The Godfather of Basketball

The Christmas game between the Thunder and the Heat is the grand finale. The final game will be played at night as usual.

The Chesapeake Energy Stadium was full on this day.

The meeting of the two powerhouses, as well as the entanglement between Tang Tian and James, plus the Christmas battle, this is simply the drama of the year.

The game hadn't started yet, Barkley and Smith, who were commentating on the spot, couldn't hold back their excitement.

"Man, this is definitely the most exciting game of the year. I bet that fans all over the United States have already set their sights on this stadium. The winning side will have their fans excited for the whole season." Barkley said with a big mouth non-stop.

"This time I'm on your side, Charles." Smith nodded with a smile on the sidelines. After a series of turmoil last season, there is no more gimmick game than this.

"Kenny, to be honest, who do you think will win tonight?" Barkley said turning his head.

"I think the Thunder will have a better chance of winning." Smith thought for a while and said.

"Tch, you don't want to offend the fans behind you." Barkley pouted, and the fans behind him immediately booed when they heard it.

"Haha, Charles, my skin is much thinner than yours." Smith said with a laugh, and he didn't deny it.

"Let me tell you, the Heat will definitely be the team that has a better chance of winning tonight. They just won 10 consecutive victories. The Big Three have found a way to win. On the Thunder side, Russell I haven’t been able to find his position in this team, and this Thunder team may be very strong in the future, but they are obviously not fully integrated now.” Barkley said without any concealment.

"You don't believe in Tang Tian's Law now?" Smith said with a smile.

(Remarks: Tang Tian's Law refers to the fact that the side they bet on Tang Tian in the past will always win.)

"This time I don't believe it, we can't be superstitious, we have to rely on facts!" Barkley opened his mouth wide.

"Okay! Then let's keep our eyes open and watch the game. The game will give us the final answer." Smith noticed that the opening ceremony was about to start, and said quickly.

The Thunder's opening ceremony can only be regarded as mediocre in the league. There is no fire-breathing of the Cavaliers, and there is no 3D projection of the Lakers. It's just that the player's reaction is the biggest highlight in the ordinary opening ceremony.

Westbrook was introduced first, and even though he hasn't been doing well lately, his explosive highlights always set the arena on fire right from the start, and when he's introduced, he turns around and faces the rest of the starters. There was a unique dance and celebration ceremony, which ignited the atmosphere of the arena every time. When Durant made his finale appearance, the two of them clapped their chests face to face, pushing the atmosphere of the entire arena to its climax.

This is the unique vigor of this Thunder team.

After the opening ceremony, the starting players of both sides appeared one after another.

The Thunder made adjustments to the starting lineup. Diaw replaced Brown as the starting power forward, and Ibaka moved to the fifth position. The five tigers are Westbrook, Kidd, Durant, Diaw and Ibaka.

The Heat have a regular starting lineup, with Chalmers and Wade on the outside, James and Bosh on the front line, and Tristan Thompson at the center.

With Ibaka and Bosh's jump ball, the Thunder got the chance to attack first.

Kidd's frontcourt possession.

The Heat are best at pinching the ball-handler, which is also Spoelstra's favorite tactic, but by some coincidence, after the Thunder changed their style of play, the ball-handler became Kidd.

The old Kidd passed the ball well, and there was no need to pinch him, which invisibly broke the Heat's tactics.

Kidd's organization at the top of the circle, Durant and Westbrook's pick-and-roll counterruns on the wings.

The Heat's help defense was quick and did not give the Thunder an easy shot.

Kidd flicked the ball to Durant, and Durant caught the ball and shook Bosh's mid-range shot.

"Shua!"

Durant made a solid hit on his first shot.

This is also the biggest difference between him and ordinary pitchers. Generally, when there is no double-team, he can use his personal ability to easily get rid of the opponent after receiving the ball and create scoring opportunities for himself.

In the Heat's offense, James borrowed money from Moss's pick-and-roll misplacement to face Westbrook, and played directly with his back.

Durant put Qian Moss over to double-team.

James first passed the ball to Chalmers, who got a good open shot.

This is also the biggest difference between James and his previous life. Tang Tian trained him so that he could hit the ball faster and more accurately than in his previous life.

Chalmers made a three-pointer before Durant returned to the defense.

"boom!"

The ball missed, and Diao caught Thompson for a long rebound.

The Thunder pushed to counterattack, and the Heat retreated quickly, which did not allow the Thunder to really push.

Kidd and Durant played a pick-and-roll and slowly killed the basket.

The Thunder did not stand at other points. Ibaka and Diaw each played a pick-and-roll for Durant Westbrook at this time. After the split, Diao took the defender away from the bottom corner, and Kidd made a pass to Durant.

Durant shook Thompson from outside the three-point line, and his shots caused his thugs to foul and got 3 free throw opportunities.

All three free throws were made, and Durant played a wave of 5-0 in the opening game.

In this Christmas battle, Tang Tian and James were the focus of discussion, but many people ignored that he was the one directly facing James.

Wade scored James in the frontcourt, James carried Durant's defense and scored the ball.

Durant's defense has improved compared to last season, but James' personal offensive ability is obviously much stronger than Artest.

2 to 5, the Heat clenched the score.

Back on the defensive end, Wade loudly reminded his teammates on the court that the Heat played a successful defense, and Diaw barely made a shot at the basket.

The Heat counterattacked, and the Thunder defended well. Westbrook broke Wade's fast break out of bounds.

In the next two minutes, neither team could score any more points, and both sides played a super-high-intensity defensive level in the focus battle.

The Thunder's offense saw that the offense was going to be violated in 24 seconds. Durant came out to receive a pass from Kidd and faced Bosh's strong three-pointer.

"boom!"

The ball bounces off the backboard and into the hoop.

Durant's three-pointer, also scored!

8 to 2.

Spoelster stretched his hand and called a timeout.

There was a burst of excited cheers at the scene, and Durant scored 8 points in a row without saying a word, directly stopping the Heat.