Westbrook knew why Xie Kai asked him to speak. Although the best player in this team is Xie Kai, as one of the three giants and a veteran in the team second only to veteran Collison, he is indeed the most suitable person to speak out on such occasions.

"We lost the game, and they (Golden State Warriors) kicked our butt hard, and we lost very badly. The defeat in this game tells us that if we don't adjust ourselves and don't play against the opponent with desperate determination, we will be out." Westbrook paused for a moment, and then continued, "I have an important responsibility for losing the game. I missed a lot of goals and made a lot of mistakes. I will review everyone. But brothers, we did not lose the opportunity to advance to the finals after losing this game. We still have many opportunities to get the victory back in the later games. This is a 7-game 4-win series. We will defend our title, I firmly believe!"

Westbrook's words are very encouraging. He is a player with distinct advantages and disadvantages. His skills are not perfect. However, as the team leader, he leads the way and dares to act. He is a tough man, so his teammates trust him very much.

The atmosphere in the home team's locker room was much better, not as depressed as before. After Westbrook, Xie Kai and Paulo also came out to take responsibility, and then veteran Collison came out to smooth things out and encourage everyone.

This team has superstars and locker room veterans, so they won’t panic when encountering problems and will find ways to solve them. This is an important reason why they won the championship last season.

Other players of the Thunder feel very comfortable with the Big Three being brave enough to take responsibility. That's it. If you get 30 million, you won't take responsibility if you lose the game. Could it be that I get 3 million?

Xie Kai was very satisfied with the small players' meeting after the game. The reason why they didn't want the coaching staff to participate was not to exclude them, but to deal with some things themselves. The main reason for the team's loss was not technical and tactical aspects, but mentality, physical and other aspects. There was actually no big problem in tactics. The coaching staff would definitely see where the problem was and they would adjust it.

The Thunder lost G1 in the Western Conference Finals, which is equivalent to giving up the home advantage. For them, the passiveness is not entirely because of losing the home advantage? Instead, they become unbearable for G2. Once they lose G2 and go to the key G3 away with a 0:2 score, the pressure will be too great.

The Warriors are not the Timberwolves and the Jazz? Do they have the configuration to defeat the Thunder? The historical projection ability alone is something that the Thunder does not have.

Those fencemen are already praising the Warriors' revenge and the Thunder's foray into the finals? Some people are even imagining Durant vs. James, regardless of the Thunder's feelings.

Those dark guys got a chance to breathe again? They came out and jumped up and down? I mocked the Thunder? I mocked Xie Kai? I said he was just a trash and could only play a good match.

Xie Kai ignored the rumors about the outside world? He didn't care about it at all. He had already shut down his social media before the start of the playoffs? He was determined to be in the game. For him, instead of arguing with Heizi, it would be better to spend time with his family at home!

On May 23, the Thunder home court Ford Center Arena, West China Final G2.

The last game win made the Warriors very confident in winning this series? They are tired of the ratings that were suppressed by the Thunder since last season, and they hope to reach the Finals again. They know very well that as long as they reach the Finals, they are likely to win the finals.

The players on both sides still had no communication. Everyone wanted to kill each other and didn't want to waste any time.

Tencent Live broadcast of this game, and the person responsible for commenting was Wang Meng and Yang Yi.

Wang Meng said: "Mr. Yang, come and have a pre-match preview!"

Yang Yi said: "I'm afraid of predictions, so netizens nicknamed me 'Yang Huahua'. It seems that there are serious predictions and they all end up playing."

Wang Meng smiled and said, "Does there think the Thunder will change the formation in this game?"

Yang Gu nodded: "It is possible that two big men, Adams and Patterson, were too slow on the court. The conversion and 3-point defense in the last game were not good. Patterson did not have 3 points, and the effect was not as good as Grant. I think Donovan will change the team because they are the loser."

The starting lineups of both sides will be announced soon.

The Thunder team, who played at home, did not change the formation, but they were still the Big Three + Duck Egg + Patterson. They had predicted that they would change the formation, but it seemed that they did not. Of course, changing the formation does not necessarily mean adjusting the starting lineup, but it may also be adjusting the rotation lineup. The Thunder used 10 players to rotate in the last game. For them, there were still more such games, and it was possible to score 1-2 people.

The Warriors' starting lineup that played away was the same as in the last game, and they were still Rooney, Chasing Egg, Du Xiaoshuai, Buddha and elementary school student Curry.

The atmosphere at the scene was quite good. Although I lost the first game, the home team fans were not worried about the team being eliminated. This is a series, not a NCAA March Crazy.

"Mr. Yang, it seems you guessed it wrong. The Thunder did not adjust the starting lineup!" Wang Meng said with a smile.

Yang Yi said: "I just said that it is possible, not necessarily, it is normal not to adjust. Let's talk about it as I see."

Rooney and Duck Egg were preparing to jump near the middle circle, and the game was about to begin.

Rooney graduated from UCLA and is considered Westbrook's junior. He is 206cm tall, weighs less than 110kg, and has an arm span of more than 220cm, which is a bit like the thin version of Biyongbo.

In the 2015 draft, Rooney was selected by the Warriors with the 30th pick in the first round.

This season, Rooney has grown rapidly, and averaged 4.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game during 13.8 minutes of playing time.

In the second half of this season, Rudy has gradually replaced McGee and became the team's starting center.

McGee's physical talent is naturally stronger than Rooney, but as a center, he has a poor sense of defense position, likes to jump, and does not have good defense expansion and assists. And the most important point is that he does not meet the team's defensive system requirements for unlimited defense replacements.

As a blue-collar worker, Rooney doesn't have a basket either, but he is better at defending against the opponent's pick-and-roll and 3 points than McGee, and it's not easy to be stunned on the defensive end.

Of course, everyone knows that even if the Warriors' center is starting, they will not average much playing time. Most of the time, they play in a small lineup and let Green stand at the center.

The jump starts, Rudy's speed is better, and the jump wins the duck egg, which is taller than him, and the Warriors get the first offensive ball rights.

Curry dribbled over.

Green came out to catch the ball, and Curry passed the ball.

Green deals at the top of the arc, and the Splash Brothers takes off the ball to cover the positioning. This is the Warriors' conventional tactic, and they play the organizational advantage of chasing eggs at the top of the arc.

In the eyes of many people, it is indeed a bit unconventional to let the core run without the ball and let the inside dominate the ball. But this is indeed the awesomeness of the Warriors.
Chapter completed!