NBA bench saves national team

Although it is a castrated version, Lowry, Redick, Batum and others still showed a fiery competitive state in front of the Celtics.

In just less than 3 minutes of playing, the lead was extended to 12 points.

Rivers hastily called a timeout, and his expression became gloomy.

When did the Thunder become so good off the bench?

Compared with the Thunder team they played against a few months ago, they are completely two teams!

"Guys, we are the defending champions, we have rich experience, we have a reasonable lineup configuration and a strong offensive and defensive system."

"Against the Thunder, a young team, we had the advantage. How could we be beaten by the opponent to 12 points?"

Rivers said very dissatisfied.

While expressing his dissatisfaction, he did not forget to stimulate the emotions of the players.

It is worthy of being the famous chicken soup master in the league.

The Celtics players all looked sad.

Obviously, they were facing a group of inexperienced young fools, but for some reason, they just... couldn't beat them.

"Pierce, Rondo, wait for you to come on stage first, and teach these young boys some lessons."

Rivers said, a fierce gleam in his eyes.

That's the benefit of having the Big Four.

He can put two giants on the court at any time to stabilize the situation of the game.

Pause back.

Pierce hit a three-pointer against Batum's defense.

Swish!

Hollow into the net.

The Thunder attack.

Lowry just passed the halftime dribble when he was pressed by Rondo and made a direct error.

Rondo dribbled the ball quickly and made a fast break, and made an easy layup.

The Celtics scored 5 points in a row and narrowed the point difference to 7 points.

Seeing this, Brooks made timely substitution adjustments and replaced the two core players, Qin Feng and Durant.

"Man, you have to show! Don't let the Celtics underestimate you!"

"Don't you know what Pierce said in the interview before the game?"

Qin Feng patted Durant on the shoulder and said, I always feel that Adu is a little out of shape today.

"Of course I listened! I will make Pierce pay the price, but the more impatient I am now, the worse my state will be."

Durant said helplessly, with a murderous look in his eyes.

It's just that this murderous aura didn't have any lethality, and it was directly ignored by Pierce.

After all, Durant made 4 of 0 shots in the first quarter and scored zero eggs.

"Man, look at me! Get rid of those miscellaneous thoughts, put your focus on the game, don't think about trying to prove anything, you just need to play the offense every round."

"Find your touch and beat the Celtics."

Qin Feng said with a serious face.

Thinking of the previous scenes where Durant stood up for himself, Qin Feng also wanted to stand up for Adu, take over the team's offensive banner, and beat the Celtics to nothing.

But he thinks it's best to let Durant fight those questions himself.

This is of great benefit to boosting his self-confidence.

The playoffs are approaching, and Qin Feng also feels the seriousness of the teams in the league and the urgency to welcome the playoffs.

For the Thunder, although their record in the regular season has risen to second in the Western Conference, they have no playoff experience.

Playing the playoffs for the first time is also a great test for them.

As the second head of the team, Durant must maintain a strong self-confidence in order to ensure his performance in the playoffs.

If you lose confidence, it will deal a huge blow to a player.

Durant nodded, as if inspired by Qin Feng's words, his eyes became firm.

The Thunder attack.

Qin Feng organized the attack at the top of the arc, without any tactical movement, he directly signaled his teammates to pull away, and then passed the basketball to Durant to single-play Pierce.

"Dude, do you still dare to shoot? Already made 4 for 0 shots!"

Pierce had a sneer on his face.

"Man, let this rookie shoot, I'm ready for a rebound."

Garnett growled in the penalty area.

This is how the Celtics play, ruthless and full of trash-talking passion.

Durant felt offended, his eyes turned cold, and he directly made a three-pointer.

The basketball arced high.

Swish!

Hollow into the net.

Durant waved his arms, fully excited, and roared at Pierce.

Finally scored!

Now you can start pretending...

"Dude, you really let him shoot? No defensive interference at all?"

Garnett said in a muffled voice, somewhat dissatisfied with Pierce's defense.

"I swear, I really tried my best to defend, but this rookie shot is too high, and I can't interfere with it at all."

Pierce said with some helplessness.

"Don't give him an easy shot next time."

Garnett said, running toward the frontcourt.

Rondo passed the ball to Garnett after he dribbled the ball halfway.

The Thunder attack.

Qin Feng passed the ball to Durant again, and took the initiative to place in the bottom corner, giving Durant the right to attack.

Durant broke through Pierce with the ball at the top of the arc, and after a series of tentative steps, he stopped and shot a jumper in a daze.

Pierce took off at full strength, but did not cause any interference to Durant's shot.

The basketball arced high.

Swish!

Continue to hollow into the net.

"Pierce, guard me against this goddamn sophomore show!"

Rivers stood on the sidelines and said angrily.

Watching the leading edge being gradually eroded, I am also impatient.

However, Rivers' words didn't work. After all, it was Pierce who actually played on the court.

But Pierce was completely unable to stop Durant's offense.

When Durant's offense is hot, no one in this league can stop him.

Even though he is still a second-year pick, his offensive ability is already top-notch.

Durant became more confident as he played, and even made an act of celebrating in advance after shooting.

In the past, I used to do celebration moves for Qin Feng in advance, and today I finally made this set of aggressive moves for myself. It feels really great.

Throughout the second quarter, the game completely became Durant's personal performance show.

Three-pointers, emergency stop mid-range, post-up singles retreat jumper, breakthrough layup and so on.

Durant showed his comprehensive offensive skills and beat Pierce.

他第二节出战8分钟，12投8中，三分球4投2中，罚球5罚5中，疯狂砍下23分3篮板2助攻的数据。

Qin Feng only made 5 of 3 shots, including 3 of 2 three-pointers and scored 8 points, but sent 7 assists, 6 of which were given to Durant.

With such a burst of performance, Lei Tingdu also successfully overtook the score and gained a 10-point lead.

Second half of the game.

Durant continued to play bravely, and scored 15 points again in the third quarter, extending the lead to 26 points.

Entering the fourth quarter, without playing 2 minutes, the game entered garbage time.

Rivers somewhat helplessly replaced the team's starting lineup.

Never expected that this game would have this result.

He was not blown away by Qin Feng, but was blown away by Durant, the second-year pick.