"Finally caught up."

"Yes, we caught up, but we arrived a little late."

"It's not too late, at least the game isn't over yet."

"What's going on now? You know I didn't even understand it. It was you at the beginning..."

"It's 115:115 now, and there are 1 minute and 47 seconds left before the end of the game."

"That……"

"47 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks. If I win, I will be the best in the game."

"Then after the fight..."

"No, we have to take the last flight to ljubljana later."

"All right"

…………

…………

Young had no idea what was going on in one corner of the Wells Fargo Center.

But he knows one thing

There's only so much output that he and Durant can compete with.

If we were to force the offense on our shoulders, we might have to go into overtime with a wave of irons.

so

He adjusted his on-ball defense strategy against Durant

It has been transformed from the original defense of sudden attack to the method of primary personal support and harassment.

"Aren't you afraid of fouls? The 76ers will be finished if you get off the field."

"It's over, it's over. Anyway, Atlanta and Miami are some distance away from us." When the two people explained the facts, Durant made a breakthrough.

"It's time to change direction." As soon as he blocked Durant's first step, Young started the topic again.

However, there was no answer this time

"Dang" Young was just as expected, Durant also started to strike after him.

"Jerami, take a step to the right" because there was a serious problem with Grant's judgment of where to land.

Young, who could see a little more than others, quickly reminded Grant that there was something wrong with his choice.

As for why you don’t do it yourself?

Because Durant's shot was a two-point shot from the top of the arc, Young had no time and did not dare to return to the basket to protect the backcourt rebound.

…………

…………

"There are 1 minute and 15 seconds left" in the 76ers' offensive round. After 18 seconds of attack time, the ball returned to Young's hands again.

It's just that Young's situation is a little better than Durant's

The Thunder did not clear enough space for Durant because of Robertson's presence.

But the 76ers cleared one side for Young.

Speaking of which, Young has to thank owner Harris and general manager Hinkie

Although the outside partners I find for myself are not that reliable, they all have some three-pointers, and even if they don't have three-pointers, they still have mid-range shots.

If they find themselves a guard whose shooting is worse than Robertson's and who can block the inside tightly.

I probably have to consider selling my house and moving.

Closer to home

Facing Durant, who is the same height and body type

There aren't many ways to raise things

What's more, 24 seconds is so close

Yang had to optimize his processing again

Dribbling with a low center of gravity and changing hands at a fast pace,

The original intention of this kind of treatment is to mobilize the defender's center of gravity, thereby reducing the difficulty of breakthrough.

But because the attack time was about to reach 0, Young couldn't wait any longer.

Take a big step forward

We have to seize the position by force

"Bang"

Although Durant has grown into a heavy forward after eight years, Young's 5 kilogram weight advantage allowed him to forcefully squeeze out of Durant's position and get stuck.

Because it took a few seconds, then naturally the next step is

Jump step - airborne projectile

The long two-point throw, which is rarely used in the NBA, is going wrong at this moment.

It did not fly into the basket as planned, but flew towards the back edge of the basket.

"No" missed the ball, which really surprised Young.

"pause"

1 minute and 06 seconds. Donovan, who had 3 timeouts at the same time as Brett Brown,

Changed own pause count from 3 to 2

Soon, the 90-second pause came to an end.

…………

…………

Because it is the final stage, both parties have not made any personnel adjustments.

"Pick-and-roll screener" When Young, chasing Durant, found himself running into the double screen of Robertson and Ibaka, he knew that this offensive round was over.

"Durant" but he didn't believe it and quickly reminded him.

"I'll do it" Because Lee's help defense size is really not as good as Young and Covington, so during the timeout, Brett Brown moved his opponent again.

After Covington, who was guarding Robertson, heard the shout, he quickly dropped Robertson to guard Durant.

Facing Durant, who has one of the best shots in history, Covington's defense speed is obviously not enough.

Because it was his own mistake, Yang worked hard to see where the final landing point of this shot would be.

"Right side!" Something surprising happened. In Young's judgment, Durant's three-pointer would not go into the frame.

"Damn it." When Young swept his glasses to the ground, he was shocked to find Ibaka appearing in that position.

Being occupied, sweeping and beating became Yang's only choice.

The moment Young's hand touched the ball, the referee's whistle sounded

"Blue No. 22 committed a rebound foul, and white No. 9 executed 2 free throws." Because the 76ers had already reached the standard for the first four fouls, except for offensive fouls.

The Thunder have to take free throws

"Did I commit a foul? I remember I didn't make any small moves, or did I jump too high?" Because he was whistled for his fifth foul, Young had to talk to the referee.

"..."

"I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go back and guard the backcourt rebounds. By the way, I only have one foul." Seeing Ibaka make his first free throw, Young quickly ran to the basket.

"clang"

As expected, Ibaka missed his second free throw.

"It's mine." For the 13th rebound, Young was determined to get it.

"beep"

"The whistle blew again????" Because it was the fifth foul, Young was extremely sensitive to the whistle.

"White No. 12, foul on rebounding."

"Fortunately, it's not me"

Although it is not Young, Adams' rebounding did not let the Thunder enter the bon stage.

116115

There are 487 seconds left before the end of the game

Young, who controls the 76ers' ball, clearly knows that he needs to use up his offensive time in the next offensive round.
To be continued...