Durant had no good chance of holding the ball and not being off the ball, so he started to play with Westbrook.

He scored points one after another with a big loop layup or a direct jump shot that caught the ball and turned over.

But what is very intuitive is that he feels uncomfortable playing on the court, and his scoring efficiency is significantly lower than usual games.

In the first quarter, Tang Tian was a piece of candy that he could not get rid of, so he was so uncomfortable that he was all over.

His performance also put the Thunder in an unfavorable situation. By about 9 minutes in the first quarter, the Thunder had already lagged behind 12-20.

At this time, both sides entered the rotation one after another. Duncan and Parker from the Spurs both came off the court and Ginobili came on as a substitute.

The Thunder also got off Westbrook and got on Harden.

These are all regular rotations, but Durant remains on the court on the Thunder.

Scott Brooks is Durant's mentor, and he wants his proud disciple to stay on the court and continue to look for form.

And Brooks has some considerations.

Durant is good at running without balls, and has always been the core of the team. He averaged more than 38 minutes of playing time in his career, and this season is close to 40 minutes, and his physical strength is not a problem at all.

Tang Tiancai, the opponent, played the second game of the starter, and he also watched the video of the Spurs' last game before the game. Tang Tian's physical strength declined in the second half and his performance fluctuated greatly.

If Popovich keeps Tang Tian on the court, then one will rise and the other will decline, and Durant's room for performance will definitely become larger and larger;

On the contrary, if Popovich replaces Tang Tian, ​​Durant will have more room for performance.

Durant's big round layup caused Tang Tian to foul and got two free throws.

Popovich called Tang Tian to the sidelines at this time and asked about his physical condition.

“It’s absolutely fine.”

Tang Tian gave a very sure answer.

The Mask Man's skills are worthy of being at the blue level. He basically defends Durant with all his strength in this quarter, but he still feels full of energy until now.

This really means that you have a backup physical tank.

Durant made both free throws, helping the Thunder narrow the gap to 6 points.

Looking back at the Spurs' offense, Ginobili broke through with a snake and made a layup, but it was still an 8-point difference.

Durant was present, and Harden did not have much power to take action. He dribbled in the frontcourt and saw Durant waving.

Although I was a little unhappy, I could only give the ball over.

Durant continued to play Tang Tian with the ball, and he broke through very firmly, but Tang Tian's defense was also tight, so he was forced to stop the ball.

Tang Tian had no chance to protect him. The attack time was approaching, and he had a difficult turn-over and jump shot missed.

The defensive rebound was taken away by Split, and the Thunder's offense once again failed.

"How did he do it?"

Barkley shouted with his mouth wide open at this time.

Smith and O'Neal both looked at him with confusion, wondering what was surprising about this ordinary round.

"Didn't you notice it? His defense just now was so...perfect."

Barkley continued to speak.

"Charles, he did that when he started."

Kenny Smith reminded.

"That's the problem. He's doing this all quarter, but he still maintains such a high-intensity defense now!"

Barkley reminded Smith and O'Neal at once, and then they reacted one after another.

This kind of perverted defense consumes particularly physical strength, and it is really incredible that Tang Tian can persist until now.

"He must have paid a lot off the court."

O'Neal gave an explanation. He disliked training the most, so he had a lot of physical strength problems in his later career, which was also a kind of insight after retirement.

The game on the court continued. Durant attacked in the last two minutes, but the effect was similar to before. Although he still scored points, his efficiency was still very low.

After the first quarter, the Thunder fell behind the Spurs by 12 points 18-30.

Durant scored 12 points in the first quarter, but only scored 4 goals with 11 shots, which is completely incomparable to his usual game efficiency.

He was in trouble tonight.

Durant ended up in the second quarter, and the Thunder's main attack point was transferred to Harden.

Harden's condition tonight was completely different from that in the preseason. He was obviously decisive and determined in both breakthroughs and passes, and the ending was perfect, and he made great progress at the beginning of the season.

The Thunder also narrowed the gap a little bit under his leadership.

Harden played the second quarter and contributed 13 points and 3 assists in a single quarter. Under his leadership, the Thunder continued to chase points and trailed the Spurs 6 points 40-46 at halftime.

"Kevin, keep pace, he can't follow you all the time."

In the halftime locker room, Brooks encouraged Durant alone.

Among the four young masters, Durant has the highest talent and upper limit, and he also relies on the most.

Harden's outstanding performance was just a temporary explosion in his eyes. If the team wants to win, Durant still needs to recover his form.

Harden was right aside at this time, and when he heard what Brooks said, he had some thoughts in his heart.

To be honest, he is a Tanhua Show, only one pick less than Durant.

When he came back in the second half, the Thunder adjusted his strategy and started attacking Westbrook.

Westbrook kept rushing to the Spurs' inside with a pack of explosives, forcing the Spurs' defense to shrink.

At this point, Durant used the pick-and-roll to get an opportunity to hit mid-range shots in a row, and scored 5 points in a row.

Brooks really relies on Durant, and Westbrook's strong attacks are all paving the way for him.

However, Westbrook regards Durant as a brother and is very determined when executing tactics.

Tang Tian noticed this, he ignored everyone else and pressed Durant directly.

Durant is not able to pass the ball now, has limited singles with the second ball, and his dribble level is not high. After being pressed by Tang Tian for a row, he almost made mistakes several times, so he could only rely more on playing without the ball to score.

This game lasted for a whole quarter, and the situation on the court was exactly the same as at the beginning.

Durant scored in an inefficient way, and the Thunder once again fell into a passive position on the court.

In the last attack in the third quarter, Durant held the ball from outside the three-point line and continued to step on the left to break through.

This time, Tang Tian grabbed the dynamic vision accurately and directly saved the ball and broke it away.

Durant directly turned into a man and scored the ball. After the man and the ball was gone!

Tang Tian intercepted the ball very suddenly, and the others didn't react at all. He directly held the ball and scored with one dragon.

The ball also helped the Spurs lead the Thunder by a full 15 points at the end of the third quarter.

"Isn't he really tired?"
Chapter completed!