"Great victory, Spurs defeated Thunder away and kicked off revenge!"

"Sweeping the opponent? Popovich admits he never thought about it and praised the Thunder as a great opponent. “

"The double youth are in a collective slump, and the Thunder lose to the Spurs at home!"

"Outbreak of infighting? Thunder players are suspected of blaming each other in the player tunnel, where will the future of the Thunder be? ”

When the Western Conference Finals kicked off, as the first in the West, the championship favorite Thunder lost to the Spurs in the first game, almost the focus of the United States was gathered on the Thunder and Spurs on the second day, after all, the Thunder can lose to the Spurs by 15 points at home, which is also a sensational news.

No one could have imagined that the first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and the Thunder would be like this, although the Spurs were swept in the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Thunder almost fell at the feet of the Grizzlies, but in terms of overall strength, most people think that the Thunder is more advantageous, after all, the core and main lineup of the Thunder is younger, while the Spurs' lineup is old and small, and in the playoffs last season, the Thunder easily eliminated the Spurs, and even in terms of playoff experience, the Spurs have no advantage, After all, the Spurs have not reached the division finals for four consecutive seasons, and the Thunder only experienced the baptism of the finals last season, and the strength, experience, and even psychology are all at a disadvantage.

However, in the first game of the Western Finals that has ended, the situation between the Spurs and the Thunder is completely reversed, almost from the beginning of the game, the Thunder was pressed by the Spurs, during which the Thunder continued to adjust and change the formation, but they were never able to change the situation on the court.

And in this game, due to the Spurs' targeted defense, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, who are the core of the Thunder, their play is very average, Kevin Durant shot 6 of 16 from the field, got 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, you must know that in the series with the Grizzlies, Durant can contribute an average of 35 points and 10 rebounds per game, and Durant has as many as 7 turnovers today, as for Russell Westbrook, In today's game, it was 8-of-24 shooting.

After the Spurs defeated the Thunder on the road, Spurs fans who have not experienced the division finals for a long time are like experiencing a carnival, after all, the last time the Spurs reached the division finals was five seasons ago, and the Spurs' trip to the division finals was eliminated by the Lakers, and for this Western Conference finals, almost all Spurs fans firmly believe that the Spurs will complete their revenge on the Thunder and then reach the finals again.

On May 24, Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Thunder and Spurs was played again at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, and in this crucial game, Scott Brooks made another gamble move by placing Kevin Martin in the starting lineup, sending Serge Ibaka, Kevin Durant, Sapo Soflosa, Kevin Martin, Russell Westbrook and other lineups who almost completely abandoned the interior.

In today's game, although Durant's nominal position is power forward, but when he is on the court, Durant has been floating on the outside, Scott Brooks's purpose is obvious, that is, to strengthen the Thunder's outside offense, but also to increase the blocking and pressure of the Spurs' outside space, and even pressed the Spurs all over the court at a certain time, wanting to achieve the goal of defeating the Spurs, but the final result still disappointed Scott Brooks, and even despaired.

After the Pacers relied on full-court pressing defense and won six championships, full-court pressing tactics seem to have become a good medicine for omnipotence on the defensive end, the NBA league's current several giants, Heat, Thunder, and even a little worse Pacers, Grizzlies, full-court pressing tactics are standard, Spurs suffered the loss of Thunder's full-court pressing last season, because the Spurs' main lineup is too old, and full-court pressing tactics, whether for the offensive side or the defensive side, are very physically demanding, But the Spurs are different now, because they have the best players who are most familiar with pressing defense all over the court.

Sapo Soflosa's full-court pressing of Meng Xu did not have the expected effect, and he couldn't even talk about restricting Meng Xu, so when the Thunder couldn't restrain Meng Xu, and Tim Duncan was in trouble because there was only Sergi Ibaka on the basket, the Thunder's failure was already doomed in advance.

In the end, when the game was over and the Spurs defeated the Thunder 106-95, Scott Brooks, who was standing on the sidelines, was already trembling uncontrollably, and the Thunder players on and off the court were all disappointed and dazed.

Obviously, after losing two home games in a row, the Thunder have now been cornered, and if the Thunder still does not improve in the following games, then the Thunder may really be swept out by the Spurs.

Due to the Thunder's change of formation and Scott Brooks' gamble, in today's game, Durant no longer has to take on the task of helping defend Meng Xu, and Durant finally doesn't have to face Meng Xu's defense anymore, because Meng Xu to defend Durant means that Sapo Sofrosa will always be in a misplaced opportunity, so in the second game of the series, Kevin Durant's performance also improved, scoring a game-high 33 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, But Durant's outstanding performance could not bring a victory to the Thunder, because apart from Durant's 33 points and Westbrook's 21 points, no one on the Thunder team scored more than 10 points.

And the performance of the Spurs in today's game can be described as more blossoming, Tim Duncan scored a team-high 27 points, grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds, and also sent 4 blocks, while Meng Xu scored 25 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists of the quasi-triple-double data, Manu Ginobili who came off the bench, and in only 20 minutes, he shot 9 of 13 and scored 23 points, and the three of the team scored 20, under such a good performance of the Spurs, The Thunder were forgiven for losing this game.

However, such a result is unacceptable for the Thunder, sitting on the home court advantage, but losing two home games first, in this situation, the Thunder has basically turned the tables hopelessly, because in the entire history of the NBA, the team itself is rare in the situation of 0-2 down, as for the example of losing two home courts and then turning the tables up, in the entire history of the NBA, there has been one time, and that time shortly after the game, it was confirmed that the referee on duty was involved in gambling, Artificially manipulating the outcome of the game.

So after the Thunder lost Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder and Spurs completely switched positions, and the hat of the championship favorite was put on the head of the Spurs.