Perkins: The Thunder can still win the championship if Harry is not injured. At most, the game will be a stalemate. I am optimistic that the Thunder will defend the title.

October 16th Perkins recently talked about last season’s finals on reporter Brandon ‘ScoopB’ Robinson’s show.

Question: "If Haliburton had not been injured in Game 7 against the Thunder, what do you think the outcome of the NBA Finals would have been?"

Perkins: "He did have a hot start, but I still think the Thunder will win that game. Winning in that arena is extremely difficult - especially Especially in the playoffs, especially in the NBA Finals, let alone the tiebreaker. But he deserves a lot of praise for staying on the court. Although I think he started in a hot state, the whole atmosphere gave me the feeling that the Thunder would win. Of course, the game would have been more stalemate, and it would not have been as completely defeated as the actual tiebreaker. Explosion——They lost humiliatingly in that game. However, when your star player falls, especially if your core figure and offensive arrow is absent, the team's morale will inevitably be dampened, let alone playing away games. But the score will definitely be closer. I still think the Thunder will have the slight upper hand. After all, Alexander had an unusual sense of mission at the time, and the Thunder always had a unique aura when playing at home. "

asked: "Do you think the Thunder can defend the title? "

Perkins: "I think so. But this time it will be tougher. I always talk about trying to win back-to-back championships - when you win your first championship, it's like a hungry wolf pounces on its prey. And what about the second one? can you You may still have an appetite, but you are no longer hungry! This is a big difference, I just want to see if they still maintain that bloodthirsty desire. Because when you're down 1-0 in the playoffs, do you lose sleep? That sense of team-first responsibility—can it still be maintained? The spirit of collective sacrifice—will it still exist? The problem is when a young team becomes successful, the players tend to start pursuing individual achievements, you know? "

" Not to mention the Western Conference-other teams have strengthened. The Mavericks are coming in a big way, and speaking of Irving's ACL injury and his recent training videos... I think he's coming back earlier than expected! Although Not sure if he can make it to the start of the season, but those training videos without knee pads already show that he is getting back into game shape. Let's talk about the veterans of the Warriors - they are armed to the teeth! Have you seen Curry’s interview? Man, he has fire in his eyes! Not only is he concentrating, but he also maintains a very good shape. The answer to Kuminga's question was perfect. When the reporter mentioned his agent, he said directly, ‘I don’t care what the agent says, I only communicate with JK. ’ This means that when you are aiming to win the championship, you will not pay attention to off-field interference and reject any noise interference. At that time, I thought—fuck, this time it’s real. "