Cassel also nodded with satisfaction at this time, if it was a wrong decision for him to put Booker as the starter in the first quarter, then now he still chooses to believe Booker in the second quarter, which is an absolutely correct judgment.

"Well done, we have a chance." After the game, Cassel said to the players who had left the game.

"That's what you're determined to do to win the championship?" On the Thunder's side, Donovan's tone was not so kind, and being beaten into this situation by the Clippers who lacked a major general was obviously not something he could accept.

After the timeout, the score was still very anxious, and the momentum of the Thunder team's return was completely different from before the timeout, but Booker's sudden outburst shared a lot of defensive pressure for Tang Shuai, and he also began to score consecutive points and use the broken ball.

55-48, at halftime, the Thunder only led the Clippers by 7 points, such a difference is obviously within the acceptable range of Kassel, especially the momentum of the team's play in the second quarter, if it were not for the pressure of the Thunder and the Thunder to continue to be on the court, they would probably have overtaken the score.

When they came back from halftime, Durant and Westbrook both looked up at the scoreboard and said nothing, and it could be seen that after the halftime game, they somewhat understood some of the reasons why the Warriors would be eliminated, and also made them really value the Clippers.

At the beginning of the second half, the Thunder and the first half were judged to be two teams, they still played fast, but they were a lot more low-key and restrained, the most obvious is Westerguruke, even after the dunk in the fast break, he did not celebrate as crazy as before, but only symbolically signaled, turned around and retreated.

On the defensive end, Donovan boldly used a 2-3 defense.

The Clippers only have two stable three-point points of Tang Shuai and Booker, although Brewer has some three-point shooting ability, but it is not enough to form the first, and after the Thunder used a 2-3 joint defense, the focus of the outside defense became Booker and Tang Shuai.

Tang Shuai's three-pack strength is mainly reflected in the vacant position, and this kind of shooting under defensive pressure is not what he is good at.

With more than half a quarter of the second half, the Thunder's lead has slowly extended to double digits.

Cassel made a bold decision at this time, he replaced Booker and Tang Shuai in advance to rest.

Seeing Kassel's substitution, Donovan just held his chin and did not mean to replace Shuangshao, in fact, this is his coaching style.

After replacing Don Shuai and Booker, the Clippers' offensive strength was greatly reduced, and the two sides fell into a chaotic battle, but the veteran Pierce showed his chaotic ability at this moment, and several key shots kept the game from collapsing.

However, the Thunder's firepower is not covered, just half of the third quarter, both of them scored more than 20, Tang Shuai and Booker were just over 20 when they were on the floor, and the contribution of the old Pierce alone can only be a drop in the bucket.

With three minutes left in the third quarter, the Thunder had a 15-point lead at 72-57.

Cassel replaced Don Shuai and Booker back on the court.

Donovan still has no intention of replacing the double less, and it seems that there is a good chance that he wants to settle the game in this quarter.

In the offensive round of the Clippers, the Thunder team did not defend the joint defense anymore, not that they didn't want to, but the joint defense is a huge physical drain on some players, just take the 2-3 joint defense as an example, the 2 players on the outside run back and forth, not to mention how tired they are, not to mention that Donovan has not replaced the double less.

Tang Shuai held the ball to the frontcourt, this time the other person on the top defense became Dion Vitesse, even if Westbrook was on the court at this time, after playing for so long, it was impossible for both offensive and defensive ends to be as desperate as at the beginning.

After Tang Shuai rested off the field for a few minutes, most of his physical strength had recovered, and he was overjoyed when he saw that the person he was opposite was Vites.

Vitesse is not a person who defends very poorly, but the way he defends depends a lot on his body, which can be seen from the purple power pack on his body, but strength is such a thing, Tang Shuai is not timid at all, after all, compared to Westbrook's physical fitness, Vitesse can only be regarded as average, not to mention the gap in speed and reaction.

He crossed the step, followed by a sharp acceleration and broke through.

Vitesse saw Tang Shuai break through, and without saying a word, he went up, wanting to use the advantage of physical confrontation to prevent this ball.

But soon he found that Tang Shuai was completely different from the thin and thin he looked like, and there was a big gap between him and the players he had defended before, and he was forcibly squeezed away as soon as he confronted.

Tang Shuai squeezed past Vitesse and went straight to the basket, scoring a quick backhand layup to help the team chase the score to 13 points.

It was also his 16th point of the game.

Donovan made personnel adjustments at this time, and still did not replace Shuangshao, but removed Ibaka, replaced Roberson, and played a small lineup.

In the previous series between the Thunder and the Spurs, the Thunder's small lineup made the Spurs suffer, and Donovan used it at this time, and the intention to take away the game in waves was not disguised at all.

The Thunder's offense, Durant's three-pointer after the pick-and-roll.

After returning from injury, Durant's state is 100% recovered, and he can maintain such a stable output after playing for so long, his scoring ability can be imagined.

As soon as these three-pointers were scored, the Clippers were one more point behind.

The cheers of the fans in the stadium were earth-shattering, and if the pace continued, the Thunder would likely end the game in three quarters.

Tang Shuai advanced to the front court with the ball, and after observing the defensive formation, he directly made a blocking and dismantling cooperation with Little Jordan, and after dismantling the ball, he passed it to Little Jordan in a second, and Little Jordan was ready to dunk one when he took the ball.

This is the advantage of the Thunder team not defending Tang Shuai, and his AI-exclusive corssover bag is still quite powerful in breaking through.

Jordan Jr. wanted to dunk, but Adams obviously didn't do it, and he went up head-on, and the two had a violent physical collision in the air, and his dunk also failed.

Still, the referee blew the whistle and Adams was fouled on a block.

Jordan Jr. walks to the free-throw line.

The scene was full of boos, and Jordan Jr. lost both free throws under pressure.

When he was punished for the second time, he saw that he didn't go in, so he shook his head in annoyance.

However, the rebound was snatched by Smith, and after he grabbed the rebound, he turned around and hit the board, but Durant stretched out his long arms in front of him, and his skills were relatively rough, and the shot finally came over the frame.

However, the rebound was grabbed by Jordan Jr., who turned around, and the Clippers got three shots in one offense.

This is the disadvantage of the small lineup, which is an absolute disadvantage in the competition for rebounds.

Jordan Jr. was not as anxious as Smith to shoot, grabbed the rebound and glanced out, and threw the ball directly at Booker on the outside.

Booker's catch-and-shoot was followed by an open three-point shot.

"Huh!"

Three points more!

Booker, hit his third three-pointer of the game!

"The Clippers are playing very tenacious." "Magic" Johnson couldn't help but sigh after watching the ball.

"Well, I can feel that there is a gap in the quality of the two sides, but the Clippers are not bad at all." The on-site commentator also echoed the words.

The Thunder's offense is still Durant, playing the board in the drift again, and the basketball grazing the basket in.

"Kevin~~ Durant!!"

The DJ at the scene shouted Durant's name in a big victory.

Tang Shuai looked up at the scoreboard, and the difference between the two sides was still 15 points.

He advanced to the front court with the ball, still a breakthrough, continuous cross-steps and rhythm changes, so that Vitesse's steps were messy, he seized the opportunity, directly a low-handed layup, a steady hit.

After the shot, he didn't rush back, but suddenly said to Westbrook: "Russell, this is my 18th point of the game." ”

Westbrook was about to turn around to catch the ball, when he heard Tang Shuai's words, he was obviously stunned.

When Tang Shuai said this, he was clearly reminding Westbrook that he had said before the game to limit his scoring to less than 20 points, and now he has 18 points!

After Tang Shuai said this, he didn't stop, turned around and went back, leaving Westbrook alone for a long time.

"Russell?" Robertson, who served the ball, saw Westbrook stunned and shouted at him.

Westbrook heard the shout, came back to his senses, and continued to hold the ball forward after receiving the ball, but from his stunned expression when he looked at Tang Shuai, it could be seen that he obviously cared about what Tang Shuai said.

The Thunder's offense was still Durant's shot, and this time he finally went out of the basket, and the rebound was grabbed by Jordan Jr.

"Get moving! Move it! Kassel shouted at the players on the sidelines at this time, and the continuous play made the double less physically exertional, and they failed to do it in one go, and the next period was a great opportunity to chase points.

Tang Shuai advanced to the front court with the ball, this time Westbrook was directly in front of him, and it could be seen from his defensive posture that he really cared about Tang Shuai's reminder, and it seemed that he was not ready to let Tang Shuai score the last 2 points.

When Tang Shuai saw this move, he was overjoyed in his heart, and after reaching out and making a tactical move, without saying a word, it was a breakthrough after a cross-step change.

Westbrook is indeed perverted, even if the physical exertion is so great, he was forced to retreat again and again at this time, but he was stunned to hold the defensive position.

Tang Shuai continued to accelerate inward, pressed Westbrook to the inside, and after making a layup move, he suddenly threw the ball back.

Fake the real story!

The tactical move before Tang Shuai's breakthrough was exposed at the last moment, he passed to Brewer who followed up in a second, Brewer passed by the two of them, and raised his hand to score a basket!

Brewer scored and gave Tang Shuai a high-five.

Tang Shuai smiled at the corner of his mouth, this is what he wants, when Westbrook or even the Thunder shift the defensive focus to him, the opportunity for the other players will come.

Not to mention anything else, the deterrence on the defensive end has dropped dramatically because of the two young players who have been on the court for so long, and on the contrary, the players of the Clippers are still energetic at this time because of Cassel's rotation. (To be continued.) )