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Kevin Durant knew he had to seize this opportunity.

More precisely, he had to seize this sole hope of survival.

May 16, 2014. Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference Semifinals: Thunder vs. Spurs.

Durant got himself ready to receive the ball on the right side. He knew this was the best chance to kill off the Spurs. They had not gotten an opportunity this good throughout the entire series!

The series score had reached 3-2, with the Spurs taking the first match point.

In other words, if the Spurs won again today, the Thunder's and Durant's championship dreams would be completely shattered.

Durant could not accept falling in the Western Conference Semifinals. His goal this year had been to defeat Link, then get revenge on James. He had not considered the Spurs at all, because the Spurs had been eliminated by the Thunder in last season's Western Conference Semifinals.

Durant had always believed that he would not lose to a team he had beaten before.

Yet the Spurs were like the Grizzlies. Both had lost to the Thunder before, but both had undergone tremendous change.

Durant waited for a while, but the basketball never came to his hands.

After using Ibaka's screen, Westbrook drove straight into the paint. At that sight, Durant's heart sank halfway.

Sure enough, with Duncan closing in on him, Westbrook chose to pull up for a jumper. Then, just like on his previous attempts, Westbrook's "zombie jumper" clanked stiffly off the front rim, the ball having no arc whatsoever.

Damn it! Durant cursed inwardly. He had no idea when Westbrook would finally make a shot!

At this point in the game, Westbrook had taken about as many shots as Durant. Yet his shooting percentage had already dropped below 35%!

On the surface, Westbrook had scored