“COME-AND-MAKE-SOME-NOIIIIIIISE——！！！”

“YEAAAAAAAAH——！！”

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Chesapeake Energy Arena.

2011-2012 season, NBA playoffs, first round of the West.

"Whew......!!"

On the sidelines, already standing on the side of the field, feeling the frenzied and terrifying atmosphere of the away game, the king's generals under the restless lights like a discotheque, all looked serious and couldn't stop panting.

"Thunder, ......"

Gu Yu is surrounded by Cousins and Evans, as the trident of the Kings, the cooperation of the three has become more and more proficient. The offensive end is even more devastating, and even in the regular season, he defeated the league's No. 1 firepower and the league's No. 1 team, the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Thunder team, which was once the defeat of the Kings, after years of drafting and training, the hard-working Thunder team has assembled a rather terrifying lineup. After making the trade of Jeff Green and Perkins, the team's originally weak interior defense ability has also been greatly improved.

Perkins' arrival also brought the most much-needed locker room leadership to the Thunder. In contrast, the boss Durant is too shy and reticent, the second brother Westbrook is a little less calm and calm although he is enthusiastic, and the third brother Harden cares more about the details of every round on the court, and lacks a little bit of the ability to control the locker room.

The addition of Perkins makes the man who once fought beside the Celtics' Big Three the best catalyst for the Thunder. It may be a little regrettable to lose Jeff Green, but Perkins' role is definitely not something that can be fully reflected in the data.

"The playoffs, it's really different......!"

Looking at the extremely fanatical fans around him, the restless atmosphere of the Thunder crowd on the court entering with the music, Marcus Thornton grinned.

"You're going to give me a different story before you start fighting, what do you mean? Instigated before fighting?? ”

Gu Yu stopped doing it when he heard this, and stretched out his hand to hit Suoton's head.

"Eh, yo, yo, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts......, it hurts

Thorton hurriedly dodged, rubbed his head and said, "You think everyone is like you, you don't know how to write the word 'nervous'!" ”

"Damn, isn't this one of the essential skills for athletes??"

Gu Yu's eyes widened, and he looked at Cousins beside him and said, "Cousin, are you nervous??" ”

"Uh...... A little! ”

Cousins was honest and nodded heavily.

"Rubbish!"

Gu Yu scolded, and looked at Evans again: "What about smashing you??" ”

“…… Get lost. ”

Evans rolled his eyes in annoyance, then lowered his head to look at his toes and the floor, and took a deep breath.

"Waste NO.2!"

Gu Yu also rolled his eyes, and then looked at Garcia: "You ......"

"Okay."

Garcia shrugged and didn't say much.

"Look, look! Veteran is calm! ”

Gu Yu gave a thumbs up and high-fived Garcia in the air, causing the rest of the people to relax a lot, and laughter began to spread.

There is only one person, always with his head down.

I......

"Worst alignment."

This sentence of the old man has been lingering in Jason Thompson's mind.

Although in the second half, the old coach still followed up with a sentence "I mean, if you can play to your own advantages and restrain the other party to some extent, our victory will increase a lot."

But Thompson didn't listen to this sentence at all.

Westfaal, of course, didn't want to put pressure on the players before the game even started. But in the face of such a counterpoint situation, it is not possible to say this.

"6'10", 270 pounds, from Clifton High School, Texas, center, No. 5...... Kendrick – Perkins——!!! ”

“OOOOOOO——！！！”

With the sound effects of the Thunder cheering at home, Perkins got up from his seat and walked to the court with a slightly heavy but weighty step.

"Kendrick ——!!!"

Everywhere in the stands, cheers rang out. Perkins brings a rare air of interior toughness to the Thunder, which is very useful to the Oklahomanians. However, after a season, Perkins has already gained quite a lot of fans, and his popularity is quite disproportionate to the data.

"Big guy."

Evans glanced at Cousins beside him, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"I know, huh......"

Cousins waved his hand and glanced at Perkins, who looked fierce and vicious, and didn't know how to improve his morale for a while, so he finally lowered his head.

Perkins, a defensive giant, a master of interior defense, only talks about the kung fu of defending tall traditional centers, Perkins is probably already the strongest in this era, there is no one.

Although the pace is slow, Perkins' power is extremely sufficient, and fans who have played early NBALIVE games should still have the impression that when Perkins first entered the league, as a rookie, the value of strength has already received a perfect score of 99 from the game company.

In the rest of his career, Perkins continued to hone his low-post defensive skills, and in an era of increasing emphasis on perimeter offense and defense, he seemed so out of place.

This anachronistic style, combined with Perkins' lack of individual offensive ability with the ball, has been the biggest constraint of his career. His position was rather awkward at one point, and he was only used against teams with strong box-forward centre-forwards. And when faced with more and more small fast teams, Perkins tends to be left behind.

This kind of wonderful opportunity, put on any other player, I am afraid will force him to make changes and try his best to cater to the times.

But Perkins didn't.

No matter how times change, no matter how the opponent changes, Perkins always sticks to his principles and style of play. The speed of the alliance is fast to the speed of light, and it has nothing to do with him, he is still practicing his strength and playing day after day, constantly improving his top defense skills.

You can say that Perkins is stupid, that he doesn't know how to be flexible, or that he is completely out of potential and strength and that he has no way to make changes.

But you have to admit that Perkins' persistence has indeed ushered in his own dawn.

"After the Celtics' Big Three took shape, Perkins ushered in his own spring. This big man, who was once confused and sunk, finally found his most accurate positioning on the road of the Celtics competing for the championship! ”

On the side of the commentary stage, the famous commentator Albert is wearing headphones, and next to him is the retired former NBA star Reggie Miller, this commentary pair is also the most "old-fashioned" pair in the entire sports media circle.

"With Garnett, Perkins is a fish in water. His individual attacking problems were liberated by the offensive end of the Big Three, guided by Rajon Rondo's precise passing. And the problem of his pace speed and the problem of not making up the defense in time was completely solved by Garnett alone. ”

Albert said loudly with some excitement: "On the way to the Celtics that year, Perkins successively withstood the continuous impact of the Hawks' 'infinite rotation lineup with no height difference', withstood the Cavaliers' Ilgoskas and Ben Wallace's twin tower combination, and the crazy bombing of the little emperor James, withstood the Pistons' interior Rasheed Wallace, McDyce, Mark Hill's three different styles of attacks, and helped the Green Shirts break into the finals all the way!" ”

In the Finals against the Lakers, due to Bynum's injury, Perkins played an extremely bright performance on the inside! The restricted area guarded by him, combined with Garnett's entire half-court cruising defense, gave the Lakers' incomparably strong offensive firepower nowhere to vent, and finally the Celtics successfully reached the top! ”

With Albert's words, many old fans continue to reappear in front of their eyes.

In the Celtics team, the Big Three are definitely the most eye-catching combination, and Rondo also has a coquettish and beautiful pass, as well as a bizarre layup impact that can make people shine.

Only Perkins is always standing behind everyone, grabbing one rebound after another, using interference and stuckness that cannot be recorded by data, so that the opponent has no return.

"Now Perkins has joined the Thunder and helped the Thunder finish second in the West in his first season! In this round of the series, in the face of the impact of the Kings' new star inside DeMarcus Cousins, Perkins' defensive play is extremely crucial! Let's wait and see! ”

…… Depend on!

Albert's words made Cousins's already somewhat nervous mood even more restless.

Back-to-back singles, with occasional face-frame assaults, are Cousins' forte. But with his current strength, there is no way to really become an offensive firepower that the team can rely on for a whole game. Although there is still a passing hand to play the ball, it is also a bit difficult for you to make Cousins the tactical axis of the whole game.

What to do?

Perkins' defense is so strong, Cousins has felt it, although there are not so many big hat thunderbolts, but every time he attacks, Perkins will try his best to fight against himself physically, this process is extremely uncomfortable.

I......

"Playing with a difference in speed, using a shot to move him and pull him out of the box."

Before the game, Westphal was quite careful about everyone's different opponents, giving each Kings player different special tips.

In fact, in a game, there are many things that need to be done to win, and it is not just a sentence or two that can be summed up.

But as soon as the game begins and the atmosphere of the playoffs comes, the young players of the Kings are bound to have certain emotional fluctuations. At that time, it will be very good to be able to remember these "mantras" of Lao Shuai.

Pull Perkins out.

There is no problem with this idea at all, the question is ......

"What if I fail to pull him out and pull another guy out......?"

Cousins' eyes fell on the next Thunder player to play.

It was this man who, in the following series, gave the Kings the closest horror experience to hell. [.]