Back on the defensive end, the Thunderclap didn't use the tactic of double-teaming Li Ze like they did in the second quarter. That strategy had been broken by Li Ze's Sky Hook.
This time, the Los Angeles team relied on Li Ze's powerful presence in the paint to easily send the ball in.
The Thunderclap advanced to the front.
Westbrook moved the ball to Durant.
When Durant was on the court, the Thunder still believed in Durant unconditionally. After all, he was their number one star player.
Durant stood outside the three-point line.
He was not very worried about Meta Waldpis, who was defending in front of him. In this game, Meta Waldpis did not restrict him too much.
He was confident that he could break through the defense line of Meta Waldepis.
However, Li Ze stood there in the paint. Durant had already tested Li Ze's strong defensive ability in the paint in the first half. Although he wanted to rush into the paint again, a voice in his heart told him not to try. Once he tried, the team might not have the slightest chance of winning.
However, to be on the safe side, he still wanted to play it small and big. However, the Los Angeles Clippers responded in time and did not let the Thunder successfully switch out.
Therefore, he chose to push forward a little and play a solo at the middle distance.
Kareem: " This is Durant's first time playing a single at mid-range in this game.”
" This is a new tactic that Durant developed this year. In this year's regular season, his attack was still struggling. If he uses it now, can he succeed against Meta Waldepis 'defense?”
Charles Barkley pursed his lips."" There's no doubt that Meta Waldepis 'defense can't be underestimated. Although he didn't restrict Durant much in this game, his height and weight might not be effective in a solo match. So Durant's choice might be a mistake.”
Sure enough, he still could not score against Meta Waldepis 'defense.
Charles Barkley: " Haha... I told you, Durant's choice was a mistake. His back-to-back play hasn't been fully developed yet. Once he faces a player with passable defensive ability, he will be very unstable!”
" As an insider, I also know that the most important aspect of a player's technique is their strength and height advantage. However, Durant doesn't have such an advantage against Meta Waldepis.”
" Or maybe Durant can do what he did last time. He can play a small game against a big game and play Ramon Sainz! But I don't think the Los Angeles team will give him that chance.”
On the court, Li Ze protected the defensive rebound, passed the ball to Ramon Sainz, and then ran back to the front field.
For this shot, the Laker still used Li Ze to block the ball from the inside. Kobe was ready to pass the ball from the outside. In the end, Li Ze easily sent the ball into the basket again.
66：57。
The Laker team was widening the gap.
"The Thunderclap is suffering right now. Faced with Li Ze's offense in the paint, they seem to have no way out.”
" And they're on the offensive end. The two young masters 'favorite method of attacking the basket has become a less feasible method. They need to think of a way to break this situation..."
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The Thunderclap tried a few shots from the outside but failed.
During this period, Li Ze continuously shot from the inside and all of them hit the target. His offensive efficiency was outstanding.
A wave of 10:0, the score reached 72:57。
The lakers 'lead had reached 15 points
At this time, the third quarter had only been going on for seven and a half minutes.
This put a lot of pressure on the Thunderclap.
Beep beep beep!
The Thunder's head coach, Brooks, called a time-out.
He had to make a change now. Otherwise, the Thunderclap would probably be killed in one wave. The entire fourth quarter would become garbage time.
However, time was too tight. Brooks, who had always used the tactic of Westbrook beating Durant and Durant beating Westbrook, had yet to think about how to change it.
" Coach, maybe, I think... we should still double Li Ze..." the assistant coach suggested.
Brooks shook his head.
In the second quarter, they had already tried to double Li Ze, but Li Ze's hook had already been broken.
Even because of the double team, the rest of the team had an easier time scoring.
"Coach, we can team up even more thoroughly!”the assistant manager continued.
"Are you saying that we're going to double-team Li Ze before he gets the ball?”
Brooks said with a frown.
After thinking for a while, he said," We can only bet on the other players 'touch now. It's too easy for Li Ze to score inside. It's better to bet that the opponent's touch on the outside isn't as accurate as it was in the first half.”
"As long as the Laker's perimeter isn't as accurate as it was in the first half, we still have hope for this game!”
Brooks immediately made adjustments to the players.
He replaced Perkins with a player who was faster and taller than Perkins.
"Ibaka, you will still defend against Li Ze. In our lineup, only you can barely compete with Li Ze. In addition, you will go around the front to defend. As for the back, you will leave it to Collison to double-team…Collison, you can't take more than one step behind Li Ze.”
"As for the offensive end, continue to create opportunities for Kevin to play big. If he can't, leave it to James to finish off the outside shots!!!”
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The pause time ended.
After Li Ze returned to the field, he realized that Ibaka's position seemed to be different from before.
Soon, Li Ze realized that Ibaka was going around him to defend.
Moreover, he noticed that the new player, Collison, was very open about Gasol and focused on him. He knew that once the ball was passed, he would definitely be sandwiched.
"However, can they just let Gasol go like this?”
Although Ramon Sainz's ability was average, his ability to read matches was pretty good.
He waved his hand and asked Gasol to come out and pick him up.
This put him in a difficult position.
Should he follow her out or not?
Gasol's mid-range shooting was the best in the paint.
Helpless, he could only choose to follow.
Ramon Sainz broke through the penalty area, and Li Ze opened up the space in time.
Ibaka was faced with the choice of defending against Ramon Sainz or continuing to defend against Ramon Sainz. In the end, he chose the latter.
Under such circumstances, Ramon Sainz had a smooth road ahead of him. Naturally, it was an easy layup and he scored two points.
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