runaway point guard

Chapter 346 Capping Durant

On March 3, the Hornets went away to challenge the Oklahoma City Thunder.

This is the start of their road trip.

After a three-day break, the players were all in high spirits. On the plane to Oklahoma, they didn't sleep for a while, chatting with great interest.

The Hornets now also have their own small private plane, which was not treated like that before, but the Hornets have performed very well recently, making the team's boss decide to buy them a plane.

Although this aircraft was produced in the 90s of the last world, it still flies smoothly and comfortably.

On the plane, only West and Zhong Yu communicated.

"How do you feel? The ankle doesn't hurt, does it?" Zhong Yu asked.

Scott shook his right leg and smiled: "It's all good, now I feel that I can directly tear off a rebound."

Zhong Yu said with a smile: "That's fine... Today, we can have a big fight! We can let these Thunder boys feel the anger from us."

West was also gearing up and said, "This is very good, and I plan to do a big job."

The atmosphere on the plane is relatively good. The current atmosphere of the Hornets is more suitable for team unity. Everyone is working hard for victory.

Even during the most difficult period, because of Zhong Yu, everyone calmed down and played the game well, so that the opponent could not resist under their impact.

"But Chris and the others can't come back for the time being, otherwise, Tyson, you, and Chris will all return..." Zhong Yu looked forward to it: "Then the whole alliance will tremble because of us!"

Indeed, the main lineup of the Hornets can shock the league.

If one day all the main players return, it will become a nightmare for other opponents in the league.

West also smashed that scene, thinking of the [-]-game winning streak of the Megatron League at the beginning of this season, the blood in his chest also warmed up.

This boiling feeling made everyone more active.

Ariza and Zhong Yu discussed the issue of steals, Zhong Yu said: "I think the premise of a steal is not to lose the defensive position, so that no matter whether the steal is successful or not, there will be no mistakes."

Ariza frowned and said: "But sometimes, we have to take some risks, make some gambles, because time allows us to do it."

Zhong Yu chuckled: "What kind of situation do you say... What kind of situation do you think is most suitable for stealing?"

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Zhong Yu and Ariza started an in-depth chat on this topic.

Ariza also has something worth learning from Zhong Yu. He is tougher in defense, and these tough defenses are also more ingenious, and he can always find the opponent's flaws.

Ariza then asked: "Zhong Yu, I admire your jump shot, I think your jump shot is very accurate, can you teach me some skills?"

Zhong Yu thought for a while, and said: "This... how should I put it, it can only be piled up with countless trainings. I occasionally have some trainings, that is, completely blindfolded, and someone hands you the ball. I feel that I can shoot jump shots with my own feeling, and I think this method has gained a lot.”

Ariza pondered for a moment, then laughed. "I guess this will be very useful."

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After arriving in Oklahoma, Durant said he would invite Zhong Yu to dinner.

Zhong Yu was also a little uncertain about what this kid was trying to do—could he be trying to get himself drunk and do some dirty tricks?

After thinking about it, he threw this idea out of his head, Durant would not do such a thing.He and Durant are somewhat familiar, after all, they were both rookies in the same year, and he even saved the kid in a game.

That night the two were outside for a Mexican BBQ with beers on the table.

On a cool night in March, the two took a sip of beer and touched each other. Then, Durant suddenly asked a little mysteriously: "Zhong Yu, although I don't think there are questions that should be asked. It's just that , I'm more curious."

"What?" Zhong Yu asked.

"It's just... I heard that Adidas gave you a five-year $5 million contract. Is this true?" The two belong to the same agent, but Pelinka also feels that it is inconvenient to disclose such things. Let Durant ask Zhong Yu himself.

Zhong Yu couldn't help laughing, it turned out that he invited himself to drink for this reason!At that moment, Zhong Yu said: "It's almost this amount, but it's higher than this!"

Durant gasped, and the cold night wind outside poured into his throat, bringing a dull cough together with his beer.

"This is really surprising. I didn't expect them to give you so much money." Durant said enviously: "Compared to yours, my contract is relatively small."

Zhong Yu touched him with a beer bottle and said, "Don't say that, yours is too tall. I just performed well recently, and Adidas said what they value most about me... I guess you don't have mine advantage."

"What?" Durant asked quickly, but he ignored Zhong Yu's question that he had something he didn't.

"Adidas believes that I have good moral character. I will help the elderly cross the road on the street, and do good deeds without leaving a name. I am upright and generous. These are my advantages..."

Durant was stunned for a moment, and hiccupped again. Then he came to his senses and scolded with a smile, "You damn guy, what you just said just now proves that you are a despicable liar..."

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Many people are paying attention to the game between the Hornets and the Thunder.

One of the reasons is that West returned to the Hornets.

West averaged 15.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game this season and was a big boost to the Hornets' victory.And this season, he also consciously reduced the number of shots he made to make a wedding dress for Zhong Yu.

And his shooting percentage has also improved, and he will try to do some dirty work, and stand up when the team needs him to score.

Generally speaking, the position of power forward is often dubbed a "blue collar position" by people, because this position is often responsible for doing some dirty work.

And the team's first offensive option is not with them. If there is a point where a power forward scores a lot, it may prove that there is a problem with other offensive points of the team.

Of course, this is a traditional power forward, and their data will not be too good.

In the era of the 21st century, when the etiquette is broken and music is broken, many positions have begun to overlap and have vague definitions, and there have also been many monsters with perfect offense at power forwards.

Duncan, Garnett, Nowitzki.

West is also a power forward who relies on mid-range shooting to make a living. Now he is also trying his best to assist Zhong Yu. His return is definitely good news for the Hornets.

Another reason is Zhong Yu and Durant.

Zhong Yu and Durant also entered the league in the 2007 draft, but at that time, one was in the sky and the other was underground, and the two also embarked on different paths in life.

When Zhong Yu was struggling on the bench, Durant had already become the best rookie in the league, with strong scoring and long arms, making it hard to guard against.

After that, Zhong Yu suddenly rose up, and Durant's best rookie was almost snatched away by this guy!
These things made many people regard the two as lifelong enemies.

However, this season, Zhong Yu's scoring average soared to 40 several times, which shocked the entire league, and Durant also scored a lot.

When two of the best players of 07 meet, of course many people will be interested.

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The game was played at home in Oklahoma City. The Hornets lost the jump ball. The Thunder handed Durant their first offense.

The ball returned to the Hornets, Paco passed the ball to Zhong Yu, and Zhong Yu also started to break through.

When everyone felt that Zhong Yu was about to confront Durant and return a ball, Zhong Yu passed the ball to West.

West began his first attack after returning from injury.

"Bang!" The jumper hit the iron, and West shook his head. It seems that he has not fully recovered.

However, Zhong Yu just grabbed the rebound, and Durant stepped up to block it. After turning left, Zhong Yu immediately made a fake jump shot, which tricked Durant, but he accelerated with the ball and broke through to the basket. Throw the basketball high and send the basketball into the basket with a high throw board.

At the beginning of the game, Zhong Yu and Durant scored the goals of the two sides, which really showed some signs of entanglement from 07 to 2009.

Then, the game continued.

Durant also intends to compete with Zhong Yu, after all, as a rookie of the same level in 2007, and Zhong Yu's current brilliance is blooming all over the world, making many people crazy for him.

He also wants to challenge this guy.

But Durant's shooting rate is not as high as Zhong Yu's.

Another attack, the Hornets' possession of the ball came to Zhong Yu's hands, he controlled the ball and rushed inside, the Thunder blocked the inside, Zhong Yu threw the basketball from behind.

This is a very elegant behind-the-back ground pass.

West understood, receiving the pass was a jumper.

"Shua!" Finally scored the first point after the comeback.

"Crack!" Zhong Yu and West clapped hands, and there was excitement in West's eyes.He finally found some feeling, Zhong Yu also created opportunities for him several times in this match, this time he finally seized them.

Then, the Thunder turned around and attacked. Someone inside came up to pick and roll, Durant escaped, Zhong Yu came up to defend, and the two faced off.

Durant leaned against Zhong Yu with his back, and then planned to turn around and shoot a jumper directly.

Zhong Yu beat him to death. If Durant suddenly turned around and made a jump shot, he might lose his balance and be unable to hit the jump shot.

And when Paco next to him came up to steal, Durant could only put away the basketball resentfully, and then took a step back and directly shot a jumper away.

"Crack!" He let the basketball leave his hands just now, Zhong Yu accurately grasped his jump shot route, and slapped the basketball down!
The audience was shocked.

Zhong Yu directly blocked this guy.

(End of this chapter)