me of the Cavaliers game we broadcast before. This game mainly depends on the performance of both sides in the third quarter. Unlike the Spurs, the Mavericks can really throw in if given a chance."

Director Zhang originally thought that Li Ze's personal wave in the second quarter would directly destroy the game, but the Mavericks scored two three-pointers and chased them back. I was very happy.
At this time, in the locker room of the Thunder team, everyone in the Thunder team thought of the fear of being dominated by the Mavericks' three-pointers in the regular season. Durant also knew that he was a crow's mouth, so he didn't mention it at all at this time. Lyon's defense:
"The 32-year-old has not completely declined. Why did the Suns trade Marion away?"

"Maybe it's because the opponent's outside shooting is really bad. Thank God, thanks to Marion's inaccurate three-pointers, it's crazy. They actually played 2 guards in the second quarter."

Jeff Green has become a little timid in the second quarter. The Mavericks have been chasing points too fiercely for a while, and he was completely blown away by Nowitzki, and he complained a little depressed.

"We will definitely win. I don't believe Kidd can hit consecutive three-pointers in the second half."

Before Li Ze could finish speaking, everyone in the locker room immediately spoke up, interrupting Li Ze's words.

"God, Kayce, don't ever mention that!"

"Has Kevin infected you with the crow's mouth? Don't talk about it, I don't want to see the other party shoot three-pointers from the outside again!"

After Head Coach Brooks walked into the locker room, he noticed that everyone was in a good mood, and he felt a little relieved. The team has grown a lot. He knocked on the whiteboard and said:
"Okay, boys, we played very well in the first half of the game, but in the third quarter, we have to change our offensive strategy. Every time we attack, we have to pay more attention to the opponent's defensive position."

"Whether it's Dampier, Nowitzki in the starting lineup, or Haywood on the bench, the opponent's frame protection ability is much weaker than we expected. The Mavericks don't want to consume too much of Nowitzki's strength on the defensive end. Physical fitness, so in the third quarter, we have to hit the ball more to the basket."

"Observe the defense and pay attention to the defensive positions of their inside players. I believe you will handle the offense well, Kayce, control the rhythm of the game, and pay attention not to make mistakes. We can slow down the offensive rhythm a little bit."

The assistant coach also reminded at this time:
"There is no team that can keep shooting more than 4% from the three-point line. This is our home court. Guys, we controlled our fouls very well in the first half. We boldly defended in the third quarter. Tonight The referee's whistle-blowing scale is much more lenient than you imagine."

When Li Ze heard the assistant coach's words, he immediately reacted. He received two fouls in the first half, which is a big plus!Thinking of the whistleblowing scale, I couldn't help but smile in my heart:
"Time to add some confrontation!"

When the third quarter started, Li Ze looked at the serious-looking Guigui beside him, and immediately reminded in a low voice:
"Russell, don't forget that we changed our defensive strategy and focused on Kidd. The two of us will press each other's backcourt and play like UCLA!"

"Don't worry, I am best at man-to-man defense, I will definitely lock that old guy!"

Guigui immediately bumped fists with Li Ze, saying that he has no problem at all, and Li Ze is also relieved, as long as he suppresses the Mavericks' ball handler and hits a wave of climax, the trend of the game will be in favor of the Thunder in an instant.

On the first attack after the start of the second half, Kidd slowly dribbled the ball across the half court. Since the Thunder usually had a climax in the third quarter, the audience at the Ford Center Arena was also particularly enthusiastic at this time, shouting loudly:

"Defense!! Defense!! Defense!!!"

Just after halftime, Kidd immediately noticed that the Thunder's defense had changed. The tortoise had quickly stepped up and kept pressing Kidd with his body. Make an offensive gesture.

Caron Butler immediately came to the line to catch the ball. Li Ze's defense did not follow up immediately, but kept half a step away to give the opponent a space to start.

Sure enough, Caron Butler noticed that Li Ze didn't press himself, quickly released the ball with his left hand, turned his body backwards, and accelerated his breakthrough with the ball in his right hand. This set of movements was completely predicted by Li Ze, and the opponent attacked his front support feet, but Caron Butler still underestimated Li Ze's physical fitness.

At this time, Li Ze slid quickly, exerted force under his feet, and directly stuck to it. At the same time, he also gave the opponent a strong physical confrontation on his side. With a hard impact, Caron Butler's dribbling rhythm was completely destroyed.

Li Ze saw the opportunity, quickly cut the ball with his left hand, snatched the ball away, and after controlling the ball, he threw the ball directly to the frontcourt with his right hand. Kidd, then accelerated with all his strength, made a low layup with his right hand, and put the ball firmly into the basket.

"what!!"

The audience in the Ford Center Arena erupted into huge cheers instantly, and everyone was yelling excitedly, is it about to start?Let's go!
"It was definitely a foul defensive move, he almost knocked my player down, defensive foul!"

Coach Carlisle on the sidelines was very dissatisfied with the referee's punishment at this time, and kept putting pressure on the linesman. He knew that if the referee allowed such a defense, the Mavericks' perimeter would be in huge trouble.

But the referee was indifferent, just motioned Carlisle to return to his position quickly.

The Mavericks sent out the baseline ball quickly. Kidd had just used half court, and the tortoise began to entangle himself. Noticing that Caron Butler was also guarded by Li Ze, Marion stood up at this time and took the initiative to come to the line to pass the ball. Then immediately gave the ball to Nowitzki in the low post.

The latter received the ball and faced Jeff Green's defense. After three threats, he made a dry jumper.

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

The Thunder didn't care, and immediately sent the baseline ball. The turtle dribbled halfway, and immediately signaled Jeff Green to set a screen for Li Ze. After quickly passing the ball to Li Ze, Jeff Green also came to the three-pointer 45 degrees outside the line.

Caron Butler did not dare to stick too close to the defense, fearing that Li Ze would suddenly speed up and pass by. After noticing Jeff Green coming over, he wanted to stick up to defend, but noticed that Li Ze seemed to want to use his right hand to break through. The defensive center of gravity instantly Change.

Noticing that Caron Butler was shaking, Li Ze broke through with a cross step at this time, accelerated with the ball in his left hand, and instantly passed Caron Butler's defense. Dampier realized that it was too late for him to return to defense, so he No more background boards, let's watch Li Ze's powerful battle-axe snap!
"哐" broke through and dunked successfully.

"Oh!!"

Li Ze's breakthrough dunk ignited the enthusiasm of the audience. Everyone waved the white handkerchiefs in their hands again and shouted in unison:

"OKC! OKC! OKC!"

"It's impossible to defend! Li Ze swayed Caron Butler with a fake move, and the defense is about to collapse! The left and right hands can control the ball flexibly, really amazing!"

Director Zhang saw that Li Ze broke through and dunked, and immediately started blowing.
However, the offense of the Mavericks has become more and more difficult. Of course, it is impossible for the Thunder's oppressive defense to maintain the whole court, but it can still be done suddenly in a certain quarter. Coupled with the bonus of the home whistle, Kidd Every time after halftime, you need to stick your ass to protect the ball
And Caron Butler is also a little sluggish at this time. Li Ze and his body shape are almost the same, but there is a gap in athletic ability between the two. In addition, Li Ze seldom eats and shakes. Ron Butler misfired.

The Mavericks began to frequently hand the ball to Nowitzki. Facing the Thunder's inside defense, Nowitzki showed his dominance. Not only could he score, but he could also frequently feed Dampier.

It's just that when the third quarter hit 3 minutes and 5 seconds, Brooks' head coach replaced Krstic with Ibaka. After enhancing the mobility of the inside line, Dampier was also sluggish. Facing Ibaka's defense , the 42-year-old Dampier couldn't stand it anymore and started spitting out cakes continuously.
But Li Ze saw the opportunity, immediately cut off the pass button, and began to continuously ask for the ball in the low post. The Thunder team attacked. After shaking, he quickly released the ball with his right hand and easily wiped past Caron Bart's defense.

Accelerating along the baseline with the ball in his right hand, facing Dampier who was helping to defend him, he took off from a long distance, dodged the block in the air, pulled the bar dexterously, and easily scored the ball on the other side of the basket.

After the Mavericks passed halftime, Marion immediately came to the upper line to pass the ball, and quickly gave the ball to Nowitzki in the low post. Just after taking a step to the upper line, Ibaka's double-teamed immediately.

When Nowitzki made an inside pass to Dampierce, Ibaka quickly helped defend back. Under the interference of defense, Dampier failed to put the ball into the basket, and Ibaka successfully protected the backcourt rebound.

At this time, the Mavericks have quickly retreated. This time, Li Ze directly dribbled the ball across the half court, and at the same time signaled to his teammates not to cover. Caron Butler saw Li Ze's gesture, and suddenly felt his scalp tingle. Hit alone.
Facing Caron Butler's defense from beyond the left three-point line, Li Ze lowered his body's center of gravity, in and out with his left hand, then quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, and pretended to break through with the ball in his right hand, shaking Caron Butler's defensive center of gravity. Move back.

At this time, Li Ze suddenly accelerated his dribbling rhythm, pulled back quickly with his right hand, and changed direction with his left hand very quickly under his crotch.

"Shua" three-pointer hollow into the net.

Caron Butler stood there blankly at this moment, and the Oklahoma City fans on the scene were so excited that they were about to go to heaven. Everyone was screaming, and many fans on the sidelines even yelled at Caron Butler. spray:
"Go home, man, let your agent find a good team in advance, the Dallas people will definitely not sign you next season!"

"How's your score, Bro? How's it feel to be blown up by a superstar?"

"Give it up! Kayce is destroying you on both ends, and you don't want to play without the ball next season!"

Coach Carlisle on the sidelines felt helpless when he saw Li Ze retreating quickly. On the back line, Caron Butler was already the best defender. Seeing that the point difference had reached 12 points, please again A timeout was requested.

But it is a pity that as long as the point difference reaches more than 10 points, the role players of the Thunder will slowly let go. Jeff Green also started to hit three-pointers. On the defensive end, Ibaka helped him relieve pressure. Finally started to pick up.

The Mavericks didn't give up either. Jason Terry and Barea also took turns to throw the ball when they got an opportunity from outside. Although they did throw a few three-pointers, the Thunder always responded quickly on the offensive end.

Coach Brooks also used his strongest tactics. The Thunder's trio played the entire second half without playing for a minute.
Carlisle's head coach was also extremely stubborn, determined not to change the water dispenser to play, and persisted until the end of the game. At 104:116, the Thunder team successfully defeated the Mavericks at home and got a good start in the Western Conference semifinals.

李泽本场比赛19中11，其中三分球6中4，罚球4中3，砍下29分7篮板7助攻2失误3抢断，再加上杜兰特的27分、龟龟的22分，雷霆三人组合砍78分，最强战术恐怖如斯.
After the game, Caron Butler quickly walked back to the locker room after a simple handshake. In this game, he only scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 turnovers.

Nowitzki is very friendly. He scored 34 points in this game, including 10 free throws. Generally speaking, the referee did let him enjoy some star whistle treatment. Seeing Li Ze's happy face, he immediately stepped forward and said:
"It seems that you have really fully adapted to the playoffs, but in the next game, we will rebound strongly!"

"We will protect our home court, you have to be careful, man, I really won't show mercy."

After Li Ze and Nowitzki simply hugged and greeted, they thanked the Oklahoma City fans who were present together with their teammates. Everyone was so enthusiastic tonight, helping the team cheer every round.

"Kayce! Kayce! Here! Ah! Here I am!"

Hearing the heart-piercing shouts, Li Ze noticed an eleven or twelve-year-old boy with slightly curly hair waving wildly at him. Li Ze walked over immediately. He did have some impression of this little fan. First bump fists with the other party, and then ask aloud:
"Where are your parents? The scene is so chaotic, don't get lost with your family, sign? No problem."

"I'm already an adult, I can take care of myself, Kayce, you are so cool, when I grow up, I will be as good as you, shoot three-pointers like you, I must enter the NBA!"

While signing the autograph for the little fan, Li Ze asked aloud:
"I believe you can do it, come on! What's your name?"

"Trae Young!"

After Li Ze heard the name, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his expression was a little weird. He still wrote on the jersey:

"To Future Superstar - Trae Young"

Li Ze, who was walking in the player tunnel, could not get rid of the strange feeling in his heart, especially the future memory that emerged in his mind, so he couldn't help muttering in his heart:

"I haven't developed a Pingci style of play now, I hope it will really change in the future."

On May 5rd, as the Thunder team successfully defeated the Mavericks, the games of the day were all over. Tonight, G3 in the Eastern Conference semifinals is also going on simultaneously. To everyone's surprise, the Cavaliers scored a big score at home today. Lost.
At 104:86, the Celtics beat the Cavaliers in an away game. The loss was a bit inexplicable. In the third quarter, the Cavaliers suddenly lost power on both ends of the offense and defense. They only scored 3 points in a single quarter. The Celtics scored 12 points, instantly establishing the victory of the game.

The Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean naturally paid attention to these two games. Li Ze won and LeBron James lost, which made many fans cheer. After all, James just won the regular season MVP. They are all waiting for the opportunity.

On this day, Hupu briefly became Zepu, and then became the paradise of all Zhan Hei.

"Li Ze Niu X! It's not too much to give the best second team, Caron Butler is completely blown away!"

"I've said long ago that Caron Butler is not good, so he can bully players like Afflalo. Carlisle also has problems. He always uses those small guards, who are less than 1 meters tall, to take the lead. Defense!"

"Dirk Nowitzki is still too strong! But Dampier and Haywood are really bad. They can barely see the Nuggets' guard line. Westbrook made a crazy breakthrough in the second half. These two are useless."

"It's over, my soft (Nick Nowitzki nickname) probably won't make it to the Western Conference Finals, and the three-pointer is also out of order, both inside and outside. Cuban should quickly strengthen during the offseason. I want to see Nowitzki Get the championship!"

"James finally revealed his secrets! He still won the MVP at this level? 12 points in a single quarter, I laughed so hard, the volute completely destroyed the Cavaliers!"

"The MVP should be given to Volute, who is only one game away. Why give it to James? He also held a press conference at the University of Akron. The treatment is really good, but it's a pity that James doesn't live up to it!"

"I'm so looking forward to the Celtics sweeping James 4:1. The Jamies have been playing for a year, why are they silent now?"

"Can this also be blamed on James? Which pass is not open, teammates can't do it!"

"I can watch the game, 4 points and 3 turnovers in a single quarter, blame your teammates? Team boss, you stand up!"

Li Ze, who went home early, didn't know that LeBron James was in a storm of losing at this time. He won at home and everyone played well. This result also made him breathe a sigh of relief.

After taking a beautiful bath, Li Ze immediately shook his head helplessly when he saw a lot of text messages on his phone, but he had to reply to the blessing text messages, and the surface brothers still had to get along well.
When Li Ze saw the news Shakira gave him, he couldn't help curling his lips. It's hard to guess what the rich woman is thinking.
"Received your gift, I like it very much, someone is chasing me recently, Pretty boy, you have to behave well!"

On April 4th, FIFA and Sony Music Entertainment jointly announced that the song "Wakawaka" sung and composed by Shakira was selected as the only official theme song in the world for the 29 World Cup in South Africa.

Li Ze, who got the news in advance, naturally prepared a gift early. Chapman helped him customize a bracelet to commemorate his first encounter with Shakira in the All-Star Game.
Li Ze thought of Shakira's happy face every time he had a video chat with him, so he edited a text message and replied:

"Charming Miss Shakira, there is a warm-hearted Mr. Knight who is willing to help you out of any trouble and entanglement."

"Thank that warm little knight for me, and tell him I love him so much."

Li Ze couldn't help curling his lips again when he saw the text message sent back in seconds. This bitch is playing hard to get, she must increase the intensity of the competition in the future!

"My singles skills are getting more and more mature, it's time to add some confrontation to her"

On May 5th, the Eastern Conference semifinals match between the Magic and the Eagles officially started. As people imagined before the game, the Magic team at home directly beat the Eagles, 4:71, and beat the opponent at home. If the bench Give it a little more force, maybe it can surpass the 114 tragedy!

At the same time, in the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers at home easily defeated the Suns again, 112:124, Kobe Bryant faced the double-teaming of the Suns and easily scored 21 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals. flowering.

After the game, all the media in America gave Kobe crazy praise, and many journalists and commentators even shouted that Kobe should be the MVP of the regular season, LeBron -James stole the honor that belonged to Kobe.
On May 5, another piece of news about LeBron James began to circulate repeatedly on social media and news reports. In the case of a 5:1 Eastern Conference semifinals, LeBron James accepted ABC TV Chris - Cuomo interview.

When the other party asked James about the remarks that "he will stay in Cleveland" on April Fool's Day, LeBron James' answer was unexpected, and his attitude became vague:
"Cleveland is a great city. The fans are unbelievable. They watched me grow up and did a lot for me. Now that I'm here, I just want to focus on bringing a championship to this city. When the time comes When the time comes, I will make a decision!"

As soon as this news broke, the Cavaliers fans were almost blown away. What is the situation? After only one game, their chosen one will leave the city?

All NBA media reporters and commentators are frantically discussing this matter, but most people still firmly believe that LeBron James will stay with the Cavaliers. His speech is just to put pressure on the management and let the team Reinforce during the offseason.
All the news about LeBron James, everyone in the Thunder team did not pay much attention to it. Tonight, the G2 game is about to start. It is only a day away. This is also a big challenge for the Thunder team. After all, the last game It's been a while since the main game.
In the recovery training session in the afternoon, Coach Brooks and the coaching staff were very concerned about Li Ze's physical problems.

"Kayce, how is your body recovering? Need to adjust the rotation time tonight?"

"My body has returned to the best condition, don't worry coach, I think I can play the full 48 minutes!"

Li Ze showed a smile full of vitality. Physical recovery has never been a problem for him, but Durant on the side looked relaxed, and secretly picked a lemon in his heart. This kind of talent really made him envious.
"Physical fitness is not a problem, coach, I am fully prepared!"

Durant also immediately expressed his attitude, indicating that he can continue to maintain the rotation strategy of the previous game tonight.

"I'm fine, coach! No need to reduce my rotation!"

As a well-known stamina monster in the team, Guigui also said that he had rested well. The coaching staff saw that the Thunder's core trio was fine, so they immediately felt relieved. Coach Brooks also said:
"We have to continue the strategy of the previous game. In the first quarter, we will test the referee's whistle-blowing scale. After playing, we must respond flexibly, switch defensive modes at any time, and must limit the opponent's perimeter. Tonight, we must Protect your home field!"

"Oh!!"

After the Mavericks finished their training session in the morning, in the afternoon, head coach Carlisle discussed the defensive strategy of G2 with his assistant coaches. The results of Game 1 showed that it would be difficult for the Mavericks to limit the Thunder's defense in a single defense. attack.

"Rick, in fact, we really don't have a good solution. If we want to limit Lee and Durant, we can only increase some flanking attacks appropriately, but the Thunder's perimeter can sometimes perform amazingly."

"Continue to defend alone. If the opponent feels bad tonight, we have a great chance to win this game. The Thunder's inside players are not strong in finishing ability, so we can take a gamble."

Head coach Carlisle heard the assistant coach's suggestion, thought about it briefly, and then thought that only Jason Terry and Barea were reliable on the bench, and rookie Rodrigue Beaubois couldn't play such a game at all, so he couldn't help sighing In one breath, he said firmly:

"We don't change our defensive strategy, just let the players adjust their state. Even if we lose both away games, we still have a chance when we return to the home court. The state of a shooting team will fluctuate."

"Yeah! Back in Dallas, we can also improve our defensive strength, the opponent's perimeter will not always be accurate!"

"That's right! With Dirk here, we can score steadily, so there's no need to worry too much."

Head coach Carlisle heard the assistant coach's self-comfort, and silently vomited in his heart:

"It's really as good as you say, we can win an away game."

In the evening, the Ford Center turned into a sea of ​​blue again. In the Western Conference semifinals, the Thunder made a good start, so all Oklahoma City fans were excited. If they win the game tonight, they will bring 2: 0 advantage to go to Dallas.

Even if the two away games are lost, the Thunder can return to Oklahoma City in the battle of Tianwangshan, the team's fault tolerance rate has been greatly improved, and there are even many overblown fans who have already begun to discuss the issue of the championship.
In the G2 game, everyone in the Thunder team also relaxed a lot. This is also the characteristic of a young team. As long as they take the lead, everyone can play in a good state.

When the DJ on the scene began to introduce the home team to enter the field, the fans in Oklahoma City began to burst into loud cheers. Durant felt the fiery atmosphere of the scene and couldn't help but think of the MVP award he lost. Award, the scene will definitely be exciting!

When the two teams finally warmed up, Li Ze noticed that Durant beside him was a little out of his mind, and immediately reminded him aloud:

"Kevin, your mother also came to watch the game tonight, pay attention, you won't watch those gossip news again these two days, you will definitely get the MVP in the future!"

Durant was a little shocked when he heard Li Ze's words, and he was rightly guessed. Recently, the media have called on Kobe to be the one who should win the award, and they completely ignored him, which also made him a little annoyed. Why do I always get no attention?
"I'm fine, Kayce, I'm just trying to figure out how to get out of Marion, the guy's tough to play defensively."

"Maybe you need to add some local 2v2. If you have the opportunity, pay attention to my running position. The two of us can make some proper screens. We will definitely be able to easily tear apart the opponent's defense."

Durant's eyes lit up when he heard Li Ze's words, and he immediately said:
"This is indeed a good suggestion. In fact, I have always wanted to suggest to the coaching staff to add some of our offensive routines. I think Coach Brooks is still a little conservative!"

"Cool! Simple UCLA cover will do!"

Li Ze also wants to let his teammates enter the downwind mode as soon as possible, so that the game will be easier
Krstic and Dampier stood in the center circle ready to jump the ball when the referee signaled for both players to come to the center of the field
"OKC! OKC! OKC!"

"Snapped"

Amidst the cheers of the audience at the Ford Center Arena, Krstic jumped to the ball for the Thunder. Turtle quickly dribbled across the half court and gave the ball directly to Li Ze.

Krstic immediately raised the pick-and-roll. The quality of the pick-and-roll was good, and he got rid of Caron Butler's entanglement in an instant. Li Ze used his left hand to accelerate the breakthrough.

Noticing that Dampier on the defensive end didn't go too far forward, after taking a step, he stopped and shot a jumper at the top of the arc outside the three-point line.

"Shua" three-pointer hollow into the net.

"what!!!"

Coach Carlisle on the sidelines heard the loud noise from the audience at the Ford Center Arena, and thought helplessly in his heart:

"Expecting the opponent to feel bad?"

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