The Lakers' journey in Russia is not over yet, with a big score of 2-1 lead, and they want to go to the next city here and then return to Los Angeles to end the battle.

However, this is obviously not that easy, and the Thunder certainly will not give up their home court easily.

In the last round against the Spurs, they were also down by too much, but they quickly adjusted and turned the series around.

In the playoffs, there are only two outcomes in each game, winning and losing, and whether you lose by 1 point or 58 points, the big score is 1 point.

The key is whether you can make adjustments and whether you can take the initiative of the series into your own hands.

If the first three games are still tentative, and they are seeing the moves, in the fourth game, they are basically trying to see the dagger and start to fight with bayonets.

Players and coaches have developed enough adaptability to alignment, tactics, and pace of play.

Players know how the opponent plays, how to defend more effectively, and how to attack more efficiently.

The coach knows which players can continue to play on the field, which players can no longer play him, what the opponent's rotation will be like, and his own rotation must be fixed slowly.

There will be fewer and fewer surprise soldiers, fewer sudden outbursts, and most of the situation will be under control.

The only thing that cannot be controlled is the state of the players themselves, as well as the fighting spirit in their hearts, and the desire to win.

In this respect, the Thunder and the Lakers are on par.

Both sides have a strong desire to win and a will to win, and neither can easily crush the other.

Even if the Thunder suffered a major blow in Game 3 and were covered by Li Liang's three-point shot, they still quickly cheered up.

In the fourth, they still have a chance.

Win it, run the same line together, and go to Los Angeles to fight Tianwang Mountain.

Lose, fall behind 3-1, and the series becomes extremely tough.

So in the fourth game, the Thunder went all out to win.

The day after Game 3, the Thunder had a high-intensity workout as a team, and Brooks wanted to keep the players hungry for the game and the hunger for victory.

Mike Brown chose to give the players a holiday, and although there is basically no entertainment in the city, it is always good to let the veterans rest.

Li Liang stayed in the room all day and didn't go out, if Zhu Shu was there, he would definitely take Zhu Shu around the city.

Since entering the NBA, many of Li Liang's hobbies have been abandoned.

For example, playing video games, surfing, dancing, singing, etc.

Even Zhu Shu is like him, the game console at home has been idle for a long time, she needs to run around for a lot of time, and there is less and less free time in her life.

Maybe people are like this after work, and many things that they can't put down in the past are slowly forgotten behind them.

But Li Liang is different, if you want to play, he still has a system to play!

However, after entering the system, the tasks are becoming more and more difficult to do.

In one day, if you do the task, the state of the thunder tomorrow will definitely be affected.

Another thing, after that night, it seems that the system is not as fun as it used to be.

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After a boring day in the city, it was finally the fourth game day.

The Lakers had a light workout at noon and a shooting practice in the afternoon, and Brown led the team to the Ford Center to warm up.

Before the fourth game, many media predicted that the Thunder would usher in a big comeback.

They will never make as many mistakes as they did in the last game and give the Lakers that big of a lead.

They will be more focused and will definitely play very aggressively.

These predictions in the media made sense and were fulfilled once the game began.

In this game, Brooks no longer made any adjustments, hard bridges and hard horses, regular lineups, normal alignment and Lakers fight offense and defense.

A little change was made in the rotation, reducing Perkins' playing time and Martin's playing time.

Increase Collison's playing time and increase guard Reggie Jackson's playing time.

In the first three games, Perkins and Martin didn't play too well on the court.

Perkins was used for defense, and as a result, the defensive performance of the basket was average, and the offense dragged down.

Martin used it for offense, and as a result, the shooting percentage on the offensive end was low, and the defense was a hole.

When Collison is on the floor, at least the team's offense is not four or five, and Collison still has an offensive threat.

Reggie Jackson's performance is even tougher, he is very tough on the court offensively and defensively, much better than the soft Martin.

After establishing a new rotation, as soon as the game started, the Thunder beat the Lakers 9:2 and took the lead.

The Thunder learned the lesson of the last game, protected the backcourt rebounds very tightly, and resolutely did not give Li Liang the opportunity to steal the rebounds.

The game gradually entered the rhythm of thunder, that is, like a sledgehammer, attacking wave after wave, always maintaining a fast pace.

The defensive end has maintained a high level of intensity, which has brought the Lakers' offensive position to a standstill.

The Lakers' outside transfer ball was greatly restricted, and Li Liang was fully targeted by Durant from the beginning of the game.

Before the start of the game, Durant and Coach Brooks took the initiative to ask for a look, and this time he had to keep an eye on Bruce Lee.

The Thunder coaching staff agreed to Durant's request, and Durant followed closely all over the court, barely giving Li Liang a chance to make a shot.

At halftime, Li Liang only scored 3 points, while Kobe Bryant scored 20 points, but the Lakers were still 48:59, 11 points behind the Thunder.

The performance of both sides seems to have dropped compared to the previous game.

But in the third quarter, the Lakers' counterattack came in an orderly manner.

They are not like the Thunder, who are hoping for a wave of explosions in a few minutes to smooth out the difference.

The Lakers adjusted their mentality at halftime, and Mike Brown asked the players to be patient and continue to stick to the positional offensive style of play.

In the second half, the Lakers distributed the offensive focus more reasonably, Howard's singles, Kobe's singles, Nash's breakthroughs, and Li Liang's three-point shots.

When Howard, Kobe, and Nash all started to score, Li Liang's point naturally opened.

Because the bigwigs attract defense, Li Liang shoots three points, which is what he is good at.

The Lakers are narrowing the score little by little, and the difference is close little by little.

Towards the end of the third quarter, the 11-point difference was eliminated unconsciously!

And a three-point shot that Li Liang seized the opportunity in the counterattack made the Lakers overtake the score!

Now Brooks was a little panicked, what's going on, how does it feel like he really can't beat it?

The calmness shown by the Lakers in the third quarter and the fluidity in the offense made people faintly see the demeanor of the super team.

This is the accumulation of a season, the sublimation of a season.

Li Liang didn't use props, didn't throw three-pointers, he just integrated into the Lakers team and did what he had to do.

Passing, tackling, rebounding, providing three-point threat.

The Lakers, the machine, has been running for a season, and they are running towards their best.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers still held the lead, and they had a chance to take the Thunder away again.

At this time, the referee gave the Lakers two unfavorable decisions.

A three-point defensive foul was awarded to Nash, allowing Westbrook to hit three free throws from the free throw line.

Howard was then awarded an offensive foul on offense, his fifth foul of the game.

In a look of chagrin, Howard had to take an early break.

Howard played quite well tonight, and Howard put a lot of pressure on the Thunder on the inside with the outside being constrained.

The Thunder had no way to continue to maintain high pressure on the outside and make the Lakers' offense more fluid.

As a result, the Thunder seized the opportunity and played a wave of 8:0 to bring the situation back to the Thunder's side.

In the final three minutes of the game, the Lakers trailed by seven points.

This is, Li Liang stepped up, he first received Kobe's pass from the outside, and hit a difficult drifting three-point shot.

Then, on the defensive end, he won the backcourt rebound, and after handing the ball to Kobe, he made a cover with Kobe Bryant and missed the three-point shot after receiving the ball.

But Gasol grabbed the rebound in the front court and passed the ball out again, and Li Liang received the ball to meet Durant's defense and hit it again!

The scalps of the Thunder players and fans are numb, why is this person here again?

The difference narrowed to 1 point.

Although Durant immediately shot an answer ball in defense and continued to widen the gap.

However, Li Liang continued to run, and he tore out a small opportunity in the bottom corner of the left corner, Li Liang accepted Shi's pass, and shot an extremely lucky three-pointer from an almost negative angle.

The ball bounced off the basket, bounced high, then bounced off the top edge of the rebound and fell into the basket!

The hearts of the fans at the Ford Center were cold, and Li Liang's fifth three-pointer was made.

What kind of three-point shooting ability is this! In two minutes, he made three of four three-pointers.

Needless to say, Li Liang used the promotion sticker again, and it was still [S] level.

For this series, he has paid for it.

The S-level promotion post is very expensive, even if he is angry and worth a lot, it is still very distressing to use.

Then, Durant's answer ball missed, and his shot was not as lucky as Li Liang.

Kobe Bryant got the ball, and it was an opportunity to overtake.

Li Liang's promotion post still has less than a minute to go, two three-pointers, even if only one is scored, the situation is completely reversed.

Just then, Mike Brown called a timeout......

He requested a timeout from the technical desk, with two minutes left before the end of the match.

Li Liang also wanted to shout "give me the ball" to Kobe, but the referee made a gesture and signaled a timeout.

Li Liang looked at the referee with incredulous eyes and asked him why he was suspended?

He was already very dissatisfied with the referee's performance tonight, and protested several times, why do you still want to waste Lao Tzu's promotion time with a pause?

The referee said: "It's not me who wants to take a timeout, it's your coach!" ”

The referee is speechless, if Lao Tzu can pause, what else do I do?

Li Liang was even more speechless, he immediately walked back to the field and said to Brown: "Mike, why are you calling a timeout!" ”

Not only Li Liang, but the other players on the Lakers court all looked at Mike Brown with puzzled eyes, everyone felt just right, and was about to turn the score around, why did they suddenly pause?

Mike Brown froze, he scratched his face, and said, "Uh... I think you must be tired, you should take a break, take a break, take a break, take a break. ”

Mike Brown is still calling a long timeout, and Li Liang's 3-minute elevation post is definitely going to be time.

"I'll rest your sister, the game is about to end, and there's no time to rest when it's over!"