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First in the Western Conference, with an excellent record of 60 wins and 12 losses. Durant averaged 28.1 points per game, and Westbrook averaged 23.8 points per game. Ibaka, who averages three blocks per game, and Kevin Martin, who shoots 42.6% of his three-pointers per game...

The Thunder's outstanding performance during the regular season made them the most popular championship candidates early on. In the West, no one seems to be their rival. The biggest enemy of this group of guys is not in the West, but the super trio on the East Coast who changed the rules of NBA games.

But now? Just three hours before the start of the Western Conference semifinals battle between the Mavericks and the Thunder, no one still believed that the Thunder could make it to the end. Entering the Western Conference semifinals seems to be the ceiling for the Thunder this season.

It's not without reason that a championship-level team suddenly fell to this point.

First of all, the performance of the Thunder's role players in the playoffs is far less dazzling than in the regular season. Whether it's Kevin Martin or Ibaka, whether it's Sefolosha or Fisher, these guys have no way of exerting their full strength when they encounter fierce competition at the playoff level.

Secondly, Westbrook's injury will undoubtedly cast a shadow on the Thunder's future. In the first round of the playoffs, the Thunder faced the Lakers who lost Kobe. When everyone was lamenting that they could not see Kobe in the playoffs, Oklahoma fans who had nothing to do with themselves immediately felt the star. The painful experience of having to end the season due to injury.

Because of Westbrook's season reimbursement, the Thunder, which could have easily passed, ended up taking 6 games to take away the victory from the Lakers without Kobe.

No one thought that a fully healthy Thunder would play six games with the Lakers. Even Lakers legend "Magic" Johnson admitted before the start of the playoffs that this was likely to be the fourth time the Lakers were swept in the Kobe era. defeat.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that the Thunder, the favorites to win the championship, had to fight hard to finally win the opportunity to advance. The Thunder's performance in the playoffs is worrying, and these are the important reasons why the outside world is not optimistic that the Thunder can defeat the Mavericks.

"A team that has just lost its leading point guard is now going to face a traditional team led by MVP. After you hear this sentence, you will definitely have some judgment on the outcome of the game. Although the Thunder occupies the home court advantage, but we have to admit that in the face of the huge strength gap, the impact of home and away games on the game is minimal."

On the commentary desk, most commentators were more optimistic that the Mavericks would win the game. Yiyang just won the MVP and is in good shape. The motivation brought about by this big event will definitely be spread to his teammates.

This may be the first time since Yiyang joined that the Mavericks have become the favored team in the playoffs. In the past, people clamored that the Mavericks' playoff run would end here. But this year, people are starting to talk about the possibility of the Mavericks advancing.

The Mavericks players are happy to see themselves recognized by the outside world, but there is one person who absolutely disagrees with what the reporters said.

Two hours before the game started, reporters who came to the court in advance to prepare found that the tall and long-armed Durant had begun to warm up alone on the court.

This guy was wearing training clothes and deliberately put his hood up, as if he didn't want anyone to affect his training, and he didn't want people to see the expression on his face.

As long as Durant takes a shot, the sound of the net rolling will inevitably follow. This guy's condition is amazing. It's no wonder that at such a young age he is already the winner of the three scoring titles. How could it be possible to achieve what we have now if we didn't get the right answer?

As Durant's shots continued to hit, more and more people were in the stands. Also appearing at the same time were naturally the Dallas Mavericks players from afar.

ESPN's on-site photographer split the pre-game warm-up footage between the Mavericks and Thunder into two screens, which appeared simultaneously on the television and computer.

The Mavericks players chatted and laughed during the warm-up, while the Thunder seemed to have been very heavy after losing Westbrook.

One-sidedness seems to be a certainty, and the Mavericks are likely to take away the 2-0 score on the road. However, the reporters did not notice that the big man wearing a hood was clenching his fists.

"Without Westbrook, the possibility of the Thunder passing the test is almost zero. Durant is indeed a super star who can change the course of the game, but the Mavericks also have no shortage of stars." Charles Barkley seems to have been able to foresee the Western Conference The lineup for the finals is up. If they perform well, maybe the Mavericks can reach the finals again after a year and face off against the Big Three?

Almost everyone is discussing the Dallas Mavericks and Yiyang, the new MVP. However, in the first offense after the game started, Durant gave everyone a blow.

Facing Marion's lax defense, Durant stopped and hit a jump shot. Thunder No. 35's shot was as easy as training. The basketball went through the net, and the fans in the Chesapeake Energy Arena settled into their seats with cheers.

"It seems that Kevin Durant does not agree with the statement that the Thunder are destined to be eliminated. From the beginning, he came up with a strong response! The Mavericks' defense should be tighter, even if the Thunder lacks Westbrook , their attack power is still not strong enough for Xiao Xu.”

It's a pity that Mike Breen's reminder did not reach Marion's ears. In the next attack, Durant made a pull-up jumper from the same position, but Marion still failed to interfere in time. Durant scored two goals in a row, and the Mavericks fell behind by four points at the beginning!

"Sean! What's going on with you!?" Marion's lax defense for two consecutive rounds made the gentle Carlisle yell.

Marion clasped his hands together and made an apology gesture to Carlisle and his teammates. Hacker Zero smiled sheepishly, but just fifteen seconds later, he was forced to make a ball-handling mistake by Durant.

This is a classic pick-and-roll cooperation between Yiyang and Nowitzki. After the pick-and-roll, the Thunder's defensive focus was restrained by Yiyang and Dirk. Marion ran to the right corner beyond the three-point line and was temporarily released by Durant.

Yiyang, who has a broad field of vision, will not turn a blind eye to this opportunity. Yiyang, who is staring at the basket, presses his wrist and throws the basketball into Marion's arms.

As soon as Marion caught the basketball, Durant raised his long arms and pressed forward. The experienced Marion feinted a shot, pretending to be a shot, but actually broke through with the ball, preparing to go straight to the basket!

Although Durant had no time to turn around and block the ball, he stretched out his long arm behind Marion and suddenly broke the basketball in Marion's hand!

"Kevin's judgment on a steal from behind was so accurate!"

Under the exclamations of the commentators, Durant advanced quickly in three steps and two steps at a time. If he takes one step, he has to take two or three steps.

It felt like Durant had already entered the empty three-second zone before taking a few steps. Once this guy with slender limbs starts running wildly on the court, he is completely unstoppable.

Durant raised the basketball high, jumped lightly, and pressed the ball into the frame freely. After scoring, Durant pointed to the sky to celebrate. 6 to 0, the under-promised Oklahoma City Thunder scored consecutive goals, and they have not allowed the Mavericks to score successfully.

"I don't know why, but the Mavericks seemed to suddenly relax today. When playing the series with the Grizzlies, everyone on the Mavericks was fully focused and highly concentrated. But today, everyone except Yi seemed lazy. They're lazy. They shouldn't think that they can win against the Thunder, which won 60 games in the regular season, just by playing casually!"

Although Mike Brin's analysis is a bit exaggerated, it is indeed to the point. The Mavericks, who had always been under high pressure and looked down upon, suddenly became a winner respected by everyone. This feeling of elation allowed the Mavericks to unknowingly relax their tense nerves.

Yiyang is still organizing the offense conscientiously. He may be the most calm and sober player in the entire team now.

Reggie Jackson's defense seemed a bit too hasty to Yiyang. He only used two quick changes of direction in advance to easily pass by Reggie.

Looking at the strong men inside, Yiyang did not ask for trouble and continued to go deeper, but directly stopped and shot a jumper. Compared with Durant, Yiyang's jump shot does not rely on a high starting point, but it is also difficult to block shots.

Seeing Yiyang's goal, people thought the Mavericks had finally recovered. But Durant used his fourth personal score today to declare his dominance of the game!

"Kevin Durant is on full fire tonight, and Marion has absolutely nothing to do with him. Maybe Coach Carlisle can try to replace him with Jae Crowder. At least the rookie forward won't be overpowered in terms of athletic ability. Rand was thrown too far."

Mike Breen is indeed a veteran commentator, and his understanding of professional games is no worse than those of professional coaches. In the last four minutes of the first quarter, Jae Crowder went into battle under Carlisle's order.

However, the cruel fact is that the game situation has not improved at all, Durant is still blocking the killer, and everyone on the Mavericks team seems to be unable to get excited.

Their defense was slow, their marking was always missing, and they even made mistakes when dribbling. The commentators shook their heads. Every time they had high expectations for the Mavericks, the Mavericks always let everyone down!

"I think this has become the norm for the Dallas Mavericks. God, they are now starting to let Perkins, a pure blue-collar guy, score goals. Look at Coach Carlisle's face, I think after returning to the locker room, the Mavericks players I'm sure you'll get a scolding."

Durant's explosive performance caused the Thunder's scoring to soar. The sleepwalking performance of the Dallas Mavericks, except for Yiyang, caused them to fall behind by 17 points before the end of the half!

The 24-minute battle ended, surprising everyone. It's a shame that this time, people were surprised not by how well the Mavericks swung, but how poorly they swung.

At the end of halftime, the lights came on, and the fans at Chesapeake Energy Arena were all excited. 17 points at halftime, for the current Mavericks, this is almost an insurmountable gap!

After Durant came off the court, he high-fived his teammates one by one. What if there was no Westbrook? Yiyang can do this kind of thing like leading a team with a single core, and he can also be the leading scorer!

Looking at the halftime score on the big screen, Yiyang turned and walked directly to the players' tunnel.

Defeating your opponents never relies on the media's praise. The Chinese guard who had just won the MVP trophy felt a little embarrassed.

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