Chapter 95 The Awakening Durant

The Clippers still use the previous starting lineup. Although Dunleavy is not satisfied with the game attitude of some veterans, the abilities of other players are indeed not good, so they still have to use those players.

The backcourt is still Baron Davis and Russell Butler, the forwards are Al Thornton and Marcus Camby, and the center is Chris Kaman.

The Thunder also have an old lineup, with Guigui and Li Ze partnering in the backcourt, Durant and Jeff Green at the front, and Krstic at center.

The young man's physical fitness recovered quickly. After a night's rest, he basically recovered. Kostic was on the bench in the second half of the Spurs game, so he has very strong physical fitness.

After Li Ze passed halftime, Russell Butler immediately came up to defend. He fully realized Li Ze's strength in the last match, so he was naturally particularly focused on defense.

While protecting the ball and making an offensive gesture, Guigui immediately came over to catch the ball hand-in-hand. After Li Ze handed the ball over, he also started running without the ball.

At this time, Jeff Green had also moved up to participate in the transitional ball. After running two figures in a row, Kostic came up to pick and roll, and Chris Kaman quickly followed.

After the pick-and-roll, Li Ze noticed that Durant had gotten rid of the defense on the off-ball end and directly sent a high throw pass while running.

When the ball arrives, Durant makes an alley-oop and a one-handed dunk!

"哐" is a flowing attack.

"Oh ah!!"

Seeing how exciting the home team's first attack was, the audience at the Ford Center immediately gave out their own enthusiastic cheers.

Durant, who succeeded in dunking, immediately gave Li Ze a thumbs up. The pass was really comfortable.

"Exquisite cooperation, it's wonderful, the boys are getting better and better!"

When the home commentator Te Wen saw this offensive cooperation, he immediately praised it loudly.

This is the game plan arranged by the coaching staff for Durant before the game. Reduce some meaningless singles and holding the ball, and use more screens to create reasonable offensive opportunities.

The rookie Gui Gui's ball-playing and organizational skills are slightly weaker, so last season the team basically had two players.

But this season, head coach Brooks doesn't have to worry. As soon as Li Ze came, he immediately threw out a lot of tactics.

The Clippers still played inside at the beginning. After several consecutive passes, Baron Davis directly handed the ball to Chris Kaman in the low post.

The latter caught the ball and hit it twice, then turned over and shot a hook shot.

"Shua" scored 2 points in the low post.

When Li Ze saw this situation, he knew that when every team meets the Thunder, they must start from the inside first. There are indeed some problems with the defense at positions 4 and 5, but their abilities are limited and the coaching staff does not have many solutions.

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In the offensive round, after Turtle passed half court, Kostic immediately came over for a pick-and-roll, dribbled with his right hand and directly accelerated the breakthrough, instantly passing Chris Kaman, who was on the defensive position.

Marcus Camby just wanted to go over to help defend, but Turtle had already taken off and dunked like a one-armed tomahawk!

"哐" broke through and scored a heavy dunk.

Guigui's breakthrough speed is really amazing. He flew up in just a few steps, which is totally unreasonable.

"Russell's wonderful one-handed dunk was so fast. Marcus Camby's help didn't come over yet, and he had already succeeded in dunking!"

Twin, the narrator, began to sing praises to the Turtles.

"Good shot, Russell, work harder on the defensive end!"

Before Guigui's excitement was over, Li Ze quickly worked hard when he returned to defense. It was unrealistic to expect Kostic to suddenly become the main defensive gate on the inside. He still had to find a way on the outside.

Upon hearing Li Ze's shouting, Guigui immediately patted his chest to indicate that he was fine.

The Clippers began to feel the defensive pressure on the outside. Baron Davis was stalked by Turtle, and in desperation he immediately handed the ball to Al Thornton for a transition.

Seeing Marcus Camby asking for the ball in the low post, he immediately passed the ball over. After receiving the ball, the latter used his height and experience to post up in the low post and turned around for a layup.

Jeff Green still can't stop the big man's low post attack, and the single defense effect is really not good.

After Li Ze dribbled the ball past half-court, he immediately exchanged a hand-off with Gui Gui. After Durant came out of the screen without the ball, Li Ze passed the ball ahead of time.

Durant, who was traveling, accelerated directly after catching the ball. After passing the free throw line, he suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back, got rid of Al Thornton's entanglement, and made an emergency jump shot.

"Shua" scored easily from mid-range.

Li Ze gave Durant a thumbs up, smart offensive choices, changes in rhythm to throw off the defense, emergency stop jumpers, saving time and effort!

This offense only took 10 seconds to score the ball. This is the Thunder's offensive rhythm, and Li Ze wants to pick up the rhythm.

On the defensive end, Russell Butler wanted to pass the ball and catch the ball in transition, but Li Ze's defensive pressure was too strong, so the handoff failed this time.

Fortunately, Al Thornton came over and successfully caught the ball. Baron Davis quickly signaled to pass the ball to the inside. Chris Kaman was not in a good position to receive the ball this time. When he saw that the attack time was coming, he shot directly from mid-range.

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"Bang" is strong.

Jeff Green collected the rebound and passed it directly to Li Ze. By this time, the Thunder's transition offense had already started.

The Clippers also tried their best to defend, but unfortunately the inside players were slow and the defense failed to match up.

After halftime, Li Ze saw Marcus Camby defending him. His left hand moved forward and backward, and he dribbled the ball with his right hand to accelerate the breakthrough. Marcus Camby quickly took a big step back.

As a result, Li Ze suddenly pulled his hips back and then made a mid-range jump shot.

"Shua" the 2-pointer was hit steadily. This offense was still very fast, and it only took 8 seconds to complete.

Marcus Camby was a little helpless when he saw this situation. He really couldn't keep up with his movements, but he didn't want to admit defeat:

"Lee, this is not a good shot choice. You should slow down to organize the offense and find the open space before shooting."

"But I made the shot, man, and put the ball in the basket. That's my job!"

Li Ze responded with a smile, he didn't want to let the opponent's old guys lose ground, he had to switch attacks quickly.

In the next three minutes or so, the Clippers found that the Thunder was playing faster and faster and hitting consecutive hits, while their own offense became stagnant.

Baron Davis was so troubled that he couldn't organize his offense and had to rely on two inside players.

In the offensive round, Durant received a pass from Li Ze and changed direction directly in front of him while moving.

With a huge movement, he dodged Marcus Camby's defense. After entering the penalty area, he changed hands for a layup and easily scored the ball.

After this goal was scored, the Thunder led by 6 points 16 to 10. There were 6 minutes and 51 seconds left in the first quarter. Old Dunleavy couldn't stand it anymore and directly requested a timeout.

"Kevin, it's very good to maintain this offensive rhythm. Guys, on the defensive end, we have to continue to press their outside lines. There is no need to help the inside line defense and protect the rebounds!"

Coach Brooks is very satisfied with the team's performance, especially Durant, who has scored 8 points so far, shooting 3 of 3 from the field and 2 of 2 free throws, playing extremely efficiently.

Durant has completely given up on singles with the ball, and all his points are scored by catching the ball after covering the ball. This method has completely released his finishing ability.

After returning from the timeout, Dunleavy Sr. took up the forward position of Craig Smith and replaced Russell Butler. There was no one to replace inside, so he could only replace the forward with a forward to strengthen the outside defense.

At the same time, Baron Davis has also begun to improve his aggressiveness. Since it is difficult to organize the pass, he can just do it himself.

Now the Clippers' offensive rhythm began to speed up. When Li Ze saw this situation, he was overjoyed and jumped into the trap! This rhythm is the Thunder's favorite.

After Baron Davis picked up the pick-and-roll, he stepped back for 3 points and scored the ball against Turtle's defense. The Thunder quickly kicked off the ball. Li Zefei quickly dribbled across the half court, and Turtle immediately handed over the ball.

Don't pick and roll, just break through immediately after receiving the ball, accelerate directly to the line, and get rid of the defense. Marcus Camby immediately came up to help defend. Turtle noticed this situation and passed it directly to Jeff Green in the bottom corner.

The Clippers' defensive rotation was in place, but after two consecutive quick passes, Li Ze received the ball in an open space outside the three-point line and made a jump shot directly.

"Shua" the open 3-pointer was hit steadily.

"Ohhh!! Haaaa!!"

The audience immediately cheered. Everyone likes to watch this kind of response shot. If you make a 3-pointer, I will respond with a 3-pointer. So tough!

This attack only took 12 seconds. Marcus Camby and Chris Kaman felt something bad. They didn't like this offensive rhythm and quickly signaled to Baron Davis to slow down.

But unfortunately, Baron Davis felt that his hand was hot, so he took the ball and continued to work. In the next 3 minutes, the two sides fought fiercely, and the score difference was still 6 points.

At this time, both Marcus Camby and Chris Kaman were a little unhappy. They couldn't touch the ball, so they turned back and ran away. Look at Krstic on the opposite side, how delicious his cake is!

In the offensive round, after Li Ze received the handoff from Guigui, he dribbled with his left hand and accelerated to break through. Craig Smith fought desperately from his side.

But during the march, Li Ze suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back with his left hand, shook off the defense, and then stopped and shot a jumper.

"Shua" scored easily from mid-range.

Durant was watching in amusement. After scoring the goal, he immediately came over to give Li Ze a high-five. For this goal, Li Ze secretly imitated his tricks.

Coach Brooks also requested a timeout. He had to replace Krstic to let the big man take a breath.

"Kayce, that move you just used was good. Of course, your range of motion is still a little small!"

Durant was teasing Li Ze while drinking water.

"We have different body types, but trust me, Kevin, I'm proficient in all your tricks!"

Li Ze wiped his sweat and responded with a smile.

"Haha, I really shouldn't have played so many one-on-ones with you, you learn too fast!"

Durant immediately laughed after listening to Li Ze's words. He had no choice but to do so. The one in the team who was most familiar with his style of play was Li Ze. The two of them had to play several rounds every day, and currently they had a win or loss.

After the timeout, Ibaka came on and replaced Krstic. The Clippers also replaced Baron Davis and brought in Sebastian Telfair. Old Dunleavy hoped that the rhythm could be slowed down.

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But unfortunately, after Sebastian Telfair came on the court, he was unable to guard against Turtle on the offensive end and was continuously interrupted.

Guigui even used fancy moves like scissor kicks. He passed the opponent in one step and rushed directly into the opponent's penalty area. When he saw that the defense was shrinking, he directly passed the hand grenade to Li Ze on the outside.

As soon as Li Ze saw the beautiful breakthrough of the ball, he faced the defense and shot a jump shot directly.

"Whoa!" I scored a 3-pointer. If I'm lucky, I might be able to score one of the top ten goals of the day.

After seeing Li Ze score, Guigui was also happy. He rushed in and threw it out. The assist was so easy.

In the remaining time, the Thunder became more and more efficient, and coupled with the Clippers' chaotic play, the point difference quickly widened.

By the end of the first quarter, 34 to 22, the Thunder led by 12 points. Durant also woke up, scoring 16 points in a single quarter and shooting 100% from the field.

During the break, Li Ze was complaining in his heart:

"The Clippers are still weak after all. After one quarter, the data in this game is not easy to collect."
Chapter completed!