"I'm very happy with our performance in the first quarter, to be honest, this is the game I want to watch, because we need to give Yi enough rest, and after he rests, the whole team will play more calmly because of his fitness, I have to say this, to trade an 8-point difference for a physical Yi, it's a very good deal, I don't think it will be me or anyone else, no one will have any questions about such a substitution!"

After the end of the first quarter of the game, a reporter asked D'Antoni if he would regret taking Yi Jianlian down so early to rest because of Yi Jianlian's lead, but because of Yi Jianlian's victory, the difference was directly caught up.

D'Antoni shook his head directly and said that what he did was what all managers, and even everyone would do!

It is very worthwhile to claim that the difference of 8 points is to change to a physically energetic Yi Jianlian!

"I think what D'Antoni said is right, if it were me, I would have taken Yi down at that time!" On the commentary table of ESPN, Reggie Miller listened to this live interview and nodded slightly in agreement, which in his opinion was a very correct move.

……

The moment that made the Thunder uneasy came, Yi Jianlian, who went off the court early in the first quarter to rest, came onto the court, and he was joined by Jeremy Lin, as well as Petrus, as well as Hill and a backup center.

Yi Jianlian played the No. 4 position in this lineup.

However, it doesn't matter where he is in the position, the ball will be in his hands anyway, and he always starts attacking from the outside.

"Huh!"

On the first shot, he easily broke through the opposing defense and hit a layup!

"This is a natural misalignment, I have to say, the general No. 4 position near the three-point line defense Yi seems too slow, they can't keep up with Yi's pace at all, come to think of it, this is why Yi will play in the No. 4 position!"

"It's okay, slow down, don't rush, we'll have one more ball!"

James Harden received the ball in the backcourt, and he went into the front court as he signaled to his teammates not to be too anxious.

"James Harden, who just won the Best Sixth Man award two weeks ago, is undoubtedly the core of the Thunder's bench, to be honest, this guy's ability is very good, which is why the Thunder can often open up the point difference in the bench rotation stage, it's just that I have to say one thing! In the first case that the entire Thunder team has not played well, what kind of performance James Harden, the winner of the best sixth man, can play against Yi will directly determine what kind of situation this team will face after all the starters return to the court! ”

The pressure came to James Harden.

However, James Harden was not in a hurry, but he slowly and leisurely faced Petrus to dribble, and then broke through to the ground feint and jumped directly.

But as he jumped, Petrus suddenly reached out and cut the ball off.

Harden had an empty hand and didn't chase Petrus.

Yi Jianlian was already fast at the same time as Petrus grabbed the ball and successfully got the ball, and Harden asked himself if he had the ability to catch up with Yi Jianlian.

“！”

Yi Jianlian completed a dunk and detonated the whole court.

The difference suddenly came to 7 points!

And that's just what happened less than 1 minute into the second quarter!

Reggie Miller laughed: "Look, that's why I will let Yi rest, because this guy's ability, he can make the score difference quickly return to the original gap, as long as there is Yi, there is nothing that can't be done!" I believe this very much now! ”

At the same time, James Harden made a "beaten" gesture towards the referee, and he wanted to put a little pressure on the referee, but the referee did not look at him, but stood directly near the baseline and began to wait for their serve.

James Harden regained the ball to the frontcourt, and after Petrus completed the steal just now, he looked very confident, and this time he pressed forward even more, constantly creating pressure on James Harden with his body.

James Harden dribbled the ball while dealing with the pressure given by Petrus, and was stumbled several times by Petrus during the move because of the dribble on the move.

Harden glanced at the referee intentionally or unintentionally, and in his opinion, the whistle should have been blown when he stumbled, but this has been several times, and the referee is stunned as if he is asleep!

You know, if this is in the regular season, it will definitely blow the whistle!

James Harden didn't hear the whistle for a long time, and he didn't care, he rushed directly from Petrus's side, since I can't make a foul on the spot, then I'll make a foul in the breakthrough!

It's just that James Harden leaned on Petrus's shoulder and just exerted his strength, Petrus went backwards like a deflated ball, and Harden's shrugging was just seen by the referee.

"Toot!"

The whistle blew.

Harden offensive foul!

wtf？

Harden didn't expect to be blown for a foul, and he was stunned for a long time, as if he couldn't figure out how this breakthrough was fouled!

But since the whistle had been remembered, it was useless for him to say anything, so he could only put the ball down and walk towards the backcourt.

This attitude is still very mature after being blown foul!

"James Harden seems to be very uncomfortable with the Finals decision! The complaints after being cut directly just now, as well as the small action when he suddenly exerted his strength, all show that he is not fully prepared for the finals, in fact, this should also be the responsibility of the head coach, especially the first time to play the finals, some penalties have always existed, as a head coach should repeatedly warn his players to pay attention to the basketball game, because the finals, the playoffs and the regular season for foul punishment are different! As a player, you should keep your normal heart! ”

With such a problem with Harden, Kenny Smith believes that Brooks is responsible.

And these two foul blows obviously also affected James Harden.

He played a little muddy for the next two or three minutes, with two consecutive turnovers, and even one missed one of the two free throws after a successful foul, and for a player who shot more than 85 percent of his free throws in the regular season, there was only one reason for this, and that was that he was interfered with!

On the New York Knicks' side, driven by Yi Jianlian, they played very passionately, and the balls drilled into the basket one after another, and in just two or three minutes, the New York Knicks once again led the difference back to 11 points!