Before Kobe's comeback, the showdown between Watsha and Durant may be the most popular focus since the start of the new season.

Only the 76ers and the Heat were able to surpass the topic of this battle in early December and the early season meeting between the Heat and the Thunder in the Christmas game.

For several years, Thunder has been trying to get rid of a certain label on his body: Young and limitless.

Everyone admits that they are young and have unlimited possibilities. If Harden has not been sent away, if Harden did not perform beyond expectations in the new team, the Thunder would not have been criticized so much, but now, it is different.

Harden, who has left Durant and Westbrook, has the potential to become a superstar, but the Thunder failed to continue to enter the Finals in 2013 to meet the Heat.

In addition, Russell Westbrook's injury has left the Thunder in single-core mode for a considerable period of time in the new season.

From 2011 to the present, Durant has been second in MVP votes for two consecutive years. He lost to Wei Xia and James respectively.

Last season's playoffs, Westbrook suffered an injury and was reimbursed for the season. The Thunder were held down by the Grizzlies and were defeated in the semi-finals.

Before this, Durant had no chance or need to take charge of the team's offense. With the Westbrook organization, he could be a scorer with peace of mind. With his always modest attitude, he had no chance or reason to become a guy who captured the data.

Without Westbrook, Durant can take over the game at any time and have unlimited firepower. If he can still achieve good results that are no less than last season, with his MVP running for two consecutive years, the judges can't find a reason not to give him a vote.

He now has the opportunity and it is necessary to take control of everything with all his power.

If any fans remember that his highest score in his career so far was created in the 2009-10 season, they would understand that he has been growing for three years, but because of Westbrook's existence, he has never had the need and no chance to show all of this.

In the preseason, he scored 36 points in 21912 in one game, which was more like he was testing his role, finding the rhythm, and then whistling out in one breath.

Westbrook's absence in most of the regular season will give fans the honor to see what Kevin Durant is now.

Chesapeake Energy Arena

Wei Xia saw Durant wearing a white jersey and stretched out her hand friendly: "I heard that you have been practicing hard in the summer. I hope you can see your special training results today."

Durant said confidently: "You will never be disappointed."

Just looking at his body shape, he is not much stronger than his rookie period, but his muscle dimensions and core strength are very different.

Wei Xia still remembers the first time he played against Durant. The methods used to deal with him on that day can no longer work.

Just like Wei Xia, Durant's progress can also be called rapid.

The two sides exchanged and greeted each other, and returned to their own venue to warm up.

"Boss, are you very familiar with KD?" Cousins ​​asked.

Wei Xia said: "It's a friend."

Cousins ​​feels like he makes friends with him. Durant has a bad impression of Cousins. When he was a rookie season, he was beaten by the opponent for the first time when he played against the Thunder: "I feel sad about the slum atmosphere on you."

Perhaps this is called feathers of birds of a feather flocking? Wei Xia never speaks as ugly as Durant, but he likes to speak the most sad words in the gentlest tone.

During the jump stage, Cousins ​​and Ibaka.

Ibaka's bounce speed was extremely outstanding, far better than Cousins, but he couldn't grasp the timing of jumping the ball, so the ball was transferred by Cousins.

As soon as the game started, the 76ers accelerated the pace.

Holiday dribbled quickly and broke the Thunder's outside defense was just the starting point of the offense. The assisted defense later became an opportunity for him to pass the ball.

Hayward interspersed with the running position, and the 45-degree angle three-point line on the right was taken.

3 to 0

Durant runs at a normal speed, Wei Xia quickly sticks it on.

According to normal matchup, the 76ers should let Hayward defend him.

As a result, it was Wei Xia who was responsible for Durant.

Because Hayward's single defense has to defend Durant is too hard, his speed is too slow.

Wei Xia's body size was shrouded in Durant.

It is difficult for any wing to gain an advantage in length and height when it comes to Durant. We only have three ways to deal with Durant.

Force, squeeze, entangle.

Force him to the left, squeeze his center of gravity, and wrap around his body. It lasts for the whole time.

"You're too hard!" Durant shouted in a heavy breath.

"Will this make you feel sad?"

"If you keep the whole game."

Wei Xia was not sure about it at first, but what he said was undoubtedly an effect like an injecting cardiotropic agent.

Compared to endurance, Wei Xia is not afraid of anyone, even if he is the one who consumes more. If he loses to his opponent in endurance, he will not only be sorry for himself, but also for John Hafliceck's talent.

Durant had no chance to catch the ball. Although the current Thunder's main controller is not Westbrook's superstar, he is also a ruthless person - Reggie Jackson, the No. 24 pick in 2011, he was the Thunder's discovery after Seyon lost his game last season. It was like losing Jeff Green indirectly gave Ibaka the soil for the rise. After Westbrook was injured, he took on everything on the Thunder's periphery and took on good terms.

Moreover, his style is not unfamiliar to Thunder fans.

He was like he was drawn in the form of Westbrook. He was originally the main scorer on the bench, but he was not very conspicuous. After entering the starting lineup, his similarity with Westbrook became obvious. When he returned for Westbrook, the one who was worried about Westbrook would be the Thunder coaching staff. He was not like Martin and Harden, and could match the Swiss with the starting lineup with the times. If he and Westbrook were forced to pair, one of them would have to accommodate the other side.

Now he is like another Westbrook, calling him pick-and-roll in the inside line, bullying Sadness Young is not tall enough, lacks pressure on defense, and his passes to Ibaka are full of stability.

2 to 3

"I'm really worried about your future. What is the situation of two identical point guards playing the starting lineup at the same time?" Wei Xia asked indifferently.

Durant is not very sensitive to this issue.

After all, it doesn't matter whether Jackson or Westbrook starts.

In fact, Jackson's starting lineup is better for him. Although Jackson follows Westbrook's model, he takes Durant seriously and passes the balls he should pass. Westbrook, who has established a position in the team, has the privilege of not taking anyone into consideration when he is in the forefront.

There is only one boss in a team. If that boss can no longer touch the ball when he needs it, he is not a veritable boss.

Wei Xia's trash words suggest a lot, he didn't care, and both sides fought several failed attacks.

The Thunder's ball was basically concentrated in Jackson's hands. At the beginning, Durant was not active in running without the ball. Based on the fine tradition of letting his teammates start first and then I came, he calmly watched his teammates play a two and a half minutes of garbage position battle.

Jackson inherited Westbrook's bravery, and also had the latter's axes.

For example, if a tactic works, he will repeatedly play that tactic.

Ibaka made three consecutive shots and scored only the first goal.

The 76ers have much more offensive tricks than the Thunder. The first attack was Hayward's three-pointer, the second attack came to Cousins' hook-up missed, the third attack was Holiday's forced attack, the fourth attack was Holiday calling the pick-and-roll to pull out the hat, and the fourth attack was when he passed the ball to Wei Xia to blame the blame.

And Wei Xia didn't even touch the ball.

"Beep!"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the attack of the 76ers is far more complicated than in the past.

This system from Villanova is not something that Holiday, a point guard, and a versatile player who is the mind of the forward.

In the first three minutes, the 76ers scored 3 points and the Thunder scored 2 points.

The offensive performance of the two teams is not sorry for the attention of this round at all.

Wright realized the problem and let Holiday come off the game and replaced Nash was his way of solving the problem.

Durant is a spider, and Weisha is an octopus.

In the semi-finals of last season, the reason why the Thunder were dealt with by the Grizzlies was that Westbrook lost one core and the other was that Durant was restricted by Tony Allen.

Also a petite defender, Wei Xia's ball-free defense is better than Allen's strength and hardness.

The biggest question is, with Wei Xia's status, why should he put down everything like Tony Allen and focus on defense?

When Jackson posed for a one-on-one challenge, Wei Xia turned around and leaned her back against Durant. The huge impact made him sit on the ground on the spot.

Because he lost his fulcrum, Wei Xia fell to the ground, but fortunately, Durant was his meat pad, so he was basically fine.

Jackson attacked with the ball, and escaped the change of direction that his relatives did not recognize.

If his opponent was Holiday, it would be understandable that such a mobilization of attacks would be evident.

But the person standing in front of him now is Nash.

He immediately nailed Nash's center of gravity to the spot like a nail, and then, he did not take the opponent's defense seriously, and at the same time, he also pulled three points in an inefficient manner and flew out in full view of everyone.

Wei Xia lay on Durant and sighed: "Do you have a special liking for this kind of point guard with a lower BQ?"

Durant was about to let him get off himself as soon as possible, but Wei Xia was like a rocket launched. Jackson made a fast attack the moment he made a three-pointer.

Durant's side got up from the ground, and Wei Xia had already run to the frontcourt, received the ball with one hand and dunked the basket.

5 to 2

"Beep!"

Three minutes later, there was obvious problem with the Thunder's offense, and they had to call a timeout and readjust.
Chapter completed!