After the halftime break, the two teams came to the second half.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Lu Yao did not choose to play. Donovan replaced Lu Yao with Ibaka.
As for the Heat, the whole team is filled with a tense atmosphere. Now they are 13 points behind. If they don't do something else, I'm afraid the game will be decided in the third quarter.
Therefore, Wade led the Heat and launched a counterattack.
Without Lu Yao, the Heat's originally stagnant offense gradually began to move and became extremely fierce.
As soon as the Thunder started, they were caught off guard and were beaten 8:0 at the beginning.
The Heat's fierce offensive helped them chase the score from 13 points to 5 points.
But the counterattack from the Heat is not over yet.
Westbrook was double-teamed and all the space for the ball was blocked. Westbrook felt extremely helpless. Seeing that there was not much time to attack, the only thing facing Westbrook now was to force the shot.
So, Westbrook turned around, faced the defense of the two men, and chose to force a mid-range shot.
Did you ever think that Westbrook's intention to shoot was too obvious, and Wade saw through it immediately. Wade predicted Westbrook's take-off one step ahead and directly blocked Westbrook's ball.
From the beginning of the third quarter to the present, Westbrook is in really poor condition, making 0 of 3 shots. Durant was troubled by injuries and only made 1 of 3 shots.
After Bosh grabbed the ball, he quickly passed the ball back to Wade who started running towards the front court.
The Heat's offense and defense transition was so fast that it directly opened up a large gap between the Thunder.
After Wade received the ball, he ran on the court like lightning. Westbrook behind him rushed to catch up, but he couldn't catch up no matter how hard he chased, he could only watch as Wade picked up the ball and scored.
The Heat used a wave of 10:0! The score was reduced to 3 points!
Westbrook is in poor condition, Durant is troubled by injuries, and the stubborn Heat seems to be ending the Thunder's undefeated myth today!
The fans at the Energy Center covered their mouths, afraid to look at the scene in front of them.
Kenny Smith commented in the commentary box.
"In this game, the Thunder really depends on Lu's performance. If Lu can't do something in the second half, I'm afraid the Thunder's winning streak will end today."
Barkley looked at the scoreboard and made his own evaluation: "Whenever Lu comes off the court, the Heat can keep chasing points, and the Thunder's offense seems to have stagnated. On the other hand, when Lu comes on the court, everything is reversed." come over."
"This is enough to prove how important Lu is to the Thunder now."
"If Donovan doesn't choose to replace Lu Yao, it will be too late."
As the two people in the commentary box said, Donovan called a timeout the moment Wade scored a layup.
At the same time, Lu Yao, who was sitting on the bench, also stood up and his eyes became serious.
Originally, he thought that the 13-point advantage would no longer require Lu Yao to do anything on the court for the Thunder.
Did you ever think that a special situation occurred today? Westbrook, who has been stable in recent games, was in poor condition today. He made 3 of 13 shots. His shooting rate was extremely dismal.
Durant himself played with injuries and shot 5 of 12 from the field, which is barely qualified.
Not to mention the other teammates, it was really miserable.
Thunder now probably really looks at Lu Yao.
Durant walked off the court with a painful look on his face and said, "I feel like my knee won't be able to support me in the rest of the game."
Donovan's expression changed and he said, "It's okay. Let the staff show you the locker room first."
Immediately afterwards, Thunder staff came over and took Durant back to the locker room to wait for treatment by the team doctor.
This also means that Durant's injury is not good news for the Thunder.
Now all hopes really rest on Lu Yao.
Lu Yao didn't say much, just said firmly: "Leave it to me."
The timeout ended and Lu Yao was replaced on the field again.
The fans at the Energy Center cast expectant glances at Lu Yao.
The winner tonight lies entirely with Lu Yao.
The ball was handed over to the Thunder, and Lu Yao received the ball and drove the ball forward alone.
Everyone placed their hopes on Lu Yao.
McGrady, who was sitting in the audience, was also looking forward to Lu Yao's performance.
Let's see if this young man can recreate the big heart he had back then.
Lu Yao came to the top of the arc, and it was still Wade who was leading the defense. Lu Yao pulled up directly on the spot, without giving Wade a chance to react.
Even so, Wade still pounced on him, but Lu Yao's pull was so unresolved that Wade felt helpless and could only watch the ball draw a beautiful arc in the air and fall into the basket. .
Thunder, leading by 6 points!
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Lu Yao cut inside and received Westbrook's pass from the outside. Bosh had been waiting for a long time.
Lu Yao once again chose to pull up on the spot. Even though Bosh reacted very quickly and even touched the ball a little bit, did you ever think that the goddess of luck still favored Lu Yao.
After rolling around the basket for a few times, the ball fell into the basket.
This magic ball immediately attracted cheers from the audience.
Thunder, the lead expanded to 8 points!
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Lu Yao used his ghostly movement without the ball and cooperated with his teammates in the pick-and-roll to get rid of Wade, who was constantly chasing behind him, and reached the bottom corner.
With no one in front of him, Lu Yao stretched out his hand to ask for the ball from Westbrook.
Westbrook passed the ball to Lu Yao, and Lu Yao took a three-pointer from the open position and hit it decisively!
Lu Yao seemed to be the god of death at this moment, scoring eight points in a row, helping the Thunder expand the score to 11 points.
But it's not over yet, facing two people's fadeaway jumpers and explosive dunks in the fast break.
In the third quarter, Lu Yao took his individualism to the extreme.
Throughout the third quarter, Lu Yao scored 21 points alone! In addition, he had 5 rebounds and 5 assists!
In addition to the previous data, Lu Yao's current data has reached 47 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, a huge triple-double of 40+!
Following the initial explosion of 40+20, Lu Yao once again refreshed people's understanding and dropped a blockbuster 40+ large triple-double.
Lu Yao's magical performance makes people marvel at it.
Under the leadership of Lu Yao, the Thunder launched two consecutive 11-0 offensive waves! The score widened significantly.
The Thunder, which was originally showing signs of decline, actually expanded the score to 20 points under the leadership of Lu Yao.
This also means that the game has entered garbage time.
From just a 3-point lead to garbage time, Lu Yao did it by himself in just one quarter.
There is no doubt that Lu Yao is tonight's hero.
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The whistle blows and the game is officially over.
The Thunder defeated the Heat with a score of 115:96 and achieved a 10-game winning streak!
