Chapter 310 The Best Way

The game began in the second half, and Kobe really began to take over the game.

He was just looking for a feeling in the first half, and it felt good.

Durant fouled three times in the first half and fouled Kobe once in the opening game.

Then there was an offensive foul and a defensive foul against Li Liangshi.

So in the third quarter, Brooks was even more afraid to let Durant defend Kobe.

The Thunder took the lead in attacking, and Westbrook used Ibaka's pick-and-roll to kill the inside line, but the layup was blocked by Howard and Li Liang!

Howard blocked, Li Liang came over from the side and slapped Westbrook's ball off!

Since Li Liang's bounce has improved a bit, his ability to block shots has become stronger.

In the past, we were able to cover one in two games, and now we can cover two in three games. There is still a slight improvement.

The ball went out of bounds, and the Thunder had only 5 seconds left to attack. Durant missed a three-pointer after receiving the ball from the outside.

Durant played very badly in the first half, and he never felt like shooting.

Li Liang kept consuming Durant's point. In the second half, the main defense against Durant became Ci Shiping.

Ci Shiping's defense method is different from Li Liang's. He is brutal and domineering, and continues to put pressure on Durant.

Howard grabbed the backcourt rebound and still gave the ball to Kobe.

Kobe dribbled the ball past halftime, and just like at the beginning of the first quarter, he didn't pass the ball to Nash, but dribbled the ball to 45 degrees by himself, and directly forced Sefolosha with his back.

He squeezed in with his back at 45 degrees, and Ibaka and Durant waited for the opportunity to come up to defend.

But Li Liang's three-pointer from the outside is a great threat.

Kobe finally chose a fake action of shaking his shoulders. Sefolosha thought he was going to turn to the baseline, but Kobe turned around in the middle.

Then the shooting feint shook Ibaka away, took a step forward, and hit the rebound throw.

The Lakers entered the one-play-four-watch mode. The problem is that Kobe can score, which is a good shot.

Next, Kobe showed the Thunder's youth what an offensive kaleidoscope is.

Especially Kobe's various shooting fakes made the Thunder defenseless.

You thought he was going to turn right, but in fact he turned left.

You thought he was going to lean back, but in fact he was going up and down to walk in.

You thought he was going to pull up, he made a short breakthrough and hit the inside line at 45 degrees to hit the board and throw.

Although already 34 years old, Kobe's speed and explosiveness have declined greatly, but his skills have been perfected.

In the regular season, Kobe got enough rest, and he played well in the first two rounds, so his physical condition is quite good.

As for why there were various iron strikes in the last game, the routine operation is normal.

And in this game, once Kobe starts scoring, he will also start passing the ball.

Li Liang scored two three-pointers in the first half, and was assisted by Kobe twice in the third quarter, hitting two three-pointers.

On the defensive end, Li Liang followed Mike Brown's instructions to help protect Nash and deal with Westbrook.

Westbrook's offensive skills are still a lot worse than Kobe's.

Once the feel and rhythm are destroyed, he will enter the self-destruct mode, no matter how he makes a shot, he will make a shot no matter what.

Originally, the hand feeling was not good, and Durant, who was still troubled by fouls, had no chance to regain his offensive feeling.

He can't get the ball!

In the third quarter, after a lot of back and forth, the Lakers opened the score to 11 points.

The Thunder called a timeout, and Brooks didn't feel good.

When the strength of the two teams is evenly matched, the coach's targeting and adjustment in the first few games are particularly important.

If the winner cannot be determined within five games, then the coach will run out of tricks in the next few games, and the two sides will enter the bayonet stage.

At that time, it depends on the player's own state and mental will.

Now in the second game, Brooks still has room for adjustment.

Although they have gained an advantage by winning the first game, who doesn't want to keep winning?

Brooks replaced Sefolosha with Kevin Martin to make the team's offensive lineup even stronger.

Martin played well in the semifinal against the Spurs.

Although his ability and performance cannot be compared with Harden, his shooting and foul-drawing ability still play a role.

Brooks hopes that Martin's appearance will improve the Thunder's offense.

On the Lakers side, O'Neal replaced Howard.

Brooks' idea is good, but the question is, even if Martin comes up to improve the Thunder's offense, what about their defense?

Brooks hoped that Kobe would blow himself up in the third quarter as in the previous game, but it is not Kobe who blows up continuously.

Not only did Kobe not blew himself up, but in the second half of the third quarter, he continued to stay on the court and played an efficient offense.

Without Sefolosha, the Thunder opted to let the high-energy Westbrook guard Kobe.

After all, Westbrook played shooting guard in college and was known for his defense.

But Kobe doesn't care what defender you are, it feels like you can't stop it when it comes!

After Martin came on the court, he missed an open three-pointer from the outside, and Li Liang got a backcourt rebound.

Kobe took the ball for halftime, and on the Thunder side, Westbrook and Martin came over to double-team.

But Kobe turned around and got rid of it cleverly. Li Liang came over and made a screen, and the basket was empty.

Ibaka rushed over to defend, Kobe took off facing Ibaka, folded and changed hands in the air, and succeeded in a backhand layup!

Staples cheered for a while, how long has it been since Kobe scored a goal like this?

Folding and changing hands for a layup, this old bone can still be folded, thinking that the waist is rusted.

Kobe's feeling on the offensive end is getting better and better. Brooks is in a hurry. If he keeps playing like this, he will definitely be killed by Kobe.

No way, the Thunder is going to start double-teaming.

After the Thunder first passed the ball continuously from the outside, Durant caught the ball at the top of the arc and directly hit a three-pointer.

Then, the Thunder continued to encircle Kobe with two or even three people. This defensive strategy is exactly the same as the previous game.

Kobe continued to hold the ball by himself, and the Lakers fans watched it nervously, is it going to start again?

But this time, Kobe suddenly passed the ball without looking at people from the corner position, and the ball reached Li Liang who cut to the basket!

Li Liang catches the ball and jumps lightly, with a basket with his right hand!

The Thunder's defense was completely attracted by Kobe, and Li Liang easily cut in to score points.

Kobe started passing the ball again!

No way, Kobe is also afraid of being scolded.

Then, Durant made consecutive crossovers from the outside and made another three-pointer.

Durant's indiscriminate offense is really powerful.

Kobe immediately fought back.

He received a low pass and a strong hit, and the Thunder double-teamed again.

But Kobe chose to pass the ball again, Li Liang caught the ball at 45 degrees, and made a one-step shot from the three-point line!

Answer ball!

Kobe seemed to be the O'Neal of the year, attracting two or three people's defense in the low post, and then passing the ball to the outside players to hit a three-pointer.

This simple tactical system is the most effective and deadly.

Put the opponent in a dilemma, whether to double-team or not to double-team?

Double-teaming was shot three-pointers, not double-teaming was always singles.

Both Kobe and Li Liang are in very good condition tonight. Li Liang has already made 5 of 6 three-pointers. Whichever one you put will be fatal.

At the end of the third quarter, the score became 89:78, and the Lakers still led by 11 points.

Throughout the third quarter, the Thunder only scored 23 points, mainly due to Durant's efficient offense.

Durant is really good. After being stuck in the first two quarters and not going well in the third quarter, the feeling came as soon as he said it.

He can throw it away from the three-point line, and he can make it if he throws it. His height, wingspan and touch are indeed historical talents.

Li Liang no longer defended against Durant alone in the third quarter, but focused on assisting defense and did not give Durant a chance to break through.

But just like that, Durant's outside kick also helped the Thunder to bite the point difference tightly and maintain it at about 10 points.

So in the fourth quarter, the Lakers still couldn't relax.

With the Thunder's offensive style, maybe it feels like a wave of rushing will wipe out the point difference.

Of course, Mike Brown is worried about the 11-point difference. This is not playing the Clippers, this is playing the Thunder.

And Brown was prepared. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he replaced Howard and Gasol's twin tower combination again.

Then pair it with Li Liang. Anyway, Li Liang basically didn't have much rest tonight, and he has been using it for a long time.

After the Twin Towers came on the field, the referees also cooperated very well. Howard and Gasol caused consecutive defensive fouls in the interior of the Thunder and went to the free throw line.

Howard's free throws tonight were relatively competitive. He didn't miss two free throws and scored at least one.

Howard kind of found the feeling of being the number one center in the Magic back then, and he also worked hard in the playoffs.

After receiving the pass from Li Liang, he took off in one step from the middle, facing Perkins and Collison, and dunked towards the basket!

Also caused Perkins foul.

Poker face Perkins looked resentful, complained to the referee, and got a technical foul.

Anyway, Perkins is like that, no matter what the referee says, he will always have a bitter face, feeling like he is owed a million.

In stark contrast to Howard.

The second team, led by the Twin Towers, kept the point difference at around 15 points.

Seeing this, Brooks had already given up on the idea of ​​this game a little bit. He didn't call Durant early, but continued to press the time until 8 minutes into the fourth quarter.

By this time, Kobe had had enough rest.

So far, Kobe has scored 33 points and 8 assists, and he only took 17 shots.

Efficient, making Kobe a terror.

As soon as Kobe came on the court, he caught the ball from the outside and Li Liang made a screen cooperation, and made a three-pointer from the outside!

This goal brought the difference between the two sides to 18 points!

With 36 points, the Thunder were sentenced to death.

"Tonight, Kobe killed the Thunder in the way he is best at."