Kassel nodded with satisfaction at this time. If it was proved to be a wrong decision for him to bring Booker to the first quarter, then he still chose to believe Booker in the second quarter, which would be an absolutely correct judgment.

"We have a good job, we have a chance." After the game, Kassel said to the players who came out.

"Is this your determination to compete for the championship?" On the Thunder, Donovan's tone was not so kind. It was obviously not something he could accept that he was able to get into this situation by the Clippers who were short of soldiers.

After returning from the timeout, the score was still very anxious. The momentum of the Thunder's return was completely different from before the timeout. However, Booker's sudden explosion shared a lot of defensive pressure for Tang Shuai. He also began to score continuously and use the pass after the breakthrough.

55 to 48, at the end of the half, the Thunder only led the Clippers by 7 points. Such a score difference is obviously within Kassel's acceptance range, especially the momentum played by the team in the second quarter. If it weren't for the continued pressure from the Thunder's Double Young Masters, they would probably have surpassed the score.

When they came back from halftime, Durant and Westbrook looked up at the scoreboard without saying a word. It was obvious that after the half-time game, they understood some of the reasons why the Warriors would be eliminated, and they really paid attention to the Clippers.

At the start of the second half, the Thunder and the first half were completely different. They still had a fast-paced style, but they were much more low-key and restrained. The most obvious one was Westguruk. Even after dunking in the fast break, he did not celebrate like before. Instead, he just symbolically signaled and turned around and retreated to defend.

On the defensive end, Donovan boldly used 2-3 joint defense.

The Clippers only have two stable three-pointers, Shuai Tang and Booker. Although Brewer has a certain three-pointer ability, he is not enough to be the first. After the Thunder used 2-3 joint defense, the focus of the outside defense became Booker and Shuai Tang.

Tang Shuai's three-point contract is mainly reflected in the empty space. This kind of attack under defensive pressure is not what he is good at.

After playing for more than half a quarter in the second half, the Thunder's lead has slowly expanded to double digits.

Kassel made a bold decision at this time, and he replaced Booker and Shuai Tang to rest in advance.

Seeing Cassel substitution, Donovan just held his chin and did not mean to replace the double-few. In fact, this is his coaching style.

After replacing Tang Shuai and Booker, the Clippers' offensive strength was greatly reduced, and both sides were in a mess, but veteran Pierce showed his ability to fight at this moment, and several key shots kept the game from collapsing.

However, the Thunder's double-young firepower was not enough. In the third quarter, the scores of both of them exceeded 20. Tang Shuai and Booker were not there, and Old Pierce's contribution alone could only be a drop in the bucket.

With 3 minutes left in the third quarter, the Thunder had already led by as much as 15 points 72-57.

Kassel replaced Shuai Tang and Booker again.

Donovan still has no intention of replacing the Double Young Master. It seems that there is a high possibility that he wants to solve the game in this quarter.

In the Clippers' offensive round, the Thunder did not defend the joint defense anymore. It was not that they didn't want to, but that the joint defense was a huge amount of physical strength for some players. Take the 2-3 joint defense as an example. The two players on the outside ran back and forth, not to mention how tired they were, let alone Donovan has never replaced the double-fee.

Shuai Tang took the ball to the frontcourt. This time, the other person who was on the defense became Dion Witters. Even if Westbrook is present, after playing for so long, it is impossible for both offense and defense to be as hard as he did at the beginning.

After resting for a few minutes on the court, Tang Shuai recovered most of his physical strength. Seeing that the person he was facing was Waiters, he was immediately delighted.

Witts is not a person with poor defense, but his defense method depends on his body to a large extent. This can be seen from the purple power pack on his body. However, Tang Shuai is not afraid of such a thing as strength. After all, compared to Westbrook's extraordinary physical fitness, Witts can only be considered average, let alone the difference in speed and reaction.

He crossed his steps and then accelerated suddenly and broke through.

Seeing Tang Shuai's breakthrough, Waiters pushed forward without saying a word, trying to use his physical advantage to defend the ball.

But soon he discovered that Tang Shuai looked completely thin and thin, and was also very different from the players he had defended before. He was forced to escape as soon as he fought.

Tang Shuai squeezed past Waiters and rushed straight into the basket, scoring a quick backhand layup to help the team catch the score to 13 points.

This is also his 16th point in this game.

Donovan made personnel adjustments at this time, but did not replace the Double Young Master, but instead removed Ibaka, replaced Robertson, and formed a small lineup.

In the previous series between the Thunder and the Spurs, the Thunder's small lineup made the Spurs suffer. Donovan used it at this time, and the intention of taking away the game was not concealed at all.

The Thunder's offense, Durant made another three-pointer after the pick-and-roll.

After returning from injury, Durant's condition has recovered 100%. After playing for so long, he can still maintain such a stable output. His scoring ability can be imagined.

Once the three-pointer was entered and the inside and outside were calculated, the Clippers were one point behind.

The cheers from the fans at the scene were shocking. If you continue to play at this rhythm, the Thunder will likely end the game in three quarters.

Tang Shuai advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, observed the defensive formation, and directly cooperated with Jordan Jr. After breaking the ball, he passed it to Jordan Jr. in one second, and Jordan Jr. was ready to deduct one after getting the ball.

This is the advantage of the Thunder team not defending the joint defense of Tang Shuai. His AI exclusive Osover package is quite powerful in breakthroughs.

Jordan Jr. wanted to dunk, but Adams obviously refused and rushed forward. The two men had a violent physical collision in the air, and his dunk failed.

However, the referee still blew the whistle, and Adams made a foul on the blocking.

Jordan Jr. walked onto the free throw line.

There were boos everywhere at the scene, and Jordan lost both free throws under pressure.

During the second penalty, he saw that he didn't make it, so he shook his head in annoyance.

However, the rebound was snatched by Smith. After he grabbed the rebound, he turned around and hit the board. However, Durant stretched out his long arms in front of him, and his skills were relatively rough. He finally made a pass.

However, the rebound was still caught by Jordan, who turned around, and the Clippers got three mobile phones in one offense.

This is the disadvantage of a small lineup, and he is at an absolute disadvantage in the competition for rebounds.

Jordan Jr. was not as anxious as Smith. After grabbing the rebound, he glanced out, threw the ball towards Booker on the outside.

Booker caught the ball and followed by an open three-pointer.

"Swish!"

Three points left!

Booker hit his third three-pointer in this game!

"The Clippers are playing very tenaciously. Magician." After watching the ball, Johnson couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, I can feel that there is a gap in strength between the two sides, but the Clippers are not bad at all." The on-site commentator also echoed.

The Thunder's offense was Durant, and the basketball was hitting the basket again.

"Kevin Durant!!"

DJ Dasheng at the scene shouted Durant's name.

Tang Shuai looked up at the scoreboard, and the difference between the two sides was still 15 points.

He pushed the ball into the frontcourt, and it was still a breakthrough. The continuous cross steps and rhythm changes made Waiters' pace messy. He seized the opportunity and made a layup with a low hand and a steady hit.

After making the shot, he did not rush to retreat, but suddenly said to Westbrook: "Russell, this is my 18th point in this game."

Westbrook was about to turn around to catch the ball, but when he heard Tang Shuai's words, he was obviously stunned.

Tang Shuai said this clearly, saying that Westbrook said before the game that he wanted to limit his score to below 20 points. Now he has 18 points!

After Tang Shuai said this, he didn't stop and turned around and went back, leaving Westbrook alone and stunned for a long time.

"Russell?" Robertson, who served, saw Westbrook stunned and called him.

Westbrook heard the shout and came back to his senses. After receiving the ball, he continued to push forward with the ball, but from his expression of looking at Tang Shuai straight, he obviously cared about what Tang Shuai said.

The Thunder's offense was still Durant's attack. This time he finally went out of the basket and the rebound was caught by Jordan Jr.

"Move! Move!" Kassel shouted loudly at the sidelines at this time. The continuous appearance of the two young men consumed a lot of energy. They were unable to do everything in one go. The next period of time was a great opportunity to chase points.

Tang Shuai pushed the ball to the frontcourt. This time Westbrook directly pressed him in front of him. From the defensive posture he showed, he really cared about Tang Shuai's reminder, and seemed not to be prepared to let Tang Shuai get the last 2 points.

When Tang Shuai saw this action, he was immediately delighted. After reaching out to make a tactical move, he did not say a word and made a breakthrough after a change in cross-steps.

Westbrook is indeed perverted. Even though he consumes so much physical strength, he is forced to retreat continuously at this time, but he keeps his defensive position.

Shuai Tang continued to speed up and pressed Westbrook to the inside. After making a layup move, he suddenly threw the ball back.

Fake vote for the true teaching!

The tactical action before Tang Shuai broke through was exposed at the last moment. He passed it to Brewer who followed up in one second. Brewer passed by the two of them, and raised his hand and scored a goal with a basket!

After Brewer scored, he had a high-five with Tang Shuai.

Tang Shuai smiled, and he wanted this effect. When Westbrook and even the Thunder moved the defense focus to him, the opportunity for other players came.
Chapter completed!