Vol 3 Chapter 531: Toronto Rout

The Thunder's loss at home is regrettable. They are only 5 points away from the defending championship. The Raptors completed a reversal in the last few minutes. The tenacious fighting spirit they showed in the last moments eclipsed the entire Oklahoma City.
Donovan spoke highly of the Raptors after the game. Especially for the two old Spurs, Leonard and Danny Green, he was praised by him. It seems impossible for the Raptors to win the game. To praise your opponent is to praise yourself. Donovan also spoke highly of the performance of his players. Of course, he did not avoid those mistakes in the final stage.
"It is a very regrettable thing that we have not been able to win the O'Brien Cup at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. We have a chance to establish a victory several times, and we have launched a very fierce attack, but the opponents are tenacious Resisted. We didn’t control our mistakes and gave the opponent some opportunities. They took it and turned our mistakes into points. In this regard, they did better than us. There is no doubt that they are worthy of this game. Victory."
Of course, Donovan is still confident about the next game. In his eyes, 3:2 and 3:1 are not much different. The initiative for the entire series is still in the hands of the Thunder, and the championship seems to be within easy reach.
"The next game may be more difficult than tonight, but we will be ready to win the game. After all, we are quite experienced in defeating the Raptors in Toronto. Everyone knows that for a few days. Previously, we won two games in Toronto. In the past many years, we have won many games in Toronto."
Donovan was said to have momentum, but the next game in Toronto was surprising. It can be said that from start to finish, the Thunder have not played the momentum of the defending champion. On the contrary, it is the Raptors, and they are more open, unlike the Thunder.
Coming to Toronto again, Anluo feels like going back in time. The same is that these two times they have just lost the game at home. The difference is that everyone is not as anxious as last time. Now that the Thunder is leading the opponent by a big score, there is no need to worry about the future, and the game will inevitably be more calm.
Many times, in a series, the lagging side tends to work harder, harder, and play more distinctively than the leading side. After all, they are already at a disadvantage, and if they don’t do better, there will be no chance of a comeback.
The Raptors did a great job in Game 6 of the Finals with the Thunder. The Raptors players who returned to their home court completely let go of their hands and feet. They focused on their own rhythm and gave the Thunder a smashing power from the beginning.
Danny Green seemed to get through the two lines of Ren and Du in the last game, and suddenly found the feeling of the finals a few years ago. At the beginning of the game, he faced Anlo's defense and made a three-pointer. Although An Luo spent some time bypassing Little Gasol, he rushed over in time and still gave Danny Green a great disturbance.
The Raptors were the first to win, and they were extremely powerful. However, the Thunder responded immediately.
Westbrook rushed inside, attracted the Raptors to double-team him, and passed the ball to Grant. After the latter received the ball, he decisively dropped the ball before Siakam returned to the defense.
Subsequently, Leonard cut into the inside from outside the right three-point line, received a pass from Lowry at the elbow area, took advantage of the situation to the basket, and forced a layup against Grant to score two points.
On the Thunder side, Anlo received the ball from the left corner. Although he still shot the ball under the interference of the opponent, Danny Green's defense disrupted his shooting rhythm and wasted this good opportunity.
Turning his head, the Raptors made another three-pointer.
After Leonard grabbed the rebound, he took the ball across the center line and went straight to the three-point line. He squeezed time and suddenly withdrew to the rear left in a big step. This action immediately attracted the Thunder's defensive attention. Paul George naturally clung to it, and Adams, Grant and others also began to shrink to the basket at that moment. Everyone thinks Leonard is going to shoot. In fact, he did make a shot. But at the last minute, Leonard gave the ball to Danny Green in the bottom corner.
At this time, although Anlo was standing in front of Danny Green, he was also watching Leonard's shots just like other Thunder players.
In the last few seconds, basketball came to Danny Green, and there was only one result, and that was shooting.
"Huh!"
The ball has been scored again!
2: 8
The Raptors performed very well in the minute and a half after the game started.
Donovan frowned as he watched from the sidelines. Although the start was unfavorable, he was not particularly worried. He believes that these players have the ability to deal with the immediate problems.
It's a pity ~EbookFREE.me~Thunder players failed his trust and didn't solve this problem until the end of the game. Moreover, they are falling behind more and more.
An Luo didn't feel very good, and he even had two shots that were forced into passes by Danny Green.
Westbrook received a tighter defense than the previous game. As long as he holds the ball close to the three-point line, he will be double-teamed by Lowry and the player closest to him, causing him to make a mistake or not only that, but they also try to cut the connection between him and other Thunder players and let Weiss Brooke fell into the boundless individual singles central zone.
Paul George is not much better than Westbrook. Every breakthrough must fight with at least two people. Outside the three-point line, it was easier, but his accuracy was also lost.
Other players are in a much better situation, after all, the Thunder Big Three have attracted most of the defensive attention. Unfortunately, apart from these three people, the Thunder can't find a relatively stable scoring point.
The Raptors' defense made the Thunder's offense difficult, but their own offense was not affected much. Little Gasol pulled to the outside and stood at the top of the arc. If Adams follows, the Thunder penalty area will be unguarded; if he does not follow, it will be difficult for the Thunder to find someone to replace him to defend Gasol. Lowry, Leonard and Siakam are constantly rushing into the Thunder's penalty area. They are all outstanding assaulters, and they have caused great trouble for the Thunder.
Until the end of the third quarter, the score between the two sides became 72:93. The Thunder is ahead and the Raptors are behind.
In the last quarter, the Raptors centered on Gasol Jr. and Danny Green, combined with Lowry, Leonard and Siakam to score 9 three-pointers in this quarter, completely countering the Thunder. The flame went out.