Chapter 1322 Du Shao goes undercover and the Lakers advance
It's the fourth quarter, and everyone thought the Lakers would use their ace lineup to finish the game, but no. Larry Brown now also understands the personalities of the Lakers. He just wants to forcefully suppress it and tell the Thunder, Wai Wai Wai Wai, Xiao
You scumbags, have you seen this? You can’t even see our taillights. We don’t need to use our strongest lineup to still sweep you across.
You guys are just so weak.
Durant is entangled with Covington, and the Thunder now have limited scorers. He often has to fight with several Lakers players. This is too much of a burden for him. If the burden is too great, his shooting percentage will drop.
, even if it is forced to shoot, it will not help. Because, it can't hit. What's the point of not hitting? Durant is tired. This is also the rhythm that the Lakers want. After the superstar can't hit the ball, the Thunder
The team lost steadily.
Westbrook still has fighting spirit, but he can't save the team by himself. Besides, he is not an iron man. Rondo and Beverley took turns taking care of him, so he has just been holding on to this tone. Maybe you don't believe it,
However, Westbrook has actually reached the end of his strength. If Durant does not come to the rescue at this time, the Thunder will have no hope at all.
"KD~ Come on~ It's up to you~"
I don’t know if it was the shouts of Thunder fans or Thunder players. Westbrook tried his best to steal one, and then gave it to Durant. Durant started the offense. The Lakers entangled Durant, and Durant
He wanted to make a triple threat action, but the ball... was directly intercepted by Covington! Durant wanted to save it, but it was too late. Covington got the ball, single-handedly attacked, and a single
A hand dunk ends the round.
Now the Thunder no longer dare to give role players. In fact, the role players themselves have no desire to catch the ball. This team is used to playing supporting roles at the last moment, with the twin stars solving the problem. So,
Now it depends on whether Westbrook and Durant can stop. Westbrook breaks in and the Lakers help defend. Westbrook himself does not shoot big three-pointers because he also feels his physical fatigue. One minute
He has never been there tonight, and he is facing the Lakers' high-intensity defense. If he makes a long shot now, he has no confidence at all.
When he is too tired, his shooting movements and rhythm will be unnaturally deformed. Westbrook himself is not the type of shooter. He can only forcefully attack and then throw it out to Durant. This ball was because of his penetration.
, slightly disrupted the Lakers' defensive lineup, and Durant had a better one-on-one opportunity. Unfortunately, Durant's shot missed, and the Lakers got the rebound.
"Defend! Defend! Defend!!!" The Thunder now no longer need the home announcer and DJ to take the lead in shouting. The entire Chesapeake Energy Arena is filled with spontaneous shouts from fans. The ball was given to the Thunder.
With some energy, Rondo broke through the high pick-and-roll for a layup, but was caught up with a slap from Durant and forced to block it.
"KD~Blk~~~" Brian Davis shouted loudly. It could be seen that he was really into it.
But this ball was picked up by Lakers No. 29, and then he pulled it up and dunked it!!!
"Foul! Foul! Foul!!!" Head coach Billy Donovan couldn't help shouting at the side. Adams also followed the shot, but...he failed to pull it down. Lakers No. 29
, faced Adams' foul, got angry and dunked into the basket with one hand. With a loud roar, the basketball went in, extra penalty. AND.ONE.
The foul was not called? Adams was also a little confused. He regretted that he didn't call it hard, but there was no second chance. Tang Qian walked to the free throw line, and Westbrook started to talk trash to him, trying to interfere with him.
free throw.
"Hot~ You can't make a free throw~ Your free throws are terrible~~~"
Tang Qian glanced at him and said something that was a bit incomprehensible: "I have killed all my 'inner demons', you are just a loser."
Brushing ~ clean hits ~ the score difference continued to widen.
Damn it! Westbrook rushes after getting the ball, because now the Thunder team has run out of time, he must speed up the offensive rhythm, otherwise, the game will be dragged out by the Lakers. Moreover, now the Thunder team needs a hemostatic ball and a strong heart.
The ball stimulated me hard. What should I do? Give it to Durant, a man who has won several scoring titles. Durant was tired when holding the ball, and his breakthrough was not lethal at all. In addition,
Covington has quick eyes and quick hands, and Durant can easily get the ball knocked away.
Many people may not have noticed that Durant can easily lose the ball during high-intensity confrontations, especially when he is tired. This is not an unusual thing during his playoff journey.
In the Western Conference Finals between them and the Warriors in the original time and space, it was he who went undercover continuously and ruined the Thunder's vitality. To what extent did he go undercover? For example, in G6, he made 2 of 10 shots in the first quarter. What about the fourth quarter? He made 1 of 7 shots, and then
There were also 2 turnovers. After the whole game, I had 29 points, but what about the critical moment? Absolutely undercover. 14.3% shooting rate.
In this series, his shooting percentage was only 42.3%.
Tonight, it was basically a repeat of this game, with Durant pulling up again and... missing.
He is too superstitious about his own touch, so once he is tired and his shooting aim is not good, his performance will decline a bit. Moreover, at the critical moment, he will not use all his strength to attack the basket. Of course, he also knows his own
Disadvantages: When his physical strength is not good, his ability to break through and protect the ball is not high, and he is not very good at breaking defense and double-teaming.
After all, I am still tired.
However, as for the Lakers, Tang Qian has never left the game. Butler has never left the game either.
Therefore, it is impossible for anyone not to be tired at all. You are the boss of the Thunder and a multiple-time scoring champion. If you don’t play, who will you give it to?
Durant missed another shot. Now Westbrook couldn't stand it anymore and rushed directly to the basket, finally causing Tang Qian to commit a defensive foul. Tang Qian also didn't expect that Westbrook's shot was so brave and so...
Trying my best. It feels a bit like... treating myself as a ball and just throwing it. The center of gravity of the body is gone, and I still have to hit the basket.
Westbrook made 2 of 2 free throws.
But this time the Lakers' offense opened up, and the Thunder started to double-team Tang Qian frantically to hold the ball, so there were a lot of openings. Tang Qian passed the ball, and Covington hit a three-pointer. Durant was a little distracted with the ball, maybe because he was tired.
It might have been something else. Anyway, by the time he reacted, the ball had already entered the net. Westbrook attacked again, but No. 29 would not be careless anymore and forcibly blocked it with a slap. Ibaka picked up the basketball first.
Arrived, Ibaka gave it to Durant.
Durant's ball is open.
If you get in, you still have some hope and can boost your morale. Now the Thunder team is lacking this.
Durant made a three-pointer.
"KD~Three-pointer~" Brian Davis said loudly. It was obvious that he really wanted to see the ball go in. Unfortunately, the ball failed to hit the ball. Tang Qian squeezed away.
Adams got the rebound, and then the Lakers began to slow down and try to wait for 24 seconds before taking a shot. Westbrook was impatient and stole Rondo's thug. Because the team had already committed as many fouls in a single quarter, Rondo wanted to
Take a free throw.
Rondo went to the free throw line, missed the first free throw, and made the second free throw.
The Thunder called a timeout, which was also their last timeout of the quarter. Billy Donovan arranged a tactic to open up space for Durant. Durant caught the ball and Covington wanted to pounce.
But he was blocked by Westbrook who suddenly appeared. Although Westbrook's physical fitness is not to mention, his explosive power is amazing, but, after all, he is still a defender. Tonnage and size are not advantages in the pick-and-roll wall. However,
Westbrook still blocked Covington forcefully.
Durant's opportunity, Durant took another shot, a three-pointer, but it still hit the ground running.
At this moment, most people in the Chesapeake Energy Arena felt their hearts sinking, because without Durant's scoring, the Thunder actually had no reliable strong pitchers. Durant didn't know either.
What do you think, this ball was actually complained to the referee that he was violated by the thugs, chattering endlessly, and then received a technical foul. The Lakers went to the free throw line again and executed a technical free throw.
Butler made a free throw and the Lakers scored another point.
Westbrook was furious and asked Durant: "What the hell are you doing??? We need you now!!! Wake up quickly!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"It's a pity that Durant is a little bit sleepy now. He knows that his physical fitness has reached the bottom and it will be difficult to hit any more shots. After the ball was given to him, he passed it back to Ibaka. Ibaka received it
He couldn't believe the ball, but the attack time was running out, so he had to shoot. He was unprepared for the ball, shot it in a hurry, and almost didn't touch it.
Seeing that time was really running out, Westbrook rushed over and adopted the "shark-killing tactic" against Tang Qian.
Fight for time, fight for offensive rounds, and fight to disrupt the Lakers' rhythm.
But Tang Qian was very confident and made 2 free throws this time, which made Westbrook's plan in vain. Durant has no desire to attack, which is not uncommon in his games. We often see,
Durant didn't take many shots in the fourth quarter for no reason. The reason? No one knows. Westbrook can only do it recklessly. Duang~ hits the three-pointer. He is not a three-pointer in the first place. It's not surprising that he can't make the shot.
The basketball was in Tang Qian's hands, and Westbrook continued to foul.
Free throws, 1 of 2 free throws.
It was given to Durant. Durant held the ball for too long and got caught in the Lakers' double-team. The ball was too soft and was touched. The Thunder made a mistake. The Lakers took the opportunity to launch a defensive counterattack, and Rondo followed up.
Butler, Butler made a layup.
The score difference widened to 18 points.
The Thunder are actually at their wits end. Unless there is a miracle similar to the "T-Mac Moment", it will be difficult to make any more waves. Westbrook was so angry that he missed a big three-pointer and actually... hit the board.
Hit. This ball definitely had some luck involved. Then, Westbrook continued to foul and completed the foul at the last second before 2 minutes. Tang Qian went to the free throw line and made 2 of 2 free throws.
The game lost its suspense because Westbrook committed 6 fouls because of this ball and was forced to leave the game.
He is the person with the most fighting spirit in the Thunder team, and he fought to the end. He scored 28 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals, which is extremely versatile data. It is also a near triple-double. His hand when he got off the court,
He threw a towel fiercely, then sat down, without saying a word to anyone else. As for Durant, he continued to sleepwalk on the court and stopped shooting. His presence was drastically reduced. I would rather Andre Robertson.
Forced three-pointers, he himself doesn't shoot much.
The desire to attack is gone.
Lost...
This is the thought of Thunder head coach Billy Donovan at the moment. The first time he led the team, he was swept in the playoffs.
This is an absolute nightmare.
"Dip~" The game ended. The Lakers defeated their opponents 99-83 with 16 points, with a big score of 4-0. They completed the series sweep and advanced. They will wait for their opponents to fight in the Western Conference semifinals. Tang Qian scored in the whole game
30 points, 28 rebounds, 10 blocks and 3 assists. Although there were 5 turnovers, it doesn’t matter. Winning is the last word. The rest of the players, Butler scored 17 points, Covington scored 14 points, and Ali
Zaha scored 10 points. On the opposite side, Westbrook had 28 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals. Durant also scored 29 points, but only shot about 30% from the field.
In the last quarter, he made 1 of 8 shots. The game was ruined.
The Blue Shout at Chesapeake Energy Arena has also officially come to an end this season.