When halftime ended, Thunder led Spurs by 9 points 60 to 51.
San Antonio is once again in crisis. A stalemate or falling behind is a very dangerous thing for Spurs. After all, the opponent's Starting Lineup lineup has three big-hearted players. If it goes to the end and turns into a competition for key goals, that is definitely not a situation Popovich wants to see.
At the beginning of Third Quarter, Chen Xi partnered with Westbrook, and they played as substitutes.
Seeing this scene, Popovich's heart sank completely. It seemed that he could only think of another way. Donovan would rather extend the time of the players, but also keep the team able to cover 48 minutes, and have a lineup with Playmaking Core on the field at any time.
And when Chen Xi is paired with a player with excellent organization, he can immediately benefit the most. With the burly body of Adams Sabonis, Pick-and-Roll can hit every block with accuracy.
Although Kawhi and Aldridge are in pretty good shape and are very efficient, they still cannot bring the score back. The situation in the last game seemed to have changed between the two sides.
It became Spurs, unable to chase points.
When the time comes for Fourth Quarter, the old problem of Spurs appears again. When no one on the team can reduce the burden on Kawhi, the all-round offense and defense will easily become the all-round offense and defense. No, the all-encompassing style of play destined to be physically weak in the final stage, so it became the key ball that Aldridge liked to play, and then Offensive Efficiency's decline was inevitable.
As Butler scored hard in the last minute and a half from Layup, the suspense of the game was completely lost. Popovich replaced the main force and gave up early.
In the end, Thunder won the first home victory of the Second Round series 114 to 107.
Fans at the scene cheered loudly, this is the night that belongs to Thunder, they can indulge as much as they want.
Within three days, Spurs Fans no longer had the right to bark on the Internet.
The next day.
Chen Xi After finishing the daily extra practice in the arena, the twilight was getting darker outside.
After a simple rinse, Chen Xi put on his bag and prepared to walk to the elevator and go down to the parking lot.
"Hey, Chris."
A familiar voice came into his ears. Chen Xi looked back and saw a friend he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Victor?!! Why are you here?!" Chen Xi said in surprise, it was actually Oladipo.
"Bulls First Round is out. I'm on vacation now. I bought a ticket for tomorrow specifically to watch your game." Odie shrugged and smiled self-deprecatingly, and stepped forward to bump fists and chests with Chen Xi.
"I see, tsk, how about Celtics versus Eastern Conference First Seed?"
"They are indeed very strong. It was hard for me to guard against them. I was a little lost in the first few games." Odie's face darkened. It was obvious that First Round's experience was not a pleasant one.
"But next year! I will definitely make a comeback!" After a moment of disappointment, Odie's eyes immediately shone with the light of fighting spirit again.
"Very good! This is the kind of energy you need! I'm optimistic about you!" Chen Xi smiled and punched Odie in the chest again.
"Let's go and talk while we walk. Go to my house and I'll give you a whole Chinese meal to try."
"Okay, I've wanted to try it for a long time. The so-called authentic Chinese food you mentioned last time."
For the sake of safety, Chen Xi first made Odie American-style seasoned Chinese food, but the response he gave was average. Later, before he had time to make him a Chinese-style meal, he was traded away.
"Hehe, I specially stole the secret sauce from my grandfather, and a lot of chili peppers. Just wait, I guarantee you will be happy!!!!"
Odie drank four cans of yogurt and sat down on the sofa at Chen Xi's house with red eyes.
"Damn! Chen! I won't dare to eat it next time! This is spicier than the chicken wings I ate at ALONDRA last time!!" (name of a restaurant)
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Although he said so, Odie surprisingly accepted Chinese food. Originally, Chen Xi had prepared a new meal for him if he couldn't get used to it.
"Hahahahahaha! This is just entry-level Sichuan cuisine, you can't do it Victor!!! Next time I will give you a spicy duck head with the characteristics of Quzhou, Zhejiang, China for you to try!"
"Duck... duck head?!!!" Odie looks like Nick Young's same emoticon.
"Is this something edible??!"
"Yes, duck head, don't refuse in a hurry. It's really delicious. My grandpa taught me when I was a child. It's very, very delicious!" Chen Xi had a serious look on his face and was serious about his hobby.
"Um... it's almost time, let's watch the game first."
"A blunt change of subject, Victor."
The time has come to 8 o'clock in the evening. Tonight is the G3 match between Warriors and Rockets, a much-anticipated game.
Although Rockets lost the first two games by a huge score without any surprise, there are still a lot of die-hard Harden fans supporting them.
Similarly, after the third game, the competition venue changed to Houston Toyota Center Arena.
People are looking forward to Rockets, who returns to the home court, to beat Warriors and change the score to 1 to 2.
Looking at the famous Rockets on the screen, the classic pairing of Barkley and Kenny Smith, arguing wildly before the start, Chen Xi grinned and stood up.
"I'll get some fruit drink."
"OK."
The duel between Warriors and Rockets is actually still a crushing game. Stephen·Curry's super space containment power supports Starting from Warriors and the whole Offensive System, and then combining it with kd's unsolvable Isolation, the 17-year-old Warriors, it is so strong that it makes people feel a little desperate.
Chen Xi and Odie both sighed while watching, feeling somewhat sympathetic to Harden's experience.
Although Double-double once again scored 40+10 in this game, it was still difficult to defeat four hands with two fists.
Warriors's team's shooting percentage reached an outrageous 64%, which is very exaggerated, while Rockets only had 45%. James Harden became the lone hero tonight, tragic and powerless.
"Fuck, what are you going to do with this J8 Warriors! Isn't this just a joke!!!" Chen Xi couldn't help but curse.
"Rockets is gone, so Warriors's opponent after promotion will be either you or Spurs."
"Of course it's us!" Chen Xi calmed down and said seriously.
"Spurs can't beat us!"
"Okay, I'm looking forward to your series against Warriors."
Hearing this, Chen Xi felt sad again.
Although, I know best how strong this year's Warriors is, and I don't see much hope. What should I do? It would be great if I replace Turtle Turtle with mj, and replace Aquaman with Shaq.
"Hehehehe... hehehehe"
Chen began to fall into fantasy.
Odie, who had long been accustomed to Chen Xi's constant convulsions, ignored him and silently took out his mobile phone to secretly record everything from Chen Xi's blind spot.
"If you post it online, the number of clicks should be quite high..."