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Westbrook had 40 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and Durant had 31 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. It seems that the statistics of the Thunder's two young men are very terrible. Logically speaking, the Thunder should not lose.

But both of them shot less than 40%, which made high scoring meaningless. Durant and Westbrook went crazy, KD made 12 of 31 shots from the field and 3 of 11 three-pointers. Westbrook was not much better, making 11 of 28 shots and 3 of 8 three-pointers. The two of them accounted for the majority of the team's shots, and they still chose to go it alone even though their shooting percentage was poor.

Moreover, the two made as many as 10 turnovers combined. The passing route between Westbrook and Durant was cut off by Yiyang and Iguodala. These mistakes allowed the Mavericks to gain a lot of offensive opportunities.

And what about the Mavericks? Yiyang was not obsessed with scoring after his return. Although his 38 points were not low, his 12 assists also allowed the Mavericks to have five players score in double figures.

Wade had 27 points, Dirk had 15 points, Deron had 14 points, and Iguodala had 11 points. Together with Yiyang, the Mavericks' offense made the Thunder unstoppable.

After the game, Durant's face was full of black lines. After Yiyang returned, the Thunder completely lost their rhythm. The smooth offense is gone, and so are Durant's comfortable shooting opportunities.

"Kevin, how do you feel about the loss of this game? Can you get back on track after this game?" Before Durant could enter the tunnel, reporters surrounded him.

"We will win. The loss in today's game will not affect the progress of the entire series. The next game will go back to Oklahoma and we will advance to the Western Conference Finals." Durant replied angrily. Now I just want to get out of Dallas.

"Even if Westbrook and you are fighting like crazy today, you will advance to the Western Conference Finals?"

Mu Ran asked persistently, which earned Durant a blank look. He didn't answer, but pushed aside the crowd and left directly.

"What did you see in his eyes?" Mu Ran asked the photographer next to him as he watched Durant's back disappear into the depths of the tunnel.

"Unwilling?" the young photographer replied.

"No, it's fear, kid. Durant is afraid, and Yi's return makes him no longer sure of the game." Mu Ran looked at the big screen, even Oklahoma City can't be yours. Shelter, Kevin.

The day after the game ended, the Thunder were immediately pushed to the forefront. Although they clearly had the advantage, they were beaten to the point where they were unable to fight back at the American Airlines Center Arena. Everyone is questioning whether the Thunder can still handle the Mavericks.

Billy Donovan has no intention of caring about the media's cynicism about the Thunder.

This is the closest the Thunder have come to success! If you can't defeat the Mavericks even with a 3-1 lead, it would be a shame!

Yiyang's return made Donovan discover many problems, not only on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end.

After Yiyang returned, Westbrook was unable to break down the defense. As a result, the Mavericks defense rarely has gaps. And this is also the reason why Durant and Westbrook had low shooting percentages in the last game.

On the defensive end, Westbrook's poor defensive habits allowed Yiyang to easily open up gaps. And Yiyang's fatal passing can activate everyone on the Mavericks team.

Although he is just a Yiyang, Donovan needs to make too many changes. The power of a person is sometimes immeasurable.

On the other side, everyone from the Mavericks has already headed to Oklahoma. Oklahoma is a place that Yiyang will never forget. In the season after the Mavericks won the championship in 2011, it was the Thunder that eliminated the defending champion.

This season, the Thunder officially announced that they will eliminate the defending champion again. And in the first four games of the game, they did really well.

But after the last game, Thunder fans, who were still leading the Mavericks 3-2, collectively fell into panic.

They are clearly in the lead, but the Mavericks fans are more confident.

Almost everyone believes that the Mavericks can win in Oklahoma and then advance in the Game 7 in Dallas!

The magic power of this guy Yiyang has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

During these two days of training, all members of the Thunder team were very serious. No one wants to be counterattacked, no one wants to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history. The pressure on them was so great that Donovan even asked other members of the coaching staff to deal with the media and prevent them from disturbing the players' training.

The Oklahoma game will be the key among the keys. If they lose to the Mavericks for the second consecutive time at home, this will undoubtedly be a fatal blow to the morale of the Thunder.

Even if they still have a chance to avenge their disgrace in Dallas, it will be difficult to reverse the game.

So Game 6 of the series is almost the Thunder's last chance. Donovan doesn't allow his players to miss, they have to win at home.

However, Donovan is always just a college coach who has just come from the NCAA. This guy still has a lot to learn about NA things.

May 10, Game 6 of the NA Western Conference Semifinals. Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

It has been a long time since Yiyang returned to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the playoffs. The Thunder fans in the stands turned the entire arena into a blue ocean. Fans here won't sit quietly in their seats until the Thunder score the first goal.

So the fans wearing blue short-sleeves look no different from the rough waves.

"This may be one of the craziest home stadiums in NA." Looking around, Yiyang couldn't help but sigh.

"What's this? It's far behind Salt Lake City." Delong smiled slightly. Yiyang was the only reason why he could still smile when he was 2-3 behind.

"Hello, viewers, welcome to ESN! This is Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder are about to have a life-and-death battle here!" The players on both sides were still warming up, and Mike Breen's voice sounded. It has already reached the ears of every fan watching the game at home.

"For the Thunder and the Mavericks, this is a game of winning and advancing and losing. The Mavericks have no room to retreat. If the Thunder loses again, it will be a huge blow to them. So today, the two teams We will fight until the last drop of sweat, and fight until the last person falls!"

"No, Kevin, Coach Donovan doesn't have the capital to fight until the last person falls. In fact, as long as Westbrook and Durant fall, they will have no chance!" Mike Breen looked at the front Data table of five games, "Westbrook averaged 39.7 minutes per game in the playoffs this season, and Durant's average playing time in the playoffs reached 40.4 minutes! Do you know what this means? More Coach Novan relies too much on his stars. In fact, too much on the starting players."

Mike Breen's eyes fell on Donovan who was walking anxiously on the sidelines. Billy Donovan was an absolutely good comrade and a good person. But before the Thunder, the March Madness tournament was a knockout system. As long as the main force was killed, the opponent could be defeated.

But the NA playoffs are a war of attrition, and you can't beat them in one or two games. If you kick me today, I will chop off your head in the next game!

And Donovan's approach of killing the main force is obviously not feasible in a war of attrition. In the last game, Durant and Westbrook were playing crazy, and there were actually some physical reasons.

As for Carlisle, the guy sitting on the bench with his legs crossed is already a veteran. He knows very well how to control the rhythm in the playoffs.

As soon as the game started, Yiyang did not let the fans in the Chesapeake Energy Arena sit down. Fans will not sit down until the Thunder score the first goal. This is a tacitly accepted rule among Oklahoma fans.

But the efforts of Yiyang and the whole team prevented the Thunder from scoring in the first three minutes! Westbrook and Durant are still working hard, and if these two cannot score, the Thunder's offense is basically paralyzed.

It wasn't until the third minute and twenty seconds of the first quarter when Ibaka stepped up in the three-second zone and caused Nowitzki to foul that the Thunder broke their scoring drought with two free throws.

But soon, the Thunder recovered. Under Donovan's instructions, the Thunder strengthened their defense. Before the game started, absolutely no one thought that this game would turn into a dull defensive battle.

There is no fast-paced offense and defense, no hearty fast break, there are only endless blacksmithing and drowsy positional battles.

The Mavericks contained the Thunder's two young players, who also restricted Yiyang's performance. At least it didn't make it too easy for him to score.

The Thunder's defense paid off, and until five minutes before the fourth quarter, they still held a six-point advantage!

But maybe I didn't expect that after killing Donovan, the Mavericks rained three-pointers like the Warriors at the last moment.

First, Yiyang scored six consecutive points with two pull-ups from outside the three-point line over Westbrook, eliminating the disadvantage in one fell swoop. Subsequently, Yiyang assisted Wade to attack the inside. As a result, Wade took off and passed the ball without looking at anyone in the air, helping Dirk make another three-pointer!

As the game wore on for so long, the Mavericks' advantage began to show. Carlisle is more suitable for NA's rotation, allowing everyone on the Mavericks to still perform in the final moments of the game. In the last five minutes, the performance of the exhausted Thunder players can only be described as "disaster."

In the last 5 minutes, Yiyang and his teammates made 5 three-pointers, while Durant made 0 of 3 shots in the last 5 minutes, scoring 0 points, 2 turnovers and 1 foul. Westbrook was defended and only got one shot, 0 for 1, 2 points, 4 turnovers and 1 foul. The two failed in the last five minutes, allowing the Thunder to end the game with a 19-5 offensive wave by the Mavericks in the last five minutes.

"Incredible reversal! Also led the Dallas Mavericks to fight back in the last five minutes! They reversed the game and tied the series with a total score of 3-3! It's a tie, the total score is a tie! Just win one more game In the game, the Dallas Mavericks can successfully complete the miracle of reversing a 1-3 deficit!" Mike Breen was stunned. The Wang Zhao combination went crazy and Durant only made 10 of 31 shots and 1 of 8 three-pointers. Westbrook made 10 of 27 shots and 0 of 5 three-pointers. Although the two combined for 57 points, 16 rebounds, 14 assists and 6 steals, they were still no match for the calm Yiyang in the last five minutes.

Durant lost, Westbrook lost, and Billy Donovan, the college coach, also lost.

Although this is the Chesapeake Energy Arena, after the game, Yiyang became the target of all reporters.

"Can you and the Mavericks turn around after returning home? How did you turn the game around in the last five minutes of this game!?"

Yiyang looked at the reporters with an extremely calm expression.

"I just want to go home now and see my wife and kids."

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