Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Durant's death was not peaceful.

Durant moved through the half court leisurely, as if the winner was parading around the country he had built.

时间仅剩2分13秒，雷霆105-100领先5分，而且他们还有球权！

The series reaches G3, and Durant can finally feel proud!

But when he passed by Scarlett, he couldn't help but glance at her.

With just one glance, his eyes became cold again, and even colder than before!

He couldn't hate Scarlett, but he couldn't live with Wu Di!
If it weren't for Wu Di, he would have won the championship this time and married Bai Fumei!
But Wu Di ruined his dream!

He wants revenge!

Serious revenge!
He wants to win all the way, step over the Cavaliers like he stepped over the Spurs' corpse in the Western Conference Finals, and be crowned the championship and FMVP!

He wants Wu Di to become a joke!
Without a championship, Wu Di and James are both emperors without a crown. Just like last year, James lost and Wu Di did not win!
He wants to plant the curse of not being able to win in the finals into Wu Di's heart, and then build a dynasty that belongs to the Thunder! ! !
As for the widowed sister!

When the widow sees his FMVP trophy, she will change her mind!
As for the child in the widow's belly...

He doesn't mind!

"In front of the God of Death, all living beings are equal, no matter you are the emperor or a cat or a dog!"

He came to the right wing and spouted the trash talk to Wu Di that he had been thinking about for a long time.

Then without waiting for Wu Di to reply, he suddenly attacked with a floating ball in his left hand, which pulled Wu Di's center of gravity to the center and suddenly pushed the ball to the right!

Wu Di immediately moved his steps to block his way, and at the same time, his center of gravity inevitably moved to the right!
But Durant narrowed his eyes, shook his head again, pushed hard with his right hand and followed the inertia to change direction to the left!
Yes, follow the inertia!
This is where his double-changing ability is better than others!
Some people say that his inability to change directions is because he has speed and agility that his height does not possess.

But in fact, this is only the result, not the cause.

In fact, those defenders who are obviously faster and more agile than him cannot achieve the effect of his two-way change.

If you want to make his double changes, the key is to have the initial speed to get to the basket!

It's like driving a racing car. After the speed of the racing car increases, if you turn hard to the left, the car will turn left. But after turning left, there will immediately be an inertial force to the right!

The most critical thing about double changes of direction is to use the force to change direction at the moment when this inertial force appears, and make a double change of direction that is simply impossible to achieve!
This is the essence!
The defender had his back to the basket, and his speed of diving down was already half a beat too slow. Faced with such a charged double change of direction, he was unable to parry!
"Oh! Double change of direction, Durant's signature move!"

In the TNT live broadcast room, O'Neal exclaimed!
"Wu Di's defense has been torn apart. Whether it's a breakthrough or a shot, Durant has space!"

On the court, Durant habitually hung the ball after tearing up the space, and then decisively chose to shoot!
Although the three-pointer is risky and difficult, he just wants to shoot the three-pointer!

Without high risks, where can high returns come from?

However, a big hand covered it seamlessly!
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Durant's eyelids were twitching wildly and he was roaring in his heart. No one could decipher his double changes. How did Wu Di do it?
A layman can watch the excitement, but an expert can watch the door. His double change of direction is like a lever. The rhythm of the two is completely different. Originally, he was half a beat slower when defending, but at least one beat slower when he completed the double change of direction. No one can avoid it!

And for him to shoot or break through, one shot is definitely enough!

But the problem lies in the rhythm. Wu Di had already judged Durant's double change of direction, but he was helplessly pulled away for a beat. However, after studying Durant's action off the court before, Wu Di The discovery is not without flaws!

Unlike other NBA players, as a hardcore player of racing games, Wu Di quickly discovered the essence of Durant's double change of direction and discovered half of the flaws.

After the car swings, although the second turn along the swing can increase the direction change, if you want to shoot, you must first return to balance!

And if you want to return to balance, what you must do is to close the accelerator!
Switching to Durant's action, it was the second change to a backward hanging ball!
So if Durant double changes backward and hangs the ball, it will definitely be a shot. If he double changes backward and wants to break through, he will not hang the ball!
The brilliance of Durant is that for ordinary defensive players, this hanging ball is exactly the forward movement to break through, so not only will it not slow down Durant's rhythm, but it will cause the defensive players to lag!
But Wu Di is no ordinary player!
The moment Durant hung the ball, he immediately pounced to block the shot!
It was such a large amount of pre-match research, coupled with the decisiveness of an idea on the spot, that made the two people's beats change from one wrong shot to half a shot wrong!
And this missed half-shot was Durant's aiming time!

If Durant was not so greedy and broke through directly, this half-flaw would not have appeared. But now that he wants to shoot a three-pointer and strangle the Cavaliers, Wu Di's opportunity has come!

Durant pushed the ball based on intuition!

And in order to avoid being hit by Wu Di, he subconsciously raised his elbows half an inch higher than before!
However, just this half inch——

Bang!
The basketball hit the neck of the basket and popped out!
Love blocked Ibaka, and Jordan grabbed the rebound and passed it to Wu Di!
Wu Di made a long pass to Irving who was running a fast break!
"The God of Death can't control me, but the one who can control me is called the Lord of Hell!"

Wu Di smiled and said, his waist was hurting more and more. Telling cold jokes could divert attention.

Durant's face was ugly. Of course he didn't understand who the Lord of Hell was, but he just thought Wu Di was too crazy. He dared to say such things that even the God of Death could not control him!

Irving rushed to the frontcourt, but Westbrook was chasing him very closely. However, Irving dared to shoot. He suddenly stopped under the basket and took a shot with a small lever!

Westbrook was thrown out. He had already figured out Irving's intentions, but his physical decline was so severe that he couldn't stop him at all!
Bang~swish!
The basketball hit the board and floated into the basket!

"A handsome and elegant layup from No. 2! Kyrie Irving!"

The DJ’s shouts were drowned out by the cheers of the audience!

105-102!

The point difference returned to 3 points!
There were less than 2 minutes left, and Durant, who was holding the ball again, started to turn green again!
Wu Di's two-way defense against him just now made him very uncomfortable, and now the Thunder are still in the lead, giving him the capital to delay, so he dribbled the ball far away from the center circle.

In order to cover up his waist injury, Wu Di defended very patiently. He did not make risky defensive moves in a hurry, but allowed him to drag him.

The cheers at the scene stopped, but the fans' agitation became more and more intense!

The two sides were in a stalemate. When there were 24 seconds left in 10 seconds, Durant made a move. Wu Di broke Harden's pick-and-roll in advance, and the rhythm was very good, so Durant couldn't find any flaws!
Durant flicked his head and glanced across the court. Harden looked like he was about to collapse. He was obviously out of strength. Westbrook was in a bad position. Ibaka and Perkins passed the ball, and the opportunity was even more mediocre. …

He can only come by himself!

He chose to continue using double changes!
This time he didn't dare to be too bold, so he made a decisive breakthrough immediately after transforming!
Wu Di was thrown away half a body, Jordan came over to defend, and Durant chose to make a strong shot!

Bang!
The basketball hits the frame!

The drift jump shot was too difficult, and Durant had just been guarded by Wu Di, so his hand felt a little affected, and it still missed the frame!
But by forcing Jordan to come out to cover up defense, Durant also created space for his teammates!

Ibaka blocked Love's position, and Perkins made a rare direct addition!
107-102!

The point difference returned to 5 points again!
Durant, Perkins and others bumped their chests to celebrate. In today’s life-and-death battle, everyone in the Thunder fought hard!
They must take it!
The Cavaliers players were breathing heavily and kept holding on to the point difference from beginning to end. This was simply the longest battle they had ever fought. Everyone was dizzy!
Sweat spilled all over the floor, and the staff quickly cleaned up, with only 1 minute and 21 seconds left!
beep!
Scott called a long timeout. The Cavaliers didn't call much timeout just now, so there was always a long timeout and a short timeout. Now is the time to use timeouts to sort out the rhythm.

"Everyone drink some water first!"

After Scott finished speaking, he handed Wu Di a glass of Gatorade and whispered:
"are you OK?"

He could feel something was wrong with Wu Di's state. Wu Di could have hit a few balls just now, but he passed them out...

Although it may be due to the ups and downs of the knight's hand in this game, he has an intuition that something bad should have happened!

After all, Scott has played in eight finals, and his sensitivity to the game is not comparable to that of ordinary people.

"My waist hurts a little."

Wu Di seemed to say something plainly, but Scott, who had already established a tacit understanding with him, understood instantly. He glanced worriedly, something big had happened!
Davis is retiring at the age of 33 because of a waist injury. Whether Wu Di's waist is sprained or strained, it will affect the progress of the game...

"It's not a big problem."

Wu Di continued, and Scott took a deep breath. He could understand that he wanted to continue fighting!
His brain is working quickly. Now the difference between the two sides is only 5 points, and they can really fight for it!
Otherwise, the Thunder will adjust quickly to G5 and G6, and the situation will only get worse!
However, we have to cut through the mess quickly because there is only 1 minute and 21 seconds left!

In other words, even if the time saved by serving the sideline ball is subtracted, there are only 4 rounds left in the game!

So the next goal will be very critical!

Because it takes at least 2 rounds for the Cavaliers to tie or overtake, so if they fail to score in the next round, the Cavaliers will basically lose the game!
Scott glanced at the Cavaliers players behind him who were drinking water, Irving, Love, DeAndre Jordan, Parker...

To be honest, no one except Wu Di believed he could hit this shot...

Love could have hit this shot, but he didn't feel good today, so he had no problem serving as the server.

Although Irving's touch is good, his confrontational style is not interesting. Thunder's Brooks is not stupid. The next ball is so crucial. They will definitely defend him like a mad dog or even double-team him!

"Who do you think is more suitable to play this ball?"

Scott asked Wu Di.

"JB."

Wu Di said in a deep voice.

"Who?"

Scott confirmed with a surprised look, JB?Jimmy Butler?

He turned his head and glanced at the thin, dark-skinned boy with an unfriendly face, and then looked at Wu Di with questioning eyes.

Wu Di didn't answer, just nodded.

Scott swallowed, he never thought of letting Butler play such a crucial goal!
Butler is just a rookie. He has achieved some results defensively, but he is still not very good offensively!
However, if Butler is really allowed to play, the Thunder may be very unpredictable, and maybe there will be a chance...

"We will use a cross-cover tactic later. I will receive the ball first to attract firepower, then let Butler go to the bottom corner alone, and I will pass to him!"

Scott blinked repeatedly:
"You want Butler to hit a three-pointer?"

Butler's three-point shooting is quite average. He averaged less than 1 three-point shot per game throughout the season. Playing three-pointers at this time?

Can this guy's mentality really withstand such great pressure?

Wu Di continued to nod and drank all the Gatorade in the cup:

"We can't draw, we can only win! Believe me, JB is worth our bet! Just arrange the cross-covering tactics, and I'll talk to JB later!"

Scott cleverly arranged the cross-covering tactic. After the arrangement was completed, he added a side cover just to be on the safe side.

Wu Di then grabbed Butler alone and raised his chin toward the bottom corner:
"You run to that place later and I will pass the ball to you. Do you dare to shoot?"

Completely different from the tough guy image he had later, Butler now had a constipated expression after listening:

"Boss, are you kidding me?"

Wu Di looked at his expression and grinned:
"I can joke on you, but you can't joke on me!"

Butler smiled miserably and scratched his head, but his expression straightened out immediately:
"Okay! Just pass it to me, I can shoot it!"

Wu Di nodded and patted his butt to tell him to get out.

There were still 20 seconds left in the timeout. He sat on the chair, adjusted his waist, wiped his sweat, and walked onto the court again!
beep!
Love served from the sideline, Wu Di and Irving crossed paths, and Jordan blocked Durant and immediately passed down!
At the same time, Owen's position was raised, and Wu Di was suddenly exposed!

Love passed the ball out with quick eyes and hands, but there was a bang!
The more than 2 spectators at the scene instantly let out bursts of regret. It turned out that Ibaka, who was standing in front of Love, stole the ball!
Serve again!

The Cavaliers players ran the side screen, but the side screen was not as lethal as the cross screen. Wu Di just barely caught the ball, and Durant caught up in an instant!

Wu Di kicked his feet wildly, with full explosive power, he directly forced Durant to rush in!

Originally, Harden's position was biased toward Irving, but now he dropped Butler to double-team him!
Wu Di's eyes flashed and he waved his arm!
Butler, who happened to run to the corner, caught the ball and shot!

He didn't know where he got the courage, but the boss he admired trusted him, and that was enough!
However, others were not optimistic about Butler's decisive move!

Brooks was about to throw his fist and scold him for missing someone, but when he saw it was Butler, his eyes lit up!
The fans looked worried, right? How could Wu Di pass such an important ball to an unknown person?
In the TNT live broadcast room, the ecstasy in the eyes of O'Neal and Kenny Smith has spread to their faces!

Even Barkley couldn't help but complain:
"NOooo... How did you let Butler take such a crucial shot... Oh oh oh, it went in!" 107-105!

The point difference returned to 2 points again!
And there are still 1 minutes and 09 seconds left!
More than 2 fans could not escape the law of true fragrance, instantly turning Quicken Loans Arena into a sea of ​​joy!
Brooks' fist still came down!
"Don't eat the sour radish. Can the Cavaliers' rookie not be so outrageous? Can he do whatever he wants just because he looks like Jordan?!"

O'Neal almost bit off his tongue, Kenny Smith even covered his eyes and looked blind. Only Barkley and Magic kept giggling.

On the court, Butler's amazing goal not only greatly narrowed the score difference, but also had an unexpected effect!

Suddenly disrupted the rhythm of the Thunder!
Originally they thought Butler was irrelevant on the offensive end, but now they found out, Shetter, this is half Jordan!
beep!
Brooks quickly called a timeout!

But at this point in the game, it is already difficult to use timeouts to comfort the nervous mood!
Especially after seeing the Cavaliers players surrounding Butler in a group, laughing and yelling!
After the timeout, Ibaka served. The Cavaliers' defense focused on preventing Durant and allowing Westbrook to receive the ball.

And Westbrook was indeed a little anxious. He started to play singles by himself, without passing back to Durant, and directly carried Irving into the inside for a layup!
Bang!
Missed!

But Durant has realized this shortcoming of Westbrook!
He rushed inside to get a tip-in, and used his long wingspan to get the ball over Wu Di's head first!

Bang!
Swish!
Basketball is added!
Durant beat his chest hard, and the Thunder players were beyond excited!

109-105!

The time was fixed at 52.7 seconds!
Quicken Loans Arena was in an uproar. From heaven to hell, this roller coaster fell too hard!
"Damn, KD I love you! Just like Scarlett loves Woody!"

Kenny Smith stood up with an excited cry and waved his fist.

O'Neal, who was also waving his fists on the side, his expression froze after hearing the second half of the sentence:
"Kenny, you're such an offensive guy! The lines are wrong! Damn it, even if it's like Harden loves nightclubs, I think it's better than the metaphor just now, really!"

When the magician saw these two little creatures playing tricks, he clapped his hands with joy and almost burst into tears. Buckley also shook his head and mocked:
"Xiao Yugan, you are good at starting internal strife!"

O'Neill's mouth twitched and he cursed angrily:
"Stupid pig, stop fooling around! In less than 1 minute, the Thunder has already won. Let's see if you can still laugh this time!"

……

On the court, Scott held his waist with one hand and his forehead with the other. There was one last short pause left. Do you want to shout?
But time flew by, and Irving had already dribbled to the frontcourt, and he had to concentrate on watching the game again.

I don't know whether it was because of time or because Butler's performance just now put pressure on Irving. He also played very urgently this time, making jump shots directly after continuous emergency stops!
Bang!
The basketball bounces out of the frame!

To make matters worse, Perkins and Jordan were fighting for a rebound, and Jordan missed and knocked the ball away!
The audience suddenly burst into exclamations!
That's not because the ball is going out of bounds, but that's because the Cavaliers' victory is going to fly away!
At the moment of life and death, Wu Di, who was very close, didn't care about his waist injury and flew out to save the ball!

In his mind, the flying badge lit up!

The ability to stay in the air is instantly increased by 40%!

A prehistoric force poured into Wu Di's waist!

It was too late, but then it was too late. In the last 0.1 seconds, Wu Di successfully caught the ball with one hand!

The feeling of touching the ball with his palm was so wonderful that Wu Di felt at ease. He even glanced back before landing and threw the ball to Butler again!
But Butler just catches the ball and rushes!

After all, he was a rookie. He couldn't stop when he was excited, and he even forgot that this was a rebound!
Not to mention other people, even the big-hearted Wu Di felt his heart throbbing!
Ibaka and Westbrook pounced at the same time!

"Idiot, don't shoot, pull it out first and sort it out... YES! Good shot!"

Halfway through his scolding, Barkley's tone turned 180 degrees again. It was so delicious!
Butler actually scored with a small hook from the two of them!
it turns out! ! !

109-107! !
O'Neal and Kenny Smith looked up to the sky and roared:

"Who the hell is this!"

"Damn it, is there any justice? You can get in here!"

On the field, the cheering audience was about to tear off the roof of Quicken Loans Arena!
"Butler's parents are really shit... what a piece of shit luck! Yes, they actually gave birth to such an outstanding athlete! They were really a piece of shit luck!"

In the commentary box, Old Tate, whose face was red, wiped the corners of his mouth. He almost, almost said the wrong thing!
"A surprise attack came from the sky! Butler's performance in the last two minutes even far exceeded the level of ordinary starting players!"

Larry Nance on the side turned from fright to laughter, and added the sentence "Weapon of Causality":

"After scoring so many incredible goals, it seems that Cleveland is destined to win this series! There are 30.2 seconds left on the clock. Don't worry, the Cavaliers should guard the next round..."

On the court, Wu Di did not aggravate his injury. By coincidence, he landed in the area where the Cavaliers cheerleaders were!

So the moment he landed, a group of nephrite and warm-smelling young ladies were used as meat pads!

So not only did the injury not get worse, Wu Di even felt that half of his waist injury was cured immediately!
What does it mean to cure a disease with medicine? This is it!

I just don’t know which cheerleader it is, but I have the audacity to secretly provoke Xiaodi with my hands!
Mouth Heng!

Fortunately, he was wearing tight pants, otherwise he might have been embarrassed in public!

It seemed that after the game he had to be tortured, carrot and mace, to seek justice for Xiaodi!

On the court, Brooks didn't call a timeout because he just accidentally used up the Thunder's timeout...

After all, this is the first time the coach has played in the finals, and his court control ability is still not as good as Scott's.

On the court, in order to prevent Westbrook from continuing to fall into singles, Durant held the ball on the baseline, but the Cavaliers were not willing to double-team him directly!

Durant had to pass the ball to Harden.

Harden suddenly seemed to be a different person. After catching the ball, he suddenly turned around and passed Butler, and then rushed all the way!
Although his rhythm is usually slow, it does not mean that he has no sense of rhythm!

Now that the Thunder are still in the lead, they should try to hit fast balls. After all, as long as they can score, there is a high probability that they can seal the victory!
And as long as he is anxious, the knight may directly foul him in a hurry, and that is also good!

Love, who was nearby, immediately made up for it, but Harden was determined to charge, and he, a power forward, couldn't stop him!
But although it couldn't be stopped, it still slowed down Harden enough to allow Butler to make up the position in time!
But Harden's goal really exploded, squeezing out all the energy to go to the nightclub tomorrow, and his speed increased, even Butler could carry him and charge!

Butler's position was unstable, and his strength as a rookie was incomparable to Harden's sudden explosion, so he was rushed away!
At the critical moment, Irving made up for it in the penalty area!

Harden ran out of energy at the end of the charge. When he saw Irving rushing towards him, he suddenly had a plan in his mind. He raised his arms and leaned against Irving!
He wants to show off his traditional skills and make fouls!
But it’s used in the wrong place!

Who is Owen?
People who have itchy hands for layups without pulling the lever, no, gods!
A flash of light flashed in Irving's eyes. He had recognized Harden's lustful look, tightened his back, and raised his upper body fiercely!
He just escaped Harden's attack!

Harden's arm swung a circle in the air, and he regretted it. But with this posture in the air, it was difficult for him to save the ball and pass it back, so he could only bite the bullet and force the shot!

Bang!
It has to be said that Harden's waist and abdominal strength cannot be overshadowed by practicing every day. The basketball drew a super high parabola, and then almost fell into the basket!

Bang!
The basketball hit the backboard hard and bounced high!
"Oh! This rebound! This rebound is crucial!"

Old Tate in the commentary box was so excited that he was out of breath!

"Yes, if you grab this rebound, the Cavaliers will still have a chance!"

Larry Nance's eyes widened!
On the field, everyone rushed to the penalty area!
But Wu Di's speed was deliberately slow!
Although this ball will fall inside, with so many people grabbing it, I'm afraid it will be pushed out!
Sure enough, four or five big hands almost reached the ball at the same time, and then inevitably, the basketball flew out!

But a hand jumped out and intercepted the ball!
It's Durant!

He, the god of death, wants to defend his dignity!

However, just as he was making a tip-in, several hands came over again!

Including Wu Di who pounced from behind!
Bang!
In the chaos, the basketball hit the neck of the basket again and bounced to the side!

Love picked up the rebound!
Some viewers in the auditorium couldn't help but jump with excitement!

beep!
Scott immediately called out the final short pause!

Only 6.2 seconds left!

Brooks' scalp was numb, but he still pretended to be calm and took out the tactical board;
"We will defend against man-to-man later. No matter what tactics they use, we have a plan! By the way, Sefolosha replaces Halden! Be sure to guard against that damn No. 22..."

Harden slumped on the bench and looked up at the sky with a look of despair:

"Damn, it was just a little bit close, just a little bit..."

Back on the court, the Cavaliers seemed to be in a cross-cover position!
"The last moment has come... The fans at the scene all stood up to watch the game, oh, it's so exciting, so nervous, can it be a winner? Will it continue to be Butler, or will it be Wu Di... That's what's next Revealed in a few seconds!”

Buckley clenched his fists.

"It's hard to say, 109-107, 2 points away, the Cavaliers may go to overtime!"

Magic Johnson couldn't help but wipe his sweat.

"No, Thunder will definitely be able to defend against it!"

Kenny Smith finished speaking and shouted:
"Swiss Army Knife, you must guard against that guy who looks like Jordan!"

O'Neal slapped him on the head hard:
"Fuck! Kenny! You idiot! It's so unlucky not to mention Jordan! Anyway, come on, Thunder, we will definitely win..."

beep!
On the court, with the referee's service whistle, the Cavaliers players started running!

They stood in a cross-covering position, but as soon as Wu Di ran out, he immediately stopped and turned back!

呲!
The sound of fierce friction between sneakers and the floor was heard. Durant did not expect Wu Di to run like this, but his excellent adaptability made him immediately stop and chase!

But it's too late!
Love passed the ball with quick eyes and hands!
Ibaka immediately turned around and rushed towards the basketball!

After Wu Di caught the ball, he stopped again. He held the ball with one hand and feinted toward Butler. He deceived Ibaka away, and then dribbled the ball under Durant's crotch and turned around!

Durant immediately jumped out of the way, but Wu Di's movements were endless. He dribbled the ball under his hips, turned around, and then connected with his back to rush forward!

The basketball is like a smart butterfly flying through the flowers, opening up the space in an instant!

Wu Di immediately seized the opportunity to pull it up!

Durant and Ibaka rushed to block the shot at the same time!

But Wu Di can't control that much anymore!

He gritted his teeth and pushed the ball to the highest point!

Then the wrist glides lightly!
The referee raised three fingers to indicate a three-pointer!

More than 2 spectators stared at the orange basketball spinning in the air!
If this goal is scored, it’s a sure win!

Just get the match point 3-0!

It is to establish the victory of the finals!

not into...

No, it absolutely cannot but enter!

Also disagreeing are the photographers, whose cameras can be heard clicking incessantly!
perfect!

This arc is so perfect!

They have never seen such a perfect arc!
Swish!
The moment the basketball fell into the net bag, tens of thousands of people in the audience jumped into the air almost at the same time!

"YES! Killer!! He did it! He did it!!!"

Old Tate looked at the number on the scoreboard that suddenly changed to 109-110, and was so excited that he broke his voice! (End of chapter)