All-round Athlete

Chapter 908 Are the Lakers going to win again?

The Thunder's current record is 42 wins and 12 uniforms, beating the Spurs and ranking first in the Western Conference.

It's just that the NBA's schedule has entered February, and every team will inevitably experience some injuries. The same is true for the Thunder. Their second master, Westbrook, is on the injured list. rand.

However, there is only one Durant Thunder team, which is also very scary in the regular season. This season, Durant averaged 32 points per game, which can be described as full of firepower. And Durant also showed the ability of a superstar. Last month, Durant led the team to defeat the Rockets, the Warriors, the Trail Blazers, and the Spurs. Giants, many people now think that Durant is only short of a championship ring. When he gets the championship ring, he can overwhelm James and become the number one player in the league.

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Standing on the field, Durant looked at Zhang Guan who was not far away, and felt a sense of tension in his heart.

"I actually started to get nervous!" Durant took a deep breath and calmed down. Whether he was playing against the Spurs or the Heat before, Durant didn't feel nervous, but now he is leading the team to play the Lakers, the second-to-last in the Western Conference, his heart is like a galloping horse, and it is difficult to calm down.

"Zhang Guan, I'm going to face Zhang Guan again!" Durant couldn't help but think of the defeat in the Men's Basketball World Championships four years ago. The deepest failure ever.

"This time, I must not lose!" Durant snorted coldly, and the next moment Ibaka's jump ball lost to Kaman, and the Lakers had already started their first offense.

"Defend Zhang Guan!" Durant focused his attention on Zhang Guan, but what he didn't expect was that the ball was passed to Kaman, and then Kaman assisted Marshall and made an open three-pointer.

"Give me the ball!" Durant yelled at Ibaka, who hesitated, and ended up throwing the ball to Durant instead of Reggie Jackson.

Then, Durant hit the iron once.

The Lakers grabbed the rebound and the ball was in Zhang Guan's hands, and Zhang Guan also charged immediately.

"Zhang Guan's fast attack!" Durant's heart tightened, and he went towards Zhang Guan without hesitation.

At this moment, Zhang Guan attracted three defensive players of the Thunder, including Durant.

"Block his layup route!" Durant yelled, raising his hand to block the shot.

At this moment, Zhang Guan flicked his wrist and passed the ball to Marshall who followed up. Marshall made an open shot and scored two points.

Durant didn't believe in evil, and once again took the initiative to ask for the ball, facing Wesley Johnson's defense, he made a three-point jumper.

Double the iron!

After Zhang Guan got the ball, he counterattacked quickly again, and Marshall also followed up at the same time. This time the Thunder learned their lesson and assigned someone to defend Marshall. However, Zhang Guan used a layup to cheat a foul, and then made an additional free throw.

Durant made the third attack and finally hit two points. Then Marshall missed a three-pointer, but the ball landed just in front of Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan picked up a rebound and made another mid-range hit.

Ibaka missed a shot, Jordan Hill was blocked for a layup, Wesley Johnson grabbed the ball and passed it to Zhang Guan, Zhang Guan scored two points with a mid-range jumper.

The Thunder called a short timeout, Staples Stadium was full of jubilation, and the start of 11 to 2 was conceivable for many people. But before the game, no one could have guessed that the Lakers scored 11 points, while the Thunder only scored 2 points!

"What's going on, is this really the Thunder? Aren't they number one in the Western Conference? Why are they going to be blown away by the Lakers at the beginning!"

"The shooting percentage prescribed by the Lakers is too high, but the Thunder kept hitting the iron. They started with four shots and one, and Durant even missed two shots."

"To be honest, the timing of Durant's three shots was not very good. Even the one he made had a lot of luck in it. Durant seemed too eager to score at the beginning of the game today. !"

Many discerning people can see that today's Durant played very unreasonably at the beginning, completely like a rookie eager to express himself, not the usual superstar-level Durant.

Back from the timeout, Marshall made two consecutive mistakes and was replaced by Blake, while Zhang Guan also started the scoring mode.

Reggie Jackson, who was marking Zhang Guan at the beginning, was broken by Zhang Guan in a row. He thought he was irrational and paid for two fouls, so he quickly rested.

The current Reggie Jackson is only a third grader after all, and because of Westbrook's injury, he was promoted to the starting position. It is inevitable that his self-confidence will inflate, but Zhang Guan gave him a lesson.

As a last resort, the Thunder had to replace Sefolosha to defend Zhang Guan.

Sefolosha is known for his strong defense, and he is also a person who once entered the NBA defensive second team. The big reason why Sefolosha was able to put Harden on the bench back then was because Sefolosha's defense was good enough.

Sefolosha's defense is much better than that of Reggie Jackson. He belongs to the kind of strong individual defense, with height, wingspan, and speed. Close defense is very oppressive, and the bottom plate is very stable. This kind of defense is especially aimed at those offensive players with strong bodies. In this season, Leonard of the Spurs, Wade of the Heat, and Harden of the Rockets have all played Sefolosha has suffered a lot.

But in the face of some perverted and accurate pitchers, there is no chance to physically confront you at all. You can shoot with your hands up, and you can still make shots. Sefolosha can’t do it. Flossa was undefended. Curry scored 37 points on the Thunder, and Thompson scored 26 points. Fortunately, Durant broke out with 54 points, which made the Thunder finally win the game.

When Zhang Guan saw Sefolosha coming to defend him, he simply caught the ball and shot.

"Hey, Zhang Guan voted, really dare to vote!"

"Hey, I can really get in!"

CCTV's commentary kept repeating these two sentences.

Looking at this scene, the head coach of the Thunder team frowned. At this time, there was no one else in the Thunder team who could restrict Zhang Guan.

In addition to Reggie Jackson and Sefoloza, the Thunder's two backup guards are Jeremy Lamb and "Old Fish" Fisher. With Lamb's thin body, the defense doesn't have to count on him too much. As for Fisher, he is already forty years old, and he is a defensive hole on the field, and even a young defender can bully him.

Now the Thunder still miss Westbrook very much. If there is Westbrook's iron-blooded defense, Zhang Guan might not be able to score so easily.

However, the Thunder can't restrain Zhang Guan, the Lakers can't restrain Durant, and even Reggie Jackson and Ibaka can't restrain them. After all, there are no defensive players in the current Lakers. It's just that the two of them didn't have many shots, and the Thunder's main possession of the ball was still concentrated in Durant's hands.

Durant took a total of 16 shots in the first half, but only hit 5 goals, and his shooting percentage was only 30%. At the time, they were still 9 points behind, and the score between the two sides was 54 to 45.

In the second half, Durant finally gradually regained some touch. Although the three-pointer was still hitting the iron, he shot very accurately from the mid-range.

The Lakers' defense against Durant is also symbolic. D'Antoni started his career by bombarding him, and his requirements for defense are not so strong, and now D'Antoni has no one who can defend him. I can't prevent it, so I just can't prevent it, let Durant vote!

After playing, Durant also shot high, and Durant's high shot made it difficult for other Thunder players to have a chance to shoot.

The game turned into a shooting contest between Zhang Guan and Durant.

"Durant, mid-range shot, goal!"

"Zhang Guan made an emergency stop for a jumper, and there it is!"

"Durant tries a 3-pointer, good shot!"

"Zhang Guan made a long-range three-pointer and scored!"

The cheers on the scene became higher and higher, and the scores of the two sides also rose alternately. The scene was very lively. It's just that the difference of about 10 points has not been widened.

As for the players of the two teams, they didn't have much possession of the ball anyway, so they simply started running back and forth with their respective bosses.

Although it was a back and forth run, the players didn't dare to complain at all, who made him the boss of the team!

Needless to say, Zhang Guan's fame and strength are all there, and he is also the small owner of the team. The players dare not provoke him and cannot afford to provoke him. As for Durant, who also has fame and strength, and is the star of the Thunder, how dare the younger brothers make the boss unhappy. Since the boss wants to shoot, then give the ball to the boss and let him shoot!

If we analyze it calmly, the one who suffers in this situation must be Thunder. As for the Lakers, Thackeray, Marshall, Sean Williams, and Wesley Johnson followed the turnaround. They were all low-salary men, like Jordan Hill and Blake, who were close to the middle class. Annual salary, even if the social status is high.

As for the Thunder, it was Ibaka and Perkins who followed the switchback. Ibaka earns more than 12 million dollars a year, which is equivalent to a star contract. Perkins also earns more than 8 million dollars a year. , half higher than the middle class. Even Sefolosha can earn 4 million a year, which is more than the four basic salary men of the Lakers.

In the NBA, how much money you get basically represents how capable you are. But now, it is also meaningless to run back and forth with the boss. The Lakers are a group of men with a basic salary, while the Thunder are quasi-stars. This is like Tian Ji's horse racing.

However, Durant's scoring ability is really strong after his hand is smooth. When he came off the court at the end of the third quarter, he had already scored more than 30 points.

"Today, Durant must have scored 40 points again!"

"I think 45 points is also possible!"

"But look, the Thunder are still 11 points behind!"

Everyone looked at the score board. At this time, the score of the two sides was 85 to 74, and the Thunder team was still behind.

"Could it be that the Lakers are going to win this game again?"

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