The Thunder also have physical problems. Although they are young, it does not mean that they are not tired.
Especially Durant, so far, he has not taken a minute's rest in three quarters.
The red light has already turned on in terms of physical fitness.
After breaking through and causing a foul on Duncan, he made 0 free throws.
In the end, after three quarters, the score on the field became 81:80.
The Spurs only led by one point.
In the fourth quarter, the Spurs' state was affected by receptor energy, and their shooting percentage continued to decline.
In the first half of the fourth quarter, apart from free throws, only Ginobili scored two points with a layup at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
The Thunder took advantage of the trend to tie and overtake the score.
Subsequently, the Thunder's home court advantage also began to show up, especially when the referee made several penalty decisions that were unfavorable to the Spurs.
The Spurs also lost the opportunity to close the score.
This made Popovich furious off the court, but it didn't help. Instead, he got a technical foul because of his emotion.
Faced with various unfavorable situations on and off the court, the mentality of Spurs players has undergone tremendous changes, and some have become a little impatient in handling the ball.
After missing consecutive three-pointers, the players didn't even resort to foul tactics.
At the same time, there were also big holes in defense.
As a result, with 25 seconds left in the game, the Thunder led 105:99, establishing a lead that the Spurs could not reverse.
Ginobili then failed to hit a three-pointer, and the Spurs finally resorted to foul tactics.
But Harden showed no mercy at the critical moment and made two free throws.
The Thunder continued to expand the score to 8 points.
There are only 14 seconds left before the end of the game.
For the Spurs, it was already a death sentence.
In the end, the Spurs failed to create a miracle and could only accept the fate of being reversed by the Thunder.
After they unleashed all their energy in the first half, they failed to withstand the young Thunder's counterattack in the second half.
A whole season of hard work has come to an end.
Post-match press conference.
Among them, Westbrook and Durant have received the most attention.
Westbrook was in high spirits after the game and said.
"We were behind 0:2 and completed the comeback when no one was optimistic about it, so no team can scare the Thunder now, and neither can the Knicks!"
"We have Kevin, and I think he's better than sickle..."
When Lian Dao saw this, he smiled softly and then turned off the TV.
He didn't feel much about Westbrook's rhetoric after the game.
The Thunder are indeed very good this season, but they still have little hope of overthrowing the Knicks.
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In this way, the two sides in the finals are officially determined, Knicks VS Thunder!
This result was something no one expected before the start of the conference finals.
Mainly, no one expected that the Thunder would win four games in a row and complete a shocking comeback.
The current Thunder team can be said to be full of momentum. You can see the change in the momentum of this team from the post-game press conference.
However, the Knicks have a natural advantage against the Thunder.
The two teams have played against each other for three years, and the Thunder have only won one victory from the Knicks.
Lian Dao has steadily suppressed Durant in these three years of competition.
Last season, in the match against the Thunder, Lian Dao even set a great record of 74 points in three quarters.
Although Westbrook was very tough when he spoke, they still felt a little weak inside.
Otherwise, Westbrook would not emphasize "Knicks".
The opponent they are about to face will almost always defeat themselves.
To say that they were not traumatized, even the Oklahoma fans themselves probably don't believe it.
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After the conference finals, Durant seemed to disappear from the world.
Except in the training hall, reporters could not find Durant at all, and even his social account has not been updated for a long time.
Some of the "Durant fan accounts" active online have completely disappeared during this period.
Although Westbrook is optimistic, Durant does not feel the same way.
To be honest, Durant doesn't have enough confidence in the upcoming finals.
As a player who directly faced off against Lian Dao, he knew very well how terrifying Lian Dao was.
Therefore, in addition to daily training to maintain game condition, Durant spent the rest of his time in the video room, studying Lian Dao's game videos.
Compared to the low-key Durant, Lian Dao has once again become the focus of the media.
Reporters took photos of Lian Dao and his girlfriend attending high-end parties...
In the photo, the young senior sister wearing a purple slim-waisted dress holds Lian Dao's arm intimately, while Lian Dao holds a goblet in her other hand and talks and laughs with people who are also attending high-end gatherings.
This situation is as if the Knicks have won the championship or been eliminated, and Lian Dao has begun to enjoy his vacation.
After the photo was circulated, it caused an uproar among fans.
Lian Dao's "comfortable" state before the finals has undoubtedly been criticized and questioned by many fans.
It is self-evident who has a more positive image between a player who prepares seriously and works hard and a player who walks around in various banquets and has fun before the game.
"This kid is really too arrogant. Does he think he is already guaranteed to win the championship?"
"Hahaha, I'm waiting to see him overturn in the finals!"
"The Thunder are not weak this season. In the regular season match, the Knicks only tied 1:1. Alas, Sickle underestimated their opponents!"
"All players will sink and enjoy themselves after staying in the Knicks for a long time, and sickle is no exception!"
"Be optimistic about the Thunder. Come on, Thunder Young Masters. Kill the Knicks. It's time to make sickle suffer some pain!"
Online, Oklahoma fans cheered.
Lian Dao attended a banquet, and the fans in Goose City celebrated as if they were having a holiday, except they didn't set off fireworks.
They were originally worried that their team would have a psychological shadow, but they didn't expect that the Knicks would be the first to have problems from within, which gave them hope of winning the championship.
And those fans who want to see the Knicks overturn are also happy to hear this.
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If you are a former Knicks fan, you will definitely follow suit and criticize your own stars.
Yes, Knicks fans used to be so willful.
If the players are not good at playing, they will criticize the players; if the coaches' tactics are not good, they will criticize the coaches.
Even James Dolan didn't know how many Knicks fans wanted to shoot him in the head.
For safety, James Dolan is always surrounded by several bodyguards.
But the current Knicks fans are not so angry, nor do they criticize Lian Dao.
On the contrary, they tried their best to protect Lian Dao, the New York god of war.
However, Lian Dao's leisurely state before the game still worries New York fans.
It's just that they believe in Lian Dao even more.
Lian Dao looked at the comments about himself on the Internet and almost felt like crying.
After Lian Dao won the championship last season, he became a thorn in the side of other fans.
Except for fans of Lian Dao and the Knicks, almost all fans hope to see the Knicks overturn and see Lian Dao lose miserably.
"I obviously just attended a banquet... but I almost became a public enemy of the whole world."
Lian Dao was sitting on the sofa scrolling through his phone and couldn't help but complain.
The reason why he has had the opportunity to relax in the past two days is because the Knicks' medical team is conducting health assessments of the players.
It was pointed out that Lian Dao had already experienced muscle fatigue and that if he continued training, he might be at risk of injury.
This should have a lot to do with the tight schedule this season, plus the time between the two games in the playoffs is too short.
Many times Lian Dao doesn't get a good rest.
Except for the game against the Magic, Lian Dao was relatively relaxed.
Neither the Pacers nor the Heat will have an easy time.
If it weren't for Lian Dao's all-out effort in every game, the Knicks wouldn't be able to mount a crushing offensive offensive.
The seemingly easy score was based on everyone's efforts.
As soon as D'Antoni heard that Lian Dao was at risk of injury, he immediately canceled Lian Dao's special training.
Apart from basic tactical drills and recovery training every day, Lian Dao cannot participate in any high-intensity training.
In the past few days, D'Antoni himself has not arranged any heavy training tasks.
Therefore, the Knicks' training ended early these two days.
Lian Dao just took advantage of this gap to accompany his junior sister to a banquet.
Unexpectedly, he would get involved with "ease" and "indulgence", and Lian Dao even became a rat crossing the street.