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However, it was too late.

No matter how explosive Westbrook is, no matter how fast his speed is, it is impossible to beat Curry's shooting speed.

Rocket No. 30 made a calm shot from close to 50 feet from the basket.

Westbrook jumped high, but he could only watch the basketball fly over his head.

The ball made a rainbow-like arc through the air...

"Shu~"

Three-point arrow, the flames of hell!

Curry immediately responded to Westbrook with a logo-shot.

After the goal, Curry thumped his chest lightly, then pointed to the sky with both hands.

The flatness of his celebration was in stark contrast to Westbrook's excitement before.

But the fans at Toyota Center are not as calm as Curry.

They all stood up and shouted Curry's name in unison:

"CURRY!!!"

"CURRY!!!"

"CURRY!!!"

......

On the court, Westbrook frowned slightly, with a look of displeasure.

"I'll make another one."

Turtle shouted at his teammates as he walked to the baseline to catch the ball.

Durant nodded noncommittally.

Others have no opinion.

The Thunder can be regarded as a young army that has just emerged. The young players communicate frequently and are very familiar with each other.

Everyone knows Westbrook's character very well.

At this time, if he is not allowed to fight another one, then Guigui will have a hard time...

Ever since, Westbrook pushed forward with the ball again, and launched a single at a 45-degree angle on the left.

The fans at the scene guessed Guigui's intentions.

So they all stood up spontaneously and shouted the slogan in unison:

"Defense!!!"

"Defense!!!"

"Defense!!!"

......

In the cheering all over the sky, Curry's confidence increased greatly.

He still concluded that the opponent did not have a stable shooting ability, so he took another step back.

This kind of position selection is short of telling Westbrook-you vote, I will let you vote.

Without hesitation, Guigui made a confident three-point shot...

"Duang!"

The ball hit the front of the basket hard and bounced out.

Yao Ming controlled the rebound and passed the ball to Tracy McGrady beside him.

T-MAC lowered its head and accelerated towards the enemy's half.

However, Thunder's generals retreated very quickly.

McGrady has just passed halftime, and they have four players in position.

Perkins, the only player still in the Rockets' half, followed Yao Ming closely and ran hard.

Seeing this, McGrady simply slowed down his pace.

For more than a month, the Rockets' positional offense has been greatly improved.

Like this kind of unsure counterattack, they have become accustomed to converting to a positional attack.

Then, McGrady observed from the corner of his eye that Yao Ming was plugging in at high speed, while Perkins was pulled away by a body distance.

T-MAC immediately thought of a plan.

He lowered his center of gravity and slowly moved to Yao Ming's position.

When Dayao passed by, McGrady suddenly took a step sideways, directly blocking Perkins' path.

The latter was taken aback.

In order not to hit McGrady, Perkins could only temporarily stop.

And at this gap, T-MAC flicked his wrist and passed the ball to Yao Ming in front of him.

In an instant, Dayao was unimpeded!

Yao Ming raised his long legs, dribbled a step, and then tossed the ball with one hand with his right hand, and rushed to the basket in the shape of a burning sky...

Ibaka, who was on the other side of the basket, ran to the sideways defense.

But seeing Yao Ming sprinting towards Yao Ming at full speed, he couldn't help hesitating.

And this less than a second of hesitation caused Ibaka to lose the opportunity to help defend.

"BANG!"

Yao Ming's powerful one-handed dunk ignited the court again!

In the VIP box on the stand, Shen Fei smiled and shook his head.

When Yao Ming rushed up, it was like a high-speed train!

Even a shot-blocking maniac like Ibaka will inevitably be frightened when he sees such an opponent.

This... is the height of the East!

As soon as the goal was scored, the score came to 12:6.

The Thunder coach on the sidelines—Scott Brooks frowned.

He was vaguely aware that the Rockets might gain momentum, and he was hesitating whether to call a timeout.

But now the game has only been going on for more than three minutes, it seems a bit early to call a timeout...

But while Brooks was hesitating, the Rockets made another effort!

George predicted Sefolosha's passing intention, started ahead of time, and intercepted the ball on the passing route.

The Rockets took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack!

During the transition, Curry found McGrady with a wonderful pass.

T-MAC pulls up and shoots after getting the ball...

Sefolosha struggled to take off, but when he reached the highest point, he suddenly found that... he could only touch the position of McGrady's elbow!

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded and Sefolosha fouled the thug.

This is not over yet!

McGrady just threw the ball...

"Shu~"

Shortly after the whistle, the basketball hit the net.

Three points scored, but also a penalty!

This is actually a chance to score four points!

"Roar!!!"

After the goal, McGrady excitedly punched the air and roared in celebration.

And when he stood on the free throw line, the Rockets fans at the scene stood up one after another and gave exclusive cheers to T-MAC:

"MVP!!!"

"MVP!!!"

"MVP!!!"

......

Tracy McGrady can afford the MVP.

Since the beginning of this season, he has averaged 27.9 points, 4.5 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game.

27.9 points, this score may not be outstanding compared with McGrady's previous scoring seasons, but it is good enough.

He is currently 0.2 points ahead of Durant, who is second on the scoring list.

As long as McGrady's score does not lose to Xiaoshuai by more than 16 points tonight, he will be able to win the title of scoring champion after many years!

Another point that must be made clear is that this season, McGrady did not do everything, but shared a lot of shooting opportunities with his teammates.

As a result, his personal data is bound to be affected, but what follows is the full blooming of the Rockets!

All in all, if the Rockets can beat the Thunder tonight and set a record of 73 wins and 9 losses...

As the absolute leader of this team, McGrady has no reason to miss this year's MVP!

............

Look back on the field.

McGrady took the referee's pass, took a deep breath, and made the extra penalty.

14:6, the Rockets have led by as many as 8 points!

On the sidelines, Scott Brooks stroked his forehead with his hand and finally signaled a timeout to the technical stage.

He is worried that once the Rockets show momentum and the point difference reaches double digits, it will be difficult for the Thunder to turn around!

During the timeout, Brooks kept cheering his players on.

"The Rockets feel hot, but they can't maintain such a hit rate all the time. The difficulty is only temporary!"

"Steady your mind, we can play more on the offensive end of Curry! Russell, I don't think there is any problem with your previous shot selection, but I still hope that you can hit the inside more."

"Even if he lets you go, with your ability, you can still pass him!"

......

"Guys, our talents are no worse than theirs, calm down and play our Thunder basketball!"

Brooks spoke impassionedly for 1 minute, which can be regarded as boosting the morale of the Thunder gang.

However, when he said "play our Thunder basketball", the players without exception looked at the two of Dewey.

The Thunder's basketball, isn't it just that Durant swung Westbrook, and Westbrook swung Durant and then swung.

Going back and forth like this, use your super personal ability to score points, and then the whole team will fight together to defend?

Oh, by the way, when Harden comes off the bench, the Thunder's basketball can evolve again and become-Durant finishes playing Westbrook, Westbrook finishes playing Harden, and then repeats itself...

Of course, although this style of play is simple and crude, it is indeed the best solution for the current Thunder.

When you have three players with super individual ability, it can indeed be arranged like this.

After all, the game of basketball is all about getting the ball into the hoop.

Whether you play complex tactics and finally score a simple goal, or individual singles and score a difficult goal, the result is the same.

Sure enough, after the timeout ended, Durant stepped forward to solve the problem.

He stuck in the low post and successfully received a pass from Westbrook.

Although he was held back by George behind him, Durant relied on his static talent to send the ball steadily into the basket with a simple turnaround jumper.

14:8, this ball can be called hemostasis!

In the transition between offense and defense, McGrady also fell to the low position, and came to the mirror position where Durant launched the offense just now.

Curry immediately understood what Big Brother was thinking, flicked his wrist, and sent the ball over.

The pass wasn't fast.

While it was still in midair, Durant suddenly patted Sefolosha from behind.

The latter understood, and the two completed the defense switch in an instant.

McGrady naturally noticed this.

Although the two switched defenses quickly, they still left an opportunity to take advantage of.

But instead of taking the opportunity to attack, T-MAC paused and waited for Durant to be in place.

"You're too confident, you'll regret it."

Seeing this, Xiaoshuai said seriously.

McGrady turned his back to him, and did not refute after hearing this.

In the next second, he suddenly made a behind-the-back dribble, directly exposing the basketball to Durant.

Xiaoshuai was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously reached out to steal it.

But McGrady's behind-the-back dribble angle is very tricky, and the strength is well controlled.

The ball brushed across Durant's fingertips and was not intercepted by him.

Not only that...

In order to take out the ball, Durant leaned forward.

Therefore, when McGrady turned around and made a jump shot, he had no time to take off and interfere, so he could only watch on the spot...

"Shu~"

Basketball hit the net.

"Pretty!"

Well-known ESPN commentator A-Smith came to the scene today to explain.

When he saw McGrady's art-like back shot, he couldn't help but exclaimed.

"If there is an artist on the basketball court, it must be Tracy McGrady."

"I can only describe his playing style as elegant, even elegant!"

A-Smith added.

At the same time, Shen Fei in the stands couldn't help but nodded.

McGrady's goal can only be described as bold and bold.

He and Durant are facing each other. In ancient wars, it is equivalent to a fight between generals of the two armies.

This kind of confrontation will have a great impact on the morale of the two parties.

This point, both McGrady and Durant, are very clear.

But in such a critical round, T-MAC dared to choose such a freehand way (as long as he was a little careless, he would send the ball directly to Durant's hands.), which shows his confidence in his skills!

With such a handling method, Shen Fei couldn't think of other stars in the league who could follow suit!

At 16:8, the point difference returned to 8 points.

And after this goal, the Rockets' morale soared.

After the offensive and defensive transition, Durant singled George again.

But this time, relying on his strong defensive awareness, Paojiao predicted Xiaoshuai's offensive choice in advance, and when he raised the ball to prepare, he cut the ball away with one palm!

In the counterattack, George, who was plugged in at high speed, received a pass from Curry and easily dunked.

Between an offense and a defense, Pickle showed his comprehensiveness.

As strong as Durant, he didn't even take advantage of him!

For the remainder of the first quarter, the Rockets steadily expanded their lead.

But the red light on the timer came on, and the score was temporarily fixed at 35:20.

The Rockets made a fantastic start, leading the Thunder by a big score!

In the second quarter of the game, both sides replaced the substitute players at the same time.

On the Rockets side, they replaced the "ultimate basketball" lineup: McGrady, George, Danny Green, Tucker, and Big Ben.

The Thunder kept Durant and Ibaka on the court and sent their super sixth man-James Harden!

After the organizer changed from Westbrook to Harden, the Thunder's offense has become much smoother.

In the first round, Deng and Ibaka played a pick-and-roll in the high position.

I saw that Harden was on the move, suddenly flicked his wrist, and passed the ball with a concealed hit to the ground, and handed the ball to Ibaka who was down.

Ibaka, who had been silent for a whole quarter, was finally able to show his talent in the face of the empty penalty area...

He took off with both feet, and made a powerful dunk with both hands, which made a good start for the Thunder's second quarter!

A good offense can often drive players' defensive enthusiasm.

Ibaka turned around and gave Tucker a hot pot in the penalty area.

Harden has quick eyes and quick hands, controlled the rebound, and then immediately launched a counterattack.

During the transition between offense and defense, Durant's running position attracted the attention of the Rockets players.

Harden "take advantage of the void", one-stop to the basket, and when facing Da Ben, he used one of the stunts - the European step.

Different from Wade's boldness and Ginobili's unpredictable, Harden's Eurostep has a unique rhythm.

He stepped out with his right foot while receiving the ball, and then connected to the Eurostep.

To put it simply, the Harden version of the Eurostep is one step more visually than the normal version!

In Big Ben's eyes, Harden stepped on three steps in a row before laying up.

Rao, a defensive champion like Ben Wallace, was stunned by the opponent's operation.

His feet seemed to be nailed in place, and he could only watch Harden complete the layup.

After the ball was scored, Da Ben immediately stretched out his hands towards the referee and rolled them up and down.

Obviously, he thought Harden was walking!

The referee shook his head immediately.

He was standing not far away just now, seeing the whole process clearly.

Harden uses the standard "012" footsteps.

The step taken while receiving the ball does not count towards the three-step layup...

It's a good shot!

With this wonderful layup, the Thunder narrowed the point difference to 11 points.

The suspense of the game is far from over!