Chapter 603: Confidence is a good thing, but you must first recognize your strength
In the fourth quarter, Durant was not on the court at the beginning of the game.
The Knicks suddenly stepped up their offense and continued to expand their lead.
As for the Thunder, Westbrook completely failed under Holiday's defense.
The remaining James Harden, Tony Allen personally takes care of him.
This left Harden with no achievements and multiple mistakes in the fourth quarter.
In the first 3 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Knicks launched a wave of offense and extended their lead to 12 points.
At this time, Brooks couldn't sit still anymore, so he could only bring Durant to the court again, who had not rested for a few minutes.
As soon as Durant came on the court, the Knicks immediately strengthened their defense.
Even if Durant can't be stopped from scoring, every shot he takes will cost him more energy.
Especially under the constant attack of Lian Dao's trash talk, Durant lacked physical fitness and was upset.
There is also the sense of urgency that comes with being behind.
This made Durant lose his mind many times and started to get a little hot-headed.
The sound of hammering resounded throughout Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks also took this opportunity to continuously launch defensive counterattacks.
This allowed the Thunder not only to not narrow the contrast, but on the contrary, the point difference continued to widen due to the Knicks' defensive counterattack.
By the second half of the fourth quarter, Durant could no longer play a positive role on the court.
Due to the influence of body stamina, the Thunder are always one step behind the Knicks in fast breaks.
When the game was about to end with 2 minutes and 34 seconds left, Lian Dao assisted Danny Green and hit another three-pointer from the corner.
The Knicks led by 21 points, and the Thunder were completely unable to make a comeback!
In fact, it was impossible for the Thunder to make a comeback in the second half of the fourth quarter, but neither Westbrook nor Durant chose to give up.
They were still dragging their exhausted bodies on the field.
But even though they fought hard and were tenacious, they still couldn't change the outcome in the end.
"The defending champion is the defending champion after all, and his ability to seize opportunities is really terrifying!"
Brooks shook his head helplessly and rubbed his eyebrows vigorously with his hands.
He finally called a timeout, taking the already exhausted Durant and Westbrook off the court and replacing them with the bench.
The Thunder announced their surrender!
When D'Antoni saw how sensible the Thunder were, he didn't push the team too hard and immediately put on the bench.
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99:118!
The Knicks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, who were entering the Finals for the first time, with a 19-point lead at home.
Achieved a 1:0 lead in the finals.
Lian Dao scored 46 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
In the first game of the finals, Lian Dao contributed a triple-double.
This is the first time Lian Dao has recorded a triple-double since entering the playoffs.
While the commentator was still shocked by Lian Dao's statistics, the Knicks fans were not too excited.
They have seen Lian Dao's statistics a lot. It can be said that Knicks fans have become accustomed to Lian Dao's excellence.
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Perhaps, when Lian Dao performs abnormally one time, it will really cause Knicks fans to exclaim.
Durant felt very hot in this game and performed very well, with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
But compared with Lian Dao's data, it seems a bit unsatisfactory.
From the statistics to the game results, Durant was once again severely pressed to the floor and rubbed by Lian Dao.
This year's playoffs can be regarded as a showdown at the third position for the Knicks.
Lian Dao first swept the Magic led by "Agent" Turkoglu, and then defeated the Pacers led by Danny Granger.
The battle at the pinnacle of the Eastern Conference, the showdown between Lian Dao and James, made the fans excited.
But even the most popular Heat still could not escape the fate of being eliminated by Lian Dao.
In this season's playoffs, it can be said that Lian Dao climbed to the top by stepping on the corpse of the top third-position player in the Eastern Conference.
And today, when Lian Dao pressed Durant to the ground and rubbed him again, everyone in the league truly understood Lian Dao's terror.
Some teams even have a deep fear of Lian Dao and the Knicks!
After the game, the fans at the scene cheered.
They were cheering not just because the Knicks won the game, nor just because Lian Dao had a triple-double in the Finals.
They cheered more because Lian Dao had truly reached the summit in the third position this time!
When it comes to the league's strongest small forward, Lian Dao only holds a slight lead, with James and Durant also occupying a place.
Now when talking about the league's strongest small forward and the strongest player at the third position, fans will only mention Lian Dao, but not James and Durant.
At the post-match press conference.
Durant felt very helpless about the outcome of this game.
"I have problems with my physical fitness, which I don't want to deny."
"Other than that, sickle's trash talk is what I find most annoying and disgusting."
"He was like a talkative woman, chattering in my ear, which disturbed me a lot, but he won't have such good luck in the next game!"
"You mean you will win the next game, right?"
the reporter asked.
"Yes, we are confident!"
Looking back on the experience of this game, the Thunder seemed to have a chance to win. After all, the counterattack in the third quarter did put the Knicks in danger.
It may be that the Thunder briefly took advantage in the third quarter, which made Durant full of confidence.
He believed that the reason why he lost was due to lack of preparation, lack of experience in physical distribution in the finals, and being influenced by Lian Dao's trash talk, etc.
If it happens again, Durant is confident that the final winner will be the Thunder.
But...will this really be the case?
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On the other side, Lian Dao is also being interviewed by the media.
The reporter fed back the content of Durant’s interview to Lian Dao.
"Since trash talk exists, it means that it is reasonable and it means that it is part of the game. As for Kevin Durant being interfered with, I can only say that his mental quality is not good."
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"As for his confidence in winning the next game..., I can only say: Confidence is a good thing, but you must first learn to recognize your strength!"
Lian Dao did not coddle Durant, and his counterattack was particularly sharp.
"Sickle, have you improved again? Why does your physical fitness look better than when you faced the Heat?"
The reporter was very curious as to why Lian Dao's physical fitness suddenly improved so much.
In this game, Lian Dao played 46 minutes and was only two minutes away from completing the entire game.
However, until Lian Dao was replaced, his mental state was very good and he did not show any signs of fatigue.
"Hmm... I don't know why my physical fitness is so good. Maybe it's because I want to end the game quickly, go to the party, and enjoy 'comfort'."
Lian Dao's answer immediately made the reporters in the audience burst into laughter.
Lian Dao not only answered reporters' questions in a humorous way, but also responded to the media's slanderous reports on him in the past few days.
Not training every day is preparing for war, taking proper rest is also preparing for war.
Durant was in the training gym every day, but everyone saw his end.
And it was precisely because Lian Dao had a good rest in the previous few days that he fought to the end of this game.
He was very fortunate to have listened to the team doctor's opinion before, and he was also very grateful to D'Antoni for protecting him.
Otherwise, Lian Dao would not have been able to persist until the end.
It was impossible to enter a super state in the fourth quarter, scoring 14 points and establishing victory in one fell swoop.
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The day after the competition, all the negative news about Lian Dao disappeared.
All media praised Knicks for his rich experience and Lian Dao for being well-prepared. Some reporters even praised Lian Dao for his "humor."
Lian Dao was speechless after seeing it.
Calling irony humorous, this lick is so... professional!
I have to say, looking at the kneeling media, Lian Dao feels as if he drank a can of iced Coke on a dog day in summer, feeling so refreshed all over!
The reality is that as long as you win, everything you say makes sense.
Even the media will edit your winning ‘speech’ before you do.
If the Knicks are the losers in this game, Lian Dao can imagine what kind of storm is waiting for him.
On the other side, Durant and the Thunder are also studying ways to defeat the Knicks.
I originally thought that the first game of the finals would be their revenge battle.
I didn't expect that they would lose so completely in their first match in the finals.
It can be said that the Knicks gave everyone in the Thunder a thunderous blow.
However, this is the first time they have played against each other, and the confidence of the Thunder's third young master has not been destroyed.
They are still confident about the next game.
Especially since they have their own goals. They have won one of the two away games. The goal has not been completely failed yet. The second game has not started yet.
Although they lost the first game, they still had a chance in the second game.