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Chapter 863 Durant is leaving the team!
On the 29th, there were two Tianwangshan battles, one between the Thunder and the Lakers, and one between the Raptors and the Celtics.

In the East, the Raptors returned to their home court to fight the Celtics in the Tianwangshan battle. At 112:101, the Raptors successfully defended their home court and got the match point.

At 20 o'clock in the evening, the fifth Tianwangshan battle between the Thunder and the Lakers started.

Back at home, the Thunder still couldn't resist the Lakers' two shots from outside. The Paul + Kobe backcourt combination was unstoppable in the critical second half.

These two CIC masters once again proved that sentence with facts-the CIC in the playoffs is more murderous than other weapons!
In the second half, Paul and Kobe made a total of 17 mid-range shots and hit 11 goals, many of which were critical overtakes at anxious moments.

Whenever the Lakers are in a desperate situation, one of Paul and Kobe will always come forward, not only locking up the opponent on the defensive end, but also frequently disintegrating the opponent's morale with unsolvable mid-range shots on offense.

As far as Wang Zelin came to watch the game tonight, the battle between the Thunder and the Lakers at Tianwangshan should be the most exciting and intense game in the playoffs so far this season.

From the start to the end of the match, equalizing, overtaking, equalizing again, overtaking again... almost carried through the entire game and became the main theme of tonight.

Putting aside potential opponents, purely from the perspective of fans, this game is undoubtedly very enjoyable.

Kobe, who is only two months younger than Nowitzki, played very hard in this game. He made 18 of 10 shots and 8 of 8 free throws. He also made 2 three-pointers and scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

19 of those points came in the second half.

Once the king of the Western Conference finals, now the well-deserved spiritual leader and key man of the Zijin Army, Kobe's performance tonight is the best evaluation of the fans for him in the game.

Paul also scored 22 points and 13 assists, and Gasol scored 15 points and 13 rebounds, including 8 frontcourt boards.

In contrast, the performance of the Thunderbolt combination tonight was somewhat unsatisfactory.

Durant scored a game-high 33 points, but 20 of them were scored in the first half. In the second half, when firepower output was most needed, he scored only 13 points, and only scored 5 points in the final quarter.

From the perspective of the team's boss, Durant must bear the biggest blame for this game, and it is estimated that there will be some verbal criticism from the fans after the game.

The second brother Westbrook is purely superior tonight. When Durant did not score in the second half, he tried to stand up and help the team get away from you.

结果就是全场33投7中，出手比杜兰特还多了8次，其中3分球9中2，得到21分9助攻6篮板，同时还送出了7次失误。

In this match, in terms of blacksmith attributes alone, the number one blacksmith in history on the opposite side will be astonished tonight!

In addition, an intriguing thing happened to the Thunder tonight.

At the moment when the final whistle sounded, the score between the two sides was finally fixed at 105:104. The Thunder lost at home by 1 point and lost the crucial Tianwangshan, which also allowed the Lakers to successfully win the match point.

On the Thunder bench, at the end of the game, Durant, the team leader, dropped the towel on the floor, ignored Westbrook's outstretched hand, and disappeared into the player tunnel, leaving only the Thunder players and fans in the audience looking at their backs.

In this regard, Wang Zelin, who is a latecomer, has a lot of emotion.

Perhaps it was due to the connivance of the detonator, or perhaps it was because of Westbrook's unique personality on the field, so that it was difficult for the outside world to tell who was the boss of the Thunder, he or Durant.

If the Thunder can always win and use the victory to cover up other problems, then such an arrangement is fine.

But if the Thunder are unable to break through from the west, then Dewey and Dewey are destined to have conflicts one day.

After losing the crucial Tianwangshan tonight, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Thunder team has come to the brink of disintegration.

If they still can't win the sixth game, then the incident will be a big deal.

It has to be said that judging from the performance of this round of the series, the Thunder and the Lakers are two teams of the same level, and after winning Tianwangshan, the probability of the Lakers advancing has greatly increased.

Compared with the possibility that the opponent in the next round will be the Lakers, what Wang Zelin is more curious about now is, if Durant really chooses to leave the Thunder after losing this year's playoffs as in his previous life, then who will he choose next?

Will he still choose the Warriors?
Or other strong teams?
For a while, even Wang Zelin was looking forward to this summer's trading market.

After all, that was Durant in his prime!

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On the last day of April, April 4th, in Game 4 of the series between the Heat and the Hawks, the Heat didn't give another chance and beat the Hawks in an away game, becoming the third team in the Eastern Conference to advance to the second round.

So far, the list of the first group of matches in the second round has also been released:

On May 5, the Cleveland Cavaliers played against the Miami Heat at home.

James and Wade met again in the playoffs, which was destined to be a set of grievances full of love and hatred. Before the semifinals started, heated discussions among the fan groups arose.

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Fast forward to May 5st.

In G6 between the Raptors and the Celtics, after two days of rest, the Celtics, who returned home, launched a violent counterattack under the leadership of Thomas Jr. as expected.

However, the Raptors are not vegetarians either. After the first five games, the Raptors have gradually adapted to the rhythm and characteristics of the Celtics.

In the case of similar strength, the two teams played back and forth, and the process was quite exciting.

After all, whether it is the Raptors or the Celtics, it is not a team with such a strong defense. The scene is not lively with offense and offense.

最终，猛龙队靠着当家球星德罗赞30分5篮板2助攻3抢断3盖帽全能表现，客场119:114，5分险胜对手，成为了东部最后一支晋级第二轮的球队。

At this point, another set of matchups in the Eastern Conference semifinals was officially born:
On May 5, the Chicago Bulls played at home against the Toronto Raptors.

Prior to this, the Bulls and Raptors had never met in the playoffs. This meeting in the semifinals of the playoffs was also the first time in history. Under the friendly momentum of the media and the league, it quickly aroused a lot of heat.

After the Heat and the Raptors advanced one after another, the attention of the media and fans quickly shifted to the final matchup between the Thunder and the Heat in the first round.

At 1:18 on the night of the [-]st, the Lakers returned to the home court with the momentum after winning Tianwangshan, and started the sixth game of the series with the Thunder.

In this life-and-death battle, many people thought that Durant and Westbrook should abandon their private discord, and even if they wanted to quarrel, they had to win the game.

Unexpectedly, Durant and Westbrook chose to play separately tonight, neither of them wanted to talk to each other, and whoever got the ball would play.

在这样的情况下，杜兰特23投13中，三分球8中3，罚球8中7，以67.9%的真实命中率砍下了36分12篮板3助攻1盖帽的豪华数据。

威斯布鲁克的表现也没差多少，全场24投11中，三分球11中3，罚球8中8，以60%的认识命中率砍下了33分7篮板8助攻2抢断的豪华准三双！

Dewey's two juniors scored 69 points together tonight. Judging from the performance of the data, the game between the two is almost unstoppable.

However, behind the high level of performance of Durant and Westbrook in the Thunder, the status of all other players is not online.

The starting center Robin Lopez scored only 5 points and 10 rebounds, and his performance was mediocre.

The inside defensive gate Ibaka scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block. Combined with the previous five games, Ibaka averaged 8 points, 6 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game in this round of the series.

然后是7分3篮板的安德烈·罗伯森、9分2篮板1助攻的迪昂·维斯特、各砍5分的佩恩和坎特……

In short, apart from Durant and Westbrook, the Thunder have no players who scored in double figures tonight.

This game was also the Thunder's worst performance since this round of the series, scoring only 85 points in the game.

The Lakers led from the beginning to the end. The team scored 108 points and easily won this crucial game.

Paul scored a double-double of 26 points and 13 assists and was named the best player in the game.

科比得到25分5篮板5助攻，标准的25+5+5，从季后赛开始了发挥一如既往的稳定。

Gasol had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. When an inside player gets 4 assists, you can see how smooth the Lakers' offense is tonight.

The Big Three scored 65 points together. Although it was not as good as the Thunder's 69 points, their influence on the field far surpassed the latter.

At this point, the last team in the Western Conference to advance to the second round was successfully born, and the Western Conference Semifinals list was announced.

On May 5, the Golden State Warriors played at home against the San Antonio Spurs, who had advanced ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers.

On May 5, the Portland Trail Blazers played at home against the Los Angeles Lakers, who had completed the promotion tonight.

The more exciting semi-finals of the playoffs will start tomorrow. The fans' expectations have not had time to rise rapidly, and a news that shocked the league spread quickly.

After losing Game [-] at the Staples Center Arena in Los Angeles, the Oklahoma City Thunder, known as one of the most likely teams to win the playoffs before the start of the playoffs, stopped the first round again after five seasons. Whether it is for the Thunder management or Thunder fans, this is a season of failure.

However, compared to the emotional fans, the more rational detonators quickly accepted the tragic result of the team stopping the first round this year.

After the pain, the team has to move forward.

At this time, the most important thing before them is to settle the next contract of Durant, who has officially become a free agent after the playoffs.

In any case, Durant is a top five superstar in the league. Any team in the league can become the core of winning the championship, let alone for the Thunder. Of course, the Detonators hope that this superstar who was trained by them can lead the Thunder to attack the championship again next season.

In the end, a thunderbolt from the blue stunned everyone.

On the night of the 1st, after the Thunder lost the game, Durant did not attend the team's post-match interview. Only Westbrook and the team's head coach Billy Donovan were present.

When asked by the media whether he and Durant were at odds, Westbrook also calmly stated that the relationship between the two is still the same, and the so-called disagreement is just a rumor.

However, just two hours later, Kleiman, Durant's agent and business partner, announced:
After the end of this season, his employer, Kevin Durant, will become a completely free agent, and he is willing to enter the trading market this summer and seek a trade change team.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately stirred up waves.

That's Durant!
Omnipotent historical level super scorer!
All of a sudden, the general managers of all teams with salary space this summer called Kleiman overnight.

Even the general manager of the team without salary space is willing to join in the fun.

Throughout the night, Kleiman's phone calls were bombarded by countless people as expected.

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Fuck, Durant is leaving the team? !

As soon as he woke up the next morning, Wang Zelin received several messages from his teammates.

Turning on the phone, even though he had vaguely guessed it before, when the news that Durant was leaving the team was officially announced, he was still extremely shocked.

That's the same sentence, that's Durant!
A top five super giant in the league, his every move will affect the future structure of the league, not to mention the super big news of changing teams.

If Durant really chooses to join the Warriors like in his previous life, then the Western Conference will really be against the sky next season!
To what extent does it have to be involved?

Thinking that Durant could only join the Warriors, and that he was about to play Cosmic Warriors, as strong as Wang Zelin, he couldn't help but feel a sudden shock.

In the morning training, Wang Zelin was absent-minded, and he hit his feet several times in dribbling training.

After practicing for a while, Wang Zelin felt that he was out of shape, so Wang Zelin simply gave up the morning training.

Even he is like this, let alone others.

Except for the Warriors and Spurs, the Cavaliers and the Heat who have the ball to play today, one of the remaining teams counts as one, and they are all discussing Durant's departure in private, so that Not many people care about today's two groups of matches.

Bald Hua, who was far away in the NBA headquarters in New York, also felt quite helpless when he heard the news.

It's all Durant's fault. If you want to leave the team, you have to wait until after the finals to announce it. Now that you're doing it, the popularity of today's two semifinals plummeted. As soon as the popularity dropped, Baldhead Hua immediately felt a pain in his liver. I don't know how much money I lost today.

(End of this chapter)