Durant actually didn't have many masterpieces in the Thunder's playoffs in 50 or 6 years. He was so impressive in the first playoffs, maybe because he hasn't adapted to the defensive mode of the playoffs, so he surrendered 35 % shooting percentage and 28.6% three-point shooting. He will bear the primary responsibility for losing this series. Westbrook's basic shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage are more than ten percentage points higher than him.
In fact, there is no need to make excuses at all, because in one sentence, Durant was the league's scoring leader that year. He was also a super scorer.
The scoring champion is in such a mess, there is nothing to defend.
In the playoffs of the following year, he stopped in the Western Conference Finals. In fact, he only played in the first round of the Denver Nuggets, which were already headless and had no famous stars. His statistics were outstanding, and he scored 32+5+3+1. +1 data, shooting rate 47.1%. Then in the second round, he averaged only 26+9+1 per game. As the main scorer, he shot 44.9%. He is a striker and a famously efficient scorer. .At least the outside world talks about him and his fans talk about him as being efficient. Since he is labeled as efficient, this hit rate can only be said to be average.
In the next round, the Western Conference Finals, the shooting percentage dropped to 42.9%, and the three-point shooting percentage was 23.3%.
By the way, this year he was also the scoring champion, and he won the title again.
The next year, he was still the scoring champion. This was also his most efficient playoff game with the Thunder. In the first round against the Mavericks, he shot 45.5%. Against the Lakers, it was a masterpiece of high efficiency, shooting 26.8+. The data of 8.6+3.2 came out. The total shooting rate is 170% for the club, but the data is still not explosive. At least for a star of this level, it is still a major breakup. For the scoring leader of the season, there is no big shot. In the case of a landslide, data around 30 points can provide a better guarantee. Unless the other data are extremely brilliant, otherwise 26.8 points can only be regarded as okay, not bad, but not a highlight masterpiece.
The game against the Spurs was about 30 points, and the shooting percentage and efficiency were also very high. It can be called a highlight series.
And the 32+ against the Nuggets counts as the second.
Then came the finals that year. Durant also performed brilliantly. He scored 30+6+2 in the series, and the club also had a 170% shooting rate. It's a pity that they lost, otherwise he would definitely be FMVP. This is the third one, with two All were produced this year.
Playing against the Rockets in the first round again last year was another highlight, averaging 32 points per game and shooting around 48%. But the problem was that they slumped in the second round, and their shooting percentage dropped to around 42%. The team also lost. , and was eliminated in the second round.
In the 13-14 season, the mvp season, he regained the scoring title, with a terrible 32+7+5 data in the regular season, and a shooting percentage of 180% that was around the club. It is known as the death level. A powerful team. Efficiency and production are closely combined. Together, it was perfect. However, such perfect regular season data became much bleaker in the playoffs. The shooting rate was 44% in the first round, 47% in the second round, and only 47% in the third round. , and was too tired, the free throws dropped to the 70% level. The data also dropped to 25+7+3, not as many as Westbrook scored.
In fact, there are still series with a lot of points, but compared with his regular season, there is a clear decline and cannot be maintained.
In the first year after joining the Warriors, his shooting percentage was even more dismal, 36% + 26% in the first round. His basic and three-point shooting percentages were about ten percentage points lower than Westbrook. After a highlight game against the Spurs, his shooting percentage increased to 50%.
%, but it was sluggish again in the Western Conference Finals, with only 42%+28% left. The score reached 30 points, but in terms of the increasingly higher game rhythm and faster and faster game rounds, this series
30 points in the game is not too high anymore. In addition, the Warriors also play very fast, 30 points and the previous 30 points, obviously there is some "moisture" in it. Besides, the efficiency and shooting rate are not good, which means losing is not negotiable.
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Generally speaking, Durant's playoff efficiency in the Thunder era is definitely not as great as his fans boast. Even in some highlight series, if you look at the shooting percentage, you will probably be disappointed. So he is in the Thunder.
The team's shooting percentage in the playoffs has only reached its regular season level once. The even greater decline was in his three-pointers. Without the Warriors in those years, his three-point shooting percentage would have been difficult to maintain at 34%.
.In fact, after adding it, it is 35.2%, which is far from his regular season accuracy. Because once Durant loses his physical fitness, the first data that Durant declines is his three-pointers. He has a lot of them.
In the series, more than 20% of three-pointers were made. At this time, let’s not talk about height and length of arms? Natural misalignment? No one can interfere?
As long as you give him appropriate double-teaming and confrontation intensity, and reduce his physical fitness, he will soon drop at least one level in the playoffs compared to his regular season. It is definitely not called "The God of Death". But...
With the Warriors, this situation has greatly improved!
This is the reason why Durant can compete with Tang Qian in scoring and shooting percentage as mentioned earlier.
Just to give a few examples, after coming to the Warriors, in the first round of the playoffs in the first season, the shooting percentage was frightening. Don’t look at it, but the average data is 21+7+2. Well, this data is not as good as others.
That's pretty good for a star player, but for a star of Durant's caliber, it's relatively mediocre. But do you know what the shooting percentage is? Tell me, I'll scare you to death!
As high as 59.3%, what about the three-point shooting percentage? 50%! Add in about 85% of free throws, which adds up to 195% club!
Coupled with the three-pointer bonus, this shooting rate is already incredible.
This is something he has never done before, and don’t worry, this is still the first round, and the second round is also 175% club, which is so efficient. The third round is still close to 190% club, just the hits
The rate reached over 60%!
The finals is even closer to the 200% club!
The direct efficiency is unparalleled, and when it comes to the basics of Jordan Shark, it is even better!
Look, these efficiency improvements were something that Durant could achieve in the past?
In fact, he has obviously declined after the injury, but when he came to the Warriors, because he no longer had physical problems, he had enough rest time, and Cole's protection was also very good. Secondly, the offensive pressure suddenly decreased, and the frequency of one-on-one situations increased greatly.
, which makes him play extremely easily. It is estimated that he is the only super scorer in history who has such a domineering offensive space and such a small offensive pressure.
With the Splash Brothers standing aside, who do you dare to let go?
Are you looking for death?
In this year's Western Conference Finals, Durant's shooting percentage exceeded... 60%!!!
In addition, the three-pointers also exceed 40%, and the effect is actually greater than the 60% shooting rate!
So you will see this scene now. Tang Qian has transformed into a Super Saiyan tonight, but the opponent can still fight with Tang Qian, which is completely true. Of course, the defensive pressure of the two people is also different.
That's cool. If Tang Qian was basically defended alone now, he would probably have another game with a shooting rate of over 90%.
This is the power of the liberated Durant and the liberated super scorer without too much offensive pressure.
In addition, Durant was indeed online during this period, with a burning desire to win, so the score did not shrink at all because of the Lakers' crazy attack on the 29th. This was completely different from the last round against the Rockets.
The Rockets can rely on Tang Qian's super shooting percentage to slowly eat away at it, but that's because the defense can guard the opponent. Now that the defense can't hold it down, Tang Qian's performance will obviously be insufficient.
Therefore, Cole will be on the sidelines and not care about the various Saiyan performances of Lakers No. 29.
Because, you can't win.
It’s not like Tang Qian didn’t hit several personal scoring climaxes, his performance was truly worthy of the words “god descends from heaven”. However, basketball is a sport that still depends on scores. People’s scoring is easier and more enjoyable than yours.
It’s easier than you, what can you do? If you can’t defend alone, you can help defend or double-team. The question is, do you dare to deal with this Warriors team? You don’t dare. So you can only watch the Warriors’ 35
No. 1 throws the ball in here one by one, keeps dueling, and keeps scoring efficiently.
No one can solve this problem, because the four-star warriors are no joke, they are just so strong.
The Lakers can play against other teams, but against the Universe Yong, the lineup cannot perfectly suppress them.
This feeling is so uncomfortable. Every time you cheer for Tang Qian's wonderful hard play, the opponent will challenge you one-on-one, and then easily pull up and shoot to score. There is no way.
This feeling is so wonderful! Durant really loves this feeling of "you can't stand me but you can't do anything about me". This can make his presence and importance infinitely highlighted.
After all, when it comes to this kind of one-on-one forcible attack, the Splash Brothers are not as good as him.
So, this is his show time.
Come, come, people at the Staples Center, open your eyes and watch the perfect singles performance of Durant, the God of Death!
Tang Qian was really anxious and scored 11 consecutive points! Pay attention and highlight the key points. He did this under the interference and pursuit of a group of people! Even the fans of the other team could not help but shake their heads and say, this
Man, it's too much.
But the opponent also made 4 of 6 shots, including 2 3-pointers, and the score was 10 points.
In addition, the Splash Brothers are back now, and from time to time they will give the Lakers a three-point shot. Under this kind of high pressure, any ball that is not scored is Alexander's. Kerr looked at the game time and felt that it should be closed.
Official, and then he immediately asked the entire team to shrink on a large scale, mainly to deal with the Lakers' No. 29's passing and receiving problem. Before, Tang Qian was asked to receive the ball and then assist in defense or double-teaming, but now... directly
Yeah, double team without the ball!!!
This is the ability to proactively change tactics according to the situation on the field.
He pinched it very accurately, and suddenly doing so made Tang Qian unable to catch the ball, and the others had to play. And you have been idle for such a long time, and suddenly you have to bear such a heavy responsibility. Do you think everyone is the same?
Horry belongs to Fisher. Even Butler, who hasn't played much during this period, hesitated a little when the ball was suddenly given to him. This was enough for the Warriors' defensive system to spread out again.
Their interior defense is indeed not very good, but in terms of defensive flexibility, they are definitely the strongest in the league.
The Lakers can't even compare.
Because the Lakers' defense is still based on protecting the basket as the core of interior defense, it is more like the defensive formation of "heavy cavalry" compared to the opponent's "light cavalry" style. Of course, if the Lakers' defensive method is used, the Warriors will be far behind.
It's far worse, but unless head coach Cole has a bright idea, it's still okay.
After failing to score two goals in a row, the Warriors seized the opportunity and scored 7-0.
Durant is really hot tonight. He is here and is the best ace player to attack the Lakers. You have to see clearly, it is not that the Lakers have no one to guard him, and even the person guarding him is a long-armed monster.
Ariza has been known as a defensive champion for many years. However, it just didn't have any effect.
One-on-one, Durant won't be afraid of anyone.
I'm not kidding you, if Leonard dares to be one-on-one in front of him, he won't be afraid.
His seven-foot height, super wingspan and invincible touch make him the most deadly weapon.
He doesn't even need to step into the penalty area a few times to accomplish this.
Durant actually only took 13 shots in this game, but basically all of them were one-on-one shots, so he seemed to have a very strong presence. It was similar to Kobe before. There was no pick-and-roll, no need for mismatches.
Get the ball and start doing it. Just one-on-one. In this game, he shot 10 of 13 from the field, 76.9%. He made 50% of the three-pointers, plus some free throws, and scored a total of 30 points.
At the same time, he also had 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
It is worth mentioning that half of his rebounds were offensive rebounds. Even the Warriors used Tang Qian to go deep into the basket to fight hand-to-hand. After more than a dozen shots, he didn't have time to return to defense and directly shot. Durant went down to grab the rebound!
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This is really... enough!!!
After his shooting percentage hit like this, the Lakers had nothing to do. It was really like "the god of death".
He was so reliable, Ariza had no temper at all throughout the game.
Tang Qian saw that the score difference had widened to 20 points again, and felt a little vented. He continued to force himself. Because the big score advantage had been established, Cole did not ask the team to continue to double-team No. 29 without the ball.
So as not to let the person on the opposite side slowly find his touch and help the Lakers break the game. He is actually much more refined in this aspect than the head coaches of the Trail Blazers and Rockets.
It seems that he has also studied the Lakers for a whole year.
He is being dissected as the Warriors' number one enemy.
He had an early idea of what to do, when to do it, and how long to do it. After last year's failure, it seemed that he had carefully examined his own abilities a lot.
Tang Qian finally scored his 60th point of the game in a difficult situation!
But... when he was replaced as head coach, the Lakers had already lost by a full 28 points.
The Warriors were completely on the rise. After the Lakers fell behind by a big score, their mentality became unstable and they were beaten by the opponent.
The whole game was 126-96, and the opponent was defeated by a huge margin of 30 points.
This game of the Lakers also completely exposed a problem, that is, it is simply a whimsical thing to rely on defense alone to fight against this cosmic team. The opponent is not afraid of any defense at all. You must attack or you can fight them.
Only by threatening them can the situation be dragged into a confrontational situation. Otherwise, the opponent's mentality will not fluctuate at all from the beginning to the end.
The Lakers' defense, here, was dismantled by the opponent's cosmic lineup.
Then there was the Minoan effect, and the momentum collapsed.
In fact, logically speaking, the Lakers should not be like this. The defense is still a bit below the standard. So why is it like this? Because their offensive end... did not involve more people. Even after many people came on the court,
I haven’t touched the ball a few times. How can such a situation not harm the team’s enthusiasm and initiative???
If Tang Qian can lead the team to win, then that's okay, it's not a big problem, but if he can't, then there's a problem.
So when we hit the back, we were completely engulfed by the opponent's momentum.
Durant scored 30 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in the game. The two Splash brothers, Kuritian, scored 36 points on 14 of 24 shots, and Klay Thompson made 13
He made 3 shots and only scored 6 points. But this is not the first time that Thompson has done this. Sometimes he is good at making soy sauce, but you still dare not let him go. Because he is a serious top five player in history.
A three-point shooter. If you dare to let go, you are seeking death!
I feel like my life is too long.
If he feels the touch and there is a big explosion, then don't play anymore.
Thompson is actually not too active when playing downwind balls, as long as he can defend well, but when playing against the wind and tough games, he is very tough. Many people even think that he is more reliable and tougher than Curry at times.
In addition, Green scored 16 points in this game, so whether he can contribute or not is actually irrelevant.
A player with 20+ scoring points can be productive or not, which is why the Warriors have this configuration.
Except for Tang Qian who scored 60 points, 20 rebounds and 5 blocks for the Lakers, the best player among the rest of the Lakers was Pierce. He made 6 of 8 shots in this game and scored 14 points.
There was a sound of iron. Gasol also scored 10 points. These three people scored 84 points. The rest of the Lakers players came to share the remaining 12 points. Look, how ironic it is.
There were not many attacks, and they were all concentrated by No. 29.
Tang Qian has indeed reached a new high in this game. With such great defensive intensity, he can still score more than 60% of the field goal percentage, which is even higher than the previous game! This is actually a bit difficult.
I believe it. Cole couldn't help but say after the game, in fact, we can't stop No. 29 at all. He is a real prehistoric monster. Oh, yes, in the modern league environment, I think his destruction
His strength is already stronger than that of O'Neal, who was at his peak back then. Yes, I'm not kidding. He is indeed the center's personal ability in the new era, I think No. 1.
However, he also added: As long as the victory belongs to us, leave the data to him.
What did you say before the game? He is a Saiyan? Haha, looking at it now, even if he transforms into a Super Saiyan, it will be of little use. He alone cannot save the world.
With a big score of 2-0, the Golden State Warriors won two consecutive away games.
And every game ended with a big victory, which probably no one expected before.
The bloody storm is about to begin, and the Lakers locker room is also filled with depression.
ps: This is the first update, there will be another one tonight, a big chapter will come first~~~