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Durant hadn't played halfway through the first quarter, so he received three fouls, and then left the game early for a rest. Wilkins had to play early. The will became stronger, and as soon as he played, he hit a two plus one on Brewer.

Moreover, Wilkins not only played well on the offensive end, but also performed very well on the defensive end. He restricted Brewer very effectively. Stephen's brilliance was even overshadowed by him, becoming the most attention-getting player on the field. .

Although Garnett left in exchange for nearly half of the team's lineup, this lineup played very badly, without chapters, without thinking, like a non-professional team, and the fans at the scene were also very poor. It’s very embarrassing. The attendance rate of Nuoda’s stadium is less than two-thirds. Even the fans who come to the arena just focus on eating or chatting with friends, and don’t go to the game at all.

How can such a state make the players put their energy into it? The original old players were weakly coping with the game one by one. Without Garnett's leadership, for them, it was like a wolf pack that lost its head. After all, Garnett has been here for twelve seasons and has already become a symbol of this city and this team.

From top to bottom of the team, including the internal state, his imprint is imprinted. This imprint is not so easy to eliminate, and the players from the Celtics have also been hurt by this sudden transaction. Except for one Al Jefferson's performance was fairly normal, and the mood of the other players was also very low.

Such a team would be the opponent of the Supersonics who are now in full swing. After the first half, the Supersonics easily led by 21 points, and Stephen only scored [-] points. Erkins' sixteen points were enough for him to stand up in front of Ridnour.

In the second half, Stephen took a break, and Wilkins and Durant appeared on the field at the same time again, but Ridnor was still suspended, and Delonty West replaced him. There is no bias with Durant, strictly follow the tactics, whoever has the better chance to pass the ball to whom.

Durant had three fouls on his back, so he didn't dare to be so reassuring and bold in defense, but the opponent took aim at him and kept looking for opportunities from him. After taking care of one thing and losing the other, his investment in the offensive end was somewhat insufficient. Compared with Wilkins' superb performance, Durant's performance is too poor.

The more this is the case, the more nervous Durant is, he wants to be more aggressive on the defensive end, and he also wants to get back to his previous self on the offensive end, but the more this is the case, the worse his performance is. Without half, it was replaced by Carlesimo with Stephen.

Seeing the disappointed and frustrated expression on his face when he was off the court, Stephen couldn't help reaching out and patting him on the shoulder twice. After all, he was still a rookie. The team lacks experienced veterans, he is not easy to approach, and lacks guidance. The current lineup of the Sonics is still in the running-in stage, not a formed group, and it is not yet possible to use collective power to infect players.

After Stephen returned to the court, the possession of the ball naturally returned to him. Wilkins was so overconfident that he didn't even think about grabbing the ball from Stephen, so Stephen's shots still accounted for most of the shots. By the end of the third quarter At that time, Stephen's personal score had reached 32 points, and the team also led the opponent by 32 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves had already replaced all the substitutes, making it clear that they had given up the game. Naturally, Stephen couldn't stay on the court with the cheek, so he had to sit off the court early. Originally, Stephen wanted to be with Duran It was a good chat, but Wilkins, who enjoyed the main treatment together, sat down next to Stephen and chatted happily with Stephen. Stephen was too embarrassed to snub him, so he had to ignore Duran for the time being. special.

In this game, Durant only scored 26 points, while Wilkins scored [-] points. If Stephen hadn't played and took the shot, he would definitely score [-] points, but Wilkins is very good at it. As a human being, he didn't treat Stephen badly because of this, but chatted with Stephen very happily, and it seemed that the relationship between the two was very close.

This made Ridnour very dissatisfied, and at the same time made Durant's feeling of threat even higher. No matter who they are now, they don't have the confidence to challenge Stephen's position, but who is the second man of the team? It's hard to say, Ridnor is not even convinced by Durant, let alone Wilkins.

And Durant didn't even think much of Stephen at first, let alone other people. If Wilkins wants to become the second man of the team, he must first challenge Durant, because the two people have different positions. As for the conflict, as for Ridnor, the position is different, and the threat is not too great.

After defeating the Timberwolves by a big score, the Sonics rushed to Salt Lake City, Utah without stopping. It was another back-to-back away game. The weather in Salt Lake City is not too cold, although because of the Great Lakes effect, compared In other regions, the temperature is slightly lower, but compared with Minneapolis, which is about [-] degrees below zero, it is already very mild.

However, although the climate has no effect, Salt Lake City has another factor that is very unfavorable to Stephen and the others, and that is their altitude. Compared with most cities with teams, the altitude is only tens of meters, and they are more than 1000 meters above sea level. Already considered a high altitude, second only to the highland city of Denver.

Compared with the jazz players who often live here, the supersonic players are a bit difficult to adapt to. You must know that the amount of oxygen required for high-impact sports is amazing, and the key effect of high altitude is oxygen Insufficient quantity.

In this case, almost everyone's performance was discounted, including Stephen, who also felt the impact of altitude. Although the impact was not too serious, it made people unable to explode. Can barely maintain normal performance.

After Stephen's persuasion on the way, Durant finally knew that he didn't need to be too influenced by the media, and he just tried to show his ability. Whether it was the team or himself, he didn't need to think too much about defense. , Just play your own offense well.

But in today's game, he was defended by Kirilenko. Sloan strangely did not arrange for Kirilenko to defend Stephen, but let him defend Durant. The two are the same height and have similar wingspan. , Durant's bullet speed is even a bit inferior to Kirilenko's. Under his restrictions, he played one quarter, Durant made one of four shots and only scored two points.

After Carlesimo replaced Wilkins, the situation also did not improve. Kirilenko's defense Stephen felt difficult, let alone them, and Wilkins was out of breath after only a few minutes of playing. It seemed that he was extremely uncomfortable with the altitude here.

Because his offense is different from Durant's shooting type. He is a running and jumping type, which requires a large amount of oxygen, and he is too eager to express himself. He has not warmed up before playing vigorously. , which exacerbated this situation even more. Seeing that his condition was not good, Carlesimo only let him play for 3 minutes before replacing him.

What people didn't expect was that the replaced Szczerbiak was very adaptable here, as if the altitude had no effect on him, and his offensive ability also minimized Kirilenko's physical advantage , but performed very well, effectively taking on the responsibility of helping Stephen decompress.

In the third quarter, Stephen still stayed on the court. He joined hands with Szczerbiak to close the [-]-point difference to only two points, but the Jazz quickly made adjustments, allowing Kiri Lianke came to defend Stephen, and Miles went to defend Szczerbiak.

At the same time, Deron Williams and Paul Millsap's other cooperation is also different from the pick-and-roll between him and Boozer. A good show of deductions, and soon opened up the point difference again.

Stephen felt this, and the most serious impact on him was the three-pointer's touch, depth of field?It was because of the altitude or the ball frame, and it wasn’t just Stephen who was affected. Watson made one of four shots, but the Jazz rarely shot three-pointers. So far, the team has only shot five three-pointers and only made one took two.

In the second half of the third quarter, Stephen was replaced by Carlesimo. From the beginning of the game to the present, he has not rested for 1 minute, and Stephen only scored 24 points. After Stephen left the field, the Sonics reached three Within minutes and 21 seconds, no one scored, and the score was stretched to fifteen points.

In the fourth quarter, Stephen returned to the court, but he couldn't reverse the unfavorable situation of the game. Especially at the last moment, the defense of the Jazz team was staring at Stephen alone, and Szczerbiak kept shooting goals there. The Jazz didn't even look at it.

In the end, the Sonics lost the game 87 to 99. Stephen only scored 33 points, and Stephen's season scoring average dropped to only [-] points per game, but Stephen didn't care about this data. Another failure made him realize that the team is still a long way from a real strong team, and how to improve the team is the most critical right now.

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The two updates are completed today. Whether it is everyone’s support or criticism, Xuanzhong will see it in his eyes and keep it in his heart. Xuanzhong does not want to explain too much about the updated issues. You can read my previous updates, including the first two books. , among other things, at least a stability can be called, now is a special period of special circumstances, I hope everyone can understand.