Chapter 430: "Death" (1/4!) )
When the two flags were hoisted side by side at the Isospeed Loan Arena, deafening cheers rang out from the scene.
The cheers fell, and the scene entered the opening ceremony.
In the elongated tone of the host on the spot, the starters of the two teams were introduced one after another.
On the Thunder's side, Westbrook and Sofrosa are in the starting backcourt, Durant and Ibaka are on the frontline, and Perkins is the center.
On the Cavaliers' side, Paul and Green in the backcourt, James and Artest in the front, and Yao Ming in the center.
The two teams jumped the ball, and Yao Ming jumped to win Perkins, giving the Cavaliers the opportunity to attack first.
Paul held the ball to the front court and beckoned Yao Ming to block and dismantle.
This Thunder team plays a lot like the Heat team in the previous life, relying on defensive counterattacks.
Durant is closely following Green, Sofrosa is pestering James, and Ibaka is guarding the restricted area, and the whole defensive system is a bit faceted and layered.
After Paul blocked and saw that his teammates had no chance, he dribbled the ball directly and returned to the three-point line with Perkins.
With James and Yao Ming contained, the Thunder did not dare to wrap up, and Paul got a one-on-one singles opportunity.
A corssover with his left and right hands shifting, after shaking Perkins' center of gravity a little unsteadily, suddenly broke through to the right, followed by a backward step.
Perkins is full of tonnage, but speed is his disadvantage, and Paul, who is known for his speed, has not kept up at all.
Paul's step-back three-point shot.
"Huh!"
The ball goes into the net.
Although he spent a lot of time this summer working on labor negotiations, judging from his form, his private training has not fallen behind at all.
The Cavaliers took the lead.
The Thunder's offense, Westbrook's breakout, Durant's catch-and-shoot jumper after Ibaka's block.
"Huh!"
The mid-range jumper was also solid in the frame.
Durant is a freak in the league, with interior height but top-notch shooting skills, and after four years of training as a rookie, he has reached the pinnacle of his individual ability.
On the Cavaliers' offense, James broke through to the basket and was interfered with by Ibaka, and Perkins collected the defensive rebound.
The Thunder attacked the frontcourt, and Durant received a pass from Westbrook in the frontcourt, and shot directly at Artest from outside the three-point line.
A standard bukkake.
Durant has an extraordinarily long reach, and Artest's jump interference doesn't work at all.
"Huh!"
Another hollow into the net.
I don't know if it was affected by the Cavaliers' pre-game ring presentation ceremony, Durant's offensive desire is very strong.
The Cavaliers' offense, Yao Ming's turn hook under the basket was missed, and Ibaka received the defensive rebound.
Westbrook's frontcourt block and the zombies who went straight up and down couldn't pull in, and Yao Ming pressed Perkins and was about to collect the defensive rebound.
At this moment, a figure went straight to the basket from the outside, jumped up and grabbed the rebound before Yao Ming.
Durant!
After grabbing the rebound in the front court, he dribbled the ball and took two steps out, and saw Artest's pace slower a little, and he directly turned around and shot from the middle distance.
The ball crossed a high parabola and fell.
"Huh!"
Return in!
Durant scored 7 points in a row at the beginning!
There was a stirring at the scene.
Durant went into individual scoring mode as soon as he came up.
"Ron, don't let him catch the ball so easily!" Tang Tian shouted at Artest at this time to remind.
Durant is now one of the league's most consistent shooters and could cause the Cavaliers huge problems if he finds his touch.
James got to the front court and asked for the ball directly.
In the face of Soflosa's defense, he opted for a one-on-one strong play.
Soflosa's defensive ability is excellent, but the confrontation is too bad for James, and after being pushed to the inside, he can only choose to foul James early and send James to the free throw line.
One of two free throws.
James added points for the Cavaliers.
Serge Ibaka picked up the defensive rebound, and Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt, turning around and looking for Durant again.
However, Artest began to stalk Durant with an off-ball defense at this time, not giving him a chance to receive the ball easily.
Westbrook glanced back and beckoned Perkins to pick and roll, which was a direct choice to go it alone.
One block and one dismantle, taking the ball like carrying an explosive bag straight to the basket, his style of play is the point guard version of James.
However, just as he was about to hit the basket, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a blue figure on the weak side and rushed to the basket.
It's Durant!
When Westbrook broke through the pick-and-roll, he suddenly threw off a reverse run and rushed to the basket.
Artest's confrontation is still there, but his speed and reflexes are much weaker than at his peak, and by the time he reacts, he can't catch up.
Westbrook saw it and threw the ball into the air.
Yao Ming helped defend it, James was pulled to the weak side by Sofrossa, and after Durant shook off Artest, the basket was already empty.
Durant jumped up when he saw the pass, held the basketball with his right hand in the air, stretched his arm, and followed by a heavy one-handed slam dunk.
"Bang!"
The ball was smashed into the basket.
There was a stir at the Quick Loan Arena.
Durant let out a shout of excitement after he landed, and then turned his head and glared at Artest coldly.
After Artest saw it, he lost his temper directly, walked over quickly and pushed Durant.
Durant reacted quickly and raised his hands high.
The referee immediately gave Artest a technical foul.
There was boos from the audience.
Durant makes a technical free throw.
It's only been 3 minutes into the game, and he's already scored 10 points in a row!
10-4, the Thunder dominated the game and took the lead in the opening game.
The Thunder sent the ball out on the sideline, and Westbrook caught the ball and pulled one from beyond the three-point line.
Yao Ming received the defensive rebound, and Paul carried the ball to the frontcourt.
James continued to ask for the ball in the frontcourt, and this time he picked up the ball and chose a three-point shot from the outside.
"Bang!"
The shot was a little shorter, and the rebound bounced out of the basket and was picked up by Perkins.
Tang Tian got up at this time and walked to the sidelines.
Durant's strength made the Cavaliers a little confused, and James's main offense did not have a good effect.
Westbrook dribbles past the midfield.
"Leave it to me!"
At this moment, James shouted at Artest and directly chose to go over to face Durant.
Durant shot at this time, and didn't care who defended it, and when he got to the three-point line, he leaned on James to get the ball directly.
James focused on defending with all his might.
Durant picked up the ball and turned to face James head-on.
James slice the ball several times without success.
Durant dribbled to the right, James followed, and he directly opted for a big three-pointer with a step-back step.
"Bang!"
The ball was shot at a bit off the angle under the interference and smashed directly into the rebound.
But the ball grazed the basket and bounced onto the basket, jumped up and still landed in the net bag!
Three-pointer, back in!
There was a dead silence at the scene.
Durant raised his hands and stared coldly after scoring the goal.
Because of his stable projection ability and explosive scoring power that can kill the game, Durant in his previous life has been called "Grim Reaper" by fans since 13 years later.
A super domineering nickname.
And now his calm look after 13 points in a row, coupled with the silent scene of the scene, it seems that this title is about to be born in advance.