Chapter 529: Thunder VS Heat! (1/4! Ask for a commuter pass! )
The Thunder and Heat's Christmas game is the grand finale, and the final game is played in the evening, just like usual.
On this day, the Chesapeake Energy Stadium was directly full.
The meeting of the two powerhouses, as well as the grievances and entanglements between Tang Tian and James, plus the Christmas War, this is simply the drama of the year.
Before the game started, Barkley and Smith, who were commentators on the spot, couldn't contain their excitement.
"Man, it's definitely the best game of the year, and I bet fans across the country are already looking at this stadium right now, and the winning side is going to be excited for a whole season." Barkley's big mouth kept going.
"I'm on your side this time, Charles." Smith smiled and nodded, having gone through a series of turmoil last season, and there was no more gimmicky game than this.
"Kenny, honestly, who do you think will be the winning side tonight?" Barkley said, turning his head.
"I think the Thunder will have a better chance of winning." Smith thought for a moment and said.
"Cut, you don't want to offend these fans behind you." Barkley pouted, and the fans behind him heard it, and suddenly there was a burst of boos.
"Haha, Charles, I'm so much thinner than yours." Smith laughed and said, he didn't deny it.
"Let me tell you, the Heat will definitely be the team with the bigger chance of winning tonight, they just won 10 consecutive wins, the Big Three have found a way to win, on the other hand, on the Thunder side, Russell has not been able to find his position in this team, this Thunder team may be strong in the future, but now they are obviously not fully run-in." Barkley said unabashedly.
"You don't believe in Tang Tian's law now?" Smith said with a smile.
(Note: Tang Tian's law refers to the fact that in the past, they bet that the side of Tang Tian would always win.) )
"I don't believe it this time, we can't be superstitious, we have to rely on facts to speak!" Barkley opened his mouth wide.
"Alright! Let's keep our eyes peeled and look at the game, the game will give us the final answer. Smith noticed that the opening ceremony was about to begin, and said directly and quickly.
The opening ceremony of the Thunder team can only be regarded as average in the league, there is no Spitfire of the Cavaliers, and there is no 3D projection of the Lakers, but under the ordinary opening ceremony, the reaction of the players is the biggest highlight.
Westbrook was the first to be introduced, and even though he hasn't been playing well lately, his highlight-reel has always been able to set the arena on fire at the beginning, and after he was introduced, he turned to face the other starters, each with a unique dance and celebration ceremony, each of which lit up the atmosphere of the arena once at a time, and finally when Durant came out on the finale and the two men clapped their chests and high-fives, the atmosphere of the entire arena was pushed to the climax.
That's what sets this Thunder team apart.
After the opening ceremony, the starters from both sides appeared one after another.
The Thunder made changes to the starting lineup, with Dio replacing Brown as the starting power forward, Ibaka rising to the No. 5 position, and the five Tigers being Westbrook, Kidd, Durant, Dior and Ibaka.
The Heat, on the other hand, have a regular starting lineup, with Moneys and Wade on the outside, James and Bosh on the front, and Tristan Thompson at center.
With a jump shot from Ibaka and Bosh, the Thunder got the chance to attack first.
Kidd's possession of the ball in the front court.
The Heat's best game is to pinch the ball carrier, which is Spopartra's favorite tactic, but it just so happened that after the Thunder changed their style of play, the ball carrier became Kidd.
Kidd Sr. passes the ball well, and there is no need to pinch him, which is invisibly equivalent to breaking the Heat's tactics.
Kidd's organization at the top of the circle, Durant and Westbrook's pick-and-roll on the wings.
The Heat's help defense was quick and didn't give the Thunder an easy shot.
Kidd flicked the ball to Durant, who took the ball and shook off Bosh's mid-range shot.
"Huh!"
Durant's first shot hit it solidly.
This is also the biggest difference between him and ordinary pitchers, usually without a bag, he can use his personal ability to easily get rid of opponents and create scoring opportunities for himself after receiving the ball.
On the offense of the Heat, James borrowed money from Moss's blocking and dislocation to face Westbrook and directly sat on his back.
Durant put money Moss over to wrap the clip.
James first played the ball to Chanmos, who got a good open shot.
This is also the biggest difference between James and his previous life, Tang Tian's cultivation of him made his ball faster and more accurate when playing on his back than in his previous life.
Chammos made a three-point shot before Durant could get back into the game.
"Bang!"
The shot missed, and Dior stuck Thompson for a long rebound.
The Thunder pushed the counterattack, and the Heat retreated quickly, and did not let the Thunder really push up.
Kidd and Durant played a pick-and-roll, slowly and leisurely to the basket.
The Thunder didn't stand at other points, Ibaka and Dio each played a block for Durant Westbrook at this time, and after the disassembly, Dio fell to the bottom corner to take away the defender, and Kidd gave a pass to Durant without looking at people.
Durant shook Thompson from beyond the three-point line and drew a foul on his hitter and made three free throws.
After hitting all three free throws, Durant opened the game with a personal 5-0 run.
In this Christmas war, Tang Tian and James are the focus of discussion, but many people ignore that he is the one who is directly opposite James.
Wade burst into the front court to James, and James carried Durant's defense to score the ball.
Durant's defense has improved compared to last season, but James' individual offensive ability is obviously much stronger than Artest.
2-5, the Heat clenched the score.
Back on the defensive end, Wade loudly reminded his teammates on the court that the Heat played a successful defense and Dio barely made a shot under the basket.
The Heat countered and the Thunder did a great job defensively, with Westbrook breaking Wade's fast break out of bounds.
For the next two minutes, neither team was able to score again, and both sides played a high-intensity defensive standard in the battle of focus.
The Thunder's offense, seeing that the offense was going to be violated in 24 seconds, Durant came out to receive a pass from Kidd and made a three-point shot against Bosh.
"Bang!"
The ball hits the rebound and bounces into the basket.
Durant's three-pointer, back in!
8 to 2.
Spoelster called a timeout with his hands stretched.
There was a burst of excited cheers at the scene, and Durant scored 8 points in a row without a sound, directly stopping the Heat team.