The half-time break passed quickly and the two sides switched back to their starting lineups.

Durant doesn't know if he has been sitting off the court for a long time and has calmed down, or if Brooks poured him chicken soup, anyway, he won't go to Li Jie to fight alone after he gets on the court.

But when the two of them approached, he still glared angrily!

When the Thunder were attacking, they played the connection between Willis and Durant, and the latter received the ball and shot.

The data shows that during the regular season this season, Wei Shao gave Durant a total of 279 assists, the first in the league. They are also the strongest duo in the current league.

Durant won the title of scoring champion, and Wei Shao has at least a third of the credit.

However, 279 assists are also the pinnacle of cooperation between the two, and Durant is becoming more and more comprehensive in the future, and the number of singles with the ball is increasing, and the two are not so tacit.

And Durant never won the scoring title again!

This time they also wanted to repeat the same old trick, with Wei Shao holding the ball on the right side of the court, Ibaka covering without the ball, and Durant running from the left side of the court to the top of the arc to receive the ball, and then directly to the basket.

It was a bit of a difficult shot, and he was interfered with by Gasol when he went to the basket and didn't score.

Conversion of possession.

The Lakers also did the same, with Li Jie holding the ball, Gasol covering, Kobe Bryant running, and finally receiving the ball and shooting in the mid-range position, and successfully scored.

48:51！

Isn't it just catching and shooting? So will we.

In the Thunder offensive round, this time under the tight defense of the Lakers, Durant did not run out of position.

So Wei Shao came directly by himself, took the ball and leaned on Li Jie to rush inside, successfully scored, and made a foul, 2+1!

In fact, it was the two of them who declared war on each other before the game, but only now did they usher in their first head-to-head showdown.

Li Jie crossed his hands on his hips, looked at the turtle who walked to the free throw line, and pouted, "I made others foul in the first half, but I didn't expect to be returned this time, is it retribution?" ”

But it also fueled his fighting spirit, and he felt that he needed to give the opposite side a little color.

Think about it, what an honor it is to knock out both the Thunder in a single game.

The Lakers attacked, and after Li Jie dribbled through the half, he did not continue to pass, but called Bynum to come over and block him.

Thunder change defense!

Facing the slow Perkins, Li Jie accelerated with a change of direction and burst to the basket.

Ibaka also made up for it at this time, Li Jie, who wanted to dunk, didn't dare to make a mistake this time, and a pull rod made a rebound, which also caused the opponent's foul and went to the free throw line.

In the subsequent offense, Li Jie adopted the same strategy, constantly attacking the basket. Although not every goal is scored, many times it can cause the opponent to foul and then make free throws.

After Wei Shao received two fouls on Li Jie in a row, he didn't dare to defend with all his strength.

In the follow-up, Brooks simply made substitutions to defend Li Jie, and Harden and Seflosha tried it again. But the result was either scored easily by Li Jie, or he was sent to the free throw line for a foul.

As for the Thunder, the connection between Wei Shao and Durant is still intimidating, but the latter no longer has the magical touch of the first half, and the number of iron strikes is increasing.

Wei Shao also tried to single Li Jie to get back on the court, but this time Li Jie learned to be obedient, no longer close to the defense, but put you one or two meters away, preventing breakouts and not shooting.

Everyone knows Wei Shao's shooting, otherwise how would he be disliked by Lakers fans? Isn't it just that you can't make it?

You're partnered with James, you're either not a pure pitcher, or you're not going to cut in the air like Wade. But if you don't do neither, you won't get along.

Under the strong performance of Li Jie, the Lakers led 76-71 at the end of the third quarter, not only erasing the point difference, but also overtaking by 5 points.

Eight minutes into the fourth quarter, Li Jie, who had rested for a while, went into battle again.

After regaining his strength, he still carried out the offensive strategy of the third quarter - attacking the basket.

It stands to reason that he can shoot three-pointers, because the Thunder players have put a distance of about half a step in order to prevent him from breaking through.

But Li Jie is not, it is interesting to defeat him with Wei Shao's way of playing.

With five minutes left in the game, Li Jie made another foul on Harden, went to the free throw line, and hit two free throws.

Counting these two goals, he has scored 15 goals in a row, and none of them have been missed. And the Lakers stretched the margin to double digits.

But in the next two minutes, the Lakers suddenly fell into a scoring drought.

Because Li Jie has broken through continuously, he is already a little tired and wants his teammates to fight for a while.

It's a pity that his teammates haven't gotten the ball for too long (there is a lone force) and they miss consecutive shots.

The Thunder, who did not admit defeat, played a 7:0 offensive climax under the leadership of Durant's Wei Shao, chasing the score to only 4 points.

In one of those shots, Durant received a pass from Wei Shao on the left side of the court and hit a three-pointer, bringing his total score in the game to 32 points, which has surpassed the flag set before the game.

But at this time, no one cares about these anymore, and it doesn't matter how many points you score if you don't win.

At the critical moment, Li Jie stood up again, he first broke through to the basket and caused a foul, and hit both free throws;

With one minute left in the game, he assisted Bryant to shoot a three-pointer to stretch the score to 9 points again, completely crushing the Thunder's hopes of a comeback.

In the end, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Thunder 105-97 at home and made a good start to the series.

According to post-game statistics, Li Jie alone scored 36 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, including 17 of 17 free throws, and most of the Thunder's fouls were paid on him. Kobe Bryant had 24 points and Gasol had 15 points and seven rebounds.

On the Thunder's side, Durant also contributed 34 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Wei Shao 20 points and 11 assists, and Harden 12 points and 4 assists.

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After the game, Li Jie came to the sidelines to be interviewed by ESPN reporters.

"Lee, you scored 36 points today, what sparked your desire to attack? Is it KD? A reporter asked him.

"No, although we had some conflicts on the court, the reason why I played well today was not because of KD."

"It was a couple of offenses in the second half that allowed me to find my rhythm, so I kept hitting the basket. My coach and teammates trusted me to play on my own, and I took advantage of my speed. ”

"So do you have anything to say to KD or Russell?"

"Hey, KD, you did a good day. But I don't want you to keep it like that, get a little less points in the next game, and I'm going to compete with you to the end no matter what. ”

On the other side, Brooks also participated in today's postgame interview with Durant.

The reporters ignored Brooks and instead threw all the questions to Durant.

"KD, did the previous 7 fights with the Grizzlies affect your physical strength?"

This is a regular question, but I didn't expect Durant to be in a bad mood and directly choked: "What do you think?" Maybe you think a little bit of that, but we're professionals and the coach told us to be ready and we can't make any excuses. ”

"Talk about the goal you set before the game, are you happy that you actually scored 30 points at the Lakers' home court?"

"We lost this game, so any data becomes meaningless, only the data when we win is good."

"How do you evaluate today's opponent Lee?"

"Lee is a fantastic player, but he's still a bit of an All-Star away. He got that many points today because we didn't know him and there was a sixth man on the pitch to help. But the next one won't be so lucky! ”

Obviously, Durant was hard-mouthed and very subtle to express the referee's displeasure, thinking that he should not have given Li Jie so many free throws.

It's the same as a CBA player saying "very good" to the referee after a game!