Replacing Derek Fisher, the Thunder's offense finally returned to normal.
Although they returned to normal, they still couldn't make any waves despite the huge point difference.
In the fourth quarter, looking at the huge 32-point difference, Brooks was put on the bench.
All the Thunder players had expressionless faces, they had long been numb.
In other words, at the end of the first half, they lost their ambition to chase victory.
About half of the seats in the stands at Chesapeake Energy Field were empty.
David Stern is also very angry about this, because the Knicks have abruptly lowered the NBA Finals' money-attracting ability by a notch.
At the same time, David Stern also had great concerns about the attendance and ratings of Game 4.
However, in the end, the Thunder still failed to let the Knicks break the largest point difference in the Finals.
124:95!
The Knicks won Game 3 of the Finals in Oklahoma City with a 29-point lead.
Thunder players can only watch the Knicks complete a myth on their own territory.
And they, just like James when he was swept by the Spurs, are still paying tuition for success and still paying the price for their youth.
The Knicks won G3, and the big score reached 3:0!
There is only one win left before the Thunder are eliminated!
Lian Dao played 36 minutes in this game and scored 31 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.
At the end of the third quarter, Lian Dao rested until the end of the game.
Knicks fans are complaining that the Thunder's poor performance completely lowered Lian Dao's average data in the finals.
If the Thunder had persisted for a while longer, Lian Dao would have probably scored a 40 triple-double in this game.
After the game, live footage showed Durant and Westbrook again.
Not far away, in the players' tunnel, Durant and Westbrook faced their mothers walking towards them. At this moment, they could no longer hold back their tears.
Durant hugged his mother Wanda Pratt, his nose suddenly sore and tears welled up in his eyes.
At this moment, they are no longer the all-powerful stars of the league, but just a big boy in his early twenties.
The teammates passing by and the staff around them felt distressed by the actions of these two people.
Especially Durant, since this big boy joined the Thunder, his efforts and progress have been noticed by all the staff.
How they wish they could have a championship to compensate for this young man who never slacks off or is lazy.
But the Knicks' performance in the series was too strong, and they didn't give the Thunder any chance to win the championship.
"Sickle, you really don't care about brotherhood at all!"
James Harden did not choose to leave the game directly. He was the only player among the three Thunder players to stay and hug Lian Dao.
"I'm sorry, James! But if it were you, you wouldn't show mercy, right?"
Lian Dao stepped forward and hugged Harden. For James Harden, who had reached the finals for the first time, this result was indeed too cruel.
"Hey, what are you talking about? I don't need your apology. We both know that this is competitive sports and there is no such thing as mercy!"
"However, don't be complacent, be careful that I overthrow you in the fourth battle...the fourth battle!"
James Harden said with a wry smile, high-fived Lian Dao and left the court.
"The fourth battle..."
Before Harden walked to the tunnel, he turned back and took another look at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Then, he shook his head with dark eyes...
If we could really overturn the Knicks, how could we end up in a 0:3 situation?
Ever since the Thunder lost this game, no, maybe ever since they lost G2, the finals have been decided.
Game 4 just prolonged the Thunder's suffering.
After that, Lian Dao, Ibaka and Perkins hugged each other politely and said nothing more. He just hugged and left.
After all, Lian Dao has no personal relationship with Ibaka and Perkins, and they are not considered rivals on the court.
After seeing off everyone from the Thunder, Lian Dao and his teammates simply celebrated.
After all, this is Chesapeake Energy Stadium, the home of the Thunder. Their grand celebration can easily arouse the anger of the home fans.
Although Lian Dao didn't care much, the game was coming to an end and one more thing was better than one less thing.
Including the post-game press conference, Lian Dao changed his previous arrogant tone and tried to keep a low profile.
"Everyone in the Thunder performed very well. They were very tenacious and caused us a lot of trouble during the game..."
As soon as Lian Dao finished speaking, the media reporters below all looked at Lian Dao with strange expressions.
How did this guy manage to talk nonsense so seriously?
The key point is that this guy was not embarrassed or blushing at all when he said these words.
Tenacious, troublesome...
Is this the Thunder?
If it's like what you said, why did you clock out in three quarters?
The reporter below who saw Lian Dao's intention not only cursed secretly: "Little fox!"
Lian Dao's strong speech before was to undermine the Thunder's confidence.
Especially since the 'G3 Game' is the Thunder's first home game, some of their players still have hope.
At that time, Lian Dao's strength and confidence would give everyone in Thunder a strong sense of oppression and fear, causing them to involuntarily have a psychological shadow.
At the same time, the Thunder's momentum will become even more sluggish.
The weaker the opponent's momentum, the easier it is for them to defeat the opponent.
Now, they have captured the Thunder's home court and are sure of their absolute advantage.
Any further oppression under such circumstances may be counterproductive.
And even if there is no counterproductive phenomenon, when an absolute advantage is established, adding salt to the opponent's wounds is still a very dishonorable behavior.
…
Two days later, also at Chesapeake Energy Stadium.
Throughout the game, the Thunder's players were like zombies with no fighting spirit.
With a 0:3 deficit, in everyone's eyes, the Thunder are already the NBA runner-up, including the Thunder themselves.
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Therefore, this also caused them to lose all motivation to fight.
But something very interesting happened at Chesapeake Energy Stadium.
Although the Chesapeake Energy Arena was still empty, the number of Thunder fans and Knicks fans in the stands was evenly divided.
This is unique in previous finals.
The reason for this phenomenon is the Thunder fans themselves.
Thunder fans who had previously snapped up tickets for Game 4 Finals, after Game 3, became desperate and put their tickets for Game 4 Finals on the second-hand market.
Once this was released, a large number of Knicks fans rushed to buy it.
Some Knicks fans even flew thousands of miles to come to Oklahoma City.
Although Knicks fans know that the game has lost its suspense, being able to see the Knicks successfully defend their title on the spot is worth it in their eyes.
The Knicks fans who traveled thousands of miles to the scene were extremely excited, and their cheers and cheers never stopped throughout the game.
On the other hand, Thunder fans, seeing the home team playing without any fighting spirit, had no interest in cheering and cheering.
This also resulted in the phenomenon of Thunder players being suppressed by Knicks players on the court, and Thunder fans being suppressed by Knicks fans in the stands.
In this game, Chesapeake Energy Stadium seemed to be completely transformed into the home court of the Knicks.
David Stern, who came to the scene, couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The attendance problem he was worried about did not happen.
In terms of viewership, it was still down compared to last year's finals.
However, this was also expected by David Stern. After all, there was no suspense in the game, so naturally not many people liked to watch it.
Fortunately, the Knicks' fan base is large enough. Although the ratings have dropped, they have not experienced the same situation as the Spurs and Pistons in 2005.
If we don’t compare it with last year’s finals, the ratings for previous years’ finals are also comparable.
But these are the things that worry David Sean.
As for the Knicks players, they are enjoying this game and enjoying the moment of successful defense.
In the last 2 minutes of the game, the Knicks had already established the advantage of victory. All the Knicks' bench players and coaching staff stood side by side on the sidelines.
They high-fived each other, hugged each other, cheered each other, waiting for the moment the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, and rushed to the field to celebrate.
The TNT commentary team no longer commentates on games.
They started gushing about what a great achievement it was to win two consecutive championships.
Especially for a team like the Knicks that came out of the draft, it is not easy to win two consecutive championships.