I'm king in the basket

Chapter 476
Durant stopped in the high position, and Harden sent the ball over like a filler hand delivering cannonballs.

What followed was Durant's one-man show.

He's far taller than Middleton, yet he can swing him out of the way with a veer, then poke forward like a viper pouncing on its prey.

He knew that Li Xing was standing under the basket, but he was still fearless.

Li Xing's blocking hand stopped on his head.

He leaned directly on Li Xing, and the shooter and Li Xing had a violent friction. The referee would never let this kind of ball go.

The sharp whistle sounded at this moment, and Li Xing raised his hand helplessly. Not only did he foul, he was also scored by Durant.

In Snyder's words, it was a stupid, unnecessary foul.

"You want to win. But we're not going to throw in the towel either."

Durant walked up to Li Xing, said this, and went straight to the free throw.

Li Xing looked up at the score.

If Durant makes an additional free throw, the Raptors will only have a 5-point advantage.

With the last 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the advantage of 5 points is not guaranteed.

In front of the Thunder, 5 points are nothing.

Li Xing took a deep breath. He didn't want to make any mistakes. For the next 3 minutes, he needed to concentrate on it.

"Shh!"

"KD hit an additional penalty, and the two sides are still 5 points away."

Sean Long speaks loudly.

The Thunder thought that Li Xing would not be reconciled, and directly asked for the ball to be returned.

After Li Xing passed halftime, their defense shrank around him, and once he asked for the ball, they immediately double-teamed inward.

This level of defensive treatment is rare in this era.

Because the players' outside shooting skills are getting better and better, if you dare to give an open space, the opponent will dare to make a shot.

The Thunder would rather give the Raptors a good shot than let Li Xing attack with the ball.

In tonight's game, it is not an exaggeration to say that Li Xing destroyed the Thunder's inside line with his offense.

The strange thing is that Li Xing didn't follow the person at all.

Is this still the Lucky Lee we know?

In the past, Lacie Lee would definitely come back if he was beaten up. What happened today?It's all at a critical juncture, and you still don't get the ball?

Li Xing was really upset with Durant's shot, but that didn't mean he needed to hit it back himself.

He was the first player to run across the half, the other being Middleton.

Tonight, Middleton made five three-pointers and scored 15 points. His precise shooting skills make people dare not underestimate him.

Even Durant didn't dare to let him go when defending.

Li Xing's appearance of not wanting revenge is confusing. What exactly does he want to do?no one knows.

Suddenly, Middleton moved, and Li Xing also covered him,

The eagerness of the two of them makes people stunned. Do you dare to be more obvious?
"Are we idiots?"

Durant was furious and chased after him.

No wonder Durant thought so, Li Xing did seven or eight similar covers for Middleton this night.

It's fine once or twice, it's almost ten times.

We are mentally retarded, and we have long been tired of watching it!
What Li Xing Middleton did was the classic swift dragon interspersed, but unfortunately, the Thunder had already taken precautions.

It didn't work for Middleton to get rid of Durant, and Sefolosha stuck him later.

Also at this time, Bargnani actually cut straight to the basket from the top of the arc.

No one noticed that when Li Xing and Middleton made this cooperation, the Thunder's basket was already empty.

The cooperation of the two of them mobilized a lot of attention from the Thunder, and also gave Bargnani an excellent scoring opportunity.

The Italian took a step and rushed in, Dragic pointed to the sky and threw the ball with one hand.

Bargnani jumped up on one foot, caught the ball in the air, put his eyes on the basket, and smashed hard.

"WOOOO~!!"

"Andrea Bargnani can still dunk like this?"

Hearing the commentator scream so much, Bargnani wanted to run over and discuss it with him.

What do you mean I can still buckle like this?Anyway, I'm also the No. [-] pick, can you stop looking down on me like this?

Bargnani is indeed rarely so violent, and this ball has refreshed people's perception of him.

Durant was unequivocal. Once halftime passed, the pull-up was a three-pointer.

Middleton didn't expect him to be so decisive.

The ball went straight to the basket.

The point difference caught up to 4 points.

This directly ignited the atmosphere of the audience, and the Christmas battle had reached this point, and finally ushered in a decisive battle.

Durant's performance at the last minute ignited Sean Long's passion.

He scored a three-pointer, and the Raptors also wanted to respond with a three-pointer.

Their most accurate shooter tonight is not Bargnani, who exploded when he met the Thunder, but Middleton, who was shot in the face by Durant.

In order to save Durant's physical strength, the Thunder did not let him continue to defend Middleton.

The person facing Middleton is the Thunder's team leader, Sefoloza, who can improve the appearance of the whole team by a few levels by himself.

In the Thunder, Sefolosha is a pure 3D.

He has defended Kidd, Marion, Carter, Terry, Kobe, Parker, Ginobili, Wade, LeBron.

Although it may not be effective every time, as an excellent defender, he still has a 44% three-point shooting rate.

This gave him another layer of mission.

In addition to defense, he is also the Thunder's most trusted three-pointer.

Therefore, he can occupy the starting lineup for a long time, and with his tough defense and precise shooting, he can survive in the NBA for many years.

Under such a defense, Middleton has absolutely no chance to run.

The Swift Dragon interspersion designed for him was also seen through by the Thunder.

The Raptors rarely killed tactics.

"What should I do next?"

The fans at the scene were all thinking about this issue, and they didn't let go of their hearts until Li Xing took the ball from beyond the three-point line and held it up.

That's right, if there is really no other way, they still have the omnipotent Lakey Lee.

This is the answer.

Li Xing hasn't made a shot from outside tonight. This is his first three-pointer tonight.

He threw the ball before the shot clock ran out.

His height has already determined that this ball cannot be blocked.

Everyone looked into the air, and Bargnani only felt that the arc was so beautiful that people couldn't feel that "this ball will strike iron".

He couldn't help raising his hands, he believed in Li Xing's touch.

"Shh!"

The moment the Luo belt was three-pointed, the roar of the audience covered every corner of the center of the route.

They were once again crazy about Li Xing's magic.

They are not necessarily Li Xing's fans, but in this arena, they are pure crowds, like subjects of the king.

With only one minute and 40 seconds left in the game, the Thunder still trailed by 7 points.

They need to score and limit the Raptors' offense, otherwise the victory is out of the question.

At this last moment, Li Xing was highly concentrated.

Although Middleton is also close to Durant, even if it is a foul, he will not let him catch the ball and shoot.

Durant can't play that every ball.

The direct three-pointer just now was considered a sudden cold arrow, and if Middleton was not prepared in time, it would be difficult to replicate it now.

Durant, who scored repeatedly, was finally about to die down, but the Thunder still had two weapons.

Westbrook's every step is like lightning, and at the last moment, he still has a murderous look.

Dragic's defense is too fragile, he can't guard Westbrook at all.

The first line of defense fell, and Westbrook sprinted through the barriers in front of him, sprinting to the hoop for a dunk like a supercar at full throttle.

Li Xing and him jumped at the same time, but Westbrook's bullet speed was terrible, he was faster than Li Xing.

In the end, he completed the dunk.

His teammates were boiling with enthusiasm.

"This is definitely the best Christmas fight in ten years!"

Anyway, the Christmas War is just one of the regular season games.

His meaning is not so special, but the two teams gave this game a special meaning.

The grievances of the finals continued to ferment at this moment.

Who will stand up and respond this time?

Li Xing?
No, when that guy got the ball, there was only one reaction from the Thunder players: "That's bad!"

Even if Bargnani's state is very average tonight, seeing him with the ball, the Thunder players will still have a sense of suffocation.

They threw themselves on Bargnani in desperation.

But it was too late.

Bargnani dribbled the ball, came to his favorite hot spot, and hit a rainstorm three-pointer directly through the center of the basket.

Tonight's Bargnani didn't make a single goal from the three-point line, but this one, he made it steadily.

It can be said to be a fatal shot.

With 1 minute left in the game, the difference between the two sides was 8 points.

Next, every ball counts.

Or should I put it this way, for the Thunder, every ball is a deadly ball.

If the goal is not scored, there is basically no chance.

This ball can't be defended, and basically there is no chance.

In the most ideal assumptions, they need to make three three-pointers within 1 minute and defend the Raptors for two rounds.

Combined with the Raptors' offensive efficiency in the past few minutes, this is undoubtedly a fantasy.

The moment of despair came very quickly.

Harden shook DeRozan away with tentative steps, rushed in, wanted to score, but was frightened by Li Xing.

Ball to Durant.

He can directly pull out, but the hit rate is not guaranteed.

Although he hit one goal after another on Middleton's head tonight, at such a critical moment, there is no superstar who will not dribble the ball in and kill.

What's more, he hit a 2+1 on Li Xing before.

Wrong approach, resulting in irreversible results.

Durant still wanted to foul Li Xing, but after the latter dodged, he blocked his layup standing up with a terrifying touch.

Dragic has the ball with less than 40 seconds left in the game.

With a gap of 8 points and a tactical foul by Westbrook, this is a dying struggle.

"I believe that many viewers are as unsatisfactory as I am, but this game, I'm afraid it will come to an end here."

Angus looked at Sean Lang jokingly: "Looking at it this way, the record is still convincing. In tonight's game, the team with the better record had the last laugh."

Dragic made two free throws, and the point difference reached 10 points.

Westbrook made a three-pointer and the game lost suspense.

There is no more attack from the two sides, and the time is directly consumed until the time returns to zero.

(End of this chapter)