NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 203 Bewitched!Star whistle!

That night, the third game between the Warriors and the Lakers started, and the live commentary booth was extremely lively. TNT sent Barkley and Kenny Smith to explain, and ESPN sent Joan Barry, Jeff Van Gundy and Magic Johnson.

In the pre-match commentary, several people were arguing about the spittle star. Jongbari is the son of the old Barry. He is from Oakland and a staunch supporter of the Warriors.And Magic Johnson is a Lakers legend, and both of their commentary styles have a slight bias towards the home team.

Jeff Van Gundy sat between the two, trembling in his heart, for fear that the two would fight.

After warming up, players from both sides stood on the court. The Lakers' starting lineup remained unchanged, and the Warriors still let Barnes start to defend Kobe.Everyone knows why Nelson let Barnes start, Kobe disdain in his heart, the first two games Barnes did not have a good defensive effect on him.

The game started, Gasol beat O'Neal with a jump ball, Fisher slowly dribbled the ball across half court, passed it to Ariza, Ariza lobbed it to Gasol.The Lakers resolutely hit the inside, Milicic defended from behind, Gasol dribbled the ball to the inside, and no one double-teamed.

After two games, Gasol was very confident against Milicic. Milicic was inexperienced and it was difficult to defend him. Apart from Milicic's small moves that made Gasol irritated, Gasol really looked down on Milicic as an opponent.He dribbled a few steps, took his right foot as the axis, turned around with his left foot to the inside, and took a shooting posture with one hand. Milicic extended his hand to block the shot.

His footsteps are very smooth, and his fake moves are realistic. Milicic is swayed away, but O'Neal releases Bynum from the other side and suddenly defends.

When Gasol saw O'Neal, he had already made a layup. Even if he knew that O'Neal was going to block the shot, he couldn't take it back.

O'Neal took off aggressively, with his arms in the air, and a big hat fanned the basketball out of the penalty area.O'Neill is the only one in the Warriors team who has maintained his passion from beginning to end. Even Li Zhi's faith has been shaken after two disastrous defeats.

Barnes received the basketball from beyond the three-point line and held it in his arms. O'Neal's big cap boosted morale.

O'Neill looked at Barnes' victory and shouted: "Fast break!" There were flames burning in his eyes, and Barnes was full of energy, dribbling the ball and rushing forward, Li Zhi and others also followed.The Lakers returned to defense quickly, and Barnes was stunned. The Lakers were already in position, and the Warriors were forced into a positional battle.

The Lakers used a mixed defense. Ariza defended close to the outside and did a good job of off-ball pressure.

Li Zhi stepped on the three-point line to receive the ball, O'Neal came to a high screen, and the defender became Bynum. This scene has happened countless times before, and the Clippers' outside positions are the same as before. Jackson is outside the 60-degree three-point line.

This is the triangle offense of the Lakers. The Lakers restricted Li Zhi very well in the first two games. Li Zhi's finishing ability was rarely out of control under the attack of the Lakers. This was one of the reasons why the Warriors lost in the first two games.

Seeing O'Neill's big man desperately running to the inside, Li Zhi suddenly had an impulse.

What qualifications do I have to give up, you and I are reborn, I have an unparalleled system, he is 36 years old and still maintains such passion, why am I hesitating?
"Ding, congratulations to the host, entering the enchanted state."

The sound of the system sounded at this time, and Li Zhi took the basketball and lowered his head and entered the penalty area.

In the first two games, Ariza and Bynum double-teamed Li Zhi several times, and they made Li Zhi lose his sense of touch. At the critical moment, Li Zhi looked extremely embarrassed.

At this moment, Li Zhi's speed made Bynum tremble in his heart. He lowered his center of gravity and kept a step away from Li Zhi, and his attention had never been so focused.Ariza moved quickly on the other side, defending against Li Zhi.

"No one believes the Warriors can win?"

Under the double-team of the two, Li Zhi exerted his right foot. He was like a red-eyed soldier. On the battlefield, the soldiers charged fearlessly.Bynum and Ariza's defensive oppression was full, but Li Zhi didn't realize it.

Bynum panicked, Li Zhi had already flown above his head, and he saw a red lightning flash in Li Zhi's eyes.

"Who said we can't win!"

There was an explosion on the rim, and Bynum was stunned. Li Zhi's figure was like a god, hanging on the frame with one arm. Accompanying him were the standing cheers of 2 people in the Oracle Center.

2:0
Everyone on the Warriors' bench jumped up, and Nick Young and Jordan hugged each other with exaggerated expressions.

Jackson looked at Bynum who was in a daze, and said loudly: "What are you doing in a daze! Serve the ball!"

Bynum reacted and lowered his head to serve the ball. Kobe took a deep breath. He could feel that Li Zhi now gave him a familiar feeling.

The Lakers attacked and passed the ball to Gasol inside again. Gasol dribbled a few times, but he didn't find the feeling. When he wanted to pass the ball again, he found that he couldn't pass it.Barnes, Li Zhi, and Jackson defended around the perimeter and prevented the Lakers from receiving the ball. Everyone did not assist in the defense, allowing Gasol to play singles.

Kobe glanced at Gasol, pushed Jackson away and ran inside. Jackson did a good job, and the two were only one position away.But it was such a narrow position, Kobe cut from the middle, caught the ball and threw the ball directly to the basket.

Li Zhi's assisted defense failed to block, 2:2
On the offensive end, the Lakers compressed their defense to Li Zhi's side and relaxed their defense against Barnes.

Barnes' scoring ability is the weakest among the Warriors' starters, and they are not afraid of the Warriors handing the ball to Barnes.The Warriors let Barnes start, and the No. 1 position lacks offensive power. If Crawford and Morrow are used, Kobe will not be restricted. Two cups of poison, the Warriors can only take one.

Li Zhi struggled to receive the ball at the top of the arc, Ariza was the defender, Gasol watched Milicic from the baseline, Kobe followed Jackson, and Bynum was in front of O'Neal to prevent him from receiving the ball.

Ariza had a heavy task, Li Zhi carried him to break through, and as Li Zhi threw him off and accelerated towards the inside, Ariza was secretly surprised, he couldn't guard against Li Zhi at all.Bynum did not dare to help defend this time, Kobe took a look at Bynum, his face was very ugly.With a curse in his heart, Kobe chose to double-team Li Zhi.

Seeing Kobe double-teaming, Li Zhi suddenly stopped, braked outside the penalty area, and shot a jumper.His emergency stop and jump shot skills have always been half-baked, but in the state of enchantment, all skills have been forcibly upgraded by a level.

The basketball hit the net, 4:2
The Lakers turned from defense to offense, Kobe attacked alone with the ball, and Barnes was passed by him.Li Zhi's help in defense is in place, 205cm vs. 198cm, Li Zhi is confident to block Kobe.

Kobe noticed Li Zhi's position and was not in a hurry for a layup. After entering the penalty area, he took the ball and stopped suddenly.Li Zhi didn't hesitate, his brain was extremely clear, and found that Li Zhi didn't take off, the rhythm was disrupted, so he had to take off for a layup.

O'Neal arrived on the side at this time, and his body like a meat shield blocked Kobe in front of him, causing Kobe's movements to pause slightly. Li Zhi seized the opportunity to snatch the basketball from Kobe's hands with one hand.

"Quick attack!"

Jackson took the lead under Li Zhi's order, and ran to the frontcourt, leaving Ariza behind.Li Zhi grabbed the ball with his right hand, Ginobili's pass skill pack on the skill bar has been replaced by a golden temporary pass skill pack, Li Zhi can feel that this pass pack is the magician pass pack he used.

The basketball led Jackson to the basket, and as soon as Jackson raised his hand, he made a layup.
6:2
The Lakers attacked in the next round, and Kobe was blocked again.Li Zhi felt the ability in his body, and asked Barnes to defend Ariza, and he wanted to defend Kobe alone.

The golden Artest defensive skill package, under the addition of the enchanted state, this skill turns into a shocking red. Li Zhi has never seen a red skill, because even the basketball god Michael Jordan's star card, there is no skill of this color.

But this did not prevent Li Zhi from using it. Li Zhi made a defensive posture, and he could feel that his defense had improved by a level compared to before.Of course Kobe could also feel that Li Zhi was like a wall at this time, blocking all of Kobe's breakthrough routes.

1V1 heads-up, Kobe naturally can't be stage fright, even if the person in front of him is Jordan, Kobe will fight.This has nothing to do with strength, but the innate character of superstars.

The audience opened up, Kobe held the ball in his right hand, and leaned against Li Zhi.When Kobe chose to play back, there was a ripple on Phil Jackson's calm face, Gasol got stuck, and his chances were better than Kobe's.

Li Zhi pressed his knee against Kobe's thigh. This action made Kobe's movement a little stiff. Li Zhi's knee just touched the ligament of his thigh. This angle was very tricky, and his footsteps stagnated a little.

Kobe continued to shake his shoulders, trying to shake Li Zhi up, but Li Zhi held Kobe's back with his right hand and did not move at all.Kobe felt the pressure, gave up the fake, turned around and jumped, and shot in the air.

Leaning back, this is his signature fadeaway jumper, and many top defenders bow down to him.Li Zhi had expected it a long time ago. When Kobe made a back shot, Li Zhi knew that Kobe would choose a fadeaway jumper.

This is not how rich Li Zhi's experience is, but a matter of probability.Li Zhi has studied Kobe's video. After Kobe's back, there is a 60% chance of turning around and jumping.

Famous defenders such as Bruce Bowen, Sean Battier, Artest, Prince, etc., could not guard against Kobe's move.At critical moments, Kobe can always use this trick to seal the enemy's throat with a sword.

But for Li Zhi, he doesn't think about blocking Kobe at all. As long as Li Zhi intercepts the arc of the basketball in the air at the moment Kobe leans back, Kobe's backwards will naturally be broken.

The simple and rough defensive method comes from the upgrade of Super Saiyan skills. He now jumps higher. Although it is not possible to intercept Kobe's shots in the air, interference can still be done.

So, under Li Zhi's crazy interference, Kobe hit the ball with iron.Half of the successful defense is due to Li Zhi, and half is due to Kobe's own bad touch.

O'Neal grabbed the rebound and the Warriors launched a fast break.Just like the Warriors defending Roy, the Lakers started to defend Li Zhi with an overall strategy. Two people were responsible for compressing Li Zhi’s offensive space, and one person on the outside blocked the passing route. While Kobe was defending, Ariza would go to the other side to defend Barnes.

Jackson made the Lakers players move. When the Warriors pitched, there was a flaw, that is, they relied too much on Li Zhi's singles, which made them stand dead.In the first two games, the outside shots were not accurate, and the confidence became less and less as the time progressed. In the end, he was blocked by the mixed defense of the Lakers.

This time, the Lakers began to strengthen their defense as soon as they came up, trying to cut off Li Zhi's connection with the outside line.

This is a test. If the Warriors can't survive this test, they will lose this game again.The Lakers compressed their defense to the other side, and Li Zhi didn't have much room for singles. If Li Zhi was defended to death, the advantage would go to the Lakers.

The Lakers still wanted to double-team Li Zhi in the low post and force him to pass the ball, but Li Zhi just didn't pass. He could see that Jackson and Milicic were a little uncomfortable running under the Lakers' defense. If they passed the ball at this time, they would definitely not be able to make a shot.

Li Zhi took the ball to the outside line, faced Ariza who was defending him, and threw the ball directly when his body was unstable.

Curry's three-point shooting package, which is infinitely close to the red skill, comes from Ritian Curry in the 15-16 season. Ariza interfered and took off. He did everything he could, but the basketball still fell into the basket.

9:2
Phil Jackson frowned on the sidelines. Ariza's defense was fine, and he attributed the ball to luck.

Going back to the defensive end, the Warriors' defense is very good.With Li Zhi and O'Neal leading by example, Barnes, Jackson, and Milicic are also very active in defense. There is nothing impossible to do in defense, only unexpected.

Gasol and Bynum pulled up to the high post together and evacuated the inside line. Kobe went deep and got the ball in the low post. He wanted to hit Barnes with his back.

Barnes leaned close to Bryant and raised his left hand to block the shot.Li Zhi focused all his attention on Kobe, and decisively let Ariza go to defend.

Seeing this, Milicic and O'Neal immediately chose the best rotation.O'Neal let go of Bynum, defending Gasol, Milicic came in front of Ariza.

Kobe didn't expect that Li Zhi would dare to release someone to double-team him. This unexpectedness became the key. Li Zhi directly pushed down Kobe who was leaning back from behind.

"Beep beep!" The referee blew his whistle and fouled the shot.There were boos at Oracle Stadium.

Everyone could see that there was no problem with Li Zhi's block. If he insisted on picking a thorn, it would be that he used too much force and pushed Kobe to the ground.

But in the playoffs, this kind of intense confrontation is too common. There are a few times in every game when a guard is pushed down by a center for a layup. This kind of block is clean no matter what angle you look at.

Li Zhi pressed both hands on the ball, and there was no physical contact with Kobe at all.

(End of this chapter)