Relying on George's excellent play in the second quarter, the Clippers ended the half, 60-55, leading the Thunder by five points.

George hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer near the end of the second quarter, and he scored 12 points in the quarter.

He set a single-quarter scoring record since entering the NBA, and he also contributed a dunk that could be the best goal of the season.

All in all, this match, regardless of the outcome, is absolutely significant for George.

A lot of rookies who have grown up have this kind of meaningful, confidence-building game.

After a game like this, they will realize, "It's just like that in the NBA, I can play those stars who seem to be great, and I can play them too." ”

Once you have that confidence, the player's performance on the pitch will be transformed.

They will play better and better, gain the trust of the coach, get more time, play better and form a positive cycle.

Of course, not all young players will grow up in such a positive way, and there are many examples of short-lived performances.

How to face your excellent performance and how to face the next game with a good attitude determines the final height of a player.

At halftime, in the Clippers locker room, Tyronn Lue encouraged Paul George, believing he played very well in the second quarter.

"Paul, you put on a great performance, congratulations on a great job. There's also a second half, and I don't think you want the show to end perfectly, right? Keep up the good work in the second half! ”

Tyronn Lue encouraged and spurred George on, and that's what young people need.

In that sense, Tyronn Lue is actually a good fit for this team.

On the other side, in the Thunder's locker room, Brooks was unhappy with his team's defense.

Especially inside defense.

In fact, the Clippers' outside shooting performance tonight was very average.

Curry and Harden's three-pointers were not fully opened, and the others had average shooting percentages.

Because the Thunder's defensive pressure on the outside is in place, it puts a lot of pressure on the Clippers shooters.

But the inside basket that the Thunder has always been proud of has been opened, which is the main reason why the Thunder fell behind at halftime.

Brooks specifically reminded Perkins, "Get a little ferocious and stop letting opponents score in your box, you know?" Make your opponent afraid to come in again! ”

Brooks has reminded him that it's obvious that Perkins should not lie on his stomach and give the Clippers some color and see.

Perkins made a poker face and nodded, looking like he understood.

But Brooks immediately added: "The attitude can be fierce, but the means still need to be smart." It's an away game after all, and going too far will get you sent off, and I don't want to see that. Therefore, it is still necessary to control it well and pay attention to the scale. Stay on the pitch to contribute more. ”

Perkins nodded again, still with a poker face, as if he understood again.

Perkins is too important to the Thunder's interior defense, and there is no replacement for the Thunder at the moment.

Brooks has also sometimes spoken to manager Presti that they need an interior backup center to protect the basket.

Presti brought in Muhammad in free agency, but his performance so far this season has been nothing more than so-so.

Not up to the standard of a good basket center, perhaps Presti needs to pick and choose in the draft.

After all, the draft is his forte.

At halftime, the third quarter began.

As soon as the third quarter came up, Gasol Jr. responded with a high position, covered Curry, and passed the ball hand-to-hand.

Curry catches the ball and hits a three-point shot directly!

The third quarter is the time that belongs to Curry.

His three-point shooting became faster and more sophisticated.

Whether it's shot selection or shooting percentage, Curry's three-point shooting has begun to widen the gap with most three-pointers in the league since the beginning of this season.

His three-point quality is already moving towards the mid-range of many players.

However, the three-point shot is 1.5 times as many as the two-point shot.

Durant wanted to return a three-pointer at the top of the arc, but the shot was a little hasty and missed.

Gasol Jr. won the backcourt rebound and passed the ball to Curry, who wanted to push the counterattack but was broken!

Westbrook managed to break the ball, the situation was reversed, and Westbrook hit the ground to Gordon.

Gordon catches the ball and screams to the basket for a layup!

But his screams did not get sympathy from the referee and did not give a foul.

Little Gasol didn't even stretch out his hand, what are you calling nonsense?

Westbrook's steal and assist eased the danger of the Thunder being beaten in a row at the start of the third quarter.

Serving in the backcourt, Curry handed the ball to Harden, Harden broke through with the ball at 45 degrees on the left side, suddenly stopped, retreated and shot a mid-distance jumper, and hit!

With a simple and crisp goal, Harden's mid-range is getting better and better.

Durant immediately returned the favor and hit a two-point shot after a breakaway.

The young generation of stars on both sides have brought their individual ability, speed and rhythm to a very high level.

On both sides, you go back and forth, and there is no feeling of slow, tentative offense at the beginning of the first quarter, where you pass me and pass him to run.

If you have the opportunity, you will throw it, and it will be sudden, and the cooperation will be simple and neat, and the game process will become strong and beautiful, and it will be exciting all of a sudden.

The atmosphere was instantly hot and anxious, and the scores of the two sides were climbing all the way.

Halfway through the third quarter, the two sides are 76:73, and the Clippers still lead the Thunder by 3 points!

Min Congda watched the game fascinatingly, and the popcorn ate faster and faster.

A big vat of popcorn, it's already bottoming out.

When he reached out and couldn't catch it, he found that he had finished eating?

"Gone? Damn, I ate it too fast and didn't use it yet. Lu Yuan, I'll give you another 5 yuan, how about you go buy another bucket of popcorn? ”

Two people eat much faster than one.

And Lu Yuan, this kid eats a lot.

Lu Yuan nodded again and again, indicating that he was happy to take on this job.

After taking the money to buy popcorn and the 5 yuan errand fee, Lu Yuan ran to buy popcorn again.

At this point, the Clippers broke through to the basket, and Perkins blocked it early and pushed Harden out of bounds.

It's a deliberate foul that pushes people straight out of the game, which is a bit disgusting, but it's not a malicious foul.

After the referee blew the whistle, Perkins had to pretend to be innocent and throw his hands at the referee, saying that he hadn't touched Harden at all.

Harden went out of the bottom line on his own, I didn't push, I just followed.

Perkins' defense is of course useless, the referee still blew the block, you didn't push the ball, you used your big fat body to squeeze Harden's little fat body out!

The ball was not necessarily out of bounds if it was to be exchanged for Curry, and Harden flew out properly.

In the gap, the Clippers made a substitution, with Tyronn Lue replacing Ricky Davis with Paul George.

George couldn't wait to get up from the bench, he'd been waiting for a long time, and he was on a hot pitch tonight to turn the tide and help the Clippers open up the gap.

Little did he know that the moment he appeared on the stage, Perkins had his eyes on him.

Harden served from the baseline, George and Randolph made a cross-cover cooperation, and returned to the empty basket to catch the ball!

It was a very thief tactical run, beating the Thunder interior players with a light black.

You think I'm going to run to the outside circle to catch the ball and organize the attack?

As a result, a back-and-turn cut, almost hand-to-hand serve to George.

Just under the basket, you can go straight to the basket after catching the ball, but Perkins is a big slap to George from behind!

This slap not only knocked George's ball off, but also hit George's head by the way.

A must-score, the ball flew, and the George almost flew too, and he was hit on the head.

The referee blew the whistle again and blew for a Perkins thug foul, but there was no technical foul or malicious foul.

The referee believes that although the defensive action of this ball is big, it is rushing towards the ball and hitting the ball.

Hitting the head is just that the action is not well controlled, and there is collateral damage, and there is no subjective intention to hit the head.

At this time, Min Congda on the sidelines had already stood up, and when he saw that the referee only gave ordinary fouls, he was instantly excited.

"If you use a little more force on this ball, George's head will be knocked off, and he won't blow a technical foul! Do you want me to give you a bite too? If you don't feel pain, you're going to blow a normal foul! See if I don't beat your head so much that I can see your groove! ”

Referee Fitzgerald listened to Min Congda's roar, but just shook his head again and again, ignoring him, and he insisted on his decision.

At this moment, Lu Yuan trotted all the way back, holding a bucket full of popcorn in his hand, and said, "The popcorn has been bought." ”

Min Congda snatched the popcorn and threw it at the referee, and a large bucket of starry corn blossom bombs was thrown onto the field, sprinkling Fitzgerald's head.

Fitzgerald finally got angry and shouted, "Security, security! ”

Some people died, but not completely......