Chapter 380: The Lost Generation, the Super Platinum Generation

The debates in front of television sets would not affect the game; science had yet to confirm whether such non-contact quantum entanglement existed.

However, the Heat on the court had clearly increased their tempo.

James, labeled an actor, dribbled into the paint, aggressively looking to settle the score with Yao Ming. But as he jumped up to prepare for a thunderous dunk, Grant Hill quickly and timely swatted the ball he was about to swing, causing it to hit James's foot and drop.

After losing the ball, James struck a pose in mid-air as if he had been violated, looking as aggrieved as a woman.

Beep!

The head referee blew the whistle.

James received affirmation; Taylor Swift, Selena, Scarlett, and Megan Fox, who had previously said she would join in, all four beauties stood up in unison, applauding for James together, their eyes filled with affirmation.

The camera swept across their faces; their expressions were as solemn as if they were congratulating LeBron James on winning the Oscar for Best Actress.

"Great acting."

Scarlett gave a thumbs up.

This made James very unhappy; he appealed to the referee, but the referee deemed it reasonable.

Although they were celebrities and their actions would bring greater influence and more interpretations, in the absence of an Oscar ceremony at the Staples Center, they were just ordinary fans.

The TNT camera provided a replay, which clearly showed that Grant Hill's steal was very clean; he hadn't touched James's hand at all, nor had he affected James's continuous motion.

The only reason James lost the ball was one: his personal ability was lacking.

When James was shooting free throws, the head referee clearly also saw the slow-motion replay.

His expression was somewhat awkward.

Although such situations were common in games, the head referee did not have eyes like lightning.

But tonight was a special situation; the higher-ups had repeatedly emphasized fair officiating, the entire Hollywood was watching the game, not to mention so many Hollywood actresses sitting courtside... This intensity of supervision was high.

"If it were the peak Grant Hill, the Grant Hill who suppressed Jordan to win the All-Star voting king, I don't think the head referee would have blown the whistle," Kenny Smith said sarcastically.

Charles Barkley raised his eyebrows and opened up a new direction: "With so many of Jack Fan's girlfriends coming to the courtside to applaud, will it affect LeBron's performance?"

"Since when did Megan Fox become Jack's girlfriend?"

Durant, in front of the television, discovered a blind spot.

Westbrook also reacted quickly; the two young masters from Oklahoma City had always had unique perspectives. "Could it be that she also joined the bedside table package?"

"Absolutely impossible, Megan is probably just being playful," Kevin Love hurriedly debated.

He was a fan of Fox, and he absolutely would not accept Megan Fox joining the bedside table package; he couldn't imagine the voice in the recording gate turning into Megan Fox... his body was even trembling a little.

"Sigh! Hollywood actresses are becoming more and more depraved."

Chris Paul also sighed at the declining moral standards.

Only Kobe had eyes only for the game; in his view, James would definitely be affected by this wave of beauties. But would James become worse because of it, or would he become stronger?

This was a quantum question. Only when the curtain was pulled back could the two possibilities collapse into one result.

James made both free throws.

The game continued.

Fan Xi finally broke into the paint and used his left hand to complete his first field goal of the game.

Both sides entered a stalemate.

Wade subsequently broke through Fan Xi's defense and hit a stop-and-go jump shot.

Fan Xi assisted Yao Ming in completing a floater.

Both sides went back and forth.

The second quarter reached the fifth minute.

The Clippers were still leading by 5 points.

The Miami Heat were a bit anxious; their main players had basically not rested, and James plus Wade had only managed to reach a stalemate with this group of Clippers rotations; strategically speaking, this was extremely unfavorable.

The game reached 5 minutes and 16 seconds when Shane Battier hit a 3-pointer, narrowing the gap to 2 points.

Only then did the Clippers make personnel adjustments.

Kwame Brown and Jimmy Butler came on. They replaced Grant Hill and Yao Ming.

Arenas was still on the court.

Although Arenas's ability to kill with the ball had declined significantly compared to his peak, he was still a huge threat outside the 3-point line; sometimes his role was even greater than Hamilton's.

Because his mouth was poisonous; he could draw hatred.

"You're lucky; next, I'll teach you how to shoot in actual combat hand-in-hand."

Seeing Butler come on, Arenas waved at him.

Although Butler muttered about this annoying sex maniac, his body was very honest, and he walked over.

Arenas told him some positioning techniques.

Butler listened for a while, then went over to pass the ball to Fan Xi.

Fan Xi dribbled across half-court; this ball was crucial. Because if it didn't go in, the Heat would tie or even overtake the score.

In this kind of top-level showdown, leading and trailing were two completely different mindsets.

Therefore, this ball had to go in.

The Heat had long anticipated Fan Xi's mindset; as soon as Fan Xi crossed half-court, Wade pressed up.

Under Wade's pressure, Fan Xi attacked quickly, but just as he reached the free-throw line, Haslem double-teamed with great tacit understanding... he had been partners with Wade for many years.

Moreover, Haslem's defense was not very clean; this short power forward especially liked to use his elbows when bumping people, and when helping defend small guards, he often deliberately aimed his elbow tip at the opponent's head.

This time was no exception.

Fan Xi drilled into their encirclement, just about to attack, when Wade wrapped around him.

In a flash of lightning, Fan Xi quickly made a passing motion; the ball was originally intended for Butler, but he found James quickly helping on defense, so Fan Xi had a flash of inspiration; at the moment the ball seemed to be passed to the left, he threw it behind his head, and Arenas easily grabbed the ball.

Although Arenas had lost his peak top-tier explosive power, his experience remained; when Shane Battier came to help defend, he feinted, and after getting Battier to jump, he hunched his waist and broke inside, and James quickly helped on defense.

Just as James stepped forward, Arenas quickly passed the ball to the corner.

Butler was left completely unguarded.

He adjusted easily, imagining a 36D beauty wearing silk stockings, and threw the ball out smoothly... this feeling was wonderful.

Swish!

As the ball gently made intimate friction with the net.

Butler even had a feeling of 'very moist, very moist' in his heart.

He began to understand the feeling Arenas spoke of; really, it turned out that a wonderful shot was truly like the fusion of water and milk.

"Hey, Jimmy. I've said it before, I always have a close relationship with people named Butler; we have infinite tacit understanding. I have a good brother named Caron Butler; I'll introduce him to you next time."

Arenas shouted loudly at Jimmy Butler.

Butler didn't respond strongly; he just reached out and pointed, muttering in his mouth: who knows if that Caron is the same as you, a guy who likes 36D.

Jimmy was quite an interesting guy; clearly, his heart had already grown close, but he still looked like he was keeping people at a distance.

However, Arenas didn't care about this.

Arenas was a typical old-school player.

Just like a coal boss in a domestic KTV... the big brother didn't understand what love was, and the big brother wouldn't say sweet words, but the big brother's posture of throwing money was absolutely heroic.

Butler's 3-pointer restored the Clippers to a 5-point lead.

At this time, the Heat also subbed in Chris Bosh, but the one subbed out was Marcus Camby.

Bosh plus Haslem, these were two shooting-oriented power forwards.

While the Clippers had two pure defensive centers.

The whole world knew the Heat were going to speed up.

James dribbled and ran wildly, Jimmy Butler clinging to him like sticky candy.

Jimmy Butler was a go-getter; he had the spirit of using his body to block a locomotive.

James's dribbling, however, could not be subjected to such intense interference.

When he was about to rush to the 3-point line, he subconsciously extended his non-dribbling hand to push Butler, and Butler was immediately pushed back two or three meters.

And at this moment, Arenas decisively rushed over from the side, shouting: "Are you playing basketball or wrestling!!"

Beep!

The head referee blew the whistle at the same time, calling an offensive foul on James; this was indisputable.

But at this time, Arenas was arguing with James.

Arenas could be said to be James's first playoff opponent in his career; back then, the Cavaliers and Wizards often met in the playoffs. And James's first time breaking out of the East was by stepping on Arenas's head.

"Stop acting like a big brother, Gilbert; do you still think you're the Agent Zero from back then?" LeBron James trash-talked with Arenas.

"You're still that bastard who plays dirty when you can't afford to lose." Arenas retorted: "If you dare to mess with my little brother again, I will definitely make you look good."

He dropped the harsh words.

The two didn't take further action.

The game continued.

The Clippers, having gained possession, organized the next wave of offense; Fan Xi, after a screen with Kwame Brown, passed to DeAndre Jordan; DeAndre Jordan caught the ball and was about to dunk when he was fouled by Haslem and went to the free-throw line.

Bang!

Bang!

Missed both free throws.

Fortunately, the rebound was grabbed by Kwame Brown; Kwame Brown was about to dunk when he was fouled again by Chris Bosh.

Bang!

Swish!

Made one of two free throws.

The free-throw shooting percentages of these two Clippers centers were in the middle to lower tier of the league; Kwame Brown was in the middle, and DeAndre Jordan was in the lower tier.

Although the Heat didn't formally use the Hack-a-Shaq tactic in this game, when these two guys caught the ball in an absolute advantage position, their fouls were merciless.

Sending them to the free-throw line was the best defense.

Charles Barkley expressed concern on TV, believing that once it entered the critical moment, the Heat would definitely use foul tactics.

But Kenny Smith mentioned another statistic: Marcus Camby already had 3 fouls, Haslem had 3, and Chris Bosh had 2. If the Heat fouled frequently, their interior might not even last until the critical moment.

While they were talking, the Heat completed a quick offensive.

Wade dribbled and ran wildly, passing to Chris Bosh; Bosh shot quickly at the free-throw line and hit.

And then.

Fan Xi assisted Kwame Brown; Kwame Brown used a bull-like turnaround attack in the paint to bump Haslem away and dunked for points.

Immediately, the Heat assisted Haslem in the offense.

DeAndre Jordan completed an alley-oop again.

Both sides were playing the interior.

Chris Bosh and Haslem could both lean towards outside jump shots; they could complete quick shots after high-post pick-and-rolls with James and Wade.

At the same time, the Clippers utilized the advantages of Kwame Brown and DeAndre Jordan in the paint; one had absolute height, and the other had absolute thickness. Although their free throws were unreliable, their ability to eat the cake was very strong.

Both sides were pulling like this.

The second quarter ended, and the first half was over.

51:48.

The Clippers led by 3 points into the locker room.

Both sides were almost in a stalemate in the first half, and both were cautiously testing each other.

The real war would break out in the second half.

This was the consensus formed in the TNT studio.

The Las Vegas squad in front of the TV also thought so.

And, Chris Paul said the third quarter would form a watershed.

Kobe's view was different from his.

He believed the third quarter would still be mutual testing, and the fourth quarter would enter intense offensive exchanges.

They both had their own reasons.

Kevin Durant used his phone to Google Megan Fox's photo album because just now, when Fan Xi left the court, Megan Fox reached out and high-fived him.

Westbrook quickly comforted his college teammate Kevin Love, saying: "You should learn from another Kevin; he was even willing to drink Scarlett's bathwater back then. But now he still accepts the fact that Scarlett is a Fan girl. Actually, Jack and Scarlett were set up by Durant. For this, he even gave Jack a valuable watch!"

This was really touching a sore spot.

At this time, Derek Rose suddenly proposed a shocking hypothesis, saying: "If Jack wins the championship this year, will there be no so-called Super Platinum Generation in the NBA from now on, or rather, no so-called middle generation? Will our batch directly take over the ruling power from the '96 Golden Generation?"

This sentence made everyone silent.

Durant didn't even Google Megan Fox anymore.

... ===== CHAPTER 381 =====