Durant thought that the Lakers were starting to get anxious because the score had been scorching, so he ran and ran, and felt very happy that he finally had a chance to play. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

But who knew it wasn't like that at all!

The Lakers defend better than they did when they started!

Westbrook was completely prevented by Liu Ren, Durant was caught by Nash and Antetokounmpo on the outside with the ball, and there was no way to score at all, Antetokounmpo's defensive talent is terrible, comparable to the speed and flexibility of a guard, and the figure of a big forward, and his hands are longer than Durant!

On the other side, Lamb, who replaced Sefrosa on the court, was struck by Green, and Ibaka and Adams on the inside had no shooting ability, and Durant could only make strong shots on the outside.

Durant's three-pointer from Antetokounmpo's long arm was decisively missed, and he could only hope for Ibaka's offensive rebound.

But!

Whiteside picked up the rebound on the heads of Ibaka and Adams and threw it to Green, the kind of action that looks relaxed and unwilling to spend a little more effort to get the rebound in his hand makes people look angry but helpless!

The moment Durant shot, the Lakers began to counterattack, Liu Ren and Antetokounmpo counterattacked on both fronts, Green made a long pass to Antetokounmpo, Antetokounmpo kept throwing the ball to the opponent's basket while traveling, Liu Ren got the ball in the air and pressed the ball into the basket.

The Thunder look strong, but it's all about three points: Durant's league-leading ability to attract and pack from the outside, Westbrook's impact, and Ibaka's interior vitality.

Although Ibaka is injured, it is still possible to maintain explosiveness for about ten minutes, which can be seen from the seven big games between them and the Warriors, the Thunder can beat the Warriors in a Westbrook crater-like performance, relying on Durant to bite the score, and Ibaka broke out in a crucial few minutes.

Ibaka originally planned to play at the beginning and save his best state for the critical moment, but was forced by the Lakers to find his way of playing alone, and had to go all out at the beginning, and used up his remaining explosiveness in the first quarter.

After seven or eight minutes of playing with all his might, Ibaka felt a dull pain in his knee.

At this time, the Lakers replaced the giant tower of Whiteside, if it was Ibaka, who was in his prime, he could be tough on the inside with Whiteside, but now he could only watch Whiteside cover the sky with one hand on the inside.

With the guarantee of rebounding and interior defense, the other four members of the Lakers team actively carried out the packing, and Nash, Liu Ren, Antetokounmpo, and Green were relieved to play counterattacks.

The situation on the court is firmly in the hands of the Lakers!

Since Harden left the Thunder, they have begun to decline, and now only Durant is left completely healthy, Ibaka can only ensure a few minutes of state, Westbrook not only can not make a positive contribution but is dragging his feet, against such a team Although D'Antoni said it very solemnly, but in fact, as long as he plays steadily according to the established tactics, it is not difficult to win!

Mark Madsen couldn't help but sigh when he saw that this season had become a little different from the one he used to be, he had heard some rumors, and both the management and the players were unhappy with the manager who was already changing.

But these things have nothing to do with him as an assistant coach, Mark Madsen sighed for a moment and continued to adjust the rotation according to D'Antoni's instructions, using a deep squad to ensure the strength of the playing lineup anytime and anywhere.

The Thunder are in a bad situation now, it is better for Durant to throw off his arms alone, their head coach Brooks sees that the point difference is getting wider and wider, and he does not dare to replace Westbrook and Ibaka, but this makes Durant play more awkward!

Westbrook and Ibaka, to whom Durant is accustomed, are the flying Westbrook and Ibaka, who is the league's No. 1 interior defense and top rushing ability.

Durant's ability to break the bag has always been poor, and his outside organization ability is also poor, but when Westbrook was there before, he would help him attract players who took away the bag, and he and Westbrook blocking and dismantling would make the defenders who defended him have to wrap Westbrook, and he was free, at this time Westbrook passed the ball to him again, and forced other defenders to defend him, and he had the opportunity to pass the ball and get assists.

But now Westbrook is completely unable to play the role of attracting the pack, and in the Thunder's first-round series with the Warriors, Durant gave up on playing with Westbrook.

Durant didn't think about the problem of breaking the bag when Ibaka was healthy, he only needed to choose a strong shot when he was packed, first, he was accurate enough, and secondly, Ibaka ranked among the top five in the league in rebounds in the past two years, don't look at his average rebounds per game is only about 8, but 3 of them are offensive rebounds! Ibaka is extremely capable of rushing.

But when neither of them was able to do what they had done before, Durant had no idea what to do.

The entire second quarter was a dark time for the Thunder, and the Lakers, who have never been known for their defense, played 35-9 in a single quarter, directly widening the gap to 30 points and leading 67-37.

In the second half, D'Antoni chose the most secure style of play, not seeking to continue to expand the score, but to maintain the score.

So, D'Antoni waved his hand and let Marshall and Nash take turns to take young players such as Nick Young, Liu Ren, Antetokounmpo, Green, Bazemore, and McCollum to run.

The biggest feature of D'Antoni's running is that as long as he succeeds in fighting, the defense of both sides is gone.

The suspense was lost at halftime, and the rotation lineups of the two sides continued to score points, but the difference remained at more than 20 points.

In the end, the first game of the Western Conference semifinals was a big win that everyone expected, and the Lakers beat the Thunder 139-111.

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It's so easy to win!

Even the Lakers themselves didn't expect this result, even Kobe and D'Antoni, who planned Ibaka's collapse plan, didn't expect that the mutual impact between the Thunder's three young people was so great, let alone that the Thunder would have no ability to resist once the three young people played abnormally, you must know that even if Ibaka and Westbrook played less than half of the games in the regular season, the Thunder still got 57 wins, the third in the league.

"It's so unpleasant! This way of winning is so unpleasant, I want to go head-to-head with Durant! It's not like we can't win against them! Liu Ren said dissatisfiedly while receiving physical therapy.

To comfort this unlucky child, Kobe really felt like a nanny.

"Liu, I can understand your feelings, but we can't consume too much strength before we meet Spurs!"