Basketball K God

Chapter 949

Chapter 949

With the Rockets out, the Thunder and Warriors will meet in the Western Conference Finals for the third consecutive season.The third round of battles this time has not reduced the attention of the outside world at all.Although this side is a sweep to advance, and this side is a tie-break to advance, the opponents the two teams face are completely different.

The Rockets with the light bulb combination are an extremely difficult bone, and the Jazz are the weakest of the Western Conference 4.

Of course, the Thunder are more optimistic about entering the finals, and there is no problem with this.

The two teams had no secrets at all before, and the two sides had already shown people the ultimate form of the game in the Western Conference Finals last season.When everyone switches defenses infinitely, and the general tactics can't be played out, what to watch is the heads-up of the superstars.

The Rockets have pushed the Warriors into a dead end in the semifinals just past. If it weren't for Paul's thigh injury, the Warriors might not be the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals.

The Warriors exposed some flaws in this round of the series, which is of great reference value for the Thunder watching the video.When their passing and cutting system is facing the opponent's unlimited defense changes, the Splash Brothers' singles are still worse than 3 points.Iguodala, Zhuidan, and Li Wen's 3-pointers are less reliable than last season.The Warriors still don't have a breakthrough maniac in the true sense. In fact, they can change defenses infinitely, and the inside height of the small lineup is not enough to protect the frame. Breaking through to kill and attacking the basket is a good means of blasting.

There are indications that it is very difficult for the Warriors to avenge the Thunder.Because compared to last season, the Thunder team has run in better, Xie Kai continues to evolve, and also has home court advantage and psychological advantage.

——I beat you before, why can't I beat you a second time?

When interviewed before the series, Westbrook faced the reporter and acted very indifferent: "This is his (Durant) own choice (to join the Warriors), I don't want to talk about it now, I just want to prepare for the game. "

Xie Kai thinks that Westbrook has really matured, which is true, no matter what you say, it doesn't make any sense.Everyone is an adult, and they are all professional players. They are responsible for their own careers, no matter what.

Since this is the path Durant chose himself, then, just go through it yourself, no one owes you anything, and you don't need to make up for anything.

The attention of this game is extremely high. In Oklahoma City, a large number of K honey gathered, this is almost the finals that arrived ahead of schedule.

According to the odds offered before the game, the Thunder are even more favorable. ESPN believes that the Thunder will advance in 6 games (the same as last season).

In the East, the opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals are the Cavaliers and Celtics.

The Cavaliers almost rely on James, and the Celtics have been a bunch of raw eggs since Irving and Eunuch Hai were reimbursed for the season.Nobody thinks either of those two teams will be good enough to take on either the Thunder or the Warriors.The combination of the two teams may still have a chance.

On May 5, G21 of the Western Conference Finals officially started.

In the Thunder's Ford Center arena, it is crowded with people and it is very lively.The long-awaited Thunder Yong War III will be staged soon.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Thunder at home is still the Big Three + Patterson + Duck.

The starting lineup of the Warriors in the away game is: center-Rooney, power forward-Chaisan, small forward-Du Xiaoshuai, shooting guard-Buddha, point guard-primary school students.

Everyone is a traditional lineup, and the cores on both sides are outsiders.So what you can figure out without too much guesswork is that both sides will have a small lineup in the decisive stage.

After the start of the game, the defensive intensity on both sides was great.The Thunder obviously have some "holiday syndrome" shadows, both physically and psychologically.They have rested for too long, and their G4 with the Jazz was on May 5.For 9 days, they didn't play any games.After the Warriors played G12, they only rested for 7 days.

Although in terms of physical fitness, the Thunder team is theoretically better, but in terms of competitive status, they are indeed inferior to the opponent.

The Warriors played exceptionally actively and were in very good condition.Their outside shots are very accurate. Even Chadan and Yige, who were often emptied against the Rockets before, jointly made 4 3-pointers in the first half.

The Thunder fell behind in the starting lineup, and Kanter was targeted by the opponent in the transition period. Both offense and defense were limited, and the point difference continued to widen.

In the first half, the Thunder fell behind by double digits. Their outside shooting was very bad, and the opponent shrunk even smaller, which affected the breakthrough.

The Thunder's poor performance surprised those who paid attention to this game.I expected this to be an evenly matched epic match, but I didn't expect halftime to be spent.

In the third quarter, Xie Kai turned on the unparalleled mode and forcibly took over.His touch in this game is also not good, so there are many breakthroughs.Because his teammates shot poorly, he didn't have any effective feedback when he split the ball. He couldn't score suddenly, so he had to bite the bullet and play singles by himself.

Not only did the Thunder rest for too long, they hadn't played a tough game for a long time, and they felt a little uncomfortable when they tightened up all of a sudden. When the score fell behind, they became impatient and couldn't make accurate shots, falling into a vicious circle.

In this game, 6 Warriors scored in double figures and used a team offensive performance to defeat the league's No. 8 player in the regular season this season and end the opponent's [-]-game winning streak in the playoffs.

The Warriors were upset in this game, but it doesn't mean that the Thunder are invincible. They can beat their opponents by such a big score, which has never happened since last season's playoffs.

Xie Kai scored a game-high 39 points, but he still couldn't help the team out of the quagmire.Their 3-point shooting percentage in this game was only 17%, their shooting percentage was just 4%, and their turnovers were as high as 23 times.This kind of performance is not worthy of winning the game at all.

After the game, none of the Thunder players were interviewed. They felt aggrieved, and it was really hard for them to accept such an ugly loss.

The Warriors were interviewed here, and Green said: "They (Thunder) thought we were like Minnesota and Utah (4:0 sweep), and it was not so easy to advance to the finals easily. Those who enter the finals will It's a team from the Bay Area!"

After the Thunder lost in this game, ESPN immediately adjusted the promotion probability. The Thunder, which originally had 69.7% of promotions, instantly dropped to 45.8%.

The locker room of the home team was quiet, and everyone was in a bad mood.This game was really almost a blow to the head. I thought that I would be able to advance easily when I met the defeated opponent, but I didn't expect it to end like this.

Xie Kai gestured to Westbrook with his eyes. As his good brother for many years, the latter knew that as the team's senior core, he needed to say something.

Westbrook cleared his throat, stood up and said to everyone, "Brothers, listen to me."

The Thunder players in the locker room, who were sorting out their things, all turned their attention to Westbrook.

(End of this chapter)