"Cook, just practice more! If you can't afford to lose, don't play!"
When Durant raised his hands like two crab claws and said this to the camera, the reporters and Thunder players laughed.
Durant looked at the smiles on the faces of the people around him and felt extremely happy in his heart!
Li Kaiming, aren't you very awesome? Why are you now complaining about the referee after losing a game? It turns out you can complain too...
Although Durant was still conducting post-game interviews at this time, his heart had already flown to Li Kaiming's side not far away. He really wanted to see Li Kaiming's face when he lost. It must be very good-looking...
Durant and Westbrook, who was sitting next to him, looked at each other and smiled, with confident smiles belonging to winners on their faces.
Li Kaiming, this series has just begun...
However, no matter how confident the Thunder team is, there is no way to prevent the fans watching the game from making any noise. After all, the dark side of this game is blind. Not all fans who like basketball and NBA like to watch this kind of game where the referee decides the victory. negative game.
Therefore, in the post-game interview, when the Wizards' complaints about the referees were posted on the Internet, they were immediately recognized by a large number of fans.
"This game is definitely one of the top five in the finals I have watched!"
"I feel like those three referees were wearing Thunder jerseys under their uniforms. They took 46 free throws in the game. Oh dear, they beat me for three hours in a 48-minute game. Don't tell me that Thunder fans like to watch this style. the match of……"
"Is it true that the league won't investigate this kind of penalty? With the home whistle, everyone can understand it, but with this kind of partiality, why play a game? It's better to go directly to the Thunder's home court and rule that the Thunder have won."
There are righteous fans who speak up, and naturally there are also Thunder fans and Li Kaiming’s anti-fans who stand up to fight back. Even among these fans, Li Kaiming’s anti-fans account for the vast majority. After all, after entering the league, Li Kaiming has offended many fans. players, James, Kobe...
Therefore, before the fourth game of the series, this series finally got angry at the fan level. The discussion about the finals became more and more heated, and the fans' mutual criticism became more and more intense.
The Wizards, as the protagonist, never talked about related topics after complaining after the game, as if the game had really passed...
But some people understand that this game has not passed, and its effects are only hidden deep under the surface of fluctuations. The longer it lies dormant, the stronger it will explode!
On June 19, it was also the Thunder's home stadium, the Energy Arena. The home fans wore blue support short-sleeves that symbolized the Thunder. They surrounded the central court in the Energy Arena, forming an endless sea of people. Of course, All kinds of noise and catcalls followed.
In the entrance ceremony before the game, Durant still walked into the stadium with the "mVp" chants from the audience. With an excited smile on his face, he waved to the surrounding Oklahoma City fans, as if tonight You can keep the O'Brien Cup here, and you can raise this season's championship flag over the Energy Arena tomorrow...
Of course, Durant, who returned home and beat his opponent hard, would also look at the visiting team's bench with mocking eyes at the highlight of his life. He wanted to see the displeasure on the face of the guy he hated so much...
Unfortunately, no. Li Kaiming and all the Wizards players looked calm, and the boos and cheers in their ears seemed to be in another dimension.
Haha, what are you pretending to be? Durant was disdainful. I'll see if you can keep pretending when the game starts!
At nine o'clock in the evening, after everything was ready before the game, the referee checked the situation of the basketball and then took the ball to the center of the court.
The starting players of both sides were already standing on both sides of the center line. Blatche and Perkins were standing in the circle, ready to start the fourth opening battle for the ball.
Zhang Weiping in the broadcast area also made two symbolic opening remarks, "Viewers, welcome back to the sports channel. What you are watching now is the 2011-2012 American Professional Basketball League Finals, the Washington Wizards vs. Russia. At the Oklahoma City Thunder game, both teams were ready to jump ball, and the Wizards won!”
The ball was given to Hinrich, who dribbled the ball past half court. What surprised Thunder coach Brooks this time was that the Wizards did not let Li Kaiming go up to pick and roll like before, and then others ran without the ball. Bit.
At the beginning, Li Kaiming directly blocked the position with his back at the waist, and then got ready to catch the ball. Hinrich passed the ball to Leonard at a 45-degree angle, and the latter hit the ball to Li Kaiming.
After arriving at home, Ibaka will be much more confident in defending Li Kaiming. Especially when the latter goes for a layup, he can use various small movements in front of the referee, and these movements are often effective, such as the previous one Li Kaiming's shooting percentage dropped to 50% on the field.
Don't laugh at Ibaka. As a player whose assist defense level is higher than his single defense level, it is already very good that he can reduce Li Kaiming's shooting percentage to half, because before, Li Kaiming's overall shooting percentage was 60%. Above, even his own coach said that he has no offensive shortcomings at all.
Seeing Li Kaiming get the ball, Ibaka immediately started a strong physical confrontation, but the person in front of him was obviously much stronger physically than him. Faced with Ibaka's little push, Li Kaiming shook his shoulders, deceiving the former's center of gravity, then suddenly turned around, supported the ball protector at the same time, and elbowed Ibaka who was chasing him!
This elbow was not the kind of move that would be fair in front of the referee. When he turned around, Li Kaiming had already blocked the contact with Ibaka with his body, so even if the bottom line referee was standing next to him, it would not be possible at all. Can't see clearly what's going on.
Ibaka felt a burning pain in his ribs, and his body couldn't help but slow down a beat. Li Kaiming took advantage of this opportunity and rushed directly to the basket. Perkins let go of Blatche and came to stop Li Kaiming. But Li Kaiming didn't hesitate to throw the ball to the basket. Brac under the basket picked up the green onions and dunked with both hands!
The Thunder attacked and the ball was given to Westbrook. He played at a high level in the Energy Arena in the last game, so in tonight's game, Westbrook seemed very excited when he came up. He hesitated in the frontcourt, and then accelerated. He passed Hinrich and rushed to the basket. Facing the help of Li Kaiming and Brac, he actually made a pull-up jump shot!
It has to be said that Westbrook's shooting action looks like there is a steel plate in his body. No wonder it is nicknamed the "zombie jumper."
But surprisingly, Westbrook's excitement actually improved his shooting percentage, and he actually hit the pull-up jumper.
When the Wizards attack, this time Li Kaiming still chooses to start from the inside. He has not played inside specifically for a long time, but before this game, Sanders' goal for him was to give the Thunder one person, one game. Team players and coaches leave an unforgettable memory!
Ibaka, who was guarding Li Kaiming, obviously did not realize the seriousness of the matter. The first attack was easily passed by Li Kaiming and he was hit by an elbow. He subconsciously thought that he was not serious at the beginning. As long as he was serious. , the game will develop like the last game.
This is sometimes the case. There are always some people who are not good enough. They are lucky enough to be at the forefront of development and then achieve results. In the end, they think they are strong in ability. However, in that special situation, opportunities and Luck is the main factor in success.
There is a famous person who made a very reasonable statement. Standing on the wind, even a pig can fly.
This is what Ibaka is like tonight. He seems to be really immersed in the success that the referee created for them in the last game. He thinks that as long as he shows his serious attitude in the last game, the victory will be like the last game. Got it naturally...
Maybe not just Ibaka, but the entire Thunder team thinks so...
This time Ibaka did defend more carefully than last time, and also prevented Li Kaiming from turning towards the baseline. However, Li Kaiming did not join the ball after turning around, so seeing Ibaka blocking the baseline defense, Li Kaiming used his left foot As the axis, a gyro turns again from the upper line direction.
This time Ibaka didn't react at all, and Li Kaiming turned around very quickly. After turning around, he directly pulled up a fadeaway jumper. By the time Ibaka turned around to defend, Li Kaiming's shot had already been taken!
Uh-huh!
After a crisp sound of brushing the net, the Wizards sounded the clarion call for revenge!
As time passed, Brooks on the sidelines gradually frowned, because tonight's Li Kaiming's playing style was completely different from his previous playing style. Tonight, Li Kaiming played a standard No. 4 position, and he was also a traditional attacking No. 4. No. 1 position, scrupulously, get stuck in the paint, turn around, attack the basket or shoot mid-range shots.
At this time, both Thunder players and fans watching the game suddenly remembered that when Li Kaiming first entered the league, he was called "Duncan II". However, later on, Li Kaiming became more and more outside, and his playing style was similar to that of Duncan. It has nothing to do with it, and fewer and fewer people mention it.
When Li Kaiming picked up the traditional inside skills again, these talents realized that the Wizards' No. 0 was not only a unicorn-like outside player, but also had inside skills and dominance.
In Li Kaiming’s words, I just don’t want to use it, it’s not that I don’t know how to use it!
As for the Thunder's insider combination, the two short insiders are both mobile and not good at top defense, and they are even less good at marking players like Li Kaiming who are both inside and outside. So after the first quarter, Li Kaiming used the inside He scored 14 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, leading the Wizards to a 31-26 lead over the Thunder by 5 points.
Of course, Brooks was able to bring the Thunder to the finals. In addition to the care of referee Barbie, he still had two brushes. After finding that his inside line could not guard Li Kaiming, he began to strengthen the rotation coordination of the inside line in the second quarter. To defend, that is to say, let several players from the outside come to help defend and swipe cards, especially when Li Kaiming just catches the ball or dribbles, disrupting his rhythm.
This kind of defense did work wonders in the first two rounds, but Li Kaiming quickly adapted to it, and then used his inside containment to start passing the ball to the outside.
In the second quarter, as usual, Li Kaiming played with a five-out lineup. Li Kaiming's explosion inside in the first quarter compressed a lot of space for the outside shooters. Li Kaiming casually separated one of them into an open space.
For a seasoned veteran like Lewis, this kind of ball is no problem. Thompson and others who were in poor form in the last game also felt better. They fired continuously from the three-point line and quickly narrowed the point difference. Opened to double digits.
At the end of the first half, the Wizards led the Thunder by 12 points, 57-45. Durant, who was smiling from ear to ear at the beginning, could no longer smile and left the tunnel with a dark face.
