At the beginning of the second game of the series, those who stood up were the main players of their respective teams, Durant naturally took on the team's scoring responsibility, Ye Feng also put down his task of organizing the offense, and began to compete with Durant, and handed over the ball control and distribution to the old Miller to execute. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

McMillan and Brooks both sat firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, but their expressions were also a little dignified, and they both knew very well that although it seemed that Durant and Ye Feng were not in the opposite position, they were the key players in determining the outcome of the game. The confrontation between the two sides is inevitable, who can be better in the matchup, the more hope of leading the team to win the game, Brooks is very confident in Durant, why did McMillan worry about Ye Feng?

However, no matter how confident they are, they still show respect for their opponents, which is the fundamental reason for their solemn faces.

At this moment, there are two players on the court who feel the most aggrieved, Cunningham and Harden. Relatively speaking, Cunningham is a little better, he was trained by the Trail Blazers as a 3D player, and he teamed up with Ye Feng to defend Durant in the first game, which invisibly increased his confidence. Although Durant scored continuously on his head, Cunningham still quickly stuck to it every time he held the ball, just not allowing Durant to score comfortably, and his enthusiasm was quite high.

On the other hand, Harden's disadvantage in height is more obvious, and the reason why Brooks asked him to defend Ye Feng instead of Seflosha is largely because of his thick body, hoping that he can put pressure on Ye Feng when he strengthens his physical confrontation. But all along, Harden's defense is not too good, and it is difficult to even reach the passing line, not because he does not have the physical quality to become a defensive gate, but because he does not have the ruthlessness to bite the opponent like crazy.

This caused Ye Feng to be much easier than Durant, repeatedly hitting shots under Harden's defense. Sefolosha also didn't dare to help defend, he was entangled with Matthews, in the previous playoffs, Matthews had bright spots both offensively and defensively, and several of them also got 20+ points, which is also a very threatening point on the outside of the Trail Blazers, Sefolosha did not dare to risk letting Matthews go to sandwich Ye Feng with Harden.

The only thing he can do is to switch defenses with Harden after Ye Feng and Matthews block and dismantle, which can also put some pressure on Ye Feng. However, in fact, his defense did not play a big role, and if he pressed too hard, Ye Feng would instead use the pass to drive other teammates, so that the Thunder's defense would be torn apart.

Ye Feng and Durant did not give in to each other, and each took the team's first four shots, but the effect was completely different. Under the full interference of Cunningham, Durant accidentally hit two irons, and Ye Feng shot calmly on Harden's head, in fact, the scoring ability of the two is not far apart, but they are not afraid of god-like opponents, they are afraid of pig-like teammates, it is obvious that Harden's defense is much worse than Cunningham, which is why Ye Feng hit all 4 shots as soon as he came on the court.

Durant was in a hurry, but the more anxious he was, the more he wanted to hit the shot as soon as possible, which invisibly separated himself from his teammates, resulting in every Thunder offense looking like a one-on-five situation. Ye Feng is different, he began to focus on creating opportunities for his teammates after scoring consecutive points, Harden could not prevent his breakthrough at all, and once he broke inside, the rest of the Trail Blazers players would undoubtedly get good shots.

Brooks' use of Durant to play the No. 4 spot was indeed a stroke of genius, and it quickly freed Durant from the embarrassment of constantly being caught on the outside in the last game. But Cunningham's defensive enthusiasm greatly surprised him, and although Durant continued to score under his defense, Cunningham's interference with him was everywhere, and he was not at all as relaxed against Cunningham as Ye Feng was against Harden.

In desperation, Brooks instructed Sefrosa to switch defenses with Harden, let the Swiss compete with Ye Feng, and then Harden went to play against Matthews. However, this is also a dose of poison, the problem is still with Harden, Sefolosha is about the same height as Ye Feng, and he can barely affect Ye Feng's offense, but Matthews is active again when facing Harden, continuously holding the ball to break through to attract defense, and then distribute the ball to his teammates to score.

Watching the point difference gradually widen, Brooks also has a headache, Harden is obviously the type of heavy offense and light defense, he is a defensive weakness on the court, the key is that he can't be replaced yet, and there are no cards in his hand to play. Cook was okay in a couple of games in the second round, but he had a cold touch in his last game, and the occasional minutes of play in this game didn't make much contribution, so it didn't help to give him more playing time.

Seeing that the score difference was in double digits, someone in the Thunder team stepped up again, and this player was none other than Westbrook. As the team's second-in-command, when Durant can't break through, he must stand up to help the team, and he is also the team's point guard, possession is in his hands, he is fully capable and has the opportunity to make full use of his power, and even not to Durant.

Westbrook is called a point guard, in fact, he has a very strong desire to score, and his physical fitness is extremely strong, once he goes berserk, it is not the old Miller can stop. When he decided to go on his own, the Trail Blazers' perimeter defense was torn open with a big hole, and he scored the ball in succession to help the team quickly narrow the margin to single digits, and there was a faint tendency to tie it.

McMillan hurriedly made a substitution, replacing Miller as the team's point guard, and although Mills was not as physical as Westbrook, he was at least much better than Miller, and as long as he could slow the opponent's pace, the Trail Blazers' interior could react.

Westbrook's strong burst forced Cunningham to frequently return to the interior to help defend, in fact, this is a good time to pass the ball to Durant, but Westbrook himself is enthusiastic and only wants to lead the team out of the predicament by himself, completely ignoring Durant's gesture of asking for the ball on the outside. In fact, even if he saw it, he wouldn't necessarily share the ball, for him the Thunder's performance in previous seasons was too bad, and he would rather score himself than transfer the ball.

However, as the Trail Blazers' nominal center and only rim protector, Aldridge's performance was disappointing, he has always been afraid of such a rampaging small guard, and he is completely afraid to step forward to find a physical confrontation, and the Trail Blazers' basket is also useless for Westbrook. It was with Westbrook's back-to-back scoring that the Thunder chased the score to 49-52 at halftime, just three points away.