Li Liang's elbow not only relieved Westbrook, but also relieved the Thunder fans at the scene.

However, there is a price to be paid for relieving anger, Li Liang received a technical foul, and the ball was not only given to the Rockets, but they also got a chance to make a technical foul free throw.

Beverly didn't see any blood, but a huge bag bulged out of his head.

The TV station gave him a special close-up of his head, and the swollen boss was like a horn.

Kevin McHale was still dissatisfied on the sidelines, saying that Li Liang's ball was of a bad nature and should be punished.

The referee warns you to beep again and penalize you.

McHale had no choice but to shut up, wondering what kind of world this was.

Harden stepped up to the free-throw line and hit a free throw, and the Rockets chased a little closer.

After this goal, Westbrook really sobered up and calmed down.

I was angry and started playing well.

Once Westbrook's head calmed down, it was pretty scary.

His breakthrough is no longer presumptuous, but he sees the opportunities of his teammates as well as his teammates.

Breaks, passes, assists.

Westbrook knew he didn't feel good on his outside shot tonight, so instead of forcing his shots, he worked tirelessly to use his breakthrough to tear through the Rockets' defense and create better opportunities for his teammates.

On the Rockets' side, Harden is doing the same thing as Westbrook.

It's just that Harden has one more business to touch porcelain and keeps making fouls.

Adams was fouled three times by Harden alone in the third quarter, and four fouls were returned to the bench near the end of the third quarter.

The Thunder have always maintained a lead of around 7-8 points.

The connection between Li Liang and Westbrook supported the Thunder's offense.

And the connection between Harden and Howard is also constantly succeeding.

Durant started the rest on the court again.

Basketball seems to hate Durant very much tonight, but it can't reach him.

It was as if he was invisible on the offensive end, and he only made two shots and hit one in the entire third quarter.

Durant played the full third quarter and returned to the bench to rest at the end of the quarter, feeling like he wasn't sweating.

Looking at the scoreboard, the Thunder led the Rockets by 8 points heading into the fourth quarter.

Li Liang played the third quarter like the same, and Donovan is now determined to increase Li Liang's playing time.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two sides came off the bench, and the Thunder kept Westbrook on the court.

The Rockets are led by Howard.

As a result, the Rockets' first offensive serve was stealed by Westbrook near the halfway.

Westbrook split the ball into the corner, and Witesse squandered an open three-point opportunity.

The Thunder's three-point shooting tonight was pretty bad, and if they had been a little more accurate, the margin would have been even greater.

The Rockets launched a counterattack, and the ball went to Beasley on the wing, and Beasley couldn't catch the ball and shoot, so he had to dribble to the top, turn around, add a little back, and then hit a mid-range jumper in the bottom right corner.

There are some players in the NBA who are like this, and the shooting rate of simple offensive methods is not high, and they have to attach a bunch of front-loading actions to complete the action in order to put the ball in.

Now that Durant and Li Liang are not on the court, the offensive core of the Thunder is completely Westbrook.

After an unsuccessful attempt to organize an attack, Westbrook crossed over the middle, shook off the defender and forced a break through the middle.

In the face of Howard's defense, he made a difficult throw with his right hand, hit the board, and recovered two points.

The Rockets chased the score very quickly, served quickly in the backcourt, and passed directly to the front court, and Corey Brewer received the ball and dunked with both hands.

The Rockets' chase-and-chase-up style of play has been the mainstream tactic of the Rockets before Howard came.

Howard doesn't even have to be involved in the offense, just stay in the backcourt and defend.

Westbrook once again held the ball to the basket and missed the layup with Howard's interference.

Westbrook signaled to the referee that the opposing defender was a hitter, but the referee ignored him.

The Rockets launched a fast break, Ariza received the ball and passed, flew up and wanted to dunk.

Two Thunder defenders were suspected of foul collisions, but the referee did not blow the whistle.

The dunk didn't work, but Ariza still grabbed the ball and passed it to the bottom left corner.

Jason Terry catches the ball and hits a three-point shot!

The score became 84-89, and the Rockets chased the margin to five points.

Old Terry's jet tank still had quite a bit of oil left.

As a projection outside line that gave the Mavericks a peak forward, he used his three-point and outside shooting to hurt the Rockets and Rockets fans in Dallas that year.

Now that you can make some contributions in Houston, the NBA is indeed a small league.

And Westbrook won't stop his charge.

After a pick-and-roll on the outside, he continued to rush inside and challenge Howard.

This time he opted for a difficult throw from his left hand and hit a two-point shot.

On the Rockets' side, Terry broke through and missed a shot, but Beasley grabbed the rebound and made a rebound.

The Thunder was pulled to the same level by the Rockets in this game, so it can be said that all kinds of mistakes were made again.

It's not at all like a team that is ranked second in the league and has 60 wins.

Westbrook was already red-eyed, and he was once again holding the explosives bag—no, it was supposed to be a basketball-like dynamite bag that had smashed into the rocket's interior.

The inside line of the Rockets with Howard is still very hard.

But Westbrook relied on one rush after another to cut a hole and cause Ariza's defensive foul.

Penalty kick.

The game also entered the official timeout.

The TV station went into the advertisement, and the teams on both sides took a break to make substitutions.

On the bench, Li Liang pinched Westbrook's arm and asked, "You rush so much, doesn't it hurt?" ”

Westbrook glanced at Li Liang with strange eyes, "What kind of basketball are you playing for fear of hurt?" ”

It can be said that his arms are scarred, and they are all broken through.

Li Liang already had a lot of injuries on his arm, which was nothing compared to Westbrook.

At the end of the timeout, two free throws were made, and Westbrook went off.

He can finally take a break, and Li Liang and Durant are on the court.

Li Liang and Durant exchanged glances, and there was only one meaning: strive not to let Westbrook play again!

On the one hand, I feel sorry for his scarred body, and on the other hand, I also feel sorry for the basket at home and the hearts of the fans.

With Westbrook's state tonight, let him play at a critical moment later, I don't know what kind of heart-pounding operation is coming.

His form in this game is indeed average, with less time to calm down and more time to go up.

After exchanging glances, a consensus was reached.

The two don't want to fight with the Rocket anymore, and if they continue like this, they will be defeated by the Rocket with their rich experience.

At this point, Harden was also back on the court, and Howard went down to rest for a while.

On the Rockets' offensive round, Harden gave the ball to Beasley.

Beasley is in good form and has already scored 11 points.

But the Thunder's defensive intensity suddenly came up.

Durant stopped walking, and with a flick of his fingers, he broke the ball off Beasley's hand.

Durant held the ball himself and launched a counterattack, and Li Liang ran to the basket.

A ground-hitting pass to Li Liang, Li Liang received the ball with both hands, dribbled, and then firmly clamped the ball in his hands with both hands, burst out, and dunked with both hands!

Beasley and Ariza, who were chasing the defense, were about to hang on Li Liang, but they still couldn't block Li Liang's buckle.

Go to the free throw line and hit the free throw.

McHale smelled an ominous scent.

He immediately took advantage of the free throws to put Howard back on the court.

Poor Howard had a round of rest, and before his ass was hot, he was about to play again.

Offensively, Harden failed to eat Roberson one-on-one and passed to Beverley as the 24 seconds were approaching.

Beverley may have been a little dizzy from the smashing of his head, and his shooting percentage has dropped.

Missed a three-point shot from the outside.

Li Liang got the backcourt rebound and did not rush to the halfcourt.

Then on the front, three steps away from the three-point line, shoot directly!

Super far three points!

Hit!

McHale's scalp tingled a little, but he didn't call a timeout.

Tou Tie, forget the fear of Li Liang's three-point shot.

Cory Brewer seized the opportunity to break through and hit a toss to score two points after repeated passes.

But the Thunder's offense has been thunderous.

Li Liang's outside line and Durant's blocking, Durant threw off the defender's position with a cover, and directly pulled it up and shot three-pointers!

Three points again!

Li Liang and Durant joined hands to play a 9:0 mini-climax.

The individual strength of these two people is too strong, and when they enter the state at the same time, the opponent can't defend at all.

The Rockets have been using the "IQ suppression method" to defend.

As a result, in the fourth quarter, Li Liang and Durant joined hands, and their smart IQ reoccupied the high ground, and the Rockets' defense was out of line.

McHale called a timeout, made a substitution, and the Rockets' main players all reappeared.

McHale then took a look at the Thunder's bench and found that Donovan had no intention of replacing Westbrook on the court.

McHale stamped his foot on the sidelines, and the ball was probably impossible to win.

Tactically, the Rockets still relied too much on Westbrook's abnormal play.

Such a team can't go far in the playoffs.