The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 174 The Deadly Rebound (7900 word chapter)
On the morning of May 5th, on the other side of the ocean, G26 of the Western Conference Finals is about to start, but because it is Thursday, most fans have to choose to watch the game at Sina Sports.

Perhaps because of the butterfly effect brought about by Li Ze, Sina Sports has also put a lot of thought into the broadcast of the NBA. The most obvious improvement is that people rarely experience freezes when watching the game.

Of course, if you have broadband on campus, you still have to endure a small card for 5 minutes and a fixed broadcast screen for 10 minutes.
Most of the fans are looking forward to Li Ze being able to successfully enter the finals, but there are also many Comeys who have been looking forward to the Thunder losing. Kobe has accumulated a lot of popularity in the past few years, and Li Ze is really not an opponent for the time being.

Ahem, 60 billion Komi is not a joke.

And it’s different from America’s situation. The hot spots in the Eastern and Western Conference finals over there were diverted a lot by “Where is LeBron James going?”, except for a few Jamies on the Tianchao side, those who paid attention to James’ offseason news Not much.

The superstars in the hearts of most fans these days are one person, one city. The Big Three only became popular in 08. Most fans don’t think that LeBron James will really leave Cleveland. The MVP of the season.

Although it may be due to injuries that LeBron James did not perform well in the playoffs, but Nowitzki was blacked out by the Warriors for 8 in the regular season MVP season, and it will be fine to play back in the future.

And today's Western Conference Finals G4, which is about to start, has attracted the attention of all fans. Before the game, under the special news of Sina Sports, Comey has already started to fight against the Quartet.

In terms of the fighting power of the fans, all the other teams combined can draw a tie with the Comets, and even a lot of Transformers started blackmailing Li Zelai, which completely aroused the anger of all the fans.

The final result is that the comment section below the news report on the special page is completely closed, and the operation personnel of Sina Sports are completely dumbfounded. They have never seen this situation before. For a foreign star, spraying their compatriots, this.
Sina Sports also spent a lot of money for this game. The guests alone invited two people. Yang Yi and Zhang Weiping came to Sina's studio at the same time. Together with the host Ke Xiaofan, this G4 that may determine life and death will be played by The three explained together.

"Director Zhang, we have talked a lot before the game, and finally you will give us a simple prediction. Do you think the Lakers can win the game away from home and tie the big score at 2:2?"

Two guests were invited, and naturally one of them represented the Lakers and the other represented the Thunder. Obviously, Weiping Bryant is the representative of the Lakers. Hearing Ke Xiaofan's question, he immediately smiled and said:
"Don't underestimate the toughness and experience of the championship. Kobe played poorly in the last game, but for a star like him, he is bound to rebound in the next game. Phil Jackson should also be thorough after three games. I have figured out the Thunder's tactics."

"I think the Lakers' outside line will rebound strongly. Just like playing against the Suns in the Western Conference semifinals, defending the zone will inevitably pay a price. There may be problems with the physical condition of both sides in this game. At this time, it depends on the resilience of the players. Thunder The team lacks experience in this area.”

After listening to Zhang Weiping's words, the host Ke Xiaofan immediately nodded in agreement, and at the same time said to the guest on the right, Yang Yi:

"Mr. Yang, what's your point of view? Are you still optimistic that the Thunder will win the home game and rewrite the big score to 3:1? That's what you predicted in your previous article."

"Director Zhang is right. The Lakers have more experience and more reasonable staffing, but why am I still optimistic about the Thunder? Because teams that rely on talent sometimes don't need much game experience. Talent is overwhelming. !"

"Thunder's perimeter trio can be said to be the strongest perimeter combination in the NBA. Let's think about how Kobe played against the Suns in the last round. As a result, in the three games of this round of the series, except for the home game G2 Other than playing well, the rest of the performance wasn’t great.”

"The Lakers really want to win, so they have to bloom inside and out, but you want to play an efficient performance on both ends of the offense and defense. This is too difficult for the Lakers' outside players. They can't defend. Li Ze is too good! I believe As long as they play normally, the Thunder will still defend their home court."

In order to enjoy Li Ze's traffic bonus, Yang Yi naturally praised the Thunder. Recently, he is planning to mold Li Ze into the Michael Jordan of China, so he will stand for Li Ze in all live broadcast activities.

After listening to Yang Yi's words, the host Ke Xiaofan nodded in agreement again. This is the effect of the program that the director team needs. The two said dryly that it was not interesting, and the fans still prefer to watch the fight.

Noticing that the director team gave him a gesture with a smile, the host Ke Xiaofan immediately said:
"We have already got the starting list ahead, and the two teams are still in regular rotation. It is said that Krstic is already going through the NBA's internal injury return process. If there is no accident, G6 should be able to return!"

"Next, you can take a look at the views of Amerika's colleagues. TNT and ESPN have also given their own predictions."

The Ford Center arena was full again tonight, and even with additional seats, it still couldn't meet the needs of Oklahoma City fans to watch the game. This phenomenon has actually lasted for a season.

The team staff also told Li Ze that even the season tickets for next season have been sold out, and there is no market for ticket dealers here.

Li Ze still warmed up half an hour before the game. Many Oklahoma City fans entered the field early just to watch Li Ze’s warm-up activities. Especially seeing Li Ze hit consecutive three-pointers, many fans followed suit :

"Kayce, go further! Just like in the previous game, some long three-pointers!"

"How about another crotch dunk? Kayce, are you going to be in the dunk contest next year?"

"All of us support you, beat the black mamba! Come on tonight's game!"

Hearing what the fans said, Li Ze immediately smiled and waved his hands, then expanded his shooting range, and began to shoot long-range three-pointers. Everyone saw that Li Ze was still making consecutive hits, and they screamed excitedly.

The game is about to start. In the locker room of the visiting team, coach Phil Jackson looked serious. Tonight’s game really cannot be lost. He also let go of his so-called restraint and stood beside the tactical board prepared before the game. He told his team members:
"Defense! We must defend correctly tonight. I don't want to see the Thunder play the same tactic many times in a row! Andrew! Switch defenses quickly. Once the opponent picks and rolls at position 5, you must go out. If you If you cannot complete such a defensive task, you will immediately end!"

"We must resolutely switch defenses, and big players are no exception. Don't be stingy with physical fitness. It is impossible for the opponent to fully recover after only two days of rest. We are a championship team and we must show our defensive resilience!"

"Finally, I want to remind everyone that if we lose tonight, the opponent will get the match point. We have no way out! The outside line must respond. I don't care what your state of mind is, but after playing, there is an open space. Throw the ball to me immediately!"

"We have two good big men around the rim, we have an overwhelming rebounding advantage, what are you guys worried about? Are you guys afraid to take responsibility? I don't want to see this kind of cowardly behavior again, shoot the ball, grab the rebound , can it be done?"

Everyone in the Lakers team saw the more excited and ferocious head coach Phil Jackson, and they immediately trembled in their hearts, and then shouted loudly at the same time:

"yeah!!"

The atmosphere in the Ford Center arena has already started to go berserk at this time. The DJ on the scene yelled frantically, and all the players of the home team came on the field. The tiredness gradually disappeared.

"This is definitely the best home stadium in the league! It's like returning to the NCAA game, and the Oklahoma City fans are amazing!"

Durant saw many fans holding up his huge portrait posters, chanting his name constantly, and immediately said excitedly to his teammates.

"That's the cohesion that comes with winning, we really had a fantastic season and we gotta win this game tonight."

Turtle feels himself ignited again, he wants the game to start right now, kick Fisher directly, punch Shannon-Brown
"Protect the rebound, guys! As the coach said, the Lakers will definitely attack with all their strength tonight, and the defensive end must echo each other."

Seeing that his teammates were extremely excited, Li Ze immediately reminded him that he must not win this game tonight. Success or failure is all about one action. If the battle of Tianwangshan is really going to happen, the game will completely fall to the Lakers.

"Don't worry! Ibaka and I will do our best to protect the basket!"

When the two teams completed their final warm-ups before the game, the referee signaled the two sides to come to the center of the field, and the players on both sides simply greeted them. Then everyone looked serious, and each stood in their own half, watching Ibaka and Bynum's jump. ball.

"Snapped!"

Bynum successfully jumped to the offensive ball for the Lakers, and the Ford Center audience noticed that Fisher dribbled the ball halfway, and immediately began to cheer for the home team's defense:
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

Noticing that the Thunder still insisted on the 23 zone defense, Gasol immediately came to the free throw line and responded in the middle. Fisher noticed that Li Ze was strictly defending Kobe, and there were no good passing opportunities, so he immediately gave the ball to Gasol you.

The latter received the ball and faced Jeff Green's defense. After a quick three-threat, he made an easy jumper from the middle of the free throw line.

"Shua" scored a two-pointer.

"On the first attack, we can clearly feel that the Lakers have accelerated their offensive rhythm. Coach Phil Jackson must have made a lot of changes. The Thunder serve quickly. We can also look forward to the Thunder's offense first. Can you respond."

Director Zhang once again boasted about Phil Jackson's coaching ability.

The first offense of the Thunder, the audience at the Ford Center stood up to watch the game, and began to shout loudly for the home team:

"OKC! OKC! OKC!"

Turtle dribbled through the half court, saw the Lakers' 32-zone defense position, and quickly made a high pick-and-roll with Ibaka. Bynum directly switched and came out. The ball is passed to Durant outside the three-point line.

Durant wanted to rely on Jeff Green's pick-and-roll to get rid of Artest's defensive entanglement, but Artest no longer considered any foul issues in this game, and directly squeezed through strongly, constantly giving Durant interfered.

Gasol's help defense also quickly caught up. The two seemed to want to give Durant a double attack. Seeing that the situation was not good, Durant once again gave the ball to Jeff Green near the right elbow of the free throw line. At the same time, Li Ze quickly moved up the line from the bottom corner.

When Li Ze came to the top of the arc outside the three-point line and received the pass, Kobe's defense quickly followed, and Ibaka came to the top of the arc again to pick and roll for Li Ze.

At this moment, the Lakers' defense rotated again. Li Ze broke through with the ball in his left hand, noticed the opponent's screen and defense strategy, and then saw Bynum in front of him. He suddenly pulled back with his left hand during the march, and then suddenly accelerated, with a sudden rhythm Change, the left hand picks the basket very quickly and makes a shot.

"Shua" made a layup under the basket.

"Good shot! This is Li Ze's indiscriminate ability to control the ball with his left and right hands. The defender can't defend at all. It seems that Li Ze is in good form in this game!"

When Yang Yi saw Li Ze score a goal, he didn't follow the procedure and started blowing directly.

Li Ze, who retreated from the defense, has noticed that the Lakers' defensive strategy has undergone major changes. Coach Phil Jackson seems to no longer be superstitious about Kobe and Artest's ability to defend alone. The big players have begun to chase covered.

After the Lakers kicked the baseline ball, Kobe directly dribbled the ball across half court, noticed Li Ze who was defending him in front of him, and quickly gave the ball to Fisher, and then scored consecutively. After a simple high-low coordination, Bye Nam pushed Ibaka in the low post and scored 2 points at the basket.

"Oh!!"

"shush"

Everyone saw that Ibaka was knocked out of the baseline by Bynum, and immediately exclaimed, and then immediately booed the Lakers' goal.

In the next few minutes, Li Ze found that Kobe in this game was no longer obsessed with his crazy matchup. At the same time as Ze, let go of Jeff Green and Ibaka.

Faced with such a defensive style, Li Ze naturally quickly released the ball and found Jeff Green who was open in the bottom corner. The latter received the ball and shot a jumper from outside the three-point line.

"Shua" three-pointer hit steadily.

It is not difficult for Li Ze to crack this kind of defense, but Durant looks a little embarrassed when facing the double-team of the Lakers. His ability to control the ball is still weak, and the pass to his teammates is not comfortable. In many cases, it is not possible to form a shot in the first place.

Fortunately, after the start, the Thunder team had plenty of energy and a good shooting percentage. Although the Lakers' inside offense was fierce, they still couldn't gain the lead, and the scores of the two sides rose alternately.

When the official timeout of the first quarter came, at 1:14, the Thunder only led by two points. The Lakers played very reasonably, madly attacking the inside line, and Kobe only took one shot, and most of the time he gave the ball to Gasol. hands.

Li Ze, who was sitting on the bench, felt that the Lakers were definitely doing something wrong. Kobe made huge concessions on both ends of the offense and defense. Such scenes are rare
After returning from the timeout, the Lakers continued their high-low play. This time it was Gasol's turn to catch the ball in the low post. Noticing the Thunder's defense shrinking rapidly, Gasol immediately passed the ball to Artes outside the three-point line. Special, the latter catches the ball and quickly shoots a jumper.

"Shua" made an open three-pointer and made a steady hit.

"This is what I said before the advantage of the Lakers' twin towers. As long as the outside line can hit the shot, the Thunder's defense will be completely disintegrated. In Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, Artest hit consecutive three-pointers. In the end, the Lakers Victory over the sun."

As soon as Director Zhang saw the wonderful cooperation of the Lakers, Weiping Bryant quickly went online.

Seeing the Lakers hit a three-pointer, the tortoise immediately gave offensive gestures to his teammates after halftime, and played a double-screen cross-cut tactic for Li Ze. When Li Ze received the ball at 45 degrees outside the three-point line , Bynum followed up directly.

Noticing that the opponent was guarding against his left hand, Li Ze put the ball with his right hand, dribbled the ball back with a cross step, and mobilized the opponent's defensive center of gravity. His left hand changed direction very quickly, and he held the ball in his right hand to pretend to break through. Bynum subconsciously moved back After taking a big step, he watched Li Ze dribble behind his back and take a step back to shoot a jumper.

"Shua" retreated and scored a three-pointer.

"Oh ah!!"

Seeing Li Zexiao hit big and quickly responded with a three-pointer, the audience immediately cheered for the goal. The current offensive efficiency of the team is very high, and everyone shouted with extra enthusiasm.

Coach Phil Jackson made a gesture to his players on the sidelines at this time, signaling to continue to maintain such a defense.

In the second half of the first quarter, the two sides continued to take the lead alternately. Coach Brooks replaced Li Ze and Durant with 1 seconds left in the first quarter. The team played the second half.

After playing the remaining three rounds, at 24:26, the Thunder only led by two points.

In the rotation stage of the second quarter, coach Phil Jackson learned the lessons of the last game, Kobe and Gasol continued to play, and at the same time, Shannon Brown, Walton, and Odom came off the bench.

Coach Brooks also took Li Ze and Durant, plus Sefoloza, Ibaka, and Collison, and continued the rotation of the previous games.

But after playing for just over three minutes, Li Ze found that Durant and Ibaka's shooting percentages began to drop. They failed to hit open shots for three consecutive rounds. At this time, the Lakers overtook the score.

The Thunder attacked, this time Li Ze did not pass the ball quickly after halftime, and signaled Collison to go up the pick-and-roll. Vujacic kept watching Li Ze closely, noticed Collison's movements, and immediately stepped forward to defend.

But while he was moving, Li Ze suddenly in and out with his left hand, pretending to speed up his breakthrough, Vujacic took a big step back subconsciously, at this time Li Ze quickly dribbled the ball behind his back with his left hand, and shot a jumper from outside the three-point line.

"Shua" three-pointer hollow into the net.

"This shot is really crazy! The Lakers just led by 4 points. When he noticed that his teammates suddenly misfired, Li Ze immediately responded from beyond the three-point line!"

Seeing Li Ze hit a three-pointer again, Yang Yi immediately raised the volume of his commentary.

"squeak"

Head coach Phil Jackson quickly asked for a timeout. He wanted to interrupt Li Ze's offensive rhythm and take back the main lineup by the way. He will never make the mistake of G3 again, and smash the main force!
After returning to the bench, Durant began to gasp for breath. Although Artest's defensive entanglement was absent at the beginning of the second quarter, he felt that his physical fitness was declining, which was also caused by too much participation in defense. The integration of offense and defense is still too reluctant for him now.

"Guys, hold on, the opponent's physical fitness will also have problems, Ibaka, control the foul!"

"Use the screen well, play more pick-and-rolls, Kayce, once the big man switches out and plays decisively, we have to respond."

The Ford Center arena was too noisy. Coach Brooks was yelling and arranging tactics. The coaching staff had already discovered the physical problems of the players, but this was a flaw. If you want to do a good job in defense, you must consume too much physical energy.

In the rest of the second quarter, the scores of the two sides continued to rise alternately. The Lakers were determined to go crazy inside. Gasol and Bynum both turned the Thunder inside. If you can't score, the two sides will fight for rebounds in the backcourt.

When the Thunder entered the state of foul and punishment, Artest also began to attack the inside frequently. On the contrary, Kobe and Fisher were not aggressive enough, and they only shot when they got absolute outside opportunities.

The Thunder's offense relies entirely on Li Ze and Guigui. Jeff Green and Ibaka have already lost their temper by the Lakers' twin towers. With Li Ze and Guigui always able to score a response goal, the Thunder always clenched the score.

At halftime, at 52:50, the Lakers led by two points.

During the intermission, in the Sina studio, because the Thunder team was behind, the host Ke Xiaofan and the two guests were not in a good mood. The first half of the game completely entered the game rhythm of the Lakers, and everyone was a little depressed.

"In the second quarter, apart from Li Ze and Westbrook, the other three were basically misfired on the offensive end. Mr. Yang, how do you think the Thunder should adjust in the second half?"

Yang Yi heard the host Ke Xiaofan's question, and said helplessly:
"Basketball games are not only about offense, but defense is equally important. The Thunder are currently leading 2:1 precisely because they have done well enough on the defensive end. But facing the impact of the Lakers' Twin Towers, after three games, their physical fitness There is still a problem."

"In the 23-zone defense, Durant is the one who retreats frequently. After the last game, his physical fitness should be a little overdrawn. For the Thunder, they can hardly adjust. Why do all teams want to The twin towers are formed because the big players are more stable in the playoffs."

Director Zhang immediately took up the conversation after hearing Yang Yi's words:

"The Lakers have also changed their defensive strategy. It can be clearly seen in the second quarter that they let go of Jeff Green and Ibaka on the defensive end. At the same time, Kobe only took 2 shots in the first half. Kobe's game style, I guess the second half will definitely have to explode."

"The Thunder team's Li Ze's physical fitness is really good. These few games have been marking Kobe, but his physical fitness has not been affected at all. He has to continue to defend in the second half of the game. Kobe should be gathering strength in the first half of the game!"

"Thank you for your comments. Thunder fans don't need to worry. The point difference is negligible. There are two games left in the second half. After a period of intermission, the physical fitness will recover. Let's look forward to the performance of the two sides in the second half of the game!"

In the Thunder locker room, Jeff Green, Ibaka, and Collison all looked tired, and Durant also looked a little sluggish. This half of the game was really choked by the insiders of the Lakers.

Every backcourt rebound requires hand-to-hand combat. In the case of insufficient physical fitness, two big players over 2 meters do have more advantages. After all, the opponent is tall and long-armed. likely to pick up a rebound
"We are only 24 minutes away from victory! This is a competition of willpower. The Lakers are as tired as we are, and their pressure is even greater!"

"Imagine, if we win this game, we will hold the match point, and the finals are just around the corner! Very few teams can come back from a 1:3 deficit, hold on guys!"

Coach Brooks can only offer chicken soup for the soul at this time, and by the way, put the big cake of the finals in front of everyone
After the start of the third quarter, Li Ze quickly entered the offensive mode. He received the ball with his back at the elbow on the left side of the free throw line. Turtle quickly cut in and took away Fisher's defense.

Li Ze felt that Kobe was pressing his forearm against his back behind him, turned around suddenly, took a quick tentative step with his left foot, and then shot a jumper.

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

"Aha!"

The audience at the Ford Center immediately cheered for Li Ze's goal. The team played a bit dull in the first half, and everyone is now looking forward to Li Ze's sudden play.

And the Lakers' offense suddenly became simple and rough. Fisher had just dribbled halfway, and Kobe immediately turned his back to ask for the ball on the right waist. After receiving the pass, the Lakers quickly cleared one side, leaving only the top of the arc Fisher waited for the pick-up.

Kobe, who had had enough rest in the first half, quickly released the ball with his left hand in the face of Li Ze's defense.

"Shua" two-pointer hit steadily.

"shush"

As soon as the audience at the scene saw Kobe scoring a goal, there was a huge booing immediately.

In the next few minutes, Kobe and Li Ze both deducted the pass button at the same time. You hit me one, and I hit you one. The scene of mutual competition also made Oklahoma City fans hooked.

In the offense of the Lakers, Kobe used Bynum's cover to get rid of Li Ze's entanglement. The three-pointer is now one step longer and two-pointer with an emergency stop jumper.

"唰" scored two points long.

Looking back, the Thunder quickly sent the baseline ball. Li Ze used Jeff Green's cover to catch the ball at a 45-degree left outside the three-point line. While Ibaka pretended to pick and roll, he crossed the ball with his left hand and broke through In an instant, Kobe made a sudden stop and shot a jumper within the three-point line.

"唰" responded with two minutes.

This scene of mutual competition lasted for more than 5 minutes. The Lakers attacked. After Kobe hit the iron for the first time in the third quarter, Gasol grabbed a rebound from the basket and scored in the second offense. After that, the Lakers once again began to mad inside. .

Obviously, coach Phil Jackson just let the Twin Towers lineup take a breather on the court, and the Lakers' tactics have not changed.
The fans at the scene also discovered the physical problems of the home team players. Under the leadership of the on-site DJ, they began to cheer for everyone in the Thunder team:

"OKC! OKC! OKC!"

The Thunder team attacked, and when Li Ze received the ball again at the left elbow of the free throw line, Fisher directly gave up the opposing turtle and immediately came over to double-team Li Ze with Kobe.

Faced with such a defense, Li Ze quickly gave the ball to Turtle, who was open at the top of the arc, and the latter caught the ball without hesitation, and shot a jumper from outside the three-point line.

"Bang" hit an iron with anger.

The Lakers received rebounds from the backcourt and did not launch a transition attack. Instead, they continued their high-low coordination. After a few ins and outs, and after passing the ball quickly from the outside, Fisher made an open three-point jumper. .

"Shua" a three-pointer went into the net hollowly, and the Lakers widened the point difference to 6 points.

After the bottom line ball was sent out quickly, Li Ze directly dribbled the ball across the half court. Kobe seemed to feel something was wrong, and immediately stepped forward to defend. , directly shook Kobe away.

After taking a step with his left hand, he made an emergency stop outside the three-point line and shot a jumper.

"Shua" scored a three-pointer again.

"Defend, guys, defend a round!"

Li Ze also didn't care about talking trash with Kobe, and quickly returned to defense, while reminding everyone to maintain defensive focus, but unfortunately, sometimes willpower can't solve physical problems.

Ibaka, whose physical fitness has declined, received his fourth foul. Collison, who came off the bench, had limited ability to protect the rim, and the Thunder's rebound was eventually robbed.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers even made two consecutive offenses. The Twin Towers began to show their power in the Thunder's inside line, and since Li Ze hit the emergency stop three-pointer, Kobe switched to Turtle.

At the same time, Phil Jackson began to replace Li Ze with cannon fodder defenders, and Shannon Brown, Farmer, Wharton, and Fisher took turns to eliminate Li Ze. Ze.
At 96:90, relying on the Twin Towers lineup, the Lakers stubbornly tied the big score to 2:2, and the battle of Tianwangshan will also return to Los Angeles.

After the game, Li Ze, who scored the team's highest 27 points, felt a little bit bitter. After all, there are still five players in basketball. At this stage, the three-person team of the Thunder team can't achieve a combination of offense and defense. I can only helplessly think of:
"In the 09-10 season, it really is the world of big men."

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