Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Finally, it's the fourth quarter."

Durant looked at the scores of the two teams on the screen with some emotion and said,

"It's time for us to show off!"

In the five games against the Heat in the first half of this year, although the Thunder lost miserably 1-4, in the first four games, they only lost 5 points to their opponents, averaging only 1 point per game. The team's strength gap is greater than that shown by the big score.

Much smaller.

Although they were dissatisfied, they still accepted the result and discovered some clues during the post-match review.

One of them is naturally that Durant can only compete with James in terms of scoring, and there is a big gap between him and his opponents in terms of driving teammates. This directly led to Durant's decision to transform into a playmaker forward;

The second is that the two teams have different choices of timing for their core efforts.

Taking the upper half as the limit, James Wade and others performed significantly better in the second half than in the first half. This gave the Thunder, which had the head start, a high probability of taking the lead in the first half.

But after entering the second half, when the Heat eroded the opponent's advantage and made a wave, the Thunder were unable to respond and could only watch the game go away.

This also allowed the Thunder to make adjustments, conserving energy in the first half and even the first three quarters in preparation for the fourth quarter.

The two teams obviously attached great importance to this powerful matchup, which was broadcast live across the United States. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, they replaced some of their main players.

George Qitian and West led Augustin and Mahinmi against the opposite lineup led by Durant and Kevin Martin, Maynor, Nick Collison and Thabeet.

"okc!"

"OKC!!"

Amid the cheers of Thunder fans at the scene, George took the lead in making a turnover and Martin made a strike;

George sent a strike, and Durant made a mistake in response.

The soft contest between the two teams came to an end after George assisted Mahinmi to score.

"82-84."

Martin received the ball in the backcourt and immediately charged forward with the ball. However, Qitian stood still at the top of the arc and fell to the ground when his opponent came over.

"Offensive foul!"

Qitian's steps were very clear. He had already stood still before Martin rushed over. Naturally, the referee would not make a misjudgment.

West made a jump shot, Mahinmi grabbed an offensive rebound, and Qi Tian received the pass and scored a jump shot to help the team tie the score.

"84-84."

Fortunately, Durant woke up in time and scored 4 points in a row. Maynor also made a successful jump shot, helping the Thunder withstand the Pacers' attack.

"90-90."

"Substitute!"

Just 4 minutes into the fourth quarter, Brooks took advantage of Hill's opportunity to make a foul throw and replaced Westbrook and Ibaka;

Vogel also replaced Hill after Durant caused George to foul.

In the next two minutes, Perkins and Hibbert also returned to their positions.

"Oh, this game is so cool!"

"92-92."

With just over 7 minutes left in the game, the two teams actually tied the score. The fans on the sidelines and in front of the TV immediately became excited.

The next game will determine today's winner, and the fans naturally hope for a wonderful scoring battle.

After the two sides exchanged a wave of blacksmithing experience, West started the battle. He received the ball and directly used his dreamy steps to get past Ibaka for a layup.

"I'll do it!"

Durant did his part, and with his abundant physical strength, he was not even afraid of James. Naturally, he did not take George seriously and directly broke through and shot a pull-up jumper.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

Qitian and George have established a tacit understanding, breaking through and scoring, assisting George to score from outside the three-point line.

"97-94."

George is not temperless. When passing by his opponent, he glanced at Durant provocatively as a response to the provocation of the Pacers after Durant hit a three-pointer.

Durant also got angry. After assisting Ibaka to score, he challenged George and succeeded. While George was playing, he successfully helped the team overtake the score.

"97-98."

"Wow, this game is so beautiful!"

O'Neal looked at the sparks between George and Durant and immediately said with some anticipation,

"The next step is probably the performance of the two protagonists, right?!"

The fans were marveling, but Hibbert couldn't bear the loneliness. After grabbing the rebound, he handed it to Hill, then rushed to the basket and asked for the ball, quickly turned around and made a layup.

Perkins couldn't hold his opponent back and could only let his opponent take action. Hibbert's smile was about to burst out.

"Boss Danny is not around, but I am the backbone of the team!"

But someone didn’t agree!

The 191-centimeter Westbrook rushed over from the outside, jumped up like a bomb, and directly hit the 218-centimeter Hibbert from the side!

Cover the outer cable with the inner cable!

The point guard covers the center!

The height difference of 27 centimeters also blocks shots!

"Wow!!"

The fans were amazed, but Westbrook did not relax. He got the basketball and quickly turned around to break through. After taking a break on the outside, he picked up his speed again, directly crushed Hill, rushed into the basket and dunked with an explosion!

"97-100."

His performance was not over yet. After West received the ball inside, he quickly flashed past, took away the opponent's basketball, forcibly overtook Hill, and scored another slam dunk!

"97-102."

In less than 50 seconds, Westbrook contributed 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 block and 1 steal!

When fans were looking forward to the duel between Durant and George, an unusually conspicuous supporting role appeared!

The Thunder's momentum surged, and Ibaka also blocked George's breakthrough layup in the paint.

Fortunately, Qi Tian grabbed the rebound and made a tip-in, causing Ibaka's foul, and he went to the free throw line.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"99-102."

Qi Tian's steady two free throws gave the Pacers a chance to turn defeat into victory in the last 1 minute and 40 seconds.

Hibbert, who was obviously exhausted, was replaced, and the Pacers once again lost their advantage inside.

"Steady, steady!"

Brooks shouted loudly from the audience. He knew Westbrook too well. If he got ahead of himself, he might ruin a good game.

Fortunately, Westbrook obviously didn't get involved at this moment and handed the basketball in his hand to Durant and asked him to handle it.

"Just shoot a three-pointer and kill the game!"

Durant followed his instincts and conceived the next script, but then he changed his mind.

"No, I can't beat James like this. I have to play the way James plays. No, I have to play the way better than James!"

Durant looked around, looked at Ibaka, quickly broke through George's defense, and after attracting the opponent's attention, passed back to Ibaka in the high post.

Ibaka made a decisive three-pointer from an open position.

"clang!"

The iron is struck!

Hill rushed to the basket to protect the rebound, then turned around and dribbled the ball forward.

"This way!"

Qi Tian ran quickly, easily got rid of Martin's defense, and received the ball from outside the three-point line.

"Oops!"

Martin quickly jumped up in advance, preparing to block the shot.

But Qi Tian feinted a shot, took a step laterally, and took another open three-point shot.

"Whoosh!"

"102-102."

The score is even!

In addition to the established protagonist of George Durant, another supporting role has appeared to steal the show!