The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 247 The New Version of James ([-]D Chapter)
On December 2011, 12, Thunder general manager Presti felt like his head was going to explode
The free market had just started, and Durant's agent, Kleiman, came up and gave him a heavy punch. The colorful pie didn't work at all, so he had no choice but to agree to the other party's request.

Since the starting salary of the 5-year maximum salary contract signed by Durant is 25% of the salary cap, and under the just-launched 11th version of the labor agreement, due to the existence of the Li Ze clause, this contract will become a starting salary of 30%. salary, an increase of 7.5%.

After communicating with Turtle's agent Ted, Presti and Kleiman spent the entire afternoon communicating with the league about Durant's contract.

The final result is indeed good. The NBA will bear the extra 5% of the salary, but the salary space must also be calculated according to the current contract.
This season is the contract year for Li Ze and Ibaka. Presley also negotiated with Turtle's agent Ted in the morning. The other party also has no intention of cutting salary. The five-year 5 million maximum salary contract is not negotiable.

After Presti and Turtle's agent Ted communicated last season, the two sides have signed a 25% salary cap maximum salary intention contract.

At that time, the two parties also considered the changes in the labor-management agreement, so they have not announced the news, but this is an additional clause in the contract, so Ted came here to confirm the contract.

This year is the first year of Durant's big contract. After converting it into 1% of the starting salary, he will get 30 million US dollars this year. Fortunately, there is still one year left for Guigui's child labor contract, and 1551 million US dollars will help!
In order to be able to dig Perkins from the Celtics last season, Presti signed a four-year $3 million contract with Perkins in March. Get $4 million.

Coupled with Li Ze's $460 million child labor contract and other player contracts, the Thunder's salary this season has reached 6200 million.

After communicating with the NBA in the afternoon, Presti reconfirmed the luxury tax line for this season, 73970553 U.S. dollars, and if it exceeds [-] U.S. dollar, you have to pay the tax.

Next season, Turtle's contract will come into effect, and will get 1640 million dollars, Durant's second year contract will also have 1667 million dollars, Li Ze's child labor contract is 582 dollars, and Perkins' contract is 780 million dollars. If you want to avoid tax, it is relatively easy.

不过一旦2013年李泽的5年9400万左右顶薪合同生效，三人组1640万+1763万+1783万的合同就将占据绝大部分工资帽。

In the past two years, the salary cap should be around 5800 million, and the luxury tax will fluctuate around 7200 million. The trio's total salary of 5186 million will undoubtedly generate a huge luxury tax.
After all, Ibaka's contract cannot still be 220 million, and Perkins' contract will reach 848 million dollars by then, and the salary has completely exploded!

Pressley was completely speechless when he saw the future salary estimate handed to him by the staff. As he had guessed before, no one would accept a salary cut after winning the championship.

The Li Ze clause has just been introduced, and young players will definitely not give up the first big contract in their lives. After all, playing in the NBA league, apart from chasing the championship, the rest is to make money.

Players and owners are born at odds. It is impossible to cut wages after winning the championship.
The staff in the office saw that Presti had been silent, and everyone followed suit.

Due to the limited ball market in Oklahoma City, it is impossible to get a large broadcast contract, and the advertising space is also stretched. In this case, if the team wants to make a profit, it has to rely on peripherals and tickets to a large extent.

But it's a pity that the purchasing power of the Oklahoma city circle is not strong. Although these two items can make the team not lose money, or even make a small profit, if they want more profits, they have to rely on the league's subsidies.

The league's new income sharing and luxury tax allocation have both increased. The boss Bennett is interested in this, so he wants to get subsistence allowances and subsidies.

"Okay guys, let's go home and rest today, don't worry about the team, our lineup will not change much this season, we will maintain a good competitiveness."

"Sam, you should go to bed earlier, there are some things we can discuss together."

"God has favored Oklahoma City very much, we should still keep the core players, and we can report to the management together."

When Presti sent away all the chattering staff, he looked at the salary budget in his hand again, feeling very helpless.

In fact, as the manager of the team, he can maximize the benefits and quickly trade the players away while Guigui's child labor contract is still one year away.

Or wait for Li Ze to enter the fourth year of his contract and become a restricted free agent. Other teams offer a maximum salary of 4 years.

Especially the latter option is in the best interest of the team. The Thunder use Li Ze's child labor contract, so that the traded team only needs to pay a 4-year maximum salary contract, reducing risks.

This kind of move will definitely make the opponent applaud, and at the same time, the Thunder will also gain more chips.

For the team, every time a maximum salary contract is offered, it is a huge risk. After all, no one can tell what will happen in the future. May change players.

But once he really does this, he will basically stand on the opposite side of the players, cut off people's money, and it will be difficult for the two parties to be friends again in the end.

Li Ze made history in Oklahoma City and helped the team win the first championship in team history. Under such circumstances, this approach is absolutely humiliating!
Similarly, if the chip is right, trading Durant is also a good choice. As long as the wind is released, the trio can bring good returns to the team.

For such a decision, Presti can no longer decide on his own. He has worked hard, so the final choice will be the choice of the team owner, or in other words, the choice of the team shareholders.

The thoughts of the fans are not important, the thoughts of the players are not important, and even the staff of the team can't intervene in this matter. After all, everyone is working part-time, and the shareholders are the ones who pay the real money.

The loss of the team will hurt the interests of shareholders. Maybe the fans will be dissatisfied with the deal, but who cares? There is only one sports league in Oklahoma City. As long as the results are decent, the tickets will always be sold.

Presti sat alone in the office for a long time, and finally looked at the photo of the Thunder team toasting in the finals on the desk, and sighed silently in his heart:

"If Oklahoma City had a bigger ball market, the result would be completely different."

On December 12, the second day after the opening of the free market, a blockbuster tripartite transaction occurred.

The Dallas Mavericks traded Tyson Chandler, Armen Nivens and Georges Printeses to the New York Knicks and a 2012 second-round pick to the Washington Wizards.

The New York Knicks traded Andy Lautins to the Dallas Mavericks.

The New York Knicks traded Ronnie Turiaf, cash and a 2013 second-round pick to the Washington Wizards, and the Washington Wizards traded a 2012 second-round pick to the Dallas Mavericks.

In the end, the Mavericks didn't get a second-round pick from the Wizards because it was protected by the top 55, but with New York's trade exception, the deal was done.

The fans of the Mavericks are very disappointed. The reason why the team made such a trade choice is very simple. It is to save money. Dallas fans complained wildly on Reddit, but they were unable to have any impact on the deal.

Still the same sentence, the fans' thoughts are not important, the bosses are looking at the American knife, New York fans scold the street every day, until last year the team made a change, the boss Dolan obviously doesn't care about the fans' opinions.

Tyson Chandler yearned for a championship, but in the end he couldn't resist the temptation of a big contract in New York. The Knicks had a bigger contract and played in a big city. Of course he would not refuse.

On December 12, the fans of the Lakers were also very disappointed. Their best sixth man Odom was traded away.

The Dallas Mavericks traded a 2014 first-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lamar Odom and a 2012 second-round pick in a deal that also gave the Lakers the Mavericks' trade exception.

The Lakers chose to send away the best sixth man, and the purpose is also very clear. It is also to save money, and the old Bass also has to consider the issue of luxury tax. Anyway, the super broadcast contract has already been obtained, so what if the results are not good?
Of course, this deal was not the original intention of the Lakers. Originally they wanted to bring the Hornets All-Star guard Chris Paul to Los Angeles!
This news began to spread inadvertently, and then caused an uproar, Paul + Kobe + Gasol?God!

The fans of the Lakers team are excited, the volute finally ushered in the strongest helper, the sixth championship is coming, surpassing Jordan is not a dream!

In order to get Paul, the Lakers pulled the Rockets to make a deal together. The Lakers sent Gasol and Odom, and the Rockets sent Dragic, Scola, Martin and the 12-year first-round pick.

In the end, the Hornets got Odom, Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, Dragic and a 2012 first-round pick.

Since the Hornets are currently in the league's managed state, the owners of other teams will not let this happen at all. The Cavaliers owner Gilbert was the first to jump out to object. He has seen enough of the drama of superstars.

Of course, not only the owner of the Cavaliers, but others also don’t like to see the Lakers make a profit. You have all received a 20-year broadcast contract of 30 billion dollars. At this time, you want to form an all-star backcourt. The balance agreed by the league That?
Although the general manager of the Hornets has approved the deal, in the end, Mr. President made a move. David Stern directly vetoed the deal for "basketball reasons", which made the unlucky Paul's dream shattered in Los Angeles.
The fans of the Lakers have been scolding the president for not doing anything these days, and they are also very dissatisfied with the old Buss giving up the best sixth man.

Even without Paul, as long as the back line is upgraded, there is still great hope for the championship. As a result, the thigh on the bench is gone. How can this be played?
Waiting until December 12th, the Lakers fans broke the defense again.

The Los Angeles Clippers traded Alfarook Aminu, Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman and a 2012 first-round pick to the New Orleans Hornets.

In exchange for Chris Paul, $35 and a 2015 second-round pick!
Poor Paul ended up going to Los Angeles, but it was the Los Angeles Clippers.
After this deal happened, many fans found that the Clippers seemed to have accumulated enough talent.

The combination of Griffin and Paul is definitely something to play, and considering Paul's ability to control the field, the Clippers have a high probability of getting out of the belly.

The ability that Chris Paul is most proud of is his ability to guarantee the team's lower limit. He has already proved his ability in the Hornets. Last season, Black 7 eliminated the Spurs, which is Paul's current masterpiece.

With the turmoil in the free market, everyone in the Thunder team didn't pay much attention to it. The general manager Presti had already received instructions from the boss at this time, and was going to secretly test the market's quotations for Turtle.

As a result, the offer hadn't been received yet, and rumors spread that the Thunder wanted to trade the core guard, and the free market exploded!
Turtle is of course very good. Last season, he averaged 22.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.2 turnovers per game. He shot 45.2% from the field and 33.1% from the three-point range. He is a well-deserved All-Star guard!

As for why there was such a big response in the market, the main reason was that trading Turtle meant that the Thunder might dismantle the trio, which also meant that Li Ze could also be traded.

Guigui is still a child labor contract this year, and the transaction value is not small, but compared with Li Ze, the gap is huge, MVP!With a small guard as the core, you may not be able to win the championship, but with a super guard as the core, dynasties have appeared!

This season is Li Ze's third year. If the MVP can be traded after the end of the season, the new team can still enjoy a one-year child labor contract. At that time, the team will have a lot of room to operate.

And many teams have long been envious of the Chinese market represented by Li Ze. Yao Ming has made a city like Houston profitable.

For a while, there were not many offers for Guigui, but Presti received offers from many teams for Li Ze. It was indeed very attractive!
The Thunder players, of course, also saw the news. Everyone couldn't believe it. From the players' point of view, the Thunder selected the trio because they were lucky. As a result, the rookie contract was about to be disbanded before it ended. up?

Li Ze was not affected too much, but Guigui became very unhappy.

But Durant is a little entangled. He feels that as long as Li Ze is in the team, the position of the boss will basically disappear, and Li Ze will always receive the most attention.

But he also thought about the fact that without Li Ze, if the team's record falls, he must be the one who will be criticized. Durant will not be happy when he thinks that various media are crazy about him. He really cares about the evaluation of the outside world.

The training in the morning had just ended, and when it was time for lunch, Guigui sat down and began to complain crazily:
"We just won the championship last season, but the team didn't want to pay the luxury tax, and wanted to trade us now, Shet! The Lakers' salary exceeded 9000 million for the championship!"

Li Ze seemed very calm. From an economic point of view, the Thunder's choice was understandable and won the championship. The boss must want to make more money. Seeing the angry appearance of the turtle, he simply said a few words of comfort:
"Don't think about it too much. The contract is currently an option for the team. How to trade it is entirely up to the team. No matter what happens, just play with peace of mind. Of course, a big contract is indispensable. Will not intentionally trip you."

As soon as Durant heard that Li Ze mentioned the big contract, he couldn't help but possess the lemon essence.

His contract is naturally the largest compared with the same period, but because the salary cap has been raised in the past two years, compared with the contract between Guigui and Li Ze, his salary is still about 500 million less.

"I don't know if the salary cap will change in the future. Kleiman told me that if the league's salary cap continues to increase, then after the end of the rookie contract of the future players, the salary of the next contract may exceed [-] million!"

"Fack! The future players are so happy!"

Li Ze quite agrees with Durant's sour words. Even taking into account inflation, a contract of over [-] million is indeed an exaggeration, and the memory in his mind tells him that such a scene will indeed happen.

Li Ze couldn't intervene in the transaction issue, and he didn't want to appear incompetent and furious, so he immediately changed the subject and said:
"Maybe we need to increase some investment to ensure that the property does not shrink. Have you heard of BodyArmor sports drinks? This is definitely a good new brand!"

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The 2011-2012 shortened season had a total of 66 games.

The first game is the Christmas game. The NBA has given a notice early. Of course, the most eye-catching game is that the Big Three of the Heat will challenge the defending champion Thunder in an away game.

This kind of schedule is more or less the meaning of making troubles, but the fans said they like it very much. When Mars hits the earth, this scene is very beautiful when you think about it!
On Christmas Eve, the free market was still going on. The Thunder announced on this day that they would lay off Nate Robinson. The strength of the players did not meet the team's expectations, but the layoffs the day before the start of the season were mainly to save money.

Anyway, the minimum salary of the Thunder has been reached long ago. Based on the principle of saving what can be saved, it is not surprising that Presti made such a choice.

But losing his job on Christmas Eve felt really bad for Nate Robinson.

Li Ze was preparing the Christmas dinner with Annie at his home in Oklahoma City at this time. The black-haired sister Yu was concentrating on marinating the turkey. Seeing Li Ze messing around, she couldn't help giving him an annoyed look:
"If you want to help, go to the other side and chop the vegetables. It's all your fault. Our progress was half an hour slower than expected!"

Li Ze immediately stepped forward and hugged the black-haired Yujie's waist from behind. This Christmas, all the other girls went home, and only Annie chose to spend the holiday with him, which made him very happy:
"We still have a lot of time, don't we? Go and see the Christmas present I prepared for you, I put a lot of thought into it!"

Hearing Li Ze's words, Annie was in a good mood, turned her head, gave a kiss, then continued to prepare the ingredients, and said with a smile at the same time:
"Of course the gift can only be opened tomorrow morning, so it will be more ceremonial!"

Seeing the serious face of the black-haired sister Yu, Li Ze chuckled and hugged her directly, causing Dashu to exclaim:
"There's still time to prepare in the afternoon, let's catch up on the drama first, and take a break by the way!"

Annie just wanted to agree, but found that Li Ze was holding her and walking towards the bedroom, she immediately ignored the seasoning in her hand, and punched Li Ze twice, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:

"Put me down, you're a beast!"

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December 12th is the day for Oklahoma City fans to celebrate the new year. Tonight they will witness the team receiving the championship ring at home, and the championship banner will also be floating in the arena at home from today.

Since the Thunder found a new stadium naming sponsor during the offseason, the home arena will be renamed the Chesapeake Energy Arena this season.

That night, all 19599 seats were filled, and the tickets were sold out as early as June. All Oklahoma City fans don't want to miss such a scene. This is the first time in team history!

The uniform team thoughtfully prepared white championship T-shirts for the audience. Although most of the offseason activities were wasted, the Thunder did not hesitate to award the ceremony. This is definitely a day worth remembering.

After all the players of the home team came out, the lights were illuminated to the center of the field. The owner of the Thunder, Bennett, stood by a round table, happily picked up the microphone, and said loudly:
"Thanks to the fans of Oklahoma City present, today is a memorable day, we will see the flag of the championship flying over the arena, the first championship in team history, we really did it!"

"Thanks to all the staff, the success of the team is inseparable from everyone's efforts, thanks to the outstanding boys, you have created a miracle that belongs to Oklahoma City!"

"Scott, I'll leave it to you!"

Amidst the huge cheers from Oklahoma City fans, Coach Brooks began to present the championship rings to the players one by one. The Thunder's championship rings are mainly white, with the Thunder's team logo on the front.

The two sides, one left and one right, are the total score of the entire playoff trip and the 2011 figures plus the O'Brien Cup. The surroundings are filled with broken diamonds, and the whole ring is simple and elegant.

All the players were present last season, no matter whether they are still playing in the Thunder or not, everyone who received the ring tonight was very happy. Li Ze was the last one to receive the ring. Amidst the cheers of the fans, he received the ring. over the microphone.

First, he pretended to look at the championship ring on his left ring finger, and then said loudly:
"Thank you, thank you for your support of the team! Wow, this ring is really beautiful, but I think the white one is not enough. We will add another blue ring this year. The O'Brien Cup will come to Oklahoma City again. What do you think?"

"yeah!!"

Li Ze's words made the fans cheer. All the players came to the center of the field again. Everyone showed their rings at the same time and took a group photo with a smile on their faces. The atmosphere of the scene was completely excited.

In the player tunnel of the visiting team, everyone on the Heat team turned into lemon essence. In the first game of the game, I witnessed the opponents of the finals happily receiving their rings at their home court. Shrimp and pig heart!

As soon as Bosh thought of the scene of being beaten and cried by Li Ze in the finals, the anger in his heart continued to surge, while Wade pulled his face and said nothing, just silently watching the Thunder team take a group photo.

This offseason, the Heat have undergone a lot of changes. Pat Riley stopped being stingy after lobbying the boss, paid some luxury taxes more or less, and the team added some role players.

But the most important thing is that Wade lost his horse, experienced the loss of the Finals, and finally he chose to make a sacrifice and gave his horse to his good brother LeBron James.

There is only one basketball. If you want to achieve better results, the Big Three must sacrifice each other. However, Wade sacrifices the most among the three. If he loses the position of the boss, the corresponding possession of the ball will also decrease, and the data may also shrink. .

LeBron James, wearing a black headband, also didn't say a word. This offseason, he practiced his back technique hard. At the same time, in order to play more efficiently, he also chose to gain weight.

The 2.1 version of the Heat's LeBron James is officially released. The elegant style of play will gradually disappear. The crushing of speed and strength is what the current chosen one is pursuing.

The first game of the new season is the nationally broadcast Christmas game, coupled with the confrontation between the young Big Three, it will directly attract the attention of this game. TNT, as the broadcaster, also sent its own ace commentary lineup.

Unlike commentator Mark Jackson, Steve Kerr still hasn't found a job.

Therefore, this season, he will continue to serve as a guest commentator on TNT. After the Thunder's award ceremony, Steve Kerr immediately said:
"I noticed the changes in LeBron James before the game. He looks stronger. It seems that the loss in the finals still has a certain impact on LeBron. He must be training hard during the offseason."

When Reggie Miller heard what his old partner said, he began to praise Li Ze:
"Kayce's physical condition is also good. He played in the London Olympics test match this summer, and then participated in the Asian Championships. I looked through some tournament highlights, and it is obvious that Kayce has more control over the game."

The commentator Kevin Harlan couldn't help but interrupted when he heard the two guests wowing:
"I believe that in tonight's Christmas game, the two sides will definitely give us a wonderful game, and it is very interesting that the starting lineups of both sides have not changed much compared with the finals. A continuation of the final."

In the commentary booth at the scene, the three of them were constantly analyzing the game, briefly introducing the matchup situation, and the players on both sides simply bumped their fists, but neither side spoke. anger.

When the referee signaled for players from both sides to come to the center of the court, all the Oklahoma City fans stood up and began to shout loudly, cheering for the home team:
"OKC! OKC! OKC!"

"Snapped!"

With the blessing of the home atmosphere, Ibaka successfully jumped to the ball for the Thunder by virtue of his excellent bounce, causing the Oklahoma City fans on the scene to burst into cheers again.

Chalmers saw the tortoise dribble through the half court, and immediately went beyond the three-point line to defend oppressively. Compared with the finals, the Heat's defensive strategy remained unchanged, and it was still man-to-man defense.

The Thunder's offense was equally simple. Li Ze used Perkins' cover to quickly pop up to the left flank outside the three-point line in the three-second zone. Although Wade's defense did not lose his position at the first time, he successfully chased and defended to the three-point line outside.

When Li Ze received the pass from the tortoise, Perkins also quickly raised the screen to open up the space under the basket. Wade subconsciously glanced at Perkins' defensive position.

But at this moment, Li Ze suddenly lowered the center of gravity of his body, quickly released the ball with his left hand, and after taking a step with his right foot, he crossed the dribble and broke through. The extremely fast first step made Wade lose half of his body immediately.

Li Ze's breakthrough speed was not fast, and he even made a change of direction under the crotch during the march. The sudden change of dribbling rhythm made Wade's defense slightly stunned.

When the ball in his right hand was crushed to the left block position, Li Ze turned around with a spinning top and stuck Wade firmly behind him. The huge stride made him easily reach the bottom left of the basket, and then lightly picked the ball with his left hand. basket.

"Kayce Gets inside! OH! That's good!"

A layup with no skills and all strength made the commentator Kevin Harlan exclaim, Wade was crushed so badly, this scene is really rare.

The Oklahoma City fans at the scene screamed and screamed, and when Wade saw the relaxed Li Ze retreating with a smile on his face, he was immediately choked with anger, dreaming back to the finals, and being crushed again.
The first offense hit a shot, and all the Oklahoma City fans sat on their chairs, and then continued to shout for the home team's defense:

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

Chalmers, who dribbled through the halftime, couldn't help but twitched his mouth when he saw the Thunder defending the second and third defenses again. This turned into his nightmare.

When Bosh came to the free throw line for support, Wade immediately received the ball on the right wing outside the three-point line.

Then the Heat began to pass the ball quickly from the outside, pulling the Thunder to line up Li Ze and Guigui's defense. LeBron James had already received his good brother's horse, so the offense was not dealt at the top of the arc.

Facing Durant's shrinking defense, LeBron James used Joel Anthony's pick-and-roll after receiving the ball, took a step inside the three-point line, and made an emergency stop for two points.

"Shua!" The two-pointer hit the hollow net.

It can be seen that LeBron James, who has grown a lot in size, is indeed in very good condition, and his shooting confidence seems to be more sufficient.
In the next few rounds, because the Heat did not overemphasize the 24 seconds and forcibly suppressed the rhythm, the offenses of both sides began to open and close. As long as there was a missed shot, the opponent would immediately counterattack.

The Thunder naturally like this offensive rhythm very much. Durant even showed off his dribbling in a transition attack, and directly advanced with the ball after receiving the rebound.

Facing LeBron James' defense outside the three-point line, after a simple jump dribble with the ball in his left hand, he suddenly made a sharp change in front of his body, and then his right hand paused slightly. When James' defensive center of gravity shifted to the right , change direction again.

After the double change of direction, Durant completely got rid of the defense and made an emergency stop jumper from the middle distance of the free throw line!

"Amazing! Kevin Durant! He got it!"

Exaggerated Cross over, visual effects exploded, and the commentator Kevin Harlan was surprised by Durant's actions.

After scoring the goal, Durant is also very proud. This is the result of his hard training over the summer. His left hand is stronger than last season, allowing him to control the ball more freely.

Hearing the cheers from the fans, Durant couldn't help shaking his head at LeBron James, expressing his disdain.

Then in the next two rounds, Durant was stunned by the stronger James.

After a simple pick-and-roll, he held the ball and went straight to the inside. Durant was almost completely overwhelmed, and Ibaka and Perkins each caused a foul in two rounds.
Perhaps because of the first game of the season, the referee did not steal too much. The first quarter of the game was played very smoothly, and the two sides scored consecutive fast breaks, which made the Oklahoma City fans very enjoyable to watch.

With 2 minutes and 48 seconds left in the first quarter, the Thunder's offense, the two big men once again mentioned the left and right elbows. After the trio continued to circle around the perimeter, this time Li Ze received a pass from Ibaka on the right wing outside the three-point line.

At the moment of catching the ball, he released the ball with his right hand. After a big dribble, he suddenly pushed the ball and changed direction. Then he dribbled the ball under the crotch extremely quickly with his left hand. While turning his hips, he lowered his body's center of gravity, and accelerated with his right hand holding the ball at full speed.

Wade was numb. In the first quarter, he was crushed to the basket and scored three goals by Li Ze in the same way.

At this time, seeing Li Ze get stuck in half of his body again, he quickly slid backwards to block the breakthrough route.

As a result, Li Ze, who had just dribbled past the three-point line, dribbled back with a large cross-step with the ball in his right hand.

"Kayce Open the three! Knocks it down!"

Most of the first quarter was a transition attack. The three-pointer Li Ze hit was also the first long-range shot from outside for the two teams. At this time, the point difference directly became 1 points, and everyone in the Heat team was a little numb.

The offense was played like this, and the result was still 5 points behind.
Head coach Brooks replaced Li Ze within 2 minutes of the first quarter.

In the remaining 2 minutes, Turtle seemed to have discovered that the Heat's inside line was still a paper tiger.

With the opponent full of fouls, for three consecutive rounds, he kept attacking the inside line. Joel Anthony, who made two fouls, didn't dare to move anymore, watching the turtle score 6 points in a row.

Fortunately, the Heat's offense was not cut off. By the end of the first quarter, at 1:30, the Thunder still maintained a 35-point lead.

During the intermission, head coach Spoelstra looked around the bench and frowned. The Heat really didn't have anyone inside. In such a matchup, a veteran like Juwan Howard basically gave it away for nothing.

When the second quarter started, the Heat sent a lineup of Norris Cole, Wade, James Jones, Haslem, and Bosh.

The Thunder still have a regular rotation, with Li Ze, Cook, Sefolosha, Ibaka, and Collison playing in rotation.

When the Heat attacked, it was soon discovered that the Thunder had changed their defensive strategy and directly turned into a three-two defense, attacking Wade on the line, and relying on players to rotate on the weak side.

This kind of defense is actually a test of the tacit understanding of the players on the court, but through the tempering of last season, the Thunder executed very well in the first round.

Wade received the ball on the right flank beyond the three-point line, held the ball in his left hand, and was just about to dribble and break through.

As a result, Cook, who was at the top of the arc, directly cooperated with Li Ze to double-team. Although the ball was played at the first time, James Jones did not get an open chance after receiving the ball.

Sefolosha made a replacement for the first time, and the Heat once again passed the ball from the outside. Norris Cole on the left wing outside the three-point line received the ball, and Ibaka quickly went up to delay.

Norris Cole, as a rookie of this year, made his first appearance very bravely. He directly chose to hold the ball with his left hand to accelerate his breakthrough.

Seemingly feeling that he got rid of Ibaka's defense, he was overjoyed and picked up the basket with his left hand. Just as the ball was released, it was instantly slapped on the backboard by a big hand.

"Snapped!"

Amidst the cheers from the Oklahoma City fans, Ibaka, who sent out a peg board cap, once again controlled the ball. The Heat quickly retreated to the defense. After Li Ze received the ball, he made an offensive gesture and slowly dribbled across the half court.

Seeing Wade's defense immediately posted up, Li Ze immediately gave the ball to Collison in the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line. Wade entangled.

Sticking to Collison's screen, he quickly cut to the basket. The moment Bosh saw Collison pass the ball, he immediately returned to the basket to help defend, but just as he stood still, he found Li Zetian who was receiving the ball. Take a step and fly straight away.
Bosh under the basket subconsciously jumped up to block the shot. As a result, after the air confrontation, he was hit and lost his center of gravity. He watched Li Ze stay in the air for a short time, and pressed the ball into the basket with his right hand!
"boom!"

"OH!! OH! My god!"

"Kayce Slam dunk!"

In the TNT commentary booth, the three screamed at the same time. Li Ze's dunk was indeed very impactful. After landing, Bosh staggered and hit the street again.
Li Ze, who completed the dunk, slapped his chest with his right hand expressionlessly, and posed for the camera under the basket, causing the audience in the front row to scream excitedly. Oklahoma City fans love cold facial paralysis!
Bosh, who was helped up by his teammates, was completely paralyzed when he heard the cheers of the fans. Why did he always fall down?
When the Heat attacked in the next round, the Thunder went online again and pinched Wade ahead of time to let the opponent out of the ball. This time, the Heat moved the ball faster.

After the fast transmission on the line, Norris Cole quickly gave the ball to Bosh inside. Facing Collison's defense, Bosh seemed to have not been able to recover from the confrontation just now, and hit the iron with a mid-range jumper.

The rebound was protected by Collison, and as soon as it was passed to Li Ze, the Thunder rushed to the opponent's half with a huff.

Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, Li Ze quickly dribbled the ball across the half court on the left side of the field while observing the positioning of his teammates.

Wade seemed to want to make a surprise interception, and at the moment when Li Ze was holding the ball to observe his teammates, he quickly went up to grab it, but Li Ze made a dexterous dribble behind him and easily flashed past him.

Before the other members of the Heat team had time to fill their seats, Li Ze, who had finished dribbling the ball behind his back, took advantage of the situation and took a big step back. He shot a jumper one step away from the left flank outside the three-point line!

"BANG! BANG!"

"Kayce From Downtown! Unbelievable!"

The commentator Kevin Harlan couldn't help shouting excitedly. In his opinion, this goal is really outrageous. Can he score a long-range three-pointer during the transition?
The Oklahoma City fans at the scene, after seeing Li Ze's goal, pointed their fingers at the gun, took a breath, and shouted excitedly again, the Heat are nothing but that.
When the point difference came to 10 points, coach Spoelstra immediately requested a timeout. He no longer wanted to understand the Thunder's explosive scoring power. After returning from the timeout, he immediately took back LeBron James and Chalmers.

After the debut of this lineup with better projection, the Thunder once again became a 23-zone defense. Fortunately, James Jones finally hit a three-pointer from the outside to help the Heat stabilize the situation.

When the Thunder team was attacking, the Heat team also began to pinch Li Ze in advance, but the effect was very mediocre, because Ibaka, who was in the contract year, invested 120 points in the game, and he grasped the open middle distance twice.

The two sides entered a stalemate again, and the point difference began to fluctuate around 8 points.

In this attack, Li Ze, who was outside the three-point line, finally hit the iron. The long rebound was directly accepted by LeBron James, and then immediately launched a conversion attack.

Li Ze immediately retreated and tried his best to delay James, but after gaining weight, the Chosen One's impact was stronger, and he was not affected too much at all. The two quickly rushed to the three-point line.

LeBron James, who was holding the ball in his right hand during the march, suddenly turned around with a spinning top, threw Li Ze away at once, took a big stride to the basket, and succeeded in picking the basket with his left hand.

"Shh!"

"Hey! He's definitely walking!"

The Oklahoma City fans at the scene immediately booed loudly, and everyone in the Thunder team on the bench also gestured to move, but the referee signaled the game to continue, and there was no problem with James' goal.

Li Ze's expression was a little weird, but he didn't bother with walking. As long as the referee doesn't blow it, it's indeed a good shot.
The two sides are still in a stalemate. LeBron James significantly increased his aggressiveness in the second quarter, constantly breaking through tanks and hitting the inside of the Thunder.

But with 2 points, the Thunder can also respond. When there were 2 points and 4 points left in the second quarter, the Thunder still led by 58 points. Coach Brooks replaced Li Ze again and began to prepare for the second half.

Just as Li Ze sat back on the bench, Marshan Brooks, a new member of the atmosphere group, immediately handed the boss a water bottle and towel, and the others began to flatter him.
Smiled at everyone, took a sip of water, and saw the technical statistics handed over by the assistant coach, 9 of 7 in the half, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 20 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
For such data, Li Ze just smiled in his heart:
"Routine operation, no big center, NBA game, it is indeed easier to score!"

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