The Reaper's "Struggle" — KD, now carrying a bit of the Reaper's aura, showed no fear at this critical moment.
He dribbled forward right through Chen Xi's interference, then powered through contact from about two steps beyond the three-point line before stepping back to create space and once again assuming his signature scoring stance.
There was not much time left for the Nets Team, so Durant did not have many options at this point.
Against a defender like Chen Xi, whose hands were incredibly quick and whose ball strips were especially precise, KD made a crossover in front of his body before accelerating into a hard drive.
He moved toward the right-side forty-five-degree angle, then came to a sudden stop and went into a Spin Move.
During the turn, he gathered the ball early and brought it up early, then pushed off and leaped into the air. Relying on a brief hang time and the feel he had developed over years of playing, he located the basket and forcibly shot a three-pointer.
It was an extremely difficult three-pointer. Despite Chen Xi's intense physical contact and the long arm that reached out to contest him immediately, KD still managed to get the shot off.
At that moment, everyone in Barclays Center fixed their eyes on that orange-brown basketball.
Kevin Durant followed up the team's previous turnaround fadeaway by shooting over Chen Xi's defense—and he made it!!!
In an instant, the entire arena erupted!
Every Nets fan either pumped a fist or roared, venting all the anxiety they had been suppressing during that possession.
After making the shot, he fell to the floor, then got back up with help from his teammates.
Durant excitedly roared toward the fans by the court.
After hitting three miraculous, almost absurd shots in a row, even