As in previous years, ticket sales for the Grand Finals were a sel-hot affair. It is reported that the average ticket price for this year's finals is 1,012 US dollars, which is converted into more than 6,000 yuan.

The average home ticket price for the Thunder is 55 percent higher than that of the Knicks, who have an average ticket price for this year's Finals compared to last season. What is stunning is that the Thunder's ticket sales are even more popular, and Oklahoma fans are scrambling to cheer for the home team on the spot, which sets off a rush for tickets, so ticket prices are rising.

The atmosphere at the Thunder's home court is good, and it can put a lot of psychological pressure on the opponent.

After the last series, Spurs player Ginobili said that the crazy fans of the Thunder helped the Thunder win the game, and Thunder head coach Brooks also praised the unconditional support of the fans. Different from the previous slogan of "TeamisOne", the T-shirts of free fans distributed by the Thunder at home today are printed with "Teamis18203". And this 18203 means the sum of the number of fans that the entire stadium can carry plus the number of Thunder players, and it also means that this is not a game of 5 Thunder players, but a game of the entire Thunder fans and players working together.

In fact, 18203 is nowhere near enough to represent the love that Oklahoma City has for the Thunder as a whole. Downtown buildings in Oklahoma have long been prominently advertised, and loud slogans can be seen as cars drive into the city. Even the pharmacies on the street have the same slogan written on their glass windows. The ubiquitous cheering slogans show that the city has made the Thunder its pride.

Outside the stadium before the kick-off, fans could be seen playing all kinds of posters to support the team, and the bearded fans were particularly eye-catching. After entering the stadium, there are still people in the stands shirtless to display body paintings, and cross-dressers are everywhere.

"Maybe they're not just fans, they're fans of Thunder Gaga." On the pitch, Chandler said.

"That's when I think of The Hunger Games." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

Not long ago, he and Chloe went to the cinema to see the movie "The Hunger Games", probably in the future world of Thunder Gaga, the president of the film, there was a strange scene of thousands of Gaga, sitting in the stands as spectators.

The Knicks changed their lineup again, and Matthews returned to the starting lineup. Battier and Jamison sat on the bench in order to strengthen the defense of Durant.

The Thunder's starters remain unchanged, and Brooks is convinced that Harden is not fit to play as a starter.

After the warm-up, the game began, and Chandler beat Perkins on the jump ball, and the two were not at the same level in terms of bounce.

Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Matthews 60 degrees on the right side, and the middle and Chandler off-ball screens got rid of the weak side.

Ibaka immediately switched gears. Gallinari runs up from the bottom left corner. This is an important tactic that the Knicks are mainly training, and it looks simple, but it actually has a lot of meaning. When Gallinari, Matthews, and Leonard arrived on the periphery, Perkins had to follow out, otherwise there would be an empty seat directly.

Matthews passed the ball to Zhou Xuan, Westbrook and Ibaka went to trap Zhou Xuan, and Chandler was unguarded. Zhou Xuan immediately passed the ball to the middle, Chandler took the ball and took aim, and the empty shot was missed, and his mid-range shot could not be counted on.

Westbrook led the lead inside to win the rebound, the Thunder immediately counterattacked, Durant received the ball in the frontcourt, and after probing, he made a one-step pull-up jump shot inside the right three-point line, Leonard's eye-sealing interference was ineffective, and the ball went in. 0 to 2.

The Thunder fans applauded together, and when Zhou Xuan took the ball, it turned into a collective boo, putting pressure on the visiting players.

Zhou Xuan has seen everything in the past four years, how can he be afraid of the boos of a few fans? He dribbled through the half court unhurriedly, still passed to Matthews first, and made a pick-and-roll cooperation with Gallinari.

If Westbrook continues to chase the defense, it will not be a joke. Ibaka was not stupid, and took a tight pressure on Zhou Xuan, so that Matthews could not give Zhou Xuan a drop ball, so he could only cross the middle. Chandler pulled out of the perimeter, gave Zhou Xuan an off-ball cover to get rid of Ibaka, burst into the basket, and Gallinari sent the ball in.

Zhou Xuan on the left baseline misplaced Perkins, which is the tactic that the coaching staff focused on arranging for him. Zhou Xuan took the ball out of the penalty area, turned around and faced the frame, held the ball in his right hand at 45 degrees, and brought his left hand close.

Perkins knew that Ibaka could go back to the basket to make up for the defense, so he directly pounced to interfere with Zhou Xuan's shot. Zhou Xuan immediately changed direction to break through to the bottom line.

Perkins could have thought that Ibaka would make up for the defense, how could Zhou Xuan not think of it? He was waiting for that moment. Ibaka got to the basket, Zhou Xuan jumped up in the frame, shrank in the air, and sent the ball out of Ibaka's side with his left backhand in a seemingly awkward posture, and accurately gave it to Chandler in the middle.

As soon as Perkins turned around, he and Ibaka could only catch up with Chandler, but they could only be stopped by fouls, both of whom were under 210cm tall, which was a major weakness. Chandler picked up the ball and pulled it up with a two-handed dunk! 2 to 2.

The Thunder attacked, and Westbrook passed the ball to Durant, who once again singled Leonard.

Leonard was groomed as Marion, and his job was to defend and not shoot offensively unless he had a particularly good chance. D'Antoni knows how to make him work. He doesn't steal either, and keeps changing positions so that Durant can't break through. Perkins came out to cover, and Durant got off the defense and faced Chandler again.

Durant, who wanted to make a stop-and-go jump shot, saw the taller Chandler come up, and had no chance to shoot, so he could only pass the ball out again. Westbrook broke down the other flank, and Gallinari was just as timely with the change. Westbrook also opted for a pass, and in the end, with the 24-second mark fast approaching, Sefrosa missed a jumper and Chandler took the rebound.

As arranged before the game, Chandler dealt with Durant, and the second round worked.

In the Knicks positional battle, Zhou Xuan slowly led the half. Unless two guards are on the court, the Knicks don't try to break fast, lowering the number of rounds and grinding the opponent a little bit.

To the frontcourt, Zhou Xuan passed to Matthews, and Chandler got rid of Westbrook without the ball in the middle, and received the basketball on the left side.

This time, Zhou Xuan took the strong side, and after receiving the ball, Chandler immediately cut to the basket. Ibaka followed Zhou Xuan, Westbrook was embarrassed, couldn't stop Chandler, and chased Zhou Xuan? At this time, he already had a hunch that Zhou Xuan would not attack by himself. Chandler cut through and Matthews ran down the middle to receive the pass. Zhou Xuan stepped down and dribbled sideways to flash a little space, only to glance inside and see Perkins shrink, and immediately distributed the ball to Gallinari in the bottom left corner.

Originally, Perkins defended Gallinari, and as soon as he contracted, the Italians were emptied. Westbrook pursued the defense with all his might, but he was only 191CM tall and needed time to jump. Gallinari adjusted, made a three-point shot, and hollowed into the net. 5 to 2. Zhou Xuan's second assist.

The Thunder attacked, and Leonard interfered with Durant on the perimeter. HE IS ONLY 201CM TALL, BUT HE HAS A SUPERHUMAN ARM SPAN, WHICH IS BETTER THAN BATTIER'S INTERFERENCE EFFECT, AND DURANT CAN'T BREAK THROUGH HIM DIRECTLY, AND RELIES ON BLOCKING. Chandler immediately switched defenses, and Gallinari followed Ibaka, ready to shrink at any moment.

Durant's strength lies in his unrivaled jump shot. In this playoffs, his shooting consistency in key battles is far better than James'.

However, Zhou Xuan knows that at present, Durant seems to only shoot better than James and Kobe, and is a little worse in the agility of the layup. He relies more on his long arms to take the ball and hit the opponent's arm to make fouls, rather than passing the opponent's layup. It is even more impossible for him to play coherent street ball moves like Zhou Xuan, after all, his actual height is about 210CM and he can play center.

Caught up by Chandler, Durant began to rely on mobility to break through, and the angle was blocked by a forced layup that popped out of the frame, and Gallinari got the rebound.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan held the ball in his right hand in the middle, moved closer with his left hand, and glanced at Gallinari on the right. Westbrook guessed he might have to pass the ball again and then find off-ball cover to get rid of. Wei Shao unconsciously turned his head and glanced at Chandler's position, but Zhou Xuan suddenly shot a step away from the three-point line, jumped not high, and shot very fast. Westbrook hurried forward to block slowly, and the ball hollowed into the net. 8 to 2.

Barkley said with a smile: "With 3 points and 2 assists in the opening game, Zhou Xuan led the Knicks to open the outside line first, and the Thunder were a little bad." ”

Smith said: "The Knicks arranged a lot of tactics for Zhou Xuan in positional battles, allowing him to maintain the casualness of the offense, which the Thunder did not have. Although Durant and Westbrook can score high points, they are not as clear as one person controlling the ball, and Zhou Xuan's organizational skills are still so strong. ”

Soon, Zhou Xuan's organizational ability showed again, and after defending against a mid-range shot by Thunder Ibaka, Zhou Xuan got rid of Westbrook by blocking and dismantling. In the middle, Leonard and Chandler cut without the ball, and Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Leonard with a little air, who received the ball and made a layup with a step, avoiding Perkins to block and score. 10 to 2.

Perkins' anti-human role was not played, and he averaged 1 per game. 1 block is not an air cut like an anti-perimeter, he is not even as good as Chandler than speed, how can he prevent Leonard?

The Thunder also colored, Westbrook forced a breakthrough by blocking and pick-and-roll, jumped past Gallinari with the ball, and scored a layup. 10 to 4.

Then, Westbrook chased Zhou Xuan and Ibaka to form a bag, and after Zhou Xuan divided the ball, other players relied on switching positions to prevent an attack from the Knicks, and Matthews jumped out.

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook repeated his old tricks, relying on blocking and dismantling to force a breakthrough, this time Gallinari changed the defense more timely, followed from the side, raised his arms to interfere, and shot wide. Chandler grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and immediately threw it to the frontcourt.

Zhou Xuan relied on speed to shake off Ibaka to catch the ball and rush to the basket, take the ball in the middle with his left foot as the axis, step out with his right foot, and swing the layup with one hand with his right hand and shook it for a while. Ibaka blocked from behind and flew over Zhou Xuan's head. Zhou Xuan turned to the middle and made a hook move with his left hand, and shook Sephorosa again, but the ball did not hook to the basket, he retracted and half-turned and passed to the periphery with his left hand. Matthews received the ball and made an open three-point shot, and the ball went in. 13 to 4.

Brooks saw that he was behind by a large margin in the opening period, and hurriedly asked for a timeout.

CCTV5 Zhang reasonably praised and said: "In the previous series, the Thunder had an advantage on the outside, so they eliminated the opponent. Now the outside advantage is on the Knicks' side. ”

Yu Jia said: "If this one wins again, I think the Knicks are likely to sweep and win the championship." ”