Lian Dao's counterattack dunk was so timely and inspiring.
The fans at the scene burst into the strongest cheers, and the atmosphere in Madison Garden suddenly reached a climax.
No one could have imagined that Lian Dao could burst out with such powerful power.
No one knows how much "stock" Lian Dao still has in its "gas tank."
He is like an unknown mystery. Whenever you feel you know enough about him, but you are caught off guard, he will bring new surprises.
Durant's plan to expand his advantage encountered obstacles before it was fully implemented.
"Kevin, the old lady selling popsicles at the door can run faster than you. You are too slow. You can't catch up with Scarlett!"
After the dunk landed, Lian Daochong showed wonderful language art to the panting Durant and showed a meaningful smile.
The most important thing is that Lian Dao acted extremely relaxed and comfortable throughout the whole process.
Durant didn't even dare to criticize him, and his face turned red with anger from Lian Dao's trash talk.
If this wasn't a game, Durant would have punched Lian Dao's handsome face that disgusted him.
Durant gritted his teeth angrily and glared at Lian Dao fiercely.
If looks could kill, Lian Dao would have been cut to pieces long ago.
At the same time, Durant couldn't figure out why this guy wasn't tired.
There is absolutely no way that guy is not tired, no way, no way!!
He must be deliberately performing in front of me, yes, that must be the case, he is bluffing!
Durant threw the ball hard to vent his dissatisfaction.
The referee glared at Durant and ultimately did not call him a technical foul.
Durant didn't realize that what he was doing now was actually a real bluff.
His behavior was more like using anger to cover up his fear.
He couldn't believe that Lian Dao still had "food reserves" after going through such a difficult game.
Movements such as changing hands, turning around, and buckling in the air require not only strong physical coordination, but also strong ability to stay in the air.
The ability to stay in the air requires strong physical support.
The series of actions that Lian Dao just completed proved that Lian Dao still has strong physical reserves.
At least it's still a long way from the limit.
This was far beyond Durant's expectations, so seeing that Lian Dao was still strong, Durant was deeply shocked.
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As soon as Durant caught the ball at halftime, he saw that Lian Dao was already ready to defend.
Looking at Lian Dao, Durant seemed to be looking at an insurmountable mountain. This sense of frustration made Durant very uncomfortable.
Durant slowly approached Lian Dao. He no longer chose to go it alone and called Yin Baka to pick and roll.
At this time, it was less than three minutes before the end of the third quarter.
The desire to expand the lead to the previous 8 points or even double digits is basically impossible.
However, Durant still hopes that the Thunder can still maintain the lead before entering the final quarter.
He must stabilize the situation now. As for how to win in the future, he can talk about it later.
The Thunder must now ensure that they don't collapse.
If it collapses now, it will be completely out of the question to counterattack later and kill the game.
Yin Baka blocked Lian Dao from the outside, and Stoudemire stepped up to defend Durant.
Helpless, in a mismatched duel, the current Stoudemire can't keep up with Durant in terms of speed and agility.
After two consecutive changes of direction, Durant passed Stoudemire and then made a mid-range fadeaway jumper.
Durant used his signature goal to counter Lian Dao's goal just now.
The war between the two has entered a fierce stage.
"As long as Kevin avoids the sickle, he can still score, which shows how scary the sickle defense is!"
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Kenny Smith also lamented this.
"Sickle's defense does not need to be questioned, but Kevin's physical fitness has problems!"
Although Durant's goal was beautiful, O'Neal still found a problem.
Usually facing his old enemy Lian Dao, as long as there is a 1v1 opportunity, Durant will never call a pick-and-roll unless...
Overwhelmed!
"Kevin, don't hide it, you are just a soft-footed shrimp, give up! There is no way Scarlett would like a soft-footed shrimp!"
On the court, Lian Dao kept trash-talking Durant, and he was almost becoming a PUA master.
Durant lost a lot of physical energy. After all, two players who were selected to the All-Defensive Team took turns taking care of him.
Not to mention Durant, even James is not good here.
Durant walked away expressionlessly and did not respond to Lian Dao's trash talk.
But in fact, Durant was extremely angry inside. He wanted to tear Lian Dao into pieces. What was left behind his anger was panic.
He was worried that Lian Dao would find out about his current state.
According to Lian Dao's character, once he finds out, he will bite him like a mad dog and won't let go.
Durant just hopes nothing goes wrong in the final stages of the third quarter.
As long as this period of time passes, he can take a breath and replenish his physical strength.
After halftime, what Durant was worried about finally happened.
According to the Knicks' habit of playing against the Heat, the Knicks' offensive point now should not be Lian Dao, but other players.
He only acts as a check on the offensive end, cutting inside to the basket and grabbing rebounds, but now...
Just after halftime, Lian Dao raised his hand to Holiday and asked for the ball.
His desire to score was even higher than it was in the first half of the third quarter.
Durant originally thought that Lian Dao would be the first to be physically exhausted, but he didn’t expect that “the clown turned out to be me” in the end!
Lian Dao faced Durant from the top of the arc outside the three-point line.
The two were so close that Lian Dao could clearly hear Durant's heavy breathing like a bellows.
Both of them were sweating profusely, but from the gasps, it was obvious that Lian Dao was more relaxed than Durant.
Durant's body was tense. He now knew that Lian Dao was not bluffing, but was really full of energy.
Lian Dao held the ball as a triple threat and made tentative moves, but Durant was unmoved at all.
He maintains a very good defensive distance. From this distance, whether Lian Dao is shooting or breaking through, he can respond to the maximum extent.
Seeing this situation, Lian Dao chose his signature move.
Break through the emergency stop and connect with the step back.
Although Durant's positioning is very bad, he can interfere with Lian Dao's shooting on the spot, and he can also retreat to defend Lian Dao's breakthrough.
However, when Lian Dao uses an emergency stop and retreats, he will bypass Durant's defensive range.
Sure enough, Durant was a little slow on the defensive end. He didn't expect Lian Dao to suddenly retreat, but then he pounced on him.
But the moment he pounced on him, Lian Dao retreated suddenly and quickly.
Durant was beaten cleanly!
By the time he realized that he had been deceived by Lian Dao's fake act of worshiping Buddha, it was already too late.
"Sickle passed Kevin. This fake move was so realistic. Now Sickle has gone straight to the Thunder basket. Perkins defended, but he was still a step too slow. Sickle directly scored with a one-handed dunk!"
"It's really wonderful. This goal was scored. Sickle scored the 28th point of the game. Now the Knicks are still 1 point behind, but as long as Fan defends the Thunder's next attack, they have a chance to overtake the score!"
Durant put his hands on his knees, bent over and gasped for breath, looking at Lian Dao after he landed, his eyes filled with helplessness.
He was too tired, but the opponent was still jumping up and down like an animal. How could he defend himself?
Seeing Lian Dao complete the dunk, D'Antoni smiled, knowing that this game was basically won.
In the next two minutes, Durant was completely suppressed by Lian Dao.
On the offensive end, Lian Dao is not weak in pick-and-roll defense, and the Thunder's pick-and-roll did not have any good effect.
On the contrary, Durant was intercepted once by Lian Dao due to a breakthrough with the ball in the middle.
On the defensive end, Durant can't keep up with Lian Dao now. He can only make room for his teammates to cover up.
It's a pity that the teammates have been playing until now, whether it is Perkins or Yin Baka, they are also very tired.
Moreover, once double-teamed, the Knicks' perimeter and basket immediately opened fire.
In these short two minutes, the Thunder team suffered terribly.
Fortunately, the sudden electronic buzzer relieved the pressure on the Thunder team and Durant.
Durant's nightmare in the third quarter is finally over.
At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks re-established their advantage in the game, leading by 5 points!
The Knicks were back in the lead before halftime.
The Thunder spent a lot of energy, but still failed to catch up and open the score.
When Durant walked off the court, he was stumbling and panting.
And what about Lian Dao?
He raised his arms and waved to the audience, enjoying the cheers and shouts of the fans in the audience.
He is like a god in New York, enjoying the pilgrimage and worship of believers.