Coach Lee

Chapter 782 Final battle: You are still far behind

It's almost April, the end of the season.

The competition for places in the playoffs between the East and the West is extremely fierce, and the competition for the bottom place is also extremely intense.

Because of the finals that shocked the world, the low-key Wang Qi couldn't hide anymore, and became the favorite to suppress Griffin, Tabik, Harden, Curry, Evans and others.

In the last 4 days after April 6, the bottom-ranked teams scrambled for a bad performance.

This is another Chinese plum!
Winning Wang Qi is equivalent to winning the future!

April 4, the last day of the regular season.

东西部最后的6/7/8名还没定下，而全联盟的倒数1/2/3也悬而未决。

Thunder! 19-62
Nets! 19-63
Clippers! 18-63
Kings! 18-64
Nuggets! 17-64
Today, the last day of the regular season, Nuggets vs Thunder, Clippers vs Trail Blazers!
In this game between the Clippers and the Trail Blazers, they will definitely lose.

The Blazers are currently No.5. If they win this game, they will be fourth and gain home court advantage.

And the Clippers desperately want a "Chinese Lee"!They want to achieve a big turnaround of the team!

As for the Nuggets vs. Thunder, the Thunder also wanted to lose.The higher the rankings, the more likely the team will be the No. [-] pick in the lottery.

If the Nuggets win, the situation will change drastically.

The Nets are fifth from last, the Thunder are fourth from last, the Nuggets are third from last, the Kings are still second from last, and the Clippers are last from last.

The Thunder and Nuggets game kicked off at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma without all the attention.

This is the fourth time the two teams have met this season. The previous three times, the Thunder 4-3 the Nuggets.

The Thunder seem to be the 13th team to sweep the Nuggets this time around.

It's just that the game tells everyone that it doesn't.

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beep!
A whistle blows and the game begins.

From the very beginning, the Thunder's decline was evident from the very beginning.

Durant hit all kinds of irons, and was even blocked a few balls.

Westbrook made various mistakes, missed passes, missed layups, and dribbled on his feet.

This is the Thunder team playing a match-fixing game, is the Thunder team deliberately trying to get a better record?
Not!
It's not that the Thunder played too badly!

It's because the Nuggets played so well today!
It's not because Li Nan broke out, but another one.

Xu Yong!

Xu Yong was extraordinarily excited from the beginning.As soon as he came on the court, he attacked Durant in various ways, turning over jump shots, breaking through, and pulling out.

On the defensive end, Xu Yong even stuck to Durant.Not only blocked Durant a few shots, but also defended Durant's 5 offenses in a row.

It's been a season, and after a season of training, Xu Yong finally looks a little better.

And the teammates seemed to be infected by Xu Yong.On the offensive and defensive ends, everyone was extraordinarily excited.

In the first quarter, the Nuggets beat their opponents 12-4.
Whoosh!
After Xu Yong made another mid-range shot in front of Durant, the score of the two sides came to 14-4, and the Nuggets led by 10 points.

beep!
paused!
The Thunder called a timeout.

On the court, after scoring the goal, Xu Yong approached Durant with a smile, "Kevin, you can't do it, you're regressing!"

The two had fought three times before, so they didn't know each other.

"Hen~ We just want to lose today!"

"Hehe, who can't see it? You guys are in a bad state today. Just keep talking hard."

"You lost to me three times before!"

"I don't remember what happened before. Besides, you entered the league a year earlier than me."

"Damn it, you shameless guy! Just wait!"

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In the rest area, the Thunder's new coach Scott Brooks said to the crowd in the second half of the season:
"It's okay, everyone played well. Today's game is played casually, and victory in this game is not important. Our goal is not this season, what we want is the future."

Although Coach Brooks didn't explicitly say to release the water, everyone knew that this was to give up the victory of this game and to compete for a poor record.

Most people nodded, but two guys didn't listen.

That's the two guys who didn't perform very well, Westbrook and Durant.

What Westbrook stared at: No matter what you win or lose, what I want is a chance to perform.I can't let my fans down.I will definitely save the previous garbage performance later.

What Durant was thinking about was the nasty guy opposite: It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, I'm going to beat that guy today!Beat that shameless guy hard!

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Nuggets rest area.

"Xiao Xu, you performed well today. Continue to work hard in the second half."

"But, Brother Li, don't we want to strive for the worst result? Is it not good for me to do this?"

"It's okay, just make it! The win or loss of a game will not affect anything. It should be ours, and it is ours."

Xu Yong was slightly surprised, shouldn't there be half a sentence behind?
It shouldn't be ours, we can't even think about it.

"Shall I put some water in later?"

When Xu Yong rolled his eyes,
"Hiss~ Whoops~"

Xu Yong ate another chestnut.

"Boy, what the hell are you thinking again? Let me tell you, if you lose to that one today, then you and Wang Qi will go to Qinghai to play in summer."

Whether to go to Qinghai or not, Xu Yong is already immune.Because he remembered that he had been arranged by Brother Li to go to Qinghai dozens of times this season, and this time was not bad.

Xu Yong asked carefully, "Do you really want to win?"

Li Nan raised his hand.

Xu Yong hurriedly retreated, "Well, well, well, win, win, win, win for sure!"

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beep!
As soon as the whistle blew, the game started again.

As soon as he came up, Durant leaned against Xu Yong in a low position and reached out for the ball.

Westbrook, who was on the outside, was about to hit the inside of the Nuggets when he had to stop his actions.

Give it!

That is the boss of the current team.

The rumor passed, but Westbrook had an idea in his mind: Isn't he just entering the league a year earlier than me?snort!One day, I will occupy all the ball rights!

On the wing, Durant squeezed Xu Yong with the ball behind his back.

Slowly turn your body upright, bend your waist forward, use your head to open the way, and squeeze a small space.

Tentative step!
Try again!

Xu Yong guarded tightly, not giving Durant a chance to easily kill in one step.

However, Durant was not going to break through, but suddenly started and squeezed a step forward.

Xu Yong followed the trend and retreated.

Durant's choice is also to retreat.

Step back and jump shot.

Xu Yong tried his best to jump on it, but he couldn't reach it.However, it doesn't matter if you can't reach it, Xu Yong has learned a new trick.

Please close your eyes!
"Wow!"

What Durant learned from Xu Yong came in handy at this moment.

The ball is released.

but,

Bang!
Did not enter!

"Kevin, I told you, you can't do it!"

"Humph! Just wait and see!"

The two rushed forward one after the other.

Here comes the Nuggets offense.

Li Nan saw that Xu Yong and Durant were fighting so fiercely on the flanks, so of course he gave him a chance.

First passed to Andre Miller, and then sent in by Miller.

Again!
It's Xu Yong vs Durant again!
The Thunder fans at the scene began to shout.

"Kevin, don't let him score again."

"Kevin, come on."

"Defend, defend, defend!"

Xu Yong had already scored 7 points before, and everyone didn't want to see their leading star being killed by the opponent's rookie.

Coach Brooks on the sidelines doesn't care, he just plays a few balls, as long as he loses in the end.

On the court, Durant was close to Xu Yong, with his hands spread out, not giving Xu Yong a chance to turn around easily.

Xu Yong dribbled the ball and retreated slowly.

Durant pressed hard.

Xu Yong tried to make a breakthrough several times but failed. Seeing that the time was coming, he followed suit and used Durant's trick just now.

Push it up, take a step back!
Who knows, Durant also returned the same way to him.

Please close your eyes!
Xu Yong's eyes were so covered, and when he threw the ball in his hand, he lost his sense of proportion.

Bang!
Did not enter!

"yeah!"

The fans at the scene were very excited.

Durant on the court was even more proud, "You, no!"

Xu Yong stared back fiercely.

Then, the two squeezed side by side and ran forward again.

The battle between the two has just begun.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 25-20
The Nuggets led by 5 points.

At the end of the second quarter, the score was 45-42
The Nuggets led by 3 points.

Xu Yong vs Durant.

The scene looked intense, but the result was unsatisfactory.

Xu Yong scored 14 points in 6 of 15,
Durant scored 14 points on 6 of 14 shots.

Poor score!

Back in the second half, the offense and defense of the two still dominated.

The two of you come and go, and you have a lot of fun.

However, at the end of the third quarter, the scores of the two sides were
61-58
In this section, the two sides played a 15-15
Xu Yong made 8 of 3 in this quarter and scored 6 points.
Durant made 7 of 2 in this quarter and scored 5 points.

Ugly!

Many fans have already left the field.

However, in the fourth quarter, some people on the court couldn't stand it anymore.

Westbrook of the Thunder took the lead.

With sudden shots, Westbrook scored 10 points in a row.

The Thunder overtook the score in one fell swoop.

Just when Durant's eyes flickered and the head coach of the Thunder was anxious, someone from the Nuggets also stood up.

Li Nan!

After running for three quarters, Li Nan, who only scored 13 points, couldn't stand it in the fourth quarter.

Holding the ball from the outside, Li Nan directly asked for a pick-and-roll from Xu Yong.

Xu Yong thought that Li Nan would pass the ball to him, but unexpectedly, Li Nan went directly to Durant!
"Wow!!!"

The fans at the scene have finally waited for this moment!Waited until the moment when Li Nan played against Durant.

Although they knew that Durant would be taught a lesson, they really wanted to watch.

After all, I haven't seen it for a long time, and I miss it very much.

On the court, Li Nan moved!
Leaning against Durant sideways, he took a step back!

Durant seemed to be pushed out, and he was too slow to catch up with Li Nan.

Li Nan rose directly from outside the three-point line.The ball had already been shot before Durant's eye-blocking arrived.

Whoosh!
Three point hit.

"nice shot!"

Many fans applauded at the scene.

"This is the step back!"

Both Durant and Xu Yong heard this.

I was taught a lesson again.

Both of them had a "teachable" expression.

In the next few rounds, Li Nan directly defended Westbrook alone, stealing the ball, blocking a shot, and forcing the opponent to make a pass error.

On the offensive end, Li Nan scored 3 more three-pointers

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
It's all three-pointers with a step back!

Westbrook was expressionless, a little unlovely.

Both Durant and Xu Yong had slight joy on their faces.

They seem to enjoy being taught like this, the more the merrier!
Li Nan didn't let them down either, he used all his tricks on the field.

with full force!

Westbrook, Durant, Jeff Green, Krstic, Collison…

Li Nan beat all the Thunder players on the court.

In the last 23 seconds, 95-85, the Nuggets were about to win.

However, this last attack, Li Nan still has to fight.

The Thunder also want to defend.

Li Nan was double-teamed by Krstic and Westbrook in the backcourt.

Li Nan turned around, trying to break through from Kostic on the left.

Krstic and Westbrook immediately went to the right, and Westbrook even started to circle behind Krstic.

Unexpectedly, Li Nan's turn was just a fake move, he immediately turned around, killing Krstic and Westbrook by surprise.

Westbrook and Green couldn't catch up, so they could only call Green, Durant and others in front of them.

"Stay away from Lee!"

Both Green and Durant gave up their defensive targets and directly blocked Li Nan along the way.

Solo defense, why be afraid?
Li Nan swayed left and right and passed Green directly.

When facing Durant, Li Nan slowed down and pulled towards a place where no one was around.

Everyone can see that Li Nan is going to single Durant.

Green originally wanted to come up to help defend, but at this moment he stopped.

Durant was anxious, "Brother, why did you go back?"

At this time, something that surprised Durant happened.

Li Nan stopped the ball in front of him!

Stop the ball!
Durant was a little surprised for a moment, and immediately blocked him.

Since you gave me the chance, of course I'm going to grab it!

Li Nan held the ball in his hand and faced Durant with his back.

Durant raised his hands high to limit Li Nan's shots.

"What should we do at this time?"

On the side, Xu Yong stared closely.

A lot has been learned in this one, and this is the last one.

At this moment, Li Nan moved.

The left foot is the pivot foot, and Li Nan didn't even pretend to do it. He took a step to the right and back, jumped up, and turned his body around.

Li Nan's action was not fast this time, and Durant rushed forward.

Li Nan is a slightly backward jumper!

Durant knew that the block could not be reached, and what he sent was dark please close your eyes.

It's just that this trick doesn't work.

Li Nan shot after Durant closed his eyes.

All blocks are blocked, can Li Nan score this goal?
Whoosh!
The crisp sound of a basketball hitting the net tells everyone: Yes!
Moreover, as soon as the ball was scored, the on-site timer sounded.

It's the buzzer!

If the score in the game is more anxious, this ball is a buzzer lore!

"Wow!!!"

The fans at the scene burst into exclamation.

Beep beep beep!
The referee blew his whistle.

The game is over!
Durant shook his head in disbelief.

"Is this God?"

Xu Yong also stared blankly at the basketball rolling on the ground, feeling very shocked.

How to deal with the ball after stopping the ball?

How to play a three-pointer with a step back?
How to deal with closed eyes?

How to press the precise buzzer?
Xu Yong knew that Brother Li was teaching him this.

Seeing that Brother Li deliberately slowed down and scored the ball at the buzzer under Durant's eyes, Xu Yong was shocked inside, and it was hard to get over it for a long time:
"Brother Li is too good!"

Li Nanmo rubbed his hands, glanced at Durant, then at Xu Yong,

"You are still far behind."

Hearing this sentence, Durant and Xu Yong looked at each other
There is no depression, no loss, but a fire of fighting spirit ignited.

"Next time, I will definitely beat this guy!"

"Next time, I will definitely beat this guy!"

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Field data:

98-85
Li Nan killed the game with 33 points in the fourth quarter!With 46 points in the game, Li Nan also became the best player in the game.

Xu Yong scored 25 of 9 and scored 25 points.
Durant made 23 of 8 and scored 23 points.
Westbrook shot 16 of 6 and scored 15 points.

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The Nuggets won the game, the Wizards and Nuggets management were not very happy, but the Thunder and Clippers management were smiling.

No. [-] lottery!
Everyone wants the No. [-] lottery!

However, there is only one lottery for the number one pick, so whose will it be in the end?

That can only wait until the lottery draw in late May.

(End of this chapter)