NBA bench saves national team

The Thunder attack.

After Westbrook dribbled the ball for halftime, instead of being reckless, he passed the basketball to Durant.

In the first round of the game, Adu was more confident in attacking.

Durant also did his part, receiving the basketball against Qin Feng's defense and shooting a long-range shot.

The basketball arced high.

Swish.

Steady and hollow into the net.

Although he is tall, Durant has a very soft touch, just like the shooting just now, the movement is very gentle, but the offensive shooting rate is very sharp.

The Lakers fought back.

Lowry dribbled the ball through the half court, broke through the penalty area with a screen, and scored the ball to Anderson, who was ambushing outside the three-point line.

The latter raised his hand and made a three-pointer.

Swish.

Hollow into the network!

The Thunder attack.

It was Durant's sudden stop and retreat jumper after receiving the basketball.

The Lakers continued to create opportunities on the outside and completed a three-pointer.

Swish.

Keep hitting.

It can be seen that the Lakers coach Steve Kerr's game strategy for the players in this game is to shoot more three-pointers.

After all, the three-pointer is the biggest advantage of the Lakers.

It is also a weapon against the Thunder.

Because the biggest shortcoming in the Thunder lineup is the lack of three-point shooting.

Although he has Redick as a three-point shooter, and Durant's three-point shooting ability is also above the league level, the level of other players' three-point shooting is very poor.

This has led to the Thunder's average three-pointers per game this season in the middle and lower reaches of the league.

It took more than half a quarter.

The Lakers gradually widened the point difference.

Dewey's second young master's offensive firepower is very fierce, but Qin Feng and Kobe's offensive firepower on the Lakers' side is even fiercer.

But every mountain has its own height.

In front of the super double stars of the Lakers, even Thunder King Bomb seemed to be overshadowed.

After entering the rotation time in the second half of the quarter, the problem of the Thunder's poor substitute lineup came to the fore again.

Under the crazy output of the four major substitutes, Dayao, Williams, Jrue Holiday, and Artest, the Thunder fell behind by more and more points.

In this regard, coach Brooks can do nothing.

The first quarter is over.

24: 35.

The Lakers took an 11-point lead in a single quarter.

Qin Feng and Kobe scored 22 points in a single quarter, and other players scored 13 points.

Thunder here.

Durant and Westbrook scored 19 points in a single quarter, and the remaining players scored 5 points.

This is also the main reason why the Thunder were suppressed in the first quarter.

Back in the second quarter.

Brooks arranged for Westbrook to lead the team and deployed Redick, Collison and other players with the ability to shoot three-pointers.

The Thunder took the lead in attacking.

Westbrook held the ball at the top of the arc, saw the opportunity, and passed the ball to Redick who ran around the screen and ran out of the three-point line. The latter shot the ball without hesitation.

Swish.

Hollow into the net.

This three-point shot was clean and crisp.

And this is the third three-pointer made by the Thunder in this game.

Durant made the first two three-pointers.

Lakers offense.

Holiday dribbled the ball past halftime and passed the ball to Williams. The latter opened up the space for singles and broke through the penalty area to pass the ball to Dayao.

Dayao lightly stood on tiptoe and scored a one-handed dunk.

The Thunder attack.

After Westbrook broke through to the penalty area, he wanted to complete a layup, but he was interfered by Dayao who came from the defense.

In front of the moving Great Wall, even Westbrook, who is physically abnormal, can hardly cross this mountain.

The Lakers set off a counterattack.

Holiday stopped outside the three-point line after dribbling the ball for halftime, and shot a chasing three-pointer.

Swish.

Hollow into the net.

The entire Lakers team has maintained the shooting touch of the last two games of the series with the Clippers, which can be described as extremely hot.

The Thunder attack.

Westbrook saw that breaking through the penalty area was not feasible, so he simply used his own unique cheat - zombie jumper.

The basketball bounced off the rim and fell into it with bumps.

The Thunder players who watched were very nervous.

If there is no score, the point difference will be 20 points.

The Lakers offensive round.

Dayao received the basketball in the penalty area, easily half-turned and hit a hook.

Another problem of the Thunder was also exposed. Apart from Perkins, the team has no qualified center.

This can be seen.

The Thunder's lineup structure and player mix have serious problems, but even so, with the explosive performance of the two superstars, they still brought this team to the Western Conference Finals.

But when it comes to the Lakers, that's another level of competition.

All the weaknesses of the Thunder were infinitely magnified by Cole and used to make it easier for the Lakers to play this game.

After playing for three or four minutes, Brooks was a little impatient, and took the lead in making substitution adjustments, replacing all the main players.

If the point difference cannot be reduced to single digits before the end of this game, then this game will go far again!

On the Lakers side, Kerr continued to stand still.

Thunder offensive round.

Durant held the ball at the top of the arc, and after a series of sharp changes in direction, he threw off Artest's defense. The latter raised his hand outside the three-point line and shot a three-pointer.

Swish.

Hollow into the net.

Shoot as soon as you come on the stage, and score as soon as you shoot, this is the strength of the league's top killer.

After scoring the goal, Durant also made an ok gesture and signaled his teammates to continue passing the ball to him when they attack in the next round.

He can clearly feel that facing Qin Feng's defense is completely different from facing Artest's defense.

Now that Artest is defending him, the offense becomes much easier.

Another round.

It is still Durant's singles with the ball at the top of the arc.

This is the most used and most effective tactic by the Thunder, and that is the singles of the team's superstars.

This tactic has been used since the Qin Feng era, until now...

Under the defense of Artest, Durant ushered in a wave of explosions. In less than 3 minutes, he led the team to a 10:3 offensive climax, helping the team catch up with some scores.

But his sweet offensive period passed quickly, because Cole replaced the main player, and he had to face Qin Feng's defense again.

The hit rate is declining at an extreme speed, just like riding a roller coaster.

Durant was also helpless, and began to consciously control the number of shots he took, giving more offensive opportunities to his teammates.

Westbrook stood up and started to hit consecutive jumpers. At the critical moment, the zombie's jumpers did not drop the chain!

But for the Lakers, Qin Feng and Kobe were in excellent condition and played a very efficient offense.

Halftime is over.

55: 69.

The Lakers still lead by 14 points.

For this point difference, Thunder coach Brooks is quite satisfied.

In this case, there is still a chance to play in the second half of the game.

If it is more than 20 points behind, then you can directly surrender.

This is not what he wants to see! !