After 3:0, the game seemed to have officially begun.
Because the game time has only passed 5 seconds.
After Westbrook caught the ball, he directly avoided Shen Huan's side and headed towards Iverson's side.
Iverson didn't hesitate and immediately posted it.
Westbrook has been a superstar in the league in recent years. He is young and strong. If Iverson hadn't had the help of Strengthening Bone Marrow Cleansing Decoction (intermediate level), he would not have dared to defend so closely.
In the regular season, the Thunder and Lakers played against each other many times, and it's not like Westbrook has never beaten Iverson.
In general, Iverson gave him the feeling that he was in good shape in the first 20 or 30 games, average in the middle 30 or 40 games, and relied purely on technique in the last 10 or 20 games.
But this is normal. If Iverson had always been strong, it would be incredible.
After all, Iverson is 41 years old.
In the last game, Westbrook spent most of the time on Iverson's side. He can't say that he completely crushed Iverson, but Iverson's defense was still not impressive enough in front of him.
Even when Iverson was young, he was not good at defense.
On his side, not only himself, but Ingram also assisted on defense many times, but still could not stop Westbrook.
If it weren't for Howard under the basket, and if Shen Huan hadn't come to the middle to defend from time to time, blocking Westbrook's inward route, Westbrook would never have only scored 33 points in the last game.
33 points, one point more than Shen Huan's 32 points!
But Westbrook was not proud at all, or felt that he should be the best player on the scene.
Because in addition to 32 points, Shen Huan also had 35 assists, 21 rebounds, 23 blocks, plus 22 key steals, a five-double of 20+!
This is because Shen Huan only played 3 quarters of the game, and after Shen Huan came off the field, he just took off his jersey and gave it to the fans, changed his clothes, came back, sat on the bench, and never played again. Pass.
If Shen Huan plays all 4 quarters of the game, he can get 50 points.
Of course, he is not as good as Shen Huan, Westbrook has now admitted it frankly, but he will never admit defeat.
In this game, he came back with an extremely strong mentality, just wanting to compete with Shen Huan on offense again!
The Thunder's defense is not good, their overall strength is not good, and their coordination is not enough... But I, Westbrook, must have an upright offensive showdown with you!
"Uh-huh!"
After passing Iverson and squeezing Ingram away, Westbrook jumped up to shoot at a 45-degree angle and steadily put the ball into the basket.
"sharp!!"
The Thunder fans who were silent in the court finally got a chance to get excited and stood up and cheered loudly for Westbrook!
Since the last game, they have actually completely given up any hope of killing the Lakers.
I don’t even dare to think about winning a game.
After all, after being beaten by a huge score difference of 51 points, when you calm down, you will think about it. Last year's Warriors and Cavaliers were so strong that they couldn't win a game. What do they think about the Thunder
But they still hope to see the young Thunder team work hard!
Regardless of winning or losing, just fight and fight hard!
Shen Huan is just now. He will not always play in the NBA. This person will not play in the playoffs this year. So it is really hard to say who will be the overlord of the league in the future!
As long as the Thunder can withstand Shen Huan's pressure and play their own style, it will be a victory.
Now Westbrook's strong response is a good sign!
only…
"Haha, the Thunder's performance is as exciting as if they hit a buzzer-beater. They have no idea how terrifying Shen Huan is!" Barkley laughed.
"In the last game, Shen Huan only shot one three-pointer, the one in the first second." Kenny Smith also gloated, "If Shen Huan shot crazy three-pointers like he did against the Golden State Warriors, the Thunder would Know what despair is!”
"So, these people are still too young." Barkley waved his fist and said, "If their hard work arouses Shen Huan's anger, what does a 51-point difference mean? No matter how many Shen Huan can do, type it out!"
The two people's explanations also represent the voices of many fans.
But the trend of this game was not what they thought.
The Thunder showed more fierce tenacity than the previous game. They maintained the intensity of the previous game defensively, but they played more resolutely offensively.
When the Thunder were on offense, Andre Robertson, who was on the best defensive second team of the regular season this season, also clung to Shen Huan - as long as he was on the court, he almost never left Shen Huan for a moment.
Shen Huan was restricted defensively, and the Thunder naturally improved offensively.
That is to say, Howard was still standing under the basket, otherwise the Thunder would not have only scored 108 points.
In this game, the Lakers only scored 130 points, 3 points less than the previous game.
The Thunder improved by 26 points from 82 points in the previous game to 108 points in this game.
Their star star Westbrook even scored a game-high 47 points.
If Westbrook's physical strength was not enough to sustain him for 48 minutes, he might not have scored 60 points in this game.
Such a "miracle", even if they lost, Thunder fans left standing.
Of course, the best player in this game is still Shen Huan.
Shen Huan scored 26 points, 22 assists, 21 rebounds, 20 blocks, and 20 key steals, which was still a big five-double of 20+!
In the playoffs, no one in the league can achieve such excellent results.
Throughout the game, Shen Huan didn't take many shots, and the game ended after 3 quarters.
On the contrary, Kobe and Iverson, who played retirement ball in the first game, saw that the situation was not right and played for 6 minutes in the fourth quarter, which improved the score advantage.
Otherwise, it is possible for the Thunder to reduce their point difference to 10 points.
But despite this, Shen Huan and the Lakers fans never panicked.
Because Shen Huan didn't play in the fourth quarter.
In Shen Huan's previous playoff season, Shen Huan only played all four quarters against the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers.
This is respect for the enemy.
But if the opponent is not strong enough, Shen Huan will not play in the fourth quarter at all.
Shen Huan didn't even play in the fourth quarter, so what if you chased the score to within 10 points? So what if we overtake it
Even if Shen Huan is only given 1 minute, Shen Huan can turn things around!
so…
We are very stable.
Not afraid.