Vol 3 Chapter 497: Three giants broke out

All along, teams that win games at Tianwangshan are more likely to win the entire series. In the Western Conference semifinals, the Thunder defeated their opponents in the Battle of Tianwangshan, and finally won the sixth game in one go. So now, they are under tremendous pressure from public opinion.
Basically, apart from the local Oklahoma media, no one thinks that the Thunder can win back a city in Oakland. In the playoffs, away games are much harder than home games. And in this series, the Thunder have not yet been able to win the game at Oracle Arena.
Not only the news media, many players, commentators and even most of the fans hold the same view. After all, the Thunder lost the Battle of Tianwang Mountain at their home court, which was a morale-damaging thing.
"The Thunder's road to defending will end in Oakland!"
"3:2! Thunder is about to be out."
"A year later, there is a comeback. The Warriors are even more hopeful to qualify for the Finals."
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But for the Thunder themselves, they did not lose confidence in the next game. Both the coach Donovan and the players such as An Luo are extremely unwilling to lose in the battle of Tianwangshan. They are not without resistance, and even the Thunder have always maintained the possibility of winning in the game. If it were not for bad luck, the current public opinion may be a different story!
"Although losing the game is a sad thing, we are not discouraged by it. The series is a long process, and it's only more than half of it now. We will bring the game back to Oklahoma, I believe we can do it!"
Westbrook acted confidently after the game, completely unlike the lagging side. Anlow, Paul George and others, like Westbrook, do not think the road trip that is about to begin will be such a difficult thing. The last time they were in Oakland, they almost took the game away.
"We can't make all the balls, just like we can't miss all the balls. It's a shame not to make that one. But as long as we can get a shot, we still have to beat Opportunity for the other side. In the next game, we will get many opportunities like that. We will throw the ball in until we win the game."
Paul George did what he said. In the game two days later, he showed great power and, together with Westbrook and Anlow, won a big victory at Oracle Arena.
The Thunder rebelled against the guests, found the state of the game faster than the Warriors, and forced the opponent into their own rhythm.
Paul George, who lost the first goal in the last game, seemed to be "a shame" and hit a three-pointer from the last shot. This is the ball that made Paul George kick off his crazy scoring.
This evening, Paul George was in surprisingly good form. Perhaps the last game was too unwilling, so the strongest attack power broke out. In just 9 minutes of the first quarter, he scored 18 points! Whether it is Durant, Iguodala, or Green to defend, they can't limit Paul George's scoring.
More importantly, there is more than one Paul George on the Thunder side. An Luo's state is also very hot. In the face of Thompson's defense, he played very strongly. Whether it's catching and shooting without the ball, or singles with the ball, he has the absolute upper hand.
Coupled with Westbrook's needle threading, the Thunder's offense is very smooth.
But the Warriors' situation is not satisfactory. The first is their defense. The Warriors cannot limit the opponent's scoring through their own defense, and this is the biggest problem. In fact, the Warriors' defense has not weakened. But because of the decisiveness and efficiency of the Thunder's offensive end, it became full of loopholes. The feeling is that the Warriors' defense always seems very slow. The second is offense. The Thunder's momentum was like a rainbow at the beginning, and the success of the offensive end made their defense even more injured. The Warriors were caught off guard, and they made mistakes again and again, which gave the Thunder many opportunities to launch a counterattack, and made their situation even more difficult.
In the second quarter, the Thunder continued their excellent state in the first quarter, and Paul George once again scored double-digit points. Although Durant and Curry have worked very hard, they still can't withstand the Thunder's offense.
By the end of the first half, the point difference between the two sides was already very large. In fact, the Warriors did not score a lot in the first two quarters. Although they didn't play well, they still scored 56 points. It's just a lot worse than the Thunder. The Thunder, led by Paul George and Anlo, scored 78 points in two quarters! Ten years ago, this may be the score of the entire game.
"Guys, we must not relax now. We can do what we can do, they can do it. In the second half, we will face a very fierce attack, and our defense is bound to suffer a huge Challenges. However, in order to win, we must be prepared to fight the opponent to the last second. We must remain focused, defend stronger, attack more patiently, work together..."
Donovan's worries are not without purpose. The Warriors made some changes in the second half and then launched a very fierce counterattack. Obviously, during the break, Kerr made some targeted adjustments and arrangements for his players. But the Thunder are also prepared, so even if Curry, Thompson and Durant scored more than 50 points in the second half, they still failed to reverse the game.
In the end, the Thunder beat the Warriors by a score of 138:119. This is a hearty game! It should be said that in the playoffs this season, the Thunder won the game so smoothly for the first time. They suppressed each other in the game, and since they opened the point difference to double digits, they never let the Warriors pull it back to single digits.
This is a very difficult thing. The Warriors are in full swing. They just won the away game and got the match point of the series. As long as they win this game, they can advance to the finals. Moreover, the Warriors have the home court advantage. They are almost invincible.
The key to the Thunder's ability to win the game is the explosion of the Big Three. With the extreme unwillingness after being killed by the Warriors at their home court two days ago, these three people entered a state of rampage from the beginning. Both on offensive and defensive end, they have done a very good job. Under the tandem of Westbrook, Paul George and Anlow became the two sharpest arrows, which penetrated into the heart of the Warriors.