NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

The time soon came to 9:30 in the evening, the MCI Center was brightly lit, and the powerful DJ music reverberated in the arena. The hot cheerleaders on the field completed their last move and then jumped out of the field.

The camera was shown to the commentator's seat. Two TNT gold medal commentators, Marv Albert and Charles Barkley, and MCI Center's veteran commentator Consol looked very solemn. They were sitting upright in front of the camera. Albert had already obtained the votes of both parties. The starting list was also displayed on the big screen above the arena at the same time he announced it.

Washington Wizards: Point guard Kirk Hinrich, shooting guard Klay Thompson, small forward Kawhi Leonard, power forward Kaiming Lee, center Andre Blatche.

Miami Heat: Point guard Mario Chalmers, shooting guard Dwyane Wade, small forward LeBron James, power forward Chris Bosh, center Udonis Haslem.

The starting players from both sides walked onto the court, looking at their opponents with flames of hatred in their eyes. Before the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the smell of gunpowder was already filling the air.

Because this is a tiebreaker and it's at home, the Wizards didn't take the opening jump ball seriously before, but tonight they have to fight for every inch!

The previous six opening jump balls were all played by team center Blatche, but the Heat played a trick and asked power forward Bosh to jump the ball. Bosh's jumping and physical talent are much better than Blatche. , so the Heat got the opening ball first in the first six times.

But this time Li Kaiming took Brac's arm and said, "I'll do it today!"

Blatche didn't feel any offence. He was just a little surprised why Li Kaiming suddenly wanted to jump the ball.

At this time, Sanders, who was standing on the sidelines, saw this scene and nodded with a smile on his face.

Do you see, this is the responsibility of being the boss of the team, fighting for every inch of territory, and he will not let go of anything that can damage the opponent's morale!

Opposite him, Bosh was moving his body on the spot, but when he raised his head and saw Li Kaiming in front of him, his expression suddenly turned ugly.

Li Kaiming smiled brightly at his old rival, then stretched his muscles symbolically, then stood sideways and raised his right hand in preparation for a jump ball.

Bosh muttered in his heart, but he still came to the middle and raised his right hand. Seeing that the players on both sides were ready, the referee turned around and made a gesture towards the technical table, then came to the center circle and pushed Li Kaiming away with his hand. and Bosh's forearm, then held the ball with one hand and put the whistle in his mouth.

beep!

A whistle!

The moment the ball was thrown out by the referee, Li Kaiming jumped into the sky as if there was a rocket engine under his feet. Although Bosh knew that he could not jump over Li Kaiming, when Li Kaiming used his crushing reaction speed and explosiveness to move the ball When it came into the hands of the Wizards players, Bosh couldn't help but feel a little sad!

How to fight this? Tell me how to fight this?

After the fans at the scene saw Li Kaiming win the opening ball with a crushing force, the entire MCI Center burst into cheers!

The home field advantage in the tiebreaker is reflected here. Even a seemingly insignificant opening jump ball can build up a certain amount of morale for the home team!

Hinrich caught the ball and dribbled it across half court. The Heat's defense was still one-on-one, but besides Bosh, Li Kaiming's side obviously had many other players watching.

Li Kaiming played a pick-and-roll with Hinrich in the past, and Chalmers was stuck by him, but Bosh chose to aggressively grab the ball to prevent Hinrich from going inside and pass the ball to Li Kaiming who was passing down.

But Hinrich is a veteran who has been playing for ten years after all. He has never seen this kind of defense before. He dribbled the ball skillfully and took a step back. After opening the distance between him and Bosh, he directly took the ball. It passed over the latter's head and passed to Li Kaiming inside.

When Li Kaiming made the pass, the Heat's Haslem and James immediately rushed to the basket, especially James, who directly took Bosh's position and left Leonard open on the outside.

If this goal was an ordinary round, Li Kaiming would definitely give it to Leonard on the outside, but this is the first goal in the opening game, and he must score it tonight!

After facing James, Li Kaiming made an emergency stop, then pivoted on his front foot, turned around, and shot backward. James's defensive awareness was pretty good, but there was a big gap between his static talent and Li Kaiming. Li Kaiming didn't even feel any interference. , the basketball hits the net hollow!

"Li's touch is very hot. As soon as he comes up, he chooses to catch the ball in the paint and shoot a fadeaway jumper. His posture is very handsome!" Barkley was still the first to speak as a loyal fan of Li Kaiming.

The fans at the scene cheered again. As soon as the game started, the Wizards firmly controlled the rhythm and momentum of the game!

The Heat attacked. After Chalmers dribbled the ball past half court, he passed it to James, who was in a back-up position inside. The Wizards trusted Leonard's single defense ability. After receiving the ball, James changed his back-to-back position to face the frame. Then he first used the one-step stomping and three-threat method.

Unfortunately, the robot standing in front of him was motionless, and the expression on his face was like a sculpture.

Seeing that his triple threat was useless, James still used his best tank breakthrough and rushed to the basket with Leonard on his back.

Although Leonard couldn't directly block James, the strong bottom plate still made James feel like he was stuck in a quagmire, and his speed had completely slowed down when he reached the basket.

When Brac saw this, he didn't even have to rush forward. He stood still and raised his hands in the air. James was pushed so hard by Leonard that he couldn't jump high. This layup was forged under Brac's high-wall defense.

Li Kaiming rushed over to protect the rebound and passed it to Hinrich for halftime. The Wizards played an outside position 1/5 to cooperate this time. The Heat still chose to rush up to prevent Hinrich from passing the ball in. .

Haslem defended well this time. Hinrich couldn't find a passing path for a while and could only pass the ball to Thompson, who was standing at 45 degrees.

After passing the ball, there was not much time to attack. Li Kaiming directly moved his back inside to gain position. Leonard from the outside pushed the ball in. The moment Li Kaiming caught the ball, Bosh and James covered him. .

But he didn't panic at all. He pushed away Bosh through physical confrontation, created a little space and then passed the ball to Leonard on the outside. The latter received the ball from the bottom corner and shot a three-pointer. Unfortunately, he is still not very good at this kind of ball. , ending with blacksmithing.

After the Heat grabbed the rebound, Wade wanted to launch a fast break. James passed a long pass to Wade who was rushing down the frontcourt. The latter moved around in the air, avoided Thompson's block, and then went up and hit the layup. Enter!

2 to 2 draw!

Sanders on the sidelines was very dissatisfied with this defense and shouted, "Pay attention to the defense!"

After Hinrich received the ball, he made a gesture at the midline position. Li Kaiming and Blatch went over to double-cover, and Hinrich finally found a chance. He made a low-handed change of direction and reached the three-point line, attracting James's attention. After assisting in defense, he passed the ball to Leonard. At this time, Leonard had already cut to the mid-range position. After receiving the ball, he made a decisive shot. Unfortunately, he didn't feel good and still didn't make the shot.

At this time, Li Kaiming, who had finished covering, rushed to the basket, separated Haslem and Blatche, used his long arm to pick the ball directly over their heads, and then turned around to face Bosh's defensive hook and scored!

4 is better than 2!

Scoring on offensive rebounds always makes the team more energetic, and even the home fans applaud.

Consol in the commentary box was a little surprised, "I have never seen such an active Lee, and he has been very active from the beginning. He used to retreat directly from the defense and rarely grab offensive rebounds."

Next to him, Barkley interjected, "It looks like he worked hard tonight!"

Spoelstra on the Heat team was also very dissatisfied, "Pay attention to protecting the rebounds, everyone has to get stuck!"

The Heat served to the frontcourt. After receiving the ball, Wade used Haslem's screen to directly pass the changing guard Blatche in one step. After rushing to the basket, he picked the basket with one hand, but Li Kaiming suddenly came from one side. He broke out and hit the basketball with a palm move that fell from the sky. Wade's layup was directly pressed against the basket by him, and then bounced up and was picked up by Blatche who was chasing after him.

"It's Lee again! He decisively assisted in defense and blocked Dwayne's layup! He was very dominant on both offense and defense tonight!" Consol couldn't help but raise his voice.

And stableman Albert, known as TNT's gold medal commentator, has not spoken much since the beginning of the game. It seems that this commentator is only good at commentating on games in which the Heat are leading.

The Wizards launched a fast break. Li Kaiming ran all the way from the right side. After reaching the frontcourt, he drove straight into the basket at an oblique angle. Hinrich, who was dribbling in the middle, made a through pass and passed the ball to Li Kaiming, who cut inside to the free throw line. .

At this time, the Heat players involuntarily began to gather in the penalty area, because Li Kaiming has been very aggressive since the beginning. If one person defends the ball alone, he will definitely not be able to defend the ball.

But when Li Kaiming saw his opponent's posture, he decisively passed the ball to Thompson who sneaked into the corner. The latter caught the ball and threw it, and hit a wide open three-pointer!

7 to 2! Spoelstra on the sidelines had a gloomy face and decisively called a timeout!

The fans at the MCI Center cheered and cheered. With the music played by the live DJ, the fans shook the beer in their hands, or shook their jerseys and short-sleeved shirts at the camera. The Wizards were full of momentum when they came up, especially Li Kaiming. It is simply about swallowing up the opponent!

When your home team performs like this, it's hard not to be happy for them.

The teammates on the bench stood up to welcome the starting player off the field. When almost everyone high-fived Li Kaiming, they said from the bottom of their hearts, "Awesome!"

Li Kaiming will just smile calmly, because he will do more than this tonight, this is just the beginning...

The timeout passed quickly, and players from both sides appeared again. This time the Heat played more patiently than before. The cooperation of James and Wade attracted many people from the Wizards to help defend, and finally passed the ball to Charr on the outside. Moss, who caught the ball steadily and faced the defense and hit a three-pointer!

7 to 5, the Heat narrowed the point difference.

However, just when Spoelstra and the Heat players thought they saw hope of overtaking, after the Wizards served to the frontcourt, Li Kaiming got rid of Bosh without the ball, and then went to the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot!

A swipe! Three points into the net!

The corners of Spoelstra's mouth that had just raised on the sidelines immediately dropped...