Guard With a Knife

Swish!

The second quarter started with a step-back jumper from James Harden.

The Thunder brought Westbrook back to the bench for James Harden with two minutes left in the first quarter.

Harden is a very slick player, his style of play is far more mature than his actual age.

His playing brings new challenges to the Bulls.

To some extent, he is even more suitable for Kevin Durant's style of play than Westbrook.

After all, Harden only wants to be the best sixth man in his mind now, while Westbrook has always had a leader's heart.

Tom Thibodeau, sitting on the bench, praised the Thunder's talent, but told his lead assistant coach in a playful tone: "We've got Snoopy! We're a disciplined army." .”

As he spoke, Snoopy drove to the hoop for a beautiful post-up pass, and Korver caught the ball in the corner for a 3-pointer. If there is no accident, this pass will be made into a beautiful post-match highlight and circulated on YouTube and other major video sites.

In fact, when Snoopy hit the basket on the last ball and completed a hook layup with his left hand, Thibodeau already knew that Snoopy would still hit the penalty area on the next ball.

After a season of running-in, he feels that he and the Duke Dog are more and more spiritually compatible. Although he was disheartened by the loss of his power last season, after overcoming his inner obstacles, he found that Snoopy did not intervene in his playbook this season.

Of course... Snoopy never grows and never interrupts when he's making his own decisions on the court.

He believes that the two sides should establish such a harmonious understanding.

"Comparing Kevin Durant with Snoopy is an insult to basketball." Thibodeau raised his eyebrows and said to the newly joined chief assistant and former USC head coach Hollandon: "Their understanding of basketball is simply not there. the same realm."

Swish!

Kevin Durant hit a super long-range three-pointer.

But looking back, Snoop stabbed the Thunder's heart like a dagger. In the confrontation with Krstic, he forced the basketball into and caused a foul.

Swish!

2+1!

"Kevin Durant strengthened his offensive ability with the ball during the offseason, which made his attack more powerful." Marbury pointed Jiangshan on the bench: "However, Snoopy's increased finishing ability at the basket. Although It seems that KD's improvement is more obvious, but... from the perspective of influence on the game, Snoopy's improvement is beyond KD's reach."

"KD is a bucket with a diameter of 20 feet, but Snoopy is a bucket with a diameter of 100 feet. Even if the height of KD is increased by 10 inches, Snoopy only increases by 5 inches. But in terms of water volume, Snoopy is still Winner."

Political commissar Ma stunned a group of old blacks on the bench with a primary school math problem. After careful calculation, they couldn't help but feel emotional: It is true that Snoopy has more water, and Marbury is so talented up.

The game is still going on.

Although Kevin Durant showed an aggressive offensive posture, the Bulls' players, led by Snoopy, kept clinging to the score. Carlos Boozer, Korver, Luol Deng, and Joakim Noah, driven by Snoopy, have good offense and defense, and their output power is very impressive.

When intermission came.

With Kevin Durant missing a shot at the buzzer from a distance.

66:68.

Instead, the Bulls recovered 2 points.

At the same time, Snoopy's personal data has reached 13 points, 12 assists, 7 rebounds, 1 block and 2 steals.

Today's triple-double is basically a certainty.

Correspondingly, Kevin Durant scored 29 points in the half, and he was a mess on the offensive end. Whether it's Luol Deng, Ronnie Brewer, or James Johnson, none of them can limit Durant's performance.

This guy's unusually long hands and feet and shooting touch make him extraordinarily calm in scoring, and he is completely out of control.

ESPN's halftime commentary is as usual 'no distinction',

I think Durant and the young duke have their own characteristics, and it is difficult to distinguish them.

But in fact, there are completely different styles of painting in the locker rooms of the two teams.

The locker room of the home team was joyful and peaceful. Joakim Noah even imitated the posture of overlooking Westbrook when he dunked Westbrook. The newcomer Ronnie Brewer complained about the Mexican girl he had with last night while eating a burger. Smells like grilled New Orleans chicken wings.

Boozer was sitting next to Snoopy as always, and he was shaking his head while listening to the Duke's diary, while appreciating: "This is definitely the greatest album in the history of American pop music, the concept is too advanced..."

People are used to his flattery about the little duke.

Frankly, even Snoopy himself is immune.

Of course, these words are hard to accept for Korver, a true die-hard fan. He corrected Boozer's misconception about genre, and suggested that Boozer's "new fan of the week" should start with the very first single, the one written for Miley Cyrus. .

Marbury looked at the atmosphere in the locker room with satisfaction.

Although there are still people talking about women's private parts care, how to keep it clean, dry and face-free. But basically it starts from the health of the sexes. Compared with those gossips in New York who frequently talked about the difference between the smell of cigarettes and hot tin foil, it is undoubtedly much more positive.

Moreover, now everyone in the locker room has established a correct core view in their hearts, and there are no unnecessary disputes anymore. While there was some competition for playing time at each position, everyone played on their own merits and Snoopy was believed to be a leader in fair play.

Therefore, Marbury even thinks that he can retire now.

...

Compared with the joy in the home team's locker room, the visiting team's locker room is arguing fiercely.

Kevin Durant criticized some of Westbrook's first-half play, while Westbrook insisted that the shot was unkillable. Only a quick defensive counterattack and continuous rushing into the penalty area to cause damage can the opponent fall into a state of focusing on one thing and losing another.

The two have their own reasons.

In the end, Coach Brooks made a handful of slime. He told the two that now they should give full play to their dual-core advantages and join hands to defeat the Bulls.

And he predicts that as long as the game is dragged into a critical moment. The Thunder's chances of winning will be greatly increased, because the Thunder have three players who can hit the nail on the head, while the Bulls have only half.

Brooks finally took control of the locker room scene.

Then the second half of the game continued.

In the first half of the third quarter, Westbrook and Kevin Durant did play their respective advantages. They once worked together to expand the score to 7 points.

However, the Bulls soon slowed down.

Snoopy steadied himself with a super-long-range one-shot after missing two 3-pointers.

When the Duke made a three-pointer, the Thunder had to expand the defensive line: this is strategic killing.

And when the defensive line expanded, Snoopy's breakthrough was even more lethal. He continued to assist Jokinoah and Luol Deng to hit the basket.

And on the defensive end, he joined hands with his players to build a steel wall.

bang bang bang!

When Durant missed two consecutive shots and Westbrook missed one, the previous harmonious state of the two was torn apart. Both sides wanted to continue stud and solve difficulties in their own way.

This creates chaos in possession, and then the offense comes to a standstill.

This kind of situation often happens on the court. Sometimes it can be easily resolved, and sometimes it will be caught by the opponent and quickly widen the point difference.

The Bulls are clearly the latter.

When there was a problem with the Thunder, the Little Duke launched an offensive immediately and led the Bulls to make trouble. In less than three minutes, the point difference was quickly expanded to 8 points.

beep!

Coach Brooks hurriedly asked for a timeout.

He quickly adjusted his tactics and temporarily put Westbrook on the bench, letting James Harden play with Kevin Durant.

But when the pause comes back.

The Bulls still didn't give the Oklahomans a chance, they bit the score tenaciously, and the point difference was still climbing upwards with a weak trend.

The game time keeps moving forward.

The point difference changed from eight to ten, then to fifteen.

When there are 2 minutes left in the game, it has come to 17 points.

beep!

Coach Brooks had to request that he could only replace Kevin Durant, who scored 49 points in this game, and Westbrook, who scored 22 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, and put on the bench.

This result exceeded everyone's expectations.

Before the game, countless people thought that this was a game of sparks hitting the earth, and many people even thought that the Thunder would win the game with a slight advantage.

However, the result presented to the world was: the Thunder just made a small mistake and were caught by the Bulls, and then directly boiled the frog in warm water, killing the young Thunder without a sound.

Before the end of the game, Reggie Miller read out the data of the little Duke tonight: "7 of 17 shots, 20 points, 16 assists, 13 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block. It not only continued his personal triple-double data in the season, but also won the game. It is an undisputed crushing victory, does anyone still question the strength of Snoopidoo's third place in the league?"

When he said this, Bill Wharton next to him couldn't say it even though he had a thousand words.

Strength is right in front of you.

I can't accept it.

You can say Durant is more capable of scoring, you can say he is a more threatening finisher.

However, the Bulls won.

And Snoopy's triple-double data is not lost to his 49 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.

Moreover, judging from the comparison of the strengths of the two teams, the Thunder with a complete lineup is no weaker than the Bulls without Derrick Rose.

However, they were pressed and beaten.

And it's still when Kevin Durant is fully fired.

"Snoopy is indeed more suitable to be the face of the league than Kevin Durant." McBrin said seriously: "David Stern, the old fox, made the right bet again."

This sentence sealed the coffin for this game in advance.

beep!

The whistle sounded and the game was over.

138:121.

The Bulls defended home court advantage.

When the sky filled with colorful ribbons, the cheers of the fans in the United Center arena surged like a tide.

Kevin Durant had to walk away from the field with a stiff face and head down. He had too many complaints and dissatisfaction with this game. He thought that if Westbrook hadn't kept interrupting his shots, he could definitely beat the Bulls. Hammered to death.

However, Westbrook shined before leaving the game.

The game mode of the Duke Dog allowed him to see the possibility of defeating Durant in the team and becoming the leader.

He knows better than anyone that it is difficult for him to compare to the talented Kevin Durant when it comes to scoring. But why can't I follow the triple-double route? I'm also good at rebounding, I'm a point guard and I can make assists, so getting 20 points a game is not a problem at all. Since Snoopy, whose physical fitness is similar to mine, can average a triple-double? Of course I can too! !

His heart was suddenly extremely determined.

Meanwhile, Snoopy was finally stopped by reporters from ESPN, who could only be interviewed.

"It was a very valuable win, we stabilized our position on the list. But I don't think this game can carry other content. Regarding my comparison with Kevin Durant, I think it will be a long time. We will meet again in the regular season and hope to have the opportunity to meet in the playoffs in the future.”

Snoopy told the reporter modestly and cautiously.

He didn't have an iota of arrogance.

As the reporter asked questions about the Bulls' current tactical play, because Snoopy has always appeared as a point guard, when Derrick Rose returns, how will the team adjust.

Snoopy's answer is very philosophical: "Who stipulates that a team can only have one starting point guard?"

This question stunned the reporter for a while.

Then he inevitably asked about the Duchess.

Snoopy's answer, of course: No comment.

Then ended this short interview and went back to the locker room.

"See? He can't wait to take charge of everything." Adidas executive Ballmer said worriedly to Derrick Rose beside him. They witnessed the whole process of the interview with the little duke.

However, Derrick Rose was very calm: "Actually, the Bulls have been in his control. This is an indisputable fact."

He finally spoke a harsh word.

Then headed straight to the locker room, where he had to celebrate with his teammates, not continue to discuss market share with sponsors here.

"This game can't explain anything. Our battle will continue. I look forward to meeting him in the next regular season and also looking forward to meeting him in the playoffs."

Kevin Durant's rhetoric was almost exactly the same as Snoopy's.

But he is a loser, and his utterance feels more like an unconvinced self-struggle.

"We have some issues tactically that need to be worked out and that's something we have to face."

Kevin Durant continued: "We want to get higher and we have to have an answer on this critical question."

Consistent with Kevin Durant's opinion is Westbrook, who also believes that there are some problems with the team's tactics. He felt that the team should make some changes.

The unison of the two made coach Brooks fall into silence at the post-match press conference. He didn't know how to answer reporters' questions.

He could only sneer: "Let's discuss the Duke's daughter."

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