Soon, the time came to night, and the Oklahoma City crowd was empty at this moment, except for the Energy Center Arena, which was brightly lit.
Two hours before the game started, all the tickets were sold out, and excited fans came to the auditorium to watch a game of great significance.
Whether the Thunder defeated the powerful Warriors and created the myth of 20 consecutive victories, or the Warriors ended the legend of the Thunder's undefeated streak and rose all the way up.
And all this will be revealed tonight.
Players from both sides came to the basketball court one after another to conduct warm-up training. Durant and Westbrook, who announced the truce tonight, were sitting on the court, talking and laughing in casual clothes, without any sign of nervousness.
Obviously they believe in Lu Yao very much and believe that Lu Yao will lead the Thunder to victory in this game tonight.
And Lu Yao naturally believed in himself very much. After all, for him, victory was just a matter of grasping it.
After all, there is no team in the league that can appreciate the complete Lu Yao, and tonight the Warriors are about to experience the complete Lu Yao.
Tonight, Lu Yao must use all his firepower to defend the Thunder's home court and stay in the Energy Center Arena to prove to the world that this season, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be invincible and enter the All-Star Game. .
While Lu Yao cooperated with the assistant coach in shooting training, he occasionally glanced at Curry opposite him.
Curry is also focusing on shooting training. In tonight's game, Curry is also in a hot state and is bound to win tonight's game.
Who will have the last laugh will not be known until later.
In the commentary box, there are still the familiar Kenny Smith and Barkley. They looked serious tonight and obviously took this game very seriously.
Barkley spoke first and made predictions about the game.
"Tonight's game must be a tough battle for the Thunder. The absence of Durant and Westbrook leaves the Thunder with only Lu Yao to support it. I remember there is a saying in China, which is that it is difficult to support the Thunder alone."
"If Lu makes a slight mistake tonight, the entire Thunder will be destroyed. After all, tonight, all offensive responsibilities will be placed on Lu. The pressure Lu admits must be indescribable."
"However, I still think the Thunder have a glimmer of hope of victory. After all, we have to believe in Lu. After all, Lu has already created many miracles. For him, it does not seem impossible to defeat the Thunder in a single-core battle. .”
Buckley's eyes were firm and he trusted Lu Yao. Obviously, he also had great trust in Lu Yao's strength.
Kenny Smith also sat aside, glanced at the commentary, then closed the book and said.
"I think there are only two outcomes between the Thunder and the Warriors tonight. The Thunder are taken away by the Warriors in one wave, or the Thunder and the Warriors struggle until the fourth quarter. The Thunder continue to score at critical moments and take away the game."
"It's really difficult for the Thunder to win the game with a big score. The absence of Durant and Westbrook is still very harmful to the Thunder."
"On the other hand, the Warriors, with all members participating in the battle, and after two days of rest, are naturally full of energy. The Thunder just played a game the day before yesterday, so the degree of recovery is naturally not as good as the Warriors."
"But my point of view is the same as Charles's. I also think that the Thunder still have a chance to win this game. This is definitely not empty talk."
"Perhaps many people want to ask why they are so sure that the Thunder may win the game. I want to say that the Thunder can not only win, but also have a good chance of winning."
"Because there is one point that the Warriors cannot handle, and that is Lu. Neither Iguodala nor Dream Green can restrain the current Lu Yao."
"Lu Yao's one-on-one singles shooting percentage currently ranks second in the league. The first is Kevin Durant on the same team. Durant has fewer samples, so he is naturally not as good as Lu Yao."
"When faced with double-teams, Lu's shooting percentage is the best in the league in the off-block shooting style. What's more, he encounters countless double-teams in every game. In such a large sample, he can still maintain off-blocking. Formula No. 1 data.”
"In the last game, it was because the Warriors failed to restrain Lu, which ultimately led to Lu's decisive three-pointer at the end of the game, which took away the victory."
"I think this time, the Warriors are likely to focus on restricting Lu Yao. After all, in the absence of Westbrook and Durant, the Warriors can allocate more defensive resources to restrict Lu Yao, but Lu Yao's more than one dozen The ability is really too strong.”
"I frankly say that even Michael Jordan's one-dozen ability may not be as good as Lu's. Lu's offense is completely beyond the existence of anyone in history."
"So, I think in tonight's game, the Thunder's winning rate is the same as the Warriors, and the Thunder's chances of winning will be greater."
The predictions given by the two commentators are all biased towards the Thunder winning. All of this is not because of how strong the Thunder is, but because this team has one person, and that is Lu.
As long as Lu Zai is there, he alone can affect a team's performance and winning rate. As long as he performs well, the team can win. As long as he performs poorly, the entire team will be doomed.
If you want to say that the team in the entire league that relies most on superstars is not the Cavaliers, not the Warriors, and not the Rockets, but the Thunder.
Judging from the current performance on the court, even Durant and Westbrook can only help Lu Yao, who is the only core of this team.
Durant and Westbrook have already acknowledged this fact in their hearts. They are not competitive people. For the sake of the team's victory, they would rather be the green flowers around Lu Yao and let Lu Yao become the most attractive one. Eyes of red flowers.
Their expectations for Lu Yao are no less than those of Chinese fans.
…
Soon, the passionate voice of the DJ sounded.
"From China! Plays as a power forward! No. 23! Lu... Yao!"
As the smoke rose, Lu Yao raised his hands and walked out of the smoke. Suddenly, there was a burst of cheers from the Energy Center. Thunder fans were welcoming their hero.
Now, there is one title that Oklahoma fans are most accustomed to calling Lu Yao, and that is.
hero!
Soon, the game started. Players from both sides followed the referee and gathered in the center circle, preparing for jumpball!
The one who made the jump ball was still an old rival, the Warriors' starting center, Bogut.
Lu Yao has some special opinions about Bogut. After all, what Bogut said online made Lu Yao very unhappy.
He chuckled, it seemed like he would have to be a little more ruthless with the jump ball later.
