Beverley Defends Durant
De'Anthony had actually already guessed the answer.
So when Wang Yi said no, he wasn't surprised.
He turned to the Kings players and said, "Then all we can do is give it everything we've got on defense, so Wang Yi has to expend less energy."
All the Kings players nodded.
They understood that this was the only way they could help Wang Yi right now.
De'Anthony turned to Beverley again. "Mad Dog, Durant's yours."
Beverley was already rubbing his hands together.
His dark face was framed by a pair of gleaming eyes.
Like a black dog that had spotted its prey.
Of all the Kings players, Beverley was definitely the one with the most experience defending Durant.
He had guarded Durant several times in the Playoffs. With his height and athletic ability, he couldn't possibly shut Durant down completely, but he knew how to get under Durant's skin in other ways.
He could force Durant into mistakes, or even make them cancel each other out.
Two minutes later, the teams took the court again.
Durant was still resting on the bench.
Only Harden and Irving were playing.
That was the advantage of the Nets.
They had the Big Three. Even with one of them resting on the bench, the other two were still on the court.
Wang Yi couldn't rest for even a minute.
When the other four Kings players saw that Durant wasn't playing, they all felt a surge of quiet excitement. This was their chance.
They immediately cranked their defense up to the highest level.
They also started making plenty of physical contact.
Harden and Irving both struggled with it.
Neither of them scored much over the next three minutes.
On the Kings' side, Wang Yi's energy was running low, and his efficiency on offense