Kevin Durant has always thought that he is inferior to Yi Jianlian because his teammates are inferior to Yi Jianlian. This is the reason why he was dissatisfied for three years.

It wasn't until today's matchup that Durant realized that Yi Jianlian was indeed better than him on both offense and defense.

But!

The overall strength of the Thunder tonight is indeed better than the Bucks.

Although I can't beat you, as long as we beat you and take the victory away from the Bradley Arena, then I will still be the one who won!

***

The game continues.

Durant, who has regained his calmness, has also returned to the level of the scoring leader this season on the offensive end. The continuous scoring helps the Thunder continue to chase points.

But Yi Jianlian's personal offense in the second quarter was also one after another. Durant caught up a few points and he was able to reopen the difference in the next round.

At the end of the second quarter, the Bucks were 54 to 49, still leading by 5 points.

"Yi ended the halftime and scored another 24 points!"

"Wow, this is still when he didn't take the initiative to attack in the first quarter. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be another 30 points in one half! This year's Yi is really terrible, I can't stop trying to score!"

"However, there is no way. It's not easy to play like this. The Bucks can't lead by 5 points. The combined firepower of Russell and Kevin of the Thunder is no worse than that of Easy!"

Durant scored 10 points in the second quarter.

Westbrook scored 7 points in a single quarter.

Together, the two of them barely kept up with Yi Jianlian's 18 points in a single quarter.

Barkley laughed and added: "Of course, the scores of the two of them can't be matched together. I'm afraid it will only be easy!"

This sentence does not seem to be a big deal, but it is actually a high evaluation of Yi Jianlian's offensive ability!

Kevin Durant has averaged 31.3 points per game so far this season and is the league’s current scoring leader. Although Westbrook is not as good as his big brother, he can also average 17 points per game. The two together can get nearly 50 points, this is the combination of the average points per game of the Celtics Big Three!

It means that the duo with the strongest firepower in the league is not exaggerating.

Barkley said that Yi Jianlian's scoring ability is stronger than the two groups combined, which is equivalent to saying that Yi Jianlian's scoring ability is currently the strongest in the league.

***

The third quarter began.

The Thunder came up with a different lineup from the beginning, Brooks actually put Kevin Durant, Westbrook and James Harden on the field.

The "Three Thunder" appeared at the same time.

This is rare in so many games the Thunder have played this season!

Coupled with Jeff Green on the 4th position, this is already the Thunder's most powerful offensive combination.

However, in order to make up for the defensive strength of the inside, Brooks put Ibaka in the fifth position.

Westbrook made a layup and fired the first shot of the third quarter.

Yi Jianlian controlled the ball to the frontcourt and first played a classic match with Mo Williams from beyond the three-point line. After Mo Williams attracted the defense, he responded by catching the ball and hitting a three-pointer.

Like the second quarter, Yi Jianlian focused on personal offense.

Durant found Yi Jianlian and played one, hit the ball after continuous shaking in the shot!

Durant, who is no longer competing, has only missed one goal from the second half of the second quarter to now.

And this ball didn't even call any pick-and-rolls.

It can be seen that the continual scoring has given him a lot of confidence again.

Yi Jianlian also called for a pick-and-roll. Ty Gibson came up and made him a pick-and-roll. Yi Jianlian got rid of Durant, but Jeff Green blocked it in time.

Yi Jianlian immediately passed the ball to Tay Gibson, who succeeded in an empty cut.

It's the Thunder's offensive round again.

After the eldest brother played the second elder brother, Westbrook held the ball and moved to the opposite side of Yi Jianlian through a misplacement. He was not confident to complete the breakthrough of Yi Jianlian near the free throw line, and he was pulled out of the three-point line again.

Yi Jianlian also took a step forward.

Suddenly Westbrook chose the right after crossing the step. He chose a very large angle. Obviously, he didn't want to have direct physical contact with Yi Jianlian, but wanted to bypass him through speed.

It's just that Westbrook quickly realized that he took it for granted. The big man named Yi Jianlian moved no slower than the average outside player.

He almost sank all the way to the bottom but was still posted by Yi Jianlian.

Westbrook could only quickly find a teammate to pass the ball, but was directly intercepted by Mo Williams, who quickly completed the fast break.

Westbrook was not discouraged and found Yi Jianlian again. However, this time he was clearly prepared. While being entangled by Yi Jianlian again, he smoothly gave the ball to the "third brother" James Harden.

The latter slipped to the basket, faced Bogut for a time gap, and put the basket in.

But although the goal was scored, the Thunder's outside line came inside.

Good opportunity for fast break.

Yi Jianlian quickly went down, and the serving Tai Gibson sensed Yi Jianlian's intention. A long pass spanned half a basketball court. Yi Jianlian successfully received the ball and rushed all the way into the inside of the Thunder.

"Bah!"

The dunk succeeded!

"Yi's ball fully demonstrated the tacit understanding between his golf quotient and the Bucks players!"

This goal was less than four seconds away from Harden's goal, and it was arguably the fastest to chase points.

The tacit understanding of Yi Jianlian and Tay Gibson in the pursuit of points made Barkley sigh.

Westbrook dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. This time he did not find Yi Jianlian. However, Durant kept running and Yi Jianlian had to keep up. Jeff Green’s sudden delay caused Yi Jianlian to drive away from Durantra. Fortunately, Tai Gibson followed out in time, and Yi Jianlian simply changed defense and followed Jeff Green.

Westbrook gave the ball to Jeff Green at this time. The latter took the ball from a low post and beat Yi Jianlian. After a series of steps, he turned around and took a jumper. After a miss, Bogut protected the rebound...

The two sides fought together.

Little K gradually found something wrong.

These four offensive points of the Thunder seem to be going towards Yi Jianlian!

This is to consume Yi Jianlian's physical strength!

Yi Jianlian... also found himself being targeted.

Not only did the Thunder on the offensive end allow him to easily catch the ball, but the Thunder on the defensive end also played around his point, running in various dislocations, and be sure to let the main attacker face Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian’s physical strength was consumed very quickly~lightnovelpub.net~ Less than 5 minutes after the third quarter, Yi Jianlian has begun to breathe non-stop.

The opponent didn't give him a chance to rest at all. After he finished playing on the offensive end, he had to immediately throw himself into the defense. How could this be bearable!

Yi Jianlian tried to suppress the rhythm, but as soon as he dribbled twice on the spot, Durant forced him up and forced him to run.

Yi Jianlian sighed fiercely and could only speed up and rush towards the basket again.

The moment the ball was scored, Jeff Green immediately served, Westbrook rushed to get the ball, Yi Jianlian had to follow, but Westbrook rushed to the frontcourt and slowed down again, handed the ball to Durant and let him come. Singles Yi Jianlian.

Shameless!

Yi Jianlian wiped the sweat dripping from his chin and began to calculate quickly in his heart. He soon thought of something. When Durant was about to take a shot, Yi Jianlian directly sent the penalty.

"Beep! The Bucks fouled on No. 9, and the Thunder re-serve."