Chapter 667: Thunder Team Crisis
Although Kevin Durant didn't want to use this trick to help block and dismantle, the effect of this move was really good, even if Yi Jianlian came to defend, there was no way to face the cooperation of these two people.
With the help of this move, Kevin Durant hit consecutive goals to help the Thunder start a counterattack.
The Thunder narrowed the margin to single digits!
However, Yi Jianlian shot again on the offensive end at this time, hit a mid-range jumper, and then relied on Ibaka to play 2+1, and the Knicks regained control of the game to establish a 14-point advantage.
"Yilian scored five points! The Thunder team returned to the point difference at the beginning, I have to say that Yi is really good, especially tonight, he is in very good shape, and such a player is obviously a nightmare for other teams! ”
Reggie Miller sighed about Yi Jianlian's state tonight, and the atmosphere on the scene also reached the highest level after Yi Jianlian hit the free throw.
“mvp!”
“mvp!”
“mvp!”
Even the shouts of "MVP" sounded unanimous!
In this case, Kevin Durant's crosshair also had some problems, he had two consecutive missed shots after scoring all the time, and after these two misses, his expression obviously became a little frustrated!
"Kevin Durant was clearly disrupted, he was under pressure from Yi's excellent performance, which prevented him from putting in the game well, and the Thunder were in trouble!"
Kenny Smith frowned, he is not exaggerating, but because the Thunder team is currently 14 points behind, in this case, if the Thunder team has a scoring drought for a long time, then they will inevitably fall behind more scores, and as far as the current situation is concerned, if the score difference is further widened, then this game may enter garbage time!
"Huh!"
However, at this time, Wei Shao scored a layup to help the team stop the scoring drought!
While the Thunder fans were relieved, he then scored three points in the face of Tyson Chandler's misplaced defense, and these five points helped the Thunder fight to catch up!
It also made Reggie Miller put the whole attention on him: "The other one of the Thunder twin stars stepped up at this time, and honestly this is the picture we want to see, because if this team only relies on Kevin Durant, it is obviously impossible to go far!" ”
Wei Shao's play also inspired Kevin Durant, and he will play better and better in the following time!
The Thunder team has officially started a wave of chasing points. At the end of the first half, the Thunder chased the score to 44-53, and the margin returned from double digits to single digits!
Kevin Durant scored 15 points in the first half and Westbrook had nine points and five assists in the first half.
A total of 34 of the team's 44 points were related to the two of them!
Obviously, they really played their core value in this game!
"Kevin Durant and Westbrook played very well in the first half, especially Westbrook, if it wasn't for his play in key moments, then this game would have gone straight into garbage time!"
However, although both of them played very well, in the eyes of the commentators, Westbrook's play was obviously better, and the reason was very simple, if it weren't for his 5 points, the Thunder would probably be difficult to get out of the scoring drought, and Kevin Durant's performance was also very good, but it was all imaginary performance, and what they wanted to see was Kevin Durant's more surprising performance!
"Kevin needs to play better in the second half, and if James Harden can't play better, then it's going to be hard for this team to catch up in the second half!"
At the same time, in the opinion of the commentators, if the Thunder want to complete the Jedi comeback in the second half, then James Harden's play will also be a crucial link!
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The New York Knicks were buzzing at halftime, which was normal because the team led by nine points in the first half, which is an advantage for any team!
And everyone can see the momentum of the entire first half, the New York Knicks have always pressed the Thunder!
The second half started quickly.
The first to enter the state is still the New York Knicks, these young men are really excited tonight, Yi Jianlian and Tyson Chandler have dunked and scored points, Dragic and Petrus also led the Knicks three-point wave, the Knicks made a fierce attack to expand the difference to 15 points, and led by 1 point more than when they led the most in the first half!
It is worth mentioning that during this time, Westbrook tried to lead the team to chase points with his individual ability, but unfortunately he only made 1 of 5 shots in the third quarter.
It is also for this reason that the Knicks have blossomed a little more, allowing them to chase the difference to the largest 15-point difference of the game.
Of course, there is a reason why Westbrook attacks on his own, Kevin Durant didn't find the feeling of offense in the second half, and after a sudden dumbfire in the second half of the second quarter of the first half, Kevin Durant's entire rhythm was obviously messed up!
In addition, as soon as the New York Knicks came up, the three-point firepower was strong, and even Petrus hit a three-point shot, although this guy has three-point ability, but before this game, he hadn't hit a three-point shot for a long time!
Even he hit a three-pointer in this game, which shows how good their form is!
And they hit long-range shots one after another, and the Knicks widened the gap to 15 points.
It's strange that Kevin Durant doesn't have a psychological burden, at this time, as long as he doesn't score, he will hesitate in the next offense, as for why this is so, the reason is very simple, because this is the first time they have entered the Finals, and it is impossible for them to have no burden!
"The Thunder's current offense is extremely unsuccessful, and the reason is obvious, their two cores are out of shape, and their current situation has naturally become worse, in my opinion, Brooks should call a timeout at this time! They have to take a break and get rid of all the distractions in their heads! "Kenny Smith has watched so many Finals, and naturally understands why the Thunder's core players are in such a sluggish state, and there is a burden in their hearts, and these burdens make them hesitate!
It's just that if they continue to think too much, then they will definitely lose this game, and it will be a very ugly loss!
"Toot!"
While Kenny Smith was speaking, the Thunder were slow to launch an offensive attack on the court, and Brooks, who couldn't stand it, finally chose to take a timeout!
The youth army has encountered growing pains!