NBA: Rising Superstar!-Chapter 193 - 146, Durant’s heart aches as two super scorers trash-talk each other! _2
Scarlett seems to only look at me when she’s standing with Zeng Xingyang.
Then, every time Zeng Xingyang scores, Scarlett acts excited.
Scarlett is not here to see me, she’s here to see Zeng Xingyang.
Thinking of this judgment!
Durant suddenly feels that all of this makes sense.
Snowflakes falling....
Durant suddenly feels a dead silence in his heart.
What’s the point of playing basketball anymore?
His secret crush is cheering for the opponent.
It hurts deeply!
What is it about this rookie that makes Scarlett care?
He’s not as good at basketball as me.
He doesn’t have as much money as I do.
Is it just because he’s more handsome than me?
Durant feels discontent.
Damn guy, I’m going to crush him.
At this moment, Durant’s heart starts to turn cold.
What’s so good about women.
Basketball is the true love, it will never disappoint me.
Zeng Xingyang doesn’t know Durant’s thoughts, but even if he knew, he’d just gossip about it.
After all, when Zeng Xingyang traveled through time, James’s grandson was about to be born, and Durant was still single according to the public.
Maybe this guy is easily hurt in matters of the heart.
Durant only has the will to fight in his gaze at Zeng Xingyang now.
??
Zeng Xingyang feels puzzled by Durant’s look.
It’s as if the reaper on the court is about to swing his scythe at him.
Zeng Xingyang is completely unaware of Durant’s inner struggles.
"Prepare to die, rookie," Durant gritted his teeth and said.
"What the hell, are you a clown sent by monkeys?" Zeng Xingyang retorted casually.
Durant is speechless....
Thunder’s offense.
After several passes, the ball is in Durant’s hands.
Pope rotates to defend Durant.
Durant faces Pope’s defense with a big crossover, breaks through, and charges in.
Nurkic comes over to help on defense, but Durant holds the ball and charges aggressively.
"Bang!"
"Beep Beep!!"
Durant draws a foul from Nurkic and scores the basket.
"Ande Wan!!" Durant shouts, venting his emotions.
The crowd in the stands cheers loudly.
Durant steps onto the free-throw line and makes the shot steadily.
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Nuggets’ offense.
Zeng Xingyang dribbles to the frontcourt, somewhat unused to not having Jokic’s constraint.
However, if it’s a pick-and-roll, he’ll still play it.
Nurkic steps up, blocking Durant who is following, with Adams defending very high up.
Zeng Xingyang makes a crossover charge to the inside, and on the other side of the interior, Pope cuts in.
Zeng Xingyang passes the ball to Pope, and Pope scores with a flying layup.
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"Well done, you’re getting better at being a point guard."
"Initiating with a pick-and-roll, then assists the team to score, Zeng Xingyang’s ability to initiate offense is improving."
"That ball-handling break is so smooth."
Fans online are all shouting.
"Defensive footwork needs to be faster," Donovan anxiously shouts from the sidelines.
Thunder’s offense is up again.
Zeng Xingyang is still defending Durant.
This time, Zeng Xingyang tries to stick close and disrupt Durant from receiving the ball.
Initially, Durant doesn’t get the ball, Waiters drives in for a layup but misses, yet he grabs the offensive rebound and passes it back to Durant.
Adams comes to set a pick for Durant.
Post-pick, Nurkic comes to defend Durant.
This is a mismatch; Durant displays his top-tier ball-handling ability with an extremely wide crossover.
Nurkic is like a wooden stake as he gets passed.
Durant reaches a point just ahead of the free-throw line and decisively takes a jump shot.
Zeng Xingyang and Pope both rush to defend.
"Swish!"
The defense is still unsuccessful.
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Nuggets’ defense doesn’t put much pressure on Durant.
Kovan said: "Durant is just too strong, the Nuggets’ defense gets bypassed cleanly."
Ma Jian said: "Durant’s playstyle is such that taller players aren’t as fast as him, and shorter/faster ones aren’t as tall. His shot stability after dribbling is terrifying."
Zeng Xingyang on the court once again feels Durant’s power.
In a one-on-one, even a Level 5 defense might not be enough to stop Durant.
To limit this guy, only Westbrook can do it, then the team rotates to exhaust Durant.
No matter how strong Durant is, he can’t play every possession on his own.
At this point, Durant’s eyes are filled with murderous intent; he wants to take down the Nuggets and Zeng Xingyang.
Nuggets’ offense.
Nelson receives the ball and crosses half-court.
Zeng Xingyang leads Durant in continuous positioning.
With a nod, Nurkic comes up to set an off-ball screen.
Nurkic is very eager now to cooperate with Zeng Xingyang.
With Jokic establishing himself with the Nuggets, Nurkic’s future with the team becomes very delicate.
Nurkic feels a strong sense of crisis.
Adams switches defense, and after receiving the pass from Nelson, Zeng Xingyang bursts in with speed.
In one step, he passes Adams, Ibaka comes over to help on defense.
Zeng Xingyang makes another quick crossover to the left as he charges through.
While making a move, Zeng Xingyang gathers the ball, steps, and takes off.
Switches from both hands to one hand, quickly smashing the ball in.
"Bang!"
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Durant’s performance is outstanding, but Zeng Xingyang plays just as well, the two are just going at each other.
Zeng Xingyang shows his improvement in ball-handling to the outside world; he is more adept at breaking through offense now.
The defense against him still focuses on his perimeter offense, with less restriction on his breakthroughs.
Larger players who defend Zeng Xingyang struggle to keep up with their footwork; he is very strong at seizing opportunities.
"Xingyang’s ball-handling offense has improved, he’s getting more skilled at playing mismatches."
"Thunder’s big guys can’t stop being bypassed on defense."
"Zeng Xingyang’s personal ability is just slick; screens, explosive drives!"
