The short intermission ended and the second half of the game officially began.

The Thunder made personnel adjustments and sent out the strongest lineup of Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Yin Baka, and Perkins.

The Warriors also made personnel adjustments, replacing Ke Lai who played well in the first half, while the other starting players remained unchanged.

Clay's inclusion in the starting lineup did not surprise fans.

As we all know, the Warriors are a team with an extremely strong team atmosphere. Whoever plays well is allowed to play more, and opportunities are earned by oneself.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Thunder launched a crazy counterattack.

In just a few dozen seconds, Harden made consecutive fouls and got four free throw opportunities, all of which he made.

Seeing the changes in Harden's playing style, Sun Yi couldn't help but sigh, this guy has finally embarked on the road of no return.

A new generation of Magneto is born!

Faced with Harden's terrifying penalty kick, the Warriors didn't pay too much attention.

The Thunder's fundamentals have always been Durant. As long as they continue to consume him and prevent this guy from performing at his normal level, the Warriors' strategic goal will be basically achieved.

As for other Thunder players, they simply cannot deal a fatal blow to the Warriors.

Although Harden played well, the Thunder could not prevent the Warriors' offense, and the point difference remained at around 15 points.

Seeing how delicate the situation was, Durant wanted to show off his performance and wanted to relive his superb performance in the second quarter.

But when he took the ball to attack, not only could he not break through Sun Yi's death entanglement, but he also fell into the defensive defense of Clay, Battier and others.

Being so targetedly defended by the Warriors, one can imagine the result: he played extremely poorly and missed consecutive shots.

On the Thunder bench, head coach Brooks looked at the situation on the court and shook his head helplessly.

He himself takes a very big responsibility for not playing well in this game.

Before the start of the game, Brooks failed to predict the strength gap between the Warriors and the Warriors, resulting in very poor pre-game preparations.

Moreover, when the Warriors suddenly showed up with a surprise attack, they failed to respond on the spot, causing the Thunder to panic.

At this stage, besides putting the Thunder's best players on the court, he can't do anything else.

Looking at the five Thunder players fighting hard on the court, Coach Brooks kept praying in his heart, hoping that they could do better.

But the weather did not go as planned, and the most undesirable things happened.

Under the high-intensity confrontation, the Thunder players began to have physical problems.

On the other hand, on the Warriors side, Sun Yi and others are still in high spirits, and there is no sign of physical exhaustion at all.

It can be seen from this that the Thunder did not clearly understand the situation of this series, and their pre-game preparations were too poor.

They clearly knew that they had only fought six fierce games against the veteran Spurs, which required a huge amount of physical energy, but they still used seven or eight players during the rotation, relying on the main force.

This kind of play style that depends on the main force is effective for the aging Spurs, but it has no effect at all on the young and strong Warriors.

You must know that the Warriors advanced to the second round very easily and got a long rest.

Moreover, they can play too many players, the rotation is very sufficient, and there is basically no physical problem.

As Thunder players experienced physical problems, the shooting percentages of Durant, Westbrook and others plummeted, causing the Thunder to fall into a scoring drought.

House seemingly endless rain!

The offensive end cannot be opened, and there are also problems on the defensive end.

Affected by physical fitness, the Thunder's defense is always slow, giving the Warriors opportunities to score easily.

The Warriors lived up to the Thunder's "good intentions" and played smooth teamwork one after another, widening the point difference to more than 20 points in one fell swoop.

After the third quarter, the Warriors entered the fourth quarter with a 22-point lead.

In the fourth quarter of the subsequent game, the Warriors sent out five death defenses to harvest the game.

Thunder players faced the Warriors' iron-clad defense,

About five minutes into the fourth quarter, Thunder coach Brooks made personnel adjustments, replaced all the main players, and announced that the game was abandoned.

When Coach Nelson saw this, he immediately requested a timeout, replaced Sun Yi and other main players, and sent Ah Lian and others to finish the remaining garbage time.

There were no accidents during garbage time, and the Warriors maintained their lead until the end.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Thunder 125-99 and got a good start in the Western Conference Finals.

Sun Yi won the best player of the game without any suspense.

In the 35 minutes he played, he made 14 of 20 field goals, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and all 6 free throws. He scored a triple-double of 38 points, 13 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

In addition, the Warriors also had 4 players score in double figures.

Curry made 4 of 9 three-pointers and scored 21 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.

David Lee had a highlight performance. He made 11 of 15 shots from the field and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 25 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block.

Clay scored 12 points and 2 rebounds; Chandler scored a double-double with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.

For the Thunder, the best player is undoubtedly Westbrook.

In the 38 minutes he played, he made 8 of 18 field goals, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.

Durant performed abnormally, making 10 of 27 field goals, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 25 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Harden relied on his strong penalty kick to score 16 points and 4 assists.

As for other Thunder players, they did not score in double figures and failed to provide offensive firepower to help Durant and others.

If the Thunder wants to defeat the Warriors, in addition to the Thunder's three young players, other role players must also perform well.

…

Shortly after the game ended, Sun Yi and his teammates celebrated their victory and came to the sidelines to be interviewed by media reporters.

"Sun, congratulations on your first victory in the series. You have taken a step closer to realizing your bold words. Is there anything you want to say?" the reporter asked.

"I'm very happy to win the game. The Thunder are very capable and caused us a lot of trouble. It will be very difficult to realize my bold words, but I believe that where there is a will, there is a way." Sun Yi said with a smile.

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"We won this game so easily. How many games do you think we can win against the Thunder?" The reporter once again asked an extremely sharp question.

"I think as long as we win four games, we can end this series." Sun Yi would not fall into the trap of reporters and answered the question in a way that was not what was asked.
Chapter completed!