no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 242 The God of Death is just a servant of Satan

"20 points in the first game and 27 points in the second game. Can KD beat the Bulls like this?"

"Why do I think KD has Satanphobia? Since the World Championships five years ago, he has been losing whenever he meets Xu."

"If I remember correctly, Xu scored 72 points against the Thunder, and now he scored 58 points against the Thunder again..."

"Why do you feel that KD is Xu's experience baby?"

"If KD puts in some effort, the Thunder will be 2-0 now, ruining the good game. There is no chance now!"

"Do you know what tactics are? You can't even see KD sacrificing?!" a comment from "KBfnas".

"LBJ lost much more than KD, much more. Why did you say he didn't say LBJ? He couldn't be James, right?" A comment from "Los Angeles Nation".

"Xu scored 58 points. Didn't the Bulls lose? Study more about real basketball, instead of comparing scores in 2K games. Thank you!" A comment from a "loyal Lakers fan".

“1比1！懂不懂什么是1比1？！谁教你的1比1叫没有机会？！”来自“克利夫兰忠实护卫”的评论。

"Why do these accounts look so much like KD's trumpet?"

"Mr. Que, I remember he was caught for forgetting to cut the trumpet before?"

……

"Whoosh hooh~"

"Fake! Fake!!"

"Snapped!"

Durant was so angry that he threw his phone.

These bastards must all be James, all of them!

After waiting for a long time, his heaving chest gradually calmed down.

Then, he picked up the phone card and put it in his pocket, then turned and walked out of the room.

When passing by a mobile phone store, he stopped and went in to buy a new mobile phone.

Even though he was wearing a hood and sunglasses, the boss recognized him immediately, which quickly attracted a large number of fans to take photos with him.

In Oklahoma, fans may not know who the governor is, but they certainly know Kevin Durant.

He didn't refuse and agreed to them one by one.

What originally took a few minutes ended up taking nearly an hour.

But when he got back to the car, he was holding his new mobile phone and humming a tune unconsciously.

Thinking on the bright side, I will go back to Oklahoma to play in the finals.

Thunder fans are some of the best in the league. Their enthusiasm is just as passionate as Chicago's, so how could they not have a chance?

Thinking of this, he took out his cell phone, found the phone number of head coach Brooks, and called him.

Not long after, he came to the Chesapeake Energy Arena, home of the Thunder. It was originally called the Ford Center. In 2011, it was changed to its current name due to a change in sponsors. He still liked the original name for no other reason. , simply because the original name was called Simple.

When he arrived at the head coach's office, he saw Brooks and sat directly across from him.

Brooks has been his head coach since his second year in the league, and this is already their seventh season of cooperation.

They are both coaches and players, as well as mentors and apprentices, and their relationship is quite close.

"Scott, let me and Xu play against each other." Looking at Brooks, Durant asked directly.

"Kevin, don't pay too much attention to the voices of the fans, they are just fans." Brooks' eyes were gentle, and no one knew Durant better than him.

"Scott, it's not that I don't care what they say, it's just that I'm unhappy. I want to have a good fight with Xu." Durant said as he put his hands on the table and stood up.

Brooks held out his hand to calm him down.

"Scott, I want to try it once, just once." Durant sat back and begged.

After looking at his beloved disciple for a long time, Brooks finally nodded.

He knew that Durant would not give up until he gave Durant a try.

"Scott, I knew you were the best coach in the world!" Durant stood up excitedly upon seeing this. "They were blind not to vote for you as the best coach."

Brooks smiled and shook his head. Durant definitely has the smallest temper among all superstars.

"I will let Andre (Robertson) start, but you have to remember that Xu scored 58 points in the first game and the Bulls still haven't won." After putting away his smile, he then reminded.

"Don't worry, Scott, I won't make the same mistakes Xu made. After all, I am also the man who defeated him." Durant said, patting his chest.

Brooks smiled and nodded. Regarding Durant's one-on-one defeat of Xu Yong in the offseason two years ago, Durant had told it dozens of times, and his ears were almost numb.

However, the Bulls have the initiative in the situation at hand. If they want to break the situation, they can only find a breakthrough from Durant.

……

The day before G3 started, the Bulls players arrived in Oklahoma.

Then that night, the hotel where they stayed encountered explosive noise.

Late at night, every hour someone would be playing the "hoohusela" downstairs, a South African musical instrument often used by fans to make noise in football stadiums.

The Bulls players complained to the front desk and the security guards tried to drive them away, but the noise did not stop. It was not until three or four in the morning that the hotel found simple in-ear soundproof earplugs and they managed to take a nap.

On the bus to the training center the next day, the players yawned one after another.

"Senior, these people are so shameless." Butler, who had panda eyes, couldn't help but complain to Xu Yong. This was the first time he encountered such a situation.

Xu Yong nodded. This was the first time he had encountered this in so many years since he had been in the league. He had only heard of Jazz fans doing this in stories about Jordan before.

"I have to have a cup of coffee early. I don't know if they will do something more extreme later." Butler continued to complain.

"It seems I can't order pizza late at night." Xu Yong said with a smile.

Butler smiled bitterly. He had such a good attitude as a senior, and he was still in the mood to joke under such circumstances.

But at this moment, he suddenly noticed that Xu Yong had no dark circles under his eyes.

"Weren't you woken up yesterday?" Butler's eyes were full of confusion.

Xu Yong picked up the bag on the ground and took out a pair of ear-hook sound-isolating headphones.

Butler was even more surprised when he saw the headphones. He didn't expect Xu Yong to be prepared in advance.

"When I first entered the league, I went to play in the summer league. Because the living environment was so bad, I didn't sleep well all night. Then I bought this the next day and it worked well." Xu Yong said and handed the headphones to Bart. Well, let him try.

Only then did Butler realize. He didn't expect Xu Yong to have such an experience back then.

After putting on the headphones, he really felt that the world was at peace. It is indeed a must-have for home and travel.

After taking off the headphones, he looked at them in his hand, and then sighed: "Senior, you take good care of these headphones."

Xu Yong couldn't help laughing again when he heard this.

"After they found out that I was using it, they came to me to endorse it. This is the latest model. I have already had someone contact them. They will arrange for someone to deliver the headphones before tonight."

Butler was stunned. This follow-up operation really did not surprise him. However, the senior was worthy of being a senior. No wonder he looked calm. It turned out that everything had been arranged.

You still have to hang out with your seniors, just do your own thing with peace of mind.

That night, G3 of the Finals between the Bulls and Thunder was held at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

The arena, which can accommodate 2 people, is already full, and there are also crowds of people outside the arena.

A large number of fans held up KT boards of Durant and Harden, and even had customized T-shirts. Harden's big eyes hung directly in front of the two big car lights, which was full of three-dimensionality.

Oklahoma City may be small, but its fans are more passionate than Chicago.

When Xu Yong entered the venue to warm up, he felt that the noisy environment was much louder than during the regular season.

At this time, the live footage began to show the players on both sides.

He looked up and saw Durant's expression was particularly serious, as if he was holding back a big move.

When he looked away, he looked at his teammates again because they didn't have any rest last night. It seemed that tonight would inevitably be a tough battle.

The scene entered the opening ceremony, and when Durant finally appeared on the stage, the cheers were deafening.

Although he has never won a championship, Durant's popularity here is unparalleled after 8 years in the Thunder and 7 years in Oklahoma City.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

Bulls: Rose, Butler, Xu Yong, West, Adams;

Thunder: Harden, Robertson, Durant, Ibaka, Gasol.

Just before the two sides went on the court, Durant made an eye-catching move on the sidelines. He first bumped chests with Harden, then punched his chest hard and shouted "Let's.go!"

With the cheers of Oklahoma City fans, Gasol moved the ball back to the Thunder half, and the G3 curtain officially opened.

Harden was organizing the game at the beginning, and Durant used Ibaka's cover to come out to catch the ball.

The Thunder also played a very common pindown tactic in the opening game. Butler used puppy steps to successfully bypass and pounce in front of Durant.

But Durant didn't hesitate at all after catching the ball and shot directly at Butler.

The decisiveness of this shot was a bit beyond Butler's expectations. Butler took off half a beat too late.

"Shh!"

Basketball hollow drop pocket.

The Bulls attacked, Butler organized, and Robertson went around Xu Yong's defense to prevent the ball.

Robertson is a player with very distinctive characteristics. His offense is worse than that of Sefolosha, the Thunder's previous starting shooting guard. He is a type that cannot score goals at all. However, he has an excellent wingspan, flexible feet, and strong defensive ability. He can Understood as a taller Tony Allen.

Oh, by the way, he will become Rachel's boyfriend in the future, the 2KTV female anchor who previously recorded a show with Xu Yong.

Xu Yong didn't force it because his running position had already restrained the Thunder's defense.

Butler passed the ball to Rose, who cut in after a ball-free screen on the other side.

Rose made a layup after receiving the ball, and faced Ibaka who was assisting in defense and took a shot.

The action was beautiful, but unfortunately the ball missed the mark and bounced off the side of the basket.

Ibaka turned around and grabbed the defensive rebound and handed the ball to Harden at the free throw line.

At this time, a figure suddenly rushed out of the three-point line. Harden took a glance and then passed the ball.

Durant took great strides after catching the ball, and Butler chased after him hard.

When he reached the three-point line in the frontcourt, Durant felt Butler behind him, took a step, and then directly glided to the layup in three steps to score.

Durant changed his style of play in the past two games and scored consecutively in the opening game.

The Bulls advanced to the frontcourt again, and Xu Yong's tactical movement gave him no good chance to catch the ball. This time he directly stuck Robertson's body, turned sideways and stretched out his right hand to force the ball.

After noticing Durant's adjustments, Xu Yong became more proactive on the offensive end.

Butler fed the ball, and Xu Yong took the ball and turned towards the baseline to shoot backwards.

At this time, Robertson rushed forward with his long arms. He did not rush to take action in the air. He waited until Robertson began to fall before taking action. The knife came up with his hand and fell, which also helped the Bulls break the scoring drought.

Durant continued to run without the ball in the frontcourt, but this time Butler, like Robertson, moved forward to prevent him from catching the ball.

Harden turned to the other side and hit mid-range with Gasol after a pick-and-roll.

There were cheers at the scene, and the headlights wearing Harden's customized T-shirt began to shake. The Thunder were on full fire tonight.

Moreover, Xu Yong received the ball in the frontcourt and was directly flanked.

He quickly passed the ball to Butler at the top of the circle, which gave him a good open opportunity. However, Butler's three-point shot was obviously short and hit the front of the basket.

Adams rushed forward to grab the offensive rebound, but when he tried to attack the frame again, his hand went out of bounds.

From Rose, to Butler, to Adams, the rest of the Bulls were obviously not in the right state at the start.

Unsurprisingly, coffee can only refresh you, but it cannot restore you to your state, especially in high-level basketball.

The emotions of the Thunder fans at the scene became even higher.

Our team's morale is high, but our opponents are in a sluggish state. We are determined to win this game tonight.

"Come on Thunder!"

By the time the Thunder started their offensive round, the fans were already cheering.

Durant was still bypassed by Butler, but this time he ran directly to the three-point line to catch the ball.

After successfully getting the ball, he hit Butler with his back.

Xu Yong abandoned Robertson at this time to help defend.

At this moment, Durant suddenly turned around while dribbling, fell to the ground, then shuffled horizontally to widen the distance from Butler, and then broke through vertically and headed straight to the inside.

After seeing this, Adams gave up and Gasol got stuck to cover.

But Durant's speed was too fast. When he just raised his hand, Durant had already reached the basket and pulled the ball directly towards him.

"Oh!"

In the stunned eyes of the fans, Durant smashed the ball into the basket with one hand through Adams.

After landing, Durant roared to the sidelines in a ventive manner.

The entire Chesapeake Energy Stadium was completely boiling.

They really felt the difference in Durant tonight!
"This is Death! This is Oklahoma!"

Over at the commentary box, Barkley couldn't help but marvel.

2:8.

The Thunder started the game with momentum.

The scene footage soon cut to Xu Yong.

Xu Yong did not bother with the high post anymore, but moved directly to the right side of the three-point line to ask for the ball.

Tonight's situation is different from G1, but the situation faced by the Bulls is very similar to G1.

I don’t know if Butler and the others can regain their form, but before that is possible, he must help the team stabilize the situation.

As Brooks shouted, the Thunder team came over.

After realizing that the rest of the Bulls were out of shape, Brooks naturally would not give Xu Yong a one-on-one chance.

But before that, Xu Yong had already launched an attack. He knew the situation he was facing better than Brooks.

In Robertson's wide eyes, he directly passed by with a violent longitudinal drag step.

Robertson instinctively reached out to pull Xu Yong's jersey to stop him from attacking, but Xu Yong's speed was too fast. He didn't touch the jersey. Instead, he lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground as if he had been blown by the wind.

There was a burst of exclamation at the scene.

This was followed by an even louder exclamation.

Because Xu Yong got inside, facing Gasol who had shrunk to the basket and raised his hands in a defensive posture, he directly raised the ball with his right hand and smashed it down through Gasol.

"Oh!"

The basketball hit the basket like a bomb, and Gasol was pushed directly out of the baseline.

The same dunk as Durant, but more brutal than Durant!

After landing, Xu Yong glanced coldly at Gasol, then looked back at Robertson who fell to the ground. The scene was filled with excitement.

It can be seen from the language of the home scene that everyone knew that Xu Yong would respond to Durant's performance, but no one expected that it would come so quickly and violently.

Xu Yong's dunk boosted the morale of the Bulls.

When he returned to the defensive end, Butler began to pester Durant like a mad dog.

Although it is difficult to find the state all of a sudden, Xu Yong's dunk just now was like a heavy hammer that woke him up from his sleepiness.

There will be plenty of time to sleep after the game, but now, he can at least try his best on the defensive end.

Durant was so entangled by Butler that it was difficult to catch the ball.Seeing this, Harden repeated his old tricks and continued to play pick-and-roll with Gasol.

But this time he failed to hit the shot because Rose grabbed it directly and then jumped on him to interfere with him.

It was not only Butler who was awakened, but also other members of the Bulls. They all invariably devoted their energy to the defensive end.

Adams protected the defensive rebound, and this time he raised the ball over his head and firmly controlled the ball.

The two sides entered the frontcourt, Butler continued to feed the ball to Xu Yong, and then signaled others to pull to the weak side.

Even if others are not in very good condition, the Thunder cannot completely let them go.

Xu Yong wasted no time and directly hit Robertson with his back, then used his explosive power to turn around and lower his center of gravity to break through and directly wipe out the opponent.

Robertson had absolutely no choice, because Xu Yongyong was using his skills to crush him purely with his talent.

However, having learned the "lessons" from the previous round, he moved very quickly this time and directly grabbed Xu Yong's jersey.

The referee's whistle sounded immediately.

Xu Yong did not continue to break through, but jumped up and completed a mid-range shot.

Robertson saw this and pulled hard, but Xu Yong's core strength was so good that he didn't move.

"Shh!"

The basketball is firmly in the net.

This ball is a 2+1.

After landing, Xu Yong turned around and glared at Robertson. "Young man is too young to learn well. No wonder Rachel kicked you in the end."

Robertson was made to lower his head, but Xu Yong's aura was still strong.

Xu Yong didn't bother with him much. The most important thing at the scene was the situation.

He went to the free throw line and hit the extra penalty despite interference, and looked up at the score.

7:8.

Only 1 points away.

Durant also received the ball directly outside the three-point line this time. Seeing this, Xu Yong let Robertson go to attack in advance.

Since the Thunder starts with Robertson, they have to accept the 4-on-5 situation on the offensive end.

However, Durant's desire to attack tonight was extremely strong. He did not choose to throw the ball when he was flanked. Instead, he used a large drag step to force away the distance from Butler, and then attacked directly from the side and broke through the basket.

His speed is not very fast, but he can't keep up with his height. When he takes long strides, he is basically separated from Butler in two or three steps.

Moreover, Gasol blocked Adams on the other side at this time, leaving Durant with an empty blue in front of him.

Durant rose into the air, took a step in the air and handed the ball to the basket. He had spent a lot of energy trying to get out of the trap and couldn't dunk it now.

But just as he was sending the ball out, a figure came out from the side and pointed directly at the ball in his hand...

"boom!"

It’s just a big pinboard hat!
It's Xu Yong!
After seeing Durant break in from the right, Xu Yong did not follow Butler to chase, but went to the basket from the center in advance to help defend.

Durant was knocked out and Xu Yong took the defensive rebound, turned around and threw it to Rose, and then accelerated forward to follow up.

Several people on the outside of the Thunder team quickly returned to defense.

Although there have been some adjustments in the style of play, the Thunder's overall tactical strategy has remained the same, which is to limit the Bulls' fast breaks as much as possible.

Rose was blocked by Robertson and gave the ball to Xu Yong.

Xu Yong was really fast at this time. He dribbled the ball directly past Ibaka who was running back, and then reached the frontcourt to avoid Harden's hand and pull the ball up...

"Oh!"

A gliding chop smashed the ball into the basket.

From completing the shot chase to fast break dunk, Xu Yong only took more than 3 seconds, which was too fast for people to react.

"God! This is Xu! This is Satan!"

Barkley excitedly pounded the table in the commentary box. Feeling emotional for Durant's performance was his job, and cheering for Xu Yong's performance was his true intention.

9 is better than 8!

After Xu Yong played a 7-0 personal spurt, the Bulls overtook the score.

The scene was restless.

Durant scored 6 points in the opening game, but Xu Yong scored all 9 points for the Bulls.

Brooks reached out and called a timeout.

Durant was breathing heavily, hurt by Butler's struggles over the past few possessions.

"Kevin! Hey! Kevin!" At this moment, Brooks walked from the sidelines to near the midline and pulled Durant off the court.

Durant leaned forward and listened. This situation was his own choice.

"Listen to me, you are Kevin Durant, the best scorer in the league. Don't think about other things, just remember to put the ball into the basket, understand?" But what he never expected was , Brooks did not criticize him at this moment, but encouraged him loudly.

He nodded with some emotion, and instantly rekindled his fighting spirit. He would definitely be able to defeat Xu Yong, just like he did that summer.

After the timeout, Durant turned sideways from the high post and forced his way into position. After Harden hoisted the ball over, he turned and shot directly to the baseline without any dribbling.

This ball is very similar to Xu Yong's previous fadeaway. The difference is that he did not get rid of Butler, and basically shot against Butler's interference.

"Shh!"

But he put the ball in!
This ball is a complete crushing of talent. Butler is good at everything, but his wingspan is short. It is difficult to really put pressure on strong shots like Durant.

Xu Yong continued to catch the ball in the frontcourt, passed Robertson and took a step to make a pull-up jumper near 12 feet.

Gasol was dunked in front of him and he didn't dare to pounce too far forward, giving him a chance to score easily.

In the Thunder's offense, Durant caught the ball from outside the three-point line this time. He jumped up and pulled it without any extra pause.

After returning from the previous timeout, he obviously adjusted his offensive strategy. Since Butler liked to entangle, he didn't give him a chance to entangle, and just used his talent to crush him like Xu Yong.

"Shh!"

The basketball hit the net again.

After the timeout, Durant scored 5 points in a row. Xu Yong's block prevented him from scoring, but it failed to prevent the continuation of his touch.

Chesapeake Energy Stadium is boiling again.

It was Durant who started tonight, and after being overtaken, it was still Durant!

Data comparison was also given on the large LED screen at the scene.

Xu Yong made all 5 shots and scored 11 points;
Durant made 6 of 5 shots and also scored 11 points.

It can be seen from the details on the court that both of them were targeted in defense, and the double-attack never stopped.

But they still entered into a fierce point battle.

This is the battle between the two strongest scorers in the league.

Butler missed the mid-range move after picking up and rolling with Adams in the frontcourt. He still failed to find his form on the offensive end.

Gasol protected the defensive rebound, but the Bulls retreated quickly and both sides continued to lose ground.

At this time, Xu Yong and Butler switched defenses.

Letting Butler guard Durant is to reduce his defensive consumption, but Durant's offensive status tonight is so good that he is the only one who can face him now.

After Durant saw it was Xu Yong, he put on a three-threat offensive posture and suddenly chose to pass the ball directly.

Harden made a beautiful cut to the basket, received Durant's pass, fought with West, and put the ball into the basket.

Normally Harden feeds Durant the ball, but this time it was the other way around.

"You taught me that." After seeing Harden score, Durant reached out and punched, and did not forget to talk trash at Xu Yong. He was really excited.

"I didn't teach you to be a coward when you confront me." Xu Yongyong replied politely.

As the situation on the court became tense, the smell of gunpowder on both sides also began to rise.

Xu Yong continued to face Robertson in the frontcourt.

Robertson was already a little panicked at this time, because he found that he couldn't guard Xu Yong no matter how hard he tried.

Fortunately, Durant's help came over.

Seeing this, Xu Yong quickly passed the ball to Butler. However, knowing that Butler had not yet found his condition, he did not wait there. Instead, he accelerated through the trap and then reached out for the ball.

Butler and Xu Yong have partnered for so long, and they have a tacit understanding at this time to throw the ball over.

Xu Yong caught the ball and took off for a layup.

But at this moment he felt someone pulling him from behind.

This time, because it was his arm that was pulling, it was much stronger than Robertson's pulling on the clothes.

However, relying on his excellent core strength, he still maintained his body balance. While unloading the force sideways, he switched the ball to his left hand in the air, and sent the ball into the basket with his left hand.

The referee's whistle sounded a little later, and the ball was another 2+1.

After Xu Yong landed, he looked back and found that the person pulling him was Durant.

After being called a coward by him, Durant became a little anxious.

"Kevin, you have to understand that the God of Death is just a servant of Satan." Xu Yong did not conflict with Durant, but said in a very disdainful tone.

Durant's face turned red instantly, but he didn't know how to refute.

Xu Yong hit the extra penalty at the free throw line, and then showed his hands to Durant.

This completely angered Durant.

After he arrived at the frontcourt and saw Xu Yong's still joking expression, he did not make any more organizational moves, but directly took the position and started to beat Xu Yong hard.

Xu Yong also put away his teasing mood at this time and devoted himself to defense.

It's really hard to guard against Durant when he's playing organization. After all, the offensive threat is here, and it's impossible for his teammates not to be distracted.

Especially Durant's way of playing without the ball in the opening game is obviously based on his G1 experience and lessons.

But no matter how Durant changes, his mood swings easily remains the same. He doesn't need to speculate on this, he can just look at social media.

Therefore, irritating Durant and asking him to beat himself up, thereby consuming his physical energy, is the simplest and most effective way to break the current stalemate.

Durant chose to face the basket, and after starting the falling step, he followed the drag step with a vertical breakthrough.

However, he was not able to pass Xu Yong. Instead, he was blocked by Xu Yong and forced to stop the ball.

Durant is called the big McGrady for a reason. His pull-up and drop start are very similar to McGrady.

And these are exactly what Xu Yong learned from McGrady.

So this result can be explained in one sentence: He was taught by the same master, but he couldn't break the moves!

However, Durant did not give up after the ball died. With Brooks' motivational words echoing in his mind, he turned towards the baseline and forcefully took a backward shot.

If it were Butler's defense, there would still be no way to deal with this style of play, but Xu Yong's talent is much better, and his long arms can interfere with the shooting line of sight.

Although the ball was not blocked in the end, Durant made a direct shot under high pressure.

There was a commotion at the scene.

The result of this direct confrontation between the two men was a huge blow to the morale of the home team.

Looking back, Xu Yong continued to pass Robertson and headed towards the basket. However, this time he did not attack Gasol again, but directly passed the ball to Adams under the basket. Adams caught the ball and dunked it with both hands. Score.

16 to 15, the Bulls once again took the lead.

Brooks called timeout again.

"Kevin, don't fall into his trap." Brooks came off the court and asked Durant to talk again.

"He just wants you to fight with him and use more pick-and-rolls to increase your success rate."

Durant looked up at the score and nodded.

After returning from the timeout, Durant began to frequently play pick-and-rolls with Ibaka and Gasol, which left Xu Yong with not much he could do for a while.

Unlike James when playing pick-and-rolls, Durant's jump shot is extremely lethal, which makes it difficult for him to defend with the doggy style of walking around. If he just grabs it, Durant's change of direction and breakthrough speed Still very fast.

After playing a few rounds, Thibodeau also found that the defensive effect was not good, and took the initiative to adjust to let Butler switch to guard Durant again, and let Xu Yong devote more energy to the offensive end.

After several attempts, the two men's fierce competition became the main tone of the game tonight.

In addition, Brooks replaced Harden early in response to Durant's physical problems and asked Harden to lead the substitute transition period.

The end result of this is that the game begins to develop in a direction similar to G1.

Although the reasons are different, the rest of the Bulls are as offline as in G1 tonight, which makes the Bulls' offense struggle after Xu Yong comes off the court.

Then at the beginning of the second quarter, Xu Yong came on.

Although Thibodeau didn't want to do this, because he needed Xu Yong to conserve his energy until the fourth quarter in this level of confrontation, Xu Yong gave him a reason that he couldn't refuse.

"You don't think that at the age of 26, I can't play the whole game like I did when I was 24, right?"

But the deeper reason is that Xu Yong knows that he has no choice at this time.

If you can't survive the first three quarters, there's no point worrying about the fourth quarter.

He could only choose to believe in Butler and the others, believing that they would get back to their best form in the following games.

The game quickly came to the fourth quarter.

Xu Yong and Durant both played extremely bravely tonight.

Xu Yong scored 46 points in three quarters, which was comparable to G1.

Durant also scored 43 points in the three quarters, setting a new high in his playoff career.

Regardless of the final result of this game, this will be a final that will go down in history.

That is to say, at the final decisive moment, the watershed appeared.

After waiting for more than three quarters, Butler's condition finally improved!

When watching Butler hit a three-pointer from the outside and then hit the inside to score 2+1, Xu Yong smiled even more happily than he scored.

On the other hand, Harden, who performed well in the first three quarters, fell behind when the Thunder needed him most.

In the end, the Bulls defeated the Thunder 116-110 and won this peak matchup.

According to the statistics after the game, Xu Yong scored 52 points for the Bulls. In the last quarter, he was basically on the court to contain the lack of physical fitness. Butler scored 13 points in the final quarter and 22 points in the game.

For the Thunder, Durant didn't score much in the last quarter. The final score was fixed at 50 points. Harden scored 26 points and 10 assists, but he only made 8 of 1 shots in the last quarter.

Xu Yong and Butler attended the post-game press conference together.

"This is the first time in the history of the NBA Finals that someone from both teams scored 50 points at the same time. How do you evaluate this situation?" A reporter from ESPN asked Xu Yong.

"We proved that the opponent is the best scorer besides ourselves." Xu Yong's evaluation was very philosophical, and he was somewhat influenced by West in this regard.

"You once again scored 50+ points in the finals, but you missed the historical record (61 points) twice in a row. Does it make you regretful?" the reporter continued to ask.

"When the team wins the game, I don't think there is anything worth regretting." Xu Yong's current mood is like riding a colorful train through the clouds of candies. How could he feel regretful?

"How do you evaluate Jimmy Butler's 13-point performance in the last quarter?"

"I'm not surprised because he's always had that level, he just lacked an opportunity."

Xu Yong's answer at this time was very calm, as if he was talking about a very common thing, but the more he acted like this, the more reporters paid attention to Butler, and the more grateful Butler was. He is truly blessed to meet such a senior in his life.

"I heard that you trash-talked KD during the game. You said, 'Death is just a servant of Satan.' That angered KD and turned the tide of the game. But wasn't this sentence a little too hurtful? " asked a reporter from FOX Sports.

Xu Yong glanced at the other party, then put away his smile and said calmly: "That's the truth."

(End of this chapter)