Basketball striker

Chapter 646: Why are you so cool?

"Beep!" Just when Durant was thinking about continuing to score points with Yang Shuai, the head coach Brooks on the sidelines had already called a timeout.

"Kevin, you're off the court." Brooks' first words after calling the timeout made Durant, who was sitting on the bench, almost jump.

Brooks saw Durant's performance but said nothing. After the tactics were arranged and the players were on the court, he sat down next to Durant.

"Kevin, do you know what the real gap between you and Yang is?" Brooks' question made Durant silent for a moment. He felt uncomfortable hearing the "gap" from the coach's mouth, but he couldn't help it.

He doesn't admit that what Brooks said is right. There is indeed a gap between him and Yang Shuai. This gap is not something he can deny if he wants to.

Seeing that Durant didn't speak, Brooks continued: "Yang is very strong, with his offense, his defense, and his passing. There seems to be nothing he can't do on the court, but his real strength lies in his ability to

His own strength is well integrated into the overall team, whether it is offense or defense.

Young scored a lot of points, and the most important thing was his timing of scoring. Almost every time the Warriors fell behind or were in trouble, he would always jump out to help score points. He never disappoints when the team needs him to score.

Under normal circumstances, although Yang also scores, he does it more to attract defensive attention and create opportunities for his teammates.

Young can score, and he knows when he should score, and that's what's really scary about him.

You scored consecutively after the opening, but the opponent did not fight back. When you thought you had the upper hand, when our entire team thought we had the upper hand, he started to score. Kevin, you may still remember the opponent's score and you

Same, but what you should pay more attention to is that the Warriors have gone from being 4 points behind to 2 points ahead.

Kevin, I know you want to prove yourself against Yang, but what you just did was unwise. Showing your fighting power when the team needs you most is what a leader should really do."

Brooks patiently explained to Durant that although Durant and Yang Shuai entered the NBA at the same time, and although Durant will now become one of the league's top stars, in Brooks' view, there is a real relationship between him and Yang Shuai.

There is a big gap. This gap comes from ability, experience, maturity and temperament. After the playoffs and finals, Yang Shuai is already impeccable in these aspects, but Durant wants to complete such a transformation.

Needs more experience.

After listening to Brooks' words, Durant didn't speak anymore. He sat on the sidelines and quietly watched Yang Shuai's every move on the court. No one knew whether he had listened to Brooks' words, and no one knew what he was thinking at the moment.

something.

After Durant left the game, the Thunder's offensive responsibility fell on Westbrook and Harden. Although the two players are also good in ability, they are still difficult to parry against the Warriors led by Yang Shuai.

With the last 2 minutes left in the first quarter, Yang Shuai returned to the court with 17 points and 2 assists.

Durant left the game early in the first quarter to rest, and Brooks sent him on just after the second quarter began. In this way, the Thunder put Durant and Harden on the outside as two core perimeter players, even though a season of training would not last long.

The Warriors' bench players have improved a lot, but they are still not on the same level as the Thunder's two generals.

Three minutes into the second quarter, the score had been tied at 33:33, and the Warriors' 4-point lead was gone.

Nelson made personnel adjustments at this time, but did not send Yang Shuai on the court. Yang Shuai did not return to the court until five minutes into the game. Yang Shuai only played for 5 minutes in the entire second quarter, scoring 2 points and 3 assists.

It can't be compared to the strength of the first quarter.

But even so, Yang Shuai's statistics after the first half were still pleasing to the eye, with 19 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds.

After the start of the second half, Yang Shuai still did not perform too strongly. In the entire third quarter, Yang Shuai only scored 4 points, but he sent 4 assists and grabbed 3 rebounds. After three quarters, he had 23 points, 9 assists, and 9 assists.

A near triple-double of rebounds.

78:76, the Warriors only led by 2 points, and the advantage was not obvious.

Although the Thunder fell slightly behind in the first quarter, they played quite well in the second and third quarters. Durant did not blindly think about attacking with Yang Shuai. As the team's leading scorer, he is still the first point of attack.

, but I won’t act blindly again.

After all, the Thunder still have some strength. Although they are inexperienced, being ranked sixth in the Western Conference itself shows some problems. They are young and play very impactful, which also prevents the Warriors from opening up the score.

They were only 2 points behind, but no one in the Thunder felt relaxed, because Yang Shuai hardly made many shots in these two quarters, but even so, they still fell behind.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Brooks didn't care about the rotation, and put Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Ibaka, and Perkins on the court with the team's strongest players. He understood very well.

The importance of this game is that if they lose this game, no matter how good their physical strength is, it will not help.

The Thunder players also understood this, so they launched a fierce attack as soon as they came on the field. The Thunder used the main force and the Warriors used the substitutes. Moreover, when the Thunder players were determined to fight, if the Warriors could still gain the upper hand, either the Thunder would use the main force.

It was too weak, or the Warriors' bench was too strong. Neither of these situations were the case, so the Thunder naturally had the upper hand on the court.

After a 10:4 run at the start of the fourth quarter, the Thunder rewritten the score to 82:86, leading by 4 points.

At this time, Nelson no longer hid his clumsiness and directly sent out all the starting players. Seeing Yang Shuai come on the court, Durant gently clenched his fist again, but soon relaxed. He knew

Yang Shuai will definitely take over the banner of the Warriors' offense when he returns to the court.

Durant was right. As soon as he came to the court, Yang Shuai immediately took the basketball from outside the three-point line. Jamison stepped forward to cover, and Yang Shuai quickly rushed into the three-point line.

The Thunder's defense line was shrinking towards the side where Yang broke through at this moment, just like when he and Zhang Dawang were trying to close the net. Yang Shuai did not fall into the siege. He took a step forward and turned around quickly. Yang Shuai

Durant was pressed behind him, and the ball was also held in his hands at this moment.

Ibaka moved forward to double-team, but following Yang Shuai's gaze, he immediately stopped and rushed to the three-point line. His opponent Jamison was standing at the top of the key for a three-pointer.

outside the line.

Seeing Ibaka's action, Yang Shuai couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly. He still looked at the top of the arc, but the ball he was holding in his hands suddenly threw it to the right and back.

The ball moved quickly towards the bottom corner like a cannonball with a sight, and then accurately fell into the hands of Evans, who was standing there unguarded. After receiving the ball, he quickly took off and hit Evans' three-point line.

Take action directly.

"Shua!" Hit!

"Wow!" There was an uproar at the scene because of Yang Shuai's no-look pass, and the faces of the Thunder players became more and more cautious. 85:86, Yang Shuai had just come on the court, and the Warriors immediately refused to recover the score.

3 points.

The Thunder's offense fell into Harden's hands. After a false shot from outside the three-point line, Harden dribbled directly to the basket and succeeded in a layup. Harden's breakthrough speed is not fast, but his sense of rhythm is very good, and his footwork

The movement is also very good.

It’s not unreasonable for the Thunder to worry about Yang Shuai’s performance. They just assisted Evans to hit a three-pointer, and then after halftime, they broke through and hit a jumper from close range. This is not over yet, and it’s another time.

After Ibaka missed a shot, Yang Shuai grabbed the backboard and ran all the way. Although he did not complete a layup in the end, he caused Westbrook to foul.

89:88, the Warriors took the lead by 1 point.

Seeing that the lead disappeared in the blink of an eye, the Thunder players were naturally unwilling to give in and launched another attack.

Durant was closely followed by Yang Shuai and did not have a good chance, and Harden was also guarded by Evans because of his breakthrough just now. Seeing that his teammates did not have a good chance, Westbrook chose to attack on his own.

Shaking to the left to fake a breakthrough, Westbrook quickly rushed to the right. There was no complicated movement. At this moment, Westbrook showed off his speed. It is precisely because of this that Hinrich quickly

Hard to stop.

Seeing that Hinrich could not stop Westbrook alone, Jamison quickly stepped forward to help defend. The Warriors' defense also had a loophole at this moment, and Westbrook rushed to pass the ball to Ibaka's hands.

Ibaka did not choose to attack on his own. Taking advantage of Evans' opportunity to defend, Ibaka quickly handed the ball to Harden.

At this time, the Warriors' inside line has been re-opened, running to receive Ibaka's pass, Harden immediately rushed to the basket.

Chandler moved to move towards the basket. Seeing this, Harden grabbed his right hand and quickly went around behind him, pretending to pass the ball behind his back.

As expected, his movements deceived Chandler. Chandler stopped while moving and turned around to rush towards Perkins.

Seeing this, Harden smiled proudly in his heart, and put his right hand behind him to pull up and go straight for a layup.

"Pop!" He felt the ball he was holding behind him suddenly receive an external force, and then Harden found that his right hand was empty. When he pulled his right hand back in front of him, there was still the shadow of the basketball.

"Why are you so cool?" Yang Shuai said proudly after picking up the basketball that fell from Harden's hand, and then quickly dribbled the ball towards the half court, leaving only Harden standing there blowing his beard and staring.