Chapter 149: The Struggle of 2:0 (9/12)

"119:91, Spurs' second home game, they won by 28 points, for the Thunder, they need to reflect on themselves, 0-2 down, so they can't lose again. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info' At full-time, Charles Barkley summed up the game.

"In the two games, the Thunder exposed a lot of questions, and I think after the game, the Thunder will definitely be asked these questions more than once. ”

"That's right, Kevin Durant's state, he only shot 5 of 15 in this game, only scored 14 points, in the last game he shot 9 of 27, scored 23 points, two games, the total shooting rate is only 33%, this should be the most important problem for the Thunder to solve, under Anxi's defense, Kevin Durant can't find the shooting crosshairs at all, and the strongest scoring point in the regular season is dumb, which is fatal to the Thunder!" Kenny Smith picked up the topic, and he took aim at Kevin Durant, who did not act like a star at all in these two games.

Perhaps the fans' so-called ridicule of Du Lao Er is not groundless.

"I think the presence of Anxi, including the Spurs' other two players, Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard, will also make more teams realize what a happy thing it is to have a player with super outside single defense ability, who can take the salary of a role player and help you deal with the superstar in the opponent's team!" Charles Barkley continued, but the words that came out made people think deeply.

Kenny Smith continued to analyze the current problems of the Thunder: "There is another problem that the Thunder also has a serious problem, which is Scott Brooks' on-the-spot command ability, maybe after the game, we can get Scott Brooks' personal opinion through reporters. ”

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As soon as the game was over, Scott Brooks immediately went to the post-game press conference, and he wanted to end the press conference while there were few reporters, but to his disappointment, when he arrived at the press conference, many reporters were already seated, and reporters from major media outlets came.

Including USA Today's Sam Amik, ESPN's Nick Friedel, Yahoo's Jonathan Giwani, Sports Illustrated's Jenkins Lee, and many more.

Scott Brooks had to bite the bullet and get to the center before signaling the press officer to start the postgame press conference.

Scott Brooks was joined by James Harden, who was the Thunder's top performer in the game, scoring a game-high 33 points, plus four rebounds and seven assists.

Reporters began to ask questions eagerly.

"Coach Scott, does this fiasco mean that the Thunder have lost the initiative in the series?"

Scott Brooks frowned, as soon as the press conference began, these reporters were ready to push the Thunder into the abyss.

'I think we've only played two games and both of them are away games, so it's too early to tell. ”

The reporters weren't ready to let the topic go: "But you lost by 28 points in this game, and it's not a normal loss. ”

'Yes, we lost by 28 points, which proves that we have a lot of problems, such as Sergi's absence, because Sergi is not there, we have missing both attack and defence, and Sergi will be back in the next game, so I think you can look forward to the next game and not take advantage of the defeat. ”

Scott Brooks finally dragged Sergi Ibaka out, it should be said that after this fiasco, Sergi Ibaka became the only hope for the Thunder, and if they want to reverse the situation of this series, then Sergi Ibaka's comeback is the only point that Scott Brooks can use.

The reporters seemed somewhat persuaded by Scott Brooks, so they went around asking some other questions.

Then, USA Today's Sam Amic switched the topic back to the topic: "Coach Scott, in this game, you have been a lot slower to adjust Greg Popovich since the first quarter, is this one of the main reasons why the Thunder lost?"

Scott Brooks choked up, did he want him to admit his mistake? Scott Brooks won't admit it, this is in the playoffs, and it would be too much of a shock to the military if he did.

"I think in that case, you have to trust the stars in your team, so I don't think I'm slow to adjust. ”

A seemingly perfect answer, but Sam Amick quickly turned his face and turned to James Harden: "Mr. James Harden, do you think that if Mr. Scott Brooks had replaced you earlier, the Thunder would have lost by 28 points? After all, you played well in this game, but you have not been able to play when Kevin Durant has not been able to score." ”

James Harden was suddenly very embarrassed, he was hesitant, he didn't know what to say, and he was silent for dozens of seconds before he opened his mouth to explain: "I don't think there's a problem, Kevin is a great player, we should believe him." ”

"So here's the question, Coach Scott, Kevin Durant is in such bad shape, how would you adjust his condition?" Sam Amick suddenly changed his words, and Scott Brooks was stunned for a moment.

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The Thunder's press conference was controlled by Sam Amick in this way, and his questions one after another showed his famous demeanor, but for Scott Brooks, this press conference experience was not good.

Throughout the press conference, Scott Brooks could only keep his mouth shut.

"The Thunder still have a chance. ”

"The series is still a five-to-five situation. ”

"We should believe Kevin Durant. ”

'Sergi will be back in the next game and his return will give us confidence to beat Spurs. ”

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Anyway, the central meaning is that the Thunder's 28-point fiasco is nothing, they still have Sergi Ibaka missing, and they should believe Kevin Durant, because Kevin Durant has never let them down......

The Spurs' press conference only started after the end of the Thunder, and for some reporters' relays, Greg Popovich also changed his low-key style and directly replied with a short sentence: "Dead duck has a hard mouth!"

Yes, in the eyes of all Spurs coaches, players and even fans, the Thunder is a dead duck with a hard mouth, and the 0-2 deficit means that the Thunder has fallen behind in the series across the board, although the Spurs dare not say that they will definitely win this series, but the Thunder forcibly said that they are still five or five with the Spurs, which is unpleasant.

In the face of reporters' repeated questions, Greg Popovich did not keep a low profile, he replied directly: "In the next two Oklahoma City games, we only need to win one of them to get the match point!"

The meaning of this sentence needs not be obvious, the Spurs only need a win to get the match point, and at that time, the Thunder will no longer have to be hard with dead ducks, because they can't be hard. (To be continued.) )