I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 82 Steady Turtle and Death Du

I just played against the Thunder not long ago, and the overall strength of the Clippers stabilized the Thunder. Although this game is a guest, the Clippers still have a great psychological advantage.

At the beginning of the game, it was indeed as the Clippers players thought.

Although the Thunder are young, they still lack experience.

The Clippers are relatively experienced and skilled. Even if Lu Yi is targeted for defense, others can still stand up and score.

Lu Yi had a steady performance against the Raptors in the previous game, so he didn't rush to stand up and fire in the first quarter.

Of course, the most important thing is that Westbrook is undercover again today.

The Clippers stated that Gordon is not their sixth man, Westbrook is.

In the first quarter, the Thunder launched 10 offenses with the ball by Westbrook alone, 6 of which had bad chances and chose to break through to score the ball, which turned into 3 assists.

The problem is Westbrook's own layup and shooting, 4 of 0 shots, and no score in the first quarter.

On the contrary, it was rebounds, with 6 scored.

The Clippers have only 5 insiders Kaman and Kemp together, not Westbrook's opponent.

If Westbrook scores more points, Westbrook has a strong sense of presence.

But a small guard who can't score by shooting and only thinks about rebounding will have a negative effect on the team, no matter how many rebounds he grabs.

Relying on Westbrook's undercover, the Clippers took a 31-point lead 22-9 in the first quarter.

Originally, if we continued to play like this, the Clippers would basically be able to continue their winning streak.

However, in the second quarter, Westbrook suddenly awakened.

Westbrook continued to play in the second quarter. It was obviously the style of play in the first quarter, but he completed two consecutive layups in the interior.

There was also a chance to win an additional penalty. In the end, Westbrook continued to be tough, and the additional penalty also hit.

Relying on Westbrook's sudden outbreak, he scored 5 points in a row to help the Thunder stabilize the situation.

The Clippers' plan to open the score in a wave was shattered.

Fortunately, Westbrook can do it, but Durant can't.

第一节的杜兰特8投4中，三分1投1中，罚球2投2中，砍下11分。

It stands to reason that the feel of the second quarter will not be much worse. Even if the hit rate is [-]-[-], it is always possible to score another seven or eight points in a single quarter.

However, the Clippers double-teamed Durant, and Durant felt that Westbrook didn't feel good. Even though Westbrook could make a layup, he didn't pass the ball from the outside.

It is also because Durant made more double-team and strong shots. Durant, who made 5 of 1 shots in the second quarter, became a member of the Thunder Crouching Dragon and Phoenix.

However, the Thunder is not only a Gemini configuration, Jeff Green also played well in the second quarter, making 3 of 2 shots, 2 of 1 free throws, and scored 5 points.

Relying on Westbrook and Jeff Green, the Thunder stabilized the situation and were not quickly opened up by the Clippers.

Although the Clippers took another 2-point lead in the second quarter, Durant went undercover in the second quarter, and the Clippers failed to directly defeat the Thunder. This is indeed a hidden danger.

In the second half, Durant didn't take so many rush shots, and Westbrook didn't go undercover, so the Thunder didn't have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

Fortunately, Harden, who played the sixth man in the third quarter, also took turns to stretch his hips.

The Clippers still had a sense of crisis. In the third quarter, Lu Yi fired all his firepower and kept making strong shots.

The scoring efficiency is half, but the hit rate is still maintained at a level close to 5%.

You must know that Lu Yike has shot a lot of three-pointers, and Lu Yi's true shooting percentage is not low.

With Lu Yi frantically applying pressure on the offensive end, other Clippers teammates can better put their energy and energy on the defensive end.

Throughout the third quarter, under the leadership of Lu Yi, the Clippers firmly suppressed the Thunder.

The point difference between the two teams once widened to 20 points, but at the end of the third quarter, Durant suddenly made a big foul and stabilized the situation again.

Thornton suddenly had foul problems, and the Clippers could allow Russell Butler to replace Thornton to limit Durant.

But Butler alone can't restrain Durant.

Fortunately, after the third quarter was over, the Clippers did not return all the advantages they gained in the third quarter.

After the third quarter, the two teams were 83 to 67, and the Clippers led the Thunder by 16 points.

"Durant needs to watch out and be as smart as possible when guarding him.

As long as we play steadily, this victory belongs to us.

Lu Yi, we still need you to show your talent and aggressiveness on the offensive end.

Finally, one more point, we must fully demonstrate our toughness in the regular season in the West.

Defense, no matter the time of day, is the most important part of the team. "

The team led by a big score, but Dunleavy did not relax.

Durant at the end of the first and third quarters, as well as Westbrook in the second quarter, all had eye-catching performances.

Being young has its advantages, and no one can guarantee how Durant and Westbrook will perform in the fourth quarter.

If the two young people join forces and go crazy, it's not like the Thunder have no chance to turn defeat into victory.

Fortunately, the Clippers are not without young people.

In order to avoid being the first to charge by the Thunder, Dunleavy hopes that Lu Yi will put pressure on the Thunder on the offensive end.

In the end, rely on the overall defense, limit the performance of the Thunder, wait for the young Thunder to make mistakes, and then win the game steadily.

However, although Scott Brooks is a young head coach, he is a coach who is good at training defense.

Scott Brooks knew that if the Thunder wanted to turn the tables, they had to do a better job defensively.

Thunder players want to win today, and the energy of defensive betting is completely different from before.

Durant found that Westbrook was not that tricky, so he really wanted to win.

Westbrook has recovered from the flu, and he is in good health today. He will face Lu Yi, an alumnus, again, and he also wants to win the game.

Jeff Green and others performed well.

The Thunder had 4 wins and 5 losses before. If they can win this game, the Thunder can also break into the top eight in the Western Conference.

In other words, the Thunder are all united and working hard to win.

Even though the difference between the two teams is 16 points, the gap is not inescapable.

The Thunder put on an extremely correct defensive attitude at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Lu Yi's three fast breaks were destroyed, and two of them were even tactical fouls.

Accumulating the number of fouls in advance is not good for the Thunder, but the Thunder is 15+ behind. If Lu Yi easily makes a chasing three-pointer, this game is really impossible to play.

Relying on fouls in the early part of the fourth quarter to avoid the Clippers from scoring as much as possible, this is indeed the best way for the Thunder to stabilize morale.

And in the fourth quarter, the Thunder's group of young people is more competitive than the Clippers, who are weak.

It is worth mentioning that Westbrook didn't fight at all in the fourth quarter.

Basically, the ball is handed over to Durant as soon as halftime is over.

Durant didn't make strong shots, but instead looked for opportunities to play pick-and-rolls with his teammates.

At this critical moment, Westbrook's only score in the fourth quarter was actually a three-pointer from the outside.

Fortunately, only one shot was made, and the other two breakthrough layups failed to hit.

Although Westbrook was a steady turtle in the fourth quarter, he didn't contribute much scoring. Even the ball was in Durant's hands, and his sense of presence was very low.

However, perhaps because he wanted to win too much, Westbrook kept rushing for rebounds, which inevitably exposed the problem of missing outside players.

In the end, the Clippers relied on Lu Yi's stable performance and the fact that Beard was missed several times by Westbrook in the fourth quarter. They made two open three-pointers and beat the Thunder by 5 points.

In one quarter, the 16-point difference narrowed to the final 5 points, which also shocked the Clippers up and down.

Wen Jiangui and Reaper Du appeared together, and the Thunder scored 32 points in the fourth quarter, of which Durant scored 16 points alone.

Westbrook seems to be invisible, but there are also many assists and rebounds.

After this game, it was the most normal triple-double data, 15 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.

If it weren't for 18 shots, the shooting rate is a bit low, and Westbrook as a point guard, this data is really pretty good.

Fortunately, there were players like Kidd in previous years. Westbrook can hit a triple-double, which is not so eye-catching.

The Thunder were not the opponent of the Clippers. The Clippers are now second in the Western Conference. The Thunder only lost by 5 points, which even made the Russian fans very happy.

Losing is not the responsibility of one person, Westbrook has already played at a normal level.

In this game, the Thunder's worst player was indeed not Westbrook.

The sixth man, Harden, made 7 of 2 shots and only scored 4 points. His performance was also poor.

Of course, Harden is not the biggest undercover agent in the Thunder.

It can only be said that young players lack game experience and lack the ability to stabilize output.

However, it also has incredible abilities that are usually hard to see.

With the help of this game against the Clippers, Durant and Westbrook have already shown some potential in themselves.

(End of this chapter)