On January 24, 2021, the Brooklyn Nets faced the Miami Heat at home.
For Brooklyn, it was a welfare bureau.
In terms of paper strength, the Nets led by Durant, Harden, and Irving have strong offensive firepower, and they can achieve an overwhelming victory.
The Heat are led by Bam Adebayo, another two-way center in the league.
Miami's star Jimmy Butler is out due to injury, and Tyler Herro, another player who dominated the playoffs last year, is also recovering from injury.
The remnant Heat faced off against the Nets, led by the Big Three, and the probability of the former winning was extremely slim.
When talking about the Heat, we have to mention their tough team culture.
After Jimmy Butler was traded to the Heat in July 2019, the team has entered the ranks of chasing the championship.
Butler is an extremely inspirational player. When he was still a minor, his biological mother cruelly abandoned him just because he was ugly!
Homeless Butler lives on the streets, wandering around. Later he met his good friend Leslie.
After Leslie's mother Lambert learned about Butler's situation, she adopted him without hesitation. At this point, Butler had a shelter from the wind and rain.
Leslie's parents took great care of Butler and supported his basketball dream unconditionally. Butler trained hard and gradually grew into an NBA player.
In the 2011 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls selected Jimmy Butler with the 30th overall pick in the first round.
When he first entered the league, he did not have stable playing time, but he did not give up his love and has been training hard, waiting for the opportunity to come.
Hard work pays off!
On May 7, 2013, the Bulls defeated the Heat in an away game, taking the lead in the series 1-0.
In this game, Butler not only showed his super defensive ability, but also scored 21 points and 14 rebounds in the game, which was a perfect combination of offense and defense!
From this moment on, the highlight of Butler's career has arrived.
He became an indispensable figure in the team. During his time with the Bulls, although he never touched the floor of the Finals, he has been a regular in the playoffs.
Butler's progress is visible to the naked eye. He is always the most passionate when he is on the court. His desire to win is beyond ordinary people!
In June 2017, Butler went to Minnesota and formed the Big Three with Towns and Wiggins.
It's a pity that the two eldest brothers of the team are not enterprising and have no talent. It was during this period that he said, "I am not the most talented person on the team, but I must be the one who works the hardest."
I really hate that iron cannot become steel!
The Timberwolves do not lack talented players, but those players are really mediocre. Without Butler, this team will not reach the threshold of the playoffs.
In November 2018, Butler was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers by the Timberwolves.
He still performs well here. Every critical moment in the playoffs, he will stand up without hesitation and carry the team forward.
However, in the 2019 playoffs, the 76ers stopped in the conference semifinals when Kawhi Leonard, who was a blockbuster and a blockbuster, made a stunning shot.
In the same year, Jimmy Butler joined the Heat through a sign-and-trade.
Here, he was trained as the core of the team, and he does have this ability.
In the 2019-2020 season, Butler led the team to the finals. He performed tough in the playoffs and showed his superstar style.
In the finals, several of the Heat's starting players were injured one after another. Butler was unable to support himself. Facing the Lakers dynasty led by James and Anthony, the Heat lost the series 2-4 and lost the championship.
Butler's tough style of play affects every player on the team. He used his performance to prove that hard work can also take you to unprecedented heights.
The Heat's biggest characteristic is tenacity, and they will not languish just because their opponent is a future Hall of Fame player.
The Heat get stronger when they are strong!
Facing powerful enemies, they will only become more and more excited. There is only one sentence in life: Just do it!
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Barclays Center, Nets locker room.
Steve Nash is arranging the team's next game arrangements for the players.
Wasn't he suspended?
Don't forget, Nash was temporarily suspended and has now been reinstated.
After careful consideration, Boss Tsai canceled the suspension of Nets head coach Nash and the indefinite suspension of Nets player Bai Qiang after repeated discussions and the fact that the league’s top brass did not want to lose China’s huge economic market. Game penalties.
The NBA is a business league, and for them, interests are above all else!
If the NBA does not revoke the suspension of Chinese player Bai Qiang as soon as possible, then China will inevitably take coercive measures to safeguard the interests of the players.
For example, NBA league games are prohibited from being broadcast live in China, and NBA-related products are prohibited from being sold in China.
These simple sanctions have caused immeasurable economic losses to the NBA league.
By then, the NBA will lose the huge market in China, and their income in all aspects will be greatly reduced. Capitalists do not want things to develop to this point.
To put it bluntly, for capitalist countries, interests are the root of everything!
"Bai, you will be in the starting lineup for this game. Your opponent is not a good opponent, so you have to be prepared!"
Jordan is still recovering from his injury in the hospital. The team's center position is already weak. Coupled with Bai Qiang's stable performance, it is natural for him to enter the starting lineup.
"Don't worry, coach! As long as I'm on the court, they won't be able to make any waves!"
Bai Qiang has long been impatient. In the last game, he sat on the sidelines and watched the team being pushed to the ground and being rubbed, but he was helpless. It was simply mental torture.
Nash: "Guys, in this game we need to show the offensive characteristics of the team, show our dominance, and show the momentum to compete for the championship!"
As a contender for the championship, the Nets must prove their strength and cannot just stay on paper analysis.
In the last game against the Cavaliers, Brooklyn still lost a painful victory under the leadership of two All-Stars.
This incident has pushed them to the forefront. If they lose a game, the so-called No. 1 offensive firepower in history will become the No. 1 joke combination in NBA history!
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The ritual before a game is always so inspiring!
Highlights of the players were played on the big screen in the arena, and the DJ on site was introducing the team's lineup with a deep voice.
The fans were excited and screaming. This is the home atmosphere!
Brooklyn's starting players: Kyrie Irving, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Joe Harris, Bai Qiang.
Miami Heat starting players: Goran Dragic, Duncan Robinson, Maurice Harkless, Kelly Olynyk, Bam Adebayo.
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