Chapter 862: Ending Early

The Warriors were led by 24 points at halftime by their opponents at home. This game is really impossible to play.

Li Liang single-handedly led the Thunder to gain an advantage most of the time, resisting the Warriors' "egg-kicking" attack.

Then Durant and Westbrook took three minutes to make things worse, and they stunned the Warriors all at once.

At the end of the second quarter, the Warriors felt unbelievable. How could they be beaten like this in such a short period of time?

Throughout the regular season, the Warriors had never been beaten like this, and they were basically unable to fight back.

This is a huge blow to the team's confidence.

At halftime, Kerr spent most of his spit on boosting morale, convincing the players that "the game isn't over."

The game is indeed not over, there is still a whole second half time.

With a gap of 24 points, in the 2008 Finals, the Celtics were 24 points behind at halftime and finally came back.

24 points is the death line of the playoffs. In the history of the NBA, if the point difference is opened to 25 points, there is no precedent for a comeback.

The Celtics rely on steel-like defense. If the Warriors can't regain their defense in the second half and contain the Thunder's violent offense, their end will be worse than that of the Lakers in 2008.

But how can it be restricted?

Cole couldn't think of a way.

There is no way to limit the three-headed monster.

For a high-quality defensive system, pinching two giant players with the ball is almost the limit.

It is theoretically feasible to assign two defenders to each superstar.

When this number increases to 3, theoretically six people need to be deployed for defense, which will not work.

Unless you count the referees, but if you really have referees, the referees can guard against the Big Five.

It's a pity that the referee was not on the Warriors' side tonight, and Kennedy even favored the Thunder in the first half.

Oracle Arena has an ominous vibe.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Warriors played with all their energy.

Curry came up off the ball off Westbrook's defense -- Westbrook slipped himself while chasing.

Curry received the ball and made an open shot from outside the right three-point line.

In the open situation, Curry's three-pointers are still very reliable.

This quick three-pointer gave Warriors fans a little hope.

But the key is to look at the defense.

But in the defense, Curry had a loophole.

Li Liang, a high post, blocked Curry with a pick and roll, causing Westbrook to cut in easily, and then passed the ball to Robertson who was on the wing.

Robertson made an easy layup and scored two points.

Immediately afterwards, Thompson received the ball from the outside and cooperated with Bogut in a pick-and-roll screen. Bogut went down and Thompson passed the ball in.

As a result, the ball was obviously passed too big, and it flew directly out of the baseline, a mistake.

This ball was a big blow to the Warriors' morale, but the Thunder also made a mistake immediately.

Li Liang's difficult pass hit Green's crotch, rebounded, and was cut off by the Warriors.

It can be seen that Li Liang wanted to pass the ball through the crotch, but it was a pity that Green saw it through.

With a clip, the ball was stopped and the ball was successfully intercepted.

The price was that his testicles were smashed, and he jumped and ran to the front court.

Thompson immediately went to the basket in the counterattack, and after a jump and fake action, he hit the board and hit two points.

But looking back, Li Liang once again chose a high position to respond to a difficult pass.

This time he made no mistakes and directly stuffed it into the hands of Durant under the basket in the three-second zone.

Durant caught the ball and turned around to pick the basket lightly and hit two points.

A good pass can make scoring extremely easy.

At the same time, with a big lead, Li Liang began to pass the ball easily.

Thunder players began to relax.

But this kind of relaxation is not laxity, but a bolder handling of the ball.

When the score is approaching, you dare not pass the second pass, and if the score is approaching, you dare not do the difficult moves that you dare not do.

This made Thunder's offense more flexible and natural, especially with Li Liang leading the way.

Klay Thompson immediately hit another 3-pointer on offense.

And Li Liang was on the left 45-degree outside line, facing the two Warriors' pincer defense, took two steps back with the ball, and made a super long-range three-pointer, which was also hit!

answer-ball, Thompson's three-pointer was offset by hedging.

This kind of ball has a considerable impact on the Warriors.

The Warriors can attack smoothly, but if their defense does not improve, the 24-point gap cannot be smoothed out.

Five minutes into the second half, the Warriors played very well offensively, but looking at the scores, they were still 24 points behind.

In five minutes, they did not shrink by one point.

Under the leadership of Li Liang, Westbrook also began to pass some unbelievable passes. It was unbelievable that his teammates didn't notice his pass.

Cole saw that the two sides were fighting against each other, and the pace was getting faster and faster. This was not what he wanted.

Cole called a timeout. He hoped that the team's defensive strength could be improved to strangle the Thunder's offense and bring them to a standstill.

After the timeout ended, the Warriors played a small lineup, with five small players on the field.

Cole is going to fight for his life.

In the first two games of the series, the Warriors spent very little time with the five small players, and most of the time there were centers inside.

Because once the five smalls are used, the Thunder will use the twin towers.

Adding a Li Liang to the twin towers is really too much for defense.

But now there is no way, we have to give it a go, using Wu Xiao's high-speed rotation and oppression to create a miracle.

As a result, the Thunder did not use the twin towers to deal with it, and Donovan actually used a small lineup to deal with Kerr.

Li Liang was mentioned as a center again, and with Waiters, Robertson, Durant and Westbrook, it felt like he was back to the Pacers.

The Warriors were blocked for 24 seconds after returning from a timeout for the first attack.

The Thunder's expanded defensive line caused the Warriors to have poor rotation on the outside. When Thompson made a hasty shot, time was running out.

The Thunder Five basically didn't appear in the regular season because they didn't need it.

However, Li Liang is really good at playing center forward.

The high post received Westbrook's pass to support, pretended to pass to Waiters who was running from the baseline, but returned to Durant on the wing, and then went up to cover.

Durant went to the basket with the ball in his left hand and made a very easy dunk.

The basket was pulled empty, and a simple breakthrough helped the Thunder score.

Then, Li Liang defended Iguodala in the outside round, and forced Iguodala's one-on-one defense to a desperate situation. In the end, he had to force a three-pointer.

As a result, Li Liang rewarded Iguodala with a big cap, and then counterattacked with another long pass.

One shot into the soul!

Magic Johnson's long-distance hit pass, flying close to the floor, was given to Durant.

After Durant received the ball, he dunked with ease with both hands.

The point difference is running for 30 points.

The Warriors quickly served the ball in the backcourt and wanted to rush one.

Green catches the ball at the three-point line and drives to the hoop.

Li Liang stepped aside to let him in. Green made a layup. He blocked it from the side, jumped up, and with a light touch, Green's layup was blocked.

Not only did he cover it, but he also scooped it up, scooped the ball back, and took control of the ball.

Li Liang is better than Ibaka in this regard.

Ibaka often has some shocking shots, but when the shots go out, the opponent still has the ball.

Li Liang doesn't know that kind of volleyball hat, but he can control the ball and form a counterattack.

This time, Li Liang didn't pass the ball. He dribbled the ball quickly through the half court. Iguodala stuck to Li Liang tightly.

Then suddenly turned around, walked the bottom line, threw off Iguodala, and went to the basket. Who is under the basket?

Only Curry.

Li Liang exploded from the edge of the three-second zone, and succeeded in a dunk through Curry with one hand!

The Oracle Arena was beaten to silence by the Thunder Five, and it felt like it had been beaten for the entire season.

The point difference came to a desperate 30 points, and everyone knew that the game was over.

Not only has this game ended early, but the entire series has ended early.