Durant's opening hand was not good, and Zhang Xiaotian was also more comfortable.

But soon the opponent increased the number of breakthroughs, and the difficulty of defense became faster and faster, and the inside line of the knight was not able to cover the inside line of the penalty area, Zhang Xiaotian had to withstand it himself.

And the Thunder's bench played well during the rotation period, Reggie Jackson and Anthony Morrow both have scoring ability, and Jeremy Lamb's hand is okay.

Fortunately, Vitesse also played well today, and he was a lot cooler in James' absence.

While his style of play can hurt the team at times, he is good when he can score, which is why the team thinks he would be the right sixth man.

As a result, this product is not competitive, and it is not liked by the coach, so there are gradually fewer opportunities.

However, the advantage that the team began to gain slowly disappeared, and in the second half of the second quarter, Zhang Xiaotian was fouled twice by Durant, and the Thunder also overtook the score.

Thunder coach Scott Brooks' face looks better, if James is not there, the Thunder will not be the opponent of the Cavaliers, how can the ball be played.

Durant also breathed a sigh of relief, his impression of Zhang Xiaotian was still quite strange, but he didn't expect Zhang Xiaotian's defense to improve a lot, and he was almost restricted.

But Zhang Xiaotian actually has good offensive moves, and Durant feels that he can easily deal with it, after all, his arm span can solve a lot of problems

The mainstream of the two teams is still the mutual explosion of Owen and Wei Shao, and the physical fitness of the two of them is not bad, that is, the defense is impatient, and they will steal but are easy to lose their positions.

That is, the others did not have many chances, and the scores of the two teams were not pulled apart.

The clock quickly entered the final moments of the second quarter, and at the end of each quarter, which is also prone to uncertainty, each team will try to enter the later stage with more advantages.

This to two minutes, like the last quarter, is basically a star performance moment.

Durant also began to ask for the ball frequently, and he had to scare Zhang Xiaotian in the first half so that the team could beat the Cavaliers in the second half.

After all, on the front line, today's Cavaliers have no better defensive options.

Zhang Xiaotian is high-spirited, and it is better to go home early to fish if he admits defeat on the court.

Because of his height, Durant's absolute speed is not very fast, but the fast is not as tall as him, and the tall is not as fast as him, so he can do whatever he wants on the offensive end.

Zhang Xiaotian increased physical contact when he was not holding the ball, and it was the third season in the league, and Zhang Xiaotian's defensive skills have been much more delicate.

But his physical contact is getting more and more powerful.

Durant has just returned, and it is definitely a wise way to use up his stamina.

By the time Durant received the ball, the strength on his body had already used up a lot.

However, he is also an All-Star level player, and he immediately adjusts after a miss, first makes his breath even after receiving the ball, and then pulls it up directly with his height.

The shooting that has been practiced hard has the right rhythm, that is, there is.

Just after Irving hit one and Durant hit two points, the Thunder's lead came to three points, and the first half was only a dozen seconds.

The Thunder head coach has already hinted from the sidelines, and the last offense is to pinch Irving.

It's just that they didn't notice that Zhang Xiaotian greeted Owen when he served the bottom ball.

Zhang Xiaotian's performance during this period has been excellent, and his status in the team has also been greatly improved.

The Thunder also thought that their defensive choice was sudden, and as a result, as soon as Irving was surrounded, the ball was distributed to Zhang Xiaotian on the side, and Zhang Xiaotian calmly made a feint, which was still a double feint.

After the shooting feint, Durant finally had a problem with his center of gravity.

Zhang Xiaotian easily pulled it up, and the three points went into the net, 47:47, and the two teams tied in the first half.

At halftime, Zhang Xiaotian took the initiative to speak, "When Durant's state has not recovered to the best, I will consume him again in the third quarter, and he will not be able to keep up with the rhythm in the final quarter." ”

The analysis is reasonable, although it hides the implication of wanting the ball.

James is not there, even if he takes half of the ball, there will be no problem, it should be said that if he can stand up, the team will be much easier.

In the third quarter, the Thunder launched a fierce offensive.

But the Cavaliers are not paper-mâché, and after playing for four minutes, Durant is a little physically unable to keep up.

The Thunder had no choice but to let him down to rest first, and by this time they were already leading by three points again.

As soon as Durant went, the Thunder did not have a suitable No. 3 player, they used Anthony Morrow to make a temporary cameo, facing a guard, and it was a defensive guard, Zhang Xiaotian immediately played one.

Three minutes later, the Cavaliers completed the lead.

At this time, Zhang Xiaotian is also going down to rest, and the rotation time is handed over to Vitesse, who feels good in the first half.

It's just that I didn't expect this to be ineffective in the second half, David Blatter doesn't like Vitesse is that this guy chooses to shoot when he feels good, and he still chooses the same when he feels bad.

Within two minutes, the Cavaliers fell behind again, and West's defense was mediocre.

Zhang Xiaotian gave David Blatter a wake-up call below, indicating that his physical strength was still very strong.

David Blatter was so good that he immediately took Vitesse down again.

After Zhang Xiaotian went up, even if he didn't score, the defense was reassuring.

In the final minute of the third quarter, Ibaka hit a three-pointer from the outside, and the Thunder led by six points.

This is obviously very unfavorable to the Cavaliers, and when it was their turn to attack, Zhang Xiaotian directly put on a single posture after getting the ball, and as soon as the 24 seconds came, he pulled up a three-point shot.

Durant, who had just been replaced again, was a little unhappy, and in the Thunder offense, he stopped for two seconds after the ball, and then turned sideways and made a tentative step against Zhang Xiaotian.

He is taking advantage of his body, if Zhang Xiaotian's reaction is slightly wrong, it will definitely be a foul.

If you relax a little, you may turn your back or lose your defensive position.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't have any extra movements, and let go of the direction of Durant's force, waiting for the opponent to suddenly exert force.

Everyone sticks together with dark energy, and the referee will not blow without movement in his hands.

Durant also bullies a lot of players in the same position, Zhang Xiaotian doesn't eat this set, he is a leader in physical confrontation skills.

Durant didn't get a better offensive opportunity, but instead of getting a better offensive opportunity, the ball that was thrown out of the basket hit the edge of the basket and bounced out.

He didn't leave much time for the Cavaliers, but it wasn't without a little because Zhang Xiaotian's defense allowed him to throw the ball out a little earlier.

Tristan Thompson got the rebound, and Zhang Xiaotian had already rushed to the opposing half.

The ball was thrown directly, and Zhang Xiaotian pulled it up directly after getting it, and the red light on the rebound where the ball was still in the air lit up.