"Offensive firepower, I need you to maintain the fierce offensive firepower in the first half! The Trail Blazers have been forced into a dead end. All we have to do is push them again and they will fall into the abyss! Russell! You have to play more cautiously. Kevin! Score more by shooting. Serge, you and Morris have to try their best to tie An's hands and feet! Come on, we are here to fight for the championship this season! To achieve this goal, the Trail Blazers are the hurdle we must overcome!" Coach Brooks drew the tactical whiteboard in just a while, and every offensive route and every pick-and-roll point on it were deeply engraved in the minds of Thunder players.

Continuing the offense is Brooks' choice. He is full of confidence in the Thunder's offense. It is precisely because of the offense that the Trail Blazers are still behind and unable to turn over.

"I have to remind you that the Thunder are fighting back to back today! Twenty-four hours ago, these annoying guys were still fighting head-on with the beast Cousins! Yesterday's game, the Thunder played very hard. Now that the game is in the fourth quarter, their physical fitness is on the verge of collapse! Increase the intensity of physical confrontation, especially on the defensive end, we have to make it difficult for the Thunder to score every goal! Sooner or later, the way those guys play will make them drag themselves down!" Ricard also wrote and painted on the tactical board, but what he drew was one defensive change after another.

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers' defense had already forced the Thunder's double-digit lead to close. As it turned out, Ricard's choice was extremely correct. Now, with these 12 more minutes, the lead will sooner or later be reversed!

The tense rest between the festival was broken by the harsh electronic beeping, and Brooks and Ricard watched their soldiers come on the court. What they should say and arrange are almost done. The two coaches have done almost the same game. What they are playing now depends on the players' performance on the court!

As soon as the fourth quarter started, the Trail Blazers showed their strong psychological qualities.

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers can still advance slowly while lagging behind, and fans can also understand that the game time is sufficient.

But now, the game is coming to the fourth quarter. If the situation is not quickly reversed, there will be no chance for the next quarter.

So when fans saw Miller's "slow" ball control command, they were so anxious.

The Thunder's substitute point guard, another demon, Reggie Jackson, who borrowed the Westbrook flag in the playoffs last year, dared not underestimate the old man standing opposite him.

The young and energetic Reggie suffered a lot today in front of Miller. As an old fried dough stick who has been wandering around in the NBA for 14 years, Miller is simply easy to deal with a rookie like Reggie Jackson.

Look, this time, Miller called a pick-and-roll for the first time. You know, Miller himself used the ball to break through the offense, and this scene is not common.

Angel's pick-and-roll has greatly slowed down Westbrook's pace. Although Westbrook's ability to defend against pick-and-roll over the years has been very good, Angel's pick-and-roll skills are still improving.

Seeing Millertuo come, Ibaka and Morris are in trouble. Should such a guy stop him from scoring or stop him from passing the ball?

Decisions on the basketball court must be made in a fleeting moment, because fast-paced games won’t give you too much time to think.

This is true for both Thunder's inside players, and for Old Miller.

Should I play or pass? In the end, Miller deceived Ibaka with a simple throw. The basketball was hollowed out into the net. No one could have thought that the first goal after the start of the fourth quarter would actually come from the hands of this veteran.

However, many neutral fans hate Ricard's choice to the core.

It seems that the Trail Blazers' offense is still so boring. Even guys like Old Miller can get the right to fire, which is enough to show that the Trail Blazers have left all their strength in defense.

Sure enough, Reggie Jackson, who was carrying the ball and advanced, was just as he brought the ball across the center line and was treated to "warm" from Old Miller.

In an instant, Reggie's rhythm was disrupted. Now, let alone breakthroughs, Reggie Jackson must be very focused if he wants to keep the ball.

After finally bringing the ball to two steps outside the three-point line, Reggie Jackson took a closer look. Now, under the close defense of the Trail Blazers players, he can't even see a pass route!

At this time, in order to give the players a full rest, neither Durant nor Westbrook were on the court. If it were before, Reggie had no one to pass, he would have to throw the ball to Westbrook or Durant. But now, the Thunder team has no leader and the offensive line has been cut off again, Reggie is even more at a loss.

Seeing the attack time pass by in seconds, Reggie Jackson had no choice but to break up first.

Seeing this, Old Miller immediately stepped forward and stood firmly in front of Reggie Jackson. Reggie knew that he would not create miracles again today.

He vaguely saw Perkins who was in the inside, and Reggie did not hesitate. He made a quick decision and successfully handled the ball first!

However, just as the ball was removed, Reggie regretted it. Anjie, who was blocking Perkins, rushed forward and opened his big hand, and successfully destroyed the pass before Perkins received the ball.

Fortunately, Anjie, who has this half substitute, cannot make a quick counterattack as usual.

Andre Miller was still advancing slowly, and at this time, the Thunder had only the last two points left.

Kendrick Perkins, the strong low-post defender who once helped the Celtics win the championship, is not a soft persimmon.

While An Jie was still in the process of getting in position, he knew that this guy's defense was extraordinary.

Perkins is not afraid of confrontation. To be precise, this guy really likes to have some contact with his opponents.

But I have to admit that this strong big man has less presence than Morris on the offensive end. Similarly, when Angel changed his way to deal with Perkins, Perkins was not that fierce.

How many opponents can a guy who is close to and invisible on the offensive end analyze how many opponents think when attacking? There must be not many.

Seeing that it was a little difficult to fight Perkins at the low post, Anjie blinked at Old Miller. Old Miller understood it. He slowly slapped the ball outside the three-point line, waiting for his teammates to run.

Angel immediately activated, Perkins was not willing to be outdone. He was like a hound targeting the little lamb, biting behind Angel's butt.

Perkins can indeed be called a fierce hunting dog, but Anger is not a docile lamb.

Suddenly! Robin Lopez appeared in front of Perkins. If he just hit him straight, who might be called a foul!

There is no way. Facing this unball pick-and-roll, Perkins had no choice but to choose to detour.

This little time is enough for Angel and Old Miller to complete the basketball handover.

When Perkins accelerated his pace and rushed to Anjie, Anjie did not stop, but also accelerated to run face to face with Perkins.

Because he was chasing him too quickly, Perkins could not make his body turn around quickly. This strong center forward forced his "brake" and greeted him. He did slip and fell to the ground in a mess!

Angel passed by Perkins and got rid of this trouble. The Thunder's basket was only ravaged!

Anjie rushed into the penalty area, which surprised Brooks that none of the players on the field dared to stand in front of Anjie.

After all, no one wants to be the target of being blocked on the top ten balls today.

An Jie put his hands into the frame, and the Moda Center, which had been frustrated for three full quarters, was like a volcano erupting, and the hot magma flowed into the hearts of every fan.

"Come on! Kill them!"

"The City of Tearing Never Say Defeat!"

The shouts of fans in the stands made Van Gundy almost unable to hear the sound in the headset.

Anjie's dunk brought both sides back to the same starting line again. After scoring the goal, Brooks immediately stopped the game, but Anjie hooked his fingers to the main players on the Thunder bench.

"Do you want to defeat the championship? Please come on the court!"

Brooks didn't say much about Reggie Jackson's fatal mistake. That's what the role players are. Once you can't seize the opportunity to perform, the head coach will refrigerate you.

Westbrook knew that he should take over the game now. This guy was extremely excited during the timeout, but sometimes he was too excited, which was not a good thing.

After the timeout, Brooks had to replace Ibaka, Morris and Westbrook in advance. On the Trail Blazers, Angel was still playing with four substitutes.

But in fact, such a lineup can actually allow Angel to spend more energy on Westbrook.

Morris' offensive ability won't make Angel too troubled, not to mention that there is Robin Lopez on the field.

Although the person who faces Westbrook is Old Miller, in fact, Westbrook's real threat is Angel!

From the first second of Westbrook's breakthrough, Angel kept imagining in his mind that Westbrook might choose to break through routes and box attack methods.

With Robin wiping his butt, Angel wasn't afraid that Westbrook would break through and pass the ball.

Of course, Westbrook was unaware of the trap that Angel was spreading. He still broke through on his own and won the game earlier was the only idea in the mind of this impatient defender.

So before the Thunder's counterattack horn was blown, it was ruthlessly annihilated by An Jie.

Westbrook made a layup with two steps through the crowd, but was slapped by An Jie, who was rid of the entanglement.

The same picture reappeared after a few dozen seconds, and Westbrook now only had the basket in his eyes. The more Angel did not allow him to score, the larger the proportion of the basket occupied in his eyes.

Brooks wanted to shout out the pass off the court, but publicly questioned Westbrook, which would never help the team.

Westbrook is still squandering opportunities, while Anger helps the Trail Blazers to move from falling behind in the beginning of the fourth quarter to leading by four points without any pain.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Brooks finally was willing to replace all the starting five tigers. Ricard also waved his hand and let all the main players go on the court. Angel's defense disrupted Brooks' plan. Brooks didn't know that if one step was wrong, he would make every step wrong afterward!

Then, the Thunder's offense finally improved. But the more time went on, the more tired the main players of the Thunder who were forced to play early.

What about the Trail Blazers? The main force of the Trail Blazers who have received sufficient rest are getting braver as they fight!

Durant has been using his precise shooting to help the team keep the score tight, but when the game is suitable for the last minute, even Durant lost his sight due to physical fitness.

The physically energetic Aldridge made two consecutive jump shots on Ibaka's head, helping the Trail Blazers firmly stabilize the 4-point advantage.

In the end, these 4 points advantage remained until the end of the game.

104 to 108, the defending champion cleanly and neatly defeated the aggressive Thunder at home.

The 19-game winning streak, the Thunder, who is considered to be the most likely to end the Trail Blazers' winning streak record, has become a small foil in this winning streak.

After the game, everyone was praising Aldridge, who made two consecutive key goals in the last moment.

But Van Gundy said a different idea.

"This game ended from the moment An finished blocking. It was him who made the Thunder's arrangement a mess."

Van Gundy's idea is right. Angel, who is smiling and embracing the Thunder players at this moment, is the culprit of the killer Oklahoma City Thunder!
Chapter completed!