A Wise Pause

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"Wow, Pierce's two straight assists were absolutely beautiful," Kenny Smith praised.

"I have to say, I love the Boston Celtics' team basketball. The Thunder are facing team basketball even stronger than the San Antonio Spurs'. If they want to win, every member of the Thunder Big Three will probably need to explode," Ernie Johnson added.

"Johnson, that's impossible. The Celtics aren't the Spurs, because the Celtics have Goodwin," Charles Barkley said confidently.

The camera returned to the court.

The Oklahoma City Thunder inbounded from the backcourt, and the ball was accurately delivered into Russell Westbrook's hands. After receiving it, Westbrook quickly dribbled across half court.

The moment he crossed half court, Westbrook unhesitatingly passed the ball to Kendrick Perkins at the top of the arc.

After making the pass, Westbrook immediately turned and took a step inside to set a screen for Kevin Durant.

Kevin Durant tried to use Westbrook's screen to get open on the perimeter for the ball.

However, Goodwin reacted incredibly quickly, swiftly slipping around Westbrook and staying right on Kevin Durant.

Just as Kendrick Perkins was about to pass to Kevin Durant, Goodwin arrived in time and cut off the passing lane.

Seeing this, Kevin Durant immediately slammed on the brakes, planted hard off his right foot, and cut back, trying to shake Goodwin off.

"Ball!" Kevin Durant shouted as he ran.

Kendrick Perkins heard him and immediately sent the pass over.

But Kendrick Perkins noticed Goodwin relentlessly chasing behind Kevin Durant. He understood that if the pass was not far enough, Goodwin might pick it off midway. So he put more force behind it and threw the ball deeper.

However, Kendrick Perkins' decision led to an unexpected result. The pass had too much power, and Kevin Durant failed to catch it. The