Lakers locker room
Scott shouted to everyone: "Continue to play at the pace of the first half, don't slow down, just run with them."
Scott likes this kind of fast-paced offensive transition. He thinks it can completely stimulate the abilities of Rose and Booker.
No matter how things changed in the past, Rose and Booker would be suppressed to a certain extent by Zhao Chen's high ball holding.
But that didn't happen in the first half, and only talented players could keep up with the high-intensity transition.
Booker and Rose both proved their strength in this situation.
That's easy to arrange, just keep playing like this.
The third quarter started quickly amid the cheers of the fans at Staples Arena.
The Lakers' third quarter was Rose, Booker, Zhao Chen, Arab League, and Jokic.
On the Thunder side are Westbrook, Robertson, Durant, Ibaka, and Kanter.
Kanter's offense is more comprehensive than Adams, and Donovan chose to use him.
Thunder offense.
Westbrook is not fast.
Zhao Chen knew at a glance that the Thunder did not dare to play fast with the Lakers.
Indeed, Rose and Booker became Zhao Chen's helpers, which made Westbrook and Durant have to give up.
Westbrook organizes the ball from the outside.
After a few passes, Durant didn't even play, but gave the ball to Kanter inside.
During the Thunder's offensive possessions, the tempo changed from a fast pace to a positional attack.
Kanter's face-up hit.
Kanter singled out UAE.
Kanter dribbled the ball and hit the UAE sideways.
"boom!"
"boom!"
This season of the UAE's NBA season, the physical confrontation has increased a lot. Kanter's impact did not cause the UAE to lose its position, and the UAE still maintained pressure on Kanter.
Kanter turned around, but the Arab League still did not lose its position and the defense did a great job.
Kanter was stopped by the aggressive Arab League. He could still choose to hook, but Kanter did not attack. Kanter chose to pass the ball to Ibaka, who was striding over from the outside.
Ibaka was full of impact and jumped into the air after receiving the ball.
Jokic in the three-second zone assists in defense.
Jokic jumped up to block the shot, but Ibaka was very tough and wanted to dunk.
In the end, the result of the confrontation between the two was that Jokic got out of the way.
Ibaka dunks!
"frame!"
Jokic had 4 fouls on his body. After all, he still didn't dare to go head-on and bet on the referee's whistle!
72 to 76.
"Boss, they are going to chase me." Jokic complained to Zhao Chen.
"It's okay, you can defend yourself however you want, don't worry." Zhao Chen said.
Jokic is very important to the Lakers, but when he has to work hard on offense and defense, being timid will cause the Lakers to suffer.
Except for Zhao Chen, the Lakers' strength will not decline seriously due to the absence of any one person. This is Zhao Chen's strength and confidence.
The Thunder's offensive tactics adjustments showed their power in the first round of the second half.
"The Thunder's adjustment came in time. Let's see how the Lakers solve it. The number of fouls on Jokic really caused a lot of trouble to the Lakers."
"Indeed, Jokic didn't control it well in the first half, and this will be targeted in the second half."
The commentator was discussing the Thunder's attack.
Scott on the sidelines also saw the Thunder's round specifically to play Jokic.
Scott was hesitating whether to switch first and let Jokic protect him for a while, so he wouldn't have to worry so much later.
Lakers offense.
Rose still adhered to the strategy laid out at halftime and wanted to forcibly increase the rhythm.
It's just that this time the Thunder's players got into position quickly and didn't lose their position. The Lakers players couldn't play fast even if they wanted to.
Even Rose's starting speed was restricted by Westbrook.
Durant chose to go around to defend Zhao Chen. This move was really good, making it impossible for him to catch the ball in this round.
Rose gave the ball to Booker.
Booker dribbled with a low hand and broke in with the help of Arab League's screen.
Between the free throw line and the three-second zone, Booker pulled up from mid-range in an emergency stop.
This is Booker's sure-fire move, but this time it was interfered by Ibaka!
"frame!"
The iron is struck.
"Mine!!" Arab League jumped from behind Kanter and picked up the offensive basket.
Adams' blocking position is very good, but Kanter's blocking position is not so good, which gives the UAE finally a chance.
After Ah Lian got the offensive rebound, he didn't hesitate and turned it directly to Zhao Chen outside.
Zhao Chen caught the ball outside the left three-point line.
Durant opened his long arms and stayed close to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen took the ball and threatened with a three-step test. Durant immediately moved his steps, his heart in his throat.
Westbrook follows Rose closely and prevents Rose from cutting inside.
Zhao Chen didn't use too many fancy moves, he just exploded and used his speed to eat Durant alive.
"Whoosh!"
Durant could only watch Zhao Chen's back heading towards the basket.
Zhao Chen rushed into the paint, and with Kanter's help, Zhao Chen circled Kanter's waist and sent the ball to the Arab League in the three-second zone.
Ah Lian catches the ball and explodes!
Throw the basket with both hands! ! !
"frame!"
72 to 78.
Zhao Chen fed Ah Lian a piece of cake.
"Well done!"
"Ah Lian worked hard to seize the opportunity for himself, and Zhao Chen gave him cakes."
"Well done to Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen had the chance to play by himself, but he still gave it to Ah Lian. This is a return favor to Ah Lian."
"The two points are nothing to Zhao Chen, but they are too important to Ah Lian."
"Scoring will give UAE more confidence."
"Zhao Chen and the Arab League have a tacit cooperation and look forward to the Olympic Games starting."
Fans at home cheered.
On the court, Zhao Chen high-fived Ah Lian in celebration.
"Thank you, Xiaochen." Ah Lian said excitedly.
As fans know, scoring in the playoffs excites the UAE.
"You earned this yourself." Zhao Chen didn't say much.
The Arab League really worked hard, otherwise they would not have been able to get this offensive rebound.
Thunder offense.
Under Westbrook's organization, the Thunder's offense became very slow.
In the end, Durant failed to force Zhao Chen and passed the ball to Robertson in the bottom corner.
Robertson is encouraged to let go. Booker doesn't even look at Robertson and just encourages him to shoot three-pointers.
Robertson himself hesitated, but finally took action.
"frame!"
"Uh-huh!"
The ball hit the basket and fell.
75 to 78.
"Zhao, I can shoot three-pointers now. If you continue to let me go, you will be punished." Robertson said with a smile as he passed by Zhao Chen's body.
The three-pointer made Robertson significantly more confident.
"I'll give you more strength later," Zhao Chen said.
"Uh...I take back what I said." Robertson felt very unsure.
"When Robertson can also hit a three-pointer, it shows that the Thunder's touch is pretty good. Robertson is still very reliable on key goals. This is why he can be a starter despite having such poor offensive ability." Barkley said.
