roccoschili Chapter 300: Banana Combination vs. Thunderbolt 2!
Chapter 300: Banana Combination vs. Thunderbolt 2!
Chapter 300: The Banana Combo Fights the Second Thunder!
On the second day after the signing ceremony, Volvo's first payment arrived. According to Volvo, they will remit the money in 100 batches during the year, [-] million each time.
On December 12th, the most solemn holiday in the United States, Christmas has finally arrived!
And Xu Xiang and others have already boarded the plane to Oklahoma, they are playing away!
Mallory followed and was placed in the first row in front of the Pacers.
At 8:[-] p.m., the Chesapeake Energy Arena is brightly lit and full of seats!
There are also quite a few fans in Oklahoma City. Although this is only a small city, the fans here are the most loyal in the league. When the later generations signed Paojiao and Anthony, large crowds of fans went to pick them up under the scorching sun. They also have a tradition that in any home game, they will only sit down when the home team scores, otherwise they will stand there all the time.
A lot of stars from Hollywood or from around the world came today, most of whom are fans of the Thunder.
Before the game, the two sides played the ceremony, pickled peppers were last, and Xu Xiang was second to last.
On the opposite side is Durant at the end, and Westbrook is second to last.
Every Thunder player who played was enthusiastically cheered by the fans, and when Westbrook played, the audience was already boiling!
The players from both sides hugged each other. Du's second child was not very familiar with Xu Xiang, but in the All-Star game last season, Durant had a lot of opinions on Xu Xiang because of his widow sister.
Westbrook got along well with Xu Xiang. During the All-Star Game last year, the biggest thing to watch was who could win the MVP. As a result, Xu Xiang defeated Westbrook with the help of James and others and won the All-Star Game MVP!
"Banana Combination" vs. "Thunder Two Young Masters"!
"Director Yang, can you analyze these two teams with us?" Teacher Wang said with a smile in the studio.
The Christmas game is just for fun, it doesn't really matter whether you win or not, it's just a regular season.
"First of all, let me say that the banana combination is something I didn't expect." Director Yang couldn't help laughing.
This "banana combination" is the nickname that Pacers fans just gave Xu Xiang and Pickled Jiao, which is taken from Xu Xiang's "Xiang" and Pickled Jiao's "Jiao".
Vivid.
"Don't say it, it's quite pleasant to hear." Teacher Wang added from the side.
"Who can win? I'm not good at commenting. The Thunder have won 29 of their 20 games so far! The Thunder's two juniors are so strong!"
"Durant averaged 28.3 points, 5.0 assists and 8.2 rebounds per game. This data is heading for the MVP."
"And the Pacers are even stronger, losing 27 games in 4 games!"
"But the Pacers are on a three-game losing streak recently, while the Thunder are on a three-game winning streak."
"In this up and down, the Thunder must have the upper hand in terms of momentum."
"In addition, they are home"
Although Director Yang didn't say it clearly, he must be optimistic that the Thunder can win.
Teacher Wang nodded and concluded:
"All in all, the strengths of the two sides are equal. The game has not yet been played, and no one knows the result."
Back on the court, the starting lists of both sides were shown on the big screen.
The Pacers have George Hilgar Xu Xiang on the outside, Pickle and Plumlee on the front line, and Hibbert the center.
The Thunder have Westbrook and Robertson on the outside, Durant and Ibaka on the front line, and "Sea King" Adams on the inside.
But this time he is not called "Sea King".
Both sides have sent their main lineups, and it seems that they are bound to win this game.
Hibbert beat Adams with a jump ball, and the Pacers got the right to attack in the first round!
After George Hill advanced to the frontcourt, the ball went to Xu Xiang, and Plumlee pulled out a pick-and-roll. Ibaka had the ability to defend, and immediately surrounded him. The Thunder formed a defense, and Xu Xiang singled Ibaka!
Ibaka is defending hard with his arms open. Xu Xiang puts a lot of pressure on him. Everyone knows that Xu Xiang is currently the league's number one shooting guard, even Harden can't compare.
Breakthrough!
Xu Xiang's center of gravity sank quickly, and his body fell to the left. A fake move of recovery instantly fooled Ibaka's defense!
The front is empty!
Xu made a successful layup to Europe!
The Pacers got off to a good start!
There was a burst of boos from the home fans, and they are still standing.
The Thunder attacked, Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt organization, scored a sudden point to Durant, missed the mid-range shot, the rebound was protected by Hibbert, and caused a foul by Adams.
Adams was a little puzzled, and chased after the referee to explain, but the referee was unmoved.
Looking back, in the Pacers' offense, Xu Xiang still had to pick and roll, and Robertson was very uncomfortable defending him.
The Thunder didn't dare to switch defenses this time, and Robertson quickly circled around and blocked Xu Xiang firmly. This guy is good at defense if he can't do anything else!
People rely on defense to get to the starting position.
Xu Xiang had no choice but to score the ball to the pickled pepper in the bottom corner, and the pickled pepper singled out Durant!
Both of them are the top five small forwards in the league, with Pickle fourth, Durant second, Kawhi third, and James first.
Paojiao lowered his weight and dribbled the ball back and forth continuously, and at the same time signaled his teammates to pull him away. He had the confidence to score this goal!
Durant opened his long arms and defended seriously. Suddenly, Pickle sent the ball to the left and swayed a shot, which fooled Durant's defense. He took a step to the side and shot a three-pointer!
The ball spins in the air and draws a beautiful arc!
"Huh!~"
A crisp sound spread throughout the arena!
Three point hit!
After seeing the ball go in, Pickled Pepper shook his arm fiercely, the ball is so beautiful!
The home fans booed all over the sky!
In the Thunder's offense, Ibaka ignored Durant's request for the ball, and Plumlee hit the iron with two points in a single. Hibbert protected the rebound again and made a long pass to the frontcourt.
Adams has committed two fouls in the opening 2 minutes!
Thunder coach Donovan covered his old face when Adams fouled, and immediately called a timeout.
Substitution!
Kanter came on to replace "Sea King".
Back from the timeout, Pickle made two free throws!The Pacers opened with a 7-0 lead.
Meanwhile, Thunder fans are still standing there
The Thunder sent a bottom line ball, and Ibaka made a mid-range shot again, but still missed!
Westbrook was already a little unhappy looking at the fans still standing on the sidelines, cursing in his mouth and not knowing what he was talking about.
(End of this chapter)