Chapter 1760: Win Another Victory in Exactly the Same Way

The Lakers won by a huge margin of 17 points.

This is not surprising. The Lakers are recognized as the stronger side. This is also the Lakers' home court. The Lakers lost 4 of 31 home games this season. Although it is a little worse than the 30-game winning streak at home in the previous two peak seasons, it is still the best in the league. The second-ranked Bulls also lost 8 games at home, which is twice as many as the Lakers.

And losing in such a devil's home court does not seem to be unacceptable to the Thunder. Moreover, for the Thunder and their fans, the process tonight seems to prove this point. They led the Lakers in the first half, but lost after the start of the second half, so many Thunder fans shouted after the game, fight back in the next game!

Moreover, just looking at the Thunder's data, it is not so unacceptable.

First of all, Westbrook scored the most points in the game. He took 28 shots, hit 15 balls, 6 three-pointers, 7 free throws, 39 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. The number of shots, hits and total points all set personal records in Westbrook's career.

Westbrook's performance in this game was a surprise to their fans. After all, not everyone can score 39 points or nearly 40 points against the Lakers in the playoffs. In the past few seasons, the only guys who can score more than 35 points against the Lakers in the playoffs seem to be the Nuggets' golden double guns and the Celtics' Ray Allen. No one else can do it. Westbrook's name is put together with those three well-known names, which is enough for fans to be proud of.

There are even fans who shouted that the Thunder lost but Westbrook did not lose. They even think that Westbrook has the scoring ability to match JK. The Thunder should increase their efforts and give Westbrook more rights to handle the ball.

Judging from this game alone, Ji Feng scored a triple-double with 25 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds. Including the last round, Ji Feng has scored a triple-double for 3 consecutive games and 4 triple-doubles in 5 games to create new history. Kobe made 8 of 14 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, 22 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds.

In terms of scoring, JK is not outstanding. If we only talk about scoring, Westbrook really beat JK tonight, but in terms of efficiency, JK is still one step higher than him, not to mention Ji Feng's triple-double performance.

Of course, we can understand the fans' comments, but are things really the same as the fans think?

Just look at the relaxed expressions on the faces of the Lakers players and you will know that they are definitely fully prepared for this victory, and there is no accident at all, because Ji Feng has made a full set of plans to win before the game even started.

Fisher, who returned to the locker room, complained: "If it wasn't the playoffs, I would have thought that Ji Feng had given money to that young man over there!"

Yes, if you only look at the data, Westbrook is undoubtedly a superstar, but if you only look at the performance in the second half, Westbrook is definitely an undercover!

Westbrook in the second half is not the same as Westbrook in the first half.

In fact, he played well at the beginning, constantly passing the ball to Durant, letting Durant play one-on-one, and Durant also showed a hot hand, but then he fell into the trap woven by the Lakers.

Fisher's continuous success in singles made him fall into blind confidence in his own abilities. He began to enjoy handling every attack by himself instead of looking for teammates. In this game, Durant scored 26 points, 15 of which came from the first two quarters, and 8 points came from the last stage of the fourth quarter. In other words, in the third and fourth quarters when the Lakers opened up the gap, Durant only scored a pitiful 3 points.

It can't be blamed on him for being invisible in the critical moment, because in such a critical moment, Durant only took 2 shots...

In this game, Westbrook was praised for making changes that many people thought he couldn't do. He played better and he was better able to control his idea of ​​winning the game by fighting alone.

However, when the situation was unfavorable against the Lakers, he could no longer control himself. He started shooting three-pointers that he was not good at and jump shots that the opponent wanted him to do.

It is extremely difficult for any team to become a real playoff contender when the point guard has no basket, and when this point guard without a basket keeps shooting, winning becomes almost impossible.

Westbrook always plays with an intensity that can only be called "Westbrook Star", and Ji Feng is well aware of this. This is what makes him an exciting and special player, but it is also the root cause of all his failures.

His explosive playing style can destroy opponents, but it can also lead him to make bad choices, causing him to forget the game in trying to prove his own ideas, or want to bear the burden of winning alone.

However, this made the other two great weapons of the Thunder, especially the mature Durant, unable to play. Facing the Lakers, Durant who played like this and Harden who only scored 10 points in the whole game could not bring victory to the Thunder.

As for the others, well, you have to admit that the Thunder did not have the tactics of others at all. The others were just tools. Apart from picking up a few scoring opportunities, they did not have any independent tactics. Don't disbelieve it, this is the Thunder

If Brooks and the Thunder could see the problems exposed in the first game and return the ball to Durant, they would still have a chance in the second game. However, it is a pity that Brooks, the young coach, did not realize that he was being It's a routine. He just felt that the Lakers' change of defense restricted Westbrook's performance in the second half in this game, so he chose a more radical method to open up space for Westbrook!

So, the second game...

"Westbrook performed well in the last game. What kind of wonderful performance will he bring this time when he starts in the first game..."

"ON NO! Just 6 seconds after Perkins succeeded in fighting for the ball, Ji Feng successfully double-teamed. Fisher cut off the ball and passed the ball to Ji Feng! A fast break~!"

"Oh! With an explosive dunk, Ji Feng opened the scoring for the Lakers. However, half of the credit for this goal must be credited to Lao Yu. His interception was very timely and looked like a young man!" Yu Jia did not expect the opening scene. It would go straight to climax, and he almost didn't swallow the water.

But he was soon glad that he drank water, because the rhythm after that was really fast!

Mainly because Westbrook delivered it too quickly!

Westbrook, who made 5 turnovers in the game, made 6 turnovers in the first quarter. Facing Fisher, Westbrook seemed to suddenly lose his ability. Fisher can always organize Westbrook to get up to speed and use his strong body to Interfering with Westbrook's breakthrough may not necessarily work for Rose, but it is very effective for Westbrook who only wants to attack powerfully. This allowed him to make 0 of 6 shots in the first quarter and score no points!

The Lakers scored a huge score of 40-20 in a single quarter, which directly shocked Thunder fans.

Brooks was dumbfounded. He couldn't figure out why Westbrook suddenly failed, but he could only become a living doctor and replaced Harden and Durati to shoulder the offensive banner.

However, it was too late. Although they tied the score to only 15 points at halftime, in the third quarter, Ji Feng finally started to attack.

With 20 points in a single quarter, the Lakers once again led the team to a 40-21 single quarter. The Lakers scored 110 points in three quarters, setting a new playoff record, while the Thunder only had a pitiful 68 points...