Chapter 76: Great Rivals

The starting frontcourt of the SuperSonics is Nick Collison + Chris Wilcox, it doesn't matter who is the center and who is the power forward, anyway, they don't have much role in tactics, just grab rebounds and then cover Durant, and say what position they are.

Collison and Wilcox are the same height, both are two meters and eight, the former belongs to the Technique Flow, and the latter is a black stick, rough Technique Flow. But no matter what genre it is, the two belong to the general interior line in the NBA, and the combination is not very lethal.

The starting small forward is Kevin Durant, who is undoubtedly the tactical core of the SuperSonics, the leader of the locker room, and the future superstar.

The backcourt duo are Al Watson and Damian Wilkins, there is nothing to say, the main role is to dribble the ball through half court, and then hand it to Durant, and then stand aside to watch Xiao Du himself take on the group, similar to the group of guys on the bench with towels draped over their shoulders.

The Warriors' starting lineup has changed slightly, it is Chamberlain + Petrus + Jackson + Azubuke + Ellis, obviously, this is a fast-break lineup, except for Chamberlain, the other four have a precise long-range shot, and the old Nelson is going to use the attack to teach the SuperSonics a lesson.

Chamberlain flicked the ball to Azubuuk, who strode up to the front court, passed the ball twice, and Ellis jumped up and shot from distance.

"Mine!" As soon as Ellis shot the ball, Chamberlain roared violently, his huge body shook from side to side, and Collison, who was competing with him for the card position, was almost knocked to the ground. Wilcox was also taken aback, he didn't know what kind of nerve Chamberlain was making, didn't the ball go in?

Seeing the ball in the frame, Chamberlain, who jumped up, slapped the rebound and ran to the front court stupidly.

Durant, as the core of the SuperSonics and the team's scoring ability, has no problem playing the first ball. Jackson also knows this, he follows Durant to the death, and constantly ravages Durant's small body with his strong arms, not giving face to his juniors at all, which is really bad pus.

But if anyone thinks that this will stop Durant, it is a joke, and the SuperSonics, despite being ruthless but not brainless, can they cultivate a core with no potential?

Jackson's rudeness did not frighten Durant, he pushed Jackson to rush inside, then stepped back, quickly shook off Jackson, rushed out of the three-point line to receive Watson's pass.

After getting the ball, in the face of Jackson's defense, Durant took a step forward and tried it, Jackson subconsciously retreated, and then Durant's waist and abdomen were closed, and the two thin calves jumped up as if stepping on a spring, shaking his hand was a long shot.

Three-point hit!

Old Nelson rubbed his chin with a solemn face, he had studied Durant, this guy known as 'Wheat Dey' had a lot of potential, if he was allowed to grow up, and then equipped him with strong enough teammates, it would definitely be a huge opponent for Chamberlain.

The NBA may be very interesting in the future, the old man thought happily in his heart, but he still had a solemn expression on his face, mainly to give the home team fans a little face, in fact, he didn't watch this game at all, and there was no suspense about winning or losing.

It's no wonder that Nelson Sr. looks down on the SuperSonics, it's really their players who are too uncompetitive, Azubuke hit Watson's back and shot a jumper, the basketball spun twice in the hoop and flew out, and Chamberlain flew up like a rocket, picking up the rebound under the attack of Collison and Wilcox.

The best opportunity for the two was to jam Chamberlain before he grabbed the rebound, so that he could not get the position, and now when Chamberlain grabbed the rebound, the two wanted to limit him, but it was too late, Chamberlain did not single himself, but passed the ball to the vacant Petrus.

With no one around him, Petrus took two steps forward until he felt like he was going to hit.

Collison is also barely a star inside, his previous inaction made him a little ugly, and when the supersonic attacked again, he took the initiative to reach out for the ball and singled Chamberlain on the inside.

Chamberlain laughed, this guy thinks he thinks he is Garnett, right? Now there are not many inside lines in the league who dare to single-handedly play him, and this Collison who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead is one.

Collison is not this kind of brainless goods, the reason why he reached out for the ball was to cover Durant. After getting the ball, he made a few back play postures decently, and after attracting everyone's attention, he immediately passed the ball out of the ball and gave it back to Durant.

After Durant got the ball, he inserted it inside, and he was thin like an agile reindeer, passing through the defense of Jackson and Petrus successively, and rushed into the restricted area to make a high throw: Chamberlain jumped up to block, but Durant had a long arm span and a high throwing position, and he didn't even touch the ball.

At 5:5, Durant scored five points in a row in the opening game, and Nelson Sr. was angry and yelled at Jackson: "Are you sleeping? Worm! Even if I'm playing defensively better than you now! ”

Jackson is a man with a head and a face, even Kobe Bryant can't score five points in a row so easily when he is defended by him, not to mention that Durant is still a rookie, he stared at the latter and threatened with a broken voice: "You me off, boy, you provoked me, I'm going to clean you up!" ”

Durant shrugged, glanced at him squint, and said, "It's better to do what you say." ”

Upon hearing this, Jackson laughed angrily, turned back to the Warriors' attack, and he got the ball outside the three-point line and motioned for his teammates to pull away, asking Durant to teach him a lesson.

Durant cautiously took a step back, trapped in the strength of his defense, his defense has not been very reliable, and it is easy to be knocked out of the line to expose holes in the defensive line.

Of course, Jackson knows this, he just did it, nothing fancy, after getting the ball, he turned sideways to hit Durant, with a strong shoulder, hit Durant hard!

Durant has a big heart and courage that doesn't match his thin body, but defense is not just determined by courage, and he can't carry Jackson, so he wants to reach for the ball. Jackson is an old ball, waiting for this moment, Durant stretched out his hand, he immediately shook his shoulder, quickly changed hands, broke through Durant's defense and rushed into the restricted area in two steps, and raised his hands above his head to dunk!

Both Collison and Wilcox were pinned down by Chamberlain, and there was already a large gap on the inside, and Jackson's violent dunk was unstoppable.

But there was still a block, Jackson raised the ball above his head, and a strong force pressed it from behind him, Durant caught up from behind and slapped the ball out of his hand!

Durant's strength is indeed not his strong point, but in addition to his strength, his other abilities are almost flawless. Speed, explosiveness, and good flexibility are reflected in the defense, that is, he can catch up with the opponent in the shortest time after losing his position and make up for his mistakes!

After the block appeared, the fans who had been scheduled to boycott the supersonic players boiled, cheers crashed like a wave, and boos continued to hit Jackson.

In just two minutes of the opening game, Durant completely blew up Jackson opposite him, which Kobe Bryant never did! Of course, this is related to Jackson's ignorance of him and his contempt for the enemy, if it was against Kobe, he would definitely not have such an attitude, but the reality is that he was blown up by Durant.

Old Nelson frowned and shook his head, but he didn't call a timeout, he was confident that his men would be able to adjust back.

After Durant blocked, Azubuike was nimble enough to get out and grab the ball, the inside line was still blank, he rushed in, grabbed the ball with one hand and raised his arm to the top, his wrist shook softly, threw the ball to the rebound, and bounced into the hoop.

"I was by a noob?" Jackson wanted to cry without tears, but Chamberlain comforted him and said, "Good boy don't cry, stand up and continue to masturbate!" ”

Ellis, Harrington, Harrington, Ha Lang Ha Da laughed, Old Nelson really frowned this time, what are these guys doing, of course, did they knead the jujube paste that their opponents kneaded at will?

The old coach's worries are correct, although the supersonic is a fish belly, but the fish belly does not mean that it will be defeated, especially now that it is just the beginning, Durant is full of physical strength.

It was still Durant who attacked with the ball, Jackson came up to defend with anger, but Durant quickly came with two large body front changes, throwing off Jackson from the wing to the inside, Harrington subconsciously went up to chase the defense, Collison was let go, Durant did not care about the ball, and immediately passed the ball over.

Chamberlain was still under the basket, and Collison showed his soft touch after the open position, hitting a low-post jumper that made it difficult for the two sides to separate.

This explosive opening gave the SuperSonics a strong sense of confidence, and everyone was full of desire to attack, playing a team combination that has not been seen this season, with Durant as the core, fighting on the inside in the frontcourt and interspersed in the high post in the backcourt, and the Warriors were scrambling for a while.

Chamberlain didn't get a chance, he put the low post guard solid, but Durant is the main attacker, he does not rely on the box to score, but frequently shoots on the outside, try to avoid facing Chamberlain, it seems that he also understands the power of this brother in the same level on the defensive end.

Watson broke through Azubuk, the latter retreated, Durant blocked, Jackson defended Watson, and after the formation of a misalignment, Watson passed the ball back to Durant, Azubuke and him have a lot of height difference, Durant did not have to hesitate, and shot a jumper.

Ellis missed a long shot, Wilcox grabbed a rebound, Durant made a fast break, and Azubuke had to foul him, sending him to the free throw line and then hitting two free throws.

Even the Warriors even had problems inside, Chamberlain was led out of the restricted area by Collisson, Wilkins threw the ball to the basket, Durant followed the baseline into the restricted area, jumped in the air, grabbed the ball and came to an aerial relay!

After eight minutes in the first quarter, the Warriors fell behind, trailing by three points at 15:18, and the old Nelson never called a timeout, so he hugged his arms and watched coldly, but then when Durant tricked Harrington into shooting a three-pointer and also walked to the free throw line to make it 3+1, he knew that he couldn't call a timeout.

Chamberlain clenched his fists and walked down the field, and as he passed the rostrum, the supersonic statistician smiled strangely: "Aren't you going to work a miracle here?" Twenty-four rebounds, rookie, you're going to get twenty-four rebounds! ”

Someone next to him also laughed: "Is this kid called Kevin Durant's lifelong enemy?" It's funny, Durant has already scored 14 points and 4 rebounds, what about this kid? His score seems to be still duck eggs, right? ”

Chamberlain laughed and said to the people on the rostrum with a pleasant face: "Don't be anxious, guys, the game has just begun, and the good things are ahead." ”