"Player: Kevin Durant
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Offensive ability
Relying: 82 Layups: 92
Mid-range shot: 95 Long shot: 88
Dunks: 84 Passes: 70
Ball possession: 78 Free throws: 92
Breakthrough: 75
defensive ability
External defense: 87 Internal defense: 73
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Overall rating: 96 (historical superstar)
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Taking advantage of the pre-game warm-up period, Wang Zelin took a closer look at Durant's ability evaluation and related data during the playoffs.
"CIC's ability to break through from 94 to 95 is definitely a qualitative change...
His long-range shooting ability is only two points away from breaking through 90, and he has a sharpshooter-level outside shooting ability...
The defensive abilities such as external defense, internal defense, and shot blocking have all been improved to a certain extent...
Was there any mistake?
Durant won't win the regular season MVP until next season! "
Looking at Durant's various gorgeous statistics, Wang Zelin admitted that he was sour.
What can be 100% confirmed now is that Durant, who is still five months away from his 25th birthday, has not yet reached the peak of his career, and his strength still has room for improvement.
So...how terrible can Durant's overall rating be at his peak?
97? ! Or 98? !
As for the capped 99 rating, Wang Zelin thinks Durant is unlikely to have such strength.
If a player wants to reach the top, he must not have too fatal points in either his technique or his body.
Durant's physical strength is very likely to be the key factor that prevents him from winning 99.
Just when Wang Zelin was in a daze, the warm-up time was over.
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At 7 o'clock, the referee blew the whistle for the game, threw the ball into the air, and the much-anticipated showdown began!
The starting lineups of both teams.
Visiting Trail Blazers: Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge, Wang Delin.
Home team Thunder: Reggie Jackson, Thabo Sefolosha, Durant, Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins.
Jump ball for both teams.
When Ibaka took off with all his strength to prepare for a jump ball, Wang Zelin took the lead and moved the ball backward.
The Thunder players were not surprised by this and retreated extremely quickly, leaving no opportunity for their opponents.
In the regular season of the 2012-13 season, Wang Zelin started a total of 76 games. The jump ball result was 68 wins and 8 losses. The jump ball victory rate was as high as 89.1%, ranking first in the league. Howard has won the jump ball title for several consecutive years. Come over.
There were a total of 5 contests between the Thunder and Trail Blazers in the regular season. Except for the one where he was suspended, Ibaka never won the opening jump ball in the other 4 games.
Falling into a positional battle, Wang Zelin at the free throw line received the ball and immediately passed a long pass over the heads of Aldridge and Ibaka, and transferred it to Batum on the left, stepping on the three-point line.
Durant defended immediately and jumped out from near the free throw line.
Matthews looked expressionless and took action quickly.
duang~
First shot of the iron.
Predicting the placement of the rebound, Wang Zelin accelerated two steps and bypassed Ibaka.
Perkins quickly shrank and moved sideways to block Wang Zelin, preventing him from quickly entering the Thunder's penalty area.
"Snapped!"
Wang Zelin's right shoulder collided with Perkins' right shoulder, and the latter was knocked back a step. Wang Zelin's speed was not slow but urgent. He exerted force on his feet again and rushed away from Perkins.
"ha!"
"Ah!"
After two loud shouts, Ibaka and Wang Zelin took off at the same time, and there was another physical confrontation in the air.
In the end, Wang Zelin was the better one. He touched the ball with his right hand first, and with a slight flick, the basketball fell into the net smoothly.
2:0, the Trail Blazers got a good start.
After landing, Wang Zelin ran back to the backcourt without looking back.
Reggie Jackson steadily dribbled the ball across the half court, and Durant quickly responded. After getting the ball, he immediately set up a three-threat at the top of the arc, and his teammates quickly opened up.
Westbrook's absence triggered a chain reaction in the Thunder. Only one of the former Thunder's three young players was left on the court. Kevin Durant, the second most expensive player in the league, was forced to shoulder the heavy responsibility.
When he was playing Mosaic before, he had confessed to the media: "Mosaic really doesn't care about my teammates, because as long as I hold the ball, sometimes four people will appear to defend me; but I have confidence in myself, and the problem is not yet big!"
Facing the Mosaic team, Durant fulfilled his promise and proved himself.
However, today is different from the past!
Facing a Trail Blazers team of similar strength, no matter how firmly Durant believes in his own strength, he will inevitably have psychological fluctuations.
Actually, some clues can be seen from the first few games.
Durant's performance was indeed good. He averaged 38 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the series. His shooting percentage was still as high as 52%, but his average of 4.7 turnovers per game was still a bit too much.
Due to the influence of the all-encompassing style of play, Durant will even have a single-quarter offensive misfire, such as 1-for-7 shooting in the third quarter of Game 3 and a duck in the final quarter of Game 4.
Therefore, the response plan formulated by the coaching staff headed by Terry Stotts before the game is no different for the Mosaic team...
Separate Durant from the other four teammates on the court, allowing him to continue his all-encompassing style of play.
If he was really beaten to death by Durant alone, Terry Stotts would admit it.
The game is in full swing.
Durant had already known what the Blazers were targeting.
Although his playing style is completely different from that of his younger brother Westbrook, he has always been determined in his own way of winning.
The two teams put up a defensive formation at the beginning. The Thunder failed to score a point in the first 4 minutes, and the situation was extremely bad. The Trail Blazers, led by Wang Zelin, got off to a 7:0 start.
However, the Thunder did not sit still. Durant continued to implement the Mamba spirit after failing to score a point on three shots, and finally hit the target on his fourth shot, opening up the situation for the team.
Real ferric oxide!
Then the Thunder made more progress and quickly launched a 9:2 offensive wave to even the score. Then Lillard hit a three-pointer and the Trail Blazers took the lead again.
With both teams adopting a defensive-oriented rhythm, the offense was quite difficult and the score was eye-catching.
On the offensive end, the Thunder could only rely on Durant's scoring to close the gap with the Trail Blazers. However, Wang Zelin scored a goal at the last moment.
After the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Thunder by 4 points at 18:14...
Durant scored 10 points himself, explaining what it means to carry the team forward alone.
Tianchao Sports Channel live broadcast room.
"Durant is so fierce!"
Wang Meng shouted in shock.
"If you don't want to be fierce, it won't work. He is the only one left in the Thunder who can play."
Yang Yiyi said on the side.
“No one expected the sudden defensive battle, nor the closeness of the game!
Hey, Yang Yi, do you think the two teams can make it to the end? "
"It's too early to say this now. I think we have to go through half the game before we can draw some conclusions."
Regarding this issue, Yang Yi can just choose to avoid the important issues.
Sure enough!
Wang Meng narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Actually, I think so too. Then, I hope both sides can bring us more exciting games..."
Oklahoma Energy Arena, USA.
Back in the second quarter, the Trail Blazers' lineup remained unchanged.
After resuming the game, Wang Zelin passed by the sidelines and applied some magnesium powder, his attention never leaving the Thunder's No. 35 for a moment.
Durant, who is in the stage of full physical fitness, is too stable to score points!
After the first quarter, Wang Zelin witnessed his team's perimeter defensive leader Batum being beaten by Durant again and again. The strong feeling of impact coming from Durant made Wang Zelin deeply moved. Fascinated.
The strength of a historical super giant is so terrifying!
What is certain is that Durant's playing time tonight is likely to be more than 45 minutes.
Since Westbrook was absent in the third game, Durant has not played more than 42 minutes. In the highest game, he even played 47 minutes, which can be said to be the entire game.
After returning, Durant no longer showed the same momentum as in the first quarter in the first few rounds, "Labor and management are going to defeat you!" because he has a good helper...Kevin Martin, who averages 20 points per game!
Martin lived up to expectations and became the Thunder's second-biggest offensive weapon. He succeeded in forcing attacks continuously and the momentum was extremely strong.
Five minutes later, Durant only took one shot and scored two points. The rest of the time, he turned into a defensive leader. Together with Ibaka, he unexpectedly made the defense airtight.
By the 7th minute, the Trail Blazers were in trouble. They were scoreless for almost two minutes and trailed the Thunder by one point at 39:40.
The team fell into passivity.
Lillard at the top of the arc continued to run outside. Seeing that there was not much time left, he signaled Wang Zelin to pass the ball back, but Ibaka followed him and intercepted the passing route.
Moreover, Durant's booth is very close to the passing route. With his spider arms, passing the ball is very risky.
"Come on! Come and hit me! Rookie, why don't you scream? If you have the ability, just put one on my head!" Ibaka was talking trash while pushing against Wang Zelin.
At this time, Wang Zelin held the ball in front of his chest with both hands, raised his elbows, and swayed left and right, because Perkins moved in front of him and tried to steal the ball from him.
This bad move made Perkins' face change greatly, and he couldn't help but pause in the air during the steal.
Taking this opportunity, Wang Zelin, who had already lured Ibaka to an unstable position, did not give Perkins a chance to continue double-teaming, and turned around to attack the frame directly.
Ibaka quickly moved and got stuck behind Wang Zelin.
This position is too dangerous. With Wang Zelin's ability, he can easily finish with a back dunk.
At this moment, Perkins reached out a hand from behind and tried to steal again.
"Danger!"
Yang Yi was frightened by this scene and exclaimed.
"No," Wang Meng's expression changed, and he discovered something, "The king doesn't want to dunk..."
It's a hook! ! ! "
At the same time, Wang Zhilin took the initiative to push Ibaka in front of him sideways, then jumped up, raised his right arm, flicked his wrist, and hooked the ball into the nearby basket.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hits the net.
"well!"
Thunder fans sighed when they saw it.
He did so well in the first 23 seconds, but failed to prevent it in the last second.
"...Cheating! I want to report him for cheating!"
Ibaka was stunned for a moment, almost going crazy.
It's so big and powerful, but it can have such a soft feel.
It's simply a foul!
At 41:40, Wang Zelin hit a hook at the buzzer to help the team take the lead by one point.
Beep~
Enter the official timeout.
8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists...Wang Zelin's current statistics.
To put it bluntly, he didn't score too many points, but every score he scored was precious, and he just got stuck in the critical scoring stage.
This is disgusting.
After finally overtaking the score and about to expand their lead, someone from the Trail Blazers always stepped forward to cut off the Thunder's rising morale.
Not only the players on the field, but also the home fans on the sidelines are also suffering.
I understand the feeling of being neither up nor down!
Trail Blazers bench.
"You guys really don't give your opponents any chance! Tsk, tsk, tsk!"
Will Patton quickly handed Wang Zelin a towel and joked.
"Why didn't I give you a chance?" Wang Zelin took the towel and curled his lips: "If you give me a chance, you can only blame them for not using it!"
"Continue to maintain this rhythm, we have done a good job, continue!" Tristo's shout reached the ears of every player.
He then signaled the Trail Blazers to continue to maintain the strategy of strictly guarding Durant. Except for Kevin Martin, who had to pay a little more attention, Durant's passing route must be blocked at other times.
He didn't believe that with such a defense, Durant could kill the Trail Blazers on his own!
"How tenacious!"
Thunder coach Scott Brooks looked in the direction of the Trail Blazers very reluctantly.
Up to now, although the score is still tight, I hope Durant's physical strength has begun to decline.
Unless Kevin Martin goes on a rampage, the direction of this game may change.
It’s all those damn injuries!
It's all that damn mad dog!
If Russell was here, how could the team be in the current situation...
Turning to look at Durant, what Scott Brooks wanted to say just came to his throat, and Durant smiled and shook his head.
He is the boss of the Thunder!
Even if he loses, he will fight until the last moment.
At this time, the fans in the stands raised their signs.
"Come on kd!"
"kd! We will always support you!"
"..."
What he saw when he looked up made Durant's eyes bloodshot and he shouted stubbornly: "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!"
Even without Russell, I can still defeat the Portlanders!
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