The Lakers' journey in Oklahoma City is not over yet, with a big score of 2:1, they want to make another victory here, and then return to Los Angeles to end the battle.

But it's obviously not that easy, and the Thunder certainly won't give up their home court easily.

In the last round against the Spurs, they also fell behind by a large score, but they quickly adjusted and reversed the situation in the series.

In the playoffs, there are only two outcomes in each game: victory and defeat. Whether you lose by 1 point or lose by 58 points, the big score is 1 point.

The key lies in whether you can make adjustments and whether you can take the initiative of the series into your own hands.

If in the first three games the two sides were still trying to figure out what to do, then in the fourth game it was basically just trying to see each other, and it was time to fight the bayonet.

Players and coaches have sufficient adaptability to matchups, tactics, and game rhythm.

Players know how their opponents play, how to defend more effectively, and how to attack more efficiently.

The coach knows which players can continue to play on the court, which players can no longer let him play, what the opponent's rotation is like, and at the same time his own rotation should be gradually fixed.

There will be fewer surprise soldiers, fewer sudden outbreaks, and most situations will be under control.

The only thing that cannot be controlled is the players' own state, as well as their inner fighting spirit and desire for victory.

From this point of view, the Thunder and the Lakers are comparable.

Both sides have a strong championship desire and will to win, and neither can easily destroy the other.

Even though the Thunder suffered a major blow in the third game and were overwhelmed by Li Liang's three-pointer, they still quickly cheered up.

In the fourth game, they still have a chance.

Win, on the same starting line, go to Los Angeles to play Tianwangshan.

Losing, falling behind 1:3, the series will become extremely difficult.

So in Game 4, the Thunder went all out to win.

The day after the end of the third game, the Thunder team conducted high-intensity training. Brooks hoped to use this method to keep the players feeling for the game and hunger for victory.

And Mike Brown chose to give the players a vacation. Although there is basically no entertainment in Oklahoma City, it is always good to let the veterans rest.

Li Liang stayed in his room all day long, if only Zhu Shu was here, he would definitely show Zhu Shu around Oklahoma City.

Since entering the NBA, many of Li Liang's hobbies have been abandoned.

Such as playing video games, surfing, dancing, singing and so on.

Even Zhu Shu is the same as him. The game console at home has been idle for a long time. She spends a lot of time running around, and the free time in her life is getting less and less.

Maybe people are like this after work. Many things that you can't put it down in the past are gradually forgotten behind you.

But Li Liang is different. When it comes to playing, he still has a system to play!

However, after entering the system and slipping around, the current tasks are becoming more and more difficult to do.

In one day, if you do the task, the state of playing thunder tomorrow will definitely be affected.

Another point, after that night, it seems that the system is not as fun as it used to be.

...

After a boring day in Oklahoma City, it's finally Game 4.

The Lakers team had a simple training at noon, and concentrated on a shooting practice in the afternoon, and Brown led the team to the Ford Center to warm up.

Before the fourth game, many media predicted that the Thunder would usher in a big counterattack.

They will never make as many mistakes as they did in the last game and give the Lakers such a big lead.

Their focus will be more concentrated and they will definitely play very aggressively.

These predictions from the media were justified, and they were fulfilled after the game started.

In this game, Brooks no longer makes any adjustments, hard bridge and hard horse, regular lineup, normal matchup and the Lakers fight against offense and defense.

Made a little change in the rotation, playing less minutes for Perkins and less minutes for Martin.

Increase Collison's playing time and increase guard Reggie Jackson's playing time.

In the first three games, neither Perkins nor Martin played very well.

Perkins was used to defend, but the defensive rim protection performance was average, and the offense was delayed.

Martin was used to attack, but as a result, the offensive shooting rate was low, and the defense was another loophole.

When Collison is on the court, at least the team's offense is not four-on-five, and Collison still has an offensive threat.

Reggie Jackson's performance is even tougher. He is very hard on offense and defense on the court, much better than the soft Martin.

After establishing a new rotation, the Thunder beat the Lakers 9:2 at the beginning of the game, taking the lead.

The Thunder has learned the lesson from the previous game, and they are very strict in protecting the rebounds in the backcourt. They are determined not to give Li Liang any chance to steal the rebounds.

The game gradually entered the thunder rhythm, just like swinging a sledgehammer, attacking wave after wave, always maintaining a fast pace.

The defensive end has maintained a high intensity, which has brought the Lakers' offense to a standstill.

The transfer of the ball from the outside of the Lakers was greatly restricted, and Li Liang was fully marked by Durant from the very beginning of the game.

Before the start of the game, Durant and coach Brooks took the initiative to ask him to mark Bruce Lee in this game.

The Thunder coaching staff agreed to Durant's request, and Durant followed closely, hardly giving Li Liang a chance to make a move.

In the halftime, Li Liang only scored 3 points, while Kobe scored 20 points, but the Lakers were still 48:59, 11 points behind the Thunder.

The performance of both sides seems to have dropped compared to the previous game.

But in the third quarter, the Lakers' counterattack came in an orderly manner.

They are not like the Thunder, hoping that a wave of explosions in a few minutes will even out the difference.

The Lakers team adjusted their mentality during the intermission. Mike Brown asked the players to be patient and continue to stick to the offensive style of play.

In the second half, the Lakers distributed the offensive focus more reasonably. Howard's singles, Kobe's singles, Nash's breakthrough, and Li Liang's waiting for a three-pointer.

When Howard, Kobe, and Nash all started to score goals, Li Liang's point was naturally opened.

Because the big guys attract the defense, Li Liang shoots three-pointers, which is what he is good at.

The Lakers are narrowing the score bit by bit, and closing the gap a little bit.

At the end of the third quarter, the 11-point difference was eliminated without knowing it!

And a three-pointer that Li Liang seized the opportunity in the counterattack allowed the Lakers to overtake the score!

Now Brooks panicked, what's going on, why does it feel like he really can't beat him?

The calmness shown by the Lakers in the third quarter and the smoothness of the offense made people faintly see the demeanor of a super strong team.

This is the accumulation of a season and the sublimation of a season.

Li Liang didn't use props, didn't throw three-pointers wildly, he just integrated into the Lakers team and did what he should do.

Passing, supporting, rebounding, providing a three-point threat.

The Lakers machine, after a season in motion, is heading toward its best.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers still maintained the lead, and they had the opportunity to take the Thunder away again.

At this time, the referee gave the Lakers two unfavorable penalties.

A three-point defensive foul was called on Nash, allowing Westbrook to hit the free throw line and hit three free throws.

Then, Howard was called an offensive foul on the offense, which was his fifth foul of the game.

In annoyed look, Howard had to leave early to rest.

Howard's performance tonight was quite good. With the perimeter restricted, Howard put tremendous pressure on the Thunder inside.

It forced the Thunder to have no way to continue to maintain high pressure on the outside line, making the Lakers' offense smoother.

As a result, the Thunder seized the opportunity and played a wave of 8:0, bringing the situation back to the Thunder.

In the last three minutes of the game, the Lakers were still 7 points behind.

At this time, Li Liang stood up. He first received Kobe's pass from the outside and made a difficult drifting three-pointer.

Then, on the defensive end, he took a backcourt rebound, handed the ball to Kobe, and made a screen cooperation with Kobe, and missed a three-pointer after receiving the ball.

But Gasol grabbed the offensive rebound and passed the ball again. Li Liang caught Durant's defense and made another shot!

The scalps of Thunder players and fans are going numb, why is this guy here again?

The point difference was reduced to 1 point.

Although Durant immediately shot an answer ball in defense, he continued to widen the point difference.

However, Li Liang ran continuously, and he tore a small chance from the left corner. Li Liang accepted the pass and hit an extremely lucky three-pointer at an almost negative angle.

The ball bounced on the rim, bounced high, bounced off the top edge of the backboard, and finally fell into the hoop!

The hearts of the fans at the Ford Center were chilled, Li Liang's fifth three-pointer was hit.

What kind of three-point shooting ability is this! In two minutes, he made three of four three-pointers.

Needless to say, Li Liang used the promotion sticker again, which is still at the [s] level.

For this round of the series, he spent all his money.

S-level promotion posts are very expensive, even if he has a lot of anger points, it still hurts to use them.

Then, Durant's answer ball missed, and his shot was not as lucky as Li Liang.

Kobe got the ball, this is a chance to overtake.

Li Liang's promotion post was less than a minute away, two three-pointers, even if only one was scored, the situation was completely reversed.

Just then, Mike Brown called a timeout...

He applied for a timeout to the technical table, and there were still two minutes before the end of the game.

Li Liang wanted to yell "Give me the ball" at Kobe, but the referee gestured for a timeout.

Li Liang looked at the referee incredulously, and asked him why the timeout was suspended?

Tonight, he is already very dissatisfied with the referee's performance, and has protested several times. Why do you still want to waste Lao Tzu's promotion time with a timeout?

The referee said: "It's not me who wants to timeout, it's your coach!"

The referee was speechless, if I could pause, I would still be a referee.

Li Liang was even more speechless. He immediately walked back to the field and said to Brown, "Mike, why are you calling a timeout!"

Not only Li Liang, but other players on the Lakers looked at Mike Brown with puzzled eyes. Everyone felt that it was just right, and they were about to reverse the score. Why did they suddenly pause?

Mike Brown was stunned. He scratched his face and said, "Uh...I think you must be tired. You should take a rest, take it easy, take it easy."

Mike Brown still called for a long timeout, and Li Liang's 3-minute promotion post must be about time.

"I'll rest your sister, the game is about to end, there's no time to rest after it's over!"

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