To be honest, Li Kaiming actually had no intention of taking action. Of course, he knew that the overall situation must be the top priority now. If he was expelled on impulse, he would be in big trouble.
But Ibaka's provocation can't just sit idly by. The opponent is riding on his neck. If he doesn't have a tough attitude and expression, wouldn't he become a softie?
That's why he first interrupted Ibaka's provocation, then got up and went over to prepare a theory.
However, Ibaka on the opposite side did not seem to be satisfied with the result of his provocation. Seeing Li Kaiming being blocked by the referee, he started to curse again. Li Kaiming knew that they were vulgar words such as "mother, FxxK" without even listening.
However, the referee and the players on both sides have already intervened, so there is no need for him to engage in a verbal dispute with this guy who suddenly went crazy. He just depends on the referee's decision.
In the end, after watching the replay of the game, the referee gave Ibaka and Li Kaiming a technical foul each. To be fair, Li Kaiming was very dissatisfied with this penalty. He was obviously the one who was provoked, so why did he still get a technical foul?
But the referee's explanation makes sense. The initial counterattack was not the cause of the technical foul, but the action of rushing towards Ibaka after getting up, which made the referee think that Li Kaiming had the intention to expand the conflict, so he gave a Technical foul.
After hearing the referee's explanation, Li Kaiming was a little speechless and it was difficult to deal with. Why does your determination of a technical foul feel a bit like self-defense...
Of course, Li Kaiming still had three free throw opportunities. In addition to a technical free throw, Li Kaiming stood on the free throw line and made all four free throws. The opposite Thunder team also allowed Durant to make free throws. The score between the two sides came to 43 to 51.
However, although Ibaka's provocation failed to replace Li Kaiming, he still activated another switch, which was Li Kaiming's anger.
There is really no need to have a war of words, because he can fight back in an aboveboard way on the court, so why do he resort to such vulgar and obscene tricks?
You may be able to gain a small advantage at some point by using small means, but it would be a bit fanciful to want to win the championship through small means. Li Kaiming is not a person who is easy to teach, but from this moment on, he does not mind being a teacher for Iba. Ka and the head coach on the other side will teach you this knowledge.
The Thunder still develop team tactics with the three young men as the core, but after all, this is the finals. The intensity of the second game is much higher than that of the first game, and Westbrook and Durant basically did not play in the first half. How to rest, so in the second half of the second quarter, the shooting rate inevitably began to decline.
But Li Kaiming was furious here. Facing Ibaka's defense, he just let everyone else pull away. Look at his performance. He could pass by one step from the outside, succeed in the mid-range pull-up, or use brilliant passing moves. , toss Ibaka around, and then pull up and hit from outside the three-point line, or simply force a breakthrough to the basket and dunk on the opposite center Perkins...
When Li Kaiming showed the most serious attitude, even the Heat were scored by 37 points at halftime. How could the young Thunder team withstand it?
Um, I seem to have forgotten one thing. Li Kaiming is younger than the so-called "young players" of the Thunder...
The first half ended quickly. Under Li Kaiming's explosion in the second half of the second quarter, before halftime, the Wizards finally chased the score to 56 to 58, still 2 points away. If not for the fact that there was not much time left in the first half. , according to Li Kaiming's trend of killing red eyes, I am afraid that if he is given two more minutes, he can overtake the Thunder by a few points!
After the midfield whistle sounded, Ibaka no longer showed the arrogance he showed during the initial provocation. He lowered his head, like a lost dog, and quickly left the tunnel amidst waves of boos from the McI Center.
After seeing this scene, Zhang Weiping in the broadcast area also laughed and joked, "Ibaka, Ibaka, it's not good for you to offend anyone. Why are you going to offend this bastard Li Kaiming?"
The Chinese audiences in front of the TV all smiled knowingly after hearing Zhang Weiping's words!
That is, if you mess with anyone, mess with Li Kaiming!
The situation in the second half of the game did not change just because of the twenty-minute break. Li Kaiming is a person with such a broad mind. Every drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. You, Ibaka, gave me a point, and I, Li Kaiming, must pay back. You are one foot tall!
So the third quarter was still Li Kaiming's performance time. Ibaka defended alone for several rounds and found that he couldn't block it, so he tried to make some small moves, but soon Li Kaiming used a black elbow to make this guy realize the reality. .
A ruthless person who can knock down Artest with one kick, can you, Ibaka, afford to offend you?
Of course, Li Kaiming did not respond to Ibaka completely with toughness. Professional basketball is not only a sport that tests the body, but also a sport that tests the brain and reaction.
It happens to be at the home court. With such favorable geographical conditions, why don't we wait any longer?
So Li Kaiming acted underhandedly and put on a show. He gave Ibaka 6 fouls after three strikes, five divided by two, and Ibaka got on top of him later. He didn't even care about the number of fouls he committed, just to give Li Kaiming a fight. He didn't wake up until the referee blew the whistle and informed him that the game could be graduated!
Li Kaiming, who walked to the free throw line, showed a bright smile to Ibaka, and at the same time raised his right hand and waved it, as if he was saying goodbye to an old friend.
"farewell!"
As Ibaka walked to the bench, he felt a surge of energy and blood, and even his vision became a little blurry. His body was shaking, and he relied on his remaining willpower to insist on walking to the bench, while the Thunder Head coach Brooks has covered his forehead...
Without Ibaka's defense, Li Kaiming's situation was even worse. Later, Durant wanted to take over the situation and take action personally to show his responsibility as the team's boss and face off against Li Kaiming.
But the problem is that Durant is not a player who is good at single defense. In addition, most of the physical strength has been lost in high-intensity games so far. Under such circumstances, it is simply a fantasy to defend Li Kaiming!
What's more, the latter has always kept in mind the things he did to Li Kaiming on social media. Seeing Durant volunteering to defend, Li Kaiming's lips also turned into a cruel curve...
boom!
Durant only felt a huge surge of force in front of him and hit him. At that moment, he even suspected that he was about to fall apart!
Li Kaiming roughly elbowed Durant away, then turned to the basket, used a fake move to dodge Perkins, who was assisting in defense, and then succeeded in a one-arm dunk!
And this is already the third time Li Kaiming has succeeded in beating Durant with his back...
Brooks on the sidelines couldn't stand it anymore, called a timeout, and then replaced Durant despite his objections.
"Kd, this game is hopeless. Calm down, save your energy and save it for our home court!"
Durant's eyes were red as Li Kaiming rubbed and pinched him like mud. "Coach, please let me go up again and let me finish the last period of time! I don't accept it!"
Brooks did not agree to Durant's willful request. Although he felt uncomfortable seeing his most proud disciple being bullied, he must not act out of anger at this time. Durant was young and energetic and could be reckless, but he He is the brains of the team and must not lose his mind!
After Durant came off the court, the game was basically over. At the end of the game, the Wizards defeated the Thunder 121-108 and won the second game of the Finals. They were only one step away from the final goal. Two wins.
Li Kaiming played for 38 minutes and made 12 of 22 shots, including 3 of 6 three-pointers and 9 of 10 free throws. He scored 36 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks. He was undoubtedly the primary contributor to the victory.
Thompson didn't feel good tonight. He made 2 of 7 three-pointers and scored 10 points. Leonard still mainly focused on the defensive end, and the rest was rebounding. He scored 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block. .
Although public opinion now believes that the Wizards' chances of winning the championship have greatly increased, and even ESpN conducted a secret vote among its own experts. The results showed that 20 out of 25 people had watched the Wizards win the series, but In the post-game interview, Li Kaiming and Sanders still behaved very cautiously and modestly.
"Conquering the away game is the beginning of a series. We just avoided being swept..."
After hearing Li Kaiming's response, many reporters rolled their eyes. Good guy, why does your modesty sound a bit yin and yang?
After reaching the finals, the schedule is finally not so tight. Changing the venue will not be like the conference finals. Only two days of rest are left for both sides. This time, there are three days for the Wizards to go to Oklahoma. The team is preparing, so the players have enough time to adjust their physical condition.
Especially for Li Kaiming, in fact, he broke out in the tiebreaker of the last Eastern Conference Finals. His fatigue level after the game had risen to 67, which reached a new high after he upgraded his physical strength to 95. Although his fatigue level decreased in the following few days of rest, After all, there were two games during this period, and he had a small outburst after facing provocation in the second game, which also resulted in the fatigue from last time not being fully recovered.
So taking this opportunity, Li Kaiming rarely devoted his energy to training. Instead, he gave himself a holiday and had a good three days of rest.
And when Li Kaiming returned to the game with full blood on June 17, the away game gave him a direct blow!
Oklahoma City fans are not easy to mess with, especially after watching the last game. Li Kaiming first counterattacked mercilessly and humiliated Ibaka, and then rubbed Durant around like plasticine. Look, Many Thunder fans were furious, so when Li Kaiming came on the stage, fans wearing blue Thunder jerseys burst into violent boos!
In addition to the fans' criticism, the Thunder's third youngster and Ibaka, who returned to the home court, also regained their confidence. In addition, the league does not seem to want this round of games to end so soon, so the home whistle is essential.
Therefore, in just three days, the Thunder, which was extremely embarrassed in the last game at the McI Center, completely turned around tonight. The Thunder constantly went to the free throw line and hit free throws at three whistles. Ibaka pushed and pulled in all kinds of ways. Referee Li Kaiming turned a blind eye. Although Li Kaiming was still able to rush to the basket and score, his teammates did not have it so easy.
Several players on the outside couldn't guarantee their shooting percentage under this kind of defense. On the contrary, they didn't dare to make any moves when defending due to multiple fouls. Naturally, the game was brought back by the Thunder.
The Thunder made 46 free throws in the whole game. With referee Barbie going on a killing spree at the Energy Arena, Westbrook scored 36 points, while Durant scored 40+, which made the Thunder fans cheer for him. Shouting mVp when taking free throws!
The Wizards committed five fouls with only five starting players. Li Kaiming, Hinrich and Blatche left the game with six fouls. In the post-game interview, the Wizards certainly would not swallow their anger. Both Li Kaiming and Sanders began to complain about today's performance. Late referee!
On the other side, Durant and others all smiled cheerfully when they heard the reporter saying that the Wizards were protesting tonight's penalty. Durant even stretched out his hands, put his four fingers together, spread his thumbs, and waved. It showed the shape of two crab claws, leaving a famous meme under the watchful eyes of reporters at the scene.
"Cook, just practice more! If you can't afford to lose, don't play!"
