How can the gorgeous dunks in the dunk contest, their gold content and status in the hearts of fans, be compared to actual dunks?
At least in the history of the NBA, no player has been able to complete the free throw line in actual combat. The first player in active service, LeBron James, has been talked about by fans for his actual long-range dunks. In fact, none of them have been confirmed to be true.
free throw line.
But even so, James's few long-distance dunks have been regarded as NBA classic dunks.
As a result, now, everyone has witnessed such an actual dunk that can only be rated as a classic.
How can this not be moving?
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When he arrived in the frontcourt, Westbrook, who was all excited by Wang Zelin's dunk today, immediately prepared to let his teammates pull away, and he also wanted to dunk...
"Russell, give it to me!"
A loud roar spread across the entire arena.
Everyone heard the sound and looked, who else could it be if it wasn't Durant!
"KD?"
Westbrook looked over in surprise, and after noticing the seriousness on Durant's face, he immediately gave up his idea of hitting one and handed over the ball.
Durant caught the ball and hit Batum in a single.
Batum's rough personal defense and some entanglements with small moves only led to Durant's more rough and active confrontation!
Durant pushed Batum hard, and the latter suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and subconsciously took half a step back.
After knocking back Batum and gaining a little space, Durant accelerated directly to the right and successfully broke through Batum's defense and went straight to the basket.
His whole body reveals a strong desire to attack the frame, and he will not give up until he takes one back today!
Aldridge rushed over from the left midfielder position. Thanks to Batum's little move of secretly tugging on the jersey, Aldridge actually caught up.
Next, the two took off almost at the same time. Aldridge behind him stretched out his right hand, trying to catch up!
However, Durant seemed to have another team behind his head. Just when Aldridge was about to touch the basketball, he suddenly pulled him back, causing physical contact between the two in advance.
"Beep~"
Seeing this scene, the referee blew his whistle instantly.
"be cheated!"
As soon as the whistle sounded, Aldridge immediately realized that he had been deceived.
The next moment, Durant faced the basket, like a roc spreading its wings, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and slammed the ball into the basket.
Tomahawk dash!
"boom!"
The Energy Arena finally received a loud bang. The difference was that it was the Thunder's No. 35 who completed the dunk, not the Trail Blazers No. 36.
After landing, Durant tore up his jersey and roared angrily at Aldridge behind him, which shocked the fans in the stands and almost lost control in their excitement.
"MVP! MVP..."
The cheers of the fans instantly swept the entire venue, wave after wave, and almost lifted the entire dome.
"Kevin!! Durant!!!"
When the roar of the home DJ reached everyone's ears, more enthusiastic cheers erupted from the venue.
"A very tough way to fight back! Durant wanted to tell everyone through this dunk that he has the final say in his territory! It's just a pity that the king's efforts just now managed to suppress the Thunder's morale, but now it is getting higher and higher.
Already."
Yu Jia felt very sorry.
"Haha, doesn't this just show the charm of a basketball game? If the game is one-sided all the time, I'm afraid the fans won't be happy to watch it!"
Zhang Li said with a smile.
After the extra free throw hit, the entire Energy Arena seemed to have turned into a show for Wang Zelin and Durant, and the two began to perform unscrupulously.
First, Wang Zelin succeeded in a strong attack under the basket, causing the opponent to go 2-1, and responded with a shot.
Subsequently, Durant hit a two-pointer with Batum and Matthews chasing behind him.
In terms of pull-up shooting skills, Durant may not be as nimble and cool as McGrady looks, but in terms of kill rate, Durant is really not necessarily worse than McGrady.
Compared to McGrady, Durant's pull-up looks a bit concise and simple, but the two of them have the same thing in common, that is, there is no solution!
The competition between the leaders of the two sides immediately aroused endless excitement among the media reporters on the sidelines. No matter who wins or loses in the end, their work in the media has not been in vain today.
Unsurprisingly, this will be another classic contest between stars.
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It's time for the Blazers to attack again.
At this time, there were 11 seconds left before the end of the first half. Lillard controlled the ball on the outside. It seemed that he wanted to waste time to complete this attack and not give the Thunder a chance for the final attack.
When the countdown reached 9 seconds, Westbrook thought Lillard would take 2 or 3 seconds to start, but he was wrong. Lillard suddenly accelerated, broke through the defense, and drove to the basket.
Under the basket, Wang Zelin stood above the reasonable collision area while carrying Perkins.
On the left and right wings, Ibaka and Durant were ready to help defend the basket, and each began to shrink towards the paint area.
At this time Lillard passed the ball.
Wang Zelin arched his back and easily knocked Perkins away, and he was about to get violent.
Seeing this, Ibaka and Durant were too lazy to complain about Perkins being soft again. They immediately dropped their defenders and sped towards Wang Zelin.
He seems so determined and has no hesitation.
Perhaps these two people thought about it. Now the Thunder and Trail Blazers are tied at 54:53, and the Trail Blazers are only one point behind. As long as they score this goal, the Trail Blazers can complete the overtake.
At such a critical moment, the best person for the Blazers to handle the ball is naturally Wang Zelin.
Of course, Terry Stotts did arrange it this way, but when on the court, the players still have to make the decision at certain moments.
For example, right now, facing a three-person attack from the Thunder, there are still 4 seconds left, which is quite ample, and Wang Zelin still has many options to deal with.
He can choose to hit one by himself. Even if he doesn't score, he is very sure to cause a foul on a certain Thunder player.
However, he ultimately chose to give the opportunity to his teammates who were open.
Firstly, the two quarters that have just started are not game-winners. If they were, he would definitely not let them go.
Secondly, an open teammate is indeed more confident than oneself who is faced with multiple defenders.
So, under Durant's surprised and puzzled look, Wang Zelin jumped up and passed the ball to Batum, who was vacated at the top of the key.
Seeing the basketball flying towards him, Batum's mind froze for a moment. He did not expect that Wang Zelin would give him the precious final attack.
However, the muscle memory gained from years of training ensured that he would not waste this great opportunity to make a move.
When Batum shot a three-pointer from a wide open position, Durant's expression felt as if he had eaten shit, because without defense, Batum's three-pointer was very guaranteed.
At this moment, Durant seemed to see the slow green shooting percentage bar above Batum's head.
"Whoosh!"
The crisp sound of the net being pierced sounded, and Wang Zelin immediately let out a big sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Batum didn't miss the ball and hit the three-pointer at the buzzer, otherwise he would regret it to death!
"Yes!"
The moment Batum hit the buzzer-beater, Wang Zelin and others immediately rushed towards him, and the Blazers players on the sidelines also waved their towels excitedly.
At the end of halftime, the score was 56:54, with the Trail Blazers leading the Thunder by 2 points.