On the evening of May 31, 2012, the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City was where Game 3 of the 2011-2012 Western Conference Finals began. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Before the start of the game, Anxi began to warm up, and by this time he had already forgotten everything about the Hilton Hotel.

On the Thunder's side, Sergi Ibaka, who had always been regarded as their savior, finally made a comeback, and also appeared on the sidelines at this time to warm up.

Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith appeared on the sidelines of the commentary box, and before the game began, the two began to talk nonsense, and the two had different opinions about Sergi Ibaka's return.

"Okay, Charles, Sergi Ibaka is really back, so how much do you think his comeback will help the Thunder?" Kenny Smith started by stirring up the conversation.

"I don't think it helps much, how much can a power forward who averages 9.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in the regular season do much to the Thunder? Can he still help Kevin Durant score?" Charles Barkley shook his head, obviously he didn't like the Thunder.

Kenny Smith disagreed: "Charles, you forgot one thing, Sergi Ibaka is still the block king in the regular season, he can average 3.7 blocks per game!"

Charles Barkley continued to shake his head: "So what? His blocks have enhanced the Thunder's interior defense at most, but what about the outside? You must know that the current Spurs are a little more biased towards the outside, and their three-point and mid-range shots are something that the Thunder can't prevent!"

"But you can't deny that Sergi Ibaka's comeback can help the Thunder. ”

'Yes, I can't deny it, but the 28-point gap is not something Sergi Ibaka can pull back. ”

"This game is still the home of the Thunder. ”

Charles Barkley suddenly stopped talking, holding his chin thoughtfully, and then said after a few seconds: "This is indeed a problem......

At the start of the game, the starting line-ups of both sides were split between the two sides of the center circle, and Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley began to introduce their starting line-ups.

"The game started, and in this game, the Thunder's starting lineup changed again, Sergi Ibaka returned, so their starting lineup became point guard Russell Westbrook, shooting guard Saboseforosa, small forward Kevin Durant, power forward Sergi Ibaka and center Kendrick Perkins. ”

The Spurs, on the other hand, are still the same starting lineup for a thousand years, with point guard Tony Parker, scoring guard Anxi, small forward Kowhi Leonard, power forward Boris Dio and center Tim Duncan. ”

Jump ball, Kendrick Perkins and Tim Duncan are on par with jump ball skills, or it would be more accurate to use the word rookie pecking at each other. This time Kendrick Perkins jumped a little slower, and Tim Duncan seized the opportunity and scooped the basketball over.

Tony Parker took over the basketball, and Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals officially began.

The two sides settled in the half, Anxi stood in the bottom corner, and easily observed the whole picture of the attack and defense in the half, and he found that after Sergi Ibaka returned, the Thunder's defensive position did undergo some changes, such as Kendrick Perkins is still like the previous two games, standing in the restricted area to guard the basket, but the difference is that Sergi Ibaka will stand not far away to help Kendrick Perkins assist in defense and supplement, so that the two defensive interior lines build an insurmountable restricted area for the Thunder.

However, the change in the Thunder's defense did not cause any trouble to the Spurs, Tony Parker broke through with the ball, Anxi went around the free throw line, made a cover for the French sports car, and attracted the defense after the reverse run, Tony Parker, who rushed to the inside, immediately divided the ball, Boris Dio at the top of the arc three-point line received the basketball, and the nearest Thunder player from him was at least three steps away.

So Boris Dio slowly aimed at the basket and raised his hand to throw the basketball.

"Boris Dio's open three-pointer, went in, shot accurately. ”

The Spurs scored at the beginning, they began to quickly return to defense, for Sergi Ibaka's comeback, on the defensive end, Kawhi Leonard will top the position of power forward, defending Sergi Ibaka, although Ibaka averaged only 9 points per game in the regular season, he is a very good mid-range player, is an extremely important part of the Thunder's tactics.

Russell Westbrook held the ball and found an opportunity on the outside for a while, then cut straight inside without saying a word, broke through Tony Parker's defense, and completed a throw in front of Tim Duncan to score.

In the Thunder's offensive round, in addition to Russell Westbrook with the ball, Kevin Durant in the corner is also extremely eye-catching, because throughout the offensive process, Kevin Durant tried to ask for Anxi's sticky defense, but until Russell Westbrook rushed inside to complete the throw, Kevin Durant was unsuccessful.

The confrontation between the two was a bit big, but the referee didn't blow the whistle, but this time it came back to the home court of the Thunder, and the fans on the sidelines booed a little, which was naturally aimed at Anxi.

The Spurs' offense, Tony Parker and Boris Dior completed a perfect match on the three-point line, the two attracted the defense of the vast majority of the Thunder, plus Tim Duncan in the restricted area, and suddenly the middle of the half was blocked by a large number of players, and the two bottom corners were empty all of a sudden.

Anxi quickly went around the bottom corner, Boris Dio made a soft pass, Anxi received the ball and threw it, hit three points, and scored for the first time in this game!

Thunder's offense, Russell Westbrook still came by himself, rushed into the interior, made a stop-and-go jump shot, shot iron, the rebound was captured by Tim Duncan, and the Spurs immediately launched a fast break!

Tim Duncan received a long pass to Tony Parker, who was running wildly in the front court, and then flew up to the speed of a French sports car, and rushed to the basket in two steps and three steps for an easy layup.

8:2, the Thunder fell behind at the beginning, but there was no way, the three young people present, Du Shao continued to be dumb, and the 28 young master had not yet entered the state, relying on Wei Shao alone to fight against the Spurs, which was naturally very difficult.

Scott Brooks on the sidelines began to pace back and forth, he was considering whether he should be replaced by James Harden immediately, in fact, in the regular season, the Thunder could still play with the Spurs, a big reason is that the Thunder at that time were all four less, and Anxi's defense was not so terrifying, so the Thunder would get a chance and win a game, and there was a game that forced the Spurs until the end.

"I don't know what Scott Brooks is hesitating about, he should have replaced James Harden earlier, and even he shouldn't have let James Harden continue to come off the bench, you must know that the Thunder have fallen behind 0:2, and if they continue to lose this game, then the Spurs will get the match point. ”

Kenny Smith followed up on Charles Barkley's words: "That's right, falling behind at the beginning, and the Thunder's offense obviously had problems, Russell Westbrook fell into a personal solo battle, at this time, replacing James Harden, maybe the Thunder's offense can come alive." ”

The two T-N-T commentators have various criticisms and dissatisfaction with Scott Brooks, but Scott Brooks still did not replace James Harden. (To be continued.) )