The short break ended and the fourth quarter officially opened with the whistle.
At this moment, the Hawks' main players have played more than 32 minutes. Looking at this, in this game, the Hawks' main players, except Korver, have played more than 40 minutes.
And this is just facing the Thunder with only Westbrook and Lu Yao, but the Eagles need to spend so much effort to deal with it.
What's more, Lu Yao was injured in the first quarter tonight, and the Hawks still failed to solve the game quickly, which made the Thunder become more and more courageous, entering the fourth quarter with a 9-point advantage.
The current priority for the Hawks is to reduce the score as much as possible before the final moments of the fourth quarter and prevent the Thunder from ending the game in one go.
But according to the current feel and physical strength of the Eagles' players on the field, this task is obviously a bit difficult.
Despite this, the Eagles did not give up.
Whether the Hawks can end the Thunder's 12-game winning streak, or the Thunder double-kill the Hawks, will be decided in the fourth quarter.
The referee handed the ball to the Eagles' Millsap, who served from the baseline and handed the ball to Teague.
At this moment, the offensive rhythm on the field became more compact, and the atmosphere was filled with tension.
The Eagles wanted to narrow the point difference as soon as possible, and the Thunder wanted to stabilize the score and expand it as much as possible. The goals of the two sides collided, which naturally led to a fierce confrontation.
Teague came to the wing with the ball, faced Westbrook's defense, and kept dribbling forward with his hips while observing the position of his running teammates.
At this moment, Korver slipped out from the bottom line through the pick-and-roll, and then made another reverse run to shake away West behind him.
This also creates ample space for Korver to shoot.
Teague's decision was very decisive. After pushing away Westbrook, Teague decisively passed the ball to Korver who was open in the corner.
Korver received the ball, and as if with divine help, he raised his hand and hit a hollow three-pointer.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Korver used a three-pointer to help the Hawks narrow the gap.
This is good news for the Eagles.
But the Thunder naturally did their part, how could they watch the Eagles recover the score step by step.
Westbrook received the serve from Ibaka, took the ball to the top of the arc in the backcourt, and met Teague who was in position.
The one-on-one duel between two people begins again.
Westbrook made a forward change of direction, and after mobilizing Teague's center of gravity, he broke through directly in the direction of Teague's front foot.
Westbrook was like a bolt of lightning, breaking into the paint while Teague was still turning around.
Millsap inside is facing the attack from Westbrook. As long as he is there, no one can easily score the Eagles' basket.
But Westbrook simply ignored him, because a person had been waiting for him outside the three-point line for a long time.
Westbrook pretended to go for a layup, which really deceived Millsap. Millsap was sent flying, but he saw Westbrook pass the ball directly in his hand.
Lu Yao stood in the bottom corner, received a pass from Westbrook, glanced at Horford who was running towards him, and had a plan in mind.
Lu Yao made a move to shoot. When Horford saw that Lu Yao was about to take a shot, he could only pounce forward regardless of the distance.
Did you ever think that Lu Yao didn't take a shot, but dribbled on the spot, waiting for Horford to pounce, and then shot a three-pointer.
Lu Yao and Westbrook's smart fake moves almost deceived the entire Eagles.
After the ball drew a beautiful arc in the air, it fell steadily into the basket.
92:83! The Thunder used Lu Yao's three-pointer to once again bring the point difference back to 9 points at the end of the third quarter!
In the next half quarter, the cooperation between Westbrook and Lu Yao can be understood without words, just a look.
Westbrook's elusive passing and Lu Yao's unstoppable offensive ability shattered the Eagles' defense!
In addition, the two of them seemed to hit the target with every shot, no matter how difficult the shot was, they could always put the ball into the basket.
This can't help but make the Eagles players feel extremely desperate!
After all, no one on the Eagles side can stand up to compete with Lu Yao and Westbrook, which leads to the balance of victory constantly tilting in the direction of the Thunder.
As the audience cheered wave after wave, the gap between the Thunder and the Eagles continued to widen.
The individual scores of Lu Yao and Westbrook have both exceeded 40+ at this moment!
The current Westbrook is only one assist away from reaching a 40+ triple-double.
There are still fifty seconds left before the end of the game!
The Thunder lead by seven points!
At this moment, the Eagles have decided to give it a try and are ready to commit a tactical foul at any time.
The ball was handed over to the Thunder, and Westbrook slowly dribbled the ball through the half. Just after the half, he received special treatment from Teague.
But Westbrook did an excellent job protecting the ball and did not let Teague destroy the ball in his hands.
At the same time, Teague's constant attempts to steal also gave Westbrook a chance to break through.
After Teague failed to steal again, Westbrook saw Teague's center of gravity shift and dribbled away from Teague with a behind-the-back dribble and broke through to the inside.
What awaits Westbrook inside is the twin towers composed of Millsap and Horford.
But at this moment, Westbrook had no intention of stopping. In front of the two of them, Westbrook jumped up and tried to force a layup.
Seeing that the ball in Westbrook's hand was about to be blocked by the two men, the spectators on the sidelines were sweating.
If Westbrook can score this goal, it will be considered a miracle goal. This goal will definitely be blocked by one of Horford and Millsap!
At this moment, Lu Yao, who was on the outside, was covering the screen of his teammates through his movement and was cutting into the inside.
Westbrook in the air forcibly twisted his body and passed the ball directly to Lu Yao who was cutting in.
After Millsap and Horford landed, there was a moment of sluggishness, which also gave Lu Yao a chance.
Lu Yao jumped up high a few steps away from the basket. In front of him were Millsap and Horford.
Lu Yao wanted to directly try to dunk two people apart to create Westbrook's 40+ triple-double!
The audience stood up directly from the auditorium, and even Olajuwon and Dressler stood up like everyone else.
People are looking forward to whether Lu Yao's goal can be successful.
The answer given by Lu Yao is that he can.
Lu Yao almost smashed the ball into the basket with one hand. The basket suddenly erupted with a roar, followed by deafening cheers from the audience.
After Lu Yao landed, he collided with Westbrook's chest!
This goal must be at the top of the top ten goals of the day.
And Westbrook's 40+ triple-double will also be achieved in this game!
This goal seemed like a bucket of water extinguishing the remaining hope of the Eagles. Holzer called a timeout and replaced the main player.
Finally, the game officially ended with the referee's whistle.
