The second quarter lasted 8 minutes and 11 seconds.
Zhao Chen was replaced by Brooks.
Zhao Chen had been playing continuously for too long, and Brooks felt it was time for Zhao Chen to take a break.
Although Durant could help the Thunder score on the court, he failed to prevent the Heat from completing the lead.
The difference between Durant and Zhao Chen is that Zhao Chen not only remains stable on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, Zhao Chen can fully mobilize the strength of the entire team to deploy defense.
Durant is better at scoring by himself, and there is no way to mobilize the whole team on the defensive end.
However, no matter how strong Durant's personal offensive ability is, he cannot withstand the full firepower of the opponent's team.
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"The Heat are determined to win this battle at Tianwang Mountain."
"The Thunder's side is actually pretty good, but it's not as exciting as the previous two games."
"The Heat have taken the lead, and Brooks' solution to the problem is to play Zhao Chen, haha."
McBrin and Van Gundy were actively commenting on the situation on the court.
The fans at the scene could also tell that something was not going well for the Thunder today, and the voices calling "Zhao Chen"'s name began to get louder.
Durant, who was on the court, felt uncomfortable hearing the fans shouting.
Before Zhao Chen appeared, he was the only super giant in Thunder, but after Zhao Chen appeared, his popularity was suppressed by Zhao Chen.
Sometimes Durant wants to ask why.
He is the MVP, he is the scoring champion.
But Thunder fans still don't seem satisfied enough with him.
It's just that this is the finals, and Durant tries not to let himself be disturbed by these voices and thoughts.
At 4 minutes and 11 seconds, Brooks replaced Zhao Chen again.
As fans and commentators expected, when the team was in trouble, Brooks's solution was to let Zhao Chen stay on the court.
At this time the score was 55 to 51.
The Thunder trailed by 4 points.
The Heat are in extremely hot form, and Durant has already missed two consecutive shots.
Thunder offense.
Westbrook dribbles to the frontcourt.
Westbrook changed direction and rushed in.
The Heat's defensive intensity increased. Westbrook had no chance after rushing in. He circled around and came out again.
Zhao Chen is constantly running, and Ibaka and Adams are providing Zhao Chen with off-ball screens.
Zhao Chen successfully found an opportunity to catch the ball.
James and Wade played Zhao Chen at the same time.
Zhao Chen didn't panic when faced with a flanking attack. He dribbled the ball behind his back and continued to retreat.
Super long distance three-pointer!
The distance was incredible, and Zhao Chen made a jump shot.
James and Wade both rushed over, but failed to stop Zhao Chen.
"Uh-huh!"
55 to 54.
Zhao Chen played the ball very domineeringly, and the fans cheered as expected.
Westbrook went over to high-five Zhao Chen to celebrate.
Seeing Zhao Chen, Westbrook thought of how he used to practice with Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen always likes to shoot some difficult three-pointers.
He likes to criticize Zhao Chen, saying that these three points are useless and unreasonable.
But the fact that Zhao Chen slapped him in the face again and again proved that this kind of practice is useful.
Westbrook has also changed his mind.
Zhao Chen impressed Westbrook with difficult three-pointers one after another.
Westbrook feels that Zhao Chen will soon become an MVP-level player.
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Durant on one side looked at this scene and understood the reason for Zhao Chen's popularity.
In addition to being handsome, Zhao Chen never shows mercy when playing key goals. This should be why fans like him.
Off the court, Spoelstra frowned.
Even with James and Wade defending like this, Zhao Chen can still score, so how can he defend?
Fortunately, Zhao Chen is not able to throw such a heaven-defying ball every time he faces James and Wade.
Zhao Chen encountered a double attack from James and Wade. Some of his strong shots failed to score, and the Heat counterattacked several times.
It was Westbrook who added points for the Thunder. Westbrook was flanked by Zhao Chen and Durant had average touch. He rushed into the paint with the ball and was violated again and again and stood on the free throw line.
Westbrook sometimes grimaces in pain from falling, but he doesn't care.
64 to 64.
The two sides entered the locker room tied.
Thunder fans did not expect that they could suppress their opponents crazily in the first two games, but the suppression was not so ruthless tonight.
Although Zhao Chen had his highlight moments, compared with the previous two games, his hand feel has declined to a certain extent.
Of course, neither the commentators nor the fans criticized Zhao Chen too much. Zhao Chen took the most credit for the game reaching Tianwang Mountain.
In the locker room.
Zhao Chen was panting. He scored 25 points in the first half. It didn't look much different from his scores in the first two games, but it couldn't be compared in terms of efficiency.
And Zhao Chen can also feel that the Heat's targeting of him has become more obvious.
Sometimes, in order to prevent Zhao Chen from taking action, they would even send three people to attack him.
This also made Zhao Chen's scoring more difficult.
Zhao Chen leaned his back against the closet. He just wanted to rest as much as possible. He was injured for a week and then continued to compete at high intensity when he came back. He was also a little tired.
Except for Zhao Chen and Durant, everyone else in the Thunder has many opportunities, but their grasp of those opportunities is about the same as before, without any special improvement.
"The Heat are in better shape tonight than in the previous two games. They also contained Zhao Chen very well, which made Zhao Chen less efficient. This is the fundamental reason why they can still compete with the Thunder."
"Zhao Chen's touch is indeed not that hot anymore. Durant and Westbrook need to do more work. Of course, if the role players can break out, it will be easier for the Thunder's Big Three."
"Haha, Mike, OKC doesn't have Ray Allen. It's very difficult for them to expect the character to break out."
McBrin, Van Gundy and the fans were analyzing the situation in the first half.
The Thunder's role players are strong on defense. It would be good if they can break out once in five games on the offensive end.
The Thunder's offensive firepower is maintained by the Big Three.
On the Thunder side, Brooks emphasized physical strength. After watching the first half of the game, Brooks had some concerns.
In the first two games, Zhao Chen's super efficiency defeated the Heat and caused them to collapse thousands of miles away, but tonight's rhythm was obviously not like that.
The Heat's defensive confidence also came out. Let alone a big victory for the Thunder in the second half, whether they could even win was a question.
In addition, the Thunder are also in trouble, even their defense cannot limit James.
James scored 22 points and 6 assists in the first half. He seemed to be as unstoppable as Zhao Chen in the previous two games.
Both Robertson and Zhao Chen briefly limited James' rounds, but James was smart and refused to confront these two men head-on.
Facing other defenders, James can always be very relaxed. Even Durant got 3 fouls on James.
In the second half of the game, Brooks' worries became reality.
James turned on the full James mode.
As soon as he came up, James used Bosh's pick-and-roll to get rid of Durant, relying on Adams to complete a flying layup.
The ball also caused a foul on Adams, and James easily scored two plus one.
James' extra free throw helped the Heat widen the point difference.
Spoelstra waved his fists on the sidelines. This is the James he wants to see.
He hopes James will fight for the Heat no matter what!
Soon, a blue and white lightning flashed in front of Si Bo's eyes.
After Zhao Chen got the ball, he didn't advance slowly. Instead, he saw a gap in the straight line and ran forward.
At high speed, James wanted to pull Zhao Chen, but Zhao Chen turned around and passed him by. James had just pulled Zhao Chen's clothes, but failed to hold him.
James did not give up and would immediately pursue Zhao Chen. He would let Zhao Chen enjoy the nail-biting hat.
Zhao Chen attacked the Heat's inside line and passed Wade with a rhythmic kick. Before James' block came, Zhao Chen completed a one-handed dunk and scored smoothly!
Attack the Flash the Flash way! !
