After a two-day break, the Thunder-Lakers game resumed in Oklahoma City, which is also the second home court of the Thunder series, for them, if they continue to lose the game, it means that they lose all the initiative in the series, and the same is true for the Lakers, if they fail to win the game, then they will lose the home-court advantage they fought so hard to win again.

It's a must-win game for both sides.

There are three more matches going on the same day, but almost everyone has their eyes on this one matchup.

In the locker room before the game, Tang Tian was also making the final mobilization for his players.

"Tonight is a special night because for us it's a win or go home game, and like most of you experience in the NCAA, we want to go further and we have to win this game!

I'm not alarmist.

Don't think that this team made it to the finals last year and will be able to reach the finals again this year, there is no connection between them, every year is a new challenge and if we don't give it our all then we could lose here, in the first round.

This is really not alarmist.

That's how the Spurs fell in the first round two years ago, and that's how the Mavericks fell in the first round seven years ago, and they're all top teams in the division, just like us, and they're all teams that have their goal of winning a championship.

So forget about our results, forget about the past and focus all your attention on the game in front of you.

Ross Barkley was right, we're a young team and if we want to win the series, we have to push the wheel.

So, let's do it all the time!

Tonight!

In this arena!

Use all your strength!

All the way!

Crush your opponents! ”

The Thunder players already had blood in their eyes, and Westbrook and Bazemore couldn't help but shout directly.

Like Barkley they said, the Thunder players are young, but it is precisely because of their youth that such chicken soup has an explosive effect for them.

The atmosphere at the Chesapeake Energy Arena tonight was also unprecedentedly enthusiastic, and when the Thunder players just walked out of the players' tunnel, there was already a burst of cheers.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the starters from both sides appeared one after another.

Both sides maintained their previous starting line-ups.

To the cheers of the fans in attendance, Ibaka jumped to beat Howard, giving the Thunder a chance to attack first.

Kidd's outside playmaking, the Thunder's cross-blocking, and by the time Durant had the ball, his opponent had become Nash.

It can be seen from the tactical run in the first round that the Thunder have made a big tactical adjustment.

Bryant came straight over to wrap up, and Durant flicked the ball to Westbrook, who flew to the basket and scored two points.

There was a burst of cheers from the audience.

The Thunder's tactics are quite targeted and very fluid.

Back on the defensive end, Westbrook stuck to Kobe Bryant, constantly confronting and draining his physical strength, and Kobe Bryant took a big circle before catching the ball.

Bryant called a pick-and-roll, others pulled away, and Gasol mentioned high post.

The Thunder still chose to pinch Kobe Bryant at this time, but what changed from the last game was that Dior and Westbrook both pressed forward with their hands raised high, creating a big passing obstacle.

Bryant took the initiative to dribble back and took two steps back, but still jumped up and passed the ball to Gasol.

Gasol took the ball, turned around and hit Durant.

The Thunder's defense changed again at this time, and Durant directly let go of Artest to help defend it.

Gasol pushed it, and Durant's long arm was always raised high, although the two were in different positions, but after raising their hands, they still gave enough interference.

Gasol glanced at the basket and opted to pass the ball to Artest.

Artest's three-point shot from the outside, after seeing Dior's defense rotate, he chose to shoot before then.

"Bang!"

Artest's shot jumped out of the basket, and the three-point shot was not his forte.

Ibaka picked up the defensive rebound, and the Thunder went straight on the defensive counterattack.

After Dior ran over to catch the ball, a long pass was thrown into the court, and Westbrook took the lead and shook off all the players of the Lakers.

In the early part of the season, Tang Tian transformed Westbrook from having the ball to not having the ball, but at the same time retaining his singles and fast break, this fast attack that rushed to the front court in 3 seconds is still unbeatable.

Westbrook took the ball and rushed to the frontcourt, which was directly a one-handed slam dunk.

The entire Chesapeake Energy Arena was set on fire in an instant.

That's where Westbrook comes in, and he's able to boost the team's morale in the most violent way possible.

"Defend! Defend! ”

This time, without the help of DJs, the fans have already started to cheer loudly for the home team.

Kobe Bryant was also caught in the frontcourt, this time he chose to play with the ball himself, but Westbrook and Dior were very tight, he never found a suitable offensive opportunity, and seeing that the offensive time was approaching, he could only pass the ball to Nash.

Nash's hasty dribbling couldn't get rid of Kidd in front of him, and the three-pointer from a drop back eventually ended in iron, and Durant jumped up to close the long rebound.

Westbrook dribbled to the frontcourt and saw that Durant was misplaced against Gasol in the retreat, and directly put the ball in.

Durant leaned over and turned, used his speed to get rid of Gasol with a cross-step, and rushed to the basket for a layup.

D'Antoni couldn't sit still, got up from the bench and walked to the sidelines.

Kobe Bryant is still pestered by Westbrook, and the other players are also wrapped up at any time, after being bombarded by the old Kobe Bryant to score 43 points, the Thunder will never give him a chance to score easily.

Nash looked for Gasol's pick-and-roll, dismantled and returned the ball to Gasol, Gasol's high jumper was interfered with by Kidd, but he reacted quickly and took the long rebound and went back on.

"Bang!"

Ibaka leaped to her feet and flew Gasol's shot out of the front cover.

Although the muscles are increased and the confrontation is added, Ibaka's defense and bounce have not weakened at all!

The ball was fanned and came directly to the outside Durant, who strode forward with the ball.

Kobe Bryant struggled to chase the defense.

Rushing to the front court and seeing Kobe, Durant lifted the ball high and took a step inside the free throw line to glide directly and dunk.

"Bang!"

"Toot!"

The moment the ball was scored, the referee's whistle sounded.

It's a 2+1!

The Thunder opened with a wave of 8-0!

D'Antoni put his hand on his forehead and called a timeout.

Durant was very excited after landing on the ground, and roared at the scene with a chest beat.

Losing the first battle, in the eyes of the media, it is already a certainty that they will be blackened, but just like Tang Tian's speech, their goal is to be the champion, and before completing this, they have to put all their effort and focus on.

All the way!