The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 65 The old guys are in a hurry (Dragon Boat Ankang)
The Pistons' home commentator saw that Li Ze was about to come off the bench, and immediately joked:
"It seems that our best rookie is about to debut, let us look forward to Kayce's performance!"

Li Ze replaced Sefolosha, and now the offensive ball has been unable to transfer. Durant and Guigui's ability to play the ball is still not interesting, after all, they are only rookies.

Li Ze played against Rodney Stuckey. His height of 196cm made him a bit disadvantaged when defending Li Ze.

After Li Ze made a tactical gesture to his teammates, he played a hand-to-hand pass with Guigui.

Relying on the cover of his teammates, Durant successfully set up a position in the low post. Durant hit the ground and passed the ball to Li Ze, and quickly opened up space for Li Ze.

Feeling that Rodney Stuckey was desperately defending himself, Li Ze suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back, turned around and shot a jumper.

"唰" hollow into the net.

This move is McGrady's signature move. After Li Ze used it, it was even bigger.
"Wow! It's really a wonderful goal. Rodney Stuckey has to defend harder!" The home commentator also simply praised Li Ze.

This is something that Sefolosha can't do. Li Ze can pass and shoot with the ball, and he is also a small expert in abuse. In this case, Li Ze can change the opponent's defensive strategy alone.

Durant looked at Li Ze's gaudy movements, and was a little envious. He was still too tall, and some movements could not be performed under high-intensity confrontation.

On the defensive end, Li Ze also worked very hard, and constantly reminded his teammates loudly when changing defenses.

"Green, switch defense!" Li Ze reminded loudly.

The Pistons always want to use Charlie Villanueva to play misplaced positions. It worked well before, but Li Ze's small defense is not at a disadvantage.

Unless the opponent hits back or pulls out, the badge of [Marking Master] will have some bonuses, and the single-defense effect is very good.

Charlie Villanueva saw that Li Ze wanted to make a three-threat first. As soon as he released the ball, Li Ze quickly cut it off, grabbed the ball and rushed.

Seeing that the tortoise had already crossed the half court, he made a precise long pass, and when the ball arrived, he took off directly.

The powerful windmill dunked successfully.

"Ah!!" Guigui vented his depressed mood, the other party made small moves when he rushed in before, and the fight was too aggrieved.

The Thunder played a conversion offense for the first time in the first quarter and quickly pulled in the score.

The Pistons learned from experience and slowly accelerated the passing of the ball. Finally, Ben Wallace got a chance, but faced with Krstic's interference, he failed to score the ball.

Krstic received the rebound and passed it directly to Li Ze, and the Thunder switched offense again.

Taking advantage of the opponent's defense not being completely in place, Li Ze directly accelerated the dribble and rushed to the basket. Charlie Villanueva was guarding the basket, and when he saw Li Ze approaching, he immediately stepped forward to delay.

Li Ze did not forcefully attack, but found Durant on the outside line. The latter caught the ball and dribbled the ball with his left hand to speed up the breakthrough. Ben Wallace immediately took turns, but Durant distributed the ball to the bottom corner again.

Jeff Green made an open 3-pointer and made a direct jumper.

"Shua" made a steady hit, and the Thunder led 19-18 by 1 point.

Pistons coach John Kuster directly requested a timeout, and he needed to rearrange defensive tasks and perform player rotations.

"Jason Maxhill, after playing, you have to stare at the opponent's rookie, give him physical confrontation, and don't let him easily get the ball!"

Coach Kuster was a little dissatisfied with Rodney Stuckey's defense, and directly replaced the veteran. At the same time, he also replaced Kwame Brown and let Ben Wallace rest.

The Thunder replaced Ibaka and Krstic. Coach Brooks insisted on speeding up the offensive rhythm.

After returning from the timeout, Ben Gordon made a strong three-pointer through the pick-and-roll, allowing the Pistons to lead again.

Jason Maxhill looked at Li Ze, who was facing him, and kept giving him some small moves, but Li Ze was very agile and successfully received the ball from the outside through off-ball screens.

Li Ze made a gesture to indicate that there is no need for a pick-and-roll. After continuous dribbles under the crotch, he made a sharp change in front of his body, and Maxhill lost his defensive focus.

He stopped with his left hand and then dribbled the ball under his crotch. This kind of sudden stop and quick start caused Maxiel to stagger on the spot. Li Ze dribbled the ball with his right hand and passed him directly.

Pulis quickly assisted in the defense, but Li Ze made a covert pass from behind, and Durant made an empty cut and directly made a layup.

There is a price to be paid for assisting in defense, and this is Li Ze's role.

"Beautiful pass!" Durant gave Li Ze a thumbs up while retreating.

Although Durant's ability to play the ball is average now, his finishing ability is still very reliable. As long as he concentrates on one thing, his efficiency will become higher.

With the last 42 seconds left in the first quarter, the two sides still have an attack each. The Pistons are still going in and out, trying to score by virtue of their height advantage in the paint.

But it's a pity that Kwame Brown was a bit soft, and he didn't push Ibaka when he hit back, but Jeff Green interfered, and finally hit an iron.

Ibaka received the rebound and gave it directly to Turtle, who caught the ball and rushed.

But the Pistons retreated quickly, and the defensive matchup was also clearly explained. Li Ze signaled everyone to open up space and let the turtles single-play Ben Gordon.

Don't pick and roll, the tortoise turns forward and accelerates in a straight line to throw off the defense. Facing Villanueva's help defense, it passes directly to Jeff Green on the outside. The latter faces Prince's supplementary defense and then gives Durant.

Durant went straight in with the ball. This choice was predicted by Kwame Brown in advance, and he immediately stepped forward to block it. Durant didn't even look at the time, and threw the ball into the hands of Li Ze on the outside.

Seeing that there were only 3 seconds left, the three-point line was one step away, and he directly shot a jumper.

"唰" ball into the light, lucky ball.

Li Ze smiled slightly. It seemed that he felt really good today, so the Thunder entered the second quarter with a 24-21 lead of 3 points.

During the intermission, Coach Brooks began to tell Li Ze.

"Kayce, if you have a chance, make a decisive shot. We must try to play as fast as possible, avoid attacking the position, and fight resolutely if there is a misalignment!"

"No problem, coach!" Li Ze signaled that he understood.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides replaced the bench lineup. The Pistons are veterans, while Li Ze and Ibaka are still rookies on the Thunder.

On the first attack, the Pistons showed their high advantage. Will Bynum picked and rolled Kwame Brown, and the latter hit high and succeeded.

"Ah!" Kwame Brown roared after scoring.
Li Ze attacked with all his strength when he came up. After receiving the ball from the low post, he quickly released the ball with three threats, and passed Max Hill in one step.

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

"There are some problems with Maxhill and the lateral movement. He let Kayce break through too easily!" The home commentator couldn't help complaining.

Pistons offense is still combined inside and outside, keep scoring and playing, Will - Bynum pick and roll and hit a mid-range shot.

Kevin Ollie is at a disadvantage in the matchup. The opponent is very strong and good at pick-and-roll.

The Thunder's offense was still initiated by Li Ze. After the pick-and-roll with Ibaka, Li Ze threw off Mark Hill's defense, and suddenly made a false move with his right hand to hit the ground and pass the ball.

Kwame Brown was deceived, and after he reacted, Li Ze had already made a jump shot.

"唰" 2 points and then advance.

The head coach of the Pistons couldn't take it anymore, and directly shouted instructions from the sidelines, signaling the players to strengthen their defense against Li Ze.

But it is a pity that the bench lineups of both sides have weaknesses. The Pistons continue to attack the inside, while the Thunder rely on Li Ze's strength to drive their teammates.

The rhythm of both sides is getting faster and faster, but the score is still rising alternately, and neither can prevent the other.

When the second quarter lasted more than 6 minutes, the Thunder requested a timeout, and the main players were coming back.

Li Ze currently made 8 of 5 shots, 3 of 1 1-pointers, 11 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. He has already scored in double figures. The referee whistle is a little loose today, otherwise he can get a few more points!

After Li Ze came off the field, he sat on the bench and couldn't help complaining:
"Fingering rookies, you old guys are too thick-skinned."

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