The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 69 The Iron Mamba (4600-word chapter)
When Li Ze completed the buckle, the two commentators in the Tianchao Sina studio on the other side of the ocean also shouted in unison:

"Li Zehuang opened the defense, and the opponent's center has come to help defend."

"My God, the ball was dunked directly. It's unbelievable. The dunk is so wonderful!"

Ke Xiaofan and Ma Jian almost yelled out loud, the dunk was too shocking, taking advantage of the intermission, the two calmed down their excitement and continued to chat about the ball.

"Director Ma, although they were behind in the start, they overtook the score in the final period. What do you think of the Thunder's performance in the first quarter?"

The host Ke Xiaofan raised the topic as usual.

"This is the role of Li Ze after he came on the court. Sefolosha didn't have a good ability to control the ball. In addition, Durant's hand was not smooth at the beginning, and the Trail Blazers seized the opportunity."

"But after Li Ze came on the court, the Thunder's offense completely changed. As a striker, he can destroy the opponent's defensive system!
And his ability to play the ball is very good. It can be said that after he played, he revitalized the team's offense. "

Ma Jian has already entered the state, anyway, it's over, Li Ze is the key man.

"In fact, we can also see that Durant and Westbrook also need the ball for the Thunder. Some fans are worried that the Thunder will not score enough points. What does Director Ma think about this?"

The host Ke Xiaofan once again raised a topic.

"The issue of possession of the ball is actually easy to understand. First of all, what Durant needs more is the right to shoot. What he does is the finishing work. Westbrook needs the possession of the ball, but Li Ze can be the finishing point."

"The current situation is that Li Ze is responsible for controlling the offensive rhythm when falling into the position to attack, and Westbrook will control the ball more when switching offenses. Therefore, the current three can be said to be complementary."

Ma Jian expressed his opinion. He believes that the biggest problem for the Thunder is the interior, and Krstic cannot withstand the impact of a strong team.

"Thank you for the comments from Director Ma. The second quarter will start soon. Li Ze should stay on the court. Let us look forward to the Thunder's performance in the second quarter!"

After hearing the prompt from the director team, Ke Xiaofan immediately ended the discussion and prepared to concentrate on explaining.

The Thunder team was still immersed in Li Ze's dunk, and the tortoise couldn't sit still because of the rest during the festival. After Coach Brooks arranged the tactics, he couldn't help but say:
"That's crazy, Kayce! Tell me, what's it like to dunk a big center?"

"Actually, the opponent's defense was slow, but to be honest, it feels really good after the dunk!" Li Zefeng replied calmly.

"I like the opponent's big man. After he came up, the Blazers' defensive rotation speed was slower. Haha, I have to thank him!"

Durant wiped his sweat while laughing and teasing the opposing big center.

"Okay, boys, let's say it one last time, we have to protect the rebounds, let's go!" Coach Brooks was worried that the rebounds of the substitute lineup would be exploded, and kept telling the players.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides replaced the substitute lineup. During this period of time, Li Ze was mainly responsible for providing offensive firepower and helping the substitute to bite the score.

Seeing that the Blazers' Roy went straight up in the second quarter, Li Ze knew that the opponent was about to exert force.

At this time, Li Ze directly played the No. 1 position, and partnered with Sefolosha in the backcourt. After halftime, he started the hand-to-hand tactics on the line.

Fernandez chased after Li Ze, who was running without the ball. Li Ze didn't have a chance after passing the screen.

This step directly blocked half of the opponent's body. Fernandez was anxious and wanted to pull, but Li Ze suddenly pulled back and pretended to shoot a jumper.

This time he directly deceived the opponent. Seeing Fernandez flying towards him, Li Ze went up to meet him and shot a jumper.

"Swish"

"Squeak" the referee blew his whistle, scoring and adding penalties.

Li Ze felt something different when he took the shot. The moment he made a foul, the shooting felt smoother, as if he was not disturbed by the defender in front of him.

"Is the new effect of the silver badge [Rhythm Shooter]? It feels really good."

Standing on the free throw line, Li Ze thought silently, then took a deep breath, and made the free throw steadily. The audience cheered for him.

In the offense of the Blazers, Roy held the ball and looked at Li Ze who was defending in front of him. He felt a little headache. He is not a particularly fast player, but relies more on strength and rhythm to play.

However, apart from Li Ze's lack of strength, he rarely suffers, and the opponent's screen is very quick, which makes Roy very uncomfortable.

After this offensive pick-and-roll, Li Ze squeezed through the screen again, stuck close to Roy, and never gave him a good shot. In desperation, Roy could only pass the ball to Andre Miller on the outside.

In the last offense, Travis Outlaw forced a breakthrough and scored, and the entire offense was very stagnant.

After Li Ze quickly dribbled across the half court, he dribbled continuously under the crotch, and suddenly made a sharp change in front of his body, which made Fernandez lose his defensive focus. At this time, he dribbled behind his left hand.

Nick Collison immediately came over and made a just-right screen, which immediately threw Fernandez away. Collison rolled down the screen, and Roy had no choice but to come to help defend.

But just as Roy moved, Li Ze slammed east and west, and passed the ball to Sefolosha who was on the outside without looking at anyone.

The latter received the ball and shot directly with an open 3-pointer.

"唰" hit steadily.

After scoring the goal, Sefolosha also breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't play very well in the first quarter, and he felt a lot more comfortable after the goal was scored.

"Beautiful pass without looking at people, Li Ze's assist is too wonderful!"

Ke Xiaofan was also very excited watching the ball, Sefolosha made the shot and did not waste the assist.

Fernandez raised his hand to indicate that the ball was his problem. He was so embarrassed by the shaking that he directly defended and lost his position, which led to a 3-pointer in the end.

The Trail Blazers still couldn't start their offense. They found that the Thunder's substitutes were all about 2 meters long.

Roy on the outside line was stalked by Li Ze, and the opportunity appeared on Fernandez. Ethan Thomas couldn't keep up with him, and he always missed him.

But it's a pity that Fernandez consumed a lot on the defensive end, and his hips were stretched on the offensive end.

"Bang" hit the iron with a 3-pointer.

The long rebound was directly accepted by Li Ze, who immediately increased his speed and launched a transition attack. Taking advantage of the opponent's defense not in place, he swung away Travis Outlaw with a forward change.

Facing the defense of Joel Przybilla, he pulled the bar and easily scored the ball.

"Wow!!"

The atmosphere group on the bench tossed the towel, and the ball was scored against the opponent's big man's defense. They like this way of scoring.

McMillan directly called a timeout, and he had to make a substitution. If the game continued like this, the score would be widened.

After the timeout, the Blazers got Oden and Blake back, and the offensive round immediately achieved results. After Oden picked and rolled, he succeeded in eating the cake, and Blake's pass was very good.

But on the defensive end, Blake was numb. Facing such a small guard, Li Ze didn't need to cover.

Near the free throw line, Li Ze ignored the defense and made an emergency stop to shoot a jumper.

"Shua" easily scored in the middle distance.

Seeing Li Ze return to the defense with a smile on his face, Blake was on fire. This was more uncomfortable than talking trash, and the opponent didn't care about his defense at all.

Next, the scores of the two sides rose alternately. Although Blake couldn't defend well, he could provide firepower on the offensive end. After Roy hit a few irons angrily, Blake stood up.

The Thunder team relies on Li Ze’s strong point to solve the offense. He can attack and pass. No matter who defends, he can’t restrain him. In the end, Roy is the main defense. After frequent physical confrontation, Li Ze missed a few shots. .

There were 5 minutes and 12 seconds left in the second quarter. Both sides took the main lineup, and Li Ze was also replaced to rest.

After a lot of physical exertion, Li Ze sat on the bench and wiped his sweat with a towel, but secretly complained to Roy:
"With so much effort on defense, you can't get better on the offensive end. It's not easy to balance offense and defense!"

Roy was overjoyed to see Li Ze off the court. During the Blazers' offensive round, Roy faced Sefolosha's defense after the pick-and-roll, changed direction in front of him, and made a jump shot from the free throw line.

"Bang" hit the iron
The long rebound was accepted by Durant, and he dribbled the ball frantically, and he counterattacked and succeeded in a layup.

Roy is also worthy of the name of the Yellow Mamba, and he still continues to shoot after he hits the iron. It's a pity that the hand feeling doesn't just come suddenly when you say you have it.
In the rest of the second quarter, after Roy hit four irons in a row, Blake began to hand the ball into Adelaide's hands. If it continues, it is estimated that the point difference will be completely widened.

Durant and Guigui have entered the downwind God of War mode, and they will fight back when the opponent hits the iron, giving full play to their athletic ability.

Everything went smoothly, the position was attacked, and facing Oden's defense, he either fed Kostic a piece of cake, or passed to Jeff Green in the bottom corner to fire.

By the end of the second quarter, the Thunder were 55 to 47, leading the Trail Blazers by 8 points.

In the first half, Li Ze made 9 of 5, 3 of 2 1-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 turnover. He still played efficiently and successfully completed the firepower task of the substitute.

And the defensive performance was also very good. In the first half, under Li Ze's defense, Roy hit the iron frequently. He scored 11 of 3 and only scored 7 points.
During the halftime break, everyone in the Thunder locker room was in a good mood. After all, they were leading at halftime and they were still at home. It was hard to be happy.

"Great job guys, let's go all out in the second half and win this game!"

Coach Brooks started his soul soup, winning a playoff team at home, which is very important.

In the third quarter, Li Ze directly started the field, both sides were the main lineup, Roy looked calm, it seems that he also calmed down in the midfield.

The Thunder started their high-post hand-offs and added a screen between Durant and Li Ze.

When Durant gave Li Ze a thug to cover, the Blazers' defense felt tremendous pressure. Unlike the turtle's shooting, Li Ze was very accurate from the outside, so they had to grab the screen and take the top position.

At this time, Durant's opportunity came. There were so many options, whether to play outside or cut in. Even if the rotation was in place, at worst, he would return to the outside line, and the tortoise could continue to break through.

This caused Adelaide's physical strength to be exhausted sharply, and the tortoise frequently attacked the basket, which put a lot of pressure on the inside line. Blake's defense was paper!
Turtle was at home in the second half. He likes the tactic of attacking in turns, and Li Ze, Durant, and Jeff Green can all open up space for him, and Krstic can help him block Oden.

This made him more and more excited to play, and even wanted to dunk Adelaide, although he failed. But his passionate play ignited the atmosphere at home.

"I like Russell's performance. He is full of energy on the court and keeps attacking the basket. The Blazers can't stand it anymore!"

The home commentator Twain was also fully fired at this time. He felt that the victory of this game was in sight.

More than 8 minutes into the third quarter, the Thunder still led by 8 points, and the Trail Blazers were always clinging to the score.

Roy faced Li Ze's defense again, which made him more impatient. In the third quarter, he still couldn't find the touch. Currently, he scored 4 for 0 and scored 2 points only by free throws.

In this quarter, Li Ze focused on connecting the team and defending. He only took 1 shot and hit 1 3-pointer, but he sent 6 assists.

[Marking Master] + [Ankle Protector] Badges allow Li Ze not to suffer at all in single defense, after all, the Yellow Mamba is not the Black Mamba.
Maybe it was due to the decline in physical strength. Roy made a mistake in dribbling this time, and the dribble was unstable after the pick-and-roll. Li Ze seized the opportunity and directly poked the ball away from behind.

Seeing this situation, Guigui rushed across the opponent's half, Li Ze didn't stop the ball, and found the opponent with a precise long pass.

After catching the ball, the tortoise took off directly, and the signature one-armed battle ax dunked hard!

"Bang" the basketball stand was buckled and shook.
"what!!!"

After the dunk, Guigui let out an angry roar. He is completely high now, and he doesn't feel tired at all, and the more he plays, the more vigorous he is.

"Beautiful steal, Westbrook's dunk is also wonderful! I believe many fans have begun to like the Thunder!"

Ke Xiaofan from Sina Studio is also very happy, Li Ze's performance is too good.

Rookie players must show their own attitude on the defensive end, which Li Ze has done perfectly.

In the Blazers' offensive round, Oden couldn't eat the cake. The butter hand lost the ball directly. Jeff Green got the ball and gave it directly to the rushing turtle. The latter didn't stop the ball and passed it to Lee Ze.

Seeing that Durant on the other side has accelerated, Li Ze ignored the retreating Webster and threw the ball directly to the backboard. Durant followed up to catch the ball and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.

After throwing the ball, Li Ze, dressed in X, didn't look at the situation behind, and ran under the backboard calmly. The photographers on the sidelines immediately caught this shot.

Li Ze ran past calmly, Durant dunked behind with one arm, and Webster was weak and helpless at the basket
This classic scene became popular in America after the game!

There is more than 1 minute left in the third quarter, and the point difference has come to 12 points. Li Ze knows that the Blazers are over, unless Roy suddenly explodes, but this is almost impossible
"The yellow mamba is almost meaningless after all!" Li Ze, who retreated, thought silently in his heart.

The Blazers are not only depressed by Roy, Blake is also defended by the tortoise. Every attack must be a pick-and-roll, otherwise the tortoise is too oppressive.

Adelaide can't stand it anymore. On the defensive end, he and Oden frequently protect the frame, and on the offensive end, they have to come up for pick-and-rolls, and the physical strength bar is almost empty.

The offensive rhythm of the Thunder team, not to mention Adelaide's physical problems, Krstic's legs are also weak
This time, Adidas slammed Jeff Green with his back, the effect was not good, and his turn was slow. Seeing that the opponent was about to defend, he directly dumped the blame on Roy on the outside.

Huang Mamba raised his knife and fell, ignoring Li Ze's defense, and shot directly from outside the 3-pointer!

"Bang" strikes again.
The rebound was grabbed by Oden, and just about to take off, it was cut off by Durant, and the two teams scrambled for the floor ball.

"Squeak" the referee blew his whistle and called a scrimmage.

Durant and Webster scrambled for the ball, and the opponent basically gave it away for nothing, and Durant jumped to the ball.

On the final attack of the third quarter, after Li Ze passed halftime, Guigui signaled everyone to open up space.

Li Ze slowly took control of the ball, and the audience at the Ford Center Arena stood up and cheered for him. With 10 seconds left in the attack time, Li Ze began to find rhythm with continuous dribbles under his crotch.

Roy's defense didn't stick close to him. He knew that once Li Ze got stuck in his position, the opponent would force him to shoot him, but Li Ze's sudden left-handed cross step dribbled back and pulled back, which still changed his defensive focus.

Seeing that Roy was shaking, Li Ze held the ball in his right hand and pretended to speed up the breakthrough. Taking advantage of the opponent's pressing forward, he pulled back again, and at the same time quickly stepped back, and shot a jumper from outside the three-point line.

"唰" the goal light is on.

"Ah!!! Ahhhhhhh!"

The fans at the scene shouted wildly. They saw Li Ze directly knocked Roy down, and then scored the ball.

Li Ze was also very excited, and had a chest bump with Ibaka who rushed up from the bench to celebrate.

"This feeling is really good!"

83 to 68, the Thunder led by 15 points and entered the fourth quarter, basically winning the game.

And the Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean are already crazy
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