In the commentary of the major experts who commented on the game, the last game of the Western Conference Finals officially began!

As soon as the game started, the Thunder limited the Grizzlies' offense well through defense and pressing the tempo.

From the state of the whole team, it can be seen that the Thunder team is very confident about winning this game, and the whole team is very positive on the defensive end!

"The Thunder are playing very well, I just said before the game started, the Grizzlies are a slow-paced team, in other words, this is a traditional team, and therefore, when limiting them, you have to sit up from the offensive rhythm, the Grizzlies rarely have a fast break, from this point of view, the slowest pace of the Grizzlies is somewhat a waste of their ability to make mistakes, and Hollins' willingness to speed up at the beginning of the season is not unfounded. It's just a pity that the Grizzlies are still a team that lacks a way when they land, and although they have at least more players available than before, it's a pity that their ball-handling ability is not good enough. ”

"The Grizzlies' offensive stats are also very deceptive. They have the 7th highest shooting percentage in the league, the 4th fewest turnovers, and the 9th highest offensive rebounds, making them a very well-rounded team. In terms of weight, the Grizzlies are second only to the Pistons in offensive rebounding percentage, have the 10th lowest turnover rate, and rank fourth in the league in 101.3 shots per 100 possessions. Combined with the impressive hit rate, it looks like there is both quality and quantity! ”

"But a very serious issue, they rely a lot on the two-point shot in the athletic game and the output is lackluster in other areas. The first is three-point shooting, and the rise of Mike Conley has made the Grizzlies more accurate, but the lack of ball handlers has led to a lack of outside space, with 17.1% of three-point shooting percentages at the bottom of the league. The backcourt will not break through, and the frontcourt can make damage is also limited, Randolph and Jr. Jr. make free throws per game together equivalent to a Kevin Love or Griffin, and the Grizzlies' free throw making ability is only slightly better than the Wizards. ”

"This is also when the Thunder team is doing it at the moment, they basically don't have the defense of the outside three-point shot, they are all crowded inside, but the Grizzlies don't dare to try to shoot three-pointers, but in the crowded inside, they don't have super breakouts like LeBron James or Dwyane Wade, and after the space is suppressed, it is very dangerous for this team to play!"

Kenny Smith commented on the Grizzlies' poor offense at the start of the game when the two teams were fighting each other, and after he said these words, it can be seen from the whole result that he didn't say it at all!

In the first 6 minutes of the entire first quarter, Mike Conley and Rudy Gay combined to score 6 points, and OJ Mayo simply didn't score at all!

The Thunder, on the other hand, took advantage of Kevin Durant's shooting and Westbrook's breakaway, as well as Ibaka's frame-to-frame scoring back-to-back points to create a 14-8 attack wave.

"Serge Ibaka is feeling good in this game as well! He was completely out of the situation of being bullied by Randolph and Gasol in the whole two games! Ibaka's activity in this game also made ESPN's Bill Walton shine, he watched the first two games, but he watched Ibaka being bullied by the "black and white bears"!

We've got to win!

The entire Thunder team played 7 minutes in the first quarter, opened a big gap, but their whole expression was still very serious, this inevitable game, they themselves know, in fact, it has just begun, because they know very well what kind of strength and resilience this Grizzlies team has, and such a team will never let them open the gap so easily!

The Grizzlies will definitely come back next!

But!

Either way, the winner of this game has to be us!

Kevin Durant thought to himself, and he also broke through directly to cause damage, expanding the score difference to 8 points!

"Toot!"

His breakthrough sent Hollins to call a timeout.

“nice！”

The players of the Thunder team came off the court one by one, and they all high-fived Kevin Durant, and Kevin Durant's expression remained unchanged, sitting on the court very seriously, silently drinking water and adjusting his breathing.

The audience at the scene also sent their support in time!

"Good job, but guys, the game has just begun, so I hope everyone can cheer up and don't think it's stable!"

Brooks didn't relax in any way because of the eight-point lead, and because the Thunder were leading on the court, he didn't make any defensive or offensive adjustments, but he still made some spurs.

After he finished, the game resumed!

And in the next offensive round after the timeout, Mike Conley successfully scored a basket to recover two points for the Grizzlies!

And this offense scored, and the players of the entire Grizzlies team found a sense on the offensive end, first Zach Randolph scored 4 points in a row, and then Gasol Jr. even scored 4 points with free throws, and other players also contributed.

In addition, they also limited the Thunder's offense on the defensive end, and the Thunder basically did not score in the following time.

"The Thunder's offense relies heavily on singles and spot jumpers, especially the latter, and the Thunder were able to beat the Lakers in the last round by relying on high-precision spot jumpers. However, the Grizzlies are the league's second-best defensive jumper, and they have suppressed opponents to 30.1 percent shooting. In the previous two games of the playoffs, the Grizzlies won because they suppressed the Thunder's fixed-point jumper to 32%. ”

"Now, they've regained this form, and now the Thunder are in danger!"

In Kenny Smith's view, the Grizzlies were able to force the Thunder to Game 7, obviously with a lot of preparation, and in the end, the biggest preparation was naturally the Thunder's fixed-point jumper and singles defense, in this regard, the Grizzlies were originally their strengths, and now their strengths just limited the Thunder.

Kenny Smith said again that the Thunder team did not score smoothly in the following time, and every goal was a little stumbling, which also made the fans who were still cheering for them at the scene suddenly seem to be silenced, completely silent!

Kevin Durant was very anxious, but his anxiety did not help the team, but put the team in trouble, and the Grizzlies played better and better, consolidating the lead in the following time, and finally at the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies led by 6 points at 25-19!

That is to say, after the timeout, this team caught up with the 8 points behind, not to mention, but also opened up a 6-point difference, adding up to a total of 14 points!

"What a terrible defensive ability for the Grizzlies! It seems that the Thunder team is really bad luck now! ”

"I really don't know what to say, the Thunder team was originally firmly in the Finals, but they didn't seize the opportunity, but let this team find their rhythm and let them play better and better!"

"I think if the Thunder team doesn't chase points and continues to be consumed by the Grizzlies, then it will become very clear who wins and loses in the end of this game, because the Grizzlies will inevitably play more and more momentum, and the Thunder will inevitably play more and more nervous1"

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At the end of the first quarter of the game, facing the current Thunder team, many fans who support them are a little unoptimistic about them, and the entire atmosphere of the Thunder team is indeed a little bad, and Kevin Durant even kept his head down and sat during the timeout.

"I think we're playing well, we're working in the right direction, I mean, we can get the final win, and of course, I'm very confident in my guys!"

And Hollins was very satisfied with the performance of the entire Grizzlies during the intermission interview with ESPN, and in his opinion, the Grizzlies are bound to create miracles today!

The time of the second quarter of the game began quickly, and to the surprise of many fans and many commentators, Brooks did not change the formation too much in the case of the team's offensive malaise, or according to the original idea, let the team enter the rotation and substitution stage, and he did not force the main players to stay on the court because the team is now in a backward situation!

It's just that what didn't make the fans and commentators think that James Harden, who didn't play well in the first two games, stepped up at this time and played a very good performance from the first moment, he used the breakthrough to hit three-pointers, free throws and mid-range shots, and scored 7 points in one go.

"Wow, an unexpected situation, this is a situation that no one expected, this team at this time, actually stood up a savior, 2011 ~ 2012 NBA best sixth man James Harden proved his worth, his 7 points are hard-won, but also very precious 7 points, if the Thunder team finally wins the game, then this will be the Thunder team to blow the horn of counterattack, wow, a thing that no one thought of happened, The person who stood up for the Thunder in this game was actually James Harden, who proved why he was the best sixth man in the NBA! ”

In the passionate commentary of the on-site commentator, Brooks pulled the entire main lineup back to the court at this time, and the Thunder team starters who came back gradually regained their sense of touch, however, the stage was still James Harden's, he hit three points again, and scored ten points in a row, and the entire audience at the scene sent him thunderous cheers, and then the "second brother" Wei Shao broke through, jumped and scored 9 points in a row from free throws. After that, Durant finally scored again, hitting a shot.

After hitting this goal, Kevin Durant's whole look is also a lot better, when he just failed to contribute to the team, the whole person's heart was hanging, and the reason is very simple, he doesn't want to see the team be reversed with a 3-1 lead, and this is also the reason, although this game is not said, but everyone in the Thunder team is under great pressure!

Fortunately, Harden's play brought the whole team back to their passion, and Kevin Durant vowed that if they won this game, he would definitely run over and kiss his good third brother fiercely!

After all, his outburst was too timely!

However, under the offensive of the Thunder, the Grizzlies did not mess up, Randolph attacked on the inside, and Conley broke through on the outside, helping the team stabilize the situation.

But the Thunder's scoring efficiency was also very high, and at halftime, the Thunder recovered the score difference and led the Grizzlies 46-43.

The Thunder team took the lead again, and the atmosphere in the audience at halftime was good, and many fans shook to the passionate music of the scene!

The current situation of the team does not make them nervous, but they are ahead!

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In the rematch, both teams were in good offensive form, Randolph attacked and made free throws, and Conley continued to perform throwing stunts. On the Thunder side, Ibaka hit two shots, and Durant also scored three points. The two teams go back and forth, and the score is always tight. Halfway through the quarter, Wei Shao scored a fast attack, Sefrosa hit a three-pointer, and the Thunder team once opened up the difference. However, their scoring momentum did not continue, but the Grizzlies continued to play together, Gasol Jr. made a layup, and OJ Mayo, who had not performed much before, also hit a three-pointer to establish an advantage again. At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder trailed the Grizzlies 65-68.

At this time, the fans at the scene were obviously a little panicked, after all, there was still time left in the last quarter of the game, and it was somewhat unfavorable for the score to fall behind at this time!

Fortunately, the players of the Thunder team did not have much impact because they were behind, and the reason is very simple, they are all engaged in the game now, and there are not many people still thinking about what to do if they will lose, and they are now thinking about how to overtake the score!

In short, it's just a sentence, it's all in the state of the game, and there's no time to think about anything else!

In the last quarter, the Thunder's sudden dumb offense in the second half of the third quarter still did not improve much, especially the two strong points of Durant and Wei Shao, which were never fully utilized. On the contrary, the Grizzlies played well, Gasol Jr. responded, Udri hit consecutive shots, and Lee also hit a three-pointer to extend the advantage to 8 points.

"I've said it many times, this is the Thunder, they had a big problem in the fourth quarter, and today the Grizzlies solved the problem that they couldn't win points in the third quarter, they played very well and completed the overtake of the score, but the Thunder side was a little unsatisfactory, and it can be seen from their current situation in the fourth quarter that they don't know what to do at all!"

On the ESPN commentary bench, Bill Wharton frowned as the Thunder players ran around the court like headless flies, unable to score a single goal at all, and he also frowned!

Although he didn't have any of these two teams in particular thinking about them to win, he didn't want to see the Thunder lose like that, after all, these lads were really good!

"Toot!"

With the last 4 minutes and 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Brooks called a timeout after the Thunder failed to score another offense and were scored by the Grizzlies, and the margin was stretched to 10 points!