Chapter 873: The Tough No. 1 and the Handsome Durant!

In the first 11 minutes of the first quarter, he controlled the fouls and defense.

If he could hold on for another minute, he could have ended the first quarter perfectly.

As long as he didn't commit any fouls in the first quarter, he could be as cool as he wanted in the next three quarters, and he didn't have to worry about the foul crisis, and the team didn't need to find someone to protect him.

Everything was perfect.

There was only one minute left, but KD...

That arm swing!

That big loop!

Kwame Brown almost cried when he thought about it!

When the Sonics players saw KD coming back, they all shouted, "They're all back, all back."

As a former Sonics player, how could he not have thought that in addition to the malice of the whole world, at least 30 shots per game and at least 20 misses per game were back, and the arm swing big loop that KD used to play in training was also back!

KD usually doesn't use the arm swing big loop, and only uses it when he is anxious and angry.

And he used to bully short defensive players.

From bottom to top, if the short guy doesn't pay attention, he can't dodge even if he wants to. He is too short, and KD hits him with a slight touch.

Kwame Brown really didn't expect that after KD was seriously injured for a year, his other offensive means have deteriorated, how come the skill of swinging his arms and making a big loop has become so proficient?

Based on his understanding as a former player of the Supersonics, it is really difficult to swing a big guy with a big loop. The big guy is tall, and the swinging process is too long, giving the opponent too much time to react. But just now, he really didn't react and was passively hit!

It's not really like many people reported that because of the leg injury, his hand skills have improved by leaps and bounds, right?

Two shoulder shakes, two free throws, two hits!

24 to 27!

"KD, you haven't been practicing this move for a year, have you?"

Holding the basketball that went into the net in his arms, Kwame Brown couldn't help but look at Durant and asked.

"I didn't practice it. I just thought of it and used it."

Durant squinted his eyes with a paralyzed face.

When Kwame Brown heard Durant's answer, he didn't know what to say.

No practice?

Then how did he suddenly become so strong? Could this be your innate skill, the kind that is engraved in your body and improves over time without practice?

Kwame Brown's first foul in the first quarter came very late, but it also came very, very quickly.

Durant made two free throws and narrowed the gap between the two sides to 3 points.

But the most important thing about the Sonics' attack was not that Durant narrowed the gap to three points.

The most important thing about the Sonics' attack was that Kwame Brown fouled!

If Kwame Brown couldn't be fouled in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, it was impossible for old Nelson to continue to play the "make Kwame Brown foul" tactic in this game.

There was no foul in the first quarter, and Kwame Brown had to foul 3 times in the second quarter to make Kwame Brown have a foul crisis. How is this possible!

So, if Kwame Brown couldn't be fouled in the first quarter.

Old Nelson's tactics in this game were a failure!

After Kwame Brown finally got his first foul in the first quarter, Nelson was relieved and the tactics of this game could continue.

Rick Carlisle on the other side was not so happy.

He was only one minute away from winning two games against Nelson. He could avenge his master, who lost four games in a row and was swept by Nelson.

But in this minute, he and his team failed.

On the court, after Durant recovered two points through free throws, the Dallas Mavericks, who made a comeback, had a pick-and-roll between Afflalo and Nowitzki. Afflalo passed Yes to Nowitzki. Nowitzki faced Yes who was defending in front of him, received Afflalo's pass, and before Yes could get close to him, he quickly shot a three-pointer against Yes.

30 to 24!

The difference between the two sides was widened again to 6 points.

The shadow caused by Durant's foul on Kwame Brown just now on the Mavericks fans has faded.

However, before the Mavericks fans could breathe a sigh of relief, Yes asked for the ball once, pushed Monta Ellis away and received Rondo's one-handed quick pass. He used almost the same action as Nowitzki's pull-up shot to pull up Afflalo!

65+20!

It hit the target with a swish!

27 to 30!

The score returned to 3 points again, with 32 seconds left!

"After Durant fouled Kwame Brown, the two teams played very fast!"

"It's not that the two teams played fast, it's that Yes suddenly played fast!"

"In the last game, Yes faced the double-teaming of Monta Elise and Afflalo and scored 30+ in three quarters. This shows that Yes is capable of scoring points in the double-teaming of Afflalo and Monta Elise. It's just that Durant was too bad on the offensive end in the last game, and Yes's points were useless!"

"After Durant stopped playing badly in this game, Yes's points felt effective, all of which were hard points and key points!"

"Yes has taken 4 shots in the first quarter so far, and scored 9 points with 3 of 4 shots, all of which were hard points!"

Because Afflalo is his defender, and Afflalo is the Mavericks' core organizer and outside offensive core. When he plays pick-and-roll with his teammates and his teammates shoot, or he directly pulls up Yes, the total number of hits is definitely more than 4.

The reason why Yes did not come back in the next round after being singled out by Afflalo, Nowitzki and other Mavericks players is that his touch is too low, and the 20-point touch is not worth Yes's forced attack.

So Yes only shot 4 times in the first quarter.

However, Yes is still very satisfied with this.

I just gan you. Yes is very satisfied with this skill!

Purple is purple!

If it was him before, when he encountered such a situation, he could only catch the ball crazily and jump up crazily.

Find a not-so-shi forced shot among those very shi touches, and other very shi touches can only be blamed on Durant or other pot friends.

This is a very cancerous way of playing!

Although outsiders don't know, they still say that Durant and others waste opportunities.

But Yes knew that this was a very toxic style of play.

Just like when James couldn't help his teammates without the ball before, he stood there with his hands on his hips.

Yes is like this, he can't help his teammates with a bad touch, and he is a hindrance to his teammates throughout the game.

Others don't know, but it doesn't mean Yes doesn't care.

He still cares very much about this.

After having the skill of "I'm ganking you", Yes doesn't have to score by jumping up and down like crazy, or by slamming down his teammates like crazy when his touch is low.

His touch in this game was already quite poor, and he found 4 opportunities to shoot in the first quarter, and he hit 3 goals with a 20% touch bonus.

He didn't take up too much ball rights, just received the ball 4 times and scored 9 points, which is a perfect contribution.

As long as he doesn't receive the ball crazily and doesn't jump up crazily to brush his touch, even Durant doesn't have to miss shots.

Durant doesn't have to forcefully take the ball from Yes, and he doesn't have to forcefully shoot.

His own game state is not good, and Durant himself doesn't want to shoot so many times.

He didn't want to take 33 shots in the last game and pit the team like that. He didn't want to, but Yes didn't allow it!

After having Durant again after a year in the last game, not only Durant was anxious, but Yes was also a little angry and wanted to swallow the Mavericks in one bite.

In the end, it was proved that this cow was not something he and the Supersonics could swallow in one bite.

After the lesson of the last game, Yes was much more "honest" in this game.

When the hand feeling is not good, just follow the tactics of old Nelson, slowly grind this cow, and find the opportunity to move the knife again!

There was less than a minute left in the first quarter, and the pace of the game suddenly accelerated.

Such a change in the game made Carlisle frown on the sidelines.

Fortunately, he was very satisfied with Afflalo's rhythm control. In the next offense, Afflalo suppressed the Mavericks' offensive rhythm.

After controlling for a while, Afflalo passed the ball to Nowitzki, who turned over and made a jump shot against Millsap's defense.

"Nowitzki's turnaround jumper is a little different, like a golden rooster standing on one leg!"

"And Nowitzki doesn't seem to be afraid of small defenses now?"

It was really hard for Millsap to defend Nowitzki in this series.

Before the start of this series, Tucker also taught him a lot of experience in defending Nowitzki.

He also studied hard for several days.

Damn, when it comes to the game, when it really comes to surgery, it's useless!

He was beaten by Nowitzki and wished his arms could grow another meter!

But he knew that this was impossible.

32 to 27!

The difference between the two teams once again came to a five-point difference!

"At this time, Yes's offense is very tough, scoring is very tough, and Nowitzki also looks unusually tough!"

To be honest, in the minds of many reporters, media and most of the world's audiences, Nowitzki is the world's number one softie, and the number one in the history of NBA and basketball.

Many people watched this season's regular season, including the last round of playoffs with the Grizzlies, but most of these people were Mavericks fans.

So in the minds of Mavericks fans, they never thought that Nowitzki was still a softie this season. In fact, Nowitzki has never been a softie!

Could a softie fight with Duncan?

Mavericks fans have also defended Nowitzki.

But it is very, very difficult to reverse this inherent impression.

Nowitzki needs to play a very, very important series with very, very high attention, and all basketball fans and NBA fans will watch it.

Only by playing in such a series can Nowitzki wash away his stigma.

And this series between the Mavericks and the Supersonics is indeed such a series.

The Supersonics have just humiliated the Spurs historically, and the fans' enthusiasm for watching the Supersonics is at its highest.

It can be said that this series between the Supersonics and the Mavericks is a series that almost all basketball fans will watch, and ordinary passers-by will also watch it.

But in the last game, the game was too defeated, and Nowitzki did not have the opportunity to show his toughness.

But tonight, this is a little different.

"Isn't Nowitzki the number one softie in the NBA?"

"Why do I feel that when the Mavericks need to score in the first quarter, Nowitzki can always stand up and score?"

"Comparing with Yes in hard points, Nowitzki doesn't seem to be at a disadvantage at all?!"

"Duncan scored hard against Yes in the last game of the last round, and Nowitzki is also very hard now. Why do I feel that Garnett, who looks the hardest, is a little bit worse?"

"I also feel that this guy is really the number one softie in the NBA? Are we wrong, or is the world wrong?"

Nowitzki's performance in this game was very, very amazing.

Many people in front of the TV may be watching the Mavericks game for the first time in recent years. The impression of Nowitzki is only those passers-by who have heard about him from others, and they feel like their worldviews have been robbed.

On the court, there are other people who also feel that their worldviews have been washed away.

After Nowitzki once again widened the gap between the two sides to five points, when the Mavericks fans on the sidelines faced the last attack of the Supersonics, almost all of them, led by Mark Cuban, stood up and fought for the Mavericks players on the field!

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

The shouts and cheers of the Mavericks fans seemed to overturn the entire American Airlines Arena.

On the court, Kwame Brown, who was encouraged by the Mavericks fans, patted his face, squatted down, and opened his hands when he saw Durant holding the ball in front of him.

KD is no longer the KD he used to be. He doesn't need to stick to him at all!

As long as you keep a certain distance from KD, you can effectively control him. There is no need to give KD too much physical confrontation, and KD will not hit.

The Iron God is back!

Seeing Kwame Brown's defensive posture, Carlisle next to him was also very satisfied.

Kwame is really good at everything!

After the Seattle Supersonics got it, everything is really good!

Among the black centers in the NBA, having such basketball IQ and judgment is really like a rare and precious animal!

Not close, frontal defense, let go a little bit, even Durant's weird foul is impossible...

Just when Rick Carlisle wanted to say the word "success" in his heart.

Rick Carlisle's eyes widened as if they were about to pop out!

And on the sidelines, the Mavericks fans who were shouting "defend!" crazily instantly went from extremely active to extremely quiet!

Even Mark Cuban, who was leading the Mavericks fans on the scene to shout "defend!", was choked by his own words and coughed violently on the sidelines!

On the court, Kwame Brown, who opened his arms in front to prevent Durant from breaking through, mechanically tilted his head without caring about anything else Durant did.

Durant's wrist was under his left arm, in close contact with his arm...

In the silent American Airlines Arena, the world once again appreciated Durant's decisive turn and his resolute move to the free throw line.

Beep, beep, beep!

Blue No. 54 fouled!

White No. 35 made two free throws!

The whistle in silence was particularly harsh.

Yes in the court blinked as he watched Durant walk to the free throw line in a handsome way.

Nowitzki frowned.

Rick Carlisle on the sidelines opened his mouth wide and trembled slightly.

At the last moment, Kwame, twice? !

"It actually worked?!"

Even old Nelson was a little confused this time...

"James, Yes's early celebration has become a legend in the NBA. I think KD's early walk to the free throw line will also be remembered by the NBA forever..."

"..."

Gasol said with a stunned expression.

James Harden next to him didn't know how to answer for a while.