Chapter 504: A Kobe that Can Be Liked is a Good Kobe

Strange as it may seem, after Yu Fei granted Durant the right to pose as Kobe on the court, he seemed much more normal.

Maybe it was the low shooting percentage in the first quarter that made him wary, or perhaps those few minutes sitting on the cold bench off-court helped him clear his head. During the time he led the second unit, he played just as the coaching staff wished to see.

Leaving aside the restrictions Durant faced within the system, his sheer talent was enough to support him in producing All-Star numbers in a middling team.

The Spurs, lulled by their successful defense in the first quarter, had lowered their guard against Durant, which was their biggest mistake of the night.

Their failure to maintain constant defensive pressure allowed Durant to find his comfort zone, where he started to dominate in the areas he was accustomed to.