Zhou Xuan was interviewed and did not forget to dig a pit for the Thunder team. After watching the interview, the Thunder coaching staff may think, "We really have too few tactics, and the role players will have to shoot more, cover more, and step up to help the stars in the next game." ”

If Brooks thinks so, and arranges it that way, then the Thunder will be incurable.

Tactics are not something that can be practiced in a day or two. The Thunder have been a star player in both seasons, and they're familiar with it. If it suddenly changes, let Ibaka and Perkins attack the interior, or Durant blocks and dismantles, Harden breaks through, etc., efficiency may not be guaranteed, and maybe even the rhythm of habit will be disrupted. Playing the Knicks has no sense of rhythm, and will definitely be used by Zhou Xuan.

In addition, Zhou Xuan also specifically mentioned the "three stars" and counted Harden in it. Ordinary people laughed when they heard it, but the Thunder insiders were probably a little harsh when they heard it. Is Harden a star in his current performance? No kidding, Harden is simply the Knicks' best sixth man.

A sweep means a loss of face, and a sweep in the finals is a stain on your career. Neither Durant nor Westbrook wants that to happen, even if they can win one game. But the Knicks have a stronger lineup than them, and the coach has more tactics, and they don't know how to win, and it seems that they can only expect Zhou Xuan to play abnormally.

This is not a luxury and unrealistic, Zhou Xuan is known as Duncan in the No. 1 position, he has always been very stable and can play a role in every game. Other people are not very useful, there are too many people who can play in the Knicks, as long as Zhou Xuan is there, he can let his teammates play.

ESPN experts believe that the two teams are compared to the Knicks and Mavericks last season. The Thunder can only attack, but the Knicks are balanced offensively and defensively, slowly grinding down opponents like the Mavericks last season.

The mentality of the two sides is completely different, and the Knicks can accept even if they lose Game 4, and many fans still hope that they can celebrate on the spot when they win the championship at home. Thunder fought against the water, and lost without shame to see Jiangdong's fathers.

The Russian media did not give up and built momentum for the Thunder team, saying that "the mourning soldiers will win", and the Thunder are at a disadvantage and may not be able to get out of the predicament in the future. As long as they win the last two home games and the score is 2-3, there is still a chance to create a miracle.

Funnily enough, the Thunder players didn't see anything like "mourning soldiers."

The famous American gossip website "Mediatakeout" broke the news that before the third game between the Thunder and the Knicks at home, Harden, the best sixth man, actually went to a nightclub to fool around, although he was 0-2 behind, he was very happy. What's even more violent is that Harden's female companion is actually a woman who has dated LeBron James.

Obviously this is a very wrong time to do a very wrong thing, back in time a few months ago, James also had this girl, at that time James was not engaged to his current girlfriend. At that time, the girl named Hinche once pestered James recklessly and said some **** words on Weibo, which caused the mother of James's two children to be very angry. The outside world believes that James is engaged to calm the anger in the heart of his real girlfriend.

At present, the news has spread all over the world. The famous director Zhang Li said on Tencent Weibo: "I happened to see a news on the computer in the hotel lobby: Harden technical foul! It turned out that after the finals were 0-2, the two sides moved to Russia to fight again. That night, Harden and James' ex-girlfriend lingered in the nightclub until late at night. It is said that the unspoken rule of the NBA is not to get into trouble with other players' girlfriends. Harden ignores this rule, hence the title for a technical foul by Harden. At the moment of the competition, he is doing this kind of thing, and I think it will be difficult for the Thunder to win a game. ”

Also in the NBA, there is the so-called sixth-man curse. The best sixth man in NBA history has just a 13 chance of winning the title. 8%, and only 4 of the 29 Best Sixth Man of the Year managed to win the title. The last time a sixth man won the title was 16 years ago, in the 1995-1996 season. Harden is definitely going to keep the spell going.

At noon, the Knicks players had dinner together, and they all learned the news of Harden's visit to the nightclub, and they were more relaxed. This has become a topic of ridicule after everyone's dinner.

D'Antoni laughed, "God helps the Knicks." In this way, I'm afraid the thunder is about to fight infighting, right? ”

Zhou Xuan smiled: "I don't think it's infighting, but the Thunder uniform team should consider who to keep." It must be a high-salary extension for Ibaka, sending Harden away to avoid the luxury tax. ”

D'Antoni nodded: "For a team that lacks a core scorer, Harden is a good choice, if he has the ball, I think he can probably get 20+." But defensive he's pretty bad, unless there's a super defender to work with. ”

Ibaka is super enough, isn't it useless? Zhou Xuan smiled: "There should be a lot of teams that are interested, whatever...... We don't need such people anyway. I think Wesley and Coy are a lot better than him. ”

D'Antoni sighed: "I didn't expect us to win the championship in just two seasons, and if we bring in another star in the summer, it won't be a problem to even win the championship, right?" What do you think? ”

"It's hard to say." Zhou Xuan paused for a moment and said: "My personal suggestion is not to introduce too big stars, it has nothing to do with salary space, but people who need to hold the ball for a long time will affect the current tactics." Those who are not famous and have strength, can defend and shoot three-pointers, can be given priority. If you are not famous, you won't want the ball, and everything will obey the arrangement. The dressing room will also be much more harmonious. ”

"When the time comes, just say who you want to find, Chris (Mullin) will definitely listen to you." D'Antoni laughed.

Zhou Xuan also laughed, this was his biggest privilege after forming a gang. Even Kobe Bryant can't influence the Lakers management's reinforcement plan, so he can only force the palace. Zhou Xuan could directly consult with the uniform team. There are still some changes to be made in the summer, and the veteran may not stay after winning the championship. The Knicks will not renew the veteran with a high salary, and they are willing to accept the base salary.

On the 20th, the fourth game between the two sides started at the home of the Thunder.

The fans were even more excited than the last game, arriving at the door of the stadium early to pull banners in support of the home team. They all want the home team to win one or two games. They don't expect to win the championship, they are down 0-3, and no team has ever been able to turn the tables in the history of the finals. Zhou Xuan and the Knicks didn't want to give anyone another chance.

At the beginning, the Knicks showed confidence in winning, played a quick counterattack, and made three-point shots when they had the opportunity.

After three positional battles in a row, the pace suddenly accelerated, and the Knicks were caught off guard by the Thunder. Zhou Xuan, Matthews, and Gallinari each hit three points, all of which were rush shots. Jamison also beat Perkins in the low post to make it 2+1.

One of the shortcomings of the Thunder is that they are slow to heat, often digging a hole for the team at the beginning, and then chasing points little by little.

In the last game, Westbrook had leg cramps, but today he had some reservations, and he didn't rely on blocking and dismantling as soon as he came up, mainly passing the ball to his teammates. The Knicks focused on Durant, reducing his efficiency. With no one in the role players out of the way, Ibaka threw two, hit one and the other deflected wide with Jamison's interference.

The Knicks led 31-25 in the first quarter.

Gallinari hit two more three-pointers in the second quarter. If it weren't for Zhou Xuan's more assists and better performance, it seems that he could compete for MVP, and the commentators of many radio stations also praised him.

It's not that Durant doesn't defend well, it's that Gallinari makes a misplaced shot every time, singles the guard on the perimeter, and is an easy shot after his teammates attract defense.

In the second half, Westbrook stepped up, shooting four of four and including a three-pointer to help the team bite the score. At this time, fans don't talk about Westbrook's defense of Durant, he is indeed often hot-headed, but his breakthrough is an indispensable weapon for the Thunder.

The Thunder had just taken the lead when Battier stepped up and hit two three-pointers in a row. Towards halftime, he hit another three-pointer to score nine points.

Battier was like a soy sauce player throughout the series, and the only way to shoot on the offensive end was to shoot three points and not be accurate, but today he broke out, shooting 3 of 4. The Knicks ended the first half 58-54.

Durant didn't play well, scoring 14 points, shooting just 5-of-13 and 0-of-3 from three-point range. He wants to win and is afraid of losing, and he is under a lot of pressure.

Durant finally hit a three-pointer at the start of the third quarter, but the Thunder's overall three-pointers couldn't compare to the Knicks. Anderson and Gallinari hit three points in quick succession. After Battier and Matthews hit three-pointers in the second half, the Knicks led by 15 points at 80-65.

Thunder began to crumble. Head coach Brooks looked at a loss, with only three players on the bench. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Fisher was dispatched, but not only did it not help, but Zhou Xuan broke through twice and scored 4 points in a row. Perkins didn't play and became a spectator directly on the bench.

The Thunder began to make constant long-range attempts. Gallinari switched to defending Durant on the perimeter, and the two are close in height and have obvious interference effects.

Chandler guarded the restricted area, grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break, the Knicks played fast and beat the Thunder to three points, and Battier hit his fifth three-pointer. Matthews also faced Fisher and hit a three-point shot.

Fisher joined the Thunder, and instead of becoming a key factor in winning the championship, it became a pit. After playing 3 minutes, he was completely used as a breakthrough, and the Knicks extended the margin to a maximum of 21 points.

In the second half, Zhou Xuan began to control the situation, striving to use up 24 seconds for each attack, and once he played too patiently, and the ball was not thrown, forming a violation. The erroneous Gallinari was smiling and unstressed. On the contrary, the faces of the thunder people were pale, and time was extremely precious to them.

In the last two minutes, Harden suddenly broke out and scored 5 points, but the Thunder still trailed by 18 points, and the trend was gone. D'Antoni directly replaced Zhou Xuan, who played 40 minutes and scored 15 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals. The Thunder also replaced Westbrook and Durant and gave up the game.

Zhou Xuan didn't shoot much this time, and most of the assists he sent were three-point shots, and after he broke through, he attracted the opponent's formation to shrink and score outside. The Knicks shot 14 of 25 three-pointers throughout the game, shooting more than 50% from the field, and won the game with three-point rain. 114 to 96.

Some of the home team fans left the game early, and they couldn't bear to watch it, and the Knicks swept to win the championship!