Double stars shine in Los Angeles

Chapter 96 The Western District Finals ([-])

The Los Angeles Lakers extended their playoff winning streak with a comfortable victory over the away Oklahoma City Thunder in Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals.Everyone in the Los Angeles Lakers, whether it is players, coaching staff or team staff, hopes that the team can continue the winning streak until they win the championship trophy.

"We have always been a good team, and we will do our best to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the next game!" Facing the reporter's interview, Kevin Durant, the head star of the Oklahoma City Thunder, vowed, " We have such strength, the key is that each of us must set an example and do what we should do. We are not inferior to our opponents, the key is that we have to show the drive to fight hard!"

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks blamed the loss on the fact that the team's role players did not find the game's status and did not do enough on the defensive end, while the inside players on the offensive end gave the team Not enough help.Scott Brooks also expressed his dissatisfaction with Russell Brooks still holding the ball too much in the game with a low shooting percentage, and emphasized that the three main players of the team must strengthen their offense, And the inside players should make their own contributions to the team's offensive end in the second half.

"I am very happy that we can win this game relatively easily. The Oklahoma City Thunder also performed very well and threatened us many times in the first half." Kobe Bryant in the locker room To the many reporters surrounding him, he talked eloquently, "In the second half, we made some adjustments to the lineup, strengthened the team's offense, and hoped to gain a bigger lead with a strong attack. Our offense is very good. Fluency, the basketball can always appear in the hands of the most suitable person at the right time, which makes our offense easier. The victory of this game belongs to everyone, and every one of our players on the field will be in the game tonight They are the best in the game, and victory cannot be achieved by one person.”

The reporters who interviewed Kobe Bryant were a little unbelievable. Kobe Bryant could say such a thing. According to his amazing performance in the past, getting him to praise his teammates is like an SSS-level task. The difficulty is too high!
After accepting the interview, Kobe Bryant turned his attention to Lin Fengzhe and Li Yifeng, only to find that there were not many reporters interviewing them, and he couldn't help feeling, "The popularity of these two guys is so high. It is comparable to my depreciation time and space." But thinking of those domestic media in China, Kobe Bryant felt relieved a lot.

Two days passed quickly, and the second game of the Western Conference Finals was about to begin.

Before the game, the Oklahoma City Thunder said in a pre-match interview that their side would do their best to win the game and not let their side be too passive in the next series.In an interview, the Los Angeles Lakers firmly said that the victory will be theirs, and there is no doubt here.

When Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals began, the Oklahoma City Thunder's players and coaching staff found that the opponent had changed a lot from the previous game.

The starting lineup of the Los Angeles Lakers for this game became Li Yifeng, Andrew Bynum, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, and Li Yifeng.From the very beginning, the Lakers intend to use a fierce offense to solve their opponents as much as possible.And the Thunder's starting lineup is still the same as last game, Kendrick Perkins, Serge Ibaka, Kevin Durant, Thabo Sefolosha, Russell Weiss Brooke.

"It seems that the possibility of winning tonight is even smaller!" Scott Brooks, head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, looked at the lineup of the Lakers and couldn't help but think this way in his heart.Before the game started, the head coach of the team already had the idea that it would be difficult to beat the opponent. I don't know if the Thunder players would give up the game if they knew the coach's idea.

The referee for tonight's game is still Joe Crawford.In this game, the Oklahoma City Thunder replaced the jumper with Serge Ibaka.Li Yifeng grabbed the basketball easily, and took it off directly.

Li Yifeng did not teach basketball to the team's point guard, but took the ball beyond the three-point line by himself, and unreasonably shot a three-pointer directly at the position facing the basket, and the basketball hit the board and went into the basket .No one thought that the Lakers' opening goal was actually a direct shot from the center from the three-point line.

And Kendrick Perkins, who was in charge of defending Li Yifeng, never thought that Li Yifeng would attack directly, and did not make any defensive moves.

"Li! THREEBALL!" The DJ at the stadium called out Li Yifeng's name in a drawn out voice.

On the field, Russell Westbrook drives the ball upfield.Kevin Durant reaches for the ball, and Russell Westbrook immediately passes it over.Kevin Durant singles with the ball behind Tracy McGrady.Tracy McGrady pressed one arm against Kevin Durant's back, and the other hand interfered with Kevin Durant's body.

When Lin Fengzhe followed Russell Westbrook, he also divided his attention to pay attention to the singles of Kevin Durant and Tracy McGrady.

Kevin Durant turned forward with the ball to the right, intending to break away from Tracy McGrady.Tracy McGrady did not lose his position, and still followed Kevin Durant closely, leaving Kevin Durant with no good shooting space and opportunities.Kevin Durant had no choice but to pass the ball back to Russell Westbrook.

However, Kevin Durant obviously ignored Lin Fengzhe's ability. Lin Fengzhe came out early and directly cut off Kevin Durant's pass to Russell Westbrook. He took off and glides for a long distance before landing and throws the basketball in his hand to the basket, and the basketball hits the board and goes into the basket.

Lin Fengzhe's unique three-point fast break appeared again.Los Angeles scored six points in less than a minute, leading its opponent 1-[-] at the start.

"Kevin Durant's pass was actually taken away!" The special commentator on the scene said, "The timing of this pass is not good. Kevin Durant should attack directly or try to make a pass. Fouls, the behavior of avoiding the opponent's edge as a head star will have an impact on morale.

The Oklahoma City Thunder's second offense was still unsuccessful. Thabo Sefolosha's shot was interfered by Kobe Bryant and did not even touch the basket. The ball was taken by Andrew Bynum and passed directly To Lin Fengzhe, the Lakers began to counterattack quickly.

Lin Fengzhe rushed forward at full speed after receiving a pass from Andrew Bynum.At the same time, Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady also rushed forward from both sides.Kevin Durant followed Lin Fengzhe and rushed to the basket, followed by Russell Westbrook.

Lin Fengzhe hit the ground pass while running and passed it to Tracy McGrady at 45 degrees on the left.Russell Westbrook immediately rolled over and lunged at Tracy McGrady.Tracy McGrady picked up the pass and passed it to Kobe Bryant, who had run to the top arc, and the latter caught the ball and shot it directly, and the basketball was hollowed into the net.

The Los Angeles Lakers played a 2-[-] climax in less than [-] minutes.The Oklahoma City Thunder immediately called a timeout, interrupting the Lakers' offensive rhythm.

Scott Brooks felt that his premonition just now had become a reality, and the score was opened by his opponent at the beginning.Although he was uneasy, Scott Brooks sorted it out and emphasized the pre-match arrangements to his players again, and encouraged the players to put their minds on it and let go of the game, and don't shrink back.

After the timeout, the game continued, and the Thunder finally found some sense of the game, with two points scored by Kevin Durant's pick-and-roll mid-range shot.Although in the rest of the first quarter, the Thunder's offense was mostly successful, but compared to the Lakers' strong offense, it still fell behind.

In the first quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers made 24 of 40 three-pointers and scored 16 points in a single quarter. The team scored [-] points in a single quarter.The sharp offense of the Los Angeles Lakers can be seen.At the end of the game, the Lakers had already led the Thunder by [-] points, leaving the fans stunned, and even Andrew Bynum hit a three-pointer from the outside.

In the second quarter of the game, the Lakers went up and down, and the players who came off the bench were mainly defensive.In order to recover the score, the Thunder did not want the game to be decided at the end of the half, so they had to keep Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook on the court and sent James Harden Strengthen the team's offense.

The Thunder team's approach was still somewhat effective. At the end of the half, they finally narrowed the point difference to seven points, with a halftime score of 64 to 57.It is worth mentioning that the Lakers did not play in the second quarter as in the previous game.

In the second half of the game, all the starters of the Lakers appeared on the field and started the journey of grabbing points again.Maybe it's because of the longer rest time and a drop in shooting percentage, but he still scored 29 points in a single quarter and made [-] of [-] three-pointers.The difference between the two sides was once again widened to [-] points.

In the last quarter of the game, the starters played less than 5 minutes, making consecutive mid-range shots and breaking through the basket, once again increasing the score.The Lakers, who came off the bench, are still defensive.Three minutes before the end of the game, the Thunder replaced all the main players and announced that they would give up the game.The Lakers have won two consecutive home games, leading their opponents 3-2.

After the game, the abnormal offensive ability of the Los Angeles Lakers became the focus of attention of the major media, shouting that such an attack is unstoppable!

(End of this chapter)