In the regular-season finale a week ago, the Clippers took on the Suns on the road.
Since the Suns decided early on to No. 4 in the West, Durant was given a rotation, and Wilson didn't see him on the court.
Wei Shao scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in this game, and scored 6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the final quarter, helping the team complete the comeback in the final quarter and defeated the Suns 119-114.
The victory helped the Clippers lock up No. 5 in the West, and Wilson personally sent himself to Durant.
For many Thunder fans, it is very embarrassing for the two to meet again.
Touchingly, in the interview, both of them said that they had let go of the past, and they did not hesitate to praise each other when they mentioned each other.
Time can indeed change many things.
Since separating in 2016, the two have had very different career experiences.
Durant quickly won a championship, but he never got out of the shadow of his opponents. After the Warriors won the championship last year, it pushed him to the cusp, so he left the Nets because he needed another championship to prove himself;
Wei Shao has not won a championship so far, and he left the Thunder in good shape, but after moving to the Rockets Wizards and Lakers, his reputation dropped to an all-time low, and people seem to no longer have championship hopes for him. After all kinds of criticism, Wilson desperately needs to re-prove his worth in the playoffs.
Because of this, although the two said all the good things, these could only be left on the sidelines.
In order to save their respective reviews, they still need to keep each other out of the semifinals.
In the first quarter, Wilson was 0-of-5 and Durant was 0-of-4.
Wei Shao's tandem helped the team open double-digit scores, while Durant was exhausted on the offensive end, and Wei Shao ran after him almost all the time and gave Durant a big cap.
In the second quarter of the game, the two gradually entered the game condition.
Wei Shao directly took Durant's ball on the defensive end, and used a three-point to help him open the scoring account, and the subsequent layup was made in front of Durant.
And Durant never has to worry, "human hit rate 50% essence" is not just talk.
Mid-range dry pulling, outside long shots, continuous kills standing on the free throw line. Durant, who scored not a single point in the first quarter, scored 17 points in the second quarter alone.
Wei Shao once again became his first-quarter self in the third quarter, and after going 1 of 7 in a single quarter, Tyronn Lue had to replace him. Just like in years past, Wilson is a double-edged sword, and when his bayonet starts to rush towards him, all the manager has to do is replace him as soon as possible.
Durant, on the other hand, transformed into another version of himself, he didn't even make a shot, but he gave 6 assists to help the Suns catch up. Such a Durant is rare, but we have not seen it, and during the Nets' brief and wonderful period, Durant was happy to be a spectator on the court.
In the final battle, both of them changed back to what they should be.
Wilson still missed shots, but he cut back on his shots and became a little more sensible, focusing more on organization and defense.
Durant swung his scythe, and he quickly scored seven straight points to help the Suns take the lead, and against the Clippers who did not give up, Durant hit another three-pointer.
So the two sides had to fight for the last minute.
Wilson's back-to-back offensive rebounds gave the Clippers a chance, and Durant personally took on the responsibility of defending Leonard.
Tyronn Lue used the last timeout, but the tactics didn't come out at all, and Durant's long arm kept Leonard under control.
Wei Shao chose to be tough, and he carried Booker to the basket to cause a foul.
The importance of these two free throws is self-evident, and Wei Shao took a deep breath and hit both free throws steadily.
There were 17 seconds left for Durant to save the Suns, but the Suns got the ball into Booker's hands.
As if trying to get back on the court, the Suns' offensive round became Booker vs. Westbrooke.
In the face of Booker's breakthrough, Wei Shao pressed step by step, sent the most important of today's 3 blocks, and smashed the basketball out of bounds.
By this time, the game had lost its suspense.
Durant's first defeat for the Suns was finally sent by Wei Shao himself.
At 115:110, Weston's Clippers defeated Durant's Suns.
Durant had 27 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, and Wilson 9 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.
Durant's statistics seem to crush Wei Shao, but the final moments of the game highlight the different situations of the two from another angle.
Durant barely catches the ball, while the Clippers still trust Wilson, a nuance that determines the final course of the game.
Luckily, this is far from the final showdown between the two, and the series has only just begun.