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Chapter 334 Strangling the Death God's Throat

Entering the fourth quarter, the Blazers temporarily trailed the Thunder by 77 points at 83:6.

The Blazers go first.

Perkins and Ibaka played, and they did not hesitate to use bandaging tactics at Wang Zelin as soon as the game restarted.

It's true, left and right are men!
This scene can be called a "basic love" radiating.

I lost it!

Feeling the greasy feeling coming from the front and back, Wang Zelin realized that the sweat on the two of them hadn't been wiped off, so they leaned forward.

He felt that he was preparing two giant pieces of slippery soap to stick to each other. If it was another occasion, it would definitely be the favorite plot of female SPs.

However, Wang Zelin is Wang Zelin after all, and the strength of his upper and lower limbs exceeding 95 points is not a cover. As long as he has sufficient physical fitness, no one in today's league can hold him in the low position with normal means.

Facing the consumption of the opponent's two "meat shields", Wang Zelin was still able to complete the attack and caused Ibaka's fourth foul of the game.

At this moment, the boos of the audience stopped suddenly, and the Thunder fans seemed to be choked by someone.

There is no way, this scene on the field is really too scary. The two main players of their own side have tried their best, but they still can't prevent the Trail Blazers from scoring on the 36th.

As long as he hits the next extra penalty, Wang Zelin can score more than 20 points in this game, but he is not happy at this time.

After receiving the pass just now, he thought he was only facing Perkins. In order to save some energy, he wanted to use a turnaround jumper to attack, but Ibaka rushed over and double-teamed quite decisively.

No way, he can only use 12 points of strength to attack.

The goal was scored, but it took a lot of effort...

The physical distribution of this game is the most precious thing for him, so waste a little more.All may become the last straw that breaks the camel's back at critical moments!
In the final analysis, although the upper limit of physical attributes derived from Karl Malone's star card is as high as 94, he has only inherited 86 now, which is still a long way from the 90 mark, let alone 94.

Moreover, his tonnage and style of play are much more laborious than Malone's. He doesn't have a John Stockton to play pick-and-rolls with him, and he doesn't have an NBA coach with a thousand wins like Mr. Sloan to personally train him.

It's a pity, Ibaka obviously sensed his intention to save effort, and immediately made up for it...

Damn it's annoying!
79:83, still behind by 4 points.

Thunder attack.

Westbrook worked for a while, and finally handed it over to Durant, and Batum quickly followed.

Batum is already the best defensive perimeter member in the Trail Blazers. Well, this title may be taken by Beverly now, but he has the ability to defend at the small forward position. The most important thing is The attitude is definitely correct enough.

But as soon as he came into contact with a scoring leader like Durant, the gap immediately appeared.

In a short corner on the left, Durant first made a tentative step, then changed direction and moved to the right in a big way, pulling up high on the spot.

"Oh, after all, it's a bit close!"

Seeing Batum's powerlessness, Terry Stotts shook his head slightly.

David Vanderpoel on the side said: "There is nothing to do. When Kevin Durant is fully fired, let alone Nicholas, even LeBron James, who almost won the DPOY last year, don't have anything to do with this guy. All we can do is to consume his physical energy as much as possible."

"I don't worry about defense, because the opponent can't defend Wang either. What I worry about is the number of fouls on Nicholas."

"That's true."

David Vanderpool nodded.

"Shh!"

With Durant's two-pointer, the Thunder's lead came to another 6 points.

However, the audience did not see much excitement from Durant, but the expression became more solidified.

Under the continuous consumption of Batum and Will Patton, he can clearly feel that his physical energy loss is much faster than in previous games. Now he can only bet that the opposite Blazer No. 36 is expending as fast as him, otherwise...

There has always been a saying in basketball games: The closer you are to the basket, the higher your shooting percentage!

The Blazers No. 36, who is also constantly entangled with defenders and is closer to the basket, must have higher confidence in scoring goals than himself.

"Return to defense! We must defend against the next attack of these guys, so that our point difference can be quickly opened to 10 points!"

Durant shouted impatiently.

Such a moving "Thor" stunned the media reporters on the sidelines.

You know, for Durant, who has an introverted personality, it is actually difficult for fans to see how rich his performance will be during most of a game. It is more of a cold face after a goal.

Of course, it can't be ruled out that Du Xiaoshuai, who is sullen, thinks it's cool to show his appearance on the field.

Although this game is regarded as a strong duel and a well-deserved battle, in essence, it is actually a regular season!

The sudden anxiety on the face of Thunder No. 35 made the media and fans suddenly realize: It turns out that he is so serious about this game!
It seems that the Blazers have brought him a lot of pressure tonight...

Immediately, driven by the home DJ, when Durant got the ball, there would be crazy cheers at the scene.

Likewise, every time a Trail Blazers player gets the ball, the arena boos deafeningly.

The last quarter of the game was more than halfway through, and the coaches of both sides did not wait for a timeout. It turned out to be the official timeout.

At this time, the score on the field was 92:96, and the Blazers were still 4 points behind.

Back in his seat, Wang Zelin took two gulps of Gatorade, but couldn't spit it out. His whole mouth finally felt more comfortable.

In the first half of the quarter, the two sides did not engage in complicated tactical competitions, but put forward the simplest tactics - fighting for star power!

打了许久，总体呈现出了不分上下的趋势。王泽林3投2中，罚球2中2，得到6分2助攻3篮板1盖帽，带领开拓者半节拿到15分。

雷霆队那边，杜兰特单节5中3，外加一个2+1，得到7分1篮板。

再加上投篮3中1，罚球4中2，得到4分2助攻1篮板的威斯布鲁克，两人带领雷霆半节时间得到13分。

In contrast, it can be seen that the Thunder's dependence on stars is indeed higher than that of the Trail Blazers. In addition to Wang Zelin's 6 points, there are other players who have stood up.

Aldridge scored 2 points on 2 of 4 shots, Lillard scored 2 points for a layup, and Batum also made a corner three-pointer.

Except for Matthews who did not score in the starting five tigers, the other four tigers all performed.

"Nicholas, can you hold on?"

Wang Zelin leaned over and handed him a bottle of Gatorade.

Now Batum is gasping for breath, defending Durant, whether it is physical or mental, the exhaustion is too serious.

That guy is a monster!

"good!"

Batum smiled and took it.

In fact, he already had a bottle of water in his hand, but it was rare for the boss to personally hand over the water as a greeting, so he had no reason not to take it.

Wang Zelin shook his head slightly, stretched out his hand to touch his head, and remembered that he was not Beverly, so he patted his shoulder instead: "There are still 5 minutes until the end of the game, you should take a rest for now."

"But……"

Batum wanted to take a break, but he couldn't think of who the team should replace to defend Durant after he was off the field.

"It's okay." Interrupting Batum, Wang Zelin got up and walked towards the direction of coach Terry Stotts: "Coach, Nicholas is only short of the last foul and is about to leave the field. I think he should be played at the last critical moment. Now you can change someone to defend KD."

Terry Stotts knew that Wang Zelin would not be aimless, and asked, "Is he going to replace Will? It's because his defensive skills are so far behind."

Wang Zelin replied with a mysterious smile: "No, my idea is to go to Patrick!"

"???"

Not just Terry Stotts, but even Beverly himself has black question marks on his face.

"me!"

Beverly pointed to himself suspiciously.

"no!"

Terry Stotts immediately refused.

What an international joke?
让1米85的贝弗利去防看似2米06，实则2米10开外的杜兰特，那不是茅坑里点灯——找S嘛！
Of course, Wang Zelin could only tell them that Beverly successfully completed a 1-for-1 pair with Durant through mad dog-style defense and verbal provocations throughout the game when the Clippers played the Warriors in the playoffs.

Of course, it doesn't mean how well Beverly defended. In fact, Durant's data didn't say much. He still scored 16 points from 8 to 23.

But I have to admit that Beverly successfully bit Durant in his own way, or in other words, he disgusted Durant.

This is enough.

Wang Zelin wants Durant to run, catch, or shoot no matter what. Anyway, as long as he is still on the court, he will feel uncomfortable all the time.

The 100-second official timeout soon passed halfway, and Wang Zelin was also a little anxious. Looking at Terry Stotts, he said very seriously: "Sir, please trust me once!"

Hearing Wang Zelin's words, Terry Stotts still shook his head and said, "Patrick is too short, he is easy to be raped."

If it was a height difference of 5 to 10 centimeters, he wouldn't be so hesitant.But there is a height difference of at least 20 centimeters between the two sides, how does this make him agree?
"We've got no better options, have we?"

Wang Zelin continued to persuade that he knew Terry Stotts' inner hesitation, but the current situation on the field required the team to make changes.Otherwise, if he scores a goal, Durant will also score a goal in the next round, and the score will not be shortened left and right, so when will it be the head?
However, Terry Stotts' answer drove him crazy.

"That's too risky. Let Patrick face KD. Our current 4-point gap is likely to be quickly opened."

"Coach! Please give me this chance!"

Beverly came over at some point, and looked up at Terry Stotts, who was a head taller than him, with stubbornness in his voice, but also a bit of pleading and longing.

"..."

Tristos was silent at first, and finally struggled a few times in his heart, helplessly supported his forehead: "Even the players have such courage, as the head coach, how can I fall behind?"

The next moment, he put his hands on Beverly's shoulders: "Go! Prove to everyone that you are excellent, I believe you can do it!"

"Well! Thank you coach!"

Beverly nodded firmly.

However, when Wang Zelin returned to the court with his teammates, Terry Stotts was both apprehensive and expectant, and at the same time prepared for the worst:

If this decision causes everyone to lose in the end, let me shoulder the responsibility.

Back on the field.

Thunder possession of the ball.

When the home fans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena saw the black and thin Beverly standing next to Durant, who was more than a head taller than him, everyone was stunned...

The next moment, the audience burst into laughter!

"Hahahaha, could it be that the head coach of the Trail Blazers got caught in the magic of the East and actually asked that little guy to defend against KD! Well, I admit, he managed to amused me!"

"The funniest thing I've seen this year!"

"Ditto, this ticket is really worth buying."

"..."

The entire arena instantly became a sea of ​​laughter, filled with laughter everywhere.

At the same time, Beverly, who was in the center of the storm, never changed his expression, and even took the initiative to talk to Durant: "Man, you played really well just now!"

Originally, his opponent player was replaced by this guy with a visual height of 1 meters. Durant already felt quite weird, but the opponent suddenly praised him.

What is this all about?

Durant felt a little confused: Is this guy here to be funny?

There was no reply, and Beverly didn't feel embarrassed, and continued: "It barely reached the level when I was just weaned."

Beverly continued chatting on his own, completely unaware that Durant in front of him had changed from a slight frown to a completely dark face...even though his face was already very dark.

What?

Such a guy dares to say that my strength has not reached the level when he was weaned...

I'm the best scorer in the league, need you, a rookie, to boast?
What made Durant even more uncomfortable was Beverly's dog's paw rubbing against his waist...

What do you take me for?

Seeing Durant gnashing his teeth, looking like he was going to kill himself, Beverly felt guilty, but at the same time couldn't help feeling: Wang Zhi's move is really effective, this guy really can't stand teasing.

"give me!"

Westbrook originally wanted to play at a slower pace in accordance with the coach's request, but who would have thought that just after halftime, Durant suddenly let out a roar.

What happened to the kidney?

Westbrook gave a questioning look, but it was Durant's fiery gaze that greeted him. He shivered in fright and quickly threw the ball out.

Whoever provoked KD to such an extent, it must be the new No. 3!

Durant protected the ball with his back, and Beverly was out of position.

Obviously, he hasn't adapted to Durant's strength in the first matchup, but it will be fine after a long time.

Beverley's first defense looked terrible, and naturally he was greeted with a lot of laughter.

"Post-back fadeaway! Beautiful shot!"

Zhang Li couldn't help shouting, feeling something was wrong, and quickly added: "Oh! We can see that Beverly has tried his best, but the difference in height is too big. How can he pay Durant back?"

"Rookie, welcome to the NBA!"

Durant is not a person who likes to talk trash very much, and his research in this area is far inferior to that of the old hooligans before, but this does not prevent him from borrowing this classic trash talk.

Anyway, few people now remember who said this sentence first.

He just borrowed it, so what!
When retreating, Beverly still clung to Durant relentlessly, saying plausibly: "Oh, that ball was really beautiful. I take back the evaluation just now. Your strength should be a level higher. You have reached the age when I no longer wet the bed... Let me think about it. I was about 6 years old at that time, which happened to be the time when I was about to enter the first grade of elementary school."

The most embarrassing thing is that after Beverly finished speaking, he stared at Durant very sincerely.

"???"

Durant stiffened his neck, and swallowed the words as soon as they reached his mouth. He had never seen such a brazen person.

(End of this chapter)