One Guard

At the press conference after the game, Westbrook, who scored 30 points but also scored 7 turnovers and made mistakes at critical moments, undoubtedly became the target of collective attacks by reporters.

"How much defensive pressure did it bring to you?"

"Why did you choose to shoot that three-pointer against the defense at the last moment? And the last offensive foul, did you knock him down on purpose?"

"Do you think that you who scored 30 points are better than Yi? Then what do you think of Yi's 0 turnover data?"

In the media reception room, the chatter was filled with the voices of reporters asking questions. Westbrook stared at the reporters, letting them ask questions, but didn't seem to want to answer.

"Say something, tell them to shut up!" Next to Westbrook, Durant covered the microphone with his hand and said softly.

"If they like to make trouble, let them make enough trouble!" Although Westbrook has a strong style of play, he is not a villain. You can't expect him to point reporters' noses and yell. If he does, he should be called Gary Payton.

"Okay! Losing is not the responsibility of Russell alone! It doesn't make any sense to discuss these anymore. We should look forward now and try to bring the situation back in the next game, that's it!" Suddenly, Duran The special roar made the scene immediately quiet down.

The reporters below, including Westbrook sitting next to Durant, all opened their mouths in surprise. Mr. Durant, who has never talked much, got angry at the press conference just now?

Although Durant scored a double-double of 24 points and 12 rebounds today, he is actually not in a good state. With 24 points, Durant paid the price of 22 shots, only hit 7 goals, and his shooting percentage was only 31%, and he made only 1 of 8 three-pointers.

As he said, the loss was not Westbrook's fault alone. Indeed, Westbrook's impulsiveness made him make some wrong decisions, but Durant didn't do it perfectly. And Harden, who was defended by Yiyang and only made 2 of 9 shots and scored 4 points, who would blame him?

The reporters grabbed Westbrook, but precisely because this guy played against Yiyang the most.

"Russell's shooting percentage is the third highest in the Thunder today, and his 30 points are also the highest score in the game! You said 7 turnovers, Dirk Nowitzki also made 7 turnovers today, how do you Why don’t you ask him how it feels!?” Seeing that the crowd was stunned by himself, Durant continued talking.

"Don't blame Russell, he's done good enough! Come on man,

Interview time is over! After Durant finished speaking, he stood up directly and was about to leave the media reception room.

Westbrook was dumbfounded, he just followed Durant out mechanically. When the two stepped out of the door of the media reception room, they heard the reporters' discussions and the sound of shutters coming from the room behind them. It seemed that the two brothers had thoroughly annoyed the reporters. Still, who cares?

"It looks like we'll be making headlines tomorrow." On the way back to the locker room, Durant turned his head and smiled at Westbrook.

"Thank you, Kevin." Westbrook lowered his head, as if he didn't dare to look at Durant.

"Um?"

"thanks."

The shy big boy was a little embarrassed, and he scratched his head as he walked in front. "Everyone...is doing it for the good of the team."

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Early the next morning, as expected, the Thunder's third young master made headlines on the front pages of major sports newspapers and websites. But what's different is that the trio hit the headlines not because of how good their performance was, but because their performance was ridiculously poor.

"Durant 24 points, 22 shots, 31% shooting. Marion 18 points, 13 shots, 69% shooting. Marion's annual salary this year is only 7.31 million US dollars, and after Durant's rookie contract ends this summer , will definitely get a max salary offer. If you want me to say, it would be better to leave this max salary to Marion.”

"2 of 9 shots. As a player with high hopes from Oklahoma fans, Harden's performance yesterday can only be described as bad. Facing Yi's defense, he is like a middle school student who has just learned how to play basketball. And Yi's every attack seems to be telling Harden: Watch carefully, this is how basketball should be played!"

"30 points, the highest score in yesterday's game. If you only look at this data, you must think that Westbrook has completed another career masterpiece. But unfortunately, Westbrook's 30 points does not explain anything. 7 times Turnovers, 5 fouls, and wrong decisions again and again at critical moments. Westbrook tried to pull the team out of the abyss, but he never expected that he would be the culprit in pushing the team into the abyss In contrast, Yi's performance is indeed better and more mature. He scored a team-high 24 points and also sent 11 assists, and he did this without even paying the price of a single mistake. That's the real point guard, not the 'superhero' like Westbrook who only sees the rim."

All over the world, except for the local media in Oklahoma, almost all reporters are unanimously sneering at the Thunder three young masters. In addition to their poor performance, what Durant and Westbrook did at yesterday's press conference also offended many people.

Although there are many subjective factors in the overwhelming negative comments about the three young players, even the top basketball experts must admit that the young Thunder is indeed somewhat powerless when facing the Mavericks.

Many fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder are still fantasizing that the Thunder can win the fourth game. After all, the Thunder have won before. But in fact, after Carlisle succeeded in implementing a tight defensive tactic in the last game, the Thunder's chances were already very slim.

On May 23, the fourth game of the series was still played at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma.

"If you lose at home, you have to be angry, and you have to protect your home court." This is what Westbrook said in an interview on the sidelines before the game started.

One advantage of young people is that they are full of energy for every new game. Although the last game was a disastrous defeat, Westbrook and others are not afraid now, but eager to get back what they lost.

The Thunder's way of venting their anger is to defend tightly. In the last game, their outside defense was very poor, giving the Mavericks a lot of opportunities to shoot three-pointers, but they were in trouble early. With lessons learned from the past, the Thunder strengthened their outside defense after the opening game today, causing a lot of trouble for the Mavericks.

Facts have proved that if the Thunder want to do one thing well, they can still do it. At the beginning, the energetic Thunder forced the Mavericks to make frequent turnovers with a very oppressive defense. Even Yiyang, who has always been known for his low turnover rate, made a pass error after the opening two minutes.

The Thunder got off to a perfect start with a 10-2 run. Within 2 minutes and 30 seconds after the opening, the Mavericks had only Dirk Nowitzki to hit a goal. Constant mistakes reduced the number of shots the Mavericks played. After 4 minutes of the game, the gap between the two sides reached double digits, and the Mavericks fell behind 8-18. It is worth mentioning not only the score, the Mavericks made 6 turnovers in the first quarter, which is simply a replica of the Thunder in the previous game.

The Thunder played brilliantly, and the fans shouted crazily. Who said we were going to be eliminated? Look now, who is suppressing whom!

But for the young Thunder, it is difficult for them to maintain high-pressure defense. After opening up the offensive end, the young people will always let their guard down from time to time on the defensive end.

Although the Mavericks are not as dynamic as the Thunder, this group of veterans know how to seize opportunities better. Taking advantage of the Thunder's lack of defensive focus, the Mavericks seized the opportunity. Yiyang and Nowitzki hit three-pointers shortly after the start of this quarter, and the Mavericks began to narrow the gap. With 3 minutes and 25 seconds left in this section, Yiyang assisted Nowitzki with a mid-range shot, and the Mavericks chased the score to 46-51. The gap between the two sides was once narrowed to 5 points. Fortunately, at the last moment, Durant bravely went inside to make a foul and made two free throws. The Thunder were able to end the first half 59-54.

At the end of halftime, although the Thunder still maintained the lead, the fans were not as happy as before. It looked like the Mavericks could turn the score around with just a little effort.

The tenacity of the Mavericks has been proven more than once, and being behind at halftime cannot be the reason to crush them. After the start of the third quarter, Dirk Nowitzki, Terry and Peja made shots from beyond the three-point line.

Yiyang is like a child holding a lighter and lighting the fuse at any time. Wherever he goes, the "cannon" from beyond the three-point line will sound.

In the last two minutes of the game, the two sides drew 98-98. The fans in the stands almost broke their throats, and they all hope that their voices can be transformed into the strength of the Thunder.

However, that terrifying "German Chariot" ruthlessly dominated the game, killing the faint hope of the Thunder fans.

In the last two minutes, Nowitzki was unbeatable. Ibaka defends his face, and he can make a shot. Ibaka top defense, he can quickly turn around and break through to complete dunks.

Nowitzki's score rose sharply in the last two minutes. Even with the last goal blocked by Durant and Ibaka, he made the ball steadily. In Barkley's words, there is only one word to describe Nowitzki in the last two minutes-no solution!

Basketball is like installing a remote control system. No matter what method is used under any circumstances, the Germans can make the ball.

Under the leadership of Nowitzki, the Mavericks played another reversal. 112 to 105, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost their second away game. In other words, the total score of the playoffs became 3 to 1, the Mavericks won the match point, and the next game will be played at the Mavericks' home court.

The young Thunder team is already in danger.

In fact, it is not impossible to reverse the game after falling behind 3 to 1. In NBA history, it has appeared 8 times.

But after the last game was reversed by the Mavericks, the morale of the young Thunder was frustrated. They are still playing in the American Airlines Center Arena today, and they can't even lift their spirits.

Nowitzki's field goal percentage in this year's playoffs reached 51.6%, and his free throw percentage was 92.4%. Only the "Big Bird" Larry Bird in 1986 could do this before. Nowitzki's three-point shooting percentage also reached 51.7%. His miraculous performance is the main reason for the Mavericks to pass the test. Today, Nowitzki's miraculous state has continued.

After the opening, Nowitzki has a strong desire to attack. He has always been unpretentious and even has fancy performances. With 7 minutes and 34 seconds left in the first quarter, Nowitzki hit hard at the basket, and suddenly turned around and wiped the Ibaka scored with two-handed dunks, and the Mavericks started 12-4. Nowitzki has already scored 6 points at this time. Yiyang also entered the state early today, combining shooting and rushing, and arranged another 6 points. And Westbrook seems to have lost his fighting spirit in front of Yiyang.

The bad start was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the already demoralized Thunder. Subsequently, the three-pointers of Barea and Terry, the two guards, even smashed the Thunder.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Carlisle sat on the bench with peace of mind. This is the first time since the start of the playoffs that Carlisle was able to sit quietly on the bench and direct a game.

When the panicked Harden made a three-pointer, but made a "three non-stick". Cuban jumped up from the audience, as excited as he was, and there were thousands of Mavericks fans in blue T-shirts.

In the last two minutes of the game, except for the shouts of the fans in the American Airlines Center Arena, no other sound could be heard.

"This arena is about to be overturned, Mavericks fans can't wait to hear the referee blow the final whistle!"

In the player channel, NBA officials have prepared the Western Conference championship trophy. He was a little nervous, because the sound waves on the court had penetrated into everyone's body at this time, making everyone tremble uncontrollably.

Durant made a layup, but the gap between the two sides is still 6 points. With 1.3 seconds left in the game, everything was settled.

The substitute players of the Mavericks had rushed into the court, Yiyang took the baseline ball and threw it into the air.

Just as the basketball began to fall, the electronic buzzer sounded representing the end of the game, and the referee whistled, and the game was over!

Cuban turned directly out of the stands and rushed into the court. And the other fans, whether they knew each other or not, hugged each other. Some laughed wildly, and some wept with joy. Some are so crazy that they can't do anything but scream.

"Congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks. They defeated the young Oklahoma City Thunder with a total score of 4 to 1 and won the NBA Western Conference Championship in the 2010-2011 season! The most important thing is that they are going to the finals, and they are going to compete for the Olympic Games The Bryan Cup is the highest honor!" Barkley said while his heart was pounding. He has never won a championship ring in his life. Can Yiyang, a boy who has only played in his first year in the NBA, create a myth?

The players hugged each other, and beside their ears, there were endless shouts from the fans.

? Although this is not the first time the Mavericks have reached the NBA Finals, they can't have too many such victories.

"Champion! Champion! Champion! Champion!..." In the stands, the fans shouted neatly. It's time to decorate the dome of the American Airlines Center Arena with a championship pennant!

The sound became louder and louder, rushed out of the American Airlines Center Arena, was carried by the evening wind blowing from the shore of White Rock Lake, crossed the railroad tracks behind the American Airlines Center Arena, scattered in all directions, and spread to every corner of Dallas .