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Chapter 466 465. A crazy G6 night for the four backstroke and three iron combination!
Zhang Yang backed up Harden in the high post, seized the difference in rhythm, turned around and made a jump shot!
Harden secretly hated that he failed to confront Zhang Yang when he lifted the ball and jumped. He did not give up and tried his best to jump up to interfere with the shot, but his hands and feet were a little short.

He is 192 cm tall barefoot and has a wingspan of 210 cm, which is not bad for a shooting guard position, but Zhang Yang is 196 cm tall barefoot and has a wingspan of 216 cm!

He started practicing defense too late. He only started practicing defense after he entered the NBA and served as a substitute for Westbrook and Sefolosha. Zhang Yang partnered with DeRozan in high school and in college, and both served as the leading defender on the forward and guard line.

He himself can also feel that the restrictions he imposes on Zhang Yang are not as great as the restrictions Zhang Yang imposes on Durant or him.

But he did not lose heart. If he was beaten, he would beat back!
When the Thunder attacked, Harden forced his way past Bazemore, stopped suddenly at close range, stepped back, and shot a jump shot from the elbow... and it went in!
58 to 60, the Thunder continue to hold on to the score difference!

When the offense and defense changed, when Zhang Yang came to the frontcourt, he found that Durant was defending him.

One goal! Just one goal! The Thunder only needed to defend this round and score in the next round to possibly overtake the score. Compared with the last round, they were more eager to overtake the score because the time left in the first half was getting shorter and shorter. They wanted to gain a certain advantage before the end of the first half in order to deal with the Lakers' terrifying third quarter.

Although he doesn't have a bossy personality, Durant still behaves like a boss during the game. He is not afraid of anything and takes the initiative to switch defense with Harden when his younger brothers can't defend him.

Zhang Yang continued to ask for the ball for one-on-one play. Durant had a huge advantage in height and wingspan, and he was very close to Zhang Yang, completely blocking his shooting space. Zhang Yang decisively chose to break forward!

Durant did not make any lateral blocking move. He turned around and chased after him the moment he was passed. His long legs showed his advantage. He kept up with Zhang Yang's steps in short-distance movements, from long two-point shots to close distances, and single-handedly blocked Zhang Yang's possibility of a quick stop jump shot.

However, Zhang Yang had no intention of stopping from the beginning. He ran straight to the inside, grabbed the ball at the elbow, stepped into the three-second zone with his left foot, accumulated strength, jumped, and lifted the ball in the air!
Adams came in from the left sideline of the three-second zone and dived to block the shot. Durant, who was defending, also flew over immediately, and his two long arms completely covered Zhang Yang's hand that was holding the ball!

Just as the two men waved their hands to block the shot, Zhang Yang, who had jumped to the highest point, pulled the ball from top to right and then down in the air, avoiding the two men's block. Before his body landed on the ground, he swung the ball upwards and made a low layup...

Adams missed the shot and frantically slapped his hand down, hitting Zhang Yang's arm, but before that, the ball had already left Zhang Yang's fingertips!

The referee blew the whistle, and then the ball hit the backboard and bounced into the frame... The referee signaled that the goal was valid, 2+1!

The fans at the scene cheered wildly, while Adams put on a mask of pain. It was like he was being fooled!
With Zhang Yang hitting the free throw amid cheers of "MVP", the Lakers led the Thunder 63-58.

With less than two minutes left in the first half and the score difference reaching 5 points, the Thunder were really anxious.

When it comes to leading the team, Harden is willing, capable, and infectious, but he still lacks experience. During the last timeout, he made the goals and reasons too clear. Although this gave his teammates a clear goal, it also put extra pressure on them.

Durant took the initiative to ask for the ball outside the three-point line. After receiving the ball, he leaned over facing Zhang Yang and kept faking it.

Zhang Yang maintained a steady defensive posture, with his left hand on his waist, ready to defend against a breakthrough, and his right hand in front of his right chest, ready to block or steal the ball, and was not affected by Durant's fake move.

Durant suddenly jumped up and pushed the hand holding the ball towards Zhang Yang's right hand, trying to commit a foul!
but……

Zhang Yang's eyes were always on Durant's waist and legs. When Durant jumped with his feet together, he also jumped. And because the distance was close, he immediately raised his right hand up to interfere with Durant's vision and shooting space, just avoiding Durant's foul!

Durant's big swing missed, and he couldn't keep his balance when he jumped. He tried to throw the ball out, but the power was obviously not enough, and the ball fell into Gasol's arms under the basket.

Gasol passed the ball, Zhang Yang received it and counterattacked!
Durant and Adams blocked Zhang Yang outside the top arc. Zhang Yang passed the ball to Bazemore who followed up on the right. Bazemore then broke through and lobbed the ball... Kobe made a quick run down the left side and scored two points with an alley-oop dunk!

The Lakers' lead reached 7 points, the score was 65 to 58, and the Thunder called a timeout!
The fans at the scene were cheering for Zhang Yang and Kobe who scored 7 points in a row. The six-year Thunder fans who had jumped out of the stone in front of the TV were speechless.

In the front, Zhang Yang played 2+1 against two opponents. They saw Durant actively asking for the ball for a one-on-one game and thought Durant was going to use his ultimate move, but he ended up pulling a big one!
The big screen at the scene played back Zhang Yang's 2+1 and the alley-oop dunk by Zhang Yang, Bazemore and Kobe Bryant. The TV director played a funny scene of Durant's failed foul...

...

The three misses, along with the two missed free throws, were considered "mistakes that are not included in the statistics."

Durant's 'response ball' missed all three shots, destroying the Thunder's desire to overtake the score before the end of the first half. No one spoke when the Thunder players returned to the bench.

Durant was willing to shoulder the burden at the critical moment, but the choice he made in desperation reflected what he was like deep down in his heart - he wanted to take shortcuts.

Harden didn't know what to say at this time. If he wanted to mobilize the morale of his teammates again, he had to score goals and play climax. But there was only 1 minute left in the first half!
After the timeout, Reggie Jackson and Harden each had a single shot, but they were too anxious and missed both shots.

On Zhang Yang's side, Gasol passed the ball to Kobe who cut in from the high position. Kobe attracted the defense in the paint and passed the ball to the right sideline. Zhang Yang took advantage of the screen at a 45-degree angle to receive the ball at the right sideline, turned around and made a three-pointer.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers led the Thunder by 68 points, 58 to 10, and went into the halftime break!
9投5中，其中三分球2中1，加上1中1的罚球，张杨单节拿到12分，率领湖人队在第二节打出了30比21的比分！
In fact, in the first half of this quarter, the two teams were tied at 22 to 21, with almost no difference in overall performance.

The score difference was widened mainly in the last 1 minute and 50 seconds, when the Lakers scored 3 goals and got 8 points, while the Thunder did not score a single point. The score difference went from being overtaken by just one goal to double digits!

After the halftime break, the two teams exchanged halves and the Lakers had already gained momentum before the end of the first half and went crazy in the third quarter!

The Thunder have a strong ability to withstand pressure, but they were trailing 2-3 and were beaten 8-0 with less than two minutes left before the end of the first half, with the score difference reaching double digits. They were already tense, and the string broke by the endless pressure!
Zhang Yang was defended very tightly in this quarter, but he was very accurate when he had the chance to shoot, making 3 of 3 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers. One of his three-pointers was fouled by Adams who was switching to defend without the ball. He scored 3+1 and scored 9 points in a single quarter!
Zhang Yang's shots are restricted, Kobe takes off!
Kobe seized the single-player space created by Zhang Yang's running and made 8 of 5 shots in a single quarter, including 5 of 3 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 15 points!
Old Blacksmith: It was Zhang San who was showing off before, this time it’s finally my turn to show off!
In addition, Gasol made two open mid-range shots, Nash made a three-pointer after receiving the ball, and Ed Davis made two free throws after being fouled on an alley-oop... The Lakers scored 33 points in the third quarter!
Not only did the Thunder's defense collapse in this quarter, but their offense also collapsed. The team made only 24 of 8 shots, with a hit rate of only 33%, including 14 of 4 three-pointers and 4 of 3 free throws, scoring only 23 points.

After three quarters, the Lakers led the Thunder by 101 points, 81 to 20!
When the game came to the final quarter, the Thunder did not give up because of the 20-point difference and still longed for a reversal.

Harden used the 2012 first-round match between the Clippers and the Grizzlies in Game 1 as an example.

那场比赛，灰熊队三节以85比64领先快船队19分，快船队在末节轰出了35比14的单节比分，以99比98完成逆转。

Harden's spirit of never giving up infected his teammates, and the Thunder did regroup and play a beautiful offense at the beginning of the final quarter, scoring 4 points with 3 of 7 shots in the first two and a half minutes, but the Lakers also scored two goals during this period to get 5 points.

Then Caron Butler missed a wide-open three-pointer, and Zhang Yang grabbed the defensive rebound and made a three-pointer in the counterattack...

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109 to 88, the score difference came to 21 points!
When the Thunder attacked, Harden made a solo breakthrough, attracted Zhang Yang's double-team, and passed the ball to Durant... Durant, who scored 5 points in the final quarter, also missed this shot!

Looking back, Zhang Yang went around the pole to shake off Durant who could no longer keep up with him, and made a mid-range shot!
111 to 88, the score difference came to 23 points!
Scott Brooks hesitated for a moment, but finally requested a timeout after the ball was kicked out.

When the live camera showed Thabeet, who had not played in the Western Conference Finals for a single second, taking off his training suit, the commentator announced that the Thunder had surrendered!

...

The Thunder called a timeout to surrender, and Budenholzer replaced Zhang Yang, Kobe, and Gasol with Nash and Kaman, and played garbage time with Marshon Brooks, Wesley Johnson, and Ed Davis.

首节16分、第二节12分、第三节9分、末节5分，张杨出战36分钟，23投15中，其中三分球9投6中，加上6中6的罚球，狂轰42分！
科比打了30分钟，20投11中，其中三分球6中4，加上5中5的罚球，拿到31分5助攻。

In the first 22 minutes of the first half, they played so tensely with the opponent, with one climax and another fierce attack. After fighting for nearly half the game, there was only a two-point difference. The performance difference was almost negligible... They didn't expect that the opponent would suddenly collapse after less than two minutes!
Sometimes, in a game, it really all about a few key rounds. This time, the key stage came at the end of the first half!

After the opposing team's dual core players and their own starting trio were replaced, the fans at the scene had already started celebrating their entry into the finals. The scene became a sea of ​​joy, and the Lakers' bench had also started celebrating the victory, screaming and yelling.

On the visiting team's bench, most of the Thunder players were mentally devastated after surrendering, but as time passed, they gradually accepted the reality...except Harden.

Erha stared blankly at Zhang San who was laughing and playing with his teammates across the street... Suddenly he turned to the backpack sitting next to him and said, "Kevin, change the coach, he's not good enough."

Durant was stunned for a moment and said, "Scott is actually very good. He gave us a lot of help and helped us adjust our playing style little by little..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly got stuck. He suddenly remembered that although Brooks was good at training players, he did not pay much attention to Harden when Westbrook was there. It was not until Harden won the competition that he began to pay attention to Harden.

He has a deep mentor-disciple relationship with Brooks, but it has a filter, which Harden may not have.

Moreover, thinking about the Spurs who are getting stronger with age, and the Lakers who are also getting stronger with age and have Zhang Yang... now is not the time to think about the "mentor-disciple relationship".

Durant finally nodded and said, "I support your idea."

In the last 8 minutes, the Lakers and Thunder played with a score of 14 to 18.

At 10:22 pm, the final whistle sounded. Zhang Yang and Kobe scored a combined 73 points, outperforming Harden who scored 27 points, Durant who scored 28 points, and Ibaka who scored 15 points. The Lakers defeated the Thunder 125-106, advancing with a score of 4-2 and meeting the Heat in the finals!
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