George would not have an easy time attacking Ibaka, either.
Then the burden of the Knicks' offense would fall on Su Yan and Curry.
Before the game reached the fourth quarter, Su Yan still hoped to get the entire team moving, hoped they could all attack and find their rhythm.
Using the entire team's strength to contend with the Thunder Five Young was the proper way for the Knicks to win tonight.
But as time went on,
as the Thunder Five Young all went berserk, as the score difference gradually widened into double digits,
Su Yan knew they could not keep playing like this.
[Knicks 74:86 Thunder]
After three quarters, the Thunder led by 12.
This was not the contribution of any one Thunder player, but the combined team firepower of the Thunder Five Young.
Sefolosha's defense also deserved much of the credit.
The Thunder played a storm of youth.
So did the Knicks.
But when it came to roster depth, the Thunder were undoubtedly the better team.
Yet the Knicks had the strongest player in the league today: God Yan, Su Yan.
They also had the second-best sharpshooter in the league: Stephen Curry.
In the final quarter,
during the three-minute rotation stretch,
Su Yan checked back in. Seeing that the score difference was still 12 points, he exchanged a glance with Curry.
The two understood each other without words.
They knew it was time for them to attack, take over the game, and help the team turn the tide.
God Yan and the Baby-Faced God.
The two were about to turn it on.
Swish!
On Su Yan's first possession after coming in, he gave Durant a brutally hard bump from three meters beyond the three-point line at the right top of the key.
Stomp, stomp, stomp!
Durant