NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 136 The Warriors' Substitutes
Li Zhi was extremely excited after he made the free throw. Kobe's face-up breakthrough gave Li Zhi more options on the offensive end.

This season, Li Zhi's defense has improved more. Ray Allen's three-pointer and Kobe's face-to-face breakthrough skills are enough for Li Zhi to continue to pretend to be the "little Anthony" of last season. Although his style of play has changed a bit from shooting to breakthrough, but with the transfer of playing time and tactical core, Li Zhi believes that his statistics will not be much worse than last season.

Li Zhi's statistics last season were indeed terrifying, with an average of 22 points per game, which was enough to be at the top of the NBA rookie list. If the data is too poor this season, Li Zhi will inevitably be attacked by fans and some experts.

But the next game was not easy, because Lowry was led by Chris Paul of the Hornets, and the strength of the Hornets was indeed much higher than that of the Warriors, so in the next few rounds, although the Warriors were not pulled away from the score, they played extremely difficult.

The difficulty is reflected in the rebounds. After the Warriors made several offenses, they also worked hard on the defensive end, so they successfully interfered with the shots of Paul, Peja, and David West.

"Boxing champion" Tyson Chandler's ability is at the same level as "Wolf King" Garnett and "Warcraft" Howard. Since the 05 season, Chandler's rebounds have been firmly ranked among the top three in the league. Last season, he averaged 11.7 per game. In terms of rebounds, Chandler's confrontation with the old sharks can be described as a complete victory.

Zhang Lili analyzed in the commentary: "It seems that O'Neal in his current state is overestimated by the outside world. His inside rebounding ability is not as good as before. It seems that O'Neal's scoring and defense are only [-]% of the previous level."

Yu Jia then said: "The reason why the Warriors were able to defeat the Hornets twice in the preseason is because Paul only played a dozen minutes, and the Warriors don't have the strength that the outside world said."

Although fans don't like to hear such words, it does make sense after thinking about it.

And O'Neal also expounded this fact on the court. After Chandler rebounded and beat O'Neal, Chandler grinned and sprayed garbage at O'Neal before the end of the first quarter: "You are really old now. It's pathetic at this level."

O'Neill was criticized, but there was nothing he could do about it. Who made himself really old, so O'Neill replied wittily: "Your grandma!" Then he ended up arrogant, as if the Warriors were leading.

After the first quarter, the Warriors 23:30 the Hornets.
李治7分2助，奥尼尔4分1板。而对面的保罗拿下了5分5个助攻，内线“拳王”得到2分7个篮板。

In the second quarter, Nelson replaced O'Neal after deliberation, and replaced Jordan and Milicic, who had excellent rebounds, on the inside.

Before playing, O'Neal patted Jordan on the shoulder and said, "DeAndre, you only need to do one thing after playing, and that is to keep grabbing rebounds, and grab the rebounds of the two bearded guys on the opposite side!"

Little Jordan blinked, and nodded emphatically.

Milicic snorted from the side, and said to himself: This guy is really old, it’s good to be old, and the insider starter fell on me when he was old.

Milicic disdains to compete with Jordan for a position. In his opinion, Jordan seems to know nothing but rebounds, and he is not only handsome, but also good in rebounding, shooting, and defense?
Li Zhi also laughed when he heard the conversation between O'Neal and Jordan Jr. O'Neal is such an interesting guy.

After playing, Li Zhi made a defensive contribution in the first round. When Peja shot a three-pointer, he blocked the shot violently, which aroused the audience's amazement.

It is a pity that the Warriors did not form a fast break this round. Although the basketball was picked up by Crawford, the Hornets returned to defense very quickly, and Li Zhi's fast break plan fell through.

When they came to the offensive end, Li Zhi and Crawford raised their eyebrows. Crawford understood it instantly. As for how, it is unclear. After training together for a summer, does this tacit understanding need to be explained?
Under the cover of Crawford holding the ball from the outside, Li Zhi successfully threw off Rasu Butler who was defending him, and cut to the basket.

Only Jordan stood on the inside of the Warriors. Milicic didn't bother to stand under the basket and squeeze around with a group of black people, so he was ready to catch and shoot from the outside.

There was plenty of room for Li Zhi to sprint. Li Zhi was about to slam dunk with his blood surging. Seeing Li Zhi come back, Tyson Chandler's instinctive expression changed and he was about to drop Li Zhi.

"Dry!"

Li Zhi yelled in the air and forced a landing under Chandler's pull, but the referee called Chandler a shooting foul.

Even so, the fans at Oracle's home court still booed Chandler all over the sky. Chandler's face was very ugly, and he didn't want to be dunked.

Li Zhi made two free throws, 25:30.
Crawford glanced at Chandler angrily. This guy's foul wasted one of his assists, so Crawford was "careful" when defending Paul in the next round.

Faced with David West's pick-and-roll, Crawford also pulled Paul, making Paul's attack come to naught.Although the referee called Crawford a foul, Crawford was still very happy. The psychological tactics taught by Jackson really worked!
Li Zhi looked at Paul's expression, obviously extremely depressed, and the defensive intensity seemed to exceed his expectations.

Tyson Chandler served from the sidelines. Under Chandler's frightened eyes, Li Zhi intercepted the ball and scored two points in a fast break alone.

27:30.
Oracle home fans have begun to chant Li Zhi's name.

Looking at the situation on the field, Nelson was very relieved. In fact, this is the strongest lineup of Warriors in his mind.

Yes, the Warriors' strongest lineup is not the starting combination, but the bench combination.

With the Warriors changing players in the second quarter, their athleticism and offensive ability were raised to a higher level. The Warriors quickly gained a foothold with the Hornets in the fast-paced offense. Originally, the Warriors did not have the strength to compete with the Hornets, but such a fast-paced offense reduced tactics, allowing the three chaotic masters of Li Zhi, Jackson, and Crawford to play.

It’s just pity for the aloof Golden Retriever, who only made one shot in the whole quarter. Although they all made the shots, but look at Li Zhi, then at Crawford, and then at Jackson.

"Why don't you pass the ball to me? Can't I make a shot?" Milicic was mad in his heart, but he couldn't help it. Who made him not active in fast breaks every time?

At halftime of the game, the Warriors still trailed the Hornets 46:50, but the 4-point difference was not unacceptable, and Nelson was extremely satisfied with his lineup.

(End of this chapter)