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Li Zhen replaced Caron Butler, and he still partnered with Kidd!

After coming on as a substitute, Li Zhen did not have much expression. After a game, Li Zhen has adapted to the atmosphere of the playoffs. Strength is his confidence in facing challenges.

The first attack after the timeout was the Mavericks.

Kidd held the ball, and Li Zhen played without the ball. Li Zhen ran forward calmly. Carlisle gave him the task of pulling the defense as much as possible and doing a good job of defense.

Kidd's ball control is not as fast as Li Zhen, and the Spurs do not need to defend Kidd's own dribbling. Of course, Kidd does not have the ability and idea of Li Zhen to work alone.

In the positional battle organization, Kidd waved his hand to let the Mavericks players run.

Li Zhen began to run with the help of Nowitzki and Dampier's off-ball screens.

Li Zhen did not consider whether Kidd could get the ball to him. All he needed to do was to find an open position!

The one defending Li Zhen was Parker. After Parker was blocked by Nowitzki's screen, Duncan defended Li Zhen.

This time Kidd didn't give Li Zhen a mismatch to play against Duncan. Duncan's defense was very strong, and Li Zhen could only play against him occasionally. It was impossible for him to succeed every time.

Li Zhen ran back and then followed Dampier's screen to get rid of Duncan. It was McDyess who was defending Li Zhen!

At the same time, Kidd used Nowitzki's screen to complete the breakthrough and attracted the Spurs' defense.

Except for McDyess, everyone else's attention was on Kidd!

Kidd cleverly sent the ball to Li Zhen who was at a 45-degree angle to the side.

Li Zhen easily caught the ball and immediately made a move to shoot.

McDyess flew over.

This was fake!

Li Zhen's first fake shot completely fooled McDyess!!

One step to the side to adjust the footsteps!!

Absolutely open space!!

""Shua!!"

15 to 15, the ball came out from outside the three-point line!!!

This was not Li Zhen's familiar way of holding the ball to attack, but it did not mean that Li Zhen could not seize such an opportunity.

The opportunity was too great, and McDyess's defense could not pose much threat to Li Zhen!

""Pa!" Li Zhen went over to high-five Kidd.

"Lee, your spot-up three-point shot is also good, you can try to shoot more." Kidd praised

"It's not quite there yet." Li Zhen smiled.

In the usual three-point training, Li Zhen and Kidd's competition in fixed-point three-pointers is indeed not quite there yet!

Of course, as long as the three-pointer is in motion, Kidd can't catch up with Li Zhen.

Li Zhen's three-point ability is strong because he can still guarantee the shooting accuracy after the confrontation. This ability is far more important than the open three-pointer in the highly confrontational NBA.

In the playoffs, the opponent will not give you many open opportunities!

Popovich was furious at McDyess's rashness and he cursed at him on the sidelines.

McDyess himself was also speechless.

Li Zhen's shooting was too realistic. If he didn't jump over, this guy would really shoot.

Many times, whether the offensive ball handler shoots or not depends on the choice of the defender.

The initiative is in the hands of the offensive side!

"Li Zhen's offensive fake easily shook McDyess, and the veteran was like an inexperienced rookie at the moment."Barkley laughed.

"Li Zhen handled the ball very smartly. He had obviously observed McDyess's defensive moves first."Kenny Smith said.

The Spurs attacked.

Li Zhen followed Ginobili.

For the Mavericks, their defense was not good in the first half, and Li Zhen's defensive task was also heavy!

After Parker passed the ball for a long time, it was still Parker and Duncan's pick-and-roll that launched the attack. They did not challenge Li Zhen's defense. After

Parker's pick-and-roll, he passed the ball to Duncan. Duncan wanted to play Kidd in a mismatch, but Li Zhen came to double-team him.

Duncan immediately passed the ball to Ginobili. Li Zhen gave up Duncan and immediately ran to Ginobili's side!!

Ginobili originally thought he had a good chance, but he didn't expect Li Zhen's return speed to be so fast, and he had no space!!

"Beautiful one-on-two defense, Li Zhen used his enthusiasm to help the Mavericks block the Spurs' pick-and-roll attack!!"Smith shouted.

Ginobili barely made a few triple threats and then forced a breakthrough on Li Zhen. Li Zhen's lateral movement was very fast, and he judged the direction of Ginobili's breakthrough.

Ginobili dribbled behind his back and then changed direction to the left to continue to force a breakthrough on Li Zhen!!

Ginobili occupied the position and continued to move forward.

There was little time left. Ginobili wanted to make a strong layup and wanted to score the ball with the advantage of his position!

High-tempo confrontation!!

""Bang!"

At the moment when Ginobili made a layup, Li Zhen used his arm span advantage to press the ball directly onto the backboard!

"Beautiful! Li Zhen gave Ginobili a block shot. Although Ginobili had the upper hand, Li Zhen had better physical talent. This was a wonderful defense!!"Barkley shouted.

Ginobili was knocked to the ground by Li Zhen's impact. When Ginobili stood up, Li Zhen had already rushed to the front court with the ball!!

Li Zhen did not slow down this time, but accelerated like a clutch.

The Spurs players were still stunned, and Li Zhen passed two people in a row and attacked the Spurs backcourt directly.

Li Zhen's straight-line impact, Parker desperately chased Li Zhen!

Breaking into the three-point line, Li Zhen used his strong body to hit Parker and crush him for a layup.

Li Zhen had no position advantage, but Parker could not cover him. He was bounced away by Li Zhen's strength.

Li Zhen made a strong layup!!

15 to 17

"plum、、、、、"Zhen!" DJ's crazy shouting set the rhythm of the scene.

At this moment, the blue of the Airline Center was rolling wildly.

Li Zhen's one-stop layup after the block shocked the whole audience!

Just now it was Carlisle who called the timeout, and now it was Popovich.

Popovich didn't even remember that he had to stop the game too many times in this series because of Li Zhen's call for timeouts.

"Li Zhen did not disappoint Carlisle. As soon as he came on the court, he helped the Mavericks reverse the score and regain the lead. Ginobili never thought that Li Zhen would block him and then use the same layup as him to score the ball!"Barkley also shouted madly

"Popovich is a little panicked now. Since the start of the series, he has never been able to find a way to deal with Li Zhen. Li Zhen has become the surprise weapon of this round of the series. It is very difficult for the Spurs to gain an advantage in the Mavericks away game."Smith shouted.