Chapter 750 [Weak Substitute, Defeated at Halftime]

Durant singled out Gay on the right, turned and shot the Thunder's first goal. 4 to 2.

Last season, the Thunder's main tactic was one-on-one, and the three young players relied on talent to win. They looked to Westbrook in good times, Harden in bad times, and Durant in desperate times.

This year, the two young men take turns playing singles, and substitute Kevin Martin will definitely have to shoulder certain offensive tasks.

The Clippers attack, and the Thunder man-to-man.

Paul didn't look for a cover this time. He led into the three-point line from the right side. Facing Wei Shao, he dribbled behind his back and made a step-back jump shot with his left hand. He avoided the block and missed the shot due to interference.

Ibaka grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a counterattack. Westbrook received the ball in the backcourt and rushed forward with his head lowered. He faced Paul and forced a layup, but failed to score due to interference.

Griffin got the rebound to Paul, and the rhythm slowed down again.

Bringing it to the frontcourt, Paul and Griffin played a pick-and-roll in the middle, attracting Ibaka to switch defense. Wei Shao quickly caught up from the side, forming a double-team.

Griffin made an air cut, and Paul found a gap and passed the ball to the center. Griffin took one step and pulled the ball up. He did not choose to dunk in three steps to challenge Perkins, but came down with a distance from Perkins. A right-handed throw.

Perkins didn't expect he would do this, jumped slowly, only slightly interfered, and the ball went in. 6 to 2.

Zhang Lili shouted: "Beautiful, Griffin's attack is really smart this time, he can make a fortune, he can not only dunk."

Yu Jia said: "For Griffin, it has become a common occurrence to be severely fouled by opponents. The opponent's motives are obvious, getting him into foul trouble and even irritating him. Apart from doing this, they really don't have much to do with Griffin. Method. If he can use more techniques to score, he will be stronger."

When the Thunder attacked, Durant caught the ball from the outside, turned around and used a "swinging loop" on Gay, and all he got was air. Gay has become more and more experienced in defense, keeping a distance from Durant, mainly defending breakthroughs and interfering with shots.

Durant didn't dare to pull out easily when faced with Gay, whose height and wingspan were not much different from his own. He passed the ball to Wei Shao, who was running. The latter broke through in the middle and challenged Paul again. He stepped down and dribbled the ball continuously and then changed direction. Extraordinary.

Wei Shao is also making progress. He has understood the essence of changing the direction of the hip dribble to break through, and has brought the attack elements of the hip dribble's steering, acceleration, and change of moves to the extreme. He can not only make emergency stop jumpers to kill with one hit, but also can During the breakthrough process, he was in close contact with the defensive players and passed by one step at a time. In the future, he will be one of the best players in the NBA with a combination of sudden shooting and shooting.

Paul was knocked out of the way and turned around before he could jump. Wei Shao had already stopped and made a jump shot, and the ball went in. 6 to 4.

When the Clippers attacked, Paul and Griffin played a pick-and-roll. They changed direction with the ball and passed Ibaka, attracting Wei Shao to chase and break the ball. Griffin had no time to cut, so he caught the ball in the high post and threw the ball in the open space. 8 to 4.

Wei Shao brought the ball to the frontcourt, directly challenged Paul, changed directions and made a jump shot. Without getting rid of the defense, he relied on the bounce and release speed to throw the ball towards the basket, and hit the ball under interference. 8 to 6.

When returning to defense, Wei Shaoda was excited and made his signature celebration move-"insert gun".

He gestured to put the gun back, very arrogantly. The Thunder's favorite person to make moves after scoring is Wei Shao, who is full of creativity.

The Clippers immediately responded. Danny Green first ran to the right corner, then relied on Chandler to cover and ran up the line. After receiving a pass from Paul in the middle, he moved one step laterally and shot a three-pointer. Perkins defended him. It's not outside enough and it doesn't jump.

Green's shot was easy, the rhythm was perfect, and the ball hit the net hollowly. 11 to 6.

Ibaka is already positioned very outside when defending the pick-and-roll, which makes Perkins hesitate to switch to the side without the ball, fearing that the penalty area will lose protection. He knows very well that Griffin has the advantage of beating Ibaka.

Thunder coach Scott Brooks sat courtside, steady as a rock, letting his players adjust. It's not that he wants the players to be on their own, but that there's really nothing they can do against the Clippers, as he knew very well last season.

When the Thunder attacked, Paul changed his defense and allowed Westbrook a step and a half to prevent breakthroughs but not shots.

Wei Shao's three-point shooting is not very good, but he does not hesitate at all.

A pull-up three-pointer from the middle, Paul stepped forward and slightly interfered, which acted as a distraction, and the ball bounced out of the basket. Chandler got stuck and helped Griffin get the rebound easily.

Griffin passed to Paul, who without pausing passed to Gay who was coming down the left.

Guy doesn't seem to have much presence on the court at the moment. Durant underestimated him and chose to gamble and steal. Gay didn't take the ball, but raised the ball up with one hand, flying over his and Durant's heads. He turned around and passed Durant who stretched out his long arm to steal, and started a solo fast break.

Gay made reasonable use of the rules, just like failing to catch the basketball and passing the ball smoothly, the referee would not call him dribbling twice.

He took three steps after catching the basketball. With no one in front of him, he took off with both feet near the penalty area line and dunked the basketball with his right hand. 12 to 6.

TNT's Barkley shouted: "This goal should be counted as 50 points, and it will definitely be among the top five today."

Kenny Smith laughed: "Guy's dunking ability is underestimated. When he participated in the dunk contest, he did not enter the finals because he lacked creativity. He often had wonderful dunks during the competition."

The fans applauded wildly. This kind of goal boosts morale.

When the Thunder attacked, Durant immediately wanted to fight back. After dribbling the ball, he changed direction drastically and faced Gay for a sudden jump shot. He relied on his height advantage to dodge the shot and ignored the shot. 12 to 8.

Paul steadily dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and continued to play pick-and-rolls to find mismatch opportunities. The Thunder's defense is tight and it is difficult to get open shots, but mismatches are enough for them.

The score was deadlocked, and Curry came on the field to replace Gay in the second half, adding a stable three-point shooting spot. He caught the ball and made a three-pointer, misplaced Perkins and made a layup.

Paul also assisted Griffin in the counterattack and scored a beautiful alley-oop dunk.

The Thunder can also score points with the performance of Westbrook and Durant, but they have been lagging behind.

The Clippers led 29-22 in the first quarter, and Griffin performed best, with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, the Clippers sent Curry, Tony Allen, Korver, Parsons, and Faried to play a five-death tactic.

Thunder five: Reggie Jackson, Kevin Martin, Lamb, Nick Collison, Thabeet.

The Thunder seemed to have an advantage inside, but the fight was surprising. The Clippers quickly expanded the point difference with an 11-2 run.

The key to victory or defeat lies in the parallel import No. 2 Thabeet. He lacks range and cannot challenge Farid one-on-one. As long as the Thunder misses a shot and the Clippers counterattack, Thabeet can't defend.

Experts rated the top ten worst draft picks in the past 10 years, and Thabeet ranked first. Many people were optimistic about him when he was drafted, so he ranked ahead of a group of strong players such as Curry, Harden, and Evans.

Brooks replaced Ibaka early to strengthen defense, and Durant strengthened offense. The star is not good enough, Martin is obsessed with Tony Allen, and Lamb has a mental problem. He doesn't even dare to dribble the ball. When he receives the pass, as long as there is someone in front of him, he will pass it out immediately.

Yang Rui asked the substitutes to continue playing, giving Curry unlimited power to lead the team and deal with the opponents.

Not only could Curry score today, but he also did a good job on defense. He struggled to guard stars. The Thunder's Reggie Jackson is still too young to get past Curry, and his shot selection is also poor.

Durant's offense has also become very difficult, and he can only rely on his height advantage to shoot. Korver and Parsons are both tall and can appropriately interfere with him. Durant will be double-teamed when he breaks in. He won't score many points if Collison is allowed to shoot, and he hesitates to take open shots.

Paul and Griffin came back after a 6-minute break and continued to maintain their lead. At halftime, the Clippers led 60 to 40.

Due to a lack of substitutes, the Thunder were defeated at halftime.