The best teammates in the NBA
Chapter 237 Destruction
Chapter 237 Destruction
On the evening of May 5th, G27 of the Western Conference Finals will officially start.
In the Eastern Conference Finals held last night, Derrick Rose, who played at home, once again entered the Mamba state, and the Bulls almost led the game. Unfortunately, they only scored 2 points in the last 3 minutes and were successfully reversed by the Heat.
罗斯全场29中9，拿到25分5篮板8助攻4失误，末节表现拉垮，让公牛痛失好局。
The Bulls' tough defense allowed the Heat to score only 38 points in the first half, and the Bulls led by 7 points at halftime.
第3节比赛19:17，客场作战的热火队只追回了2分，但德里克-罗斯第4节9中2的表现帮了热火队一个大忙，最后2分钟打出一波流，直接奠定比赛胜局。
At 83:80, with their outstanding performance in the last quarter, the Heat swept the Bulls 4:1 and successfully entered the finals.
LeBron James scored 28 points, Dwyane Wade scored 21 points, and Chris Bosh scored 20 points. The three giants played steadily, and their efficient performance in the final quarter made many media reporters in America sing their praises!
"Heat team champion!"
Although most people don't like LeBron James' decision, competitive sports are still dominated by winning games. As long as they can keep winning, they can always cover up some problems.
People will remember who the championship is, the team that won the championship, and the player who won the Finals MVP, but it doesn't matter how they got it.
The winner is always worth remembering, but the loser can only leave silently. At most, it will be a pity that the XX team will be exchanged after many years. It almost won the championship
For Dallas fans, the night of the 27th is destined to be a sad day.
The NBA has prepared the awards ceremony in advance, and the legendary Rick Barry also arrived in Dallas. If the Thunder beat the Mavericks, the legend will be the guest of honor tonight.
The owner of the Thunder, Clayton Bennett, came to the scene, and the general manager Presti and all the staff of the team were also ready to win the award tonight.
Just like most games in history, the Thunder team that won the Tianwangshan battle was very good in G6, and after the Mavericks persisted for halftime, they were blown up by the hot Thunder team in a single quarter in the third quarter!
At 34:22 in a single quarter, the score between the two sides came directly to 92:78. The Dallas fans in the American Airlines Center arena were all silent.
There is no miracle anymore, the Mavericks did not trigger the probability of [-]% in the end, and a comeback against the wind is just a dream.
"I feel a little pity for the Mavericks. If they can win the G4 game, then the trend of this round of the series may be completely different. The veterans are only one step away from the finals."
Jeff Van Gundy seemed to feel that there was not much suspense in the game, and he couldn't help recalling the original G4 game. Mark Jackson also nodded and said with emotion:
"Kayce scored 4 three-pointers in a single game in G10, breaking the single-game three-pointer record in the playoffs. He made 24 of 20 and scored 54 points. Nowitzki scored 15 of 12 and 24 of 24 free throws. 48 points, absolutely the craziest offense I've ever seen."
"Kayce! Open the three! That's good!"
The commentator Mike Breen was still very devoted to explaining the game. When he saw Li Ze hit a three-pointer, he immediately praised him loudly.
The Dallas fans at the scene saw Li Ze throwing in a three-pointer, and they were in no mood to boo. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban sat under the basketball stand without saying a word. This season failed again.
After scoring the goal, Li Ze did not celebrate too much. He has recovered to his best form in this game, and his mental fatigue has completely recovered, and the three-pointer feels back to normal.
After the Mavericks went crazy for 4 games, their outside shooting percentage began to decline seriously, and the recovery ability of the veterans was not as good as that of the young people.
Nowitzki on the field looked extremely anxious when he saw the point difference came to 17 points, but in the rest of the game, the Mavericks were still unable to respond, and the magical three-pointer was completely gone.
With 4 minutes and 2 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Coach Carlisle requested a timeout. The Dallas fans at the scene saw the players walking back to the bench silently, and they all stood up and gave warm applause. The veterans did their best.
"Division Champion! Well done, Kayce!"
"My God! We really made it to the finals."
"It was an incredible season, the second-best regular season in history, and then we made it to the Finals, it was like a dream!"
Li Ze sat back on the bench and grinned when he heard the excited discussion of the atmosphere group, while the tortoise beside him was already happy, and Durant was also smiling.
It was the first time for the young Thunder team to win the championship. Everyone was happy for this achievement. The only regret was that the award ceremony was held in Dallas, and the atmosphere on the scene was not warm enough.
On the Mavericks' bench, Nowitzki was silent, while Jason Terry had already covered his face with his hands, veteran Kidd just pursed his lips, watching the game on the field, and Marion used The towel covered his head, as if he didn't want others to see his expression.
The rest of the game time was over quickly, and when the final buzzer sounded, there was only a low noise in the American Airlines Center arena.
At 108:96, the Thunder team successfully ended the game on the road, with a big score of 4:2, eliminated the Mavericks, and successfully entered the 2010~2011 NBA Finals.
Everyone on the Thunder bench cheered loudly. The players of the two teams hugged and greeted each other after the game. The frustrated veterans of the Mavericks were no longer in the mood to exchange too many pleasantries.
Nowitzki was the first to go back to the player channel. This super power forward who has been failing can hardly control his emotions.
Everyone in the Thunder bounced back to the locker room, put on the gray division championship T-shirts they had prepared, put on their hats, screamed again, and then returned to the center of the American Airlines Center arena again.
The Mavericks fans at the scene did not leave the venue immediately, and they also expressed simple blessings to the division champions.
As the broadcaster of ESPN, Doris Burke directly became the host of the awards ceremony. First, she grandly introduced the guest of honor, NBA legend Rick Barry.
"Let us welcome the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, NBA50 superstar, Rick Barry!"
Everyone in the Thunder team stood in the center of the field, surrounded by sports reporters from America. Although there was a lack of cheers at the scene, the screams from the Thunder team filled the awards ceremony with joy.
When team owner Clayton Bennett received the silver spherical trophy, the Mavericks fans in the American Airlines Center Arena also gave applause. Bennett raised the trophy excitedly, and then signaled everyone on the Thunder team to toast together .
As the MVP of this season, Li Ze is of course the first to hold the trophy. After receiving the silver spherical trophy, the first feeling is a bit heavy, and the workmanship is twice as good as the silver crystal trophy.
Li Ze first observed briefly, then immediately held the trophy with both hands, and raised it above his head.
"Oh!!"
Everyone in the Thunder jumped up and down, yelling, this is the team's first division championship trophy after moving to Oklahoma City!
After simply asking the team owner to say a few big words, Doris Burke immediately started interviewing Li Zelai:
"Kayce, congratulations on winning the division championship. It's a pleasure to see you on the stage of the finals. You are the youngest team in the league, and you are the youngest MVP in history. How do you feel about the upcoming finals?"
Li Ze helped the hat on his head, then took the microphone, and said with a smile:
"I would like to thank all the opponents, they made us better, and also thank the Thunder family, and thank my teammates, we overcame all kinds of difficulties and finally reached the finals."
"Of course the most important thing is, I want to thank all Oklahoma City fans, you are the best, this division championship is only the first, this year we will bring the O'Brien Cup back to Oklahoma City, believe me, our journey just began!"
In Oklahoma City, Ford Center Arena, many fans did not choose to watch the game at home, but came to the arena to watch this important game. After hearing Li Ze's words, all the fans at the scene shouted excitedly.
For a small ball market, the process of MVP, division championship, and finals is like a dream. No matter what the final result is, the Oklahoma City fans are extremely happy at this time!
The awards ceremony was held in an away game, and the atmosphere was not warm enough, but everyone in the Thunder team didn't care. After they came to the press conference hall, everyone took a group photo again.
Coach Brooks, Presti, and Clayton Bennett stood in front, Li Ze held the trophy and stood behind, Turtle and Durant stood beside Li Ze on the left and right, and everyone else formed a circle lap.
Everyone smiled and completed the group photo for the first division championship in team history. No matter what happens in the future, 1 will always be the best memory!
The divisional finals can be regarded as the final game of the championship. When the players reach the finals, they will enter a bigger stage.
The coverage of the Finals is wider. This year's NBA Finals will be broadcast in 215 languages in 47 countries and regions around the world, on TV, on the Internet and on mobile phones.
Although the popularity cannot be compared with the Champions League and the World Cup, overall, it can barely be regarded as the world's attention.
Why is Kobe Bryant so popular?
The explosive style of play and the gorgeous style of play do account for part of the factors, but more of it is the broadcast bonus after reaching the finals.
For the vast majority of fans who don’t pay much attention to the NBA, watching the finals once a year is enough. Kobe has won three consecutive championships, and then won two championships in a row. This is a very scary addition to popularity. of.
Reaching the finals, for Li Ze, will further strengthen his popularity.
Not to mention other things, even if it is for the Flow sneakers on their feet, they can make a solid profit by reaching the finals. This is a huge advertising platform!
The finals officially started on May 5. After returning to Oklahoma City on the 31th, the Thunder simply held a division championship celebration to give back to the fans who have always supported the team.
On the morning of the 29th, the coaching staff gave the players another half-day off. This is also the benefit of the first record in the league. It is the first time to reach the finals. The first two games were played in Oklahoma City, so the team has sufficient Time for rest adjustments.
However, the schedule of the finals is a bit unfriendly, 2-3-2, first two home games in Oklahoma City, then three consecutive away games in Miami, and finally two home games in Oklahoma City.
Head coach Brooks also has some pressure. Once he loses a home game or three consecutive away games, he may be seized by his opponent and end the series directly.
Therefore, the first two home games must be won, so the pressure on the away game will be much less.
The players can rest, but the coaching staff has been watching the video of the Heat's playoffs these days, carefully analyzing the Heat's tactical play.
"Compared with the regular season, the tactical play has not changed much. James and Wade's shooting ability is not as good as Kayce and Kevin, and the opponent's man-to-man defense does not seem to bother us!"
Head coach Brooks nodded in agreement when he heard what the assistant coach said, and looked at the video of the Heat's playoffs, and head coach Brooks also breathed a sigh of relief.
The experience of the Western Conference Finals was almost cast a psychological shadow by the Mavericks. In comparison, the Heat seem to be better limited.
"It seems that we can resume the 23 zone defense again. The training for the past two days is mainly recovery. As for the defensive strategy, the boys are very familiar with it. After the video class is over this afternoon, everyone should go home and rest!"
After watching videos continuously and analyzing data, the assistant coaches almost stayed up late and worked overtime these days. After repeated discussions, the team's basic defensive strategy was determined. Coach Brooks also gave the assistant coaches a vacation.
"We don't need to rest. Maybe we really have a chance to win the championship this year. The two home games are too critical. We can do more pre-match plans. God, I suddenly became a little nervous"
"Two days are enough, Scott, you should take a good rest, calm down, and leave the rest of the work to us!"
When Coach Brooks saw the energetic assistant coaches in the office, he couldn't help thinking about the future:
"Champion coach, this is really a beautiful title"
On May 5th, Li Ze entertained the busy Rick at his home in Oklahoma City. Since he became the CEO of Keds, he has been helping the company expand the market almost all year round.
With the gradual improvement of new materials, Keds running shoes will soon be launched on the market. Whether it will be successful or not will depend on the beginning of next year, so Rick has been under a lot of pressure recently.
He also has his own channel. Adidas' Boost is about to go on the market. Keds has to be ahead of the other party, complete the release of new products, and then quickly occupy the market, so that they can have a drink.
Brand power, Keds is definitely not as good as the other party, so this year, Rick poached a lot of designers from Nike and Converse through his own channels. Fortunately, he has been the CEO of Converse for several years, otherwise Nike would definitely Turned over.
Pay close attention to design, celebrity endorsement, coupled with good product strength, Rick believes that he has done his best, whether he can succeed, the rest depends on God
"How is it, Kayce, are you satisfied with the latest Flow signature sneakers?"
"The wear resistance has been greatly improved. The high-end midsole style is definitely no problem for daily leisure. In high-intensity competitions, the life of the shoes is also much longer than before."
Li Ze looked at the latest Flow sneakers with woven uppers in his hands, and felt a little powerless to complain. Good guy, it looks more and more like Flow from Under Armor. The butterfly effect is a bit exaggerated.
The latest white Flow boots have a better foot feel than the previous experimental version. Dow Chemical, an old chemical company, has really put in a lot of effort under the strategy of Meidao. There is nothing to say about the material!
The style is also very novel, and the woven upper is still considered a fashionable technology. In general, this sneaker is impeccable in Li Ze’s opinion. After all, it is tailor-made for him, and the comfort level of wearing it is even more impressive. 10 points.
"Perfect! We just made it to the finals this year, and we can take the opportunity to advertise the sneakers. If we really win the championship, we can also release the championship commemorative sneakers, plus the red All-Star commemorative models. Maybe then There are good sales!"
Li Ze is very satisfied with the sneakers in his hand, it's time to cut a wave of leeks!
"Signed sneakers can test the market response for running shoes, and being able to reach the finals has saved us a lot of advertising costs. Kayce, maybe we are only one championship away from making big money. I will wait for your good news. "
Li Ze, who was in a good mood, immediately laughed, and the green knife was already waving to him!
"Haha, it must be a big hit during the offseason!"
On the evening of the 31st, G1 of the NBA Finals season officially started.
The rights to broadcast the finals belonged to the ABC channel. Of course, ABC and ESPN belonged to Disney, and the resources of the two sides were almost shared. Therefore, the commentary team for the night was still Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mark Jackson.
The ABC channel is also the cheapest cable TV package in America, covering almost the entire United States. Even if you install an antenna privately, you can still receive this channel.
Under such broadcast conditions, the number of viewers of the finals was much higher than that of the divisional finals. Simply put, the attention has exploded!
TNT didn't have the right to broadcast the finals, so they went crazy in the days before the game.
Kenny Smith spoke for the Thunder, Charles Barkley spoke for the Heat, and host Earl Nee Johnson stoked the flames. The three quarreled in the studio every day.
Under the watchful eyes of a bunch of cameras, Li Ze calmly completed the warm-up training. Just after returning to the locker room, he heard Durant and Guigui madly complaining about Barkley's point of view:
"We won 69 wins in the regular season and double-killed the Heat. This season, we averaged No.1 points per [-] rounds per game. With such statistics in front of him, he still believes that the Heat can win the championship!"
"Xie Te! We will defend the zone tonight, and we will definitely be able to completely prevent them to death. Let's see what this big mouth has to say."
Since most of the heat on the Thunder team was attracted by Li Ze, Durant received much less attention.
On the Heat side, LeBron James is the number one card!Coupled with the fact that the two belong to the Nike camp, when Durant saw James' treatment, he felt sore to death. He obviously had the largest contract, but he didn't get as much attention as the other party.
Coupled with the sneakers on this year's feet, Nike didn't pay too much attention, so after watching the show, Durant added sourness and turned into lemon essence again.
"Fortunately I don't watch these shows at all during the game, and I don't pay much attention to social media. Guys, did the Heat say something?"
Turtle is not as sensitive as Durant, he is just a little curious about the press conference before the game, so he simply asked everyone.
"The series hasn't officially started yet, and everyone is just expressing their confidence. James' speeches have always been impeccable, and they are all boring official clichés."
After Li Ze sat down, he briefly answered Guigui's question. The NBA's pre-game press conferences are always very boring. Unless there are reporters who are involved in trouble, there is no explosive problem at all.
"Fortunately, James didn't say anything, otherwise I must let him know what regret is!"
Seeing Durant who was full of motivation, Li Ze couldn't help complaining in his heart:
"Jealousy separates hostage walls"
In the Ford Center arena, the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic after Oklahoma City fans entered the arena.
Tickets were sold out early, and second-hand scalpers couldn't buy them at all. Tonight, a lot of seats were added to the venue. The entire arena was surrounded by a large area of blue, and everyone was waiting for the start of the game.
When the live DJ introduced the players of the home team to play, the audience at the scene started to scream.
"Let's welcome the youngest MVP in history, Oklahoma City's key man, from UCLA, Number 10, Kayce-Li——!"
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
Li Ze had just appeared on the field, and the excited Oklahoma City fans couldn't help it anymore. They began to yell MVP crazily. The visiting team's player channel, everyone in the Heat team felt the almost frenzied atmosphere on the scene, and they all looked serious.
Of course James and Wade both know the current situation of the team. The shooting problem and ball possession problem have always been plaguing the Heat.
This can also be regarded as the consequence of "The Decision". Since the offseason, the media reporters in America have declared that if the Heat cannot win the championship, they will fail.
Playing under such pressure, James, Wade, and Bosh couldn't even imagine what they would experience after failing.
After the players of the two teams have all finished their appearances, the two sides conduct the final warm-up.
Durant saw Li Ze making a warm-up shot one step away from the three-point line, and couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth, and instantly possessed the lemon essence.
After getting through the Mavericks, he originally planned to compete for the FMVP in the finals, but seeing Li Ze's state, Durant felt that he was still inferior to Li Ze in terms of statistics.
"The long-distance three-pointer is about to become your regular weapon. It feels like your shooting ability is getting better and better!"
Hearing Durant's sour words, Li Ze smiled in his heart. In the last game against the Mavericks, he scored 28 points and also received a golden badge:
Achievement badge [long-distance shooter]: 2/5000 (enjoy the bonus of champion badge)
Expand the range of three-point shots after dribbling, improve the stability of shots, and reduce the influence of frontal defenders.
This badge strengthened his offensive ability again. Noticing Durant's envious eyes, Li Zefeng replied calmly:
"It's the same as the three-point contest. It's just a warm-up shot, which is completely different from actual combat. However, after so many days of rest, my body has recovered to its best condition. I feel really good recently!"
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As long as the three-point contest is not mentioned, we are still good brothers!
The cameras at the scene kept surrounding Li Ze. Seeing the Thunder team talking and laughing, their expressions were relaxed. In the commentary seat of ESPN, the three of them sat on the bench and praised Li Ze's mentality with smiles:
"It seems that our MVP doesn't have any nervousness. Is Kayce really 20 years old? Mentality and skills are not like a young player at all!"
Mark Jackson heard the words of his old partner and began to lead the conversation to the game:
"The two young teams successfully met in the Finals. Interestingly, I think the playing styles of the two sides are actually very similar. The Thunder focus on shooting, and the Heat are good at breakthroughs. I look forward to a wonderful game from both sides."
When the commentator Mike Breen heard what the two said, he smiled and nodded, and then introduced the starting lineups of both sides:
"The Thunder's starting lineup has not changed, and the Heat's Mike Bibby will start tonight, he will partner with Wade in the backcourt, James and Bosh will be on the front line, and Joel Anthony will be the center. Coach Spoelstra seems to trust veterans more."
The game is about to start. When the Oklahoma City fans saw Ibaka and Chris Bosh standing in the center of the field, they immediately got up and cheered for the home team along with the DJ on the scene:
"OKC! OKC! OKC!"
The blessing of the home atmosphere allowed Ibaka to successfully jump to the ball, and the Thunder took the lead in attacking. Turtle took the ball and played a crotch trick in the backcourt, and then dribbled slowly across the half.
Noticing that the Heat were guarding a man-to-man defense, Turtle made an offensive gesture. Li Ze made a cross screen with Perkins from right to left, and then quickly came to the left block position and turned his back Ask for the ball.
Wade was firmly stuck behind, after receiving the pass from the turtle, the teammates quickly cleared the side, Perkins wandered on the bottom line on the right, Ibaka stood at the free throw line, and the turtle stood at the arc Over the top, Durant stands on the right wing.
Wade put up all his energy, and when Li Ze received the ball, he immediately put his right forearm on Li Ze's back. Not small.
Amidst the rhythmic cheers on the scene, Li Ze shook his shoulders to the left after receiving the ball, then lowered his body's center of gravity, turned around with his right foot as the axis, and directly wiped out Wade's defense.
Wade quickly slid back, only to find that Li Ze took off after dribbling the ball with his left hand twice, and was too late to take off to block the shot. In the end, he could only watch Li Ze stretch his body in the air, grab the ball with his left hand, and make a tomahawk dunk!
"boom!"
"Oh! Kayce Slam dunk!"
When the commentator Mike Brin saw Li Ze complete the dunk at the beginning of the game, he immediately yelled excitedly, and the Oklahoma City fans at the scene also yelled.
"Easy!"
After scoring the goal, Li Ze looked relaxed. After landing, he simply said a word, then celebrated with high-fives with his teammates, and quickly retreated.
Joel Anthony was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect Wade to be broken through easily, so he didn't make any preparations for defense.
Wade raised his hand to indicate that it was his problem, and then the Heat quickly sent the ball to the baseline. Mike Bibby dribbled the ball halfway, and immediately found that the Thunder contracted very little.
Li Ze and Guigui stood at the two elbows of the free throw line, one on the left and one on the right, while Durant on the right flank shrank within the three-point line, staring at LeBron James, Ibaka and Parkin Si stood under the basket.
Facing the Thunder's zone defense, the Heat were already prepared. Bosh quickly came to the free throw line, Ibaka followed closely, and after receiving a pass from Mike Bibby, the Heat began to run without the ball .
Bosh quickly gave the ball to James on the right flank, and at the same time went to the pick-and-roll to cover. Durant's defense was also very resolute, and he chose to go off the line directly. James did not choose an open shot, but chose to break through with the ball from the left .
As a result, it was in the hands of the Thunder. Durant blocked the offensive line, and Turtle immediately went to double-team. Under the double-team, James chose to play the ball again and gave the ball to Mike Bibby at the top of the arc.
The Heat made a pass from the outside, and the Thunder didn't move at all. Seeing that the attack time was running out, Wade, who received the ball from the left wing outside the three-point line, accelerated his breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, trying to tear apart the defense with his own speed.
The moment Wade started, Li Ze easily predicted the opponent's offensive action and immediately stepped forward to delay it. At the same time, Perkins' defense also began to move.
Noticing the Thunder's defensive movement, Wade immediately crossed the dribble and pulled back. Facing Li Ze's defense, he stopped at the free throw line and shot a jumper.
"Shua!" The buzzer hit before 24 seconds expired.
"Shh!"
The Oklahoma City fans at the scene immediately booed loudly. Coach Spoelstra on the sidelines frowned secretly when he saw the Heat's offense. The Thunder resolutely defended at the beginning. This is not a good sign for the Heat's offense.
Coach Brooks is very satisfied with the team's defense, which is different from the Mavericks' zone defense. After two seasons of training, the Thunder's second and third zone defenses are extremely flexible.
Li Ze and Guigui have excellent athletic abilities. As long as they maintain a good defensive position, they can quickly double-team the two blocking areas.
In the next few rounds, the Thunder easily completed the offense, Durant and Turtle each scored a goal, but the Heat's offense stagnated.
Perhaps out of caution, whenever the two flanks outside the three-point line had open shots, neither Wade nor James chose to shoot, but forcibly broke through to the inside, resulting in consecutive hits
Fortunately, the Heat's retreat was fast enough, and the Thunder were never able to be converted into a transition attack. This time, the tortoise was transported to halftime, and the Heat completed the defensive position again.
Immediately gave the ball to Li Ze, who was on the left flank outside the three-point line, and at the same time, Ibaka went up to pretend to be a pick-and-roll. In order to squeeze through the screen, Wade subconsciously chose to stick to the defense.
Taking advantage of Wade's defensive movement, Li Ze quickly released the ball with his left hand. After a big dribble, he suddenly turned around sharply, and then accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand. Ibaka's screen just stood still, allowing Wade who squeezed A little pause.
Noticing that Wade's defense was catching up again, Li Ze, who was walking, suddenly slowed down, leaned against the chasing Wade, and then exerted force with his feet, retreated sideways into the paint area, swayed the ball, and tricked Wade.
Li Ze leaned forward directly, hanging on to Wade's defense, and forced a mid-range jump shot.
"squeak!"
"Count it! And a foul!"
Seeing that Li Ze had a chance to score 2+1, the commentator Mike Breen instantly raised his commentary volume.
"The Heat must respond from the outside, otherwise the Thunder's defense will shrink and the ball will be double-teamed in the block position. LeBron James should stand up. The team needs his shooting."
Jeff Van Gundy immediately called out James' performance, and at this time Li Ze stood on the free throw line, adjusted his breathing, and made the free throw steadily. The point difference reached 7 points in an instant.
The Oklahoma City fans at the scene saw that the game went so smoothly, and they all shouted excitedly, roaring to cheer for the home team's defense:
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
The Heat's offense faced the Thunder's zone defense again. Although Bosh had a chance to shoot from the left and right flanks after responding to the free throw line, James chose to deal the card at the top of the arc this time and passed the ball to the Mike Bibby on the left flank.
Li Ze has been staring at James' movements. The moment he crossed the ball, he quickly started, blocked the ball with his right hand, and after controlling the ball, he accelerated to cross the half court with all his strength.
LeBron James cursed secretly in his heart, and then chased with all his strength. After Li Ze rushed to the paint area, he took off in three big strides. LeBron James rushed to him behind him, and immediately flew to block the shot, only to find that the ball flew backwards.
Amidst the shouts of excitement from the Oklahoma City fans at the scene, Durant, who rushed to the front court, leaped high, grabbed the ball with one hand in the air, condescended, and directly pressed the ball into the basket!
"Boom!" The empty catch dunk was successful!
Li Ze, who sent a wonderful pass, didn't even look at the situation behind him after he landed. He pretended to be X and ran back with his arms wide open and retreated quickly.
Durant, who succeeded in dunking, beat his chest excitedly, and the fans in the front row also yelled.
LeBron James couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth when he saw this familiar scene, and when he saw Durant pretending to be X in front of him, he cursed again in his heart.
After a quick baseline pass, Mike Bibby gave the ball to Chris Bosh at the free throw line again. When LeBron James received the pass from the right wing outside the three-point line again, facing the wide open Chance, finally a jumper shot!
"Bang!" Angrily strike!
The long rebound was successfully protected by Ibaka, and then a pass found Turtle. Everyone in the Thunder rushed to the opponent's half with a huh, fast break on the third line, and "V"-shaped moves.
Durant and Li Ze rushed left and right quickly, Guigui quickly put the ball to Li Ze, and observed that the Heat had all retreated to half court, and Li Ze slowed down the offensive rhythm directly after receiving the ball.
Wade noticed that Ibaka seemed to want to raise the cover, and he was slightly stunned. He saw Li Ze pull the ball back with his right hand, and the defensive center of gravity subconsciously moved forward. The moment Wade took a small step, Li Ze suddenly lowered the center of gravity , and then take a big step with the left foot.
Stopping and starting quickly, he threw away Wade's defense at once, and accelerated with the ball in his right hand. Bosh saw Li Ze break through easily, immediately gave up the defense against Ibaka, and quickly shrank to the basket.
After Li Ze dribbled the ball vigorously three times, he took off with both feet and flew into the air quickly. Bosh subconsciously jumped up to block the shot. As a result, he started to land, but Li Ze was still rising.
Amidst the exclamations of the fans, Li Ze and Bosh directly hit each other into the air after confronting each other in the air. With strength from the waist and abdomen, he grabbed the ball with his right hand, pulled it back with one arm, and then quickly swung the ball into the basket!
"boom!"
"Oh!"
"My God!"
In the commentary seat of ESPN, the three of them yelled together, and Li Ze's dunk had a strong visual impact, especially when they saw Bosh hit the street directly after landing, the three couldn't stop shouting God.
"Ooh!"
Li Ze roared passionately at the camera standing under the basket, everyone in Thunder immediately stepped forward and started to celebrate crazily, and Guigui screamed in excitement.
Head coach Spoelstra immediately asked for a timeout when he heard the yelling from the Oklahoma City fans. He regretted it a bit. In less than a minute, the point difference had reached 1 points.
After the timeout, the Heat's offense did not improve at all. Coupled with the blessing of the home whistle and some defensive actions inside, the referee did not whistle strictly in the first quarter.
With the Big Three misfired, the first quarter ended quickly. At 1:18, the Thunder took a 32-point lead in the first quarter.
"LeBron James' data in the first quarter was very good, 6 of 3 and 8 points, but he didn't help the team. He needs to respond from the outside, so as to completely disintegrate the Thunder's zone defense!"
Jeff Van Gundy wasn't afraid to offend anyone, and pointed directly at LeBron James, while Mark Jackson had a different point of view:
"Wade's performance was equally bad, 5 of 1 scored 2 points, and Kayce completely suppressed him on both ends of the offense and defense. This is also the reason for the Heat's poor performance in the first quarter."
The two were in the commentary booth, helping the Heat analyze a meal, and finally came to the conclusion that they still had to hit open shots from the outside. Ibaka's defensive ability was underestimated. Although facing Nowitzki was a dish, but Facing Bosh, the effect is very good.
The Thunder did not shoot three-pointers in the first quarter, and most of them were defensive counterattacks. They caught the opponent's defense and attacked at the moment. Li Ze scored 1 of 5 in a single quarter and easily scored 3 points. Durant scored 7 points and Guigui scored 8 points. , The first 6 players all scored again.
After the start of the second quarter, the head coach Spoel immediately made substitutions and adjustments.
Replaced Mike Bibby, who was 1-for-3 in the first quarter, took Chalmers, and replaced Joel Anthony, who was zero in the first quarter, with Haslem. The height of the Heat dropped again.
The big three look dignified. Although there is still a lot of game time, the 14-point difference is indeed a bit much
Wade looked at his good brother LeBron James, but found that the other party did not look at him, but bowed his head in thought. As the boss of the team, Wade felt that he should say something:
"It's only 14 points, we still have three quarters to play, don't give up easily, do a good job of defense and protect the basket!"
After all, the Heat are Wade's horse. Hearing the boss's words, Haslem was the first to respond, and Chalmers also responded immediately. The bench finally regained its vitality.
After the start of the second quarter, the Heat took the lead in attacking, and the Thunder continued the defensive strategy of the first quarter. On the line, Li Ze and Daiquan Cook continued to stand at the two elbows, and Sefoloza closed on the flanks at the three-point line Inside.
Ibaka defended on the inside, Collison squatted, and the 23-zone defensive formation was very compact.
Faced with such a defense, the Heat first tried to break through the pick-and-roll. As a result, the Thunder shrunk very quickly, tossing and turning outside, and finally the offensive time was approaching. James used the cover and shot a long two-point jumper.
"Bang!" Strike the iron again!
Amidst the cheers of the Oklahoma City fans, Li Ze successfully received the long rebound, and then immediately launched a transition attack. Everyone in the Heat ran wildly and finally completed the defensive positioning in time.
"V"-shaped attack, the other 4 people fell on the bottom line one by one. Seeing Li Ze make an offensive gesture, Collison quickly came to the three-point line to perform a pick-and-roll.
The Heat did not choose to double-team defense, but believed in Chris Bosh's mobility, and switched defenses directly after the screen.
Li Ze, who is holding the ball in his right hand, was a little surprised when he saw Bosh defending him. After all, in the entire Western Conference playoffs, he rarely had the opportunity to play big.
Bosh stared closely at Li Ze's movements. He saw Li Ze dribble the ball under the crotch twice in a row and change direction in front of his body on the three-point line. What Ze wants to do next.
Bosh, who held his right hand high, saw Li Ze's left hand suddenly change direction in front of his body. He leaned forward and subconsciously slid backwards.
As a result, in the next second, Li Ze dribbled the ball directly behind his back, retreated silkily to beyond the three-point line, and quickly shot a jumper!
"BANG!"
"Kayce hits the three!
After shaking the three-pointer, the commentator Mike Breen yelled passionately, Bosh was completely numb, and turned to look at the coach Spoelstra on the sidelines.
Seeing the gesture made by the other party, I let out a sigh of relief, double-teaming.
After Li Ze hit the three-pointer, the point difference has reached 17 points. Everyone in the Thunder team at home has completely relaxed. Amid the cheers from the Oklahoma City fans, the substitutes played more and more smoothly.
Sefolosha's iron tree blossomed, and when Li Ze was double-teamed, he responded by throwing a three-pointer.
Daequan Cook once again showed the demeanor of the three-point contest champion, scoring both open three-point opportunities.
Although the Heat's offense has picked up, Chalmers also responded from outside the three-point line, but the point difference has not narrowed.
LeBron James' performance on the court was a bit frustrating, which was completely different from what he imagined.
At the end of the half, at 45:62, the Thunder entered the second half with a 17-point lead.
After the start of the second half, the Heat only struggled for more than 3 minutes in the third quarter. Coach Spoelstra began to rotate the Big Three. Oklahoma City fans began to shout frantically, victory is only a matter of time!
With 4 minutes and 6 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the game entered the official timeout. This time the Heat directly rotated the starters and completely conceded defeat, and the head coach Brooks also immediately replaced the main players.
Li Ze sat on the bench with a relaxed expression, the game was even easier than he expected.
在几乎三节打卡的情况下，16中10，三分球5中2，罚球5中5，27分5篮板7助攻1失误1抢断，平平无奇的发挥
The Oklahoma City fans were still cheering loudly for the game. Li Ze smiled and waved the towel in his hand. At the same time, he secretly thought:
"I'm looking forward to the opponent's post-match speech, G1, test?"
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On the evening of May 5th, G27 of the Western Conference Finals will officially start.
In the Eastern Conference Finals held last night, Derrick Rose, who played at home, once again entered the Mamba state, and the Bulls almost led the game. Unfortunately, they only scored 2 points in the last 3 minutes and were successfully reversed by the Heat.
罗斯全场29中9，拿到25分5篮板8助攻4失误，末节表现拉垮，让公牛痛失好局。
The Bulls' tough defense allowed the Heat to score only 38 points in the first half, and the Bulls led by 7 points at halftime.
第3节比赛19:17，客场作战的热火队只追回了2分，但德里克-罗斯第4节9中2的表现帮了热火队一个大忙，最后2分钟打出一波流，直接奠定比赛胜局。
At 83:80, with their outstanding performance in the last quarter, the Heat swept the Bulls 4:1 and successfully entered the finals.
LeBron James scored 28 points, Dwyane Wade scored 21 points, and Chris Bosh scored 20 points. The three giants played steadily, and their efficient performance in the final quarter made many media reporters in America sing their praises!
"Heat team champion!"
Although most people don't like LeBron James' decision, competitive sports are still dominated by winning games. As long as they can keep winning, they can always cover up some problems.
People will remember who the championship is, the team that won the championship, and the player who won the Finals MVP, but it doesn't matter how they got it.
The winner is always worth remembering, but the loser can only leave silently. At most, it will be a pity that the XX team will be exchanged after many years. It almost won the championship
For Dallas fans, the night of the 27th is destined to be a sad day.
The NBA has prepared the awards ceremony in advance, and the legendary Rick Barry also arrived in Dallas. If the Thunder beat the Mavericks, the legend will be the guest of honor tonight.
The owner of the Thunder, Clayton Bennett, came to the scene, and the general manager Presti and all the staff of the team were also ready to win the award tonight.
Just like most games in history, the Thunder team that won the Tianwangshan battle was very good in G6, and after the Mavericks persisted for halftime, they were blown up by the hot Thunder team in a single quarter in the third quarter!
At 34:22 in a single quarter, the score between the two sides came directly to 92:78. The Dallas fans in the American Airlines Center arena were all silent.
There is no miracle anymore, the Mavericks did not trigger the probability of [-]% in the end, and a comeback against the wind is just a dream.
"I feel a little pity for the Mavericks. If they can win the G4 game, then the trend of this round of the series may be completely different. The veterans are only one step away from the finals."
Jeff Van Gundy seemed to feel that there was not much suspense in the game, and he couldn't help recalling the original G4 game. Mark Jackson also nodded and said with emotion:
"Kayce scored 4 three-pointers in a single game in G10, breaking the single-game three-pointer record in the playoffs. He made 24 of 20 and scored 54 points. Nowitzki scored 15 of 12 and 24 of 24 free throws. 48 points, absolutely the craziest offense I've ever seen."
"Kayce! Open the three! That's good!"
The commentator Mike Breen was still very devoted to explaining the game. When he saw Li Ze hit a three-pointer, he immediately praised him loudly.
The Dallas fans at the scene saw Li Ze throwing in a three-pointer, and they were in no mood to boo. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban sat under the basketball stand without saying a word. This season failed again.
After scoring the goal, Li Ze did not celebrate too much. He has recovered to his best form in this game, and his mental fatigue has completely recovered, and the three-pointer feels back to normal.
After the Mavericks went crazy for 4 games, their outside shooting percentage began to decline seriously, and the recovery ability of the veterans was not as good as that of the young people.
Nowitzki on the field looked extremely anxious when he saw the point difference came to 17 points, but in the rest of the game, the Mavericks were still unable to respond, and the magical three-pointer was completely gone.
With 4 minutes and 2 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Coach Carlisle requested a timeout. The Dallas fans at the scene saw the players walking back to the bench silently, and they all stood up and gave warm applause. The veterans did their best.
"Division Champion! Well done, Kayce!"
"My God! We really made it to the finals."
"It was an incredible season, the second-best regular season in history, and then we made it to the Finals, it was like a dream!"
Li Ze sat back on the bench and grinned when he heard the excited discussion of the atmosphere group, while the tortoise beside him was already happy, and Durant was also smiling.
It was the first time for the young Thunder team to win the championship. Everyone was happy for this achievement. The only regret was that the award ceremony was held in Dallas, and the atmosphere on the scene was not warm enough.
On the Mavericks' bench, Nowitzki was silent, while Jason Terry had already covered his face with his hands, veteran Kidd just pursed his lips, watching the game on the field, and Marion used The towel covered his head, as if he didn't want others to see his expression.
The rest of the game time was over quickly, and when the final buzzer sounded, there was only a low noise in the American Airlines Center arena.
At 108:96, the Thunder team successfully ended the game on the road, with a big score of 4:2, eliminated the Mavericks, and successfully entered the 2010~2011 NBA Finals.
Everyone on the Thunder bench cheered loudly. The players of the two teams hugged and greeted each other after the game. The frustrated veterans of the Mavericks were no longer in the mood to exchange too many pleasantries.
Nowitzki was the first to go back to the player channel. This super power forward who has been failing can hardly control his emotions.
Everyone in the Thunder bounced back to the locker room, put on the gray division championship T-shirts they had prepared, put on their hats, screamed again, and then returned to the center of the American Airlines Center arena again.
The Mavericks fans at the scene did not leave the venue immediately, and they also expressed simple blessings to the division champions.
As the broadcaster of ESPN, Doris Burke directly became the host of the awards ceremony. First, she grandly introduced the guest of honor, NBA legend Rick Barry.
"Let us welcome the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, NBA50 superstar, Rick Barry!"
Everyone in the Thunder team stood in the center of the field, surrounded by sports reporters from America. Although there was a lack of cheers at the scene, the screams from the Thunder team filled the awards ceremony with joy.
When team owner Clayton Bennett received the silver spherical trophy, the Mavericks fans in the American Airlines Center Arena also gave applause. Bennett raised the trophy excitedly, and then signaled everyone on the Thunder team to toast together .
As the MVP of this season, Li Ze is of course the first to hold the trophy. After receiving the silver spherical trophy, the first feeling is a bit heavy, and the workmanship is twice as good as the silver crystal trophy.
Li Ze first observed briefly, then immediately held the trophy with both hands, and raised it above his head.
"Oh!!"
Everyone in the Thunder jumped up and down, yelling, this is the team's first division championship trophy after moving to Oklahoma City!
After simply asking the team owner to say a few big words, Doris Burke immediately started interviewing Li Zelai:
"Kayce, congratulations on winning the division championship. It's a pleasure to see you on the stage of the finals. You are the youngest team in the league, and you are the youngest MVP in history. How do you feel about the upcoming finals?"
Li Ze helped the hat on his head, then took the microphone, and said with a smile:
"I would like to thank all the opponents, they made us better, and also thank the Thunder family, and thank my teammates, we overcame all kinds of difficulties and finally reached the finals."
"Of course the most important thing is, I want to thank all Oklahoma City fans, you are the best, this division championship is only the first, this year we will bring the O'Brien Cup back to Oklahoma City, believe me, our journey just began!"
In Oklahoma City, Ford Center Arena, many fans did not choose to watch the game at home, but came to the arena to watch this important game. After hearing Li Ze's words, all the fans at the scene shouted excitedly.
For a small ball market, the process of MVP, division championship, and finals is like a dream. No matter what the final result is, the Oklahoma City fans are extremely happy at this time!
The awards ceremony was held in an away game, and the atmosphere was not warm enough, but everyone in the Thunder team didn't care. After they came to the press conference hall, everyone took a group photo again.
Coach Brooks, Presti, and Clayton Bennett stood in front, Li Ze held the trophy and stood behind, Turtle and Durant stood beside Li Ze on the left and right, and everyone else formed a circle lap.
Everyone smiled and completed the group photo for the first division championship in team history. No matter what happens in the future, 1 will always be the best memory!
The divisional finals can be regarded as the final game of the championship. When the players reach the finals, they will enter a bigger stage.
The coverage of the Finals is wider. This year's NBA Finals will be broadcast in 215 languages in 47 countries and regions around the world, on TV, on the Internet and on mobile phones.
Although the popularity cannot be compared with the Champions League and the World Cup, overall, it can barely be regarded as the world's attention.
Why is Kobe Bryant so popular?
The explosive style of play and the gorgeous style of play do account for part of the factors, but more of it is the broadcast bonus after reaching the finals.
For the vast majority of fans who don’t pay much attention to the NBA, watching the finals once a year is enough. Kobe has won three consecutive championships, and then won two championships in a row. This is a very scary addition to popularity. of.
Reaching the finals, for Li Ze, will further strengthen his popularity.
Not to mention other things, even if it is for the Flow sneakers on their feet, they can make a solid profit by reaching the finals. This is a huge advertising platform!
The finals officially started on May 5. After returning to Oklahoma City on the 31th, the Thunder simply held a division championship celebration to give back to the fans who have always supported the team.
On the morning of the 29th, the coaching staff gave the players another half-day off. This is also the benefit of the first record in the league. It is the first time to reach the finals. The first two games were played in Oklahoma City, so the team has sufficient Time for rest adjustments.
However, the schedule of the finals is a bit unfriendly, 2-3-2, first two home games in Oklahoma City, then three consecutive away games in Miami, and finally two home games in Oklahoma City.
Head coach Brooks also has some pressure. Once he loses a home game or three consecutive away games, he may be seized by his opponent and end the series directly.
Therefore, the first two home games must be won, so the pressure on the away game will be much less.
The players can rest, but the coaching staff has been watching the video of the Heat's playoffs these days, carefully analyzing the Heat's tactical play.
"Compared with the regular season, the tactical play has not changed much. James and Wade's shooting ability is not as good as Kayce and Kevin, and the opponent's man-to-man defense does not seem to bother us!"
Head coach Brooks nodded in agreement when he heard what the assistant coach said, and looked at the video of the Heat's playoffs, and head coach Brooks also breathed a sigh of relief.
The experience of the Western Conference Finals was almost cast a psychological shadow by the Mavericks. In comparison, the Heat seem to be better limited.
"It seems that we can resume the 23 zone defense again. The training for the past two days is mainly recovery. As for the defensive strategy, the boys are very familiar with it. After the video class is over this afternoon, everyone should go home and rest!"
After watching videos continuously and analyzing data, the assistant coaches almost stayed up late and worked overtime these days. After repeated discussions, the team's basic defensive strategy was determined. Coach Brooks also gave the assistant coaches a vacation.
"We don't need to rest. Maybe we really have a chance to win the championship this year. The two home games are too critical. We can do more pre-match plans. God, I suddenly became a little nervous"
"Two days are enough, Scott, you should take a good rest, calm down, and leave the rest of the work to us!"
When Coach Brooks saw the energetic assistant coaches in the office, he couldn't help thinking about the future:
"Champion coach, this is really a beautiful title"
On May 5th, Li Ze entertained the busy Rick at his home in Oklahoma City. Since he became the CEO of Keds, he has been helping the company expand the market almost all year round.
With the gradual improvement of new materials, Keds running shoes will soon be launched on the market. Whether it will be successful or not will depend on the beginning of next year, so Rick has been under a lot of pressure recently.
He also has his own channel. Adidas' Boost is about to go on the market. Keds has to be ahead of the other party, complete the release of new products, and then quickly occupy the market, so that they can have a drink.
Brand power, Keds is definitely not as good as the other party, so this year, Rick poached a lot of designers from Nike and Converse through his own channels. Fortunately, he has been the CEO of Converse for several years, otherwise Nike would definitely Turned over.
Pay close attention to design, celebrity endorsement, coupled with good product strength, Rick believes that he has done his best, whether he can succeed, the rest depends on God
"How is it, Kayce, are you satisfied with the latest Flow signature sneakers?"
"The wear resistance has been greatly improved. The high-end midsole style is definitely no problem for daily leisure. In high-intensity competitions, the life of the shoes is also much longer than before."
Li Ze looked at the latest Flow sneakers with woven uppers in his hands, and felt a little powerless to complain. Good guy, it looks more and more like Flow from Under Armor. The butterfly effect is a bit exaggerated.
The latest white Flow boots have a better foot feel than the previous experimental version. Dow Chemical, an old chemical company, has really put in a lot of effort under the strategy of Meidao. There is nothing to say about the material!
The style is also very novel, and the woven upper is still considered a fashionable technology. In general, this sneaker is impeccable in Li Ze’s opinion. After all, it is tailor-made for him, and the comfort level of wearing it is even more impressive. 10 points.
"Perfect! We just made it to the finals this year, and we can take the opportunity to advertise the sneakers. If we really win the championship, we can also release the championship commemorative sneakers, plus the red All-Star commemorative models. Maybe then There are good sales!"
Li Ze is very satisfied with the sneakers in his hand, it's time to cut a wave of leeks!
"Signed sneakers can test the market response for running shoes, and being able to reach the finals has saved us a lot of advertising costs. Kayce, maybe we are only one championship away from making big money. I will wait for your good news. "
Li Ze, who was in a good mood, immediately laughed, and the green knife was already waving to him!
"Haha, it must be a big hit during the offseason!"
On the evening of the 31st, G1 of the NBA Finals season officially started.
The rights to broadcast the finals belonged to the ABC channel. Of course, ABC and ESPN belonged to Disney, and the resources of the two sides were almost shared. Therefore, the commentary team for the night was still Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mark Jackson.
The ABC channel is also the cheapest cable TV package in America, covering almost the entire United States. Even if you install an antenna privately, you can still receive this channel.
Under such broadcast conditions, the number of viewers of the finals was much higher than that of the divisional finals. Simply put, the attention has exploded!
TNT didn't have the right to broadcast the finals, so they went crazy in the days before the game.
Kenny Smith spoke for the Thunder, Charles Barkley spoke for the Heat, and host Earl Nee Johnson stoked the flames. The three quarreled in the studio every day.
Under the watchful eyes of a bunch of cameras, Li Ze calmly completed the warm-up training. Just after returning to the locker room, he heard Durant and Guigui madly complaining about Barkley's point of view:
"We won 69 wins in the regular season and double-killed the Heat. This season, we averaged No.1 points per [-] rounds per game. With such statistics in front of him, he still believes that the Heat can win the championship!"
"Xie Te! We will defend the zone tonight, and we will definitely be able to completely prevent them to death. Let's see what this big mouth has to say."
Since most of the heat on the Thunder team was attracted by Li Ze, Durant received much less attention.
On the Heat side, LeBron James is the number one card!Coupled with the fact that the two belong to the Nike camp, when Durant saw James' treatment, he felt sore to death. He obviously had the largest contract, but he didn't get as much attention as the other party.
Coupled with the sneakers on this year's feet, Nike didn't pay too much attention, so after watching the show, Durant added sourness and turned into lemon essence again.
"Fortunately I don't watch these shows at all during the game, and I don't pay much attention to social media. Guys, did the Heat say something?"
Turtle is not as sensitive as Durant, he is just a little curious about the press conference before the game, so he simply asked everyone.
"The series hasn't officially started yet, and everyone is just expressing their confidence. James' speeches have always been impeccable, and they are all boring official clichés."
After Li Ze sat down, he briefly answered Guigui's question. The NBA's pre-game press conferences are always very boring. Unless there are reporters who are involved in trouble, there is no explosive problem at all.
"Fortunately, James didn't say anything, otherwise I must let him know what regret is!"
Seeing Durant who was full of motivation, Li Ze couldn't help complaining in his heart:
"Jealousy separates hostage walls"
In the Ford Center arena, the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic after Oklahoma City fans entered the arena.
Tickets were sold out early, and second-hand scalpers couldn't buy them at all. Tonight, a lot of seats were added to the venue. The entire arena was surrounded by a large area of blue, and everyone was waiting for the start of the game.
When the live DJ introduced the players of the home team to play, the audience at the scene started to scream.
"Let's welcome the youngest MVP in history, Oklahoma City's key man, from UCLA, Number 10, Kayce-Li——!"
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
Li Ze had just appeared on the field, and the excited Oklahoma City fans couldn't help it anymore. They began to yell MVP crazily. The visiting team's player channel, everyone in the Heat team felt the almost frenzied atmosphere on the scene, and they all looked serious.
Of course James and Wade both know the current situation of the team. The shooting problem and ball possession problem have always been plaguing the Heat.
This can also be regarded as the consequence of "The Decision". Since the offseason, the media reporters in America have declared that if the Heat cannot win the championship, they will fail.
Playing under such pressure, James, Wade, and Bosh couldn't even imagine what they would experience after failing.
After the players of the two teams have all finished their appearances, the two sides conduct the final warm-up.
Durant saw Li Ze making a warm-up shot one step away from the three-point line, and couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth, and instantly possessed the lemon essence.
After getting through the Mavericks, he originally planned to compete for the FMVP in the finals, but seeing Li Ze's state, Durant felt that he was still inferior to Li Ze in terms of statistics.
"The long-distance three-pointer is about to become your regular weapon. It feels like your shooting ability is getting better and better!"
Hearing Durant's sour words, Li Ze smiled in his heart. In the last game against the Mavericks, he scored 28 points and also received a golden badge:
Achievement badge [long-distance shooter]: 2/5000 (enjoy the bonus of champion badge)
Expand the range of three-point shots after dribbling, improve the stability of shots, and reduce the influence of frontal defenders.
This badge strengthened his offensive ability again. Noticing Durant's envious eyes, Li Zefeng replied calmly:
"It's the same as the three-point contest. It's just a warm-up shot, which is completely different from actual combat. However, after so many days of rest, my body has recovered to its best condition. I feel really good recently!"
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As long as the three-point contest is not mentioned, we are still good brothers!
The cameras at the scene kept surrounding Li Ze. Seeing the Thunder team talking and laughing, their expressions were relaxed. In the commentary seat of ESPN, the three of them sat on the bench and praised Li Ze's mentality with smiles:
"It seems that our MVP doesn't have any nervousness. Is Kayce really 20 years old? Mentality and skills are not like a young player at all!"
Mark Jackson heard the words of his old partner and began to lead the conversation to the game:
"The two young teams successfully met in the Finals. Interestingly, I think the playing styles of the two sides are actually very similar. The Thunder focus on shooting, and the Heat are good at breakthroughs. I look forward to a wonderful game from both sides."
When the commentator Mike Breen heard what the two said, he smiled and nodded, and then introduced the starting lineups of both sides:
"The Thunder's starting lineup has not changed, and the Heat's Mike Bibby will start tonight, he will partner with Wade in the backcourt, James and Bosh will be on the front line, and Joel Anthony will be the center. Coach Spoelstra seems to trust veterans more."
The game is about to start. When the Oklahoma City fans saw Ibaka and Chris Bosh standing in the center of the field, they immediately got up and cheered for the home team along with the DJ on the scene:
"OKC! OKC! OKC!"
The blessing of the home atmosphere allowed Ibaka to successfully jump to the ball, and the Thunder took the lead in attacking. Turtle took the ball and played a crotch trick in the backcourt, and then dribbled slowly across the half.
Noticing that the Heat were guarding a man-to-man defense, Turtle made an offensive gesture. Li Ze made a cross screen with Perkins from right to left, and then quickly came to the left block position and turned his back Ask for the ball.
Wade was firmly stuck behind, after receiving the pass from the turtle, the teammates quickly cleared the side, Perkins wandered on the bottom line on the right, Ibaka stood at the free throw line, and the turtle stood at the arc Over the top, Durant stands on the right wing.
Wade put up all his energy, and when Li Ze received the ball, he immediately put his right forearm on Li Ze's back. Not small.
Amidst the rhythmic cheers on the scene, Li Ze shook his shoulders to the left after receiving the ball, then lowered his body's center of gravity, turned around with his right foot as the axis, and directly wiped out Wade's defense.
Wade quickly slid back, only to find that Li Ze took off after dribbling the ball with his left hand twice, and was too late to take off to block the shot. In the end, he could only watch Li Ze stretch his body in the air, grab the ball with his left hand, and make a tomahawk dunk!
"boom!"
"Oh! Kayce Slam dunk!"
When the commentator Mike Brin saw Li Ze complete the dunk at the beginning of the game, he immediately yelled excitedly, and the Oklahoma City fans at the scene also yelled.
"Easy!"
After scoring the goal, Li Ze looked relaxed. After landing, he simply said a word, then celebrated with high-fives with his teammates, and quickly retreated.
Joel Anthony was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect Wade to be broken through easily, so he didn't make any preparations for defense.
Wade raised his hand to indicate that it was his problem, and then the Heat quickly sent the ball to the baseline. Mike Bibby dribbled the ball halfway, and immediately found that the Thunder contracted very little.
Li Ze and Guigui stood at the two elbows of the free throw line, one on the left and one on the right, while Durant on the right flank shrank within the three-point line, staring at LeBron James, Ibaka and Parkin Si stood under the basket.
Facing the Thunder's zone defense, the Heat were already prepared. Bosh quickly came to the free throw line, Ibaka followed closely, and after receiving a pass from Mike Bibby, the Heat began to run without the ball .
Bosh quickly gave the ball to James on the right flank, and at the same time went to the pick-and-roll to cover. Durant's defense was also very resolute, and he chose to go off the line directly. James did not choose an open shot, but chose to break through with the ball from the left .
As a result, it was in the hands of the Thunder. Durant blocked the offensive line, and Turtle immediately went to double-team. Under the double-team, James chose to play the ball again and gave the ball to Mike Bibby at the top of the arc.
The Heat made a pass from the outside, and the Thunder didn't move at all. Seeing that the attack time was running out, Wade, who received the ball from the left wing outside the three-point line, accelerated his breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, trying to tear apart the defense with his own speed.
The moment Wade started, Li Ze easily predicted the opponent's offensive action and immediately stepped forward to delay it. At the same time, Perkins' defense also began to move.
Noticing the Thunder's defensive movement, Wade immediately crossed the dribble and pulled back. Facing Li Ze's defense, he stopped at the free throw line and shot a jumper.
"Shua!" The buzzer hit before 24 seconds expired.
"Shh!"
The Oklahoma City fans at the scene immediately booed loudly. Coach Spoelstra on the sidelines frowned secretly when he saw the Heat's offense. The Thunder resolutely defended at the beginning. This is not a good sign for the Heat's offense.
Coach Brooks is very satisfied with the team's defense, which is different from the Mavericks' zone defense. After two seasons of training, the Thunder's second and third zone defenses are extremely flexible.
Li Ze and Guigui have excellent athletic abilities. As long as they maintain a good defensive position, they can quickly double-team the two blocking areas.
In the next few rounds, the Thunder easily completed the offense, Durant and Turtle each scored a goal, but the Heat's offense stagnated.
Perhaps out of caution, whenever the two flanks outside the three-point line had open shots, neither Wade nor James chose to shoot, but forcibly broke through to the inside, resulting in consecutive hits
Fortunately, the Heat's retreat was fast enough, and the Thunder were never able to be converted into a transition attack. This time, the tortoise was transported to halftime, and the Heat completed the defensive position again.
Immediately gave the ball to Li Ze, who was on the left flank outside the three-point line, and at the same time, Ibaka went up to pretend to be a pick-and-roll. In order to squeeze through the screen, Wade subconsciously chose to stick to the defense.
Taking advantage of Wade's defensive movement, Li Ze quickly released the ball with his left hand. After a big dribble, he suddenly turned around sharply, and then accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand. Ibaka's screen just stood still, allowing Wade who squeezed A little pause.
Noticing that Wade's defense was catching up again, Li Ze, who was walking, suddenly slowed down, leaned against the chasing Wade, and then exerted force with his feet, retreated sideways into the paint area, swayed the ball, and tricked Wade.
Li Ze leaned forward directly, hanging on to Wade's defense, and forced a mid-range jump shot.
"squeak!"
"Count it! And a foul!"
Seeing that Li Ze had a chance to score 2+1, the commentator Mike Breen instantly raised his commentary volume.
"The Heat must respond from the outside, otherwise the Thunder's defense will shrink and the ball will be double-teamed in the block position. LeBron James should stand up. The team needs his shooting."
Jeff Van Gundy immediately called out James' performance, and at this time Li Ze stood on the free throw line, adjusted his breathing, and made the free throw steadily. The point difference reached 7 points in an instant.
The Oklahoma City fans at the scene saw that the game went so smoothly, and they all shouted excitedly, roaring to cheer for the home team's defense:
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
The Heat's offense faced the Thunder's zone defense again. Although Bosh had a chance to shoot from the left and right flanks after responding to the free throw line, James chose to deal the card at the top of the arc this time and passed the ball to the Mike Bibby on the left flank.
Li Ze has been staring at James' movements. The moment he crossed the ball, he quickly started, blocked the ball with his right hand, and after controlling the ball, he accelerated to cross the half court with all his strength.
LeBron James cursed secretly in his heart, and then chased with all his strength. After Li Ze rushed to the paint area, he took off in three big strides. LeBron James rushed to him behind him, and immediately flew to block the shot, only to find that the ball flew backwards.
Amidst the shouts of excitement from the Oklahoma City fans at the scene, Durant, who rushed to the front court, leaped high, grabbed the ball with one hand in the air, condescended, and directly pressed the ball into the basket!
"Boom!" The empty catch dunk was successful!
Li Ze, who sent a wonderful pass, didn't even look at the situation behind him after he landed. He pretended to be X and ran back with his arms wide open and retreated quickly.
Durant, who succeeded in dunking, beat his chest excitedly, and the fans in the front row also yelled.
LeBron James couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth when he saw this familiar scene, and when he saw Durant pretending to be X in front of him, he cursed again in his heart.
After a quick baseline pass, Mike Bibby gave the ball to Chris Bosh at the free throw line again. When LeBron James received the pass from the right wing outside the three-point line again, facing the wide open Chance, finally a jumper shot!
"Bang!" Angrily strike!
The long rebound was successfully protected by Ibaka, and then a pass found Turtle. Everyone in the Thunder rushed to the opponent's half with a huh, fast break on the third line, and "V"-shaped moves.
Durant and Li Ze rushed left and right quickly, Guigui quickly put the ball to Li Ze, and observed that the Heat had all retreated to half court, and Li Ze slowed down the offensive rhythm directly after receiving the ball.
Wade noticed that Ibaka seemed to want to raise the cover, and he was slightly stunned. He saw Li Ze pull the ball back with his right hand, and the defensive center of gravity subconsciously moved forward. The moment Wade took a small step, Li Ze suddenly lowered the center of gravity , and then take a big step with the left foot.
Stopping and starting quickly, he threw away Wade's defense at once, and accelerated with the ball in his right hand. Bosh saw Li Ze break through easily, immediately gave up the defense against Ibaka, and quickly shrank to the basket.
After Li Ze dribbled the ball vigorously three times, he took off with both feet and flew into the air quickly. Bosh subconsciously jumped up to block the shot. As a result, he started to land, but Li Ze was still rising.
Amidst the exclamations of the fans, Li Ze and Bosh directly hit each other into the air after confronting each other in the air. With strength from the waist and abdomen, he grabbed the ball with his right hand, pulled it back with one arm, and then quickly swung the ball into the basket!
"boom!"
"Oh!"
"My God!"
In the commentary seat of ESPN, the three of them yelled together, and Li Ze's dunk had a strong visual impact, especially when they saw Bosh hit the street directly after landing, the three couldn't stop shouting God.
"Ooh!"
Li Ze roared passionately at the camera standing under the basket, everyone in Thunder immediately stepped forward and started to celebrate crazily, and Guigui screamed in excitement.
Head coach Spoelstra immediately asked for a timeout when he heard the yelling from the Oklahoma City fans. He regretted it a bit. In less than a minute, the point difference had reached 1 points.
After the timeout, the Heat's offense did not improve at all. Coupled with the blessing of the home whistle and some defensive actions inside, the referee did not whistle strictly in the first quarter.
With the Big Three misfired, the first quarter ended quickly. At 1:18, the Thunder took a 32-point lead in the first quarter.
"LeBron James' data in the first quarter was very good, 6 of 3 and 8 points, but he didn't help the team. He needs to respond from the outside, so as to completely disintegrate the Thunder's zone defense!"
Jeff Van Gundy wasn't afraid to offend anyone, and pointed directly at LeBron James, while Mark Jackson had a different point of view:
"Wade's performance was equally bad, 5 of 1 scored 2 points, and Kayce completely suppressed him on both ends of the offense and defense. This is also the reason for the Heat's poor performance in the first quarter."
The two were in the commentary booth, helping the Heat analyze a meal, and finally came to the conclusion that they still had to hit open shots from the outside. Ibaka's defensive ability was underestimated. Although facing Nowitzki was a dish, but Facing Bosh, the effect is very good.
The Thunder did not shoot three-pointers in the first quarter, and most of them were defensive counterattacks. They caught the opponent's defense and attacked at the moment. Li Ze scored 1 of 5 in a single quarter and easily scored 3 points. Durant scored 7 points and Guigui scored 8 points. , The first 6 players all scored again.
After the start of the second quarter, the head coach Spoel immediately made substitutions and adjustments.
Replaced Mike Bibby, who was 1-for-3 in the first quarter, took Chalmers, and replaced Joel Anthony, who was zero in the first quarter, with Haslem. The height of the Heat dropped again.
The big three look dignified. Although there is still a lot of game time, the 14-point difference is indeed a bit much
Wade looked at his good brother LeBron James, but found that the other party did not look at him, but bowed his head in thought. As the boss of the team, Wade felt that he should say something:
"It's only 14 points, we still have three quarters to play, don't give up easily, do a good job of defense and protect the basket!"
After all, the Heat are Wade's horse. Hearing the boss's words, Haslem was the first to respond, and Chalmers also responded immediately. The bench finally regained its vitality.
After the start of the second quarter, the Heat took the lead in attacking, and the Thunder continued the defensive strategy of the first quarter. On the line, Li Ze and Daiquan Cook continued to stand at the two elbows, and Sefoloza closed on the flanks at the three-point line Inside.
Ibaka defended on the inside, Collison squatted, and the 23-zone defensive formation was very compact.
Faced with such a defense, the Heat first tried to break through the pick-and-roll. As a result, the Thunder shrunk very quickly, tossing and turning outside, and finally the offensive time was approaching. James used the cover and shot a long two-point jumper.
"Bang!" Strike the iron again!
Amidst the cheers of the Oklahoma City fans, Li Ze successfully received the long rebound, and then immediately launched a transition attack. Everyone in the Heat ran wildly and finally completed the defensive positioning in time.
"V"-shaped attack, the other 4 people fell on the bottom line one by one. Seeing Li Ze make an offensive gesture, Collison quickly came to the three-point line to perform a pick-and-roll.
The Heat did not choose to double-team defense, but believed in Chris Bosh's mobility, and switched defenses directly after the screen.
Li Ze, who is holding the ball in his right hand, was a little surprised when he saw Bosh defending him. After all, in the entire Western Conference playoffs, he rarely had the opportunity to play big.
Bosh stared closely at Li Ze's movements. He saw Li Ze dribble the ball under the crotch twice in a row and change direction in front of his body on the three-point line. What Ze wants to do next.
Bosh, who held his right hand high, saw Li Ze's left hand suddenly change direction in front of his body. He leaned forward and subconsciously slid backwards.
As a result, in the next second, Li Ze dribbled the ball directly behind his back, retreated silkily to beyond the three-point line, and quickly shot a jumper!
"BANG!"
"Kayce hits the three!
After shaking the three-pointer, the commentator Mike Breen yelled passionately, Bosh was completely numb, and turned to look at the coach Spoelstra on the sidelines.
Seeing the gesture made by the other party, I let out a sigh of relief, double-teaming.
After Li Ze hit the three-pointer, the point difference has reached 17 points. Everyone in the Thunder team at home has completely relaxed. Amid the cheers from the Oklahoma City fans, the substitutes played more and more smoothly.
Sefolosha's iron tree blossomed, and when Li Ze was double-teamed, he responded by throwing a three-pointer.
Daequan Cook once again showed the demeanor of the three-point contest champion, scoring both open three-point opportunities.
Although the Heat's offense has picked up, Chalmers also responded from outside the three-point line, but the point difference has not narrowed.
LeBron James' performance on the court was a bit frustrating, which was completely different from what he imagined.
At the end of the half, at 45:62, the Thunder entered the second half with a 17-point lead.
After the start of the second half, the Heat only struggled for more than 3 minutes in the third quarter. Coach Spoelstra began to rotate the Big Three. Oklahoma City fans began to shout frantically, victory is only a matter of time!
With 4 minutes and 6 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the game entered the official timeout. This time the Heat directly rotated the starters and completely conceded defeat, and the head coach Brooks also immediately replaced the main players.
Li Ze sat on the bench with a relaxed expression, the game was even easier than he expected.
在几乎三节打卡的情况下，16中10，三分球5中2，罚球5中5，27分5篮板7助攻1失误1抢断，平平无奇的发挥
The Oklahoma City fans were still cheering loudly for the game. Li Ze smiled and waved the towel in his hand. At the same time, he secretly thought:
"I'm looking forward to the opponent's post-match speech, G1, test?"
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