Chapter 377: Battle Durant, Hot Hands?
Beep –
As the opening buzzer sounded, the referee in the center circle also took advantage of the situation and threw the ball high into the air.
Thunder's second-year rookie center Steven Adams showed amazing talent, and instead of falling behind against the white edge, he helped the Thunder jump possession.
The ball fell right into Durant's hands.
In the past, Durant would hand over the backcourt ball to Wei Shao.
But now is different, Durant, who has just received a championship ring and has successfully sat on the first place in the league, is eager to challenge Doane, the contemporary Jordan.
I saw Durant dribbling across the half court and taking the initiative to find Doon.
For the vast majority of NBA players, the offense with the ball will find a misalignment, either big and small, or fast and slow.
Durant plays small forward, that is, he has the advantage of playing whoever is misplaced.
Those who are higher than him are not as fast as him, and those who are faster than him are not as tall as him.
Relying on the physical talent of small forwards at the T0 level, Durant can beat 99% of small forwards in the league with stand-up singles alone.
But today, Durant didn't have a good time with anyone, but he found Doon, a top outside defender whose talent is even more explosive than him.
Although Doon has been retired for a year, his skills have been wasted a lot, but the decline in physical fitness is not serious.
And the quality of defense depends on physical fitness and defensive attitude!
Now that Doon is facing a rising star of Durant's level, he will definitely not let his guard down.
If Doon doesn't go all out, maybe he will be stepped on by Durant tonight and become Durant's stepping stone!
In fact, Durant is also well aware of Doon's defensive attitude and Doon's defensive level.
In the Finals in previous years, Durant did not single-play Doane.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't win Doon in the Finals in previous years, Durant wouldn't have waited until this year to win the championship.
It's fair to say that no one knows better than Durant how strong Doon's defense really is!
However, Durant's first offense with the ball tonight still found Doane.
Durant doesn't like to look for abuse, but he has built up the confidence to beat Doon before the game starts!
The strong should show their attitude on the court!
Instead of encountering a hurdle that cannot be overcome, it is good like water and slips over the recourse!
For the deflated people who have eaten in those years, for the depression in the heart that can't be relieved in those years, and for the sweat that has been practiced hard every day and every night in those years!
Durant came to Doon, raised his hand and shot!
Obviously, the rest of the Thunder haven't fully stood in position, and if Durant misses the ball in a hurry, it will basically give the Bulls a defensive rebound.
But this goal, from the star's personal point of view, is indeed worth playing, and it is indeed quite reasonable.
Durant's attitude tonight is very resolute - I just want to single Doane, I just want to beat Doane head-on, I just want to prove that I didn't miss a championship because Doon was not in the NBA!
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"It's so high, it's so fast!"
Facing Durant's offense, Doon couldn't help but be stunned.
Before witnessing the basketball flying through his fingers, Doon didn't expect that Durant would improve so much after just a year.
Moreover, as a former marksman, Doon can obviously feel the confidence that a marksman in Durant will have.
Anyone who has played will have a feeling that the taste of the shot is right, and the ball can be scored!
It's like Arenas' three-point comeback with confidence!
Although Doane didn't look at the basket for this ball, Doane already felt that Durant's shot was very positive and the taste was right.
This is the result of ten years of hard work and hard work!
It's also the proudest part of Doon's time that he wasted a year and lost.
Brush –
Sure enough, Durant showed his superiority as soon as he came up, showing his perfect shooting skills and shooting ability.
“Let's go!”
After the ball was scored, Durant also felt it, and released the anger accumulated over the years through a roar.
“MVP,MVP,MVP!”
The Thunder fans at the scene rejoiced and immediately responded loudly to Durant.
Even if most of the fans at the scene didn't hear Durant's roar, Durant's roaring on the court alone was enough to make fans empathize with his excitement at the moment.
In other words, after Durant scored three points, he changed to the former Bulls, maybe he directly grabbed the sideline ball and played a conversion offense to see how Durant continued to be arrogant.
But tonight, he didn't do that, because even Doon was a little out of the noise of the NBA opener.
In particular, it is still playing away from home.
In previous years, when the Bulls played the opening game, which time was not a home game?
However, whether it's playing at home or not, that's not a reason for the Bulls to play negatively.
As a professional basketball player, you have to aim to win when you come to the court!
The Bulls, led by Doon, definitely want to win tonight.
Soon, the Bulls served, and Curry dribbled across half court to launch the first offense of the game.
After halftime, Curry did not play with the white side, but passed the ball directly to Doane, and seemed to want to see Doon respond to Durant alone.
In this regard, Durant, the Thunder players on the spot, and the Thunder fans are also very much looking forward to it.
There's nothing to back down, and although Doon hasn't regained his shooting touch, it doesn't mean that Durant alone has to take shots.
A two-point shot is one less point than a three-point shot, but if you don't score, you're done!
Facing Durant's defense, Doon went directly to the left side to accelerate and break through, passing Durant in one step.
However, Durant, who has not broken his Achilles tendon, is not slow to move sideways and turn.
Durne had just passed Durant when Durant followed with his long legs.
At the same time, Adams, near the penalty area, also helped defend and cooperated with Durant to complete the front and back strikes against Doane.
However, Doon suddenly geared up and accelerated, crashing directly into Adams.
Durant saw that Adams had helped defend in place, and in order to prevent Doane from causing a rear-end collision, he also deliberately slowed down.
And Adams saw Doon crashing into him, and he immediately stopped to prevent being killed by Doon.
Doon, however, suddenly began to turn around before he could bump into Adams.
By the time Doon finished the spinning top, Adams reacted to chase Doon, who had already gone to the basket and sent the ball to the rebound.
In this case, no matter how fast Adams is, it is impossible to complete the block on Doon, and even if he does cover the ball, it is just an interference ball.
Knock –
Brush –
Very smooth goal, Doon relied on the small spinning top to hit the board layup, and hit this ball!
This goal may seem simple, but it is a reflection of Doon's excellent game reading ability.
Whether it is Durant or Adams, they are all played with by Doane in the palm of his hand.
On top of that, Doon also showed excellent body control and finishing ability under the basket.
The Thunder's Wei Shao breakthrough ability is also very strong, but the body control and finishing under the basket make people feel like they are a little worse.
No, after Doane made a layup, the Thunder served quickly.
After Wei Shao got the ball, he ignored the people who kept following him, looking for him to ask for the ball Durant, but rushed towards the crowd by himself.
The Bulls' defensive speed is quite good, and the defensive attitude is no problem.
However, Wei Shao plays the most without fighting spirit and passion, even if there are 10,000 defenders on the court, he has to hit the basket one by one.
Some people say that this is the head iron, but the vast majority of NBA players do not have this kind of offensive ability with the ball under the basket.
Wei Shao relied on the explosiveness of the first step, instantly crossed Curry, rushed into the three-point line, and then started with the ball, even in the face of the Bulls' heavy pinching, he still held the ball, relying on the small spinning top to squeeze under the basket.
It's just that what Wei Shao didn't expect was that Doon was already standing under the basket.
Wei Shao jumped up and wanted to block Doon, but Doon dodged sideways.
When Wei Shao's palm and basketball approached the basket, he saw Doon jump preemptively, stretched out his palm, and covered the ball on the rebound.
Pegboard hat!
What a ruthless one!
is also because he rushed too hard, Wei Shao dunked and fell to the ground after being capped.
Before Wei Shao could get up from the ground, Doon, who had already landed, jumped up again and picked up the rebound, and then launched a fast attack.
That is, Reggie Jackson reacted quickly enough to hug Doon, who was about to break fast, and then used a tactical foul to prevent Doon's transition to attack.
However, in this round, the Bulls still completed the scoring.
I saw the Bulls serve the ball to Doon on the sideline, and Doon faked a real pass and passed the ball to Curry who ran out of the empty space, and Curry received the ball with an extremely accurate three-point shot.
I have to say that Curry and Wei Shao are really chess opponents.
Curry can't prevent Wei Shao's breakthrough, and Wei Shao can't keep up with Curry's off-ball.
It stands to reason that with Wei Shao's speed, as long as he is not blocked by the cover of interior players, it is very easy to keep up with Curry.
However, Wei Shao has a problem, that is, he cares too much about where the ball is.
Many times, because of the focus on "co-defense", he ignores the players who should be defended, and then he misses.
However, this is not all bad for Wei Shao personally.
If the opponent takes advantage of the opportunity to shoot in the open space, then this defensive failure is mostly counted on the other players of the Thunder, in short, whoever is close is the lintel.
If the opponent doesn't shoot, Wei Shao, who assists in defending under the basket, can often help the Thunder protect defensive rebounds, and Wei Shao can also unconsciously make up enough rebounds for doubles in a single game.
It's just that Wei Shao's luck is not very good tonight, and the defense happens to be Curry, who is good at not ball.
Curry's running without the ball is easy to get rid of opponents, and Wei Shao is not good at defending without the ball, so there is no way to take Curry.
is also because the defensive end can't exert too much strength, Wei Shao quickly got the ball in his hand again.
Bang Bang Bang –
Durant was really anxious, and kept clapping his hands to Wei Shao: "Turtle turtle, didn't you see that Lao Tzu just bukkake Doon?" ”
Wei Shao didn't seem to hear Durant's clapping, so the impatient Durant could only speak: "Russell, give me the ball!" ”
When Wei Shao heard this, he glanced at Durant, as if asking, "Why are you serious?" ”
However, in the end, Wei Shao still threw the ball to Durant, and then took the initiative to come to the low post and run to the front of the restricted area to occupy a favorable rebounding position.
After Durant got the ball, he continued to find trouble with Duan, first hesitating to change direction in front of the body, Doon took a step back to prevent breakthrough, and saw Durant immediately close the ball and jump, dry pull out the middle distance.
Doon reacted quickly, jumping forward immediately, but still couldn't interfere with Durant.
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Durant came clearly prepared tonight, and through a series of pre-game warm-ups, his hand was already very hot.
And since the first single win against Doon, Durant's mentality has also changed a lot.
From eagerness and excitement to calmness and maturity.
Durant firmly believes that he is the best player on the court, so he can shoot the most accurate and tough ball on the court.
However, when Durant threw in the mid-range, the score was tied.
This time, the Bulls did not accompany Durant, and did not wait for the shouts of the Thunder fans on the scene to pause before starting to serve.
After the ball was scored, Ibaka under the basket sent the ball out as soon as possible.
Curry was still in the backcourt, so he made a long pass to Doon, who was about to go down.
Through eight games in the preseason, Doon has a mirror in his heart, and if he wants to maintain the image of a superstar in the league and ensure that he averages 20+ points per game, he must play a few more simple balls.
Relying only on the high post ball, or the low post singles style of play, it is undoubtedly very difficult for Doon to play an average of 20+ per game.
It's like O'Neal, even in his prime, he didn't average 30 points per game in a single season.
Therefore, when encountering an opportunity like the current one, Doon will definitely not miss it.
After receiving the ball in the frontcourt, Doon immediately rushed to the three-point line.
Durant saw that Doane had already rushed up, and he also had to make a tactical foul on Doane.
However, Doon raised his hand early, not an elbow, and after a physical collision with Durant, he also tried to throw the ball out.
The goal didn't go in, but the two free throws were still earned by Doon.
Now that Doon's shooting feel has warmed up, the basic skill of free throws is still relatively stable.
Brush - Brush -
Another two points in the account!
Just looking at the data, Doon shot four points, compared to Durant's two shots and five points, which is not bad at all!
Maybe Durant also thinks so, thinking that although Doon didn't defend him, he didn't stop Doon from scoring and didn't completely suppress Doon, so he wanted to continue to take the ball and single Doon.
Wei Shao originally wanted to come by himself, but when he heard the fans cheering for Durant, Durant did succeed in the opening two singles for Doon.
Wei Shao, who wanted to win, could only temporarily suppress his inner desire and put the ball in Durant's hands.
And Durant, who got the ball again, is also full of confidence in the face of Doon's defense.
Duang——
The ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny.
It turns out that no matter how good Durant feels, it doesn't mean that every shot can be made.
Not to mention, the player who defends Durant is still a regular on the best defensive team like Doon!
In the face of Durant's menacing offense, Doane decisively chose to be close to the defense.
If I don't get started, I'll rub it!
Doon grabbed the moment Durant jumped, and then blocked in front of Durant with one hand, and secretly supported Durant's waist with the other hand.
The referee paid more attention to the movement of Doon's upper body, whether it violated Durant's cylinder, and ignored the situation of the lower body.
And Durant didn't expect that Duane would make small moves in secret, and in the end, his shooting action was slightly affected without defense.
The result is a miscalculation.
Doon relied on tough defense and finally let Durant hit the iron!
The referee didn't blow it, and Durant didn't show his hands to the referee after he landed.
Back to defense! Durant opened his legs and immediately returned to defense, wanting to take the defense seriously and become a Doon, one report and one report! (End of chapter)