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Chapter 1511 The First Battle of the Western Conference Finals Recorded in History

In the previous offseason, the Clippers signed a number of players in order to strengthen the team.

Especially players like Butler, Brewer and Landry who have proven themselves in the league, but have not been given the opportunity to prove themselves again due to injuries and other reasons.

The Clippers gave them that opportunity.

And Butler's Brewer also repaid the Clippers' trust in the second round of the playoffs against the Spurs.

Both of them played extremely well whether they came to the starting lineup or returned to the bench.

"This may be a kind of self-confidence bonus for the players after having the championship~ Brewer and Butler are very dedicated players who know how to play in the playoffs. Players with this quality, It is really very, very precious~!!, I am honored to have such a player~!!"

This is what Lan Shengli said in an interview before when he talked about the performance of Brewer and Butler.

It could be heard that the two of them were greatly praised by Lan Shengli.

However, Landry has not played too brightly since the start of the playoffs.

Logically speaking, Landry should be Love's chief substitute, but because Lan Shengli often uses the "five small" lineup, Landry's playing time in each game is not stable, and sometimes it may only be two or three minutes.

But Landry has been waiting, waiting for an opportunity to come.

Now, such an opportunity has come.

Both Love and Jordan graduated with full fouls, and when Kaman's physical condition was not good, Lan Shengli decisively sent Landry.

"You can do what Love did on the field before~, lock the position of the rebound, protect the basket, shoot resolutely when there is a chance in the mid-range, don't think so much~!!, what's more, use you The advantage of good physical fitness is to fight for offensive rebounds. Be careful not to grab the opponent's position, but to wait for the opportunity from a distance~!!, to be more proactive~!! Do you understand~?!"

Lan Shengli's exhortations before Landry went on the court soon had an effect.

Butler made an "air ball" with a three-pointer.

The Thunder players standing under the basket thought the ball was going out of bounds, but Landry rushed to grab the rebound and directly completed the dunk.

Perhaps the players of the Thunder team wanted to grab the ball, but the severe consumption of physical energy made their legs feel like they were nailed to the floor.

114 flats.

Here Westbrook still looks full of energy.

After the pick-and-roll with Durant, he did not choose to pass back to the latter, but directly chose a mid-range jumper.

"Clang clang~!!"

Landry's all-out block made Westbrook return without success.

Harden went back to the basket and took the rebound.

The Clippers have another chance to overtake.

"Press the rhythm~!!, don't rush~!!"

Here Lan Shengli shouted to remind the team members.

At this juncture of the game, every offensive round and every point is critical.

Here Landry took the initiative to start a pick-and-roll with Harden.

Harden used the pick-and-roll to break forward at a very slow speed.

Here Landry disassembled to the free throw line.

Harden may be worried that the sudden position is too deep and cause the ball to be lost, so he directly passed the ball to Landry.

Landry was very determined. He was already ready to catch the ball. After receiving the ball, he directly made a mid-range jumper.

"Swipe~!!!"

Landry seized the shot, which was almost open, and the Clippers went ahead again.

With a tip-up and a mid-range four-pointer, Landry is also using his performance to repay the Clippers' trust in them during the offseason.

"Dum~!!"

Brooks shook his head and immediately called a timeout.

Hitting the third overtime, the Thunder's spirit of giving up is slowly fading.

Perhaps it has indeed reached the limit of physical fitness.

If he continued to fight, he might not even have the energy to take a shower after the game.

For the head coaches of both sides, the technical and tactical arrangements have become a little pale.

The most important thing is to motivate the players to persevere.

The pause ends soon.

Here the Thunder arranged a mid-range catch-and-shoot tactic for Durant.

"Clang~!!"

It was still a physical problem, which caused Durant's shooting power to be shorter, and Landry accepted the rebound.

At the moment, Landry is the most physically fit and active player on the court.

Landry gave the ball to Harden. After Harden got the ball, he had no luck at all. He aimed at the frontcourt and threw it lightly.

The players of the Thunder team looked at the trajectory of the ball in the air and realized that "the backyard is on fire".

Without everyone in the Thunder team noticing, it was George who secretly completed a quick play.

George received a pass from Harden and easily put the ball into the basket.

Maybe I didn't choose to slam dunk vigorously, but also to save energy.

The Thunder are already 4 points behind.

The severe overdraft of physical fitness made the return defense of the Thunder players on the field a big problem.

The Clippers have unknowingly taken the initiative on the court.

"Pretty~!"

"Come on~!!, hold on for another 3 minutes~!!"

The Clippers' bench players were also encouraged.

The whole momentum has come to the Clippers.

Even the Chesapeake Energy Arena was quiet.

After shouting for more than three hours, the fans are probably too tired.

"Swipe~!!!"

While speaking, the Thunder team made another offensive mistake, and the Clippers counterattacked. Butler confidently shot a three-pointer. This time there was no "air ball", but a "hollow net" ball.

The point difference came to 7 points, and the Thunder team hung up.

In the following time, the Thunder tried several not-so-good three-pointers, but failed to make one.

The Clippers consumed game time, and the Thunder had no chance to catch up.

The final score was fixed at 125:119.

After three hard battles in overtime, the Clippers finally defeated the Thunder away by 6 points and won their first victory in the Western Conference Finals. They took a 1-0 lead in the series and regained their home court advantage.

What the Thunder lost was not only the home court advantage, but also the serious blow to their self-confidence that they lost in three overtimes, and even the efforts of the entire season were in vain.

However, whether it is the winning Clippers or the narrowly losing Thunder, this mighty triple overtime game will be destined to be recorded in history, and it is destined to be one of the most exciting Western Conference finals openers in history.

Although the shooting percentages of both sides in the overtime period were not very high, the tenacious fighting spirit of fighting for every ball is very admirable.

It is said that young people have not failed, and perhaps the same is true for the two teams tonight.

In the end, is the Clippers taking advantage of the victory to reach the finals, or is the Thunder team bravely completing the counterattack after knowing their shame~? !

This series is getting more and more interesting.

(End of this chapter)