Chapter 1956 Reaching Another Level of Boss
**Durant!
Ji Feng showed his fangs for the first time tonight.
After this goal, the point difference further widened, and the Thunder's morale fell to the bottom.
Durant was eager to return one, but he was double-teamed after the pick-and-roll. Durant did not give in this time. He chose to fight hard, turned his back and forced a shot. However, it turns out that in the JK encirclement, passing may be the best. choose.
Fighting, Ji Feng bypassed Adu and ran to the front court. Bynum directly hit Kobe with one hand. Kobe played with Adu, and the basketball flew over his head. Ji Feng stepped forward and held the ball to score two more points!
"Roar~~~!!!" The Lakers bench fell into pieces, Farmar did the familiar towel dance, and the point difference widened to 16 points.
With only 8 minutes and 12 seconds left, it was Yu Jia's turn to say a classic saying: "There is not much time left for the Thunder."
But this is not football. Yu Jia is still conservative. At this time, he is leading by this score. Unless the Lakers suddenly come to their senses, it will be almost impossible for the Thunder to complete the comeback.
What's more, Westbrook has not yet recovered from the continuous attacks. Now he has completely forgotten that he is a point guard. He must act alone with the ball. However, the effect is still touching. The Lakers have replaced Blake and Farmar. Two freshmen who had rested for half a minute took turns defending him, which made it more and more difficult for him to attack.
But you can't say anything about him yet. His statistics are there. It's impossible not to let him attack. Harden did hit three three-pointers and kept the Thunder alive. What do you dare to say to your second brother...
This also completely ruined the Thunder's hope of a comeback.
Time came to the last 2 minutes unknowingly. At this time, the point difference had reached 20 points. The Lakers completely replaced the main players, while the Thunder only left Harden and the substitutes to finish the last garbage time. This also announced that this The game completely lost its suspense.
The Thunder's third youngster defeated Staples in the first game of the Western Conference Finals. The Lakers led 1-0 and won 9 consecutive victories in the playoffs!
"Well, congratulations to Westbrook for joining the team. He scored 45 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, but he could only watch the team lose by a huge score of 118-100 in the away game."
"Let us also congratulate the Lakers. They once again defended their home court for five seasons. No team can beat them at Staples in the playoffs. This has to be said to be a miracle, and only The Lakers can do such an incredible thing." After the game, Yu Jia's commentary was as calm as if the game was an ordinary regular season, which was in sharp contrast to his excited tone at the start of the game.
You can't blame him. The first and second half of this game were very fragmented. If the first half was a back and forth, the second half was a unilateral defeat. The Thunder completely lost the initiative from the third quarter.
It all starts with Westbrook scoring a high score in the first half...
Of course, just looking at the data, Westbrook still hit a new career high, especially in scoring. He scored 45 points in the Western Conference Finals, which is already difficult for most stars to do, let alone 11 rebounds. 7 assists, at least it can make many people lose the idea of evaluating him, because fans can still turn against him.
However, everyone who knows the business now knows where the Thunder lost.
There were 7 turnovers and 5 fouls in the game, as well as a 40% field goal percentage and a 30% three-point shooting rate. The Thunder only made 3 of 10 three-pointers in the game, especially the 0-for-3 three-pointers in the last quarter. Without the final hope of chasing points, coupled with a plus-minus value of -9, Westbrook really couldn't conceal his failure in this game.
Anyone who has watched the game understands that although the Thunder also had 4 players score in double figures, their wonderful performances were all in the first half, and the second half was simply unsystematic, all because of Westbrook's various unreasonable shots.
Harden made 6 goals in 8 shots, and even made 3 of 4 three-pointers. It was a proper mainstay level performance, but the fact that he only took 8 shots speaks volumes.
Harden is like this, let alone others. Apart from the three young men, the only one who scored in double figures was Ibaka, who scored 12 points. However, apart from free throws, his scoring came from the second attack in the frontcourt, and he only received a pitiful number of assists. once.
This can also be seen in the playing style of this Thunder. Except for the third young master, everyone else is a prop.
Oklahoma's commentator said implicitly: "Westbrook should learn to drive his teammates, after all, he plays the No. 1 position."
The best comparison is Ji Feng. He only took 17 shots in the game, but he hit 13 goals, 4 of 5 three-pointers, and 7 free throws. He scored 37 points efficiently and had a game-high 14 assists. And 11 rebounds, a triple-double was achieved.
Under the leadership of Ji Feng, six Lakers players scored in double figures, including Kobe Bryant with 25 points, Gasol with 20 points, Bynum with 13 points, Artest with 11 points, and even Fisher, who had been away from the team for a long time, scored. 12 points were scored, and the team's turnovers were controlled to 7, which was twice as many as the Thunder. This is also the Lakers' way to win.
What's even more valuable is that Ji Feng only made one mistake in the game, and his plus-minus value reached a terrifying +22, the highest in the game. Not to mention Ji Feng's contribution on the defensive end, in addition to the 2 blocks and 3 steals that can be seen with the naked eye. , Ji Feng defended Durant alone and suppressed the latter's data to 17 points and 6 rebounds, with a shooting percentage of less than 50%. His help defense looked down on Westbrook in the second half, and also grabbed 4 offensive rebounds, the highest in the game. This kind of performance is a worthy leader.
"Ji Feng played with ease throughout the game. He played various roles and led the Lakers to play wonderful offense and defense. This performance also continued his excellent form in this year's playoffs. Although the score was not the highest, it was definitely He is the MVP on the court." ESPN commented.
In O'Neal's words: "Ji Feng has reached another level. He is already stronger than everyone on the court."
This is because they don't know that Ji Feng suggested the overall tactics of the Lakers tonight to Zen Master, otherwise they would definitely be shocked.
"Oh my god, there is such a 'sinister and cunning' guy in the world!"
Ahem, of course, this is a joke. Nowadays, few people in the media criticize Westbrook. After all, his statistics are top-notch, and more firepower is focused on Durant. Who asked him to stretch his hips facing Ji Feng? Well, he's the boss of the team again. If he loses the game, who will he blame if he doesn't?
However, Durant felt miserable. Although his state in this game was average, it was not like this. In the final analysis, it was because Westbrook didn't pass the ball, and he couldn't blame him, so in the end he had no touch.
But facing reporters, Durant was still very firm. He took the responsibility for losing. He said: "This is only the first game. We still have a chance. Everything will be different in the next game!"
Adu is still an honest person. If he likes bath water, he likes it... Ahem, if you lose on the field, the boss needs to stand up and take responsibility. If you can't beat him, just run away and rely on your teammates. That is definitely a cowardly behavior. Adu's behavior One point has always been done well.
But, in the second game, do they really have a chance?