Author: Different Sparks

In fact, all this is an illusion. Chen Dazhuang, who was sitting there with a relaxed expression on his face, was in a state of panic. If he lost this game, he would play at the Thunder's home court next time.

It's so hard to fight.

At that time, the Thunder will have no pressure at all with a match point in hand.

There is no way, there is no use worrying. To be honest, even if you put worry on your face now, it will not have any effect.

However, the Timberwolves still gave Da Zhuang enough surprises in this game.

The Thunder's offense is mostly carried out by Westbrook and Durant, and the Timberwolves' Oden, who is in the same grade as Durant, is not to be outdone. Not to mention Ibaka is not on the court, even if he is on the court.

There is no stopping Oden who has transformed into an inside monster.

But the outside line was much weaker. Bennett was helpless defensively against Durant and failed to open up the offense. On the other hand, Middleton played normally in this game, and his touch on the outside line was also the same.

very good.

In the last 8 seconds of the game, when the Timberwolves still had the last chance to attack, it was the combination of Oden and Middleton that dragged the game into overtime.

At that time, the Timberwolves trailed the Thunder by three points, 103-106.

In the last four seconds, Middleton's three-pointer hit the frame, but the offensive rebound was taken by Oden, and then passed to Middleton on the outside again. Without any time to think, facing the rushing Westbrook and

Durant and Middleton directly caught the ball and shot, and finally when the basketball fell into the basket accurately.

The entire center of the target was boiling.

An extended three-pointer made the score 106-106. Under the guidance of the DJ, tens of thousands of Timberwolves fans stood up and chanted Middleton's name in unison. Chen Dazhuang and Kelly in the stands also did the same.

Very excited.

It can be said that this three-pointer greatly increased the momentum of the Timberwolves.

But in overtime, the Timberwolves still failed to stop the Thunder's offensive.

At the beginning of overtime, the Timberwolves were beaten by the Thunder to a 7-0 spurt, and in the end they had no choice but to accept the defeat.

However, even if they lose this game, the Timberwolves can still be described as feeling proud despite the defeat.

117 to 122, after an overtime, the Timberwolves lost the battle of Tianwangshan by 5 points, and the balance of victory in this series began to tilt towards the Thunder.

At the post-game press conference, Thunder head coach Scott also expressed a very relaxed mood.

When faced with a reporter's question about whether the Thunder are confident of winning when they return to the Thunder's home court in the next game, Scott's answer also showed strong self-confidence.

"This game was difficult to win. We actually had many opportunities to easily defeat our opponents, but it was a pity that our players failed to seize such opportunities during the game. This made this game so difficult. As for

In the next game, I know very well that the opponent will go all out to win the game, but I believe in my players. This time they will definitely not be like this game again. I believe they will be at our home court.

To end this series, of course our goal is not just to advance to the next round."

If Scott's answer was polite, then Durant, who followed Scott on the scene, was not polite at all.

"I think this is not a problem at all. We are actually ready to prepare for the next opponent, and the current situation is very beneficial to us. We will not waste such a good opportunity."

Indeed, as Durant said, the current situation in the playoffs is indeed very favorable to them, and the Eastern Conference also ended their fifth game.

After returning to their home court, the Heat narrowly defeated the Nets 96-94, thus sending the Nets out of the playoffs with a big score of 4-1 and taking the lead in getting tickets to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Pacers were a little bit worse. The Pacers returned to their home court and lost to the Wizards with a score of 79 to 102, which also gave the Wizards hope of advancement. After the game, the big score between the two sides also became

3 to 2.

Another matchup in the Western Conference, the Spurs faced the Clippers. What was unexpected was that the Spurs actually lost in this battle at Tianwang Mountain. The Clippers defeated the Spurs 110-103 at the Spurs' home court, thus gaining the first match point.

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In this way, the next game back to the Clippers' home court will also be a life and death battle for the Spurs. The favorable situation Durant mentioned is that this season the Thunder has a huge advantage in the regular season against the Clippers.

of.

On the contrary, playing against the Spurs is something they don't want to see.

"Do they really think they're sure to win?" Da Zhuang said to Smith the day after the game against the Thunder, shaking the newspaper in his hand.

"But to be honest, are you sure about tomorrow's game? It's not very easy to play. Our opponents have an advantage over us in terms of strength and morale. In addition, it's their home court. I guess they will treat you a little bit differently if you go there tomorrow.

treatment.”

"It doesn't matter, haven't we seen such scenes very often this season?" Da Zhuang said with a shrug.

"That's true, you've offended a lot of people this season, and it seems like you have higher demands on yourself now." Ogmon from the side interjected.

"What's the meaning?"

"You used to offend the players or the head coach, or at most the team's general manager. Now it's better to go directly to the league president. Chen, have you ever thought about how that person will target you next?"

Damn it, uncle, that’s what you were talking about.

"Don't worry, after what happened this time, things like last time won't happen again. Of course, we won't have any care from now on. That's for sure. In addition, it is probably normal for some small actions behind the scenes.

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Hearing Chen Dazhuang's understatement, several other people also shook their heads. In their eyes, you were already uncomfortable with this, but to Dazhuang, he didn't care at all.

"What are your plans for tomorrow's game?" Smith asked.

"On the outside, we must use our advantage. Whether we succeed or fail depends on whether we can use the outside." Chen Dazhuang said decisively.

System, damn, you have to give me some face this time. Gao Luo has come out to give labor and management some strength. Otherwise, if we lose this away game, we will lose a lot of face. While saying this,

Da Zhuang was also praying in his heart.

However, the advantage of this game is that Yi Jianlian can play. Because he was worried about the healing of the wound, Yi Jianlian did not play in the three lost games, so neither Tyler Zeller nor Himes were able to play on the outside.

Unable to provide enough offensive pressure to the Thunder.
Chapter completed!