Chapter 403 Joyful Yess and Miserable Durant

"I didn't expect a preseason game to have such attention."

This is the first time Adelman has been in charge of the NBA team again after a year.

Returning again after leaving the NBA, Adelman looked at the current NBA both strange and familiar.

In the year he left the NBA, he did not isolate himself from the world.

He has also been following the NBA.

He's also been watching the incredible storm that's blowing up in the NBA.

As an "old man" who is somewhat of a failure in the NBA.

Adelman knew exactly what this incredible storm represented.

Before this storm, basketball in this world was not like this.

That's not the case with the NBA either.

The Phoenix Suns are also unlikely to win the championship.

This is a storm that is changing the NBA and changing the basketball world!

Seeing the Supersonic No. 9 on the field, Adelman was amazed.

He never thought that after he left the NBA for a year, his status in the NBA could actually rise.

Without the ridicule of the past, there is only respect.

When the general manager of the Rockets invited him out, the courtesy he received was unbelievable.

He is no longer the loser who always fails, he is now considered a winner who can succeed.

He, Adelman, was supposed to be able to make it one day.

It's as miraculous as the Suns can win the championship.

And the person who caused such a miracle is the Supersonic Nine not far away.

Change the NCAA with your own power, change the NBA with your own power, and change the culture of the basketball world with your own power!

As an outlier on the NBA's chasing championship road, he is too aware of how thorns are everywhere on this road.

He also knows too well how much courage it takes to persevere on this road.

This man can definitely afford the media, reporters, fans and audiences all over the world to be crazy about him.

Everyone saw him voluntarily walking on the most difficult road.

Everyone also expects that he can reach the end of success on this road.

This is the source of the world's enthusiasm for him.

Just like the world's expectation for Jordan to break his destiny.

Just like the world's expectation for the king to break his destiny.

Now such expectations have all rested on him.

Even because the shackles on him are bigger and heavier, the expectation is even bigger.

After all, the toughest career in NBA history.

Toughest career ever?

Adelman looked at the Sonics players standing with the Rockets on the field, with a sympathetic wry smile on his face.

His future was certain, he believed it more than anyone else, and he wanted it more than anyone else.

Rondo, Durant, David Lee, Milicic...

But right now, he really hasn't found the key to success.

When the players from both sides stood on the field and the game was about to start, the sensitive Durant felt the huge attention on him.

It is really unbelievable to say that he will be the protagonist of the game alongside Yes one day.

He could feel how many pairs of eyes were staring at him.

He can also feel that there are many media experts on the scene examining him.

If it were the summer league, when his future with the Sonics was not yet fully determined, he would definitely be nervous and nervous.

Now, this is his chance to prove himself!

He now has Yes by his side!

The resistance of his teammates to make things difficult for him has disappeared!

Randolph has gone to the Lakers!

His own psychological pressure also disappeared!

Now is the time to show the world why Yes chose him!

This is the best stage to prove yourself!

"The game has begun!"

Barkley himself was very surprised that a preseason game actually made him feel so expectant and nervous, nervous and afraid.

The on-duty referee Crawford threw the basketball in his hand high, and this perhaps the most watched preseason game in NBA history began.

After Yao Ming lost weight, his jumping ability has recovered to a certain extent.

But in the end, Milicic still beat Yao Ming to grab the Sonics' first offensive opportunity of the game.

The Rockets' starters tonight are center Yao Ming, power forward Gerald Wallace, small forward Ron Artest, shooting guard Tracy McGrady and point guard Roy.

It is a relatively tall one big and four small.

Rondo, who is slowly advancing with the ball, is observing the situation on the field.

Roy, the shortest on the Rockets field, is 1.98 meters.

Roy, McGrady, Artest, Wallace...

Except for Yao Ming, the four 'little' of the Rockets are actually not small at all.

In addition to being not small, it is also very fast.

This is a very tough team!

Um?

Rondo, who dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, glanced disdainfully at Durant on the right and Artest's position, and then focused his attention on Ye Si.

It's not a pincer attack?

Rondo had a very surprised expression on his face.

This game was the first time Rondo played with Yeth since last season's playoffs.

Seeing that the Rockets' strategy to defend Yeth is to use Roy to defend alone, Rondo is really not used to it.

In his memory, the mode of playing with Yass still stays when he played the Suns.

The sun is always flanking.

Crazy flanking with or without the ball.

Of course, in the entire league, only the Suns have enough offensive ability to make up for the points lost caused by the crazy flanking of Yeth.

In the playoffs last season, the Suns achieved the achievement of scoring as many points on the offensive end as they missed due to crazy pincers.

But in this world, there is only one team like the Suns.

Most other teams can't do what the Suns do.

These teams can't afford the price of crazy flanking.

Thinking of this, Rondo nodded secretly.

Since the Rockets are single-defense against Yes, there is no need to find Yes as soon as possible.

Let's wait for Yes to run out of opportunities.

No one can beat Yes in one-on-one running!

Not even Roy, who is very familiar with Yes!

Um? !

But soon, Rondo, who was directing the traffic at the top of the arc, showed an incredible look on his face.

"So fast!"

This defensive rotation, this assisted defense is too fast, right? !

Every time Yes gets rid of Roy and runs away, he is about to pass the ball, and immediately another Rockets player can appear next to Yes!

This is a situation he has never seen before!

Adelman is very satisfied with the Rockets' defense on the field.

This is why he tried his best to invite Gerald Wallace after he got Scola!

He's not a great defensive coach.

But he knew that if he wanted to break through from the west, it would be impossible without speed.

He watched all the playoffs in the Western Conference last season.

No matter how underestimated the Supersonic is now, how weak the strength looks.

For any team that aims to break out from the West, the imaginary enemies are the Sonics and the Suns.

To beat the Suns, you have to beat the Sonics.

The offensive speed of the Supersonics and the Suns, in the playoffs, has separated the Spurs and Rockets, two teams with only Duncan and Yao Ming!

In the entire league, who dares to say that their own center is better than Duncan and Yao Ming?

For the Rockets, supersonic speed is the touchstone for them to beat the sun!

Now the whole of America is looking at Durant with scrutiny in this game.

For him, this game against the Sonics is also a game for him to check the lineup.

Although the strength of the Sonics is low, Yes is a good opponent.

He is the toughest player in the league to defend and the fastest player in the league!

He is the player who tests the most team defense in the league, and he is also the player who tests the most individual defense in the league.

He is strong and has no shortcomings. He can test a team from all angles.

This is a perfect litmus test!

If the Rockets' defense can defend Yes, then the Rockets are eligible to talk about beating the Suns and breaking through from the West.

Sun, this is a sharp sword hanging over the heads of all teams this season.

The basis of the Rockets' offensive system this season is the Princeton offensive system with Yao Ming as the core.

Coupled with Roy's core throwing pot system and McGrady's core singles system.

The Rockets have such three systems on the offensive end, and may already be the most perfect offensive team in NBA history.

The Rockets' current offense has no dead ends for all parties, and there will never be short circuits or other power outages during the game.

There is no problem in scoring 100 points in a game against any opponent.

As an offensive head coach for so many years, he still has a little confidence in his offensive predictions.

Although the Rockets' offense is perfect, it is not the strongest!

Perfect, but not the strongest.

This is not a contradiction.

In terms of pure offense, the Rockets are not as good as the Suns.

The only possibility for the Rockets to beat the Suns is to be able to defend a little bit against the strongest but imperfect Suns.

If you want to defend the Sun's offense, you must keep up with the speed of the Sun.

Let Yao Ming lose weight.

Former student Artest came from the Kings trade.

Signed former apprentice Gerald Wallace from free agency.

Let McGrady focus more on the defensive end.

This is all his efforts.

Now, it was time for him to see the results after working hard for more than two months!

The whole world knows that the Sonics' training camp will start on July 7th.

But no one pays attention to the fact that the Rockets' training camp will also start on August 1st!

The Rockets' offensive and defensive drills have been going on for more than two months!

Although these two months of drills are still at a relatively early stage, they are still ready for a battle.

Especially the cooperation and tacit understanding between the Rockets players made Adelman feel incredible.

The fit of these players is quite high!

Very good defense!

Ye Si looked surprised and admired.

The Rockets' defense is definitely the strongest defense he has ever seen in the NBA!

The two strongest defensive teams in the NBA were previously recognized as the Spurs and Pistons.

But whether it is the Spurs or the Pistons, due to various reasons, the defense of these two teams in front of Ye Si is actually not that strong.

And the rocket!

Ye Si felt for the first time what ubiquitous defense is!

"This defense is incredible?!"

Originally, the expert media at the game site was to examine what it was like for Durant to play next to Yes.

They really never thought about examining the Rockets' offense and defense!

In their eyes, the Rockets are just a relatively strong team. Now the league recognizes that the most powerful team is the Seven Star Suns.

After the Suns won the championship, they signed Grant Hill and Chris Webber and are considered to be one of the strongest teams in NBA history.

Next season is a team that can hit 70 wins.

As for the Rockets, the addition of Artest makes the future of this kind of team really unpredictable.

For such a team, their interest is naturally not that great.

Not the strongest and not the most talked about.

But now, see the first appearance of this new rocket.

Looking at the defensive moves of the five Rockets players on the court, not to mention those media experts, even Barkley on the sidelines was surprised and speechless.

"Absolutely the fastest defensive rotation I've ever seen!"

"One-on-one against Yes without the ball, can you still keep your position?!"

"This means that as strong as Yes's off-ball movement is, the Rockets' defensive rotation is as strong!"

The supersonic fans who were going to wait quietly for Durant's performance are now stunned.

In their memory, Yes has never encountered such a big difficulty in running one-on-one!

Jess is surprised now.

The Rockets' players on the court and Adelman on the sidelines were actually even more surprised!

As far as the Rockets' chain defense is concerned, it is impossible for Yes to continue to start running after one or two failures.

According to Adelman's estimation, after one or two failures, Yes should have given up attacking by now!

But now, Yes can still shuttle in the Rockets' defensive position!

Roy's pursuit, Artest, McGrady and Gerald Wallace's defense delay.

They've done the limit of what they can do now.

But there was still no way to make Yes give up running.

not good!

Roy's expression changed instantly after being shaken off by Ye Si once again!

Ye got rid of it for the first time, and his teammates made up for it in time.

Ye got rid of him for the second time, but his teammates were still able to barely fill him in.

Ye Si got rid of him for the third time, and his teammates tried their best to block Ye Si's attack again.

the fourth time!

He was freed by Ye four times in one defense!

Disgraceful defensive performance!

Because of the help of teammates, there were no problems in the front.

This time, Ye was finally given the chance to catch the ball in the offensive zone!

"The competition between Yes' off-ball offense and the Rockets' rotation defense, the Rockets' rotation defense has reached its limit first!"

Rondo's pass was as timely as ever.

Yes was comfortable receiving a pass from Rondo.

There was no delay.

but!

43...55...61...54...65...

Ye Si, who was jumping in the air, looked at the constantly beating touch value, and Gerald Wallace, who was already close at hand, a deep surprise flashed in Ye Si's eyes!

He has already escaped four times, can this be caught? !

Does he need to get rid of Roy five times in one offense, maybe even six times? !

Even if he could do it, he didn't have time to do it!

An offensive opportunity in the NBA is only 24 seconds.

So even if the Rockets' defense has shortcomings, it is perfect in theory. What are the shortcomings that cannot be grasped!

what to do? !

This kind of touch value, this kind of defense that came a little late but has already arrived.

With his current shooting ability in the face of confrontation, if he chooses to make a shot this time, the chance of hitting the iron is 99%!

Milicic has been stuck by Yao Ming!

Rondo defends against McGrady!

Gerald Wallace, who was already flying in the air, looked very gloomy.

As far as Yes's scoring ability is concerned, the Rockets' slight defensive hesitation is giving Yes points.

Yes, as long as the shot is completed, there is at least a 60 to 70% chance, which is equivalent to giving points!

"The Rockets' almost extreme defensive rotation still failed to hold Yes!"

Kenny Smith now has nothing but admiration left on his face.

He could feel that the Sonics fans were waiting for Yes to score the shot, and then exploded with a bang.

The Rockets' defense put too much pressure on them just now!

Not only Kenny Smith, but many media experts on the sidelines are now waiting for the moment when Yes makes a shot.

And Adelman, who was confident just now, no longer has any confidence and joy on his face.

Can this be defeated by Yes? !

The Rockets' defense this time is already the strongest defense he has ever coached!

Is this the 'Off the Ball Yes' who single-handedly beat the Spurs?

Looking at Ye Si, who was already jumping in the air and ready to make a shot, Adelman was already desperate.

Some players are really hopeless!

His players had given their all, but they were defeated by Yes and gave Yes a chance.

snap!

Just when Adelman was desperate, the scene on the court stunned Adelman.

"Yes didn't make a move?!"

"Yes passed the ball?!"

"Yes gave Durant the opportunity he created!"

When Yeth got rid of Roy for the fourth time, the Rockets' players were trying to help defend, and it was Wallace who finally completed the replacement, but both Artest and McGrady were shrinking.

It was just that after seeing Wallace filling in, they quickly expanded out again.

Whether it's McGrady or Artest, they really didn't expect Yeth to pass the ball in that situation!

Looking at the fast and high pass above his head, Artest wanted to jump up and intercept it, but he knew that he couldn't intercept it, it was too high, too fast, and too wide!

Playful pass!

Yes's playful pass!

"Great opportunity for Durant!"

Trying his best, the high-jumping Durant received the basketball in his hand, and the look on his face was more incredible than anyone else.

He knows he won't have to worry about getting a shot when he plays next to Yes.

Yes is not that bitch Rondo.

Good opportunities are not passed on, they are designed to deceive people.

But he really didn't expect that Yes would pass on such a good opportunity!

Just like Yes's offensive opportunities, if it were his idols McGrady and Kobe, they would have at least a 50% chance.

For Yes, who has always been known for his strong shots and efficiency, such opportunities are no different from open positions.

But he passed the ball in the end!

This is the selflessness of Yes!

This is why so many people are willing to be teammates with Yes!

This is why Mo Williams would rather drop his annual salary by 4 million to come to the Sonics!

This is also the reason why those people envy and envy him!

"Durant jumps again!"

"Durant made a move!"

Without hesitation, facing Artest's flying block, Durant jumped up lightly, avoided Artest's last desperate block, and threw the basketball in his hand!

Durant, who was flying in the air, was staring at the basketball thrown by him.

The fans on the sidelines were also staring at the basketball Durant threw out.

Bang bang!

The crisp sound of a basketball hitting the hoop plunged the entire arena into silence.

When Yao Ming accepted the backcourt rebound, he was stunned.

Falling from the air, Durant who hit the iron was also stunned.

As for the other Sonics players on the field and the Sonics players on the sidelines, the expressions on their faces are as black as coal.

Such a good opportunity, just like this?

You can't even make this kind of ball. What's the difference between you and Rajon?

Rajon is not a player who is good at shooting!

Your scouting report is still good at shooting!

And it's second!

Hot.

Durant now also feels his face is burning.

This kind of shooting that is sure to hit the iron during training?

Artest's swoop just now still interfered with his shot.

Artest's last kick was not just a random fly without purpose, it was extremely oppressive. Although it didn't block him, it also put a lot of pressure on his shot, thus changing his way of shooting.

Excellent last defense.

But even so, that's not the reason for him to miss that chance!

He is not convinced by the stats he played in the summer league.

If he hadn't been tricked by Rondo and the others, it would be absolutely impossible for him to hit that embarrassing statistic.

Even if he is targeted by his opponent, he can perform better.

But this time, he really had no reason!

This opportunity was given to him by Yes.

For the first time, Durant blamed himself for missing a shot in the Sonics.

"Don't be stressed, you did a good job just now."

Just when Durant fell into self-blame, he was pulled back by a familiar voice.

Yes!

Turning his head, looking at the back of him just passing by, Durant bit his lip.

His sensitivity can be felt, and Yes's praise for him is sincere.

Yes didn't have any dissatisfaction with him because of his blacksmithing this time.

Yes is really happy with the shot he just made.

Why? !

Yes is really happy with Durant right now.

He can catch the pass like that just now!

It really is a peerless pot!

Height, wingspan, quick jumping...

Whether it is the dynamic or static talent, they are all at the level of a peerless master!

If it weren't for Durant, his attack just now would have resulted in either a shot or a mistake!

Even a passer like Marion couldn't catch the pass he just made.

Since Nash learned the childlike pass, Nash has divided the childish pass into several levels.

Pot, not everyone can take it.

Not any catch pass can be called a playful pass.

Nash divided the childish pass into four grades according to the speed, height and skew of the childish pass.

The first class is the primary childlike pass that ordinary good pots can catch.

The second class is the super childlike pass that Rondo, a super pot, can catch very well.

The third class is Milicic and Stoudemire, who are thousands of miles away, and they can receive thousands of miles of childlike passes.

The fourth class is that some thousand-mile pots can be received but there will be a great chance of making mistakes. Only peerless pots can receive peerless childlike passes.

According to Nash's settings, the level of the pot and the level of childlike passing must match.

Nash used to be unable to pass childlike passes, so he is not worthy of such good pots as Marion and Stoudemire.

Marion and Stoudemire also always feel that their talent for receiving pots has been buried, and they can only receive ordinary pot-throwing passes, unable to exert their full strength.

A high pot with a low-level pass will bury the high pot.

A low pot with a high-level pass will cause a lot of turnovers because the catcher can't catch the pass.

Nash now claims that he can barely pass a thousand-mile childlike pass, and he can barely match a thousand-mile pot.

"I still can't pass the peerless childish pass when the big teacher played against the Spurs. I still can't completely regard myself as a childlike beginner. I still have a long way to go."

According to Nash's setting, his childlike passing can reach the peerless level, and his passing and Durant's pot are a perfect match!

With Durant's pot, he can run without the ball unscrupulously, and keep jumping unscrupulously.

Just now he has been pushed to the extreme by the Rockets' defense.

Just like Duncan forced him in the playoffs last season, he was forced to pass peerless pot throws.

At the beginning, Milicic was able to use the level of a thousand-mile pot to leapfrog to receive a peerless childlike pass. It was because most of Duncan's energy was defending him, and Milicic had very little pressure.

After all, Milicic's talent is not enough compared to his passing ability.

In the previous game, because he was worried that Milicic would miss some balls and make mistakes, he forced a lot of shots and lowered his shooting percentage a lot.

Also because of this concern, Ye Si usually doesn't jump up when there is no chance.

Now with Durant, he can jump unscrupulously, no longer have to worry about a lot of turnovers.

Take the shot if you have the opportunity, and throw the blame to Durant if you don't have the opportunity.

His efficiency can be higher!

He can also take more shots!

And you can play different tactics in the game!

With Durant, his blame system can be less monotonous!

The Supersonics fans who watched the game between the Supersonics and the Rockets were stunned.

"Yes is still looking for Durant!"

"Yes is constantly giving opportunities to Durant!"

Even more stunned than the Sonics fans at the scene were the media experts on the sidelines.

"Our worst fears have finally happened!"

"Yes, he is treating Durant the same way he treated Rondo last season!"

"Yes is really going to train Durant!"

"Sacrificing his shots, sacrificing his scoring, and even sacrificing his career is cultivating Durant!"

Compared with the stunned Sonics fans and media experts, Adelman's mood is really complicated now.

He had prepared a defensive system for so long, and was completely pierced by Yes.

So many good opportunities continue to appear, is this a defensive failure for the Rockets?

From the perspective of process theory, this is definitely a failure.

After all, he didn't lock Yes, and was pierced by Yes.

But in the end, in terms of results, it seems to be successful again.

Because those opportunities of Yes were excessively given to Durant!

They didn't guard Yes, it was Durant who guarded Yes!

Now Adelman and the Rockets players have mixed feelings.

A little uncomfortable, but not that uncomfortable for the time being.

After all, the Rockets are still ahead now, and by a lot.

The most uncomfortable thing on the court now is Rondo.

I have so many assists!

In the end, they all became Yao Ming's rebounds!

Not happy!

Second master is really upset now!

Durant, that coquettish-flashy-slutty-goods!

unhappy!

At the beginning of the second half, Rondo's face was full of unhappiness.

Coupled with the fact that the score difference between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, Rondo is not ready to play on the court.

The second master worked hard to pass the ball to Yes, but Yes gave the opportunity to Durant when he turned back, and Durant turned back to give Yao Ming a booster.

Do you want to cheat the second master like this!

Ye Jiuye, if you do this again, Second Master will be really angry!

"Rajon, I'll have the ball in the second half."

You control the ball and you control the ball!

I would rather hit the iron than pass the ball to you in this game!

"Beautiful mid-range shooting. Yao Ming's offense in this game is more in the high position. It can be seen that Adelman is asking Yao Ming to pull out more of the opponent's big centers this season in order to provide more power for the Princeton system. Lots of space for cuts."

"Huh?!"

"It's not Rondo who advances with the ball at supersonic speed, it's Yes!"

As the second half began, Adelman was also shocked when he saw that the Supersonics were in charge of Yass.

In the first half, the Rockets' defensive system was shattered by Yes without the ball.

This is unbelievable to him, and it also makes him happy.

It's better to catch a team's problems early than late.

It can be said that in terms of the purpose of this game, in this game, his goal has been achieved.

Off the ball, Yes was a successful test of the Rockets.

The Rockets' team defense is not as strong as expected.

Now he is waiting for the singles with the ball Yes!

Off the ball Yes can test the Rockets' rotation and the team's ability to defend.

With the ball Yes, it is really a test of the Rockets' single-defense and cooperative defense capabilities!

"Adelman is giving instructions to the Rockets players on the court!"

See Adelman's instructions on the sidelines.

The Rockets players on the field were slightly taken aback.

According to Adelman's instructions, next they will take turns to single-handedly defend Yes? !

Take turns to defend Yes alone, and others to assist in defense!

This is just Adelman's instruction.

In the first half, the Rockets' team defense was punctured by Yes, which made the Rockets players really lose face.

Roy, Yao Ming and more, they have a good relationship with Ye Si.

McGrady and Gerald Wallace also have good personalities, and their emotions are fairly normal.

But Artest is really upset now!

Originally, the Rockets defended Yes in the first round was Roy, but in the end Artest stepped forward and took away the position of the first defense.

The strongest Yes? !

I have no choice but to pass the ball at a childlike level, so high, so fast, and so biased.

But I am good at attacking with the ball!

"Artest's defensive moves are too big!"

one in!

Back off!

Make another turn!

Looking at Ye Si who disappeared in front of him, Artest's face was covered.

"Incredible ball control!"

Although Artest was a bit forced, Kenny Smith still felt incredible that he was broken by Yes so easily.

"Yes, it's time to shoot!"

"The Rockets' other players shrink and help defense very quickly!"

"But it's too late for Yes!"

"With Yes's efficiency and scoring ability, he can easily hit the ball!"

As soon as Barkley's excited voice finished, his excited eyes widened in disbelief.

"Break through the ball?!"

"And pass the ball behind the head?!"

Seeing the pass from high to the left outside the three-point line, the Rockets players on the field were suffocated again!

Yes defeated them again, and in the end he still didn't kill them himself, but handed the knife to Durant!

"Yes's pass is so beautiful!"

"Facing the flying McGrady, Durant didn't take the first shot this time, and Durant swayed McGrady!"

good chance!

This time I will definitely get in!

snap!

When Durant jumped up to shoot again.

The basketball in his hand has been taken away by McGrady behind him!

Seeing the Rockets No. 1 rushing to the fast break, the Sonics fans and media experts on the sidelines were once again desperate.

What a beautiful behind-the-head pass!

What a beautiful breakthrough!

Why do you need to shake it extra? !

It's okay if you don't have enough strength, but now you have lost your confidence? !

"Crazy breakthrough technology, Yes is training the Houston Rockets' perimeter players one by one!"

"Incredible breakout, unbelievable pass behind the head!"

"This is the game with the most passes behind the head I've ever seen!"

"With the Rockets' level of defense, Yes's no-look pass has reached an unbelievable level!"

"Yes broke the Rockets defense again with his pass!"

"The strongest passing master in history, this is the strongest point guard in the mouth of the new FMVP Nash!"

Watching the Rockets' defense once again on the court, Adelman, who was standing on the sidelines, was shaking with both hands.

This is definitely the most uncomfortable game of his coaching career!

Tactically, he was completely blown by the opponent.

This is really being blown up by the other party alone!

Now the score is 108 to 92.

From the perspective of the scene, it should not be the Sonics who are 16 points behind now, but the Rockets!

Whether facing Yes without the ball or Yes with the ball, they really have nothing to do!

112 to 94!

This is the final score between the Rockets and the Sonics.

When the game ended, the Rockets players on the field did not have any joy of winning.

This is really a victory sent by others!

Yao Ming, Roy, Tracy McGrady, Ron Artest and Gerald Wallace all looked at the pale No. 35 Sonic.

Want to say thank you?

Durant: 11 of 33 shots, 3 of 12 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, 30 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.

Yes: 9 of 12 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, 25 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.

Looking at the technical statistics on the table, Barkley's face was dark.

Looking at the comparison of the data produced by TNT, the American audience in front of the TV looked incredible.

Looking at the bewildered Supersonic No. 35 on the court, the audience on the sidelines, and the media reporters, the anger in their eyes seemed to be able to swallow everything.

Those unsettling sights exploded in the air.

Hands are shaking.

Tired of shooting?

My heart is shaking too.

Is it fear, self-blame or timidity?

Looking around, what Durant saw was a city of hundreds of miles of steel that trapped him.

In the middle of Steel City, he was so lonely, confused and helpless.

He is being exiled from all over the world!

"KD."

Yes?

Pulled back to reality by the familiar voice, a spring-like smiling face greeted my eyes.

"Welcome to the NBA."

Welcome to the NBA?

All eyes are on him now...

But he...

No accusations.

no anger.

Not angry either.

There are only smiles and joy.

He is actually happy for my performance?

Hands are still shaking.

My heart is still trembling...