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The Thunder lost Game 6. Westbrook made two consecutive mistakes at the last moment, resulting in only one shot opportunity, and that shot did not hit.

Westbrook's statistics are very good, but he cannot lead the team to victory. His performance undoubtedly disappointed the fans. As soon as Yiyang came back, Westbrook "revealed his true colors" instantly and became unable to play.

Of course, it's not just the fans who are disappointed with Westbrook's performance, but also the always silent Durant.

Durant and Westbrook are a duo known to everyone around the world. It is precisely because of the two of them that this small city in Oklahoma has attracted so much attention. At this point, Oklahoma and Cleveland are still very similar.

The reason why the Sonics had the confidence to move to Oklahoma was because they had Durant. As long as there are superstars, there is no need to worry about not getting attention, even if Oklahoma is just a small city.

After that, the joining of Westbrook and James Harden further consolidated the Oklahoma City Thunder's influence in the league. Although Harden left later, this still cannot shake the Thunder's position in the league.

The success of Durant and Westbrook is unquestionable. The two of them made the small city of Oklahoma grow due to the sports industry. But are Durant and Westbrook, the best duo, secretly good friends?

If someone asked Durant this question now, Durant would definitely answer, "It used to be, but it is never anymore!"

The total score of the series was tied at 3-3. What the Thunder have to face is not just as simple as eliminating the crisis.

The Thunder arrived in Dallas the day before Game 7, and the city's basketball atmosphere had already ignited the entire summer.

Mavericks pennants were hung on street lamps all over the streets, and the official "We Will Make Miracles" promotional posters produced by the Mavericks were displayed on high-rise buildings. Eighty or ninety percent of the pedestrians on the street are wearing Mavericks jerseys over short-sleeved shirts. And most of the guys wearing jerseys wear No. 1.

Just looking at the scene on the streets of Dallas made Durant feel stressed.

At this time, the players on the Thunder team bus didn't say much. Durant and Westbrook sat in the front row of the bus, while the other sat in the back. Both guys were wearing headphones and just looking out the window silently. As team leaders, the two men not only failed to communicate with each other, but also failed to mobilize the enthusiasm and morale of others on the bus.

The atmosphere of the entire team can be said to be extremely depressing.

Durant's mind wasn't entirely about the game at this time. He was thinking about where he would go if Oklahoma failed again this summer.

Durant has become unbearable working with Westbrook and the Thunder's front office.

The bus arrived at the underground parking lot of the American Airlines Center Arena, where a large number of reporters had already gathered. But the security guards at the American Airlines Center Arena were well prepared and kept the reporters on both sides.

Durant walked through the crowd and flashing lights expressionlessly. For a long time, people thought that Durant, like Yiyang, didn't like to smile and had no expression. But in fact, it's not that Durant doesn't like to laugh, he just isn't happy in Oklahoma.

When the Thunder players stepped onto the court to warm up, everyone from the Mavericks was already on the court. Although this was a critical life-and-death battle, Durant saw that Yiyang could still chat and laugh with his teammates. Is this because the Mavericks are not nervous? No, this is because they are no longer ordinary colleagues, but comrades in the same trench.

They trust each other and are willing to leave the game to each other. They have a common goal and are willing to work together for it. Therefore, they are full of confidence and they firmly believe that today will be their day. So, they can still have a nice conversation before the game.

Durant shook his head slightly, but no one noticed. He really envied this kind of atmosphere in the team.

During the warm-up, Durant and Westbrook were still speechless. These two were obviously the closest partners on the court, but now they are like two strangers.

"One, two, three, we must win!" On the other side of the court, Yiyang summoned everyone and roared. This made everyone on the Mavericks team, including veterans like Dirk, Wade and Deron, excited.

When the two sides stepped onto the court, the momentum was completely different.

Can the Thunder still win? Durant couldn't help but ask such questions in his mind.

The game started with Gobert successfully winning the ball first. Gobert dunked directly after receiving the basketball in the paint. Adams couldn't even pull the Frenchman down.

Although Gobert still doesn't average many points per game, his finishing ability in the three-second zone is very scary. Gobert is always full of fighting spirit, so after receiving the basketball, he will do his best to dunk the basketball into the damn basket!

In the second round, Wade reappeared in confusion, shook off Robertson, avoided Adams, and succeeded in a layup.

A simple layup, but it brought together Wade's lifelong learning. Some people can still occupy a place in the league even when they grow old.

4-0, the Thunder were passive from the beginning.

Iguodala struggled on the offensive end in the face of Durant's entanglement, but he did not stop running because of this. In order to open up space for Yiyang, he must make himself look threatening at all times.

Yiyang drove straight towards the basket, and Durant quickly waved his long arms to help defend.

As always, the basketball emerged from Durant's armpit without warning and flew to Iguodala's hand. That's how it is with Yiyang, you don't know when the basketball will suddenly fly towards you.

Durant's expression turned frightened. Iguodala liked this expression. He enjoyed the frightened and surprised expression on his opponent's face every time he received a pass from Yiyang.

KD immediately rushed towards Iguodala, but Iguodala took the shot calmly early.

"Goodbye, boy!"

The basketball went hollow into the net, and Iguodala's half basket was still solid. 6-0, the shouts in the American Airlines Center Arena made Durant almost deaf.

Dirk Nowitzki, the living fossil of the Dallas Mavericks. This guy has experienced the ups and downs of the Mavericks from the 1990s to now. He witnessed with his own eyes the Mavericks' transformation from a weak team to the super team that everyone now fears.

As a team veteran, Dirk's popularity in Dallas is on par with Yiyang's. And Yiyang has always regarded him as a solid shield behind him.

Yiyang passed the ball to Wade, and Wade quickly passed the ball to Dirk. After receiving the ball, Dirk raised the ball with both hands and sent the Congolese away.

Afterwards, Dirk accelerated his dribbling to the basket, succeeded in a one-handed dunk and then screamed in the sky. Don't forget, Dirk back then was also a player like Durant. Dallas' "Golden Retriever" will never lose his territory!

8-0, the Thunder still couldn't score. As soon as the calves came up, there were already more flowers.

Finally, the league's greatest star, everyone's nightmare, Yiyang, finally made his mark. He used a series of dazzling fake moves to trick Westbrook into the mid-range. Facing Robertson's defense, Yiyang suddenly paused, but immediately accelerated, passing both of them in one fell swoop.

Rudy Gobert and Nowitzki opened an open breakthrough route for Yiyang, and Yiyang easily succeeded in a layup.

These five guys have their own strengths, but they can be squeezed together. The Mavericks' offense was extremely smooth because the Thunder simply couldn't find a defensive focus.

What about the Thunder? Defense is much simpler. As long as Durant and Westbrook are restricted, the Thunder will almost fail.

These two guys took half of the team's salary. At this time, of course we have to rely on them.

But Durant and Westbrook are simply stragglers, fighting on their own. Durant showed his killer qualities. He hit shots over Iguodala one after another in an effort to close the score. But Westbrook's strikes and mistakes ruined Durant's efforts time and time again.

In the end, Durant would rather pass the ball to Robertson who was open. But Robertson, a defensive warrior, is just like Tony Allen. His shooting near the free throw line is not reassuring, let alone three-pointers.

Compared with the Mavericks, who are all soldiers, everyone in the Thunder seems to have no intention of fighting anymore. Little did they know that a few days ago, they were leading the Mavericks 3-1.

Durant's efforts allowed the Thunder to enter the fourth quarter with "only" a 10-point disadvantage. At this time, Westbrook's shooting percentage has dropped below 40. It can be said that the game has not been completely spent yet, relying entirely on Durant, who has scored 20 points and has a super high shooting percentage.

Durant doesn't want to lose yet, he doesn't want to just accept his fate. Durant doesn't care about his relationship with Westbrook. He's also indifferent to whether the Thunder's front office is too content with the status quo. This No. 35 with the sickle only intends to take away his own honor!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Carlisle temporarily replaced Yiyang. This guy has already started preparing for the Western Conference Finals against the Warriors.

But Durant had no intention of giving Yiyang and the Mavericks a chance to breathe. As soon as he came up, he used his wingspan to dunk under Gobert's defense.

30 seconds later, Durant hit a pull-up jumper from outside the three-point line, instantly reducing the point difference to 5 points.

After that, Durant received a pass from Westbrook, fought hand-to-hand with Iguodala in the mid-range, and then turned over and succeeded in a jump shot. The gap was only 3 points!

In just a few minutes, Durant changed the game. Don't forget, he is one of the best scoring stars in the league!

Go to hell with Westbrook and management that doesn’t want to make progress! I took over this game!

"It seems Kevin hasn't been defeated yet." Seeing that the score was narrowed, Carlisle immediately called a halt to the game.

Durant did not rush to leave the game, but stood in the middle of the court with his hands on his hips and stared at Yiyang.

Don't worry about other people, let's fight to the death, too! It’s time to understand whether it’s winning or fishing.

Whether his Oklahoma career should continue depends on the last few minutes.