The fans at the scene and the audience in front of the TV found this game enjoyable.
Compared with the dullness and depression of the Thunder's first-round game against the Grizzlies, this series showed a smooth rhythm from the first game.
Crazy offense, crazy superstar’s personal ability and technical show.
The cheers at the scene never stopped.
Zhao Chen's personal performance also satisfied domestic fans. Zhao Chen not only scored the highest score in the game but also completely connected the team's offense.
Zhao Chen gave away a lot of balls for feeding, and these balls could all be ranked among the top five.
In the past, the Thunder's offense compared with traditional strong teams was that their offense lacked coordination, but now, Zhao Chen's progress has made the Thunder's overall offense much better.
"The offensive pace of this series is destined to be very fast. The two teams have no shortage of scoring players, and the game will be much better than when the Thunder played the Grizzlies." Zhang Weiping said.
"This is the rhythm that the Thunder likes. They don't have to get into a fight with their opponents like the Grizzlies. They have more scorers than the Rockets, and these scorers ensure their scoring efficiency." Yu Jia said.
Harden was not happy in the locker room.
Although his statistics were good, he felt depressed.
If the Thunder's offensive rhythm cannot be stopped, then the Thunder's offense will not slow down.
If the Rockets' offense can't bite for a while, then the game will be over. This is not the result he wants.
"James, how's your relationship with Russell?" Beverley came over to Harden.
"It's okay, what's wrong?" Harden asked doubtfully.
"If he and I fight on the court, who will you help?" Beverly asked directly.
"Help you," Harden said.
After all, Beverley is a teammate. No matter how good the personal relationship between Westbrook and him is, they are now enemies.
"Then I understand." After Beverly said that, he turned around and left, gearing up.
Harden probably knew that Beverley wanted to use some off-court methods, but he didn't speak to stop it.
This is Beverly's business and has nothing to do with him.
After a while, McHale summoned the Rockets players and began to make tactical arrangements.
"Dwight, where's your defense? Where's your blocking?"
"Jamie, James, can you move faster?"
"Don't let them easily get open and rush to the basket. Confront them on the spot."
McHale kept berating the players.
The Thunder scored 74 points at halftime, and this kind of defense was simply shoddy.
"We need to improve our defensive toughness, and on the offensive end, we must continue to maintain this rhythm..."
McHale continued to make tactical arrangements for the second half.
The Rockets exposed too many problems in the first half. If they cannot solve these problems, this series will become troublesome.
Compared with the solemnity of the away locker room, the home locker room is much more relaxed.
In this game, the Thunder's three giants all attacked very comfortably and took the lead.
Our opponents were the same as in the regular season, they were overwhelmed by us.
Zhao Chen took out his mobile phone and chatted with Enna through text messages for a while.
Enna did as she promised, she would watch every game live.
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Coach Brooks gathered the players in the middle of the field: "Everyone did a good job and completed the tasks we assigned. If we continue to play like this, the second half of the game will still focus on three-pointers and breakthroughs."
"As long as they continue their offensive firepower, there is nothing they can do."
"Of course, we have to work harder on the defensive end and don't relax easily."
Brooks' tactics are very targeted.
After about ten minutes of setting up, Brooks asked everyone to disperse.
Westbrook, Zhao Chen, and Durant all walked out of the locker room early.
The three of them originally wanted to continue warming up, but saw that the venue was occupied by the cheerleading girls, so they had no choice but to give up.
All three took their place on the bench.
See if nothing is going on, so as not to sit awkwardly.
Zhao Chen asked Durant: "KD, why do you like Scarlett?"
Durant was straightforward: "She is very beautiful, has a great figure, and is very sexy, and I often watch her movies."
Westbrook joked: "So you want to win the championship and drink her bathwater?"
Zhao Chen applauded and smiled beside him.
Durant looked embarrassed and said: "This is a way to express your love. You must be unscrupulous when chasing Nina, right? Zhao, I heard that you have a girlfriend?"
Westbrook nodded.
Men are similar when they are young, they all covet the body of the girl they like, but he will not be so direct with Durant.
Zhao Chen said: "Well, yes, she is also a beautiful girl."
Zhao Chen doesn't mind occasionally sharing his love life with Westbrook and Durant.
Although Durant is young, he will not gossip in front of the media.
At least he can't do things like Russell breaking the news about Nick Young.
Durant said: "Sometimes I envy you and Russell. You two have a stable relationship."
Westbrook and Zhao Chen rarely talk to Durant like this, and both of them now feel that Durant is a little pitiful.
Westbrook said: "There will be, and you will find it soon. Of course, now we are still trying our best to help you get that cup of bath water, haha."
Zhao Chen also explained: "When fate comes, it will naturally come."
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When the three of them chatted about life outside of basketball, the atmosphere became less awkward.
Zhao Chen can feel that Durant is also growing because of his arrival.
Durant has also become more mature in personality.
Perhaps this is because both Westbrook and Zhao Chen have correct views, stable lives, and comparable strength to him.
When Westbrook was the only one, Durant didn't feel that there was any problem with his life and conduct. But with Zhao Chen often not playing with him, Durant felt like he had a mirror.
Zhao Chen and Westbrook often isolate him, which makes Durant think that there may be something wrong with him.
After lowering himself and reflecting, Durant felt he needed to make some changes.
After chatting heart-to-heart for a few minutes, Durant felt that he, Zhao Chen and Westbrook were real brothers, and he looked at the two of them much more favorably.
Of course, Zhao Chen and Westbrook have no feelings for Durant, and it is not that easy to change a person's fixed impression.
The second half of the game also started quickly.
The Thunder's offense in the second half was still the same as in the first half. They kept suppressing the Rockets at home.
Zhao Chen, Westbrook, and Durant successively made efforts.
The Rockets increased their defensive intensity, and Beverley even pulled and pulled Westbrook, but it had no effect.
The Thunder's superstars are real superstars, not some kind of parallel import.
After the third quarter, the score was fixed at 85-110, and the Thunder led by 25 points at home.
McHale could never find a way to limit the Thunder's offense, and the Rockets' away defense system was broken.
