In the last two minutes of the third quarter, the Thunder trailed the Kings by 15 points, but Wei Shao did not play.

He was forced to rest on the bench by Donovan, but his eyes kept following the basketball on the court, and wherever the ball went, his eyes followed, and his resolute, longing, and unwilling look was exactly the same as when he lost the finals in '12.

Through TNT's live broadcast, the whole world audience saw this scene, and even as bystanders, O'Neal and the three couldn't help but be a little moved.

"Competitive sports are brutal, no matter how early you go to the gym to warm up, no matter how many shots you shoot, no matter how many pick-and-rolls you run with your teammates, there's always one winner in the end," Barkley seems to relate.

"On the other hand, that's the charm of a championship, you have to work hard and you have to get lucky, and that's not the case with this year's Warriors. They've been grinding better than last season, but they've been unexpectedly plagued by injuries and could very well have lost to the Rockets," Kenny lamented.

"Yes, who would have thought that the Thunder, who had the Big Four at the beginning of the season, would not be as good at the end of the regular season as the Kings, who had been in the doldrums for many years and had just sent away the star of the house", although it was an exaggerated peak, O'Neal's tone was not excited, but a little helpless.

In the blink of an eye, the third quarter of the game ended, although the point difference failed to further expand, but the Thunder team rest area was still in a solemn atmosphere, Wei Shao, George, and Anthony had different looks, no one spoke, only Donovan alone talked about tactics.

On the King's side, it was full of laughter and laughter, and the advantage of a large lead made David decide to send the team's second team to play a dozen.

"Rose, wait a while, they may rush fiercely, you have to pay attention to protect yourself"

"Mason, they are behind by a big score, they will be more irritable, if there is a conflict, you have to refrain and not give them a chance"

"Willy, your mission is to lock up Anthony and don't let him score easily"

"Carter, you're going to watch everyone, that's it, go ahead"

David's voice fell, and the fourth quarter of the game began, and Wei Shao received Adams' pass from the baseline and slowly dribbled to the frontcourt.

At the top of the arc, Adams stepped forward to block and dismantle, and Wei Shao accelerated sideways to easily get rid of Rose, rushed to the free throw line in one step, and went straight to the hoop.

On the King's side, Costa followed Willis' pace after the switch, and Willy also flanked from the left low post. But Wei Shao is like an enraged bull, rushing up is completely unreasonable, and before the two of them have closed their bags, Wei Shao has already dunked out.

Yibian King attacked, Mason received a pass from Rose on the left wing, and in the face of Brewer's defense, he continued to dribble the ball, but just about to break through, Brewer cut the ball down, but fortunately he grabbed it back in time.

was cut by someone, Mason was naturally not convinced, he continued to change hands under his crotch, and finally found the moment when Brewer lost his mind, and rushed into the inside line with a jump.

"Good ball", seeing Mason break through, Randolph shouted excitedly, but Zhang Feng also pouted and shook his head and said: "He's going to make a mistake."

As soon as the words fell, there was an extra Addams on Mason's path, and before he could start a three-step layup, he had to stop to find other teammates, but before he could turn around, he was caught by Anthony and Adams.

'Bang bang bang' three times in a row, Mason, Adams, and Anthony fell to the ground one after another. On the floor, the three of them twisted together in an instant, Mason held the ball in his arms, and Adams and the two frantically forced to grab.

'Beep', the referee's whistle blows, and Mason and Anthony are awarded for fighting for the ball at the free throw line, and the players of both teams take their places.

Anthony had a gloomy face, like a wounded lion, glaring at Mason with a fierce eye, as if trying to gain an advantage in momentum. But Mason was undaunted and glared back with a defiant gaze, as if to say, 'You move me and I'll try.'"

At the same time as the two made eye contact, the referee stepped back and threw the ball high into the air, and the two jumped almost at the same time, but Anthony had a more dominant height and arm span, and the basketball was allocated to Wei Shao on the right sideline of the backcourt.

Wei Shao received the ball and pushed it forward, ran and took it away, dribbled the ball across the half court in the blink of an eye, and then handed it to George on the right baseline, who took the ball and adjusted his posture slightly before immediately shooting.

3-pointer hit, Thunder chased 5 points in a row.

The Kings attacked again, Rose arced to Mason, who held the ball and singled Brewer, also broke inside, and was again trapped, although he started early with a three-step layup, but in the final moments, Willow and Adams were nailed with a big hat.

The Thunder launched a fast attack again, and Wei Shao single-handedly rushed to the outside of the three-point line, like a mechanical program, and directly pulled out three points.

Still hitting, the Kings led by just seven points. David on the sidelines moved his mouth, but did not call a timeout, Zhang Feng was a little surprised, but he thought about it, maybe David was afraid of hitting Mason's self-confidence, but it was not a way to let Mason continue like this.

At this time, Rose passed by the sidelines with the ball, Zhang Feng had a flash of inspiration and shouted at him: "Pay attention to controlling the rhythm of the attack", and did not forget to draw a two-handed downward action to assist the reminder.

With that, Rose nodded and gave the ball to Mason, who didn't make any immediate moves, but held the ball for a moment before taking a tentative step.

Sure enough, as soon as the tempo slowed down, Mason broke through Brewer and rushed to the free throw line, and then distributed the ball to Carter on the baseline.

With a 3-pointer shot, Carter helped the Kings stabilize the situation.

The Thunder attacked again, Wei Shao carried Rose into the paint area on the right wing, and even if he was intercepted by Costa and Willy, he jumped to the basket desperately, although he didn't score, but Bo got a foul.

The Thunder hit a free throw, and the Thunder chased another 2 points, but when they turned around, Rose responded with a layup.

In the rhythm of one of you and one of me, the game between the two teams entered an official timeout, and the Kings still led by 10 points.

During the pause, it is said that in the last few minutes of the first game of the Western Conference semifinals, the TNT live broadcast room should be discussing the outcome fiercely, but the three O'Neal had boring expressions on their faces, as if the game was over and the winner or loser had already been decided.

"Do you think George will stay with the Thunder this summer?" Kenny snapped a cold word.

"If I were Paul George, I'd jump out of my contract and become a free agent, and then I would make a long-term decision compared to what the Thunder and other teams offer, because the next contract is very important," Barkley analyzed.

"So, do we all assume that the Thunder is out?" O'Neill asked.

"Well, they've run out of ammunition, they've been suppressed by the Kings in all directions, and the main lineup is even the same as the Kings' bench, I don't see any hope of the Thunder turning the tables anyway, and the whole series will be a repeat of tonight's game, unless ......" Barkley pretended to pause.

"Unless what? Unless a miracle happens? O'Neill asked.

"Unless the Thunder Big Three explode every game in the future, and the average shooting rate can be as high as 60% or more, then there is really any hope of defeating the Kings," Barkley said, shaking his head in disbelief.

"Then I can conclude that there will be no such possibility, at least Zhang Feng alone can suppress Westbrook's shooting rate below 50%, and in terms of Anthony's current state, giving him 20 open shots may not reach 60% of the shooting rate, let alone in a confrontational state" O'Neal said in a disdainful tone.