Chapter 195: The Thunder's Big Three

There are three minutes left in the first quarter.

Nash replaces Curry, Gortat replaces Green, Tucker replaces Middleton, and McGrady replaces Thompson.

All the starting players except Wade Dong are resting.

On the Thunder's side, Durant and Harden are still on the court.

Nash, who just entered the game, might not have adapted to the game's pace yet, and his first pass is intercepted by Durant.

Durant steals the ball and immediately passes it to Ronnie, who is near the center circle. Ronnie receives the ball and runs straight to the basket.

The entire Suns team has only Wade Dong chasing after him.

The others don't move because they think if Wade Dong can't catch up, they certainly can't.

Ronnie doesn't notice someone chasing him from behind. He reaches the basket and tries to score with a simple layup.

"Slam!!!"

Wade Dong leaps high from behind Ronnie and blocks the shot against the backboard.

A rim-shattering block!

This is Wade Dong's fourth block of the game.

...

**[Task: Block all Thunder players who enter the game. Failure penalty... Guess what?]**

"Guess your uncle!"

Wade Dong didn't expect that after one block, the system, which hadn't appeared for a long time, would suddenly pop up to cause trouble.

Moreover, this task has a failure penalty, but Wade Dong doesn't know what the penalty is, which makes it ridiculous.

The Thunder's regular rotation includes about eight or nine players. If the game enters garbage time, do the bench players who come in at the end count as having entered the game?

If that's the case, Wade Dong would have to stay on the court even during garbage time to rack up stats. The problem is, these stats are really hard to accumulate!

In the last two minutes, if a few water-boy players come in, Wade Dong would have to stay on the court and give each of them a block? This behavior is even more ridiculous than the system's task.

"Westbrook, Durant, Harden, you guys need to step up!"

This is the first time Wade Dong hopes the opponent plays well and doesn't let the game enter garbage time too early.

...

The first quarter ends.

37:33!!!

The Suns lead the Thunder by 4 points.

During the timeout, Coach Kidd is discussing tactics with the players. Wade Dong calls Varlick over, "Bring me the Thunder's player roster."

"Okay."

Varlick doesn't know what Wade Dong wants to do, but he still brings the Thunder's player roster.

Wade Dong glances at the roster and says, "Later, grab a pen and record which players have entered the game and which ones I've blocked."

"Uh..."

Varlick is stunned but still nods, "Okay, Brother Dong."

"Also..."

Wade Dong, feeling a bit uneasy, emphasizes again, "If there are any players who have entered the game but haven't been blocked by me, you must remind me. This is very important!"

"I understand, Brother Dong!"

Varlick looks helpless but sits on the bench with a pen and the Thunder's roster.

However, Varlick, despite feeling helpless, is very serious. He marks a '√' next to the names of players who have entered the game. If they are blocked by Wade Dong, he draws a '○' next to their names. He doesn't know what Wade Dong is trying to record. If a player is blocked twice by Wade Dong, he draws two '○'s.

...

The second quarter begins.

Wade Dong stays on the court; he doesn't dare to rest.

In this game, Wade Dong has a mission. He not only needs to win the game but also complete his task.

Noticing that Wade Dong hasn't left the court, Durant also doesn't dare to rest.

As soon as he enters the game, Durant actively asks for the ball, preparing to go one-on-one against Wade Dong.

"Little Durant, let me block you once."

Wade Dong suddenly says.

"Huh?!"

Durant frowns, wondering what Wade Dong means.

Wade Dong already has 4 blocks in the first quarter. Ibaka, who talked trash before the game, has 0 blocks. It can be said that Wade Dong has already slapped Ibaka in the face. Despite this, Wade Dong is still not satisfied and wants Durant to give him a block?

"No way!"

Durant shakes his head in refusal.

"Sigh..."

Wade Dong sighs and steals the ball from Durant's hands.

Durant, "???"

After scoring a three-pointer, Wade Dong is still a bit depressed.

Stealing the ball from Durant is relatively easy, but blocking Durant's shot is much harder.

Durant is almost 7 feet tall, and his long arms make his release point very high. Durant's shots are hard to defend, and blocking him is even harder.

Although Wade Dong successfully steals the ball from Durant, Durant follows up with consecutive mid-range shots, tying the score again.

The second quarter is four minutes in.

Perkins grabs an offensive rebound and is about to jump for a putback when Wade Dong comes in and blocks Perkins' shot.

"Another block!"

Varlick sees Wade Dong block Perkins' shot and quickly draws a '○' next to Perkins' name.

This is Wade Dong's fifth block of the game.

Among the Thunder players who have entered the game, only Durant, Collison, and Sabonis have not been blocked by Wade Dong.

As for whether other players will get a chance to enter the game, Varlick is observing very carefully. If any other players are about to enter the game, Varlick will mark a '√' next to their names.

...

When the Thunder's Big Three are on the court together, Coach Kidd doesn't dare to use the Death Lineup.

The offensive ability of the Thunder's Big Three is not inferior to the combination of Wade Dong, Curry, and Thompson. Moreover, Curry is at a disadvantage in speed and strength when matched up against Westbrook.

"Swish!!!"

With another mid-range shot by Durant,

47:51!!!

The Suns are now trailing the Thunder by 4 points. Coach Kidd calls a timeout.

"Brother Dong, Gortat, Curry, Thompson, Tucker."

Coach Kidd names five players and takes out the tactical board,

"After you five enter the game, adopt a man-to-man defense strategy. Tucker, you guard Harden. Brother Dong, you guard Durant. Gortat and Thompson, you two defend by collapsing into the paint...

On offense, be sure to set a lot of off-ball screens to create three-point shooting opportunities for Curry and Thompson.

If you can't find a shooting opportunity, pass the ball to Brother Dong and let him go one-on-one!"

This is somewhat similar to the old Warriors' strategy, just replacing Durant with Wade Dong.

The Thunder's lineup on the court is also their strongest: Durant, Harden, Westbrook, Perkins, and Ibaka.

This makes Wade Dong a bit worried. Collison and Sabonis were only on the court for a few minutes before being replaced. Wade Dong hasn't given each of them a block yet.

If these two don't enter the game again, that would be a problem.

"I need to find a way to get these two on the court."

Wade Dong occasionally glances at the Thunder's bench, thinking of a plan.