James and Wade walked to the locker room emotionally.
"Dwyane, do you think it was a mistake after all that we chose to join forces?"
James was a little confused. He chose to leave his hometown, chose to bear the infamy, chose to join a group, and chose to chase honors...
He accepted all criticism, but what did he get in return?
fail!
James had deep doubts about his original choice.
"LeBron, are you going to give in?"
Wade asked, staring at James.
"Give in, no, I didn't, I just..."
"No just!"
Wade interrupted James' next words.
"Do you still remember our original goal?"
"champion!"
James said.
"Yes, Sickle is not invincible for the championship, it's just that our luck is a little worse this season!"
"Moreover, we only failed twice. If we try again next year, we still have a chance!"
Wade said firmly.
James nodded solemnly and then said.
"I get it, Dwayne."
"Next season, we'll start all over again!"
Wade's words once again gave James confidence.
However, Wade secretly sighed.
He wonders whether management will continue to give the Big Three a chance to come back.
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The Knicks took a special plane back to New York the next day.
The next day, Lian Dao returned to his normal training rhythm.
Although it was exciting to defeat the Heat, the Knicks did not really win the championship. The Knicks' goal of defending the title has not yet been completed.
Before the championship trophy is won, the game must be maintained.
Even on the second day after the Eastern Conference Finals, I couldn't relax.
The G6 battle between the Thunder and the Spurs started quietly, with the media overwhelmingly reporting that the Knicks had advanced to the Finals, and praising Lian Dao in various ways...
The entire Knicks team did not watch this game in the video room, but all players watched it at their respective homes.
In the last game, the San Antonio Spurs missed the opportunity to win the match point at home, and now they can only go to the away game to win the opponent's match point.
The Spurs have absolutely no retreat in this game. If they lose another game, they will have to play with the other 27 teams on vacation.
At the same time, a whole season's hard work will be in vain.
This is obviously unacceptable to Popovich and many Spurs players.
Therefore, the Spurs, who were forced into a desperate situation in this game, completely exploded in the first half.
It can be said that they played completely crazy. Tony Parker, who had been sluggish in the previous three games, scored 21 points and 10 assists in the first half alone this time.
Even Lian Dao was secretly frightened by this kind of attack power.
Lian Dao knew very well that Tony Parker's performance in the previous three games had continued to be sluggish, not only because of the Thunder's defense, but also because of Parker's own problems.
Lian Dao guessed that Parker must be injured.
This is not a random guess by Lian Dao. For example, Wade and Stoudemire all have injuries.
Wade's performance in the Eastern Conference Finals was not very good, and his occasional outbursts were only for one or two games, and the same was true for Stoudemire.
Otherwise, the opponent's targeted defense alone may keep these stars down for one or two games.
But it is almost impossible for them to perform poorly in three consecutive games.
Parker should have adopted some conservative treatment methods today to reduce the impact of the injury in a short period of time.
But this approach is likely to worsen the condition later.
But now the Spurs have no way out.
Either win or go home. If you want to stay in the playoffs at this time, there is no other way.
Not only Parker broke out today, but "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson also went crazy.
Coming off the bench, he made 6 of 7 three-pointers and scored 23 points.
Especially Jackson broke out in the second quarter and made 3 of 3 three-pointers, withstanding the Thunder's impact.
Ginobili performed well in the last game, and Popovich continues to let him play today.
He hit a three-pointer right from the start, and Duncan followed up with two mid-range successes.
All three offenses came from Parker's assists.
Parker then launched his own attack. In four consecutive rounds, Parker hit four consecutive mid-range shots, giving the Spurs a 15:8 lead.
The Thunder, sitting at home, had no time to take a moment to breathe, and the Spurs came out with all their firepower.
The French sports car surrendered and felt hot. With Dior's assist, he even hit a three-pointer, which he was not good at.
After the first quarter alone, Parker scored 17 points and 5 assists.
The Thunder looked a little flustered under the Knicks' crazy attack.
Especially on both offense and defense, he was a bit timid and made many unnecessary mistakes.
The Spurs led by as much as 18 points in the first quarter.
Although Durant's personal strength made some gains, the Thunder still trailed the Spurs by 14 points after the first quarter.
Harden didn't play as well as he should in the previous games. He was completely lost in the first quarter.
Westbrook also failed to help Durant share the pressure. It can be said that the young Thunder were stunned in the first quarter.
The Thunder's huge deficit also caused a commotion among the fans at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
"I didn't expect that these old guys would actually have something up their sleeve!"
Lian Dao was also shocked after watching the first quarter of the game.
To be honest, although Lian Dao has returned from rebirth, he only has an understanding of the general direction of each team.
Like the details of a certain game, he can't do everything in detail.
Therefore, Lian Dao couldn't help but bring the Knicks into the mix.
If the Knicks were to face the Spurs, they wouldn't necessarily be much better than the Thunder.
In Lian Dao's mind, the Thunder was the winner in this game, but he didn't expect that there would be such twists and turns.
However, the Thunder adjusted their rhythm in time in the second quarter. Durant did not rest and continued to play in the second quarter.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At the same time, James Harden also started to explode, making 2 of 2 three-pointers and scoring 6 points.
Durant made 3 of 5 shots and scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
However, the Thunder still had no way to close the score. The Spurs opened fire, especially Stephen Jackson.
He was the Spurs' biggest contributor in the second quarter, and it was also their outstanding performance that allowed the Spurs to expand their lead to 15 points.
However, the Spurs' shooting percentage dropped in the second half of the second quarter.
Otherwise, the Spurs' lead will definitely be even greater.
The Spurs shot 54.5% from the field in the first half and made 9 of 15 three-pointers. It can be said that the entire team's offense was overwhelming.
If we only look at the first half of the match, the Spurs have great hope of winning a victory today.
But the problem is that the Spurs exerted their strength too early, and they chose to try their best from the beginning.
This is a huge test for the Spurs, which has many veterans.
Sure enough, after the start of the second half, the Spurs players' physical fitness dropped, and their shooting percentage also dropped.
Instead, the Thunder entered the game in the second half, with Durant and Westbrook scoring one after another.
As soon as the third quarter started, they cooperated and launched an 11:2 attack wave.
In one fell swoop, the score was tied at 59:65.
"The Spurs lost!"
Lian Dao basically knew the result when he saw this.
The Spurs do have a great chance to win this game.
But Durant's performance in the first half prevented the Spurs from extending their lead to 20 at halftime.
This gave the Thunder a chance to come back and win.
And once these guys were allowed to recover at halftime, the game began to turn against the Spurs.
Because even if their physical problems don't occur in the third quarter, they will still have problems in the fourth quarter.
Once the Thunder got into shape, the Spurs' defense was obviously unable to withstand it.
The home team quickly narrowed the gap to 1 point. Jackson hit two more three-pointers to help the Spurs maintain their lead.
The Spurs led 77:72 with 3 minutes left in the third quarter.
But the Thunder had great stamina, and Westbrook hit consecutive shots.
Durant also showed his touch, taking two steps outside the three-point line and hitting a super long three-pointer.
The two scored 7 points in a row, and the Thunder finally took the lead for the first time, 79:77.
But then, on the Spurs' side, Stephen Jackson immediately stood up and caused a foul outside the three-point line.
Jackson's physical fitness was also greatly affected, and he made 1 of 3 free throws.
After Westbrook missed the attack, Tony Parker seized the opportunity and scored another layup to take the lead.