Four hundred and thirtieth chapters go far
Wu Huang scored 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the first quarter, but he only hit one three-pointer, and the Knicks team also made two three-pointers. This is not a good signal.? The Thunder team caused a lot of trouble to the Knicks' offense in the interior in the quarter. Although it is a good thing to score goals with high difficulty, if you can't find an easy shooting opportunity, you will easily encounter scoring drought and then be hit by the Thunder.
However, the Thunder are more worried than Wu Huang. They finally limited the Knicks' three-pointer today, but after the quarter, the score was still behind, and their offensive methods were actually less than the Knicks. If they hadn't relied on the large number of high-difficulty goals from Durant and Westbrook in the first quarter, they might have been widened by the Knicks by double-digit gap, which also means that the game ended early. In the case of O:3 behind, if the gap was more than ten in the first quarter, the Thunder players probably wouldn't want to continue playing anymore, and the psychological blow would be too big.
The big start is behind, which is the most unpleasant situation in any competitive event. Once you encounter it continuously, there are really not many teams that can not collapse in their mentality. The Thunder are now very fragile. On the other hand, even if the Thunder shoots one or two attack waves, or even lets the Knicks fall behind by more than ten points, it may not make them unbalanced in their mentality, because the Knicks have a big lead enough. However, the Thunder, which will be swept away in another game, does not have such a good mentality. Once they are led by double digits today, the players' mentality will easily collapse.
After the start of the second quarter, Emperor Wu was replaced by D'Antoni to rest. Although the bearded man couldn't tell the core of their hearts in the first quarter, if he continued to fuck this guy, I still didn't know how many people would curse him behind him. So today D'Antoni was going to save some use of Emperor Wu, not because he was sick, but because he was purely worried that he would be sprayed with bloody face by the fans.
Emperor Wu didn't want to get off the court so soon. Today he had endless strength, and it wouldn't be a problem to play two or three overtimes, and he didn't want to end up. However, in everyone's eyes, he is a patient, so there is no problem with this substitution of the beard.
When the Thunder team saw that Wu Huang finally got off the court to rest. As soon as they relaxed, they unexpectedly suffered 10,000 tons of damage in a blink of an eye.
Isia Thomas, an almost forgotten first-year rookie in the Knicks, came on as a substitute for Emperor Wu in the second quarter. This little man who is less than 1.7 meters tall was completely ignored by the Thunder. This guy can almost only spend time in garbage time, and his height defect is really obvious. Westbrook feels that he can kill this guy with just one finger.
However, after the little Assassin, whose heart and height are inversely proportional to his height, he made two three-pointers in a row within one minute, and both of them were unreasonable and made Westbrook stupid. These two three-pointers also made the difference between the two teams reach 9 points.
"My God! Is this guy cheating?" Thunder fans were also stunned. Including Wu Huang's three-pointer in the Knicks Festival, they only made two shots in total, but this rookie who everyone ignored made two three-pointers in a row, instantly widening the gap to the point where the Thunder were about to collapse.
After the Thunder requested a timeout, Isia Thomas received heroic cheers from the Knicks player when he left the court. Wu Huang also went up and patted the little assassin's shoulder hard. These two three-pointers just now were very critical. The Thunder's ability to withstand pressure today is very low, and such a blow will cause them to be very injured.
Emperor Wu felt that this was a rare opportunity and had to strike while the iron was hot, so he took the initiative to ask D'Antoni to play after the timeout.
D'Antoni had the same idea. Since Emperor Wu took the initiative to propose it, he naturally would not refuse.
Isaiah Thomas was worried that he would be replaced just after he scored two goals, but D'Antoni did not replace him, but instead switched Wu to the second position. Bathir also played at the same time, and David Si and Monroe were a combination of inside.
The Thunder still has most of the lineup, but after these two three-pointers, the morale of the entire team dropped a few points. After the game started again, Westbrook wanted to rely on his height to be young Thomas, but he did not get what he wanted. Not only did he not score, but his rebound was also snatched by Wu Huang.
After Wu Huang grabbed the rebound, he deliberately stuck on the route of Ibaka's return to defense. The latter immediately pushed it impatiently, and Wu Huang fell to the ground like a sick person.
The referee's whistle also sounded immediately, because at this moment, Ibaka was bullying a patient. Although the Holy Master was full of acting skills, it was absolutely reasonable to punish him for a foul.
"Oh no, this is the second foul!" The Thunder players felt that it was a mess. Ibaka's foul this time was too fatal. Espanyol, who had twice committed fouls, would not dare to defend with all their strength. This would be a huge blow to the Thunder's defense. And the Knicks will definitely make breakthroughs against Ibaka and try to fight him as soon as possible. At that time, they would not do whatever they wanted in the interior?
Emperor Wu became energetic, not caring about his role as a sick person. Then he was like a romance wild horse charging towards Ibaka continuously. It took only two minutes to force Ibaka to leave the court with three fouls.
At this time, the Knicks also used Wu Huang's continuous breakthroughs to successfully widen the gap to 11 points. What made the Thunder even more unhappy was that during this period they allowed the Knicks to grab two frontcourt rebounds, and these two rebounds were both Wu Huang's own shots. Even Knicks fans felt that Wu Huang was more like he was taking medicine today, so where was there a trace of burning and dehydration?
Wu Huang is just thinking about taking the opportunity to tie the Thunder in one wave. Winning the championship with a complete victory in the playoffs will allow him to create a new history, which is no worse than winning three consecutive championships. If a player has such an honor in his career, he can basically enter the top ten in history. Even if he can never enter the finals in the future, he can still steadily rank in the top ten in history.
Westbrook said that he had not given up on resistance. At this time, Westbrook was even stronger than Durant's resistance, because Durant no longer wanted to make a strong shot under Bathir's defense, but Westbrook still dared to force his move. At this time, this guy in the Thunder had enough offense and not afraid of taking the blame.
At 6 minutes and 46 seconds in the second quarter, D'Antoni finally replaced Thomas, who had made a brilliant contribution. Westbrook still kept attacking against the defense of the two. Thomas's too short height increased Westbrook's critical strike rate. Although Wu Huang helped to help defend, Thomas gave the defensive pressure on the front was too low. Many times when Wu Huang arrived at the scene, Westbrook had already stopped urgently, and he ignored Isia Thomas' defense at all.
But the Thunder's adversity is a bit too great. Wu Huang, who was sick, scored 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the first half. This performance made many Knicks fans start to win. The media couldn't wait to compare Wu Huang and Jordan's deeds back then. The result was of course that Wu Huang's performance in the first half was stronger than Jordan back then, although everyone couldn't tell how much he was affected by the burn?
It was only after the first half that Wu Huang remembered that he was sick, and he looked tired and uncomfortable again when he left the court, which made many people scold him for being shameless. Many people already felt that he was pretending to be sick, or that was not that serious at all. Jordan was unable to stand firm when he left the court. Looking at the enthusiasm of this guy when he was grabbing rebounds in the first half, he really didn't look sick.
Many fans still remember that 13 years ago, Jordan won + help the Bulls defeat the Jazz with his extremely weak body, gained 3:2 lead, and finally won the championship. Therefore, when Wu Huang was interviewed in a midfield, the reporter asked him if he had ever thought of such a feat?
"I never thought of copying his performance. This comparison is too deliberate. I have my own trajectory. It's all just a coincidence. And I don't think this little disease can affect me. Besides, as you can see, my cold is not that severe. How can I look sick now?" Wu Huang then added shamelessly, "This little injury and pain will never stop me from creating history. Our goal today is to create the first record of winning the playoffs in history. Nothing can prevent me from completing this record."
From this interview, we can see that the thickness of Wu Huang's skin is no longer something that normal people can imagine. However, after he said this, everyone thinks that he is not pretending to be sick, but that he is not very sick. But no matter what, he can get this level of illness, and it is still very powerful if he thinks about it.
"Okay, now we are only one last step away from the new history, but don't underestimate the opponent in the second half. Although we have the advantage, the score is only 15 points ahead. The Thunder has not lost this game, and we have not yet confirmed the victory." D'Antoni sounded the alarm bell at the players during the break. Their advantage is not as big as they imagined. 15 points is indeed not safe enough.
The Knicks players did not underestimate the opponent, but they still had poor offense in the third quarter. After missing consecutive shots, Durant began to frequently stand on the free throw line. Ibaka, who had been resting for a long time, also made a jump shot to help the Thunder narrow the gap to 8 points.
"It seems that being too excited is not a good thing." Wu Huang knew that his teammates saw victory in front of him. When he thought of the joy after winning the championship, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and his shooting went to his grandma's house. But this had nothing to do with tension, it was a normal reaction under excitement.
After that, David Si and Gasol stood up, and the two joined forces to support the Knicks' attack. In fact, Wu Huang was a little excited, but the two old guys who had been through many battles were more stable at this moment. They took turns to compete to capture the top 10 points of the team in this quarter. The Thunder player on the other side saw David Si's excitement and roar after every goal, and the unhappiness and depression in his heart were hard to suppress. At this moment, the leading side and the lagging side had their own troubles, but it seemed that the Knicks were more stable.
Old players like David Si and Bathir, who are not in the championship, can stabilize their position at critical moments because they are not pursuing high. The two of them just want to win a championship. Whether they have a complete victory record has nothing to do with it.
However, players like Wu Huang who already have a champion are different. If you lose this game, although it will not have much impact on the final result, it will greatly reduce their achievements. Will they win the championship? This is a very important thing for them, so even Wu Huang was overly excited when he was about to reach the finish line.
At this time, the two veterans held the team and were very critical to the Knicks. As the game progressed, Wu Huang and others began to slowly immerse themselves in the game itself, and their excitement was gradually left behind. When Wu Huang completed a wonderful breakthrough and scored 2+1, the Knicks announced that they were one step ahead of the Thunder, because Thunder players could not quickly get rid of those thoughts that were not related to the game, although this was related to Wu Huang's constant use of trash talk to interfere.
"You have already lost, Ibaka's four fouls, your inside defense will become empty again. You don't really think you can be the savior, right?" Wu Huang looked at Westbrook who still refused to give up and continued to attack. After he made the extra penalty, the score difference will be widened to 15 points again, but the game time passed by minute by minute.
Westbrook still refused to admit defeat, but this situation is no longer something that the Thunder can easily turn around. They really need a lot of luck to have hope. This is also the point that Emperor Wu is more worried about. The only thing he fears now is that Durant and Westbrook began to do wildly, and then completed the turnaround by luck and feel. In fact, these two people still have the probability of completing this big reversal, so he did not dare to give up the attack of trash talk for a moment. He knew that only when a person was upset, the probability of such a draw would be minimized.
Durant took the initiative first. He now cannot catch up with the Knicks by making free throws alone. This scoring method does not increase the score quickly enough. He also needs the help of a three-pointer, or through several two-plus ones to quickly narrow the score difference. Otherwise, once the double-digit score difference is dragged to the last quarter, he will really have no will to fight.
In the third quarter, Durant made a three-pointer and stopped the bleeding for the Thunder again. Harden finally made a successful breakthrough and helped the team narrow the gap to 11 points with a layup. The Thunder also saw a glimmer of hope again. However, in the 3rd minute and 51 second, Wu Huang used the cover to pass Westbrook and assisted Gasol with a hidden hit to make a layup, widening the gap to 13 points.
Durant began to be anxious, and soon made another three-pointer, but this time he failed. After getting the rebound, Wu Huang counterattacked decisively, but his final layup was knocked to the ground by Westbrook with a brutal foul move, but the referee did not call a foul.
"Damn, they want to make suspense again!" Wu Huang knew that this was the referee creating suspense for the game. There was no idea that the Knicks had to break the record within the league, but he didn't want the game to end in three quarters. If the Knicks wanted to create history, they had to show more skills.
With the referee's blatant help, the gap between the two teams was finally narrowed to a negligible level. Durant then caused the Knicks to foul, which was already his third quarter. Almost as long as he had physical contact, the referee would punish the Knicks players for a defensive foul. Bathir's defense cannot be said to be unclear, but at this moment, there are three fouls, David Si and Gasol also had three fouls on their backs. The Knicks began to be troubled by fouls without realizing it.
Emperor Wu was afraid to hit the basket next time. He was worried that the referee would not give him a whistle. Even if his star whistle is the most in the league this season, he may not get such treatment in this quarter, so be smart, don’t expect that fouls will continue to be useful.
"Bang!" Wu Huang's mid-range shot was iron, but his shooting was still not stable enough, especially when he was chased.
The Thunder also realized the referee's tendency and the defensive movements were getting bigger and bigger. Westbrook had already hit Wu Huang's wrist, but the referee still did not call, which made Wu Huang feel the urge to run over and complain, but he knew that this would not be useful. If he was repeatedly judged for a technical foul, it would be worth it.
"Calm down, we play defensive counterattacks, shrink the defense line and let them shoot outside." Wu Huang once again made arrangements. The Thunder's free throws are not good enough. He would rather let them shoot far. If he makes a shot, he is unlucky, but they will definitely not be able to withstand the free throws. The shooting rate of the free throws is too high.
Wu Huang is also a bet. It is not a good thing to pay attention to letting the Thunder team go long shots on the defensive end, but under the interference of the referee, he only thought of this bad strategy for the time being. Moreover, he trusts his own offense. As long as they win the bet on the defensive end, the Thunder team will be completely ggled; even if the bet loses, it depends on who has the stronger offense, so he has the capital to bet and he can afford to lose.
At the critical moment, Bathir finally got a mess outside the three-point line, but Durant quickly returned a three-pointer and refused to leave.
At the 1st minute and 22nd, Wu Huang faced the Thunder's relentless pursuit, decisively gave up all tactics, started a personal attack, and stopped in a hurry at mid-range.
This simple and crude scoring method allowed the Thunder to limit his shooting rate, but Wu Huang showed his strongest shooting technique at the moment, completing three consecutive 6 points over Westbrook's head, expanding the Knicks' advantage to 12 points.
At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks led the Thunder with 1oo:88.
Chapter completed!