McMillan had intended to rest his players, but their performance in Game 4 was so poor that the scheduled break was cancelled and an extra training session was added as punishment for their poor performance in the previous game. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoNow the Trail Blazers players don't dare to slack off, everyone is out of breath on the court, not afraid of running out of energy in the next game, especially the starters in the fourth game are practicing especially hard.

Now that the Eastern Conference Finals are in full swing between the Bulls and the Heat, it looks like they are likely to play Game 6 or even Game 7, and they don't want to play the Thunder like the Eastern Conference Finals. If they can end the game as soon as possible, they will undoubtedly get more time to rest, and whether the Bulls or the Heat advance in the East, the Trail Blazers will have a certain advantage in the first place, so the probability of winning the championship will be higher.

And Game 5 was back at the Rose Garden Arena, and they didn't want to play like a piece of shit in front of the home fans.

McMillan was prepared to continue playing small in order to deal with Durant, but Cunningham's performance in Game 4 made him uncomfortable, and in fact few coaches would have been as bold as him in the playoffs to bring in new players. Judging from Cunningham's performance, it can only be said that McMillan was right in the first three games. But he doesn't plan to start with Cunningham this time, because the Trail Blazers have to win, which means he can't afford to make any mistakes in his lineup.

So his solution was: put Batum in the starting lineup as a small forward, and Ye Feng swung up to play the position of power forward. This is a copy of the Ye Feng + Cunningham combination, originally McMillan asked Batum to play as a substitute in the hope that he could become an important scoring point in the bench lineup, but now Cunningham looks embarrassed, and it has become a logical thing to put Batum in the starter, and it is a big deal to let the starters play a little longer.

However, as soon as the fifth game started, McMillan found that this combination was a little different from the previous one, and Durant's shooting percentage was able to maintain a relatively normal level. In fact, this is not surprising, after all, Batum is not a full-time defensive player, he prefers and is better at offense, and in the face of a top scorer like Durant, his role is naturally not as big as that of Cunningham. But for Ye Feng, this is enough.

The rest of the Thunder were uncomfortable with the boos from the home fans, and it wasn't their first time playing on the road, but now that the Trail Blazers have a good chance of reaching the Finals again, the fans who support them will naturally do everything in their power to interfere with the away team's game, and the boos are several decibels higher than before. This makes the Thunder return to the superstar basketball style of play, basically everyone will choose to give the ball to Durant after getting the ball and let him score alone.

But this time Durant is not alone, in addition to Ye Feng working the defensive end, he has also begun to find his touch on the offensive end. He originally planned to give Durant a dismissal by crazy slashing, although he can't restrict Durant for the time being, but being able to play five or five can be regarded as achieving his previous plan.

Of course, the rest of the Trail Blazers are not as confused as Durant's teammates, and their shooting percentage is not low, but in order to make the ball flow more smoothly, they never force to shoot, and if they really don't have a chance, they put the ball in Ye Feng's hands. As the scoring champion of the Trailblazers, Ye Feng has never been afraid of taking the blame, and he feels good today, and the two 24-second whistle shots that are about to end all hit, which makes his teammates run more boldly, and someone cleans up the mess anyway.

The entire first quarter has almost become a stage for Ye Feng and Durant, and the shooting percentages of both sides are almost the same, but if you look at the statistics, you will find that they are indeed not the same type of players. Durant scored 15 points in a single quarter, grabbed 3 rebounds, and sent 1 block, while Ye Feng "only" scored 12 points, but he handed out 5 assists and 2 steals, and the Trail Blazers also ended the first quarter with a 7-point lead at 32-25.

This is Ye Feng's favorite state of the game, his accurate shooting and continuous scoring can force the opponent to focus on himself, and then he can use the pass to organize a sharper and more difficult to prevent offense, guiding the firepower of his teammates, which is also an important factor for the Trail Blazers to have the upper hand when Durant is still strong. Aside from him, every player on the court with the Trail Blazers scores, and that's the power of team basketball.

In the second quarter, Westbrook began to recover and fought alongside Durant, but he was met by Matthews, who was full of confidence and strength. Although he can change the defense by blocking and dismantling, he will encounter Ye Feng's supplementary defense when he enters the interior line, and his three-point shot is not accurate when he stays on the outside, so after several consecutive breakthrough layups, Westbrook fell silent again. As for Ibaka and Harden, they simply didn't dare to shoot again after a couple of missed shots.

In the face of Durant, who fought alone, the Trail Blazers did not give a way to live at all, they still took care of defense while maintaining firepower, even if Durant could still score, but Ye Feng and Batum were never discouraged, and they would pounce on it to continue to defend in the next round. Such kraft candy-style harassment annoyed Durant, and gradually the originally more reliable shooting began to continue to hit the iron, and the Trail Blazers took the opportunity to open the score.

By halftime, the Trail Blazers had a 15-point lead at 60-45, and the Thunder were at an absolute disadvantage on the court. This result made the fans at the scene even more jubilant, and in their opinion, the team's participation in the finals was a sure thing, and there would be no more changes.

In the second half, the Trail Blazers did not continue to let go of the attack, but played steadily and kept the margin at double digits. Whenever Durant wants to lead a wave of small climaxes, Ye Feng will always stand up and use three-pointers to strangle the Thunder's resistance in the cradle. Brooks didn't make an early switch to the starter in the fourth quarter, and just look at the numbers on the scoreboard to know that this is the Thunder's last game of the season, and although they are about to lose, the players want to stay on the court longer.

However, the final whistle still blows, and the Trail Blazers defeated the Thunder 101-87 at home to reach the Finals for the second year in a row. Ye Feng didn't participate in the crazy celebration of his teammates, he walked to the half court of the Thunder and hugged his good brother Westbrook deeply, neither of them said anything, everything was silent.