Harden came up to strengthen the offense, Sephorosa was useless, and Zhou Xuan would also be separated by blocking, and Chandler would cut to the low post after blocking.

In 5 minutes, Leonard at the No. 2 position did not make a single shot, only defending Westbrook, and misplaced to defend Ibaka after blocking and dismantling, so it was better to replace Harden to strengthen the offense.

Harden broke through on the floor and caused Battier to be fouled and hit both free throws. Breaking through the foul is a big trick for Harden, and it is also a skill that the Thunder practice on the outside, and the number of free throws made by the three is among the best in the league.

The Knicks immediately replaced Battier and replaced Matthews, putting Leonard at the No. 3 position to defend Durant. In terms of speed and power, Matthews is a good fit for Harden.

The two sides entered a stalemate, Leonard is Durant's most hated type of player, more than two meters tall, with an amazing arm span, Marion can play a great interference effect when defending Durant, and Leonard does a good job of defending against breakthroughs, he is more flexible than Durant. Relying on cover to get rid of, Durant will face Gallinari again, and it will be difficult to get an easy shot.

Harden, under the entanglement of Matthews, also did not have many good opportunities to catch the ball, and the Thunder's offensive task mainly fell on the shoulders of Westbrook, who made 8 shots in a single quarter, hit 3 shots, and made 2 of 2 free throws to score 8 points. Durant scored just four points.

The best performer for the Knicks was Gallinari with nine points. Zhou Xuan only made 3 shots, hit 1 goal, and got 2 points and 3 assists. There weren't many points in the first quarter, and the Knicks led 20-16.

Despite leading by only four points, the Knicks' defense was eye-catching, limiting the Thunder's two stars.

In the second quarter, Thunder Fisher and Harden formed the perimeter, the small forward was DaQuan Cook, Durant was a cameo power forward, and the center was Nick Collisson.

Knicks outside Miller, Matthews, forward Battier, Jamison, center Anderson. Three veterans with two big pitchers.

Among them, Jamison is in charge of the main offense, and Battier continues to defend Durant.

Durant quickly found his senses, hitting a three-pointer first, then breaking through to cause Battier to foul, hit both free throws, and hit a shot from the right side to score seven straight points and overtake the score. However, the rest of the Thunder didn't show much, and the Knicks quickly stabilized the situation with two mid-range shots from Jamison.

Anderson played badly and missed two shots, and the Knicks mainly relied on Miller and Jamison. In particular, Jamison has also played in the Finals in the Cavaliers, and his career statistics are amazing, and he is a super scorer at the No. 4 position, daring to stand up and take on the responsibility of scoring.

At 6 minutes, the official timeout was reached, and the Knicks sent Zhou Xuan, Leonard, Chandler and other main players, and Miller and Jamison continued to play. The Thunder also replaced Westbrook and Ibaka.

Zhou Xuan was instructed by D'Antoni off the field and was ready to start the main attack. He played too conservatively in the first quarter. The Chinese commentators and the audience were also very disappointed in this, and they all hoped that Zhou Xuan would win the MVP again. Two championships and two FMVPs in 4 years, it's exciting to think about.

After forming a two-guard team, Westbrook went to defend Miller, and Harden defended Zhou Xuan. It didn't take long for Brooks to discover that it was a bad arrangement.

Zhou Xuan easily passed Harden with a crotch dribble, and made a 70-degree jump stop on the right side. In the next round, Zhou Xuan dribbled under his crotch and changed direction to pass Harden again, and scored a jumper near the free throw line. In the third round, Zhou Xuan used a "Bye-Buddha" feint outside the three-point line to pass Harden, attracting Ibaka to make up for the defense, and gave Gallinari a three-point shot in the bottom corner of the right side. After the 7-0 shockwave, the margin widened to 10 points.

After the timeout, the Thunder replaced Sephorosa to stabilize the situation, but the difference could not be recovered.

The Knicks led 46-38 at the half. Zhou Xuan scored 8 points and 6 assists, and Gallinari played the best, with 16 points and 3 rebounds, not inferior to Durant's 16 points and 5 rebounds.

Barkley said: "The Thunder are at a disadvantage, the starting two sides are half-hearted, and the bench is better than the Knicks. Harden is the only player on the Thunder's bench, and he's only scored four points so far. ”

Smith said: "Harden needs to attack with the ball, and he can't get the ball when the three young people play together, but it's not as good as Sephorosa waiting for opportunities on the perimeter. ”

The bearded man who holds the Sixth Man of the Year title, which was originally considered an advantage for the Thunder, is now lost.

In the locker room, D'Antoni shouted: "The Thunder are no longer good, they only have two scoring points, and they can win if they die." In the second half, the defense was solid, the offensive end controlled the ball in the week, and the inside line was pulled out to block and dismantle! ”

"Victory!"

Shouting the slogan, Zhou Xuan was a little excited, not to compete with his opponent, but because he felt that he could win the championship again this time. The Thunder weakness is obvious.

Against teams that are strong on the inside, the Thunder's two interior lines can play a role, and they are arguably one of the best interior combinations in the league. The Knicks mainly rely on the outside to attack, Jamison and Gallinari are all swing men, which makes the Thunder very uncomfortable, and the many outside shooters also make the Thunder have to defend themselves, and Perkins is scrapped.

Brooks also realized this, and in the second half he put Perkins on the bench, Durant on the No. 4 position, Collison center, and directly fought the Knicks with a small-ball strategy.

When he first entered the league, Durant was known as "Tiedu", and his offense mainly relied on jump shots, but now he can respond, break through, and use his body to tear apart the opponent's defense in an all-round way. In the second half, he hit two three-pointers in a row to catch up with the score. 46 to 44.

Zhou Xuan relied on the Hawks to attack and run, went to the weak side to hold the ball and single, and Durant changed defenses.

Zhou Xuan turned to the frame and no longer observed his teammates' movements, he intended to score on Durant's head. Core matchmaking is a great way to boost morale.

Many people say that Durant has a terrible defense, but in fact he has the height, reach, and flexibility, and he has two super performances in the regular season to lock up Kobe. In terms of limiting the efficiency of opposing players, Durant's defensive opposing efficiency this season is 11. 2. Very close to the active outside line No. 1 gate Tony Allen.

Of course, this is not to say that Durant's defense is good enough to compare with Tony Allen, and the Thunder will not use his opponent's arrowhead figures, and most of the time they just defend their own opposing small forward. Durant's center of gravity is high, and his weak point is that he does not defend against breakouts.

Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball under his crotch twice in a row to break through the bottom line, and Durant moved sideways to follow. Zhou Xuan wants this result, in fact, there is Ibaka, the block king under the basket, even if he breaks in, he may not score. Spurs Parker is an example, eating several caps.

Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball behind his left hand, took the ball and retreated, holding the ball in his left hand and approaching with his right hand.

Durant reacted quickly, pounced and jumped up to block, Zhou Xuan was a "worship Buddha" feint, changed direction to the left side and passed Durant, 60-degree emergency stop jump shot, the ball hollowed into the net, and scored his 10th point. 48 to 44.

The Thunder attacked, Durant took the ball on the perimeter, and in the face of Battier's unreasonable dry pull, the rebound was obtained by Chandler.

In the Knicks positional battle, Zhou Xuan passed to Battier in the frontcourt, and Gallinari covered without the ball, and faced Durant on the right side again. Westbrook quickly bypassed the pursuit, and Durant went to defend the center. It takes time for the two to change guards, and at this moment, Zhou Xuan pulled up at 45 degrees and threw it, hitting the board. 50-44, 12th personal score.

Brooks shouted from the sidelines for Westbrook and Sephorosa to switch positions, and chasing Zhou Xuan was not a good option.

The Thunder attacked, Durant was entangled by Leonard, and Battier went to defend Sefrosa. Leonard is a bit better off the ball and on the break, he just lacks experience. During team training, Battier specifically instructed him not to reach out casually and be careful of Durant fouling.

Relying on the cover to get rid of, Gallinari defended Durant again, and the Knicks reached a consensus not to let Durant receive the ball. Westbrook and Collison broke through after the pick-and-roll, and Chandler and Zhou Xuan wrapped it up.

Westbrook returned the ball to the middle, and Collison received the ball and scored from the open spot. 50 to 46.

Collison can also show shots at critical moments. After trying this time, Zhou Xuan decided not to cover the next round. On the offensive end, Collison has a lot of means, covering off the ball, blocking and pick-and-roll, hitting the ground pass, hand-to-hand passing, mid-range jumpers, and breaking layups. His mid-range shots are especially weird, and his movements are very slow and slow, so it's not a big gap to see him jump shots, and occasionally he really scores a shot.

The Knicks attacked, the four pulled out the perimeter, Chandler gave Zhou Xuan a block and cover, and Durant changed the defense. In Ibaka's absence, the task of switching guards is Durant's.

Zhou Xuan lowered his center of gravity and dribbled the ball under his crotch continuously, and Su Qun became excited when he saw it. "Zhou Xuan has been much more low-key in the playoffs this time, and he rarely plays like this, it seems that he wants to use street ball to get Durant."

Six consecutive crotch dribbles, Zhou Xuan dribbled to the bottom corner, and then dribbled to his left hand behind his back. Zhou Xuan slapped the ball with his left hand, paused with his back, Durant came up closely, and then changed his right hand to take the ball and quickly turn to the bottom line.

This is not a feint, it is completely relying on the frequency change to gain space, Zhou Xuan turned around and immediately hit the board high, Durant and Collison both jumped up and blocked slowly, and the ball fell into the basket, scoring 14 points personally. 52 to 46.

Zhou Xuan dared to play like this because Collison was a short man and couldn't cover a few hats in a season, and if Ibaka was on the inside, I was afraid that something would happen.

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook and Durant played a block, and the ball was crossed to the middle. Durant leaned his back against Zhou Xuan, turned around and faced the frame, his height was 190CM against 208CM, Zhou Xuan knew that it was impossible to block, so he chose to take a step back to give up the distance of turning, took a step forward at the moment when Durant turned around, and slapped the basketball with a slap. Veterans such as Battier and Garcia will do this, and they will cut the ball if they can't cover it.

Durant has already put on a shooting pose, the basketball was knocked out and turned around, Zhou Xuan took the lead in getting the basketball and rushed to the front court, he observed the position of the defender, Durant chased back with all his might, and the person behind him was Leonard.

As soon as Zhou Xuan entered the penalty area, he took three steps and threw the ball to the rebound with one hand, the rebound ball just crossed Durant's head, and Leonard followed up with a one-handed dunk to score!

54 to 46. The score widened again.