Chapter 50 Durant's Explosion

Durant scored another 13 points in the fourth quarter, directly helping the Thunder narrowly beat the Spurs 106-101, turning the series into 2-3!

Durant scored 53 points in a single game, breaking his own playoff single-game scoring record, even higher than James's 51 points!

Moreover, he shot 22-of-31 from the field, an incredibly high shooting percentage!

Actually, not to mention the fans on the hotline going crazy, even Tang Tian didn't expect it.

In Durant's previous life, he remembered that Durant never scored 50 points in a single playoff game throughout his entire career, but he didn't expect it to happen this year.

Scoring so many points without developing other techniques, it can only be said that his touch tonight was unusually hot.

But this isn't too surprising.

The current Durant can be a god when his shooting gets hot.

If you have to say something, it's just that everyone thought the Thunder were in a dire situation before the game, and the flag was set too high.

Winning the fourth game greatly increased the Spurs' chances of advancing, but losing the fifth game seemed to shift the situation back to the Thunder's side.

A seven-game series seems like a lot, but the outcome of each game can bring different trends.

According to the schedule, the next game of the series will be played at the Thunder's home court.

As long as the Thunder can hold on to this home game, the series will enter a Game 7.

Just like Kenny Smith said during the commentary, when the game really enters a Game 7, the young Thunder will obviously have a greater advantage.

It seems that the Spurs are still leading by half a game, but in comparison, the pressure they face is not much different from that of the Thunder.

After the training session that day, Popovich pulled Tang Tian into his coaching office alone.

He closed the door, took out a bottle of red wine from the cabinet, and said with a smile, "An 80-year-old Château d'Yquem, I owed it to you last time."

The scene was exactly the opposite of the last time.

This time, Popovich took the initiative to invite Tang Tian to drink red wine.

Tang Tian could guess what Popovich wanted to do.

That little look was exactly the same as Calhoun's back then.

"Old man, to be honest, there's nothing wrong with our tactics."

Tang Tian said frankly before drinking.

Popovich smiled, indicating Tang Tian to drink.

In fact, he knew very well that there was nothing wrong with the tactics. He came to Tang Tian to try his luck, but more of it was just to find someone to drink with.

Before Tang Tian came, Ginobili and the others were also often his guests.

It's just that their understanding of wine is much worse than Tang Tian's.

Tang Tian picked up the glass, shook it, smelled it, and then took a light sip.

Sure enough, it was much mellower than the 90-year-old.

The aftertaste was endless after a sip.

This is red wine, the older it is, the more valuable it is, and the better it tastes.

Popovich didn't just gulp it down this time, he was also tasting it bit by bit.

You could feel that this was probably also his treasured wine.

"Old man, if there's one thing I can do, it's to increase the intensity of my defense against Durant and prevent him from mismatching against others."

Tang Tian said after putting down his glass.

"This kind of thing is difficult to force."

Popovich said as he looked at him.

Tang Tian can do a great job when defending pure off-ball players like Thompson when going around screens, but Durant has the ability to attack on his own.

Facing a player like Durant, it's impossible to really prevent him from playing mismatches.

"I have a way to do that."

"You have a way?" Popovich looked at him with bright eyes at this moment.

"Old man, you don't play games, but the most popular RTS game right now is called Warcraft." Tang Tian said.

In 2012, although Warcraft had passed its peak, it was still very popular around the world.

Popovich shook his head. It was okay to talk to him about wine, but talking about games was embarrassing him.

"There's a type of unit in there called Mountain Giant, and they have a skill called Taunt." Tang Tian continued.

Popovich rolled his eyes at Tang Tian after hearing this.

This young man, his way of speaking is just like him, an old man, he has to talk about a simple thing in a roundabout way.

His way of showing off makes people's scalps tingle.

"Are you sure you can do it?"

Popovich still didn't forget to ask one more question.

In his impression, Tang Tian was still a player who was relatively calm when playing.

"If it really doesn't work, I'll just beat him up."

Tang Tian said jokingly.

Popovich was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing.

He almost forgot about Tang Tian beating Martin last time.

This rookie is a mix of ice and fire, which really makes him a little unreadable.

But if Popovich understood astrology, he would probably understand that Tang Tian is a Gemini!

After resting in San Antonio for 2 days, the Spurs flew to Oklahoma City on the day of the game.

The sixth game of the Western Conference Finals will be played here.

At this time, the playoffs have also reached the most intense stage.

The Thunder are 2-3 behind the Spurs.

In the East, the Heat, who are determined to win the championship, are also 2-3 behind the Celtics.

The next game is an absolute life-and-death battle for both the Thunder and the Heat.

The OKC media also hyped up the atmosphere before the game, and the atmosphere at the scene was the most intense of the entire series.

No matter what the outcome of this game is, this will be the Thunder's last home game of the Western Conference Finals.

They are also giving it their all.

Popovich frowned as he looked at the atmosphere at the scene.

Tonight's game is destined to not be an easy one.

Before the opening ceremony, the Chesapeake Energy Arena seemed to be on fire, and the noisy decibels made people's eardrums ache.

Both sides have the same starting lineup as the last game.

For the Thunder, Harden is still coming off the bench, the three young players plus Sefolosha and Perkins.

The Spurs also have a combination of three wings plus Parker and Duncan.

Ibaka jumped higher than Duncan for the sixth time in the series, giving the home team the opportunity to attack first.

Westbrook dribbled the ball to the front court, and Durant immediately started calling for a pick-and-roll to find a mismatch opportunity.

After each game, the coach and players will conduct a summary.

Durant's mismatch advantage was so great in the last game that it would be inappropriate for the Thunder not to take advantage of it.

"Are you in such a hurry to drink bathwater?"

Durant was stunned when he heard Tang Tian's words just as he was about to run.

"If you want it, I can help you get some, I'm very familiar with her."

Tang Tian continued.

Durant didn't react at first, but he understood completely this time.

Tang Tian is trash-talking him!

And it's the most vicious kind!

His brows furrowed.

"Shut up!"

He wasn't a calm person, he stopped directly at this moment, shouted and reached out to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian also pushed back without showing any weakness.

The referee immediately blew his whistle and separated the two.

After being separated, Durant was still cursing, looking very angry.

Popovich was sitting on the bench. Seeing Durant's explosive reaction at the beginning of the game, he suddenly felt like he didn't recognize Tang Tian anymore.

Tang Tian's posture looked completely like a court thug!