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The proud Celtics Big Three all walked into the locker room with gloomy faces.

The fans at TD Garden never thought that their home team would play like this against the depleted Mavericks.

Although the Celtics were behind, no one thought it was a problem of their strength.

It was the rookie on the other side who went crazy in the first half. They could never have imagined that the team without Nowitzki, Terry, and Kidd would have Li Zhen today.

The rookie's highest career score was only 36 points, but now he has scored 34 points in the first half.

Who could have thought of it? No one could have thought of it!

The fans at TD Garden never asked for a refund again.

They were not sure of winning this game, and they might still lose!

"Li Zhen did his best in the first half of the game. You can't expect this rookie to do better. Tonight, Li Zhen faces a powerful opponent, the Big Three. The Celtics, composed of Pierce, Garnett, and Ray Allen, have always been a strong team in the East. Even if LeBron James comes here, he won't get much benefit from such an opponent."Coach Zhang said

"Let's look forward to the second half of the game and see if Li Zhen can lead the team to maintain the advantage!" Yu Jia said.

Coach Zhang and Yu Jia did not expect that after the first half, the Mavericks could score 70 points and suppress the Celtics on the road!

Not only were they surprised, but the fans watching the live broadcast on TV were also surprised.

It was the first time that domestic fans saw such a domineering Li Zhen. He scored 34 points in the first half. In the past, such deeds only happened to other foreign superstars.

They have expectations for Li Zhen, and they expect that Li Zhen will grow slowly. Maybe after a few seasons, Li Zhen can also become an All-Star level guard, but no domestic fans could have thought that Li Zhen gave them such a shock today.

Using this half-time, countless fans logged into forums such as Hupu to express their views on Li Zhen's performance in the first half.

《What is Li Zhen’s true combat effectiveness as a starter?》

《34 points in the first half, isn't this scoring explosiveness worse than Jennings?》

《To be honest, Jennings only scored 55 points in one game, and Li Zhen averaged 29+ points per game. They are not at the same level of scorers at all!》

《Li Zhen's scoring stability and efficiency are far superior to those of his peers. I think only Curry can compete with Li Zhen in the future!》

《Did the Mavericks limit Li Zhen's growth? Fans are discussing this issue online.

"Li, you did a good job. Keep doing it in the second half."Carlisle patted Li Zhen's shoulder happily.

"OK！"Li Zhen also nodded.

"Li, is this comfortable?"Baria massaged Li Zhen's shoulders with his hands.

"Yes, the strength is good."Li Zhen enjoyed Baria's antics.

"You can't keep pressing like that. I'll arrange some girls for Li to enjoy tonight!" Marion said that he had plans for tonight.

He came over with an IPAD to show Li Zhen the photos.

Li Zhen leaned over to see the quality.

Marion opened a personal photo of a girl from the Celtics cheerleading team....

If you can’t mess around with your own cheerleading squad, then you can mess around with other cheerleading squads, right?

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Hey, let's win first." Li Zhen looked at it and lost interest.

"Haha, Sean, Lee likes big butts, you should find three Kardashian types." Stevenson laughed

"I don't know if Li Ding can handle the three of them," Baria said.

"I'm just a child."Li Zhen shook his head and quickly refused...

Li Zhen is currently in hot form, and he doesn't want to have any scandals.

Because they were leading in the first half, the atmosphere in the locker room was quite good.

After spending 20 minutes in the locker room, the third quarter officially started.

The Celtics had the ball in the first and fourth quarters, and the Mavericks had the ball in the second and third quarters.

Li Zhen was not in a hurry to use his last trump card, as he needed to see the situation in the third quarter and see if the team could hold on.

The Mavericks attacked.

Li Zhen ran forward with the ball.

The Celtics still implemented the defensive strategy of the second quarter, double-teaming Li Zhen.

Li Zhen quickly passed the ball to Barea on one side.

After Barea received the ball, he passed Rondo on the right and suddenly attacked, causing the Celtics' defense to panic!

The Mavericks players are very experienced, and they all know when it is best to play for Li Zhen.

Li Zhen ran without the ball, and Haywood and Dampier both provided off-ball screens for Li Zhen at the same time!

After Barea broke in, he just made a circle, did not attack himself, and passed the ball to Li Zhen again.

Li Zhen immediately paused after receiving the ball and pretended to shoot.

Rondo put his hands down to defend.

Fake shot, Li Zhen passed Rondo directly.

Garnett was guarding the three-second zone. This time he did not make up for the defense, ready to block him when Li Zhen attacked the three-second zone.

Li Zhen, who did not feel much defensive pressure, directly threw the ball two steps before the three-second zone!!

The throw is a basic skill of a guard.

""Swish!"

72 to 62.....

Li Zhen started the quarter with a floater.

But Li Zhen still didn't have many chances in the third quarter. The Celtics desperately targeted Li Zhen.

A+The strength of the team is not enough to break the defense at will.

The Celtics broke out on the offensive end. Ray Allen and Pierce hit long shots one after another. The Big Three played a small climax under the connection of Rondo.

The Mavericks had fewer scoring points. Although Li Zhen had the help of Barea and Carlisle, he still couldn't withstand the offensive of the home team. The strength gap between the two teams still appeared.

90 to 90.

The two teams tied and entered the final quarter.

Li Zhen scored 6 points, 2 assists and 4 rebounds in the third quarter.

There was no hesitation.

After entering the fourth quarter, Li Zhen revealed his last trump card.

Familiar feeling!!

Li Zhen still hopes to win this game.