Chapter 284: Match Point

In the G2 game, the Kings defeated the Thunder 99-89.

The gap between the Thunder and the Kings is narrowing, but no media is willing to describe this situation as progress, because at this time, the Thunder is already in jeopardy.

Two consecutive defeats on the road are not uncommon in the long history of the NBA playoffs.

It's just that after two consecutive defeats away from home, the probability of winning the series is too low, and the low is suffocating and overwhelming.

Durant played an eye-catching game in the second game, scoring 31 points in the whole game, including more than a dozen points in the first and third quarters.

The only problem was that at the most critical moment in the fourth quarter, when he needed to stand up and score, he was interfered by the Kings' bag, not only could not score, but also made some mistakes, some of which were forced, and some of which turned out to be low-level errors.

"Maybe that's the tuition."

After the game, ESPN commentators lamented that the Kings are actually the most underrated team, with a steady style of play, integrated offense and defense, and the top five in the league.

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After two games, the Kings had a day off and flew to Oklahoma.

Oklahoma is located in the south-central part of the country, a gathering place of original Indians, founded in 1889, and in 1928, the city of Russia discovered oil fields, and the city's economy began to flourish.

The Thunder are the first and only NBA team in Oklahoma City's history.

The whole city, after the Thunder entered the playoffs, was plunged into a sea of jubilation, more sensational than Sacramento.

The city's fans love the Oklahoma team.

It's like a festival, giant posters, banners and slogans can be seen everywhere.

And the billboards of the whole Thunder, or the billboards of Durant and Westbrook, will appear in major shopping malls and streets.

On game day, a large number of fans poured into Ford Center.

Almost all the fans wore the blue jerseys of the Thunder team, and there were many fans who painted the Thunder team logo on their faces.

The Kings players came to the court, and there was a lot of buzz in the court.

The Thunder players who were warming up involuntarily surged out of their bodies, and their whole bodies seemed to be hot and inexhaustible.

"This is our territory, and these are the fans cheering us on!"

Durant's eyes flashed, and his spirits lifted.

On the other side, after the warm-up, the starters from both sides came to the field.

Brooks has not made any changes, the Thunder's starting lineup remains the same, and as a two-game winning streak Kings, the king will not take the initiative to adjust tomorrow.

"The Thunder fans are shouting really hard." Wang Ming looked at the fans around him, there were a lot of trash talk at him, the fans were more excited than the players, gathered together, and the noise was higher than that of the Arco Stadium.

"The fans in the Northwest seem to be very wild, from the Nuggets to the Jazz, to the original Timberwolves, and now the Thunder, which is located on the plateau, the people are fierce, the fans are wilder, and the home effect is also excellent." Michael Curry analyzed the reasons for this and was very interested in the development of the game.

"You can't be careless, although the Thunder are in the playoffs for the first time, if the home court advantage is enough........"

Wang Ming did not say what the home advantage is, whether it is the cheering of the fans, the help of the referee, or something else, in short, the home advantage is diverse.

Wang Mingming's expectation was right, and the Thunder team had all the home court advantages.

At the beginning of the G3 game, Durant broke through and caused Artest to foul, and Kostic protected the backcourt rebound, causing Tyson Chandler to foul the frontcourt rebound.

Equal confrontation, the Thunder is a confrontation, and the Kings become fouls.

The double standard of blowing the judgment made the Kings players extremely uncomfortable, and they were instantly at a disadvantage, and began to tie their hands on the defensive end.

In this way, not only Durant is opened, but the entire Thunder is opened, and compared with the previous two games, it is obvious that the situation is very different.

The Thunder led by 11 points in the first quarter, and Wang Ming was furious and rushed over to find the referee to theorize.

The referee blew for a technical foul on Wang, and the fans cheered.

In the eyes of the Thunder, this is a sign of the Kings' panic.

But after receiving a technical foul, Wang Mingming sat down silently, and a smile secretly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The referee was under pressure, and the blow judgment returned to the normal scale.

The Thunder were also whistled for several fouls, and the Kings relied on extremely aggressive offense in the final moments to close the score, trailing the Thunder by six points at 22-28 in the first quarter.

Oklahoma has not yet realized the crisis, the referees always have to find balance, and once the king seizes the opportunity, it is the crisis of the Thunder, and the home court advantage is useless.

The Thunder lacked the best opportunity to pull away and dragged the game into a tug-of-war.

And this is exactly what Wang Tomorrow expects to see.

The suspense of the game was dragged on until the final quarter, and the two teams contributed to a scorching battle, which was very intense and the ratings continued to rise.

In the final 1:18, Kidd assisted Chris Bosh and hit a crucial 2-pointer to tie the score.

97 flat.

After the Thunder timeout, they set up a tactic of Durant holding the ball alone.

At this time, the quality of the Kings was revealed, Durant turned around and before he walked to the paint area, he encountered the Kings' crazy bag, starting from Artest, Chandler and Kidd together, 6 big hands surrounded Durant, Durant turned around and was cut, and the basketball lost control.

Basketballs roll on the floor, and purple and white players roll together.

In the end, it seemed to be bounced by Durant's calf and flew off the bottom line.

Durant's face turned blue and he was pulled up from the floor by Westbrook and Harden.

The referee watched the replay four or five times, put on headphones, and repeatedly confirmed that the ball was awarded to the Kings.

The Kings had the first chance to lead the Thunder in the game.

"The so-called again and again, then decline, and three and exhaustion." The king saw such an opportunity tomorrow, and the momentum of the Thunder team was completely overwhelmed by the Kings.

Kidd blocked and dismantled in the high position, and in the breakthrough, he seemed to throw and pass, looking like he was going to hand over to Bosh who was going down.

In fact, he took advantage of the power of Westbrook's push behind him, suddenly flew up, leaned forward in the air, supported the ball with his long arms, and hit a layup in front of Kostic's defense.

"How so!"

Thunder fans hugged their heads with a look of disbelief.

This was the case in the saddest NBA game, leading the entire game, only to be tied and overtaken near the end of the game.

99-97, the Thunder were in a desperate situation.

Brooks is firmly on Durant's side in the layout of tactics, and Wang Mingming also firmly believes that the Thunder will give the ball to Durant, after all, Durant is the player with the most kills in the Thunder team at present, and he is also the star of the house.

One key offense, one key defense.

The cover had no effect, and after the single, he was caught in the trap and forced to miss.

The rebound was protected by Chandler, and the Thunder missed an attack with little time left.

The Kings also missed the offense behind, but they stubbornly defended the Thunder, and in the end, the Thunder chose foul tactics to completely give up the initiative in the game.

In the end, the Kings defeated the Thunder 101-97 on the road.

Win the G3 battle and win the match point for the entire series.

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