Three Hundred and Forty-Six: The Gaze From Heidu

Kobe Bryant scored 15 points in the first quarter. Normally, when the devilish No. 24 starts such a scoring performance, the game will generally not have suspense.

In the second quarter of the game, Kobe's backhand dunk after a breakthrough and an alley-oop dunk after receiving a pass from his teammate seemed to swear that he hadn't aged just yet.

But in this game, Kevin Durant used his super explosive scoring ability to dash the hopes of the Los Angeles Lakers! At the same time, it also swears that the era belonging to Kobe Bryant will come to an end!

Durant, Harden and Westbrook scored 25 points, 17 points and 28 points respectively. They defeated Kobe who scored 42 points in a single game.

The moment the electronic buzzer sounded, the whole of Los Angeles fell into despair! The Los Angeles Lakers, who just won the championship two years ago, lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which played in the playoffs for the first time two years ago!

This rapidly growing youth corps has quietly become the most powerful force in the West!

4 to 1, the Oklahoma City Thunder cleanly killed the mighty Los Angeles Lakers. The mighty Zijin Legion seemed powerless in front of the young Lei Ting.

After the game, Durant faced the camera with a serious face. Although he had just defeated the most prestigious team in the league, Durant still didn't have a too excited expression on his face, "Everyone is saying, we are too young, our time has not come yet, we are not ready yet. Okay... but I have to say, I think it's about time! No matter who my next opponent is, we'll keep going to the end!"

Seeing this, Link turned off the TV. This is the video of the game three days ago. At that time, the Grizzlies had not yet eliminated the Spurs, so Durant's words did not clearly point to Link.

But now, the Grizzlies have eliminated the Spurs 4-2. Therefore, Durant's phrase "We will continue to fight to the end" undoubtedly became Durant's gift to Link.

Perhaps from the very beginning, Durant's words were actually addressed to Link. Link believes that the black-bellied Du must have not forgotten the loss in the playoffs last year. Since then, Durant has been eager to crush the Grizzlies and Link in the series.

This is not difficult to see from the fierce battle between the two sides in the regular season. As long as there is a game with Link, Durant will not be soft!

Thinking of Durant's serious expression on the screen, Link felt tremendous pressure. Today's Durant is the scoring champion for three consecutive times! It is the best first-team selection for two consecutive years! He has left childhood and is beginning to mature.

Dealing with such an opponent is not as simple as dealing with a young Leonard.

Durant will definitely do his best to avenge his shame. And most importantly, Durant has many helpers around him.

Harden, the best sixth man of the season, played a superstar performance in the playoffs. In the Western Conference semifinals, he averaged 16 points with only 10 shots per game.

Westbrook, he has long been famous. As long as he doesn't explode in place, he's a good player.

Serge Ibaka, an all-round fourth position who can attack and defend well. In terms of footwork, he has a huge advantage over Randolph!

Of course, Kendrick Perkins is also indispensable. Although from the data point of view, Perkins is nothing impressive. But his role on the defensive end cannot be reflected in the data.

Even the paranoid Kobe and his Lakers were killed, which shows how strong the Thunder is this season.

The Grizzlies' ability to reach the Western Conference Finals again this year is actually considered to have completed the scheduled task. But the Western Conference championship trophy is right in front of us, who wouldn't want to fight for it?

It only takes four wins to lift the trophy above your head. Regardless, Link will try.

It is not scary to have a strong opponent, what is scary is to be afraid of a strong opponent.

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The Grizzlies defeated the Spurs 4-2, which shocked many media. after all,

The Spurs have always been a top team in people's minds. Even if you lose, you should lose to an evenly matched opponent.

But no one thought that the one who eliminated the Spurs would be the Memphis Grizzlies, who had never played in the playoffs a few times in team history, or a team led by an undrafted team.

In the Western Conference Finals, Kobe and Duncan were absent for the second consecutive year. Since 1998, this is the first time that Kobe and Duncan have not played in the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years. This undoubtedly indicates that a new era has come.

Kobe and Duncan's domination of the league has come to an end.

The duel between the Grizzlies and the Thunder, Link and Durant has also been heated up recently. After all, this is the second year in a row that the two young forwards have faced each other head-to-head.

This year, both Link and Durant have become more mature, and Link has changed the most. Not only has he improved significantly in statistics, but also in terms of team positioning, he has also become the core of the team from the second and third offensive points.

This time, it's the real Link's team VS Durant's team.

Although both teams have performed very well this year, in the preview of the Western Conference Finals, almost everyone agrees that the Thunder should advance. After all, judging from the lineup on paper and performance on the court, the Thunder are much better than the Grizzlies.

The first is the comparison between Link and Durant. Last season, Link defended against Durant's shooting percentage and became famous in the first battle. But this year, no one who can limit Durant like this has yet to appear.

Durant has always been the scoring leader for three consecutive times, and this year, he is second only to James in the MVP selection. Moreover, the difference in votes between Durant and James is not that big!

In this year's MVP selection, James scored 1074 points, and Durant, who was second, scored 889 points! You know, Paul, who is ranked third, only scored 385 points! Therefore, Durant can already be called an MVP-level athlete!

And what about Link? This year only took the most improved player. Although this is also an honor, the gold content is indeed not as good as the MVP and scoring champion. In the words of Kenny Smith, "Both of them are excellent, but it must be admitted that Link is still a level lower than KD."

Therefore, most people believe that the Thunder can solve the Grizzlies in six games. Moreover, the process can be relatively easy.

But this conclusion was strongly opposed by the Oklahoma media.

"We had a 3-1 record against the Grizzlies during the regular season, and I don't think anything will change in the playoffs. The most the Thunder can let the Grizzlies win is 1 game, and I'm sure it's the worst. The situation.” The local media in Oklahoma City expressed their opinions on Twitter. They believed that T.NT’s prediction of 4 to 2 was not accurate enough, and the Thunder would not let the Grizzlies play to the sixth game.

Westbrook reads the news and enjoys it. It seems that, no matter what, the Thunder has already booked a seat in the finals.

"Kevin, how many games do you think we can make it to the Finals this year?" Westbrook was talking to Durant beside him while scrolling through the news.

Durant didn't have much expression, he was wearing sneakers. So, he replied coldly with an answer that surprised even Westbrook, "Four games!"

After hearing this answer, Westbrook was taken aback for a moment. Listen, is this what a man said? At first T.NT said 4 to 2, and then the Oklahoma media said that 4 to 1 can kill the Grizzlies. It's good now, Durant directly wants to advance 4-0!

Sure enough, the belly is black!

After Durant finished speaking, he jumped on the spot twice, and then stepped into the training ground first. His eyes were so focused, so cold. It's like... a Grim Reaper with a scythe!

It seems that this guy is not just talking about it.