Chapter 294: Kevin Durant Loses to His Own Foot
With two minutes left in the game, it is now imperative for the Thunder to tie the score as soon as possible.
That's what Brooks meant when he called this timeout.
Kevin Durant looked at him with straight eyes, sweat damp his eyes, and he was a little astringent.
But he still looked at it so bluntly.
The look in his eyes said what was on his mind:
Coach, give me the ball and I'll equalize the score.
Brooks understood what he was thinking, and began to lay it out as he wanted.
Brooks laid out his tactics, and the timeout was almost over.
Before Kevin Durant came on the court, he looked to the bench on the other side, where the Knicks No. 25 was also walking to the court.
So far in this game, Kevin Durant's stats are 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists; Li Wan's statistics are 25 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
is still the same as before, except for scoring ability, in other aspects, Kevin Durant is far from Li Wan.
Not once, not twice, three times, but four, five, six times...... This also seems to indicate that if Kevin Durant wants to beat Leewan, he can only rely on scoring and do what he does best, otherwise there is no other possibility.
The expression is returning to resoluteness, or rather, it is becoming more resolute.
Kevin Durant walked up to the court, and his teammates followed the tactics and helped him run out of a very good receiving space.
The first time he got the ball, Li Wan defended in front of him, but Kevin Durant just took the ball and clicked it and quickly shot a three-pointer.
This is his time~
"Time Man" is dispatched!
Li Wan's reaction was very fast, and when he made a move, his hand had already reached out, forming an effective interference.
But the ball still flew straight towards the basket, and finally fell into the basket steadily, and the ball went in!
This ball made the scene suddenly quiet, and also made the live broadcast rooms sigh.
"Glider" eyes are straight, no way, this ball Kevin Durant threw too decisively, and scored too simply, like death wielding a scythe, no matter who the person in front of him is, he can't stop it, even if this person is Li Wan!
"07 Heroes"!
If there were still doubts about this statement before this, then now Kevin Durant has proved himself with this ball and does have the ability to challenge Li Wan's status.
Even if the honors he has now are far from those of Leewan, if there is one more person in this league who can challenge Leewan, in this year's playoffs, so far, Kevin Durant should be the closest to Nalgae, no, that ......
"Come on, guys, let's win this game!"
"Defend, defend!"
Kevin Durant, who was returning to the defense, shouted, and after hitting this top three-point shot, he suddenly had a big boost in confidence!
He also glanced at the audience on the sidelines......
The New York fans who had just made noise were silent at the moment, and this happened more than once today.
More confident!
In the counterattack of the New York Knicks, Li Wan did not rush to attack, but chose to wait for his teammates to settle down.
After waiting for the cheers at the scene to slowly get louder again, he observed the Thunder team unhurriedly.
The whole process can be described in four words:
Take a stroll.
has experienced so many big scenes, so that Li Wan has the capital to remain calm at this time.
With a little over a minute left, what's the difference between that and when the game just started?
Chris Bosh came up and made a catch-and-feint that affected Kevin Durant's judgment.
Li Wan took the opportunity to break through, made an emergency stop near the free throw line, made a two-handed action to hold the ball, observed Durant's reaction, and after finding that "Xiao Shuai" had the intention of wanting to pounce forward, the non-ball handler quickly pulled out a large change of direction, wiped past Kevin Durant's side, and rushed to the basket to "raise the fire" style dunk to win.
The New York Knicks regained the lead.
Compared with Kevin Durant's goal, Li Wan's goal is not so difficult, and what stands out is an easy one.
The cheers at the scene suddenly became louder again.
Brooks glanced at the time, there were about four offensive rounds left, and he motioned for a strong turn.
Seeing this, Westbrook immediately came up, catching Beverley is crushing and pushing all the way, Kevin Durant saw him take the ball to the basket and rush like a reckless man, his heart twitched fiercely, and he couldn't help but say "Don't ......"
It was also at this time that Westbrook, who rushed to the basket, slammed the ball into the basket with his trademark "tomahawk slam dunk".
The force of his impact sent Beverley to the side, stumbling a little.
Beverley's reaction showed how hard Westbrook rushed to the bottom.
It's really a pinnacle turtle!
Li Wan was also secretly speechless.
Although Beverley has an attribute restraint towards Westbrook.
But from the current situation, there is still a big gap between Beverley and the peak turtle, and he must make sure that Westbrook does not rush up, otherwise, no matter how much this "mad dog" can "bite", the final result will be knocked aside by Westbrook.
"Don't be funny, just because you still want to stop Russell!!"
What happened in front of him also changed the content of Kevin Durant's words.
At the same time, the direction of his shouting also changed.
He yelled viciously at Beverly!
At the same time, the heart says:
It's different, it's really different, this time I really have a brother!
The score difference is tied again!
Westbrook's dunk made the cheers on the scene not reappear.
But it made Thunder full of enthusiasm for these people.
They were a little more pressing defensively. Seeing this, Mike Brown called a timeout. After that timeout, the Knicks opted for a substitution, with D'Antoni bringing on Ray Allen.
In the opposite tonight's state, Danny Green's defense can play a limited role, and at this time, compared to defense, what the New York Knicks have to do is:
Offensive!
Ray Allen showed his role as a veteran, and in the first round, he received a pass from Levan and completed a three-point goal.
The scene, which had been quiet when the ball was thrown, suddenly exploded with a "boom" as if an atomic bomb had been dropped.
βniceοΌβ
Li Wan also shouted at Ray Allen.
There was a lot of excitement in his eyes.
This three-point shot is too crucial!
Ray Allen's nerves were normal, and he ignored the cheers of the audience and the excitement of his teammates, as if he had just hit a three-point shot that was too ordinary to be ordinary.
What is the pattern of the three-point king of history?!
However, after Li Wan spoke, he still pulled the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "I can't come back for nothing, man!" β
During the regular season, Ray Allen played more of a bench role, playing in a total of 72 games, averaging just 15.4 minutes per game and averaging just 6.4 points per game.
But Ray Allen proved with this goal that no matter what he looks like during the regular season, he is worth a lot of money in the crunch time of the playoffs!
A hint of frustration appeared on Harden's face.
Because Atay's elbow didn't have an elbow on his head, he hadn't yet seen a "look defensive" situation. Defensively, James Harden is arguably one of the most active players for the Thunder.
In this goal, he also desperately followed behind Ray Allen.
But he really doesn't have the ability to defend well without the ball.
What's more, standing in front of him is the top off-ball running expert in history.
In less than three seconds, he was thrown away by Ray Allen, who had already shot by the time he spotted Ray Allen again.
And he couldn't do anything but watch the basketball fall into the hoop......
It's really easy to get frustrated.
This game has been played so far, everyone's efforts, James Harden has seen it, he played well tonight, he has scored 18 points so far, on the stage of the Finals, plus those four games two years ago, this is his best game.
He didn't want to be a factor in the team's defeat.
But right now, he's lost Ray Allen and let him hit a crucial three-pointer.
Falling behind by three points again at this time is such a blow to the whole team that James Harden knows so well that he doesn't even dare look up at his teammates.
He kept silently thinking and repeating in his heart, wanting to make up for this defensive misalignment in the next round of the Thunder's offense.
Even his running position in the next offense with the Thunder has become more aggressive and aggressive than ever.
Ray Allen has a wealth of experience and has played against a number of top defenders in their prime, and while he can't keep up physically, he knows exactly what to do with a wide range of styles of defenders.
Not to mention James Harden, who is predominantly running off the ball and catching the ball.
James Harden was accurately predicted by Ray Allen on several air cuts and successfully intercepted.
But it was in such a situation that James Harden used his enthusiasm to pull off a very good quality air cut.
Westbrook happened to be intercepted, his appearance was like a divine soldier, the ball was transferred to his hand, he rushed to the basket and raised his hand, put the ball to the basket, the ball was so strong that James Harden did not control the force when he hooked his hand at the end, but the ball bounced on the basket a few times and still fell in.
The difference was 1 point, and the time fell below the last 50 seconds.
For the New York Knicks, now is the time to play success, so Li Wan is not in a hurry to attack, continue to stabilize the situation, and wait for his teammates to settle down.
Bill Wharton couldn't help but say, "I really want to know when Li Wan will be nervous......"
This mentality is also too stable!
"Triple crown" is different from ordinary people!
Li Wan: There are more than 40 seconds left, isn't this the same as when the game has just begun?
With the last 10 seconds left in the offensive time of this round, Li Wan called Ray Allen to play a "hand-to-hand" tactic with him, and smoothly misplaced to face James Harden, raising his hand to make a three-pointer.
James Harden's reaction was very fast, and Li Wan once thought that the person standing in front of him was a "fake James".
It's called "James", when did the defense become so aggressive?
Li Wan's three-point shot is very positive.
But unfortunately, it hit the inside of the basket and bounced out.
"Ho!"
Ibaka's roar felt like her lungs were about to come out. The rebound ball was also caught in his hand.
This is a crucial rebound!
But just when he grabbed the rebound in his hand, Chris Bosh didn't know when he went around behind him, reached out and poked the rebound accurately, Li Wan quickly grabbed it in his hand, rushed to the basket, and jumped straight up, Ibaka showed his fearlessness as a Congolese man at this time, and actually forced himself in front of Li Wan at the first time.
From his expression, it can be seen that what he wants to say:
I want to atone for my sins!
Although this rebound was originally grabbed by him, it was his duty to protect the Thunder's interior line, so it was his duty to grab the backcourt rebound, but he was careless, failed to protect the ball, and was stealed, which was his fault.
If the Thunder do lose tonight, then the blame is on him!
That's what he thinks anyway!
It was also this sense of responsibility that made him rush out at this time......
Whether he can stop the ball or not, he has to try to stop it!
He was greeted by a loud smashing of the basket.
He only felt the top of his head explode, and at the same time, a huge momentum made him involuntarily fall backwards.
Li Wan deducted Ibaka!
The scene was silent at first, and then the cheers swept through the stadium like a mountain and a tsunami, and in less than a second, all that could be heard was the cheers.
βOh my godοΌβ
Buckley's swarthy face turned the color of pig liver, and the expression on his face was slightly distorted by excitement.
Kenny Smith tilted his head to the side, and at the same time, rubbing his arm desperately with his hands, Li Wan's ball directly blew him up with goosebumps.
A thought popped into his mind:
Ibaka is so miserable!
It's no wonder that Kenny Smith reacted this way, as the hit Ibaka fell to the ground, staggered, and sat down on the ground.
From this, it can be seen how fierce Li Wan's momentum is!
It was not easy for outside players to separate inside players from inside players, and now Li Wan's impact force actually knocked Ibaka directly to the ground......
Sitting on the ground, Ibaka's first reaction was to hold his head in his hands and look annoyed.
Failed to prevent this ball, he knew that the score of the Thunder team fell behind by 3 points again!
But there are more than 20 seconds left in the game.
Kevin Durant pulled him up and flipped his back as a sign of comfort.
Everyone knows that Ibaka's goal is timely.
But who let the other side be Li Wan!
This goal, if it was replaced by someone else, Ibaka might have stopped him, but it was Li Wan, who finally achieved this guy's famous scene.
But it's normal to think about it, if it's not so powerful, he's Kevin Durant so arrogant, why is he chasing him back and forth?
"You've done a great job, man!"
He spoke to comfort Ibaka.
Brooks called another timeout, the Thunder's last timeout of the game.
The "decisive blow" is still given to Kevin Durant.
It's just that when he returned to the court this time, Durant could obviously feel that Li Wan's entanglement with him was more ferocious than at any time in this game.
He was slow to get out of the vacant seats.
Westbrook got the ball in his hands first.
Himself carried close to Kevin Durant.
The Knicks clearly sensed his intentions, and the entire defense began to shrink, and as it stands, it is certain that if he still insists on finding Kevin Durant, the end result will be that when Kevin Durant receives the ball, he will also be completely in the Knicks' circle
Westbrook made a quick decision and chose to break through on his own.
Beverley knew that his strength was not as good as Westbrook's, so he forced the first hard shot and quickly switched defenses with Chris Bosh.
The quality of this change was very high, and Westbrook rushed forward, not knowing that there was a substitution around him.
The taller Chris Bosh did a good job of enveloping Willis.
"Bang dang!"
Westbrook under the basket and shoots iron.
Chris Bosh occupied a key position under the basket in the confrontation, but just as he was about to grab the rebound, a pair of long hands grabbed the rebound early.
Be......
Westbrook!
Hit the iron yourself, and grab the ball back by yourself!
"Dawei Shao" must be strong in his life, and the strength of not admitting defeat is reflected at this moment.
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Brooks was about to shout, but before the "nice" could be exited, Westbrook's outward pass almost flew into his hands again. Thankfully, James Harden showed up on the wing in time.
Slight tweaks.
"Cast quickly!"
At the same time, there was Brooks's urging voice.
James Harden raised his hand and shot.
The ball flew straight out and flew in the air, and when it was about to land, the red light on the rebound came on.
At the end of regular time in this game, this three-pointer will decide the life and death of the first game of the Thunder Finals.
"Boom!"
"Huh!"
The ball smashed on the basket flew high and fell straight down.
Ball......
Entered!
"James Harden tied the score!"
"110 to 110!"
"Overtime!"
"Overtime!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, you read that right, in the first game of this year's finals, there was an overtime ......"
On the ESPN commentary bench, Drexler shouted excitedly.
The Thunder also rushed to James Harden and high-fived him.
Especially Kevin Durant and Westbrook, one rubbed his head, and the other held him and shook desperately.
Frankly speaking, at the last moment of this game, the two of them, one "big brother" failed to run out of the vacancy, and the other "second brother" chose to break through at the critical moment, did not choose the three-point shot, and did not know what was going on in his head, and the final pass almost made a mistake.
But none of that mattered anymore, James Harden saved them and gave them the possibility of continuing to "atone" in this game......
This "third brother" is awesome!
Oklahomians in front of the television have the same opinion.
Because of the news of going out to nightclubs during the 12 Finals, they always have "colored glasses" for James Harden, thinking that this guy lacks fighting spirit and ability at key moments, that is, a "regular season star".
But now, James Harden's "one-shot whitewashing" has re-acquainted them with the "Thunder third".
A 100-second break, followed by a restart.
Director Zhang looked at Li Wan, who was back on the court, and asked to the side: "This is the first time Li Wan has played overtime in the finals, right?" β
Su Qun quickly flipped through the information and nodded: "Yes, Li Wan has played a total of 4 finals so far, plus this is the fifth time, only this time it has played overtime!" β
Director Zhang unconsciously slapped his thigh.
Hey, that's interesting!
He feels like something very interesting is going to happen in this series......
To say that this old narrator has a unique vision.
But what Director Zhang didn't expect was that it wasn't that something very interesting would happen in this series, but that something very interesting would happen in this game......
At the beginning of overtime, Kevin Durant scored a foul on Tyson Chandler as soon as he came up and made two free throws, giving the Thunder an advantage.
Then after Li Wan attracted the bag, he gave the ball to Tyson Chandler under the basket and assisted the latter to complete the frame, and Perkins blocked it with a foul to receive his fifth foul of the game, but the foul was still worth it, and Tyson Chandler hit only one of the two free throws.
The Thunder still hold a one-point lead.
And had the opportunity to continue to expand the score.
But at this very moment, it was a foul for Li Wan to go straight to Perkins.
Perkins was stunned for a moment, and the entire Thunder team was stunned for a moment.
No, it's not......
"Chopping tactics"?
How can I, Perkins, be he?
Brooks' expression was also a little weird.
He suddenly wanted to scold Perkins:
Say you, what kind of rules are you committing!
Can't you just let him attack the frame?
Is it good for you to make free throws yourself?
Isn't it also a "little deflated three"?
"Bang dang!"
"Bang dang!"
Perkins, who walked to the free throw line, didn't surprise Brooks either, missing both free throws. But it's normal, the game has been played for almost 50 minutes, and Perkins has been on the court for almost 35 minutes before he scored three points.
He really can't score points.
Brooks had to replace Perkins.
He was replaced by the Thunder's first man to retire a jersey, Nick Collisson.
He's not as good as Perkins for most things, but there's one thing he's better than Perkins, and that's his free-throw ability.
But his ability to block the inside line is actually much worse than Perkins.
It is precisely for the current Thunder team that blocking the interior line is also crucial.
The problem of missing Perkins was exposed in the next round, and after Li Wan rushed to the basket, he lacked Perkins' large tonnage to compress the space, and he easily changed hands to pull the rod and complete the dunk.
Collison has a good hand of "making breakthrough fouls", but you go and ask the referee, at the home court of the New York Knicks, at such a critical moment, does he dare to blow that Collison was fouled by Li Wan?
One of the main reasons is that in terms of Collison's ability to move, before he moved to a position within the reasonable collision zone, Li Wan was afraid that he had already smoked three cigarettes in the air, plus a handful of Valoran.
can't keep up with Li Wan's speed, and his cleverness can't be talked about.
The score is again 3 points.
Westbrook stepped up and drove to the basket to create a kill, Chris Bosh picked up his fifth foul and Westbrook hit both free throws.
Twenty seconds later, Chris Bosh hit a mid-range jumper to take responsibility for his own foul.
The "Dragon King's Roar" resounded throughout the arena, and at this moment, you really can't tell whether he is Chris Bosh or Kevin Garnett......
In the final 17 seconds of the game, it was the New York Knicks who led by three points.
Brooks motioned toward the court, or let the rest of the Thunder open up space for Kevin Duranta to let him play alone.
Kevin Durant nodded without a trace, and a look of determination appeared on his face, this time it must not be ...... Be sure to ......
Westbrook dribbled the ball across the halfcourt, and Kevin Durant immediately moved towards him to catch the ball early, and Li Wan once again made Kevin Durant feel that sense of oppression......
That's the taste~
At the last moment of the fourth quarter, he was under the defensive intensity of Li Wan, and finally failed to receive the ball, this time ......
Absolutely no longer "invisible"!
Kevin Durant's moves have also gotten bigger.
Li Wan's scramble was indeed fierce enough, and Westbrook and Kevin Durant almost completed the "hand-to-hand" pass in a human-to-human situation.
Fortunately, the ball still got to Kevin Durant.
As soon as he got the ball, Kevin Durant immediately jumped back and distanced himself from Li Wan.
His position was already two steps away from the three-point line, but Li Wan was still entangled closely.
This is......
Don't want me to shoot threes!
Kevin Durant immediately understood.
Bill Wharton muttered: "Li Wan's thinking is very clear! β
The Thunder are now trailing by 3 points, and as long as they don't shoot a three-pointer, then they can break through as long as they want.
No one would choose to score two points under the basket at such a time, right?
As soon as he finished speaking, Kevin Durant made another move.
A large change of direction to the right, Kevin Durant moved with Li Wan, and another large change of direction to the left.
Here it comes!
Kevin Durant's signature scoring method is "double directional"!
No matter what the situation is at the moment, and no matter who the man in front of him is, Kevin Durant is sure that as long as he uses a "double direction", then he can put the ball in the basket.
Kevin Durant's change of direction is really enough, and even Li Wan has been opened up by him......
Kevin Durant seized the opportunity and took a big step sideways to the right and jumped up to shoot before the three-point line.
"Toot!"
The beep sounded again.
The five minutes of extra time were also completely lost.
Just like just now, the ball flying in the air will determine the life and death of the Thunder in this game.
The only difference is that the guy who just made the shot was James Harden, and now, it's Kevin Durant!
The ball flew straight to the basket.
The ball is on the right track......
Brooks suddenly had a strong premonition that the goal would go in......
This thought made him clench his fists.
"Huh!"
And the next second he clenched his fist, the basketball passed through the basket and made a crisp sound.
Entered!
It's really in!
βyesοΌβ
Brooks raised his clenched fists high.
The Thunder team once again escaped from the "Ghost Gate".
The rest of the Thunder team also rushed straight to Kevin Durant, who was standing in place, and their cheers made the audience sigh at the scene.
Did they tie it again?
What luck!
I didn't expect this game to be so hard!
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Bill Wharton said, "Another overtime! β
He didn't expect that the first game of this year's finals would be so anxious, just one overtime was not enough, and now he actually had to play the second overtime.
Kenny Smith said, "The next thing to compare is the willpower of these people!" β
After the first overtime, the game has reached 53 minutes, and after the second overtime, the game will be played at 58 minutes......
The intensity is already high, and now the entire game time will be close to 1 hour, just listening to this time, it makes people feel tired, not to mention the New York Knicks and Thunder generals who are going through all this on the court!
Is this the "Thunder Three Less"?
Li Wan crossed his hands on his hips and looked at the Thunder team members who were celebrating on the field.
He thought it was a harder time for the Thunder than other teams, but he really didn't think that the first game of the Finals would have to go over to double overtime.
However, at this time, the referee suddenly signaled that the Thunder team had lost......
This gesture made everyone stunned for a moment.
Brooks immediately leaned towards the referee's bench to protest the referee's decision.
Just now he noticed that the referees gathered in front of the video recorder to watch the replay, but when Kevin Durant made a shot, it was in front of him, and he could clearly see that when Kevin Durant made a shot, the game time was indeed not over,......
The game didn't end, Kevin Durant's goal was valid, and he didn't foul either, so why did the Thunder award a loss?
He couldn't figure it out, so his first instinct was to appeal to the referee, asking the referee to give a reasonable explanation.
The referee was quick to explain:
Kevin Durant's goal was valid, but he scored 2 points because he ......
Step on the line!
Ha?
This answer made everyone stunned again, and the big screen at the scene also replayed Kevin Durant's offense at this time, and the courtside camera clearly captured Kevin Durant's breakthrough to the side, and after his foot landed, the first half stepped on the three-point line, and Kevin Durant didn't notice this, he jumped straight up and shot.
This makes Kevin Durant's ball actually a "two-point line".
This......
Kenny Smith and Barkley glanced at each other.
Bill Wharton also looked at his partner with a strange expression.
The smiles on the faces of Director Zhang, Su Qun and Yang Yi also carried the meaning of "can still be like this......
As a commentator, they didn't expect tonight's game to be so anxious, let alone that tonight's game would be decided in such a way.
All I can say is......
"Dog luck game!"
"What a dog luck game!"
Carmelo Anthony was in front of the TV at the moment, seeing the referee's verdict and the video replay, he was even more sure that if the NBA wants to win the championship, it is not enough to have strength, but also "dog luck"!
He doesn't have it, Kevin Durant doesn't seem to have it, Li Wan......
Yes!
In the audience, cheers came and went, and the dramatic victory made them feel that this victory was not easy to come by, and they were more excited and joyful than usual.
Amid the cheers of the audience, Kevin Durant glanced down at his sickle-like soles......
Seriously, it's different from ordinary people!
However, Kevin Durant is well aware that his ability to control his body is inextricably linked to the grip provided by the balls of his feet. He was also proud of his "big feet" for a time.
But at the moment, if he could, he wanted to stomp his toes.
What a delay in making me the "number one in the league"!
He......
It's so angry!
Everyone in the Thunder team looked at his depressed appearance, and they all reached out and patted him as they passed by.
They were also very aggrieved about this defeat.
But......
They can't blame Kevin Durant either.
Because he did what he was supposed to do.
At the last moment, he forcibly received the ball, and in the face of the two-time "Defensive Player of the Season Award" winner Li Wan completed the top shot and threw it in!
He did everything well. In the same situation, no one else on this team can accomplish better than Kevin Durant.
Who would have thought that Kevin Durant would step on the line?
If it weren't for the camera, no one would have noticed this at all......
So, blame the camera!
Right!
Blame the camera!
Li Wan was also stunned for a long time before he reacted, they actually won like this, it was really ......
What a dramatic scene!
However, the strength of this Thunder team was a bit beyond his expectations, or in other words, the energy generated by the "Thunder Three Less" without separation was something he didn't expect.
But think about it......
These are the three regular season MVPs!
In the history of the NBA, until 2023, there are only about 40 regular season MVPs.
Now that the three regular season MVPs are on the same team, it doesn't matter if all three of them are at their absolute peak, even if only one of them is at their peak, as long as the other two are in their prime, it means that they can't be easily dealt with.
This game is proof of that!
Li Wan had to admit that he felt the pressure......
With the referee's decision, the score of the game was fixed at 128-127, and the New York Knicks defeated the Thunder by one point and struggled to hold their first home court.
The big score is 1-0.
At the end of the game, the statistics of the core players on both sides were:
Li Wan 38 points, 13 rebounds, 14 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks; Chris Bosh 28 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block;
Kevin Durant 41 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block; Westbrook 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists; James Harden 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists;
This data alone is actually enough to show how eye-catching the core players on both sides of this game are!
David Stern was the first to ask about the ratings.
The end result made him extremely excited.
37.65 million!
It is about 1 million short of the ratings of the final finals of the "God of Basketball" career.
Although the penetration rate of TV is much higher now than in '98, don't forget that the live broadcast also divides a large part of the viewership, so this result can fully reflect the impact of this game in the United States.
And this ......
It's the first competition in this year's finals!
With overtime in the first game alone, and dramatic "program effects" such as "Kevin Durant stepped on a three-pointer and lost by 1 point", David Stern can imagine what kind of attention will be attracted for the rest of this series?
It was definitely the best of times in the NBA!
David Stern was very excited, although it was a bit immoral to think so, but in his heart, there was indeed such a thought: joke, you should have a good rest.
It's best not to wake up just yet!
Because of him, he wants to operate this "prosperous age" so much!
I swear, joke, when you wake up, this "prosperous world" will be as you wish.
"With a 1-point difference, the New York Knicks snatched the first win of the Finals! γ
"It turns out that big feet are also weaknesses, Kevin Durant 'stepped on the line for three points' and missed the opportunity to equalize the score!" γ
"In the first game of the "07 Heroes" battle, Kevin Durant lost to his own foot! γ
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The next day, there was a lot of news about the game.
The discussion about this game is even more overwhelming.
The Oklahoma is a little worried about Kevin Durant's mentality.
It's really damaging to the mindset.
Fortunately, from Kevin Durant's interview on the second day of the game, it can be seen that he is not frustrated. On the contrary, the fighting spirit is even stronger.
"I believe that this time, we will not be easily defeated!"
Kevin Durant is getting more and more frustrated......
There's a reason for that!
The main reason is the change in the outside media's evaluation of him and the Thunder.
After the first game of the Finals, the outside world's optimism about the Thunder team has become higher.
More pundits believe that the Thunder can cause problems for the New York Knicks, and the number of media outlets that believe that the Thunder can win against the New York Knicks is a lot more.
After reading the comments of these media and experts, Kevin Durant felt unhappiness in his heart because his feet were too big and he stepped on the line, and at this moment he was full of confidence, and he kept shouting in his heart:
Just today!
Just today!
(End of chapter)