Chapter 356: Three Youths (Final)

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The Thunder took turns to play, killing the Kings players in a sweat.

The fans were also shocked to watch, but they didn't expect that in the first game, the Thunder team, which was far inferior to the Kings last year, was able to play in such a state, and almost everyone played, which is a very terrible thing.

So the Thunder led the Kings by 12 points at halftime and played with unprecedented momentum.

In the locker room, the players surrounded Wang Mingming, who rubbed his chin and thought about how to play in the next half.

Several assistant coaches are discussing tactics, and the athletes are replenishing their energy, resting, talking to each other, and showing solemn faces.

Kevin Durant scored a total of 11 points in the first half, Westbrook 13 points, James Harden 10 points, and the three scored in double figures.

"Kevin Durant hasn't opened yet, and looking at his performance over the past two seasons, his mid-to-long-range jump shot is perfect, and if he finds his touch, he should be at a normal level to score 30 points in a game."

Dwyane Casey analyzed and suddenly became more worried about the process behind the game, and Michael Curry put forward the theory of slowing down and fighting defense, "It turns out that these young people are full of energy, and the pressure of playing offensive basketball is too great, so it's better to slow down, play defense, and bring out the things we had the most experience last season." ”

There are different opinions, Wang tomorrow does not think that the Thunder team will be willing to fight defense, now Coach Brooks's strategy is very clear, that is, to play the transition offense, keep running, the Thunder team is now accurate, how to play, the ball has been scored, the team's momentum is strong, higher than the king.

At halftime, some fans reflected on last season's Kings and Thunder clashes.

The biggest and most striking difference is that the Kings' defense has dropped, without Chris Bosh and Ron Artest, DeRozan's focus is mainly on offense, and everything has become extremely difficult in the playoffs.

Batum is still too young, Al Jefferson was also pampered before the Timberwolves, and he has developed a bad habit of not defending much, and his frame protection and defensive ability are not at the same level as Bosh.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and the Kings are on this lineup, leaving aside the bench with balanced strength, and the current state of the players is not as good as the Thunder.

"Outside projection has also gone down." Wang Tomorrow also thought of a point, when he was in the 76ers, although the defense was average, the 76ers raised a group of shooters, and the team shot and killed the master, with the super firepower on the outside, he was able to have a good performance, and the current Kings team, there is no firepower on the outside, only one Cosby can get it.

And at this time, Casby also played very averagely.

At the beginning of the season, Cosby was an important player for the Kings, and even missed Cosby for a period of time when he was out of action due to injury, but in the middle of the season, with the brilliant performances of Batum and Afflalo on the bench, Cosby's playing time has repeatedly declined, and even once only about 15 minutes, and Cosby, a sophomore, has been treated very differently from DeRozan, which can't help but make Israeli fans a little dissatisfied.

Some Israeli fans still complain that the king will not be happy tomorrow, so is it okay for his wife to be an Israeli?

Wang Tomorrow didn't mean to suppress Casby, but Afraro and Batum's performance was really good, and Afraro was still in a contract year, Wang Tomorrow especially understood what a contract year meant for a basketball player, so relatively speaking, he was slightly inclined to let Afflaro play more time on the court.

Afflaro has also been a standout performer and is a strong contender for the Sixth Man of the Year this season.

Cosby's form after the off-duty schedule was very average, reflecting on the shooter's body, specifically a little iron, and the three-point shooting rate also went from more than 40 percent to 39.1 percent in the final season.

Playing the Thunder, Cosby still didn't play much, scoring 0 points in the first half.

Wang Mingming sighed in his heart that it was difficult, this may be the most difficult season he has been coaching so far, and the sorrow of the small ball market is nothing more than this.

In the second half of the game, Wang did not adjust the lineup tomorrow.

The Thunder took the lead, and Kevin Durant hit a defensive jumper from outside the three-point line against Batum to help extend the Thunder's lead to 15 points.

The Kings found DeRozan, but DeRozan was targeted by Saflosa, and in the pick-and-roll cover, Tyson Chandler was whistled by the referee for a covering foul.

The penalty was ambiguous, and the referee himself was not confident enough, so Wang Ming was furious and ran over as if he wanted to reason with the referee.

The referee broke out in a cold sweat, his face did not change, and his balance was slightly tilted.

Sure enough, in the next game, the Kings got some whistles, which can be called home whistles, and the Kings took the opportunity to close the score.

Or Durant, who received a pass from Westbrook in the fast break, carried the defender to the basket and scored, two plus one.

The 23-year-old Durant was calm and terrifying, and at the free throw line, he steadily scored the free throw.

The Thunder has not only grown into a spoiler, but a team that is enough to compete with a strong team like the Kings, and its talent and youthful color are enviable and admirable.

At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder led the Kings by eight points, 78-70.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Wang arranged for Al Jefferson and Afralo to lead the court tomorrow, and the Thunder still relied on James Harden's play.

Harden played particularly well in this transition in the first half and was slightly worse in the second.

The Kings seized the opportunity, and Afflaro and Jefferson scored one after another, closing the gap to within 5 points, setting off a wave of Kings counterattacks.

Brooks thought about it and replaced it with Westbrook.

But at this time, replacing Westbrook actually has no effect, it is better to replace Durant to stabilize the morale of the army, and after Westbrook came on the court, he took over the ball, but made a mistake in the offense.

The Kings found an opportunity to fight back, and Afflalo scored a dunk in the frontcourt.

The eyes of the king off the court lit up tomorrow, not because the momentum of the Kings team had risen at this time, but because he seemed to have found a hint of inspiration, a hint of inspiration that could defeat the Thunder team.

The Kings outscored 86-84.

At this critical moment, the Kings overtook the score, which was a huge test for the Thunder.

Thunder fans are going crazy, did it seem like that last year? The team played very well, leading all the way, but in the end, they were taken away by others in a wave, and finally couldn't win the game.

Kevin Durant's eyes lit up, revealing a hint of determination and fiery.

"No, we will definitely win, we have been preparing for more than a year, we can't still lose to them!"