The Warriors were led by 24 points at halftime at home, and the game was really unplayable.

Li Liang single-handedly led the Thunder to gain an advantage for most of the time and withstood the Warriors' "kicking" attack.

Then it took Durant and Westbrook three minutes to fall into the trap and knock the Warriors out of the way.

At the end of the second quarter, the Warriors players themselves felt incredulous, how could they be beaten like this in such a short period of time?

In the entire regular season, the Warriors have not been beaten like this, and they have basically no power to fight back.

This is a huge blow to the team's confidence.

At halftime, Kerr spent most of his saliva on boosting the team's morale, convincing his players that "the game isn't over yet." ”

It's true that the game is not over, and there is still a full second half to go.

With a gap of 24 points, in the 08 finals that year, the Celtics were 24 points behind at halftime and finally able to turn the tables.

24 points is the death line in the playoffs, and if the margin stretches to 25 points in NBA history, there is no precedent for a comeback.

The Celtics relied on a steely defense, and if the Warriors couldn't regain their defense in the second half and contain the Thunder's furious offense, they would end up worse than the Lakers in '08.

But how else can it be restricted?

Cole couldn't think of a way.

Three-headed monster, there is no way to limit.

For a quality defensive system, choking two giant players with the ball is almost the limit.

It is theoretically feasible to assign two defenders to each superstar.

When this number increases to 3, theoretically it is necessary to configure six people to defend, then it will not work.

Unless you count the referees as well, but if you really have referees, the referees can guard against the Big Five.

Unfortunately, the referees weren't on the Warriors' side tonight, and Kennedy even favored the Thunder a little in the first half.

Oracle Arena has an ominous atmosphere.

At the start of the third quarter, the Warriors were in full swing.

Curry got off the ball off Westbrook's defense as soon as he came up — and Westbrook slipped himself while chasing people.

Curry received the ball and hit an open shot from outside the three-point line on the right side.

Curry's three-point shot is still very reliable when the space is open.

This quick three-pointer gave Warriors fans a glimmer of hope.

But it's all about defense.

But in defense, Curry has a hole.

A pick-and-roll block from the high post led to an easy cut in for Westbrook and then a ground-hitting pass to Robertson, who was plugged in on the wing.

Robertson scored two points on an easy layup.

Immediately after, Thompson received the ball from the outside and Bogut did a blocking and pick-and-roll screen, Bogut went down, and Thompson passed the ball inside.

As a result, the ball was obviously passed wide, and it flew directly out of the bottom line, a mistake.

This ball was a big blow to the morale of the Warriors, but soon the Thunder also made mistakes.

A difficult pass from Li Liang hit Green's crotch, rebounded, and was cut off by the Warriors.

It can be seen that Li Liang wanted to pass a crotch piercing ball, but unfortunately it was recognized by Green.

With a clamp, he stopped the ball and successfully broke the ball.

The price was that his balls were smashed, and he jumped and ran to the front court.

Thompson immediately hit the basket on the counter, hitting a jumper and a feint before hitting a board toss to hit a two-point shot.

But when he came back, Li Liang once again chose a high position to respond to a difficult pass.

This time he didn't make a mistake and stuffed it directly into the hands of Durant who was in the three-second zone basket.

Durant received the ball and turned around and made a light pick-and-roll and hit a two-point shot.

A good pass can make it incredibly easy to score.

At the same time, the lead of the big score allowed Li Liang to start passing the ball easily.

The Thunder's players began to relax.

But this relaxation is not about slackening, but about being more daring to handle the ball.

The score is approaching, you dare not pass, you dare to make a second pass, and you dare not do difficult actions when the score is approaching.

This makes the Thunder's offense more flexible and natural, especially the good head led by Li Liang.

Klay Thompson immediately hit another three-pointer on offense.

And Li Liang was on the left side of the 45-degree outside line, facing the Warriors' two pinch defenses, holding the ball and taking two steps back, and making a three-point shot from a long distance, and he also hit!

Answer-ball, which offset Thompson's three-point shot against the hedge.

This kind of ball is quite a blow to the Warriors.

The Warriors can attack well, but if their defense doesn't come up, the 24-point gap can't be erased.

Five minutes into the second half, the Warriors played well offensively, but when they looked at the score, they still trailed by 24 points.

For five minutes, they didn't shrink by 1 point.

Under the leadership of Li Liang, Westbrook also began to pass some unbelievable passes, and it was unbelievable that his teammates didn't notice his passing.

Cole watched the two sides fight against each other, you score one point, I score one point, the pace is getting faster and faster, this is not what he wants.

Kerr called a timeout, hoping that the team's defensive intensity would increase and that he could strangle the Thunder's offense and bring them to a standstill.

At the end of the timeout, the Warriors came up with a small lineup and five small players.

Cole is going to fight for his life.

In the first two games of the series, the Warriors used five hours very little, and most of the time there were centers on the inside.

Because once the five small ones are used, the Twin Towers will be used on the Thunder side.

The twin towers plus a Li Liang are really unbearable in defense.

But now there is no way, we have to fight, using the high-speed rotation and pressure of the five small to create a miracle.

As a result, the Thunder did not use the twin towers to deal with it, and Donovan actually used a small lineup to deal with Cole.

Li Liang was promoted to the center position again, and with Waiters, Robertson, Durant and Westbrook, it felt like it was back to the Pacers.

After the timeout, the first offense, the Warriors were defended for 24 seconds.

The Thunder's expanded defense caused the Warriors to rotate poorly on the outside, and when Thompson made a hasty shot in the end, time was running out.

The Thunder Five didn't appear much in the regular season because they didn't need to.

However, Li Liang really has a hand in playing center.

He responded to Westbrook's pass in the high post, feigned a pass to Vitesse who was running from the baseline, and then returned to Durant on the wing, and then went up to a screen.

Durant smashed the ball to the basket with his left hand and made a very easy dunk.

The basket was pulled empty, and a simple break helped the Thunder score.

Then, Li Liang defended Iguodala in the dislocation of the outside wheel switch, forcing Iguodala into a desperate situation with one-on-one defense, and finally had to force a three-point shot.

As a result, Li Liang rewarded Iguodala with a big hat, and then counterattacked with another long pass.

One shot into the soul!

Magic's Johnson-like long-distance land-hitting passes, flying against the floor, to Durant.

After Durant received the ball, he scored another easy two-handed dunk.

The score difference is running for 30 points.

The Warriors serve quickly in the backcourt and want to rush one.

Green catches the ball at the three-point line and rushes to the basket.

Li Liang let a position for him to come in, Green layup, he resisted from the side, jumped, lightly, Green's layup fell off the hat.

Not only did he cover it, but he also fished it out, got the ball back, and controlled the ball.

In this regard, Li Liang is stronger than Ibaka.

Ibaka often has some shocking hats, but the hat goes out and the ball is still the opponent's.

Li Liang doesn't know that kind of volleyball hat, but he can control the ball and form a counterattack.

This time Li Liang did not pass the ball, he dribbled quickly through the half, Iguodala stuck to Li Liang, Li Liang killed all the way to the bottom line from the left side, stabilized, turned back, and felt like he had to stop and play the position.

Then suddenly a back turned, walked the bottom line, shook off Iguodala, and hit the basket, who is under the basket?

Only Curry.

Li Liang's edge of the three-second zone burst out, and he won a violent dunk through Curry with one hand!

Oracle Arena was silenced by the Thunder Five, and there was a feeling that it had been wiped out for the entire season.

The margin came to a desperate 30 points, and everyone knew that the game was over.

Not only did this one end early, but the entire series ended early.