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"Then there's DeAndre. After we lost AD and Mark, you held down the paint all by yourself. You were one of our biggest heroes tonight, too."

As he spoke, Donovan stepped forward and shook Little Jordan's hand before bumping chests with him.

"But that said, the problems we faced tonight were just as serious. We were heavily targeted on both ends of the floor. Los Angeles relentlessly attacked our interior, and they mindlessly doubled Chris. At times, it made things incredibly difficult for us. What I want to emphasize is this: everyone, keep your heads in the game and hold on to that hunger to win! Also, the coaching staff and I have already started working on a few counters to their strategy. Tomorrow afternoon, when the team has joint practice, let's try a few of them out. I believe this will be a positive change."

"Everything for glory! The Playoffs have only just begun. We must not stop here!"

"Let's go, OKC!"

The game between Los Angeles and Oklahoma was already fiercely contested in Game 1, going right down to the final minute.

If Chen Xi hadn't made the game-winning shot, the game would even have gone into overtime.

Most people thought the series might not be so straightforward, but they still hadn't expected it to be this close right from the start.

That also led various media outlets to devote more resources to covering the series after the game.

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