This was Durant's basketball philosophy.
In his mind, scoring was always the most important thing.
He had always tirelessly worked to refine his scoring skills.
Even when looking for teammates, he had always preferred finding a high-level scorer to partner with.
The reason for this perhaps dated back to his time with the Thunder and later the Warriors.
Those two teams had, in some ways, "spoiled" him.
Especially the Thunder.
In Oklahoma, the experience of having unlimited freedom to shoot and being able to let loose had caused him to stray somewhat from the "main road" during the most important stage of his development.
Yes, he truly had that ability.
In terms of individual offensive ability alone, with the same supporting cast, his output could even be said not to fall short of Jordan or Chen Xi.
He combined height, size, outstanding explosiveness, agility, absurd ball-handling ability, and shooting technique.
Even when his off-ball offense was fully unleashed, his ability to force difficult shots in isolation with the ball was ridiculously strong.
There was no doubt that he truly was a super freak.
But ability was one thing, while philosophy was another.
Clearly, there was something wrong with his basketball philosophy.
In basketball, the team that scored more points did indeed win.
But that did not mean the player who scored the most was necessarily the strongest player.
Even someone as formidable as Chen Xi had frequently found himself unable to carry the team alone last season. He had needed to wait until this season, until Paul George joined, for someone to help him escape double teams.
For Durant, who was not particularly good at breaking traps in the mid-range or tearing apart opposing defenses with precise passes, there was even less he could do when facing the ever-present help