Chapter 553: Choosing a Way to Die (1/4!) )
Take a timeout back and continue the Lakers' offensive round.
After Nash dribbled to the frontcourt, he beckoned Kobe Bryant's outside to block and disassemble the ball to Kobe.
Although the tricks have changed, D'Antoni's thinking is still the same, changing the way to put the ball in Kobe's hands.
After Kobe Bryant received the ball, he saw that the Thunder team was going to wrap up, and directly accelerated Westbrook in advance, and the two came to the free throw line in the confrontation.
"Bang!"
The ball flew past Westbrook's fingertips, smashed into the rebound, and bounced into the net pocket.
A fairy ball.
The Lakers finally broke the scoring drought after the opening game.
Bryant continued his excellent form from the previous game, and as long as he was given the opportunity, he could still make such difficult shots.
"It's okay! Keep our own pace! Tang Tian walked to the sidelines, clapped his hands and encouraged the players on the field.
Unlike the previous game, the Thunder team has firmly grasped the initiative on the court after adjusting at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, even if Kobe Bryant scores 43 points like in the last game, it will be difficult for the Lakers to take the game away, not to mention that Kobe is now strangled to death, and it is unrealistic to score another 43 points.
The Thunder continued to block and dismantle without the ball on the court, Westbrook misplaced Nash, and broke through directly one-on-one, Nash faced the rushing turtle, and had no power to parry at all, so he could only choose to foul in advance.
The sideline ball was sent out, and when Durant misplaced Nash, Kidd threw his hand and passed the ball over.
The Lakers didn't dare to defend this time, and Durant's turnaround and leaning back were completely undisturbed, and he steadily put the ball into the basket.
D'Antoni was standing on the sidelines at this time, very entangled.
On paper, the strength of the Lakers is no worse than that of the Thunder, but against the Thunder, he really doesn't dare to use his set of bombardment, it is completely looking for death.
So the Lakers are all playing success rate in the series, the last game worked because of Kobe's excellent play, and now after the Thunder adjusts, Kobe Bryant was strangled to death, Nash was targeted, and the score was almost pulled away little by little, which is completely a slow death!
The first quarter played for more than 6 minutes, and the score on the court was 16-6, although Kobe Bryant was able to hit a difficult goal every other period, but the Thunder always firmly occupied the initiative on the court.
D'Antoni paced back and forth, finally couldn't help it, and took advantage of the dead ball time to replace Howard with Blake, sacrificing his best artillery bombardment tactic.
Dual-control tactics, Nash advanced to the frontcourt, did not wait for the Thunder team to completely settle, directly broke through the basket, and then distributed the ball to Blake, Kobe Bryant borrowed Artest to block and dismantle, and threw the ball directly regardless of what he received.
"Huh!"
Throw it away.
On the Thunder's offense, Durant hit Nash's back with a little bit of luck, and the ball went in and bounced out.
Gasol grabbed a defensive rebound, the Lakers directly accelerated and counterattacked, and Nash's pull-up jumper also scored.
After this substitution, the Lakers played the Thunder 4-0.
D'Antoni nodded repeatedly on the sidelines at this time, this is his offensive tactics, simplifying tactics, fighting with you for speed and rhythm.
Stevens asked Tang Tian if he wanted to take a timeout, and Tang Tian shook his head and called Harden up directly.
Durant's back made Nash's second personal foul, and Harden came on to replace Kidd.
At this time, Sanshao was present at the same time.
The sideline ball was sent out, Harden misplaced Nash, and after a change of direction to accelerate the European step, he forced Gasol to come over to help defend, and he smashed the ball to the basket Ibaka, who took the ball and it was a violent dunk.
The scene cheered and shook the sky, and Harden also smiled and pointed at Ibaka in the retreat.
That's Harden's biggest role for this Thunder team, where he has both lethality and passing ability, something neither Westbrook nor Kidd have.
Harden scored, and the Lakers couldn't fight back, so they could only push to the front court to play position.
However, compared with the previous rounds, the Lakers' positional tactics are simpler, and Kobe Bryant blocks one and shoots it.
"Huh!"
voted and still, Kobe Mamba is still the same.
The Thunder attacked the frontcourt, and Harden organized the frontcourt, this time the Lakers did not help defend, and Harden burst into the free throw line and scored a small throw directly.
20-10, the game played more than 8 minutes, and the Thunder still led by 10 points.
The Lakers continued to play fast, Kobe Bryant pinned down the defense, and Blake got a three-point opportunity, but was interfered by Durant, who assisted in the defense, and the ball went out of the basket.
Westbrook's fast break resulted in Nash's third personal defensive foul.
D'Antoni was forced to replace Nash with Jordi Meeks.
Westbrook hit both free throws to give the Thunder a 12-point lead.
Tang Tian sat back on the bench from the sidelines at this time.
In such a back-and-forth attack, the Thunder team does not suffer at all, not to mention anything else, just say that there are now stable scoring points on the court, and the Thunder team has too many advantages.
Kobe Bryant held the ball and forced the basket, hitting three to kill the free throw line, and hit both free throws.
But looking back, Harden faced the already old Blake, and scored another European step layup.
Gasol's catch-and-go layup was deflected wide by Ibaka, and Durant hit a fast-break three-pointer to meet Meeks' pursuit.
At the end of the first quarter, the score on the court was 42-22, and the Thunder had stretched the difference to 20 points in a single quarter!
D'Antoni didn't want to die slowly, so he removed Howard and the Thunder to play fast break, but without Howard, the Lakers defense was useless, and after this section, chronic death was not a slow death, but a direct choice of death.
30 in the half, 40 in the third quarter, the Thunder players were infinitely focused throughout the whole process, and they really didn't give the Lakers a chance to fight back.
After three quarters, the game went into garbage time.
At 118-83, the Thunder defeated the Lakers by 35 points on their second home court to tie the series at 1-1.
The four played only three quarters, Durant had 22 points and 4 boards, Westbrook had 16 points and 4 boards, Harden had 18 points and 7 assists, and Ibaka had 12 points, 7 boards and 3 blocks.
On the Lakers' side, Bryant continued his excellent form, scoring 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, but was unable to help the team close the point gap.
A big win reflects not only 1 point on the big score, but outright suppression, system, stars, and the deepest feeling of those who have watched the game is that even if the Lakers are given another chance, they have no chance at all.
It was also at this time that those people realized that Black Eight or something, it was.
The Lakers won the first game, which was more like Iverson in 01 who scored 48 points in the Finals to win the game.
When the Thunder are really serious and give it their all, the Lakers don't have the slightest chance to resist at any level, just like D'Antoni tried in the game, the only thing they can do is choose a way to die.