Is it weird for the Warriors to win a game?
Not surprising.
They have the potential to perform at any level to beat the Thunder. This is the difference between them and the Grizzlies and Rockets.
The success or failure of the Rockets depends on Harden. Harden has not yet grown to the BUG level. If Harden grows to the BUG level, he will also have the ability to win a game on his own.
The Warriors are only one season away from their championship season. From another level, their strength and personnel configuration have reached the championship level, but the time has not yet come.
With the Thunder team in average shape, it's not surprising that the Warriors won.
Losing a home game means that in the series between the Thunder and the Warriors, the Thunder lost their home court advantage, and the next game will be more difficult.
The Thunder team went to Golden State non-stop.
Some players on the Warriors side slowly spoke nonsense to the media.
Green said: "Let me go, let it go boldly, and enjoy losing."
Green hit two three-pointers in this game. He was very arrogant.
Bogut also shouted at reporters: "I don't know where they got the courage to think they can beat us easily. I will teach them a lesson in this series."
In this game, Bogut blocked 4 shots. Without the restraint of Ibaka, he played well in the paint.
The Warriors are just like the Thunder in the last game. As long as they win, there will be no problems.
The Thunder's loss caused a lot of problems.
For example, Durant and Zhao Chen were both down at the same time, which led to fans scolding them.
"It's good not to learn, but to learn to talk."
"How does Durant look like an MVP?"
"Zhao Chen, please stop spending time talking and just play the ball well on the court."
"Take less long three-pointers, it's annoying."
"Westbrook's efforts were for naught."
"That's great. I'm big and powerful, so I can hold my head high even if I lose."
Zhao Chen could not care about what the outside world said, because Durant fell a little at the end of the first half. He did not hit the ground with his body first, but his right hand reached the ground. His wrist was slightly sprained, which resulted in basically no shots in the second half.
The locker room of the training hall the next day.
Durant, Brooks, and the team doctor are all there.
Looking at Durant, whose right wrist was slightly swollen, Brooks frowned.
The Thunder are unlucky.
Really unlucky!
Durant's injury was filmed, and it turned out that there was no bone damage, it was just an ordinary sprain.
It's just a normal sprain, the key is Durant's shooting hand.
This injury is not enough to prevent Durant from missing the game, but it is enough to affect Durant's touch.
"KD, how do you feel shooting now?" Brooks asked.
"It still hurts a little bit," Durant said.
Durant doesn't dare tell his coach that he doesn't feel anything when shooting.
"My opinion is that KD should rest for one game, and he can barely recover in the fourth game," the team doctor said.
If it were the regular season, Durant would take a truce, but this is the Western Conference Finals.
If they lose another game, Brooks is worried that the Thunder will be defeated by the Warriors like the Clippers.
"I don't want to rest, I can play." Durant said.
"No, no, you have to rest, we need you at your best," Brooks said.
Ibaka can rest for one more game, and he can return in the next game. By then, the Thunder will have full strength again.
Without two main players at the same time, Brooks seemed to be planning to give up in G3, but this was the Western Conference Finals, and there was no such thing as giving up. That would affect morale. Brooks just focused on the fourth game.
The decision to keep Durant off the court was a bit difficult, but it had to be done.
"If I'm not allowed to play, then I will go to Presti to discuss whether it is necessary to stay on the team." Durant said angrily.
"KD, don't be childish." Brooks frowned.
This is the problem with communicating with Durant. Durant can easily think like a child and introduce irrelevant issues. .
"Sorry, coach, I just don't want to watch the team lose on the bench." Durant also felt that his words were too direct.
"I don't want to lose, but we need to focus on the fourth game," Brooks explained: "Besides, we still have Zhao and Russell on the team. You can play, but don't let the opponent know that your wrist is injured. Then you may be targeted on the court, and the two of them cannot let go."
Durant is often tortured by injuries. He is fed up with the team losing because of injuries.
Brooks made some concessions and Durant nodded.
As long as he can play, Durant doesn't care.
"I'm going to pass the ball and help them score," Durant said.
Brooks nodded: "You control the number of shots. It's best not to affect your wrist."
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The Warriors were unaware of Durant's injury and were still making various tactical preparations against Durant.
Even if they knew it, they wouldn't believe it.
There will always be all kinds of fake news in the Western Conference Finals series. As long as Durant is not wearing a suit, they will not dare to neglect it.
What's more, Durant is not the only one playing the Western Conference Finals with injuries.
Curry and Bogut also have more or less minor injuries, but these minor injuries have not been made public.
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Durant can't be an arrow, so Coach Brooks will arrange Zhao Chen as an arrow.
Zhao Chen is the second-leading scorer in the league. In many games, Zhao Chen has also performed with super high scores.
What tactics are most suitable for Zhao Chen?
Brooks soon locked into a crazy singles strategy.
During the regular season, Zhao Chen broke out because of the absence of Westbrook and Durant.
In Brooks' view, Zhao Chen's singles tactics are very tyrannical.
Singles can forcefully close the gap in the number of superstars between you and your opponents.
Zhao Chen's offensive skills and physical fitness are enough to maintain such tactics.
During training, Zhao Chen tried to lead the second lineup and beat the Thunder's starting lineup to the point where they couldn't even speak.
But, how does Zhao Chen feel?
In the G2 game, Zhao Chen's touch was so bad. If he was given singles throughout the game and a similar scene happened in G3, then the Thunder would have truly surrendered.
After much thought, Brooks decided to give it a try.
The Thunder had no other better way.
Durant's wrist injury put the Thunder in temporary trouble.
Brooks did not hide the injury, but told everyone about Durant's injury and then announced a gag order.
After learning about the tactical arrangements in the locker room, Zhao Chen nodded.
Zhao Chen could see Durant rubbing his wrist frequently. Although he didn't know the extent of Durant's injury, Brooks' arrangement showed that Durant's injury should have an impact.
When the team is in trouble, he needs to do more.
Westbrook's expression is also very serious. He knows that the G3 game may be the most difficult game in the playoffs so far.
The Thunder have already lost a home game. If they lose the first away game again, it will have a huge blow to morale.
Westbrook doesn't want to see this happen.
