Durant: Settling for Third!

"Bring it on. Who's afraid of who?"

Durant saw that Su Yan had been sticking to him like a leech.

He had wanted to follow the coach's arrangements and let the other Knicks players handle the offense.

He also knew that was the safest approach.

But if he couldn't shake him off, then he would face him head-on.

With his stamina in good shape, Durant feared no one in this league.

Even if it was Su Yan, he still dared to attack.

At the very least, he couldn't just keep passing the ball. He couldn't be a coward in the final moments.

Even if he missed, he was going to attack.

Durant felt that was what a team leader should do, and it also came from absolute confidence in his own abilities.

Slap!

At the right side of the top of the key.

Durant got the ball again. Facing Su Yan's defense, there wasn't a trace of fear in his eyes.

He protected the basketball against his chest, leaned forward, and probed toward the right front with his right foot and center of gravity.

A series of triple-threat moves.

Durant studied Su Yan's defensive balance intently. The instant he saw Su Yan's weight shift backward, he did not hesitate in the slightest.

He put the ball down with his left hand and drove, looking as if he were about to blow past Su Yan and attack the rim. But after one step, he pounded the ball and took a lateral step-back to the left.

One drive, one retreat.

Durant instantly created nearly two body lengths of separation from Su Yan.

That much space was enough for a guard to calmly rise for a mid-range shot over a power forward.

Let alone Durant.

The opening had completely appeared.

Durant gathered and