Chapter 603: Grade 3 Durant and Regular Season MVP

"Seattle SuperSonics, win..."

At the American West Arena in Phoenix, even though the game was over, both SuperSonics fans and Suns fans were still in shock.

This result was truly something they had never imagined!

They came to this game not to watch the Sonics beat the Suns, because that was simply impossible. They came to this game simply to celebrate Yes.

This was the first game after Yes's miracle. There were 25,000 spectators in the game when Yes performed the miracle, and they were not one of them. They were looking for opportunities to make up for this game.

But what is this?

The Seattle SuperSonics finally won at America West Arena!

At the end of the game, the defending champion Suns were beaten by the SuperSonics and were so confused that they didn't know what to do for a while.

After the game ended, most of the audience at the scene, except for the commentators from various countries around the world, were still in the dark about the result of the game.

Including the media reporters in the press gallery.

Take two reporters from CCTV, Wang Han and Lin Rui, for example.

Before the game started, they had already thought of the title for tonight's NBA frontline content.

Now CCTV is paying attention to Yes's playoff journey, but most of the focus is on the impact of Yes's 0-3 miracle reversal in the first round.

The last episode was about the views of the President and dignitaries of the United States, while this episode is about rich businessmen and celebrities. As for the Western Conference semifinals between the SuperSonics and the Suns.

It's not important anymore, it's really not important anymore.

As long as the Sonics don't lose so ugly against the Suns in the second round, that'll be fine.

After the SuperSonics' miraculous reversal in the first round, even Coconut Black can't criticize the Leafs for this year's playoffs.

Although she does not agree with many people's statement, after the SuperSonics and Nuggets' great comeback miracle, many people said that this miracle is comparable to a championship event!

That is to say,

For Yes this year, he has already won the championship.

This view that Pippen came up with is quite bluffing. Although she does not agree with it very much, it is recognized by many people.

She's well aware of how much her American counterparts now value the first-round series between the Sonics and the Nuggets.

She also knows very clearly why her American colleagues attach so much importance to the Sonics' first-round series.

We are all media people, how can we not be clear about such operation methods?

Isn't it just to cause: SuperSonics lost, Yes did not lose! Feeling?

To be fair, if there wasn't any hope for this series between the SuperSonics and the Suns, how could their counterparts on CCTV and the United States reduce the influence of the second round of the SuperSonics-Suns game?

And it is actively lowered.

Because they took the initiative to increase the influence of this series, many coconut fans may think that they are in Black Leaf.

Even those black media who want to increase the influence of this series are embarrassed to ask the SuperSonics and Leafs to win this series.

Even these coconut black media know that if they have such a request, they will definitely be seen as being in Black Leaves. Even these coconut black media know that this is a matter where they cannot even get a loan.

But now, Yeas actually led the Sonics to win at the American West Arena!

Wang Han looked around at his American colleagues who had recovered from the shock and disbelief. The expressions in his beautiful eyes were still full of surprise and disbelief.

She clearly knows what impact victory in this game will have on public opinion tomorrow.

The reason why our counterparts across the country and around the world are toning down coverage of this series isn't because they don't want to cover it.

But they wanted to protect Yes.

It's true that the Leafs and the Sonics can't beat the Suns.

Now, the Sonics defeated the Suns in this game, that's different!

He clearly knows the urinary nature of her peers, and they will burst out all the energy they have been holding back!

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Of course it’s a bad thing!

How great is the hope, how great is the disappointment!

This is still the first game!

The playoffs are a best-of-seven series, and the Sonics have only won one now.

Can the Sonics still win the next game?

Based on the strength comparison between the SuperSonics and the Suns, the final result is likely to be unfavorable to the SuperSonics.

Who knows what Durant will do in the next game after his steady performance and bravery in this game?

When the balloon was inflated, it finally burst, and only Ye Si was injured.

These people will protect Ye Si, but the only media in the world that are dedicated to Ye Si are the domestic media and the Seattle media.

Ye Si and his SuperSonics' victory in this game opened a Pandora's box of whether it is an angel or a devil...

The Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Suns in the first game of the Western Conference semifinals. This was a result that shocked most people around the world.

After the game, the Suns returned to the locker room and still had not recovered from this incredible result.

They really didn't expect Durant to break out before the game!

They have plans for Durant in this game.

They saw Durant in the last game of the series against the Nuggets.

Durant's ball-handling offense in the last game became stable after sacrificing his own frequency, and his mistakes were reduced to almost none.

In order to cope with Durant's extremely slow and drastic breakthrough with the ball, D'Antoni deliberately added Grant Hill to the starting lineup in this game.

Last season's starter Diaw was pulled from the starting lineup because of his slowness and defensive deviations.

This is the trick the Suns used specifically to deal with Durant.

They are not fools. Although they know that Durant is a player with quasi-All-Star potential, this player is still the scoring leader and the most threatening player for the Sonics besides Yes.

But what about in the end?

Durant still broke out!

Looking at the still incredible expressions on the faces of the players in the locker room, the expression on D'Antoni's face was ugly.

He could understand why the players had such expressions.

Facing Grant Hill's single defense, Durant made 16 of 30 shots in this game and scored 46 points in a single game!

Durant's scoring in this game was enough to make the Suns heartache, both in terms of quality and quantity.

The basis of the tactics that the Suns can use against Yes to take him out of the game is that the Sonics do not have a second stable singles point.

Grant Hill is certainly older now.

Grant Hill is 36 years old this year.

But Grant Hill's performance in the Suns this year has been rated very high.

Whether it's the offensive or defensive end, he gets very high ratings.

He averaged 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block per game, and his contributions on both offense and defense were quite outstanding.

His contribution in isolation and isolation defense is indispensable to the Suns.

In the regular season, there is no player in the entire NBA who can stably beat Grant Hill in isolation.

Not to mention Durant, a player with the highest potential who is a quasi-All-Star, even an ordinary All-Star player may not be able to produce stable singles output against Grant Hill!

Facing Grant Hill's defense, players who can stabilize their singles output must have at least a 45% shooting percentage and an average of more than 25 points per game to achieve true scoring strength!

What we are talking about here is the real scoring ability, and those like Durant do not count.

In the NBA this season, there are only a few players such as Yes, Kobe, Iverson, Nash, and Wade who can satisfy the 45% and average more than 25 points per game.

At the very least, Durant is definitely not one of them!

It’s not that I look down on Durant, but Durant’s strength is not to mention that he is now a rookie. Even if he has played in the NBA for more than ten years, his true scoring ability cannot reach a shooting rate of more than 45% per game. 25 points or more!

No matter what the future holds for Durant.

But in this game, Durant really broke out.

There is no problem with Grant Hill's performance. Durant's single breakthrough in this game changed from the slowness of the Nuggets. The frequency of this game is very fast. For Grant Hill now, he really can't keep up. Up.

Durant really performed beyond his level in this game, and he still didn't make too many mistakes at such a fast rate.

D'Antoni knew he couldn't blame Grant Hill for guarding Durant, and he did what he was supposed to do.

Durant's potential is a quasi-All-Star level player, and Durant's current strength is almost a quasi-All-Star level player due to the ripening of Yes.

Such players are qualified and capable to break out in the game.

This situation is not unprecedented in the history of the NBA playoffs.

However, such an outbreak does not happen every time.

Thinking of this, the ugly look on D'Antoni's face improved slightly.

"Tonight's game is very unacceptable. It was an unexpected defeat. As the head coach of the team, I am responsible for the final chaos of the team in this game. I did not plan the game before the game." Plan for a potential rand explosion.”

D'Antoni's apology surprised Suns players.

Durant broke out, who could have imagined?

D'Antoni was actually not wrong. Even if he was wrong, it was not the pre-game plan, but D'Antoni's inadequate response plan after Durant really broke out. However, this cannot be blamed on D'Antoni. He is not a on-the-spot shooter to begin with. Coach, everyone knows this.

"This season, our goal has always been to be the strongest team in history. When we were making great progress in the first half of the season, the title of the strongest team in history seemed to be within our reach. At that time, we ourselves would feel , we can definitely break the Bulls' regular season record, we can definitely defeat all teams in the playoffs and become the strongest in history, but in the end, Anthony and the Nuggets turned out, and the Fire Rockets counterattacked our regular season history. First."

"This is the difficulty and accident we encountered in the regular season, but have we given up?"

"No! We did not give up. We are still on the right path. In the end, we ushered in Yes' miraculous victory over the Nuggets. We ushered in a miraculous opportunity!"

"Guys, now Durant's explosion in the first game is another surprise and difficulty that tests us. As long as we can stick to our beliefs, we can still usher in the best light!"

"Guys, the road to the top of the NBA will never be smooth. We are the defending champions, and we should know this better. Championships are not sent by others. We got them with our own hands. We defeated the strongest player in history. The strongest team in history can still be the strongest!"

D'Antoni's words were very encouraging, and the troubles caused by Durant's unexpected outbreak on the Suns' tactics and strategy were wiped away.

"We never thought about winning the playoffs and winning the championship. Guys, this is just an ordinary defeat. Stick with it. We will win in the next game!"

Now the atmosphere in the Suns locker room has returned to normal.

In the Seattle SuperSonics locker room, it is difficult for the atmosphere to return to normal.

The atmosphere in the Seattle SuperSonics locker room is very lively right now.

Except for Rondo, every Sonics player congratulated Durant.

This is not the first playoff game of Durant's career. Durant also scored 40 points in the first playoff game of his career against the Nuggets.

But the way the 40 points were obtained was watched by the whole world.

And this game?

Although Durant's 46 points in this game still relied on Yes to attract so many defenses, and also relied on Yes to attract a large number of reasonable and timely passes after the defense, but that also requires strength!

Isolating a league champion like Grant Hill, he can score 46 points in a game. This is not something that everyone can do!

Even Kobe and McGrady are just like Durant in this game.

Durant's game was the first time in the playoffs that he won the respect of the whole team with his true strength!

Seeing the other players on the team being close to and congratulating Durant, the expression on Rondo's face was full of displeasure and resentment.

As for Ye Si, his face was full of smiles.

Because this is the Durant he wants to see!

Durant finally broke through the shackles. Durant's current strength has finally broken through the three-year star wall of players!

Ye Si doesn't know what the third-year Durant's strength would be like if Durant hadn't met him.

But now, Durant has finally reached his third-year level.

Of course, the current Durant is still not at his strongest. The current Durant has only understood the fast and slow in the game, but has not yet understood the stillness and movement in the game.

When Durant truly understood the stillness and movement in the game, he truly became successful.

However, stillness and movement cannot be used to accelerate ripening. This really requires experience and sufficient competition experience.

But even if Durant doesn't understand stillness and movement, even if he is a third-year Durant, it is enough for Ye Si to defeat the Suns who defend him like this!

Now, Ye Si's heart is full of joy!

The day after defeating the sun, another piece of joy fell from the sky.

The league announced the major awards for the regular season.

Ye Si and Yao Ming shared the 2008 NBA regular season MVP.