"Alas......"

Donovan sighed heavily, then said, "Paul George, wait for you to defend Young." As for Russell, your main task is to attack and not focus too much on defense. ”

In fact, the main reason is that Westbrook's defense is not stable enough, which makes Donovan a little helpless.

"Yes." Paul George agreed repeatedly, and patted his chest and promised, "Coach, don't worry, I will definitely complete the task." ”

Westbrook hummed reluctantly, he was in a bad mood, and in the half, he worked hard to score 18 points, while Li Yang scored 24 points.

It may seem similar, but Westbrook is a superstar at the peak of his career, competing with Harden for MVP last season, while Li Yang is only a first-year rookie.

With such a gap, Li Yang's defense may not have limited Westbrook much, but in comparison, Westbrook's restrictions on Li Yang are worse.

On the contrary, because of the defense of Li Yang, Westbrook consumed a huge amount of physical energy, and his efficiency on the offensive end also decreased.

For the Thunder, it is no longer appropriate to continue to let Westbrook mark at this time, this game is not over yet, and it will be even more difficult to play later.

It would be even better to replace Paul George, a defensive titan who has the advantage of height and weight, and is more capable defensively

Fortunately, everyone played well in the first half, the momentum had risen, and the situation was not bad for the Clippers, and Rivers told everyone to keep it up.

In the blink of an eye, the twenty-minute intermission ended.

Entering the second half, both sides were starting lineups, and after a 20-minute break, the main players had recovered their strength and officially opened the critical time of the score.

The Clippers' ball possession, Li Yang advanced to the frontcourt, and the person in front of him changed again, no longer Westbrook, nor Schroder, but Paul George.

Seeing Paul George coming to defend himself, Li Yang couldn't help frowning, he also had to be careful about General Qiao's defensive skills, and put out one hundred and twenty percent of his concentration.

This guy is very good on both offensive and defensive ends, belongs to the offensive and defensive players, not only is he a regular in the Defensive Team of the Season, but he can also shoot the winning goal and kill the game when it is critical!!

"Horizontal knife immediately!" George quickly approached Li Yang with broken steps, trying not to leave him too much space, and at the same time changed to a low horizontal step, staring at Li Yang with his eyes, ready to step forward to block at any time.

Li Yang made several changes in a row, but he still failed to deceive Paul George's center of gravity, and the other party was like a piece of kraft candy, sticking to his body, which made Li Yang very uncomfortable.

It can be seen that George's defensive ability is slightly inferior to Leonard's death entanglement!!

Li Yang shook his head with a wry smile, and passed the ball directly to the Italian anti-aircraft gun Gallinari.

Gallinari stepped a little, suddenly dribbled the ball forward, and three strong steps, about violently abusing the basket.

However, Aquaman Adams was not false at all, and he resisted Gallinari's breakthrough strongly.

Gallinari made a hasty shot and couldn't score.

Westbrook took the ball in the backcourt, Li Yang quickly met it, and Beverley was also eyeing the side, as long as necessary, or Li Yang signaled, he would immediately go up to cover the clip.

Defending Westbrook, Lai Yang doesn't have to be like Paul George.

It's not that it can't be done that way, in fact, the defensive effect is very good, and it can be done with Li Yang's speed and talent.

But that would be very physically demanding, and Thunder is dual-card, and Pickled Pepper and Wei Shao will take turns to attack.

But Li Yang is different, he is the core of the team, the team still needs him to organize, needs him to score, and can't waste all his physical energy on defense.

Fortunately, Rivers had already made arrangements, and when Li Yang was defending, there must be someone near him who was ready to assist at any time.

As the half passed, Li Yang became more and more familiar with Westbrook's offensive methods, and his own defense against Westbrook became better and better.

Coupled with the help of teammates, Westbrook played very uncomfortable, hesitated, and after all, he didn't play anymore and chose to pass.

Hanging high to the basket, Adams turned and hit a hook shot.

Next, a few consecutive balls were singled for George, Westbrook was restricted, and Paul George carried the team's offensive banner and began to score consecutive points.

As soon as Paul George got the basketball at the top of the arc, he quickly made a tentative step feint with his right foot forward.

Then in the next moment, Li Yang decisively pulled out his head on the spot!

"Huh!"

It's just a picturesque action, and the basketball rolls up a wave!!

In the next round, in the cheers of tens of thousands of fans, he once again used the block to get a shooting opportunity, and the mid-range jumper shot again!

"Huh!"

His shooting is as solid as an old dog!!

As soon as the words fell, the Clippers served from the bottom line, and Beverley held the ball across the court, quickly rushed into the restricted area, and counterattacked for a layup.

It's just that Paul George's second posterior strike came from the side, falling from the sky!

"Bang!!"

Like a god descending from heaven, Paul George gave Beverly a hat to serve!!

After three and a half minutes in the third quarter, the Thunder narrowed the gap to less than five points.

Seeing this, Rivers called a timeout, but it didn't work well, and against Paul George, or the pack, Westbrook had a chance.

Defending Westbrook tightly, Paul George began to explode again.

The advantages of the Thunder's two cores gradually manifested, and they immediately reversed the situation and began to expand the score step by step.

At the nine-and-a-half-minute mark in the third quarter, the Thunder overtook the score and the margin had expanded to five points, and Rivers had to call another timeout.

Looking at the people under him, his brows furrowed, a little helpless, Li Yang's performance was still stable, but he alone was not as good as Westbrook and Paul George after all.

Rivers couldn't help but glance at Li Yang, only to see that although Li Yang's expression was bitter, the confidence in his eyes was still unstoppable, Rivers sighed, made a substitution decision, and gradually replaced the rotation lineup.

Anyway, it's almost time, so let's leave it at that.

On the Thunder side, they also replaced the starters one after another and changed the rotation lineup, but after all, they had two offensive cores, and they brought Paul George up at the last moment.

The last offense of the third quarter, the Thunder's ball possession.

Adams kicks the ball off the line.

Schroeder took the ball past the centre circle and then stuffed it back to Paul George, who was asking for the ball with his back.

This time offensively, George had less of some extra dribbles.

Break through with your right hand, and after dribbling twice, there is no way forward, so you simply pull out the jump shot!

"Bang!!"

The basketball hits the inside edge of the basket, bounces off the rebound, and finally rolls into the basket!!

"Toot ......"

The whistle blew and the third quarter ended, the score was fixed at 84:92, and the Thunder led by 8 points!

"Haha, the lead is 8 points."

"This quarter was really good, especially Paul George, who played really bravely!"

"As long as we keep this form, we will win this game today."

In the audience, the Thunder fans were very excited.

Originally, the Thunder was still behind at the end of the first half, but the unfavorable situation was reversed in the third quarter, and the lead was almost 8 points.

Compared to the excitement of Thunder fans, Clippers fans are a little worried.

After all, the Thunder have an advantage in the core lineup, they have a dual core, but the Clippers only have Li Yang, as long as the Thunder does not have problems with their own offense, it will be difficult for the Clippers to win.

On the sidelines, the Clippers gasped.

Rivers had a solemn expression, although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, but at this time, he was still a little depressed, and it was okay at first, he pinpointed the weakness of the Thunder and let Westbrook score alone, but he always pressed the Thunder in the total score.

But in this quarter, in addition to Westbrook's score, Paul George also broke out, and other people with him also jumped out from time to time to release cold arrows.

On the Clippers' side, they also played well, and Li Yang's personal score has increased by 30 points.

As for the others, Beverley has a bad hand and has been out of the field, shooting less than 40 percent, and Gortat is the same, his pace is slow, his offense is basically useless, and Adams' deterrent power on the inside is too great.

Gallinari and Harris can only be regarded as routine operations, and in such a disparity in state, the Clippers are naturally losing one after another.

"Wait a minute, ...... like this"

Rivers looked at the crowd and waited for them to look over before he said, "We still have to do a good job of defense." The defense against Westbrook, the defense against Adams. ”

After a pause, he added: "But offense is also crucial, and Yang can't be relied on alone. ”

"Beverley, Nance, Harrell, Gortat." Rivers nodded one by one, his expression was very serious: "Wait a minute, you must also play well, you must find a way to score, and if anyone dare not play, let me sit on the bench." ”

"Even if you lose this game, I won't let you waste your time on it. Instead of this, it is better to change people and give others a chance. ”

Beverly was shocked after hearing this, and he didn't dare to breathe.

After saying that, Rivers didn't say much, and sat down on the side with a blushing face.