Chapter 222 62
Tony Allen's defense is mainly reflected in the lack of ball. He is fast enough, strong enough, and quick enough to react. His body is proficient in various defensive steps and movements. Moreover, before each game, he will understand the opponent's characteristics and habits so that he can make the right judgment during the game and move to the right position to make the right movements.
He did not get used to Durant's defense in this game, but his foul came very quickly.
The third quarter just started, and he had already committed four fouls on his body.
To deal with a behemoth like Durant, it is not enough to rely solely on defensive skills and confrontation, and you must have dirty moves.
Especially for a defensive elite like him who has little talent, high defense is often accompanied by fierce fouls.
Durant initially used the method of evading the game, but he only scored 12 points to the game. It is abnormal for him to get this score when the team is behind in a big way.
One minute later, Durant used his back to jammed Allen and then took the ball to prepare for the attack.
It is not his strength to attack back on the back, but to deal with Allen, it is the most suitable to attack back on the back.
Unfortunately, Durant is not proficient in his skills now, so he still likes to rely on his height to solve problems.
Allen is just particularly good at offsetting the talent gap between the two sides. His defense is close, constantly forcing Durant to shoot in difficult ways.
Suddenly, Durant started to the weak side with a explosive step.
He stopped after only one step. What he wanted was not a breakthrough, but a little shooting space. Allen's defense was fast and he leaned forward in a blink of an eye.
So Durant had to attack in the way he disliked the least.
This is also the way that best reflects his talent - strong shots. When you have enough heights, strong shots will become much easier. Such attacks are usually considered unreasonable and are also the favorite of level scorers such as Kobe who have lone wolf attributes.
This kind of shot is usually the result of iron tetroxide, but this group of people just enjoy it because they know that shooting this kind of shot can boost morale.
However, it is better to shoot such a ball than to pass it to your teammates, and the morale impact caused by the ironclad is immeasurable.
But Durant doesn't need to hesitate to take action like this now. The Thunder need him to do this. After pulling it up, his eyes are open and Allen can't guard against him at all.
"Swish!"
Durant made this difficult jump shot.
Funny thing is that Durant's score was so difficult, but Li Xing easily shot on Kostic's head in the next round.
There was no rippling in his expression, and this ball was as simple as eating for him.
"Dante scored 1o points, he has already got a triple-double, and if he gets two more blocks, we can witness his third quad-double at the Chesapeake Energy Arena!"
"This guy is so talented. Four-double is very simple for him. He has performed well in four-double many times so far!"
Banyani came up and patted Li Xing's butt: "Latch, it seems you're going to have four pairs tonight." "I'm thanking you for your blessing." This is Li Xing's truth.
If Banyani hadn't played in this state, his assist wouldn't have come so easily.
Seven of his 10 assists were made on Banyani. This guy is just an assist machine tonight, and he shoots when he catches the ball, and he will never delay it. His shooting percentage is impressive.
For such a person, Li Xing could only keep feeding him cakes.
Moreover, his performance is not over yet. If he continues to pass the ball to him, he can continue to score. With his feel tonight, 5O points is just a matter of whether he wants or not.
This is a rare game for Banyani, and Li Xing wants him to play a classic battle.
Banyani's performance was so accurate that it affected his opponent.
Mid-distance shooting is Ibaka's specialty. He shot seven goals tonight and only scored one.
Now that he takes action again, Li Xing knows that he won't make it through when he sees this arc. He steadily blocks Kostic, who is tall, and grabs the rebound steadily.
Li Xing stood in the ox horn position and took the ball carefully observing other moves.
The Raptors' Bagniani's off-ball defense is very rigorous, and it is no longer possible to pass the ball to him like before.
Is it a bit late for these guys to think about this now? Banyani is in his current state. If he has a superstar score, he may have already broken into the same state as the man and ball.
Li Xing had never seen such a terrible violent mode.
Through his body, Li Xing sensed a thick energy in Banyani's body, and they were looking for a breakthrough like a current of water.
Banyani abandoned the outside shot and ran into the basket with a rare opportunity. He made a pick-and-roll for DeRozan at the top of the list and then cut inside.
Seeing his movements, Li Xing did not hesitate at all and passed the ball to the ground.
Banyani took Durant, who was assisting in defense, scored a layup, which also caused him to foul.
"Oh my God! No one can stop Andrea! He is the best player tonight!"
Durant couldn't hide his loss after being scored like this by Banyani.
He really couldn't accept that Banyani scored like this on his head. If it wasn't considered a free throw, this was Banyani's 41st point tonight.
"Who can stop me?"
Banyani yelled: "Who can stop me?"
Everyone's reaction to seeing Banyani slap his chest in front of Durant was no less than the reaction of a person who had never watched a horror movie suddenly saw Sadako crawling out of the TV. It was really shattering.
"Okay, Barney, you still have free throws. It's time to get the penalty in. Don't be too proud." Calderon reminded.
Upon hearing this, Banyani laughed: "What's the problem with this? Look at it!"
"Swish!"
43 points.
Durant responded to Banyani in a unique way. He played the Five Rings foul technique that was later teased countless times.
This is Tony Allen's fifth foul tonight, and he keeps slapping.
"This is okay? This is okay?"
If the game is in a state of anxiety, Snyder may replace Tony Allen to protect him, but there is no need for this now.
With Banyani playing like this, what if Durant and Westbrook work at the same time?
Li Xingke has been playing on the field all the time.
This season, Banyani was positioned as the Raptors' No. 2 player by Snyder, but his firing rights are the highest in the team. He did not disappoint this position, and averaged 20 points per game with a shooting percentage of 49.
Because Li Xing is too dazzling, he is ignored.
This battle tonight will surely make everyone remember him.
The one who replaced Tony Allen was Barnes.
After handing over with Allen, he started to play with curses: "KD, it's nothing great to see from this. Andrea completely beat you up."
The reward for this trash talk is that Durant lost the ball and was punished.
Li Xing caught the rebound and wanted to pass the ball for a long time, but the Thunder's return to defense was in place.
The Thunder's defense against Banyani is like dealing with Kobe and James. That kind of intensity should not appear on Banyani anyway.
First, they have one-on-one high-intensity patching, and after getting the ball, they have double-teams, and they don’t treat DeRozan as a dish at all.
DeRozan only felt a little present tonight when he fought back. In most cases, he stayed on the court like an invisible person.
But this doesn't mean that he is really useless.
Banyani was surrounded and he got a chance.
Through the crowd, DeRozan took the ball and shot, and also hit it.
"I can't just focus on defense. Do you think I'm Kobe? I don't like to attack with two people!" Banyani smiled proudly.
When the Thunder generals heard this, they were very angry and wanted to call him back.
Against Barnes, Durant seemed to have recovered his ten successful powers and was ready to kill. Barnes' defense was not very useful in front of him. Although he had height, strength and skills, he was not as reliable as Allen.
Barnes is Durant's favorite opponent. He thinks he has a strong defense, so he always fights one-on-one at the top of the arc.
Durant bent down and made a change of direction dribble that was inconsistent with his figure.
Such a big figure, the directional arc of the transformation made was also amazing. Barnes was shaken away in a few strokes, and Durant dragged the ball into the Raptors' heavy ground.
Li Xing flew out from one side like a ghost, forcing Durant to pass the ball to Costic.
The latter's reaction was a little slower before he wanted to take action. Li Xing had already controlled his body, and then he took off a second time and presented a big hot pot to Kostic.
Kostic's ball was covered and Barnes picked up the floor and shouted excitedly: "It's our turn!"
The Raptors' third-line fast break was finally completed by Banyani.
No matter how the Thunder chases, on this night when everyone wants to get Banyani to play the best performance in their career, their efforts are like in vain.
Banyani reigned from the opening to the end on the offensive end.
Halfway through the fourth quarter, he scored the 51st point with a buzzer-beating three-pointer.
The Thunder have not replaced the main player yet, so Banyani continues to score.
After breaking 5o points, his teammates began to imagine 6o points, so they passed the ball to him like crazy. Even though his physical strength had dropped and his shooting rate was not as high as before, they still kept passing the ball.
It seems like this is Banyani's last game, and they want the Italians to make a good shot.
One ball,
Another ball,
Follow up and have another goal,
With two minutes left in the game, Banyani's scored another three-pointer, freezing his score to 62 points.
The Thunders had enough, they replaced Durant and Westbrook, and also allowed Banyani's scoring performance to end here.
With 62 points, the Raptors' highest score in a single game in history, and since then it has entered Banyani's name.
When the game ended, Banyani bowed friendly to the fans.
The fans gave him a deafening boo, and they were very dissatisfied with Banyani's behavior of staying on the court to score points in the fourth quarter.
But who told them not to replace Durant and Westbrook?
Chapter completed!