The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 78 Adelman's Helplessness

The Rockets fans on China's side are still quite optimistic about this season. After all, they lost to the Lakers last season. They will make up for it this season. When Dayao or Tracy McGrady return from injury, they can still fight for the playoffs.

Coupled with the fact that Ariza played well before, with a height of 203cm and a tall and thin body, fans can see that this is a swingman!Just right for the Rockets!
Fans thought that it might not be possible to play against a strong team, but they generally had expectations for playing against the Thunder. As a result, just after the first quarter ended, most fans directly broke their defense.

"Ariza is at this level? Who played it before? And compared with McGrady? As a result, Li Ze, a rookie, defended 6 for 0!"

"I've said it a long time ago, Ariza is a role player, look at this crappy dribbling, Li Ze is better than him."

"You still have to be patient, maybe it just feels bad, and then you can adjust it."

"Don't worry about those upstairs! Li Ze didn't suffer too much against Kobe, at least he didn't make mistakes. If he was replaced by Ariza, he would be blown away by Kobe directly. Li Ze is much better than Ariza."

"Hey, when will McGrady get better from this injury? I feel that this season is going to be more difficult in the Western Conference. The Thunder are about to get up! Li Ze really looks good."

"If Dayao doesn't come back this season, I'll just watch the Thunder and the Nets, and the UAE is getting better."

"Look at Ariza's adjustments. If I still play hard, then I will lose my fans. I really didn't expect to be defended like this by a rookie."

The Rockets fans on Hupu started discussing after watching the first quarter. The players are afraid of comparisons. In such a comparison, Li Ze is simply stronger!Ariza looks like a rookie.

At the end of the first quarter, 30 to 24, the Thunder led by 6 points. The Rockets' Carl Landry and Chase Budinger scored frequently after coming off the bench, which stabilized the situation.

The second quarter started immediately, and head coach Brooks began to tell Li Ze:
"Kayce, come on the floor and be more aggressive and take advantage of the transition."

"I understand, Coach."

Li Ze immediately nodded to indicate that he made one shot in the first quarter, and his main experience was on defense and connecting teams. With 2 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, it is not a big problem to get a double-double today.

The Thunder's bench lineup is still Li Ze and Sefolosha partnering in the backcourt, and the strikers are Etan Thomas, Nick Collison and Ibaka.

The Rockets' back line is Kyle Lowry and Chase Budinger, the striker is Sean Battier and Carl Landry, and the center is David Anderson.

Apparently, Adelman and his coaching staff studied the Thunder's bench lineup and brought Battier and the big center directly in order to limit Li Ze and protect the backcourt rebounds at the same time.

The Rockets moved the ball very quickly in the second quarter. After Lowry and Landry picked and rolled, the latter made a mid-range jumper near the free throw line.

"Shua" entered steadily.

Li Ze glanced at Luo Rui. This small steel cannon is really good at pick-and-rolls. The timing of the ball distribution is very good, and the offensive organization is very patient.

After Li Ze dribbled slowly through half the court, he found that Battier, who was defending him, came directly over, with a big attack, but he kept a certain distance to prevent Li Ze from breaking through. It seemed that the opponent had studied him.

Li Ze signaled Sefolosha to catch the ball, and through the cover of Collison, he took a low position. After Li Ze got the ball, Battier also quickly posted it.

After the three threats, he released the ball quickly, and dribbled the ball with his right hand to accelerate the breakthrough. The badge bonus of [Three Threats Veteran] + [First Step Master] made Li Ze get stuck halfway.

Then he directly hit two times, combined the ball quickly, and made a realistic shoulder-shaking fake, which made Battier slightly stunned. He seized this opportunity and turned over to make a jumper.

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

"Pretty shaking, Li Ze's back is so beautiful, it's a bit like Kobe playing Battier in the Lakers playoffs!"

In the Sina studio, Ke Xiaofan shouted excitedly.

After scoring the goal, Li Ze looked calm. In fact, he was not satisfied with his attack. Battier's defense was not too strong due to two hits, which caused him to fail to enter his shooting hot spot. zone.

"Strength still needs to be practiced. Battier's defense is indeed a bit difficult." Li Ze, who returned to defense, thought silently.

The current offense of the Rockets is initiated by Lowry, so Li Ze strikes out with all his strength, marking with all his strength, taking advantage of his height and long arms to constantly interfere with Lowry.

After the upgrade, the bonus effect of the [Marking Master] badge is very good. Li Ze tried to cut the ball twice and almost succeeded, which made Lowry very uncomfortable.

Coupled with the fact that other people's ability to handle the ball is not high, the Thunder's defensive rotation speed is also fast, and there has never been a good opportunity.

In the end, Budinger made a strong shot from outside the three-point line for the Rockets' offense.

"Bang" hit an iron in anger, and the long rebound collapsed. Li Ze had quick eyesight and quick hands, and directly accepted it. He immediately accelerated the dribble and pushed up to change the attack.

The bonus effect of the [Master of Transformation] badge appeared. Li Ze's speed of holding the ball has indeed increased a little, but Budinger's speed of returning to defense is not slow, only a small step behind.

Feeling that someone was chasing after him, Li Ze didn't stop the ball, continued to accelerate, and took off directly. Budinger wanted to get a big cap from behind.

But Li Ze paused in the air, and with his excellent waist and abdomen strength, he pulled the bar for a layup. This time not only opened the block, but also caused physical contact.

"squeak"

"Bang Shua." Wiping the board and hitting a layup, the referee whistled.

"Hey, good shot, the strength of the waist and abdomen shows Li Ze's excellent physical fitness. This is the gap between the third-round picks and the second-round picks."

When Ma Jian saw Li Ze's pull-up layup, he couldn't help but blow directly.

Budinger and Li Ze are in the same class, but the opponent was selected in the second round, and the physical gap between the two is still not small.

The Thunder's bench danced wildly with turtles and towels. He liked to watch layups and breakthrough dunks after this kind of confrontation. He was so happy that he almost danced on the spot.

Li Ze first gave high-fives to his teammates, then stood at the free throw line and took a deep breath, making a steady hit with the extra penalty.

After the free throw, Li Ze stood directly in the opponent's half and waited for the serve. Now he was going to lead the defense against Lowry. This kind of defense directly made the Rockets' offense even more sluggish.

"Squeak" The referee blew Li Ze's defensive foul.

Li Ze also raised his hand to indicate that this is his problem. Lowry did a good job of protecting the ball, but Li Ze has not been able to steal successfully.

Seeing that the attack time was coming again, Lowry had no choice but to throw a throw against Li Ze's defense, but was ruthlessly capped by Ibaka who was helping to defend.

"Snapped"

Fan the ball directly out of the baseline, and there are only 2 seconds left in the attack time.

The Rockets sent the ball from the baseline and quickly threw it to the basket, but the Thunder successfully defended against a 24-second violation.

"Beautiful defense, Serge!" Li Ze praised Ibaka who was serving.

Ibaka got a lot of opportunities this season because of Li Ze's appearance. In addition, Li Ze's Spanish is also good, communication is barrier-free, and he has gradually integrated into the team.

After Li Ze quickly crossed halftime, Ibaka came up to make a false screen, dribbled the ball behind the back greatly, and accelerated directly with his right hand. Battier kept confronting Li Ze physically, trying to force him to make mistakes.

Budinger saw Li Ze killing the inside and wanted to come up to interfere, but as soon as he moved his feet, Li Ze flicked his wrist, and the ball flew directly into the hands of Sefoloza on the outside.

The latter catches the ball and shoots a jumper directly from outside the 3-point line.

"Shua" scored easily, and Budinger was out of position and slowed down.

Sefolosha came up to give Li Ze a high five. He just likes Li Ze. He will definitely pass it to you if he has a chance, and he is not greedy for the ball at all.

After the goal was scored, the point difference widened again. Li Ze saw that Battier kept talking to Budinger. It seemed that Big Brother was very dissatisfied with the defense of the goal.

In the following time, the Rockets' offense began to be completely constipated. Lowry was very uncomfortable being marked by Li Zefang. Without an offensive organizer and no absolute strength, the offense was fragmented.

The Thunder made a lot of screens, either hand-to-hand screens, or false screens up and down. Li Ze constantly mobilized the Rockets' defense.

This time, Ibaka went straight down after the pick-and-roll. In order to defend, Randall delayed too much. As a result, Li Ze sent a high-throw pass, and Ibaka took off.

"Kang" he succeeded in empty catching and heavy buckling with both hands.

"Shhh" the home crowd at the Toyota Center booed. They were very depressed watching this game.

The second quarter lasted more than 6 minutes, and the Thunder played a wave of 16 to 6. Adelman's timeout could not prevent the score from being completely opened.

Li Ze sent out 5 assists in the second quarter so far, and the assists in this game are already in double figures, and there are no mistakes.

Seeing that the point difference came to 16 points, Adelman called a timeout again. According to this rhythm, the game will take time, because the Rockets can't restrain Li Ze.

Head coach Brooks almost laughed out loud, but he didn't expect the opponent to fall down before he could use his strength. The more he watched Li Ze, the more he liked it.

"Kayce, keep the offensive rhythm. You are playing very well now. Everyone must pay attention to the protection of rebounds!"

In the Tianchao Sina studio, Ke Xiaofan was a little annoyed watching the game, if it went wrong, would Li Ze still be able to play?
"Director Ma, now that the Rockets are falling behind by a large margin, you can give the Rockets some advice on how to play the next game?"

Ke Xiaofan knew that the Rockets had a lot of fans, so he quickly appeased him, don't just turn off the computer after the game.
"The second quarter was mainly because he didn't restrict Li Ze, and let him mobilize his teammates. Battier defended well, but Li Ze played too smartly!"

"He didn't take a lot of one-on-one singles, but kept getting rid of each other through hand-offs and screens from his teammates. Budinger and Lowry both had problems on the defensive end."

"Li Ze seized these two points and continued to attack. The Thunder's combination of internal and external play. If the Rockets want to chase points, they must first defend. Trevor Ariza should play. If they get back the main force, they can fight again."

Ma Jian almost directly said that Li Ze had blown up the Rockets, and the rest of the time could not be saved. After all, he also had to worry about the feelings of the fans.

After the timeout, the Thunder team's lineup remained unchanged, and the Rockets took back all the main players. Li Ze saw the situation and gestured to Sefoloza to defend against Ariza.

In the offensive round, Trevor Ariza didn't give up, and directly gave Scola in the low post, who scored the ball with a spinning top under the basket.

After halftime, Li Zeyun found that Ariza was the main defender, and Battier also took aim at him. Seeing this situation, Li Ze vomited directly in his heart:

"I'm still a rookie."

However, Li Ze thought for a while, and directly made an offensive gesture to his teammates. Sefolosha came to catch the ball, and Li Ze started to play in the low post after passing the off-ball screen.

Ariza looked at Li Ze in front of him very carefully, he didn't want to be the background board anymore.

Li Ze took a tentative step after receiving the ball, saw Ariza move back, and directly pulled up a jumper.

"Shua" scored 2 points easily.

"shush"

The audience was immediately unhappy. They often saw this kind of ball in the past. This is how McGrady pulls the opponent, but now the situation is reversed.
The on-site director will also do things, and point the camera at McGrady, who is dressed in casual clothes on the bench.

At this time, Ariza's heart is cold, is this a rookie?Can rookies have this level?He was a little skeptical about life.

In the next few minutes, Battier also didn't care about his face, and came up to double-team, preventing Li Ze from attacking and getting the ball.

After playing for more than two minutes, the point difference was still not narrowed. Brooks' head coach also replaced Li Ze, and the main force would be cold.

"Kevin, don't let the water go, don't say you can't guard against the opponent!" Li Ze whispered in a low voice before Durant entered the court.

"Of course, I guarantee that he won't score with me!" Durant was also sluggish, he likes to make troubles, and said winkingly at Li Ze.

Li Ze patted his chest to express his gratitude. Sitting on the bench, seeing his own data, he suddenly had a bold idea:

"9 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, is this a triple-double beckoning to me again? Tiezha, I'm sorry, I have to fight hard in the second half"

(End of this chapter)