The star battle lasted for a long time, and by the 8th minute the Trail Blazers were 3 points behind at home.
For the Thunder, Durant was the main attacker. He made 5 of 5 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and 1 of 1 three-pointers. He scored 13 points. He also grabbed 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block. He played on both offense and defense.
Destroyed the opponent Batum.
With plenty of physical strength, no matter who faces Durant with full firepower, he will feel scared.
But the Thunder also showed a problem. The lineup on the field was short of scoring points. With Durant scoring so many points and his hard work on the defensive end, they only led by 3 points.
Once Durant goes off the court, who will the Thunder's offensive burden fall on?
At that point, it's time for the Trail Blazers' strategy to take effect.
After the official timeout came back, Durant's firepower remained the same for the next 4 minutes. After coming on the court, he only knew one thing.
Score!
The Trail Blazers' defensive intensity has increased instead of falling, especially at the 3rd position. Batum's hardware conditions are not as good as Durant's, but he knows his position on the court and always implements a style of play that can get up and down.
Use up as much of Durant's physical reserves as possible.
Like Durant, Wang Zelin's performance in the paint is equally wild.
At the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers chased the point difference to 1 point.
Wang Zelin played the entire first quarter, scoring 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 0 turnovers, nearly a double-double.
It has to be said that Postman Malone is worthy of being one of the few iron men in the NBA. In addition to his 90+ physical fitness and resistance to injuries, a purple diamond level physical fitness expert is particularly important. The bonus to his own physical fitness is far beyond Wang Zelin's imagination.
At this time, Wang Zelin's physical fitness on the panel is 81, but with the support of physical fitness experts, it is at least stronger than the average player's physical fitness of 85+.
According to the urinary properties of the system, the score between 0 and 4 is one threshold, and the score between 5 and 9 is another threshold.
This is also the reason why Wang Zelin dared to play so wildly in the last game. If he hadn't been in garbage time at the end, he would have played the entire game for the first time in his career.
Sometimes I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but after getting the physical fitness expert, Wang Zelin always felt that his off-field combat effectiveness had risen to a new level.
Reina should have a deep understanding of this.
The new talents are indeed awesome!
"King, do you want to continue?"
Tristos asked, but those passionate eyes had revealed his inner thoughts. He wished Wang Zelin could play from beginning to end like Lillard.
Wang Zelin sat on the bench and spat out the Liangbai Kai in his mouth. Feeling that he was not physically exhausted, he nodded to the coach: "Yes."
"Okay, wait a moment, Wang, Damien, Nicholas, you three continue to play, Patton will play the second position, and Roberts will play the fourth position.
Durant will definitely continue to play in the second quarter. Barton, you must always pay attention to Durant's movements and seize the opportunity to double-team with Nicholas. When you really can't prevent it, if you must foul, you must give me a hard blow.
, stop acting like a bitch! Do you hear me clearly?"
Terry Stotts snapped.
"Understood, sir!"
"Listen clearly."
Will Patton and Mike Roberts echoed in unison.
"Then go! Go, go, go!"
Thunder bench.
Scott Brooks quickly made adjustments.
The three main players, Durant, Ibaka, and Reggie Jackson, continue to play, supplemented by the team's sixth man Kevin Martin and backup center Nick Collison.
Nick Collison is also from the 2003 Platinum Generation. He is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 255 pounds. He mainly plays the power forward position, and the second position is the center.
Because Nick Collison has the common problems of many white Americans: average bounce and slow movement, therefore, his ability to help defend at the 4th position is far inferior to Congolese Ibaka.
Nick Collison, who has a strong playing style, clearly understands the purpose of his playing. He acts as a consumable, and the object being consumed is naturally Wang Zelin.
The next quarter begins.
The Trail Blazers set up an inside combination of one offense and one defense. Wang Zelin frequently attacked the inside, and Mike Roberts was responsible for wiping the behind.
And Durant was not to be outdone. In order to save physical energy, he repeatedly relied on the offensive cover of Ibaka and Nick Collison to score continuously.
Midway through the second quarter, the Thunder continued to expand their lead.
At this time, both sides made substitutions, Adridge and Matthews came on, Batum, who had three fouls, and Mike Roberts, who had two fouls, took a rest.
Mike Roberts is nothing, just a consumable. Batum received three fouls so early, which is bad news for the Trail Blazers.
"Nicholas, pay attention to your foul problem, the team needs you in the fourth quarter."
Tristos warned and returned his eyes to the playing field.
"…Uh, I got it."
Batum turned his head speechlessly.
It was obviously you who ordered me to show the toughness of Portlanders on the defensive end, but when something went wrong, you blamed me instead.
Stay with me, scumbag!
For the Trail Blazers, they are Lillard, Matthews, Will Barton, Aldridge and Wang Zelin.
For the Thunder, the No. 1 position was replaced by veteran Derek Fisher, and the other four positions remained unchanged.
Scott Brooks' change of formation left many people scratching their heads.
It is recognized that the old fish cannot guard against fast point guards, and the Trail Blazers' starting point guard Lillard, although he has just entered the league, his strength cannot be underestimated, and he is still a fast player.
Few people think Laoyu can guard against Lillard.
"Don't look at me, I don't want to have sex either."
Feeling the strange looks coming from around him, Old Yu felt anxious and panicked.
Forget it, just die, what if you lose face one more time?
It's not the first time anyway.
As one of the few remaining active players of the 1996 generation, Lao Yu, who was selected by the Lakers with the 24th overall pick in the first round, cannot compare to another old partner Kobe Bryant who wears the No. 24 jersey in every aspect.
But there is one thing, Kobe cannot compare to Lao Yu.
That is~thick-skinned!
Of course, Lao Yu is also capable. After all, he is a player who has seen big scenes.
If NBA players are classified into two categories, one is regular season players and the other is playoff players.
Then, Laoyu is a well-deserved playoff player.
From his rookie season in 1996 to the present, except for the two years with the Golden State Warriors in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons, Yu has never missed the playoffs, and except for his rookie season, he has never missed any other playoff games.
The brigade has at least made it through the second round.
The floor of the Western Conference Finals that St. Paul has been thinking about but has never touched is simply not a problem for Lao Yu.
"I really don't know what Coach Scott said. If you go to Derrick, isn't that just putting food in Damian Lillard's mouth?" Reggie Miller shook his head and sighed.
"Maybe they did it on purpose. What if they made a mistake?" Kenny Smith said.
"There is no such thing as a contingency. I can tell you very seriously that Derek's fuel tank is empty."
Big Diesel's speech raised eyebrows. Unexpectedly, O'Neal, as a former teammate, would not give the old fish any face.
Trail Blazers offense.
As everyone expected, veteran fisherman Fisher was thrown away by Lillard from the outside. Durant moved from the left wing to cover the defense. Lillard faked a sudden shot and stepped on the free throw line to make a mid-range shot.
Alas, what is Brooks doing? Is he under the spell of the Orientals?"
"If this continues, sooner or later the score will be overtaken by the opponent."
"It's really incomprehensible."
After the goal, the faces of the Goose City fans who were watching the game at home were full of confusion.
In the frontcourt, tool man Fisher handed the ball to Durant as soon as the half was passed, and Thapo Sofolosha moved on the left and right wings.
Wang Zelin faced Ibaka, guarding near the short corner area on the right side of the paint area, and chose to stay two steps away from Ibaka.
There is a very interesting record.
A total of 59 NBA players took at least 300 mid-range shots in the regular season this season. Among them, Yi Baka ranked first in field goal percentage. His mid-range shooting percentage reached 49%, surpassing Chris Paul to become the top player this season.
The king of CIC.
However, in fact, Ibaka's mid-range shooting level should be ranked in the upper reaches of the league, and it is not as good as David Lee, Gasol, Bosh and other mid-range mid-range inside players.
It will happen when you watch the Thunder game. Ibaka's mid-range opportunities are usually not created by himself, but mostly come from pick-and-roll cuts.
The reason may be that the threat of Westbrook and Durant's breakthrough is too great. Any disturbance will cause the opponent's defense to shrink, which is why there are so many openings for Ibaka.
Among the 59-man roster, Ibaka's CIC assist rate is among the best.
The Trail Blazers coaching staff conducted in-depth research on each of the Thunder's main players before the game. Among the entire Thunder team, Ibaka's importance is second only to Durant and Westbrook.
Without Westbrook, the breakthrough master, Durant was double-teamed again, and Ibaka's mid-range offensive threat was directly cut in half.
All basketball fans know that shooting feel is a mysterious thing.
Once you are used to the feeling of catching and shooting, it feels different when you switch to shooting independently in a short period of time.
Durant had just taken two steps with the ball, but Will Barton and Matthews came forward hand in hand, making it difficult for him to move an inch.
Durant saw Ibaka's huge open opportunity and decisively passed the ball, but Ibaka did not dare to take action.
The moment the ball was passed, Wang Zelin had already rushed forward, raising his arms high to cover Ibaka's head.
At this time, Fisher was at the three-point line, moving from left to right, trying to get rid of Lillard.
Lillard hasn't rested for a minute since the start of the game, and his physical fitness has been somewhat affected, and he was left behind by a short distance.
Seeing this, Ibaka flicked the ball with one hand towards Fisher, who was at a 45-degree angle on the right wing of the track.
Fisher averaged 4.1 points per game in the regular season this season, a career low, and his field goal percentage was only 33.3%, also a career low.
Therefore, Lillard inevitably has a trace of disdain in his heart: The old guy should retire early, and it is not good to shamelessly stay on the field without giving young people room to improve.
Fisher caught the ball and got an open opportunity. Without any hesitation, he immediately took the shot.
The script is wrong.
Shouldn't you pass it back to Durant?
When Fisher took action, Thunder fans could no longer hold back and yelled: "That stupid guy, look what he has done, this is a bad choice..."
A second later, there was a swish sound!
Three points into the net!
Fisher's first point in Game 3 of the series came so quickly and quietly.
You know, so in the first two games of the series, the total was only 5 points, and the offensive efficiency was average. I hadn’t seen him for a long time, and he hit the ball on his first shot.
At the scene and in front of the TV series, countless people still had a heartfelt look of disbelief on their faces after Fisher's hit.
How dare he?
until……
“For three!!!
Derek Fisher!!!"
Buckley's roar was like waking up a sleeping world.
Lao Yu used a three-pointer to prove to the world...your uncle will always be your uncle!
Turning around, Lillard carried Fisher for a layup and hit a goal, responding in his own way.
The score difference returned to 3 points.
At the Rose Garden Arena, Lillard's layup was replayed on the big screen in the dome, and the fans cheered for a long time.
The home atmosphere in the playoffs is so exciting after all!
At this time, the director cut the screen to Scarlett, who was dressed in red. The way the latter screamed regardless of her image fascinated countless basketball fans.
This ball is so beautiful, ah, these clothes are so white...
There was a sudden pause on the court, and a group of LSPs came back to their senses and took a closer look, as if they were seeing God.
The Trail Blazers are about to fall behind by 10 points.
Then he looked at Fisher, who was surrounded by Thunder players, and became even more puzzled.
Immediately afterwards, Fisher's statistics at this time were displayed on the big screen... He scored 9 points on 3 of 3 three-pointers. In addition, he did not forget to give Durant an assist.
The 11 points the Thunder scored after the timeout were all closely related to Fisher.
Do you want to stage the script of "old soldiers never die"?
"Fuck you! They also said that I took medicine in the last game and asked me to take a urine test. When this game is over, I will also request the alliance to give Laoyu a series of urine tests. This is too outrageous!"
Returning to the bench, Wang Zelin didn't even bother to wipe his hands and let the system analyze Fisher's strength.
"Player: Derek Fisher
…
Overall score: 64(???)
Note: This player has entered an unknown state, and his strength in this game cannot be explained with detailed data.
"
The Zone!
Seeing this, this word suddenly flashed in Wang Zelin's mind, because he had entered such a super-god state before, and it was more appropriate to use an old saying to describe it.
When times come, heaven and earth all work together!
After entering that state, the whole person feels like cheating.
In a game against the Mosaic team in early February, Huzi entered "The Zone" state, scoring 47 points, 12 assists and 5 rebounds.
If the team hadn't been so frantic in the final quarter, trying to pull it off all by himself, he would definitely have the ability to score over 50 points.
Soon, Wang Zelin asked the system to call up the game data of the Thunder in the 2013 playoffs in another time and space.
"The Thunder beat the Grizzlies in the Western Conference semifinals...were swept 1:4 in the series...Fisher...Fisher...found it. In the second game of the series, he made 6 of 9 shots, 4 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 19 points. 1
Assists, 1 rebound and 1 steal...helped the Thunder get the only victory in the series."
"Something is wrong!"
Although the guess was verified, Wang Zelin could not directly say to Terry Stotts: "Coach, I found someone cheating on the other side, we have to stop him quickly!"
If he dares to say that, then he is really sick!
"Forget it, I'll pay more attention to Fisher at worst. In fact, he can't score more than 40 points like Harden in assisting defense!"
Beard was so brave in the last game and the team won, so he didn't need to be afraid of Fisher, an old fish.
"King, come on."
Tristotz waved his hand in front of Wang Zelin. As expected, he had a black face: As expected, this kid was in a daze again just now.