The reason the Thunder trailed by a large margin at halftime was that there was no third point of attack other than Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook who started the game.

Harden shot 0-of-3 from the field in the half and scored one point on free throws alone.

Ibaka was defended by Erniu and made four shots in the half, hitting only one goal.

Perkins simply declined to the point where he couldn't even catch the ball, and as soon as Jordan Jr. pushed him out of the paint area, Perkins with a fierce face immediately became a harmless guy to humans and animals. The performance of 1 shot and 0 in the half was even more similar to his highlight period in the green Kai.

It's true that the Thunder dominated the ball, but it was true that no one at OKC could step up and share the scoring pressure.

Thunder head coach Scott Brooks should take some responsibility for putting Daquin Cook in the starting line-up even if Sovlosha is out injured, leaving Harden in the more familiar sixth man position.

When Durant and Westbrook basically run out of shots, expecting Harden to play well at the same time is difficult in itself.

Nguyen Er Niu also said in an interview at halftime: "It's not the true level of the Thunder, they only rely on Kevin and Russell to play, but it's really good news for us. ”

In the locker room of the Thunder, Du, Wei, and Ha Sanshao got together silently, they wanted to play a world in the new season, and in the past month, they did maintain the top position in the West for more than half a month, but they did not expect to encounter a strong sniper from the Clippers at the end of the month.

The most important thing is that, judging from the performance at half-time, the two teams do not seem to be on the same level at all.

'Don't be discouraged, we don't have a good squad and the more difficult it is, the more you have to calm down. Don't be intimidated by your opponents, as long as you don't give up every round, we will find a chance to turn around......"

Brooks' chicken soup is still quite useful for the Thunder's young people, comparing those complex tactics and not giving up mentally, for the Thunder, who are 25 points behind, it may be something more practical.

Chicken soup is not Brooks' patent, the Clippers' side, CP3, at the instigation of Kraft Nguyen, is also pouring chicken soup on Kawaii: "Forget the first half, continue to cause problems for Kevin Durant in the second half, he was the scoring champion last season, it's not a shame to not be able to prevent him, Kewai, you can do better!"

The young man with facial paralysis did not react much on the surface, in fact, he was not satisfied with his performance in the first half, and the team was ahead by a large score, but he was beaten by KD, which is also a reality that has to be admitted.

Ruan Er Niu, who laid out the defensive guidelines for the second half in front of the tactical board, said to Kawaii: "Don't worry too much, Paul also didn't defend Westbrook in the first half, believe in the process, and continue to put pressure on Durant, which is the biggest contribution to the team." ”

"Do you have to get involved?" Paul replied.

"That's right, I didn't do a lot of small actions, but I was still cleaned by Westbrook, and I cannon, crossing you is like crossing the road at four o'clock in the morning. Ruan Erniu continued to strike.

Paul just rolled his eyes, not wanting to talk nonsense with this bastard anymore.

If you find an opportunity, CP3 will definitely fight back.

Between the stars and the stars, in fact, there is a great need for such a mutual affection, Mr. Yes never wants to win the championship, for the strong, moderate verbal stimulation can stimulate the fighting spirit.

The second half of the game started quickly, and the pickle girl combination made a classic blocking and pick-and-roll combination, and Ruan Erniu hit a high shot from a position of 16-18 feet in a row to further expand the score.

Durant continued his solo performance, hitting difficult shots against Leonard's defense many times to chase the score back again.

Du Shaolun finished, Wei Shaolun, Wei Shaolun ended, Du Shaolun, Deng Shao said that he couldn't live this day, and the lights were about to turn on in less than 24 seconds, and the ball couldn't reach his hand.

The best back-up man tonight has been born, and that is James Harden.

Harden was still shooting 0-of-3 in the third quarter, playing extremely twisted, and Sterk Brooks proved one thing with the third quarter of the game, don't put the Thunder three young on the court at the same time.

At 24:30, the Clippers played quite efficiently as a whole, and the third quarter of the game ended, and the score of the two sides came to 70:101, and the final quarter of the game had not yet begun, and the 31-point difference had completely declared the game into garbage time.

Scott Brooks directly hid Wei Shao and Du Shao in the final quarter, at least judging from the lineup, the Thunder have given up tonight's game, and their only main player left on the court is James Harden.

According to the usual practice, Tom Thibodeau also immediately replaced Ruan Er Niu, Paul and other main players.

On the offensive end of the Thunder, Harden came to the No. 1 position to be in charge of the main control, dribbling + dribbling under the crotch in a row, and after passing Billups, he attracted the help of Yi Jianlian and Randy Foye, and then threw the ball to Daquin Cook.

"Brush!" Cook started hitting the first three-pointer of the final quarter.

On the offensive end of the Clippers, Allen missed a shot from the high post, and Kerr Aldridge took the rebound in the backcourt and passed it to Harden.

Harden unhurriedly controlled the ball over the half court, attacked the basket in the middle of the march, looked at the speed was not fast, but the European step was unpredictable, Evans blocked the foul, and Harden scored 2+1.

"Brush!"

added a free throw, and the Thunder chased six points in a row after the opening.

Chauncey Billups then hit a mid-range shot.

On the offensive end of the Thunder, Harden once again held the ball and then threw the ball to Daquine Cook again, and Cook hit another three-pointer from beyond the three-point line.

The Thunder recovered 7 points.

Billups passes the ball to Foye, who is stealed by Reggie Jackson and Jackson makes a layup.

The Thunder recovered nine points.

Billups passes the ball to Battier, who flanks a long-range shot that bounces off the frame.

Reggie Evans took the rebound, Evans made a strong basket, and Cole Aldridge fouled directly and sent the rebounding maniac to the free throw line.

"Bang!", "Bang!"

Two free throws hit the iron, and the ball was in the hands of the Thunder again.

Harden held the ball in the half, watched the situation, and sent the ball to Cook on the wing again.

Daequinn Cook took the ball and shot another three-pointer against Randy Foye's defense.

"Brush!"

Again.

The Thunder pulled back 12 points.

Tom Thibodeau couldn't sit still, and he immediately called a timeout, even though the Clippers still had a huge 19-point lead in their hands, but the Thunder were chasing the points a little too fast.

Unexpectedly, after the Thunder hid almost all the main forces in the snow, it became reasonable.

Scott Brooks also forced himself to play a game for the players on the court with a look of disbelief.

To be honest, he didn't expect the Thunder to force the home team to stop in this game.

Thibodeau is still reluctant to send Erniu and Paul back to the court, because it means that the Clippers can't suppress the Thunder's comeback from the bench.

Jordan Jr. and Kawaii were sent back on the field.

Steve Kerr said to Erniu with a smile on the sidelines: "The Thunder have a good lineup thickness, and Brooks is an idiot. ”

Ruan Erniu asked rhetorically, "What would you do if you were Brooks?"

"With Harden at the No. 1 spot from the start, Daquine Cook as the starter, and Westbrook as the sixth man, Harden's ability to read the game is definitely underrated, and he's the best player on the Thunder team to play the No. 1 spot," Kerr said. ”

Erniu nodded, but tilted his head sideways and said, "It's a pity that you don't count, because you are not their head coach." ”

The Thunder's scoring pace didn't stop, and even when Jordan Jr. and Kawaii returned to the court, Harden still hit a step-back three-pointer against Billups.

The Thunder pulled back 15 points.

Kawaii then missed a long shot, and Harden sent the ball to Cook again, and Cook, who suddenly exploded in the final quarter, did not end his performance, this time he hit the fourth three-pointer of the game against Battier's defense.

OKC's X-factor broke out a little late, but it's better than nothing.

The Thunder recovered 18 points.

Off-court, Thibodeau asked for a timeout again, and the Clippers were called out again.

With the current momentum of the Thunder, the remaining 13 points is really not safe at all.

Not to mention, Erniu and Paul returned to the court at the same time, and it would be a tragedy if even the 31-point lead could be regained.

Fortunately, the Clippers duo quickly calmed down the scene after returning to the court.

As soon as Paul came on the court, he used the cover of Erniu to hit the basket and completed a difficult throw to successfully stop the bleeding for the Clippers.

Then Erniu completely took over the game, first singled Cole Aldridge and Nazr Mohammed in the low post, and used his speed to cut to the basket and score points.

Then the bull turned on the response mode, attracting the bag in the low position many times and distributing the ball to the outside.

The Clippers, who had turned on the BUFF, also became smart from the outside, with Battier and Kawaii hitting three-pointers one after another, and Jordan Jr. even hit a magical hook near the free throw line at the end of 24 seconds.

The Clippers pulled the score back to more than 25 points, the Thunder was gone, and the game finally came to an end without a shock.

In the final analysis, the hole in the first three quarters of OKC is too big, and even if the Thunder substitutes collectively explode in the final quarter, it will be difficult to recover the huge disadvantage they left before.

Nguyen Erniu, who scored 46 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists, found his good friend Russell Westbrook after the game.

"I'm sorry, I'm still the winner!" said Erniu deliberately.

Wei Shao punched Er Niu's chest, and then gave the Celestial Empire a hug and said, "The season is still very long, wait, you won't be a winner every time." ”

In his post-game press conference, Scott Brooks praised the tenacity of the bench players and said that the team was missing from the roster and that they would be the full Thunder when Sofrosa returned to the team.

However, Tom Thibodeau, who attended the press conference afterwards, did not think so, and Thibodeau said in a very affirmative tone: "Our strength is above our opponents, that's the truth." What I wasn't happy with was the laxity of the substitutes in the final quarter, but the gap between the two teams was clear. ”

Thibodeau is only the assistant coach of the Clippers in the end, and Ruan Erniu, the current head coach of the Clippers, did not express his opinion.

Under the questioning of the media, the Celestial Empire still said truthfully: "We are likely to meet the Thunder in the playoffs, but to be honest, I think we have a better chance of defeating them after we meet the Thunder, because we play more holistically, and they can only rely on the individual ability of the stars." ”

Westbrook then retorted on Twitter: "I don't think so, the Clippers are also relying on star ability, and Kraft alone averages nearly one-third of the Clippers' total points per game, isn't this relying on star ability@CR88?"

Kraft Nguyen replied: "What about the number of assists? The Thunder are averaging only 18.5 assists per game, but we have about 28. @russest44 (Wei Shao Twitter)"

Wei Shao then retorted, "You are avoiding my question. ”

Erniu played a spread-hand emoji and put an end to the topic: "I'm just making a point!"

Well, UCLA alumni put aside their day-to-day fights, and with the Clippers beating the Thunder in their final game late January, they finished in the top spot in the West with a 16-2 record.

Due to the overly chaotic schedule, the top spot in the East, and currently the league's No. 1 record, belongs to the Chicago Bulls, who have an 18-5 record.

That is, they played 5 more games than the Clippers at the same time.

The shutdown has had a huge impact on the league, and the injury problems of the stars are gradually revealed, and a 10-day injury like Paul's is considered lucky.

Derrick Rose, the star of the Bulls, is suffering a serious knee injury and it is unknown when he will return to the court.

The league's second-youngest MVP has brought Rose huge prestige, and his explosive style of play has also attracted the attention of countless fans.

Since the January tournament was over, the league announced the East and West Player of the Month the next day.

In the East, the Heat's LeBron James leads the team to an 11-5 record, ranking second in the East, averaging 28.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game.

In the West, the Clippers' Nguyen Er Niu led the team to a 16-2 record, first in the Western Conference, and his average per game reached a terrifying 38.6 points, 18.8 rebounds, and 7.7 assists.

The rare monthly rebounding data in the Celestial Empire's career did not reach 20+, and that was because the guy Jordan Jr. grabbed too many backcourt rebounds, but the Celestial Empire, which lacks offensive points, has been given the space to fully display its scoring ability.

Of course, the Celestial Empire is still unbeatable on the rebounding list, as long as the Celestial Empire remains healthy, in this data, others can only compete for the second place, and he has been in a unique position since he entered the league.

The media have long hung the title of scoring champion in the 11-12 season on the head of Erniu, and indeed no one can do better than Kraft Nguyen, close to 70% shooting, more than 45% three-point shooting, Kraft Nguyen's efficiency is incredible.

The people of the Celestial Empire have subverted most people's common sense again and again, and the only thing that most fans can confirm is that he is still on his way to the top, but no one can guess what height his peak will reach.