The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 73 Serious Black Mamba (6500 word chapter)
When a team is careless on the defensive end, it can only show that the opponent does not pay attention to the opponent in their hearts.

Fisher's two defenses illustrate some problems. Xu Jicheng also said in the broadcast room of China Central Television:
"Li Ze's ball was very beautiful from getting rid of to passing the ball, but the Lakers' defense did not tighten up, especially the defense against Westbrook. Fisher should pay attention to his defensive attitude."

Guigui stood on the free throw line, took a deep breath, and made two free throws steadily.

After halftime, Fisher first played a hand-off with Odom, and pulled out Jeff Green from the inside. Kobe circled the screen and received the ball, and Li Ze followed up the defense very well.

But Kobe didn't attack directly, but gave the ball to Bynum on the inside. The latter caught the ball and hit it twice, directly pushed it to the basket, turned over and made a throw.

One defense and one defense on the inside, Krstic really couldn't defend. The Lakers opened up the offensive space very well. These guys from the outside all have shots and can hold the ball. As long as they double-team, they will immediately throw the ball out.

Head coach Brooks saw this situation and had no good solution. He could only go according to the plan, defending alone first, and then double-teaming if it failed. As long as the offensive end can continue to respond, the game will be played.

After the turtle quickly dribbled across the half, Krstic went up to catch the ball, and Li Ze passed Jeff Green's off-ball screen and played a hand-to-hand pass with Krstic.

At this time, Kobe was already defending. Li Ze was protecting the ball and breaking through the inside, while paying attention to the movement of his teammates. He saw Durant using the cover to throw away Artest.

With a pass behind the back while on the move, Durant, who cuts in, catches the ball near the free throw line and shoots a jumper directly.

"Shua" easily scored in the middle distance.

Immediately after Durant scored, he patted his chest to indicate that the pass was beautiful. Artest's defense did not get nervous, and the Lakers' defensive rotation was a bit slower.

"Li Ze's two passes are very freehand. The Lakers' opening defense against off-ball is too bad." The host Yu Jia couldn't help complaining.

Li Ze on the court also felt that the rotation speed of the Lakers has not increased, but he can understand it. After all, is the championship team playing with all the strength?
Maybe the Lakers want to take the game away with a wave in the third quarter, what an arrogant team.
Kobe directly held the ball across the half court, facing Li Ze's defense, quickly changed direction in front of his body after dribbling the ball under his crotch, trying to get stuck, but Li Ze didn't hesitate and still maintained a favorable defensive position.

When Kobe saw the situation, he turned his back directly, relying on his strength advantage, rolled to a low position, then quickly joined the ball, shaking his shoulders, and made a fake move of turning over and leaning back.

This time Li Ze was immediately aroused. After all, he had been scored by backwards before, and his body reacted to stress.

After Kobe started to defend, he didn't touch porcelain to make a foul. Instead, he used a beautiful up and down step, completely shaking Li Ze, and easily put the ball in.

After scoring the goal, Kobe glanced at Li Ze and didn't say anything. After all, the boss doesn't bother to talk rubbish to the rookie.
Li Ze raised his hand to indicate that this is his own problem, good guy, this step with his back is indeed a lesson for him, the main reason is that if you don't guard against it, the opponent can really get in with a strong backward throw!
"Kobe's playing is a bit like Jordan's. He just used his back and stepped away from Li Ze. The shot is really beautiful!"

Xu Jicheng is a fan of Jordan, basically he will inadvertently mention Jordan and the Bulls when talking
"shush"

The Oklahoma City fans booed Bryant at the Ford Center. They didn't like the Lakers.

The Thunder's offensive rhythm was very fast. After halftime, they began to pass the ball continuously. Bynum was a little uncomfortable. He was frequently pulled to a high position, which made his defense very uncomfortable.

At this time, Turtle took advantage of this. Kostic made a false screen and took Bynum away. Fisher just arrived after chasing and defending.

"Shua" advances again in the middle distance.

After scoring the goal, Turtle was very excited and jumped back to the defense quickly. Li Ze knew that this was because of his emotions, and Fisher had a difficult time in this game.

The Lakers' offense is a combination of inside and outside. Both inside and outside have strong points. The offense is even and steady. The Thunder can't really defend against it.

But after more than 6 minutes in the first quarter, the two sides tied, 16 to 16. The Lakers couldn't defend against the Thunder's attack, and Li Ze continued to connect the teams.

When Li Ze was on the court, Durant was more of a finisher, throwing off the defense through the screen, and directly jumping after catching the ball. This move made Artest very depressed.

Because Durant is too tall and the defense is not in place, he will pull up directly. If you defend in place, he may directly attack you after receiving the ball
Coupled with the fact that Guigui also felt good in this game, these two kept attacking, and Li Ze would feed Jeff Green and Kostic cakes from time to time, the score was sealed.

Kobe is the thigh at both ends of the offense and defense. If there is a problem, he has to go up by himself. Seeing that his old brother Fisher can't stand it anymore, he directly switches defenses. He is the main defense.

This made Fisher a little moved, look at this boss, he really loves something.
After Kobe's offensive end hit the iron for the first time under the interference of Li Ze, the rhythm of the court changed, because Fisher began to be frequently targeted by Li Ze.

In the offensive round, after Li Ze handed over his hand, he found that Fisher was defending him, and he almost laughed out loud.

Don't pick and roll, quickly change direction in advance after dribbling the ball under the crotch, directly take a large step back, and shoot a jumper from outside the 3-point line.

"Shua" scored a 3-pointer easily, and Fisher was so shaken that he could only watch Li Ze take the shot.

The Lakers were attacking, and Kobe also wanted to respond with the ball. After coming out of the screen without the ball, he received the ball and dribbled the ball with his right hand to accelerate the breakthrough. Li Ze did not lose his position in defense, but Kobe directly made a drift shot.

The shooting action is very beautiful, but it is a pity that he failed to make a shot. Ah, three times and two irons, Kobe's shooting percentage dropped.

The rebound was protected by the tortoise, and he took the ball and rushed directly. Kobe immediately strode to catch up with the delay. After halftime, the tortoise found that the Lakers had retreated, so he had to play tactics again.

After the pick-and-roll, the tortoise is still stuck to Kobe tightly. This is not the Fisher before. The defense is particularly oppressive, and his height can cover him.

There was no chance but to Durant, who was on the outside. After the latter received the ball, Artest held it firmly. Durant did not let the ball go easily, but signaled Li Ze to come over and play a hand-off.

After Li Ze received the ball, Durant ran away quickly, and at the same time signaled his teammates to open up space for Li Ze.

Fisher rolled up his underpants and stared at Li Ze. On the surface, it really looked like that, but Li Ze just dribbled the ball under his crotch continuously, then suddenly took a horizontal step, and shot again from outside the 3-point line.

"Shua" made a steady hit. For the slow and short guard, Li Ze pulled it out directly, without too many bells and whistles.

"Ah!! Ah!!"

The audience shouted loudly. With Li Ze's two three-pointers, the Thunder led by 6 points.

Lakers coach Phil Jackson requested a timeout. With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, he had to make a rotation, and he happened to replace Fisher.

On the Thunder bench side, Coach Brooks was very happy.

"Great job Kayce, get some rest and get ready for the second quarter."

Li Ze smiled and signaled that he understood, although he still wanted to fight for a while, after all, it felt really cool to punch Fisher hard!
"Russell, Kevin, add some aggression in the last few minutes, attack the basket more, and speed up the offensive rhythm!"

Coach Brooks replaced Sefolosha and Nick Collison on his side to keep the offensive space.

After the timeout, Shannon Brown and Josh Powell appeared on the Lakers side, and Odom and Fisher were replaced.

After all, in the second quarter, Odom had to lead the bench lineup, and the other drinking fountain players basically couldn't count on it. The Lakers' bench is not very good.
In the last 3 minutes of the first quarter, the two sides were still at a stalemate. Artest made consecutive kills and stood at the free throw line, and Jeff Green bottom corner shot can also respond.

Shannon Brown's physical fitness is very good, and he can keep up with the tortoise. In addition, the Lakers' defensive rotation speed has become faster, and the Thunder's offense is somewhat blocked.

Phil Jackson naturally discovered this. He began to signal the players to implement the established defensive strategy, and Durant was targeted again.

Fortunately, there was not much time left in the first quarter, and the Thunder held on with difficulty, 28 to 25, maintaining a 3-point lead.

Taking advantage of the holiday break, in the CCTV studio of Tianchao, the host Yu Jia routinely raised the topic:
"In the first quarter, both sides played very well. Director Xu, what do you think of the performance of both sides?"

"I think the Lakers are careless. This team is not the team that won 23 games last season. In the first few minutes, the Lakers' defense had problems."

"This is due to not paying attention to Li Ze before the game. Before Li Ze left the court, the Thunder's offense was very smooth, and they were always able to efficiently attack the weak points of the Lakers' defense."

"But in the last few minutes, the Thunder's offense seems to have returned to last season. Of course, Durant and Westbrook have strong personal abilities and still score the ball, but the Lakers are not afraid of this."

"The one who can respond the most is Kobe. If there is a stalemate, Kobe will finally accept the game, so the second quarter is also very critical. The Lakers' bench lineup is too thin. Let's see if Li Ze can seize the opportunity."

Although Xu Jicheng is not optimistic about the Thunder, the poisonous milk that should be given to Li Ze is still indispensable.

"Indeed, as Director Xu said, after the substitute lineup comes up, it depends on whether Li Ze's offense can be opened up. Well, the second quarter will start immediately, and we will turn the screen back to the Ford Center Arena."

In the second quarter of the Thunder, Li Ze partnered with Sefoloza in the backcourt and Ethan Thomas, Nick Collison and Serge Ibaka in the front line.

This lineup is basically full of strikers. Sometimes rebounds are prone to problems. Ibaka has a large defense area, but he is still a rookie after all, and his performance is unstable.

The Lakers also have a tall lineup here, with Sasha Vujacic and Shannon Brown playing in the backcourt, and Luke Walton, Odom, and Josh Powell on the front line.

Phil Jackson wants to let the bench top first, and he doesn't want the main lineup to consume too much.

Vujacic mainly defends against Li Ze. The two are similar in size, and Shannon Brown is a little shorter.

After Li Ze slowly dribbled through the half court, he gestured to his teammates, handed the ball to Collison who raised the screen, and then quickly took a position in the low post.

Collison lobbed the ball directly to Li Ze, and his teammates opened up space on one side for him. Facing Vujacic's defense, he released the ball quickly after three threats, and dribbled the ball with his left hand to accelerate directly.

With an excellent first step, Li Ze got stuck in half of his body, then rolled his back to his shooting hotspot, turned over and shot a jumper.

"唰" looked back as picturesque, and scored steadily.

"Haha, Li Ze's attack is the same as Kobe's attack in the first quarter, attacking with his back, this technique is really good, the young man is incredible!"

Xu Jicheng was amused, this kind of attack really surprised him.

After scoring the goal, the audience gave him huge cheers. Li Ze returned to the defense with a calm face. The opponent's tool man was not worth his time.

Vujacic felt bitter in his heart. He had a premonition before that he might not be able to prevent Li Ze when he came up. He quietly glanced at the team leader and found that the other party had nothing to say, and he was relieved.

The Lakers' bench offense mainly relies on Odom to organize and connect. He can shoot suddenly and is the first firepower on the bench.

Odom and Josh Powell played a pick-and-roll and went directly to the inside. Ibaka had some problems with his defensive positioning, but Odom seized the opportunity and succeeded in a mid-range jumper.

"Serge, it's okay, remember to get online!" Seeing that Ibaka was a little nervous, Li Ze immediately came over to comfort him loudly.

In the offensive round, Li Ze signaled Ibaka to come up for the pick-and-roll, and Vujacic squeezed directly through the screen, constantly confronting Li Ze physically.

At the same time, Josh Powell also stepped forward, trying to delay Li Ze's shot, but unfortunately he focused all his attention on Li Ze, and Ibaka had already passed.

Li Ze flicked his wrist while walking, the ball passed through his crotch quickly, and Ibaka dunked the ball directly.

"Wow!!"

The audience gave a huge cheer for this beautiful attack. This ball is really beautiful!
Josh Powell couldn't hold back after being pierced, especially Li Ze's calm expression, which almost made him fume, what a rookie you pretend to be a boss!
This dunk also encouraged Ibaka. On the defensive end, he gave full play to his defensive ability, everywhere, and gave Josh Powell a big hit.

Li Ze successfully controlled the ball and launched a transition attack. Vujacic hurried up to try to delay Li Ze, but Li Ze came to pass the ball alone, which directly stunned him.

The ball slid past Vujacic, Li Ze accelerated directly near the sideline, threw off the defense, and did not stop when he touched the ball again. With a precise long pass, Sefolosha caught the ball in the air and pressed the ball into the basket.

"Roar!!" Sefolosha beat his chest and roared after the dunk.

"Beautiful assist, Li Ze's ball is really imaginative, the ball is divided, it's just right!"

Xu Jicheng also directly appreciated that this ball-handling ability is really good!
Phil Jackson shouted loudly to his own players from the sidelines, and it could be seen that he was very dissatisfied with the defense of the bench lineup.

However, the Lakers' offense could keep up. Shannon Brown, with his excellent explosive power, broke through the pick-and-roll and scored, and Odom followed up with a layup.

Li Ze also began to speed up the offensive rhythm of the Thunder. After halftime, he continuously changed directions in front of his body and directly broke through Vujacic's defense. Facing Odom's assisted defense, he successfully fed Edon Thomas.

Next, the two sides will come and go. Although the Lakers can't substitute, the Thunder's defense can't stand it.

Ibaka has a large defense area, but facing an old fritter like Odom, he still suffers from experience. The Lakers succeeded in attacking the inside continuously.

Li Ze's full firepower, Vujacic couldn't restrain it at all, and began to attack the basket continuously, Odom could only help defend, and finally Collison continued to eat cakes.

After playing for more than 3 minutes in the second quarter, Phil Jackson directly called a timeout. It seemed that he couldn't stand Vujacic's defense anymore.

After the timeout, Kobe went straight to the game, and Artest also replaced Luke Walton, who was useless.

In the offensive round, Artest went up against the defense and directly threw a three-pointer. After scoring, he still muttered:

"Rookie, don't be too arrogant!"

"???"

Li Ze had a question mark on his face, why did he have to say a few words on the scene to show that he was of a high level?

After dribbling for halftime, Artest took the initiative to defend Li Ze, this is to give the rookie a confrontation
Li Ze looked at Artest who was defending in front of him, directly dribbled the ball with a cross step, and then quickly pulled back. Artest kept his defensive center of gravity well, and at the same time quickly stepped forward to give Li Ze a physical confrontation.

But this kind of defense is of no use to Li Ze. At the moment of pulling back, the right hand quickly dribbles the ball under the crotch, accelerates directly, stops and starts quickly and throws away Artest.

Facing the help defense inside, he made a covert ground pass with his left hand and gave it to Ibaka, who caught the ball and dunked with both hands.

"Ah!!" After the dunk, Ibaka also showed off his muscles.

Li Ze looked at Artest and shrugged. He didn't say anything, and directly returned to defense. This plain appearance made Artest feel very upset. He was slapped in the face when he just uttered harsh words in the previous round.

"Fack! Arrogant bastard!" The old guy got anxious first.
After Kobe dribbled through halftime, Li Ze began to step forward to defend, preventing him from easily entering the offensive rhythm. At the same time, Sefolosha also came up to interfere from time to time.

After seeing Kobe's ball, Ibaka on the inside stepped forward to double-team, when Odom suddenly cut in, Kobe passed the ball directly, and the latter easily scored the ball with a layup.

"No problem, I'll defend alone!" Li Ze signaled not to double-team, and gestured to his teammates.

On the defensive end, Kobe came to defend Li Ze again. There is no way, if there is a problem, find the boss. This is the solution to the problem faced by the Lakers.

Li Ze was the only ball-handler on the bench. Facing Kobe's defense, he didn't have a good opportunity to cover without the ball. With 10 seconds left in the attack time, Li Ze directly signaled his teammates to pull away.

It is not easy to shake Kobe's defensive focus. After all, the opponent is very experienced, and Li Ze's two consecutive changes of direction failed to produce results.

Seeing that time was running out, he made a big frontal change and accelerated his breakthrough with a dribble with his right hand.

After approaching the basket, he suddenly made a half-turning feint, shaking Kobe to a stop, and the shooting feint after pulling back flew Kobe, and then quickly stepped up and down to pick the ball into the basket.

"Wow!!" The audience exclaimed, the footsteps of this ball are so beautiful!
"Nice footwork, but you won't score again in the future." Kobe looked at Li Ze coldly, and whispered calmly.

"Dude, you can't guard me! I can still score goals." Li Ze was a little surprised when he heard Kobe's voice, but he had to chatter at this time, and he couldn't lose his momentum.

When Kobe heard this, he chuckled and didn't say much, after all, it's not interesting to talk about it.

In the next 3 minutes, Li Ze felt what a defensive player was like.

Kobe, who is fully defending, is very difficult to deal with. He hardly hesitates, and just squeezes through the pick-and-roll, constantly exerting physical confrontation on you.

"Kobe is serious. This is to increase the strength of the rookie!" Xu Jicheng saw Kobe's defensive state and knew that the opponent must be serious.

The offensive starting point of the substitute lineup is Li Ze. Once restricted, the offense will be difficult to be effectively organized. However, Li Ze will not make mistakes no matter how heavy the defense is, but the rhythm is very slow.

Then both Kobe and Li Ze entered the Mamba mode, hitting the iron frequently
With 5 minutes and 46 seconds left in the second quarter, the Thunder requested a timeout, and Li Ze knew he had completed his task.

"Guys, you played very well! Russell, try to speed up the pace of the game after you get on the court, and make a decisive shot when there is a chance to change the attack!"

Coach Brooks was very satisfied with the performance of the substitute. Li Ze was able to withstand the pressure without making mistakes, which was a bit beyond his expectations.

Li Ze was 5 for 1 in the second quarter. Under Kobe's marking, he really hit the iron, but Kobe did the same. He went 4 for 1, so now the Thunder still lead by 3 points.

Li Ze sat on the bench panting heavily, and the continuous high-intensity transitions between offense and defense exhausted him a lot, but the problem was not a big one. I have to say that it would be too scary if Kobe defended like this throughout the game.

"The players in the best defensive team are really good!" Li Ze thought silently.

In the rest of the second quarter, the offensive rhythm was controlled by the Lakers. Kobe did not take frequent shots, but kept sending the ball to Bynum, scoring in and out.

This left the Thunder with no chance to switch offenses. Continuous offensives can only rely on the personal abilities of Turtle and Durant to score points. Jeff Green occasionally has a chance, but Kostic is suppressed miserably. .

After halftime, the score between the two sides came to 50 to 47, and the Thunder entered the second half with a 3-point lead.

During the intermission, in the studio of China Central Television, the hosts Yu Jia and Xu Jicheng were also discussing the first half of the game.

"Director Xu, Li Ze scored 8 points in the first half, and the overall shooting percentage is not bad. How do you think the two sides will perform in the second half?"

Yu Jia wisely didn't mention Li Zebang's blacksmithing in the second quarter
"Li Ze actually played quite well in the first half. The most important thing is that he sent out 8 assists and made no mistakes. But the current game has entered the rhythm of the Lakers."

"The Lakers like this kind of offense. Bynum completely suppressed the opponent's inside line in the first half. If the Thunder want to win, they must find a way."

Xu Jicheng told the truth that the inside line is the Thunder's current shortcoming, and Gasol didn't play in this game.
For the inside problem, Coach Brooks has no good solution. This is a flaw, and you can't solve it. The Lakers can beat you to death inside.

In the Thunder locker room, everyone was in a good mood, after all, they were leading at halftime.

After Coach Brooks came in, he wrote and drew directly on the tactical board, and then said loudly:

"Okay, guys, look here first, we are going to start first in the second half, Ibaka, you start first in the second half!"

"Kayce, Russell, Kevin, use your strengths and be aggressive. We must completely speed up the offensive rhythm!"

"As long as it feels good, shoot directly, pay attention, try to grasp the weak points of the opponent's defense, and reduce unnecessary forced attacks."

"If we can't score, we will retreat quickly. The defensive end pays attention to assisting defense. We need to increase some defenses around the front!"

"Remember, guys, attack, we want to attack fast, destroy them with one-on-one attacks!"

Li Ze could not help but be dumbfounded when he heard the head coach Brooks start arranging tactics, and kept giving everyone chicken soup for the soul:

"What kind of tactic is this? It's okay if you blow up the opponent, but if you don't feel good, it will definitely be cold."

But after thinking about it carefully, if they play normally, the Lakers will definitely blow up the inside line again in the second half. In addition, Kobe should not be hard anymore, this game is really not easy to play.

"It's kind of interesting. It's all about the touch. Does it look at the offensive talent? This game is so interesting!"

Li Ze chuckled in his heart, and at the same time couldn't help but think:

"Won't the championship team overturn? It's hard to say. After all, basketball is round."

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