Normally, Zhao Chen might clock out from get off work in the third quarter.
Unfortunately, the Lakers' second lineup didn't quite live up to expectations.
Booker and Rose were beaten by Durant tonight.
The Thunder's second lineup led by Durant can always hit a climax when Zhao Chen is away.
Rose and Booker's playing styles are very traditional and lack that kind of explosiveness, but Durant is different, he explodes whenever he wants.
Three consecutive three-pointers and a converted two-plus-one caught up the score.
After a wave of 14-4, the score reached 116-109, and Scott was stopped.
"Coach, arrange a double cover. I'm going to attack. Try to kill them directly this time." Zhao Chen said to the coach.
As the absolute boss of the Lakers, Zhao Chen can make requests to the coaching staff at any time.
Naturally, Scott would not refuse. He called a timeout to solve the problem.
The way to solve the problem is to ask Zhao Chen to go up and fight.
Scott himself also liked watching Zhao Chenbiao score. Scott said: "No problem, you attack boldly. You need to pay attention to the opponent's actions to hurt you, and be careful not to get injured."
Zhao Chen nodded: "Yes, I will reduce breakthroughs and use shooting to finish."
As Zhao Chen's reputation grows, opponents will deliberately increase their moves when defending him.
This also increases Zhao Chen's risk of injury.
Although Zhao Chen had medicine for injuries, the pain at the moment of injury was real, and Zhao Chen didn't want to suffer that pain.
There are many scorers in the team, and there are many ways to win. A real man is not forced to play tough against an energetic opponent.
After returning from the timeout, Coach Brooks saw that Zhao Chen was playing again and knew he was in big trouble again.
Sure enough, in the first round, Zhao Chen took advantage of Ah Lian's cover to step back and collect the ball and shoot a three-point jumper!
Zhao Chen's retreat was too far, and Robertson's interference could not cover him at all.
"Uh-huh!"
119 to 109.
The score difference quickly returned to double digits.
Thunder offense.
Durant changed direction and passed Kobe before hitting Jokic and causing a foul.
Standing on the free throw line, Durant made two free throws.
119 to 111.
Lakers offense.
Jokic quickly passed the baseline ball to Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen changed directions at high speed and passed Robertson and Durant, and made a sudden jump shot from outside the three-point line!
After Zhao Chen came up, the Lakers' tactics were already decided, which were Zhao Chen's various singles!
"Uh-huh!"
122 to 111.
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In the next few rounds, Zhao Chen scored with assists. After scoring 8 points and 2 assists, Brooks asked for a timeout!
The situation once again turned against the Lakers.
At this time, the fans at the Thunder's home court were already immersed in Zhao Chen's personal performances.
Such Zhao Chen reminded them of No. 8 two seasons ago!
Thunder home fans turned against each other and kept cheering Zhao Chen's name.
Zhang Weiping said: "Zhao Chen was effective tonight. He is full of MVP quality. He plays more and more freely on the court. The Thunder strengthened its defense on him, and he assisted. As soon as the Thunder relaxed their guard on him, he made an assist. Score it yourself.”
Xu Jicheng said: "Durant's score is close to 50 points, but his role on the court is not as obvious as Zhao Chen."
Zhang Weiping said: "The Thunder have never solved the incompatibility problem between Durant and Westbrook. In the year when Zhao Chen was in the Thunder, Zhao Chen served as a blending agent, and the three of them blended well together. But when Zhao Chen left, the conflict between the two It was highlighted again.”
Xu Jicheng said: "At that time, we all thought that Zhao Chen was the third core of the Thunder and his role would not be that big. Now it seems that Zhao Chen was more helpful to the Thunder than we thought."
Zhang Weiping said: "Yes, Zhao Chen is similar to Jordan and James. He is the kind of player who has become a superstar in terms of strength as soon as he enters the league, but everyone's impression of him is just a rookie."
After the timeout, the Thunder replaced the entire starting lineup.
The Lakers replaced the lineup with Zhao Chen, Harris, Booker, Kobe, and Arab League.
This is a hybrid lineup that can shoot three-pointers at every point.
The Thunder's first offense still failed to score a single shot by Westbrook. Westbrook made up his mind not to pass the ball to Durant today.
Durant felt good today, but he repeatedly failed to catch the ball, and Durant was also very annoyed.
Seeing that Westbrook missed the shot, Durant stood there with his hands in anger.
Brooks kept comforting Durant on the sidelines, which made Durant particularly angry.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Chen knew that there was a rift between Westbrook and Durant.
Durant's contract expires this year, which is a bad sign for the Thunder.
And Brooks seems not to be aware of this problem yet...
Lakers offense.
Zhao Chen dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and was directly flanked. Zhao Chen directly distributed the ball to Booker, who was standing at a 45-degree position.
Because Booker didn't feel good when he was in the second lineup, he was let go this round.
Booker is not afraid to take action just because his condition is not good. This is what makes him different from other rookies.
"Uh-huh!"
Booker raised his hand and hit a three-pointer.
Booker's offensive skills are very comprehensive, and his ability to grasp open positions is very strong.
Thunder offense.
Zhao Chen’s defensive method is still to let Westbrook’s shots go
Westbrook was not polite either, continuing to ignore Durant who was asking for the ball, and decisively continued to pull out a three-pointer from the top of the arc!
"frame!"
Zhao Chen couldn't bear to look at it.
If the Lakers win this game, Westbrook will definitely take credit.
Ah Lian grabbed the rebound, and the Lakers' counterattack came immediately.
Zhao Chen rushed forward at high speed, Ah Lian followed Kobe, and Kobe passed the ball to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen received the ball from outside the three-point line and made a feint. Robertson did not fumble, but his position was slightly forward.
Zhao Chen held the ball on the right side and dived to pass him.
Zhao Chen attacked Adams, and Adams raised his hands in the three-second zone with a serious expression.
Zhao Chen didn't dunk, but made a throw one step ahead in the three-second zone!
"Uh-huh!"
Keep going!
Continue to open up the score!
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Zhao Chen's statistics in this game were finally fixed at 50 points, 30 assists and 14 rebounds.
Zhao Chen's final 50-point free throw also caused the audience to shout MVP.
No surprise, Zhao Chen once again used actions to win over the fans who hated him.
The final score was 152 to 132.
The Thunder suffered a 20-point defeat at home!
Durant tied his career-high 54 points in this game, but Zhao Chen's data was even more terrifying.
In addition to Zhao Chen, Harris scored 15 points, Rose 12 points, Kobe Bryant 14 points, Alian 10 points, Booker 18 points, Jokic 22 points...
A total of 7 Lakers scored in double figures.
Many of the teammates' scores came from Zhao Chen's assists.
The Lakers' current system is Zhao Chen's single-core play, and other players' offense revolves around Zhao Chen's passing.
The Thunder also had four players score in double figures, and Westbrook also had a super triple-double of 30 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
The data is very good, but the shooting rate is unsightly, only 29%!
What is the concept of scoring 30 points with 29% of the time? He took 8 more shots than Durant, who scored 54 points.
at the post-game press conference.
Westbrook kept responding to reporters with "next question," causing media dissatisfaction.
