You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 682 A Rare Good Opponent
Chapter 692 A Rare Good Opponent

Before halftime, the 76ers' two offenses were handed over to Wei Xia.

In the penultimate attack of the first half, Wei Xia grabbed the ball with his left hand and wanted to imitate Bird's 13 but couldn't learn it thoroughly: "Kevin, I might break through your right hand and score a dunk."

He didn't make it too difficult for Durant. When the opponent speculated on his words with the greatest malice, he accelerated with all his strength, broke through Durant's right hand, and dunked the ball with his left hand.

"When I tell you how I want to attack," Wei Xia looked like he hated Durant's defense, "You better believe me, we are friends, how could I hurt our friendship for the sake of a round of gains and losses?"

Did he think there was such a thing as friendship at Chesapeake Energy Arena after his half-court antics?

Durant got pissed and took Reggie Jackson's job on the next turn.

Look at the indignation on Jackson's face, "Did you fucking do this to Westbrook?" written all over his face.

Durant rushed to the frontcourt with a murderous look on his face, suddenly changed direction and rose up, scoring a jumper.

50 is better than 61
The Thunder were still 76 points behind the 11ers, with less than 15 seconds left in the first half.

Wei Xia greeted Nash, and Zonda nodded with a smile on his face, without the slightest opinion. Compared with Reggie Jackson's reaction, he was almost considerate.In order not to add any burden to Wei Xia, he didn't even cross the halftime, he just stood at the LOGO position. It would be even better if he could ask the cheerleaders on the sidelines to come to the dance circle to perform a set of cheering moves.

Durant defended, and in a blink of an eye, there were only 8 seconds left in the attack time.

If you subtract the time Vershaw pays tribute to Larry Bird -- "That... I'm going to go left and finish the offense."

If a rookie said this to his face, Durant would treat him as an idiot who wanted to be famous but lacked self-confidence.

And Wei Xia has done this more than once.

Since he joined the 76ers, unconfident pre-announcement offenses have been his routine operations.

What makes people crazy is not his unconfident words, but that every time he finishes speaking unconfidently, he will use his extremely confident offense to practice his words, thus creating a deliberate "Actually I can't do it, but I deliberately let you think I'm okay. In the end, it's because you can't do it so I can do it" weird logical closed loop.

Now, he's at it again.

Grabbing the ball with one hand, he didn't bother to do more fake moves. He used his left hand, which he was not good at, to attack the left flank. After taking advantage of his explosive power, he jumped towards the bottom corner and made a drifting fallback jumper.

Wei Xia's aerial posture is like Kobe, but the flying range and air feeling are like Jordan, and the touch comes from Larry Bird. The combination of the three makes him have a unique aesthetic feeling, the ability to resist pressure in the face of top defense, and Pat Riley's big heart and touch.

"Shh!"

After the goal was scored, Wei Xia replied with a smile: "Is it still a lot worse than Kobe?"

Durant shut himself off for a few seconds and said, "You're so accurate, not like Kobe."

Wei Xia laughed out loud.

Kobe's abilities are not limited to Wesha and Durant, all players who have played against him admit that he is the most difficult opponent to deal with.But they also all know where Kobe's problem is - he is easy to get on top, and he seems to be addicted to frequent iron strikes after getting on top, and the more he hits, the harder he hits.

If he changes his style of play a little bit, hits the inside more when his shots are inaccurate, and goes to the basket more when there is no suspense in the game, his shooting percentage will definitely be improved.

63 is better than 50
At the end of the first half, the 76ers led the Thunder by 13 points.

The question Wei Xia heard the most from reporters was about his feelings about the matchup with Durant.

"KD is a strong opponent, every time he plays against him is very interesting." Wei Xia said.

midfield lounge

Jay Wright praised everyone's performance and reminded Wei Xia: "In addition to maintaining confrontation with KD, we must also pay attention to teamwork."

Wei Xia simply interpreted Wright's order as more passes.

The Thunder showed the countermeasures they discussed during the halftime break. They decided to reduce Durant's singles.

When they handed the ball to Perkins in the middle, Weixia, who was facing Durant, shouted expertly: "As expected of a team that has reached the finals, I can't even understand this offensive tactic."

"Kendrick is simple, simple, honest and honest. He is a rare good teammate. I believe in him." Durant finished speaking solemnly, and Perkins' half-block in the paint area was interfered by Thaddeus Young.

His shot stalled in the air, as if expecting the referee to blow his whistle.But the referee didn't blow it, so it's no wonder, what status is he now?It is Perkins who is not loved by grandma and uncle, not the future super giant in the media industry. How can the referee blow his body whistle to such a person?His shooting became disjointed, and it was hard to tell whether he was heading for the basket or the face.

Cousins ​​dodged anyway.

"Beep!"

"What a rare and good opponent." Wei Xia followed Durant's pace, "I said that I trust him more than you, do you believe it?"

It was not Weixia's original intention to make Durant question the abilities of his teammates.

He wanted Durant to single out with the ball like he did in the second half of the second quarter.

Only if Durant does that, the game will be more interesting. Moreover, in the absence of Westbrook, the Thunder cannot expect Reggie Jackson to become the second core, so letting Death hold the scythe is the best way to chase points.

The Thunder's coaching staff seems to want to see how this team plays against the wind without Durant Kyrie.

The idea may be good, but the opponent picked the wrong one.

Judging from the current record, the 76ers may be the best team in the league.

The core talent is only comparable to the Heat, and the depth and chemical reaction of the lineup are only comparable to the Spurs in the West. With young superstars guaranteeing the bottom line and wonderful chemical reactions to ensure the record, the limelight is the same for a while.

Once such a team has established an advantage, it will be difficult to catch up unless it encounters a superstar explosion.

The Thunder has an explosive superstar, but they don't know how to hand the ball to him.

The Thunder took a few minutes to find reliable scoring spots outside of Durant.

They are blinded.

Because, it's hard to say who is a reliable scoring point outside of Durant.

Ibaka can eat cakes and make mid-range shots but has no ability to score independently;
Reggie Jackson can be like the poor man's version of Westbrook, but who would have thought that the poor man's version of Westbrook could be prevented by Holiday;
Perkins. As Wei Xia said, on the offensive end, he is a rare good opponent. I really hope that every opponent has a Perkins when attacking;
Sefoloza, his appearance is of great significance to the Thunder. He makes this monster club look a little more fairy-tale, but this has no effect on the game. Fortunately, the Swiss is not an embroidered pillow with only appearance but no practical use. He can defend and score three-pointers, but can he become a stable scoring point for the Thunder in the chasing stage?
After searching around, Thunder decided to change players.

They replaced this year's rookie Steven Adams, and replaced the soul of the team Nick Collison.

Collison is more than just a player for the Thunder, and Adams has shown two things that are rare in the Thunder interior: a full seven-footer, hardworking and smooth movement.As long as he proves he can hold his own in the NBA without fouling, he could become the Thunder's chief backup center for years to come, and then he'll solve the Thunder's first problem: being a true big man who can carry opposing centers in the 20 minutes Perkins doesn't play.

But these people, no matter who they are, are of no benefit to this battle or to Thunderclap's chasing points.

In the fourth quarter, the 76ers led by 16 points, and the Thunder's coaching staff decided to let Durant let go.

Durant scored 6 consecutive points with a mid-range shot with the ball that no one can interfere with.

The response of the 76ers was Wei Xia's dry response, Holiday's three-pointer, Cousins' high position support, Wei Xia's bottom corner cut into the receiving ground and passed the ball for a layup.

The difficulty is not scoring, but Durant has already played a very high level, scoring 6 points in a row, but the 76ers returned 7 points in a smooth manner.

Durant made an operation, and the point difference was not narrowed and was expanded by 1 point.

Durant was angry, and the super abnormal change of direction swayed Wei Xia, whose lateral speed had degraded, to the side, and went to the basket to dunk and score.

"You are a rare and good opponent, Kevin." Wei Xia asked with a smile, "Do you like to pick the moment when the victory and defeat are already divided?"

Durant said confidently: "If you think you have the chance to win, I will make you regret it."

Wei Xia didn't want to be too confident, but there was less than half a quarter left in the fourth quarter. The 76ers led by 16 points. Basically, Durant alone output the Thunder. It was like trying to challenge the top ten chocolate bombs. If it could be done, Durant would have to be taken to the hospital by an ambulance on stage like a chocolate bomb.

The game has reached the stage where Wei Xia can win without exerting his strength. He dealt with it casually for a few minutes, and applied for a foul after establishing the victory.

That night, when a reporter from Oklahoma City asked him again about his evaluation of becoming a competitor with Durant, he learned what he learned and sold it: "Kevin is a rare and good opponent!"

(End of this chapter)