Legend Raiders

Chapter 791 Thunder advances
The news of the promotion between the Spurs and the Heat, except for the great response at the beginning, has basically returned to calm after that.

The promotion of their two teams is a matter of course, one is the defending champion, and the other is the traditional powerhouse.

The early promotion of the two teams made them enter the state of watching tigers fight across the mountain.

Because there is one more possibility for their game one day earlier, there is a very good preparation space for physical recovery and state maintenance.

Compared with these two teams, the two matches on May [-]th were also the key to the outcome.

Whether the Celtics can win another victory, and whether the Clippers can change their fate against the sky, these are the focus of the two games.

of course.

Whether the Thunder and Pacers will give them a chance is one of the highlights of these two games.

As long as they can win another game, the Celtics and Clippers have to go home.

Because their current score has come to 2:3, there will be a very high probability of being kicked out at 4:2.

And this day came very quickly.

May [-]th.

The Celtics home fans poured into the arena one after another, cheering for the home team in any way they could think of.

The fans of the Clippers are naturally unwilling to lag behind. Not only are they huge, but some local programs are also cheering for them.

The first game is the game between the Clippers and the Thunder, and after their game is over the Celtics and Pacers.

Soon.

Players from the Clippers and Thunder entered the arena one after another. Amidst the cheers and hustle and bustle of the venue, the atmosphere of the battle between them gradually increased.

This will be a very critical game, and it will be a desperate game.

at last.

With the end of the warm-up and appearance ceremony, the main players of both sides began to appear on the stage one after another.

Their starting lineups have not changed, and the two teams are still in the previous lineup.

Jordan and Ibaka stood on the jump ball again, with serious expressions on their faces.

The referee on duty said something routinely, indicating that they were ready and kick-off was about to begin.

The basketball was then thrown into the air, and the two of them jumped up explosively like rockets into the sky.

slap~
Jordan's fingers touched the basketball first, and then headed for the Clippers.

Paul grabbed it, yelled, and approached the frontcourt together with his teammates.

As a defensive side, the Thunder reacted very quickly and got ready for the first time.

The Clippers didn't want to fight any positional battle with them. Jordan and Griffin both stepped up to cover for Paul and JJ Redick.

For their impact, the Thunder's inside line has long been prepared.

But things are often not as simple as they seem.

Ibaka and Perkins obviously underestimated their determination. The two-line impact of Jordan and Griffin made them unable to withstand it immediately.

It's now!

Paul yelled at Matt Barnes, signaling him to get ready to catch the ball.

But while Barnes was running, the basketball in his hand was lobbed to the inside.

Griffin!
Like a cheetah, he lowered his center of gravity and quickly broke free from Ibaka's defense. He glanced at the flying basketball, and when he got stuck, he soared into the sky.

Catch the ball!

Dunk!

Griffin showed the aesthetics of violence to the fullest, but he looked extraordinarily calm after landing.

It can be seen from him that the Clippers are ready!

Switching to the Thunder's offense, Westbrook advanced with the ball very fast, making the inside players lag behind slightly.

But that's how he plays, and Durant and Sefolosha are following.

Come to the front court.

Westbrook broke through with the ball very decisively.

The Clippers' return defense is slightly insufficient, making their inside defense precarious.

But Paul played very resolutely. Seeing that there was no one to defend inside, it was a foul for him to rush forward!
The tactical approach directly disintegrated the Thunder's fast break.

Because the number of fouls was far below, the Thunder continued to serve.

They all start to settle, Durant suddenly shakes off the defender, and Westbrook passes the ball in the first time.

Catch and shoot!

Durant shot out neatly, but because he just played, he hit the ball with iron.

Jordan soared into the sky, grabbed the basketball, and handed it to Paul, who was about to get off.

Quickly advancing to the frontcourt, Paul Yigao was bold, seeing no one in front of or behind him, he stopped directly outside the three-point line, and shot without hesitation when he was steady.

Go in!

In just two rounds, the Clippers scored five points neatly!

Such an opening made the scene full of joy, and everyone was ready to welcome the victory!
The next first quarter fully confirmed the fans' thoughts.

The Clippers are like a group of tigers, they play very strong offensively and defensively.

As a result, the Thunder's defense and offense were both blocked, and even Durant and Westbrook, who were able to break the game, failed to give the team more help because of the strong defense of the Clippers.

finally.

They scored 30:16 in the first quarter!

While the Clippers played an amazing offense, they also dominated the defense!

Fourteen points behind in the first quarter, which put tremendous pressure on the Thunder.

Even if this is the first quarter, as long as the Clippers stabilize their form, they will be in big trouble!

Fortunately, after entering the second quarter, most of the momentum of the Clippers has been vented, and they have not been able to maintain it.

So in the second quarter, the Thunder team relied on the performance of the two players, and finally fixed the score at 26:20.

Although they lead, they are still eight points behind the Clippers.

If the Clippers adjust after halftime, they will still be in trouble.

But at the beginning of the third quarter, the Clippers failed to keep going, but the Thunder suddenly played the rhythm they wanted!
Durant and Westbrook are like two sniper rifles. They basically have no shots, and they have brought a devastating blow to the Clippers' defense!

finally.

If it weren't for the Clippers' ability to fight back, they would never have scored 22 points!
But the Thunder team scored [-] points. Although they only recovered the point difference at this time, it was an excellent signal for them!

Don't forget that this is the home court of the Clippers. If they can tie in this crucial game and continue in the fourth quarter, then the victory will be theirs, and they will only be able to enter the Western Conference Finals!

So in the fourth quarter, the Clippers wanted to play their lives, and the Thunder didn't make a fuss, and directly started the hard steel mode with them!

The competition between the two sides was very fierce and tough, and there were as many as [-] fouls just because of the strong physical confrontation!
Such an astonishing number fully illustrates the intensity of their competition.

Until the last 2 minutes, the Thunder team won the victory and saw the dawn!

Because they have already led the Clippers by four points, as long as they can stabilize the lead in the final stage, the victory will be theirs!

But the final final word was because Doug Rivers called two timeouts in just one minute.

The state and mood of the Clippers players were directly ruined by these two timeouts, even if it was Rivers' kindness, but at this time more should be left to the players, not him to control!
and so.

When the final whistle of this game fell, the Thunder still relied on their defense and resilience to complete the end of the series in the away game with a score of 104:98!

So far!

The Thunder became the third team to advance to the finals, and the rest depends on the game between the Celtics and the Pacers!

(End of this chapter)