ball era

Chapter 499 The First Battle with Thunder

The Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and the Thunder will begin soon.

This is a high-profile series.

After all, with the Thunder's good record in the past few years, and coupled with the fiery Durant and Westbrook, they already have a large number of fans, and their recognition in the entire world is also increasing. high.

Moreover, Thunder's style of play is more explosive and brutal.

But in the final analysis, they still haven't formed a system that can really face all teams.

They are like the kind of playboys wandering around the world, relying on their young bodies and superior comprehensive qualities to wander around, they don't study who too carefully, they get together when they are destined, and they are divided when they are separated, not because you may be Potential opponents, I have studied you to the last detail, they still just fight if they can win, and there is no way if they can't win.

Anyway, they are still young and have a lot of time and talent to use.

This time they met the Lakers, but this is a team that they don't seem to need to use their strength to beat. In fact, many people think that the Lakers don't have much possibility in front of the Thunder.

Before the start of the game, fans of both sides, including many other fans, are now expressing their opinions and opinions, and their opinions are basically saying that the Lakers don't have many opportunities.

"It's amazing that the Lakers can beat or even sweep the Warriors. Many people didn't expect it, but you have to say that there is a lot of fluke in it. The Warriors are a team that can't limit Chen. There is no way to compete with the Lakers on offense, but the Thunder has an all-around player like Durant, and they also have Westbrook. Although basketball is not as simple as competing with superstars, you can also I have to say that they are all players who are enough to change the game!"

Such words have attracted the approval of many people. In fact, most people are still more optimistic about the Thunder now. Whether it is from the book strength or the impression of the past few years, the Thunder is a better player no matter what. Team.

"No matter how you look at it, the Lakers are not the Thunder's opponents. If the Lakers want to beat the Thunder, unless Kobe returns from injury! But now Kobe is recuperating, so it is obvious that the Lakers are definitely not the Thunder's opponents!" Soon , and another point of view came out.

Regardless of whether this view is right or not, it does cater to Kobe's fans and has been recognized by more people in a short period of time.

Kobe must be a huge loss to the Lakers, but different people still have different opinions on this point.

But most people still agree.

"Why do you think of a team that just swept the opponent in the first round?" At this time, someone was also expressing their views: "Chen Yu played very well, and the Lakers also played very well. They've figured out a way to win, but all the views we're seeing right now, it's as if the Lakers just barely won the first round after a tough Game [-]!"

This also attracted the support of Chen Yu's fans. Speaking of which, these people almost put the Lakers on the weak side now, as if the Thunder can make the Lakers have no chance if they play easily.

The two sides are also arguing online, but all of this will ultimately be resolved by the game.

Because the Lakers eventually won one more game than the Thunder, the first game was played at the Staples Center, the home of the Lakers.

This game still attracted countless attentions, and the tickets for the Staples Center have already been sold out.

The most profitable team in the NBA is basically the Knicks, but the Lakers are also particularly profitable. Basically, they are around No.2 in the list of the most profitable teams, and the Lakers also have a particularly large audience , After all, it is in such an international metropolis.

If it weren't for the easy money for the Lakers in Los Angeles, the Clippers would not have taken so many risks to secretly move the team to Los Angeles.

This high-profile competition has really begun!

In the regular season, the Lakers and the Thunder still played against each other a few times, but they won less and lost more.

Now, all parties are also bad-mouthing the Lakers, which also makes everyone pay more attention to this game.

At the beginning of the game, the Thunder team still played in the style of you and I, and their defense against Chen Yu also adopted the way the Warriors defended against the Lakers in the last game, which was to let Westbrook defend Chen Yu. Yu, but the others are trying their best to cut off Chen Yu's passing route, just to force him to be in endless singles from the first ball to the last ball.

The Thunder's style of play has also been demonstrated by the Warriors.

However, the Thunder did not destroy Chen Yu's pass as thoroughly as the Warriors. They still left Chen Yu a lot of gaps, and Gasol also played well in this game, and he also played mid-range shots and layups inside. Two blossoms.

However, Chen Yu's touch is not the best today. Although his shooting percentage is still terrible compared with other players, but if he compares his own shooting percentage horizontally, Chen Yu's touch is really average today. .

But compared to Chen Yu, Durant's touch is quite good. He scored 30 points in three quarters. In the fourth quarter, Durant's physical strength declined, but he still maintained a high offensive level.

一直到比赛还剩下最后1分13秒的时候，双方的比分是95-90，湖人队落后了5分。

Durant went to the frontcourt, received a pass from Westbrook, and after a pick-and-roll and a switch, it became Chen Yu defending Durant.

If the ball can be defended, the Lakers still have hope, because as far as Chen Yu's three-pointer is concerned, as long as he defends successfully and throws one in by himself, the point difference is only 2 points, everything is possible!
But if Durant scores, the point difference will be at least 7 points, and the Lakers may be powerless by then.

Durant hit Chen Yu with his back. Chen Yu felt that his strength was particularly strong, but he held him firmly. When the two reached the basket, Durant suddenly turned around and shot a jumper!

The jump shot came too quickly, and Chen Yu was too short after all, so he could only watch the ball leave Durant's hands.

When Chen Yu looked back, he saw the net flowers floating.

97-90!

The Lakers can say that the general trend is over!

Then, the next ball, Chen Yu scored a layup, but there were only 43 seconds left, and then Durant fouled deep inside, basically the game had lost its suspense.

The final score ended at 101-95, and the Lakers lost the first game of the second round at home.

(End of this chapter)