The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 82 Defensive Defence
These days, Howard, as a player who can replace James alone, has no ability to say. Seeing that Li Ze made a big move at the beginning, he must also find his way back.

The Magic's offense is not in the ink. Seeing Howard is in the low post, he directly lobs the ball in. Facing a center like Dayao, Howard can't move, but Krstic.
Come up and hit him twice, and after fighting to open the space, Howard exploded on the spot, smashing the buckle with one hand!

"哐" made Kostic lose his temper.

"Wow! I love dunking too, man!"

Howard, who succeeded in dunking, smiled and said rubbish to Li Ze, while slowly retreating.

Li Ze also smiled when he saw this situation, if the ball was replaced by Kobe, at most he would give you a cold look, the boss would not talk trash to the rookie with a smile on his face.

"I have to praise Howard, this guy is simply a superman, his bullet speed is really too fast!"

Although the commentator Twain has seen many dunks, he was still shocked by this ball.

After the half-court, Turtle saw Jameer Nelson facing him, so he didn't choose to fight directly. Although the opponent was a head shorter than him, the first attack still required tactical cooperation.

Li Ze came over to receive the hand-to-hand pass from Guigui, and at the same time signaled Kostic to go up to catch the ball, and quickly passed the ball to Kostic who was covering, Li Ze sank to the bottom corner.

Durant came out to catch the ball through an off-ball screen, and Krstic's screen quality was good, which made Matt Barnes' defense a step slower, and Howard was still in the pit to protect the frame.

But this kind of defense is a waste of money for Durant, and after the screen, he took a step and made an emergency stop jumper.

"Shua" easily scored in the middle distance.

Matt Barnes' defense is actually in place, but Durant is much higher than him, and his super high shot point ignores the opponent's defense.

This is the game strategy formulated by the Thunder coaching staff before the game, resolutely play this kind of mid-range after passing the pick-and-roll, and reduce the attack frame. After all, Howard's ability to protect the frame and assist in defense is too strong.

In the finals of last season, Howard blocked 9 shots in a single game, breaking the block record.

The head coach of the Magic, Stan Van Gundy, has seen the Thunder's offensive strategy, but he is not too worried now. After all, Howard has an absolute advantage inside.

After Jameer Nelson dribbled through halftime, he played a pick-and-roll with Brandon Bass, but Jeff Green's movement speed did not suffer, and he kept covering the opponent with his body.

Seeing that Redick's continuous off-the-ball running here has always been unable to get rid of Li Ze's defense, he had no choice but to hit the ground and pass the ball to Howard in the low post.

After receiving the ball, Howard first came with a stiff three-threat, and then quickly relied on two hits, turning over and jumping to succeed.

Howard is also a little puzzled, why is the Thunder all single defense?This score is a little easy.
After Li Ze quickly dribbled through halftime, he made a tactical gesture to his teammates. At this time, Jeff Green and Krstic both came to the line, and Li Ze quickly handed over the ball to Jeff Green.

Turtle immediately played a hand-to-hand pass with him. Jeff Green quickly opened up the space after a false screen. Jameer Nelson chased very closely and continued to use his body to create confrontation.

But the tortoise is too strong, this kind of confrontation doesn't make much sense, it accelerates in a straight line, and just after passing the free throw line, it suddenly stops and shoots a jumper.

"Shua" advances again in the middle distance.

Howard suddenly had a familiar feeling, as if back in the Finals, Kobe blasted their guard line.
"Guys, pay attention to defense, try to drive the opponent inside, and leave the rest of the work to me!"

Howard couldn't help calling his teammates to pay attention to the perimeter defense.

The Magic's offense is still a bit weak, and Redick didn't have a good chance.

Li Ze's desperate pursuit and defense achieved good results. Coupled with Guigui's pressure on Jameel Nelson, the ball transfer was very slow.

This attack is about to reach 24 seconds. After the pick-and-roll catches the ball, Brandon Bass directly pulls a mid-range in the face of Jeff Green's defense.

"Bang" hit the iron.

But Howard picked the melon in the back of his head, grabbed the offensive rebound, took off for the second time, and put the ball in.

Seeing Howard's second take-off speed, Li Ze couldn't help clicking his tongue. This physical talent is really great.

Turtle dribbled the ball to Li Ze after half court, Krstic came up to pick and roll, Redick squeezed directly, constantly interfering with Li Ze's dribble, and noticed that Howard's defensive position was a bit forward this time.

During the march, he suddenly hit the ground with his right hand and passed the ball. The ball quickly passed between Redick and Howard, and was accurately delivered to Krstic.

The latter caught the ball and took off, dunking with both hands!

"Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Kostic also let out a sigh of relief. After all, he was under a bit of pressure on the defensive end.

"Beautiful pass, Kayce tearing apart Howard's defense with his brilliant pass, God! How the ball got passed, it's amazing!"

This ball stunned the home commentator Te Wen, who repeatedly exclaimed and praised.

"Wow!!"

The big screen at the scene showed the slow motion of Li Ze passing the ball, and the audience in the Ford Center Arena also exclaimed.

Li Ze retreated to the defense with a calm face. Facing Kobe's defense, he couldn't play tricks. After all, the opponent was defending for a while. In comparison, Redick was a few grades behind.

The badge bonus of [Fishing Needs] + [Bullet Passer] makes Li Ze's passing very penetrating.

Feeling ashamed, Howard played back in the low post again in the offensive round. It was still the three tricks, and after resisting the defense, he directly jumped and succeeded.

After the turtle dribbled through halftime, Kostic picked and rolled. After the pick and roll, he dribbled the ball with his right hand and accelerated to the inside.

But what Guigui was waiting for was this moment. The fake pass was passed to Krstic. Howard quickly jumped up to interfere.

Head coach Van Gundy frowned on the sidelines and kept directing his players loudly. He was very dissatisfied with the defense of the unexpected line.

The Magic played a high and low offense this time. Brandon Bass mentioned to respond near the free throw line and gave the ball to Howard in the low post. Jeff Green couldn't hold back the ball and wanted to step forward to steal the ball.

But with this move, the Magic rotated the ball, hitting from the inside to the outside. Finally, Matt Barnes opened Durant and dribbled a mid-range jumper.

Jeff Green immediately raised his hand to indicate that the ball was his problem, and Krstic also said loudly:
"No help, guys, no help!"

"Kayce, speed up the game, we have to play faster! Aggressive! Aggressive!" Coach Brooks also gave instructions to Li Ze on the sidelines.

Li Ze quickly dribbled through halftime, and immediately shouted: "No. 5! No. 5!" At the same time, he made tactical gestures.

In this offensive round, Li Ze, Guigui, and Durant quickly passed the ball hand-to-hand on the line, and the Magic had to switch defenses.

As a result, facing Redick's defense, Durant dribbled the ball with his right hand and suddenly pulled back, making an emergency stop and shooting a jumper.

"Shua" scored 2 points easily.

From this round onwards, the Thunder's offense became faster and faster. Durant and Turtle frequently used screens to shoot mid-range jumpers, and Li Ze also began to use his breakthrough ability to feed his teammates.

Li Ze, a strategic team that switches defenses on cover, is useless. Facing Brandon Bass' defense, he quickly pulls back to mobilize the opponent's center of gravity after a cross-step dribble, and dribbles the ball behind his right hand to pretend to break through.

Brandon Bass immediately stepped forward to give Li Ze a physical confrontation, but at this moment, Li Ze made a quick turn with his left hand, and then dribbled the ball with his right hand to accelerate directly.

Brandon Bass was swayed by his feet, and he could only watch Li Ze break through his defense. Seeing Howard coming to help defend, Matt Barnes was also attracted by him to defend.

During the march, Li Ze suddenly passed the ball from behind with his right hand, and it was directly passed to Jeff Green in the bottom corner. The latter caught the ball and shot a jumper from outside the 3-point line.

"Shua" made a steady 3-pointer in the open space.

"Beautiful breakthrough, wonderful assist, Jeff Green did not waste this opportunity, I believe this goal will definitely be selected as the best goal of the day!"

The commentator Twen praised loudly, and he had already entered the Li Zechui mode before he knew it
In the first quarter, Li Ze will try to feed his teammates as much cake as possible. After all, the touch is not something that comes just by saying it. He will not start the scoring mode until the second quarter. The substitute lineup needs his firepower.

More than five minutes into the game, after the Thunder accelerated their offensive tempo, they played a wave of attacks, leading 5 to 16, leading by 12 points. The Magic's offense was extremely sluggish, and the outside line never had a good chance.

Van Gundy couldn't stand the team's perimeter defense, so he called a timeout. He had to replace Redick, unable to attack and defend, and played disastrously.

After the timeout, the Magic replaced Michael Pietrus and Redick. At least Pietrus didn't suffer in size. Van Gundy hoped that he could limit Li Ze's performance.

However, the substitution this time is still useless, because Li Ze is not the only one on the field. With his own ability, Guigui can easily tear through the defense, break through and score the ball very well.

Outside Jeff Green, Durant, and Li Ze all had 3-pointers, and Jameer Nelson couldn't restrain the turtle at all.
This attack is that after the turtle breaks through, the outside line continuously passes the ball quickly. After receiving the ball, Li Ze made a feint, flew Pietrus, and then made a quick shot from outside the three-point line with a horizontal step.

"Shua" 3-pointer hit steadily.

"Ah!! Ah!!"

The audience also gave enthusiastic cheers for Li Ze. It is unbelievable that they suppressed last year's runner-up like this!
Howard became more and more depressed as he played. He hated the Thunder's hand-to-hand cover tactic, which made him a dilemma when defending.

What made him even more speechless was the team's perimeter defense, which was like a piece of paper, which could be broken at a glance. In addition, Durant and Guigui frequently shot mid-range jumpers, and his advantage of protecting the frame could not be brought into play.

Coach Van Gundy is completely speechless, but if there is still a reliable point guard, he will definitely replace Jameer Nelson.
The game lasted for more than 3 minutes, and the Magic became more and more depressed, especially after Li Ze made continuous breakthroughs to feed Kirsty, Howard was almost pissed off by the team's perimeter defense!

Coach Brooks saw that the time was coming, so he directly replaced Li Ze and Krstic with Sefoloza and Etan Thomas. He is very satisfied with the team's performance so far.

Li Ze scored 5 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the first quarter. He made no mistakes and perfectly completed the task assigned by the head coach.

After being replaced, Li Ze sat on the bench and took a sip of water. Seeing that Howard had lost his smile on the field, he immediately sighed in his heart:

"No matter how strong the ability to protect the frame is, it can't withstand the frequent misses of outside teammates. Howard is not a real superman after all."

(End of this chapter)