The invincible kryptonite of basketball

And these Thunder teammates, except for Westbrook, no one else can help in such a tough battle!

"Kevin, you'll get your touch back in the second half."

Westbrook saw that Durant's mood was not right, so he came over and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

Durant glanced at Westbrook with a complicated expression.

This is his best brother, but when he sees it now, he thinks of the scene at the cake shop in Quan Ming Sai.

He nodded.

After a while, Donovan came to the locker room.

"We need to adjust our defensive strategy, someone to defend, someone to help defend, otherwise we will lose the game."

For the first time, Durant publicly made tactical demands on Donovan in the locker room.

Donovan frowned slightly, then nodded.

"I'll defend you."

Durant continued.

Donovan said nothing and agreed.

When he finished adjusting his tactics for the second half, he called Westbrook out alone.

"Russell, Kevin hasn't been in a good state recently. You need to admit more responsibility and lead the offense more."

Donovan said to Westbrook meaningfully.

He has been in the Thunder for more than half a year.

For the past six months, he has been thinking about the tactical status of Durant and Westbrook.

He coached in the NCAA for 19 years, and the guards dominated the offense for 19 years, but the Thunder were not.

This is not the coaching style he is used to, and he also knows that Durant is just a scorer, and his coping ability is far inferior to James.

So he has been looking for opportunities, and now is the opportunity. He wants to transfer the dominance of the offense from Durant to Westbrook.

Westbrook didn't know what Donovan was thinking, but he accepted Donovan's proposal.

In the past, Durant carried the team on his shoulders. Now that Durant is not in good shape, it is time for him to stand up.

Back from the halftime break, both sides did not adjust the starting lineup, and the Pelicans came up to attack first.

Tang Tian is still holding the ball, but the man defending him has changed from Robertson to Durant.

Tang Tian was not too surprised, Durant is the kind of person who cares about the outside world's evaluation.

He can't play on the offensive end, and he definitely wants to make achievements on the defensive end.

If both offensive and defensive ends are blown up, then he really has no place to put his face as a superstar.

Tang Tian lowered his body and dribbled the ball.

He knows that Durant is tall and long, and shooting in front of him is not a good choice.

After continuous dribbling, he suddenly took a step to the right and accelerated the breakthrough.

Durant was too tall, his center of gravity couldn't keep up, and he was directly squeezed by Tang Tian.

Ibaka on the inside came out to help defend, and Tang Tian hit the ball without looking at people behind him, and passed the ball from Ibaka's right armpit to Davis on the baseline.

Jokic stuck Adams, Davis dribbled the ball and dunked with one hand.

Another Nash-style wonderful assist!

Durant clapped his hands angrily.

If he couldn't keep up with Tang Tian's first step, such a defensive strategy would still be useless.

For the Thunder's offense, Westbrook no longer gave Durant tactics as he did in the first half, but took the initiative to call Adams to the high pick-and-roll.

After disassembling, he misplaced and faced Jokic, and accelerated his explosive breakthrough to the basket one step at a time.

Davis assisted in the defense and blocked the block, and Westbrook made a direct layup and caused the latter to foul the defense.

Westbrook's turtle breakthrough is a brutal collision.

With two free throws, Westbrook helped the Thunder bite the score.

Looking back, Jokic was holding the ball at the free throw line, Tang Tian cut back and Durant was struggling to catch up.

Tang Tian caught the ball with a three-threat shot fake, tricked Durant, then turned around and went to the basket to kill.

Both Adams and Ibaka were afraid of Tang Tian's pass and did not dare to jump too far, so Tang Tian directly accelerated the dunk with both hands and scored.

Durant turned his head and watched Tang Tian dunk, a look of despair flashed in his eyes.

Can't attack, can't defend, I can't beat it!

This is more uncomfortable than playing against James when he first entered the league.

Because even if he couldn't guard against James at that time, he could still explode with James.

But Tang Tian's abnormality made him really desperate!

His mentality is a little broken.

Is this how those people felt against Jordan at the beginning of the century?

Westbrook made a layup.

Looking back, Tang Tian saw that Durant was standing relatively far back. He tricked Durant into coming up with a fake shot, and then turned around and made a hit.

The ball went in, and Durant was convinced that the person he was facing was Michael Jordan.

Durant was out of shape on the court, and the Thunder teammates began to help him more.

But this gave Tang Tian a lot of room to pass the ball.

Tang Tian scored 6 points in a row at the beginning of this quarter, but then sent out 4 assists in a row.

However, Westbrook performed well in this quarter, scoring 20 points in a single quarter to help the Thunder bite the score.

And in the third and fourth quarters, Kanter stood up on the inside and successfully narrowed the point difference to 12 points before the two sides entered the final decisive battle.

Competition, there are a dozen.

But Durant was really beaten by Tang Tian this time, and he didn't grasp the consecutive opportunities on the offensive end in the decisive stage, and Tang Tian also hammered him in various ways on the defensive end.

最终，尽管威斯布鲁克轰下赛季新高的40分5板3助攻，坎特也有17分8板的亮眼表现。

但是杜兰特全场28投8中，22分5板2助攻4失误的表现实在糟糕。

The Thunder eventually lost 105-118.

唐天这场比赛表现相当抢眼，全场得到了32分13板21助攻2抢断2犯规。

Donovan said before the game that it was impossible for Tang Tian to get 20 assists, but Tang Tian got it...

And after winning this triple-double, Tang Tian had seven triple-doubles this season, surpassing Green and becoming the player with the most triple-doubles this season.

Chapter 796 Durant's decision (fourth update!)

"Fxck!"

Durant swears suddenly in the locker room.

Just when his teammates thought he was about to drop his phone again, unexpectedly, there was only one swearing.

But Westbrook is attending a press conference at the moment, and no one dares to hit the muzzle.

Durant picked up his backpack and went straight out of the locker room.

After he left the arena, he didn't get on the team bus, nor did he take a taxi back to the hotel. Instead, he wore a hood, carried a schoolbag, and walked aimlessly on the street alone.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and he tugged on his collar.

New Orleans the hell!

It's mid-March, spring has just arrived, and the temperature is relatively low at night. Coupled with the humid environment of New Orleans, the humidity is even more uncomfortable.

"Kevin? You're Kevin?! God!"

As he was walking, a woman walking towards him recognized him and shouted excitedly at him.

Durant ignored her and continued walking on his own.

"Wait, Kevin, I'm your fan, hardcore fan!"

The man came after Durant.

"Can you sign it for me?"

Most of Tang Tian's fans are in New Orleans now, and it's really rare to meet Durant fans here.

But Durant was in a bad mood, and after turning his head to look at her, he walked forward again.

The person showed a disappointed expression, but she probably also knew that Durant was in a bad mood after losing, so she didn't continue to catch up.

"I. don't. want. die. alone..."

The cell phone in Durant's pocket rang, and his ringtone was Scarlett's cover of "Journey After Ice", "Decline Before You Get Old".

He checked and it was Westbrook calling.

He hesitated for a moment and pressed mute, then put it back in his pocket.

He really wanted to be quiet and think about his future.

From a role player to No. 1 in the league, Tang Tian's progress has been exaggerated and amazing.

Although it is very uncomfortable, the fact is that he is no longer an opponent.

Moreover, Tang Tian had a group of excellent teammates beside him.

Davis is now one of the top ten or even top five power forwards in the league;

Jokic is even more talented, and he has the opportunity to become the league's number one center in the next two or three years;

Holiday is the most down-to-earth player. He is the best point guard among players who don't need to hold the ball.

Bojan is seriously underrated, his defense is close to the league average, and his three-point shooting is absolutely top-notch.

There is also Ariza, who has not returned from injury, and is one of the best defensive wings in the league.

These people are much better than the Thunder's current teammates.

He can't beat Tang Tian now, and his teammates can't beat the Pelicans.

And he gradually felt that the coaching staff was transferring the ball to Westbrook.

If he continues to play like this, he will run with him forever, and he will never have a chance to stand up in his entire career.

No, that's not the future he wants, absolutely not!

During the All-Star Game, he and Curry had a long talk at night. The two didn't talk about playing together, but just talked about basketball skills and the future.

Two people who admire each other really hit it off.

Next summer is really his chance to play with Curry, with teammates like Thompson, Green, and Iguodala.

He can definitely beat Tang Tian and Pelican.

And he is a completely free agent, wherever he goes is his choice.

but……

Now there are several big problems in front of him.

One is Westbrook. The two have played together for so many years and have a deep brotherhood.

If he abandons his brother at this time, not to mention breaking up with Westbrook, he will definitely be stabbed in the back by Thunder fans.

The other is what he said on social media back then.

When Tang Tian left the Spurs for the Pelicans, he used his tuba to make "traitor" remarks.

What if he leaves the Thunder in the end?