The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

As for Ibaka's mismatched defense...

Paul George is more adept at catch and shoot and cutting, and his off-ball escape ability is not very good.

Ibaka can still handle this type of wing player.

But something Brooks didn't notice was that Tyronn Lue and Mike Malone on the sidelines both showed a "mysterious smile."

Dior, facing Kevin Durant, acted differently this time, not distributing from the top of the arc, but directly holding the ball and attacking aggressively from there.

The current "Little Handsome" compared to when he first entered the league has significantly improved his overall confrontation ability.

But compared with someone like Dior as a power forward, his confrontation ability is still somewhat weak.

This is evident from Kevin Durant's driving dunk.

He often avoids inside defenders, using his long arms to complete the dunk. During confrontations, distorted images often occur...

Even at his peak, Kevin Durant hadn't fully solved the issue of confrontation ability.

The most critical issue is his center of gravity being too high, plus he's not built like a "traditional inside player." Once the confrontation occurs, it's not necessarily the strength being crushed, but the center of gravity might just float away.

Overall, it's very difficult!

Watching this round's confrontation with Dior can tell that too...

But Dior spun inside and flicked the ball out again, Su Wan received it and faced Seferosa.

A simple description of this guy:

The Thunder's Afflalo!

A standard "3-and-D player."

Originally he became NBA's "All-Defensive Second Team" in the 09-10 season.

But even so, facing Su Wan, he still felt pressure, as at the moment of receiving the ball, he immediately lowered his center of gravity, ready to defend.

Just noticing his reaction, Su Wan took the ball and immediately shot it.

Seferosa quickly stood up and jumped, body leaning forward, but Su Wan's shot had already been released and smoothly dropped into the basket.

3-0!

The first score of the game was made by Su Wan.

The cheers from the sideline were more intense than usual.

Westbrook took the ball in the backcourt, ignoring Kevin Durant's call for it, decided to take it himself, and Stephen Curry couldn't stop him from getting inside.

It looked like a dunk was coming, but Westbrook, one step before the Reasonable Collision Zone, jumped straight up with a stiff posture, like a "zombie."

Here it comes!

The iconic "zombie jumper" by peak Westbrook...

"Clang!"

A flashy miss!

Ibaka and Tyson Chandler struggled for the rebound, and finally, Dior grabbed it.

Perkins was standing aside the whole time, just watched Dior secure the rebound.

This season, after joining the Thunder, Perkins averaged 4.7 points with a shooting percentage of less than 43%.

As an inside player, he even lacks the talent of "finishing at the rim."

His role: to compress space under the basket...

But when facing Tyson Chandler, he can't even do that. He simply can't block Chandler's charges.

Dior grabbed the ball, quickly initiated a fast break.

Another problem with Perkins was shown.

His defensive transition speed is too slow, Dior immediately checked his teammates' positions after noticing this.

At that moment, Kevin Durant rushed in front of him, trying to slow down his pace.

But Dior, as if with eyes on his arm, released the ball to the side, and just when it was about to fly out of the baseline, Su Wan grabbed it tightly and accelerated towards the frontcourt.

He raised his hand for a "chasing three-pointer" outside the three-point line!

The ball, with a bit of a flat arc, drilled directly into the basket.

"Three!"

Amidst the shouts of the live commentators, Su Wan high-fived the young fans on the sideline, making them laugh happily.

Kevin Durant immediately looked at Scarlett.

Indeed, Su Wan's action caught her attention, and she also smiled.

This cunning Huaxia person!

This time Kevin Durant made a stronger demand for the ball, Westbrook hesitated for a second but still passed it to him.

In name, it's Kevin Durant's team, but something few media have noticed:

Westbrook's shot attempts this season have already surpassed Kevin Durant's.

Frankly, Westbrook's style is also a "stat-padding style."

The only difference between him and LeBron is:

When faced with media questions about padding his stats, he bluntly admits: "If my teammates don't grab that rebound, then I'll grab it. If they don't shoot, then I will!"

He's never shied away from this fact.

He considers it as his "way of basketball."

While LeBron might say "I never care about stats," but in a close game, when the victory is already sealed, he would make a meaningless "tough two" just to boost his stats.

Then his fans would use these stats, earned little by little, to boast as the most glorious "nonsense," parading it as his proudest asset.

As soon as Kevin Durant got the ball, Su Wan defended aggressively, constantly creating physical contacts. It almost made Kevin Durant lose the ball. With a somewhat clumsy turn, he protected the ball behind him and couldn't help but want to ask:

Aren't...

Isn't this person afraid of me breaking through directly?

Before he could think much further.

"Snap!" Kevin Durant suddenly felt his hand empty, instinctively looked for the ball, only to see that Su Wan had already grabbed it.