Chapter 335: Mutual Explosion
(I saw someone complaining that I was black Durant defense, I was really just talking about things, and the article said that Durant was tall and long-armed, and the exaggeration of a large defensive area, but he was at a disadvantage in the face of most forwards, and it wasn't that Durant's defense was rubbish and scum, these are two completely different concepts.)
Although I don't know much about the ball, I think American sports media commentators should be more professional than most people.
James, Leonard and George are not to mention, Jimmy. Butler also has four All-Defensive All-Defensive teams, while Durant has none, which is certainly telling. )
Standing at the top of the three-point line, Leonard slowly dribbled the ball, still without the slightest expression on his face.
He's been playing in the league for two years, but he's rarely taken the initiative with the ball.
But that didn't make the attacking skills he had been working on any seldom rusty.
Every time he trains, he will repeatedly hone and polish his offensive skills, and strive to achieve the effect of a bullet out of the chamber, which is also a basic skill necessary for a small forward.
Durant's position in front of him is slightly farther away from him, which is also Durant's habit, far better than the height and arm span of the opposing player, so that Durant can easily come forward to interfere when the opponent shoots, and the rear position can help him better defend and break through, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Leonard didn't care so much, paused slightly, and then rushed to the basket with his head down.
The farther position made Durant immediately meet him, but the moment the two touched, Durant's body shook uncontrollably, and he suddenly slowed down by half a beat.
It was precisely the timing of this half-beat that Leonard seized the opportunity, passed Durant in an instant with a turn, and hit the basket like an arrow from the string, jumping with two steps!
Tyson. Chandler immediately stepped forward to make a defense, and the two collided fiercely in the air.
"Squeak!"
The referee's whistle blew and Chandler was fouled defensively.
It was Chandler's fourth foul of the game, and the Trail Blazers had to substitute him for a while.
Leonard hit two free throws, and then Aldridge's mid-range shot on the Trail Blazers' side was blocked by Green, and Leonard, who picked up the rebound, directly controlled the ball and rushed to the frontcourt, and once again faced Durant.
This time is different from before, Leonard's speed has been increased in a fast-break state, and Durant retreats and defends, and Leonard just uses a simple but thunderous European step to score an easy layup.
In the blink of an eye, Leonard scored 4 points in a row in front of Durant, which couldn't help but make Durant a little gloomy.
And Leonard, on the other hand, continued to stare at Durant relentlessly.
Unlike Curry and Thompson, Leonard's offensive style is a bit like George's, accustomed to scoring under the basket, while Durant has a hard time keeping Leonard out of the box.
This made Leonard Durant, who relied on offense to beat Leonard unilaterally in the first half of the game, also began to be tired on the defensive end, racking his brains to contain Leonard's offense.
The two of them actually fought back and forth, as if they were exploding each other.
Leonard and Durant blow each other up?
If someone said this before this game, I am afraid that the vast majority of Durant fans can say that this person is completely squirted.
Are you kidding? Durant is now the second best super forward in the league after James, and even reached the Finals in the past two years, making Durant's reputation even faintly surpass James's trend, after all, thanks to Wang Xiao, James's best result so far is only the Finals in the 06-07 season, and like Durant, James was also swept by the Spurs 4:0.
Now, Durant has two overall runners-up, and James only has one, although James still holds many of the youngest historical records, but it is constantly being broken by Durant, which makes James's historical status in jeopardy.
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But now, how incredible is it that Leonard, who is only a defensive player in the Wizards, can form a situation with Durant to blow up each other?
You know, Leonard can only be counted as the fourth scorer in the Wizards, and above him, there are Curry, George and Thompson, and the fourth on a team can actually play five or five with Durant, the boss of the Trail Blazers, which is too exaggerated, right?
And people were surprised to find that Leonard's offensive skills were completely different from what they remembered, and there was a hint of sharpness in the smooth movements, like a spear that could tear the attack apart anytime and anywhere!
"Well done!"
Off the field, looking at Leonard, who was constantly shining on the offensive end, Wang Xiao secretly applauded in his heart.
The training module is the most powerful plug-in in the coaching system, and in two years, it can already give Leonard a shadow of his future peak.
Of course, Leonard's own latent potential is directly related to the hard work in training.
In any case, when Leonard can form a five-to-five explosion situation with Durant on the court, then the situation is very unfavorable for the Trail Blazers!
Swapping the big boss of his own team with the opponent's four bosses, this is a loss!
It didn't take long for the Trail Blazers to call a timeout and opt to switch Leonard after the timeout.
Durant is the Trail Blazers' strongest offensive point, but not the core of the defense, and it is obviously extremely stupid to spend too much of his physical energy on defense.
After changing defenses, the one who marked Leonard became Matthews, who had been guarding Thompson all the time, and Durant went to defend Thompson accordingly.
Thompson's offensive ability is strong, but he is the type of player that Durant prefers to defend, and his height and reach can work wonders against a shooting player like Thompson.
However, such a change of guard did not have a particularly significant effect.
Because when Matthews faced Leonard, he was only slightly better than Durant, but Leonard's side was still staring at Durant throughout the whole process.
With Leonard showing amazing offensive ability, the score was bitten until Curry returned to the court.
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As I've said before, Leonard is only fourth among the Wizards' scorers, and now, when the team's leading scorer returns, Leonard doesn't even need to go on offense.
Well-rested and full of energy, Curry completely took over the game and immediately showed great offensive firepower.
In the blink of an eye, the difference between the two teams was quickly opened up under Curry's indiscriminate bombardment, and the game lost suspense.
The Wizards had a thrilling win to win the game, and in the whole game, Durant scored a game-high 37 points and Curry scored 31 points.
On the Wizards' side, Thompson didn't feel good, but Leonard stepped up, shooting 9-of-18 from the field, 8-of-10 from the free-throw line, and scored 26 points and 8 rebounds with a 5-for-5 shooting percentage, becoming the main contributor to winning the game.