As game time approached, the Thunder team walked out of the tunnel.
Zhao Chen heard cheers like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
"Come on, OKC, you can take them down."
"Thunder Championship!"
"Come on, Zhao, you are better than Dwayne, come on, KD, you are better than LeBron!"
"You are MVP!!"
The fans on both sides of the player tunnel roared heartily, and these shouts reached Zhao Chen's ears.
The feeling of playing at home is different from playing on the road. I hear encouragement and support.
Zhao Chen also likes the home fans here. The fans here are very loyal to the team. Even when the home team falls behind, there is no booing for the home team here.
The entrance ceremony is completed.
Zhao Chen stood on the court. Zhao Chen looked at Wade. Wade kept looking at Zhao Chen with his cheeks puffed out.
Ever since the two met for the first time and Zhao Chen reported that Wade was doing indecent pull-ups against the basket, the two had become at odds.
Wade performed well in G1 and G2, but was completely restricted by Zhao Chen in G3 and G4. This gap was difficult for Wade to accept.
However, after two consecutive games, Wade had to admit that facing Zhao Chen, his talent was at a disadvantage. If he wanted to help the team, he needed to use his experience more to deal with Zhao Chen instead of Talent, so that his disadvantage will not be magnified.
After looking at Wade, Zhao Chen then looked at James.
There was a fighting spirit in James's eyes, which was a very deep look.
If Wade has slipped from his peak, then Zhao Chen believes that James is still at his peak!
However, the two games were not all full strength.
So will it be tonight?
Full strength Zhan is an existence that can defeat super warriors.
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CCTV studio.
Zhang Weiping said: "In G3 and G4, the Heat did a lot of things wrong. First, they did not show passion and fire on both offense and defense until the second half of G4. Second, after Zhao Chen came back, they waited too long to react. Come here, although Zhao Chen is strong, as long as James and Wade fight hard, the Thunder will not win the G4 game so easily. There is a problem with their own mentality. Third, they waited too long to double-team Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen scored over 100 points in two games. Why didn't the Heat double attack him from the beginning? Could they have chosen to let Westbrook go?"
Zhang Weiping's words were full of sincerity, as if he wanted to make suggestions for the Heat.
Xu Jicheng said: "Yes, the team that originally had the advantage became the disadvantaged team in G3 and G4. They also held a player meeting to see if they can complete the adjustments."
Domestically, after Zhao Chen's comeback, media people and fans were as if they had been given a beating.
Especially after the Thunder crushed the Heat in two games, the ratings of the Finals soared to a terrifying level.
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On the court, all the preparations for the ceremony were completed.
Thunder starting lineup: Westbrook, Zhao Chen, Durant, Ibaka, Adams
Heat starting lineup: Chalmers, Wade, James, Bosh, Haslem.
The Heat chose to adjust their starting lineup to deal with the Thunder. They need to defend better than attack.
On the defensive end, Haslem played a greater role than Lewis.
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After a long wait.
The referee threw the orange basketball.
The battle of Tianwang Mountain in the finals has officially begun! !
Ibaka easily beat Bosh and passed the ball to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen advanced with the ball, but Wade still maintained high pressure on Zhao Chen.
Now Wade is really afraid of Zhao Chen's super long three-pointer.
If there is a disagreement, he will pull out a three-pointer regardless of the distance. After half-court, he is within the attack range. He is not Zhao Chen if he can shoot a normal three-pointer. Each one must be far away. The key is that he can still score.
That piercing feeling made Wade's body instinctively move forward when defending Zhao Chen.
"Kill him!"
"Kick his ass!"
"Zhao, come on!!"
The fans at the scene continued to encourage Zhao Chen. They hoped to see Zhao Chen challenge Wade in a one-on-one game from the beginning.
But Zhao Chen did not choose to challenge Wade tonight. Without the blessing of a hot touch, Zhao Chen needs to play more reasonably.
After all, Coach Lee needs to wear a watch, and Curry also needs to twerk to find rhythm...
Zhao Chen passed the ball to Durant, who was at a 45-degree position on the right.
"Did Wade's defense allow Zhao Chen to pass the ball?" Mike Breen said.
"It seems that Wade has done more targeted research on Zhao Chen." Van Gundy said.
ESPN still has some illusions about Wade's defense.
Durant held the ball facing James and began to change direction and dribble.
Durant's offensive ability is very strong, even James' defense was passed by him.
Durant changed direction and passed James, then came to the free throw line and jumped high.
When everyone thought that the regular season MVP was going to take the shot himself, Durant sent the ball to the right in the air.
Zhao Chen got rid of Wade and completed the cut, reaching the basket.
Zhao Chen's movement without the ball was too bad. Wade focused on guarding Zhao Chen from the outside. He didn't expect Zhao Chen to cut inside so quickly.
Bosh went out to help defend Durant, and Haslem was the only one inside.
Haslem is only 2.03 meters tall, making him a very short inside man.
His talent is average, and his survival in the Heat depends on his positive attitude.
If it weren't for the fact that the entire Heat team seems to be very slack now, Haslem would not have been able to get into the starting position.
After all, he only averaged 3.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He is still far from being the starting center of a championship-level team.
Haslem was not afraid of Zhao Chen's impact and raised his hands high to face Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen wanted to dunk, but when faced with Haslem's tough defense, he chose to rebound.
Zhao Chen's offense under the basket is very stable.
Send the ball with a flat frame, and the basketball will fall into the basket after rebounding!
0 to 2.
"Oh, thanks to the cooperation between KD and Zhao Chen, KD's awareness of ball distribution has also improved. Zhao Chen's playing style is very tough. He still scored in the face of Haslem's help defense, but Dwayne couldn't keep up. ." Mike Breen shouted.
"Zhao Chen changed his offensive style from playing with the ball to playing without the ball, which will further test Dwayne's defensive ability." Van Gundy said.
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Zhao Chen's first sports goal made the Thunder fans who were standing in the audience settle into their seats.
Zhao Chen and Durant high-fived in celebration.
The two didn't say too many polite words. This kind of attack was only a small part of the game and just the beginning.
The Heat did not get discouraged easily.
Chalmers dribbles to the frontcourt to James.
Chalmers does not need to organize in the starting lineup, and the organizational tasks are all left to James.
What's more, the one guarding Chalmers is Westbrook, and Westbrook's talent crushes Chalmers.
Bosh put up a pick-and-roll for James, and James used the pick-and-roll to take advantage of his position and forcefully penetrate Durant's right side.
James' body is much stronger than Durant's. When he starts with an advantage, Durant has no way to restrict him.
James attacks the basket and has too many offensive options.
James took off into the air and wanted to do a one-handed slam, but a figure passed him by!
Zhao Chen on the other side jumped up and appeared in front of James. The two fought in the air. Zhao Chen stretched out his hand to block Zhao Chen, but James did not let Zhao Chen touch the ball. He changed the dunk to a layup.
Zhao Chen's defense on this ball was too timely. James's layup angle was not good and he went wide and missed.
The rebound was protected by Durant who was chasing him.
Durant and Zhao Chen teamed up to complete another defense.
