NBA Opening Draw To Twilight Shaquille O’Neal: Chapter 860 Durant is leaving the team!
On the 29th, there were two Tianwangshan battles, one between the Thunder and the Lakers, and one between the Raptors and the Celtics.
In the East, the Raptors returned to their home court to fight the Celtics in the Tianwangshan battle. At 112:101, the Raptors successfully defended their home court and got the match point.
At 20 o'clock in the evening, the fifth Tianwangshan battle between the Thunder and the Lakers started.
Back at home, the Thunder still couldn't resist the Lakers' two shots from outside. The Paul + Kobe backcourt combination was unstoppable in the critical second half.
These two CIC masters once again proved that sentence with facts - CIC is more murderous than other weapons in the playoffs!
In the second half, Paul and Kobe made a total of 17 mid-range shots and hit 11 goals, many of which were critical overtakes at anxious moments.
Whenever the Lakers are in a desperate situation, one of Paul and Kobe will always come forward, not only locking up the opponent on the defensive end, but also frequently disintegrating the opponent's morale with unsolvable mid-range shots on offense.
As far as Wang Zelin came to watch the game tonight, the battle between the Thunder and the Lakers at Tianwangshan should be the most exciting and intense game in the playoffs so far this season.
From the start to the end of the match, equalizing, overtaking, equalizing again, overtaking again... almost carried through the entire game and became the main theme of tonight.
Putting aside potential opponents, purely from the perspective of fans, this game is undoubtedly very enjoyable.
Kobe, who is only two months younger than Nowitzki, played very hard in this game. He made 10 of 18 shots, 8 of 8 free throws, and scored 2 three-pointers. He scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. data.
19 of those points came in the second half.
Once the king of the Western Conference finals, now the well-deserved spiritual leader and key man of the Zijin Army, Kobe's performance tonight is the best evaluation of the fans for him in the game.
Paul also scored 22 points and 13 assists, and Gasol scored 15 points and 13 rebounds, including 8 frontcourt boards.
In contrast, the performance of the Thunderbolt combination tonight was somewhat unsatisfactory.
Durant scored a game-high 33 points, but 20 of them were scored in the first half. In the second half, when firepower output was most needed, he scored only 13 points, and only scored 5 points in the final quarter.
From the perspective of the team's boss, Durant must bear the biggest blame for this game, and it is estimated that there will be some verbal criticism from the fans after the game.
The second brother Westbrook is purely superior tonight. When Durant did not score in the second half, he tried to stand up and help the team get away from you.
The result was 7 of 33 shots and 8 more shots than Durant, including 2 of 9 3-pointers, 21 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers.
In this match, in terms of blacksmith attributes alone, the number one blacksmith in history on the opposite side will be astonished tonight!
In addition, an intriguing thing happened to the Thunder tonight.
At the moment when the final whistle sounded, the score between the two sides was finally fixed at 105:104. The Thunder lost at home by 1 point and lost the crucial Tianwangshan, which also allowed the Lakers to successfully win the match point.
On the Thunder's bench, at the end of the game, Durant, the team boss, dropped the towel on the floor, ignored Westbrook's outstretched hand, and disappeared into the The player tunnel was closed, leaving only the desolate and lonely backs of the Thunder players and fans in the audience.
In this regard, Wang Zelin, who is a latecomer, has a lot of emotion.
Perhaps it was due to the connivance of the detonator, or perhaps it was because of Westbrook's unique personality charm on the field, so that it was difficult for the outside world to tell who was the boss of the Thunder, he or Durant, and finally had to be dubbed Dewey. Er Shao's dual-core combination.
If the Thunder can always win and use the victory to cover up other problems, then such an arrangement is fine.
But if the Thunder are unable to break through from the west, then Dewey and Dewey are destined to have conflicts one day.
After losing the crucial Tianwangshan tonight, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Thunder team has come to the brink of disintegration.
If they still can't win the sixth game, then the incident will be a big deal.
It has to be said that judging from the performance of this round of the series, the Thunder and the Lakers are two teams of the same level, and after winning Tianwangshan, the probability of the Lakers advancing has greatly increased.
Compared with the possibility that the opponent in the next round will be the Lakers, Wang Zelin is more curious now. If Durant really chooses to leave the Thunder after losing this year's playoffs, as in his previous life, then his next home will choose who?
Will he still choose the Warriors?
Or other strong teams?
For a while, even Wang Zelin was looking forward to this summer's trading market.
After all, that was Durant in his prime!
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On the last day of April, April 30th, in Game 6 of the series between the Heat and the Hawks, the Heat didn't give another chance and beat the Hawks in an away game, becoming the third team in the Eastern Conference to advance to the second round.
So far, the list of the first group of matches in the second round has also been released:
On May 2, the Cleveland Cavaliers played against the Miami Heat at home.
James and Wade met again in the playoffs, which was destined to be a set of grievances full of love and hatred. Before the semifinals started, heated discussions among the fan groups arose.
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Fast forward to May 1st.
In G6 between the Raptors and the Celtics, after two days of rest, the Celtics, who returned home, launched a violent counterattack under the leadership of Thomas Jr. as expected.
However, the Raptors are not vegetarians either. After the previous five games, the Raptors have gradually adapted to the rhythm and characteristics of the Celtics.
In the case of similar strength, the two teams played back and forth, and the process was quite exciting.
After all, whether it is the Raptors or the Celtics, it is not a team with such a strong defense. The scene is not lively with offense and offense.
In the end, the Raptors relied on star DeRozan's all-round performance of 30 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. They narrowly beat their opponents by 5 points in an away game 119:114 and became the last team in the Eastern Conference to advance to the second round.
At this point, another set of matchups in the Eastern Conference semifinals was officially born:
On May 3, the Chicago Bulls played at home against the Toronto Raptors.
Before this, the Bulls and Raptors had never met in the playoffs. This meeting in the semifinals of the playoffs was also the first time in history. Under the friendly momentum of the media and the league, it quickly aroused great interest. Not a little heat.
After the Heat and the Raptors advanced one after another, the attention of the media and fans quickly shifted to the final matchup between the Thunder and the Heat in the first round.
At 18:00 on the night of the 1st, the Lakers returned to the home court with the momentum after winning Tianwangshan, and started the sixth game of the series with the Thunder.
In this life-and-death battle, many people thought that Durant and Westbrook should abandon their private discord, and even if they wanted to quarrel, they had to win the game.
Unexpectedly, Durant and Westbrook chose to play separately tonight, neither of them wanted to talk to each other, and whoever got the ball would play.
Under such circumstances, Durant made 13 of 23 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws. With a true shooting percentage of 67.9%, he scored 36 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block.
Westbrook's performance was not much worse. He made 11 of 24 shots, 3 of 11 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws. He scored 33 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals with a 60% shooting rate. Three pairs!
Dewey's two juniors scored 69 points together tonight. Judging from the performance of the data, the game between the two is almost unstoppable.
However, behind the high level of performance of Durant and Westbrook in the Thunder, the status of all other players is not online.
The starting center Robin Lopez scored only 5 points and 10 rebounds, and his performance was mediocre.
The inside defensive gate Ibaka scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block. Combined with the previous five games, Ibaka averaged 8 points, 6 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game in this round of the series. The frame ability has not been shown much in this round of the series, and his average of 1.3 blocks per game is also a new low since he played in the playoffs for several seasons with the Thunder.
Then Andre Robertson with 7 points and 3 rebounds, Dion West with 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Payne and Kanter who scored 5 points each...
In short, apart from Durant and Westbrook, the Thunder have no players who scored in double figures tonight.
This game was also the Thunder's worst performance since this round of the series, scoring only 85 points in the game.
The Lakers led from the beginning to the end. The team scored 108 points and easily won this crucial game.
Paul scored a double-double of 26 points and 13 assists and was named the best player in the game.
Kobe scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, the standard 25+5+5, and played as stable as ever since the playoffs.
Gasol had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. When an inside player gets 4 assists, you can see how smooth the Lakers' offense is tonight.
The Big Three scored 65 points together. Although it was not as good as the Thunder's 69 points, their influence on the field far surpassed the latter.
At this point, the last team in the Western Conference to advance to the second round was successfully born, and the Western Conference Semifinals list was announced.
On May 2, the Golden State Warriors played at home against the San Antonio Spurs, who had advanced ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers.
On May 3, the Portland Trail Blazers played at home against the Los Angeles Lakers, who had completed the promotion tonight.
The more exciting semi-finals of the playoffs will start tomorrow. The fans' expectations have not had time to rise rapidly, and a news that shocked the league spread quickly.
After losing Game 6 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Oklahoma City Thunder, hailed as one of the favorites to win the playoffs before the start of the playoffs, had gone for the first time in five seasons Stopped in the first round again, whether it is for the Thunder management or Thunder fans, this is a disappointing season.
However, compared to the emotional fans, the more rational detonators quickly accepted the tragic result of the team stopping the first round this year.
After the pain, the team has to move forward.
At this time, the most important thing before them is to settle the next contract of Durant, who has officially become a free agent after the playoffs.
In any case, Durant is a top five superstar in the league. Any team in the league can become the core of winning the championship, let alone the Thunder. The cultivated superstars can lead the Thunder to attack the championship again next season.
In the end, a thunderbolt from the blue stunned everyone.
On the night of the 1st, after the Thunder lost the game, Durant did not attend the team's post-match interview. Only Westbrook and the team's head coach Billy Donovan were present.
When asked by the media whether he and Durant were at odds, Westbrook also calmly stated that the relationship between the two is still the same, and the so-called disagreement is just a rumor.
However, just two hours later, Kleiman, Durant's agent and business partner, announced:
After the end of this season, his employer, Kevin Durant, will become a completely free agent, and he is willing to enter the trading market this summer and seek a trade change.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately stirred up waves.
That's Durant!
Omnipotent historical level super scorer!
All of a sudden, the general managers of all teams with salary space this summer called Kleiman overnight.
Even the general manager of the team without salary space is willing to join in the fun.
Throughout the night, Kleiman's phone calls were bombarded by countless people as expected.
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Fuck, Durant is leaving the team? !
As soon as he woke up the next morning, Wang Zelin received several messages from his teammates.
Turning on the phone, even though he had vaguely guessed before, when the news that Durant was leaving the team was officially announced, he was still extremely shocked.
That's the same sentence, that's Durant!
A top five super giant in the league, his every move will affect the future structure of the league, not to mention the super big news of changing teams.
If Durant really chooses to join the Warriors like in his previous life, then the Western Conference will really be against the sky next season!
To what extent does it have to be involved?
When I thought that Durant could only join the Warriors~www.mtlnovel.com~ I was going to play the universe brave, as strong as Wang Zelin, and I couldn't help but feel a sudden.
In the morning training, Wang Zelin was absent-minded, and he hit his feet several times in dribbling training.
After practicing for a while, Wang Zelin felt that he was out of shape, so Wang Zelin simply gave up the morning training.
Even he is like this, let alone others.
Except for the Warriors and Spurs, the Cavaliers and the Heat who have the ball to play today, one of the remaining teams counts as one, and they are all discussing Durant's departure in private, so that Not many people care about today's two groups of matches.
Bald Hua, who was far away in the NBA headquarters in New York, also felt quite helpless when he heard the news.
It's all Durant's fault. If you want to leave the team, you have to wait until after the finals to announce. Now that you're doing this, the heat in today's two semi-finals plummeted. I don't know how much money I lost.
(end of this chapter)