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Chapter 1329 Du Shao undercover, the Lakers advanced

In the fourth quarter, everyone thought that the Lakers would end up with an ace lineup, but they didn't.Larry Brown now also figured out the personalities of these people on the Lakers.Just to suppress it forcibly, tell Lei Ting, Wai Wai Wai, little scumbags, have you seen it?You can't even see our tail lights.We don't need to use the strongest lineup to sweep you.

You guys are just that weak.

Durant is entangled by Covington, and now that the Thunder have limited scorers, he often has to wrestle with several Lakers players.This is too much burden for him.If the burden is too great, the hit rate will drop, even if it is still forcibly projected, it will not help.Because, you can't hit it.Can't hit, what's the point?Durant is tired.This is also the rhythm that the Lakers want. After the superstars couldn't get in, the Thunder lost steadily.

Westbrook still has the fighting spirit, but he can't save the team alone, and he is not an iron man. Rondo and Beverly took turns to take care of him, so he just played with this breath.Maybe you don't believe it, but Westbrook is actually at the end of his battle.If Durant doesn't come out to save the game at this time, the Thunder have no hope at all.

"KD~ Come on~ It's up to you~"

I don't know if it was the Thunder fans or the Thunder players who yelled, Westbrook tried his best to steal one, and then gave it to Durant.Durant opened the attack.The Lakers entangled Durant. Durant wanted to make a three-threat move, but the ball...was directly cut off by Covington!Durant wanted to save, but it was too late. Covington got the ball, made a solo impact, and ended the round with a one-handed dunk.

Now the Thunder are afraid to give role players. In fact, the role players have no desire to catch the ball. This team is used to playing supporting roles at the last moment, and they are all Gemini to solve the problem.So, now it's up to Westbrook and Durant to see if they can hold on.Westbrook went in and the Lakers assisted in the defense. Westbrook himself didn't shoot a large three-pointer because he also felt his physical exhaustion. He didn't go down for a minute tonight, and he was facing the high-intensity defense of the Lakers. If he shoots long-range now, he has no confidence at all.

When he is too tired, the movement and rhythm of his shots will be deformed unnaturally. Westbrook himself is not the type of shooter, so he can only force a surprise attack, then throw it out and give it to Durant.Because of his goal, this ball disrupted some of the Lakers' defensive lineup a little bit, and Durant had a better one-on-one opportunity.It's a pity that Durant missed the ball with a dry pull, and the Lakers got a rebound.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!!!" The Thunder no longer needed the home commentator and DJ to take the lead in shouting. The entire Chesapeake Energy Arena was spontaneously shouted by fans.The ball gave the Thunder some energy. Rondo's high pick-and-roll breakthrough layup was caught up by Durant with a slap and he was forced to block it.

"KD~Blk~~~" Brian Davis shouted loudly, and it was obvious that he was really involved.

But this ball was picked up by No. 29 of the Lakers, and then he pulled it up and dunked it! ! !

"Foul! Foul! Foul!!!" The head coach Billy Donovan couldn't help shouting, and Adams did the same, but... he couldn't pull it off.No. 29 of the Lakers, facing Adams' foul, forcibly became angry, and dunked into the basket with one hand.With a loud roar, the basketball goes in and a penalty is added. AND. ONE.

Fouls are not pulled down? ? ?Adams was also a little confused. He regretted that he didn't pull hard, but there was no second chance. Tang Qian walked to the free throw line, and Westbrook started talking trash to him, trying to interfere with his free throws.

"Hot~ You can't make free throws~ Your free throws suck~~~"

Tang Qian glanced at him, and said something incomprehensible: "I've killed all the 'inner demons', you are a ball."

Swipe ~ a clean hit ~ the score difference continues to widen.

hateful!Westbrook rushed when he got the ball, because now the Thunder have run out of time, he must speed up the offensive rhythm, otherwise, the game will be dragged down by the Lakers.Moreover, now the Thunder need a hemostatic ball and a booster ball to stimulate them severely.what to do?Still gave it to Durant.This man who has won the scoring champion several times.Durant was tired with the ball, and he was not lethal at all when he broke through. In addition, Covington had quick eyes and quick hands, and Durant was easy to get the ball off.

Many people may not have noticed that Durant is prone to lose the ball when he engages in high-intensity confrontation, especially when he is fatigued.This is nothing unusual in his playoff journey.In the original time and space, when they played against the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, it was he who went undercover continuously and ruined the Thunder's vitality.To what extent is the undercover, such as G6, 10 of 2 shots in the first quarter, and what about the fourth quarter? 7 for 1 shots and 2 turnovers.After the whole game, there were 29 points, but what about the critical moment?Absolutely undercover. 14.3% hit rate.

He also shot just 42.3 percent in this round of the series.

Tonight, basically a repeat of the game, Durant pulls up again, and then... misses.

He's too superstitious about his touch, so once he gets tired and his shooting is not good, his performance will decline a bit.Moreover, at critical moments, he will not take hard kills to hit the basket.Of course, he also knows his shortcomings. When his physical strength is not good, his ability to break through and protect the ball is not high, and he is not good at breaking assist defenses and double-teaming.

After all, I'm still tired.

However, on the Lakers side, Tang Qian has never been off the court.Butler hasn't been off the court either.

Therefore, it is impossible for anyone not to be tired at all.You are the boss of the Thunder team and the scoring champion for many times. If you don't play, who will you give it to?
Durant missed another shot. Westbrook couldn't stand it all of a sudden, and rushed directly to the basket, which finally caused Tang Qian to make a defensive foul.Tang Qian also didn't expect that Westbrook's ball was so brave and desperate.It's a bit... the feeling of treating yourself like a ball and just throwing it out.The center of gravity of the body is gone, and I still have to hit the basket.

Westbrook made 2 of 2 free throws.

But this time the Lakers' offense opened up, and because the Thunder started frantically double-teaming Tang Qian to hold the ball, they leaked a lot of open space.Tang Qian made a pass, and Covington made a three-pointer.Durant was a little distracted by the ball, maybe he was tired, maybe it was something else, anyway, by the time he reacted, the ball had already entered the net.Westbrook attacked again, but No. 29 would not be careless, and was forcibly blocked with a slap. The basketball was picked up by Ibaka first, and Ibaka gave it to Durant.

Durant is open for the ball.

Once you enter, you still have some hope, and you can boost your morale.Now the Thunder team lacks this.

Durant made a three-pointer.

"KD~Three points~" Brian Davis said loudly, it was obvious that he really wanted to see the ball go in, but unfortunately, it was hard to hit the ball, and the basketball didn't make it.Tang Qian squeezed Adams away and got the rebound, and then the Lakers began to slow down, trying to spend 24 seconds before making a shot.Westbrook was impatient and stole Rondo's thugs. Because the team had already committed all the fouls in a single quarter, Rondo had to execute free throws.

Rondo went to the free throw line, missed the first free throw, made the second free throw.

The Thunder called a timeout, which was their last timeout of the quarter. Billy Donovan arranged a tactic to open up space for Durant. Durant received the ball and Covington wanted to pounce.But Westbrook, who suddenly appeared, blocked him.Although Westbrook has nothing to say about his physical fitness and amazing explosive power, he is still a defender after all.Tonnage and body size are not advantageous items in the pick-and-roll wall.However, Westbrook still blocked Covington abruptly.

Durant's chance, Durant made another shot, a three-pointer, but he still hit the iron.

This time, most of the people in the Chesapeake Energy Arena felt cold, because without Durant's scoring, the Thunder actually didn't have any reliable strong pitchers.Durant didn't know what to think. Instead, he complained to the referee that he was violated by the thug, chatted endlessly, and then suffered a technical foul.The Lakers went to the free throw line again and executed a technical free throw.

Butler made a free throw and the Lakers scored another point.

Westbrook was so angry that he asked Durant: "What the hell are you doing??? We need you now!!! Wake me up!!!!!!!!!!!! "It's a pity that Durant is a little bit unable to wake up now. He knows that his physical fitness has bottomed out, and it is difficult to hit another shot. After the ball was given to him, he passed it back to Ibaka.Ibaka couldn't believe it when he received the ball, but the offensive time was running out, and he had to shoot.The ball was unprepared, he shot it hastily, and almost missed it.

Seeing that time was really running out, Westbrook rushed over and adopted a "shark-cutting tactic" against Tang Qian.

Fight for time, fight for the offensive round, and fight to disrupt the rhythm of the Lakers.

But Tang Qian was very competitive this time and made 2 free throws, which made Westbrook's plan come back to nothing.Durant has no desire to attack, which is not uncommon in his game.It is often seen that Durant doesn't make many shots in the fourth quarter for no reason.reason?God knows.Westbrook can only do it himself, Duang~ three-pointer, he is not a three-pointer, it is not surprising that he can't make a shot.The basketball was in Tang Qian's hands, and Westbrook continued to foul.

Free throws, 2 of 1 free throws.

It was given to Durant. Durant held the ball for too long and fell into the double-teaming of the Lakers. The ball was too soft and was touched. The Thunder made a mistake.The Lakers took the opportunity to counterattack defensively, Rondo gave it to Butler who followed up, and Butler made a layup.

The score difference widened to 18 points.

In fact, the Thunder have no way to recover, unless there is a miracle similar to the "McGrady moment", otherwise, it will be difficult to make any more waves.Westbrook was so angry that he missed a large three-pointer, and actually... made a hit.There is definitely an element of luck in this ball.Then, Westbrook continued to foul and completed the foul at the last second before 2 minutes.Tang Qian went to the free throw line and made 2 of 2 free throws.

The game lost suspense, because Westbrook also fouled 6 times because of this ball and was forced to end.

In the Thunder team, he is the one with the most fighting spirit, and he also killed to the end.He scored 28 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals.It's also a quasi-triple-double.When he left the court, he shook a towel violently, then sat down without saying a word to anyone else.As for Durant, he continued to sleepwalk on the court, and he didn't shoot much, and his sense of presence dropped sharply.I would rather Andre Roberson force a three-pointer, and he doesn't shoot much himself.

The desire to attack is gone.

lost...

This is what Thunder coach Billy Donovan is thinking at the moment. The first time he led the team, he was swept away in the playoffs.

This is an absolute nightmare.

"Drip~" the game ended, the Lakers beat their opponents 99-83 with 16 points, a big score of 4-0, and the series completed a sweep and advanced.They will wait for their opponents to fight in the Western Conference semifinals.Tang Qian scored 30 points, 28 rebounds, 10 blocks and 3 assists in the whole game. Although there were as many as 5 turnovers, it doesn't matter, winning is the last word.The rest Butler scored 17 points, Covington scored 14 points, and Ariza scored 10 points.On the opposite side, Westbrook had 28 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals. Durant also scored 29 points, but he only shot about 30% of the field.

In the last quarter, he made 8 of 1 shots.Ruin the game.

The Blue Shout of the Chesapeake Energy Arena also officially came to an end this season.

Lakers, advance.

(End of this chapter)