Chapter 9 A new career high, still hard to win
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Durant appeared on the court and used a three-pointer to close the score gap to within 10 points. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The Lakers also immediately replaced Zhang Guan on the court, and the two sides began to practice shooting again.
Durant's desire to score has been fully stimulated, and he began to ask for the ball almost as soon as half time, and only halfway through the fourth quarter, Durant's score went up to 40 points.
"Today's Durant won't score another 50!" The narrator said with some surprise.
In the past January, Durant broke out in various ways, leading the Thunder to win a lot of strong teams, such as the last game against the Knicks, although the Knicks scored six double-doubles, it was still difficult to stop Durant's 41-point quasi-triple-double; Further back, facing the Heat's Big Three, Durant also scored 33 points; Against the Rockets, Durant scored 36 points; Against the Spurs, Durant also scored 36 points; And the most eye-catching is the battle between the Thunder and the Warriors, where the Splash Brothers combined to score 63 points, while Durant scored a career-high 54 points.
But it's not that the higher Durant's score, the more the Thunder can win. Also last month, the Thunder lost to the Jazz, who are at the bottom of the West, when Durant scored 48 points, but the Thunder lost the game 101-112. In that game, Durant took 34 shots alone, and the entire Thunder team made a total of 89 shots.
Today's game is so similar to the game against the Jazz, Durant is making crazy shots, and the Thunder have been behind.
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"Durant, jump shot, 45 points! With five minutes left in the game, Durant has already scored 45 points, and it looks like he is going to break 50 points again today! The narrator spoke.
"But the Lakers are still nine points behind!" Another commentator continued: "Zhang Guan has already scored 54 points. 9 points more than Durant, just 9 points ahead of the Lakers! ”
"In this game, Zhang Guan is running for 60 points, maybe he has a chance to surpass Kobe's 65 points!"
"It's not, the two teams don't defend much now, and they have been letting the team boss shoot, and they usually don't have such a good chance to score points."
"It's the last five minutes, and it's time to improve the defensive intensity!"
At this time, Thunder head coach Brooks certainly knew that he should improve his defensive intensity, but now in this posture, Durant is shooting well, and he is also difficult to ride as a head coach.
At this time, the Brooklyn coach regretted a little in his heart, and he felt that he had made a very wrong decision to let Durant shoot.
In this game, Durant almost shot from the beginning to the end, especially after the third quarter, the other players almost didn't touch the ball, except for Ibaka, who relied on the rebound after two rebounds to get a few points, such as Reggie Jackson, and Lamb on the bench, Fisher, Collison and others, the number of shots was only a handful.
Adams, a backup center, played more than ten minutes on the court, except for 2 defensive rebounds, there was no other statistics, not even a foul. If you don't defend seriously, you definitely don't commit fouls, and this is something about the same on both sides. Perkins, a big foul player on weekdays, only had 2 fouls until the end of the game.
Just imagine, an athlete has played almost a whole game, and he hasn't made a few shots, and no matter how good his hand is, it's cold, even if he gives him the ball, he can't throw it.
The current Thunder team, except for Durant, are all guys with cold hands, so the Brooklyn coach can only continue to believe in Durant. Besides, when the game is in the final moments, don't you have to believe in the team's superstars!
The situation of the Lakers is the same, in the last few minutes, simply let Zhang Guan shoot, and if he shot accurately, he shot the Thunder to death; If you don't shoot correctly, the Lakers lose. The Lakers also lose a lot anyway, so they don't care about losing a little more.
The game entered the final two minutes, and the shares of both sides were hundreds, and the Thunder were still 101-110, still trailing by 9 points.
Durant hit another shot to close the gap to seven points, and then Zhang Guan missed a jumper, giving the Thunder a glimmer of hope. But a foul by Ibaka made the Thunder give up the ball.
Zhang Guan hit, Durant hit the iron, and the score reached 9 points again. This was followed by a goal from both sides, but with only 39 seconds left
"In the last 39 seconds, 9 points behind, the Thunder are out of play!"
"Durant scored more than 50 points, but the Thunder still lost!
"I really didn't expect that in this game, the winner turned out to be the Lakers, and the second-to-last in the West actually overturned the Thunder, which was the first in the West!"
"I think the Lakers found a way to beat the Thunder, and I remember the last time the Thunder lost to the Jazz, Durant scored 48 points, and the Thunder lost the game. And now that Durant has reached 52 points, the Thunder is going to lose! ”
In the midst of the conversation, Durant hit a three-pointer, but there were 7 seconds left on the clock.
Immediately after the Thunder team fouled, the Lakers hit two free throws, and the advantage of 8 points was decided, and the Thunder team had no need to foul.
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At the post-match press conference, while the coaches of the two teams had not yet arrived, the reporters first discussed the game.
"55 points, Durant's career high! However, it didn't bring a victory to the Thunder. It's ironic! ”
"What's the irony, don't you see, Zhang Guan scored 62 points!"
"This is Zhang Guan's third game after entering the NBA, and his high score of 62 points on the road is unbelievable!"
Now Zhang Guan's average points per game has surpassed Durant. It is estimated that the best player in the West this week must be Zhang Guan! ”
"Everyone, be quiet, Zhang Guan is here!"
I saw D'Antoni and Zhang Guan walking into the scene of the press conference.
"We won this game and we're one step closer to the playoffs! We only need to win the next 29 games and we're in the playoffs! Zhang Guan said with a smile.
Below, a group of people were anxious to look at each other, many of them wanted to see Zhang Guan's reaction after losing, but they didn't expect the Lakers to not only win, but also Zhang Guan also scored 62 points!
"It's not because Wei Shao is injured, if Wei Shao is not injured, the Thunder team will definitely not lose!"
"Let Zhang Guan be arrogant for another week, wait for the next game, and definitely let the Lakers show their original form!"
"Next game? Is it a rocket? That's a battle of focus! ”
"It's not just the focus battle, it's the first time Howard has returned to the Lakers' home court since leaving. And unlike the Lakers, no one on the Rockets was injured! ”