Chapter 496: Yang Yi was in a hurry
In the live broadcast room of Huaxia's sports channel, Zhang Gui, Yu Jia and Yang Yi explained the game.
Maybe it was in the offseason that Zhou Yang refused to cooperate with Yang Yi, so Yang Yi's commentary today was particularly biased.
He kept touting Curry and stomping on Zhou Yang.
"Coach Zhang, half time is over, let's analyze it, can the Thunder reverse it in the second half?"
Director Zhang nodded: "The Thunder played well in the first half, their Durant, Wei Shao and Harden offensive efficiency are very high, but the Warriors as a whole play too reasonably, so it is difficult for the Thunder to reverse."
Yang Yi took over the conversation and teased: "The Warriors are relying on Curry's three points, everyone else is eating Curry's dividends, if the Warriors don't have Curry, there won't be a championship!"
Yu Jia knew why Yang Yi hated Zhou Yang, because Zhou Yang's mobile phone number was what he told Yang Yi.
And he also knew that Yang Yi wanted to publish a book for Zhou Yang.
Zhou Yang rejected Yang Yi, Yu Jia didn't expect that he thought that Zhou Yang would be very happy and someone would help him publish a book.
"Teacher Yang Yi, Curry is indeed very good, but Zhou Yang is still the absolute core of the Warriors, and I think he is more important than Curry."
Yu Jia is helping Yang Yi to go back, he knows that Zhou Yang is now very popular, Yang Yi has offended Zhou Yang's fans, and the end will be miserable.
In fact, since last year, Yang Yi has been sprayed, and the main force that sprayed him is Zhou Yang's fans.
Yang Yi is also very iron-headed, annoyed and angry, he did not "succumb" to Zhou Yang's fans, but stepped on Zhou Yang even harder.
It's also amazing......
The second half began.
The Thunder wanted to play a wave and establish an advantage in the third quarter.
But after Zhou Yang and Curry went through the offseason, the two played more tacitly.
The two found a lot of opportunities to shoot in the open space through non-stop counter-running and covering.
And Tekoglu is more comfortable with his strategy, and the Warriors offense is extremely fluid.
The Thunder's hopes of a comeback were dashed.
After more than six minutes in the third quarter, the Warriors led by 13 points.
Brooks had no choice but to make a substitution, bringing Harden on the court early and allowing him to take the initiative to attack.
Not to mention, Harden's porcelain style of play has begun to take shape.
As soon as he came up, he caused a foul by Zhou Yang.
In fact, Zhou Yang didn't stretch out his hand, but Harden took the initiative to clamp his arm around Zhou Yang's hand, and then rushed forward.
The referee didn't see it clearly, and immediately blew Zhou Yang for a foul.
Zhou Yang has already committed three fouls.
Old Nelson had no choice but to replace Zhou Yang first.
Then Harden made Chandler and Curry fouls respectively.
Chandler committed four fouls, Curry also committed four fouls, and the coach had to replace them both.
This time, the Thunder cleared the obstacles, and Durant and Harden began to score like crazy.
At the end of the third quarter, the score of the two teams came to 95:80, and the Thunder led by 15 points.
Although Zhou Yang and Curry did their best in the fourth quarter, Harden's style of play made it impossible for them to be effective.
The most terrifying thing was that with 3 minutes left in the game, Chandler was beaten down by Harden.
Without the frame, Ibaka and Durant are like fish in water.
Although Zhou Yang struggled to support in the final stage, the Thunder still relied on their strong strength to defeat the Warriors.
The Warriors lost to the Thunder at the beginning!
This result immediately detonated the basketball media, and the fans also discussed the game.
The team that won the championship twice lost the first game to last year's Western Conference opponent, which made many fans feel very puzzled.
There are even extreme fans who have expressed their opinions: The Warriors are lucky!
Of course, there are some sane fans who think that the Thunder winning a game is not a problem, and the Warriors players have just fouled too much.
But to win is to win
In the post-game interview, the Warriors players also generously admitted their shortcomings.
Zhou Yang replied calmly: "The Thunder have a lot of offensive methods, we are not prepared to deal with it, and we did not limit Harden and Durant on the defensive end in the second half, which is the main reason for our loss."
He didn't complain about the referee or point out that Harden's style of play was problematic, but affirmed the opponent's advantage.
In fact, the reporter hopes that Zhou Yang can comment on the referee's question.
But Zhou Yang was not fooled.
Of course, Zhou Yang is not afraid of being fined, the main reason is that the game has been played, and it is useless to say that.
Harden's style of play is not just for the Warriors, and if he continues to use his skills against other teams, the league will definitely take action.
If the alliance defaults to it, then even if Zhou Yang says it, it will be useless.
Besides, Zhou Yang and Harden are also good friends, so there is no need to make both sides lose face for this little thing.
Curry thought about the same as Zhou Yang, and when he was interviewed, he also praised the thunder a few words and did not complain.
After this game, the Warriors won all of their next three games.
The Thunder also won in a row, taking a proud four-game winning streak.
As Zhou Yang expected, other teams began to be dissatisfied with Harden.
In particular, Spurs coach Popovich pointed out sharply: "Harden's style of play is simply a disgrace to the basketball world!"
This remark caused an uproar among the media and fans.
You know, Harden averaged 27.4 points per game in these four games, ranking sixth on the scoring list.
But he's the sixth man and is averaging 26 minutes per game.
Looking at it this way, Harden's scoring efficiency is the first in the league.
However, attentive fans found that although Harden's true shooting percentage was high, half of his scoring was scored by free throws.
Although Harden's style of play has caused controversy among most teams in the league, it is undeniable that Harden has risen this season.
The Thunder also played more easily because of Harden's excellent performance.
After a three-game winning streak, the Warriors have another heavyweight opponent, and that is the Clippers.
Last season, the Clippers and Warriors battled seven games in the second round of the playoffs before the Warriors got through the game.
And this season, the Clippers have a very stable lineup and have signed two more big players -
Former Lakers general, Lamar Odom, and Suns' Grant Hill.
Although Grant Hill's form has dropped after a major injury, he has been effective in a short period of time.
Playing on the bench for ten minutes without any problems.
In addition, Odom's ability to hold the ball is also very strong.
With him, Paul was less tired.
Add Billups, Bledsoe, and the Clippers have a strong roster this season.
In the pre-regular season predictions, the fans who predicted the Clippers to take the first place in the regular season were the most fans.
And the Warriors are only in fourth place, behind the Thunder and Cavaliers, and the Clippers.