During the break, Cole looked at Wang Feng and couldn't help but ask.
"call--!"
Marking Durant is not an easy task. Looking at the entire league, no player dares to say that he can guard such an offensive killer.
Wang Feng was almost completely beaten by Durant in the first quarter of the game.
Cole is not worried about the team losing because of this.
Durant's lethality is indeed great, but the Warriors are not soft persimmons. Once Curry or Thompson find the feeling, their instant scoring explosiveness is even higher than Durant's. After all, both of them use three-pointers.
A shooter who serves as the main means of offense.
What Kerr is worried about is that Wang Feng's mentality was completely shattered by Durant, which would affect his performance in subsequent games.
This kind of situation is not uncommon. A player cannot compete with another player no matter what. This creates a psychological shadow over time, and he never recovers. He loses confidence on the field and his performance becomes worse and worse.
After all, Wang Feng is only a second-year rookie, and he is still in the growth stage in terms of ability and experience. Cole is a little worried that letting Wang Feng take on too heavy responsibilities will hinder his growth.
For Durant, Cole's initial idea was to let several players take turns to guard, consume each other's physical energy in turn, and at the same time cut off the connection between Westbrook and Durant, so that they would fall into a situation of fighting on their own.
But Wang Feng's offer made Cole change his mind.
If Wang Feng can really defend Durant in a 1v1 duel, then the overall strength of the Warriors will be even greater!
Wang Feng took a long breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel and nodded. "It can be done!"
At the same time, Wang Feng also secretly cursed in his heart.
"Mader, who said Durant is not physically capable?"
In the first quarter of the game, Wang Feng tried his best to interfere with Durant and consume his physical energy as much as possible. Even when it was clear that he was no longer involved in the offense, Wang Feng also made many off-ball moves to drive Durant forward.
Especially to consume physical energy together.
But when the first quarter ended, Durant obviously looked more relaxed than Wang Feng.
Obviously, Durant's physical fitness is weak, only when compared with perverts like Kobe, Iverson, and James.
The above-mentioned players were all famous for their high energy during their peak period, and they could play the entire game vigorously without any problems.
Durant just can't compare with them, but in fact, his physical fitness is definitely among the best in the entire league. If judged by Wang Feng's digital system, it would be at least around 90, which is similar to the current Wang Feng.
With a physical fitness of 90, how could he feel tired in the first quarter of the game? It is estimated that after half the game, some results will be seen.
"I wish I had a combative badge..."
Wang Feng thought helplessly in his heart.
Aggressive is one of the defensive badges. It is a rather buggy badge skill in the game. This badge allows the bearer to consume additional physical energy of the opponent when engaging in physical confrontation with players. It is a perfect match with the Death Coil badge.
When Wang Feng was playing 2K games in the past, his favorite thing was to recruit an inside player and upgrade the combatant badge early. Basically, he could exhaust the players opposite him within a few minutes of playing.
I have seen combatants in the defensive column of Wang Feng’s system badge wall. Unfortunately, the activation conditions for this badge are relatively harsh. It requires an inside back to confront an opponent with a strength of over 80, and successfully score 100 goals. There is also a minimum activation limit.
Strength needs to be above 85...
Wang Feng couldn't even imagine a power above 85.
James' strength is estimated to be around 85. This badge is mainly set for inside players, and outside players will basically not have it.
Wang Feng just thought about it. All he could do now was to rely on the Death Coil Badge to fight with Durant as much as possible and consume the opponent's physical energy.
Fortunately, Wang Feng's physical fitness is 90, which is not too low. And now he almost does not participate in the Warriors' offense at all, focusing entirely on defending Durant, and his physical consumption is slightly less than Durant.
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The game started quickly in the second quarter, and Wang Feng continued to struggle with Durant during the game.
At the beginning of the game, Durant could still maintain the same efficient scoring as before, but a few minutes later, the situation began to change.
Durant, who was standing on the outside, received a pass from his teammate, and Wang Feng immediately followed him like a dog-skin plaster.
"This guy."
Durant raised the basketball high above his head and frowned slightly.
"It's really annoying."
From the beginning of the game, Wang Feng has been pestering himself, even if he can't prevent his own shot, he has always been like this. This invisibly makes Durant have to expend more physical energy to score the ball.
In this game, Westbrook, the Thunder's other core player, had a mediocre touch. Under Clay Thompson's targeted defense, he only made 1 of 5 shots in the first quarter.
Therefore, most of the Thunder's offense focused on Durant. A large number of shots and frequent physical confrontations finally made Durant gradually begin to feel physically exhausted.
With Wang Feng's close defense, at the beginning, Durant would not hesitate to break through and hit the basket. If he was too close, it would be difficult for Wang Feng to keep up with Durant in the first place.
The breakthrough speed of the step.
But now...
Durant hesitated for a moment. His legs felt a little weak at this time. If he forced a breakthrough, it would be difficult to maintain the same breakthrough speed as before, and he would most likely be caught up by the opponent.
Thinking of this, Durant made a fake move on the test step, slightly deceiving Wang Feng's defensive focus, and then made a pull-up jumper.
"Um?"
Wang Feng's eyes flashed and he jumped up.
Wang Feng, who tried his best to stretch his arms, finally caused some interference to Durant's shooting.
The Defensive Stun Badge is instantly activated!
"box--!"
The basketball bounced off the rim and was taken into Green's arms.
Defense successful!
"This guy is finally tired! He can't jump as high as before!"
Wang Feng was pleasantly surprised.
He could see that the reason why Durant chose to take a pull-up shot was because this offensive method saves the most energy and is also the most gamble on touch and luck.
Wang Feng, who has the defensive shock badge, is least afraid of pull-up jumpers!
Wang Feng guessed it right!
Starting from this ball, it was like a watershed. Durant's subsequent attacks began to have a lower shooting percentage.
Throughout the second quarter, Durant took 7 shots and hit 3 goals, with a hit rate of 42.9%. Although it is not low, it has indeed dropped a lot compared to the nearly 80% hit rate in the first quarter.
Taking this opportunity, the Warriors launched a counterattack, equalizing the score and taking a 3-point lead before the halftime break.