Start without the ball

Chapter 260

On May 5, at the Moda Center in Portland, Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals was underway.

此时比赛时间为第四节6分50秒，双方比分92比84，雷霆领先了8分。

George attacked with the ball at 45 degrees on the right. Facing Harkless's defense, he dropped his weight and slammed to the right.

The Blazers forward blocked the right and observed the defender's movements. George changed direction in front of his body and the ball went straight to the basket with his left hand.

Harkless' body center of gravity was on the other side, and he was thrown off instantly before he could react. Kanter, who was guarding the inside line, stepped forward slightly to stop George from moving forward.

Adams found that Kanter's attention was attracted by George, and he came to the left corner to block McCollum.

With the help of Neptune's cover, Li Haoyu cut straight to the basket, George made the ball decisively, and the Thunder guard made a layup.

94 to 84, the point difference came to 10 points, the Blazers head coach Stotts requested a timeout.

The Blazers fans are in a terrible mood. They can see the team going all out, but there is a gap in hard power between the Blazers' backcourt twin stars and the Thunder's talented perimeter trident.

"Hey, Lillard and CJ did their best today."

"That Li is disgusting! If it wasn't for him, the Thunder's offense wouldn't be so smooth!"

"We are not afraid of Russell, we are not afraid of Paul George, but this Lee is really difficult to deal with."

Stotts was very helpless. There was a gap in strength between the Blazers and the Thunder. He tried his best to make up for the shortcomings with tactical arrangements. It was okay for one or two games, but in the fourth game, he had already played all the cards in his hand. Now Although the 10-point gap is not that big, if you want to chase points, you must limit Thunder's offense. He really has no way to deal with Li Haoyu.

However, as a team coach, these negative emotions cannot be shown. Stotts raised his voice and tried to motivate the players: "Keep going, the difference of 10 points is not very big! As long as you show enough resilience, you can definitely win the game !"

Lillard picked up the water glass to replenish water. He had no time to take care of Stotts' chicken soup for the soul. He was tired, too tired, and played endless singles with the ball in order to be able to bite the score. However, due to Li Haoyu's Existence, the offense is extremely smooth, and he can score again without any effort.

He turned his head to look at the Thunder bench, looking at the Huaguo defender, he felt a sense of powerlessness.

Drip, timeout is up.

The two sides returned to the field, Lillard dribbled to the frontcourt, he tried to make a final counterattack, saw Westbrook stepping on the three-point line, Lillard made a large three-pointer one step away.

The orange basketball spins backwards towards the hoop.

boom!
The iron is on, Lillard's burden is too heavy, and his physical state affects the feel.

After the ball hit the iron, the Blazers failed to organize an effective offense, and the point difference continued to widen. With 1 minute and 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Thunder led by 109 points 94-15.

The overall situation has been decided, Donovan took the initiative to replace the starting lineup to avoid unexpected injuries.

In the end, the Thunder won the Trail Blazers 112-98, swept their opponents 4-0 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals!

After winning the game, Grant hugged Li Haoyu beside him excitedly, and said excitedly: "Western Finals, baby! We are in the Western Conference Finals!"

Westbrook, who has experienced the finals, calmed down a lot, but he couldn't hide his happy mood, grinning innocently.

Li Haoyu got up and walked to the Trail Blazers bench. Lillard's tenacity in this round of the series impressed him deeply.

Lillard saw him approaching, rose to greet him, and hugged each other with high fives.

Li Haoyu: "I was impressed by your tenacity in a wonderful duel. I may not know how to comfort you, but I know that your heart is strong enough, and you are really strong."

Lillard: "If you want to comfort me, come to Portland with your luggage in the summer."

Li Haoyu: "Didn't you just join if you can't beat it? How did it turn into poaching if you can't beat it?"

Lillard: "I'm serious, Portland is better for you."

Li Haoyu did not speak, responded to Lillard with a slight smile, and then walked towards McCollum.

After the high-five, McCollum had accepted the failure and said with a wry smile: "You are really disgusting."

Li Haoyu patted McCollum on the shoulder: "Come on young man, the future is yours."

"Hey, hey, you're just a first-year rookie, okay?"

After greeting everyone in the Blazers, Li Haoyu and his teammates returned to the locker room.

Westbrook was in a good mood and sang loudly. His level can be regarded as a dead song on the court.

Ferguson covered his ears: "Russell, please stop singing."

Westbrook: "Forget it, let's sing when we win the next round of the series."

At this moment, Li Haoyu's cell phone rang, and he picked it up to see that it was a message from Wang Keying.

[Honey, congratulations on advancing to the Western Conference Finals.

(づ￣ 3￣)づ】

Li Haoyu edited the content of the reply, at this moment, Bayer walked in.

"Lee, Russell, the two of you are going to the press conference, hurry up and take a shower."

Li Haoyu replied briefly to Wang Keying, and then walked into the shower room.

At the scene after the media release, Stotts was being interviewed.

TNT reporter: "What do you think of the sweeping ending?"

Stotts: "We tried our best. In the first game, Russell and George were not in good shape. We had a chance to win the game. Unfortunately, Lee was so tenacious. I think everyone remembers his 8-kilometer race. The running distance, his lore at the last moment made our efforts in vain.

We made careful arrangements in the last game, trying to get an advantage at the beginning, but it was still resolved by Li.

We also fought to the last moment today, but unfortunately this does not change the result.

This round of the series has allowed us to see the shortcomings of the team. During the offseason, we will try our best to strengthen the team. "

After Stotts, Donovan arrived at the press conference.

ESPN reporter: "First of all, congratulations to you for entering the Western Conference finals. Last year you failed in the first round, but this year you have made great strides. What is the reason?"

Donovan: "Our players are working hard, and last season's first-round exit made them even more hardworking.

We strengthened the team, Schroeder and Morris added to make up for the firepower of our bench.

And, we have an unexpected treasure, which is Lee!

I never thought he could have the performance he has now. He is really a surprise for us. Our current performance is inseparable from his performance. "

Li Haoyu and Westbrook walked out of the dressing room, put on blue dragon pattern Tang suits and came to the media conference.

After waiting for the two to be seated, TNT reporter Collins asked: "Was it agreed in advance to attend the press conference in Tang suit? This is so cool."

Westbrook smiled and picked up the microphone: "Yes, my idea, if you want to buy one, you can go to the official website of my personal brand Honor the Gift."

Tengxing reporter Lin An: "Congratulations on entering the Western Conference finals. You are also the first team to enter the regional finals. May I ask Mr. Li Haoyu, what do you think of the next round?"

Li Haoyu: "The opponent has not yet been determined. Whether it is the Warriors or another team, it is difficult to deal with the ruthless character, but we have enough time now. We will definitely be ready when the Western Conference finals start, Thunder up!"

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