The New York team got back to the score, which was not the most important issue, but the more important point was that they found their original rhythm, which allowed them to play better games in the following period, which was obviously more important for them than to lead by three points in the first quarter!

After all, for this team, they can always easily open up the score difference when they find their form, and that's the characteristic of this team.

……

The second quarter of the game officially began, and at this stage, the New York team took their own bench lineup, but Yi Jianlian still stayed on the court.

The New York team did not open up too much in the second half of the first quarter like the previous game, which made him have to continue to play in the second quarter, however, for Yi Jianlian, he is used to this rhythm of the game, after all, when he dragged the New York Knicks to win the final championship last year, he experienced far more consecutive playing time than now, for this team, they are also familiar with Yi Jianlian in the second quarter of the bench rotation stage to help them shelter from the wind and rain, which is a characteristic of this team.

As for Yi Jianlian himself, he also knows that the New York team needs him to lead on the field at this time!

This is also his consciousness as the boss of the team!

In his opinion, it is necessary for him to stand up and take responsibility for his team at such a time!

On the Thunder's side, James Harden walked onto the court.

His expression has not changed much from yesterday, but it can be seen from his eyes that he cares much more about this game than yesterday, as the best sixth man of the season, he has fantasized many times about his performance in the first game of the finals, he has thought that he may play in a very difficult time, he also thought that he may suffer a bad start, of course, he also thought that he will score consecutive points and help the team open up the situation at once, But he didn't want his first trip to the finals to be so bad!

No, this can't be described as bad anymore!

It's just awful!

He was completely lost in the game, and if he had to pick the Finals where the best sixth man played the worst, his name would definitely be in it!

However, the last match was indeed over, they ended in a loss, and he complained about himself for a long time after the game, and now, this is a new game, in which he still hopes that he can play higher and prove his quality with a very perfect rebound!

So for him, this game is very crucial!

And this year he is still a contract year, if he doesn't play well in the finals, then his next contract extension will be a problem, these are not what he wants to see!

……

"Yi continued to play, which ensured their motivation and, more importantly, that they could get into the groove quickly at the start of the second quarter!"

"And the Thunder team has a lot of doubts, the biggest doubt is what kind of play James Harden can have, and this guy's play is enough to relate to what kind of score they can end the bench rotation time!"

It's game on!

Unlike yesterday, James Harden hit the ball when he came up, and he was very focused on the offense and defense today, not paying attention to the referee at all!

This is a very obvious change, yesterday this guy was also because of too much entanglement with the referee to make this guy not be able to concentrate better in the game, but the worse he played!

And today, James Harden obviously paid attention to his problems in this regard, and after solving this problem, he also hit the first goal very calmly!

James Harden's goal helped the team narrow the score to one point, Kevin Durant and Westbrook, who were watching on the court, were satisfied with James Harden's decisiveness and calmness in scoring today, and nodded slightly, originally they thought that this game would be difficult to play!

Because James Harden's performance in the last game was really terrible!

But now it seems that this guy has picked up a lot of performance like them, which is good news, for them and for the whole team!

For the Thunder, they are undoubtedly stronger, and for the two of them, it can help them get more rest!

Although both of them played very hard, it has to be said that the intensity of the finals is really another level, which makes the physical fitness of their young lads a little unable to keep up!

Of course, that's normal, and for the Thunder guys, the Finals are a different kind of experience, and it's something they've never felt before.

They don't know how to conserve energy in the game, and they still have the same firepower as they did in the playoffs and the regular season.

Why is it that finals experience is sometimes so valuable?

Just look at the 19-year-old Warriors, with so many people injured, the Raptors who entered the Finals for the first time won every game very hard, this is the Finals experience, compared to the Raptors, these people on the Warriors know how to fight on the stage of the Finals, this is the so-called Finals spirit!

And this is also the reason why Yi Jianlian was able to play for 12 minutes in the first quarter and continue to play at the beginning of the second quarter, in addition to his physical fitness is indeed better than the average person, more importantly, he knows how to collect and exert force in the game, these are more important experiences!

It's just that the Thunder players haven't figured it out yet.

But for this team, the sky is their limit, and they do have a reason to rest now, because they now have James Harden on the court to support them!

That's a very good thing!

"Huh!"

It's just that after James Harden hit the shot, Yi Jianlian also hit the response ball in the next round, and at the same time as the ball went into the basket, Westbrook and Kevin Durant were helpless at first, and then turned into a relieved smile, watching the point difference become 3 points, they are a little used to Yi Jianlian's strength, and if the New York Knicks are so easy to deal with, then they can't play so hard, in the final analysis, if you want to rely on James Harden, you want to overtake Yi Jianlian and the New York team, which is an unrealistic idea, Now they hope that James Harden can try to stalemate with the New York team, as long as the difference between the points will not exceed 8 points when the Thunder team is on the court, in fact, James Harden can be regarded as a success!

……

James Harden really worked hard, after Yi Jianlian hit that goal, he also quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, still like the previous shot, calmly observing the defense of the New York team, and then facing Petrus to break through directly, in the breakthrough he made a feint to force Petrus to reach out, and he quickly put his hand on the latter's hand at this time!

"Toot!"

The referee's whistle blew at that moment.

James Harden didn't stop when he heard the whistle, smashed the ball to the rebound, the ball bounced back in a daze, James Harden didn't think he could score, he just tried it, and now since he didn't score, he didn't have any change in expression, anyway, the whistle has sounded, and he can make two free throws.

"Phew!"

At the same time that James Harden stood on the free throw line, the entire audience also resounded with huge boos, but these boos did not interfere with James Harden's free throw, who steadily hit the ball.

After hitting the first shot, James Harden pointed to Kevin Durant and Westbrook on the bench off the court, and the latter two had already stood up when he started to shoot free throws, cheering for him, and they were happy that James Harden had found his form!

The unrelenting New York fans once again booed James Harden when he made his second free throw, this time the boos were significantly louder than the last time, but these boos did not affect James Harden, who hit the free throw very calmly!

"James Harden, as a sophomore, has such a free-throw ability, and it's no wonder that this guy can be the best sixth man!"

Reggie Miller was overwhelmed by James Harden's free throws!

Although free throws are very simple for all NBA players, even those who don't have a high free throw shooting percentage, in fact, when they practice on the court, the free throw shooting percentage is also very high!

But why do you always miss penalties in the game?

It's hard to explain why.

Seeing that there is no defense, and giving time to adjust the rhythm and breathing, it is said that free throws should be a means to score points for every NBA player, but in fact, there are not many players who can really take free throws as a mastermind, and there are even some guards in the NBA, such as Rajan Rondo, whose torment on the free throw line is comparable to standing on the execution ground.

It is indeed not easy for James Harden to have such a free throw mentality and free throw shooting percentage as the second driver of his career!

James Harden hit two free throws and the difference was back to one point.

"Harden's performance in this game is clearly back to his performance as the best sixth man in the league, and only this kind of performance can be considered the best sixth man in the league, and the Thunder need him to make that contribution!"

"The three young Thunder have all found their form, and we really won't necessarily lose this game today!"

"Come on, get the game down at the home of the New York Knicks!"

James Harden's outstanding performance also made the Thunder fans who watched this game excited, before the start of this game, they want to say that they are not worried that it must be fake, after all, before the start of this game, they just lost the first game, which will definitely put a burden on their backs, but now, watching the "Thunder three less" have played their own style, they are also speaking, hoping that the Thunder team will win this game!

If they can really win this game, the faces of New York fans and Yi Jianlian will definitely be ugly!

And if this game wins, the significance will be particularly huge, after all, if this game wins, it is the game they won under the pressure of losing a game first, which is a huge help for the entire Thunder team to adjust their mentality, and more importantly, this game will be a battle for the entire Thunder team to put aside the psychological baggage!

So, Thunder, rush!

"It's okay, we're still ahead, don't worry!"

Yi Jianlian saw that the opponent's two consecutive attacks were all scored, which made him a little worried that his players would have some psychological burden, so he comforted him, and on the offensive end, he shot three points directly!

"Huh!"

The ball hits the basket.

The difference is back to 4 points all of a sudden!

The entire audience also resounded with a huge cheer at this time!

Yi Jianlian also waved his hand fiercely after hitting this three-point shot!

He has some forcible shots in this ball, of course, the reason is very simple, he wants to suppress the Thunder team and slow down the opponent's offensive momentum!

If he can't hit this goal, Yi Jianlian has to admit that the next game will become very difficult to play, but now, after he hit this shot, everything has become different again, he can feel it on the court, the Thunder team on the opposite side just had a little more fighting spirit, and now he suddenly became cautious again.

To be honest, if it is in the case of a headwind, a violent dunk plays a greater role than a three-point shot, but if it is in the lead or in the case of a balance of power, then a three-point shot can play a greater role than a violent dunk!

This kind of long-distance shooting not only scores more, but more importantly, the psychological burden on the opponent when the ball is flying in the air, which can affect the game!

However, this is not all Yi Jianlian's way to exert pressure, he directly greeted James Harden in the next round, James Harden, who had just dribbled to the front court, looked at Yi Jianlian standing in front of him, and was slightly stunned, he really didn't expect Yi Jianlian to take the initiative to run in front of him to defend!

This made the play he had just thought of suddenly unworkable!

It's not that he hasn't faced a defensive player like Yi Jianlian, and he and Kevin Durant have fought a few times during the Thunder's training time.

He knows exactly how much of an impact a player of Kevin Durant's type can have on him if he can defend!

James Harden was a little upset, and just when he didn't know what to do, Yi Jianlian slapped the ball off his hand.

James Harden's reaction speed is not slow, he immediately chased the ball at the same time as the ball was out of his hand, but at this time, Yi Jianlian was one step faster than him, no matter what, compared to the instantaneous force, Yi Jianlian is really not afraid of anyone, Yi Jianlian grabbed the ball first, and went down quickly!

“！”

There was a loud bang.

Yi Jianlian pressed the ball into the basket in style!

The difference is 6 points!