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Chapter 337

Chapter 337

At the beginning of the second quarter, McHale replaced the substitute lineup, still led by Xu Haolai.He rested for about 2 minutes at the end of the first quarter, which was enough for him, and there was no pressure to continue leading the bench.On the Thunder's side, Harden was in charge of leading the bench, but the two didn't start to confront each other directly like before.

Before the coaches of the two sides switched to the main force, both Xu Hao and Harden played like a point guard. It's normal to score points against each other when they're in position, but now they're all passing the ball to their teammates, as if they're afraid of putting the ball in the basket.

The fans on the sidelines were very surprised, but McHale and Brooks were very satisfied, because these two guys mobilized all their teammates on the field. Very good looking, the only regret for the two coaches is that neither side can get a bigger lead.

Xu Hao didn't care about this. The situation didn't affect him at all. Anyway, at the beginning of the second quarter, McHale just asked him to lead the team to hold on to the score. This is the bottom line, and it's good to overtake , but it doesn't matter if you can't overtake.The Thunder is different. They are eager to expand the score, but they are very anxious because they have not been able to pull away.

But the most unacceptable emotion in the game is anxiety. Once anxious, it is difficult to calm down and think, and the judgment of the timing of the shot and the running route will also make mistakes, which will eventually lead to shooting.The Timberwolves took the opportunity to tie the score. With Xu Hao hitting a three-pointer from the bottom corner, they had completed the overtake, and Brooks had to replace the main force.

Westbrook is okay, he has lost his temper under the Timberwolves' defensive strategy, but Durant is holding back his anger off the court and wants to vent.As the Thunder's star and leading scorer, he cannot allow the team to lose this game again. In this case, he must stand up and score. In his opinion, it is an absolute shame to be beaten by the Timberwolves.

After reappearing, Durant asked Westbrook for the ball directly. No matter who stood in front of him, he would only do one thing, and that was to crush the ball directly.Although Durant's strength is not very strong, his height is undoubtedly extremely oppressive among wing players. When he is determined to hit the inside, Brewer can't stop him at all.

Durant knows that his three-pointers are not particularly good, so every time he receives the ball, he directly holds the ball to the free throw line, and then pulls it up to make a mid-range shot.Brewer had no way to guard against his shooting. One was the sudden shot, and the other was that the shot was too high to be covered at all. He could only watch him keep shooting and scoring.

I have to say that Durant's mid-range shot is really good. It makes people feel that he has been tempering his mid-range shot for the past few seasons. cause any impact.Durant made 5 consecutive mid-range shots and McHale was furious. He walked to the sidelines and shouted: "Defend him to death! Don't let him score! Come up with your most correct defensive attitude. If you do this, you will still If you can't stop him, then come down and rest!"

McHale's order made Brewer feel very ashamed, and he defended Durant even harder.His defensive strategy is very simple, that is, close-to-mark, constantly give him physical confrontation, and prevent him from easily shooting.It's a pity that he was fouled by Durant the first time he tried to do this, and it was 2+1, and he was instantly stunned.

Brewer's poor defense made McHale cover his eyes, but he also knew that it was not Brewer's fault, it was purely because Durant was too perverted, but he couldn't guard against Durant, It can't stop the Thunder's attack.

Xu Hao shrugged and asked Ellington to go up to help, but Durant was still able to handle double teams with ease. After all, both Ellington and Brewer were at least a head shorter than him, and they couldn't reach it if they wanted to block the shot. Even if you want to steal it, you can't grab it.This is also thanks to Durant's guard-like ball-handling skills, otherwise, with his height, he would not know how many times he has been intercepted.

In more than 8 minutes of playing in the second quarter, Durant scored 8 points on all 20 mid-range shots by himself, and Brewer, who was in charge of defending him, was beaten to the ground.Fortunately, Xu Hao scored 9 points and 5 assists in this quarter, which helped the Timberwolves get enough points. They were only 1 point behind at halftime, and McHale was relieved.

Brooks was also very satisfied with Durant's performance, but unfortunately the team did not reach his goal. Before he thought that the Thunder would at least have a double-digit lead at the end of halftime, but he did not expect that the two sides could only be regarded as a tie.So he specifically told Durant during the intermission to let him continue to maintain such firepower in the second half in order for the team to win.

McHale is also thinking about how to defend Durant. This guy is too perverted. Judging from his height on the inside and outside skills, judging from his hot state tonight, even if he is replaced by Webster, who defended him well before Can't get any benefits.But McHale had no other choice but to replace Webster first to see the effect.

If you want to say who in the team has the most confidence in defending Durant, it must be Webster. His defensive effect in the first two games was good.However, McHale's guess was right. Tonight, Durant was on full fire, and Webster could only avoid his edge.In the third quarter, Durant scored another 11 points to help the Thunder maintain a weak lead, but a lead is a lead.

Seeing Durant showing off his power, Xu Hao scratched his head. He was most afraid of this unreasonable style of play. No matter how you defend, he can send the ball into the basket. What can you do with him?What a tragedy for those who defended him.

In the end, the Timberwolves still had nothing to do with Durant, allowing him to lead the Thunder to win the game 110-101, while he himself scored 44 points, 15 rebounds and 2 blocks. MVP.Although Xu Hao also scored 27 points and 12 assists, he was overshadowed by Durant's 40+. More importantly, the Timberwolves lost the game, and the big score between the two sides became 1-2. The final outcome of the series is still full of suspense.

Professionals are a little speechless after seeing the performance of the two teams. Generally speaking, the team wants to get a better ranking because of home court advantage. They are good. They all win away games and lose at home. This is too bad. ?

(End of this chapter)