"Smack!"

After getting up the next day, Durant saw yesterday's pre-game interview and was so angry that he smashed the iPhone 4 in his hand directly to the ground!

"This man is an ignorant clown, no fame, no strength, but very arrogant, see how I teach him at night."

Although he admires his widowed sister, like many otaku, he just wants to hide this love in his heart.

Now everyone is taking out this meme to tease him, which makes him so embarrassed, and he kind of regrets saying "drink bathwater" on Twitter at the beginning of the year.

After greeting Li Jie a lot in his heart, Durant remembered the mobile phone on the ground, bent down to pick it up and took a look, there was nothing wrong with other places, but the screen with the widow's photo as the wallpaper had been shattered.

“Fxxk！” Now his resentment towards Li Jie deepened.

……

On the evening of May 17.

Game 1 of the Lakers-Thunder Western Conference Finals will be played at Staples Arena.

Durant came to the scene early to warm up.

And the Thunder's players found that KD not only came early today, but also warmed up very seriously, did every move meticulously, and stared at the players in the other half with fierce eyes from time to time.

Perkins next to him saw all of this, he mistook Durant for too nervous, and as a person who won a championship, he felt that he needed to persuade the young man:

"Hey, Kevin, relax, this is just the first game, we have to play the finals later!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Durant suddenly turned his head and turned his murderous gaze to him.

"Uh......"

After a brief warm-up and pre-match ceremony, the race officially began.

The starting lineup on the Lakers' side is: Li Jie, Kobe, Ci Shiping, Gasol, Bynum;

On the Thunder's side: Westbrook, Seflosha, Durant, Ibaka, Perkins.

Except for Li Jie, the other players are familiar with each other, after all, they played a few games in the regular season and met in the first round of the playoffs last year.

Jackson asked Li Jie to start, but he also wanted to take advantage of the fact that the opposing players were not familiar with him and take him by surprise.

At the same time, he also wants to use Li Jie's defensive ability to limit Wei Shao, and it is estimated that he will be raped in exchange for Fisher.

Jumping the ball in the middle circle, Bynum easily dialed the ball on the head of the fat Perkins and won the first wave of possession for the Lakers.

Li Jie took the ball across the half court, and Wei Shao immediately blocked him with open arms.

Although the two have declared war in the media, Li Jie does not have the idea of going head-to-head with the other party as soon as he comes up, and the Lakers' first offense will still be handed over to Kobe.

This is determined by the status of the team, and Li Jie still has this awareness.

Bryant was in a good hand and mood today, taking the ball in the middle range and singled Sefolosha with a drifting step-back jumper.

After the ball was scored, he slowly reversed back to the defense, and did not forget to high-five Nicholson on the way.

Conversion of possession.

After Wei Shao dribbled past half court, the Thunder played a tactical match, with Ibaka and Perkins doing off-ball coverage on the inside, allowing Durant to come out to catch and shoot.

Ci Shiping, who was in charge of defense, finally interfered, but the opponent was tall and long-armed, and the attack was very resolute and the hand felt good, so he could only watch the ball go in.

After the shot was made, Durant pointed at Li Jie as he retreated and said, "Hey, this is the first shot, and there are still 28 points left!" ”

Lakers offensive round.

Li Jie did not rush to respond to Durant, but passed the ball to Bynum, who was in a good position on the inside, and he singled Perkins.

On paper, the Lakers' twin towers have an advantage on the inside, especially Bynum, who is about to reach the peak of his life.

It's a pity that Perkins on the opposite side just restrained him from sitting and playing, and Bynum took the ball for a long time, but he couldn't arch in, so he could only hook his hand near the penalty area and didn't score.

The rebound was grabbed by Durant, who immediately stepped out of his long legs, dribbled forward, and then went to the restricted area to score a layup.

2:4！

Li Jie chased desperately behind him, but he couldn't catch up, so he could only watch the pair of long legs slip away in front of his eyes, and the distance was getting farther and farther.

"Hey, there's still 26 points left!" That nasty voice rang out again.

However, Li Jie ignored it, but muttered to himself: "It's a pity that it's a man, and his complexion is a little dark, otherwise I can play with this leg for a year." ”

Turn your head.

Li Jie made a ground-and-shoot pass to Gasol, who scored two points on a layup.

Durant's desire to attack today is particularly strong, and Wei Shao raised his hand to ask for the ball just after halftime, and he wanted to play Ci Shiping alone.

This matchup was played out in the first round of the playoffs last year, when Durant averaged 25 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in six games, which is a good performance for him to enter the playoffs for the first time.

But throughout the series, he was very well defended by Tzu Shiping, shooting only 35% on average, and his team was eliminated with a score of 2:4.

Now, a year later, things are different.

The two of them are rising top scorers and the other is a declining veteran player, and the gap is starting to widen.

So this time, after Durant got the ball in the mid-range position, he directly ignored Ci Shiping, who was defending in front, pulled out his hand on the spot, and hit a shot again.

4:8！

In the subsequent game, Durant, who played in form, showed the strength of the scoring champion and scored points in a row.

On the Lakers' side, under the tandem of Li Jie, the other teammates also played well, but they still couldn't beat the angry KD.

At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led the Lakers with a score of 31-20, and Durant scored 15 points alone.

"It's not okay to go on like this, not only will you lose the game, but you'll also lose a lot of yourself."

When Durant's scoring voice sounded in his ears again, Li Jie began to think about countermeasures in his heart.

In the second quarter, the Lakers, led by Odom and Fisher, recovered a little bit of points.

However, after Durant came on the court, he led the team to double digits.

With six minutes left before half-time, Li Jie, who had been resting for a while, came into play again.

He walked into the arena and yelled at Durant, "Hey, KD, aren't you going to score 30 points on my head?" Why do you always play against my teammates, I'm here, come and beat me! ”

"This clown dares to defy me, the scoring champion." Durant, who heard this, really changed his face.

"KD, calm down, he's deliberately provoking you!" Perkins next to him also shouted at him.

"I don't care, I'm going to teach that rookie a lesson today. Russell, remember to pass me the damn ball later. ”

……

The game continues, and the Thunder possession of the ball.

After Wei Shao dribbled past half court, Durant immediately helped him block the halfway point.

The Lakers changed their defense, so that Li Jie, who was originally less defensive than Wei, was replaced in front of Durant, who immediately raised his hand to ask for the ball.

"Hey, rookie, didn't you let me score on your head? Next, I will give you a show. ”

After getting the ball as he wished, Durant began to trash talk at Li Jie. He deliberately blocked and dismantled just now, in order to align with Li Jie.

"Let the horse come, I'm not afraid of you!" Li Jie replied, in fact, this duel is also what he wants to see, otherwise he wouldn't have provoked the other party just now.

Why? The purpose is simple, win!

In 2011, Durant's skills were not comprehensive, and his ability to hold the ball alone was not strong. He can win the scoring title, more by the passing of his teammates, especially the pass of Wei Shao.

So, now the Thunder will play a lot of cover tactics with the goal of getting Durant to catch the ball and shoot.

As long as he receives the ball, with the advantage of height and arm length and soft touch, he can easily score 30 points per game.

And cutting off Durant's connection with his teammates and letting him play more with the ball has naturally become a way for many teams to deal with the Thunder.

After cutting off Durant's connection with his teammates, his offensive ability with the ball is immature, and he can be limited by finding a small player to entangle him in the next set.

For example, in the 10-11 season of the Western Conference finals in history, the Mavericks used Marion to defend Durant; Later, the Grizzlies sent Tony Allen, and the Clippers asked Paul to try.

Of course, it is certainly not possible to limit it completely, it is not so easy for him to score, and he cannot win the game by scoring alone.

Durant knew that he had this shortcoming, and he did make up for it, so he played more and more singles later.

But it's a bit ironic that when he was with the Thunder and the Warriors, he relied on catch-and-shoot offense (the Warriors played a little more singles) to win the game.

After arriving at the Nets, all the balls were given to him singles, but he only won one series in three years, and this year it looks like it's gone again.