Xie Kai, who scored the highest score in the last game, did not feel particularly good today. Of course, this is inseparable from the fact that the opponent focused on taking care of him. In fact, everyone's touch is average. Under this level of defense, it is difficult to have a main offensive player.

Able to maintain a hit rate of more than 50%.

In the first quarter, the Grizzlies took a slight lead due to the collision between the starters of both sides. When the rotation came up at the end of the quarter, Harden and his team, who had completely destroyed the opponent in the previous game, once again used their stronger offensive capabilities to overtake the score. However, their offense also failed

It's not the same as playing on the court, it's just a little better than the opponent.

At the end of the first quarter, the away Thunder team led by 2 points at 22:20.

In the second quarter of the game, the Grizzlies' black bear Randolph, Xiaojia's sister-in-law and Conley began to break out. During this period, Xie Kai was responsible for organizing the offense and defense.

The Grizzlies began to control the situation and also took the lead. The Thunder's offense has not been good. Westbrook and Durant jointly contributed 15 pieces of fine iron.

At halftime, the Grizzlies took the lead 51:43.

Xie Kai scored 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block at halftime. His offensive efficiency was average, but he could help the team in other ways.

The Thunder did not play the explosive offense they had in the last game. They were like chickens with the flu. They seemed to lack fighting spirit under the opponent's tenacious defense.

At the beginning of the third quarter, it was still a defensive battle. The Thunder's offense was better. Durant was the scoring leader after all. Tony Allen could limit him in half the game, but he could not lock him down for the whole game.

Durant's offense came out and the Thunder narrowed the point difference.

Xie Kai still hasn't found his touch. Fortunately, the Grizzlies' overall defense is excellent, and other players are still online in this game, so they still have a slight advantage.

After the third quarter, the Grizzlies temporarily led by 2 points at 75:73.

The final quarter of the game was even more brutal, as both teams' offense was off the mark, and the game eventually entered overtime.

In overtime, Xie Kai hit a key 3-pointer (his only 3-pointer in the game), helping the team ultimately defeat the opponent 99:95.

With the victory of this game, the Grizzlies changed the series score to 2:1!

Xie Kai played in this game for 45 minutes and 4 seconds, continuing to set a new record for personal playoff playing time. He made 4 of 11 shots, including 1 of 4 3-pointers, and 5 of 8 free throws. He scored 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists.

5 steals and 2 blocks, a super blue-collar figure.

The 14 rebounds were a new career high for Xie Kai in the NBA playoffs (the previous high was 12), as were the 5 steals (the previous high was 3). Although the offensive efficiency in this game was not high, he did not waste any shots.

, putting more physical energy into the defensive and organizational ends. Under his defense, Harden and Sefolosha combined to make only 3 of 12 shots.

Young Dewey continued to perform 20+ points each, but the efficiency was far less than in the previous game. On the Grizzlies side, 5 people scored in double figures. Although except for the Black Bears, who scored a team-high 20 points, they still won

Contest.

After this game, the Grizzlies are still two games away from advancing to the Western Conference Finals. And they are becoming more and more optimistic. You must know that this game started without full firepower, but they still relied on more

Strong and excellent defense won this game.

After the Thunder lost G3, they, like the Spurs in the last round, faced an early decisive battle. If they lost again in G4, they would be exactly the same as the Spurs. If they want to reverse the big score of 1:3, the possibility

It's really too small.

The Grizzlies have indeed given everyone too many surprises since the playoffs this season. They eliminated the Spurs, the No. 1 team in the Western Conference, when they were not expected at all. They are currently in the semi-finals even though they are not expected by most people.

Leading by a huge margin in the final.

On May 10, the Grizzlies VS Thunder series G4 will continue to be played at FedEx Arena, the home of the Grizzlies.

The Thunder, which lost the last game, still did not change its starting lineup, while the Grizzlies also continued to maintain their previous starting lineup.

In this game, the Thunder were eager to attack in the first quarter and were not very efficient. The Grizzlies, on the other hand, played steadily and slowly opened up the score.

The Grizzlies led 28:16 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Thunder relied on the advantage of the second lineup to narrow the point difference. At the end of the half, the Grizzlies temporarily led by 4 points at 53:49.

In the third quarter of the game, both sides' offense stalled, and they began to attack the basket and continuously shoot free throws. The game was cut into pieces, and the score increase was extremely slow.

After the third quarter, the Grizzlies temporarily led by 3 points at 73:70!

In the last quarter, the two sides went back and forth, and the score never opened. As Westbrook's buzzer-beater failed, the two sides entered overtime.

In the first overtime, Harden started a free throw performance and made 4 consecutive free throws to help the team take the lead. But immediately, Xie Kai used a breakthrough layup and 2 free throws to catch up with the score.

Neither side could create a climax, and the game entered the second overtime.

There was still no winner in the second overtime, and the game entered the third overtime.

This game is definitely worth the price of admission, because the game has lasted 48+5+5=58 minutes. Moreover, the game will take at least 5 minutes to end.

In the overtime, the physical fitness of both sides was close to the limit. Even if both sides were young troops, everyone would be tired in such a high-intensity game.

In the third overtime, Xie Kai and Randolph hit 2 consecutive goals, while the Thunder made many mistakes.

In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Thunder 133:127 at home and won this difficult game.

After winning this game, the Grizzlies rewritten the total score of the series to 3:1!

The Thunder are already on the edge of the cliff like the Spurs in the last round. If they still want to advance to the Western Conference Finals, there is only one way in front of them, which is to become the ninth team in the history of the NBA playoffs to come back from 1:3 behind.

A comeback team.

But it is indeed too difficult to complete this task.

Xie Kai played 55 minutes and 21 seconds in this game, continuing to refresh his playing time in the playoffs. He made 14 of 28 shots, including 3 of 8 3-pointers, and 9 of 11 free throws, scoring a game-high 40 points.

, plus 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. His outstanding performance in the third overtime helped the team defeat the opponent.

Westbrook also scored 40 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in this game, while Durant scored 35 points and 13 rebounds, but still could not win the game in the end.

For the Grizzlies, the Black Bears scored 30+16 and the White Bears scored 16+21. The two Bears almost completely dominated the interior.

After the game, Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said: "The inside advantage allows us to play to the end against a team with such outstanding talent, and the presence of Kane allows our outside firepower to match the opponent."

40 points! 40 points is a new career high for Xie Kai in the NBA playoffs (the previous high was 31 points). He can play a triple-double and score 40 points in a single game. As long as the team needs it, he can do almost anything.
Chapter completed!