I'm not a basketball bully

Chapter 436

When it was Stephenson's turn to come on the court, the surrounding fans also burst into enthusiastic cheers.

After Hayes left, the fun-loving Stephenson undoubtedly became a favorite among Knicks fans.

Stephenson wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered to Randolph next to him.

"Why are they so enthusiastic about me?"

Randolph slapped him hard on the back, laughed and cheered him up.

"Don't think so much, our key man."

"You can do whatever you want. If something goes wrong, I will fight for you."

"Even if I can't bear it, I still have you, Brother Su."

With Randolph's words, Stephenson also felt confident.

But whether you have the courage to face off against Durant and actually facing off against Durant are completely different things.

As a newcomer who just entered the NBA, he faced the top scorer Durant when he was just starting out.

Stephenson was very confident at first.

But when Durant stood in front of him with the ball, Stephenson was stunned.

With a height of 198cm, he faces a height of 208cm, plus Durant's wingspan is longer than his height.

Durant is just a triple threat, but Stephenson is dumbfounded.

Seeing Durant holding the basketball high above his head, Stephenson didn't know what to think. He suddenly jumped on the spot twice and tried to touch the ball.

It was the first time Durant had seen this kind of thing.

A little pudding, standing on tiptoes in front of him, trying to touch his triple-threat ball.

Durant, who had only been in the league for a few years, couldn't help but smile.

It's okay if he smiles, but the problem is that everyone can't help laughing when they see Stephenson's happy look.

Even the commentators at the end of the stage were joking.

"Hey, hey, hey, Lance, what are you doing!"

"Oh my God, Stevenson, you went out today and forgot to take your medicine again."

"I'm convinced, he is indeed the Knicks' fun man, and he does this kind of thing when he comes up, hahahaha."

Durant also laughed so much that his stomach hurt, and he squatted on the ground holding the ball.

However, the most hilarious thing is that Stephenson made a joke and didn't even know it.

He looked at the camera with a puzzled look on his face.

The confused look made the referee want to blow the whistle several times but was interrupted.

In the end, Durant really had no choice but to give the ball to Westbrook.

On the bench, Prosser had a dark face and slapped his forehead with his hand, regretting that he had just let Stephenson play.

On the forum, the audience also laughed and joked.

"Oh my god, what does this guy think?"

"Wait a minute! Let's not talk about other issues first. Just say you didn't protect yourself!"

"Hahaha, I'm convinced. Stephenson is so funny. He defends to death and prevents his opponent from laughing to death."

"This guy is so funny, I can't stand it anymore."

"Brothers, is this the Knicks' trump card? Durant is laughing so hard."

After it calmed down a bit, Durant began to return to defense.

Others are fine, but Randolph is the one with a bad temper and kicks him when he goes up to him.

"Play hard for me, idiot."

I just finished cheering this guy up and I trust him very much.

As a result, this guy turned around and gave himself a program effect.

"understood."

Stephenson walked toward the frontcourt with an aggrieved look on his face.

And this attack successfully fell into Su Ye's hands.

Now the Knicks' offense is in a stalemate and they need someone to break the scoring drought.

Su Ye is undoubtedly the strongest person on the Knicks team.

Holding the ball and standing at 45 degrees to the left, this is one of his favorite offensive positions.

But the person defending Su Ye surprised everyone.

Westbrook stood in front of Su Ye with a solemn expression.

Next to him, Durant originally wanted to switch defenses with him and let him deal with the explosive Su Ye.

But Westbrook waved it down and made it clear that he wanted to play 1 on 1 with Su Ye.

Su Ye didn't expect Westbrook to be so courageous.

This guy has just entered the league a few years ago. He was a little thin at the beginning, but now he has become a devilish muscleman.

The muscle lines on the body are very obvious.

Coupled with Westbrook's serious attitude, everyone also understood that this guy wanted to try to break through himself.

Su Ye turned sideways to protect the ball, looked at Westbrook in front of him, and asked the opponent with a smile.

"So confident?"

Westbrook didn't speak, but lowered his body a little more, trying to open his arms to expand his defensive area.

The other party's actions are the best answer.

Although Westbrook was shorter than him, Su Ye did not dare to look down on him at all.

But we can't forget that Westbrook is the only point guard who can rival a center.

He is someone who can push a basketball into the basket with brute force.

Although he is not a center, he is stronger than most centers in the NBA.

Seeing Westbrook being so serious, Su Ye also slowed down his dribbling rhythm slightly, looking for an opportunity to break through.

As for playing short players from the outside, the best way is to play from behind.

Su Ye also decisively chose to move towards the basket with his back.

Su Ye, who was facing away, suddenly shook his shoulders.

Then he suddenly turned around and broke through with the ball.

The two people only made contact, and Westbrook was just a gap to switch the defensive focus.

This short gap was immediately caught by Su Ye.

Seeing Su Ye driving straight towards the basket, Westbrook immediately moved sideways, preparing to withstand Su Ye's first wave of impact.

But seeing that he was about to approach Su Ye again.

Su Ye stopped.

The skillful back-up steps allowed Su Ye to brake and return to the back-up state while moving.

He used his back to block Westbrook's view, switched his left hand to his right in front of him, jumped directly behind the ball, and retreated out of the three-point line.

The moment he landed, he stood firm on his feet and completed his jump shot in one go.

This quick shot gave Westbrook no time to adjust his position for the second time.

He saw that Su Ye had jumped up on the spot, and rushed over without thinking, intending to disturb Su Ye.

But no one thought that Su Ye was not simply lazy this time.

But pure dry pulling.

Even Durant, who was not far away and specialized in this, couldn't help but gasp.

"Oh my God."

Wei Shao, who arrived in front of Su Ye, was also stunned.

All he could do was watch Su Ye complete the shot.

The three-pointer was hit.

Su Ye landed on the ground and took two steps back, then let out a breath of relief.

In the commentary box not far away, several commentators were already excited.

"Oh my God!"

"This shooting posture is so beautiful."

"Let me just say that with Su Ye's jumping height, the dry pull is definitely the most suitable for his style."

Su Ye's shot was played repeatedly in the sky above Madison Square Garden.

What is dry pulling?

Completely different from the ordinary standing jump shot.

The dry pull does not take up too much space, and the degree of freedom of the shot is relatively high, and the force of the shot can be adjusted at any time.

The difference between the two is.

The standing jump shot requires you to prepare well and then use your body's continuity to release the shot naturally.

In dry pulling, you jump first and adjust later.

The force generation points of the two are different. The dry pull does not use the coherent force of the lower body, but relies more on the explosive force of the waist, abdomen and upper body.

Su Ye's excellent jumping height gives him an excellent starting point when pulling up.

That is, after this ball.

Su Ye successfully aroused the competitive spirit of Lei Lei's group of people.

After all, there are not that many opportunities to fight against super giants, and it is still a 1v1 situation.

Among the people in the Thunder, the most excited person is Durant.

The dry pull was the signature move of Magic McGrady back then.

As a little fan of Tracy McGrady, Durant practiced this trick hard before entering the league.

This also allows him to have a soft shot that is completely different from ordinary big men at his height.

Coupled with his existing height and jumping ability.

Durant has had a unique shooting height since he entered the league.

While others would jump with all their strength, he only had to stand on tiptoe slightly.

And this innate advantage gives him a powerful weapon in the mid-range three-point field.

Seeing Su Ye's excellent shots, Durant wanted to compete with him.

But in his fight with Su Ye, the person most injured was Stephenson.

On the next Thunder offensive possession.

Stephenson faced Durant for the second time and wanted to show off his skills.

Unexpectedly, Durant stepped into the three-point line, relied on protecting the ball, and took off to shoot without mercy.

During the process, Stephenson had no chance to interfere.

The opponent directly hit a long two-point shot.

It was okay for once.

Stephenson is not completely clueless.

He remembered Durant's habit of slowing down his dribbling before shooting.

When facing Durant for the third time in the first quarter, after seeing the opponent make a habitual move, he directly pressed forward to disrupt the opponent's take-off rhythm.

Little did he know that Durant didn't even think about shooting normally.

A pull-up jump shot completely made Stephenson feel the despair brought about by talent.

Super high release point, slightly backward posture.

It almost brought Stephenson to tears.

How can I interfere with this?

There is no doubt that Durant easily scored two points from him.

After another two points, the Knicks fans couldn't sit still.

In this first quarter, both sides scored goals very efficiently.

In the blink of an eye, there were less than 30 seconds left in the first quarter, and both sides scored a super high score of "24:29".

The Knicks, relying on the team's lineup, still have a five-point gap with the Thunder.

The most important point is that no one can match up with Durant.

As for the point guard, Deron, who is also a heavy guard, can give Westbrook a little boost.

Su Ye assisted in zone defense.

In the inside position, everyone can match up perfectly.

The only thing about Stephenson is that he really has nothing to do against Durant.

It's not that Stephenson can't guard Durant.

Durant took 8 shots in this quarter, and he perfectly defended 2 of them.

However, both of these were Durant's attempts to break through, and were severely interfered with in the end.

Stephenson has no problem with defensive breakthroughs.

But Durant is not stupid.

If you can't make progress, just throw it in.

Later, he increased his shooting attempts, and now Stephenson had no choice at all.

Let alone Stephenson, most people in the league can't completely interfere with Durant.

There is a gap between the first quarter and the second quarter.

The coaches of both teams also quickly made adjustments.

The first is the Knicks. Although Prosser knows that Stephenson can't guard Durant, he can only let him stand up for a while at this stage.

After all, let Su Ye let Durant go.

Su Ye is needed to score, and Su Ye is also needed to defend.

Even if Su Ye was an iron man, he would not be able to last the entire 48 minutes without any decline in condition.

This is the current situation.

Stephenson can't guard him, he must guard him.

The Thunder's formation changes are even bigger.

He grasped the idea that the Knicks did not want Su Ye to directly confront Durant, and directly activated Harden on the bench.

From the original two offensive points in the team, it was successfully transformed into three offensive points.

Let Harden lead the second team for a while, and then add Durant.

Thunder coach Brooks looked at the Knicks bench worriedly and scolded everyone in a cold voice.

"We must act quickly."

Everyone in Lei Lei also looked at each other and nodded sharply.

Before finally taking the field, Prosser looked at several people on the court and reminded them loudly.

"Hold it to me."

"If we survive until the fourth quarter, we will definitely be the winners."

"I don't need us to score, just lock in the difference."

Everyone nodded sharply.

Seeing that both teams were on the second team, Prosser was anxiously moving in place.

Beating Thunder is a simple matter.

It is also not a simple matter.

For NBA teams, this contradictory statement is fact.

The Thunder is a very strong team, but it also has many fatal shortcomings.

Westbrook didn't shoot.

Harden's performance was inconsistent.

Ibaka has a bad sense of rebounding.

But the most critical issue still lies with the team's general, Durant.

Durant's physical strength is the most criticized thing by fans.

As the team's only versatile player on both offense and defense, he needs to bear much more responsibilities than ordinary players.

Continuous fighting will cause him to lose physical strength quickly, and the most obvious thing is that his shooting percentage will become lower.

In addition, this guy often beats his opponents, which makes his shooting accuracy drop particularly obvious after intense physical exertion.

So facing the Thunder, there has always been a saying in the circle.

It only takes three quarters to know whether the Thunder can win tonight.

This statement also has some basis.

The only Thunder player who can really stand out in the fourth quarter is Westbrook.

And you can't expect a violent short point guard to help the team win a crucial victory by continuously rushing to the frame in the fourth quarter.

So after resisting the Thunder's onslaught in the first three quarters, it was the Knicks' turn to attack in the fourth quarter.

However, the situation on the court was obviously not as perfect as Prosser expected.

Although the second lineups on both sides were inseparable.

But after all, Harden is now leading the Thunder's second lineup.

This guy has no problem playing a bunch of second unit guys.

After hitting goals one after another, the score was almost 10 points away.

This forced the Knicks to send out the starting lineup in advance.

As soon as there was a substitution here, the Thunder naturally applied for a substitution.

In the CCTV studio, Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia, who were responsible for the commentary, were also sweating profusely.

"The Thunder were in very good shape tonight and continued to suppress the score."

"Indeed, the Thunder's offensive performance by Durant today helped the team widen the point difference."

"The Knicks are probably going to be in trouble tonight. They faced the Bulls in a fierce battle last time, and now they are facing the Thunder, the new star in the Western Conference. They have a very difficult offense."

"I think the biggest problem lies in the defensive aspect. Durant was too ruthless tonight."

"Oh! Hit again! Durant went crazy tonight. Look at Stephenson's helpless look. He couldn't have much impact on Durant."

"Coach, what do you mean, do you want Su Ye to face Durant?"

"We really have to let Su Ye do it, otherwise no one in the Knicks can compete with Durant."

"But I have to say one question, Su Ye versus Durant, who will take on the offensive responsibility in the next fourth quarter."

"This issue is indeed worthy of further study. Deron has Westbrook watching, and Randolph has Ibaka watching. You can't expect Stephenson to create a breakthrough for Harden."

"It's difficult. The Knicks were too difficult tonight."

……

In the discussion between the two commentators.

The second quarter is coming to an end.

The bad news is that Durant was crazy in this game.

25 minutes into the half, a complete rampage.

But the good news is that the Knicks still maintained a score difference within double digits in this quarter.

This point difference still leaves a full 24 minutes in the second half, which is actually not a lot.

And as we all know, the Thunder team is slow to heat up and lacks low-post offensive methods.

Usually when the Thunder play against other teams, they warm up in the first quarter, blast in the second and third quarters, and in the fourth quarter, if they don't have the energy, all players will be invisible.

The decisive stage for the Thunder is mainly the first three quarters.

But the Thunder performed exceptionally tonight, and everyone felt hot at the beginning.

However, the lack of low-post offensive means means that the players on the court do not have much time to rest.

We can only continue to speed up the offensive rhythm and speed up the game, so as to accumulate victory by relying on a large score difference.

9 points is not much for the Knicks.

Likewise, 9 points is not enough for the Thunder.

During the halftime break, the Thunder bench was busy.

Some staff helped Westbrook ice his knee.

Some people are giving Durant a massage to relax.

As one of the few players in the team who can sometimes fly high and sometimes play hard on the floor, Harden is indeed the one who consumes the least amount of physical energy among the few players.

He sat nearby and looked at the Knicks bench in the distance.

Suddenly I noticed that Knicks coach Prosser walked to Su Ye and talked.

During the conversation, Su Ye looked calm and calm, and at the end he gave Prosser an "ok" gesture.

This makes Harden feel nervous.

He, who has the highest football intelligence in the team, was the first to realize that something was wrong and turned around to shout to the coach.

"Coach, I think they need to let Su Ye use his strength."

The coach shook his head disapprovingly.

"It's a matter of time."

When Harden saw that the coach didn't care, he was worried.

"Coach, I think we should let Durant focus on defense in the third quarter and save some energy to perform in the fourth quarter?"

Upon hearing this, Durant and the coach frowned.

They were trying hard to reason with Harden. In the third quarter, the Thunder worked hard to widen the point difference, but the Knicks simply couldn't survive the fourth quarter.

I saw that my teammates were firm on this idea.

Harden was also completely speechless and stopped making any comments.

At this moment, a bold idea came into his mind.

Should I change teams? !