The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 86: A Wave of Personality (4500-word chapter)
Although Ibaka was selected by the Thunder last year, in fact, he has only fully landed in the NBA this year. Due to the language relationship, he has not been able to integrate into the team well before.

But after Li Ze joined the team, his condition has been greatly improved. First of all, Li Ze can speak Spanish, which can help him communicate better.

Besides, Ibaka himself has a little secret, that is, when he is on the court with Li Ze, he feels that he is in better condition!
Before, I felt more confident in jump shots. Recently, Ibaka feels that his defense has also become better. His physical instinctive defensive position selection rarely makes mistakes. He doesn't know why, but he likes to play with Li Ze.

In fact, this is the bonus effect of Li Ze's badge. [Organizational core] + [Defensive core] are very useful for talented rookies.

Both Ibaka and Guigui are beneficiaries. Durant's current shooting is gradually stabilizing, and he also has the credit of Li Ze's badge. Although these badges will not make players become superstars immediately, they can definitely make them grow better.

In the second quarter, the Kings' offense depended on Harden and Andres Nocioni, who still had the inside pick-and-roll. Li Ze clung to Harden to force the opponent to hand over the ball.

Casspi received the ball near the free throw line, and Ibaka directly stepped forward to interfere. Facing such a defense, Andres Nocioni immediately came to receive the ball and made a breakthrough.

Ethan Thomas was a little weak in athletic ability and couldn't keep up with his footsteps. Seeing that the opponent was about to make a layup, Ibaka's magic soldier descended from the sky, and the help defense came over and sent a nail plate cap!

"Snap" the ball is very solid.

Li Ze has quick eyes and quick hands, controlled the ball, and directly accelerated to push up the transition attack. Harden was beside him and wanted to step forward to interfere, but found that Li Ze was dribbling too fast, and he was too late to catch up.
Casspi retreated quickly. Seeing Li Ze heading towards the basket, he wanted to come up to stop him, but Li Ze had already seen Sefolosha who was about to come down on the other side as he was moving at high speed.

In a two-on-one opportunity, Li Ze flicked his wrist and directly gave it to the unguarded Sefoloza. The latter caught the ball and took off, dunking with one hand!

"Kang" This is the Thunder's first fast break score in this game.

Sefolosha, who successfully dunked, patted his chest to greet Li Ze, and then quickly returned to the defense. The Kings quickly served the baseline ball.

After continuous crotch dribbles, he suddenly changed direction forward and went inside with his left hand. Ibaka's defensive position was very good, and he immediately came to help defend, but Harden predicted the defense in advance and directly threw the shot.

"Shua" scored a 2-pointer.

"Sabo, try not to give Harden a left hand, this guy's right hand is not that strong, just guard him from the left!"

When Li Ze was serving, he reminded Sefoloza that the coaching staff had mentioned these small details, but the players on the court would forget about these small details.

"No problem, don't worry Kayce!" Sefolosha immediately indicated that he already knew.

After Li Zeyun passed halftime, Ibaka immediately came to pick and roll. Harden squeezed through the defense with all his strength and stuck to Li Ze. At the same time, Casspi on the inside also raised his hands and stepped forward to delay.

But Li Ze, who was speeding up the dribble with his right hand, suddenly made a dribble behind his back and under his crotch. This change of rhythm and the fake movement of circling the ball behind his right hand made Harden and Casspi stunned at the same time.

At this moment, Li Ze took advantage of the situation and picked the basket lightly with one hand.

"Boom."

The ball just flew past Casspi's fingertips, wiped the board and made a layup.

"Oh!!"

The home fans couldn't help but let out an exclamation, the ball was played so deftly, and the movements were very chic and beautiful.

Harden felt helpless looking at Li Ze who had retreated. He had tried his best to defend, but Li Ze was able to break through his defense. In an instant, he remembered the scene where he was dominated by Li Ze in the past.
"This guy has raised the ball again, and the skills of people who push iron every day are so good! God is so unfair!"

Harden is crazy about Cha Lemon. He knows that Li Ze mainly focuses on strength training recently, but judging from his performance in this game, the feeling of dribbling is still not affected.

The Kings offense still played unhurriedly, focusing on Ethan Thomas, and Andres Nocioni made a jumper directly from outside the 3-point line after the pick-and-roll.

"Shua" 3-pointer hit steadily.

Coach Brooks has naturally seen this situation off the court. Ethan Thomas is still useful as a veteran, but facing the Kings' constant pick-and-roll offense, he really can't keep up.

But as a head coach, Brooks still hopes to have veterans present, because Ibaka lacks experience and sometimes loses some backcourt rebounds.

The Thunder team attacked, and Li Ze quickly passed halftime. It was Ibaka's pick-and-roll, and his left hand accelerated to break through. Harden fought hard beside him.

Seeing that the opponent's defense was not fast, Li Ze hit the ground with his left hand and passed it to Ibaka at the free throw line.

The latter catches the ball and shoots a jumper directly.

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

After the goal, Ibaka clenched his fists to celebrate. During his recent training, he felt very good about shooting. Being able to make mid-range shots in the game also greatly increased his confidence.

The Kings' defense is currently very difficult. The Thunder's play is simple and rough, which is to cover for Li Ze and let Li Ze attack. If you help defend, he will pass the ball. After Ibaka makes a shot, the defense is even more difficult.

Sure enough, in the next game, Li Ze broke out again.

After Collison came up for the pick-and-roll, Dante Green was slow, and as a result, Li Ze directly stepped back and shot a jumper.

"Shua" 3-pointer hollow into the net.

The Kings attacked, Harden made a difficult breakthrough after the pick-and-roll, and threw the ball against Li Ze's defense.

After Ethan Thomas came up for the pick-and-roll, Cass was bigger than him. As a result, Li Ze found Ethan Thomas while walking. The latter caught the ball and took off directly. Harden had no choice but to foul and sent Thomas to the free throw line.

"Shua" made both free throws.

The Kings attacked. After Harden picked and rolled, he fed Kenny Thomas. The latter caught the ball and wanted to make a dunk, but Ibaka directly blocked him!
After the defense, as soon as Ibaka passed to Li Ze, the Thunder made another conversion attack.

Li Ze's dribble with his right hand continued to accelerate, and Andres Nocioni wanted to step forward to steal the ball, but Li Ze dribbled the ball from behind and easily flashed past, seeing that Sefoloza had already rushed up.

He didn't stick to the ball, and with a precise high throw on the way, Sefolosha leaped high, caught the ball with both hands, and dunked alley!

"哐" thunderous conversion attack scored.

The Kings attack, Andres Nocioni wants to continue to play Ethan Thomas' pick-and-roll, but after the split, Li Ze's defense is too oppressive, he dribbles the ball to his feet, and makes a turnover
After halftime, Li Zeyun was about to play a Ibaka pick-and-roll, but Harden and Andres Nocioni came up directly to double-team, and Li Ze quickly gave the ball to Sefoloza.

Then there was a fake running down. With Ibaka's back cover, he directly threw off Harden's entanglement. As soon as he ran beyond the three-point line, Sefolosha quickly returned the ball.

After receiving the ball, Li Ze didn't hesitate, and made a 3-point shot with a drift.

"Shua" Today's basket is as wide as the sea, and the 3-pointer is hollowed into the net.

"Oh!!!"

The home audience once again exclaimed, this juggling 3-pointer is a bit like a shrimp and a pig's heart.

With this goal, Li Ze scored 11 points in the second quarter, and the Thunder team played a wave of 19 to 7. These three-pointers almost directly defeated the Kings.

The rhythm is no longer effective. Li Ze's offensive ability has crushed the defense of the Kings. He can shoot suddenly and organize offenses. The striker of the Kings is eaten alive.

Not long after the official timeout, coach Paul Westphal called a timeout again. He had to get back the main force in advance, and he was about to collapse after a quarter. This was not their game plan.

On the Thunder's side, Coach Brooks is also giving the players blood.

"Great play, guys, keep up the pace, Kayce, stay aggressive, you're going to play the second quarter tonight, we're going to have a big lead going into halftime."

Coach Brooks also needs to get back the main lineup in advance, because there is still a game tomorrow, they will play a back-to-back away game, and they have to fly to Los Angeles tonight, and then challenge the Clippers away.

Therefore, he hopes that the game can be won earlier and reduce the consumption of the main force.

After the two sides switched back to the main force, the Kings' offense also began to speed up, and the point difference was a bit large. If they played slowly, the game would be over.

Benno Udrih quickly gave the ball to Hawes at the free throw line after the pick-and-roll, and Krstic also defended it. Seeing that there was no chance, he gave the ball to Harden, who caught the ball and went right to break through.

Li Ze raised his hands high and covered Harden with his body, but the score fell behind, and Harden also played resolutely. Against Li Ze's defense, he suddenly made a large step-back jumper during the march.

"唰" made a difficult mid-range hit.

"Good work, Bro, it seems that you have increased the training of your right hand, and the effect is good!" Seeing Harden fell to the ground after scoring, Li Ze stepped forward to lift him up, and praised him by the way.

"It's just dribbling. I should listen to you. I practiced my right hand more in high school. It's a pity." Harden shrugged with self-deprecation, and quickly returned to defense.

The Thunder's offense still starts with hand-offs on the line.

Relying on Kostic's pick-and-roll cover, Turtle went straight into the penalty area, saw Jason Thompson coming to help defend, and immediately found Jeff Green in the bottom corner.

The Kings' outside rotation is not slow. Jeff Green saw that the opponent had slid over, and he didn't stop the ball, and immediately gave it to Durant on the outside.

The latter catches the ball and breaks through instantly, passing Andres Nocioni directly. Seeing that Hawes has rotated again, he passes to Li Ze on the outside.

Li Ze received the ball lightly, directly shook Harden's center of gravity, took a step back with his left hand and made a jump shot.

"Shua" scored another 3-pointer.

This is the current strength of the Thunder's outside line, there are many people who can control the ball!
Although Durant and Guigui sometimes failed to pass the ball in place, they both broke through and scored well. As a pitcher, Li Ze can still complete the offense very well.

The Kings' offense was obviously a lot more impatient. After Hawes picked and rolled, he received the ball from the outside for a 3-pointer, but he made a direct shot without hesitation!

"Shua" 3-pointer hollow into the net.

"Wow!!"

Seeing this long-range shot scored, the home audience immediately cheered for the home team.

Li Ze also smiled when he saw this situation, and after dribbling the ball halfway, he gestured to his teammates. Durant came over to catch the ball, and Jeff Green quickly bounced out to open the space after a false screen. .

Durant accelerated the dribble with his right hand and went straight to the basket. Hawes had no choice but to make up again. As a result, he made a false pass and Krstic easily put the basket after receiving the ball.

The current perimeter defense of the Kings is too easy to be breached. Faced with this situation, Howard has a headache, let alone Hawes.

After resisting for a few minutes, the Kings' defense finally collapsed. The Kings, who were shot by Li Ze as a frightened bird, flew outside at one point. At this time, Li Ze stopped shooting and started to kill inside.

Seeing Hawes come over to help defend again, he went straight to the layup against the opponent's defense.

Feeling the physical contact of Hawes, Li Ze threw the ball on the backboard without looking at the frame, and screamed in pain.

"what!!"

"Squeak" the referee blew his whistle and called the thug a foul.

"shush"

The home audience was very dissatisfied with the penalty and began to boo Li Ze and the referee.

Li Ze didn't care about that, this foul directly made Hawes a 4th foul, a bloody profit!Taking a deep breath, he made two free throws steadily.

The Kings attacked here, and Hawes went beyond the three-point line after a pick-and-roll, received a pass from Harden, and directly shot a jumper.

"Bang" was determined, and Li Ze took the long rebound and passed it directly to the fast-moving tortoise.

After the latter received the ball, just one step past the free throw line, he took off directly and dunked with a one-armed tomahawk!

"Ah!!!" Guigui, who had successfully dunked, beat his chest excitedly and roared.

There was the last attack in the second quarter. After the Kings continued to cover, Benno Udri made a 3-point shot from the outside.

"Bang" is still strong. After Jeff Green received the rebound, the first half of the game was over.

60比44，雷霆队第二节打对方一个36比20，直接领先了16分进入到下半场。

Li Ze scored 16 points in the second quarter, breaking his scoring record in a single quarter again, although he only improved by one point.
Harden was a little disappointed. He thought that after winning the Jazz, the team was on the right track, but he didn't expect to face Li Ze and beat them in the second quarter.

Seeing the Thunder players talking and laughing as they entered the player tunnel, the bearded player made up his mind to train hard and try not to look for big-butt girls!

The emotions of the home audience were also beaten by the Thunder. This game basically gave an account.

During the half-time break, Coach Brooks only said a few words of chicken soup, and did not deliberately emphasize the tactical arrangements for the second half. After all, the Kings' inside line was already in foul trouble, and the players knew how to play.

"Kayce, do you have extra tickets for the next game?" Everyone was chatting in the locker room, and Guigui suddenly asked Li Ze.

"There are still some, but the seat is not too high. That guy Griffin got too few tickets, but Britney should still have two tickets in the front row."

Griffin, the unlucky boy, broke his bone before the start of the game. This season was completely reimbursed. After seeing Li Ze's performance, Cha Lemon went crazy.

He also called Li Ze and sent messages every now and then, complaining that the veterans of the Clippers didn't care about him as the No.
"You don't need the tickets too far. My high school classmates want to come to watch the game, as long as they have tickets, thank you, Bro." Turtle immediately bumped his fists.

"Unfortunately, I left Scarlett a message on Twitter and invited her to watch the game, but she didn't reply to me." Durant suddenly said.

"Hey" everyone booed Durant immediately.

"Kevin, I think you can get your phone number first. Generally, celebrities' Twitters are sometimes operated by staff, and the other party may not be able to see your messages."

Li Ze felt that he had to give Durant some advice, he must not be a house licking a dog!
"No wonder she never replied to me, it turned out that she didn't see the tweet!"

Durant resorted to the dog-licking stunt: self-deception!
The second half of the game started, and the Kings only held out for more than 2 minutes. After they were struck back by the Thunder, the game was actually over.

After 6 minutes in the third quarter, both sides slowly replaced the main lineup tacitly, and the fourth quarter will enter the training time.

After Li Ze was replaced, the data was fixed at 20 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Durant and Guigui also scored 20 points.
In the end, at the end of the game, the Thunder beat the Kings 110 to 96, starting the new season with 7 consecutive victories.

Li Ze's heart is no longer here, he will go to Los Angeles tonight, this is his first time back to play in Los Angeles after the draft.

"I really miss the happy life in Los Angeles!"

(End of this chapter)