The convulsion superstar of basketball

98 Chapter 98. Completing the Rolling

With Westbrook being replaced, the Thunder, which relied heavily on Durant on the offensive end, became even more difficult to support.

And due to the overwhelming offensive end, Durant's physical strength also suffered a rapid decline in the third quarter.

Although Lewis couldn't defend Durant one-on-one, he was able to entangle him and consume his energy as much as possible.

You must know that even Durant, the peak of later generations, physical strength has always been the biggest problem that plagued him.

What's more, Durant is just a rookie who hasn't entered the league for a long time.

So in this case, originally Durant was able to rely on his ruthless jumper to help the Thunder bite the score.

But as Durant's offensive efficiency declined, and other players were unable to stand up and continue to fire for the Thunder in the first place.

So at the end of the three quarters, the Thunder had no suspense:

60:74

14 points behind the Magic.

14 points also set a new record for the largest difference between the two teams in this game.

Seeing this scene, Van Gundy, the head coach of the Magic, also gradually let go of his heart.

Even the fans can clearly see that Durant's physical strength is gradually declining. As a professional head coach, Van Gundy is even more aware that this loss of physical strength will completely erupt in the fourth quarter.

Because the fourth quarter is the decisive moment, the offensive burden that the stars have to bear is already heavier than the first three quarters.

Especially when the team is behind, the role players will appear submissive in their shots, which also leads to most of the shots having to be handed over to the star players.

So sometimes stars tend to take more shots not because they can't pass the ball, but because role players can't take on this big-hearted task when the team is against the wind.

These balls can be shot even if they are shot, or they can be shot if they don't.

In a sense, this can be regarded as a kind of rushing ducks to the shelves.

After returning from the fourth quarter, even though the Thunder are currently behind by as much as 14 points, Carlesimo seems to have not yet chosen to give up.

At this time, most of the main players of both sides are also sitting off the court to rest, and will usher in the real decisive moment of this game in the near future.

However, in the competition for the substitute lineup, the Thunder are undoubtedly at a disadvantage. After all, the current lineup of the Magic can be said to be very deep.

Especially when Nelson is placed on the bench by Van Gundy, then the overall lineup of this Magic team is indeed not to be underestimated.

As the two teams played against each other, Carlesimo also brought Durant and Westbrook and other main lineups back to the field with more than eight minutes left in the fourth quarter. It seemed that he wanted to give it a go.

At this time, the Magic still held a 15-point lead, so Van Gundy took his time and gradually brought the main lineup back to the field.

After all, at the last moment of the game, every bit of stamina stored can affect the final trend of the game.

After Van Gundy brought all the main lineup back to the field bit by bit, the two sides also launched the final duel of the game.

The Thunder still play a role on the offensive end led by the Thunder's three young men.

Most of those shots came from Kevin Durant.

However, in the fourth quarter, Durant's physical strength was already visible to the naked eye. Not to mention his face was covered with sweat, his chest was throbbing up and down during the retreat, and he was obviously panting.

Faced with this kind of opportunity, the Magic team of course would not show mercy, and within 3 minutes they played a wave of 11:0 offensive. While stopping the Thunder team, it also declared the official end of the game.

After the timeout, the two sides also sent a lineup of drinking fountains to discuss, to prevent the main players from being injured, and to give a final explanation to the game.

In the end, as the whistle sounded for the end of the game, the Magic also successfully defeated the talented Thunder in the first game of their Western Conference road trip.

Maybe the future will be theirs, but for now, sorry, the Magic's...

At the end of the game, many fans who watched the live broadcast of the game cheered in front of the TV.

Because since Su Jiu returned from injury, the team has played three games in a row, continuing to maintain a winning streak.

While still leading the league, it is also gradually widening the gap with the Cavaliers behind it.

In this game, the final statistics of Su Jiu and Westbrook, who have attracted a lot of attention, have also been frozen.

Among them, Su Jiu's performance in this game was absolutely outstanding, completely overwhelming Westbrook in the limelight without any surprises.

Since the game ended in garbage time, Su Jiu played a total of 27 minutes in the game.

在这27分钟里，苏久个人7投3中，三分线外4中1，罚球3中2，贡献出9分8篮板以及11次助攻的数据。

Among them, there are still 3 steals and 1 block on the defensive end.

Looking at the overall data, Su Jiu also contributed a quasi-triple-double in this game.

If you look at this data alone, compared with Su Jiulai, who performed explosively in the previous two games, it is indeed a bit sluggish.

However, all fans who have watched this game are very clear that Su Jiu's biggest highlight in this game is definitely his contribution on the defensive end.

The contribution on the defensive end is not reflected in this data at this time.

In contrast to Su Jiu, it was the same rookie Westbrook who had also received much attention before this game.

Westbrook had his worst game since the start of the season.

威斯布鲁克全场比赛出场了33分钟，个人在进攻端13投仅3中，三分线外更是4中0，罚球4中2，最终得到了8分5篮板以及5次助攻的数据。

This data is also far lower than Westbrook's regular performance this season, and at the same time, the dismal shooting rate also makes Westbrook's face not bright.

The only thing that fans will remember about Westbrook in the whole game is probably the mental explosion after being fouled by Su Jiu.

So after the game ended, the conversation between Su Jiu and Westbrook finally came to a conclusion.

Although this result was within people's expectations, it still shocked more fans when Su Jiu crushed Westbrook in all directions.

Unlike the fans in the United States who would only shout God after being shocked, at this time in the Chinese basketball circle, Su Jiu's strong rise also made people unconsciously float a sentence in their minds.

"Isn't Jinling a thing in a pool, it turns into a dragon when it encounters a storm..."

　Thank you Haonanzai brothers for your reward and support, thank you brother! !grateful! !

　　

　

(End of this chapter)