The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 93 Punching the old master to death (6400 words chapter)
On the other side of the ocean, because it was the weekend, the game between the Thunder and the Spurs also received a lot of attention.

In the first two quarters, the fans watched the game in harmony. After the third quarter, the situation changed.

Fans on the Hupu forum began to frantically complain about the whistleblowing in the third quarter.

"What kind of whistleblowing scale is this? There is no whistle when you rush in and kill someone, so there are some players in this game?"

"The Thunder team is just not good enough. Don't look at a wave of 8 consecutive victories. When you meet an old strong team, you will be exposed. Li Ze's level is just like that!"

"Upstairs, what is the level? After three quarters, 12 of 7, 5 rebounds and 5 assists without mistakes, already 15 points, this level is not enough?"

"It's really almost meaningless. In the third quarter, the defense was 5 out of 1. When the confrontation intensity comes up, it will be inaccurate!"

"This is obviously a problem with the whistle. Just like last season's Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers didn't blow it at all in the fourth quarter, and the referee didn't blow Kobe's elbow! The Spurs' upper body and footsteps are also old traditions!"

"What is Kobe's elbow? Didn't Anthony wrestle with Kobe in the penalty area? Don't blame the defense if you are not good enough. Let's see how Kobe won!"

"Hehe, the one who hugged the thigh won, after hugging O'Neal, then hug Gasol!"

"Jamie upstairs, let's talk after winning a championship? How many championships does James have? He can't play with his body. He will have to decline when he is 30 years old."

"Not winning the championship is better than hugging your thighs, and you can bully the Magic with a cancerous game. Didn't you get blown up in 08?"

"Kobe has four championships. Let's talk about these first after winning the championship. No, let's talk about rushing out of the East first. James will definitely not be able to beat the Big Three of the Celtics."

In the CCTV studio, taking advantage of the break during the festival, the hosts Yu Jia and Zhang Weiping were also discussing the scale of the third quarter.

"Director Zhang, what do you think of the referee's whistleblowing scale in the third quarter? Is it a bit too encouraging to confront?"

"Actually, on the one hand, it is due to the scale of whistleblowing, and on the other hand, it is also a flaw in the Thunder's style of play. The scale of both sides is the same. Everyone uses their bodies, but the Spurs have Duncan."

"The high-intensity physical confrontation affected the Thunder's shooting. Duncan assisted in the defense when he rushed in. When the point difference was widened, after Duncan's consecutive low-post attacks succeeded, the Thunder themselves were in a hurry!"

"If you can't make a shot, just rush in and hit the Spurs' arms. Then the Spurs will rotate 10 people. The rotation will go normally in the third quarter. The Thunder are the main force, and their physical fitness will definitely decline."

Zhang Weiping has always been not very optimistic about the Thunder's lineup. In the West, you don't have an All-Star insider. It is very difficult to achieve good results.

"Director Zhang, what adjustments do you think the Thunder should make in the fourth quarter? After all, they are already behind by 10 points."

The host Yu Jia raised the question again.

"First of all, it's defense. You have to defend, be aggressive, and then don't make mistakes. When you play against the Spurs, mistakes are points. In the end, you have to shoot the basket again. Otherwise, it will be difficult to catch up with the 10 points."

Zhang Weiping felt that it was normal for the Thunder to lose, but he hoped that Li Ze could score some more points and the statistics would be better.

"Thank you Director Zhang for your comments, the fourth quarter has begun, let's go back to the game scene!"

Coach Brooks is also working hard. There is no difference between losing 10 points and losing 20 points in the regular season.

Therefore, in the fourth quarter, a small lineup such as Guigui, Li Ze, Durant, Jeff Green, and Ibaka was directly sent.

After Li Ze came on the field, he saw that the Spurs were still in regular rotation. Ginobili brought George Hill and other substitutes. He knew that Popovich believed that the overall situation of the game was settled.

"Russell, the defense is fully oppressing Hill, don't give him a chance to break through with his right hand, this guy's left hand is his weakness!"

"Kevin, when the time is right, help Serge defend. They will definitely play inside. As long as we defend for two rounds, we can win this game!"

Before Li Ze went on the field, he began to tell his teammates that most of the previous games were clocked in three quarters, and it was the first time in the new season that he fell behind and played in the fourth quarter, so he should not lose the chain first
"No problem, Bro, I'll guard Hill so he can't score!"

Guigui was full of fighting spirit and was still full of blood in the fourth quarter. As a physical monster, even if he played the whole game, he would not feel too tired.

On the first attack of the fourth quarter, after George Hill dribbled for half the court, he was pressed by the tortoise, who constantly confronted him with his body, and occasionally took the ball.

Fortunately, Ginobili came to respond in time, and Lao Youtiao felt that the Thunder team had strengthened their physical confrontation, and Li Ze also started to give him some small moves.

After the pick-and-roll, it was directly given to Antonio McDyess on the inside. Facing Ibaka's defense, the latter wanted to hit back as soon as he released the ball, but Jeff Green rushed to help defend.

In this situation, Antonio McDyess directly assigned to Matt Bonner on the outside, but the Thunder's defensive rotation was very fast. In desperation, the outside line continued to pass, and the ball returned to George Hill.

The tortoise still clings to the shot, and seeing that the attack time is running out, George Hill directly releases the ball quickly and breaks through with his left hand, but this time he is blocked!

The fierce physical confrontation made George Hill dribble with his left hand unsteadily. Turtle saw the opportunity and poked first, then dived for the ball, and directly broke the ball away.

Seeing that Ginobili was coming to grab the ball, Guigui threw the ball on the ground, and Li Ze rushed over in an instant.

Michael Finley was chasing desperately from behind. While walking, Li Ze noticed the defense and saw Durant sprinting behind him.

Michael Finley followed Li Ze to take off, and after landing, he saw Durant behind him complete the alley-oop and dunk with one arm!

"哐" beautiful alley-oop.

"Ah! Wow!!"

The atmosphere at the Ford Center was once again ignited by this alley-oop dunk, trailing by 10 points, and the audience in the silent quarter gave out enthusiastic cheers again.

Seeing the success of the attack, Guigui in the backcourt also began to shout loudly, and kept signaling to the audience at the scene, and the atmosphere was aroused.

"Nice job, Russell, keep up the defense!"

Li Ze, who returned to defense, thumped the chest of Cuituigui.

Turtle was already working hard at this time, and the mood was up, and George Hill was oppressed to defend after halftime. The two were about the same height, but there was a little difference in strength.

In addition, George Hill's explosive power can't keep up with the tortoise, and he is still uncomfortable being defended after the pick-and-roll, and he can't get rid of the defense at all.

Finally, the ball was handed over to Antonio McDyess again. This time, the veteran learned the lesson of the previous round, turned directly to the baseline, and took advantage of the opportunity to make a hook shot.

But he underestimated the speed of Ibaka's bullets, and the offense was not countered. Ibaka took off easily and directly nailed the big hat.

After the ball bounced off, Durant directly controlled the ball, saw that the Spurs had all retreated, and then passed the ball to Li Ze.

After halftime, Li Zeyun made a tactical gesture to his teammates and greeted Guigui at the same time:

"Russell, No. 1, be patient!"

Li Ze knew that the tortoise's touch might also explode emotionally, so he wanted the tortoise to fight this round.

This attack is crucial. After Guigui, Li Ze, and Durant played handoffs twice in a row, they faced Michael Finley's defense.

Noticing the opponent's one-step defense, after dribbling the ball under the crotch continuously outside the three-point line, the turtle suddenly raised the center of gravity with the ball in his right hand and pretended to break through, which made Michael Finley's defense move back a bit.

It was the moment when the defense changed, and the tortoise directly joined the ball and made a jumper from outside the 3-point line.

"唰" the ball went into the net hollowly.

"Roar!!! Ah!!!"

After scoring the goal, Guigui beat his chest and roared loudly. The goal was scored, and the point difference was directly reduced to 5 points.

Popovich saw that the atmosphere in the Ford Center was noisy again, so he directly asked for a timeout. He was about to switch back to the main team, and the victory he had won couldn't be lost like this.

Taking advantage of the pause time, in the CCTV studio, Zhang Weiping also sighed:

"The Thunder's Westbrook's offense is unreasonable. He pulled up and shot. This is his first three-pointer in the game. This game is really hard to say!"

After the timeout, the Spurs' GDP combination was there, and Dejuan Blair and Richard Jefferson also returned. With 9 minutes and 56 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the two sides began the final battle.

The Spurs' offense was initiated by Parker's pick-and-roll. Seeing Duncan being frantically defended, Jefferson came over to catch the ball hand-in-hand, and then handed the ball to Duncan.

At the moment of receiving the ball, Jeff Green immediately went to double-team the defense, and Duncan quickly gave the ball to DeJuan Blair, who was open on the outside, and the Thunder's defensive rotation instantly made up for it.

But the speed of the ball transfer is faster. After several consecutive passes without stopping the ball, Ginobili on the outside got a chance and directly shot a jumper with an open 3-pointer.

"Bang" hit the iron.

"Rebound!" Li Ze hurriedly reminded his teammates to pay attention to the rebound.

Ibaka and Jeff Green under the basket desperately held Duncan to prevent the opponent from grabbing a good position. Fortunately, the ball bounced a little farther, and Durant protected the rebound with his long arms.

"Be patient, guys, score this goal!"

After receiving the ball, Li Ze signaled everyone to slow down. As long as the goal is scored, it is only one goal away, and morale has completely turned over.

After the halftime dribble, Li Ze signaled Ibaka and Jeff Green to step up to cover. After handing over the ball to Guigui, Li Ze began to run without the ball, but Ginobili, an old fritter, never left him. .

"Kevin!! Kevin!!"

Li Ze saw that he had no chance, so he quickly signaled Durant to catch the ball, and at the same time, he and Jeff Green worked as an off-ball screen.

After a pass without the ball, Durant managed to get rid of the defense and faced DeJuan Blair's defense after receiving the ball.

First turn your back to protect the ball, and make a half-turn feint with your right hand to shake your body away.

At this time, Durant faced the frame head-on, held the ball in his right hand, quickly pulled back with a cross-step dribble, leaned back slightly outside the 3-point line, and shot a jumper directly!

"Durant's game is unreasonable." Director Zhang just said half of what he said.

"Shua" 3-pointer hollow into the net.

"Goal! Durant made a 3-pointer directly, only 2 points away, and the Thunder played an 8-0 at the beginning of the fourth quarter!"

The host Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

"Strong shots and scoring, personal ability is too strong, the Spurs' defense is actually no problem."

When Director Zhang saw that the ball was really thrown in, he was a little speechless.
"Wow!!"

After scoring the goal, Durant was also very excited, screaming, but Li Ze was sweating. He thought Durant would break through, but he picked it up and threw it away.

Popovich reminded Parker loudly on the sidelines, indicating that this offense must be patient, if he fails to score, the game will be suspended!
In this attack, the Spurs started with continuous hand-to-hand passes from the outside in an attempt to disrupt the Thunder's defense, but they switched defenses every time they were screened, and the outside line never had a good chance.

At this time, Ginobili found that Durant had switched to Duncan and directly threw the ball in. Seeing the situation, Li Ze immediately gave up Ginobili's defense and immediately went up to flank.

Duncan quickly scored the ball, and Ginobili from the outside made an open three-point jumper.

After the ball swiped around the basket, it slid out directly, and Ibaka protected the rebound.

"Fake!!"

Ginobili, who returned to defense, cursed angrily, missed two consecutive shots, and was still open, which really shouldn't be.

After halftime, Turtle played a pick-and-roll with Ibaka. Parker has rich defensive experience and fast feet.

Seeing that there was no good chance, he immediately played another hand-off, but as soon as Durant received the ball, Jefferson and DeJuan Blair immediately stepped forward to double-team.

Durant quickly passed the ball to Li Ze on the outside. After receiving the ball, he faced Manu Ginobili's defense. Walk.

At this time, the attack time was running out, and Duncan followed directly. Seeing this situation, Li Ze dribbled the ball with his right hand and pulled it back under his crotch.

"Shua" 3-pointer hit steadily.

After scoring the goal, Li Ze immediately raised his hands high, signaling the audience to get angry!
"Ah! Roar!!"

When the teammates saw the goal scored and the score was overtaken, they screamed in excitement, and the Ford Center Arena was instantly blown up, and the audience shouted wildly to vent their excitement.

"Scored it! Li Ze's shot is reasonable. Seeing that time is running out, don't worry. Pull it out and shoot you. The score is overtaken!"

The host Yu Jia was stunned by Zhang Weiping's side. Is this ball reasonable?If you don't make it, you may be directly counterattacked by the Spurs
Popovich called a timeout again, and the old man roared wildly in his heart: This game is outrageous!Is this how basketball is played?
The Spurs came back from a timeout, and Duncan scored the ball against the defense of the two. After that, the two sides began to take the lead alternately.

Once the Spurs received Durant in the low post, they also quickly pinched. Popovich knew that Durant's ability to handle the ball was not good enough, and wanted to cause him to make mistakes.

The two sides began to take the lead alternately. At this time, both sides played very simply, handing the ball to the player with the greatest offensive confidence on the court. The GDP combination of the Spurs has cooperated for many years and has a perfect understanding.

On the Thunder side, Li Ze, Guigui, and Durant will go all out if they have a chance. Ibaka and Jeff Green will be on the inside to grab rebounds, and the other will be waiting on the outside.

The two sides played evenly. In the last 1 minute and 18 seconds, the two sides scored 95 to 95. Popovich called a timeout again. In this attack, they must score the ball.

During the timeout, Brooks' head coach didn't say anything about specific tactical arrangements, and he started to fight chicken blood:

"Boys, it's great. We need to maintain the current defense. We must protect the rebounds. We are only one step away from victory. Hold on!"

At this time, Durant's physical fitness had bottomed out, and he was sitting by the side gasping for breath.

DeJuan Blair didn't do anything after he came on the court, he just defended Durant desperately, even dragging him, just not allowing him to catch the ball comfortably.

Coupled with Jefferson coming up to double-team from time to time, Durant was forced to make 2 turnovers in the fourth quarter. He really did not experience such games in the previous two seasons.

Guigui was still full of strength, and it was only by relying on the continuous impact of him and Li Ze that they could kill the score.

Jeff Green and Ibaka were also exhausted. On the defensive end, these two fought against Duncan. Parker and Ginobili also rushed in. Every rebound in the backcourt was like a fight. They have tried their best.

Li Ze feels pretty good at the moment. If there is another overtime, his legs will probably be weak, but if he plays two or three more rounds, it will not be a big problem.

The short timeout ended soon, and the live DJ began to mobilize the audience to shout for the home team defense together:

"Defense!! Defense!! Defense!!"

The old guys of the Spurs looked calm, and it was still Parker and Ginobili's hand-to-hand pass. After Duncan picked and rolled, Jefferson passed the ball and immediately passed it to Duncan in the low post.

Jeff Green immediately came up to help defend against the pincer attack, Duncan quickly passed to Ginobili on the outside, and then, with a continuous pass, Jefferson, who was 45 degrees to the right of the three-point line, got an open opportunity.

After receiving the ball, without hesitation, he made a jump shot from outside the three-point line.

"Shua" hit a 3-pointer.

"Oh!! Oh!!!"

The audience who scored the ball into the Ford Center Arena exclaimed in unison.

"Richard Jefferson! 3-pointer hit, 56 seconds left in the game, the Spurs lead by 3 points, 98 to 95, the Thunder still have time!"

The host Yu Jia said excitedly.

"The Spurs' tactics were executed very well. They scored in and out, and there was no rush. In the end, Jefferson grabbed the open 3-pointer. In this game, he made 8 of 3, and scored this one with a three-pointer."

Zhang Weiping lamented the Spurs' tactical execution, so smooth
After the Spurs scored, Coach Brooks immediately called a timeout. He knew that the ball was actually due to the decline in physical fitness and the defensive rotation slowed down.

Seeing that his players were a little frustrated, Coach Brooks quickly served chicken soup:
"It doesn't matter, guys, we still have enough time to tie the score, be patient, you must be patient, don't make mistakes, and make a decisive shot when you have a chance!"

This short timeout calmed down everyone in the Thunder team, and took a breath by the way. Li Ze knew that if he failed to score in the next attack, the game would most likely be over.

So after a timeout, when the tortoise dribbled halfway through, Li Ze immediately made an offensive gesture, and kept shouting along the way:

"Patience!! Number 1! Number 1!"

The Thunder began to pass the ball patiently from the outside. Jeff Green stepped up and made a false screen.

This breakthrough was too fast, and Duncan hurried over to help defend, but as soon as the help defense came up, Turtle immediately passed the ball to Ibaka under the basket. DeJuan Blair saw the situation and came over and wanted to cut the ball.

But Ibaka threw the ball directly to Durant on the outside, and the latter didn't stop the ball, and then passed it to Li Ze at the top of the arc.

Facing Jefferson, who was on a defensive rotation, Li Ze made a fake shot, touched the defense, adjusted it, and shot a jumper.

"Shua" scored a 3-pointer.

"Ah!! Ah!!"

The audience at the Ford Center Arena was completely insane. This game was really exciting!
After scoring the goal, Li Ze immediately called his teammates to return to the defense. He didn't want to be directly beaten by the Spurs to switch offense.

The morale has returned to the Thunder team, and the turtle has already killed red eyes, so he is staring at the ball defense!

It's useless to shout at this time, it's all based on feeling and instinct. Turtle followed Parker, then Ginobili, and then Jefferson. Where the ball is, he will defend it. .

Perhaps it was because of the oppressive nature of Turtle's defense, Jefferson had no luck with the ball. When he saw Parker approaching, he wanted to hand over the ball quickly, but his shot was a beat slower, which was predicted by Li Ze.

Just as the ball was about to fly into Parker's hands, Li Ze gave up defending Ginobili at this time, rushed out, stole the ball away, and charged towards the opponent's basket with all his strength.

Jefferson tried his best to return to the defense, but he couldn't catch up. He could only watch Li Ze cross the three-point line and dunk with one arm.

"Kang" steals and dunks successfully.

"Ahhh!!"

The audience shouted wildly, the ball almost killed the game, with only 12 seconds left, the Thunder took the lead again.

"Li Ze successfully predicted Jefferson's route of the ball. The Thunder team only needs to defend the three-pointer when the goal is scored. At least we can guarantee not to lose! This game is very exciting!"

In the CCTV studio, the host Yu Jia couldn't help but sigh, the inside line was blown up, and finally won the game. This scene is too rare.

Popovich used the final timeout, 12 seconds, enough time, the Spurs still have a chance.

Coach Brooks secretly clenched his fists after seeing Li Ze's steal. He can win this game!

"Don't foul, guys, don't foul, don't give Duncan a chance to score 2+1, you can put their 2-pointer, we have to step on the 3-point line to defend, defend this ball, and the victory belongs to us!"

Coach Brooks didn't remind his teammates that they couldn't make mistakes at this time, and victory was just around the corner.

"Russell, control your emotions, stay focused, and switch on the screen!"

Before Li Ze went on stage, he hurriedly told Guigui not to get on top again at this time, the last round was purely a coincidence.

Guigui nodded to show that he understood. He also knew that he disrupted the team's defensive plan just now. Fortunately, the result was good in the end.

The Spurs' sideline ball was served by Ginobili. Li Ze raised his hands high to interfere as much as possible.
Parker, who came out of the screen, was not in a hurry after receiving Ginobili's serve. Duncan went up and continued to play the pick-and-roll. Duncan outside.

The latter caught the ball and took a look at it. Only then did Ibaka realize that he missed someone and hurried up to defend, but Duncan had already thrown the ball.

Li Ze was a little dumbfounded seeing this scene, so he voted?
"Bang" hit the iron.

Durant directly protected the long rebound, and DeJuan Blair immediately fouled.

"squeak"

The referee signaled that 2 free throws were made, and at the same time Dejuan Blair also left the field with six fouls.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

The audience at the Ford Center arena was finally completely happy. There were 4 seconds left in the game, but the Spurs did not pause and the Thunder won!
With Durant making 2 of 1 free throws, the Spurs threw the ball in the backcourt and the time ran out. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Spurs 101-98 at home.

With 9 consecutive victories at the start of the new season, the fans in Oklahoma City couldn't believe it, Xianyu really turned around.

After the game, Li Ze and his teammates celebrated by high-fiving. The game was too difficult, especially the last 3-pointer, which really shocked him, and he couldn't help complaining:

"Popovich is such a bad old man, he can always play some new tricks."

(End of this chapter)