The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 194 Interest Conflict and Team Turmoil (8200 word chapter)
On the morning of December 12th, amidst the complaints of many fans, the NBA official website announced the results of the first stage of the 18 All-Star Game. It took two full days for the league to decide from the deadline on the 2011th. The final number of votes made many fans very dissatisfied.

In the Eastern Conference, Warcraft Dwight Howard led the Eastern Conference with 611561 votes, while in the Western Conference, Li Ze beat Kobe with 746658 votes and reached the top of the Western Conference.

At the same time, with 74 votes, Li Ze successfully won the first stage of the All-Star Game!

This result surprised many people. After all, Kobe just won the championship last year, and this All-Star Game was held in Los Angeles. The addition of the championship and the host also allowed Kobe to get 722682 votes, but in the end Still failed to surpass Li Ze's votes.

From the current point of view, the starting lineup of the western guard line is Li Ze and Kobe. At the forward position, Durant crushed others with 470881 votes, followed by Pau Gasol.

The votes at the center position are somewhat dumbfounding. Dayao, who was reimbursed for the season, got 43 votes, crushing Bynum's 19 votes.

LeBron James leads the forward position in the Eastern Conference, with 1 votes in the first stage, Kevin Garnett on the Celtics ranks second, and Dwyane Wade also leads the Eastern Conference guard line. Followed by Rajon Rondo.

When the fans saw such a result, they immediately realized that the All-Star starting lineup was almost composed of the Thunder, Lakers, Heat, and Celtics. It's fun like this, the agreed rain and dew will all touch that
Li Ze, who is surfing the Internet at home, is also very happy to see such voting results. The national live broadcast is still effective. In addition, he broke Chamberlain’s ancient record, and he can often appear on ESPN’s Sports Center. The explosion of popularity is also true. As expected.

"Are you happy? Pretty boy, it seems that canvassing for you is still effective!"

Shakira slept peacefully last night, and her physical fitness has returned to its peak state. Seeing Li Ze's happy face, she immediately kissed him.

Li Ze hugged the petite blonde sister in his arms, kissed her hard, let her continue to sit in his arms, watched the news on the website, and whispered in her ear at the same time:

"Thanks to the support of Her Royal Highness, today is up to you!"

Li Ze also thought of Taylor and Big Machine Records who have been canvassing for him. The forest also needs to be maintained. He was going to give a big gift for Christmas. The blond sister was a little confused when he heard Li Ze's words. Here comes the spirit.

Hugging Li Ze's neck, the blond sister began to whisper in her ear, and at the same time bit it lightly, then looked at him with winking eyes, Li Ze looked at the blond fairy in his arms, and decided to continue to surrender tonight. Demons:
"It's a bit dangerous, but as a loyal knight of Her Royal Highness, I agree to your request."

Shakira stood up happily, and said energetically:

"Don't go back on your word! Buy the ingredients today, and let's eat Christmas dinner tomorrow night. If I knew it, I wouldn't agree to Sony Music."

While Li Ze was wandering around Oklahoma City with his blond sister, the Amerika reporters who were involved in the matter had already started to interview Kobe Bryant. As the host, he lost the top ticket in the first stage. Happy, the media reporters decided to act as Kobe's voice.

The most important thing is that the Lakers are currently playing consecutive away games. They just flew to Toronto recently, which greatly facilitates the reporters who want to make troubles. After all, it doesn’t take long to fly from New York to Toronto, and you can find them directly at the hotel when you arrive. Kobe, the time and place are all right, just wait for Kobe to speak!
Kobe was blocked by ESPN reporters in the hotel. When everyone asked questions about losing to Li Ze in the All-Star voting, Kobe seemed very generous and replied directly and calmly:

"The All-Star Game is a gift for the fans. Of course, everyone can choose to put their favorite players in the starting lineup. You know, I am not young anymore. Young fans will definitely prefer the new generation of stars."

"Kobe, can you talk about the MVP candidate list? Since the start of the new season, Lee has been at the top of the MVP candidate list."

When Kobe heard this question, he just smiled lightly, and then answered lightly:

"I just want to win the championship. I have already won three consecutive championships, and this season I have a chance to achieve this achievement. There is nothing to say about the list. The champion can prove himself, and I have already won five championships. champion!"

Compared to Kobe's calmness and calmness, LeBron James, who is playing away, is in a bad mood. His popularity had been rising steadily, but as a result of a decision, his popularity dropped a lot. Let alone the top voter, the top three It was unimaginable last year.

The Heat have also played consecutive away games recently. They just arrived in New York on the 18th, and then James was blocked by reporters from the Big Apple City. answer.

Originally, many players in the league looked down on his decision, so it is necessary to entertain the media reporters at this time. How to reverse the word of mouth depends on these mouthpieces, but when the New York reporter asked about the All-Star, LeBron James responded meaningfully:
"I am very grateful to the fans who voted for me, but I actually don't care how many votes I get. Young players should respect the tradition of the league and hope that this year's All-Star Game will be even more exciting."

What LeBron James said about respecting tradition is that the host player won the All-Star Game MVP by default. In fact, James has never liked the Thunder, or it should be said that he is jealous of the trio of the Thunder. His debut is the pinnacle, which is definitely his road to success. stumbling block!
When interests are not involved, everyone is tired of logging, and they are all superficial brothers who are competent, but in fact, except for the contracts of rookie players, most players have incentive clauses to enter the All-Star starting lineup.

In the past, it was okay to be divided by the old guys, but now there are cute new players rising, which makes most players in the league feel bad. The starting position is a carrot and a hole. Once occupied, it is easy. Can't go down.

Everyone saw that the Thunder team Li Ze and Durant got the starters, and then they thought of Guigui, and then everyone was sour. From now on, you are going to start the All-Stars.
On the afternoon of December 12th, during the training session of the Thunder, the head coach Brooks found that Li Ze was in a good state and frightening, and his performance became more and more comfortable in the training session. Durant, who was facing Li Ze, felt the deepest. I feel like I've been blown away.

In the case of defending the left hand and putting the right hand, Li Ze hit four consecutive pull-up jumpers in the middle distance, all of which were blocked by Durant, which made all the teammates dumbfounded. After all, the two used to explode each other, but today it has become a crushing situation.

The substitute lineup attacked. Maynor had just spent halftime. Li Zeping came out to catch the ball through Ibaka's screen. After receiving the ball in the elbow area to the left of the free throw line, he faced Durant's defense.

First, a simple feint, a quick tentative step to the left with the right foot, and then quickly release the ball with the right hand, the center of gravity of the body is lowered, and the breakthrough is made step by step.

With his left foot as the axis, Li Ze quickly pulled the ball back sharply with his right hand, then twisted his body, exerted force under his feet, and shot a fallback jumper that drifted to the right.

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

"Wow!! Kayce, you've been in great shape lately!"

"Kevin is sealed to your wrist, but you can still hit the shot. How did you do it?"

"God! This is your second season, and it feels like your condition is getting better every day!"

Durant watched his defense fail, and looked at Li Ze in surprise, can he get in?His defense was only hesitant, after all he really couldn't guess Li Ze's offensive choice.

According to the past, there is a high probability that he will choose to turn around later, but today's training session is different. Durant feels that Li Ze seems to play more easily.

"Guys, it's about the rhythm of the offense. Pay attention to the space on the court. Kevin's defense hesitated for a moment, which gave me a chance to shoot."

What Li Ze said is the truth, this is definitely his perception. After the [Hot Zone Hunter] was upgraded to gold, the basketball intuition that increases the offense is more obvious.

According to the opponent's defensive situation and the offensive space on the field, Li Ze can make appropriate offensive moves as he likes. It is very simple to express the shooting rate of enhancing his good position, but the bonus it brings to him is huge. After all, he is now Inside the three-point line are all shooting hot spots.

"Why can't I feel the space or something, I just feel that your shooting rhythm is very good."

Guigui showed envious eyes. Li Ze's shooting ability is simply what he dreamed of. In the new season, his three-point shooting percentage has just passed [-]%. Unless the opponent will let him go, otherwise he will basically not shoot three-pointers up.

"I'm also a little unclear, maybe you can ask the defensive Kevin."

When Durant heard Li Ze's words, the corner of his mouth twitched immediately, and he asked him to talk about his feelings after being blown away, are you a devil?But seeing everyone looking at him, Durant said helplessly:

"Maybe it's impossible to predict the next attack, but it's just a matter of a moment. Under normal circumstances, I will complete the block. Such an attack requires excellent physical fitness."

"Let's take a break, boys, we still have a game tonight. Although the start of the new season is not good, don't underestimate the Suns. NBATV will be live broadcasting across the United States at night. Everyone is ready. I will increase the rotation. of."

Head coach Brooks was very satisfied with the team's competitive state, but he still reminded his players at this time that they still need to get nervous before the game. By the way, he gave a colorful pie to the rotation players.

"Don't worry, coach! In the last home game, we will definitely win!"

The new season of the Suns has undergone major changes during the offseason. General manager Steve Kerr left the team and became a guest commentator on TNT, while the team's All-Star power forward Amare Stoudemire left In New York, the Suns that once played a gorgeous offense have completely become a thing of the past.

So far, the Suns have achieved a record of 12 wins and 13 losses, ranking 9th in the Western Conference. Veterans Steve Nash and Grant Hill are in good offensive form, but they are a little powerless on the defensive end. The inability to defend is also the main reason for the sudden collapse of the Suns' performance in the new season.

And on the 18th, the Suns also made a deal with the Magic. They traded Earl Clark, Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglu to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Vince Carter, Mal Shin Gortat, Mikael Pietrus and a 2011 first-round pick.

This transaction also shows the attitude of the Suns. The team will continue to hit the playoffs. Many Suns fans are also looking forward to the backcourt combination of Carter and Nash.

In Oklahoma City in December, the temperature at night has reached about 12 degrees. Although it is a bit cold, the fans of Oklahoma City have always maintained their enthusiasm. Everyone entered the Ford Center Arena early. Tonight, the last four consecutive home games For a game, Oklahoma City fans will naturally support it enthusiastically.

This season the Thunder also got the task of the Christmas game. Being able to watch a Thunder game on Christmas is also a good gift for Oklahoma City fans. Many fans can't wait to come directly to Christmas , Feel the atmosphere of the Christmas War.

Shakira also came to watch the game tonight. The time she stayed in Oklahoma City made her feel a little bit sad, but the holiday is coming to an end. Christmas will be early tomorrow night, and then she will fly to participate in the event.

Perhaps because of the cold weather, the blond sister also specially wore a brown wool hat. The whole person looked young and cute, which was in great contrast to her previous European and American style makeup.

While warming up, Li Ze pretended to give Shakira a high-five. Seeing the smiling face of the blond sister, he seriously suspected that the other party had practiced the star-absorbing method. Since he came to Oklahoma City, her face became more ruddy It's shiny.
On the other side of the ocean, it happened to be Tuesday, and CCTV Sports also broadcast the game. The domestic media and fans were naturally elated when Li Ze won the top ticket in the first stage of the All-Star Game.

In the CCTV studio, the host Yu Jia and the guest Zhang Weiping chatted about the Suns. Compared with other teams, CCTV Sports has often broadcast the Suns games in the past few years. Tianchao has accumulated a lot of fans.

"Director Zhang, do you think the Suns have a chance to make the playoffs this season?"

Zhang Weiping, who was in a good mood, heard the host Yu Jia's question, and said directly and honestly:
"According to the current situation in the West, if the Suns want to make the playoffs, they really have to work harder. Both the Hornets and the Grizzlies have risen this season. If the Suns continue to lose like this, there is a high probability that they will be out of luck. gone."

"Steve Nash was in such a good state last season, and the Suns performed well, but they failed in the Western Conference semifinals. This kind of competition is indeed a bit cruel. I believe that many fans are looking forward to Nash winning the championship."

"The Thunder currently have an astonishing record of 24 wins and 3 losses, ranking first in the league. Director Zhang, do you think the Thunder have a chance to reach the Finals this season? Compared with last season, the trio The technology and mentality are more mature."

After the host Yu Jia sighed about Nash's career, he immediately turned the topic to the Thunder team. This issue has also been discussed by the domestic media and fans recently.

"Personally, I think there is still a great chance. Although I am Zen master, but to be honest, when a team wins two championships, the players' desire for championships will definitely change. Three consecutive championships is difficult. At this point!"

"The Lakers are currently in good shape, but they haven't received much reinforcement at the back line. In the Western Conference Finals last season, the Lakers mainly won on the Twin Towers, but after last season's tempering, the Thunder faced the Twin Towers. The team must have more experience."

Director Zhang very much hopes that Li Ze can reach the finals, and then he will be able to fly directly to the scene to commentate. Director Zhang has been looking forward to this since Dazhi entered the NBA, and he has seen the light of day recently.

"Thank you Director Zhang for your comments. Fans who have the conditions can continue to vote for Li Ze. The second stage of the All-Star voting has begun. I believe everyone is looking forward to Li Ze being able to enter the All-Star starting lineup."

"Tonight's starting five for the Suns are: Steve Nash, Jared Dudley, Grant Hill, Robin Lopez, Channing Frye, the Thunder is still in the regular rotation , the game will start immediately, let's switch the screen to the front!"

The trade happened the day before, and the new aid was naturally unable to play tonight, perhaps because the team had just experienced some turmoil. The Suns did not play well in the opening offense, and Robin Lopez on the inside continued to spit cakes.

The offensive rhythm on both sides was fast. The Suns hit the iron again, and the Thunder quickly launched a conversion attack. The turtles did not stick the ball. Facing Nash's delay, they quickly gave the ball to Li Ze. Dudley, who retreated, Always keep a close eye on Li Ze's movements.

Seeing that Li Ze received the ball, he went directly to defend outside the three-point line, and at the same time called Lopez and Channing Frye on the inside to quickly settle down. Sudden deceleration outside the line.

The center of gravity of the body dropped slightly. After dribbling the ball under the crotch twice in a row, he accelerated with all his strength in his right hand. At this time, Li Ze lowered his center of gravity and exerted force with his feet. He simply and roughly squeezed past Dudley's defense.

Channing Frye hurried forward to help defend, and Li Ze naturally noticed the opponent's defensive movement. He suddenly turned around quickly during the march, dodged the defense, then directly joined the ball and quickly flew into the air. Robin Lopez hadn't reacted yet. When he came over, a powerful one-armed tomahawk dunk quickly came!
"Kang" broke through and dunked successfully.

"Hey! Two people in a row! Dunk! Li Ze's dunk is so beautiful, this is the offense of the Thunder team, chasing after the ass, and the Suns' defense just fell, the Thunder team completed the breakthrough dunk, it's amazing what!"

When Director Zhang saw Li Ze's score, he immediately beamed with joy, and even reacted half a beat sooner.

After successfully dunking, Li Ze hung on the rim with one hand for a while before he landed firmly. The audience in the Ford Center Arena began to shout excitedly.

The number of dunks for the Thunder team this season is definitely among the best in the league. The three-person team even dunked without saying a word. Durant can crush other players in the forward position. .

The excited tortoise immediately had a chest bump with Li Ze to celebrate. After the Suns sent the baseline ball, Nash was attacked by tortoise's oppressive defense just after halftime.

Robin Lopez vomited cakes continuously after the opening, and Channing Frye liked to float on the outside again, without the pressure of inside defense. The Thunder's Li Ze and Guigui played for more than 4 minutes. , and immediately switched to man-to-man mode, which is also Turtle's favorite defensive method.

The high pick-and-roll was brutally squeezed by the tortoise, and Nash still couldn't get rid of the jellyfish-like defense. Seeing that the offensive time had passed halfway, Dudley immediately stepped forward to respond, wanting to make a hand-to-hand pass so that Nash could reorganize the offense.

Li Ze naturally kept staring at the opponent's movements. Dudley had just received the ball, and the moment he wanted to give the return to Nash, Li Ze's defense suddenly stuck up. After successfully controlling the ball, he accelerated with all his strength and rushed across the half court.

With a 1-for-0 opportunity in the frontcourt, just one step past the free throw line, Li Ze vacated directly, and after an extremely stretched 360-degree mid-air turn, he dunked with one arm with his right hand!
"Kang" steals and dunks successfully.

"Oh!!"

Li Ze's wonderful dunk ignited the atmosphere of the scene again. The blonde sister also applauded happily on the sidelines. She didn't pay attention to whether the basketball was good or not. She only knew that Li Ze was really handsome.
After successfully dunking, Li Ze first gave high-fives to the excited audience in the front row, and then gave Guigui a thumbs-up. This defensive strategy is somewhat similar to that of the Heat. The difference is that the Thunder don't often use it. Weak, most of the time, choose zone defense.

After all, the Heat still has Bosh on the inside, so Wade and James often press out. This is also the key factor for the Heat's winning streak during this period. Bosh has made great sacrifices on both ends of the offense and defense. .

In the rest of the first quarter, Nash obviously accelerated his speed of playing the ball. After all, he is no longer young. The Thunder can maintain a high-pressure defense throughout the game, but Nash's physical fitness can't stand it. Coach Terry then replaced Dragic to reduce Nash's pressure on the ball.

However, under the high-pressure defense of the outside trio, the Suns' offense still made mistakes. The Thunder played consecutive transition offenses, defending-counterattacking-scoring. This rhythm of the game made the Oklahoma City fans excited. Wow yell.

At 23:32, the Suns made 4 turnovers in the first quarter, and the Thunder took advantage of the opponent's mistakes to easily score the ball.

"Great job, Russell! I can assure you that you will be in the All-Defensive Team this season!"

During the break between festivals, Li Ze praised Guigui's defense, which reminded him of when he was at UCLA, Guigui succeeded in taking the top position because of its excellent defensive ability.

"Defense wins the championship! After meeting the Lakers, I must beat them and try to beat Kobe. I always remember what he said in the Western Conference Finals."

Guigui's competitive spirit has always been very strong. Hearing Li Ze's words, his thoughts diverged and he ran directly to the Lakers.

"Without Stoudemire, the quality of the Suns' coverage is not good. Last season, they could still play 6 games with the Lakers, but they lost consecutive games this season. Nash's era is really coming to an end."

Durant is also a fan of Nash. Seeing that the Suns were so crotchless and only scored 23 points in the next quarter against the Thunder's defense, he couldn't help but feel emotional. Thinking that the Suns had just completed the transaction the day before, he also felt sad. Some are not tasteful, maybe the Thunder have to take action.

Jeff Green was silent on the sidelines. There have been some rumors about his trade recently. This is also the most uncomfortable time for every player. Before the trade deadline, everything can happen, but the player himself cannot control this matter. Things and the uncertain future have made him depressed recently.

In the rotation stage of the second quarter, the Suns changed the backcourt combination, Dragic and Josh Childress came off the bench, Hakeem Varik also replaced the veteran Hill, and the inside still maintained a double high .

Faced with such a lineup, Li Ze played more relaxed and freehand. Two forward players, Josh Childery and Hakeem Warrick, took turns to defend him, and did not put too much pressure on him.

The Thunder took the lead in attacking. Li Ze dribbled the ball to Sefoloza on the right flank of the three-point line, and then immediately went over to receive a handoff. In pistol tactics, Li Ze accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.

Josh Childery's defensive rotation was very fast, and he always stayed by Li Ze's side. He observed the defensive position of the Suns. Li Ze suddenly slowed down while he was on the move, and then directly turned his back to protect the ball, holding the ball with his left hand. The ball came close to the basket with two hits.

With the right foot as the axis, the left hand suddenly pulls the ball back sharply, then twists the body, lowers the center of gravity of the body and pulls back quickly. Click twice in a row, step up and down quickly, directly to the basket, and pick the basket with his right hand successfully.

"Good shot! This footwork is really beautiful. Under double-teaming, he easily made the ball up. Li Ze's post-up technique is even better than last season."

When the host Yu Jia saw Li Ze complete this slightly gorgeous attack, he immediately praised it loudly.

When the Suns were attacking, the Thunder still maintained a high-pressure defensive strategy on the outside. Li Ze and Sefoloza were both 201cm tall. The high-pressure defense also made Dragic extremely uncomfortable. Without Stad Meyer's inside containment, the Thunder's outside completely let go.

After a simple pick-and-roll cover, Channing Frye, who was always floating on the outside, got an open three-pointer again. After receiving a pass from Dragic, he immediately shot with a straight arm and made a quick shot.

"Shua" three-pointer hollow into the net.

After quickly throwing the baseline ball, Li Ze slowly used the half-court and at the same time made offensive gestures to his teammates. Noticing that Josh Childery was still guarding his left hand, Li Ze came to the right flank outside the three-point line and signaled Iraq Baka raised the pick-and-roll.

In and out with the left hand, pretending to break through on the left side, quickly change direction in front of the body, relying on the cover of Ibaka, and accelerate the breakthrough with the ball in the right hand. Seeing that Li Ze made another successful breakthrough, the Suns quickly retracted inside.

At this time, Collison suddenly made an upper screen for Jeff Green and successfully blocked Hakeem Warrick. When Jeff Green reached the left corner smoothly, Li Ze's pass was also in place in time , After receiving the ball, he made an open three-point jumper.

"Shua" three-pointer successfully responded.

Li Ze also showed a smile after seeing Jeff Green's goal, and immediately bumped fists with the opponent. In the next game, the Suns failed to counterattack from outside several times. Leading to 10 points.

After Durant and Turtle came on the court, they were also full of energy and stood on the free throw line in a row. The Suns finally failed to withstand the Thunder's offense in the second quarter. At the end of halftime, 2:50, the Thunder led Entering the second half with a 65-point lead.

During the intermission, in the CCTV studio, the host Yu Jia sighed and said:
"With the current lineup of the Suns, the internal strength has dropped too much. Once Channing Frye can't hit a three-pointer from the outside, his role on the court will be extremely limited. Perhaps this is the reason why the Suns made the trade. Gortat is a really good big man."

"No one can say what will happen after the trade. Carter's performance in the Magic is quite average, especially in the playoffs. He was completely restricted by the Celtics. I am cautious. Optimistic about the selection of the Suns."

When Director Zhang thought about Carter's performance in the playoffs, he almost said that Carter was dead.

After the start of the second half of the game, Coach Brooks fulfilled his promise and began to increase the rotation of players, allowing members of the atmosphere team to partner with the main lineup, and the Suns were still unable to organize an effective counterattack. The turbulent team still affected to the state of the players.

Just over three minutes into the fourth quarter, head coach Gentry replaced Nash and Hill, two veteran players. Both played poorly tonight. Facing the Thunder's outside attack, their athletic ability declined. The two veterans of the team were completely blown away
In the end, at 103:114, the Thunder team easily defeated the Suns at home. After the game, Steve Nash simply shook hands with everyone in the Thunder team, and walked to the player channel a little lonely. The dream of a championship may be very difficult. Difficult to achieve.

In this game, Li Ze scored another 28 points in the game. Since it was NBATV's national live broadcast, Li Ze also accepted the reporter's interview on the sidelines. In addition to being friendly to the coach, and tired from logging, this strong black female reporter Also asked a question about LeBron James:

"Lee, LeBron advocated that young players should respect tradition in an interview with a New York reporter a few days ago. What do you think about this?"

Li Ze looked at the other side and asked a question with a smile, chuckled and answered directly:

"Of course I respect the tradition, I've always respected the veterans in the league, but if LeBron is referring to the All-Star issue, I think it depends on what kind of game the fans want to see."

"If everyone puts me in the All-Star starting lineup, I will definitely do my best in the game, cross over, break through dunks, and make three-pointers from long distances. As long as the fans like it, I will do my best to show myself."

"The wonderful All-Star game is a respect for the league and a performance of responsibility to the fans!"

The black female reporter's eyes lit up when she heard Li Ze's words, she is alive!He smiled at Li Ze in a happy mood:
"Lee! Thank you for accepting my interview! I will continue to vote for you!"

After finishing the interview, Li Ze felt the still hot atmosphere in the Ford Center Arena, and thought of Jeff Green who was in the trade rumors, and sighed silently in his heart:
"It's really uncomfortable to feel involuntary."

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