"The fans of the Golden 1 Center are behind his team. The two teams are tied at the beginning of the 3rd quarter! Ousmane Dieng single-handedly led the revolt when the Kings were well ahead. Can the Thunder take down the Kings in Sacramento? I can't wait any longer for Shaq. I can't wait to see the outcome."
He has no problem with the Kings' tactics. The only problem is an X factor to change the face of the game. His playing time is doomed to be reduced without the last quarter.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Hector was on the court. He doesn't play a transcendent match, but correct, he still has his double-double. The Kings players who won the G1 by achieving a performance unworthy of seed 1, except Hector are keen to be forgiven.
After a free throw by Duarte, OKC went ahead with a layup from Giddey. Then, the Kings will try to finish the game.
"Malik Monk's Layup"
"Another rebound for Hector, even if he doesn't take 30, the Thunder can't do anything."
« Le pick and roll entre Monk and Herrera. Herrera a la balle, le dunk ! +1 ! »
"Monk makes the pass for Fox. Herrera initiates the screen, and Fox accelerates and finishes at the hoop with a driving layup. »
"Another offensive rebound from Herrera, oh the two-handed dunk."
"De'Aaron Fox from deep. The Kings ran 12-4! They are about to finish the match! »
At that point, the Kings led 93-101 with 6 minutes left. When suddenly...
"Sleep, the stepback! Bucket! »
"Giddey to the three! Good! The Thunder are only three points behind the Kings, everything is revived now! »
Two free throws by Keegan Murray calmed things down.
"Shai, to the layup!"
"Shai catches the ball, the shot for three! It's in there. Shai is excellent tonight. We'll see if he can do the feat of making his team win in Sacramento. »
The fans, if possible, want to avoid seeing a close match but won't turn it down... Provided their team wins.
"Herrera takes the offensive rebound and kicks the ball, another one for him tonight. This is his 16th rebound! »
"De'Aaron with the clutch shot! We must not forget that he is the first Clutch Player of the Year winner! 4th quarter Fox is back! »
This shot will end the game despite the resistance of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and the Kings will win in a G2, much more interesting than the first. Every player on both teams was good, but the Kings had the final say.
Victory 108-115!
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recovered with 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Giddey was under alternating current, but a solid 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists, and Dieng changed the game all by himself with 12 points in the third quarter.
While for the Kings, Hector is content on "strict minimum" with 23 points, 16 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks. De'Aaron Fox was solid with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Every Kings starter scored more than 10 points, but as Hector said in a press conference:
"We can't afford to be ignorant. We won the first two games, but we're going to OKC for the next one. We have to expect hell."
"Shai is one of the best players in the league, and he shows us that for more than three seasons. He's already been the top scorer last season, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's MVP one day. »
"The MVP? Of course, I would like to keep it, but I move forward step by step. What happened is behind me. What is in front of me is tomorrow. »
Hector has been thinking about this sentence since he returned. There is no need to keep the memories of your other life. You only live once normally. It turns out he's so strong in his field that he has an MVP, that's all.
Shai did not hide his ambitions: "Hector is a formidable competitor and personality off the court. He is respected throughout the league for several reasons, even before being MVP. I hope to win it one day, but I prefer the Finals MVP now that he's MVP. Before we talk about next season, we need to beat the Kings. »
Shai has launched the challenge for next season. But the biggest challenge now is he has to lead the Thunder to beat the Kings four times.