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Snapped.

The referee threw the basketball and the New York Knicks took the lead in winning the ball. Porzingis, who was in charge of the jump ball, slapped the ball out. The basketball fell into Zhao Feiyang's hands. Zhao Feiyang handed the ball to Jeremy Lin and rushed across the half court first.

Both sides were missing their core players in today's game.

The Golden State Warriors' losses were relatively minor, with only Draymond Green suspended, while the Knicks' losses were more serious, with No. 2 Zach LaVine and No. 3 Adrian Ennis both suspended. .

The loss of two starting players at once is undoubtedly a bit of a stretch for the Knicks.

The ball passed half-court.

Jeremy Lin organized the offense at the top of the key.

Zhao Feiyang was stuck tightly to Klay Thompson and did not have a good chance to catch the ball. Zhao Feiyang made a gesture to Jeremy Lin, and Jeremy Lin understood what he meant and gave the ball to Kevin Knox, who replaced Adrian on the wing.

Snapped.

After receiving the ball, Knox went to the basket under the screen. After entering the two zones, he threw the ball to Dwight Howard inside.

Howard rushed to the basket, turned around and dunked the ball in.

It was the Warriors' turn to fight back.

Stephen Curry advanced with the ball, and Jeremy Lin went up to mark him.

The two met each other, and Curry decisively rushed to the basket with the help of Jordan Bell's screen. He reacted quickly and made many fake moves, but when he thought he could deceive the defensive players under the basket, Porzingis directly stepped up to interfere with his shots.

Helpless, Curry didn't dare to force himself, so he had to transfer the ball away.

The basketball was given to Andre Iguodala on the wing. Iguodala raised the basketball and threw the ball in a long-range mid-range shot.

Swish.

The ball went in.

Judging from the performance in the first quarter, both sides, who lost their respective core players, played relatively conservatively. The Knicks are without LaVine and Adrian, and their offense at the wing position has taken a big step back compared to before.

For the Warriors, without Green taking on defensive tasks in the interior, the loopholes are also very obvious.

The two sides continued to fight like this.

Soon after the first quarter ended, the score between the two sides was 27-26, with the Knicks leading by 1 point.

To the second quarter.

Neither side made much adjustments to their lineups.

In the crucial third game, whoever can win will have a great probability of winning the championship. No matter what the team's lineup looks like, they have to grit their teeth and persevere.

On the court, the Knicks attack.

Dennis Smith Jr. came on to replace Jeremy Lin. He brought the ball across the half court and handed it to Zhao Feiyang who came up to receive the ball. After getting the ball, Zhao Feiyang beat Thompson one-on-one. The two faced each other, and Zhao Feiyang suddenly opened the distance and seemed to be about to make a step-back shot.

Thompson subconsciously chased after him, and Zhao Feiyang made a "Buddha" movement in front of him. Thompson was sent flying before he had time to judge.

Zhao Feiyang took advantage of the situation and dribbled the ball into the basket. When Warriors center Andrew Bogut came up to block the shot, Zhao Feiyang easily threw the ball. Porzingis behind Bogut jumped high and made an empty shot. Receive a dunk.

boom.

The ball went in.

It was the Warriors' turn to fight back.

Curry held the ball past halftime and was marked by Dennis Jr. He tried to cooperate with Thompson's screen, but was blocked by Zhao Feiyang. Curry had to signal Bell inside to come up for the pick-and-roll. After Bell stepped up to block Dennis Jr., Curry did not rush towards the basket, but stood at the three-point line and took a decisive shot.

Swish.

The ball went in.

All the Warriors fans cheered.

The Stephen they are familiar with seems to be back!

In the second quarter, the Warriors finally saved some face. They recovered the lost score and even took a rare lead over the Knicks. Although the point difference was only a pitiful 3 points, for the fans in the Oracle Arena, this was already full of hope.

beep.

The timer beep sounds.

The first half came to an end.

The score between the two sides was 63 to 60.

Players from both sides walked towards their respective player tunnels.

In the Warriors locker room, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant were sitting inside. They were watching the live program on the computer screen and bickering from time to time.

Originally, Durant was sitting on the bench, but by the end of the first quarter, he came back with the excuse of feeling unwell! In fact, it was mainly because the fans at the scene who kept urging him to play made him feel anxious, so he was forced to leave.

This time I came back and stayed for a whole period.

"Kevin, the first half is over, do you still want to rest?"

"I say, if you can't fight, then leave! You will only get in the way here... Man, you are not from our Warriors, and our Warriors don't need you..."

"Shut up! Draymond! I don't need you to teach me..."

"You really don't need me to teach you! After all, I can't do such a thing as defecting to the enemy... It's really interesting for a superstar to defect to the team that defeated them! If the Knicks win this time Leaving us, Kevin, are you planning to go to New York again next season?"

Green kept saying such provocative words, which made the introverted and sensitive Durant look extremely ugly. He almost couldn't help but want to fight several times, but he finally held back.

boom.

The door to the locker room opened from the outside, and a group of Warriors players came back chatting.

Perhaps it was because they performed pretty well in the first half. Curry and Thompson seemed to be in a good mood. They had been discussing the game, and when they passed by Durant, Durant took the initiative to say hello to the two of them.

However, this time, neither Curry nor Thompson ignored Durant.

Durant didn't realize it at first, mistakenly thinking that the two were too focused on chatting and didn't hear what he said. But when Green, who was further away from him, woke up Curry with a casual sentence, Durant finally understood. What.

He sat there in silence for a long time.

Until head coach Cole arranged the tactics for the next quarter and adjusted the team's lineup, Durant never raised his head or said a word.

"Guys! Let's go!"

"We have to play well in the second half... to get the victory that belongs to us..."

Under the leadership of Curry, the players walked outside one after another.

Everyone greeted Green one by one, but ignored Durant sitting beside him. Durant ignored his Warriors teammates and just sat there in silence.

Before leaving, Coach Cole took one last look at Durant, with a trace of regret and dissatisfaction in his eyes.

"Ugh!"

"It seems that the Warriors will be missing a core player again next season..."

beep.

The second half of the game arrived.

Both sides appear again.

After the third quarter, when Durant still did not play or even appeared on the team bench on the sidelines, the Knicks players were in a good mood and their desire for victory became stronger.

On the contrary, there were Warriors fans at the scene. After noticing that Durant was completely "missing", some fans no longer had much hope for victory in the game.

Snapped.

The ball is released.

Knicks offense.

Zhao Feiyang advanced with the ball, and after halftime, he signaled DeAndre Jordan to come up and cover. Jordan mentioned the high position to help Zhao Feiyang fend off Curry, and Zhao Feiyang took advantage of the situation and rushed into the two zones with the ball.

Seeing the opponent's center Bogut swooping forward, Zhao Feiyang immediately chose to stop and take a jump shot, and voila, he made a solid mid-range shot.

The ball fell to the Warriors.

Curry was interfered with when the ball passed halftime, and the ball came to Thompson. Thompson used Bell's screen to get to the basket. After encountering interference, he did not pass the ball, but rushed to the bottom corner on the other side of the basket with the ball.

After he reached the corner, he pretended to pass the ball one second, and then raised the basketball to shoot the ball the next.

Swish.

A three-pointer hit the basket steadily.

The Knicks gave the ball away again.

After halftime, Zhao Feiyang gave the ball to DeMarcus Cousins, who held the ball and hit hard under the basket. As soon as Bogut, who was marking him, came up, Cousins ​​seized the opportunity to rush to the basket and turn and dunk.

boom.

The ball went in.

The Warriors advanced with the ball, and Curry looked anxious and raised the basketball just after halftime. Unfortunately, the basketball failed to score, and his three-pointer hit the edge of the basket and bounced out.

The rebound was picked off by Bell. Bell turned around and played with his back in the penalty area. He continuously pushed away Jordan who was defending him and then turned around and lifted the basketball.

Snapped.

Jordan slapped his shot away.

Cousins ​​grabbed the ball and threw the ball into Zhao Feiyang's hands with a long pass. Zhao Feiyang rushed across half court with the ball. When Thompson swooped up to interfere, he threw the ball behind him. Jordan, who followed up, reacted quickly, leaped high and dunked the ball with both hands into the basket. in the basket.

The fighting between the two sides became increasingly fierce.

The Knicks also relied on Zhao Feiyang's outstanding performance and the strong strength inside to gradually open up the score. Although the Warriors had Curry throwing three-pointers from time to time to make up for the loopholes, it is a pity that the gap between the two sides' lineups is still too big!

Especially today's Warriors defense simply made a lot of mistakes.

Seeing that the score was getting closer and closer, by the end of the third quarter, the score reached 87 to 82, and the Knicks led the Warriors by 5 points.

call out.

The referee whistle sounded.

The third quarter is over.

The players on both sides who returned to the team bench were very tired. Whether it was the main players like Zhao Feiyang or Curry, or the substitute players like Knox, they were all so tired that they were covered in sweat and sat there panting.

"Hold on a little longer!"

"They can't stand it anymore... As long as we finish the last quarter, we will definitely have a chance to win..."

Zhao Feiyang cheered for his teammates.

However, just as the break was about to end and the final quarter was about to begin, there was a sudden commotion in the Warriors' tunnel.

At first there was just a burst of exclamations, followed by countless screams. A few seconds later, with everyone watching in astonishment, Durant walked toward the court alone.

What was different from before was that this time he walked out of the tunnel without wearing a jacket, only a Warriors jersey!

Looks like he's going to play!