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When Li Liang first came to Thunder, the situation was not like this.

Westbrook and Li Liang are seamlessly connected, and the control and power forward can be regarded as a classic match on the basketball court.

Li Liang's space containment and Westbrook's impact and tearing ability are perfectly combined.

The pick-and-roll cooperation between the two is quite outstanding.

However, as more and more games are played, the teams have become more and more prepared for such simple pick-and-roll coordination.

The small man always squeezes through the defense, and there is a big man on the inside to make up for the defense. The man defending Li Liang is always close to Li Liang, letting Westbrook attack inside.

At this time, Westbrook's shooting was unstable and his shortcomings of not being flexible enough to pass the ball were slowly exposed.

In addition, Li Liang has more time to play with the second team, and the pick-and-roll cooperation between the two has become less and less compared to the beginning of the season.

On the contrary, the combination of Durant and Li Liang is becoming more and more powerful.

The two forwards with the strongest shooting ability in the league simply make opponents hard to defend.

No matter how you defend, it is wrong, it is wrong to double-team, it is wrong to squeeze, and it is wrong to go around the front. It is best to have four people to defend against two people.

But in that case, what about the rest of the people? One person defends against three?

There has never been a duo in NBA history with such a strong outside shooting ability.

Perhaps the closest are contemporaries Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

But the physical advantages of the two are unmatched by the Warriors Splash Brothers.

Li Liang and Durant quickly opened the score.

On the Lakers side, Kobe has become a negative effect again, hitting three goals in a row.

Li Liang thought to himself, after 20 years, Corvo is still the same Corvo, and he really does not forget his original intention.

After falling behind by more than ten points in the first quarter, the Thunder quickly came back in the second quarter.

Widen the point difference to go-ahead by 10 points.

Scott called a timeout to cool Bryant down.

The temperature of this iron stove is a bit high.

Soon, Kobe adjusted his state. After the high post and Love's pick-and-roll, Love quickly received the pass and plugged the inside line. Hibbert turned around after receiving the ball and made a small hook and hit the board.

Then, the Lakers defended a full-court press, and the line flanked the ball holder. The Thunder lost the best opportunity to attack in the repeated conduction of the ball. In the end, Li Liang caught the ball and made a three-pointer and missed.

The Lakers Love scored a backcourt rebound, and a super long pass across the court was passed to Kobe who was about to play.

After receiving the ball, Kobe made an easy layup.

Chase another 2 points.

The toughness in this year's Lakers game is quite sufficient.

Traditional teams have the disadvantages of traditional teams, but they also have the advantages of traditional teams.

They are generally based on defense and play steadily. They are tough and orderly regardless of offense and defense, and are not easy to be swept away by a wave.

The Lakers slowly chased the score to about 5 points, and Scott replaced Leonard.

The Thunder also replaced the main players. In the last five minutes of the second quarter, the Thunder led the Lakers by 5 points 47:42.

Westbrook rested for a while, and finally made his debut!

As soon as he played, he felt that Westbrook was full of energy, and he seemed to want to prove himself.

Then he attacked with the ball from the outside, organized, and directed his teammates to move. Li Liang came over to pick and roll Westbrook, but Westbrook signaled Li Liang to get out of the way. Then Westbrook faced Clarkson's defense and dribbled the ball twice. Pull it out!

Three-pointer!

Did not touch the basket!

Li Liang still wanted to pick up an offensive rebound for this ball, but Westbrook is absolutely amazing and won't give you this chance.

You TM voted but touched the basket ah.

Another chance for the Lakers to counterattack.

This time the Thunder retreated extremely quickly, and Li Liang squatted under the basket early to take a good position.

But Westbrook was not strict with the ball and was passed by Clarkson in one step.

Clarkson hit the basket unimpeded, Li Liang stepped forward to defend, but Clarkson made a defensive foul and went to the free throw line.

This Westbrook made trouble as soon as he played, Li Liang couldn't help but went up to touch his prestige, "What the hell are you doing? The defense must follow and stick closely!"

Westbrook replied, "Got it."

His temper is like that, as unpredictable as his style of play.

You don't know when he's going to hit a fairy ball, or when he's going to do something super spooky.

This may also be one of Westbrook's charms, which is completely different from the stable Li Liang and Durant.

Clarkson made two free throws, and the Lakers once again approached the score.

Scott does have two brushes. He uses a more traditional tactical method to deal with the Thunder's "two-headed dragon" strategy.

It seems very simple, it is to shorten the rotation, and delay the rhythm and time when the second team confronts each other.

After the main force came up, they played positions, improved efficiency, and used changeable defensive strategies to interfere with the Thunder's offensive rhythm.

This method is like in the football world, Mourinho set up a bus in front of Inter Milan to play Barcelona. I can't beat you, so I will grind with you slowly.

The Lakers are playing better and better. After Westbrook played, the Thunder got a little out of rhythm.

Westbrook made two wrong picks, and then Li Liang made a pass error on offense -- his third turnover of the game.

The Lakers seized the opportunity to counterattack, and Clarkson took the lead again, rushing to the basket quickly.

But Durant, who was caught up behind him, got a big cap behind him, and Li Liang caught up with the backcourt rebound and made a long pass to Westbrook.

Westbrook found an opportunity now, single-handedly, Red Boy rushed to the basket like a hot wheel, jumped up, his body was like a fully drawn bow, and then smashed the ball into the basket!

Westbrook seems to have endless energy in his body.

Donovan just pressed him on the bench for too long, so he was a little excited when he came up, and there was a mistake.

Let him vent, clear his head, and he'll be fine soon.

At the end of the second quarter, the Thunder still maintained their advantage.

59:53, leading the Lakers by 6 points, ending the first half.

This can be regarded as the Thunder's more intense first half of the season.

For an average team, if you don't fall behind by 10 points at halftime, I'm ashamed to say that I'm playing against the Thunder's Big Three.

Such a game is also a good thing for the Thunder.

No team is perfect and there are bound to be problems.

The two games against the Lakers exposed some of the Thunder's problems.

The Thunder have two big centers like the white bears inside, but the help defense and supplementary defense inside the line are not good.

There is no way. In the past, this work was handed over to Ibaka. After Li Liang came, he played as a substitute, and his ability to block shots and assist in defense was not as good as Ibaka.

Collison's playing time has greatly increased, and Collison's weakness on the defensive end is still very obvious.

And the Thunder still have a problem.

If they can't gain a big advantage in the first half, and Li Liang continues to sit on the sidelines at the beginning of the third quarter, then the Thunder may enter a disadvantageous situation in the first five minutes of the second half.

The third quarter has always been a key segment in the game. Once the score is passive, the entire game may be passive.

This is how the Thunder lost the last game against the Lakers.

Rarely behind in the first half, the Lakers continued to expand the score at the beginning of the third quarter.

By the time Li Liang came on the stage, the momentum of the game was already in the hands of the Lakers.

Li Liang's shortcomings as a substitute were gradually exposed.

At halftime, Donovan discussed the issue with Mike Brown.

Mike Brown believes that it may be possible to consider letting Li Liang return to the starting lineup in the second half.

In this way, Li Liang played as a substitute in the first half and led the second team to gain the advantage.

In the second half, in two quarters, they returned to the normal lineup and defeated their opponents in one fell swoop.

Donovan thinks Mike Brown's suggestion makes sense.

Of course, in this game, Donovan is not prepared to make adjustments.

Still according to the original plan, Li Liang continued to sit on the bench and played in the middle of the third quarter.

The players are used to this rhythm.

Donovan hopes to finish the regular season with this more balanced rotation.

After the playoffs, it's not too late to make more moves.