On Christmas Eve, Charlotte dressed in Santa Claus is everywhere, and the festive atmosphere is very strong.
Li Ke's big g ran past the streets, and after turning a corner, he entered the underground parking lot of Time Warner Center.
When I parked, I picked up the co-pilot's bag and carried it behind me, and then walked through the long passage in the underground parking lot.
Along the way, Li Ke saw countless media following the photos, countless reporters chasing questions...
Most of the issues mentioned are related to Xiao Du.
The main reason is that Xiao Du posted a thrust last night, exposing the fact that he and Li Ke had dinner together.
In the eyes of most NBA media reporters, Li Ke and Xiao Du should be undoubtedly opponents. The league's several awards and the schedule of this season are all superficial.
Some media reporters also knew that Li Ke and Xiao Du should have a relationship of enemies and friends at this time, and even more friends.
But no matter what, Li Ke and Xiao Du spent Christmas Eve together, which is worth exploring by this group of reporters.
"Sheldon, did you stay with KD last night?"
"No, we just had dinner together."
"What did you talk to KD?"
What to talk about? Talk about the three Heat giants next year, talk about the future collaboration... But can he say these? Obviously not.
So, Li Ke casually answered:
"I just talked about some common topics when old friends met."
After waved his hand, Li Ke quickly walked to the entrance of the passage and pushed the door open and entered.
Further in, it is the area that reporters cannot enter for the time being.
While walking towards the locker room, Li Ke followed the questions from the group of reporters and thought about the hot chat last night.
"What's the situation when friendship has not increased?"
"Little Du, Xiao Du, it's unlikely to join forces with this reaction."
Joining forces should be a scene. Li Ke and Xiao Du should not be able to reunite, except for the All-Stars.
...
There is almost an hour left before the Christmas war begins.
Yangwu is ready to broadcast.
The camera was aimed at the stadium. Just as the Bobcats were playing one after another, the Time Warner Center heard cheers, screams and shouts like torrents.
Especially when Li Ke appeared, neat shouts rang out from the audience:
“Sheldon!sheldon!sheldon!sheldon!”
Amid this fanatical cheers and shouts, Li Ke stood in the center of the stadium.
Not far away, Xiao Du witnessed all this, and to be honest, he was a little envious.
In Oshima, Xiao Du did not have this treatment.
The fans of Oxford City don’t seem to like him very much. At least, they won’t be chasing him like Charlotte fans.
Pushing forward, in Seattle, at the beginning, Du Xiao played a trick, and fans could not pursue him, and even had to be patient.
When Xiao Du adjusts to a promising stage in the future, the supersonic speed will turn into thunder.
Seattle fans are even more unlikely to cheer for him.
After the appearance ceremony, there was warm-up time. Perhaps there was enough chat last night, or perhaps the opposing character of Li Ke and Xiao Du had to be established. In short, the two did not communicate before the game, and they didn't even talk face to face.
It was not until the game was about to begin that the two really stood together.
"The game is about to begin, let's look at the starter first..."
In the starting lineup, the Bobcats have not changed, point guard Curry, shooting guard Li Ke, small forward Hua Er, power forward Kenyon Martin, center Jordan Jr.
The Thunder, compared to the preseason, they have made some changes.
Point guard Rondo, shooting guard Sabo Seforosa, small forward Du, and center Daluo, these are all unchanged.
But the power forward has been replaced by Nick Collison to Sergii Baka.
This change is still a bit unfavorable for the bobcats.
Nick Collison is not strong enough to start. At the beginning of the season, he was able to become the starting power forward of the Thunder because of his qualifications.
In contrast, the young Ibaka has the strength to start, and Ibaka is even better than an ordinary power forward starting lineup.
Let me just say one thing - after entering the starting lineup, Ibaka's playing time is still only about 20 minutes, but in these 20 minutes, he was able to send 1.5 blocks.
From the Thunder's team composition, center Daluo is actually not good at protecting the frame. He is more like a scoring center, playing against offense and even failing to protect the rebounds.
In this case, the appearance of Ibaka made up for the weakness of Thunder without a frame protection.
"Stephen, do you still remember the Nuggets' game?"
The referee was already standing in the center of the court with the basketball in his arms. At this time, Li Ke pulled Curry and whispered again.
Curry nodded, and Li Ke continued: "Like that game, the ball rights are half you and half me, we share the pressure with each other."
Curry nodded again, this time, he was very determined.
Although, in this game, his opponent was replaced by La Garondo, a point guard with a reputation for defense.
drop!
A crisp whistle, and amid the cheers of Time Warner Center, the basketball flew high into the sky.
With a bang, as Jordan Jr. took the lead in touching basketball, the Christmas battle began.
"It's Stephen Curry who is in control of the ball, he runs quickly towards the frontcourt..."
Curry must have been in possession of the ball through half the game. The question that followed was who would execute the first attack at the Bobcats.
Soon, the Bobcats on the court gave the answer, an answer that made Sam Vincent frown.
"Curry did not pass the ball, but took advantage of Kenyon Martin's pick-and-roll and continued to walk in, and suddenly took action from mid-range!"
With a clang, the opportunity came out, but the basketball smashed the frame with no face.
On the sidelines, Sam Vincent's brows continued to frown.
But the commentator, Kenny Smith confirmed:
"I have to say that Stephen Curry's choice was correct. The Thunder was very afraid of his three-pointer, so Lagarondo defended very much. After a cover, he made a big splash."
"There are opportunities, but the final shot was not made, so I can only say that the feel is a little worse."
But Barkley believes: "The Bobcats' offensive choice is confusing, just like the Bulls. Do you think they will let Steve Cole open the first singles?"
No matter what, at the basket, Ibaka protected the rebound, and the Bobcats had turned from offense to defense.
With the Thunder's attack, Scott Brooks understood the current NBA ecology very well.
Rondo has no idea of ​​passing the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt.
As soon as he arrived at the frontcourt, he even directed his teammates' running position.
Li Ke appreciates Rondo. Although Rondo has its shortcomings, Rondo is a point guard or player who knows how to win, which is enough.
Don’t underestimate the words “know how to win”. There are only a handful of people in NBA that can do this.
Thunder began to run wildly, even Xiao Du was no exception, although he was restricted from running everywhere under Li Ke's control.
After running for more than ten seconds, Xiao Du finally made a soy sauce.
Rondo in the middle made a pick-and-roll breakthrough and then sent the ball out, and the one who received the ball was Daluo in the near-frame area.
Daluo received the ball and raised his hand to layup, and with a swish!
In the end, the Thunder took the lead in scoring, 2-0, and it was the Bobcats' turn to attack again.
It was still Curry, who controlled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt.
When he arrived at the frontcourt, Li Ke continued to be the manager. He pulled Seforosa's defense aside, then looked at Curry, and once again through Kenyon Martin's cover, he reached within the three-point line.
Then, Curry rushed to the basket under Sam Vincent's frown.
"This wave of Thunder's assisted defense made a mistake. Brooke Lopez failed to keep an eye on it. Now the task of protecting the basket can only be handed over to Sergiibaka."
That's right, on the defensive end, the Thunder is not Daluo, but 28 cards.
Facing the long arms and big hands of 28ka, everyone felt that the thin Curry was about to hit a wall.
"This is a hat!"
However, Curry unexpectedly made a fake shot, raised his hand, and retracted, and then another low-handed layup...
drop!
The referee blew his whistle in time.
"The foul of the thug is undoubtedly a foul of the thug!"
"Stephen Curry played too smart."
Kenny Smith looks proud, who made Barkley always say that Curry looks very much like him back then?
But I have to say that Curry did play this ball very smartly.
"Rookie vs. Rookie, Stephen Curry won the final victory!"
On the other hand, Barkley's commentator directly lowered Curry's operation.
When a rookie says to a rookie, it’s like a rookie pecking at each other.
But no matter what, Curry is going to go to the free throw line.
"The free throw line, Stephen Curry made both free throws, tied 2-2."
The score was tied, and Curry's offense was considered a rash, but the most important thing was the foul of 28 cards.
"That guy has already committed a foul. I'll go into the inside later to find him to fight!"
In the Thunder's round, Rondo still controls the ball from beginning to end.
Li Ke still didn't give Xiao Du a chance, and he kept a guard from beginning to end. To put it bluntly, he told Xiao Du: You have no choice but to play singles.
Xiao Du seemed willing to play the role of a deputy. Rondo didn't give the ball, and he didn't want it. Anyway, he just ran all kinds of things.
When he ran to the end, he had no time in front of him, so he could only look at his teammate, Saboseforosa, and made an uninterrupted three-pointer from the outside.
With a clang...
"There is an opportunity, but Seforosa failed to seize it."
At the basket, the Bobcats won the rebounds, and Hua Lao Er grabbed the rebound and turned around to speed up.
"The Bobcats' rebound, a counterattack is coming!"
Retaliation, Hua Lao Er, who was holding the ball, looked ahead and then made a choice to pass the ball.
"In the counterattack, Gerald Wallace had a mid-pass, and Sheldon was the one who received the ball!"
When buying basketball, Time Warner Center cheered, as if this was the opportunity for Li Ke to show his first solo show in this game.
However, Li Ke refused.
He passed the ball with another cross, and the basketball eventually returned to Curry.
I have to say that the Thunder's lineup is still a bit deformed, the center frame protection and the guard plate are average, the task of the guard plate is given to 28 cards, and the task of the guard plate is given to C.
Because of this, when Seforosa missed the shot, Rondo's position was more inside, which reflected in the Bobcats' counterattack, which means that his return defense was slow.
The moment Li Ke passed the ball, only one-defense and two-defense were left in front of Curry.
Du quickly retreated, but Curry chose to go outside the three-point line, jumped up, and directly chased a three-pointer.
"Stephen Curry, a three-pointer to chase!"
Swish—!
The white net flowers swayed, Curry turned his head casually, holding his hands high and swaying, as if shaking his flower hands.
"It's another chasing three-pointer in the counterattack. Since the game against the Nuggets, Stephen Curry has often made such chasing three-pointer."
"Plus with Sheldon's chasing three-pointer, now the Bobcats have two masters who are chasing three-pointer."
5 to 2, the Bobcat turned around and got the advantage.
In the Thunder's round, after Rondo took the ball through half the game, he finally stopped holding the ball.
That's right, Xiao Du finally couldn't help it. He circled around the bottom corner and finally stopped from his heart to the left side of the arc.
The position at this position is also a secret code. Rondo knows that it's time to give the ball.
"KD stopped on the left side and received the pass from La Garondo. This is going to be a single!"
A truly exciting moment has come. Before the game, the outside world is looking forward to another showdown between Li Ke and Xiao Du.
This is different from the preseason. The difference is that after almost two months of the regular season, Li Ke and Du both made some progress.
With progress, the winners and losses of the preseason will not be counted.
"Look at how this ball will be played by KD..."
Li Ke is very serious in defense, but he has had several fights with Li Ke. It is impossible to completely kill Li Ke's defense by knowing that he wants to rely on fake moves or strong attacks.
Therefore, KD chose the simplest way, a breakthrough in a face frame, regardless of whether there was a breakthrough in Li Ke's defense, anyway, he rushed two steps and stopped straight away.
Li Ke also stopped immediately, and then predicted that Xiao Du was going to shoot the ball and rushed forward.
But Xiao Du jumped up in discomfort and made a little shot with a tilt back.
Li Ke's interference became useless.
This ball depends entirely on Xiao Du's touch.
However, with a swish, the crisp sound of rubbing the net indicates that Xiao Du's touch is great.
"A very unsolvable back jump shot. Sheldon's defense was already perfect, but his short arms were interfering with him. He was too weak in the face of the tall and long arms..."
This is the physical gap, but no one can solve this gap. It is a pervert with seven feet tall and 228 cm wingspan. NBA has only produced this one for so many years.
The Bobcats kicked off in the backcourt, and Li Ke has already started rubbing his hands.
With so much ball rights at the beginning, Curry has already had the effect of restraining, and Li Ke can also start to play.
"It's still Stephen Curry, who took the ball to the frontcourt, but this time, Sheldon also appeared at the top of the arc where he could catch the ball."
At the top of the arc, Li Ke's way of receiving the ball is not as direct as Xiao Du. He and Curry cooperated hand-in-hand.
Immediately afterwards, he changed defense against Rondo.
Regardless of whether the Thunder switches defense or not, the one who defends Li Ke is not Xiao Du.
Therefore, Li Ke didn't care whether to switch defenses or not. He only cared about hand-hand cooperation and whether he could give him a chance to make a breakthrough directly.
Rondo's defense change was very fast, and there was no chance, but Li Ke could turn around and push back.
Rondo certainly could not withstand Li Ke's advancement, so he could only retreat passively, and waited until Li Ke turned around and followed.
Li Ke was determined to kill in, and reached the inside line. He almost threw away Rondo, and then flew into the air...
At the basket, even as big as Ibaka, he did not dare to face Li Ke's collision directly.
With a clang!
Chapter completed!