How can a gorgeous dunk in a dunk contest be as valuable as an actual dunk?
At least in the history of the NBA, no player has been able to complete the free throw line in actual combat. The first player in active service, LeBron James, has been talked about by fans for his actual long-range dunks. In fact, none of them have been confirmed to be true. free throw line.
But even so, James's few ultra-long dunks have been regarded as NBA classic dunks.
As a result, now, everyone has witnessed such an actual dunk that can only be rated as a classic.
How can this not be moving?
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When he arrived in the frontcourt, Westbrook, who was excited by Wang Zelin's dunk today, immediately prepared to ask his teammates to pull away, and he also wanted to dunk...
"Russell, give it to me!"
A loud roar spread across the entire arena.
Everyone heard the sound and looked around, who else could it be if it wasn't Durant!
"KD?"
Westbrook looked over in surprise, and after noticing Durant's serious look on his face, he immediately gave up the idea of playing one and handed over the ball.
Durant caught the ball and hit Batum in a single.
Batum's rough personal defense and some entanglements with small moves only led to Durant's more rough and active confrontation!
Durant pushed Batum hard, and the latter suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and subconsciously took half a step back.
After knocking back Batum and getting a little space, Durant accelerated directly to the right and successfully broke through Batum's defense and went straight to the basket.
There is a strong desire to attack the frame all over his body, and he will not give up until he takes one back today!
Aldridge rushed over from the left midfielder, and thanks to Batum's little move of secretly tugging on his jersey, Aldridge actually caught up.
Next, the two of them took off almost at the same time. Aldridge behind him stretched out his right hand, wanting to say "chasing!"
However, Durant seemed to have something on the back of his head, and so did the other team. Just when Aldridge was about to touch the basketball, he suddenly pulled him back, causing physical contact between the two in advance.
"Beep~"
Seeing this scene, the referee blew his whistle instantly.
"be cheated!"
As soon as the whistle sounded, Aldridge immediately realized that he had been deceived.
The next moment, Durant faced the basket, like a roc spreading its wings, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and slammed the ball into the basket.
Tomahawk dunk!
"boom!"
The Energy Arena finally ushered in a loud bang. The difference was that it was not the Blazers No. 36 who completed the dunk, but the Thunder No. 35.
After landing, Durant tore his jersey and roared at Aldridge behind him, which shocked the fans in the stands and almost lost control in their excitement.
"MVP! MVP..."
The fans cheered instantly, sweeping the entire stadium, wave after wave, almost lifting the entire dome.
"Kevin!! Durant!!!"
When the roar of the home DJ reached everyone's ears, more enthusiastic cheers erupted from the venue.
"A very tough way to fight back! Durant wanted to tell everyone through this dunk that he has the final say on his territory! It's just a pity that the king's efforts just now managed to suppress the Thunder's morale, but now it is getting higher and higher. ”
Yu Jia felt very sorry.
"Haha, doesn't this just show the charm of a basketball game? If the game is one-sided all the time, I'm afraid the fans won't be happy to watch it!"
Zhang Li said with a smile.
After the extra free throw hit, the entire Energy Arena seemed to have turned into a show for Wang Zelin and Durant, and the two began to perform unscrupulously.
First, Wang Zelin succeeded in a strong attack under the basket and caused the opponent 2+1, and he responded with a shot.
Subsequently, Durant played with Batum and. Matthews blocked the front and chased, and hit a two-pointer.
In the skill of pull-up shooting, Durant may not be as nimble and cool as McGrady looks, but in terms of kill rate, Durant is not necessarily worse than McGrady.
Compared to McGrady, Durant's pull-up looks a bit concise and simple, but the two have the same thing in common, that is, no solution!
The competition between the two leaders immediately aroused endless excitement among the media reporters on the sidelines. No matter who wins in the end, they, the media people, have not counted their efforts in vain today.
Unsurprisingly, this will be another classic contest between stars.
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It's the Blazers' offense again.
At this time, there were still 11 seconds left before the end of the first half. Lillard controlled the ball on the outside. It seemed that he wanted to waste time to complete this attack and not give the Thunder a chance for the final attack.
When the countdown came to 9 seconds, Westbrook thought Lillard would waste 2 or 3 seconds, but he was wrong. Lillard suddenly started, broke through the defense, and drove to the basket.
Under the basket, Wang Zelin stood above the reasonable collision area while carrying Perkins.
On the left and right wings, Ibaka and Durant were ready to help defend the basket, and each began to shrink towards the paint area.
At this time Lillard passed the ball.
Wang Zelin arched his back and easily knocked Perkins away, and he was about to explode.
Seeing this, Ibaka and Durant were too lazy to complain about Perkins being soft again. They immediately dropped their defenders and sped towards Wang Zelin.
It seems so decisive, so unhesitating.
Perhaps these two people thought about it. Now the Thunder and Trail Blazers are tied at 54:53, and the Trail Blazers are only one point behind. As long as they score this goal, the Trail Blazers can complete the overtake.
At such a critical moment, the Blazers' best player to handle the ball is naturally Wang Zelin.
Of course, Terry Stotts did arrange it this way, but when on the court, certain moments have to be decided by the players.
For example, now, facing the three-person attack from the Thunder, there are still 4 seconds left, which is quite ample, and there are still many options left for Wang Zelin to deal with.
He can choose to hit one by himself. Even if he doesn't score, he is very sure to cause a foul by a Thunder player.
However, he ultimately chose to give the opportunity to his teammates who were open.
First of all, the two quarters that have just started are not game-winners. If they were, he would definitely not let them go.
Secondly, teammates who are open are indeed more confident than themselves when faced with multiple defenders.
So, under Durant's surprised and puzzled look, Wang Zelin jumped up and passed the ball to Batum, who was vacated at the top of the key.
Seeing the basketball flying towards him, Batum was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Wang Zelin would give him the precious final attack.
However, the muscle memory gained from years of training ensures that he cannot waste this great shooting space.
When Batum shot a three-pointer from a wide open space, Durant's expression felt as if he had eaten shit, because without defense, Batum's three-pointer was very guaranteed.
At this moment, Durant seemed to see the blue shooting percentage bar on Batum's head.
"Uh-huh!"
The crisp sound of piercing the net sounded, and Wang Zelin immediately let out a big sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Batum didn't miss the ball and hit the three-pointer at the buzzer, otherwise he would regret it to death!
"Yes!"
The moment Batum hit the buzzer-beater, Wang Zelin and others immediately rushed towards him, and the Blazers players on the sidelines also waved towels excitedly.
At halftime, the score was 56:54, and the Trail Blazers led the Thunder by 2 points.
