The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Barkley brought O'Neill in to communicate at this time.

"50 points? 40 points? Maybe 20."

O'Neill gave 3 answers.

"What? 20 points?! Shaq, are you serious?"

Barkley looked at O'Neill suspiciously.

"Hey, Shaq, Durant is averaging almost 30 points per game now."

Smith did not forget to remind the "newcomers".

"Yes, but I have a hunch that he's going to feel bad tonight, from Shaq's sixth sense."

O'Neill smiled and pointed to his head.

Barkley and Smith couldn't help laughing after hearing what he said. It seems that O'Neill is learning very quickly when explaining this part.

"Yeah, it's possible what Shaq said, and we all know Durant is going to teach Don a lesson in this game.

But maybe he just thinks too much, and it will affect his feel instead.

You know he's a shooter, and just like in the [-]-point shootout, mentality affects how he feels. "

Barkley said.

"Yes, and Tang will definitely give his best. You know he is actually very good at defending and shooting players."

Smith also echoed.

"So we agreed? Durant is going to have a bad night tonight?"

O'Neal said with a smile.

Barkley and Smith looked at each other, and then couldn't help laughing.

These words are just what they said in the commentary booth. If Durant heard it, he would probably be cursed to death in a circle.

While the three were chatting, the players from both sides had already completed their pre-match warm-ups, and the starting players appeared one after another.

For the Spurs, Jefferson has not been suspended, but he will be sidelined for half a month because of a finger injury (smashing a tablet) before the All-Star Game.

Tang Tian was still the team's starting small forward in this game.

The starters at other positions have not changed. Parker and Green are still on the back line, and Duncan and Blair are still inside.

The Thunder team has a regular starting lineup, with Westbrook and Sefolosha on the outside, Durant and Ibaka on the striker, and Perkins at the center.

Duncan and Ibaka's jump ball, Ibaka jumped high and turned the ball back to the half court, and the home team got the chance to attack first.

Westbrook dribbles upfield.

Durant directly leaned against Tang Tian in the high position to claim the position.

His height and wingspan are much higher than Tang Tian's, but his weight is only about 100 kg, so he is not much stronger than Tang Tian in terms of confrontation.

At this time, Tang Tian was also fully exerting his strength to push Durant away from the basket.

Durant turns over and jumps directly after receiving the ball. This is one of his main offensive methods now.

"Shh!"

His first shot hit.

His height and wingspan allowed him to work at heights, and Tang Tian's straight arms had limited interference.

The fans at the scene burst into cheers.

Durant said that he wanted to beat Tang Tian in this game, so he would do it directly, and if he did it, he would advance, his domineering side leaked!

But when the camera came to Tang Tian, ​​Tang Tian didn't have too many emotional fluctuations on his face.

He didn't think he could seal Durant as soon as he came up. The first time the two sides faced off, he was more testing.

The Spurs' offense, the hammer tactics in the frontcourt, Duncan scored after receiving a pass from Parker, and also scored the first point for the Spurs.

Looking back, Durant is ready to continue to ask for the ball.

But at this moment, Tang Tian chose not to give him the chance to catch the ball.

The two had a physical confrontation, but Durant never had a good position to catch the ball.

Westbrook saw that the ball couldn't go in and chose to go directly to the basket, but Duncan interfered with his shot and missed it.

After Duncan received the defensive rebound, the Thunder's offense failed this time.

Barkley and Smith looked at each other after seeing this scene, and they both smiled in agreement.

It only took one round to destroy Durant's singles intention. Tang Tian's learning speed on the court was comparable to that of O'Neal in the commentary booth.

Chapter 2 It’s Right to Be Uncomfortable (Eighth)

The Thunder team has a strong lineup on paper, and the Spurs have no obvious advantage in matchups, and they are playing more tactics on the court.

After Parker advanced to the frontcourt with a Zip hammer, Tang Tian got an open chance at the bottom corner, and the catcher hit with a knife.

5 to 2, the Spurs turned away.

There was a commotion at the scene. Tang Tian seemed to have gained the upper hand in the matchup with Durant in the past attack and defense?

Durant asked Westbrook for the ball directly outside the three-point line in the front court. He said that if Tang Tian wants to explode tonight, he must explode!

Stop me from catching the ball, huh?Then I'll hold the ball outside the three-point line!

Westbrook has absolute trust in Durant. Not only did he pass the ball, but he also signaled his teammates to pull away to create enough space for Durant.

Durant holds the ball and dribbles with his left hand.

Tang Tian snatched the position, but Durant had long legs, so he squeezed past him.

When Tang Tian grabbed the defensive position again, Durant made an emergency stop and stepped back mid-range, straightening his long arms and ignoring Tang Tian's interference.

"Shh!"

Shoot again!

After Durant's shooting ability has been developed, it is really a bit incomprehensible with his long legs and long arms.

After Durant scored the goal, he glanced down at Tang Tian.

The meaning of that expression is obvious: Do you think you can stop me by stopping me from catching the ball?Innocent!

Durant made all 2 shots in the opening game, which is also his normal performance throughout the season. He has already secured the position of the second small forward in the league.

The mood of the fans at the scene was also very high at this time.

Winning a three-point contest made some "Godfather" fans tail up, but it was an All-Star game, just an entertainment show, and winning actually meant nothing at all!

Only the formal competition in front of us is really convincing!

The fans at the scene also whistled constantly.

Durant made consecutive hits against Tang Tian's defense at the beginning of the game. This is the difference in strength!

In their eyes, Tang Tian was just a clown, not worthy to be compared with their Durant at all. Durant's real opponent should be that man from Miami.

The Spurs' frontcourt tactics came out, Parker missed a throw, and Ibaka jumped up to get a defensive rebound.

The Thunder now have a chance to overtake the score.

Westbrook continued to give the ball to Durant.

As a brother, he is one of the most supportive of Durant, and now Durant feels good, there is no reason not to call him.

Durant continued to hold the ball from outside the three-point line, and also went left.

This time Tang Tian snatched the position ahead of time and forced Durant to stop directly.

If the same trick is used here too much, it won't work!

After Durant was forced to stop, he chose to turn over and shoot a jumper. Tang Tian took off early to cover his face.

"boom!"

The basket is out of the basket!

Tang Tian put a lot of pressure on the defense with this ball, and Durant's shot was blocked!

In the scrimmage for the rebound at the basket, Duncan blocked Ibaka and prevented him from jumping, and Blair got a defensive rebound after getting stuck.

"Don's learning speed is really fast!"

At this time, Barkley was not only emotional, but shouted directly.

"Yes, this is only their first matchup, and I suddenly feel that our prediction before the game is likely to come true."

Kenny Smith echoed, laughing.

"As I said, Shaq's sixth sense."

O'Neill also followed up, and he has fully integrated into the commentary atmosphere.

The Spurs played the AI ​​​​hammer tactic in the frontcourt, and Green received the ball in the corner.

But the Thunder's help defense was quick, his shot was disturbed and missed, and Perkins received a defensive rebound.

As the top two teams in the Western Conference, their overall defense is very good, and it will be difficult for the Spurs to score every time.

Westbrook went to the frontcourt and continued to hand the ball to Durant.

The Spurs' style of play this season is team-based, and the Thunder are just the opposite. They play superstar basketball, and they are more thorough than the Heat.

Durant continued to play Tang Tian with the ball, still taking strong steps from the left.

Tang Tian still grabs the position in advance, and this time before Durant raises the ball and makes a shot, he uses his dynamic vision to directly strike.

"Snapped!"

He even slapped the ball out of Durant's hand, and then directly stole it!

The Spurs quickly played a fast break, Parker launched a fast break from the backcourt, one-stop to the frontcourt and scored a layup directly.

7:4.

There was a commotion at the scene.

"Oh!" Barkley also exclaimed in the commentary booth.

After hitting two goals in a row under Tang Tian's defense in the opening game, Durant was defended by Tang Tian for two consecutive rounds, and he was even denied a goal just now!

Is Durant strong?

The answer is yes, as evidenced by his 28 points per game this season.

But will Durant be guarded?

The answer is yes.

The current Durant is far from the "Reaper" of later generations. Before this season, he was still a shooter mainly based on catch-and-shoot and air cuts.

The most impressive thing about him is that he can vote accurately.

He can average 27 points per game just by shooting. This is Durant's strongest point.

But after meeting the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals last year and being targeted by Carlisle to death.

In the past offseason, he has practiced his throwing skills and detail handling under the basket, as well as this left-handed breakthrough.

So it is no exaggeration to say that Durant is still in the initial stage of learning basketball skills.

This is also the reason why he only used the trick of breaking through from the left to single-handedly challenge Tang Tian.

Because of his physical talent, he has already been able to score points against others by relying on this trick.

But against Tang Tian, ​​it seemed a bit insufficient.

Durant didn't play well, and Westbrook stepped forward at this time.

He used Perkins' pick-and-roll to directly throw himself into the sky as a dynamite package, forcing Blair's pull foul.

He was knocked into the air, but he got up and shook his arms like a normal person and went to the free throw line.