With the help of teammates on both sides, the two of them sat up from the court floor. Lu Yao patted his pants, expressing some helplessness.
In fact, he didn't want to fall to the ground and feel helpless, but Aldridge was so annoying, chasing and beating him so hard that Lu Yao had no choice but to lie down on the floor and desperately protect the ball.
His own strength is similar to Aldridge, and Lu Yao, who has the advantage of lying on the ground, cuts off the connection between Lillard and Aldridge and successfully collects a steal data.
At the same time, in the commentary box, Kenny Smith and Barkley watched the two people fighting for the ball on the floor, which looked a little funny on the screen, and couldn't help laughing while explaining.
"It's really a fierce physical confrontation. Although the movements are a little strange, it doesn't matter. The players on both sides take it very seriously. In this, we can feel the true charm of competitive sports."
Looking at Kenny Smith's polite explanation, Barkley was obviously not so reserved and spoke frankly.
"The way the two of them were rolling on the ground made me feel like they could be selected into the top five mortars today. After all, Lu Gangbang's expression looked like he was being chased."
Soon the broadcast screen showed a close-up of Lu Yao just protecting the ball.
Lu Yao's mouth opened wide, forming an O-shape, and his eyes widened. As Buckley said, it was as if he was being hunted, with a look of terror on his face.
If Lu Yao were to see this scene, he would be so embarrassed that he would find a crack in the ground and crawl into it forever.
This scene was also made into an emoticon by many enthusiastic netizens, and the emoticon also spread quickly.
But Lu Yao doesn't know all this. Now he is fully focused on the game.
With only one and a half minutes left in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers finally recovered. Facing the Thunder's ferocious offensive, they were not only overwhelmed, but they were also able to use the Thunder's ironwork to grab defensive rebounds and launch a counterattack.
In this minute and a half, the Trail Blazers relied on two three-pointers from Lillard and McCollum to barely recover the score, from double digits to single digits.
Soon, the referee on the sidelines blew his whistle, declaring that the first quarter of the game was officially over.
The score on the scoreboard was also at this moment, fixed at 36:29. The Thunder entered the second quarter with a 7-point advantage.
Although the Blazers were unfavorable in the early stage, Portland's two three-pointers from both hands in the last minute and a half brought the Blazers back from the edge of the cliff and once again gained hope of victory.
As long as the Blazers can survive until the fourth quarter, there is hope of winning.
Although on the surface, the Trail Blazers have regained their momentum, there is still a feeling of uneasiness and uneasiness in the hearts of the players.
Lu Yao's personal strength is really abnormal. It is not impossible for Lu Yao to hit a personal 12:0 offensive wave in the second quarter.
It feels like a luxury for the Blazers to even survive until the fourth quarter.
Soon, the break in the first quarter ended, and players from both sides once again stepped onto the court for the next game.
The Trail Blazers did not choose to continue to let the main players struggle to chase points on the court, but replaced them with substitutes to compete with the Thunder.
After all, the current Blazers continue to adjust. If they continue to use the main force, it will most likely affect the description of the main force.
This was a trade that was not worth the gain for the Trail Blazers, so they replaced him with a substitute.
As for the Thunder, although the point difference was only 7 points, the Thunder did not feel too panicked, as if everything was under control.
Donovan also wisely replaced two star players, Lu Yao and Westbrook, to rest off the court, and replaced them with a bench led by West to face the Trail Blazers.
If the substitute lineups of both sides were placed last month, there would naturally be a gap.
But after Lu Yao arrived, the strength of the Thunder's bench became stronger and stronger under Lu Yao's careful training. It is now the second-tier bench in the league, second only to the Warriors, Rockets, Cavaliers and other teams. Bench.
This has also achieved Donovan's goal. He understands that it is difficult to go far in the playoffs by relying on superstars alone. If you want to go far, the shortcut is to train the team's rotation strength.
In this regard, the Thunder have achieved great success, allowing the Thunder's bench to go from the bottom of the league to a second-tier bench that everyone praises.
All these changes were thanks to the appearance of Lu Yao. If it weren't for Lu Yao, Donovan might not have been able to complete his plan so smoothly.
During the time when both sides came on the bench, the Thunder bench showed unprecedented hard work. It started with a 6:0 wave, which directly stunned the Trail Blazers' bench, and the point difference suddenly reached 13 points.
The 13-point difference, although it was only the second quarter, still had a chance, but for the Trail Blazers, it was a huge morale loss.
Stotts is also very smart. The tactics in this game are clear and there is no need to pause or make adjustments.
Therefore, except for the timeouts at critical moments, Stotts decided to use them to adjust the players' status.
Undoubtedly, what Stotts did was very successful. After another timeout, the Trail Blazers bench seemed to be full of blood and launched a ferocious counterattack.
The Trail Blazers hit three consecutive three-pointers, and the score suddenly reached 5 points. Although West responded with a three-pointer to stabilize the ball, the Trail Blazers had the upper hand at this stage.
For most of the second quarter, the Thunder and Trail Blazers benches struggled.
First the Thunder dominated the game, then the Trail Blazers dominated the game, then the Thunder dominated the game again, and the cycle continued until Donovan called the first timeout of this quarter.
There are still 3 minutes left before the end of the second quarter.
On the scoreboard, the current score is 54:49, with the Thunder leading by five points.
During the eight-minute break, the coaches from both sides were naturally on the same page, and both sides knew exactly what to do.
The main players from both sides took off their coats one after another, revealing the jerseys they were wearing underneath. They stood up from the bench chairs and walked toward the court.
The coaches of both sides made substitution adjustments one after another, and the starting lineup was once again put on the field.
The game started again, and the ball was handed to the Thunder.
As soon as they came up, the two sides once again continued the previous substitute situation, showing a fierce confrontation.
As soon as Lu Yao received the ball, he was attacked by two people.
But in the face of the siege, Lu Yao naturally had his own plan.
Lu Yao directly used his excellent physical talent to hit a three-pointer with his hand raised against the defense of two people.
The three-pointer drew a beautiful arc in the air, like a shining meteor, and fell directly into the Blazers' basket.
