Chapter 1561 Defeat You Using Your Best Method, Twice!

On April 21, Staples, the Lakers continued to face the Thunder at home.

This game is also the last one of this round due to the time arrangement. The previous games have come to an end. Generally speaking, the second game confirmed people's previous guesses. The playoffs are indeed a place of chaos.

Except of course the East!

The Eastern Conference highlighted a stability. The Cavaliers easily defeated the Bulls in the second game. James even only scored 19 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds, but the Cavaliers still won by 12 points, which shows the strength gap between the first and eighth in the Eastern Conference.

The Magic, Hawks, and Celtics also won at home, so the current market matchups in the Eastern Conference are all 2-0.

Compared with the Eastern Conference, which is so stable that there is no viewing experience, the Western Conference is very complicated and chaotic. The difference between 2-8 players is only 4 games, which is reflected clearly. Everyone has the possibility of winning.

In the three games that have ended in the Western Conference, all the teams that won their first victory have lost. The Jazz and Spurs defeated the Nuggets and Mavericks respectively in away games and tied the score at 1-1, while the Suns also defended themselves. In the second home game, they defeated the Trail Blazers with a huge score of 119-80, and the score also reached 1-1.

This also gives people more expectations for this last game between the Lakers and Thunder.

Although, this expectation is actually a bit unreasonable. After all, the Lakers and other teams are not of the same level based on their regular season results.

"Charles, what should we pay attention to in this game for the Thunder? You know, the second game of the playoffs is crucial for all teams. If the Thunder have a chance to create a miracle at Staples, then They still have a good chance at home," TNT TV station Kenny Smith said.

"That's true. Just like the Suns, they defended their second home court in the game that just ended and tied with the Trail Blazers 1-1. This makes this matchup quite suspenseful, but you also have to See, it is really difficult for the Thunder to defeat the Lakers." Barkley shrugged. He really didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of Thunder fans to watch the game, but the fact was so cruel.

"In the first game it was even difficult for the Thunder to break through the Lakers' defense," Barkley said.

Yes, the Lakers undoubtedly showed championship-level defense in the first game. They cooperated very well from inside to outside. The Thunder, which averaged 108 points per game, did not even score over 90, and their shooting percentage dropped to about 30%. There were 19 turnovers in the game, which seems to have proved that the Thunder and Lakers are not on the same level at all.

The pre-game prediction website admitted that as long as the Lakers maintain the defensive intensity of the first game, the Thunder will have almost no chance:

"Because in addition to Durant's ability to see the wind on his own, neither Westbrook nor Harden's individual singles ability is enough to deal with the Lakers' steel barrel."

The Thunder seemed to think so, but Brooks had no way to adjust their tactics. To put it bluntly, the Thunder's tactics are the simplest in the league. They are a team that relies on individual ability to play in isolation. With Durant and Westbrook, they can always pass through various positions. of singles to score runs.

But for the Lakers, this was not enough, so Brooks decided to use Harden. Harden only played 12 minutes in the first game. This time Brooks was determined to give him more time. They could only look for opportunities through the transition period.

However, when the game started, the Thunder team was surprised to find that the Lakers' defense was not as domineering as the first game. It may be because Farmar was in the starting lineup, so after the Lakers scored the first goal, Westbrook easily found Seizing the opportunity for a breakthrough, he broke through Farmar and then made a layup to tie the score.

"NICE! Just fight like this! Resolute! Even more resolute!" Brooks jumped up instantly as if he had been beaten to death. In his opinion, the Lakers were careless. They were inflated and didn't defend well. Then their The opportunity has come!

But is this really the case...

In the second attack, the Lakers played very fast. When the two Thunder insiders were still near half court, Ji Feng was already hanging on the rim and dunking.

Facing the shouts like a tsunami, Brooks fell silent...

He seemed to have thought of something wrong.

The game is still going on. The Thunder implemented the coach's attitude and played very actively and proactively on the court. Durant opened up the peak of the season and made a difficult catch, drift and three-pointer off the board that shocked everyone.

Then Ji Feng responded with a ball in the same way...

Looking back, Westbrook bullied Farmar one by one. Looking back, Kobe played a picturesque game in front of Safrosa.

Harden broke through and drew a foul. Ji Feng immediately hit a three-pointer in a single, turned around, completed a steal, assisted and dunked...

The offense of both sides was full of passion, and the fans watched with amusement. Thunder fans shouted in shock: "They are back, their unsolvable singles are back!"

However, when I looked at the score at halftime...

64-47…

The Lakers still achieved a big lead similar to the first game!

Thunder fans: "..."

What the hell! Why is Mao still like this! Are the players not working hard enough? It's obvious that the Thunder have used the tactics they are best at!

However, the reality is so cruel. After playing the offense they wanted, the Thunder were surprised to find that they still couldn't beat the Lakers!

Because the Lakers' personal offense is even more unsolvable!

"Many people have forgotten what Ji Feng and Kobe Bryant relied on to start their careers. Their individual singles abilities are strong enough. I think they are enough to rank in the top five or even higher in history. One-on-one is almost difficult to limit the JK combination. Offensively, once these two people are open, the Thunder's defense is not good enough," Barkley commented.

Indeed, Ji Feng and Kobe Bryant's singles ability is more than a little better than Durant and Garvey during this period. Both of them are offensive kaleidoscopes, and there is no one in the league who can limit them one-on-one.

Not to mention that Gasol is one of the top three players in the league. His singles ability can also kill Jeff Green in an instant. Although Bynum is good and bad, he is more than enough to beat Ibaka. In this way, the Thunder are still Just barely.

Today, the Lakers obviously use singles to deal with singles. Simply put, they use the way you are best to beat you!

Durant broke out tonight, scoring 17 points in the half.

However, on the opposite side: Ji Feng had 17 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, Kobe had 18 points, Gasol had 12 points, and Bynum had 10 points.

Durant: "..."

My mentality is broken.

In the second half, the peak of the season was swaying, and it was replaced by Artest and Durant. Durant still took advantage of it. After all, his slender figure left Artest with nowhere to start.

However, Artest's personal offensive ability is also good, and Ji Feng is assisting from the side. After this quarter, the two sides fought 50-50.

The score also became 87-60, with the Lakers leading by 27 points. The 87 points in the three quarters also created the highest score in the first three quarters of this playoffs.

The suspense ends here.

In the end, the Lakers easily defeated the Thunder 123-98 and took a 2-0 lead.