May 23rd.

Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals will be played at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, home of the Thunder.

This is also a very crucial game, will the Lakers pull the big score to 2:2, or the Thunder will make another game at home and get the match point?

Therefore, before the game, both sides cheered and cheered for the players.

On the Thunder's side, "Chicken Soup Coach" Brooks gave a speech in the locker room:

"Guys, we only need to win two more games to win this series, and one more win to get match points. Today, that opportunity is in front of us. And it's our home stadium and we can't lose in front of the home crowd. So, keep doing what we have to do, go and overthrow the defending champions and become champions! ”

Don't say it, it's worthy of being a chicken soup coach, after this speech, the fighting spirit of the Thunder's young players suddenly rose, and the whole team gathered together, constantly shouting: "Come on come on, let's go let's go!" ”

As for the Lakers who are playing away, after the pre-game ceremony, "Old Fish" Fisher also gathered his teammates together to give a speech.

"We need a win, guys, we've played like shit in the last two games and I don't want to go back to Los Angeles with a 1-3 scoreline, we're the defending champions and we can't be messed up like that."

"Today is our battle for redemption, to win this and to regain home advantage. We had a comeback in the last series against the Dallasians, and I'm sure we can do the same this time, come on, guys. ”

Compared to the Thunder, the Lakers' response was much quieter.

After all, everyone is a veteran, and they are not stunned young people who have just entered the alliance, how can they be fooled by you in two or three sentences.

And Fisher's speech, which only has emotional output, is not very attractive.

The game started quickly.

The starting lineups of both sides have not changed, with the Lakers having Major, Kobe, Ci Shiping, Gasol and Bynum on the side, and the Thunder having Westbrook, Seflosha, Durant, Ibaka and Perkins.

However, they switched to Ibaka to jump the ball with Bynum and managed to get the first wave of possession.

After a couple of complex pick-and-rolls, he burst inside and then distributed the ball to Perkins, who scored two points on a layup.

2:0！

The Thunder's home crowd has a habit of all standing and watching the game at first, only sitting down after the home team scores the first goal.

This time they didn't have to wait long, and the Thunder scored on their first offense. The fans also sat down happily after giving them a round of applause.

Conversion of possession.

Li Jie remembered the dialogue with Jackson, and he was the team's first offensive choice, so he didn't pass after halftime, broke through directly, and then made a quick stop halfway to score two points.

2:2！

Thunder offensive round.

Perkins received the ball at the top of the arc and wanted to pass it but had no chance, but he didn't expect to hold the ball directly into the inside line, successfully attract Gasol's defense, and then distribute the ball to Ibaka, who threw a mid-range near the right baseline.

The ball made Bynum and Gasol look at each other, and they both saw confusion in each other's eyes, "How can this fat man still do this?" ”

The audience also gave a warm applause, after all, Perkins broke through with the ball, which he had never seen before. Now that I can see it once, it's worth the ticket price.

Turning his head, Li Jie also wanted to copy it and make a breakthrough.

But after he burst into the inside, when he wanted to pass it to Kobe Bryant, the ball flew directly to the bench and made a mistake!

He could only high-five Kobe Bryant with a slightly embarrassed past, indicating that the ball was mine.

In fact, in the past few games, Li Jie's mistakes have begun to increase, and there are 3-4 of them in each game.

It's not that the Thunder's defense is good, but that after he became the starting vacancy, the ball suddenly increased, and the whole team's offense had to be sorted out by themselves, which was a little difficult.

In addition, the cooperation with teammates is not very tacit, and the mistakes naturally increase.

He didn't reach Paul's level, dishing out 20 assists and not making a turnover.

Thunder offense.

After they passed the ball twice, they gave the ball to Durant in the low post, and he played Ci Shiping with his back.

This time it was also easy, Durant took advantage of his height and made a rollover and back-to-back jumper to hit a solid shot.

6:2！

After Lee Jie dribbled past half court, he made a pick-and-roll with Bynum, and then threw the ball into the air and sent it away.

Bynum got the ball, but he was also stuck by Perkins in the next set, and he couldn't jump, and the ball was thrown to the basket by him, didn't go in, and fell off after two bounces, and was picked up by the Thunder.

Then Durant immediately launched a fast break, and he held the ball to the inside dunk.

8:2！

Seeing that the situation was not right, Jackson immediately called a timeout.

After the game restarted, the Lakers' offense improved a little, with Lee Kit and Kobe Bryant scoring a goal each.

But Durant quickly returned the favor with four points.

In the following games, the score on the court alternated, but the Thunder team as a whole had a higher shooting percentage, so the difference was quickly widened.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by nine points at 22:31, while Durant scored 10 points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, the defense of both sides was a little lax, and the Lakers took advantage of this opportunity to score two three-pointers from Lee Jay and Fisher to narrow the gap to about 5 points.

But after the Thunder's main lineup returned, the situation on the court became anxious again, and no side could pull away or tie the score.

Before halftime, Durant broke through and drew a foul, stood at the free throw line and hit two free throws to help the Thunder end the first half with a score of 59-54.

In this quarter, the Lakers' overall shooting percentage has increased a lot, and at the same time, the turnovers have also decreased, so that they can bite the opponent tightly.

In the entire first half, Durant alone scored 19 points, and Li Mingli also scored 14 points after increasing his hand.

In the third quarter, Durant missed two shots when he came up, one three-pointer and one mid-range shot, all of which hit the iron, which gave the Lakers hope of an equalizer.

However, Li Jie and Kobe's two shots were all rejected by the basket.

The main scorers on both sides are quite interesting today, you score and I score, and I also score together, and I don't care about scoring secretly, let alone taking the opportunity to fall into the ground.

Halfway through the third quarter, Durant hit a three-pointer from the outside, then broke through and caused Bynum to foul, hitting both free throws and scoring five points in a row.

This boosted the morale of the Thunder's players, and Wei Shao sent two second passes in the fast break in a row to help the Thunder team stretch the score to double digits.

However, the Lakers' players also responded.

Li Jie burst inside and passed to Bynum, who scored with a dunk. Immediately after, he assisted Bryant to score a three-pointer from the outside.

The Lakers returned a 5:0!

The final score of the quarter was 81-77, and the Thunder entered the final quarter with a four-point advantage.

The game is not over yet, both sides know the importance of this game and have been working hard.