warrior godfather

Chapter 352 Critical Moments
February 2, Chesapeake Energy Arena.

"Defence! Defense—Yeah!!!"

On the court, the game between the Thunder and the 76ers has progressed to the last 1 minute and 05 seconds. Lou Williams made a two-pointer and the rebound was protected by Perkins. Thunder fans burst into deafening cheers.

At this time, the score between the two sides was tied at 92:92, and the situation was very tense. Every goal was crucial, and every point would have a direct impact on the outcome.

Perkins passed the ball to Westbrook, Westbrook quickly dribbled the ball across half court, and passed the ball to Durant who was open for the ball at the top of the key.

The applause and shouts of the fans gradually subsided. They could not interfere with the players' performance at this time, but they looked at Durant subconsciously with a hint of worry.

In this game, Durant's condition was not good. He made 24 of 9 shots, 7 of 2 three-pointers, and 4 of 3 free throws. He only scored 23 points, almost all of which were completed by jump shots, and rarely broke through to the inside to score.

But no matter how bad Durant feels, at such a critical moment, he is also the Thunder's first offensive choice. If the Thunder wants to win the game, Durant must stand up. Brooks chooses to believe him, Westbrook chooses to believe him, Fans can only choose to believe him.

Durant took Westbrook's pass, took a deep breath, turned around, and looked at Iguodala who was ready.

His jersey was soaked in sweat, and his physical strength was close to exhaustion. Although Durant tried his best to control his breathing, he could still clearly feel that every breath he exhaled was hot, and his lungs seemed to be worn out. The bellows used all the energy to swallow oxygen to supply energy to the body, but it had little effect. Now Durant is almost completely relying on his will to support himself.

He took half a step back, bent down, and slowly dribbled the ball. There was no expression on his face, but there was a sense of regret in his heart.

If he had known that the first game after the All-Star Game would be so difficult, he would not have tried his best in the All-Star Game.

Tonight, the 76ers showed extraordinary resilience. Not only did they withstood the repeated attacks of the Thunder's three young men, but they also limited Durant's efficiency to a very dismal level. Duan imposed high-intensity physical confrontation on the Thunder, played a rough, brutal but effective game, and fought against the No. [-] in the Western Conference until the last moment.

But the 76ers didn't know that the success of their game plan was not only due to their own hard work and hard work, but also the huge consumption of Durant and Westbrook on the All-Stars.

If Durant and Westbrook hadn't just played nearly 40 minutes in Orlando the day before yesterday, and after the game, they celebrated Durant won the AMVP, and then traveled thousands of kilometers back to Oklahoma. The training is devoted to the game against the 76ers. Tonight's game is very difficult to become like this.

But at this point in the game, no matter how regretful Durant is, it is already too late.

He suppressed the remorse in his heart, took a deep breath, felt his burning lungs feel a little better, and then launched the attack.

He first made a big change of direction to the left, accompanied by a shuffling step, which seemed sudden and non-sudden. Iguodala could only slide to his right, blocking his breakthrough route, but Durant followed by another right A big change of direction, followed by a shuffling step, completely threw off Iguodala's defense.

After gaining a big space, Durant received the ball, bent his knees, and was about to pull out his hand, but when he took off, his right leg suddenly softened and he did not exert enough force. Te could barely adjust the arc and throw the ball.

Iguodala's interference was long overdue, and Durant didn't pay attention to Iguodala's movements. He kept a close eye on the trajectory of the basketball, watching it draw a somewhat abnormal arc and hit the basket. On the leading edge, it popped out.

Durant's expression darkened. The muscle memory accumulated from hundreds of thousands of shots made him feel bad when he shot, but it was still unacceptable for him to see the basketball really go out of the frame, especially in such a situation. critical moment.

But the exclamation of the fans at the scene quickly made Durant break away from the regret of hitting the iron. After the rebound was protected by Elton Brand of the 76ers, he turned around and threw it, and the basketball flew forward. Durant looked back in a hurry, only to find that Iguodala was about to go down, and he had already run halfway, and he was still outside the 76ers' three-point line, immersed in his shot just now.

Durant hurried back to chase, but it was too late. Iguodala ran two steps, caught Brand's powerful long pass, and then rushed into the Thunder restricted area, two steps inside the free throw line. Soaring into the air, raised his right hand high, swung the ball backwards, and smashed the ball into the basket!

Bang!

"Oh, my god! Iguodala made a good counterattack. He used a violent tomahawk-style dunk to silence the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena!" Kenny Smith was on the commentary seat of the technical stage. Exclaimed.

Yes, this is a national live broadcast game broadcast by TNT, and now, with Iguodala's fast break dunk, the 76ers lead by 94 points with 92:2, and there are only 41 seconds left in the game. Time is running out for the Thunder.

In such an anxious situation, the Thunder immediately sent the baseline ball, Westbrook did not delay, and quickly dribbled the ball across the half court.

Maybe it was because he wanted to beat the 76ers with an unsteady foothold, or maybe he saw a gap in the 76ers' defensive formation. This time, Westbrook didn't give the ball to Durant, but after a short pause at the top of the arc, With just one acceleration, he rushed directly into the inside line of the 76ers and headed towards the penalty area!
But the 76ers retreated very quickly, beyond Westbrook's imagination. After he entered the three-point line, he was immediately surrounded by two people.

Brand stayed in the backcourt all the time, and when he saw Westbrook rushing in, he immediately went up to meet him, and Iguodala's body seemed to be full of endless energy, even though the game had reached the last moment, even if he He has played 41 minutes late, even though he and Durant fought all night, he was still able to run back to the backcourt non-stop after counterattacking for a dunk, as if he didn't know how tired he stood up and withstood Westbrook's impact .

boom!
The two collided heavily. In order to avoid being called a defensive foul, Iguodala did not block Westbrook in front of him, but gave Westbrook a physical confrontation from the side, and this was enough. Under his delay, Westbrook Shao was forced to slow down and turned around to find his teammates.

But he rushed too fast, and the other players in the Thunder were far away from him. His eyes were all 76ers players. It ended in failure.

Snapped!
Under the joint efforts of Iguodala and Brand, Westbrook's layup was slapped away as expected, and the basketball was controlled by Thaddeus Young of the 76ers. At this time, there were only 35 seconds left in the game, and the Thunder In a desperate situation.

Holding a two-point lead, the 76ers did not rush forward. Louis Williams kept the rhythm steady and spent a lot of time at the top of the arc. When the 24 seconds were about to run out, he made a three-pointer. point.

Bang!

The basketball bounced out of the hoop, but the 76ers' goal had already been achieved. There were only 11 seconds left in the game. As long as they defended the next round, they could take away the victory, and this happened to be what they were best at.

The bounced rebound was protected by Ibaka, Brooks immediately called a timeout, and the atmosphere in the Chesapeake Energy Arena suddenly became tense.

Soon, the timeout ended and the two sides returned to the court. The Thunder fans tried their best and roared the loudest to cheer for the team.

Everyone knew that this would be the last round, and the final outcome of the match was about to be decided, so there was no need to stay strong.

"Di-"

In the sharp whistle of the referee, Durant used the cover to go to the top of the arc, took Westbrook's serve, looked at Iguodala in front of him, and his eyes became stern.

During the timeout, the 76ers coach replaced Lou Williams with forward Lavoy Allen to enhance defense and rebound protection, but Durant didn't care about it. Even if Louis Williams stays on the court, he will still choose to single Iguodala.

Due to the running out of time, Durant did not delay, and after his teammates dispersed, he immediately started his own attack.

Still the iconic double change of direction followed by a shuffling step, Durant successfully created a shooting space, but the huge physical energy consumption made his movement speed a little slower, not as smooth as usual.

And it was this sluggishness that allowed Iguodala to seize the opportunity. He quickly adjusted his center of gravity and rushed towards Durant.
Snapped!
Iguodala's hand hit the ball hard, cutting the ball out of Durant's hands. Durant jumped up according to the inertia, but he could only wave his hands in the air in vain, like a bird jumping from the water to the shore. , can only be dying struggling fish.

After Iguodala successfully sliced ​​the ball, he quickly ran forward. Everyone could only watch him rushing all the way to the inside, soaring into the air, and with the same posture as before, he completed a very powerful battle ax Split buckle!

Bang!

After the successful dunk, Iguodala spread his hands in front of the Thunder audience, showing a cheap expression, which made the Thunder fans have an urge to rush to the court and beat him up.

But they could only be incompetent and furious. With the goal scored, the 76ers led by 4 points, and with only 5.6 seconds left in the game, the Thunder no longer had a timeout. It can be said that the general situation is over.

Afterwards, Westbrook served in the backcourt, Durant quickly took the ball across the half court and made a three-pointer.

But the 76ers were unguarded at all. With the red light on, Durant's three-pointer popped out, and the game ended. The 76ers relied on toughness, toughness and defense to win a precious victory.

The Thunder players obviously couldn't accept this result. Durant looked up at the score on the big screen unwillingly, and returned to the bench in silence.

Tonight, Durant's performance was the worst in the team, even worse than Westbrook who sent 6 turnovers. He has no right to blame his teammates. At this time, Durant has only endless regrets in his heart .

If he was given another chance to choose, he would never try his best in the All-Star Game, let alone obey Zhang Yu's orders and play for 40 minutes.

Besides, even if you get 10 AMVPs, it can't compare to a victory in the regular season.

Durant's thoughts were turbulent, and he kept silent. After briefly high-fiving the coaching staff and teammates one by one, he walked towards the player tunnel with his head down.

Suddenly, he turned his head to look at a Thunder staff who was following him, and said:

"Quinn, I remember the Warriors are going to play the Grizzlies at home today, right?"

"Wait a minute, let me take a look—" Quinn took out his phone, opened ESPN's official website, swiped his finger a few times, and then handed the phone to Durant, "Yes, this game is also broadcast live across the United States, but quickly It's over, there is less than 1 minute left..."

Durant took Quinn's phone, saw the game screen on the screen, and saw the score of the Grizzlies 104:101 Warriors, the expression on his face finally eased, no longer so gloomy, and even a layer of extreme anger appeared on the corner of his mouth. A faint smile.

Human happiness is always felt from comparison, especially in comparison with opponents.

In Durant's heart, his biggest opponent is Curry.

"Quinn, let me use your phone..." Durant said while staring at the phone screen.

His attention has been completely attracted by the game between the Warriors and the Grizzlies, and the loss to the 76ers has been temporarily put aside.

At this time, it was the Warriors' offensive round. Curry held the ball for half court, and Chandler picked and rolled, and replaced Gasol in front of him. The others pulled away, and Curry began to play singles.

Watching Curry's movements, Durant subconsciously slowed down, and his breathing became much lighter.

Curry didn't waste time, he first dribbled the ball behind his back to mobilize Gasol's center of gravity, followed by another back dribble, which made Gasol dizzy, then withdrew to the back left and made a three-pointer!

brush!
The basketball hit the net, 104:104, and the Warriors tied the score.

Watching Curry's bouncing celebration, Durant curled his lips and snorted softly.

The Grizzlies attacked, Randolph asked for the ball in the low post, singled Green, Durant stared at Randolph's movements, and quietly clenched his left hand.

But under his gaze, Randolph just leaned back against Green, and the Warriors' pincer came. Randolph was caught off guard, but Butler broke the ball.

"Can this be broken too?!" Durant blurted out.

He shook his head in dissatisfaction, but completely forgot that it was Iguodala's fatal cut to him just now, which made him even have no chance to make a shot, and ruined the Thunder's last chance.

At this time, with the last 31 seconds left in the game, the Warriors did not rush to attack, and Curry held the rhythm steadily at the top of the arc, wasting time.

When there were 6 seconds left in the attack time, Curry finally started. Instead of calling the pick-and-roll, he used a double back dribble to catch the in&out, completely threw off Conley's defense, rushed into the three-point line, and made a jump shot. !

brush!
The basketball went into the net, and the score came to 106:104. Curry raised the knife and dropped it, leaving 5.3 seconds for the Grizzlies, and also pushed the Grizzlies to the edge of the cliff.

Durant stared at Curry who was celebrating wantonly on the screen, pursed his lips, and handed the phone back to Quinn.

"Kevin, the game isn't over yet..." Quinn took the phone, glanced at the screen, and asked suspiciously.

Durant quickened his pace and said in a muffled voice without looking back:
"It's boring, don't read it."

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