The best teammates in the NBA
Chapter 385 Goodnight San Antonio
The Spurs in the 15-16 season did not attract the attention of too many critics.
Tim Duncan is 39 years old, and his state is declining. Ginobili, 38, is also unpredictable. Only 33-year-old Tony Parker is still at the tail of his peak.
Ball critics like to follow the trend to comment on Li Ze's performance, comment on Kobe's retirement tour, or discuss whether LeBron James can reach the finals again.
The Spurs have scored 110+ points in many consecutive games, and their record is ranked third in the Western Conference, but the discussion is less than half that of the Clippers.
Compared with the Clippers throwing 30 three-pointers at every turn, the Spurs this season have begun to control the production outside the three-point line.
The arrival of Aldridge has indeed brought great help to the Spurs. Popovich seems to have returned to the most familiar tactical style of play, low-post offense, scoring in and out.
Reduce turnovers, rely on defense, press the opponent, and wait for the opponent to make a mistake.
In the game on the night of December 12, head coach De Nagro frowned slightly. It was different from what the coaching staff expected before the game. After more than half a quarter of the game, the Spurs did not make a single mistake.
"Let's go Spurs! Let's go Spurs! Let's go Spurs!"
Amidst the cheers of the Spurs fans, Aldridge asked for the ball in the low post on the left.
This simple and crude tactic will be executed every few rounds by the Spurs.
Gallinari's top defense finally only achieved the effect of interference, and Aldridge turned over and scored with a fadeaway jumper after receiving the ball again.
The fans at the scene cheered loudly, 6 of 4, Aldridge scored 8 points steadily with this trick!
Watching Aldridge run towards the half, Gallinari was depressed, this is really a single point explosion.
There is a little difference in weight between the two, and he really has nothing to do with the turnaround jump shot after the confrontation. He can only hope that the opponent feels bad and hits the iron by himself.
Maybe it was too easy to win the previous game. Li Ze felt that his teammates were a little anxious. Not every team would make mistakes and let them counterattack easily.
He knows the Spurs very well. It is not difficult for the Spurs to keep turnovers within 10 in a game.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
The Spurs fans at the scene shouted more and more vigorously. Without waiting for halftime, Li Ze immediately threw the ball to Reggie Bullock on the left flank outside the three-point line.
Gallinari used Jokic's cross screen in the three-second zone and quickly ran to the left corner. Reggie Bullock immediately passed the ball, then cut in without the ball, and ran to the right corner.
Noticing that Aldridge followed up the defense, Gallinari quickly threw the ball to Li Ze on the left wing again.
At the moment of receiving the ball, Jokic also raised the screen. Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, used the screen to break through with the ball. Leonard desperately gave a physical confrontation on the left.
After completing the screen, Jokic did not stay still, but continued to screen without the ball.
Gallinari started from the left bottom corner and successfully ran to the top of the arc with the help of Jokic's upper screen.
Aldridge's pursuit was half a beat slow, while Duncan retreated while paying attention to Jokic's movements. Li Ze, who broke through with the ball, seized the moment when the Spurs' defense was negligent, broke into the penalty area and threw the ball behind his head.
The ball accurately flew into the hands of Gallinari outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, without any feints, and after catching the ball, he made a quick shot!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
Gallinari ignored the boos on the scene and immediately threw his fists to celebrate. The first quarter of the game felt average. He is currently 3 of 1 and just scored 3 points.
22:21,第1节比赛还剩3分01秒,双方完全僵持住了。
Li Ze, who sent the assist, clapped his hands to show everyone's concentration. Apart from maintaining the threat of a breakthrough and occasionally taking the pot, Li Ze did not attack frequently. Instead, he let his teammates touch the ball more.
The Spurs put up the twin towers, and the Clippers responded with a three-pointer. Both sides wanted to punish each other's weaknesses.
Taking advantage of Aldridge feeling good, the Spurs followed suit.
It was also a conduction ball on the line, and then Parker gave the ball again to Aldridge, who was behind the block on the left and asked for the ball.
Gallinari's half-round forward defense still has some effect, forcing Aldridge to leave his best position.
After receiving the pass, he protected the ball with his back, then put the ball with his right hand and dribbled a step up the line, suddenly turned around to the bottom line, and briefly got rid of the defense. On the left side near the bottom line, Aldridge made a mid-range jumper!
"state!"
The ball hit the front of the basket, the rebound was successfully protected by Jokic, and the ball was quickly given to Li Ze who responded, and the Clippers began to speed up.
The Spurs retreated quickly. Reggie Bullock and Tucker sprinted along the sideline, one on the left and one on the right. Li Ze advanced with the ball in the middle.
Aldridge returned to the paint area, just turned around, and was ready to defend the position. The next second, he saw Li Ze, when he was close to the three-point line, with the ball in and out with his right hand, shaking Leonard away. defense.
Aldridge only had time to take a step into the paint, and saw Li Ze heading straight for him.
Jumping with both feet in the paint, ignoring Aldridge who raised his hands high, after the body collision, Li Ze was not affected in any way, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, dodged the block in the air, and picked the basket lightly at the bottom right of the basket!
"squeak!"
"Shua!" The whistle blew and the ball went in!
As soon as Aldridge heard the referee's whistle, he immediately explained helplessly:
"My arm didn't hit him at all!"
In the end, the referee just made a gesture of moving his body laterally and violating the offensive player's body. When Aldridge moved, he was caught again.
"Referee sucks! Referee sucks! Referee sucks!"
Hearing the Spurs fans booing and cursing the referee, Jeff Van Gundy said with emotion:
"The Spurs couldn't let up their defense. They did a good job in the first few minutes. It was the first time the Clippers scored in transition."
Mark Jackson is always paying attention to Li Ze's data:
"6 out of 4. With the free throw, Kayce has already scored 10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. However, the Spurs strictly guarded against three-pointers and achieved considerable results."
At 25:21, Li Zejia made a free throw. Popovich saw that the team was behind by 4 points, and his mood was not beautiful again. It was really impossible to relax for a moment
The Spurs took the opportunity to make personnel adjustments. Diaw replaced Duncan, Mills replaced Parker, and Ginobili replaced Danny Green.
The Clippers replaced Reggie Bullock with Ingles and Tucker with Barnes.
First and fourth, the Spurs' offense began to cut in hand-to-hand around Aldridge. When Barnes chased Ginobili, he was delayed by Aldridge at the elbow on the right side of the free throw line.
Ginobili, who holds the ball in his left hand, went straight to the basket. The Spurs did their homework and thought that Jokic was stretching the basket, but the white fat man had a good sense of defensive position, and he slid back in time to retreat.
Under defensive interference, Ginobili's left-handed shot in the paint knocked out of the frame.
Jokic received the rebound again, and immediately threw the ball to Li Ze on the left sideline, and immediately started the conversion attack!
"Oh!"
After receiving the ball, Li Ze took the left foot as the axis, turned around and released the ball, and immediately wiped out Leonard's defense. The fans on the scene exclaimed, and then saw Li Ze holding the ball in his left hand, accelerating and rushing past Half time.
Leonard, who reacted quickly, kept chasing after him. The Spurs had just retreated to half court, and Li Ze, who was close to the three-point line on the left wing, suddenly dribbled the ball under his crotch.
After an emergency stop outside the three-point line, Leonard lost his defensive position under the inertia of his body and swayed half of his body. Li Ze did not hesitate and shot a jumper with the ball!
"Shua!" Converted a three-pointer into the net!
"shush"
Seeing Li Ze return to the half court with a smile on his face, the Spurs fans at the scene broke their guard a bit and stopped booing.
Leonard opened his eyes wide and scratched his head subconsciously. He was a little skeptical of life. He always felt that this kind of goal was just thrown for nothing. The Spurs would not allow him to play like this.
Popovich on the sidelines loudly reminded his players to stay focused. Fortunately, Mills also hit a three-pointer from the outside in the last 2 minutes, and Leonard also scored a three-pointer from the corner.
At 32:27, the Spurs trailed by 5 points.
Popovich was not satisfied with the team's performance in the first quarter, especially in the last 3 minutes. Li Ze seized the opportunity and scored consecutive points.
"Our mistakes are well controlled, keep going, OK?!"
"Hit the ball inside, Manu, control the rhythm of the game!"
Hearing Popovich's words, Ginobili nodded. He knew that his performance was mediocre after he came on the court. He was 3 for 0, which can be said to be the rhythm of the Clippers he brought.
The noise in the AT Center Arena did not affect the good mood of coach De Nagro. The Spurs only made one mistake, but the Clippers are still leading!
There are not too many tactical issues to explain. With Evan Turner, Crawford, Barnes, David Lee, and Plumlee, the coaching staff is very confident in the bench lineup, and they have a high advantage !
In the bench lineup, the Spurs have David West and Diaw on the inside, and Mills, Ginobili and Danny Green on the outside.
Li Ze played the entire first quarter and sat on the bench to watch the game.
In the Spurs' bench lineup, David West was also in a running-in state. He made a mistake at the beginning of the second quarter. Evan Turner's conversion attack was fast, but he failed to seize the opportunity to end.
Seeing that he made 2 of 1 free throws and converted the Spurs' mistake into 1 point, Li Ze shook his head in his heart. Compared with last season, his ability to seize opportunities has indeed declined.
The 6-point difference is not safe. In less than 2 minutes, as Dior scored 2+1 and Danny Green hit a three-pointer, the two sides directly fought at 33:33.
The Spurs fans at the scene finally regained their spirits, and the atmosphere group on the bench also began to cheer loudly.
Coach De Nagro watched David Lee miss the low post on the left side, and sighed helplessly in his heart, it's unpredictable
Both sides were not in a hurry to switch to the main lineup, and the score began to rise continuously. Li Ze returned to the field with 5 minutes and 32 seconds left in the first half, and both sides also made their first appearances again.
The reorganized Clippers encountered a team like the Spurs for the first time. In a hurry, they were still unable to widen the point difference. Duncan quietly stole chickens from the basket and scored easily from inside passes.
For the Clippers, Li Ze also began to increase the low position. In addition to assisting the shooter, he also continued to score points at the basket.
Li Ze just assisted Reggie Bullock to hit a three-pointer in the last round on the left block. This time, his shoulders shook and he suddenly turned to the baseline when he caught the ball.
Leonard lost his defensive position, and it was too late to help defend. He watched Li Ze pull the bar in the air, dodge Duncan who was helping to defend, and hit the bottom right of the basket to pick the basket!
Duncan just slapped Leonard. Both sides are responsible for the ball. The help defense is not firm, and the fat white man on the opposite side can't put it in the middle distance.
Both sides of the offense have found a feeling, and everyone in the Spurs is brave!
The atmosphere in the AT Center Arena became more and more enthusiastic. When the first half officially ended, the score was fixed at 58:58.
The Spurs fans at the scene were excited. The highlight of this game is the smoothness. Everyone can score in the second quarter!
"At 26:31 in a single quarter, the Spurs successfully tied the point difference. Coach De Nagro should probably replace the main lineup earlier."
Jeff Van Gundy seemed quite happy, the game didn't take time!
Mark Jackson looked at the technical statistics, and then began to change the subject and said:
"Kayce made 13 of 9 in the half, 4 of 2 from beyond the three-point line, 4 of 4 free throws, scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and was tied for the point difference. It shows that there is a problem with the Clippers' defense!"
The commentator Mike Breen felt the same way after watching the first half, and added:
"Aldridge is punishing the Clippers' small men. Maybe the Clippers can get David Lee and increase the height inside."
In the Clippers locker room, David Lee was a little disappointed that the coaching staff did not make lineup adjustments.
Coach De Nagro chose to go down the road and continue to trust Gallinari and the small lineup.
Many times, the head coach is superstitious about his own feelings, and he does not doubt the employment, and the doubt does not use it!
Coach De Nagro ended up just tapping on the whiteboard, then encouraged:
"This is a competition of willpower, the victory belongs to us!"
Li Ze also didn't question the coaching staff's choice. Pursuing offensive space is also a better choice in his opinion.
"Be patient, the opponent puts two big men on the court, we will definitely get some easy shots!"
After the coaching staff finished explaining, Li Ze also began to remind his teammates aloud that they can win if they hold on.
Matt - Barnes and Crawford also began to give teammates psychological massage.
Mengxin, who just joined the Clippers, still doesn't understand the situation, and the two veterans know that as long as the stalemate lasts until the fourth quarter, the Clippers will definitely win in the end!
During the intermission, the atmosphere in the AT Center Arena became more and more heated, and the Spurs fans were extremely happy that they had found Tim Duncan's successor.
When the two sides returned to the court, Leonard remained silent. He was not the team's main attacker tonight. He only took 7 shots in the half, including 3 corner three-pointers.
Although he felt a little uncomfortable, Leonard still put this matter behind him. He just wanted to win, beat Li Ze, and he was in a good mood for at least half a month.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
Enthusiastic Spurs fans began to shout loudly, the Clippers took the baseline ball, Jokic ran forward quickly, Li Ze slowed down, and dribbled across the half with 8 seconds.
Reggie Bullock didn't get a chance when he shot outside the cover in the three-second zone. Danny Green knew this shooter tactic very well, and he kept chasing after him.
Gallinari suddenly started to block the position on the left side, using Jokic's cover from the free throw line, popped up obliquely, quickly came to the right flank, received a pass from Li Ze, and immediately swayed the ball.
Aldridge was forced to follow the defense, keeping a step away, raising his hands, and throwing shots to prevent breakthroughs.
The Spurs' defensive line was pulled to the upper line, and Gallinari immediately returned the ball. At the same time, Jokic immediately ran to the right of Li Ze, pretending to be a pick-and-roll.
There is still a big step away from the three-point line. After receiving the ball, Li Ze swayed from the right to the left. Without the help of cover, he accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand.
Leonard lost half of his position in an instant, and Duncan on the three-point line also rushed to help defend, blocking and chasing, and rushed into the three-point line with Li Ze.
Li Ze quickly in and out with his left hand while walking, shaking the two of them to speed up their pace, and their attention was completely attracted by Li Ze.
Jokic, who completed the pick-and-roll, stopped at the top of the arc. Li Ze broke through and just passed the free throw line, and suddenly hit the ground behind him to pass the ball.
After Jokic received the ball, there was no one in front of him, he glanced at the basket, took off slightly, and made an open three-point jumper!
The ball draws a huge arc and finally falls into the basket.
"Oh!"
The Spurs fans at the scene exclaimed. Fatty Bai performed mediocre in the first half and was often stolen by Duncan. He scored 4 of 2 and only scored 4 points. The fans did not expect Jokic to throw a three-pointer.
61:58, the Clippers took the lead in the second half.
The 33.1% three-point shooting rate is not high, but as a big player, it is barely enough. Jokic seems to have discovered that Duncan is currently a paper tiger, and he played more actively in the second half.
The Spurs still mainly play Aldridge. The All-Star power forward did not live up to his trust and performed very efficiently. As long as he catches the ball from the low post on the left, he will probably score 2 points.
Gallinari was deflated continuously, and the offensive end also responded, breaking through with the ball twice, and also stood on the free throw line.
The score rose alternately. Although Leonard was not the main attacker in the game, as long as the Clippers switched defenses, they would resolutely break through.
At 7 minutes and 12 seconds into the third quarter, Ingles, who had just played, was successfully broken by Leonard on the left flank.
Aldridge in the right elbow area immediately sent a pass, Leonard caught the ball and faced Jokic who was helping to defend, and then passed the ball to Duncan at the bottom left of the basket.
It's a pity that the pass was too low, and Duncan had difficulty bending over to catch the ball. After readjusting, Jokic, who returned to defense, cut the ball.
A sudden mistake made it too late for the Spurs to return to defense. Li Ze, who received the ball from the right sideline, dribbled the ball behind his back with his right hand, and then accelerated with his left hand.
After Danny Green was swayed, he quickly chased and defended. The right flank was close to the three-point line, and Li Ze, who was on the move, suddenly stepped down and pulled back.
After an emergency stop, Danny Green lost his defensive position in an instant. Li Ze reset his footsteps, quickly combined the ball, and quickly shot a long-range three-pointer!
"Kayce, From the parking lot Got it!"
The stalemate game was broken by Li Ze's three-pointer, and the commentator Mike Brin yelled briskly, the positional battle is really not good
The Spurs fans at the scene were silent, and Popovich on the sidelines was also a little helpless.
The players did a good job of guarding against Li Ze's three-pointers in the positional battle, but this kind of mindless three-pointers in the transition attack is the star's personal ability
80:76, the Clippers opened up the point difference again!
The Spurs quickly stabilized their position again, low on the left, and Aldridge's mid-range re-entry!
He scored 6 of 4 in a single quarter and scored 8 points again. Coach De Nagro also shook his head helplessly. The effect of single defense is indeed too poor.
The Spurs' patience was rewarded. With Tucker's three-pointer from the bottom corner, Parker completed the throw in the conversion and successfully narrowed the point difference.
Li Ze also noticed the drop in his teammates' shooting percentage. In the last 2 minutes, he made consecutive shots and successfully withstood the Spurs' counterattack.
At 88:87, the two sides fought evenly again. Both Li Ze and Leonard played the third quarter.
This is the first time the Clippers have encountered such a game since the start of the game. Li Ze looked calm, and the provocations of the Spurs fans could not affect him at all.
Taking advantage of the rotation of the lineup between the two sides, Jeff Van Gundy also briefly commented on the game:
"Three quarters, the Spurs only made 5 turnovers, which is why they were able to bite the game."
"Of course, the defensive strategy of letting Kayce complete the basic offense inside the three-point line is also very successful. Unfortunately, not every team has a defender like Leonard."
Mark Jackson looked at the technical statistics in his hands, but he didn't think the Spurs were successful in defense. Most of Li Ze's points came from the basket or free throws:
"Duncan has fouled four times. This is the price paid for defending Kayce. Aldridge is indeed the key. He responded to the ball several times and was very successful."
The commentator Mike Breen saw that both sides were not throwing three-pointers on the court, but the offensive end was shooting in the paint. He immediately smiled and said:
"The closer to the basket, the higher the shooting rate. Obviously, both sides are aware of this. Kayce will definitely score 40+ again tonight!"
In the three quarters, he made 20 of 14, 6 of 3 from beyond the three-point line, 6 of 6 free throws, 37 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. There were no turnovers, and Li Ze scored steadily step by step.
When Popovich saw David West hit two mid-range shots in a row in the first three quarters, he breathed a sigh of relief, he was right!
Aldridge made 16 of 10 in three quarters and scored 24 points. He was sitting on the bench at this time, constantly adjusting his breathing, and his offense and defense consumed too much.
With 7 minutes and 06 seconds left in the last quarter, taking advantage of Crawford's free throw, Popovich regained the starting lineup.
Coach De Nagro also switched back to the starting lineup. At 97:96, the Clippers still maintained the lead.
The Spurs attacked, and Aldridge, who was physically declining, began to be entangled by Gallinari's half-circle front defense and couldn't receive the ball.
Seeing that the offense was killed, in the end Parker re-organized at the top of the arc, using Duncan's cover, getting rid of the entangled Tucker, the left elbow of the free throw line, and scored 2 points with a jumper.
97:98, the Spurs took the lead again!
The fans at the scene cheered loudly excitedly, the Clippers quickly sent the baseline ball, and Leonard also went all out on the defensive end at this time, directly leading the defense against Li Ze.
At the moment of receiving the ball, Li Ze held the ball in his left hand, turned around quickly, switched to his right hand and immediately sent the ball forward, and then pulled the ball with his left hand, with a large Sam Gold, easily swaying the defense.
The fancy shaking made the fans on the scene exclaim. When he was about to pass the halfway line, Leonard stuck up again, trying to cause Li Ze's mistake.
Li Ze's reaction will be faster. He suddenly lowered his center of gravity with the ball in his left hand, and quickly changed direction with his crotch, carrying Leonard's defense, and speeding up the half court with the ball in his right hand.
"Oh!!"
There was a lot of noise in the AT Center arena. Seeing Li Ze and Leonard coming to the right flank, the fans started to boo.
When approaching the three-point line, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly dribbled the ball under his crotch, raised his body's center of gravity, and then quickly changed direction forward. Leonard successfully predicted and quickly slid to the left rear.
Li Ze took a big step forward and pulled his hips back sharply again. Taking advantage of the moment Leonard stepped forward to defend, he immediately turned around quickly with his right foot as the axis and the ball in his left hand.
The continuous shaking finally allowed Li Ze to get rid of the defense. The teammates had already cleared one side for Li Ze, and took advantage of the situation to accelerate towards the bottom line.
In the end, Li Ze suddenly stopped in the right block position, and shot a fadeaway jumper that drifted to the right!
Although the defense was out of position, at the moment of Li Ze's shot, Leonard relied on his excellent wingspan to complete the eye-blocking defense against Li Ze.
The two landed at the same time, and as soon as Leonard turned his head, he saw the ball fall into the basket
"Oh——!"
"What a move by Kayce!"
The fans and commentator Mike Breen exclaimed at the same time.
too fast!The two began to confront each other from halftime, and the three-point line continued to shake. Leonard completed an excellent defense, but Li Ze still hit a fadeaway jumper
99:98, the Clippers overtook again!
In the next few rounds, Popovich on the sidelines felt something was wrong. Aldridge had difficulty receiving the ball, and Leonard was also strictly guarded by Li Ze.
If it weren't for Parker's offense during this period of time, the Spurs might have been overwhelmed by Li Ze's mid-range singles with the ball for several consecutive rounds.
Seeing Parker's breakthrough throw, Popovich began to yell to remind his players:
"Retreat and concentrate!"
The Spurs on the field couldn't hear the bad old man's shouts at all. Li Ze grabbed the rebound in front of Leonard, and the two entangled all the way, and finally rushed across the half court.
On the left flank outside the three-point line, Li Ze, who is holding the ball in his left hand and is accelerating, is approaching the three-point line and suddenly in and out quickly, his body slams to the left and then quickly dribbles behind his back.
After an emergency stop, Leonard hurriedly adjusted his defensive focus, and Li Ze paused slightly with his right hand holding the ball on the three-point line, and then dribbled the ball under his crotch in quick succession.
Li Ze adjusted his footsteps while shaking, then suddenly exerted force, and accelerated with all his strength with the ball in his right hand.
Leonard was already dazzled, and his body reacted subconsciously, sliding desperately to the left rear.
After taking two big steps forward, Li Ze suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back, then took a step back, completely swaying the defense, and shot a mid-range fadeaway jumper!
"Shua!" Two points scored again!
Leonard, who was stuck in place, stared straight in the eyes, can this also go in?
If he remembers correctly, Li Ze has completed this kind of mid-range ball holding after 5 consecutive rounds, and he has scored all of them.
At 109:106, after Parker scored 4 goals in a row, the Clippers took the lead again with Li Ze's personal performance!
Coach Popovich immediately requested a timeout, and there were 2 minutes and 05 seconds left in the game. The bad old man felt that the team was going to be overwhelmed.
The Spurs fans in the AT Center arena are a little dazed, dreaming back to the Western Conference Finals that year, can't stop it!
After a breath of relief, the Spurs finally succeeded in giving the ball to Aldridge after returning from a timeout, pressing for 24 seconds, and forced the inside to stand on the free throw line.
Aldridge made two free throws, the fans cheered loudly, 109:108, only 1 point left!
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
With 1 minute and 52 seconds left in the game, the violent Spurs fans began to shout.
Tim Duncan, who returned to the court, began to cooperate with Leonard to double-team Li Ze.
At the top of the arc, Jokic caught the ball and went down, and made a steady throw in the paint.
Looking back, the Spurs hit the inside again and made an inside pass. Duncan fouled Jokic and also made two free throws.
The Clippers attacked, and Li Ze was facing double-teaming again. He sent a ground pass in the middle of the gap. Jokic, who went down the middle, took the ball and turned around, dodging Aldridge, who was helping to defend, and hit the bottom left of the basket. Hit!
At 113:110, after three rounds, with 56 seconds left in the game, Popovich requested a timeout again.
At the last moment of the game, no one in the Spurs at home wanted to lose the game like this.
Aldridge couldn't stand it anymore, but he gritted his teeth and nodded when he heard Popovich's explanation.
"Let's go Spurs! Let's go Spurs! Let's go Spurs!"
Serving the ball in the frontcourt, the shouts of the fans on the scene seemed to provide extra motivation for everyone on the Spurs. First, Parker and Duncan's high pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.
Jokic immediately switched defenses, and Tucker was dead on Duncan. Parker, who held the ball in his left hand, came to the left elbow of the free throw line. After observing the Clippers' defensive situation, he immediately gave the ball to the low post on the left. Aldridge.
Simple tactics, but successfully pulled out the Clippers' big inside man. For a while, the Clippers didn't dare to help defend. Li Ze followed Leonard's right corner to smoke.
After receiving the ball, Aldridge did not rush to attack, but waited until his teammates completely opened up the space, then released the ball with his right hand, and then hit it twice.
Gallinari tried his best to defend, but faced Aldridge's turn in the direction of the bottom line after hitting, he still seemed a little helpless.
After turning around, Aldridge ignored Gallinari, who jumped up to block the block, and shot a straight-arm jumper!
"state!"
The ball hit the back edge of the basket and bounced high. Li Ze and Leonard rushed towards the penalty area.
Duncan under the basket reacted faster and grabbed the rebound at the first time. Although Li Ze rushed up and got the rebound, in the end Duncan succeeded in grabbing the offensive rebound by virtue of his height advantage.
The experienced Duncan didn't play the ball at this time, and before Tucker and Li Ze's counterattack was in place, he threw the ball to Parker at the logo position.
The latter received the ball, faced Jokic's defense, and immediately broke through with the ball in his right hand. The fat man's sliding step was useless, and he was still passed by with one step.
Reggie Bullock on the right flank immediately rotated to assist the defense. Parker had a clear mind and just broke through to the free throw line, and took advantage of the opportunity to distribute the ball to Danny Green on the right flank.
Reggie Bullock reacted quickly, slid back again, and then jumped up to block the shot!
Danny Green didn't panic, put the ball with his right hand and moved a step sideways, thoroughly pointing the defense, and then made a steady jumper from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
The AT Center Arena exploded in an instant, and the Spurs fans yelled wildly. At 113:113, they successfully equalized the score!
After the goal, Danny Green roared excitedly, thumped his chest, and the Spurs' atmosphere team stood on the sidelines and jumped up and down. This ball is so beautiful!
The head coach De Nagro looked calm and did not call a timeout at all. He stood on the sidelines and waved directly, signaling to send a baseline ball.
The Spurs fans were still cheering, and then they saw Li Ze easily catch the ball and dribble it through halftime without any haste.
"Oh!"
Just 24 seconds left for the Clippers. Seeing that Li Zeyun passed halftime, with 18 seconds left in the game, the Spurs fans subconsciously let out an exclamation.
He didn't play the cards according to the routine!
The Clippers lined up directly at the bottom line, and Jokic and Gallinari were near the bottom line waiting to grab rebounds.
Reggie Bullock and Tucker stood in the bottom corner, one on the left and one on the right, helping Li Ze open the space.
Popovich on the sidelines had a headache for a while, there were too many choices on the court, waiting for a pass error after double-teaming, and sending Li Ze to the free throw line?
As time passed, Popovich couldn't make a decision for a while, and the players on the field couldn't get instructions. Leonard simply ignored the coach and stared at Li Ze's actions.
Seeing that the Spurs did not choose to foul, Li Ze kept his back to protect the ball at the logo position. With only 9 seconds left in the game, Danny Green immediately let go of Reggie Bullock and rushed towards Li Ze.
The Spurs fans at the scene shouted excitedly. Li Ze, who saw the movement behind him, held the ball in his right hand and first made a half-turn feint, slightly swaying the defense, then suddenly lowered his body's center of gravity, twisted and accelerated his breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.
Of course Leonard knew that his teammates had already defended him, so he desperately slid to the left and rear to block Li Ze's breakthrough route.
Danny Green, who made an arc, quickly approached behind Li Ze. As long as Leonard completes the block, the two can form a double team.
With 5 seconds left in the game, Li Ze and Leonard entangled to the right flank beyond the three-point line.
With 4 seconds left in the game, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, accelerated again and took a big step forward, then stopped suddenly.
Leonard hesitated a little, but still maintained his defensive position and raised his hands high. Danny Green's pursuit was in place and blocked Li Ze's side.
With the last 2 seconds left in the game, Li Ze raised the ball and dangled it. Noticing that the two did not jump up to block the shot, he immediately exerted force with his feet, twisted his body, and under the attack of the two, he forced a jump shot with two points!
The time of 1.4 seconds was very short, Li Ze raised the arc of his shot, the ball flew in the air, the buzzer sounded at the end, the Spurs fans first cheered loudly, and then the AT Center Arena suddenly fell silent.
The commentator Mike Brin saw Li Ze's shot and immediately turned around and ran to the sidelines to make a good night gesture, and also shouted happily at the same time:
"Kayce For the Win! Yes!"
"Goodnight! San Antonio!"
The ball fell into the basket, and all the Spurs players subconsciously looked at the big screen in the center of the field with their hips on their hips.
115:113, Li Ze didn't leave a second for them.
Leonard and Danny Green looked at each other, and finally shook their heads with a wry smile. Can this make it?
The Spurs fans could only watch the atmosphere group of the Clippers crazily rushing to Li Ze's side and shouting.
He persisted for the whole game, but in the end he was ruthlessly killed and booed everywhere for a while.
When Popovich saw Li Ze make a shot, he immediately turned his head, and when he heard the boos at the scene, he helplessly spread his hands to the coaching staff.
Seeing the head coach De Nagro walk towards the technical stage in high spirits, and handed him his right hand with a smile on his face, Popovich almost broke the defense, pulled a reluctant smile, and finally whispered:
"Congratulations on winning the game."
Li Ze, who threw the winning goal, just smiled and followed his teammates to celebrate by high-fiving. After the CIC attribute exceeds [-], this kind of strong shot is not difficult for him.
In the commentary seat of ESPN, Jeff Van Gundy kept shaking his head, it still seemed a little unbelievable, such a strong shot?
Mark Jackson didn't notice his partner's expression. He just looked at the technical statistics and said in an exaggerated tone:
“28中20,其中三分球8中4,罚球8中8,52分10篮板10助攻1抢断,没有失误!”
"Incredible performance! Kayce once again demonstrated the ultimate superstar personal ability!"
This game was regarded as the prime time for live broadcast across the United States. The game lasted for two hours, and it happened to be just over 23:[-].
When Li Ze was interviewed by ESPN on the sidelines, America's social media had completely exploded.
With a triple-double of 52 points and a buzzer-beater at the last moment, Li Ze’s fans celebrated the New Year in place, and the social media for a while was:
"Goodnight! San Antonio!"
The fan who made trouble even wore pajamas, gestured good night, and sent the photo to Instagram by the way, followed by @San Antonio Spurs
The bleachers (B/R) also updated Li Ze's data poster as soon as possible. The reporters on the scene had good capture skills, and they just captured the moment when Li Ze made a good night gesture.
At the post-match press conference, the sports media present were naturally bragging about their business, but when it was the Spurs' turn, some reporters started to make trouble again:
"Greg, can you talk about the last-minute defensive options for the Spurs?"
Hearing the ESPN reporter's question, the Spurs staff at the scene were in a bad mood, and their faces were long. Tonight's game was terrible!
The corner of Popovich's mouth twitched, what's there to talk about?Immediately said in a displeased tone:
"We didn't make a mistake! I'm proud of my players. Tonight's game, the Cavaliers are the better team!"
"Being able to make this shot can only show that God is on Kayce's side, that is not a good offensive option"
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Clippers fans celebrate the New Year tonight, and Warriors fans are similar to Spurs fans.
The team's winning streak was ended by the Bucks!
At the beginning they laughed at the Clippers for losing to the Bucks, but now they slapped them in the face.
At 108:95, the Warriors at home finally fixed the winning streak at 20 games.
26 of 6 from beyond the three-point line. The Warriors almost smashed their own basket. Curry was 9 of 2 from beyond the three-point line, which can be regarded as the lead.
After the two games, many ball commentators launched Twitter before going to bed:
"Stephen Curry is still a long way from Kayce, maybe he can challenge LeBron James first!"
"This is the difference between a star player and a superstar! Kayce can improve the team's upper limit, and Curry is just a system player."
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After finishing the press conference, it was almost midnight when Li Ze returned to the hotel. He replied to the text message on his mobile phone. After taking a shower, he was ready to fall asleep immediately.
In the dream training space, Li Ze saw the golden badge in the achievement room after a long absence:
Achievement Badge [Key Shooter]: 6/5000
Improve the ability to score key goals at critical moments, reduce the influence of frontal defenders, and reduce the influence of side defenders.
Li Ze silently calculated, even if the current experience bonus is as high as 64 times, if you want to upgrade this badge, you will have to play a few more lore
"In comparison, it's better to crush the game!"
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The next chapter is before the All-Star Game~
Tim Duncan is 39 years old, and his state is declining. Ginobili, 38, is also unpredictable. Only 33-year-old Tony Parker is still at the tail of his peak.
Ball critics like to follow the trend to comment on Li Ze's performance, comment on Kobe's retirement tour, or discuss whether LeBron James can reach the finals again.
The Spurs have scored 110+ points in many consecutive games, and their record is ranked third in the Western Conference, but the discussion is less than half that of the Clippers.
Compared with the Clippers throwing 30 three-pointers at every turn, the Spurs this season have begun to control the production outside the three-point line.
The arrival of Aldridge has indeed brought great help to the Spurs. Popovich seems to have returned to the most familiar tactical style of play, low-post offense, scoring in and out.
Reduce turnovers, rely on defense, press the opponent, and wait for the opponent to make a mistake.
In the game on the night of December 12, head coach De Nagro frowned slightly. It was different from what the coaching staff expected before the game. After more than half a quarter of the game, the Spurs did not make a single mistake.
"Let's go Spurs! Let's go Spurs! Let's go Spurs!"
Amidst the cheers of the Spurs fans, Aldridge asked for the ball in the low post on the left.
This simple and crude tactic will be executed every few rounds by the Spurs.
Gallinari's top defense finally only achieved the effect of interference, and Aldridge turned over and scored with a fadeaway jumper after receiving the ball again.
The fans at the scene cheered loudly, 6 of 4, Aldridge scored 8 points steadily with this trick!
Watching Aldridge run towards the half, Gallinari was depressed, this is really a single point explosion.
There is a little difference in weight between the two, and he really has nothing to do with the turnaround jump shot after the confrontation. He can only hope that the opponent feels bad and hits the iron by himself.
Maybe it was too easy to win the previous game. Li Ze felt that his teammates were a little anxious. Not every team would make mistakes and let them counterattack easily.
He knows the Spurs very well. It is not difficult for the Spurs to keep turnovers within 10 in a game.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
The Spurs fans at the scene shouted more and more vigorously. Without waiting for halftime, Li Ze immediately threw the ball to Reggie Bullock on the left flank outside the three-point line.
Gallinari used Jokic's cross screen in the three-second zone and quickly ran to the left corner. Reggie Bullock immediately passed the ball, then cut in without the ball, and ran to the right corner.
Noticing that Aldridge followed up the defense, Gallinari quickly threw the ball to Li Ze on the left wing again.
At the moment of receiving the ball, Jokic also raised the screen. Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, used the screen to break through with the ball. Leonard desperately gave a physical confrontation on the left.
After completing the screen, Jokic did not stay still, but continued to screen without the ball.
Gallinari started from the left bottom corner and successfully ran to the top of the arc with the help of Jokic's upper screen.
Aldridge's pursuit was half a beat slow, while Duncan retreated while paying attention to Jokic's movements. Li Ze, who broke through with the ball, seized the moment when the Spurs' defense was negligent, broke into the penalty area and threw the ball behind his head.
The ball accurately flew into the hands of Gallinari outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, without any feints, and after catching the ball, he made a quick shot!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
Gallinari ignored the boos on the scene and immediately threw his fists to celebrate. The first quarter of the game felt average. He is currently 3 of 1 and just scored 3 points.
22:21,第1节比赛还剩3分01秒,双方完全僵持住了。
Li Ze, who sent the assist, clapped his hands to show everyone's concentration. Apart from maintaining the threat of a breakthrough and occasionally taking the pot, Li Ze did not attack frequently. Instead, he let his teammates touch the ball more.
The Spurs put up the twin towers, and the Clippers responded with a three-pointer. Both sides wanted to punish each other's weaknesses.
Taking advantage of Aldridge feeling good, the Spurs followed suit.
It was also a conduction ball on the line, and then Parker gave the ball again to Aldridge, who was behind the block on the left and asked for the ball.
Gallinari's half-round forward defense still has some effect, forcing Aldridge to leave his best position.
After receiving the pass, he protected the ball with his back, then put the ball with his right hand and dribbled a step up the line, suddenly turned around to the bottom line, and briefly got rid of the defense. On the left side near the bottom line, Aldridge made a mid-range jumper!
"state!"
The ball hit the front of the basket, the rebound was successfully protected by Jokic, and the ball was quickly given to Li Ze who responded, and the Clippers began to speed up.
The Spurs retreated quickly. Reggie Bullock and Tucker sprinted along the sideline, one on the left and one on the right. Li Ze advanced with the ball in the middle.
Aldridge returned to the paint area, just turned around, and was ready to defend the position. The next second, he saw Li Ze, when he was close to the three-point line, with the ball in and out with his right hand, shaking Leonard away. defense.
Aldridge only had time to take a step into the paint, and saw Li Ze heading straight for him.
Jumping with both feet in the paint, ignoring Aldridge who raised his hands high, after the body collision, Li Ze was not affected in any way, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, dodged the block in the air, and picked the basket lightly at the bottom right of the basket!
"squeak!"
"Shua!" The whistle blew and the ball went in!
As soon as Aldridge heard the referee's whistle, he immediately explained helplessly:
"My arm didn't hit him at all!"
In the end, the referee just made a gesture of moving his body laterally and violating the offensive player's body. When Aldridge moved, he was caught again.
"Referee sucks! Referee sucks! Referee sucks!"
Hearing the Spurs fans booing and cursing the referee, Jeff Van Gundy said with emotion:
"The Spurs couldn't let up their defense. They did a good job in the first few minutes. It was the first time the Clippers scored in transition."
Mark Jackson is always paying attention to Li Ze's data:
"6 out of 4. With the free throw, Kayce has already scored 10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. However, the Spurs strictly guarded against three-pointers and achieved considerable results."
At 25:21, Li Zejia made a free throw. Popovich saw that the team was behind by 4 points, and his mood was not beautiful again. It was really impossible to relax for a moment
The Spurs took the opportunity to make personnel adjustments. Diaw replaced Duncan, Mills replaced Parker, and Ginobili replaced Danny Green.
The Clippers replaced Reggie Bullock with Ingles and Tucker with Barnes.
First and fourth, the Spurs' offense began to cut in hand-to-hand around Aldridge. When Barnes chased Ginobili, he was delayed by Aldridge at the elbow on the right side of the free throw line.
Ginobili, who holds the ball in his left hand, went straight to the basket. The Spurs did their homework and thought that Jokic was stretching the basket, but the white fat man had a good sense of defensive position, and he slid back in time to retreat.
Under defensive interference, Ginobili's left-handed shot in the paint knocked out of the frame.
Jokic received the rebound again, and immediately threw the ball to Li Ze on the left sideline, and immediately started the conversion attack!
"Oh!"
After receiving the ball, Li Ze took the left foot as the axis, turned around and released the ball, and immediately wiped out Leonard's defense. The fans on the scene exclaimed, and then saw Li Ze holding the ball in his left hand, accelerating and rushing past Half time.
Leonard, who reacted quickly, kept chasing after him. The Spurs had just retreated to half court, and Li Ze, who was close to the three-point line on the left wing, suddenly dribbled the ball under his crotch.
After an emergency stop outside the three-point line, Leonard lost his defensive position under the inertia of his body and swayed half of his body. Li Ze did not hesitate and shot a jumper with the ball!
"Shua!" Converted a three-pointer into the net!
"shush"
Seeing Li Ze return to the half court with a smile on his face, the Spurs fans at the scene broke their guard a bit and stopped booing.
Leonard opened his eyes wide and scratched his head subconsciously. He was a little skeptical of life. He always felt that this kind of goal was just thrown for nothing. The Spurs would not allow him to play like this.
Popovich on the sidelines loudly reminded his players to stay focused. Fortunately, Mills also hit a three-pointer from the outside in the last 2 minutes, and Leonard also scored a three-pointer from the corner.
At 32:27, the Spurs trailed by 5 points.
Popovich was not satisfied with the team's performance in the first quarter, especially in the last 3 minutes. Li Ze seized the opportunity and scored consecutive points.
"Our mistakes are well controlled, keep going, OK?!"
"Hit the ball inside, Manu, control the rhythm of the game!"
Hearing Popovich's words, Ginobili nodded. He knew that his performance was mediocre after he came on the court. He was 3 for 0, which can be said to be the rhythm of the Clippers he brought.
The noise in the AT Center Arena did not affect the good mood of coach De Nagro. The Spurs only made one mistake, but the Clippers are still leading!
There are not too many tactical issues to explain. With Evan Turner, Crawford, Barnes, David Lee, and Plumlee, the coaching staff is very confident in the bench lineup, and they have a high advantage !
In the bench lineup, the Spurs have David West and Diaw on the inside, and Mills, Ginobili and Danny Green on the outside.
Li Ze played the entire first quarter and sat on the bench to watch the game.
In the Spurs' bench lineup, David West was also in a running-in state. He made a mistake at the beginning of the second quarter. Evan Turner's conversion attack was fast, but he failed to seize the opportunity to end.
Seeing that he made 2 of 1 free throws and converted the Spurs' mistake into 1 point, Li Ze shook his head in his heart. Compared with last season, his ability to seize opportunities has indeed declined.
The 6-point difference is not safe. In less than 2 minutes, as Dior scored 2+1 and Danny Green hit a three-pointer, the two sides directly fought at 33:33.
The Spurs fans at the scene finally regained their spirits, and the atmosphere group on the bench also began to cheer loudly.
Coach De Nagro watched David Lee miss the low post on the left side, and sighed helplessly in his heart, it's unpredictable
Both sides were not in a hurry to switch to the main lineup, and the score began to rise continuously. Li Ze returned to the field with 5 minutes and 32 seconds left in the first half, and both sides also made their first appearances again.
The reorganized Clippers encountered a team like the Spurs for the first time. In a hurry, they were still unable to widen the point difference. Duncan quietly stole chickens from the basket and scored easily from inside passes.
For the Clippers, Li Ze also began to increase the low position. In addition to assisting the shooter, he also continued to score points at the basket.
Li Ze just assisted Reggie Bullock to hit a three-pointer in the last round on the left block. This time, his shoulders shook and he suddenly turned to the baseline when he caught the ball.
Leonard lost his defensive position, and it was too late to help defend. He watched Li Ze pull the bar in the air, dodge Duncan who was helping to defend, and hit the bottom right of the basket to pick the basket!
Duncan just slapped Leonard. Both sides are responsible for the ball. The help defense is not firm, and the fat white man on the opposite side can't put it in the middle distance.
Both sides of the offense have found a feeling, and everyone in the Spurs is brave!
The atmosphere in the AT Center Arena became more and more enthusiastic. When the first half officially ended, the score was fixed at 58:58.
The Spurs fans at the scene were excited. The highlight of this game is the smoothness. Everyone can score in the second quarter!
"At 26:31 in a single quarter, the Spurs successfully tied the point difference. Coach De Nagro should probably replace the main lineup earlier."
Jeff Van Gundy seemed quite happy, the game didn't take time!
Mark Jackson looked at the technical statistics, and then began to change the subject and said:
"Kayce made 13 of 9 in the half, 4 of 2 from beyond the three-point line, 4 of 4 free throws, scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and was tied for the point difference. It shows that there is a problem with the Clippers' defense!"
The commentator Mike Breen felt the same way after watching the first half, and added:
"Aldridge is punishing the Clippers' small men. Maybe the Clippers can get David Lee and increase the height inside."
In the Clippers locker room, David Lee was a little disappointed that the coaching staff did not make lineup adjustments.
Coach De Nagro chose to go down the road and continue to trust Gallinari and the small lineup.
Many times, the head coach is superstitious about his own feelings, and he does not doubt the employment, and the doubt does not use it!
Coach De Nagro ended up just tapping on the whiteboard, then encouraged:
"This is a competition of willpower, the victory belongs to us!"
Li Ze also didn't question the coaching staff's choice. Pursuing offensive space is also a better choice in his opinion.
"Be patient, the opponent puts two big men on the court, we will definitely get some easy shots!"
After the coaching staff finished explaining, Li Ze also began to remind his teammates aloud that they can win if they hold on.
Matt - Barnes and Crawford also began to give teammates psychological massage.
Mengxin, who just joined the Clippers, still doesn't understand the situation, and the two veterans know that as long as the stalemate lasts until the fourth quarter, the Clippers will definitely win in the end!
During the intermission, the atmosphere in the AT Center Arena became more and more heated, and the Spurs fans were extremely happy that they had found Tim Duncan's successor.
When the two sides returned to the court, Leonard remained silent. He was not the team's main attacker tonight. He only took 7 shots in the half, including 3 corner three-pointers.
Although he felt a little uncomfortable, Leonard still put this matter behind him. He just wanted to win, beat Li Ze, and he was in a good mood for at least half a month.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
Enthusiastic Spurs fans began to shout loudly, the Clippers took the baseline ball, Jokic ran forward quickly, Li Ze slowed down, and dribbled across the half with 8 seconds.
Reggie Bullock didn't get a chance when he shot outside the cover in the three-second zone. Danny Green knew this shooter tactic very well, and he kept chasing after him.
Gallinari suddenly started to block the position on the left side, using Jokic's cover from the free throw line, popped up obliquely, quickly came to the right flank, received a pass from Li Ze, and immediately swayed the ball.
Aldridge was forced to follow the defense, keeping a step away, raising his hands, and throwing shots to prevent breakthroughs.
The Spurs' defensive line was pulled to the upper line, and Gallinari immediately returned the ball. At the same time, Jokic immediately ran to the right of Li Ze, pretending to be a pick-and-roll.
There is still a big step away from the three-point line. After receiving the ball, Li Ze swayed from the right to the left. Without the help of cover, he accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand.
Leonard lost half of his position in an instant, and Duncan on the three-point line also rushed to help defend, blocking and chasing, and rushed into the three-point line with Li Ze.
Li Ze quickly in and out with his left hand while walking, shaking the two of them to speed up their pace, and their attention was completely attracted by Li Ze.
Jokic, who completed the pick-and-roll, stopped at the top of the arc. Li Ze broke through and just passed the free throw line, and suddenly hit the ground behind him to pass the ball.
After Jokic received the ball, there was no one in front of him, he glanced at the basket, took off slightly, and made an open three-point jumper!
The ball draws a huge arc and finally falls into the basket.
"Oh!"
The Spurs fans at the scene exclaimed. Fatty Bai performed mediocre in the first half and was often stolen by Duncan. He scored 4 of 2 and only scored 4 points. The fans did not expect Jokic to throw a three-pointer.
61:58, the Clippers took the lead in the second half.
The 33.1% three-point shooting rate is not high, but as a big player, it is barely enough. Jokic seems to have discovered that Duncan is currently a paper tiger, and he played more actively in the second half.
The Spurs still mainly play Aldridge. The All-Star power forward did not live up to his trust and performed very efficiently. As long as he catches the ball from the low post on the left, he will probably score 2 points.
Gallinari was deflated continuously, and the offensive end also responded, breaking through with the ball twice, and also stood on the free throw line.
The score rose alternately. Although Leonard was not the main attacker in the game, as long as the Clippers switched defenses, they would resolutely break through.
At 7 minutes and 12 seconds into the third quarter, Ingles, who had just played, was successfully broken by Leonard on the left flank.
Aldridge in the right elbow area immediately sent a pass, Leonard caught the ball and faced Jokic who was helping to defend, and then passed the ball to Duncan at the bottom left of the basket.
It's a pity that the pass was too low, and Duncan had difficulty bending over to catch the ball. After readjusting, Jokic, who returned to defense, cut the ball.
A sudden mistake made it too late for the Spurs to return to defense. Li Ze, who received the ball from the right sideline, dribbled the ball behind his back with his right hand, and then accelerated with his left hand.
After Danny Green was swayed, he quickly chased and defended. The right flank was close to the three-point line, and Li Ze, who was on the move, suddenly stepped down and pulled back.
After an emergency stop, Danny Green lost his defensive position in an instant. Li Ze reset his footsteps, quickly combined the ball, and quickly shot a long-range three-pointer!
"Kayce, From the parking lot Got it!"
The stalemate game was broken by Li Ze's three-pointer, and the commentator Mike Brin yelled briskly, the positional battle is really not good
The Spurs fans at the scene were silent, and Popovich on the sidelines was also a little helpless.
The players did a good job of guarding against Li Ze's three-pointers in the positional battle, but this kind of mindless three-pointers in the transition attack is the star's personal ability
80:76, the Clippers opened up the point difference again!
The Spurs quickly stabilized their position again, low on the left, and Aldridge's mid-range re-entry!
He scored 6 of 4 in a single quarter and scored 8 points again. Coach De Nagro also shook his head helplessly. The effect of single defense is indeed too poor.
The Spurs' patience was rewarded. With Tucker's three-pointer from the bottom corner, Parker completed the throw in the conversion and successfully narrowed the point difference.
Li Ze also noticed the drop in his teammates' shooting percentage. In the last 2 minutes, he made consecutive shots and successfully withstood the Spurs' counterattack.
At 88:87, the two sides fought evenly again. Both Li Ze and Leonard played the third quarter.
This is the first time the Clippers have encountered such a game since the start of the game. Li Ze looked calm, and the provocations of the Spurs fans could not affect him at all.
Taking advantage of the rotation of the lineup between the two sides, Jeff Van Gundy also briefly commented on the game:
"Three quarters, the Spurs only made 5 turnovers, which is why they were able to bite the game."
"Of course, the defensive strategy of letting Kayce complete the basic offense inside the three-point line is also very successful. Unfortunately, not every team has a defender like Leonard."
Mark Jackson looked at the technical statistics in his hands, but he didn't think the Spurs were successful in defense. Most of Li Ze's points came from the basket or free throws:
"Duncan has fouled four times. This is the price paid for defending Kayce. Aldridge is indeed the key. He responded to the ball several times and was very successful."
The commentator Mike Breen saw that both sides were not throwing three-pointers on the court, but the offensive end was shooting in the paint. He immediately smiled and said:
"The closer to the basket, the higher the shooting rate. Obviously, both sides are aware of this. Kayce will definitely score 40+ again tonight!"
In the three quarters, he made 20 of 14, 6 of 3 from beyond the three-point line, 6 of 6 free throws, 37 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. There were no turnovers, and Li Ze scored steadily step by step.
When Popovich saw David West hit two mid-range shots in a row in the first three quarters, he breathed a sigh of relief, he was right!
Aldridge made 16 of 10 in three quarters and scored 24 points. He was sitting on the bench at this time, constantly adjusting his breathing, and his offense and defense consumed too much.
With 7 minutes and 06 seconds left in the last quarter, taking advantage of Crawford's free throw, Popovich regained the starting lineup.
Coach De Nagro also switched back to the starting lineup. At 97:96, the Clippers still maintained the lead.
The Spurs attacked, and Aldridge, who was physically declining, began to be entangled by Gallinari's half-circle front defense and couldn't receive the ball.
Seeing that the offense was killed, in the end Parker re-organized at the top of the arc, using Duncan's cover, getting rid of the entangled Tucker, the left elbow of the free throw line, and scored 2 points with a jumper.
97:98, the Spurs took the lead again!
The fans at the scene cheered loudly excitedly, the Clippers quickly sent the baseline ball, and Leonard also went all out on the defensive end at this time, directly leading the defense against Li Ze.
At the moment of receiving the ball, Li Ze held the ball in his left hand, turned around quickly, switched to his right hand and immediately sent the ball forward, and then pulled the ball with his left hand, with a large Sam Gold, easily swaying the defense.
The fancy shaking made the fans on the scene exclaim. When he was about to pass the halfway line, Leonard stuck up again, trying to cause Li Ze's mistake.
Li Ze's reaction will be faster. He suddenly lowered his center of gravity with the ball in his left hand, and quickly changed direction with his crotch, carrying Leonard's defense, and speeding up the half court with the ball in his right hand.
"Oh!!"
There was a lot of noise in the AT Center arena. Seeing Li Ze and Leonard coming to the right flank, the fans started to boo.
When approaching the three-point line, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly dribbled the ball under his crotch, raised his body's center of gravity, and then quickly changed direction forward. Leonard successfully predicted and quickly slid to the left rear.
Li Ze took a big step forward and pulled his hips back sharply again. Taking advantage of the moment Leonard stepped forward to defend, he immediately turned around quickly with his right foot as the axis and the ball in his left hand.
The continuous shaking finally allowed Li Ze to get rid of the defense. The teammates had already cleared one side for Li Ze, and took advantage of the situation to accelerate towards the bottom line.
In the end, Li Ze suddenly stopped in the right block position, and shot a fadeaway jumper that drifted to the right!
Although the defense was out of position, at the moment of Li Ze's shot, Leonard relied on his excellent wingspan to complete the eye-blocking defense against Li Ze.
The two landed at the same time, and as soon as Leonard turned his head, he saw the ball fall into the basket
"Oh——!"
"What a move by Kayce!"
The fans and commentator Mike Breen exclaimed at the same time.
too fast!The two began to confront each other from halftime, and the three-point line continued to shake. Leonard completed an excellent defense, but Li Ze still hit a fadeaway jumper
99:98, the Clippers overtook again!
In the next few rounds, Popovich on the sidelines felt something was wrong. Aldridge had difficulty receiving the ball, and Leonard was also strictly guarded by Li Ze.
If it weren't for Parker's offense during this period of time, the Spurs might have been overwhelmed by Li Ze's mid-range singles with the ball for several consecutive rounds.
Seeing Parker's breakthrough throw, Popovich began to yell to remind his players:
"Retreat and concentrate!"
The Spurs on the field couldn't hear the bad old man's shouts at all. Li Ze grabbed the rebound in front of Leonard, and the two entangled all the way, and finally rushed across the half court.
On the left flank outside the three-point line, Li Ze, who is holding the ball in his left hand and is accelerating, is approaching the three-point line and suddenly in and out quickly, his body slams to the left and then quickly dribbles behind his back.
After an emergency stop, Leonard hurriedly adjusted his defensive focus, and Li Ze paused slightly with his right hand holding the ball on the three-point line, and then dribbled the ball under his crotch in quick succession.
Li Ze adjusted his footsteps while shaking, then suddenly exerted force, and accelerated with all his strength with the ball in his right hand.
Leonard was already dazzled, and his body reacted subconsciously, sliding desperately to the left rear.
After taking two big steps forward, Li Ze suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back, then took a step back, completely swaying the defense, and shot a mid-range fadeaway jumper!
"Shua!" Two points scored again!
Leonard, who was stuck in place, stared straight in the eyes, can this also go in?
If he remembers correctly, Li Ze has completed this kind of mid-range ball holding after 5 consecutive rounds, and he has scored all of them.
At 109:106, after Parker scored 4 goals in a row, the Clippers took the lead again with Li Ze's personal performance!
Coach Popovich immediately requested a timeout, and there were 2 minutes and 05 seconds left in the game. The bad old man felt that the team was going to be overwhelmed.
The Spurs fans in the AT Center arena are a little dazed, dreaming back to the Western Conference Finals that year, can't stop it!
After a breath of relief, the Spurs finally succeeded in giving the ball to Aldridge after returning from a timeout, pressing for 24 seconds, and forced the inside to stand on the free throw line.
Aldridge made two free throws, the fans cheered loudly, 109:108, only 1 point left!
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
With 1 minute and 52 seconds left in the game, the violent Spurs fans began to shout.
Tim Duncan, who returned to the court, began to cooperate with Leonard to double-team Li Ze.
At the top of the arc, Jokic caught the ball and went down, and made a steady throw in the paint.
Looking back, the Spurs hit the inside again and made an inside pass. Duncan fouled Jokic and also made two free throws.
The Clippers attacked, and Li Ze was facing double-teaming again. He sent a ground pass in the middle of the gap. Jokic, who went down the middle, took the ball and turned around, dodging Aldridge, who was helping to defend, and hit the bottom left of the basket. Hit!
At 113:110, after three rounds, with 56 seconds left in the game, Popovich requested a timeout again.
At the last moment of the game, no one in the Spurs at home wanted to lose the game like this.
Aldridge couldn't stand it anymore, but he gritted his teeth and nodded when he heard Popovich's explanation.
"Let's go Spurs! Let's go Spurs! Let's go Spurs!"
Serving the ball in the frontcourt, the shouts of the fans on the scene seemed to provide extra motivation for everyone on the Spurs. First, Parker and Duncan's high pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.
Jokic immediately switched defenses, and Tucker was dead on Duncan. Parker, who held the ball in his left hand, came to the left elbow of the free throw line. After observing the Clippers' defensive situation, he immediately gave the ball to the low post on the left. Aldridge.
Simple tactics, but successfully pulled out the Clippers' big inside man. For a while, the Clippers didn't dare to help defend. Li Ze followed Leonard's right corner to smoke.
After receiving the ball, Aldridge did not rush to attack, but waited until his teammates completely opened up the space, then released the ball with his right hand, and then hit it twice.
Gallinari tried his best to defend, but faced Aldridge's turn in the direction of the bottom line after hitting, he still seemed a little helpless.
After turning around, Aldridge ignored Gallinari, who jumped up to block the block, and shot a straight-arm jumper!
"state!"
The ball hit the back edge of the basket and bounced high. Li Ze and Leonard rushed towards the penalty area.
Duncan under the basket reacted faster and grabbed the rebound at the first time. Although Li Ze rushed up and got the rebound, in the end Duncan succeeded in grabbing the offensive rebound by virtue of his height advantage.
The experienced Duncan didn't play the ball at this time, and before Tucker and Li Ze's counterattack was in place, he threw the ball to Parker at the logo position.
The latter received the ball, faced Jokic's defense, and immediately broke through with the ball in his right hand. The fat man's sliding step was useless, and he was still passed by with one step.
Reggie Bullock on the right flank immediately rotated to assist the defense. Parker had a clear mind and just broke through to the free throw line, and took advantage of the opportunity to distribute the ball to Danny Green on the right flank.
Reggie Bullock reacted quickly, slid back again, and then jumped up to block the shot!
Danny Green didn't panic, put the ball with his right hand and moved a step sideways, thoroughly pointing the defense, and then made a steady jumper from outside the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
The AT Center Arena exploded in an instant, and the Spurs fans yelled wildly. At 113:113, they successfully equalized the score!
After the goal, Danny Green roared excitedly, thumped his chest, and the Spurs' atmosphere team stood on the sidelines and jumped up and down. This ball is so beautiful!
The head coach De Nagro looked calm and did not call a timeout at all. He stood on the sidelines and waved directly, signaling to send a baseline ball.
The Spurs fans were still cheering, and then they saw Li Ze easily catch the ball and dribble it through halftime without any haste.
"Oh!"
Just 24 seconds left for the Clippers. Seeing that Li Zeyun passed halftime, with 18 seconds left in the game, the Spurs fans subconsciously let out an exclamation.
He didn't play the cards according to the routine!
The Clippers lined up directly at the bottom line, and Jokic and Gallinari were near the bottom line waiting to grab rebounds.
Reggie Bullock and Tucker stood in the bottom corner, one on the left and one on the right, helping Li Ze open the space.
Popovich on the sidelines had a headache for a while, there were too many choices on the court, waiting for a pass error after double-teaming, and sending Li Ze to the free throw line?
As time passed, Popovich couldn't make a decision for a while, and the players on the field couldn't get instructions. Leonard simply ignored the coach and stared at Li Ze's actions.
Seeing that the Spurs did not choose to foul, Li Ze kept his back to protect the ball at the logo position. With only 9 seconds left in the game, Danny Green immediately let go of Reggie Bullock and rushed towards Li Ze.
The Spurs fans at the scene shouted excitedly. Li Ze, who saw the movement behind him, held the ball in his right hand and first made a half-turn feint, slightly swaying the defense, then suddenly lowered his body's center of gravity, twisted and accelerated his breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.
Of course Leonard knew that his teammates had already defended him, so he desperately slid to the left and rear to block Li Ze's breakthrough route.
Danny Green, who made an arc, quickly approached behind Li Ze. As long as Leonard completes the block, the two can form a double team.
With 5 seconds left in the game, Li Ze and Leonard entangled to the right flank beyond the three-point line.
With 4 seconds left in the game, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, accelerated again and took a big step forward, then stopped suddenly.
Leonard hesitated a little, but still maintained his defensive position and raised his hands high. Danny Green's pursuit was in place and blocked Li Ze's side.
With the last 2 seconds left in the game, Li Ze raised the ball and dangled it. Noticing that the two did not jump up to block the shot, he immediately exerted force with his feet, twisted his body, and under the attack of the two, he forced a jump shot with two points!
The time of 1.4 seconds was very short, Li Ze raised the arc of his shot, the ball flew in the air, the buzzer sounded at the end, the Spurs fans first cheered loudly, and then the AT Center Arena suddenly fell silent.
The commentator Mike Brin saw Li Ze's shot and immediately turned around and ran to the sidelines to make a good night gesture, and also shouted happily at the same time:
"Kayce For the Win! Yes!"
"Goodnight! San Antonio!"
The ball fell into the basket, and all the Spurs players subconsciously looked at the big screen in the center of the field with their hips on their hips.
115:113, Li Ze didn't leave a second for them.
Leonard and Danny Green looked at each other, and finally shook their heads with a wry smile. Can this make it?
The Spurs fans could only watch the atmosphere group of the Clippers crazily rushing to Li Ze's side and shouting.
He persisted for the whole game, but in the end he was ruthlessly killed and booed everywhere for a while.
When Popovich saw Li Ze make a shot, he immediately turned his head, and when he heard the boos at the scene, he helplessly spread his hands to the coaching staff.
Seeing the head coach De Nagro walk towards the technical stage in high spirits, and handed him his right hand with a smile on his face, Popovich almost broke the defense, pulled a reluctant smile, and finally whispered:
"Congratulations on winning the game."
Li Ze, who threw the winning goal, just smiled and followed his teammates to celebrate by high-fiving. After the CIC attribute exceeds [-], this kind of strong shot is not difficult for him.
In the commentary seat of ESPN, Jeff Van Gundy kept shaking his head, it still seemed a little unbelievable, such a strong shot?
Mark Jackson didn't notice his partner's expression. He just looked at the technical statistics and said in an exaggerated tone:
“28中20,其中三分球8中4,罚球8中8,52分10篮板10助攻1抢断,没有失误!”
"Incredible performance! Kayce once again demonstrated the ultimate superstar personal ability!"
This game was regarded as the prime time for live broadcast across the United States. The game lasted for two hours, and it happened to be just over 23:[-].
When Li Ze was interviewed by ESPN on the sidelines, America's social media had completely exploded.
With a triple-double of 52 points and a buzzer-beater at the last moment, Li Ze’s fans celebrated the New Year in place, and the social media for a while was:
"Goodnight! San Antonio!"
The fan who made trouble even wore pajamas, gestured good night, and sent the photo to Instagram by the way, followed by @San Antonio Spurs
The bleachers (B/R) also updated Li Ze's data poster as soon as possible. The reporters on the scene had good capture skills, and they just captured the moment when Li Ze made a good night gesture.
At the post-match press conference, the sports media present were naturally bragging about their business, but when it was the Spurs' turn, some reporters started to make trouble again:
"Greg, can you talk about the last-minute defensive options for the Spurs?"
Hearing the ESPN reporter's question, the Spurs staff at the scene were in a bad mood, and their faces were long. Tonight's game was terrible!
The corner of Popovich's mouth twitched, what's there to talk about?Immediately said in a displeased tone:
"We didn't make a mistake! I'm proud of my players. Tonight's game, the Cavaliers are the better team!"
"Being able to make this shot can only show that God is on Kayce's side, that is not a good offensive option"
"."
Clippers fans celebrate the New Year tonight, and Warriors fans are similar to Spurs fans.
The team's winning streak was ended by the Bucks!
At the beginning they laughed at the Clippers for losing to the Bucks, but now they slapped them in the face.
At 108:95, the Warriors at home finally fixed the winning streak at 20 games.
26 of 6 from beyond the three-point line. The Warriors almost smashed their own basket. Curry was 9 of 2 from beyond the three-point line, which can be regarded as the lead.
After the two games, many ball commentators launched Twitter before going to bed:
"Stephen Curry is still a long way from Kayce, maybe he can challenge LeBron James first!"
"This is the difference between a star player and a superstar! Kayce can improve the team's upper limit, and Curry is just a system player."
"."
After finishing the press conference, it was almost midnight when Li Ze returned to the hotel. He replied to the text message on his mobile phone. After taking a shower, he was ready to fall asleep immediately.
In the dream training space, Li Ze saw the golden badge in the achievement room after a long absence:
Achievement Badge [Key Shooter]: 6/5000
Improve the ability to score key goals at critical moments, reduce the influence of frontal defenders, and reduce the influence of side defenders.
Li Ze silently calculated, even if the current experience bonus is as high as 64 times, if you want to upgrade this badge, you will have to play a few more lore
"In comparison, it's better to crush the game!"
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