"Coming back to the second half of the game, the main players of both sides continued to play music and fight again.
The Thunder had the ball, Westbrook brought the ball to the frontcourt and immediately distributed the ball to Durant.
It's still a blind fight. It depends on Durant's condition.
Facing Marion, Durant broke through with the ball, then pulled it up and shot..."
It's just a height bully. Marion is 2.01 meters tall. No matter how physically talented he is, he can still match the length of 2.11 meters.
All you can do is hear the gunshot!
Bang-dang——!
The basketball shot missed.
"Durant still doesn't have it. It's not a good thing if he gets hard too early or if he shoots too hard too early.
Now Durant is soft..."
Hong Kong True, Durant is a Tracy McGrady-like shooter. He loves his shooting touch. When he is in good condition, he can have a miracle of 35 seconds and 13 minutes. If his touch is not online, he is like a crouching dragon and a phoenix.
"Durant will experience a Dirk Nowitzki-like dilemma. His style of play is too soft, he has no post-up play, and his ability to attack tough situations is still far behind..."
Once upon a time, Nuo Tianwang also experienced the black eight in 2007 before he perfected his post-up singles to the full level and even had unique tricks.
Presumably Durant will also suffer this kind of pain, unless times change.
"The Mavericks' offense, Kidd brought the ball to the frontcourt, turned the most stable card.
Nowitzki caught the ball, feinted and broke through with the ball. After Yin Baka fought and retreated to catch up, he immediately turned around and gave him a butt.
Shaking his shoulders, turning around, lifting up, when Yin Baka jumped up, Nowitzki gathered it together and shot against the defense..."
Beep——!
Bang-dang——!
When the whistle sounded, the basketball also missed.
"Beautiful, Nowitzki caused a foul on Yin Baka and got two free throw opportunities. He played really hard.
Huh!
Yin Baka was replaced, and he already had 4 fouls on his body..."
To guard Nowitzki, we have to work hard to protect the basket. We don't have enough technical experience, so we can only make up for it by fouling.
With no choice, Scott Brooks had no choice but to replace Collison, and the substitution was made less than one minute into the third quarter.
Swish——!
Swish——!
As for the score question, Nowitzki hit two free throws, widening the point difference between the two sides to 9 points.
"Westbrook dribbled the ball and rushed forward. The Thunder have the talent of a powerful combination, and they need to play a suitable rhythm to defeat the Mavericks with talent.
Kidd couldn't keep up and was rushed by Westbrook. Su Bei went to help defend and drove Westbrook, a turtle, to the sideline.
Westbrook changed direction, exploded, and used his terrifying talent of changing direction and accelerating, breaking Su Bei's rush to the sideline, and then dribbling the ball into the penalty area...
Huh?
What's the big deal?
Just after getting rid of Su Bei, Westbrook took a three-step layup, plunged into the Mavericks' dense defense, but chose to force the shot..."
Bang-dang——!
Westbrook is so reckless, and his shot choices are a little bit outrageous.
The goal is unreasonable, and if it is not scored, it is just a mindless throw, and there is no middle option.
“Still not!
Westbrook's way to break the press is to shoot hard. With his little skills, he can only just touch it from the outside.
The Thunder's twin stars can't shine, and their offense is in danger!
Let’s see how the Mavericks play next? The Thunder obviously want to speed up. Will the Mavericks choose to play at a slower pace and use experience to defeat the Thunder's talent flow style?
Huh?
Kidd actually didn't slow down, dribbling the ball to the frontcourt and quickly passing the ball to Nowitzki. Collison couldn't withstand Nowitzki's breakthrough with the ball. Sefolosha could only let go of Su Bei and help defend him. , Nowitzki picked up the ball, flicked it in the air, and sent the basketball to the basket.
A beautiful pass, Su Bei's air cut, rushing to catch the ball, three-step layup, avoiding Perkins' block, and lobbing the basketball..."
Swish——!
"Su Bei scored two points while eating the cake. The Thunder's defense and basket protection were still useless. Defense was nothing..."
The score difference became 11 points.
"Westbrook rushed up, rushed to the penalty area, attracted the defense, and passed the ball to Durant.
Dribbling the ball towards the basket, Durant chose a more stable scoring method and faced the man. Will he have it?
Chandler and Nowitzki still couldn't withstand the double-handed shots and blocks. Durant's talent is too strong, and he has the ability to avoid defense at the basket..."
Peng, shua——!
After the basketball is hit, it goes into the white net.
The point difference returned to 9 points.
"The Mavericks made a quick start from the bottom line. Kidd advanced with the ball and passed the ball to Nowitzki. The latter quickly moved and passed the ball to Su Bei in the three-pointer in the right corner.
Catch the ball, jump up, shoot, raise your hand and shoot a three-point jumper..."
The rhythm was too fast, and the Thunder's defensive awareness was not good at all. They were caught off guard. Sefolosha's defense was already very active, but it was still half a beat late.
We can only bet that Su Bei's three-point pistol is out of bullets.
Swish——!
Guessed wrongly, Su Bei's pistol had bullets in it.
“It’s 12 points, and Su Bei scored 5 points in a row to help the Mavericks continue to expand the point difference.
Needless to say, the Mavericks did not choose to control the rhythm, but chose to be tough.
On the contrary, the Thunder became at a loss..."
In the regular season, the Mavericks were 2-1 against the Thunder, showing that they were very weak against the Thunder.
When it comes to offense, there was a time when the Mavericks were at the top of the league. Their running and gunning, their flow, their play was so strong.
The Mavericks did not give up their advantage for the sake of defense.
There is just no need to overly pursue offensive scoring to win.
Of course, if you want to attack, we can take over, and the fists we throw are also very powerful.
No way, the Thunder have shown their cards and can only use offense to get back on the court.
Let’s see whose one is harder and lasts longer.
Bang-dang——!
Durant's shot was solid again.
Fortunately, he grabbed the rebound, causing Marion's thug to foul, and got a free throw opportunity.
With two swish sounds, the score difference was reduced to 10 points.
"Kidd continued to speed up. The Thunder wanted to use their mobility to slow down the Mavericks' offensive rhythm. Kidd quickly passed the ball to Su Bei.
Take a step forward with the ball, immediately pass the ball back to Kidd, and then transfer it to Nowitzki's hands..."
No matter how mobile the Thunder are, their defense is just like headless flies running around, exhausted.
In the end, the Mavericks used solid passing to create an opportunity for Marion to challenge Collison in the low post.
"Marion hit Collison with his back, turned around and picked towards the basket, and there was..."
Swish——!
Two points scored!
Who would have thought that Marion could still show his ability to attack with the ball, but Collison couldn't resist it.
“The Mavericks’ starting five are strong players at every position and are very famous.
However, the Thunder's defense is still a weak point, what can you use to overcome it..."
The point difference is still 12 points.
Next, if the Mavericks can keep up with the Thunder's rhythm on defense, they must shrink and defend the zone. If they can't keep up, try to pile people into the basket and protect the basket and rebounds.
In terms of offense, it can be fast or slow. When the rhythm is up, you will hit and run. If you can't pick up the rhythm, you will slowly grind down the position.
The Mavericks' offense is still unstoppable. Of course, the defense must be stretched a lot.
"Durant rushed up, drove to the basket, and caused Chandler's foul..."
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"Westbrook exploded from the ground and headed towards the penalty area, causing Kidd's thug to foul..."
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Hong Kong Zhen, the Thunder's most explosive combination, did explode. However, it only exploded in the penalty area, but failed to explode from the outside and couldn't.
Durant made 1 of 5 free throws and 8 of 9 free throws.
Brooks made 1 of 5 and also made 7 of 7 free throws.
Harden continued to be invisible, scoring 1 of 2, 3 points and 2 assists.
"The Thunder's efficiency in the third quarter was 100 million points lower, but they still scored 31 points. There is no problem with their offensive firepower.
It's just a pity that this defense is too stretched..."
The Mavericks' third quarter was a little worse than the second quarter, scoring only 35 points.
Nowitzki scored 15 points in a single quarter, and Su Bei scored 7 points. Once again, the two swords combined to help the Mavericks widen the point difference.
At the end of the first three quarters, the Mavericks had an 11-point lead.
The game started in the fourth quarter, and the Thunder continued to play on the bright side, attacking, attacking, attacking...
Durant was in good form and made a lot of free throws. He made 3 of 5 shots and scored 13 points in a single quarter, which can be said to be the full offensive score.
"I thought Durant was already very brave, but I didn't expect that there was someone as brave as Durant. Whose general is this?
It was too bullying. Barea stepped up in the fourth quarter and used the firepower of the factors, making 5 of 7 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws..."
He scored 12 points and 1 assist in a single quarter, a walk-on, but it offset the efforts of Durant, the protagonist.
On the floor of the Western Conference Finals, the two sides fought an undefended battle.
The Mavericks scored 31 points in the fourth quarter, nearly maxing out their scoring capacity. The Thunder scored 33 points, but they were useless defensively. If they made the wrong choice, no matter how hard they worked, it would be of no use.
Buzz—!
As the buzzer sounds, the red light lights up, and the game time is over.
The score was 125 to 116. The Mavericks defeated the Thunder with a 9-point advantage, leading 1-0.
Nowitzki made 12 of 15 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and 20 of 20 free throws. He scored 46 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. His performance was incredible and invincible.
Durant made 10 of 18 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 18 of 19 free throws, and scored 40 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks. It cannot be said to be exactly the same as Nowitzki's performance, it can only be said to be extraordinary. Similar.
The Thunder did not lose in the big game.
The second leader, Su Bei, made 10 of 15 shots, 6 of 10 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 28 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds. His performance was average.
Just make do, but this performance cannot be matched by the Thunder's second-best player. Westbrook did have 20 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds. The statistics are not much different, but he made 3 of 15 shots from the field. He was so tough that he had no friends. With 18 14 free throws were not so ugly.
What's even more outrageous is that from the Mavericks bench, Terry scored 16 points and Balili scored 21 points...
The only thing the Thunder can beat is Harden's 12 points. The two sides are not at the same level at all.
"I scored 40 points and 8 rebounds. I am already the leading scorer, but the Thunder still lost. What do you think?"
"..."
"The Thunder can only attack but not defend. They are too biased. What do you think?"
"..."
Durant had a black face the whole time, what could he think?
If they can touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals, their Thunder team has already won, and the only thing left is that the future is theirs.
"The Thunder's complete draft rebuild has only lasted four years, and my rookie contract has not ended yet.
Among them, we also moved out of Seattle. Westbrook and Harden, like me, are getting rookie contracts...
How can I see it?
Can I say, you shouldn't let the Thunder appear on the stage of the Western Conference Finals? "
"..."
Indeed, the Thunder only lost to Young, so I really don’t blame them.
The blame lies with both the Spurs and Lakers.
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