Chapter 587: Watch the Battle of the Seven Raids
Under the leadership of Harden and Durant, at the end of the third quarter, the Thunder overtook by 3 points, 87:84!
This point difference is negligible, and there will inevitably be a fierce battle between the two sides in the fourth quarter!
It is still unknown who will kill the deer!
Zhou Yang and Curry were also a little nervous.
When the two of them were competing, they were not so nervous, but now as spectators, their palms are sweaty.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Thunder were led by Wei Shao and Harden off the bench.
On the Clippers' side, it was Griffin and Thompson who came off the bench.
The two sides were evenly matched, the fight was fierce, and the scores rose alternately.
Thompson played well in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter, he suddenly went silent again.
In fact, this is the norm for Thompson.
Many fans only remember Thompson's highlights, but his performances really weren't that consistent.
Thompson missed four consecutive shots, giving the Thunder a chance.
Harden started his show.
He made a step-back three-pointer himself, and then hit Thompson three times in a row.
Both are known as the strongest quarterbacks in the league today, so the matchup between the two always attracts the attention of fans.
Judging from these few rounds, Harden is still superior.
Because Harden's ability to handle the ball is much better than Thompson's.
And Thompson relies more on feel.
When Tang Shen's hand felt hot, it was indeed very strong, and the three points were thrown in like a cannon.
However, Thompson is not a god or a machine, and his three-point shooting percentage cannot always be extremely high.
Harden is different, his arsenal is too rich.
In this parallel world, Harden stays with the Thunder, and the stats may not be as explosive as the Rockets in another parallel, but his efficiency is even more terrifying.
First, Harden's eye-gaze defense is gone.
In the Rockets, Harden is both a father and a mother, and he was born with asthma, so his lack of physical strength caused him to not be able to take care of both offensive and defensive ends of the game.
That's why he became an eye-to-eye defense on the Rockets.
Now with the Thunder, Durant and Westbrook can share most of the offensive time, and Harden doesn't have as much pressure, so he can maintain his intensity on both ends of the floor.
However, Harden does have a flaw in defense, that is, he is a heavy guard, slow to move laterally, and cannot defend against fast players.
But when he defends the front line, he doesn't suffer at all, for example, he defends Griffin, which is not inferior.
Led by Harden, the Thunder slowly expanded the score.
After more than 5 minutes in the fourth quarter, the score of the two teams came to 98:92, and the Thunder led by 6 points.
Clippers head coach Vinnie quickly called a timeout.
Thompson's face was ugly, and he walked to the sideline with his head down.
His teammates hurried over to comfort him.
Curry and Thompson are small and have a good relationship, so he feels uncomfortable when he sees Thompson like this.
Zhou Yang understood Curry's mood, didn't speak, and patted him on the shoulder.
After the timeout, both sides switched to their main lineups.
The Thunder replaced Perkins off the court, and Harden stayed on the court and played a five-man lineup.
On the Clippers' side, it is the full main lineup, which is basically on par with the Thunder.
But the Clippers are now behind in the score, and someone needs to be able to break out, otherwise it will be really difficult to chase.
Paul was really in a hurry.
This is his second year with the Clippers, and if he can't make it to the Western Conference finals, the fans' jokes will come true.
Is it true that the floor of the West Break can't be touched?
The man of 1.83 meters has made a great move!
On the offensive end, Paul frequently hit near the penalty area through blocking and pick-and-roll, and made successful shots.
On the defensive end, Paul made all sorts of small moves.
Harden played hard with Paul's interference
Accept.
The Clippers, with Paul's efforts, slowly caught up with the score again.
Because Thompson felt cold to the hand, Paul didn't pass him the ball in these rounds.
That's Paul's ball quotient.
If a teammate doesn't feel good, then stand up yourself and let your teammate cool down the CD.
More than 8 minutes were played in the fourth quarter, and the score of the two teams came to 107:106, with the Thunder leading by one point.
It would be the turn of Thunder head coach Brooks to get anxious and quickly call a timeout.
Zhou Yang smiled and asked, "The game is getting better and better, Stephen, how about we make a bet?"
Curry shook his head and said, "I don't like gambling the least because I always lose."
Zhou Yang knew that Curry was an honest child, so he didn't embarrass him, and continued to watch the game silently.
The timeout ends and the game continues.
The Thunder did not make substitutions, but the style of play changed, allowing Wei Shao to attack.
Although Harden is a variable for the Thunder, the impact of Wei Shao often has a miraculous effect.
Sure enough, Wei Shao launched an attack, and the Clippers had no player who could match it.
Thompson and Paul couldn't keep up with the impact of Wei Shao.
The Thunder slowly pulled the score away again.
Paul responded decisively, and that was to pass the ball to Thompson again.
It's a gamble, and there's no way around it.
In the first half of the fourth quarter, Thompson felt cold to his hands, much to the disappointment of Clippers fans.
But after a while, Thompson's hand felt warmer!
Receiving Paul's pass, in the face of Harden's defense, Thompson made a resolute shot!
This is the self-confidence of the soup god.
No matter how many balls he throws in front of him, as long as he has the opportunity, he will still shoot resolutely!
It is estimated that he usually likes to use rejoicing.
Swish!
At this critical moment, Tang Shen shot through the heart and hit a three-pointer.
At 113:111, the Clippers trailed by 2 points.
The Thunder are a little panicked, they know that Thompson is powerful, as long as they start to score, it is a string!
In the next round, Durant received the ball on the baseline and shot a two-point shot, huh!
responded strongly, and the score came to 115:111!.
Back in the day, Paul hit the box again and then split the ball to Thompson.
Thompson was even more resolute, possessed by a cold-blooded killer, and made a strong shot against Harden -
Swish!
It's amazing......
hit again, and the score came to 115-114, and the Clippers caught up again.
The Thunder's home fans panicked, and the scene was quiet.
Who would have thought that Thompson, who was still feeling cold just now, would hit two more in a row.
Curry saw Thompson explode and yelled in excitement, almost throwing his beer glass out.
Zhou Yang tilted his head to look at Curry, sighed secretly, and said in his heart, "I'm sorry, Curry, you should have been on a team, but I changed the trajectory of your life......
In the next round, the Thunder passed the ball to Durant again.
Durant wanted to return the three-pointer, but under the defense of Caron Butler, he missed a little, boom!
Bounce the basket out.
Jordan Jr. protected the rebound and threw the ball directly to Paul.
Because Thompson hit two balls in a row just now, the Thunder players all ran towards Thompson.
At this time, Griffin hit the basket from the other side, and Paul looked at Thompson, but he flicked his left hand, whoosh!
Stuffing the ball directly under the basket, Griffin catching the ball is a violent dunk, bang!
116:115, the Clippers overtook by 1 point!