151. Defensive defense
The break was not too long, and two long timeouts were definitely not enough rest for the players who had already played 36 minutes. Therefore, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, both sides invariably sent substitutes to give the main players more opportunities to buffer and rest.
But obviously, Kevin Durant recovered a little faster than Wu Dawei, after all, he didn't need to focus on the defensive end, and his body consumption was much lower than Wu Dawei, who contributed on both offensive and defensive ends, and Durant was soon sent back to the court by head coach Brooks.
On the Cavaliers' side, Byron Scott did not send Wu Dawei back to the court one after another. At this time, the fourth quarter had just been played for more than two minutes, and Scott weighed up letting Wu Dawei rest for a while, after all, in the previous three quarters of the game, Wu Dawei's playing time had exceeded 30 minutes!
But in the face of the Thunder's adjustments, Scott naturally had to respond. Kevin Durant is not a role player for the Thunder like Sergi Ibaka, Sevrosa, or Menor, he is the core of this team; The core players of the opposing team came on early, and it is not impossible that the opponent wants to end the game early.
So, in order to prevent the Thunder's surprise attack, Scott sent Williams and Vallejo back to the court, and at the same time, let Graham, who is also strong, defend Durant for a while, as cannon fodder.
The role of cannon fodder is only to plug the gun's hole, and in fact, in the face of Kevin Durant, who is a lot taller than him and has better mobility than himself, Joey Graham is helpless not only because he does not have Wu Dawei's prediction, but his confidence is also a somersault cloud distance behind Lao Sun compared with Wu Dawei!
Every time he faced Kevin Durant's ball-handling offense, he would be so nervous that he would die suddenly at any time, and he looked like he would be a benevolent if he didn't succeed, and every time he was beaten by Kevin Durant.
Therefore, in such a matchup, the difference of 3 points is obviously nothing. The Thunder quickly caught up with the score, not just to level the score. Graham became less and less confident the more he played, which prompted Kevin Durant to become more and more confident on the offensive end.
Soon, the Thunder were on the scoresheet after the equalizer.
The Cavaliers, who originally led the Thunder by three points at the end of the third quarter at 82-79, trailed the Thunder by two points after five minutes of the fourth quarter.
Cavaliers coach Byron Scott had to call a timeout, and as the players walked off the court, the Thunder's home stadium was cheered loudly at the Ford Center, and it was clear that Oklahoma fans were very happy that the team was able to take the lead in the final quarter.
After all, at this time, there is not much time left until the end of the game.
Bonnie Lovelin is still sitting in the audience, and she has been watching the game from the sidelines since the beginning, and she is naturally very aware of the form of the two teams on the court, but she is not too concerned about the disadvantage that the Cavaliers are in right now.
The only thing she really cares about is Wu Dawei, the cousin of the contracted player under her name. In fact, Wu Dawei's table has already shocked Laughlin's table. This is beyond surprise.
When Mao Sui recommended himself as Wu Dawei's agent, Lovelin already knew that Wu Dawei was an extremely good and potential player, after all, he led the team to successfully snipe LeBron James at home, which made him famous for a while.
Especially in the final moment of the game, in the face of James's last attack, his stunner after the counter-steal also made many people talk about it. At that time, Galllin only had a general impression of Wu Dawei. This is a young man who has a good defense and is also a Chinese player. …,
To be honest, she just thought that Wu Dawei would be of great commercial value at that time. And now, tonight's game has subverted Lashlin's previous thinking, Wu Dawei's performance on the defensive end, in her opinion, is completely phenomenal! Even if you look at the history of the Alliance, such a table is hard to find.
Therefore, for the next competition, she is more looking forward to Wu Dawei's table. In the face of Kevin Durant's continuous efficient performances on the offensive end in the previous time, Wu Dawei will play what kind of game in the final time of the game.
Lovelin has seen countless times of dominating a game with offense, but she swears she's never seen a picture of a game dominated by defense!
After the timeout, Wu Dawei was substituted on the court. There is no doubt that the game has entered the final six minutes and it will be the final battle of the game. Both sides put their best players on the pitch to make a last-ditch effort to win the game!
Both sides had given their all for the first 40-odd minutes and, naturally, no one was going to give up on the game at the last minute.
Wu Dawei re-faced Kevin Durant, Durant has scored 30 points tonight, such a high score has exceeded his average points per game this season, and it seems that Wu Dawei's defense against Kevin Durant seems to be a complete failure.
But anyone who watched the game knows that this is not entirely the case. Durant's 30 points were earned on his 22 shots, and some points were scored when Wu wasn't on the floor. On top of that, Wu Dawei has already overshadowed Durant's 2 shots tonight, while also stealing the ball from him 2 times.
Therefore, the duel between them is the focus of the fans in the stadium. Two almost equally young small forwards, the same limelight, maybe Wu Dawei has more criticism, but what cannot be concealed is his better performance after game; And Durant, although the strongest No. 3 position in the league is now recognized as LeBron James, he is also using his own table to attack the throne like James!
The ball after the timeout came back, first on the Cavaliers' side. The Thunder's goal gave them the lead, and soon the Cavaliers used this wave of offense to level the score.
After resting for more than ten minutes, Wu Dawei's physical fitness has greatly improved. Although due to the head coach's requirements for him to focus on defense, Wu Dawei no longer frequently runs back and forth on the bottom line to create space for zào shots, but he still actively comes to the high position and blocks and dismantles the team holders.
After Wu Dawei became a starter and slowly emerged on the offensive end, this became a regular routine for the Cavaliers. With Wu's steady mid-range shooting, the Cavaliers' pick-and-roll coordination is always at ease.
This time, it's still Wu Dawei. He made a successful pick-and-roll for Williams in the high post, blocking Harden and forcing Sevrosa to defend Williams. Williams' return pass gave Wu a chance to shoot in an open position near the free throw line.
The hand rises, and the ball falls.
89:89。
The score was tied again, and the Thunder did not feel sorry for themselves, and their baseline serve was very fast. Harden passed half time and handed the ball to Durant. Durant, who has scored 30 points in this game, still feasts the eyes of Oklahoma fans tonight with his offensive performance, but what everyone hopes more is that he can beat Wu Dawei.
Especially after Wu Dawei continued to make blocks or steals on the defensive end, Oklahoma fans became more and more resentful. Lovelin, like the Oklahoma fans around him, is looking forward to the collision.
Durant holds the ball in the high post, and at 210 centimeters, he's not used to playing with his back to his back, and the fact that every game proves that he is a better outside player. Durant has always been good at attacking from the outside, and tonight was no exception. …,
The previous scoring at will on the offensive end has long regained Durant's confidence. At this time, facing Wu Dawei, Durant knew that he was duty-bound, and the team needed him to lead to victory. Therefore, it is impossible for him to tremble and dare not attack because he had been blocked in front of Wu Dawei before!
Similarly, Wu Dawei, who was instructed by head coach Scott during the timeout, naturally has the belief of defending Durant's offense, and he also understands very well that the team needs his own defense very much now.
As a result, two people who share the same belief and want to lead the team to victory made a move almost at the same time. Kevin Durant was holding the ball, and suddenly his left hand with the ball swung to the right, and then, with his body half sideways, he then held the ball in his right hand and launched an attack towards the paint area in the diagonal stab.
This is a quick enough disguise, but it still can't escape Wu Dawei's judgment! Almost at the same time, he also reacted accordingly, Wu Dawei followed Durant!
The bodies of the two men were entangled and intertwined, and they rushed into the paint field, and almost at the same time, the cheers of the Oklahomians rang out from the sidelines because Kevin Durant jumped!
In the paint area, he raised his right arm holding the basketball in the air and jumped up with a fierce eye!
At this moment, that fierce appearance was like Westbrook's possession after being injured in the first quarter!
"Buckle him! Kevin! ”
The Oklahoma fans couldn't help but scream, and it was clear that no one would forget the pain Westbrook had when he came off the court injured in the first quarter.
"Roar!"
The cheering of the fans outside the court fueled Kevin Durant's momentum, he roared angrily, looked at the basket close at hand, and dunked down with his raised right hand!
"Get out!"
However, Wu Dawei is still the last barrier in front of Kevin Durant! No matter how powerful his momentum is, it turns out that ignoring Wu Dawei's defense and forcing a dunk is an absolutely wrong choice!
The basketball was only a strand of hair left from the basket, and was ruthlessly blocked out of the door by Wu Dawei's big palm!
Then, there was a muffled snort, Kevin Durant tried his best, but he couldn't get the ball closer to the basket, although he was too much better than Wu Dawei in size, but in terms of strength, Wu Dawei was enough to blow him up!
He was covered. And next, it's the Cavaliers' counterattack! This is what the Cleveland man does best, Wu Dawei grabbed the ball after landing on the ground, and then he pushed two steps forward, and at a glance he saw the veteran Jamison running at the front, Wu Dawei threw the ball to the front.
Jamison's three-step layup, after the timeout, the Cavaliers scored four straight points, and they seemed to dominate the game again!
“OH! NO! ”
The sighs that surrounded Laughlin's ears made her once again marvel at Wu Dawei's energy on the defensive end, and once again contributed a wonderful block at such a critical moment, and Laughlin's opinion of Wu Dawei was one step higher.
Although the Thunder lost the lead in the blink of an eye, the game went on and they still had a chance.
James Harden dribbled past halfcourt, and the Cavaliers were still on the lookout, with head coach Scott yelling from the sidelines to make them dare not take a one-goal lead lightly.
Williams followed Harden step by step, although Harden's breakthrough, Williams was difficult to defend, but at such a critical juncture, he naturally did not dare to let his guard down. Harden roams the three-point line, ready to make a move, and Williams is on the lookout.
At this time, Durant suddenly ran to Harden's side and made a block for him, Williams was blocked by Durant's body at once, and he couldn't find Harden's figure, he hurriedly walked around, and saw Wu Dawei take a step up, delaying Harden's breakthrough, and then, Wu Dawei turned around and ran towards the inside line without looking back, and at the same time, Harden threw the ball directly into the sky with one hand. …,
It's not a shot. When Williams turned his head with the basketball, he found that the basketball was flying over the head of Wu Dawei, who was running inside, and then, Williams saw Durant in front of Wu Dawei.
It's an aerial relay!
Everyone saw Harden's intentions for the ball, and the Oklahoma fans on the sidelines were extremely excited.
Durant rushed into the paint again, and then, he jumped up, his outstretched right hand ready to catch the ball in the air, and all the excitement was to come in the next second. At that moment, in front of Kevin Durant's swarthy palm, a yellow arm appeared in front of him, and then, intercepted the basketball!
All the cheers that were about to exit came to an abrupt end at this moment, and the dumb ending was something that no one expected. When Wu Dawei fell to the ground again, the ball in his hand was a shock to everyone.
It was as if before this qiē he knew that there would be an air relay!
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