"Russell, don't care what Don says." At this moment, Durant came over and said to Westbrook that he was standing next to him just now, and he heard what Tang Shuai said to Westbrook clearly.

Westbrook nodded, but his eyes were full of unhappiness, and he could see that Durant's words obviously couldn't make him let go so easily.

Durant saw Westbrook's expression, and there was a look of helplessness, but it was not good to say anything.

The Thunder's offense, Westbrook called for Kanter to make a pick-and-roll, and then prepared to kill inside.

When Durant saw this scene, he originally reached out to defend the ball, turned to the three-point line and was ready to return to defense.

Kanter is one of the few players in the league who is stronger in offense than defense, and the quality of the blocking and dismantling is far less than that of Adams, this blocking and dismantling only blocked Tang Shuai half, and when Westbrook began to rush in, Tang Shuai squeezed over, and Jordan Jr. directly formed a "dumpling" situation one after the other.

Westbrook saw the front and rear flanks, and without saying a word, he directly chose to accelerate and get up.

With his physical fitness, if he chooses to be strong at the beginning, he will probably be able to create scoring opportunities, but at this time, he has almost played three quarters, and his physical strength has long been excessively consumed, and when he is strong, he was forced down by Jordan Jr.

And because it was pressed on the ball, the referee's whistle did not sound until the ball slipped out of Westbrook's hand.

The ball that landed was grabbed by Smith on the side, and then threw the ball to Tang Shuai on the outside.

Tang Shuai rushed forward quickly, and at this time only Roberson was running back after him, and it was still behind him.

The fans at the scene were in an uproar, not because of this defense, but because of Tang Shuai's fast attack, the speed of his dribble was comparable to that of Robertson, who was half a head higher than him and had no ball!

Everything has to be compared, when running with Westbrook, because the speed of the two sides is about the same, so you can feel the effective defense, but after changing to Robertson at this time, the feeling is completely different, and it looks like Tang Shuai is having wind under his feet.

Tang Shuai turned to the free throw line in the front court, and after looking back and seeing that Roberson was still struggling to chase him, he suddenly slowed down suddenly.

This drop came very suddenly, Robertson didn't expect it at all, and after realizing that Tang Shuai had slowed down and followed suit, Tang Shuai suddenly started to accelerate again.

AI's exclusive corssover bag, the change of rhythm is fast and effective, just this one and then accelerate, Robertson can't react at all, and even because the process of slowing down and accelerating is too fast, his feet are not controlled for a while, and he hooks himself and falls directly to the ground.

Tang Shuai followed with a light layup.

He scored his 20th point of the game! In an extremely gorgeous way!

Westbrook had already turned around at this time, and after seeing Tang Shuai's beautiful layup, the whole person was stunned.

In the end, he still slapped himself in the face, and in such a posture, he watched powerlessly on the court for a while.

Seeing this, Donovan finally realized that the Clippers were far more tenacious than he thought, and it was a little unrealistic for him to end the game in this quarter, so he hurriedly pointed to Ibaka and Foye behind him, and let them replace the double less last time.

The Thunder team went down with two less, and the Clippers quickly took the initiative, and it was obviously unrealistic for Robertson to stop Tang Shuai, who had an exclusive skill package, and was almost chased back.

Donovan was completely open at this time, and let the score be narrowed a little bit, and he was determined to let Shuangshao sit on the field.

80-86, at the end of the third quarter, the Clippers had chased the score to six points, but Donovan was stunned in the final four points and did not let any of the two players play.

At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers players looked extremely optimistic, talking and laughing off the court.

Tang Shuai couldn't help but be a little worried at this time, Donovan's decision to let Shuangshao rest was very bold, but I have to say that this was a very correct decision, and when Shuangshao rested in the fourth quarter, it was too difficult for the Clippers to block it.

In fact, the main reason why the Clippers were able to unexpectedly get to this point today is that Tang Shuai used a single consumption package, otherwise relying on his current strength and the Clippers lineup, whether it is the Thunder or the Warriors, it really hits the scorching moment, and the hope of winning is extremely low.

Tang Shuai's worries were not unfounded, and after returning from the fourth quarter, Donovan's decision to rest for most of the quarter proved to be a bold and correct decision.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Durant, one of the two few, took the lead, at this time Tang Shuai and Booker were resting off the court, Durant suddenly combined, constantly hitting and shooting, and the score was pulled to double digits after almost a long time.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Cassel was forced to bring Tang Shuai and Booker on the court.

And when Tang Shuai went up here, Westbrook also appeared.

The two young men went into battle together, a wave of tidal offensive, the Clippers couldn't defend it, they couldn't fight against each other, and both offensive and defensive ends were restrained.

92-106, the Clippers held on for three quarters, but were finally taken away by a wave of double less, and unfortunately lost the first game of the series.

The Thunder had a strong performance, with Durant scoring a team-high 40 points on 16-of-30 shooting, and Westbrook also scoring a double-double of 36 points and 10 assists.

However, despite the loss, the Clippers' tenacity and perseverance were still seen by fans, and if it weren't for Donovan's bold decision in the third quarter, maybe the Clippers would have had a chance of winning.

And what's interesting is that Tang Shuai contributed 30 points and 5 assists in 12 of 25 shots in this game, although the performance is a bit different from playing the Warriors, but because of Westbrook's pre-game sentence "Even if I don't shoot a ball, I won't let Tang Shuai score more than 20", which makes this data more meaningful, which is not only more than 20 points, but also more than 50%, if this is a slap in the face, it is equivalent to doubling the beating.

However, Westbrook was particularly cheeky this time, and after the reporter threw him the question, he said without blushing and without a heartbeat: "I don't care about my own stats, nor do I care about the opponent's stats, and in the end we won the game, which is more important than anything else." ”

Coincidentally, his tone was not much different from what Tang Shuai said in the interview: "20 points, 30 points, even 40 points, 50 points, these don't mean much to me anymore, because I have already won them, and for me, winning the game is the most important thing." ”

From Tang Shuai's tone, you can still feel his desire to win, even if there is no single consumption pack.

The Clippers are actively preparing for the game, but they are still a lot worse than the Thunder in terms of strength, and the second game is still held at home in Oklakma City.

This game is still very intense, the Clippers can be said to have worked hard, Tang Shuai's playing time is close to the last game with the Warriors 43 minutes, but this is not enough to make up for the difference in strength between the two teams, this time the Clippers insisted on the fourth quarter with five minutes left before collapsing, and the main reason for the collapse is that the Thunder Shuangshao appeared energetically after resting for two minutes off the court, and the familiar wave took away the game.

Shuangshao scored 72 points again in the second game, and Tang Shuai's 29 points and 6 assists seemed to be very difficult to support.

In fact, as the second game commentator Reggie Miller said, the Clippers have tried their best, but there is indeed a gap in strength between the two sides, and when Tang Shuai plays against an All-Star player like Westbrook, his performance is not as against the sky as in the Warriors series, and it is normal to lose.

This is an ordinary thing, but Westbrook seems to be a little can't help his mouth after the win, in the press conference after the second game, he faced an interview with reporters, and said bluntly: "Tonight's victory is important, it gives us another solid step towards the Finals, we respect the opponent, but luck will not always accompany the whole playoffs, their luck has been used up against the Warriors, although it may be a little inappropriate to say so, But I don't think our opponents can win a game. ”

The reason why Westbrook said this was to cheer for the Thunder team on the one hand, and on the other hand, after two games of entanglement with Tang Shuai, a "rookie", the unhappiness in his heart had risen to the point of not vomiting and unhappy.

In fact, after he said this, the reporters who interviewed him were stunned, and it was like a big milk for himself, and he asked with some uncertainty: "You mean the Thunder will sweep the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals?" ”

Westbrook didn't think about it, "Yes, I'm sure, I have that confidence." ”

After the video of this interview was played, it immediately caused an uproar on the Internet.

Xiao Changbato: I'm a fan in Los Angeles, Westbrook is really arrogant, yes, the Thunder took a 2-0 lead, but after two games, it was not easy for them to win, God knows where he got the confidence to be able to say such a thing!

Dust in the Wind: I'm a neutral fan, Westbrook is a passionate, hard-working player in my heart, he is in first place ahead of Paul in my own empty rankings, I don't have to question his love for him, but I also think it's inappropriate for him to say such things in an interview with the media, the Clippers lost the first two games, but they played with a lot of resilience, and I believe they can still win some games.

Misdirection is king: Haha, this poisonous grandmother is full of volume, why do I have a hunch that the Thunder will lose the third game between the two sides? Am I the Emperor Octopus?

…… (To be continued.) )