The Godfather of Basketball

"Luke, remember to remind the players to stay focused." After the training session, Tang Tian pulled Wharton and urged.

"Yes, I know, before we won the championship, we did nothing." Walton nodded, with a wry smile unconsciously on the corner of his mouth. This sentence Tang Tian said countless times to the players of the Thunder team. They can all be memorized completely.

"Don't take it lightly, the Heat are not an opponent that can be easily defeated." Seeing Wharton's expression, Tang Tian exhorted.

"I know, I will advance them again before the game." Wharton nodded seriously.

Only then did Tang Tian look away.

Coming out of the training ground and looking at the American Airlines Arena not far away, Tang Tian was also a little excited.

Tonight is bound to be an unusual night.

"Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to~~Miami!!"

Amidst the high-pitched shouts of the host, there was a burst of cheers in the American Airlines Arena.

The Heat's home team uniform is white, and the fans at the scene are also wearing all white T-shirts at this time. At a glance, there is a vast expanse of white.

With the introduction of the home team, the Thunder's starters were introduced first.

This time, Tang Tian also played with four young players, Westbrook and Harden on the outside, Durant and Diaw on the front, and Ibaka on the center.

After introducing the visiting team, the lights on the scene were dimmed. Accompanied by the passionate music and the roar of the host, flames several feet high were sprayed from both sides of the court, instantly igniting the American Airlines Arena.

The Heat's starter was then introduced.

The outside line is a combination of Chalmers and Wade, the front line is James and Bosh, and the center Thompson.

Both sides are regular starting lineups.

At the end of the opening ceremony, James jumped onto the technical platform with chalk powder and threw it towards the audience, greeted with bursts of cheers from the fans.

Although he changed cities twice within a year, he still kept this habit.

Ibaka used his excellent bounce to beat Bosh and give the Thunder the first chance to attack.

Westbrook dribbles up the court, then hands the ball to Harden's organization.

"Defend! Defend!"

The fans in Miami were enthusiastic. As soon as the game started, they shouted and cheered for the home team.

The sound wave turned into an invisible wall, wrapped in a majestic momentum, and directly pressed on the Thunder team members.

Once upon a time, Harden lost himself in such an aura.

Only this time, after the baptism of last season's finals and a season of high-intensity training, he will never do it again.

Facing Wade's continuous press, Harden turned around and leaned against him with his big butt, and then stretched out his hand to signal Diaw to come out for the pick-and-roll.

The pick-and-roll has not been completely blocked, Bosh grabs a step, and Wade also takes a step forward.

The Heat are good at double-teaming the ball holder, and they are obviously faster, more decisive, and more oppressive than last season.

But Harden was already prepared, and he dribbled a step to Wade's left side, and then lobbed the ball with his left hand.

Diaw also turned around and went to the basket at the moment the Heat rushed out. Now he reached out to catch the lob and directly took a big step to kill the basket.

Thompson jumped out to help defend, and Dior looked directly at the basket and forced him back.

Ibaka West and Harden's pick-and-roll, but there are many empty dunks.

Diaw forced Thompson back and made a layup with a stride, scoring two points for the Thunder.

There was a commotion at the scene.

Spoelstra frowned and turned to glance at the Thunder's bench.

The Heat's press has reached the extreme, but it seems that the Thunder have long been prepared, or judging from the reactions of Harden and Diaw, it seems that they are deliberately looking for this double team.

Sensing attention, Tang Tian turned his head and saw Spoelstra sticking his head out, and smiled at him.

Two old acquaintances, each with their own countermeasures, this first round, Spoelstra was obviously put together.

Chalmers dribbled to the frontcourt, handed the ball to James at the top of the circle, and then began to run tactics.

James' passing ability is top-notch. After developing his shooting, coupled with the original tank-style breakthrough, he is almost invincible now. This is a stop at the top of the circle. No team dares to transfer the defensive force to him. .

However, the Thunder is an exception. Their defensive focus is all on other players except James. When they encounter off-ball pick-and-rolls, they will switch defenses infinitely, just not giving other Heat players a chance to run into tactics.

James stood on top of the ball ring for a long time, and directly chose to force Durant in front of him.

Durant's defense has improved, but the confrontation is not at the same level as James, and he was suddenly retreated.

James went inside, and the Thunder's help defense came very slowly. He directly squeezed Durant away and scored a layup.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

James, the current strength is invincible, and it is unrealistic to defend against it alone.

The live shots were shown on the Thunder's bench and Tang Tian.

However, the Thunder's coaching staff was very calm, and even the core trio didn't get up to remind the team's defense.

"They have nothing to do with LeBron. They can't defend alone, and the help defense is useless with LeBron's excellent passing."

"It was Tang Tian who made LeBron stronger, but now they are rivals."

The commentators and guest commentators at the home court were touting for a while. What they didn't say was that if Tang Tian hadn't traded James away, he would have been another Zen master Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan, but unfortunately there would never be a if.

The Thunder's offense is still Harden's organization, still calling for pick-and-rolls.

This time the Heat switched directly, with Harden facing Bosh.

Harden directly signaled to pull it away, then lowered his center of gravity, and swayed continuously in different directions.

Bosh's foot movement is excellent, and he took a half step back in advance at the moment.

Harden directly withdrew from the three-point line and shot.

"Shua!"

His shot is quite good, taking a step to make a three-pointer directly.

After scoring the goal, Harden pointed his finger at the sky.

He was lost most of the time in last year's finals. This year he changed from a substitute to a starter. He must get back what he lost.

The Heat's offense, Chalmers went to the frontcourt to hand the ball to Wade, Wade greeted Bosh to break through the basket after the pick-and-roll, and squeezed Diaw's lever to shoot.

Ibaka showed excellent defense ability at this time. Although he bought the block that rushed over, he also succeeded in making Wade's shot miss.

But at this moment, the frontcourt idiot Thompson grabbed the offensive rebound and threw it to James on the outside. James caught the ball and shook Durant who was rushing up. He took the ball and rushed directly to the basket, one step away from the free throw line. And rise.

Ibaka at the basket saw James flying up and directly chose to get out of the way.

"Boom!"

With a muffled sound, James dunked with his iconic James axe, smashing the ball into the basket hard.

The fans at the scene were completely ignited, and there were even sporadic shouts of MVP.

You know this is just the beginning!

Invincible James!