The yellow storm in the NBA

Durant's dunk in response made the game extremely exciting and showed his toughness. Oden had just ended an offense with a dunk, and Durant immediately responded with his own.

The fierce battle between the two people also made the audience excited to watch. Even the managers and stars of the NBA teams on the sidelines were constantly applauding the two goals.

In the next game, Ohio State still played step by step according to the coach's plan before the game, taking advantage of Texas' weak inside line and beating it to death, because neither Pittman nor Damai James could do anything to Oden.

Influence.

On the offensive end, Oden devoured the two of them alive, dunking, laying up, mid-range shot, and small hook. In front of Texas' fragile inside line, Oden seemed to be the king of the penalty area, showing off his eighteen martial arts skills.

At the same time, on the defensive end, Pittman and Damai James did nothing in front of him, and Augustin and Durant each received a big shot.

Durant showed his offensive talent here, and various offensive methods were constantly performed. Breakthrough dunks, jump shots, three-pointers, and second attacks after rushing for rebounds. In addition to receiving a big block from Oden, Durant

Te is almost unstoppable and keeps scoring.

Both coaches focus on their side's strongest point, and the two top picks are also going back and forth tit-for-tat. The game can be said to be full of sparks, often when Oden has just ravaged Texas with a dunk.

Inside, Durant immediately responded with a surprise dunk on the other side.

Durant scored a three-pointer, and Oden counterattacked with a small hook under the basket. Both of them have their own ambitions, and naturally there is also an element of fighting spirit in them. Of course, the coaches of the two teams also gave tactical support.

support.

No one will give in at this time, and whoever gives in means losing the opportunity in this battle.

In general, Oden needs the support of his teammates. He is a center after all. He cannot hold the ball from one side to the other. He relies more on the cooperation of his teammates, running out of position and then catching the pass from his teammates.

attack.

But Durant is different. He can start the offense with the ball by himself, so he looks more impactful.

When the game progressed to 12 minutes and 45 seconds, as Oden scored again under the basket, the score reached 25:23. Ohio temporarily led by two points, and the situation of the game began to develop in the direction of Ohio State University.

Durant

Oden's offensive ability is indeed as good as Oden's, and is even stronger, but Oden's own offensive power is not weak either. Facing Texas' inside line, it can be said that he can get whatever he wants.

Although Pittman's defense is passable as a meat-shield center, he is targeting average players, which is not enough when facing a favorite like Oden for the No. 1 pick.

In addition to offense, Oden's destructive power on the defensive end is also amazing. Even compared to offense and defense, Oden's strength is Oden. It can be said that the current Oden is an offensive and defensive behemoth.

Durant, on the other hand, is a good player who focuses on offense and does not have such a big influence on defense. Although it seems that he suppressed Oden in scoring, the impact on the trend of the game is obviously that Oden took the lead.

In this nearly 13-minute game, Oden scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and two blocks, one of which was awarded to Durant.

Durant scored 20 points, 2 rebounds and an assist. Except for the assist for Quan Xiao's three-pointer, all the Longhorns' other points came from Durant alone.

It can also be seen that although Ohio focuses on Oden's point, it does not waste other scoring points. Relatively speaking, it is relatively evenly distributed, and it also uses Oden's containment power to create opportunities for other teammates.

On the contrary, Texas focused all its offensive firepower on Durant. Whether it was shooting or passing, it was up to him to choose how to play.

Although Durant withstood the attack of the entire Ohio team with his powerful offense, it made it difficult for him to play and consumed more energy. If he continued, he might not be able to last until the second half.

Physical crisis.

Coach Barnes gave Durant the greatest trust and freedom. At first, he wanted to design personal tactics for Durant, but soon, Barnes realized that it was not necessary. Any tactics would only restrict this.

The talent of young people.

So just let Durant play as he wants, and Durant is really strong, so he scored 30+ points 20 times in the regular season, and his statistics are very impressive.

But it also exposed a problem, that is, he does not seem to have mastered how to be a leader. He is used to relying on his own strength to solve opponents, and rarely thinks about how to inspire his teammates to show their strength.

This is facing that

It may still be effective when facing opponents who are not as strong as you or who are of equal strength, but once you face an opponent whose strength exceeds your own, you will often have to swallow the bitter pill of failure.

This was the case for the Texas Longhorns team without Quanxiao in the previous life. Although Durant's personal statistics and honors were excellent, the final record was indeed not very good.

With 25 wins and 10 losses, it was only ranked third in the Big 12 Conference. In the national championship, it lost to Southern California in the second round and ended in the top 32.

So, after Oden scored, coach Barnes called the first timeout of the first half.

Yes, Coach Barnes has not called a timeout so far in the game. As mentioned before, he has given Durant a lot of free space, so it seems that Durant played much better than usual today without having to call a timeout.

He thought Durant should be able to adjust himself, but he didn't expect that Durant seemed to be in a daze today. Fortunately, this kid played alone, but he couldn't stand it and was very efficient, so he didn't lag behind in the score.

Pass.

However, this style of play consumes too much physical energy and will definitely not last long. Moreover, too much concentration of the ball will make teammates' hands cold. If teammates cannot touch the ball for a long time, it will be difficult for them to play behind the ball.

Quan Xiao can actually understand Durant's mood, but he may not agree with his approach. He is a player who puts victory first and does not value personal gains and losses so much.

Otherwise, with his current strength, he can form a dual-core with Durant and use more shots to make his data better.

But he didn't do this. Most of the time, his playing style was completely that of a 3D player, and he would only use core playing style when needed occasionally, just like the previous two knockout games.

He knew that the reason why Durant played like this today was because there was Oden on the opposite team, and Oden was exactly the one competing with him for the No. 1 pick, and Oden had always been rated higher, which made Durant

I was very unconvinced and wanted to compete with Oden in a game.

He believes that as long as he performs better than Oden or beats Oden, he can prove that he is better than Oden. But in fact, if he wins the data but loses the game, Oden may be evaluated higher.

So, can this timeout by Barnes make Durant wake up and change his style of play? Let’s wait and see!