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If there is anyone in this league who wants to defeat Zhao Chen the most, it is Durant.
Zhao Chen's excellence turned Durant's first championship into a hug.
Durant watched Zhao Chen grow from a fringe player to the current number one player in the league.
Zhao Chen high-fived Ross on his way back to defense.
Rose's extreme speed can cooperate with him, which will make it easier to deal with Durant and Westbrook.
"Ross and Zhao Chen are definitely one of the best running combinations in basketball. When the two of them start running, even Westbrook and Durant will be choked." Director Zhang said.
The game continues on the court.
The Thunder's morale was not affected by Zhao Chen's dunk. They have played against the Lakers many times and know how important it is to maintain a good mentality.
Westbrook and Ibaka's pick-and-roll screen.
After the screen, Westbrook hit the ground and passed the ball to Ibaka.
Ibaka collected the ball and took a step forward to knock Tucker away. Dapeng spread his wings and hit the frame with one hand! !
"frame!"
12 to 10.
The Thunder gradually found the Lakers' internal loopholes to attack.
The Lakers' shortcoming is actually quite obvious, that is, their power forward position is not tall enough.
Tucker is still a little short when playing inside.
Lakers offense.
Rose also made a mistake when he broke through and passed the ball to Zhao Chen.
The ball was intercepted directly by Durant in the distance.
Durant ran wildly, but Zhao Chen's position was too passive, and he didn't catch up.
Durant scored on a flying layup.
14 to 10.
Lakers offense.
Zhao Chen caught the ball by himself and passed half the court.
Although he fell behind by a small score, Zhao Chen did not panic.
Zhao Chen gave the ball to Kobe in the low post.
Signaling Kobe to back up first to support him!
Kobe is a three-threat with the ball behind his back and beats Durant in the low post.
Without an advantage in all aspects, Kobe chose to forcibly turn over after a series of steps.
The ball went backwards greatly, and Durant stretched his long arms as much as possible to block Kobe's ball.
But Kobe has found the rhythm with this ball, and he deliberately increased the arc.
"Uh-huh!"
14 to 12
"Beep!!"
"Beep beep beep"
At the same time, the referee also blew the whistle continuously.
But it wasn't Kobe who caused Durant's foul.
But Tucker moved too much under the basket and pushed Ibaka over.
The goal was scored and valid, but Tucker's foul must be recorded.
"Farke, if you want to fight, just say so." After Ibaka stood up, he yelled at Tucker.
Westbrook and Zhao Chen also had a quarrel.
"Your people are so dirty."
"You haven't played in the playoffs? I can only say that you are too soft."
"Hmph, the guy who fled Oklahoma City is the weakling."
"Without me, you can't win the championship!"
Westbrook and Zhao Chen also quarreled.
The scene suddenly became chaotic, and the fans at Staples Arena were cheering and booing.
The Lakers and Thunder players quickly shouted, but they were very restrained.
The referee and security quickly intervened and separated the players from the two teams to give warnings.
The referee did not give a technical foul. The scale of such conflicts is not large. It may happen many times in the playoffs, especially for grudge-based teams like the Thunder and Lakers. It is not uncommon for fights to occur. The exchanges are real. It's too childish.
Seeing that the conflict between the two teams did not escalate, the fans at the scene turned to boos.
Compared with the current polite basketball, fans would like to see the players on the court having a real fight with each other, which is also quite nice to watch.
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"Haha, Zhao Chen and Westbrook both yelled at each other, and the two brothers fell out."
"This is a hot playoff game, not giving an inch."
"There was too much physical contact and Westbrook was getting impatient."
"Westbrook must be resentful of Zhao Chen. He probably didn't expect Zhao Chen to leave the Thunder and go to the Lakers."
Domestic fans are discussing it.
The game continues on the court.
Thunder ball possession.
Westbrook carried the ball across half court.
Westbrook carries the ball with great speed, as if he is about to explode with speed and pass people by at any time.
Westbrook played very calmly. Although Zhao Chen continued to stimulate him and let him attack on his own, Westbrook still chose to give the ball to Durant next to him.
Durant made a jump shot directly after facing Covington's continuous changes of direction.
Covington had a certain degree of interference on this ball.
Durant's jump shot is off the charts.
The rebound was controlled by Jokic.
Jokic gave the ball to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.
Robertson kept hitting Zhao Chen, and Zhao Chen used deft back dribbling combined with changes of direction to advance to the frontcourt.
After arriving at the frontcourt position, Zhao Chen observed the position of his teammates, and then Zhao Chen chose to attack on his own.
Zhao Chen greeted Jokic's cover.
Jokic's cover was raised to block Robertson.
Zhao Chen broke through with the ball on the left, passed Robertson, and reached the free throw line. Ibaka assisted in defense. Although Ibaka's assistance in defense was very fast, Zhao Chen's movements were faster. After a pause, Zhao Chen changed his mind quickly. Go to the right and pass Ibaka.
Ibaka didn't expect that Zhao Chen could change direction, so he immediately moved sideways.
It's just that it's slow.
Zhao Chen had already occupied his position. Zhao Chen collected the ball behind his left hand and passed it to his right hand. He soared into the air and there was Adams under the basket.
Adams was leaning sideways at this time, and he was wrestling with Tucker!
Zhao Chen took off into the air, his head almost touching the basket. Zhao Chen raised his head like a fire and smashed the ball into the basket without any hesitation across Adams!
"frame!"
The basket was swayed by Zhao Chen's smash.
Adams looked innocent and was dunked by Zhao Chen! !
14 to 14, the score was tied again.
"Oh oh oh!"
Zhao Chen's singles run was like flowing water, using pick-and-rolls, changes of direction, changing hands behind the back, and dunks from behind!
The technical movements are smoothly connected.
"Zhao Chen's technology has always been my dream!"
"Many people think Zhao Chen's talent is outstanding, but I think his skills are the fundamental reason that distinguishes him from other players."
"Zhao Chen's breakthrough does not need to rely on absolute physical talent. Sometimes his breakthrough is not fast, but people can't catch up."
"Zhao Chen is improving almost every season, and now he is more and more able to use his golf intelligence and skills to crush others."
Fans are constantly evaluating Zhao Chen's offense in this round.
The game between the two sides became tense after this round.
With 2 minutes and 55 seconds left in the first quarter, the score between the two teams reached 27-27.
Thunder coach Donovan frowned. This is Donovan's first season coaching the Thunder.
It was also his first time playing in the playoffs. He never imagined that the Lakers would be so difficult to deal with.
The Thunder were in great form tonight, probably their best performance entering the playoffs, and their offensive success was very efficient, but even so, they still couldn't open up the score.
Donovan hesitated and then called a halt to the game.
It's rotation time.
Donovan emphasized the restrictions on Zhao Chen with the substitutes. He saw that the Lakers had no intention of letting Zhao Chen off the field.
It's important for the Thunder to survive this rotation period.
