June 1, Oakland, Oracle Arena.
Tonight, the Warriors will continue to face the challenge of the Thunder at home.
In G2 of the Eastern Conference Finals yesterday, the Heat defeated the Bulls 96-90 and brought back a hard-won victory on the road.
James and Wade combined for 58 points, causing great damage to the Bulls' interior and seemingly finding a way to win.
After the game, the Heat equalized the total score and reversed the unfavorable situation.
The score was equalized and the Heat took away a home court advantage. The pressure suddenly came to the Bulls.
Although the Bulls lost their home court advantage, it does not necessarily mean they will lose this series.
The strength gap between them and the Heat is not big, anything can happen, and who will advance to the finals is still full of suspense.
After Sun Yi learned the battle report of the Eastern Conference Finals, he immediately put it behind him. His attention is now mainly focused on the Thunder.
After all, only by reaching the finals can you have a chance to compete with the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals for the O'Brien Cup.
After a day of preparation, Sun Yi is confident to win tonight's game, maintain the home court advantage, and avoid an embarrassing situation like the Bulls.
After the game started, the Warriors continued to use the offensive and defensive tactics of the first game, but the effect was greatly reduced.
There is a well-established law in competitive sports. Winners generally do not take the initiative to make adjustments, fearing that the adjustment will be counterproductive, while losers must make adjustments in order to regain a win.
It was obvious from the game that the Thunder made adjustments and did not repeat the mistakes of the first game.
Durant played very calmly. After being targeted, he was not as impulsive as in the previous game. His shot selection was very reasonable.
Westbrook also did not rush to the basket to deliver shots, and uncharacteristically connected the team's offense.
At the same time, Coach Brooks asked Perkins to guard David Lee, while Yin Baka sat in the penalty area and displayed his strong defense ability.
David Lee's singles against Perkins, who had a tonnage, did not have an advantage and failed to explode like in the first game.
It can be said that the Thunder's adjustments on both ends of the offense and defense have achieved good results, and they can barely compete with the Warriors.
After the first quarter, the score displayed on the big screen was 28 to 26, and the Thunder gained a 2-point lead.
In the audience, the Warriors fans looked at the score displayed on the big screen and couldn't help but feel a little nervous, worried that the home team would accidentally lose the game.
They have not experienced such a feeling of fear for a long time, which shows that the Thunder did play well tonight.
Not long after, the second quarter started.
The Warriors did not make any tactical adjustments and still used run-and-gun tactics to speed up the offensive rhythm.
The Thunder have already prepared a response plan and sent players with strong athletic ability to attack the Warriors.
Sun Yi used his personal ability to score continuously and tried his best to narrow the point difference.
Unexpectedly, the Thunder were very lucky tonight. Durant and Harden hit magic balls one after another, which not only stabilized the situation on the court, but also further widened the point difference.
After the main players of both sides came on the field, the game once again entered an anxious state, with no one taking advantage.
At the end of the second quarter, the Thunder entered the second half with a 6-point lead over the Warriors, 56-50.
After half the game, Sun Yi scored 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
If he had played such data before, the Warriors would definitely be in the lead.
The current result is that they are lagging behind, which shows that the Warriors have problems in some aspects.
It can be seen from the assist data that the Thunder deliberately cut off the connection between Sun Yi and his teammates, preventing him from driving the team's offense.
Obviously, the Thunder implemented the "Jordan Rule" on Sun Yi, betting that he would not be able to defeat the Thunder on his own.
If the game continues like this in the second half, the Thunder do have hope of winning.
On the other hand, if the Warriors want to turn defeat into victory, they need to make some changes in the second half.
The half-time break ends and the second half begins.
The third quarter of the game started, and both sides sent their main players to compete.
The Warriors did not make adjustments and still adopted attrition tactics, using fierce defense to consume the physical energy of Durant and others.
During the halftime break, the Warriors' coaching staff discussed and realized that there were fatal flaws in the Thunder's style of play.
If Durant and others' physical fitness declines and they are unable to maintain the ultra-high shooting percentage as in the first half, then the Thunder will collapse.
Such timing did not keep the Warriors waiting long.
When the game entered the second half of the third quarter, the situation on the court suddenly changed.
The Warriors suddenly changed their style of play, made substitution adjustments, and sent out five small lineups of death.
Sun Yi serves as the center, and other teammates open up the space and create opportunities for him to play low singles.
Because the Thunder implemented the "Jordan Law" on Sun Yi, they did not dare to double-team him easily.
At the same time, the Thunder coaching staff did not know much about the Warriors' five dead players and did not make effective countermeasures before the game.
Coach Brooks can only pray that Perkins and others can cause trouble to Sun Yi.
Perkins, who had high hopes, did not disappoint, as he always stretched his hips.
Sun Yi passed Perkins as if he were passing a wooden stake, and scoring was as easy as picking something out of a bag.
On the Thunder bench, Coach Brooks secretly thought something was wrong and immediately replaced Yin Baka to guard Sun Yi.
Although Yin Baka's assist defense ability is good, his single defense ability can only be considered average.
Moreover, this guy is easy to eat.
As a dancing man, it is not surprising to have such shortcomings.
Sun Yi used his superb inside steps to sway Yin Baka and hit two plus one many times.
Seeing this situation, Coach Brooks shook his head helplessly.
It is too difficult to defend against Sun Yi alone!
As for Durant and others going up to defend, it was for nothing. They couldn't withstand Sun Yi's low post attack.
House seemingly endless rain!
The Thunder couldn't guard Sun Yi on the defensive end, and there were also problems on the offensive end.
As Durant and others' physical fitness declined, the Thunder's shooting percentage began to decline, with many missed shots.
The Warriors seized the opportunity, and Sun Yi fired up and scored consecutive singles, leading the score in one fell swoop.
At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led the Thunder by 4 points, 78-74.
The short inter-section break ends and the fourth quarter begins.
As soon as the Warriors came up, they sent out five death defenses, trying to maintain their weak lead with fierce defense.
For the Thunder, they chose to go all out and send out a full offensive lineup.
After all, the best defense is offense!
Durant got some rest time at the end of the third quarter, recovered his physical fitness, took over the team's offensive responsibility, and began to compete with Sun Yi.
On the Thunder bench, Coach Brooks showed a long-lost smile.
He believed that Sun Yi had run out of energy at this time and would definitely not be able to continue to perform efficiently in the next games.
After all, no player can maintain sufficient physical fitness after more than 40 minutes of high-intensity competition.
Coach Brooks seemed to see victory waving towards him.
But what he didn't expect was that Sun Yi was an out-and-out physical fiend.
In the next game, Sun Yi did not have a physical crisis, but became more energetic as he played.
When the fans at the scene saw such a brave Sun Yi, they couldn't help but have the illusion that Sun Yi's physical ability seemed to be endless and he could never use it up.
On the Thunder bench, Coach Brooks looked depressed. He knew that his dream of victory was gradually shattering.
It is too difficult to win against the Warriors!
In the next game, Sun Yi maintained high offensive efficiency, preventing the Thunder from narrowing the point difference.
Seeing that there was not much time left in the game, the Thunder decided to gamble on a three-pointer.
The Warriors have already prepared a response strategy and strictly guard the perimeter.
Facing the Warriors' fierce defense, Durant, Harden and others missed one after another and missed the opportunity to tie the score.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Thunder 102-96 and won the final victory without any danger.
