The sunset gradually sets on the south coast.

The American Airlines Center is staging a decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City: the two most powerful shooting guards in the league today are showing off their superb skills to the national audience.

They are the two best shooting guards on the planet.

One is Michael Jordan, who has just won the Finals MVP and is said to be 5 centimeters shorter. The other has won a record-breaking scoring title and is known as the second shooting guard in history who is closest to Michael Jordan.

Li Zhen watched dumbfounded from the sidelines, and sometimes exclaimed: "Kobe Bryant is indeed the number one attacker who has developed his skills to the maximum. This ability to create space and force shots without space... I'm afraid Jordan doesn't have him either."

Strong, right?'

'The Flash's combination of technology and physical talent is so strong. His explosive power and speed perfectly match his offensive skills. No wonder he destroyed the Mavericks' penalty area in the finals last season!!'

When can I play like them?

Li Zhen couldn't help but feel longing for it.

These two are top-five stars in his heart.

Li Zhen's current assessment of himself is around 80 in the league: This is based on the blessing of passing ability. If it is a one-on-one fight, use offense to open up the situation. Li Zhen thinks that he may have to be ranked behind 200. He

His personal offensive capabilities are extremely limited, and both his confrontation and finishing abilities are below par.

Li Zhen did not play in the entire second quarter, because Bryant was killing everyone, and he had a slight advantage in the scoring battle with Wade. As a result, the Lakers entered the locker room with a 6-point lead at 58:52.

All the technical and tactical plays Phil Jackson arranged tonight were based on Kobe. When he can solve the problem alone, he will never use Li Zhen without authorization.

After all, Kobe is the protagonist of the Christmas game, and the Lakers are the Black Mamba's team after all.

When Li Zhen failed to fully integrate with Kobe, letting him play in such an important game would be self-defeating.

But things still happened in the third quarter of the album.

Heat coach Spoelstra executed a tight attack under the instructions of Pat Riley. He asked James Posey and Dwyane Wade to closely guard the defensive end at the same time, and also sent Haslem and Mohammad.

Ning can move up to block at any time.

Suddenly, the Black Mamba hit the copper wall.

Kobe, who forced out half the game, finally fell into the iron wave, and when he passed the basketball, his teammates were also very cold. Whether it was Odom, Luke Walton, Smush Parker, Bynum,

They couldn't throw in the hot potato that was hastily passed from Kobe's hands.

Pat Riley watched with great satisfaction from the sidelines, thinking to himself: Now, the Lakers should send Bruce Lee.

The fortune teller was thinking about it. He just wanted to see Li Zhen playing freely on the court again.

As for the peak battle of the shooting guard, or the subsequent plot of the OK combination... he doesn't care at all.

Now, he is just a little fox in his eyes.

With 2 minutes and 20 seconds left in the third quarter, Phil Jackson finally fulfilled Pat Riley's wish. Because the Lakers had gone from leading by up to 6 points to falling behind by 6 points.

When Li Zhen led the lineup of Vujacic, Radmanovic, Eddie Griffin, and Kwame Brown, Pat Riley's eyes immediately lit up. He stood up suddenly and quickly focused on

Arena.

Deep down in his heart, he actually hoped that Li Zhen would lead the team to defeat the Heat's second lineup.

If the Heat players on the court found out, they would be so angry that they would vomit blood: How could any team president betray and surrender?

But that's what happened. Oily Pat Riley just stood there, quietly waiting for Li Zhen's brilliant performance.

What’s interesting is that the opponent standing in front of Li Zhen at this time is Jason Williams.

This man nicknamed Bai Qiao Kou Li was once regarded as Li Zhen's template.

Because they all have extremely skilled dribbling skills and are also good at making all kinds of screaming fancy passes.

But in Pat Riley's mind, he thinks the two have completely different styles. When Jason Williams was young, he used various continuum changes of direction, fake throws and real passes, and fake throws in positional battles without looking at the pass. He is famous for his ball, elbow pass, and finger penalty. These things always arouse cheers from the audience and bring super high box office and attention to the team. But...the mistakes behind it are also directly proportional to the low record.

This is why the Kings traded him for Mike Bibby, and why the team immediately reached the Western Conference Finals after the Kings acquired Mike Bibby.

Beep!

As the whistle sounded, Li Zhen quickly launched a rapid offensive.

When he reached the top of the three-point arc, Jason Williams immediately went to defend.

The former white magician has now washed away his past glory, but his poor defensive ability cannot be changed overnight.

After Li Zhen took a tentative step to the left to detect the deflection of his defensive center of gravity, he did it in one fell swoop, using his first-class explosive power to quickly change direction and gallop away from him without any delay.

The aging Jason Williams is no longer able to follow up.

When he turned around, what he saw was Li Zhen taking a step inside the free throw line to face Kapono's defense and making a beautiful behind-the-back pass. The basketball was quickly passed from behind him to an ambush player on the left three-point line. Radmanovich.

The European made a beautiful goal with his hands up and down.

Jason Williams can see his own shadow in this goal.

But...is it really the same?

Williams shook his head.

Although the form of passing is similar, the control of timing...and target locking when breaking through are completely different. Li Zhen is the kind of very purposeful attack.

But back then... I mostly did freestyle, and many times I even thought about how to pass the ball after I jumped up.

The future life is terrible.

Jason Williams thought so.

Then, he was completely blown away.

This point guard who is good at skills but not very good in physical fitness can be said to be a creature completely at the lower end of Li Zhen's food chain. Li Zhen can eat him by himself without even using fake tricks: after all, in terms of brains and agility, Even if Jason Williams' hairline rises to the top of his head, he is still no match for the Harvard genius.

In the next round, Li Zhen deliberately let him go to the left. When he entered the paint area and tried to arouse cheers with a beautiful left-hand layup... He was suddenly hit from behind before he reached the height. Classmate Li Zhen got up and immediately sealed it. A palm as big as a clay pot directly pressed down on his basketball. He took it away forcefully, without even saying hello, and immediately launched a counterattack.

The four Lakers players have already formed a telepathic tacit understanding with Li Zhen.

When Li Zhen turned around and launched a fast attack, they were already advancing as fast as an arrow from a string.

The Heat's old arms and legs obviously can't keep up with this fast pace. The athletic ability of this old team stacked up to win the championship is a flaw.

boom!

Li Zhen quickly assisted Eddie Griffin with a precise pass from the center, cutting straight into the penalty area and dunking.

This pass perfectly demonstrated Li Zhen's assist sense and court vision.

Pat Riley watched with great joy from the sidelines. He wanted to applaud, but the boos at the scene made him calm down.

No, he must be brought to Miami!!!

Pat Riley's obsession became more and more urgent.

And Li Zhen's rapid offensive on the court became more and more fierce. The rotation lineup composed of Jason Williams, Eddie Jones, Kapono, Antoine and Mourning was simply unable to withstand it.

Whether on the offensive end or the defensive end, their decadence was on full display. They saw the point difference narrowed or even overtaken, but there was nothing they could do.

So, after the third quarter, Jackson continued this lineup and played 4 minutes in the fourth quarter.

Until Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O'Neal and other Heat's main players came on the court one after another, beating the Lakers twice and narrowing the point difference from 7 points to 3 points. Phil Jackson quickly requested a timeout and replaced all rotations.

Because Li Zhen was too passive when facing Dwyane Wade.

Wade's physical fitness makes him completely overwhelming when facing Li Zhen. Li Zhen is not as fast as him, not as explosive as him, not as strong as him, not as flexible as him... He is at a disadvantage in almost every aspect. This is

It made it difficult for Li Zhen to find opportunities.

He even staggered and almost stole the ball when confronting Wade twice in a row, and fell to the ground directly.

The American Airlines Center was filled with laughter at the time, completely forgetting that Li Zhen still assisted Kwame Brown to cause a foul in the penalty area after falling. Unfortunately... he missed both free throws.

Pat Riley on the sidelines saw it very clearly. Li Zhen's strengths and weaknesses were equally obvious.

But he believes that there are few people in the world who can completely suppress him like Wade. With his intelligence, as long as he has a slight advantage, he can play well. What's more, he plus Wade... two great plays

-maker, who dares to engage in hand-to-hand combat with him like this?

Pat Riley believes the risks are manageable.

But Reggie Miller seized on this issue and poured cold water on it repeatedly. He has never been optimistic about Li Zhen's NBA prospects. As Li Zhen gradually made a name for himself in the NBA, he was actually a little bit slapped in the face. Now he finally caught one

A good counterattack point must of course be demonstrated repeatedly. He emphasized that Bruce Lee is a tower in the sky with a weak foundation and will be the representative of 'rookie is the peak', and predicted that Li Zhen will quickly hit the rookie wall because more and more people

Teams will use strong, fast defenders to guard him.

But how can there be so many strong and fast defenders in the world?

With Li Zhen and his run-and-gun lineup gone, the Lakers once again switched to the triangle offensive system led by Kobe Bryant.

The game also returned to the "battle" mode between the Black Mamba and the Flash.

It is worth mentioning that Andrew Bynum seized the opportunity. He took advantage of O'Neal's slow physical decline and scored two beautiful attacks, which played a crucial role in the Lakers' lead.

However, Dwyane Wade did not let the game be taken away by the visiting team.

The new MVP of the finals showed an unstoppable rage at the last moment, as if he was possessed by last year's finals, repeatedly entering the penalty area to cause damage, and with 11 seconds left in the game, he hit a go-ahead shot.

Three points.

118:117.
To be continued...