Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

The time of pause is always so short, yet it seems to determine the fate of a game.

When the whistle sounded again, the players from both sides were like awakened beasts, and they all stepped onto the battlefield to decide the outcome.

Durant took a deep breath, his eyes determined, as if he had just made an important decision in that brief pause.

He walked towards Lu Yong, his voice full of unquestionable determination: "Coach, let me defend James."

Lu Yong was stunned for a moment, looked at Durant's determined eyes, and nodded.

He knew that this decision was not just a tactical arrangement, but also a challenge and determination from Durant's heart.

James was in great form tonight. Every breakthrough and shot he made was like a sharp blade tearing through the Nets' defense.

But it is this state that stimulates Durant's desire to win.

When he looked at James, there was no fear in his eyes, only a burning desire to fight.

He was confident that he could defend the MVP of the night in the final few minutes.

Although James still had that signature smile on his face, Durant could read fatigue in his eyes.

The aging James has reached the limit of his physical strength, but under such high-intensity offensive and defensive pressure, he still persists.

He wants to win the game, and the Nets don't want to lose either.

The referee passed the ball to Kuzma and the Lakers served from the sideline.

James took advantage of the screen and came out to receive the ball at the top of the arc.

Durant quickly caught up, but left James about half a step of space. This is a delicate distance that will neither make James feel too oppressive nor let him break through easily.

James made a triple threat at the top of the arc, observing the Nets' defensive position while directing his teammates to move. His experience told him that every detail could be the key to winning or losing. Soon, Davis came up and made a pick-and-roll for James.

James lowered his center of gravity and immediately broke through to the right. His speed was still so fast, as if time was slowing down for him. Durant's reaction speed was also amazing. He did not force his way around the screen, but went around from behind Davis and blocked James's breakthrough path.

The duel between the two officially began. James continued to accelerate. He leaned against Durant near the free throw line and made a backward turn. This turn was very large, directly from the free throw line to the three-second zone. Then, he jumped high and prepared to complete his usual layup.

However, at this moment, Durant showed his advantage of height and long arms. He also jumped high behind James, like a cheetah ready to pounce. With a loud "pop", Durant fanned the ball directly onto the backboard, completing an amazing block!

The entire stadium was boiling instantly, and the Nets fans cheered and jumped for joy, as if they saw the dawn of victory. However, before Durant could punch the air to celebrate, the referee's whistle blew. Durant committed a defensive foul and the Lakers were awarded two free throws.

This call confused Durant. He knew very well that his block was very clean and neat, without any foul. He walked to the referee in dissatisfaction and said that he did not commit a foul. But the referee was very firm and had no intention of changing the decision.

Durant was about to argue with the referee, his resentment and anger were like a volcano about to erupt. However, at this moment, Cousins ​​walked up to him, hugged Durant, and said in a calm and firm voice: "Forget it, Kevin, no matter how much you say, the referee will not change the decision. Instead, he may add a technical foul, which is more disadvantageous to us. Just think that the speed was too fast and the referee didn't see it clearly."

Durant was stunned. He looked at Cousins' determined eyes, and the anger in his heart seemed to be suppressed by an inexplicable force. He knew that Cousins ​​was right. It was meaningless to argue with the referee about the foul at this time, and it might even make the already bad situation worse.

"I just can't swallow this breath," Durant sighed lightly, glanced at Cousins, and continued, "The Lakers' home whistle in this game was too frequent."

Cousins ​​patted Durant on the shoulder and comforted him: "It's okay, don't let the referee disrupt your rhythm. Your defense just now was great, well done. We can't lose confidence because of an unfair penalty. The game is not over yet, we still have a chance."

Durant smiled and relaxed a lot. He knew that no matter what the Lakers' home court whistle was, the Nets were still leading. He couldn't let his mentality be unbalanced because of an unfair penalty, which would only make things worse.

He looked at Cousins ​​and said gratefully: "Thank you, DeMarcus. You are right, I can't let this penalty affect my game. We must stay calm and keep fighting."

Cousins ​​nodded, his eyes full of determination and trust: "That's right, Kevin. We are a team. No matter what difficulties we encounter, we must face them together. Now, let's get back to the game and give the Lakers a strong fight back."

The two looked at each other and then walked towards the court together. Their figures looked particularly firm and brave under the lights, as if no matter how many difficulties and challenges lay ahead, they could overcome them together.

When James walked to the free throw line to shoot, the Lakers fans at the scene rang out a uniform slogan, shouting "MVP" loudly, as if to cheer James up. Durant and Cousins ​​stood on the sidelines, their eyes full of determination. They knew that the game was far from over, and no matter how noisy the Lakers fans were, they had to stay calm and keep fighting.

James stood at the free throw line, his eyes flashing with confidence and determination. He took a deep breath and then threw the ball steadily. The ball drew a perfect arc in the air and then fell steadily into the basket. The Lakers fans at the scene cheered, as if they saw the hope of victory.

However, Durant and Cousins ​​were not shaken by this. They knew that the game was not over yet and the one-point difference was not enough to determine the outcome. They looked at each other and then walked to the center of the court together, ready to face the next challenge.

The Nets' offense began. Brunson dribbled the ball steadily across half court, his eyes flashing with determination. He came to the top of the arc and began to organize the offense. Durant, with the help of his teammates' cover, slipped out of the gap in the defense like a flexible snake and stood firmly outside the three-point line.

The lights on the scene seemed to be focused on this moment, and the duel between Durant and James was about to begin. Facing James's close defense, Durant seemed unusually calm. His eyes revealed a deep light, as if he was spying on every subtle movement of James.

Durant began to test James' defensive focus with realistic fake moves. His movements were smooth and natural, and each fake move seemed real, forcing James to concentrate on responding. The atmosphere at the scene was extremely tense, and every audience member held their breath and stared at this peak showdown.

Suddenly, Durant successfully shook off James' defensive focus in a front-body change. His movements were swift and decisive, like a flash of lightning piercing the night sky. At this moment, Durant suddenly jumped high outside the three-point line, and his whole body seemed to merge into the air and the basketball.

The atmosphere at the scene froze instantly, and every audience member stared with wide eyes, waiting for this moment to come. Durant made his best pull-up jump shot in the air, and his arms were like an eagle with wings spread, sending the basketball steadily to the basket.

The basketball drew a rainbow-like arc in the air, as if carrying the Nets' hopes and dreams.

The next second, with a swish, the basketball passed through the mesh of the basket and landed steadily on the ground. Durant made a three-pointer!

This goal directly helped the Nets widen the gap again.

After scoring the goal, Durant was like an awakened beast. He waved his arms fiercely at the air and let out a deafening roar. His eyes were full of murderous intent and fighting spirit, which formed a sharp contrast with his usual loser appearance.

At this moment, Durant seemed to be transformed into a warrior on the battlefield, interpreting the charm and passion of basketball with his actions. In the studio, Yang Yi and Wang Meng both exclaimed after seeing Durant's tough pull-up three-pointer.

Yang Yi shouted excitedly: "Look at this pull-up three-pointer! Durant is really unstoppable! His fake moves, change of direction, jump, shooting... every move is so flawless! This is simply a visual feast!"

Wang Meng couldn't help but praise, "That's right! Durant's three-pointer was really tough! Facing James' close defense, he was still able to stay calm and hit this crucial three-pointer. This fully demonstrated his strength and fighting spirit! It's really reassuring to have him on the Nets!"

Nets assistant coach Atkinson, who was on the edge of the bench, was also excited about Durant's tough pull-up three-pointer.

He shouted excitedly at head coach Lu Yong as if he wanted to release all the joy in his heart.

Lu Yong also smiled and nodded. He was very satisfied with Durant's performance.

The pace of the game was tense and intense, and the offense and defense transitions between the Nets and the Lakers were as fast as lightning.

Every attack and defense was so thrilling that the audience could not keep up.

The duel between Durant and James became the focus of the game.

The game continued and the Lakers attacked.

James, who scored consecutively, chose to pass the ball to Wall this time.

Wall has been doing his best to defend and organize the game, and so far, he has not taken many shots on the offensive end. Now that James' physical strength is almost at its limit, Wall will naturally not be soft-hearted when the ball is handed over to him.

He waved to the left corner, and Kuzma rushed over immediately. At the top of the arc, Kuzma set a screen for Wall. Wall lowered his center of gravity and went around the screen. Porzingis quickly moved sideways to block, so as not to be directly torn open by Wall's breakthrough.

At the same time, Kuzma quickly bounced outside the three-point line after the pick-and-roll. Mitchell wanted to help Porzingis defend, but under the threat of Kuzma's three-pointer, he gave up the idea.

In other words, after this screen, Wall successfully replaced the defender with Porzingis, creating an opportunity for a small-sided opponent to play against a big one.

Wall did not rush to attack, but took two steps back and gestured to his teammates to move away, as he wanted to play the ball alone.

Wall is very fast. Even though Porzingis is very flexible among big players, it is not easy to keep up with Wall's speed.

However, Porzingis did not choose to retreat. He stared at Wall closely, his feet firmly planted on the ground, like a tree that would not fall.

His eyes revealed firmness and determination, as if declaring to Wall: "Want to break through me? That's not that easy!"

Wall began to speed up, and he rushed towards Porzingis like a flash of lightning. However, Porzingis was not disrupted, and he still maintained a stable defensive posture, waiting for Wall's impact.

When Wall was halfway through the attack, he suddenly pulled back from his hips and pretended to shoot. Porzingis was knocked away, and his body seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and flew backwards uncontrollably. When he fell, he hit Wall directly.

When Wall threw the ball towards the basket, he was knocked to the ground by Porzingis.

With a loud bang, the ball hit the front of the basket, bounced high, and missed. However, the referee called a defensive foul on Porzingis and Wall got two free throws.

The Lakers home fans were suddenly in an uproar. They stood up and waved towels and banners, cheering for Wall's wonderful performance.

Wall performed very stably at the free throw line.

He took a deep breath and then threw the ball steadily.

The ball drew a perfect arc in the air and then fell steadily into the basket.

Wall made two free throws, narrowing the score to two points again.

The Lakers' home court was once again in a state of excitement, with fans cheering and applauding Wall's free throw.

The Nets fans seemed a little nervous, knowing that the next round would be the Lakers' offensive round, and Porzingis was already ready to make an effort on the offensive end.

Porzingis was very unhappy after being called for a defensive foul by Wall.

He came to the offensive end and took the initiative to reach out for the ball. Brunson saw this and passed the ball decisively without hesitation. After all, Porzingis' offensive efficiency tonight was still very good and trustworthy.

Facing Kuzma's defense, Porzingis did not make any fancy moves. He directly used his talent to crush him, accelerating to the left. He took advantage of his height and long arms to break into the three-second zone and suddenly stopped, facing Kuzma's defense and forcing a turnaround jump shot.

Kuzma has done his best. He stretched his body straight and stretched his arms in the air to block.

However, the basketball was still spinning at high speed above his fingertips, and then it entered the basket with a swish and went into the net!

In an instant, the Lakers home court became silent.

Many Lakers fans held their heads with frustration written all over their faces.

Every time the Lakers scored on offense and tried to gain momentum, someone on the Nets side always stood up to respond. This feeling is simply despairing.

"Look at Porzingis's attack!" Commentator Yang Yi couldn't help but exclaimed, "He just crushed Kuzma with his talent! With this height, this wingspan, this bounce... He was born for basketball!"

"That's right!" Wang Meng also agreed, "And you can see that the Nets' reaction is also very quick! Every time the Lakers try to gain momentum, they can respond immediately. This game is really exciting!" (End of this chapter)