Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 325 The Loneliest Corner

In the blink of an eye, it was game day, and it started to rain lightly in Oklahoma City. The bus drove very slowly, and the closer it got to the arena, the pedestrians on the road began to increase. Many of them were holding blue umbrellas with the Thunder team logo printed on them, which should have been dispatched uniformly in a previous game.

After the simple arrangement, the two parties came to the venue, and it was full again tonight, broadcast live across the United States.

Before the game, Payton made a bet with Reggie Miller that he thought the Thunder would win another home game.

Reggie Miller thought the same as he thought, because the Thunder's second young man opened up, and it is too difficult for the Lakers to reverse the situation with the current lineup.

The atmosphere at the scene was very cheerful, but those who cared about the Lakers had a heavy heart.

The referee called the players together and the game began quickly.

The Lakers got the ball, Yuan Qingshan dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, and gave Kobe a shot. Kobe didn't feel very good tonight, he didn't have enough strength, and the ball barely hit the front.

The rebound was picked up by Adams, and Westbrook started "chug-chug" and rushed to the basket for Nick Young, who was dunking and changing defense.

Nick Young is a little taller than Westbrook, but he can't stand Westbrook's assault at all, and is at an absolute disadvantage in the confrontation.

The Lakers will try to play Towns next. Durant is still in the fourth position. Ibaka and Kanter played very little time in this round of the series. If they are in the fourth position, they will not be able to keep up with Towns.

Towns made a swipe shot from the high post on the right, and it took two bounces to get into the basket.

Yuan Qingshan and Tang Si clapped their hands, but Tang Si couldn't see any happiness on his face.

In the first quarter, the Thunder didn't intend to change players. As long as the Lakers don't change their lineup, they won't change.

23 to 17, the Thunder led by 6 points to end the first quarter.

Durant and Westbrook split the shooting rights equally, and they can shoot suddenly. The harmonious Thunder made the Lakers very difficult.

The Lakers were looking for breakthroughs throughout the quarter. Kobe's touch was not good, and Towns was watched closely by Durant. They could only rely on Yuan Qingshan's singles to barely bite the score, and did not let the Thunder further expand.

During the timeout, Coach Scott asked Kobe not to think so much, but to show his touch. It seems that it is very difficult to count on Towns. The Lakers must have someone who can stand up and solve the offensive problem with Yuan Qingshan.

Kobe removed the ice pack, adjusted the tape on his ring and pinky fingers, and thought about the next attack in his mind.

Westbrook was very excited. He didn't want to go back to the bench during the timeout, and he wanted to drive the fans' emotions around the field for a week.

The Thunder's wonderful goals in the first quarter were played back and forth on the big screen above the field, and Towns raised his hair from time to time to complain.

Beep, the second quarter begins.

"Reggie, the Thunder's two aces played exceptionally well tonight, catching the Lakers by surprise." Payton looked at the data repeatedly and said to Reggie Miller.

Reggie Miller nodded: "I guess it's because the just-announced regular season awards have stimulated them. You know, Russell has been holding back his energy to win the MVP. Even Durant, I don't believe he doesn't want it at all. Who doesn't want to get more of this kind of hard honor, right?"

Payton: "If you don't tell me, I've forgotten about it. Durant didn't even make it for a while this year. Let's not talk about LeBron James. He was robbed by Leonard for a while. I guess I feel uncomfortable, so this Lakers will be unlucky."

As they were talking, Dewey's second young master made an extremely rare connection. Durant held the ball in a high position and passed it to Westbrook for an air cut dunk from the baseline.

"Five balls, five balls!" Payton yelled.

Reggie Miller shook his head helplessly: "It's only their game today, so if you say it's the top five, it's the top five."

Westbrook was in a good mood after scoring the goal. He grabbed Durant's palm and bumped him hard on the shoulder: "Hey, brother, this is how we want to play, beat Kobe, then Curry, and finally LeBron!"

Durant smiled, but couldn't tell if it was from the heart.

Tang Si walked towards Yuan Qingshan with a bitter face, and Yuan Qingshan patted his buttocks: "Don't be so sad, it's over when you hit back."

In the next round, Yuan Qingshan singled out Westbrook at the top of the arc. He used up his acceleration skills, got into the elbow area and directly lobbed the ball to Towns who was down.

Towns didn't dare to continue to the basket, and shot a jumper near the second free throw spot, successfully returning two points.

"Damn!" Durant complained with his arms akimbo.

The shouts of the fans in the arena were loud, but the players of the two teams played in silence on the field. You hit yours, and I hit mine, just like a turn-based game, you come and go.

In the middle of the second quarter, Scott called a timeout, the main players took a rest, and all substitutes came on the field.

On the Thunder's side, Durant brought four substitutes. Under his tearing, the defense of the Lakers' bench lineup was vulnerable. Durant seized the opportunity and scored 8 points in a row. The Thunder played a wave of 11-0.

Scott could only use the opportunity of the dead ball to replace Towns, who was still hot. After Towns came on the court, he really restrained Durant a little bit.

However, Durant felt extremely hot this time. Facing Towns, he made two consecutive three-pointers, one of which was a direct hit.

Another smashed the basket and popped out a long rebound. Durant staged a self-throwing shot and hit a high jumper.

"Death has come." Peyton muttered.

Reggie Miller looked at the technical statistics. Durant has scored 22 points. He doesn't look too tired. This game should be another 40+.

For the Lakers, it's scary.

Thunder's other Gundam is charging in the warehouse, and it will be bloody again when it is put on the field.

After another 2 minutes, Yuan Qingshan and Kobe went up again, Durant went down to rest, and Westbrook came on the stage.

In the remaining few minutes of the first half, Kobe's touch picked up slightly, hitting a three-pointer and a long two-pointer.

Westbrook made a breakthrough and sent three assists, and the Thunder opened up the point difference by 2 points.

At the end of the half, the Lakers were 33 to 50, 17 points behind. This is the biggest point difference since the start of the series.

For the Lakers, it is definitely bad news.

Inside the VIP room.

O'Neill lost his cynical attitude tonight, and chatted with Magic Johnson with a sad face.

O'Neill: "From the beginning of this game, the mental outlooks of the two teams are different. The Thunder is more like a strong playoff team."

Magician: "Yeah, the Lakers are still too young. You can't expect Kobe to explode every game, right? Kobe originally planned to retire after the regular season. Now that he has played two more rounds of playoffs, his body must have been unable to bear it long ago. Look at that big ice pack, he never leaves his body every game."

O'Neal sighed: "I remember very clearly that when Kobe first came to the Lakers, he used to joke that Eddie House on our team put ice on his knees. In a blink of an eye, he couldn't live without these things."

The magician sat down and took a sip of red wine with his head up. If time could be turned back and the person sitting on the sidelines was still the No. 8 Afro, how great would it be?

The players left the field, and the youthful girls of the cheerleading team came out to continue the heat.

In the carnival of tens of thousands of people, the empty bench of the Lakers became the loneliest corner of the audience.

(End of this chapter)