With a score of 3-1 and another home game, in ESPN's prediction, the probability of the Thunder advancing to the fifth game reached 90%.

In the eyes of most people, the Thunder's promotion is already a certainty.

Because Swift had a little stomachache, Tang Tian did not go to the scene, but accompanied his two wives at home, and they watched the live broadcast in front of the TV.

The Chesapeake Energy Arena was a big hit, and the Thunder beat the Spurs 12-0 at the beginning of the first quarter, and Popovich called two timeouts in a row, and was a little stunned.

The audience's faces were full of excitement that could not be hidden.

It looks like the Spurs have given up early.

Looking at the score, Tang Tian was also a little strange, it stands to reason that the old man should have more than this strength.

After the pause, the scene was full of momentum, and through the TV screen, you could feel the earth-shattering sound.

The Spurs replaced Ginobili, and after attacking the frontcourt, they suddenly stopped playing the hammer tactic, but pulled away and directly let Ginobili pull Harden.

Harden was a little unprepared, and was directly stepped by Ginobili, Ibaka behind him assisted in defense, and Ginobili directly gave a freehand straight plug to Duncan under the basket, and Duncan easily put the basket to score.

Durant's three-pointer missed, the Spurs played a fast break, and Parker squeezed Harden to score a layup on the go.

Harden looked at the four ways in the defense, but did not reach out to stop Parker.

A standard eye defensiveness.

Harden's layup caused a foul on Dio and he made both free throws to stop the bleeding.

Looking back, the Spurs still played Ginobili, Harden deliberately took a big step back, and Ginobili directly closed the ball and made a three-point shot.

"Huh!"

Vote and enter.

There was a commotion at the scene, and the Spurs came back from a timeout to beat the Thunder 7-2.

Tang Tian frowned slightly when he saw this, the old man still discovered Harden's defensive problem at the last moment, and he kept grabbing him at this time.

Harden continued to score layups to stop the bleeding for the team, but when he turned around, Leonard burst him with a 2+1.

Compared to scoring, his problems on the defensive end were infinitely magnified by the Spurs.

"This Harden, his previous defense wasn't that bad, right?" Hathaway was a little puzzled watching from the sidelines, Tang Tianlao was watching the video at home, and she still had some impressions in her mind.

Tang Tian didn't know what to say, Harden didn't listen to people's persuasion, and developed the habit of defensiveness with his eyes, there was really no way at all.

I don't know if it's a butterfly effect if I really want to say it, this series of honors will swell on anyone, and the strong strength of the team that played with other teams before covered this up, but now it's grabbed by Popovich and can't change it if you want to.

The game continued, Popovich completely explained what the old fox is, and after finding out, he was a strong point and played according to Harden, and Stevens had to use a bag clip.

But the Spurs themselves are a team basketball team, and a few bursts and reversals directly collapsed the Thunder's defensive system.

Tang Tian looked at it and pressed his head with his hand.

When he first took over the Thunder, some people questioned why he didn't let Harden, who signed with the highest salary, play as a starter, and that's why.

At that time, Durant and Harden were defensive black holes, and only when both of them improved did he dare to start together, and only then would there be the ultimate Thunder team.

But now Harden's defense has degraded to a level that is even more unsightly than before, and after being targeted by opponents, it is very deadly.

After being beaten by the Spurs several times in a row, and after the point difference was overtaken, he could only go down to Harden early.

But with Harden, the Thunder became more passive on the court.

Game 3 of last year's Finals has shown that after this team has done its job, Harden's impact on the team is double, although Westbrook and Durant can also score, but opposite is the Spurs, who are back to the top, where are the teams that one or two supergiants can solve alone.

The two sides were deadlocked for three and a half quarters, and in the final half, Leonard began to show his talent, defending several strong attacks from Durant in a row, and the Spurs took advantage of the situation to play a decisive wave of counterattack.

It was also with this wave of counteroffensive that the Spurs narrowly defeated the Thunder 109-105 and temporarily pulled themselves back from the edge of the cliff.

Durant and Westbrook both contributed 25+, and Harden also had 22 points and 6 assists.

After the game, the fans held their heads in their hands, unable to believe the result in front of them.

Tang Tian also had mixed feelings when he looked at this result, the system he had worked so hard to build collapsed cleanly in this game, which really made him feel like a thousand-mile embankment was destroyed in an anthill.

Not long after the game, Tang Tian received a call from Stevens, in addition to chatting about the past game, he also talked about how to deal with it next.

"Brad, you and I both know what's the key here."

In fact, needless to say, Stevens also knows that Harden's defense is the key, but now it is no longer a question of whether Harden listens to persuasion or not, a season's habit, it is impossible to change it back when he says it, he is asking Tang Tian now, it is more like trying to find a resonance.

Two days later, the Thunder flew to San Anthony to begin Game 6 of the series between the two sides, which was still the Thunder's match point.

Although the Spurs have temporarily returned from the edge of the cliff, this big score, every game means that they are standing on the edge of the cliff again, and there is no way back.

Compared with the last game, the Spurs played more thoroughly this time, and the old man directly removed Dio and went to Ginobili.

The purpose of playing a pure small lineup is to catch Harden to play, and Ginobili, Parker, and even Leonard ate Harden in various ways after the opening.

This time, without Stevens taking the initiative to change, Harden was beaten by 2 fouls in less than half a quarter.

The rhythm was once again firmly grasped by the Spurs.

Popovich still has experience, and he will take advantage of the weakness of the Thunder team and fight to the death.

However, the rest of the Thunder played well in this game, and Westbrook's desire to win led the team to a stalemate with the Spurs until the final moments.

In the end, it is completely the singles ability of the star.

Leonard's performance was once again shocking, this is just a third-year guy, blocking Durant's singles in a row to help the Spurs create opportunities, and Ginobili in a desperate situation also proved that the sword is not old, a three-pointer and a driving layup helped the Spurs finally close the game.

The game was full of energy, and it also made fans cry out that they needed a quick-acting heart-saving pill.

After the Spurs win the game, the two sides will usher in a tiebreaker.

Trailing 3-1 to a tie-break, the Spurs earned enough respect and now they have the same big chance as the Thunder.

The battle of seven tiebreakers, a real winner or loser.