I'm king in the basket

Chapter 552

"Also, Golan, you also come down to rest."

Thunder killed the third young master, but Snyder was not in a hurry. He replaced several main players one after another.

Only Li Xing, DeRozan, and Middleton, two surprisingly strong regular starters, remained on the field.

The replacements for Bargnani and Dragic are Hansbrough and Calderon.

Calderon fully implemented Snyder's arrangement, with Li Xing as the core.

Li Xing is not a traditional center forward, and his offensive skills are unbelievable. In other words, he will not always stick to the rules and play the game in the same way.

He is not like Yao Ming and O'Neal who can destroy all big killers by entering the low position.

He can score in the low post, he can score in the high post, he can still score from beyond the three-point line, and as long as he passes the half court, he can score anywhere.

This is his advantage, and his comprehensive offensive skills make it difficult for opponents to target him.

For the Thunder, Perkins has returned to the court.

They counted on Perkins to last until the end of the first half.

The most important thing is not to foul.

This is difficult. Li Xing's offense is extremely aggressive. To defend him firmly, confrontation is essential.

Tonight's Li Xingti hair whistle is three meters long, so you need to think twice if you want to confront him.

Perkins is not an idiot. Whenever the team needs him to stay on the court, he has to find ways to avoid fouls.

Li Xing didn't have these worries, he didn't care if Perkins was there or not.

The difference between Perkins and Collison is that one needs to hit hard, and the other is wiped out in the blink of an eye.

In fact, they are almost the same, there is nothing to compare.

The Thunder's insistence on using Perkins is something that the Raptors admire.

People all over the world know how to deal with Li Xing.

In the absence of an equally powerful insider, it is the easiest way to use a space-type insider to transfer him away.

It avoids confrontation and makes room for others.

But the Thunder don't do that.

They obviously have two space-type insiders, but they are determined not to replace these two people at the same time, unless there is nothing to do like just now.

He insisted on using Perkins and Ibaka as partners. They believed that these two people could protect the basket well, even if Li Xing beat him up again and again, it would not change.

Such persistence is not available in other teams.

Thunder coach Brooks has a different consciousness from others.

Everyone felt that Li Xing should be pulled out, so he had to fight head-on.

If you don't beat Li Xing head-on, there is no point in winning the game.

This is his idea, and his central idea was also conveyed to all the players in the regular meeting before the game, and they all agreed with this point of view.

The moment Li Xing started to attack, the Thunder remembered the embarrassment in the first quarter.

They were once beaten to the ground today and were defeated.The paint is their Achilles heel.

Li Xing hit the inside hard and almost turned the game into garbage time, and now he is here again.

Perkins was worried about fouls, and he didn't dare to play hard on the defensive end.

Defense without strength cannot be regarded as defense, especially in the finals, everyone is mentally prepared to score and get injured.

Perkins' defense gave Li Xing a sense of instant sight that his opponent would fall before he tried his best.

He directly plucked onions on the dry land on Perkins' head and split the dunk with one hand.

With his hands on the rim, he hit Perkins with his body hanging in the air.

He glanced at Li Xing with a face that never changed, wondering what the meaning of his collision was.

Li Xing smiled flatly, as if mocking him.

Perkins felt the mockery in his smile.

He will not be angry.

If he gets angry, Li Xing will succeed.

Durant's offense came quickly.

Without stopping, Westbrook gave the ball after halftime.

Middleton took a deep breath. Durant, like him, has been very tired since the beginning of the game.

However, the Thunder need Durant to attack, and the burdens on the two are different.

Middleton is just a shooter, doing futile runs for most of the time, and Durant can get the ball at any time.

Let Middleton face up against Durant as much as possible, and let him be familiar with such an opponent in order to gain experience.

In this way, he will be more calm when facing Durant in the future.

This is Snyder's plan.

For every second Durant is on the court, Middleton has to match up with him for one second.

The Grim Reaper wielded his scythe, and made a change of direction, resembling Iverson who passed Jordan back then.

Middleton's defense was shattered at this moment. He looked at the leaping Durant, watching him shoot at an impossible height, and there was nothing but horror in his heart.

He doesn't understand why Durant can have such coordination.

The height of the inside line, the coordination of the outside line, and the touch of a sharpshooter.

The superimposition of multiple traits has created the most terrifying misplaced scoring maniac.

A serious striker like Middleton feels like being misplaced standing in front of him.

The moment the ball was scored, Li Xing quickly picked up the ball on the ground and sent it to Calderon.

Don't let your opponent rest, strike back immediately!
Li Xing didn't prompt who to give the ball to, he just served it quickly.

Calderon had to adapt, he had to keep up with Li Xing's rhythm, and then find the best choice among a large number of people.

Middleton, whose underpants were exposed by Durant, should be the best choice.

It is estimated that even the Thunder would not have thought that they would choose Middleton, who was hit by Durant to explode, as the end point of the counterattack, right?

Calderon thought so in his heart, and shot the ball in an instant.

Durant stood in front of Middleton with contempt on his face.

In his eyes, a small shrimp of this level can be trampled to death as long as it exerts its strength.

The seemingly impeccable defense is actually without exception.

During the quarter and a half of being educated by Durant, he was nervous, panicked, and suspicious of life... a steady stream of negative emotions were bred on Middleton.

He wasn't overwhelmed by negativity.

He withstood the blow, and at this moment, got a chance to fight back.

"Kevin Durant, this shot is for you!"

Middleton spewed some trash, and then shot a three-pointer in front of Durant.

Durant never thought that such a small character would dare to speak ill of him. Is this the guts of a bear?

"Come in."

Li Xing has seen this arc thousands of times, and he believes it is a must-go goal.

He didn't enter the penalty area to get stuck, and retreated directly.

Not surprisingly, Middleton scored a three-pointer in response to Durant's series of whips.

"Damn rookie! I'm going to chop you alive!"

Durant can't accept being underestimated by a rookie. It's a shame. He has to beat Middleton to a breakdown.

"If Kevin Durant continues to compete with Toronto's rookies, the game will go in the direction Toronto wants."

Old Brown is worthy of being a veteran who has been in the NBA for many years. He used to be a coach, got good grades, and worked in the commentary booth for decades. It can be said that he knows the development of the league very well.

Whatever the coaches of both sides had in mind, they generally couldn't catch his eyes.

Although they have been out of step with the trend recently, there are still few commentators who can judge the situation.

Decades of experience is not a decoration, it is the experience brought by time and the deadly sense of a predator.

He can conclude that this style of play is what the Raptors want. If Durant falls into a vicious circle of singles, the Raptors can easily win.

He doesn't talk too much. This kind of thing needs to be understood by the players themselves. As a commentator, he only needs to say half of the words and let everyone know a little bit, and the goal will be achieved.

Durant didn't let go.

He still wants to attack, just as Brown Sr. guessed.

Middleton's trash talk made him angry, and the three-pointer that flew over his head into the basket was regarded as a shame and a shame.

He would never allow a rookie like Middleton to dominate him.

As a result, even Westbrook, the only player in the world who can limit Durant, can't stop him from taking the ball.

Reaper took the ball, swayed emotionally, and scored a shot over Middleton's head with his height.

"A three-pointer dedicated to me? You fucking deserve it too?"

Durant's face was full of disdain.

Li Xing had a panoramic view of Middleton's indifference and Durant's anger.

Originally, he wanted to follow Snyder's intention and fight to the end. After all, Perkins offended him.

Looking at it now, letting Middleton score is obviously a better choice.

His offense will send Durant further out of control.

Once the anger accumulates to a certain critical point, the energy that erupts is immeasurable.

Durant clearly doesn't have the willpower to harness that energy, and he can't turn it into his performance.

In other words, this energy called anger will make him lose control.

In this case, why not help Middleton finish this good show?

Li Xing was like a conspirator who suddenly thought of a sinister idea, and then impatiently put it into practice.

A superstar like Durant has arrogance, just like Bird was upset because the rookie Miller spat trash when he made free throws, so after making two free throws, he spouted the sentence: "I am a superstar, you he Mom spamming me?"

They are not at the same level, so how can we forcibly match them?
Dragic knew what Li Xing was thinking just by looking at Li Xing's position.

"really."

Dragic sat off the court and saw Durant tripped by Li Xing, and then Middleton took the ball and hit the basket directly.

Perkins was pulled outside by Li Xing and couldn't keep up with the speed; Ibaka was stuck by Hansbrough and couldn't jump out to interfere.

Middleton made a layup that even a junior could have done.

Durant was even angrier.

Middleton ran in front of him without saying a word, showing contempt from the inside out.

"Humph!"

The grave of the last minor character who dared to do this to a superstar is already high.

Li Xing can't wait to give Middleton a big applause, this guy is so fucking cooperative!

Just want to be so dick!

After Middleton hummed contemptuously, the anger in Durant's body soared to full capacity in an instant.

If this were brought to an old man with heart disease, he would have died of rage by now.

(End of this chapter)