The first game of the playoffs is often the most popular game in the round of the game. Not only the players, but fans will also cheer for the arrival of the playoffs. The first game is often the most eye-catching. Therefore, at the Pepsi Center, Nuggets fans almost overturn the ceiling of the gymnasium.

They are enthusiastic, and they look forward to watching the Nuggets who stopped in the Western Conference Finals last year make up for their regrets this year. What is Durant? What is Anthony Westbrook? We have the FmVp Chauncey Billups. Angel. Nuggets fans are not afraid. The Brazilian 2Ooo No. 1 pick Kenyon Martin, "Birdman" Chris Anderson... The Nuggets' athletic inside line is enough to make the Western Star Center bet.

The Nuggets' performance is higher than the Thunder, so the young Thunder's first playoff game had to spend a huge boo by the fans of Pepsi Center. The third young master of the Thunder played so many regular season games, but no game can be as fanatical as the playoffs.

In addition to the fan factors, the intensity of the game itself is unmatched by the regular season.

Whether it is physical confrontation or technical competition, whether it is game rhythm or game intensity, all the exercises are more than 1 level higher than the regular season.

The Nuggets are regular players in the playoffs and are also teams that reached the Western Conference Finals last season. They have played in games with higher intensity than this. But the Thunder are teams that have only played in the regular season. They are obviously very uncomfortable with the sudden increase in the intensity of the playoffs.

The fourth quarter game is still two minutes away, but the Third Young Master Thunder was already sitting on the bench. Van Gundy would let the Third Young Master Thunder rest in advance in only two situations, either he was sure to win or he was powerless to turn the world back.

Unfortunately, today, at Pepsi Center, the reason why Thunder Three Young Master rested was the latter.

"Twenty-twenty Charles, you said you were more optimistic about the Thunder before the game, but judging from the performance of this game, the Thunder had no power to fight back against the Nuggets. Maybe Coach Jeff Van Gundy and his team could never break the curse of being eliminated in the first round." Kenny Smith wanted to see how Barkley would react, after all, the result of the game was very different from what he predicted.

"I have to admit that the Thunder are still playing in the regular season, while the Nuggets got into the state very early. However, the playoffs are a seven-inning four-win game. The Thunder lost the first game, which is also a reminder for them. The playoffs and the regular season are completely different!"

With Barkley's commentary, the whistle at the end of the game also rang. yio3 was yi26, and the Thunder lost the game by 23 points, and Anjie had never suffered such humiliation.

Cameron Anthony's form became popular in this game, scoring a 42-pointer in the game. The Nuggets' Nurse's sixth man, J.R. Smith, also scored 20 points.

In contrast, although Durant scored 26 points, Angel scored 9 points, Westbrook scored 7 points, and even Morris scored 5 points. However, their loss in this game was not due to offense, but to defense, which was their most proud defense.

After the game, Anthony frantically showed off his strength in front of home fans. He lost to the Western Conference Finals last year. This year, the Nuggets' lineup and tactics were forcing the Lakers. The Oklahoma City Thunder in the yi round? Sorry, you are not our real opponents! It is natural to win you!

The Thunder players just want to leave this ocean of winners quickly. They all lowered their heads and remained silent. The playoffs they had been looking forward to for a long time would be so cruel and bloody.

Before the game, he had ambitions, but at the beginning of the game, An Jie and the others felt a lot of discomfort. Take An Jie himself as an example. Facing the Nuggets' athletic and very active inside line, he felt that it was very difficult to keep up with the opponent's rhythm.

During the regular season, An Jie had not played against them. It can even be said that An Jie won them more times. But in the playoffs, those guys seemed to have changed. They were more active, faster and more impactful than the regular season.

Van Gundy looked at the deadly locker room and didn't know what to say in an instant. He was not a "chicken soup coach", and it was not his specialty to mobilize the players' emotions. Moreover, this kind of defeat was something Van Gundy had never encountered before after taking over the Thunder.

The young people in Yi group entered the playoffs with confidence, but were hit mercilessly. This kind of mood cannot be reversed by Van Gundy in just a few words.

"Bang!" Just as there was silence in the locker room, there was a loud noise from Anjie.

Turning his head, An Jie's fist was pressing against the cabinet. He gritted his teeth, his face full of reluctance.

"It's all my fault, guys, all blame me. There is no problem with the offensive end, the problem lies with the defensive end. It's all blame me. I haven't adapted to the rhythm of the playoffs." An Jie began to say on his own.

"Don't be a hero, it's me and you who guard the inside line. Losing is also my duty!" Morris stood up as he heard this.

"Okay, your abilities are fine. It's all my fault that I didn't bring you more experience. I will do this part of the work before the next game." Nick Collison, the most experienced center in the Thunder, said.

Afterwards, almost everyone said something that they did not do well in this game. In this way, everyone not only shared the responsibility for losing, but also allowed Van Gundy to see the problems that arise in the game more clearly. After all, no matter how good the coach is, the players must be able to feel the details of the game most intuitively.

"Okay, don't say anything. Anthony's 42 points have the greatest relationship with me. I did not fulfill the responsibility I should bear at the first attack point. In the next game, I promise not to disappoint you!" In the end, Durant, who was silent, boldly admitted his shortcomings.

"Do you believe me?" Van Gundy spoke just after all the players finished speaking.

"We believe in your leader, you took us to this point." Anjie was the first to answer. The most afflicting person in Caresimo's period may be Angel. Anjie knew the huge changes brought about by Van Gundy after coming to the team.

"Yes, of course we believe in your boss."

At yi time, others also agreed below.

"Very good, if you believe me, you have to listen to me. Because if you listen to me, I will let you win the game! Now, I want you all to go back to the hotel to rest. We will gather here at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning!" No matter how bad the first game is, it is already an irreversible past. Now, Van Gundy and the Thunder must focus on preparing for the next game.

The loss of Yi game is inevitable in the series. Only when the Thunder gets stronger and stronger can the ending of the playoffs be different from today.

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Before eight o'clock the next day, the No. 2 training ground at Pepsi Center was full of people. None of the Thunder players were late, and all came here early, even though they had only experienced a huge game yesterday.

Everyone in the Thunder team is full of fighting spirit, and they all want to win back the city in tomorrow's game. Although they encountered many problems in the first game, it doesn't matter. Just solve the problem, isn't it enough?

When Van Gundy stepped into the training ground, he thought he had gone to the wrong place.

"Everyone came so early? Very good, come on, let's solve the problem one by one. First, the rhythm and intensity of the playoffs, I think you have a deep understanding of the rhythm and intensity of the game!" When saying this, Van Gundy looked at Anjie. When he fought with the Nuggets' inside team yesterday, Anjie was the most unacceptable person.

"In the regular season, maybe you can only use 7o power to defeat yi opponents. When you encounter a strong opponent, you may have to spend 8o9o energy. However, when you play in the playoffs, you must use all the yio abilities to fight against your opponents, so that you can really not leave any effort! It doesn't matter if you are tired, how to let you rest is my problem, you don't have to share the burden for me. As long as you go on the court, you will fight for me and fight for me!" Van Gundy first wanted to let the players know what the concept of the playoffs is.

"Okay, now let's talk about the various problems we encountered during the game. In fact, as long as you do what I just said, there will be very few problems. Anthony, if you fight hard, you will never get such high scores. And you Westbrook, Billups and the opponents you have encountered before..." After that, Van Gundy began to solve the doubts in the players one by one.

Since the second game between the Thunder and the Nuggets will start on the next day, the training intensity arranged by Van Gundy today is not high. Even if the players are full of energy, he only arranged a few tactical drills for training. These strengths should not be spent on the training ground, but in the game the next day.

"Go to bed earlier, Kenyon, Martin will not be weak tomorrow." Back at the hotel, Angel and Morris watched TV on the sand for a while, and then prepared to accumulate strength for tomorrow's game.

"It should be me reminding you. Every night, you have enough time to call me for several sleeps."

"Okay, you guy, I won't be polite to you if you don't perform well tomorrow." Anjie said and threw a pillow at Morris. Morris quickly closed the door and avoided the crisis.

Anjie smiled and walked back to his room. He took out the phone and called Catherine. But today, Anjie and Catherine's "date" phone call lasted only five minutes. Anjie knew that he must focus on the playoffs now...

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"Beat, okc!Beat, okc..." The door of the locker room was still closed, but even so, the shouts of Nuggets fans could still be heard in the dressing room of Pepsi Center, which had excellent sound insulation.

"Did you hear Cameron? The fans have high expectations for us!" Kenyon Martin enjoyed the cheering of the fans. Playing games in such an environment will really help the home team players burst out with greater strength.

"We must not lose at home, so that the old man can take good care of his illness in the hospital. Let's go to the second round to wait for him to come back!" Anthony jumped up and scored a career-high 42 points in the playoffs in the last game. This guy was so excited. Therefore, Anthony also accumulated enough energy for the second game of the series.

"We are the Thunder. We walked here by the hurdles and walked here, not to serve as a foil for the Nuggets! They are just a mere name higher than us. There is nothing scary about the Nuggets. We will be the final winner!" After Van Gundy said that, Yi pushed open the door of the locker room and walked out first.

"yi, 2, 3, Thunder!" The players followed Van Gundy, screaming like hungry wolves.

Van Gundy and his Thunder Warriors will step into the battlefield again. However, this time, the Nuggets will not play as easily as they did in the last game.

Now thunder is hungry, bloodthirsty, eager to fight, and even salivates for victory.

When An Jieyi came on the court, he stared at the Nuggets players and clenched his fists. The butcher is not a fictional reputation!

"Hello, everyone, welcome to watch the live broadcast of the second game of the Western Conference Playoffs round 1 by espn. The second showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets is about to begin!"
Chapter completed!