The yellow storm in the NBA

On October 21, 2007, the preseason game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Rockets is about to begin at Key Arena, home of the Seattle SuperSonics.

The biggest highlight of this game is the duel between Durant and Quan Xiao, former teammates. The two are the biggest contributors to Texas' championship, but today they are fighting each other as opponents.

Before the game, Durant and Quan Xiao hugged each other in a friendly way and agreed that whoever loses in the game would get a treat, jokingly calling it a fight over a meal.

After selecting Durant, the SuperSonics had been completely demolished and rebuilt. In order to fully cultivate Durant, they traded their star player Ray Allen to the Celtics in exchange for the Celtics' fifth overall pick.

Horford.

In the NCAA Finals, Horford, as a Florida player, caused a lot of trouble for Texas, but now he and Durant have become teammates. This is really a twist of fate.

Although the Rockets have undergone major personnel changes after undergoing a major trade, but simply comparing the strength of the two teams, the Rockets still have the advantage.

The main purpose of the SuperSonics this season is to train newcomers, and there is no requirement for record, so as a newcomer, Durant was given unlimited firing rights.

Judging from the few preseason games that have been played, Durant's efficiency is not very high, but he has talent. As long as he develops it, he will definitely become a killer. Because he is tall and has long arms, his

The attack point is very high and difficult to destroy.

After two games, the Rockets also began to focus on cultivating Quan Xiao. Of course, he does not have unlimited firing rights like Durant. After all, the team also has Yao Ming, a big killer.

However, he has been given a lot of tactical freedom by coach Adelman, and his position is not fixed. He can play from the 1st to the 4th position, and even to the 5th position at certain times.

But his favorite position is No. 3. Of course, No. 1 and No. 2 are no problem. Now it still depends on the head coach's arrangement.

In this game, Quan Xiao faced off against Durant as the starting No. 3. Durant showed a strong desire to attack at the beginning. Looking at Quan Xiao who was guarding him, the two of them seemed to have returned to their college days.

At that time, the two often played one-on-one during training breaks. At the beginning, Durant always won, but later as Quan Xiao played more and more games, his skills and experience improved, and the relationship between the two

They started to win and lose.

Now it is no longer easy for Durant to get rid of Quan Xiao's defense and score, so his first shot failed due to Quan Xiao's interference.

"Hey, Kevin, I won't let you offend. Although this is your home court and doing this will make you lose face, I don't want to pay for a treat!" Yao Ming grabbed the rebound after watching Durant hit the iron.

, said Durant, the best team in the world.

"Just wait, Quan, you won't have it easy. I will definitely win today, so be prepared to pay!" Durant was not to be outdone.

"Then just wait to be beaten by me!" Quan Xiao said, receiving Alston's pass, and then squeezed into the penalty area with Durant's back.

Durant was speechless in the face of Quan Xiao's move. The two had fought so many times and already knew each other's weaknesses. After Quan Xiao used a back attack, Durant could only try his best to interfere.

He still lacks the strength to hold up Quan Xiao.

So he was pushed into the penalty area by Quan Xiao, and then used his usual turn-over jump shot to end the attack.

"It's 2:0 now, I'm in the lead, it's up to you next, Kevin."

"Don't be too proud, I will return it right away."

"Then I'll wait for you!"

After changing sides, the SuperSonics handed the ball to Durant. After receiving the ball, Durant faced Quan Xiao's defense. This time he chose to break through.

Although he knew Durant's breakthrough route, Quan Xiao still failed to stop Durant, allowing him to smoothly break in and score two points with an underhand layup.

"How about this shot?"

"Just so-so!"

"Now it's 2:2, it's even. Now it's up to you. But I'm really worried that you won't be able to catch the ball. After all, you don't have unlimited fire rights."

Looking at Durant, Quan Xiao didn't want to talk to him. But what he said was right. He didn't have this privilege at the moment. After all, the teams they were in were in different situations, so the way and intensity of training would naturally be different.

Can't compare.

In fact, among the rookies in 2007, only Durant received the greatest training. As a rookie, he became the boss as soon as he entered the team and had unlimited firepower.

This is something that other rookies don’t have.

Oden missed the entire season due to injury, and other rookies did not have the conditions to be trained as the core of the team. Even the equally talented Quan Xiao did not receive core treatment because of Yao Ming's existence.

Fortunately, after two games, Quan Xiao used his strength to win the favor of the coach and the recognition of his teammates, so Quan Xiao still got help from his teammates. After receiving the pass, Quan Xiao used his best three skills to

The points once again widened the gap with Durant.

The first quarter of the game almost became a performance stage for the two. The coaches of both teams didn't say anything. The SuperSonics wanted to train Durant and originally gave him unlimited firing rights.

For the Rockets, coach Adelman wanted to see how far Quan Xiao's potential could be stimulated, so he simply gave him the most core treatment and let him compete with Durant.

However, the Rockets are always stronger. Because of the presence of Yao Ming, they protect the rebounds better. Therefore, the Rockets also led the SuperSonics by 6 points 28:22 in the first quarter, and Quan Xiao temporarily led Durant by 2 points.

points, 20:18. Both players performed very strongly in the first quarter.

After the start of the second quarter, the Rockets took the lead in adjusting their style of play and began to emphasize integrity. Quan Xiao was no longer a one-man show. With this change, the Rockets immediately opened up the score, even though Yao Ming did not play much in this quarter.

, after all, hard power dominates.

As for the SuperSonics, they still focused on training newcomers, so Durant and Horford both got a lot of shots, but the efficiency was not very high and not as dazzling as the first quarter.

After all, after playing like that in the first quarter, a lot of physical energy was consumed, so the efficiency was naturally not as high as when the physical energy was abundant.

The Rockets had a lot of success, especially Johnson scored 14 points in a single quarter. Coupled with the scores of others, the Rockets led by 8 points at 32:24 in the single quarter and led by 14 points at halftime.

The Sonics failed to stage a miracle comeback in the second half of the game. Durant scored 15 points in the second half and 43 points overall. However, the Sonics ultimately lost 94:117 at home.

Quan Xiao's final score was fixed at 32 points, losing to Durant in personal statistics, but the team defeated Durant's SuperSonics. After the game, Durant treated Quan Xiao to a good meal.

He also said that he would definitely ask Quan Xiao to come back next time.