Durant held the ball outside the three-point line on the right side, changed direction to accelerate and broke through, shot from mid-range in the emergency stop, and suddenly felt a gust of wind passing behind him, and the ball had been slapped out of his hand.
The 35-year-old Wei Shao gave the former Thunder Big Brother a slap in the back of the angry hat.
Also dribbling on the outside of the right wing, Wei Shao flashed and cut in, leaned back and shot by borrowing power, but saw the long arm in front of him swinging, like a "sickle" cutting the trajectory of the ball.
Durant, also 35 years old and less than two months older than Wei, gave the former Thunder second brother a positive ban.
This is the first big game of the Suns and Clippers series, Durant and Westbrook meet for the first time in the playoffs in their NBA career, Durant turned in 27 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists quasi-triple-double, Wei Shao 9 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks, although 19 shot 3 hot eyes, but the key moment even won the front court board and completed the winning block.
In this grudge game, the second brother's team defeated the eldest brother's team.
Before the start of the war, the media was very concerned about whether there was still an inseparable relationship "iceberg" between Durant and Wei Shao, so that every encounter seemed to the outside world as if they were enemies. Wei Shao's response to this was: "We don't have a festival, we just compete with each other. ”
The former Durant and Wei Shao represent the NBA's youthful flying talent. The two met in the Thunder in 2008, when the team had just moved to Russian City, and the training hall had not yet been built, so an indoor skating rink could only be converted into a temporary court, next to a dog food processing factory, and there was always a strange smell that reached the hall.
At that time, Durant and Wei Shao met every morning for a morning run, carrying their respective equipment to the arena full of dog food smell, practicing together, practicing together, and even the locker was next to each other. Although they have different personalities, Wei Shao is more outgoing and Durant is more restrained, they both have a strong competitive spirit.
"There is a special bond between us, I spend more time with him than with my family, and so does he." Duran said.
With the addition of Harden, the Thunder's trio was successful, they dominated the West in 2012, and although they lost to the Heat in the Finals, the story of youth and limitlessness is unfolding, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before they are crowned.
However, Harden was traded to knock down the first dominoes, and although the Thunder in the double-minor mode were still Western Conference powerhouses, they never set foot in the Finals again. As Wei Shao grew, he and Durant who is the Thunder's first ace became a hot topic, and there was another ironic saying that "only Wei Shao can prevent Durant." ”
When Durant officially announced his joining the Warriors in 2016, Wei Shao was playing cards with high school teammate Donnell, and a text message was transmitted to Wei Shao's mobile phone, which was a farewell letter sent by Durant, Wei Shao glanced at it and clicked "delete", frowning and muttering.
"I was right next to him and I heard him say, 'Why would KD go to a team that just beat us?' Donnell recalled.
Wei Shao met with Durant before he made his decision, and Wei Shao asked his own question in person: "What am I going to do so that you can stay?" ”
Durant said at the time that he was willing to continue to play for the Thunder, but in the next day, he announced that he was going to the Warriors, which caught Wei Shao a little off guard, and the ensuing public opinion fermentation of "Wei Shao forced Durant" made Wei Shao even more angry.
So when Durant returned to Russia as a Warriors player for the first time, he staged a mutual anger with Wei Shao, although Wei Shao said that his relationship with Durant was not as bad as the outside world thought.
"It doesn't matter, this matter has turned the page, we are each in charge now, it's as simple as that." Wei Shao said.
After separation, Durant and Wei Shao have their own gains, KD won the championship and the Finals MVP, and Wei Shao achieved the regular season MVP and historical triple-double king.
Mutual well-being can best eliminate the barrier, Durant and Wei Shao gradually understand each other, and the separation may be mutual completion.
"If we're still together, we can't all win the MVP," Durant said, "and we all need the ball, and you won't be able to show it all." Of course, as teammates, we all want each other to perform well and are willing to sacrifice for it, but from a personal development point of view, separation can solve some inevitable problems. ”
The days after the separation were sunny and rainy, and 2019 was an inflection point in time, with Durant seriously injured his Achilles tendon and Wei Shao leaving the Thunder, and both began a journey adrift. Durant, from the Warriors to the Nets, to the Suns, and Wilson is the Thunder-Rockets-Wizards-Lakers-Clippers like a platform, unable to have a stable mooring.
Unconsciously, Durant and Wei Shao's love and killing have gone through 15 years, from teammates to opponents, from youth to middle age, their stories have many memories, just like the past related to youth, there are always regrets, but extremely nostalgic.
Pull back in time to 2012, when the Thunder beat the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals to push the door to the Finals. Durant took the lead in changing clothes after the game and prepared to go to the press conference, Wei Shao was still sorting out his fashion clothes, Durant laughed and shouted: "Brothers, are you ready?" We're going. ”
Wilson, as well as Harden, smiled and waved to Durant, KD leaned his back against the wall, holding the Western Conference championship trophy in his hand, and the lights fell on them, freezing time. The years freeze at that moment, youth shines at that moment, no matter what ups and downs there are later, the memory of that moment will always be young and beautiful.