Chapter 238: James Is Just Restrained (10,000-Character Chapter)
On the night of June 2, Amika's sports reporters once again set their sights on the losing Heat.
At 99:110, the Thunder cut the flesh with a knife, and through the points accumulated in the first three quarters of the game, they finally easily defeated the opponent and rewrote the series score to 2:0.
Although Li Ze had 28 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 block and 2 turnovers, Durant had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers, and Turtle Turtle had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 turnovers, and the trio scored 77 points, the focus after the game was not on the Thunder's trio.
All the media reporters were very curious about what happened to the Heat at halftime!
Wade scored 21 points in the first half, and in the first half, he continued to block and break through, and the strategy of switching defenses in the face of the Thunder's cover once made Perkins unable to play, but only scored 8 points in the second half.
There were only two shots in the third quarter, which was clearly not Wade's normal form.
After the game, the Thunder's post-game press conference ended quickly, and everyone was full of praise for the trio.
Carrying his beloved little schoolbag, Durant, who was in a good mood, scolded in his heart when he saw such a scene, and he didn't pay attention to winning? Is there still a heavenly principle?
"Shet! What is there to interview when you lose! These journalists don't respect us at all! ”
Li Ze, who was wearing a dark gray casual suit, stood up, patted Durant's shoulder, and comforted him:
"Forgive their curiosity! Besides, if the Heat team is really infighting, the media reporters can also be regarded as a great help, it is always good to win the finals easily, and only by winning the championship can you improve your historical status! ”
It's rare that the turtle turtle who is not wearing a fancy dress and a hooded sweatshirt with a casual suit heard Li Ze's words, and immediately nodded in agreement:
"If we really win the championship, we can also put up a finger when facing others pointing fingers, haha, I really like Kobe's approach, if only we could win 5 championships, just stretch out a hand, that's cool!"
Since last year, as long as the Thunder team plays against the Lakers, Kobe Bryant looks like a big man, and in the face of Li Ze's chattering trash talk, he will respond with a sentence or two at most.
This year is considered to be a big defense, in the Western Conference semifinals, in the face of the trio's yin and yang weird ridicule, the last point of indifferent stretched out his palm, and then shook it twice to the three, and suddenly the Thunder team was speechless.
When Durant thought of the wonderful scene of winning the championship, his first reaction was not the question of prize money, but the remarks of Charles Barkley:
"Hey, hey! If I win the championship, I must tweet a few more times to make Barkley's big mouth completely shut up, and the person who doesn't win the championship in the future is not worthy of criticizing me at all! Fack! It feels so wonderful! ”
The more Durant thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't wait to take the O'Brien Cup now, and then shout "key"! With the championship protector and invincible, this can definitely greatly improve his keyboard power
Li Ze and the three left the press conference room of the Ford Center Arena with a smile and a smile, and the Big Three of the Heat were bombarded by the media again tonight.
Although Wade, James, and Bosh are all official clichés and do not have any breaking points, creating something out of nothing is the best skill of Amika's media reporters.
It doesn't matter what the players say, what the fans want to see is the most important, so the news that night, in addition to praising the performance of the Thunder team, the biggest hot spot was the Heat Finals infighting
Media reporters and ball commentators have all turned into psychology experts, interpreting Wade and James' expressions, believing that the two have become inseparable.
There are also many media reporters who report that Chris Bosh is also dissatisfied with his role in the team, and he wants to be respected and get more opportunities in the low post, rather than always pulling on the outside line and opening up space for James to break through.
All kinds of outrageous reports are one after another, but the heat of the finals has been heated up by these lace news.
The essence of the NBA is to entertain the public and make fans happy, on the morning of June 3, President David Stern nodded with satisfaction when he saw these reports, as long as the ratings go up, everything is easy to say!
Mr. President was very satisfied with the outcome of Game 2, and the Heat lost in such a good way, and the game did not end until the fourth quarter.
A total of 14 million people tuned in to the finals at Amelica last night, and the ratings were much better than the first game!
Finals G3 will officially kick off on the 5th, when the Thunder will play three consecutive away games in Miami.
And with a big score of 2:0 ahead, the goal set by Brooks head coach and coaching staff is to win a game on the road and sweep the opponent, don't even think about it!
Since the creation of the NBA in 1946, the 4-0 Finals have only appeared eight times so far, and twice since 2000, with the Lakers sweeping the Nets in 2002 and the Spurs sweeping the Cavaliers in 2007.
Coach Brooks also knows that even for the sake of ratings, the league will play at least 5 games, unless the Heat's performance is really down, otherwise the away game is destined to be difficult, and three consecutive away games are very unfriendly!
However, the current 2:0 lead has greatly reduced the pressure on the Thunder, and in this case, the coaching staff also gave the Thunder team a half-day off, and Li Ze was at home in Ocheng at this time to video chat with the blonde sister.
"Don't you really need me to go back to Miami? I want to see you win live! ”
Shakira is still running around, since last year, the blonde sister started a world tour, if you want to make more money, don't be afraid of hard work, a total of 107 are planned, and they are currently in Paris.
"It's not a big deal, maybe I'll win a lot of championships in the future, I'm afraid you'll be bored by then! Oh! Don't tell me it's your costume."
Li Ze saw that Shakira had been fiddling with something a bit like a tiger skin skirt, and the corners of his mouth twitched, the blonde sister is good at everything, but sometimes the stubborn aesthetic makes people unable to complain.
"Nature's beauty! Do you like it? This is my own design and I love this dress very much. ”
Seeing the blonde sister change into her skirt and sway twice, looking like she was begging for praise, Li Ze, who was complaining frantically in her heart, looked like she was sincerely praising on the surface:
"It's so beautiful! Even if you don't wear a performance costume, it's just as suitable for going out! ”
"I knew you'd love it! I don't need to help you design a few outfits, and you can be my guest performer when the time comes! ”
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As soon as Li Ze thought of wearing this kind of fancy costume to perform, he immediately felt that he was going to die sooner or later, so he quickly changed the topic and coaxed the blonde sister to be happy, which ended this video chat.
At noon, the trainer Tony and the three also came to Li Ze's house, in addition to helping him update the food in the refrigerator, they also handed over the video analysis of the first two games to Li Ze by the way.
"Kayce, don't always think that you can limit a superstar on your own."
"Most of the time you don't have a problem with your defensive choices, but Wade is really good at using pick-and-rolls to break through, and the opponent's explosiveness is not lost to you, so the defense still depends on the system."
Trainer Tony had just finished speaking, and Meg added:
"The only problem with the first two games is that your style of play is too cumbersome, against a defender who is 10 centimeters shorter than you, you have to reduce some of the forward movements, and the two mistakes in the last game were caused by too many dribbles."
Li Ze nodded silently when he heard the words of the two, his ball control ability was very good with the blessing of the badge, but in the face of a defender like Wade, some fancy moves were indeed easy to make mistakes.
"Although we don't have the same understanding of the tactical concept as the professional coaches, in terms of some technical details, Kayce you can play a little more efficiently, and this set of matchups and height gives you a lot of advantages."
"If you have a good hand, a simple pull-up jump shot, it will be difficult for Wade to limit you, of course you have to pay attention to the Heat's help defense, don't underestimate the Heat's defensive ability, they just played a little chaotic in the first two games."
The three of you say a word, and simply help Li Ze find out the shortcomings, because most of the current badges have been upgraded to gold, and the experience required is too much, so the bonuses that Li Ze can get from the badges will not have much breakthrough in the short term.
If you want to continue to improve yourself, you can only find shortcomings in the details of the game, Li Ze thought that upgrading from gold to purple requires 5000 game experience, and he couldn't help but secretly think in his heart:
"If you want to upgrade to the purple badge as soon as possible, you have to get the championship this year."
In Miami in June, the temperature is around 24 degrees to 30 degrees, the temperature difference is small, the climate is very pleasant, as the second largest city in Florida, Miami's ball market is much larger than that of the Russian city!
On the evening of the 5th, the finals G3 officially began.
The Heat can't lose anymore, and if the big score comes to 3:0, the series can be declared over, so tonight's game, the Heat are really desperate.
The American Airlines arena was packed tonight, tickets for the Finals were sold out early, and the Heat's uniforms handed out free white cheering T-shirts to fans who showed up tonight.
More than 19,000 people wore the same white cheering T-shirts, and after the game started, they frantically cheered for the home team, and the scene turned into a sea of white.
“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”
In the frantic shouts of the Heat fans, Wade continued to go around the front on the defensive end, not allowing Li Ze to receive the ball easily, although the defensive enthusiasm was very high, but it could not make up for the gap in size.
In the left blocking area, Li Ze stuck Wade behind him again, and when he saw that Turtle was about to pass the ball, he immediately leaned back hard, raised his right hand and raised his left arm at the same time to prevent the opponent from cutting the ball.
As a result, Li Ze's arm just exerted force, Wade stumbled backwards, and then the referee whistled directly:
"Squeak!"
Seeing the referee signaling him to attack for a foul, Li Ze suddenly shrugged his shoulders helplessly, heard the huge cheers that erupted from the American Airlines Arena, and immediately turned around and smiled at Wade, and applauded by the way:
"Excellent acting skills, maybe you have a chance to win the Oscar earlier than DiCaprio!"
"Boy, 4 fouls, maybe you're going to get out of the game soon!"
Hearing Li Ze's words, Wade also immediately choked in response, but due to excessive physical exertion, Wade, who was panting and talking, looked a little embarrassed.
At this time, the game had reached the end of the third quarter, the score on the court was 72:74, and the Heat, who returned to their home court, once again showed their defensive intensity, frantically biting the outside of the Thunder team.
In order to limit the Thunder's offense, the Heat began to pursue 24 seconds, increasing the confrontation of defense while slowing down the pace of the game, coupled with the blessing of the home whistle, the Heat finally overtook the score at the end of the third quarter.
Durant and Turtle Turtle played a little relaxed in the first half, and in the face of the sudden increase in the intensity of the game, the offensive end frequently hit the iron, but fortunately, Li Ze was still online and kept the Thunder team offline, so the two sides have been alternately leading in the first three quarters of the game.
In the game under high confrontation, Li Ze's playing style became more and more simple and rough, starting from the second quarter, he frequently asked for the ball with his back in the low post, and all kinds of back-to-back singles choked Wade.
The referee on the scene naturally saw that the Heat seemed to be unable to withstand it, so he blew Li Ze's fourth foul to let Wade, who was in good shape, take a breath.
"Hey! Kayce is a normal ball protector and we're about to tie the score! This is definitely not a normal blowing penalty! ”
Coach Brooks was a little upset at this time, yelling at the referee loudly, and he couldn't control his emotions at the thought of leading 3-0.
Fortunately, the assistant coach was still calm, one stepped forward to pull Brooks back, and the other calmly reasoned with the referee.
However, the game continued, and LeBron James, who had been dull in this game, hit another long two-point attack this time to extend the margin to four points.
The Heat fans at the scene shouted wildly, and the home team finally opened up the difference!
The Thunder team was not affected in any way, and after quickly sending the baseline ball, the turtle dribbled through the half, still a cross cover in the three-second zone, and Li Ze once again came to the left blocking position.
This time, he didn't continue to ask for the ball with his back to the head, but suddenly bounced outside after getting stuck with Wade, and then received the ball on the left wing outside the three-point line.
In the face of Wade's defense, after shaking, he put the ball with his left hand, dribbled a big step, and then exerted force at his feet, suddenly retreated, faced Wade's block, and quickly jumped outside the three-point line!
“BNG! BANG! ”
“Kayce From downtown!”
The joy in the American Airlines arena came to an abrupt end, and when ESPN was in the commentary box, Mike Brin screamed excitedly, and it was the response ball again, he loved this kind of game!
Throwing this ball, the Heat was a little numb to everyone, Wade looked at Li Ze who was shaking his jersey and pretending to be X, and the spirit of not admitting defeat surged in his heart again, and immediately loudly encouraged his teammates on the court:
"The third quarter is over and we're still ahead! Hold on for the last 42 seconds! ”
In order to save his horse, Wade went directly into offensive mode, survived the Heat at the end of the third quarter, and maintained a high-intensity defense in the fourth quarter of the game, constantly giving the ball in response.
The point difference has been jumping back and forth on 3 points, but fortunately, the Heat's offense has not been powered off, and the Thunder team has not given too many opportunities, and the point difference has been maintained until the end.
In the frantic cheers of the fans at the scene, at 96:100, the Heat team successfully protected the home court and pulled the score to 1:2, which was a good start for the next two home courts.
After winning the game, Wade looked very excited, ran to the technical table and waved his fist in celebration, roaring passionately:
"This is my horse!"
After shouting these words, Wade slapped his chest again, screaming wildly, and the American Airlines arena continued to jubilant, turning into a sea of white.
In a desperate situation for the team, Wade stepped up, 12-of-21, including 2-of-4 three-pointers, 3-of-4 free throws, 29 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists to steal, and no turnovers! Impeccable performance! ”
On the ESPN commentary seat, Mike Brin saw the data in his hand and immediately praised Wade's performance, and Jeff Van Gundy on the side also nodded in agreement, and then said:
"The Heat finally played the basketball that fans were expecting, Chris Bosh had 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 turnovers, LeBron James had 17 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 turnovers, and the role players also played, it was a team win."
Mark Jackson praised the Thunder's performance:
Although he was plagued by fouls in the fourth quarter, Kayce efficiently cut 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover, and Durant also got 24 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers.
"Westbrook only scored 17 points, but he played a huge role on the defensive end, with four steals that allowed the Thunder to play a wave in the second quarter, and tonight's game was just as good."
The three of them chatted in the commentary box, and the players on both sides began to shake hands with each other at this time, the Heat everyone smiled happily, and the Thunder players looked calm.
After paying a simple greeting, Li Ze and his teammates quickly walked to the player tunnel, although the loss was a little aggrieved, but the Thunder team was barely able to accept such a result, after all, the penalty was not too outrageous, and the main reason for the loss was that the offensive efficiency was not high enough.
In this game, the Thunder made 5 of 18 three-pointers, except for Li Ze who threw in 3 three-pointers, Durant scored one, Daquin Cook scored one, and the rest of the bits and pieces were all hung to zero.
Coach Brooks saw that his players did not show a depressed look, and he was very satisfied, they still have a chance, and the next game is a turning point in the series, if the Thunder can rewrite the big score to 3:1, then the championship will be basically stable!
"Forget about this game, we have to give it our all the day after tomorrow, the championship is just around the corner, we are not allowed to go out for these two days, we have to stay focused! Get a good night's rest tonight and don't forget to join tomorrow afternoon's recovery training session. ”
"Oh!"
Although Coach Brooks' chicken soup is not strong enough, the Thunder is also full of motivation after everyone hears these words, championship, just win one more game!
On the other side of the ocean, the Celestial Empire, the Heat fans have celebrated the New Year, and the first two games are simply desperate, and the entire forum has become Ze Pu, everyone is crazy about Li Ze, and by the way, they also gave him a loan to get an FMVP
In this case, the Heat fans could only entertain themselves in the special zone, but after winning one game, Jamie jumped out first.
"I had 9 assists to revitalize the team, and the role players finally threw the ball in, and if we played like this, the Heat wouldn't have fallen behind at all."
"I'm Zhan Niu X, close to 5 percent shooting rate, and can also deliver 9 assists, FMVP-level performance, Heat championship!"
"I didn't even score more than 20, can this blow too? Thanks to Chalmers for his three-point shot, he alone contributed 4 assists to Zhan, and Wade is the real thigh. ”
"After all, before James joined, Wade won the championship, and the strength has nothing to say, but the whistle is a little off, otherwise I really feel that the Thunder can reverse the game."
"James also recognized his status, gave the ball to Wade earlier, and the first two games would not have been so badly lost, and a joint defense limited him, can this also be considered a superstar? In comparison, it is still volute. ”
"Kobe Bryant was eliminated in the Western Conference semifinals, don't come out to rub the heat, I, Zhan, have reached the finals, is there no comparison at all?"
"James just can't do it, he still has to hug Wade's thigh, Volute has always been the boss of the team, and the two are really not at the same level."
"What's there to be noisy, it will be eliminated by Li Ze anyway, Li Zeniu X, Thunder champion!"
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The finals are very hot in the Celestial Empire, and if Li Ze wins the championship, then he may win both MVP and FMVP awards this season!
This is also very rare in the history of the NBA, so far, only nine people have achieved such an achievement, and the most recent active player to achieve this achievement is Tim Duncan, and before that, Shaquille O'Neal.
Although the sports reporters of the Celestial Empire are more subtle, they have all vaguely begun to build momentum for Li Ze.
This offseason, Li Ze is going to play in the Asian Championships, and in this context, Li Ze is indeed going to heaven!
On June 7th, the finals G4 officially started, and since the game was only one day apart, there was not much room for adjustment between the two sides in such a tight schedule.
Ameika's media reporters and commentators have also been waiting for the G4 game for the past two days, and if the series score is 2-2, then the momentum of the game may return to the Heat, after all, the battle of Tianwang Mountain is played in Miami.
If the Thunder win directly tonight and rewrite the big score to 3:1, then there will be no suspense in the series.
In this case, most commentators choose to wait and see.
The media in Miami were full of praise for Wade's performance in the last game, and many people directly called Wade the soul of the team!
TNT is still the same old thing, with Kenny Smith on the Thunder platform, Charles Barkley speaking for the Heat, and ESPN on the show, all looking forward to tonight's game.
On the evening of the 7th, the fans of the Heat came to the American Airlines Arena early, and saw Li Ze, who was warming up, dribbling the ball with bells and whistles, and then throwing in three-pointers in a row, and the scene vaguely remembered a burst of boos.
Li Ze, who was wearing headphones, looked focused, received the ball from trainer Tony, and continued to complete the step-back shot after two dribbles.
Tonight's race was certainly tough, but Li Ze was ready and took home another silver badge after the G3 race:
Achievement Badge [Back Punisher]: 4/500
Improve the success rate of players' back shots and reduce the physical exertion caused by movements.
The badge attribute is simple and crude, but it is very practical, any attribute that can reduce physical exertion is very useful for Li Ze, especially tonight's game is destined to be a war of attrition, in the face of Wade's entanglement, a little more physical strength will have a better chance of winning.
In the locker room of the Thunder team, everyone looked relaxed, and when they saw Li Ze finish the warm-up, their teammates all smiled and came forward to bump fists to salute them, while in the locker room of the Heat team, the atmosphere was inexplicably a little embarrassing.
LeBron James is still silent, he doesn't show the demeanor of the team leader, just a person silently moving his body, but tonight Wade can't care about his brother's emotions, this is his horse, he wants to win!
"Guys! Just like the last game, defend, we have to do our best to defend, we have to fight on the field, win this game, the battle of Tianwang Mountain will make our home stadium! ”
"The series will be completely different then, I promise, I'll lead everyone to victory, let's give it our all tonight, Let's go Heat!"
Chris Bosh responded to Wade's words in the first place, and the former dragon king also showed his passionate side, shouting:
"We are tired of logging! Show our energy and we will win tonight! ”
Everyone on the Heat team looked at the boss so passionately, and they were suddenly screamed by the milk, LeBron James also shouted twice with his teammates, Wade noticed that the good brother was still not too excited, but he didn't want to say anything more, and it was over tonight!
As the game was about to begin, the DJ began to roar to introduce the home team's players, and the fans in the stadium all shouted wah-wah, just like the Heat's playoff slogan, Whitehot, and white flames swept through the American Airlines arena.
On the ESPN commentary seat, Mike Brin felt the increasingly hot atmosphere of the scene, and said with a smile to the camera:
"There's no secret between the two sides in the series until G4, and the two teams still haven't changed their starting lineups tonight, but I noticed that Mike Miller seemed to get more playing time in the last game, what do you two think about that?"
"Head coach Spo definitely wants to take advantage of the Thunder's defensive holes and respond from beyond the three-point line, and I think that's a good personnel adjustment, and the Heat need outside shooting."
Mark Jackson heard his old partner say something different:
"But if the Heat want to maintain the high-intensity defense of the last game, Mike Miller is not destined to play a lot, and I think tonight is going to be a defensive battle, and both teams want to win the game tonight, and the main lineup will probably play more than 42 minutes."
The trio did a brief pre-game preview, and the players on the court had completed the final warm-up, and the two sides came to the center of the court, and the Heat fans began to shout loudly under the leadership of the DJ:
“Let's go Heat! Let's go Heat! Let's go Heat! ”
Amid the cheers of the home fans, Bosh successfully jumped to the ball for the Heat, Mike Bibby dribbled across the halfcourt, and faced the Thunder's 23-sided defense, the Heat once again chose to press the rhythm.
Bosh came to the free throw line, received the pass, and immediately gave the ball to LeBron James on the right wing outside the three-point line, and then quickly went up to block and dismantle the screen, James chose to break through on the left side, and Durant's defense still went down the line.
followed by a continuous pass of the ball, and the Heat repeatedly pulled the Thunder's defense outside the three-point line, but Li Ze and Turtle were very flexible in their defense, and they executed extremely resolutely, that is, they shrunk inside the three-point line.
But as long as the Heat have players who get the ball in the blocking area, Li Ze and Turtle will quickly wrap it up, forcing the Heat to move the ball to the outside, Perkins crouching inside to guard Joel Anthony, and Ibaka keeping a close eye on Bosh's movements.
With six seconds left on the Heat's offensive clock, James again dealt his cards at the top of the arc and gave the ball to Wade on the left wing beyond the three-point line.
This time, Joel Anthony stepped up to block and dismantle, Wade chose to break through with his left hand, briefly got rid of Li Ze's defense, faced Perkins, pretended to break through with the ball in his left hand, and after dribbling a big step, he made a two-point pull-up jump shot.
"Huh!" The two-pointer hit the ball steadily.
The American Airlines Arena immediately cheered loudly for Wade's goal, and then continued to shout for the home team's defense:
“Defense! Defense! Defense! ”
Mike Bibby immediately chose to harass the turtle after the half, the veteran did not stick too close, but from time to time he cut the ball, but he can always change the rhythm of the turtle's dribble.
Durant relied on Ibaka's cover and successfully received a turtle pass from the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, and James's defense was also very hard, guarding his right hand and constantly putting pressure on the ball.
In the face of such defense, after Durant dribbled the ball, he immediately protected the ball with his back while moving the ball in his left hand to the top of the arc.
At this time, Li Ze relied on Perkins' cover, bounced directly to the left wing outside the three-point line, and then continued to accelerate, and received Durant's hand at the top of the arc.
James noticed that Wade's defense was not in place in time, and immediately chose to change the defense, while Li Ze released the ball after receiving the ball, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.
In the middle of the march, he suddenly pulled his crotch back, then his left hand paused, quickly changed direction in front of his body, took a big step sideways and immediately closed the ball, drifted to the right and threw a backward jumper.
“Kayce! Fade away! Yes! ”
Commentator Mike Brin saw LeBron James being shaken by Li Ze and stood in place, and immediately shouted passionately, and the Heat fans at the scene broke out into a huge false voice, they had seen enough of this face.
In the first round of the opening game, the two sides showed a very different pace of attack, and in the next few minutes, the Heat's offense continued to play until the end, and the Thunder had a chance to shoot immediately.
Wade and Bosh both increased their aggressiveness and played very aggressively, while James indulged in top-of-arc dealing, and in a few rounds he would stop the ball from beyond the three-point line, which also made it more difficult for the Heat's offense.
With 8 seconds left in the offensive time, James on the left wing outside the three-point line gave the ball to Bosh who wanted the ball in the low post, and after receiving the ball, he faced Ibaka's defense, and broke through the bottom line after three threats.
Then Bosh seemed to want to use his body to carry Ibaka away, but after two slaps, he found that Ibaka was still in a good defensive position, and seeing that the offensive time was about to come, he could only defend and make difficult shots under the basket.
"Smack!"
With excellent bounce, Ibaka delivered the first block of the game, and after controlling the ball, the Heat quickly retreated, and the turtle received the ball and made an offensive gesture, and then the Thunder quickly rushed to the opposing half.
Turtle quickly passed the ball to Perkins at the top of the arc, who received the pass, stood on the three-point line, ready to pass the ball hand-to-hand, and Li Ze came to the three-point line with Ibaka's cover.
Wade had already noticed the tactics of the Thunder team, and hurriedly chased the defense desperately, and successfully squeezed through the cover at the moment when Li Ze received the ball.
Feeling the defensive pressure on his side, Li Ze did not mean to slow down, and directly crushed Wade with his body, and the bulldozer broke through to the paint area, and then immediately turned his back.
Hit the ball twice with your right hand, get closer to the basket again, and then use your left foot as the axis, and suddenly pull the ball back with your right hand.
Wade's defense paused slightly, Li Ze quickly adjusted his pace, twisted his body forward, leaned sideways, and threw a mid-distance backward jumper!
“Knock it down! What a play by Kayce! ”
Back-to-back jumpers made commentator Mike Brin scream with passion.
Wade was choked by Li Ze this round, this kind of unreasonable body crushed him for a long time, the most important thing is the difference in height, once shaken, it is difficult for him to make effective interference.
Seeing Li Ze shaking his head and retreating again, the anger in Wade's heart surged wildly again.
Wait until the next round, after blocking and dismantling, briefly get rid of Li Ze's defense, face the changing defense Ibaka, march with a sudden change of direction in front of the body with his left hand, and then accelerate with all his strength with the ball in his right hand, carry the defense, and kill the basket.
"Squeak!"
Wade's breakthrough was directly taken away by Ibaka, and after landing, he stumbled, heard the referee's whistle, and immediately pretended to be X and put on a calm face, patted his chest, and walked slowly to the free throw line.
Heat fans like to watch Wade pretend to be X, hit both free throws, and suddenly shouted with joy.
In the first quarter, the referee did not steal the show, and the game went very smoothly, but due to the gradual increase in the intensity of physical confrontation, the shooting rate of the two sides in the second half of the quarter declined.
At 24:24, the two sides were tied in the first quarter, Li Ze was replaced with 58 seconds left in the first quarter, and when he saw his teammates walking to the bench, he immediately stepped forward to high-five everyone.
"LeBron James isn't going to attack today? I was well prepared before the race! ”
Durant sat on the chair and couldn't help but whisper to Li Ze beside him, although he was also a little surprised in his heart, but Li Ze liked LeBron James's choice very much.
"It's going to save some energy on the defensive end, and that's a good thing for us!"
Li Ze and Durant are talking about James, and on the commentary bench of ESPN, Jeff Van Gundy is also doing his best:
"James needs to be aggressive, he takes three shots, hits one shot, he doesn't make free throws, he only scores two points, and I can only describe it as bad!"
"LeBron doesn't look like he wants to win!"
"Look at Kayce and Wade, both showed their energy in the first quarter, and while he did well on the defensive end, the Heat needed his offense, and it's hard to be productive all the time as a role player."
Mark Jackson also complained, Mike Brin was a little embarrassed, after all, this is the home court of the Heat, is it really good to criticize the other party's star so much?
LeBron James couldn't hear the criticism of the two, and in the second quarter of the game, he directly transformed into a magician, and frequently dealt cards at the top of the arc, and Li Ze looked confused.
In the first half of the second quarter, James's rare tank broke through once, but Soflosa's side interfered, Ibaka's change of defense was delayed, Collison blocked the basket, and the three of them closed directly.
With little offensive time left, James made a layup against the defense, and the ball slammed out of the basket, but fortunately Bosh got the rebound in the front court and finally made a rebound.
"Defend it beautifully!"
Li Ze gave a thumbs up to the trio's defense, then received Collisson's baseline serve and quickly dribbled across the halfcourt.
Because LeBron James could not output on the offensive end, Wade had entered a furious state at this time, and both offensive and defensive ends were full.
Cut the ball directly outside the three-point line, but in the face of such an oppressive defense, Li Ze, who was protecting the ball with his back, still controlled the ball steadily, and the two began frequent physical confrontations outside the three-point line.
Noticing that the referee didn't mean to blow the whistle at all, Li Ze, who had been guarding the ball with his back to his back, suddenly shook his shoulders to the right, pretended to push the ball with his left hand, and then twisted his body quickly, and suddenly changed to holding the ball with his right hand, and his body accelerated and broke through.
Wade hurriedly slid backwards, only to be crushed into the three-point line by Li Ze.
Hit twice on the free throw line, Wade's chest was stuffy, and when he saw Li Ze's right hand pull the ball back again, Wade, who was angry, went straight to it!
"Smack!"
"Squeak!"
The referee blew Wade's defensive foul, and Li Ze saw Wade's vicious expression, and immediately shrugged his shoulders with a relaxed expression, and took the opportunity to say:
"You're going to lose tonight, and when you're half-time, let's have a meeting of the players!"
Wade was already in an irritable mood, but when he heard Li Ze's words, he directly broke the defense, and immediately rushed forward and said viciously and loudly:
"Be respectful, boy, you're not qualified to point fingers at us!"
Ibaka and Collison immediately came to Li Ze and pushed Wade away, and the Heat also swarmed everyone, and Haslem was the first to rush up to protect Wade.
The two sides were just about to tear together, the referee blew the whistle continuously, quickly separating everyone, Li Zeliko obediently told the referee that he didn't do anything, LeBron James pulled Wade, and the two were talking in a low voice.
The Heat fans at the American Airlines Arena were a little disappointed when they saw that the two sides couldn't fight, and then broke out into loud boos
In the second half of the game, the two sides were full of gunpowder, and the referee began to blow the whistle frequently in order to control the situation on the field.
In order to protect Li Ze, head coach Brooks replaced King's thigh with 3:02 left in the second quarter.
Li Ze sat on the bench with a relaxed expression, took the kettle and towel handed by the atmosphere group, and smiled and shook hands with everyone.
In the half, he was 6-of-10 from the field, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, and had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
The most important thing is that Wade must have put in a lot of physical effort to defend him, and the second half is the real decisive battle.
In the remaining three minutes, Durant played well everywhere, and due to the small consumption on the defensive end in the first half, the physical Durant got a five-five BUFF and successfully supported the Thunder's offense.
By the end of the half, at 52:50, the Thunder entered the second half with a two-point advantage.
At halftime, on the ESPN commentary bench, Jeff Van Gundy looked at the half-time stats, a little speechless, and then fired on again:
"The Heat trailed by only two points at halftime, thanks entirely to the perfect play of Chris Bosh, who scored 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting in the half, and made all five shots in the second quarter to help the Heat successfully withstand the Thunder's offense."
"Wade was also playing well, scoring 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting, but he needed to keep his emotions in check, and he had already committed three fouls on Kayce in the half, but who can tell me what's wrong with James?"
The old partner's rhetorical question made Mark Jackson a little embarrassed, this is the home court of the Heat, and in desperation, he can only talk to the mud and try to help James:
"Maybe Durant's defense played a role, the Thunder's defensive system is still very good, and Ibaka's rim protection ability is seriously underrated."
"Oh God! A simple joint defense actually made the Heat's superstar 1-of-4 in the half and scored 4 points on free throws? ”
"Joel Anthony has taken all five shots, and James is the leader of the team, so it's unacceptable!"
Jeff Van Gundy's big truth made Mark Jackson even more embarrassed, this is a national live broadcast, even if it is for the effect of the show, this criticism is a bit too much.
In the locker room of the Thunder team, Durant, who was in a good mood, already felt that the game was stable and began to poison himself like crazy:
"I'm going to beat James in the second half, oh! Oh my God, I already beat him up in the first half! ”
"I scored 14 points and James only had four, guys, what do you think of the James Terminator title?"
Li Ze couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth when he heard the atmosphere group and Durant blowing each other's crazy business, and then thought of Wade's state, and silently complained in his heart:
"For the sake of brotherly basketball harmony, try to end the series tonight! What a good man I am! ”
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Ahem, James's performance, I'm really not writing nonsense,
The G4 back then really showed me stupid
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