Soon, the second quarter began and players from both sides stepped onto the court to prepare for the second quarter.
There is no doubt that the Thunder have the advantage in terms of momentum. After the Raptors were reversed by 19 points, they were once beaten by the Thunder and lost their confidence. The energy of the entire team became sluggish, let alone compared with the Thunder. .
The Thunder now have only one purpose, which is to expand the score and win this game without any suspense.
Of course, this is not just talk, the Thunder really want to bring the game to an end in the second quarter.
Just after coming up, the ball was handed over to the Raptors. Lowry received the free throw and took the ball towards the frontcourt to organize the Raptors' first wave of offense.
Westbrook at the top of the arc had been waiting for a long time. Facing Lowry's next test, Westbrook remained motionless and was not deceived by Lowry's fake moves at all. Lowry had no choice but to choose a steady pass.
After all, if you don't choose to pass the ball, then there will be a situation where Durant was restricted by Durant and could only cook on the spot, and in the end, Westbrook seized the opportunity to steal directly.
Lowry finally figured this out after the break, and his overall style of play began to become more conservative. As long as it dragged on slowly, the Raptors would still have a chance.
It can be seen from Lowry that the Raptors' intention is to slow down the pace of the game, enter their advantageous period, and be able to meet the Thunder's offensive firepower.
But this still contains elements of fantasy. After all, it is impossible for the Thunder to slow down the pace of the game.
After DeRozan made a mid-range shot, Ibaka grabbed the rebound and quickly passed it back to Westbrook.
Obviously, everyone in the Thunder also discovered the Raptors' intentions, and naturally they would not let them succeed.
Westbrook used his extremely fast speed to launch a one-stop attack directly in the backcourt, passing several people, rushing into the inside like a fish in water, and finally scored a reverse layup.
With Westbrook's goal, the Thunder also took a three-point lead and are slowly expanding their score advantage.
Obviously, it is impossible for the Raptors to slow down the pace of the game. With the Thunder having Westbrook, this idea will become empty talk. After all, Westbrook's speed and impact cannot be solved by simply slowing down the pace.
In this way, the Raptors were in a dilemma. They were completely blocked by the Thunder and fell into a passive state.
The Thunder were pursuing the victory. West, who was replaced, hit two consecutive three-pointers, which suddenly helped the Thunder open the score to nine points.
From being 19 points behind to being 9 points ahead, the 28-point gap is really unimaginable.
What's more, this was only completed in one quarter, which is enough to show how terrifying the Thunder's offensive capabilities are.
As for the Raptors, they know that if they don't make some changes, they will be killed by the Thunder.
Therefore, they chose the hardest and most difficult method, which is to directly fight against the Thunder in the same way as the Thunder.
Sure enough, this impromptu move worked. DeRozan and Lu Wei continued to hit mid-range shots and scored three consecutive goals, helping the Raptors once again recover the score by three points.
As long as the Raptors can prevent the Thunder's next goal, they will have a chance to directly tie the game with a three-pointer.
However, the Thunder would not give the Raptors this chance. Their goal from the beginning was to end the game directly in the second quarter.
And Lu Yao stood up at this moment.
Faced with an inseparable situation between the two teams, players like Lu Yao and Durant were needed to break the tie. The Thunder chose to use Lu Yao to break the tie.
Lu Yao has experienced this kind of moment several times, and he is naturally familiar with it. Facing Pierce's defense from the outside, Lu Yao seemed unhurried and kept using his physical talents to distance himself from Pierce. Pierce's defense was very difficult. , you can only call your teammates to help you defend.
But assisting defense is of no use to Lu Yao. After all, his unsolvable double changes are just assisting defense.
After passing Pierce with a large change of direction, Lu Yao moved towards the inside. When faced with Lowry who immediately came up to defend, Lu Yao made another large change of direction and directly passed Lowry. Lowry even Without even reacting, Lu Yao was frozen in place.
This is why Lu Yao's offense is so incomprehensible. For him, whether it is a big defender or a small defender, he is in a state of taking it all without any difference at all.
This kind of offense, which can be said to be a complete scam, has left many of the league's top defenders helpless, not to mention Pierce in his twilight years.
Lu Yao passed two people to the inside and dunked directly on the Raptors' backup center Nene.
This exploding buckle immediately silenced the noisy Toyota Bank Center. Raptors fans held their heads in both hands, completely disbelieving the scene in front of them, and some even shouted out loud.
"Wtf! Lu Yao is a complete monster. He shouldn't be in this world."
Even if you say this, it can't change the fact that Lu Yao is already a god at this moment.
In the following games, Lu Yao continued to help the team score with his unsolvable outside three-pointers and inside crushing layups.
The defensive players inside could only watch the ball being scored, but they felt powerless. After all, it was too difficult for them to restrict Lu Yao, and it was simply unimaginable.
Even so, Lu Yao still put some effort and even used some skills to attack the Raptors' inside line.
Lu Yao still wanted to show off his skills to the Raptors insiders when he could clearly push things directly. This made the Raptors insiders feel even more inferior.
Under the bombardment of Lu Yao's goal like a cannonball, the Raptors finally fell overwhelmed.
Not even halfway through the second quarter, the Raptors were already 15 points behind, and Lu Yao's personal score had already reached 26 points.
Scoring 13 points in a row in the first half of the quarter, Lu Yao once again showed his unstoppable scoring ability and proved to the world that he is the MVP!
Immediately, the Thunder set off a raging offensive wave, constantly destroying the Raptors' defense with offense.
At the end of the second quarter, the Raptors were already 25 points behind the Thunder.
From a big lead at the beginning to a big fall behind in the second quarter, only two quarters passed, that is, 24 minutes of game time. The gap of 44 points was simply unbelievable.
And Lu Yao also scored 34 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists after halftime. He is a well-deserved hero of the Thunder.
After halftime, there was no doubt about the outcome of the game. Victory belonged to the Thunder!
