This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 281 Sorry, Kevin

"Hey, let me teach him a lesson!" Zhou Lin stuck Durant in the paint.

Kevin Durant was only in the early 200s when he entered the league, but even after two seasons of weight gain, his current weight is only 220 pounds, or about 100 kilograms, which is only slightly lower than when Zhou Lin first entered the league. A little bit heavier, and after three years, Zhou Lin will gain about 10 pounds in almost every season, and he still prefers to gain muscle. Now his weight has reached 238 pounds, almost 108 kilograms, in the third and fourth positions There are already some advantages in the confrontation, and Zhou Lin's center of gravity is even lower. Kevin Durant is almost ruthlessly pushed behind by Zhou Lin.

Since Durant wants to compete with himself, Zhou Lin will never hold back, and this game has nothing to do with the format of the playoffs, so instead the Charlotte Bobcats and Zhou Lin The side meeting is much better. Durant met Zhou Lin with a fierce fighting spirit, so why not Zhou Lin, but unfortunately the two are in the east and west respectively, and the two teams have not yet reached the finals, so every year, only It's just two hand-off opportunities in the regular season.

Sessions is a very obedient point guard. The boss of the team wants the ball. Can he not give it?
Zhou Lin turned around after receiving the ball, and Durant was shocked away by the incidental force.

"Are you ok?"

Zhou Lin turned around with the ball and asked with a smile.

Kevin Durant quickly posted it up, Zhou Lin squeezed inside, used his upper body strength to open up the space, and then made a layup with a fork step.

"You are too thin, too thin, I can't bear to bully you inside."

Zhou Lin laughed.

Anyway, every time they face Durant, the two will greet each other with trash talk.

As for Kevin Durant, although Zhou Lin used his body to eat Durant, Durant quickly returned Zhou Lin with his signature emergency stop jumper.

"You almost covered me, there's only about so much."

Durant compared his two hands to a width of about 20cm and replied to Zhou Lin.

Zhou Lin shook his head helplessly.

The height of the two is similar, and the difference will not exceed 2cm, but the difference in arm span and standing reach is too great.

Zhou Lin's wingspan is 210cm, while Kevin Durant's is 227cm. Zhou Lin's standing reach is only 269.5cm, while Durant's standing reach is 280.5cm.

The vertical bounce of the two is similar, and Zhou Lin will be slightly better, but once Adu feels the ball pulled up from the spot, it is really difficult to guard against.

If they were singled out, there is a high probability that Zhou Lin and Kevin Durant will be in a mutual explosion situation. You can't guard me, and I can't guard you, but in the game.

Zhou Lin’s functionality is more diverse. Zhou Lin’s defense this season can be said to be a microcosm of the Charlotte Bobcats, with a defensive loss of 94.5 points, ranking seventh in the league after the Denver Nuggets , with a net rating of 7 points, ranking 2.75th in the league, and Zhou Lin averaged 11 blocks and 1.2 steals per game, which has already been mentioned in the sights of the best defensive team selection. Nate and LeBron James are basically unable to get in, but in the second team, Sean Battier and Metta World Peace, as well as former teammate Gerald Wallace, can compete with him. Zhou Lin has the opportunity to squeeze in, and this may not be possible for Durant for many years to come. He can become the sharpest knife on the offensive end, but he will never be the sharpest on the defensive end. Standing shield.

In addition, another performance of Zhou Lin's offensive shield is the organizational ability, which Durant can't reach for the time being. The passing ability, in addition to the coach's own training, is an attached attribute from the beginning of playing. More The most important thing is talent, and Zhou Lin is more likely to become such a player in terms of character and coach training. It is difficult for Zhou Lin to become the scoring champion or he is not willing to become the scoring champion. direction of development.

And soon, Zhou Lin also started to change his tactics in order to win. A back pass to the cutting Yi Jianlian, Yi Jianlian completed a dunk, and then attracted a double-team in the low post, and gave it to Mike Dunleavy on the outside. Dunleavy raised his hand there is.

In this game, the unburdened Charlotte Bobcats played very easily. The unburdened people almost shot after getting the ball when there was an open spot, without any hesitation.

At the end of the first quarter, although Durant scored 11 points in a single quarter and overwhelmed Zhou Lin's 7 points in the duel, Zhou Lin sent 4 assists in the first quarter, and the team Also entered the second quarter with a 32-24 lead of 7 points.

On the other hand, for the Thunder team, this is a life-and-death battle. If you lose, you will lose. If you win, you will enter the playoffs. In the first quarter, except for Kevin Durant, who shot 6 of 5 from the field, the other players' shooting percentages were all the same. It was appalling.

Kevin Durant really wanted to win. He clapped his hands to encourage his teammates. After playing the first quarter, he basically didn't rest in the second quarter. Zhou Lin scored 1 points in the first quarter After a [-]-minute break, Larry Brown also put Zhou Lin on the court at the beginning of the second quarter.

Basically, the Charlotte Bobcats played with the entire second team. There was only one original regular starter Mike Dunleavy playing with four substitute players. This should have been a great opportunity for the Oklahoma City Thunder to chase points. Ah, but Westbrook made consecutive mistakes in the early part of the second quarter. In this game, Yi Jianlian also had dumplings. The game was still hot. On the offensive end, he first passed Al Horford for a dunk with his footsteps, and then stole Westbrook and went to the basket for a dunk. He scored in double figures at the beginning of the second quarter.

"A Lian, well done!"

Zhou Lin laughed loudly, and waved a towel for Yi Jianlian. After returning to the Charlotte Bobcats, Zhou Lin hoped that Yi Jianlian could play well. He didn't want the United Arab Emirates to be like history. Withdrew from the NBA arena.

In the Charlotte Bobcats, Yi Jianlian made great progress in defense and shooting, and gradually gained the trust of Larry Brown.

Zhou Lin waited until 6 minutes into the second quarter before playing leisurely, because the Charlotte Bobcats were always playing against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

47-34!The Charlotte Bobcats continued to expand their points.

"I told you, you might regret it."

Zhou Lin pointed to the scoreboard on one side, patted Durant's waist and said, "13 points difference, it's not easy to get back."

"Even if I lost today, I lost it openly, and it's only the first half."

Durant was strong enough today. He turned into a god of death and swung his sickle wildly. By the time Zhou Lin played, he had already scored 21 points, while the other players had only scored 13 points.

Zhou Lin, who had had enough rest, returned to the court, and instead of rushing to play singles, he unhurriedly sent assists to his teammates. Yi Jianlian is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary today. Gaining a lot of shots and playing time, Zhou Lin's two assists in the second quarter were given to Yi Jianlian.

At the end of the halftime game, 58-48, the Charlotte Bobcats still hold a double-digit lead.

易建联砍下山猫队这边半场最高的17分5篮板，周林9分6助攻5篮板，手感不错的迈克.邓利维投中3记三分球，也得到了13分。

And Durant scored 25 points and 4 assists in the half. Unfortunately, his teammates were really not strong enough. Westbrook scored 7 of 1 and added 4 free throws to get 6 points and 3 assists.

I don't know if there was an adjustment in the locker room. At the beginning of the second half, the Thunder team seemed to have changed their face. Durant began to deliberately restrain his desire to attack and gave Al Horford the inside. Not to mention, after Horford got an offensive opportunity in the second half, he succeeded at the basket in a row and caused Hibbert to suffer several times.

A wave of 8-0 in the third quarter narrowed the difference between the two teams to only 2 points.

After the timeout, Larry Brown clearly arranged his tactics, allowing Zhou Lin to strengthen his attack on the basket. Facing Kevin Durant's defense, Zhou Lin once went inside to create 2+1, and the arc After worshiping Buddha, he went further to the free throw line and made a high jumper, which immediately stabilized the situation.

The Charlotte Bobcats stabilized the scoring with a 7-8 point gap.

The turning point of the game occurred in the middle of the third quarter, Horford made a pass error, and the referee blew the whistle after backup point guard Vaughn Weaver's layup was destroyed by Russell Westbrook, Westbrook I found the referee, chattered, and thought it was a good block. Unfortunately, the referee thought that Westbrook was deliberately finding fault with him and questioned the authority of the referee.

After Weaver made two free throws, Westbrook was dribbled by Weaver again on the offensive end. If it weren't for Durantla's grab, the referee's second technical foul would have fallen quickly. Westbrook's body.

That is to say, these two waves of possession allowed the Charlotte Bobcats to seize the opportunity again. After Zhou Lin scored consecutively, he also began to pay attention to the distribution of the ball. Mike Dunleavy and Yi Jianlian each made a three-pointer. At the end of the third quarter, the point difference widened again.

87-72, the Thunder managed to catch up to only 2 points, but because the team was too young, they couldn't control the situation well, and they couldn't control their emotions well.

It can be said that both the Charlotte Bobcats and the Thunder are one of the youngest teams in the league today.

Among the Thunder's five starters, four players still hold rookie contracts, and the same is true for the Charlotte Bobcats, basically all players on rookie contracts prevail.

Of course, the overall team of the Charlotte Bobcats has played in the NBA for a little longer. Zhou Lin, Roy, and Felton are all third-year and fourth-year players. Kevin Durant and Al Horford, and first-year Russell Westbrook.

Of course, in terms of the upper limit of talent, the upper limit of the Thunder's three young men is higher than the current combination of Roy + Zhou Lin + Okafor, but if it is about immediate combat power, or in terms of performance in the playoffs, the Bobcats The team is undoubtedly more competitive.

And the Thunder are also walking the path that the Charlotte Bobcats have walked, and are suffering from the losses that the Charlotte Bobcats have suffered.

The Thunder team this season is already strong enough to win a puzzling 46 wins mainly with rookies. This is also a result that many experts did not expect.

Unfortunately, the Thunder are in the West where the competition is more understandable. A West with a 55% winning percentage may not be able to enter the playoffs. The Golden State Warriors, which won 48 last year, also failed to make it The top 8 in the Western Conference has become the team with the highest winning percentage in the playoffs in history.

Zhou Lin, who is in the Eastern Conference, had a 50% win rate when he entered the playoffs for the first two times.

Of course, at this moment, the Oklahoma City Thunder have not yet given up their qualification for the playoffs. Although they are behind by a full 15 points, the continuous emotional loss of first-year rookie Westbrook at the critical moment in the third quarter put the Thunder into a desperate situation , and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Westbrook had a great tendency to turn the tide. He first broke into the inside line, and with extremely strong physical fitness, he dunked a head on the head of Roy Hibbert, who was a head taller than him. It was Mike Dunleavy who stole the game and shot his bow and arrow outside the three-point line, making his first three-pointer of the game.

With Xiaoshuai's reverse jumper and 2+1, the score was forced to close to double digits, and Zhou Lin, who didn't want to play anymore, was sent up by Larry Brown.

Zhou Lin's strategy is still the same. When other players can't open it, he will completely open the offensive mode.

The Thunder had been very careful to defend against Zhou Lin, but they still allowed Zhou Lin to find a chance in the bottom corner. The three-pointer at the sweet spot almost killed the suspense of the game in the cradle.

And Kevin Durant's layup also made a mistake under the attack of Zhou Lin and Yi Jianlian.

The Thunder's life-and-death struggle gradually became useless.

And Durant, who brought Zhou Lin up here, also helped Zhou Lin. After Zhou Lin scored a backcourt rebound at 2 minutes and 03 seconds before the end of the game, the data came to a triple-double. This is also Zhou Lin's season. The 7th triple double!
Kevin Durant missed the last two three-pointers. With 1 minute left in the game, he was 12 points behind. The head coach of the Thunder replaced Durant and gave up the game.

112-98，最终夏洛特山猫队在主场以14分的大胜结束这场比赛，也结束了08-09赛季常规赛的征程。

The three of the Charlotte Bobcats scored 20+!

周林砍下了22分12助攻11篮板，易建联31分9篮板，生涯首次得分破30，迈克.邓利维投进6记三分球得到24分5助攻4篮板。

As for the Thunder, Kevin Durant scored 44 points and 11 rebounds. In addition, Westbrook had 16 points, 9 assists and 12 rebounds. He almost reached a triple-double, but his shooting percentage was only 17 of 5.

"I'm sorry, Kevin!" Zhou Lin hugged Durant after the game. What he didn't expect was that he really sent Durant out of the playoffs.

At the end of this game, regardless of whether the Suns win or lose, the final eighth in the Western Conference is a matter between the Trail Blazers and the Suns.

"See you next season!" Although Durant was a little melancholy, he did not feel depressed. He patted Zhou Lin's chest and said, "We must work hard in the playoffs. I will come to watch you play. You eliminated us. Now, let’s count our share.”

"I'll try my best!"

"The three teams in the East are not easy to play."

In the first round, the Cavaliers, Magic, and Celtics almost all have a crushing advantage, but in the second round, if the Bobcats can break through, they will meet the 66-win Cleveland Cavaliers!
(End of this chapter)