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"Duane, I said I would come back again!"

“KD, don’t you think it’s a little late?

I was still waiting for you last year, but I didn't wait for you.

This year I have passed the baton to Stephen.

Of course, you can also beat me first and then beat Stephen! "

Game 1 of the Finals was about to start, and it was still just a warm-up session, but Durant took the initiative to find Durant and declare war.

However, Durant lost his temper after just a few words from Durant.

"I'm late? Beat Curry?"

Durant was suddenly confused and didn't know what to do next.

In the past, Durant wanted to challenge Durant in the finals, not only because Durant had defeated him in the finals, but also because Durant was the best player in the league!
Anyone who can defeat Duane head-on in the finals will gain huge fame and fortune and become the new No. 1 in the league!
Durant, who has already won the championship and the Finals FMVP, naturally wants to win everything he wants by defeating Durant.

However, now that he has finally led the team to the finals, he found that Duane took the initiative to step down from his position as the league's top player.

Duane's situation today is similar to that of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the mid-1980s.

In fact, he could have continued to consolidate his dominance with great effort, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar chose to abdicate and assisted Magic Johnson to ascend the throne.

Although Dunn still has a great influence in the league, he is already semi-retired.

No one knows whether Duane will suddenly announce his retirement tour next season and end his NBA career.

After all, there is no challenge for Duane in today's NBA.

During the period of dominating the league, the other championships were won when the Bulls were rebuilding or Duane retired.

And so far, Duane's winning rate in the finals series is still 100%.

Of course, this year is a little hard to say.

You know, the Clippers led by Durant now have all three giants.

Because the new boss is willing to spend money, the team has a relatively complete configuration of role players and is very strong.

But the problem is that Duane has long expressed his willingness to give way to Curry.

Although the current Bulls can still be regarded as Durant's team, the team leader has been replaced.

This means that even if Durant leads the Clippers to defeat the Bulls, it does not necessarily mean that he has surpassed Durant.

Some Durant fans, as well as passers-by, may regard it as if Durant did not lose, and believe that Durant only defeated Curry.

As a star who cares particularly about other people's opinions, Durant has already guessed what fans will argue with him about online in the future.

"Why didn't Duane try his best to reach the finals and defeat the Bulls led by Duane before he stepped down? Don't you want to?"

"Is Bird's opponent Magic or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?"

"Does defeating Wizards' Michael Jordan mean that you are the best player in the league?"

It has to be said that the predecessors who have achieved great success suddenly retired at the peak of their careers.

This is a very cruel thing for those who have been defeated by him and are desperately trying to catch up.

Although Durant has not retired safely yet, he has realized that things have changed.

The goal that he had been pursuing for five or six years suddenly disappeared before his eyes. At this moment, Durant undoubtedly felt a little overwhelmed.

Influenced by this, Durant was distracted after the start of Game 1, and looked like he was sleepwalking on the court. In fact, for Durant, who is now in his prime, even if he is absent-minded, he can still guarantee a hit rate of more than %.

Compared to ordinary stars, Durant's offensive efficiency in the playoffs has been very good.

However, some of the players failed to notice the passes from their teammates in time, and did not pay attention to the positions of the Bulls defenders when they had the ball, which led to forced turnovers after being double-teamed. This was very inappropriate.

There were two or three turnovers in a single quarter. Throughout the entire game, the Bulls were able to score double digits just by taking advantage of Durant's turnovers.

This also makes Durant's personal score insignificant.

However, it is not easy for the Bulls to win G1.

Although Paul is not on the same level as Curry, Paul can, to some extent, compete with Curry through defense.

Similar to Payton, what Paul is good at is to defend Jordan into Kobe.

In the playoffs, Paul averaged only 20 or points per game, but he was able to limit the players he faced, usually scoring no more than points.

Paul plays in a more old-school style, and some players whose physical fitness is not as good as Paul's can easily be affected by Paul's small movements in their dribbling and shooting rhythm, which in turn causes a significant drop in their hit rate.

With Curry's current physical condition and technical level, averaging 25 points per game in the playoffs is not difficult at all.

But among these 25 points, at least 10 points were obtained by holding the ball.

Whenever he is double-teamed by opponents, or when he is physically attacked by small movements, which consumes a lot of physical energy and his touch is not good, Curry needs to dribble more to find his touch.

Paul happens to be good at disrupting the shooter's touch and increasing the opponent's physical energy consumption.

Under Paul's tight defense, Curry made only 1 of 16 shots in G7. Fortunately, he made 2 three-pointers and 2 free throws, so his points exceeded the number of shots, and his true shooting percentage was still acceptable.

As for Paul, he took 14 shots and scored 16 points.

Although he doesn't score as many points as Curry, his scoring efficiency is higher.

If we combine the data of assists and steals, Paul successfully exchanged with Curry.

On the other hand, Griffin naturally has an advantage against Horford.

Fortunately, before the game started, Durant used off-court means to shake Durant's beliefs.

However, after the game started, Duane remained calm at all times, constantly looking for opportunities to travel during off-peak hours to help the team establish an advantage.

It is also because Curry was somewhat uncomfortable being defended by Paul this year and did not have more possession of the ball.

As for the ball that Curry didn't handle, Duane took it without hesitation and then played as well as always.

全场比赛下来，杜恩21投11中，三分8投3中，罚球4投4中，砍下了29分12篮板8助攻3抢断2盖帽的全面数据。

On the other hand, although Durant scored 26 points and performed well on the offensive end, his 7 turnovers were also quite eye-catching.

What's more, there were some Clippers players who passed the ball to Durant, but the ball went out of bounds because Durant didn't pay attention, and the mistake was not counted on Durant.

In general, the Bulls won Game 1 of the Finals, not because they had the strength to beat the Clippers.

It was more because Durant's mentality was affected by Durant, and then the Bulls seized the opportunity of Durant's mistake, expanded the score advantage, and then took every step carefully to win the G1 victory.

To be honest, if G1 was played normally, it is still unknown whether the Bulls could win.

The Clippers do have the strength to win the championship, but an unexpected situation occurred with the team's leader.

However, Duane did not think that the victory was unfair. In the playoffs, it was normal to have some tricks. (End of this chapter)