The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 163
Westbrook once again gave the ball to Li Pu inside. Li Pu wanted to single-play Anthony again like the first attack in the opening game, but at this time, the Heat no longer gave him such a chance!
The temptation at the beginning of the game has passed, and now the Heat's players have long known that Anthony cannot guard Li Pu.

Therefore, Bosh came over to help defend the first time.

Not to mention two moves, even if Li Pu wanted to move one step, it would be difficult!

Li Pu had no time to dribble and was double-teamed.

Fortunately, Anthony is 206cm (let's count it for now), and Bosh is 211cm. Although the two people's double-teaming is fierce, they can't seal Li Pu's sight.

Li Pu held the ball high and passed it to Ibaka the moment Bosh stepped forward to double-team.

After receiving the ball, Ibaka quickly made a mid-range jumper and scored!
Although Ibaka looks like a rough guy, his shooting ability is quite good, and his touch is very soft.

At this time, he is only good at mid-range shots. After another two years, his shooting range will become farther and farther.

Especially after a serious injury and a closed injection, after a year of painful struggle, the three-pointers once approached 40%.

It is precisely because of this excellent shooting ability that he can play in the NBA for a few more years when his lateral movement slows down and his explosive power is lost.

It can be said that Ibaka's peak is only three years old!
And Ibaka's peak, no one has ever seen it!

At this time, Ibaka is not at his peak, but he doesn't need to take on too many defensive tasks like in the original time and space. With Li Pu helping him to share the defensive pressure, he can play more easily!
With Ibaka making this mid-range shot, the score came to 14:12, and the Thunder once again led by 2 points.

The game also entered an official timeout.

After the timeout, the Heat replaced Anthony and replaced Sean Battier, apparently intending to further expand the offensive space and speed up the defensive rotation.

The Thunder, on the other hand, replaced Sefolosha with Harden, and added another ball-holding point and three-pointers on the outside to add more changes to the team's offense.

Both teams replaced their team's fake starters with the strongest point on the bench, hoping to change the situation through substitutions.

As a result of doing so, it is naturally a positive negative.

Just like if two people are involved, it means that they are not involved, and the result is still a stalemate, and no one can change the situation.

Wade singled Harden, hit a mid-range jumper after a breakthrough, and the score was evened again.

Westbrook and Li Pu split the ball after the pick-and-roll, but Li Pushun got double-teamed.

James came from the flank to help defend, and Bosh pressed Li Pu at the same time.

Seeing this, Li Pu quickly prepared to distribute the ball to Durant on the outside.

But at this moment, Battier, who took turns, cut off Li Pu's pass first!
I have to say that coach Spoelstra's replacement of Battier is really useful!
Although Battier's low-post defense is not as good as Anthony's, his assist defense, supplementary defense, and perimeter defense are all better than Anthony's. As for foot movement, even though Battier is 34, he is faster than Anthony!

After completing the steal, Battier didn't stick to the ball, and immediately passed the ball to James, who was about to get off.

The first time Battier completed the steal, James rushed out like an arrow off the string.

Even if Li Pu reacted immediately, he still couldn't catch up with James.

Li Pu, who has always regarded himself as the top talent in history, finally saw another favorite of heaven. To be honest, in terms of physical talent alone, James is indeed worthy of this title!
With such a large weight, but with such excellent speed and explosive power, it is no wonder that even if the technique is not good enough, he can still play star-level data!
James took a fast break to one step inside the free throw line, took off, and dunked with a flat frame, which shocked everyone. The Heat finally completed the overtake.

This is the first time the Heat have overtaken the score in this game. Before again, they can only tie the score at most.

Brooks didn't call a timeout, after all, it was just the end of a round.

It was the Thunder's attack again, and Harden used the pick-and-roll with Li Pu to get into the penalty area, intending to throw a shot to finish.

But at this moment, Wade behind him suddenly rose from the ground, and slapped the ball in Harden's hand from behind!

Is this someone missing a meniscus?What about cheating ghosts?
The basketball fell into the hands of Bosh, who was helping to defend, and the Heat's fast break resumed.

Bosh made a long pass to the frontcourt and found Chalmers who was about to play.

Facing Westbrook, Chalmers feinted from outside the three-point line and passed the ball to James in the middle. James made another slam dunk!
At 14:18, the Thunder fell behind by 4 points.

Seeing the Heat make two defensive counterattacks in a row, Brooks finally couldn't sit still.

Although the point difference is not big, he can already feel that the game has entered the rhythm of the Heat.

He got up and wanted to call a timeout, but at this moment, Durant just passed by him.

Durant shook his finger at Brooks, the meaning is obvious, I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry, don't call a timeout.

When Brooks saw this, he actually stood where he was, and didn't speak to the technical platform again.

After Westbrook brought the ball to the front court, Durant took the initiative to ask for the ball. This is the first time Durant asked for the ball in this game!
Of course Westbrook didn't say anything, and passed the ball to Durant.

At this time, the person defending Durant has been replaced by Battier, and James is going to defend Ibaka.

We don't know whether James is trying to save energy, or he is worried that Battier won't be able to let go of Ibaka, but Ibaka is a shooter on the offensive end, as long as he stands alone, why not James?

In short, the best matchup was missed, which somewhat disappointed the fans who were full of expectations.

But this is good news for Durant.

Facing Battier, Durant used his signature double crossover to change direction. After shaking the space, Durant directly pulled out from outside the three-point line!

It's such an unreasonable ball, but it actually scored!
"Shh!"

A three-pointer went into the net, at 17:18, the difference of 4 points was just returned, and only 1 point was left in an instant.

Then on the defensive end, facing the Heat's offense, Durant used his thin body to always block in front of James. Although he was pushed into the inside by James, he successfully restrained James' speed.

Then, when James made a layup, he was directly served by Li Pu who came to help defend him!

Durant took the opportunity to get the rebound.

The Heat retreated quickly and did not give the Thunder a chance to break fast.

Durant didn't care, but took the ball all the way to the frontcourt slowly.

This time, it was Battier who took the initiative to find Durant again, and kept making physical contact with Durant, delaying Durant's shot.

But after coming to the frontcourt, Li Pu immediately stepped forward to pick and roll.

With the help of Li Pu's pick-and-roll, Durant passed Battier with an acceleration, and then moved back a step laterally, creating a shooting space under Bosh's defense.

Then Durant pulled out again, and hit the middle distance again!
At 19:18, Durant overtook the score!
(End of this chapter)