Basketball K God

Chapter 799 The three-game winning streak was terminated

Durant was really relentless, and used jump shots continuously to punish his opponents.Compared with him, Westbrook seems a little anxious. He wants to win too much, and wants to beat the Warriors in front of Durant.

As the saying goes, "haste makes waste", Westbrook's performance in the first quarter was a mess.Not only him, but Pickled Pepper's performance was also a mess.

Xie Kai's performance is the most stable. He is scoring and organizing offense in his own way.In this case, the other two giants couldn't play well, and he didn't show the kind of desperate play of the finals.Because relying on him alone, he couldn't kill the opponent's luxurious warship.

It was thought to be a close battle of the century, but it turned into a one-sided match.

The Warriors' passes and cuts played well, and Durant simply beat pickled peppers to death.

On the side of the Thunder, Westbrook and Pickled Pepper committed two crimes, and only Xie Kai led Duck and others to fight against the opponent's luxurious battleship.

On the contrary, after the two players with a somewhat unbalanced mentality went down, the defensive champions led by Xie Kai managed to control the situation.

Xie developed a super ability to control the court, and even ESPN's Mike Breen, who was in charge of the live commentary, lamented: "Kane Xie's basketball IQ is really higher than the average star."

Westbrook, who was sitting below, covered his head with a towel and said nothing.Of course he knew that he played poorly, as bad as shit, and he felt sorry for his teammates and coach, and failed everyone's trust.

When he returned to the court in the second quarter, Westbrook still performed poorly because of his poor hand feel.Pickled Pepper was completely overwhelmed by Durant in this game, both offensive and defensive, and his presence on the court is not even as good as Robertson.

When Robertson played with Xie Kai, he also hit two fixed-point 3-pointers, which can be regarded as a demonstration of his hard training for outside shooting this summer.

At halftime, the Warriors took a double-digit lead.

During the half-time break, the visiting team's dressing room was a little quiet.Xie Kai didn't say anything. This game really exposed the team's current problems.Now that it is exposed, it can be resolved earlier, and it is not all a bad thing.

In the second half of the game, the Thunder were a little better, but their offense was still not good enough in this game. Facing the opponent's excellent defense, they played a bit difficult.

As for the defensive end, the Thunder were targeted by the opponent in this game. The Splash Brothers targeted Duck and Kanter, and Durant beat Paojiao.

The momentum of the game did not undergo a fundamental reversal. In the end, the Warriors beat the Thunder 113:99 at home, ending the opponent's 4-game winning streak.

After the game, Westbrook and others did not accept interviews with reporters, and Gu left the locker room by himself.

The post-match press conference, only Xie Kai and coach Billy Donovan participated in this conference.

"May I ask if Russell Westbrook played so excitedly on the court because he still hated Kevin Durant?" a reporter asked.

Coach Donovan replied: "You have to ask him about this. What I know is that he is not in a good state for this game, that's all."

"Kane, you scored the team's highest 30 points in this game, do you think you are the best player on this team?"

Xie Kai smiled slightly: "One game doesn't explain anything. I also have bad games. This is just an ordinary regular season."

"Do you think if you meet the Warriors in the playoffs, you can beat them?"

Xie Kai nodded: "I believe we can!"

Xie Kai simply answered a few questions from the reporter and left the press conference in a hurry. He was not in a better mood, and he was not happy when he lost.

Durant was beaming with the Splash Brothers and coach Steve Kerr in the post-game press conference, and the entire conference scene was filled with their laughter.

When the reporter asked Durant when the Thunder's atmosphere and the Warriors were like, he said that the Warriors' team style and atmosphere are the best, and it makes him feel like home.

This news immediately became the big news of the night. Under the polish of the reporter, the headline became - KD is dissatisfied with the old club, and the new club is the ideal team.

Westbrook also saw the news, and he was so angry that he almost smashed the mirror of the hotel.

Xie Kai lamented that Durant's EQ and his game skills are really far apart. At this time, what good does it do him to say such things?This is simply a failure of character. The Thunder have never treated you badly. Isn't it because they were reversed last season and did not make it to the finals?As for this?

Fortunately, the Thunder's two road trips are over, and their next game will be at home. Everyone catches a plane back to Oklahoma City early in the morning of the second day.

After returning to Oklahoma City, Xie Kai invited Westbrook and Pickled Pepper to dinner.He felt that there were some things that everyone needed to talk about, otherwise, if they were confused, it would be a lifelong regret when it came to the playoffs.

Losing to the Warriors this time means meeting a top team. When 1+1+1 is not greater than 3, it is very likely that you will suffer a loss when you encounter such a team.

The Warriors are different from the previous Lakers and Suns. If one of the Big Three plays, the game may be won.If you want to beat them, at least two of the Big Three have to play, and the other can't have diarrhea. This is the status quo.

The opponent's lineup is indeed too tough. By upgrading Barnes to Durant, the 5 small lineup made up for the biggest shortcoming - singles. When the Thunder's Big Three did not gather, it was simply desperate.

The reason why Xie Kai didn't invite the whole team to dinner was not that he couldn't afford to invite them, but that the team's biggest problem was the three of them.He felt that Westbrook might as well say some things for him to say.He is also an outsider, and what he said may be more acceptable with pickled peppers.

Moreover, according to the status of the three in the arena and the current personal ability, he is indeed the strongest.

At the dinner table, Xie got straight to the point: "I want to talk to you about the distribution of ball rights among the three of us."

Originally, the coach would arrange these things, but coach Donovan is not a Bobo old thief. With such a high prestige, he couldn't hold down Westbrook and Durant in the team before. The former Thunder coach Brooks who was criticized for not having any tactics.

It is difficult to divide the ball rights of the Big Three teams. The team's tactics can be developed around the three players, but on the field, whoever holds the ball more and who shoots more is really hard to control as a coach.

In the NBA, stars are the greatest wealth. Except for a few coaches, you are not required to do so. If a coach with no foundation like Donovan is too strict with the Big Three and makes superstars unhappy, he The probability of getting out of class is even higher than the probability of some role players being traded.

Think about it too, how much is the annual salary of NBA coaches, and how much is the annual salary of stars?

(End of this chapter)