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Chapter 537 Desperate Durant
Timeout, Kings bench.

Several people in Curry showed a little nervousness, probably because the team fell behind by as many as 1 points with only 54 minute and 10 seconds left in the game.

In fact, there were not many mistakes in the audience, mainly because the Thunder played too excitedly, Westbrook suddenly became reasonable, Robertson played more screens, Waiters got more possessions in the big and four small lineups, and the Thunder had the opportunity to give up offensive rebounds. There are short rotation strategies.

Especially short rotation strategies.

Durant and Westbrook have played 44 minutes and 43 minutes respectively, with almost no rest, allowing the bench to dominate.

That is to say, rest for three days before and have sufficient physical strength, otherwise, most of them will suddenly collapse due to lack of physical strength like the first game.

In other words, the Thunder's lead is desperately fighting for it.

Su Yang looked around the crowd, smiled and said, "Relax, with our strong scoring firepower, the difference of 10 points is very small.

In addition, we still have two long timeouts, and the Thunder only have one long timeout and a short timeout. Players such as Durant and Westbrook are troubled by fouls. We can play more aggressively next, repeating our first game and finally suppressing the victory. .

After the timeout, Curry must attack..."

Between words, Su Yang sent Green, Gay, Antetokounmpo, Covington, and Curry to form an alternative version of One Star Four Shooting.

The whistle for the end of the pause followed.

The Kings will return to the arena, and the DJ on the scene will guide loudly, and more than 7000 fans in the audience will follow and shout in unison.

Front left sideline ball.

Still start with BOX box formation.

The referee whistles the ball to time it.

Curry used the cover to rush to the LOGO position to catch the ball. With the help of Green's cover, he pretended to break through the top of the arc, but actually stopped and changed direction. , hurriedly took off and passed back.

Following up, Green received the ball in the short corner on the right, and was surrounded by Durant and Ibaka in an instant, and hurriedly threw the ball to the bottom corner.

Gay catches the ball and jumps up to face Durant and makes a three-pointer.

Beep!The referee whistled Durant for a foul.

Gay got three free throws.

Cheers erupted in the arena. Su Yang got up and applauded. Looking at the scoreboard, he found that the Kings were 101 to 111 behind.

1 minutes and 48 seconds left.

The king just attacked in just six seconds.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Gay stood on the free throw line. The first free throw hit the basket and bounced into the net, and the second and third free throws were hollowed into the net.

The score became 104 to 111.

The Thunder kicked off the bottom line and counterattacked, and the scene shouted defense in unison.

Westbrook slowly brought the ball across the center line, as if deliberately pressing the time. After all, he still led by 7 points, and Durant used the cover to run Iverson's cross-cut tactics. Set up the wall, back screen to block Curry as a screen.

Thunder has played that kind of tactics too many times.

Green decisively moved laterally to intercept.

This time Westbrook didn't rush to break through, but dribbled the ball to the right 45-degree three-point line in small steps, and suddenly took off and made a long pass.

Meanwhile, Durant starts from the left sideline, jumps straight to the basket, and takes off with the obvious goal of flying the basketball.

It's quite bold to do that.

However, Westbrook took off and passed the ball, not only the rhythm was slow, but the direction of flight was also obvious, Antetokounmpo and Guy pinched back and forth.

Boom!

Double ghosts knock on the door!

Durant was brutally chased by Antetokounmpo for a layup. It was originally an empty catch, but it turned into a tie because Gay intercepted it.

The basketball rebounded and flew into Green's hands, and the King's fast break suddenly started, and the third line went down quickly, with Curry on the left and Covington on the right.

There were cheers in the arena. Green rushed to the top of the arc and hit the ground vigorously to pass the ball. Curry caught the ball and flew to Westbrook. He took a few big strides to the basket. Seeing that Waiters was surrounded, he immediately threw the ball to the right. Side bottom, but Covington just received the ball and was blocked by Robertson again.

The position at the top of the arc was temporarily empty, and Green raised his hands to ask for the ball.

Covington raised his hand to pass, but found that Durant was still defending well. He decisively threw the ball to Guy who ran to the left wing, then started to cut inside and rushed to the basket. With Green, he screened the elevator door for Curry.

Curry immediately crossed the elevator door, received a pass from Gay on the right sideline, stopped suddenly and turned to face Robertson to rush for a shot.

The idle gap is only 0.8 seconds, and the shot conditions are very harsh, but for Curry, it is enough to complete the shot.

After all, the fastest shot in history.

With a bang, the basketball was hollowed into the net.

107 to 111, the Kings are only 4 points behind.

With 1 minute and 13 seconds left in the clock, Thunder coach Brooks hesitated for a moment and raised his hand to ask for a timeout.

Cheers immediately resounded through the Sleep Train Arena.

In the TNT commentary seat, Isiah Thomas was full of excitement: "I have to admit that after the Thunder accepted the advice from the outside world, the offensive and defensive ends have changed a lot, but they are still one level away from the king's strongest state. That gap cannot be eliminated through strategic adjustments. flat…"

Reggie Miller was slightly embarrassed: "The game is not over yet, but I have to complain. I just saw the Thunder start through Iverson's cross-cutting position. I don't know why they like Iverson's cross-cutting so much. Durant's lob is worse than a one-on-one..."

Between the speeches, the pause ends.

The Thunder kicked off from the right side of the frontcourt.

Westbrook used the cover to catch the ball, and then signaled to put on a five-out formation. After a while, he used Ibaka to cover and break through.

According to Su Yang's arrangement during the timeout, the king's four insiders immediately shrank to encircle, giving three points and not breaking through to the basket.

Mainly, Paul Silas, as the foreign aid coach, specifically suggested that the Thunder should rush to the basket more when using a small lineup instead of shooting more. The Thunder performed very well before, especially Waiters, who originally played as a substitute, has already scored 18 points in this game. .

Between the lightning and the flint, Westbrook made an emergency stop and turned around to pass the ball, while Waiters received the ball from the 45-degree three-point line on the left, made a shooting point and flew back to the defensive Antetokounmpo, stepped down the ball to the free throw line, and faced the supplementary defense Green Take off, change the height and pull the bar for a layup, and play tricks.

The basketball rebounded by smashing the basket and hitting the iron.

Covington took off and got the rebound, and passed it to Curry in front of him. The Thunder team frantically returned to defense, visibly anxious to the naked eye.

Cheers reappeared in the arena, Curry suddenly raised his hand and hit the ground with a long pass, the basketball went straight to the right wing of the frontcourt, and Gay took the ball and started off.

Durant intercepted in a hurry.Gay stopped suddenly and stepped back to shoot a three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball hits the hoop and into the net.

110 to 111, the Kings are only 1 points behind.

On the Thunder bench, coach Brooks felt a cardiac arrest, while Durant on the court was so angry that he put his hands on his knees.

Su Yang applauded and shouted to remind the whole team to pay attention to Westbrook's movements, because at this time the Thunder relied on Westbrook to organize the offense.

And Westbrook's organizational ability at critical moments, I dare not say it is too weak, I dare say it is not strong, at least far inferior to Harden.

The main thing is that Westbrook has made bold moves at critical moments many times.

All in all, it doesn't feel that stable.

Sometimes it leaves teammates unprepared.

There were 53.6 seconds left in the game.

The Thunder did not call a timeout. Westbrook took the ball from the bottom line and raised his hand to make a tactic. It looked like he was going to play one high and four lows, but suddenly raised his hand and made a long pass, and the basketball flew straight to the right waist, as if preparing to assist Ibaka scored with a sneak attack to the basket.

That's a very good idea and a very big but.

But that height is a little bit low.

Green could see it clearly, jumping up almost at the same time to fight, the basketball's flight trajectory changed under force, and it turned into the paint.

Gay received the ball, rushed forward, and raised his hand at the top of the arc for a long pass, while Curry received the ball from the center line and rushed two steps, and then split the right corner. Seeing that it was another three-pointer, he never thought, Westbrook has quick eyes and quick hands, and abruptly raised his hand to pat the ball and steal it.

The basketball fell to the ground under force, and Antetokounmpo, who followed up, grabbed it in his hand and rushed to the basket like a wild beast out of the cage.

Westbrook hurriedly reached for his clothes and wanted a tactical foul.

But Antetokounmpo hit you too hard and forced a layup.

It feels a bit like LeBron is hanging on someone for a layup.

The basketball rebounded into the net, and the referee blew his whistle at the same time, indicating to the technical platform that the two points are valid, and then whistled Westbrook for an additional penalty for fouling.

Cheers exploded in the Sleep Train arena.

With 39.5 seconds left in the clock, the Kings hit an 11-0 attack wave and overtook the Thunder strongly, which was even more outrageous than making a movie.

Su Yang stood up and applauded, and said casually: "Actually, I'm ready for everyone to execute free throw tactics, but I didn't expect..."

Mike Brown laughed and said: "To be honest, I have already planned to play overtime, and I didn't think about winning the game directly."

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Antetokounmpo stood on the free throw line, prepared for 8 seconds, and made a steady hit with an extra penalty.

The scores of the two teams became the Kings leading 113 to 111.

The Thunder hastily asked for a timeout.

TNT commentary seat, Reggie Miller said: "As coach Don Nelson said, the key to whether the Thunder wins is not the big man or the small man, but whether they can solve the offensive four-on-five and Westbrook's emotional control. I personally can’t understand Westbrook’s two offensive choices just now, one sudden long pass to assist KD’s lob, and another sudden long pass to assist Ibaka’s sneak attack to the basket, wasting two offensive opportunities in vain, allowing the Kings to chase 6 points in a row , causing the momentum to collapse."

Isiah Thomas said: "As a point guard, I can understand his thoughts. He wants to be surprised, because the King's defensive lineup was too scary just now, and it was difficult for the regular offense to get a chance. In addition, he hardly had much rest in this game... "

Between the speeches, the pause ends.

The King's lineup remains unchanged, with Thunder Adams replacing Ibaka.

There were boos everywhere in the arena, and the Thunder players covered their positions for three consecutive rounds, and finally handed the ball to Durant with difficulty.

Green stepped forward to double-team without hesitation, ignoring Adams.

Durant had no choice but to pass the ball, while Adams received the ball at the top of the arc, then passed to Westbrook, who was the landmark on the right, and went up to the front wall to cover.

Seeing this, Su Yang yelled to remind him to expand the defense line.

Covington immediately pressed out, ignoring Robertson in the bottom corner, always insisting on the same defensive strategy to prevent low-level mistakes.

Westbrook really had no chance, and he didn't act for a long time. In a blink of an eye, when the offensive time was about to run out, he rushed to the right wing for a three-pointer.

The basketball clanged and Gay jumped high to grab the rebound.

Robertson made a hasty tactical foul with 17.5 seconds left.

Cheers erupted in the arena again, and Su Yang waved to Curry to remind them: "It depends on the situation and fouled early, they didn't timeout."

Several people in Curry nodded to express their understanding.

Gay then stood on the free throw line and scored two goals in a row.

115 to 111, the Kings lead by 4 points.

The Thunder didn't pause, kicked off the ball from the backcourt, faced the Kings' full-court pressure, and tossed the big circle before sending out the request.

Durant received the ball and rushed, facing Green and Antetokounmpo, forced to rush to the right side of the frontcourt at 45 degrees, and made an emergency stop for a three-pointer.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Antetokounmpo rushed to get the rebound, and seeing Robertson rushing up to foul, he hurriedly raised his hand and threw it to Curry who was standing on the center line.

Westbrook quickly rushed to foul.

Curry stood on the free throw line again, facing the cheers of the MVP, also made two free throws, helping the Kings lead by 6 points.

The Thunder made a fast break, and Durant hit a super long three-pointer, forcing the chase to 114 to 117, with 5 seconds left.

Foul tactics continue.

Su Yang deliberately called a timeout, replaced Thomas Jr. and LaVine, and replaced Green and Antetokounmpo. When the game continued, the tactics ran, and Curry acted as a bait to attract a lot of Thunder's defensive attention. Thomas Jr. received the ball steadily in the backcourt. It takes another 2 seconds.

Thomas Jr. stood on the free throw line immediately, and the attributes of the king of the final quarter exploded. He made two free throws steadily and completely killed the Thunder.

The Thunder gave up in the last three seconds, and the final whistle sounded. The Kings won 119-114, leading the series 2-0.

After such a tragic reversal, the Thunder generals did not shake hands after the game, and went straight to the player tunnel, and the central big screen captured the footage and played it.

Compared with the first game, Durant, who was stubborn and unconvinced, became dejected, perhaps because of the hard work and scored 41 points.

Su Yang happened to see the disappointed look, and thought: "Wouldn't this stimulate Durant to let him jump out of the contract in summer?"

(End of this chapter)