Chapter 1131: First Round Battle with Thunder

On the 16th, Li Ba called Dayao and Alian to his home and chatted after dinner. .

"Brother Tiechui, how is the restaurant going?" Alian asked.

"It will be open after the playoffs." Li Ba said.

"You have a good business, a film and television media company, a chain restaurant, a top winery, and a shareholder of Apple. Tencent in China has also risen, and the stock price is rising. Can you spend all the money?" Dayao laughed.

"I opened Senbei Media for my wife. I bought Apple and Tencent because I had too much cash and was afraid of depreciation, so I had to invest. I bought the winery as a gift for my wife. Only this chain restaurant is considered to be my own." Li Ba laughed.

"How many branches are there in total?" Dayao asked.

Li Ba said: "20, the scale is larger in big cities, and there are no small cities because the consumption capacity is too low."

The three chatted for a while and talked about their own business.

Yao Ming said, "My playing time in the playoffs should increase, right? I have to play for 30 minutes, right? I basically play in the high position, which consumes very little energy."

Li Ba smiled and said, "We don't have to play that long in the first round. We will most likely play the Lakers in the second round. You will play against Duncan, so you should play more time."

On the 17th, the first round started.

That morning, the Thunder arrived in Phoenix.

At noon, Marbury and Westbrook came to Li Ba's house for a meal.

"Boss, let us win a game in the first round?" Westbrook said with a smile after the meal.

"Don't even think about it, a sweep is a sure thing." Li Ba smiled.

"Don't, a sweep is so embarrassing!" Marbury shouted.

"Stephen, you are just a substitute, what do you have to do with it?" Li Ba said.

"..." Marbury was almost angry to death.

Westbrook was the same, feeling that he had recognized a fake boss.

On the 18th,

On the 18th, G1 started.

Thunder: Kostic, Jeff Green, Durant, Sefolosha, Westbrook.

Suns: Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Li Ba, Ginobili, Tony Allen.

This series is still very popular, because in addition to the Suns being one of the hottest teams in the league, the Thunder also has two rising stars who are well-known.

Westbrook is famous for his explosive physical fitness and his playing style is also very explosive. The name of Ninja Turtle is beginning to emerge.

Durant averaged 30.1 points per game this season, ranking second in the scoring list, second only to Li Ba. His offensive firepower is very strong. At the small forward position, his shooting height is unmatched, and almost no one can suppress his offense.

The game started, Yao Ming and Kostic jumped the ball, and the Thunder attacked.

The starting center of the Thunder, Kostic, has 40% of his offense under the basket. His mid-range shooting ability is not very good, with a hit rate of less than 40%. He doesn't shoot many shots near the basket, and he doesn't shoot three-pointers. But his long two-pointers are good, and nearly 50% of his shots are long two-pointers. His hit rate this season has reached 46%.

Today he played against Yao Ming, who is only 213 cm tall and weighs only 109 cm. He is at a great disadvantage under the basket, so he was pulled to the three-point line on the left wing.

Power forward Jeff Green, who was drafted in the same year as Yi Jianlian, was the fifth pick in the first round, one position lower than Yi Jianlian. More than 40% of his offense is under the basket and near the basket. His mid-range shooting is not good either. Long two-pointers and three-pointers account for more than 40%, nearly 50%.

The long-range shooting accounts for so much, not because he is very accurate, his long-range shooting is average, he just likes to shoot.

Now the Thunder's offense, these two starting inside players are all pulled apart.

"Yi Jianlian, let him go a little, he can't kill us with his shooting." Li Ba shouted to Yi Jianlian.

"Got it."

Ya Lian responded, let Jeff Green take two or three steps, and approached the paint area.

Westbrook held the ball, and Tony Allen defended in a stalking way.

The former is 191 cm tall and weighs 91 kg, while the latter is 193 cm tall and weighs 97 kg, but in terms of physical fitness, the former is far superior to the latter.

Westbrook has also been training to catch flies for several years. His first step is very fast. He first retreated half a step, suddenly started, and rushed Tony Allen in one step. He also bumped into his opponent, making it impossible for Tony Allen to turn around and chase him quickly.

After the strong breakthrough, Westbrook rushed straight into the empty paint area.

This straight-line breakthrough is his strong point. He is completely different from Ginobili, Wade, Rose and others. They are two extremes in terms of breakthrough.

Seeing this, Ya Lian immediately returned to defense.

Westbrook made a layup, Ya Lian rushed to it with big strides, returned to defense in time, and sent a block from the side.

This is Westbrook's weakness. His ability to finish at the basket after breaking through is not very strong. His layup hit rate is only over 50%, and only 36% near the basket, mainly for damage.

But this time, Yi Jianlian was defending from the side, which made it impossible for him to play his ability to cause damage, and he was blocked.

The ball fell to the left wing and was caught by Li Ba who was returning to defense. At this time, Tony Allen had already turned and fast-forwarded at the top of the arc, received the pass from the former, and finally made a layup.

The Thunder attacked again.

Westbrook faced Tony Allen again, the latter took a step back to defend, the former broke through, and the latter continued to retreat.

But Westbrook's speed was too fast, Tony Allen took three steps back, and was finally crushed by the former, who took advantage of this to kill into the basket.

Yi Jianlian had returned to defense, but Westbrook was not a point guard for the purpose of passing. He was a point guard mainly for offense and damage, so Jeff Green's open space was useless.

Westbrook strengthened his lethality this time, holding the explosive pack and rushing directly at Yi Jianlian who came from the side, and did not rush to the basket at all.

Bang, when the two collided in the air, Westbrook was knocked back and forced to throw the ball to the basket, but missed.

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle, and Al-Alian blocked the foul and Westbrook made two free throws.

There was no problem with the penalty. When Al-Alian jumped up, he stepped on the reasonable collision zone, but it was not a vertical jump, and was not in his own cylinder.

"Yi, this ball is back to you." Westbrook said to Al-Alian.

"Come again." Al-Alian said.

The two were both Gao Yuanyuan's men and knew each other very well.

Zhang Heli saw this ball and said, "This is because A-Lian's blocking ability is not as good as Tiechui. Tiechui's blocking is faster. He will block you first and then bump you. That's fine. You don't have the ball in your hands, so any bump is a normal collision."

Xu Jicheng smiled and said, "No one's blocking ability can compare to Tiechui, that's for sure. For example, let's talk about Kobe. With Kobe's air-staying ability, he rarely succeeds in front of Tiechui. Why? It's what Coach Zhang said just now, Tiechui's blocking is too fast, and he blocks you before your ball dodges."

Yu Jia said, "This is the power of fly-catching training. Whether it's stealing or blocking, the shot is fast and accurate, plus Tiechui's big hands and long arms, one steal and one block are accurate."

Westbrook made two free throws.

Two-point tie, the Suns attack.