Chapter 780: Groundless

The Thunder reacted quickly as they replaced Perkins with 1.91-meter-tall Reggie Jackson.

The Thunder didn't dare to use Kevin Martin, and in the presence of Chen Mo, Kevin Martin was almost inactive.

Kevin Martin was the main body of the Rockets swap for Harden, which was criticized by many Thunder fans. Because the Thunder's main competitor is the Warriors, and Kevin Martin is useless in the face of Chen Mo, is he blocked by Chen Mo on the court?

Almost all of Brooks' arrangements were expected by Chen Mo, and his plan was to force Durant to play the No. 4 position. Durant has to take on more defensive duties so that the Warriors can calmly wear down Durant.

"The Warriors are using a small lineup just to target Perkins?" Barkley was a little confused.

Smith doesn't think it's going to be that simple, "I think there might be other intentions, just to target one Perkins, and they don't need to change the starting lineup directly. ”

What are the intentions of the warriors, it is obviously impossible to rely on speculation, they must have other deep meanings.

Durant singled Green with his back, and Green's height and reach were disadvantages, and Durant scored a jumper on the wing.

And back, Chen Mo directly hoisted the ball to Millsap.

Millsap carries Durant and plays inside, which is obviously very clunky, which is not like the style of the Warriors.

Millsap couldn't find a chance and threw the ball out to Chen Mo again. The offensive time was basically wasted 5 seconds, and Chen Mo only began to block with Green at this time, and then the Warriors took advantage of Curry and Thompson's cross-run to open up the space, and Green inserted it into the basket from the baseline.

Ibaka went to make up the defense, and Green took the position to hoist the ball to Millsap. Curry ran around Thompson's side like a basket, Millsap gave the ball to him, Curry drove the ball to the basket, Durant went over to make up for it, and Curry then exchanged the ball to Millsap.

Millsap hit a jumper from half a step from the edge of the reasonable impact zone.

"Let Paul (Millsap) be the starting point of the attack?" Barkley didn't understand.

"But this offense has nothing to do with his initial singles, right?" Smith didn't understand.

In fact, if you carefully watch the replay of the Warriors' offense just now, the Warriors' offense is all around Durant's side, and their purpose is to consume Durant.

Defensively, Westbrook was caught in the middle.

Chen Mo and Curry went to flank Westbrook, while Durant was Millsap and Green took turns defending.

"The Golden State Warriors are consuming Kevin!" Barkley understood, and the Warriors' change of lineup was aimed at Durant from the beginning. They are willing to give up some of their offensive opportunities, and even give Durant more space on the offensive end, which is to consume Durant.

Oklahoma's core has always been Kevin Durant, and Westbrook is like a trail blazer, but it's always Durant who ultimately kills his opponents.

Brooks was even a little later than Barkley understood, but when he did, he was a little helpless, knowing that it was a trap, but they had to move forward.

"Maybe it's an opportunity, too?" Brooks reassured himself.

But Durant's hand tonight is obviously not as hot as in the last game, and it is absolutely impossible for Durant to defeat the Warriors alone.

"The Golden State Warriors significantly increased the pace of their counter-attack today. "They put more pressure on the opponent early in the game," Smith said. ”

"There was a lot of pressure from the start, they didn't want to drag the game into the same rhythm as the last game, and it was obviously not what the Warriors wanted to win or lose at the last minute. Barkley said.

In the last game, it seemed that Chen Mo had firmly controlled the rhythm of the game, and they had been playing with ease. And in this game, Durant has been scoring, the difference between the two sides is smaller, and Chen Mo has not shown such strong control.

But in Barkley's view, this game is firmly controlled by Chen Mo.

"Strong operational capabilities!" Barkley exclaimed.

The game almost finished the first half as Chen Mo planned, and the Warriors led by 4 points, a small advantage.

"However, their hidden advantages are even greater. Barkley said.

Durant didn't even appear directly on the court in the second half, he rested on the bench.

Brooks wanted Westbrook to play with the team for a while.

"I have to say, it was a stupid decision. Chen Mo saw that Durant didn't play, so he smiled.

The Warriors finally showed their fangs, and they didn't sacrifice a small lineup to play the fast break, but they increased the speed of the balls in the positional offense, and they stepped up the pressure on the offensive end.

The score is pulled apart!

Brooks hurriedly traded for Durant, but the Thunder's rhythm was all out of order.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was stretched to 17 points.

Durant was badly depleted, Durant was put on the bench in the final quarter, and Westbrook led the team to try to get the score back.

The Thunder also wanted to replicate the rhythm of the last game in the late quarter, but Chen Mo would never give them a chance.

Chen Mo came on early in the fourth minute, Westbrook led the team to narrow the gap to 9 points, and Chen Mo immediately stabilized the whole scene with a three-pointer after coming on the court.

Durant is still in a hurry to play, and the second young man can't play the feeling of the last game. Instead, the Warriors turned on the "takeoff" mode, and they began to increase the frequency of their attacks, and began to frantically storm the Thunder's basket.

The high-hitting Curry forced Westbrook from beyond the three-point line, and his strong three-point shot nearly destroyed all of the Thunder's morale.

"The game is over. Curry shook his head, like a general who had won a battle and returned to Korea.

101-118, the Warriors completed another big victory.

"After watching this game, what else do you think?" Smith asked Barkley.

Barkley said at the end of the last game that "the Thunder have a better chance of winning", Barkley shook his head and said, "I underestimated Jack Chan again." ”

"As it turns out, I can't underestimate him in any way. Barkley said: "I've got to say my conclusion — the Oklahoma City Thunder's chances are slim. They only have hope left for the last game, and I'm not saying that there is no precedent for reversal after 0-3 in the series, but they were completely defeated by the Golden State Warriors from a tactical and strategic point of view. ”

Westbrook had a hard time accepting such a defeat, and he could agree with the defeat in the last game, and he felt that they had seen hope of victory at one point, but this one was a poor loss.

"We were toyed with applause all over the game. Westbrook said: "They're trying to consume Kevin [Durant], they're constantly consuming Kevin. They only made a small change, and our whole rhythm was completely disrupted. We identified the problem early on, but we couldn't fix it until the end of the game. ”

Westbrook has pointed the finger at Coach Brooks.

Durant was even more frustrated, he scored 47 points in the last game, and he scored 49 points in this game, but it still didn't help, they lost. Even he got more points and lost even more.

"Basketball is a five-person sport. "But they're only working on one person, they're tactically perfect, and we're obviously a lot worse," Durant said. ”

The Thunder both think it's a matter of tactics, and they're referring to Brooks.

ESPN broke the news that if the Thunder lose this series, Brooks will not appear in the Thunder's position next season.

Chen Mo and Curry went to have a supper together at night, but the Hand of God didn't open the door, and their mood for supper was not high.

Tomorrow they'll fly to Oklahoma, where Curry said he hopes the fans don't greet them too warmly.

"I have only two wishes right now. Curry said, "I hope the Oklahoma fans don't make a fuss, and I hope the next round is against the Lakers." ”

Curry hates Texas, especially in the spring. Even though it's now May, he still suffers from pollen allergies.

When the Warriors arrived in Oklahoma, they were greeted by a huge boo from the Oklahoma fans. While no fans have attacked their buses, they have consistently seen fans holding posters and advertising banners with a lot of profanity.

There were naked fans running past their buses, and it was as if they were the object of hatred of the whole city.

"It's good that there is no excrement. Curry pouted.

Curry doesn't like this particularly hostile atmosphere, he's a fun-loving guy who treats everyone well, and he naturally wants people to treat him too badly.

One of Curry's two wishes fell through in the first place.

"Now I can only cheer for the Los Angeles Lakers. Curry said secretly.

Tonight is the second game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs.

"Given this situation, I think we'll both be in the room again tonight watching TV. Curry said, "If you go out shopping, the devil knows if you're going to be killed." ”

Chen Mo kept blocking Curry's chatter, and he kept looking out the window, not knowing what he was thinking.

As soon as they arrived at the hotel, Timothy Glenn came to find Chen Mo, "What lineup will we use the day after tomorrow?

Chen Mo nodded and said, "It's the same, it's still the same routine." Consume Kevin Durant and then close the game. ”

Timothy Glenn casually chatted with Chen Mo and left, and the Thunder's preparations on the other side were very heavy. They're 2-0 down, and they haven't thought of anything to do about it.

There are no tactics to deal with, and that's what they're most worried about.

At the same time, Oklahoma's media suddenly broke the news that "Jack Chan will leave the Golden State Warriors at the end of the season, and his target team is the team he used to play for." ”

This revelation came very suddenly, and suddenly when Chen Mo and Curry were watching the second game between the Lakers and the Spurs in their hotel room, Myers, the general manager of the Warriors, suddenly called Chen Mo.

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, and then told Miles, "This is a clumsy lie." ”

"It's me who is sensitive. Myers said: "We're going to talk about a contract extension at the end of the season?"

Miles had previously contacted Falck, who was not clear. From the perspective of an old man in the brokerage world, Falck just made a habitual statement. But Chen Mo is too important to the Warriors, and it's no wonder that Miles is nervous. And this time, he took the opportunity to ask Chen Mo's attitude.

"No problem. Chen Mo readily agreed. Although Chen Mo's contract still has one year left, it is more safe to negotiate a renewal this summer. If a player is unwilling to renew his contract, the team has time for PR, and if the player is willing to renew, the team also has to prepare the contract in advance. For a team like Chen Mo, negotiating a contract extension is a long and cautious process.

The Warriors' official website made a move to refute the rumors that night, but the next morning, some media broke the news that Chen Mo would go to Sacramento next summer.

"It was his little girlfriend's father's team. He would play there until he retired and then became the majority shareholder of the team. ”

The media in Oklahoma is playing the role of six people with all their hearts, and all these news are made up by them, but I have to say that the level of the people who made up them is very high, and all the news is said with noses and eyes.

"Not really, right?" Millsap asked Chen Mo.

Apparently, the Warriors were affected by the news of Oklahoma's revelations.

"Absolutely fake. Chen Mo said.

Millsap nodded, this is his contract year, and any news from Chen Mo will affect his contract renewal negotiations with the team.

Chen Mo updated a social feed, "Before the end of the season, all the topics about my contract renewal are fake news. ”

After Chen Mo made a statement, he immediately said: "People are tired from this kind of news, and I want to have a good rest for a few days after leaving Oklahoma." ”

Last night, the Spurs pulled one back on the road, and the series between the Lakers and the Spurs may not end so easily, and it is likely to be another tie-break.

And what Chen Mo means is that after they sweep the thunder, they can get a few days of rest.

The fans were in a hurry, and the Warriors' uniform crew reacted extremely quickly.

Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Pete Guber joined the team's manager Myers for a press conference where they announced the Warriors' plans to build a new arena in San Francisco.

And they also revealed that the name of the Warriors' new arena is likely to be named after Chen Mo.

"Of course, this is just one of our alternatives. Joe Lacob told reporters with a smile on his face: "Maybe there will be a better plan then, maybe this plan will be used, and the stadium will be named after the stadium is completed, but we will start the construction plan after the end of the season." ”

Originally, the plan would wait until the end of the season before it was announced. But the news that Chen Mo would leave Oakland made the news in the Oklahoma media forced Lacob and Guber to announce the news in advance.

Their purpose is obviously to stabilize fans and public opinion, and as for the plan to name the new stadium with Chen Mo's name, it is even more to show that Chen Mo will not go anywhere. As for this plan, they didn't even have any contact or conversation with Chen Mo.