Chapter 1161 The power of one's own
The Thunder's double-team caused a lot of trouble for Yu Qian, but the Lakers are not just Yu Qian, but also Clarkson, Calderon, and Randall. These people can also score.
When the Thunder double-teamed Yu Qian, the others had an opportunity. Although the Thunder's defense swaps quickly, they made up for the gap caused by double-teaming to a certain extent. Even so, their defensive formation was still a little messed up. Clarkson and Randall seized the opportunity and scored two or three goals in a row.
In this way, the situation is even more unfavorable to the Thunder.
Donovan glanced at the timer and said that there was not much time left in this section, so he simply stopped replacing people and continued to play like this, and then finished this section.
After a while, the first quarter ended.
The score is 3o:26, and the Lakers lead the Thunder 4 points.
It only took a few minutes from falling behind at the beginning to being a counterattack now. For the Thunder, this was caused only because Westbrook was not on the court.
Sometimes this is true. When a player's role in the team is infinitely amplified, he will become the strongest point of the team.
But at the same time, he will be his biggest weakness.
Once this person has problems, or the opponent is too strong and he is not on the court, the entire team will collapse instantly.
This is what the Thunder are like now, Westbrook has a great effect on the team.
Maybe it's not obvious when playing against some weak teams, because even without Westbrook, others can fight with the opponent for a while. But once they face a strong team, there will be no more people except Westbrook.
So in the first half of the first quarter, the Thunder could still lead, but Westbrook went there and the situation immediately changed.
Of course, this is also because Chen Feng was in poor condition in the first half of the first quarter, otherwise even Westbrook was there, the Lakers might not be lagging behind.
During the break, the Thunder, Donovan looked at Westbrook and the others, and finally decided to let Westbrook play a little more time, because once Westbrook is missing, they will only be at a disadvantage against the Lakers and they will lose hope.
At the same time, on the Lakers, Scott emphasized some problems and then let everyone disperse. He looked at Chen Feng, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Chen, do you have any worries?"
"No." Chen Feng shook his head.
He didn't know what to say about this kind of thing, so he simply didn't say it, just told Scott to reassure him that he would adjust his condition and not worry.
After a while, the second quarter began.
As soon as the Thunder came up, they sent Westbrook.
Scott raised his eyebrows and sent Chen Feng. Neither Kobe nor Yu Qian came on, so Chen Feng was allowed to play with Clarkson, Nick Young, Larry Nance Jr., and David West.
"beep......"
The whistle sounded, and the Thunder attacked.
Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt and made a pick-and-roll with Adams. He quickly took advantage of the pick-and-roll and threw away Chen Feng, cut into the inside, and jumped up.
David West flew towards Westbrook, and Chen Feng chased after him from behind. However, Westbrook did not want to make a layup, but a pass, which was given to Adams who followed up. Adams got the ball and scored two points, with a score of 3o:28, and a score difference of 2 points.
The Lakers quickly counterattacked and the ball was given to Chen Feng. Chen Feng was like a sports car and was about to advance towards the Thunder halftime. However, Westbrook was also very fast, and he returned to his own halftime first and blocked Chen Feng.
"Slow down and play." Chen Feng made a gesture to his teammates. When his teammates were in place, he passed the ball to Clarkson. Clarkson tested it for a while, but there was no chance, so he passed the ball to West. West took the ball. Seeing Chen Feng running around, he quickly handed the ball to Chen Feng and blocked Westbrook sideways.
The next moment, Chen Feng stopped outside the three-point line and shook his wrist.
"Swish!"
This time the touch finally came back, with a three-pointer hit.
However, Westbrook was not willing to be outdone and immediately responded with a three-pointer, but not a three-pointer, but a breakthrough layup, hitting 21.
After playing for more than two minutes in this quarter, Westbrook scored 3 points and 2 assists. Under his guidance, the Thunder seemed to have found the rhythm of the offensive and played much smoother.
On the Lakers, Chen Feng adjusted his touch and returned. In addition to that three-pointer, he also used his teammate's pick-and-roll, and made an emergency stop jump shot, and one man scored 5 points in a row.
After a while, the difference between the two sides was still 2 points, and the Lakers led the way.
Another round, Westbrook made a three-pointer and hit a swish, and then took advantage of the Lakers' missed shot, took the rebound and quickly counterattacked. He made a quick break layup, not only catching up with the gap, but instead reversed the three-pointer.
Scott frowned and immediately called for a pause.
"Bryant, wait for you to come up and replace Clarkson." Scott made a substitution first, and then didn't know: "Shut up Westbrook and the others to get a single player."
"Yes." Everyone replied in unison.
After a while, the pause ended.
As soon as he got up, Kobe made a breakthrough and scored one by assisting West.
Turning into defense, watching Westbrook come over, the Lakers immediately took action, Chen Feng stared at Westbrook closely, while the others consciously cut off the connection between him and his teammates.
Seeing this situation, Westbrook frowned, but still resolutely chose to play a single, first dribbling continuously under his crotch, and then suddenly started. It was very fast, and it exploded in an instant, breaking through from Chen Feng's right side.
Chen Feng moved quickly and stuck his position, but his strength was much worse than Westbrook. He was squeezed away by Westbrook as soon as his body was fought.
"West." Chen Feng shouted.
In the Lakers' inside, David West jumped up quickly, raised his big hand in the air, and slapped the ball in Westbrook's hand.
"Drink!" Westbrook shouted violently, his body twisted in the air, and he stopped for a while. He relied on his terrifying ability to stagnate the air, and he raised the ball again and his wrist trembled.
Swish.
The ball went in, another two points.
In the audience, Thunder fans cheered loudly.
Scott nodded at Chen Feng with expressionless expression, signaling him not to worry. If he continues to defend like this, he will force Westbrook to play singles. Even if Westbrook scores more points, as long as he cuts off the connection between him and his teammates, it will be difficult for the other members of the Thunder to swing, and the Thunder will lose.
However, in the next two or three minutes, Westbrook made consecutive singles. In addition to the layup at the beginning of the second quarter, he scored another three-pointer and a mid-range shot, and took 7 points in a row. He won all the Thunder's scores in three minutes. He relied on his own to compete with the Lakers.
Chapter completed!