NBA: No. 1 Forward

The best player for the Thunder is James Harden.

Harden, who appeared as the sixth man, only played 5 minutes and 40 seconds, but he made 3 of 4 shots and scored 10 points and 1 rebound.

If it weren't for Harden's outstanding performance, the Thunder would only fall behind even more.

Only one Harden played well on the Thunder team, but the Knicks all performed well.

In addition to Lian Dao, Cousins ​​had 4 points and 5 rebounds, Danny Green had 6 points and 2 rebounds, Millsap had 5 points and 1 rebound, and Tony Allen had 3 points and 1 rebound.

The overall efficiency of the Thunder is much lower than that of the Knicks.

Durant walked off the court in a daze, feeling that everything was out of control.

The game was out of control, Lian Dao was out of control, the point difference was out of control, and his emotions were gradually getting out of control.

Originally ambitious, he is now gradually dominated by unknown fears.

The G2 matchup in the finals was not as smooth as Durant imagined.

The Thunder trailed by 12 points in the first quarter.

For the Thunder, this is undoubtedly a very unfavorable situation.

However, on the other hand, Thunder is very lucky.

Because they are not 12 points behind in the fourth quarter, at least, they still have three full quarters of game time to narrow the point difference.

Dividing the 12-point difference into the next three quarters doesn't seem so scary.

They just need to score 4 or 5 more points per quarter than the Knicks.

Durant, who has been through the muddle, comforted himself in this way.

It's the only way he can bounce back.

When he was bruised all over by Lian Dao in the first quarter, he hoped that he could turn the tide in the next three quarters.

He told himself that everything is not over yet, they still have a chance to change the final outcome of this game.

When there is plenty of time, it is always easy for people to have various fantasies.

As in basketball, so in life.

I am still young, and I still have a chance to stand up in the future; I still have time, and my performance will definitely be able to catch up next time; I...

However, when the final time is approaching, you will find that your previous turnaround has not been realized, and you are still doing nothing.

The next time, your performance has not caught up, and you have not done it at the critical moment, and you will fall behind step by step.

Now the Thunder is facing such a situation.

The game has progressed to the fourth quarter, and there are only more than 5 minutes left before the end of the fourth quarter, but the Thunder are 18 points behind.

Instead of narrowing the point difference, the Knicks continued to expand their advantage.

At this moment, Durant's previous beautiful illusions were all shattered.

There is no chance, no time, and it is impossible for the Thunder to tie the score.

Durant sat on the bench panting, and beside him, his teammates were in a similar situation.

The Thunder played very badly today, and it can be said that they have no power to fight back. Although the score difference is not more than 20 points, the situation on the court is firmly in the hands of the Knicks throughout the whole process.

Their offense was fragmented under the Knicks' defense.

It is very difficult for the three thunder masters to cooperate, and most of the time the three thunder masters can only fall into a situation of fighting alone.

And what about the Knicks' offense?

Under the leadership of Lian Dao, the Knicks played a multi-point blooming effect.

From the second half of the first quarter, the Thunder coach double-teamed Lian Dao.

Thus, Lian Dao began to organize support, and the rest of the Knicks got and grasped the opportunity.

This situation almost throughout the audience, Thunder coach Brooks is not without adjustments, but with little success.

Lian Dao scored 32 points and 12 assists 5 minutes before the end of the game, and has only made one turnover so far.

This is enough to show how smooth the Knicks' offense is.

In a basketball game, although data cannot explain everything, it is definitely the most intuitive reflection of the situation on the court.

Durant has made 8 of 17 shots so far and scored 27 points. He can be said to have continued the state of the previous game.

It's a pity that Westbrook, who was placed high hopes by Brooks, did not perform as he should.

So far, Westbrook has made 7 of 23 shots, just over 30% from the field.

The most important thing is that Westbrook has occupied a lot of shots, but he has not achieved the desired effect.

This is what hurts the team the most.

Harden performed well in the first half, but in the second half, the Knicks stepped up their marking on him.

So far in the second half, Harden has only made one shot from outside the three-point line, and it ended in a strike.

Now that the game is played, Brooks can only pin all his hopes on Durant.

Because throughout the second half, only Durant's performance was the most reliable.

"Kevin, Kevin!"

Brooklyn called Durant twice, and Durant barely retreated from his previous emotions.

He looked to the head coach to show that he was listening.

"I know that the current situation is very unfavorable to the Thunder, but the game is still going on, we can't give up first!"

"Next, we will look for opportunities outside the three-point line!"

"Kevin, cheer up, we still have a chance!"

still have a chance? ! Is there really a chance?

Brooks himself doesn't quite believe it. The Knicks are the defending champions, and the chances of them making mistakes are too small.

Trailing by 18 points was a death sentence for the Thunder.

But this is not G1. Even if they lost the first match, they still maintained their confidence and fought again.

This is G2. If they lose this game again, it will be a two-game losing streak.

Especially for a team like the Thunder that lacks finals experience and is overall young, the psychological blow can be said to be devastating.

Therefore, Brooks knew that the game had gone far, but he still couldn't express the frustration of giving up.

At the same time, the team had to fight to the end.

Even if he loses this game, he wants to see the Thunder's limits pushed out.

He wants to see the team have the courage to resist.

If it is easy to admit defeat now, what about going back to the home court?

Can returning to the home court guarantee that the team can get back to its best form?

If his confidence is defeated by the Knicks now, even if he returns to Oklahoma and returns to his home court, he is destined to be defeated.

Therefore, now it is necessary to put it to death and survive, to gain a chance of survival!

Durant didn't reply, just nodded.

The electronic buzzer sounded again, and after a short pause, the final showdown was ushered in.

Whether there is a glimmer of life depends on the next game.

Durant stood up, took a deep breath and walked back to the court.

Durant knew he couldn't easily admit defeat, but after the whole game, he was overwhelmed by Lian Dao.

Lian Dao's score is not higher than the previous game.

But what frustrates Durant the most is Lian Dao's ability to score at key points.

For example: Every time when other Knicks players are playing well and the Thunder wants to give up double-teaming him, he can always take over the game again and cause damage, so that the Thunder dare not relax in the slightest.

Among them, Durant has to bear a lot of responsibility.

It was because he was at a disadvantage in the single defense against Lian Dao that led to the current situation.

The game restarted. Except for Tony Allen and Millsap, the Knicks were still in the starting lineup.

On the Thunder side, Brooks replaced Sefolosha with Harden, and at the same time took the old fisher Fisher to the court and replaced him with Nick Collison.

Both Yin Baka and Perkins, who had not performed very well before, were taken off the court.

Durant went to the fourth position and staggered with Lian Dao.

Now the lineup of the Thunder: Fisher, Westbrook, James Harden, Durant, Nick Collison.

In this lineup, there may be sacrifices in the interior defense, but the offense is very strong. This is also the lineup that Brooks puts out to chase points.

After Lian Dao came on the stage, he took the first look at Durant, but Durant avoided Lian Dao with dodge eyes.

The corner of Lian Dao's mouth raised involuntarily.

He knows: This game is basically stable!

This is not Lian Dao's overconfidence, but Durant's eyes told Lian Dao that he is afraid!

He has lost the courage to fight with his back.

The game may be decided in less than five minutes Or maybe the winner has already been decided now.

Westbrook is no longer hot-headed this time around.

He knows that his task now is to deliver ammunition to Durant outside the three-point line.

The Thunder team came back from a timeout to attack for the first time, and the tactical cooperation was very successful.

Westbrook used the screen to break through, and Durant used the off-ball pick-and-roll to get rid of the defense and ambush on the right flank.

The Thunder's tactics were executed very smoothly, but Durant missed the last shot.

This made Brooks pale.

The moment Durant shot, he was not decisive at all.

With his mind full of messy thoughts, he hesitated when he shot, which also gave the Knicks a chance to make up the defense.

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