With six minutes and 53 seconds left before the end of the game, the two core players of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, all returned to the court. At the other end of the court, Danny Granger, the Indiana Pacers' leading scorer, also appeared again.
"The ace players of the two teams returned to the court at the same time. It seems that the two teams on the court are about to start a final battle!" On-site commentator Jeff Van Gundy said. []
"It is estimated that the opponent is very likely to concentrate the ball in the hands of Kevin Durant. Danny, you must find a way to prevent Kevin Durant's attack!" Xu Nuo, who had just returned to the bench on the side of the court, Looking at Danny Granger returning to the court, he thought in his heart.
As promised, on the first offense after the game restarted, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook handed the ball to the team's star Kevin Duran. special. Immediately afterwards, the other four Oklahoma City Thunder players all stretched out, creating space for Kevin Durant to isolate his opponent. Kevin Durant holds the ball outside the three-point line, facing Danny Granger in front of him.
At this time, everyone in the Chesapeake Energy Arena was focused on Kevin Durant. Even coach Larry Brown, who was sitting on the sidelines of the court, was staring at Kevin on the court. ¡¤ Durant.
"As expected" Xu Nuo muttered to himself.
"I wonder what Kevin Durant will do next?" Danny Granger was thinking in his heart.
At this moment, Kevin Durant suddenly raised the ball in his hand high above his head and shrugged, looking like he was about to shoot. However, just when Danny Granger jumped up to block Kevin Durant's shot, Kevin Durant suddenly collected the ball, and then quickly started a breakthrough, starting from Danny who was already jumping high. ¡¤Grainger held the ball under him and headed towards the Indiana Pacers basket.
"Oops, I fell into a trap!" Danny Granger said anxiously.
At this time, Kevin Durant had already reached the Indiana Pacers basket with the ball. Although center Roy Hibbert raised his arms to block Kevin Durant's attack, Kevin Durant jumped He got up and used his body to carry Roy Hibbert away in the air, and then scored a layup.
Danny Granger stood behind Kevin Durant and looked at Kevin Durant with an angry look.
"Damn it!" Danny Granger said bitterly.
However, Kevin Durant didn't seem to hear Danny Granger's words and turned around and left. Around the stadium, the home team fans looked even crazier.
"Kevin Durant used his personal ability to defeat the Indiana Pacers' ace player Danny Granger. Is Kevin Durant going to start his own personal offensive mode from this goal?" So said courtside commentator Jeff Van Gundy.
Coach Larry Brown, who was sitting on the sidelines of the Indiana Pacers coaching bench, couldn't help but adjust his glasses on the bridge of his nose. The problem Jeff Van Gundy mentioned was exactly what coach Larry Brown was most worried about. matter.
"It seems that Danny still hasn't thought of a good way to curb Kevin Durant's performance!" Xu Nuo said to himself.
"So, you who can think of a way to contain LeBron James have already thought of a good way to contain Kevin Durant?" Rudy Fernandez, who was sitting next to Xu Nuo, said to Xu Nuo.
Hearing what Rudy Fernandez said, Xu Nuo couldn¡¯t help but fell silent. After a moment, Xu Nuo continued.
"Kevin Durant's playing style is completely different from that of LeBron James. Kevin Durant's offense is mostly based on shooting, and Kevin Durant is tall and has long arms, so it is difficult to guard against him. " Xu Nuo said.
Just as the promise was being said off the court, Danny Granger's long-range shot missed the basket again, and Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka jumped high to grab the defensive rebound. ball. After getting the ball, Russell Westbrook did not rush to launch a quick counterattack. Instead, he stabilized the rhythm of the game and continued to hand the ball to Kevin Durant.
"They really want to get the ball into Kevin Durant's hands!" Xu Nuo said through gritted teeth.
And coach Larry Brown used his penetrating eyes to stare at Danny Granger on the court.
Kevin Durant used his body to hold up Danny Granger and started dribbling for singles. When Kevin Durant entered the paint area of ??the Indiana Pacers with the ball, Kevin Durant suddenly jumped up, leaned back slightly, and shot against Danny Granger's defense.! The ball flew high over Danny Granger's raised arms and hit the net again with a "swipe" sound!
"It's Kevin Durant again!" on-site commentator Jeff Van Gundy sighed.
Coach Brian Shaw, the chief assistant coach of the Indiana Pacers, turned his head and looked at coach Larry Brown sitting next to him.
"They concentrated the ball in the hands of Kevin Durant, obviously intending to use Kevin Durant's personal ability to solve the battle, and Danny Granger's defense was a little worse, maybe we should consider Get another player to guard Kevin Durant," coach Brian Shaw said to coach Larry Brown.
Coach Larry Brown frowned slightly, then stood up and said a few words in the ear of shooting guard Paul George on the court. Therefore, in the next defense, the Indiana Pacers responsible for marking Kevin Durant was no longer Danny Granger, but replaced by Paul George.
However, despite this, Kevin Durant's offense is still unstoppable. This time Kevin Durant used his arm to fend off Paul George's defense and put the ball into the basket with one hand! 86:80, the Oklahoma City Thunder at home have a six-point lead over the Indiana Pacers on the road!
On the sidelines of the court, although there was no change in the expression on the face of Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks, he couldn't help but feel proud in his heart. "It seems that the strategy of concentrating the ball in Kevin's hands is completely correct!" Coach Scott Brooks said in his mind.
"We can't continue like this!" Indiana Pacers point guard George Hill thought in his heart on the court, "We must find a way to score!"
Although power forward David West successfully hit a three-pointer in the next offense, Kevin Durant still made a pull-up jumper under Paul George's defense. "Kevin Durant has scored eight points in a row!" On-site commentator Jeff Van Gundy exclaimed, "Although it is the team's tactical arrangement to concentrate the ball in the hands of Kevin Durant, Kevin Durant Lant¡¯s shooting touch is really hot at this time!¡±
"Scoring eight points in less than two minutes, Kevin Durant deserves to be Kevin Durant!" Xu Nuo murmured to himself.
Xu Nuo was sighing like this when he suddenly heard coach Larry Brown calling his name. There are only five minutes left before the end of the game, and he should really return to the court. So, after Kevin Durant made two free throws, the buzzer sounded in the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Xu Nuo took off his sports coat and stepped onto the court.
"83:90, a seven-point difference, we have to catch up quickly!" Xu Nuo thought in his heart.
After consecutive passes, the ball finally came to Xu Jiutian and passed by him!
"Hey, you are so brave, you dare to shoot an outside three-pointer when you are behind in the finals." Brian Shaw, the chief assistant coach of the Indiana Pacers, couldn't help but praise him repeatedly.
However, immediately afterwards, Kevin Durant responded with a breakthrough layup on the offensive end, scoring his 40th point in the game. With this goal, the home team Oklahoma City Thunder led the visiting team Indiana Pacers by six points, 92:86, with four minutes and eleven seconds left before the end of the game.
"It's Kevin Durant again!" On-site commentator Jeff Van Gundy seemed to have no other words to describe Kevin Durant and could only marvel. "Kevin Durant is really unstoppable now. With Kevin Durant's extraordinary performance, the Oklahoma City Thunder is close to winning." Jeff Van Gundy said this .
Although the Indiana Pacers kept trying to catch up, the Oklahoma City Thunder completely laid the foundation after James Harden, who came off the bench, hit a long three-pointer from the outside after receiving a pass from Kevin Durant. Victory. In the end, the Indiana Pacers lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 97:101 on the road, trailing 0:1 in the finals.
¡°This is just the first game, just work harder in the next games.¡± Danny Granger said to Xu Nuo who looked disappointed.
In this game, Xu Nuo scored 16 points and 12 assists in the game. From a statistical point of view, it is still comprehensive, but this did not help the team win the game. "It seems that in the following games, we must give 200% of our efforts!" Xu Nuo said to himself in his heart.