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Duen is good at taking advantage of his talent to make transitions, but he doesn't make every transition by himself.

Seeing Durant catching up, Duan passed the ball out and into Green's hands, giving him a certain amount of advance.

Green plays inside and doesn't look very fast, but his explosive power is pretty good and he can pass ordinary strikers by accelerating with the ball.

Now it is a situation where there is no one in the basket, so it is not a problem to get the ball 1 vs 0.

boom--

Green dunked the ball into the basket, and Duan received an assist.

It is worth mentioning that the score difference has widened further!
No one expected that the Bulls, playing away from home, could lead the defending champion Thunder at the beginning of the game!
Is this the essence of a dynasty team? Is this the magic of Doon?
It's obvious that Duen hasn't shown the shooting ability he had a few years ago, and it's obvious that Duen is not at his peak, but Duen's influence on the court seems to be greater than Durant, the league's number one player!

The Thunder fans at the scene didn't dare to breathe after seeing Duan's performance in these rounds.

It wasn't until Durant got the ball from Westbrook again and resolutely singled out Duan that the Thunder fans at the scene started to cheer Durant.

In other words, one learns from every experience. After this round of competition, Durant also clearly realized that Durn's defense has not been completely lost because of his retirement.

In order to avoid Duen's physical confrontation and small movements from interfering with his offense, Durant did not choose to blindly make strong shots to show Duen his outstanding shooting ability.

This time, Durant chose to continuously change the rhythm of his hips and dribble until he reached Du En. He hesitated and then changed directions. With his unpredictable dribbling rhythm and extremely wide steps, he successfully passed Du En. Lose.

In the finals a year ago, Duan's lateral speed could keep up with Durant's rhythm and footsteps.

But after all, he has retired for a year, and his defensive experience and defensive instincts are like a rusty old machine. It can still be used but is not as sensitive and smooth as before.

After Durant passed Duan, he was already sure of getting to the basket even against the help of Ibaka and Bai Bian.

boom--

It was also a dunk. Durant once again used his talent and personal ability to respond on the court.

"MVP, MVP, MVP!"

Thunder fans at the scene once again cheered for Durant's wonderful performance!

A strong throw can shoot Du En in the face, and a breakthrough can pass Du En in one step!

Although a basketball game is not a one-on-one game, the success or failure of singles is the most intuitive and exciting part of the game!

Durant's performance so far is indeed worthy of his reputation as the league's number one player.

It is worth mentioning that Durant was not complacent. After the dunk, Durant immediately chose to return to defense in order to avoid being converted by the Bulls!
In this game, Durant not only has to successfully defeat Duen in isolation, but also successfully defend Duen, and even more, he has to successfully win the game!
Facing Durant's aggressive defense, Duan did not force the ball to play in isolation. Instead, he let Curry, Green, Ibaka and Bai Bian have a try first.

Winning first does not count as winning! Duane knows how to beat Durant.

One thing to say, Durant, who defends seriously, actually has a good defensive level.

However, Durant cannot go all out to defend in every regular season game.

This is also why Durant has no defensive lineup.

As a seven-foot-long man, Durant is too tall, but what he is best at is attacking, attacking with the ball!

As the team leader and the team's leading scorer, Durant has to devote most of his energy to the offensive end in order to perform better.

But today, in order to prove himself in front of Dunn and in front of the national audience, Durant showed an integrated offensive and defensive performance from the first quarter of the game.

If this continues, will Durant still have the energy to play in the fourth quarter?

Looking at the other players on the Thunder team, besides Durant, does anyone else have the ability to make key shots in the fourth quarter?
Once the Thunder fall into the stage of Westbrook's ball-handling offense, they will either be aggressive and crush everything, or they will become more and more courageous but completely defeated.

Duen knew this very well, so from the beginning of the game, he did not resist Durant taking the ball and hitting him alone. Instead, he entered the game with his own body, hoping that Durant could work harder.

For Durn at this stage, if he can win against Durant, the Bulls' hope of winning tonight will undoubtedly increase by 20 to 30%.

Closer to home, Duan did not participate too much in the offense. The rest of the Bulls could also follow the tactics they honed throughout last year, launch the offense step by step, and then rely on their personal ability to score the ball into the basket.

As for the Thunder, it is still a two-man game led by two stars, Durant and Westbrook.

Durant felt that he felt hot tonight and now has the upper hand, so he should pursue the victory even more.

When Duan defended Durant, he was physically aggressive enough, but Durant was at his peak and was indeed difficult to guard.

So, I could only watch as Durant attacked the basket again and again and scored under the basket.

Although not every goal was scored, Durant made 9 of 9 shots, 6 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws in the more than 2 minutes he played in the first quarter. , also scored 16 points early.

As for Westbrook, he also took a lot of shots, but his scoring efficiency was not as high as Durant. In the first quarter, he made 7 of 3 shots and 4 of 3 free throws, scoring 9 points. It indeed showed what a second-tier defending champion should have. style.

However, although the two leading players of the Thunder, Durant and Westbrook, scored 25 points in the first quarter, the Thunder did not take advantage in the first quarter and fell behind the Bulls by 2 points.

29比27，雷霆其他球员第一节加起来4投1中，只获得了2分。

The reason for this situation is naturally that other Thunder players lack the ball and are always running back and forth, doing the dirty work of defending, blocking, and grabbing rebounds. Even if they suddenly get the ball, there is nothing good about it. Feel.

Although the shooting ability of role players has improved these days, there are actually not many 3D players in the league who truly have stable shooting ability.

The Thunder's championship configuration is that Westbrook and Durant focus on offense, and the others focus on defense.

Therefore, it is understandable that other players did not make much contribution in terms of scoring without the ball.

Just like in the first quarter, Duan did not have much possession of the ball, and his scoring was limited to 4 points from the first two or three points.

In fact, in the next few minutes, Du En received passes from his teammates one after another and tried to shoot two goals. However, due to Durant's strict defense, he still failed to put the ball into the basket.

However, at the beginning of the second quarter, Duen had the ball in hand, and his teammates were willing to cooperate with Duen's running tactics.

Even though Durant came up early and didn't let Duen's plan to travel during the off-peak hours succeed, Duen still had the desired effect in the end.

等到第二节打了6分多钟下场休息的时候，杜恩已经斩获了13分4篮板3助攻1抢断1盖帽的全面数据。

By the way, after Durant came off the court, Durant suddenly became a little incapable of playing. He played two irons in a row and seemed to be exhausted.

Westbrook ignored Durant's subsequent request for the ball, and took the ball to himself, occasionally feeding Adams and other inside players so that he could use them to help block positions, and he could get a few more A rebound.

Under the leadership of Westbrook, the Thunder successfully overtook the score.

Upon seeing this, Thunder head coach Scott Brooks took Durant down first and replaced him with another small forward for a while.

Anyway, when Westbrook has the ball, Durant is of no use on the court.

Coach Brooks also knows that Durant's physical strength is valuable, so there is no need to follow Westbrook back and forth on the court. However, not long after Durant came off the court, Duane returned to the court.

Facing Durant, I was obedient, but against the bench, I punched hard!

Duan seized the opportunity to travel at off-peak hours, and once again showed his amazing physical talent, relying on his body to beat the Thunder forward players.

After only two minutes of play, Duan led the team to reverse the score. Coach Brooks felt numb and had to replace Durant on the court again.

"Have I become a defensive champion?" Durant was also a little unbelievable.

However, after returning to the court, Duen did not dare to take the ball and hit him alone, which Durant took great advantage of.

"I knew you couldn't beat me, Duen!" Durant said happily while talking trash.

"KD, didn't you notice? You are the one behind in scoring!"

What Duan cares about is winning, not personal temporary victory or defeat.

So talking trash to Durant this time also attracted Durant to continue to waste energy on beating him alone.

Sure enough, Durant immediately fell into Duen's provocation and asked Westbrook to take the ball and beat Duen alone.

Westbrook was also obedient. As soon as he handed the ball over, he stood aside, waiting for a possible offensive rebound.

But what Westbrook didn't expect was that this time Durant didn't shoot, but instead tried to break through Du En, but Du En predicted it.

Durant was very fast and was about to pass Duen, but Duen suddenly reached out for the ball and poked the ball out of Durant's hand.

Durant's breakthrough requires rhythm and speed, but the center of gravity of the dribble is too high, and it is easy for the ball to be taken away by the perimeter defense with quick eyes and hands.

Obviously, Duan is the type of defensive player that Durant is afraid of.

After Duan stole Durant, he immediately strode into the unguarded basket with a long spear, and completed the attack with a simple gliding dunk.

Durant was naturally unconvinced when one was broken by Du En, so he continued to challenge Du En.

Relying on his outstanding physical talent and shooting skills, Durant used an extremely strong mid-range shot to wash away the shame of being stolen on the previous ball and successfully helped the Thunder recover two points.

But the Bulls quickly took advantage of the opportunity to switch offense and put the ball in Curry's hands.

Curry's touch was also very good tonight. This time he took advantage of the Thunder's defensive footing before he could catch up with a three-pointer one step outside the three-point line.

Curry has already scored 18 points! Two points shy of scoring 20?

Durant didn't want anyone to steal his limelight tonight, so he took the ball decisively in response to a three-pointer.

It's Du En again, with enough physical confrontation and secret little moves.

Duang——

Hearing the sound of the iron, Durant was a little angry, and then frowned at the referee on the sideline and complained: "I was violated on the cylinder, and my waist was pinched purple!"

The referee probably guessed that this time it was a missed call.

The problem is that by the time Durant complained, the Bulls had already started switching offenses after grabbing the rebound. At this time, it was too late to blow the whistle and make up for the delayed whistle.

The referee cannot blow the whistle immediately. At most, he can find an opportunity to make amends later.

Ever since, not long after Durant complained, the Bulls relied on playing more and playing less, and turned into a transition attack to further widen the point difference.

By the end of the second quarter, the score reached 56-50, and the Bulls extended their lead to 6 points.

However, in the second half, the penalties suddenly became unfavorable to the Bulls.

Just two minutes into the third quarter, each Bulls player had a foul, which made Duane and others very dissatisfied, and they became impatient when playing.

It wasn't until Duane represented the Bulls and kept putting pressure on the referees that the whistle sounded less frequently in the third quarter.

However, Westbrook got to the basket but made a few extra free throws.

Westbrook's ability to create damage is unquestionable. He averaged 10+ free throws per game in his peak period and has averaged seven or eight free throws per game in recent seasons.

But the first half tonight was obviously fine. In the third quarter, when Westbrook failed to score a layup, the delayed whistle immediately sounded, and then he stood at the free throw line.

Isn't this bullying honest people?

When this happens, Du En said that he is not unfamiliar with it. It is definitely the official end of the alliance!
The league officially arranged for the Bulls to play this opening game, not expecting the Bulls to win.

But in the two quarters that have ended tonight, each quarter ended with the Bulls taking the lead.

If this continues, this opening game will no longer be a show for the Thunder, the defending champion team, and Durant, the new king of the league!
League officials never thought that tonight's game would become a symbol of the revival of the Bulls dynasty, nor did they plan to welcome Duan, the first king in history, to return!
However, sometimes plans just can’t keep up with changes.

Obviously after the third quarter, the Thunder had already overtaken the score and established a 4-point lead.

However, in the fourth quarter, Westbrook and Durant kept hitting the ball as if they had been knocked down, and they kept hitting the ball.

Seeing the Bulls taking the lead again, the two were anxious and caused a lot of commotion on the court because they were fighting for the ball.

Durant first kept chasing Westbrook for the ball. After Westbrook refused to give it to him, Durant had no choice but to actively wait for the ball in the backcourt, and then dribble the ball across half court for a single.

It was also because of the quarrel between Durant and Westbrook that Westbrook no longer stayed in the backcourt to assist when the ball was taken away, but continued to squat in the frontcourt to grab rebounds.

While Durant was dribbling alone, Green found an opportunity to steal the ball. Then he watched Green rush to the basket and complete a dunk!

It can only be said that Green is the professional when it comes to handling Durant.

"How could this be?"

"Obviously I feel really good tonight!"

"Russell, you ruined my career night!"

In the fourth quarter, Durant had three opportunities to stand on the free throw line despite having difficulty scoring in sports games. However, due to trembling hands and heart tremors, he only made four of them.

The Thunder scored 4 points in the last 7 minutes of the fourth quarter, relying on free throws from Durant and Westbrook.

Although it was a lot, in the end it was not possible to save the situation.

106 to 102, the defending champion Thunder won the opening game with a 4-point difference and watched the Bulls come from afar!

The end of this battle also completely announced the return of King Dune! (End of chapter)