When Li Liang first came to Thunder, the situation was not like this.

Westbrook and Li Liang are simply seamless, and the control match is a classic combination on the basketball court.

Li Liang's spatial containment and Westbrook's impact and tearing ability are perfectly combined.

The combination of the two is quite outstanding.

But as the game becomes more and more played, the precautionary measures for each team are becoming more and more in place for this simple blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation.

The small man will always squeeze past the defense, there is a big man on the inside to supplement the defense, and the person who defends Li Liang will always be close to Li Liang and let Westbrook attack inside.

At this time, Westbrook's projection was unstable and the shortcomings of the passing were slowly exposed.

In addition, Li Liang spent more time playing with the second team, and the blocking and dismantling cooperation between the two became less and less than at the beginning of the season.

On the contrary, the combination of Durant and Li Liang is becoming more and more powerful.

The two strongest forwards in the league in projection ability simply make the opponent unguardable.

How you prevent it is wrong, the bag clamp is wrong, the squeeze is wrong, the front is wrong, it is best to have four people to prevent two people.

But in that case, what about the rest of the people? One person to defend three?

Never before in the history of the NBA has a duo with such strong outside shooting ability.

Perhaps the closest is contemporaries Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

But the size advantage of the two is incomparable to that of the Warrior Splash Brothers.

Li Liang and Durant quickly opened the score.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant became negative again, and he made three consecutive shots.

Li Liang thought to himself, 20 years have passed, and the old department is still the same old department, and he really doesn't forget his original intention.

From trailing by more than ten points in the first quarter, the Thunder quickly came back in the second quarter.

Stretch the margin to 10 points.

Scott called a timeout to cool down Bryant.

This iron furnace is a bit hot.

Soon, Kobe Bryant adjusted his state, after the high post and Lefu blocked and dismantled, Lefu received the pass quickly and plugged the inside line, and Hibbert received the ball and turned around with a small hook hand and hit the board.

Then, the Lakers defended a full-court press, and the online pinch bag clamped the ball holder, and the Thunder lost the best offensive opportunity in the repeated transmission of the ball, and finally Li Liang received the ball and made a three-point shot that did not hit.

Lakers Love won the backcourt rebound, and a super long pass throughout the court was given to Kobe Bryant, who was about to go down.

After Kobe Bryant received the ball, he made an easy layup.

Chase 2 more points.

In this year's Lakers game, resilience is quite sufficient.

Traditional teams have the disadvantages of traditional teams, but they also have the advantages of traditional teams.

They are generally based on defense, steady and steady, both offensive and defensive are tough and orderly, and are not easy to be overwhelmed by a wave.

The Lakers slowly chased the score to about 5 points, and Scott replaced Leonard on the court.

The Thunder also changed the main force, and in the last five minutes of the second quarter, the Thunder led the Lakers by 5 points at 47:42.

Westbrook rested for a while, and finally appeared!

As soon as he got on the court, it felt like Westbrook had a breath of air, and he seemed to want to prove himself.

Then the outside line held the ball to attack, organized, and commanded his teammates to run, Li Liang came over to block Westbrook, but Westbrook signaled Li Liang to dodge, and then Westbrook faced Clarkson's defense, dribbled the ball twice, and pulled out his hand directly!

Pointers!

No baskets!

Li Liang still wants to pick up a frontcourt rebound this ball, but Westbrook is quite amazing and won't give you this opportunity.

You TM threw it, but you touched the basket.

It's another chance for the Lakers to fight back.

This time, the Thunder retreated extremely quickly, and Li Liang stood in a good position early in the pit under the basket.

But Westbrook's ball was not well defended and was passed by Clarkson in one step.

Clarkson unblocked to the basket, Li Liang stepped forward to defend, was fouled by Clarkson and went to the free throw line.

As soon as Westbrook came on the field, Li Liang couldn't help but go up and want to touch his might, "What the hell are you doing?" The defense must follow, it must be close! ”

Westbrook replied, "Got it." ”

That's his temper, just as unpredictable as his style of play.

You don't know when he's going to hit a fairy ball, or when he's going to make a super ghost move.

This may also be one of Westbrook's charms, which is completely different from the stable Li Liang and Durant.

Clarkson hit both free throws, and the Lakers once again pressed the score close.

Scott does have two brushes, and he uses a more traditional tactical approach to the Thunder's "two-headed dragon" strategy.

It seems very simple, it is to shorten the rotation and drag down the rhythm and time when the second team is fighting.

After the main force comes up, play positions, improve efficiency, and use changeable defensive strategies to interfere with the offensive rhythm of the Thunder.

This method is like the football world, Mourinho put a bus at the door of Inter Milan to play Barcelona, I can't bomb you, I will slowly grind with you.

The Lakers are getting better and better, and after the Thunder got on Westbrook, they were a little out of rhythm.

Westbrook made two wrong choices, and then Li Liang made a passing error in the attack - his third mistake of the game.

The Lakers seized the opportunity to fight back, and Clarkson once again took the lead, quickly rushing to the basket.

But with a big hat behind Durant, who was followed behind, Li Liang followed up and grabbed the backcourt rebound and made a long pass to Westbrook.

Westbrook found an opportunity at this point, single-handedly, the red boy stepped on the hot wheels and smashed the ball into the basket!

Westbrook's body seemed to have an inexhaustible amount of energy.

Donovan had just pressed him on the bench for too long, so he came up a little excited, and then there was a mistake.

Let him vent, his mind is clear, and he will be fine soon.

At the end of the second quarter, the Thunder maintained their advantage.

At 59:53, they led the Lakers by 6 points and ended the first half.

This can be regarded as the first half of the Thunder's more intense play this season.

The average team, not trailing by 10 points at halftime, is embarrassed to say that he is playing the Thunder Big Three.

Such a game is also a good thing for the Thunder.

No team is flawless and there are bound to be all kinds of problems.

The two games against the Lakers exposed some of the Thunder's problems.

The Thunder has two big centers like white bears on the inside, but the interior defense and supplemental defense are not very good.

There is no way, in the past, this work was handed over to Ibaka to do, and after Li Liang came, he played as a substitute, and his blocking and defensive ability were not as good as Ibaka.

Collisson's playing time has increased dramatically, and Collison's weaknesses on the defensive end are still very obvious.

And there is one more problem with the Thunder.

If they can't get a big advantage in the first half, and Li Liang continues to sit on the court at the beginning of the third quarter, then the first five minutes of the second half may be a disadvantage for the Thunder.

The third quarter has always been a key part of the game, and once you fall into passivity on the scoreline, you can be passive for the whole game.

In the last game against the Lakers, this is how the Thunder lost.

With a rare deficit in the first half, the Lakers continued to expand the score at the start of the third quarter.

By the time Li Liang came on the court, the momentum of the game had been in the hands of the Lakers.

Li Liang's shortcomings as a substitute were gradually exposed.

At halftime, Donovan and Mike Brown discussed the issue.

Mike Brown thinks it might be possible to consider returning to the starting line-up in the second half.

In this way, in the first half, Li Liang played as a substitute and led the second team to seize the advantage.

In the second half, in two quarters, he returned to the normal lineup and defeated the opponent in one fell swoop.

Donovan thinks Mike Brown's suggestion makes sense.

Of course, in this game, Donovan is not ready to make adjustments.

Still according to the original plan, Li Liang continued to sit on the bench and played a little half of the third quarter.

It's a rhythm that the players are used to.

Donovan wants to finish the regular season with this more balanced rotation.

When it comes to the playoffs, it's not too late to amplify the moves.