Having known Durant for so long, Zhao Chen feels that Durant has always had a child-like personality.
If you say nice things to him, he will be very happy and treat you as a friend.
If you treat him badly, he will always hold grudges, but this grudge can be easily resolved.
Zhao Chen also understood why when Durant went to the Warriors in his previous life, he was not even willing to call his teammates with whom he had worked together for many years, and why his promise to the management and teammates to stay on the team changed every few days. various behaviors.
In fact, the behavior stems from his personality.
Durant is not bad, he is just too willful.
Of course, on another level, it means that his emotional intelligence is not high enough. This kind of emotional intelligence is not enough to match his fame and technology, which has led to a lot of criticism for his behavior.
If you are a little-known player, you can go wherever you like, and fans and media will not bother to care about you.
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Because of the huge lead, the atmosphere in the Thunder locker room was very harmonious, and the players were not under much pressure.
The situation of this game has been controlled by the Thunder. As long as the Thunder players do not seek death, 90% of this game has been won.
"I think what Coach Mark needs to solve in these 20 minutes is the defensive problem. They can't maintain the defense they did at the beginning of the game. This is also the reason why they fell into a passive game." Kenny Smith said.
"This game is very difficult. Being behind by 22 points here means that the Thunder have completely controlled the game. The Thunder will also win this home court. Of course, the NBA has always been good at miracles. It is not impossible that games like this are reversed after falling behind. Yes," Barkley said.
The second half of the game started quickly, and the Grizzlies increased their defensive intensity and offensive enthusiasm.
Mike Miller received a pass from Randolph after he was flanked in the paint and hit a three-pointer decisively!
Later, Zhao Chen made a mistake when passing the ball to Durant. Zhao Chen passed the ball too big and Durant failed to catch it.
The Grizzlies still played tactics around the twin towers. After Gasol encountered a double attack, he gave the ball to Conley at a 45-degree position.
Conley also has a three-pointer!
The Grizzlies chased for 6 points in the second half.
Thunder fans are no longer so arrogant.
It can be seen that the Grizzlies took advantage of the inside advantage of the Twin Towers to attract the Thunder's attack and then continuously let the outside attack.
In order to chase points, they even put Tony Allen on the bench and put on players with range like Prince.
Thunder offense.
Zhao Chen signaled for a steady rhythm.
On the court, the partners of Zhao Chen and Durant led a second team.
After Zhao Chen passed half the court, he passed the ball to Durant, who was stuck in the corner.
It was Mike Miller who defended Durant, and Durant didn't feel a lot of pressure.
Mike Miller is guarding Durant's shot, and he stays up front.
Durant chose to dribble and rush in. Durant easily passed Mike Miller and hit the basket.
Gasol and Randolph flanked Durant. When everyone thought Durant would get the better of the ball, Durant chose to split the ball.
Durant passed the ball to Zhao Chen in the bottom corner.
The defense was compressed by Durant, and Zhao Chen's defensive pressure was very small.
It was Prince who defended Zhao Chen.
Prince pounced very hard, and all he could think about was to block Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen faked a shot, easily hit Prince, took a step sideways with the dribble, and fired again from beyond the three-point line! !
This is Zhao Chen's signature fake move.
"boom!!"
"Shua!!"
A three-pointer scored and a sword pierced the heart!
"Well done."
"What a ball."
The score difference widened to 19 points again, and the DJ at the scene once again sounded a climax of cheers.
When the fans were still worried about being chased for points, Zhao Chen immediately helped the team stop the bleeding.
"You can't pounce." Gasol patted Prince.
"There is nothing we can do. If we don't pounce on him, we will shoot. Our defense will lose its position." Prince said.
Gasol said nothing more because he knew what Prince said was the truth.
Grizzlies head coach Mark covered his head with his hands on the sidelines. This kind of ball made him very desperate. The momentum of chasing points was clearly stopped, but it was abruptly stopped.
It's very uncomfortable, very uncomfortable.
On the contrary, Brooks was shaking his fists excitedly.
Brooks has always maintained trust in Zhao Chen's three-pointers.
Whether on or off the court, Zhao Chen is the person with the best three-point shooting ability in the Thunder team.
Even Durant is not as good as Zhao Chen in terms of shooting range.
These two rounds are the epitome of the second half of the game.
Every time the Grizzlies want to gain momentum, there is always someone on the Thunder side who can step up.
Either Zhao Chen or Durant or Westbrook.
Westbrook's shooting touch is indeed not good, but he can use a lot of lethality to attract the defense and deliver the ball to his teammates.
The Thunder's outside touch was pretty good today.
Time after time, the outside shots were either three-pointers or two-pointers. This kind of shooting made the Grizzlies feel desperate.
With 3 minutes and 11 seconds left in the game, the score between the two sides reached 91 to 121, and the Thunder's lead reached 30 points.
After the Thunder called a timeout, they chose to replace the lineup with all substitutes.
The Grizzlies did not let their main players stay on the court, and chose to replace them. It was time for them to prepare for the G3 game.
For Zhao Chen, this game did not require too much physical exertion and he easily won the game.
In the end, the score of this game was fixed at 97 to 127. The Thunder defeated the Grizzlies by 30 points at home and easily won the G2 game.
This game made Grizzlies coach Mark lose his grace. He didn't even shake Brooks' hand and turned around to leave.
The Grizzlies players also seemed to have lost their souls.
Compared to G1, who were still able to maintain a stalemate, they could be said to have been defeated in this game, a defeat without any means.
According to the data from both sides, Zhao Chen scored 40 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers.
Durant scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Westbrook scored 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
The three of them contributed more than 30 points, which is the Thunder's consistent style.
For the Grizzlies, Conley hit 6 three-pointers and scored 24 points and 8 assists. Randolph and Gasol both scored 18 points and 8 rebounds.
The dominance of the Grizzlies' interior twin towers was obviously not as good as in the previous game. In this game, the Grizzlies' interior line seemed very heavy. Facing the Thunder's outside offensive, they were unable to defend and missed people frequently.
"Dang, award 4 victory points."
There were very few rewards in this game. Of course, Zhao Chen didn't care. He didn't win just for the rewards.
Domestically, fans expressed their excitement that Zhao Chen has scored more than 40 points in consecutive playoffs.
"The Thunder won too easily tonight."
"After the rise of Zhao Chen, the Thunder has gone far beyond simply adding scorers."
"Able to score and assist, Zhao Chen is the strongest combo guard in the league."
"This series is not that difficult. The Grizzlies look vulnerable."
"Let Thunder peel off its skin? I feel bad."
"Zhao Chen's output is really stable."
Domestic fans have not seen such an enjoyable playoff game in many years.
Even in Dayao's day, it was very hard for the Rockets to play against the Jazz, and it was far less fun and unrestrained than Zhao Chen playing against the Grizzlies today!
