Paul felt like his teammates had changed.

played the Grizzlies and Spurs in front, but they were all pressed at the beginning, and they dug a pit in the first quarter.

Later, the Clippers were struggling to catch up, the fast-paced offense couldn't play, the defense couldn't completely contain the opponent, Li Liang's stormy three-point shot didn't appear, and finally hit GG.

Why did you just hint today that you want to take Li Liang as the core, and all of them are vigorous and cooperative, and they play such a beautiful and fast counterattack?

Is it an actor? Is it all aimed at me?

Paul didn't want to talk anymore and continued to get into the game.

Soon, the Thunder made another mistake.

Westbrook hesitated when passing the ball to Durant, and was cut off from behind by Li Liang.

The Clippers fought back again, this time with the ball in Paul's hands.

Paul dribbled quickly across half court and then lobbed the ball to Griffin, who cut to the basket.

Griffin's layup caused a foul on Adams and went to the free throw line.

Griffin and Paul high-fived, a good combination, but did not form the final score, still relying on free throws.

In fact, from this goal, Paul is a little aware of the difference between himself and Li Liang in terms of organization.

First of all, Paul's push for a quick counterattack was not as fast as Lee's.

If Li Liang takes the ball in the backcourt and pushes the counterattack, the speed of the ball is almost instantaneous, and his dribble is very small.

If he dribbles a lot, he's basically a dragon on his own.

Paul is relatively slow to play the ball, and unless there is a particularly good opportunity in front of him, Paul will use a beautiful long ball to create a direct attack.

On the one hand, Paul has a natural disadvantage in height and vision.

On the other hand, Paul is still stable in possession and has very good turnover.

Like Li Liang during the period of leading the team, the number of mistakes rose sharply, and a few losses have to be said to be directly related to Li Liang's mistakes.

But Li Liang's extensive organization did inject great vitality into the Clippers.

The difference between the two is like a Toyota that is stable and will not fail, and a muscle Dodge that always breaks down on the road, but once you step on the accelerator, it will go fast.

For the Clippers, perhaps they really need an unrestrained and wild sailing captain rather than a smooth canal helmsman.

But to be honest, Paul doesn't know exactly how Li Liang's organizational style came about.

Because Li Liang is very, very stable in his own offensive skills and style.

He doesn't play fancy, his fundamentals are solid, and his offensive means are relatively simple but efficient, which is synonymous with "efficiency" in the league, and has even surpassed James.

How do you organize an attack, it's like playing?

Paul doesn't understand this, because Li Liang is just playing at all!

In terms of organizational level, in addition to learning relevant basic skills from coaches and players such as Fraser and John Wooden, Li Liang's overall organizational ability is also at a medium level in the league.

To put it bluntly, it is to serve on the line at the top of the arc, pass a pass to hit the ground, and a good high hanging pass, and then because of the improvement in ball control, it will now push the fast attack.

The way he pushes the fast attack is very simple, he never looks at the opponent's retreat formation and his own formation, he sets the rules for himself, he must pass the ball within two seconds, see that there is a gap must pass, and make mistakes without mistakes.

If you can't pass it out within two seconds, then don't pass it and play it yourself.

This kind of rough push counterattack forced everyone involved in the Clippers to use their brains and think about what to do next after receiving the ball.

In fact, Clippers players have this ability.

Needless to say, Griffin, Odom on the bench, as well as Collison and Livingston, all have strong playmaking and offensive skills.

It's just that when Paul was there, everyone positioned themselves as "chess pieces", after all, Paul's chess ability is really strong, and he likes all kinds of commands and all kinds of roars when organizing attacks, you have to listen to him.

And Li Liang never roared when he organized, he didn't know how to fight in the follow-up, he commanded a fart, he only roared when he was defending.

That's why I played with Paul, and everyone was a little wooden and insensitive.

Replaced by Li Liang's organization, his teammates were forced to find their own way to solve the problem.

And Li Liang and Kidd are different, Kidd's late offense is basically four to five, Li Liang is standing on the court, maybe he can make you four to three, can this not stimulate potential?

In the first quarter of the game, the whole Clippers team played a wonderful offense.

After Griffin hit a free throw, the Thunder called a timeout, and after returning, the Thunder's offense picked up, but it couldn't stop the Clippers' rapid counterattack.

After losing two games in a row, everyone held their breath.

The Clippers were 40-32 in the first quarter, leading the Thunder by eight points.

40 points in a single quarter, which shows how strong the Clippers' firepower is.

As a result, in the second quarter, the scene was even more exaggerated.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Crawford took the ball at 45 degrees on the right side and threw it.

That doesn't bode well for the Thunder, and the Clippers seem to have a full-blown outburst.

After a few rounds of iron, Crawford seized the opportunity again and hit a mid-range jumper at the top of the arc.

Crawford acted as the team's microwave oven today, coming off the bench to contribute immediately, and no tactics were needed.

On the Thunder's side, Reggie Jackson also used color to first hit a mid-range jumper, combined with a beautiful ground-hitting pass to assist Collison, and hit the inside two-handed dunk.

The Clippers' defensive communication went wrong again, and there was no one in the three-second zone, watching Collison dunk down the basket.

But the Clippers' offense is really smooth.

After Livingston and Griffin blocked, a high pass, Griffin cut the basket, and scored a layup in the air.

It was as if the creativity of the Clippers players on the offensive end had been stimulated.

Then the Thunder made another pass error, and Crawford hit a mid-range jumper after blocking the high post for the third time!

Hit three goals in a row!

Crawford stunned the Thunder and Paul stunned.

Why did you have all kinds of iron when Lao Tzu returned in the first two games? Giving you all kinds of passes without scoring?

There's no way, Crawford's nerve knife, quasi-one iron two, quasi-two iron three, this one is back in shape, it's unstoppable.

Crawford scored three goals in a row and the Thunder had to call a timeout.

But after the timeout, the Thunder did not contain the Clippers' second team's extraordinary play on the offensive end.

After the aircraft carrier accelerated at full strength, there was nothing left to stop it.

After returning from a timeout, Crawford cleverly passed to Griffin after the Thunder clamped him, and Griffin beat Adams to the basket.

The Clippers' bench played a 12-5 offensive spurt to further widen the difference.

Brooks had to let Durant and Westbrook come on early, because if they didn't play again, the point difference would be further widened, and it would be difficult to play.

As a result, Li Liang and Paul also reappeared, and the Clippers began their more unrestrained offensive play.

As soon as Durant came on the court, he first used his unmatched long legs, crossed steps to kill the basket, and after taking advantage of the time difference to shake off Li Liang, he easily made a layup with his right hand.

However, the Clippers made quick free throws, and Li Liang dribbled the ball himself, dribbling through the half court from the left sideline, and then drilled directly to the basket.

Li Liang was not fast, but he hit the basket very suddenly, and the Thunder defenders were defenseless.

As a result, Li Liang entered the three-second zone, hit a signature board and hit a stop-and-go jump shot, returning Durant with two points.

Hand over to Paul? Fight positional warfare? Arc top dealing?

Non-existent,?? Take the ball yourself and rush in, and you're done.

The Thunder and Brooks didn't expect Li Liang and the Clippers to play like this before the game, they were not rigorous at all, and they didn't have any focus at all.

But the Clippers and Li Liang are playing in your unknown territory, and you are playing with an unstable foothold.

Subsequently, Durant cut to the basket and received the ball, causing Jordan Jr. to foul and go to the free throw line.

hit both free throws, but Li Liang turned around, received Paul's pass from the outside, and hit a long-distance three-point shot directly from the double cover.

This is a common trick used by the Clippers, but Li Liang is really not soft at all.

Brooks saw that the Clippers' offense was a little unstoppable, and began to use damage moves.

This is also the trick that Popovich just used, cut little Jordan!

Aren't you able to vote?

I don't give you a chance to vote.

Give your chances directly to the player with the worst shot.

After Westbrook assisted on Serge Ibaka and scored on a layup, the Thunder immediately fouled Jordan Jr. and sent him to the free throw line.

Rivers on the sidelines were speechless when they saw this behavior.

This TM is only the second verse! Foul tactics started in the second quarter?

Are you coaches still human?

But think about it, when you played a penalty shootout, did you ever think that you were a person?

The Thunder fouled Jordan Jr. on two consecutive rounds and sent him to the free throw line.

Jordan Jr. made 1 of 4 free throws, and the Thunder scored twice to close the score.

It can be said that this trick is effective.

But Brooks didn't use this move to close the 3-pointer, but to curb the Clippers' offensive momentum.

It's a pity that Brooks' goal didn't materialize.

Because at this time, Paul was very clever and chose to make a foul.

He caused Westbrook to foul with a shooting feint and put himself at the free throw line.

Westbrook, you're a fool too, what's wrong with Paul getting him to shoot right now? Do you think he'll be able to throw in?

You have to jump up and block it, and you get fouled.

Paul just took advantage of the free throw to find his shooting touch.

Immediately after, Westbrook made a mistake in the attack, jumped up and passed back after breaking through, missed, and was cut off by Barnes.

Li Liang rushed forward like the wind, and Barnes immediately passed the ball to Li Liang.

Li Liang used a set of extremely smooth movements to complete the entire process of receiving the ball, stopping the ball, preparing, and then making a three-point shot!

Three-point hit in a quick counterattack!

The Clippers' offense went completely crazy.

Brooks had to call another timeout.

After that, the Clippers' offense eased a bit.

However, in the entire second quarter, the Clippers scored more than the 40 points in the first quarter, and they scored an astonishing 45 points in a single quarter!

That's already the half-time scoring of some Eastern teams.

The Clippers scored a staggering 85 points in the first half to lead the Thunder by 17 points at 85:68.

The Thunder team played well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends tonight, but they didn't expect the Clippers to be explosive, shooting 7 of 11 from outside three-pointers, with Li Liang and Crawford scoring two each.

In the last four minutes of the second quarter, Brooks still tried to use foul tactics to disrupt the Clippers' offensive rhythm.

The result was completely useless, and Li Liang immediately used the air relay with Jordan Jr. to break the Thunder defensive blockade.

The 86 points in the first half was also the first half scoring record for a team this season.

Of course, this score is high, but it is still far from the historical record.

In 1990, when the Suns played against the Nuggets (the team record for scoring always has the Nuggets because they don't defend), the Suns scored 50 points in the first quarter, 57 points in the second quarter, and 107 points in the first half, the only time in history that they scored 100 points in the half.

However, at the end of the first half of this game, Li Liang was still rewarded by the system.

[Congratulations on your achievement: 80 points in the team's half, reward: a team morale rune.] 】

Another morale rune was obtained.