"The fast break chase is three-pointer, this scene will not be seen in the Trail Blazers last season. But as we said, the Trail Blazers' signings this summer make them look like they are reborn." Mike Bryn had to applaud the performance of the Trail Blazers. The score was reversed shortly after the lineup came up. I really don't know how the Thunder should deal with it in the next few minutes.

Fortunately, Westbrook stood up at this time. His emergency jump shot interrupted the Trail Blazers' momentum and stopped the Thunder's decline.

In fact, Westbrook's performance today is much better than the previous game. The reason why the Thunder were reversed is that the Trail Blazers' performance in the second quarter was too outstanding.

From Lillard leading the second team to Angel and Aldridge returning, the Trail Blazers have always controlled the rhythm on the field, and the Thunder have been chasing. Yes, although the Trail Blazers have just taken the lead, the Thunder are indeed being chased.

For the rest of the second quarter, both sides played well. The Thunder strengthened their defense, while the Trail Blazers maintained their strong offense. A few minutes later, Lillard and Durant also returned to the court, and the two sides once again competed with the Five Tigers configuration.

Until the end of the first half, no one could get a big advantage. But at least Ricard achieved his goal.

51 to 44, the Trail Blazers led the Thunder by seven points away.

Ricard returned to the locker room in a hurry, and the team would be behind. Angel and Lillard's wonderful cooperation accounted for a lot of the proportion. Before setting up the defensive strategy, Ricard never expected that these two guys who only cooperated in the second game could have such a tacit understanding.

Indeed, when the Trail Blazers defeated the Lakers in the first game, Angel and Lillard also played a moment of inspiration. But just two days later, the progress of these two guys was so amazing!

Ricard had to cut off the connection between Lillard and Angel, but how easy was it to do this?

The third quarter started with the shouts of fans of the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The fans here did not want to see the team achieve two consecutive losses at the start of the game.

But at the beginning, the fans here were so bad that they were blown away.

Durant originally planned to take a three-pointer after receiving Westbrook's pass, but Iguodala's defense blocked Durant's shooting space.

There was no choice but to pass the ball to Sevorsa who was responding on the side. Sevorsa did not hesitate after receiving the ball and immediately threw it to Morris.

Morris suddenly turned around and broke through. Angel did not react. He didn't even expect Morris to break through himself directly!

But after Morris broke through, he did not attack the box, but threw the ball outside the three-point line. Although the patient transmission was indeed something Jeff Van Gundy conveyed to them during the break of the half, anyone who understands it can see that the Thunder's offense was a bit too slow.

The purpose of conducting the ball is to tear apart the opponent's defense and get a better chance. If you choose to continue conducting after getting the opportunity, then conducting is unnecessary.

After Morris broke through Anjie, he still chose to pass the ball, and also reflected Anjie's powerful deterrence from the other side. Even if the opponent has already broken through him, he dared not act rashly!

In the end, Westbrook became the one who shot the shot. However, the rhythm was already messy and he could not throw the ball into it.

The basketball hit the box and Morris jumped hard to make a tip-in, but his tip-in didn't hit.

The second time, Anjie did not give his brother another chance. After firmly controlling the rebound in his hand, Anjie handed the ball to Lillard. Lillard ran long distance, went through the crack and rushed to the basket, and forced a layup against Westbrook's defense!

Under the interference of Westbrook's strong body, Lillard missed a layup, but a free throw opportunity will definitely be obtained.

Westbrook began to complain to the referee, and the referee also seriously discussed with Westbrook. But the result was definitely not changed.

"If this guy has a stronger finishing ability at the basket, he can be regarded as Westbrook's manipulation." Divac saw such scenes a few years ago when he watched the Thunder game.

Angel made a long pass from the backcourt, and Westbrook drove straight in. The Thunder scored two points easily.

Today, Anjie almost copied the scene from that year with the Trail Blazers. You should know that throughout the whole season last season, Anjie was unable to use his advantage of accurate long passes. Although Lillard failed to directly score the ball today, it also allowed people to see the Trail Blazers' rich tactical possibilities.

The fans of Chesapeake Energy Arena are cheering, hoping to interfere with the rookie who has only played two official nBa games. But the calm Lillard disappointed the Thunder's supporters. With four years of college basketball experience, he would not be fooled by this.

Two free throws, only one point away, the Trail Blazers will widen the gap to double digits!

Seeing this, Jeff Van Gundy immediately called a timeout, even though the quarter had just begun.

"Russell, Kevin, stop your fight alone." Van Gundy knew that it was time for him to change his tactical thinking.

All Van Gundy's tactics revolve around Westbrook and Durant. His ultimate goal is to give Westbrook and Durant a chance to play easily. But now, this tactic is obviously a failure. He needs to let these two guys work closer together to reverse the disadvantage.

"Cooperate on a small scale!" Jeff Van Gundy immediately drew a tactical board, and Westbrook and Durant watched it very seriously.

Since Anger left, the Thunder have been missing a command tower. Compared with Anger, Durant and Westbrook are not the kind of person who knows how to deal with the ball distribution. It is just that the Thunder's strong lineup and the strong strength of the second young master have covered up this shortcoming of the Thunder.

Think about it, if the Thunder had someone who controlled the rhythm and ball rights last season, Westbrook would not have used mistakes to spy on the opponent's defense in the finals.

They don't know how to do it themselves, so Calder lets them know! Drawing tactics on the tactical board should always be able to understand. As long as Westbrook and Durant fight according to the tactics, they will not have any problems.

After the timeout, Van Gundy had already drawn the tactical boards in his hands. Durant and Westbrook looked at each other, gave each other a slight nod, and then stepped into the court to continue fighting!

"Small cooperation, small cooperation." The routes on the tactical board were clearly printed in Westbrook's mind. He suppressed himself and stopped rushing. In fact, Westbrook's passing level and passing vision were very good, but his personality and strong personal ability made his playing style so straightforward.

Angel and the others naturally don’t know what Van Gundy has laid out, but the dike Westbrook is always right. He is always the player with the Thunder to take the most, so he is always the first rule.

Westbrook did not complete the breakthrough smoothly this time, and Lillard, who was so happy, made Westbrook feel annoying entanglement.

At this moment, Durant, who was usually committed to finding a free space, actually ran up to make a wall for Westbrook!

Westbrook successfully completed a pick-and-roll cooperation with Durant with a flexibly flash.

Westbrook broke through, while Durant crossed and ran to the bottom corner.

Iguodala finally decided to go with Durant, but in this way, Westbrook gained the starting space.

This guy took a cautious throwing move, avoiding the blocking of Angel and Aldridge, and also preventing the basketball from being interfered with and snatched away by Lillard.

A simple pick-and-roll made the Thunder retreat two points. Westbrook and Durant both tasted the sweetness, and they decided to continue playing like this later!

On the Trail Blazers, Lillard first handed the ball to Anjie. Anjie carried the ball with the basket, and at the same time Lillard cut inside hard.

The pull of Iguodala and Matthews gave Lillard a lot of room to run. Just when he was cutting from the bottom corner to the basket, Anjie's pass was also sent out again.

Angel hit the ground, Lillard jumped after receiving the ball. Westbrook stretched out his body to prepare for the block, but Lillard did not intend to complete the layup from the side of his breakthrough.

Lillard swept under the basket, and when he reached the other side of the basket, the guy took action. A pull-up action not only allowed Lillard to avoid Westbrook's pursuit, but also allowed him to avoid Ibaka's block.

After Westbrook and Durant completed their beautiful first cooperation, Angel and Lillard also used an ornamental pass to fight back. On this field, there are more than Durant and Westbrook who can play a small-scale cooperation combination.

Subsequently, the close cooperation between Westbrook and Durant made Durant proudly and easily hit a mid-range shot. For the next defensive round, everyone from the Thunder had been spying on Lillard's passing route for a long time.

He will definitely give An Jie! This is a law that cannot be broken! As long as the pass between Lillard and An Jie is cut off, the Thunder will be able to counterattack immediately by making mistakes!

Sure enough, Lillard's progress was very fast this time, because Anjie was about to reach the position outside the three-second zone.

This position is a typical offensive position. Lillard gives the ball to the inside, and Anjie chooses whether to organize or attack.

After passing Westbrook with a beautiful turn, Lillard raised his right hand as he moved, intending to pass the ball to Anjie with another strike!

Morris suddenly rushed out when he saw this situation. The only thing he kept a close distance from An Jie was for this moment!

However, the moment Morris was about to steal, Lillard's pass did not fly into Anjie's hand, but passed through his own crotch and flew to the other side.

On the other side, Aldridge caught the ball and shot. Where is Ibaka? Ibaka is still in the three-second zone, waiting to assist Morris in defending Angel.

"What a beautiful pass! This kind of scene of sound attacking from the east will never feel tired of watching it!"

Jeff Van Gundy suddenly felt that things seemed to be complicated again. It was not because of a fancy pass that scared him, but because he suddenly realized...

"Lillard broke through and made a layup! Ou, the basketball flew over Ibaka's head, Aldridge followed closely behind and dunked!"

"Will he give the ball to Lillard who cuts in again? No, no, Anger and Aldridge completed a typical small-range inside match."

"Aldridge turned over and jumped! No, it wasn't a lazy person. Aldridge missed the ball back, and Lillard just arrived! Pass again! Iguodala jumped in the middle distance and hit!"

The strength of Westbrook and Durant had not lasted for too long, and the Trail Blazers immediately suppressed the game.

Van Gundy suddenly realized that there were more than two people who could complete the connection between the Trail Blazers.

With an additional Aldridge, this means that Angel and Lillard can have several times more tactical choices. On the Thunder, only Westbrook and Durant can shoulder the heavy responsibility of scoring.

3 to 2, this is a simple number advantage.

Van Gundy has gradually lost control of the game, and when Angel and Lillard are pinched together, the Trail Blazers are already in trouble.

And now, Aldridge has joined Angel and Lillard.
Chapter completed!