After the timeout, the Thunder changed to the main lineup again, while on the Warriors' side, Curry continued to rest, and the other main players appeared.

The reason why Curry continued to rest was mainly because Zhou Yang was in good shape, and Curry was in a good state when he played the first quarter and was not in a hurry.

With an 11-point difference, the Thunder players are under a lot of pressure.

So as soon as Durant came up, he took the initiative to ask for the ball and was ready to force one.

But Zhou Yang didn't give him a chance at all, as soon as he caught the ball, Zhou Yang pounced and wrapped him up with Tony Allen.

Durant seemed to be prepared and didn't panic, and when he saw Zhou Yang coming, he shook his long arm and whoosh!

Passed the ball directly to Sefrosa who was in the open space.

Zhou Yang was shocked that Durant's overall view was so strong.

After Seferosa received the ball, he didn't panic at all and shot calmly!

This is a tactic that is often played in training, and it is very skilled, so the hit rate is also high.

Swish!

Three-point hit!

The difference instantly returned to 8 points.

The Thunder's home fans danced excitedly, and they saw the hope of chasing points again.

Zhou Yang and his teammates made a gesture, indicating that it was his own mistake and taking the responsibility for conceding the ball on himself.

In fact, this is not Zhou Yang's fault, it is just a gamble, but the gamble is lost.

Durant has also evolved, no longer obsessing with stand-up singles, but using his height and arm length to increase his passing skills.

Although Durant can't become a top passer no matter how much he evolves, with his single-handed ability, he is destined to attract the opponent's key defense, and then look for his open teammates, which will be very difficult to defend in the game.

Warriors offense.

As soon as Zhou Yang passed the half, he also encountered a bag.

Thunder can't help it, Zhou Yang's attack just now was too fierce, and he couldn't prevent it at all if he didn't cover it.

Zhou Yang didn't attack by himself, he also chose to pass.

Sou!

Passed directly to Tekoglu.

Turkoglu faced Ibaka and dribbled the ball a few times, and after seeing Tony Allen cut into the box, he immediately passed it.

Tony Allen is not only a defensive stalwort, but he is also quick to cut into the air.

After receiving the ball, go straight to the basket with three steps.

However, Perkins stepped in and knocked Tony Allen to the ground.

Honk!

The referee's whistle blew for a Perkins foul and Allen made two free throws.

Zhou Yang used his attraction to give his teammates an offensive opportunity, although the opportunity was not the best choice for Tony Allen, but it caused Perkins a foul, which was also worth it.

Teammates used to encourage Tony Allen and told him not to be nervous.

In fact, Tony Allen's free throw shooting percentage is not low, about 70 percent.

He stood at the free-throw line, took a deep breath and hit the first free throw.

Then, Allen's second free throw was a bit off, and the basketball bounced a few times on the hoop and fell out.

But Chandler roared, snatched the frontcourt board, and then threw over Perkins' head to score.

The Warriors players were overjoyed, while the Thunder players shook their heads in frustration.

The point difference is back to 11 points, and the Thunder team is difficult!

Thunder offense.

Wei Shao went to the front court and borrowed his teammates to cover and kill in the penalty area.

Chandler makes up for the defense, Wei Shaoqiang is strong, toot!

The referee's whistle blew for Chandler to block the foul.

Dawei Shao's ferocious breakthrough regained face for Thunder.

It was Chandler's second foul.

Wei Shao walked to the free throw line and hit two free throws.

The margin returned to 9 points.

This score difference is very delicate, the two sides are deadlocked, and no one dares to relax.

If the point difference is widened and the race is 20 points, the Thunder will be dangerous in the second half.

If the point difference is narrowed, then the momentum of the Warriors playing away will be suppressed

There is a good chance that the Thunder will take it away at halftime.

This year's Thunder is not the Thunder of the previous two seasons, and they already have the strength to compete with the Warriors.

After a few rounds, the difference between the two sides was still 10 points, and there was no major change.

With just over two minutes left in the first half, the score came to 52-42 and the Warriors led by 10 points.

Brooks called another short timeout.

He's going to bring on Harden to replace Perkins and play a small lineup late in the first half.

This is the Thunder's death five small, can steal points.

In the first Western Conference matchup, this lineup scored a lot of points and suppressed the Warriors.

Zhou Yang and Curry are discussing how to deal with the small lineup below, and they also have a headache for the Thunder's death five.

"Second Brother Yang, let's speed up with them, I don't believe it, can we still be afraid of their five children?"

Zhou Yang shook his head: "Stephen, no, if you play fast, the Thunder have Durant and Wei Shao, and their impact is not weaker than ours."

"What then?" Curry scratched his head.

"Let's slow down and fight positional warfare!" Zhou Yang said firmly.

"Huh? Speed down?" Curry's wide, clear eyes were staring, thinking he had misheard.

The Warriors have always played a run-and-gun game, and at the fastest time, it only took four or five seconds to attack.

But to slow down today?

At the end of the timeout, Zhou Yang stood up and gathered his teammates together and whispered a few words.

Teammates nodded their heads.

Although everyone didn't understand what Zhou Yang meant, Zhou Yang's decisions every time proved to be right.

The game continues.

Thunder offense.

Durant faced the bag and distributed the ball to Sefrosa again.

Unfortunately, this time Sefrosa missed the shot, and Chandler protected the rebound.

The Thunder players quickly retreated to prevent the Warriors from breaking fast.

But the Warriors slowly passed the half, and all the players were in position.

Brooks rests his right hand on his cheek, his head is full of question marks, I don't know what the hell the Warriors are doing, why is the pace so slow?

Zhou Yang and Curry played a block, and the Thunder players thought that Zhou Yang was going to pass the ball to Curry.

But Zhou Yang changed direction and accelerated, hit the penalty area, and won the shot.

This is a typical positional battle style of play, which makes the Thunder unguardable.

The Thunder attacked, and the Warriors players quickly retreated.

Durant wondered: Why are the Warriors playing so retro? What about the run-and-bomb tactics?

Harden dribbled past half court, and in the face of Curry's defense, he called Durant over, and the two also played a block.

Durant blocked Curry, Harden got to the paint and Tony Allen stepped forward to block.

Zhou Yang was wandering around the restricted area at this time, ready to assist in defense at any time.

This kind of defense makes Harden a little overwhelmed.

Just when Harden wanted to pass back to Durant, Turkoglu was prepared, predicted in advance, and broke the ball.

The Thunder's defense was also very fast, and as soon as they saw that the ball was lost, the whole team immediately returned to defense.

Oddly enough, the Warriors once again walked slowly through the half, without playing run-and-gun tactics.

The Thunder players returned to the halfcourt panting, looking at the Warriors players in shock and incredulity.

Coming back early?

Zhou Yang passed the ball to Turkoglou, and then started running without the ball with Curry.

Suddenly, Curry ran out of space on the baseline, and Turkoglu immediately passed the ball over!