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Chapter 188 Destined
After finishing the post-match press conference, the Thunder team flew to Los Angeles overnight and checked into the hotel at three in the morning.

When I woke up at noon, there were only 30 hours left before the sixth game, and the team staff was so busy.

Durant and the others were a little excited. Even Chandler, a veteran player with experience in the playoffs, clamored to find a place to practice again. Itchy.

Su Yang was also excited, but he still pretended to be calm. He deliberately stepped on flip flops and went to the restaurant to eat with a loudspeaker. By the way, he also talked to Durant about Scarlett Johansson's official separation rumors that just broke out. The gossip said that he would definitely divorce .

The original intention was to ease the tension, but Durant thought he would nod his head heavily after listening, as if he had made some kind of determination.

After lunch, Su Yang led the team to the Malibu beach without feeling nervous at all.

However, I encountered a few extreme people who claimed to be Lakers fans to harass me, which made me a little disappointed and returned to the hotel early.

At 05:30 in the afternoon of the next day, the whole team rushed to the Staples Arena by bus for pre-match warm-up training.

Su Yang arranged several training programs, went to the media center for interviews, and found that at least twenty media were present.

After going through the process and answering a few questions, the reporter asked if he agreed with Bill Simmons' evaluation of the era.

Su Yang pondered for a moment and thought about it: "Who knows? We might just be like the Mavericks and briefly reach the finals between the Lakers and Spurs, but players like KD and LBJ are indeed dominating the league. "

The content of the interview quickly spread to Twitter. Many fans criticized Su Yang for comparing Durant and LeBron with the same status. They believed that LeBron was the MVP for two consecutive times. In the finals, in recent years, due to the weakness of the Big Three of the Green Army and the Cavaliers as a whole, they failed to win the championship. Their strength and achievements far surpassed Durant.

Seeing the fans' comments, Su Yang thought that Durant would definitely read the tweets, gaining another BUFF.

The whole team gathered in the locker room at 06:30. Su Yang first asked Chandler to give a speech as the captain, and then told the Thunder generals: "Everyone, the opportunity is in front of us. No matter how bad the situation is after the start, don't doubt yourself. Don’t underestimate the Lakers no matter how much you lead, the Blazers were able to win the championship for the first time in the playoffs, of course we can too!”

Durant took the lead in cheering, and the entire Thunder team walked out of the locker room and went straight to the court.

At seven o'clock, the game officially started.

The starting lineups of the two teams have not been adjusted. The Lakers won the jump ball and went directly to Kobe for the first offense.

Sefolosha responded with all his strength, not only did not eat fake moves, but also abruptly took the ball out of Kobe's hands.

It's a pity that he failed to grab it in a hurry, but Kobe was forced to be a little anxious, and rushed to make a shot.

Easy side Thunder counterattack, Westbrook asked Chandler to play a pick-and-roll, facing Bynum shrinking, decisively stopped and shot a jumper.

The basketball hit the front basket and hit the iron. The Lakers pushed back and counterattacked.

Turning around, the Thunder executed 23 low-post singles, but when Durant crossed the paint with the help of a cover, Bynum quietly reached out and pushed, successfully delaying Durant's speed, Artest took the opportunity to catch up, and Durant was caught. Force the three-point line to get the ball.

Su Yang yelled at the referee to protest the foul. Durant himself was not in any mood, and turned around to attack with three threats as usual. Unexpectedly, Kobe insisted on double-teaming, and Sefolosa missed a wide-open three-pointer after catching the ball. The Lakers counterattacked again.

Fisher rushed to the basket in a chaotic manner, Ibaka ruthlessly nailed the big cap, and Westbrook also rushed to the basket after receiving the pass.

But the Lake Twin Towers were left in the backcourt, so Westbrook could only take a shot very reluctantly, and the basketball rebounded and fell.

Just like that, the Lakers desperately defended the inside and made long-range shots, plus small moves to interfere with running positions, and they played a strong 8-0.

The momentum of the Lakers gradually filled up, but Su Yang did not call a timeout, but let Westbrook control the rhythm a little, and then watched the players hit the iron while chatting nonsense with the referee, saying that he understood the referee's work pressure very well, and hoped that he would not engage in the Thunder for too long.

Occasionally between free throws, I also clapped my hands to remind the players not to panic, because the Lakers did not score high because of the basic defense.

In the blink of an eye, with 3 minutes left in the first quarter, Green and Harden were deployed as usual, finally opening up the situation.

With an 8-point disadvantage, the Thunder entered the second quarter. Su Yang made a temporary adjustment to allow Westbrook to play early and play shooting guard. He directly drove the Lakers backup shooting guard Shannon cloth into a dizzy state and helped the Thunder score 6 points in a row.

Phil Jackson was forced to arrange for Kobe to play in advance, and was responsible for defending Westbrook, wasting more energy.

However, the referee still ignored Bynum and Artest's little moves, and the Thunder could not launch a continuous offensive.

After halftime, the Thunder trailed 47-50. Chandler and Ibaka got two fouls. Harden got three fouls because he defended Kobe for a while, and two of them were fouled. It seems that the hidden dangers of the situation are relatively large.

Durant was quite irritable, complaining verbally that the referee didn't give the whistle, and was almost hit by Bynum several times.

Su Yang emphasized that he would continue to exert pressure, and then continued: "Keep going! The Lakers are also in a difficult situation like us, especially even Kobe took the initiative to draw fouls. They can't find a better way, and their road has come to an end. "

The third quarter started immediately, and the situation was similar to that of the first quarter. Both teams were not allowed to easily enter the paint. The Thunder paid the price for seven fouls. The Lakers were forced to let go of many long two points. 1 point.

A one-point lead could not change the situation. The game entered the fourth quarter, and the whistle was more frequent than before, but the standard was finally unified.

Durant then began to take the ball easily, attracting the Lakers to double-team the force stronger than before, and the rest of the Thunder players had a better chance of getting a shot, and gradually established a five-point lead, but Harden hit a three-pointer again After that, the situation changed abruptly.

As if it was destined, Artest knocked Harden to the ground with an elbow, and the referee stopped the game urgently.

The court suddenly fell into chaos, and assistant coach Snyder rushed into the court in an instant, not to help Harden fight, but to stop Westbrook.

Another assistant, Brian, helped stop Ibaka, while Durant and the other three surrounded Harden to inquire about his injury.

Su Yang stood on the sidelines the whole time and did not move. After receiving Harden's reply that the situation was OK, he quickly deduced how to play next.

In just 1 minute, the referee completed the whistle, directly expelled Artest from the field, and gave the Thunder a free throw for a technical foul.

Durant easily hit the free throw to help the Thunder establish a 9-point lead with only 3 minutes and 11 seconds left in the game.

The Lakers did not give up. Kobe and Odom broke through and scored consecutively, but they couldn't stop Durant from killing.

With 1 minute left in the game, Su Yang instructed to compress the time, and Westbrook dribbled the ball and ran all over the court, unable to catch it at all.

When the final whistle sounded, the Thunder narrowly beat the Lakers 101 to 97 and advanced to the finals by a big score of 4 to 2.

Su Yang walked to the technical stage as usual, and shook hands with the smiling Phil Jackson. He never thought that Phil Jackson would say, "You should stay on a bigger stage. A place like Oklahoma is not enough for you. Congratulations!"

"Thank you!" Su Yang nodded slightly.

The photographers clicked and snapped photos, and Van Gundy in the ESPN commentary commented that the two had completed the historical inheritance.

After chatting with Phil Jackson, Su Yang found Kobe who was full of unwillingness. After high-fiving, he said with a smile: "I still remember the invitation to the All-Stars. Maybe we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, and we will fight for the championship together..."

　ah!This storyline was so tangled!

　　
　
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