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Chapter 386 The Rockets narrowly beat the Warriors to tie the score

At 9 o'clock in the morning BJ time, the fourth game between the Warriors and the Rockets began at Oracle Arena.

In the first quarter of the game, the Rockets fell into a scoring drought at the beginning, failing to score in the first 5 minutes.The first 5 Warriors each scored, and they played together to score 12:0.Harden scored 4 points in a row and finally broke the situation, and Ariza also contributed three points.Green, Durant, and Curry teamed up to help the Warriors continue to maintain their lead.Durant scored 5 points in a row, and Gordon responded with a 2+1.Gordon made a layup at the buzzer. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led 28:19.

In the second quarter of the game, Clay accidentally made a layup and returned to the locker room.The game was very tense, and the two teams scored alternately.Harden scored two three-pointers in a row, and then staged a 2+1 dunk, reducing the point difference to 2 points.Curry made a throw to stop the bleeding for the Warriors, and the Rockets relied on free throws to score.Clyde corner stopped the Rockets with a three-pointer and came back from the timeout. Paul scored 9 points in a row and the Rockets overtook the score.Harden steals a two-handed dunk, Paul adds another three-pointer, and the Rockets lead by 10 points.Durant hit all three-point free throws, and at halftime, the Rockets overtook 53:46.

After changing sides, the two teams continued to see-saw around the 7-point difference, and the scores rose alternately.Curry hit two difficult three-pointers in a row, the Warriors went ahead by 1 point, and the Rockets paused.Back from the timeout, Curry hit a three-pointer again, and Paul stopped the bleeding with an open three-pointer.Clay also made a three-pointer, Durant made a successful mid-range shot, and the Warriors led by 8 points. The Rockets had no choice but to pause again.Curry and Gerald Green hit three-pointers one after another, Durant drifted and dropped the bag. At the end of the three quarters, the Warriors led 80:70 by 10 points.

In the last quarter of the game, Livingston dunked Capela, Paul scored 4 points in a row, Capela scored 2+1 at the basket, Tucker scored two free throws, and the Rockets chased to a 9-point gap with 2:3.Paul and Ariza hit three-pointers one after another, and the Rockets achieved a go-ahead.The two teams relied on free throws to increase points, and Harden and Curry respected each other for layups.Gordon hit his first three-pointer of the game, and the Rockets led by 5 points.Durant made two free throws and Green made one of two free throws.Thompson missed a mid-range shot and Paul made one of two free throws.Curry missed a three-pointer. In the end, the Rockets narrowly beat the Warriors 95:92, tying the score 2:2.

This game is the first victory in the history of the Rockets playoff team at the home of the Warriors. Before that, they had 0 wins and 7 losses against the Warriors in the playoffs.

With the Rockets' away win in this game, the Rockets also ended the Warriors' 16-game winning streak at home in the playoffs.

According to statistics, the G4 Rockets in the Western Conference Finals only sent 12 assists, which is the lowest data among all teams that have won the Warriors in the playoffs since 1985.

However, the Warriors only had 14 assists in the entire game!
This is enough to see the defensive strength of this game!
With the Rockets winning this game, the Brave Fire series also tied at 2-2, which means that this round of the series will be played at least until G6 to decide the winner.

Since Durant joined the Warriors in 2016, this is the first time the Warriors have reached G6 in the two-year playoffs. The Warriors have won all the 6 rounds of the series they have experienced before. played 5 games.

"The host lost 20 points in the bet in this game. The current total score is 297 points, and the life value is 101 days." The system said.

Since 12:0, the Warriors have been beaten 95:80!

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Brother One: Now you know how important I am?

The Warriors beat the Rockets in the first and third quarters, and the Rockets beat the Warriors in the second and fourth quarters.This isn't the Western Conference finals, it's clearly a pecking game.The key to the Rockets' victory is to successfully pull the Warriors onto the roller coaster, and then defeat their opponents with their rich driving experience.

The Warriors led by 12 points twice in this game...

The Warriors are playing to death today, all kinds of fugues, and they are also blind. In the end, the head coach also fugues. He should call a timeout and not call it. If he doesn't lose, it will be unreasonable!
Rockets: Take away your home court advantage!

Warriors: No, it's your home field advantage!
Rocket: I insist on giving it to you!
Warriors: Then I'll give you home court advantage with the clang of iron.

Since KD betrayed the human camp, this is the first time the Warriors have lost two games in a series.

Dude, I just got out of jail and watched the last 2 minutes of this game, are these two worst offensive teams in NBA history?
The way the Warriors ended this game reminded me of Game 2016 of the [-] Finals.

Last time they also lost at home.

Gordon hit the ball that Irving had that year.

The mood of Rockets fans per game is as follows:

G1: The Rockets are going to be swept...

G2: Damn, the Rockets still have a chance!

G3: Do you really think this series is very close?
G4: I feel like I can win this round of the series!

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According to statistics, during Cole's coaching of the Warriors, this is the first time that the Warriors lost after winning the opponent by 15+ in the third quarter.

Before this game, they had a record of 15 wins and 51 losses when they outscored their opponents by 0+ in the third quarter.

In this game, the Warriors beat their opponents by 34 points 17-17 in the third quarter, and this record was also ended.

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NBA记者统计了库里、杜兰特、克莱和格林4名球员第四节的投篮情况，其中库里8中1，KD5中1，克莱2中0，格林1中0，4人合计16中2。

Throughout the fourth quarter, the Warriors only scored 12 points, while the Rockets scored 25 points.

According to statistics, since the 1954-second offensive time limit was introduced into the league in 24, 12 points tied the Warriors' lowest score in the fourth quarter of the playoffs.

勇士今天四节的得分为：28/18/34/12；火箭这四节的得分为：19/34/17/25。

In the four quarters, the two sides played offensive climaxes alternately. The points difference in the four quarters were 9 points, 16 points, 17 points, and 13 points.

"What is the main reason for the Warriors' collapse in the fourth quarter today?" the system asked.

"The Warriors played relatively slack. In addition, Iguodala's absence due to injury and Livingston's lack of hardness are also a big reason." He Pan said.

The Warriors collapsed in the fourth quarter, the first reason is the team's slack.

The Warriors' slack is mainly reflected in the lack of a clear defensive lineup, unresolute switching, hesitation, and often half-flanking, which left Gordon and Ariza open and made three-pointers.

Another manifestation of laxity is the offensive end.Unresolute on the offensive end, with the heaven-defying touch in the third quarter, the point difference was widened. In the fourth quarter, when the point difference was close, the Warriors always wanted to shoot three-pointers from the outside, quickly equalize, and beat the opponent. Not rushing to the basket, impatient.

There is also the absence of the first brother.

Livingston, who replaced the first brother, performed very poorly in this game.He made two or three turnovers. Under the defense of Gerald Green, he lost the ball and then missed a shot. When he came back to defend Gordon, he couldn't prevent him. Capela scored two plus one after the breakthrough.

In short, whether Livingston is on the offensive or defensive end, his strength is still very different from that of the first brother. The defensive end is a loophole, and the offensive end is useless.

Of course, another reason for the Warriors' loss is that Paul played really well in the fourth quarter, especially at the beginning of the fourth quarter, with consecutive mid-range shots and three-pointers.Especially the step-back three-pointer against Klay Thompson. Although there was a certain element of luck, it has to be said that it was indeed too powerful.

In addition, Paul's corner pass to Ariza's three-pointer in the opposite corner is very critical.

There is a problem with the Warriors' defense for this ball. It is no problem for Curry to defend Paul's upline and drive him to the bottom corner. Green can also help defend, but since Curry drives Paul to the bottom corner, Green will Should be near the baseline so that Paul's baseline passing lanes are blocked.

In addition, with more than ten seconds left in the game, the Warriors trailed by two points and got the ball. At this time, the best choice is to call a timeout.

Although Durant got the ball and rushed forward, he didn't need to pause and didn't give the opponent a chance to defend, which is understandable.But once you reach the frontcourt and find that there are no good opportunities, the best option is to call a timeout.

In fact, the Warriors played like headless chickens throughout the fourth quarter, blindly fighting for touch and relying on the sky for food. In this case, Cole should have decisively called a timeout to remind the players.

Even if Durant doesn't call a timeout, Cole should find that the situation is not good. The opponent pinches Durant, and the Warriors don't have a good shot, so they should call a timeout.

Cole was remiss in the forest farm response.

"The host scored 10 points for watching the game live. The current total score is 307 points, and the life value is 111 days." The system said.

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本场比赛库里出战39分钟，全场26中10（三分球13中6），罚球2中2，射落全队最高的28分外加6篮板2助攻2抢断，其中第三节个人独取17分（三分球8中5），包括5分43秒到4分07秒里连得11分，带队在落后5分的情况反超比分并一度领先到8分，但库里第四节仅得3分（8中1），其中还有一个完全的空位三分没有投进。

As a result, Curry has scored at least 22 three-pointers in 6 playoff games in his career, ranking first in history.

Ranked second is his teammate Klay Thompson (12 games), and third is Ray Allen (10 games).

库里在第三节比赛10投6中，命中率60%，三分8中5，拿到17分。

火箭全队在第三节17投6中，命中率35.3%，三分9中2，拿到17分。

The Warriors scored 34-17 in the third quarter, and Curry contributed 17 points alone, including 5 three-pointers!
据统计数据显示，库里在本轮系列赛G3和G4的第三节共17投13中，三分10中7，得到35分。

But in the remaining six quarters, Curry made a total of 32 of 10 shots, 15 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 28 points.

It is very obvious that in the face of Harden's defense, Curry's breakthrough in the fourth quarter was gone, and he just blindly believed in the touch, which should not be the case.

In fact, Curry's success rate of breaking through Harden is very high. When the opponent resolutely switches defenses in the fourth quarter, Curry should still break through.

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此役杜兰特上场43分钟，24投9中，其中三分5中1，罚球8中8，得到27分12篮板3助攻。

His effective field goal percentage in this game was 39.6%, which is the lowest effective field goal percentage in a single playoff game since he joined the Warriors.

Prior to this, he had the lowest effective field goal percentage in a single game of the Warriors playoffs at 44.1%.

Durant played very drifting in this game, he was not determined suddenly, and his position was also outside, especially the three-pointer, which was really bad.

However, in general, Durant has completed his task and reached his passing line, but it is not exceeded.

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Clay played mediocre in this game, and was injured and left the game when he made a breakthrough in the game.

Talking about his injury, Clay said: "I will be fine, a little sore, and I will be much better tomorrow."

"Someone landed on my foot, and that position made me twist, but nothing can make me miss Game 6 (possibly a slip of the tongue, it should be Game 5)"

"The opponent hit the shot, we couldn't stop it, but it's all over, we have to focus on winning two of the next three games."

Speaking of the absence of the first brother, Clay said: "We miss him, he is an excellent player, and hope he returns soon."

In today's game, Clay played 39 minutes, made 13 of 4 shots, 5 of 2 three-pointers, contributed 10 points and 4 rebounds.

It was Capela who stepped on Clay's injury, but Capela was not to blame for the ball, he didn't do it on purpose, and Capela was also very dangerous, landing on Clay's foot, if most of the center of gravity was not on the other side In terms of legs, it is estimated that Capela's season is over.

One thing I have to say is that although Clay's defense is as good as ever, his ability to hold the ball is really bad.

Throughout the game, as long as Clay held the ball, He Pan's heart was in his throat.

Once Clay attacks with the ball, there are usually two results, one is a mistake, and the other is a random shot.

Therefore, Clay should reduce his offense with the ball, and just make a superb 3D with peace of mind.

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利文斯顿本场出战15分26秒，投篮5中2得4分，同时有4次失误和4次犯规，正负值为全队最低的-15。

全场火箭10次失误，而勇士则有16次失误。失误方面：格林（5）、杜兰特（2）、库里（3）、汤普森（1）、利文斯顿（4）、尼克-扬（1）。

The biggest pot of the game should be awarded to Livingston.

Obviously, it is difficult for Livingston to gain a foothold in the current level of confrontation.

Once there is a high-intensity physical confrontation, Livingston will make mistakes, and even if he does not make mistakes, there is no way to get the ball in.

Even on the defensive end, Livingston is a soft spot for the Warriors.

I have to say that compared with the first brother, Livingston is indeed worse.

There is also Nick Young, who can't hold the ball, and it is very easy to make mistakes once he holds the ball.

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The Warriors lost to the Rockets at home today. After the game, a reporter counted the positive and negative values ​​of Curry, Clay, Durant and Dreaming Green when they were on the court at the same time.

In this campaign, they were on the court at the same time for 31 minutes. During this period, they outscored their opponents by 20 points; but in the remaining 17 minutes, they lost their opponents by 23 points.

In addition, the data shows that when Capela is on the court, Looney plays very well.

I hope that in the next game, Brother One will be able to reappear the power of the dead five little ones.

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本场比赛保罗出战42分钟，20投10中，三分9中5，罚球4中2，得到27分2篮板4助攻1抢断。

In this game, Paul made many difficult three-pointers. At the same time, at the critical moment of the final quarter, he assisted Gordon to make a very critical three-pointer, and finally won a valuable away game.

To say that the biggest contributor to the Rockets' victory is Paul.

Like Green of the Warriors, Paul is very tough and has a lot of small moves. He pushed people many times in this game, and Curry alone was pushed two or three times.

The first time the referee didn't blow, the referee later called Paul an offensive foul.

Paul, like Green, is a role that opponents hate and teammates love.

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In this campaign, the Rockets star Harden played well. Among them, he scored 15 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, and finally scored the highest score in the game, leading the team to equalize the big score.

全场比赛，哈登出战43分钟，26投11中，三分球12中3，得到30分4个篮板4次助攻3次抢断和2次封盖。

Harden played well in the first half, but disappeared in the final quarter.

However, Harden's defense in the second half of today is still okay.

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In this game, the Warriors made a total of 16 turnovers, while the Rockets made 10 turnovers. The team that did a better job of controlling mistakes won the victory.

Moreover, the law of turnovers in the Western Conference Finals series continues. From the first game, the team with fewer turnovers has won.

G1: Warriors win, Warriors make 9 turnovers, Rockets make 13 turnovers;

G2: The Rockets win, the Rockets make 13 turnovers, and the Warriors make 15 turnovers;

G3: Warriors win, Warriors make 8 turnovers, Rockets make 19 turnovers;

G4: The Rockets win, the Rockets make 10 turnovers, and the Warriors make 16 turnovers.

It can be seen from Curry's mindless pass to Green's mistake in the first quarter that the Warriors did not focus on the Rockets in this game!
Master duel, the details determine success or failure!
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In this game, the Rockets gave up Mbah a Moute and adopted a 7-man rotation. Only Harden (30 points), Paul (27 points), and Gordon (14 points) scored in double figures.

Harden, Paul, Ariza, and Tucker all played more than 4 minutes.Tucker played a team-high 40 minutes and 44 seconds.

For the Warriors, Green has 45 minutes, Durant has 43 minutes, Curry has 39 minutes, and Clay has 39 minutes.

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Cole was interviewed by the media after the game.

Kerr said of the game: "We ran out of gas in the fourth quarter, and we only scored 12 points."

At the end of the three quarters, the Warriors still led by 10 points, but they were beaten by the Rockets 25 to 12 in the fourth quarter.

When talking about the fight between the two sides in the fourth quarter, Kerr said: "This is a trench warfare. Both sides are very tough. There are many singles. I guess this is the modern NBA."

When talking about not calling a timeout at the end of the fourth quarter, Cole said: "When Clay was flanked, Draymond called a timeout, but the referee didn't see it. I called it on the bench, but They didn't see it either. But I support KD's choice not to call a timeout and go straight to the offense."

With 9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Warriors defended against the Rockets' offense, and then KD chose to launch the offense directly without calling a timeout.In the end, Clay made a defensive shot against the two men, but failed to make a hit.

Tyronn Lue: The game is over, and I still have two timeouts in my hand!
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本场比赛火箭三分命中率为32%，其中阿里扎三分3中2、塔克2中0、保罗9中5、哈登12中3、戈登8中1、格林4中1，全队三分球38投12中。

Prior to this, when the Rockets made less than 33% of their three-pointers, the Rockets had a record of 16 wins and 12 losses this season.

Of course, the Warriors didn't shoot three-pointers well in this game, and their shooting percentage was only a little better than that of the Rockets.

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After the game, Durant attended the press conference and was interviewed by the media.

The Warriors trailed by 10 points in the last 2 seconds of the game. Durant advanced the ball to Clay in the bottom corner, and Clay missed a mid-range shot.

Durant talked about the Warriors' final attack: "I was just trying to see if we had more options. I saw Klay in the bottom corner. I should have waited for him to stabilize before giving him the ball. But That's not why we lost this game, we would have hoped for a better result, and now we have to accept this loss and do better next game. We have to play better in the fourth quarter Some, we went into the quarter with a 10-point advantage, but we didn't take our chances. If I can replay the last possession, I will see if there are other options."

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Draymond Green was interviewed by the media after the game.

Green talked about the loss: "We couldn't defend the opponent in the fourth quarter, which made us unable to push the rhythm like G3. We didn't believe in our defense. But we have to believe in our defense, we have to believe in our game Plan, have to stick to the game plan. In games where we trust our defense and stick to the game plan, in the end we're okay."

Throughout the fourth quarter, the Warriors were beaten 25 to 12 by the Rockets, with a net loss of 13 points in a single quarter.

When talking about this game, Dream Chaser said: "This is the most intense physical confrontation in the series so far. We are facing a team that is fighting desperately not to fall behind 1 to 3. The game should be like this, It should be the same for the next game.”

When talking about the key to the battle of Tianwangshan, Green said: "It is to play Warriors basketball (play our brand of basketball). We have won key games in away games before."

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According to statistics, under the seven-game four-win system, when the series between the two teams is tied at 2-2, the team with home court advantage has an 80% chance of winning the series.

It seems that the fifth game of the Eastern Conference Finals and the Western Conference Finals is the best and most important game.

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"How much will the host bet on tomorrow's game between the Green Army and the Cavaliers?" the system asked.

"Bet 20 points, the Celtics win." He Pan said.

The Celtics have not lost at home this season, and it depends on whether this rule can be fulfilled again tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)