After four minutes of the second half, the score difference between the two sides reached 12 points.

Lakers Howard made one free throw and Nash made one.

On the Thunder, Durant entered one, Westbrook punished one.

Brooks also thought that at the beginning of the third quarter, the team would have to make a move to get closer so that it would be easier to play later.

As a result, the Lakers actually played in the inside, making Howard play twice.

This is not a good sign. If the Lakers are both inside and outside, the game will be difficult.

Brooks kept commanding and shouting on the sidelines, asking the team to speed up the offensive rhythm.

Brooks saw that this year's Lakers are different from last season and have strong combat effectiveness.

Not only because of the Warcraft and Nash, but also because the team plays very targeted in tactical terms.

You can't fight with the Lakers in a position, you must rush and bring up the rhythm.

Westbrook is in possession of the ball, and this time Durant comes out to give him a pick-and-roll.

Li Liang immediately changed his guard.

Li Liang vs Westbrook in the third round, Westbrook made a slight adjustment and rushed with the ball!

He was in great momentum, but Li Liang was prepared and let Westbrook take two steps.

If he makes a shot, he will follow him. If he makes a surprise attack, Li Liang will keep his position and follow closely.

Westbrook hit the basket with his head in silence, suddenly jumped up, trying to dunk on Li Liang's head!

Li Liang couldn't defend Durant, but it was okay to interfere with Westbrook.

What's more, Li Liang let Westbrook come in because Howard was there inside.

Howard likes the most, this is the one that can delay the obstacles on the outside, and then he will make up for defenses inside.

A big hat! Given to Westbrook!

The two of them worked together to defend his breakthrough and the third goal was the third goal.

The ball flew into Kobe's hand. Kobe rushed through the half, then slowed down, reached out and pressed it down, indicating that he was not in a hurry and hit one in the position.

Kobe's mentality was calm as he saw his teammates playing so well.

After landing, handing the ball to Nash, Nash gave Li Liang again, Howard has already rushed to the basket.

Li Liang gave Howard a high hang, and Howard turned around and hit Perkins with the ball.

"Beep!" The referee whistled again, Perkins made a defensive foul!

To make matters worse, Perkins was so angry that he was expressionless and rushed from the backcourt to the frontcourt before turning back.

The fourth foul was made, and Brooks had to substitute him and let Collison play.

Now, Thunder's inside pressure is even greater.

However, after Collison came up, it was actually beneficial to the Thunder.

Although his defense is not as good as Perkins, with him, the Thunder's offensive end will be 4-on-5.

He sent the sideline ball and the ball was in Li Liang's hand, and he still fed Howard the ball.

The Thunder did not have double-teams, so Collison was allowed to defend Howard alone.

You look down on people. Although Howard's condition has declined, he still has low-level ability.

If you lead, it doesn't matter if Howard plays like this.

You are all behind, so why don’t you take some special strategies?

In fact, the Thunder dare not, because you double-team, and the Lakers' three-pointer on the outside are even more terrifying.

So he could only watch Howard push away Collison and turn his hand and hit with a left hand hook.

The TV commentator Jeff Van Gundy on the scene also commented that Howard's left hand hook is better than his right hand.

Howard, who performed well in the first half, slowly played some of his feelings in the second half.

Now I feel comfortable and my defense is more active.

Westbrook opposite was unhappy, so he focused on Li Liang.

Li Liang was also very cooperative. In the middle of the third quarter, he started to defend Westbrook directly in the frontcourt!

Don't you want to dunk on my head or beat me up, and give you this opportunity.

Li Liang's ability to follow the defense was powered out. Even if the speed was a little too high, his pace was absolutely fine.

And he is not alone, inside Howard is firmly guarding the basket.

Westbrook was not stupid either. He was hit by a big hat and calmed down.

He did not blindly rush, his passing skills were underestimated.

Seeing the Lakers focus on his defensive attention, Westbrook assisted Ibaka in the inside twice in a row.

Ibaka made a one-arm dunk and made a mid-range jump shot.

The Thunder recovered four points.

Li Liang was very calm. While he continued to tease Westbrook, he calmly handled the ball on the offensive end.

If you insist on hitting Howard, you are more confident in hitting Collison Howard.

The fights were extremely fierce on the field, and the physical contact was getting bigger and bigger.

The referee's whistle is also ringing more and more frequently.

The difference between the two sides has remained at 8 points and around 10 points.

The Thunder could not catch up with him because the defense could not be suppressed.

Brooks called for two timeouts to adjust until the second half of the third quarter, and the two sides entered the lineup rotation.

Li Liang was replaced and took a break.

In the third quarter, he didn't score and devoted all his energy to the duel against Westbrook.

His mission is clearly to curb Durant's hit rate, but he goes to defend Westbrook?

Why?

Just look at the technical statistics in the third section.

Durant, who made 5 of 6 shots in the first half, scored 14 points, made 0 of 3 shots in the third quarter, and made 2 free throws, and scored 2 points.

The ball has been in Westbrook's hands, and Durant has become a supporting role whether he attacks or passes by himself.

Durant, an attacker who focuses on shooting, must not let him continuously attack to find his own touch and rhythm.

Once you find it, it will be useless to prevent it.

But if he can't get the ball, he can only catch the ball and shoot it, or throw it in the last three seconds, wouldn't he lose his touch?

Westbrook played well, breaking through, jump shots, assists, and driving his teammates.

But Durant was missed and ran back there.

He couldn't make the attack anymore and died of tactics. He remembered to throw the ball to Durant and let him solve it.

No matter how powerful Durant is, he is not a god. It is impossible to just throw the ball away.

He needs to find his own pace of competition, adjust, and maintain his touch.

Li Liang drank a lot of water while calculating the technical statistics.

Durant made 5 of 6 shots in the first half, Westbrook made one move in the third quarter, and 5 of 9 shots were made.

Still more than 50%.

In the fourth quarter, no matter how stupid Brusk is, he will definitely let Durant attack with the ball.

Therefore, in the fourth section, you still have to bite the bullet and go up and guard against it.

You can think of bad tricks and take advantage of the basketball thing, but in the final analysis, you still have to be strong.

The Lakers' high shooting percentage fluctuated at the end of the third quarter, and the outside three-pointers were a little unsatisfied.

The Thunder are younger after all, and they are in better and better condition when they are playing at home.

The Lakers' substitute is still very poor. Li Liang wants to play in the third quarter, but Mike Brown disagreed this time.

Li Liang must rest on the court.

"In the fourth quarter, we must keep the fourth quarter." Mike Blanc said.

Last season, the lesson of the Lakers being beaten by the Thunder in the fourth quarter was too profound.

Therefore, even if Li Liang uses a hair dryer, Brown is determined to let the main force have a good rest.

As for substitutes, Mike Brown’s request is to sharpen the position, defend the dead, and suppress the rhythm.

At the end of the third quarter, at 80:85, the Lakers still maintained a 5-point lead.
To be continued...