In the next period of time, the two teams played back and forth on the field, and neither of them scored too many points.

However, for Thunder fans, the Thunder in this game seems a bit different.

If the Thunder have always been a team with very strong tactical execution since the beginning of this season.

Even if Durant plays some individual singles on the court, it is to help other teammates attract the focus of the defense.

This creates more shooting opportunities for other players on the court.

Then the Thunder's style of playing in this game seemed to have become much simpler, that is, Durant played alone on the court, and the others ended when they received the pass.

Although Durant is often used for singles at first glance, fans feel a little strange from the overall situation.

It seems that Durant played singles this time to score individually, not to help other teammates attract firepower.

As time went by on the court, Yang Fan and McMillan made adjustments to the lineup one after another, and they began to enter the rotation stage in a tacit understanding.

McMillan has this very good thing. He is not a head coach who uses his main players.

Compared with brainless increase of playing time for main players, McMillan can more enable the personal abilities of rotation players at a certain stage.

Although he is not as stupid as Little Walton in later generations, he can be regarded as a relatively competent head coach at least.

During the lineup rotation stage, Yang Fan has always been very confident about his rotation lineup.

Even though the team is young overall, whether it is Green, who is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, or Ibaka who is passionate and brave.

This can undoubtedly help the Thunder hold on to the score.

However, compared with this slightly immature Thunder team, the Trail Blazers' rotation lineup is also not bad.

With the team's talent potential as the starting team is already a little overwhelming, there are also several powerful players such as Fernandez, Fry, Poulzbila, Bayless, etc.

Among them, Fernandez is a very powerful bench gangster with a strong inside and outside shot. Like Collison, although they are both white, they are even more powerful than blacks in terms of physical fitness.

And the awesome thing about Fernandez is actually not how great he has achieved in the NBA.

Instead, he is one of the few players in NBA history who refused to sign up for contracts offered by NBA at his peak and thus switched to the European League.

You know, at that time, Fernandez was able to contribute 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

With this data, Fernandez has no worries about not having a foothold in the NBA. Even if he can't play the starting lineup, there is no problem with the role of the sixth player.

But in Fernandez's words, he was tired of NBA life.

Although players can get rich overnight or fight with the top basketball characters in the world, this is definitely not a dream.

At best, it can only be regarded as a kind of expectation for a luxurious life under the guise of dreams.

With the Thunder and the Trail Blazers constantly rotating, the two teams were completely equal in the first half.

The alternating leads between each other reached an astonishing 14 times, and the maximum score difference was only 5 points.

This situation obviously shocked many fans. Although the Thunder played very well after the start of the new season, they were completely like a dark horse.

But when facing the top teams in the league, the Thunder obviously lacked some potential, which greatly exposed a core flaw of the team itself.

This season, the Trail Blazers can definitely be regarded as the top team in the league, so in this case, the Thunder actually played against the Trail Blazers in no way, which undoubtedly shocked many fans.

Finally, after the half, with Durant's outstanding individual performance, the Thunder went away with:

57:56

One point ahead of the Trail Blazers and ended the first half of the competition between the two sides.

The Trail Blazers didn't actually play very well throughout the first half, and this has a lot to do with Oden.

Anyone with discerning eyes can see that after Oden's comeback, McMillan undoubtedly thought a lot.

After all, Oden is a rare genius in a century. Before he is truly destroyed by injuries, McMillan could not use him as a blue-collar center.

So under the dual pressure from management and fans, McMillan has to find a way to make Oden more present on the court.

This will undoubtedly greatly dilute the offensive proportion of other players and increase the offensive burden of the Trail Blazers in the new season.

Especially when the Trail Blazers had already had a complete set of playing styles during the period when Oden was recovering from his injuries, Oden's sudden comeback undoubtedly made the Trail Blazers a little timid.

Playing balls on the court is actually no longer as smooth and firepower as before.

This is a normal phenomenon, after all, this is what people call running-in.

However, the Trail Blazers' running-in gave the Thunder a lot of opportunities, so the Thunder continued to make efforts as usual throughout the first half.

Finally, after the half ended, they would lead the Trail Blazers to end the first half.

In the first half, Durant's personal performance was a bit explosive. He perfectly followed Yang Fan's instructions before the game and participated in the offense on the field in large quantities.

Don't worry about whether the Trail Blazers in the second half will double-team Durant. At least Durant played in the first half with a proud and proud play.

Durant played for a total of 19 minutes in the whole first half, and these 19 minutes were already the highest halftime time of Durant this season.

After all, Durant was still in a growth stage during this period, and Yang Fan did not want to put too much physical burden on him, which led to some unnecessary injuries.

In the 19 minutes of playing in the first half, Durant made 10 of 16 shots, including 2 of 5 from outside the three-point line and 5 of 6 free throws. Facing the "slim boy" Otero, he contributed very efficiently 27 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

27 points in the halftime is undoubtedly an excellent personal data. You should know that the scores in this period are far less explosive than those in the small ball era.

So when the entire league scored a little difficult, 27 points in the half was already a very amazing thing.

Especially for a new player like Durant who has just entered the league but has already begun to emerge.

Looking at Durant's efficient performance in the first half, after the midfield, Yang Fan, who returned to the locker room, also smiled.

Obviously I was very satisfied with Durant's performance, or in other words, I was very satisfied with Durant and the team's performance.

Because before this game started, Yang Fan did not have much hope of winning. This is not because Yang Fan has no confidence, but because the Trail Blazers this season are indeed a bit tricky.

At least before the new players like the Thunder grow up steadily enough, the chance of winning is not too high when facing this Trail Blazers.

However, I never expected that Oden's comeback not only did not become a burden for the Thunder in this game.

Instead, it became a ray of hope that the Thunder could defeat the Trail Blazers.

After all, it may be difficult for McMillan to make a choice in a short period of time when using the Oden point.

If Oden is just an ordinary first-round pick, then even if he is regarded as a blue-collar center and becomes the championship puzzle for the Trail Blazers, then this is a very normal thing.

But Oden is the kind of talented No. 1 pick who is expected by people and becomes the focus as soon as he entered the league.

In this case, McMillan had to become more cautious about Oden's personal use.

At least if Oden is not given enough playing time, then the outside world's public opinion can suppress McMillan tightly.

So sometimes, for head coaches who are obviously not qualified to coach a talented player, coaching a talented player is not a good thing.

However, no matter how the Trail Blazers will make adjustments in the end, for Yang Fan, he saw hope of winning the game away.

And at the same time, Durant was able to perform a very excellent individual performance according to his wishes before the game, completing a data crush on all the rookies in the same class.

Before becoming the NBA League card, he was the first to become the card in this 2007 draft!!!
Chapter completed!