Thunder coach Brooks was in tears on the sidelines.

"Damn it! The promised Zhang Feng is no longer useful. The promised pick-and-roll threat of Zhang Feng and Lillard has not been used in many games. Why did he perform so well when he met our team?

Real Nima is poisonous..."

The Trail Blazers, who were playing away from home, did not look like a tired team in a back-to-back game under the leadership of Lillard and Zhang Feng's unstoppable pick-and-roll cooperation in the second quarter.

Yesterday they just lost to the Rockets led by "third brother" Harden in the offensive battle, but today, facing the two scoring machines of Durant and Westbrook, the Trail Blazers showed stronger scoring power

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Durant's scores kept rising. After Westbrook came on the court, he also had breakthrough dunks and three-pointers. In terms of scoring data, he was on par with Durant, but the Thunder's score was different.

Always lagging behind.

In the first half of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers' pick-and-roll cooperation created unlimited opportunities, including Lillard's jump shot and Zhang Feng's goal. In addition, in order to limit the pick-and-roll situation, other points were left open and wide open.

position score.

The Trail Blazers used a more efficient offense to gain an absolute advantage in this offensive battle.

In the second half of the second quarter, after Adelaide returned to the field, he continued to use his tough inside singles to constantly destroy the Thunder's inside line. Throughout the first half of the game, the Thunder's defense seemed to be beaten into a sieve by the Trail Blazers.

There is no successful defense to speak of.

At the end of the half, the Trail Blazers had stretched their lead to 15 points, and scored 35 points in the second quarter.

In this national live broadcast, the Trail Blazers actually performed such wonderful offensive performances in back-to-back games. And Zhang Feng, after being silent for many games, also broke out on the bench in this game. This Trail Blazers

, will always surprise people.

The defensive adjustments Brooks can make in the midfield are extremely limited. With such a large point difference, the team can only count on the team's offensive efforts to solve the problem.

As for defense, Brooks had to choose a highly risky defensive approach to open up a certain amount of space for the Blazers on the outside, so as to fully protect the inside and prevent Ade from easily scoring, and prevent Lillard from having a chance to break through to the inside.

If the Blazers really missed the mark throughout the game, then the Thunder would admit it.

At the beginning of the second half, facing the Thunder's shrinking defense, the Trail Blazers were still a little unprepared. They still beat Ade hard, but did not achieve very good results. Instead, they allowed the Thunder to directly rely on counterattacks to take the lead, and took the lead in the counterattack.

Sound horn.

The Blazers' subsequent offense was indeed helpless in the face of the Thunder's shrinking defense.

It is true that there is enough space on the outside to shoot, but with Lillard being given priority, Matthews and Batum were still affected by back-to-back battles today, and some of their shooting percentages were low.

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The fatigue of these starting players was hidden in the team's mercury-laden offense in the first half. Now that the star players are unable to perform, they have also exposed the problem of limited offensive firepower in this game.

"The Thunder relied on defense in the second half and regained control of the game."

"Yes. In the first half of the game, the Trail Blazers used their excellent offense to suppress the Thunder's counterattack ability."

"But in the second half, as the Thunder shrunk inside and the Trail Blazers were unable to pose a sufficient threat on the outside, the Thunder collected rebounds and could directly counterattack Westbrook and chase behind the Trail Blazers' retreat. So far,

, Westbrook played two games like this, and the Blazers had nothing to do."

"If the Trail Blazers cannot improve their outside shooting percentage, then the Thunder will definitely shrink smaller and smaller, further restricting the Trail Blazers from attacking inside, and then turn around and use their super scoring ability to further narrow the point difference."

Although in the following games, Lillard and Aldridge can still rely on their super personal abilities to cause fouls or succeed in strong plays on the offensive end, and score some points for the team despite their poor outside touch.

, but the Thunder's offense is obviously easier, simpler, and more effective.

Although the 15-point lead was not lost, it was half recovered by the Thunder in less than 4 minutes.

As Durant hit the mid-range shot, Stotts saw that there was only 7 points left, but he still called the Blazers' first timeout of the second half.

Facing the Thunder's defense at this time, the most effective way is of course for the Blazers' outside players to perform well.

However, Matthews and Batum on the court felt pretty good in the first half, but the second half may still be affected by back-to-back physical fitness. Off the court, Stotts clearly felt that the shooting rhythm of the two was not right.

Substitute!

This is the only way Stotts can choose to deal with the current weak offense.

Who will come on instead?

If you have the ability to shoot, Xiao Mo sitting on the bench can certainly do it, but at the small forward position, there are no good choices...

"The Trail Blazers really chose to make substitutions after this timeout!"

"Zhang Feng comes off the bench so that he can replace Robin Lopez at the center position and use his long-range shooting ability to further increase the threat from the outside."

"But! After Stotts replaced Batum and Matthews, he replaced Mo and McCollum?"

"The Blazers replaced three guards? This can indeed enhance the firepower on the outside. Although McCollum is a rookie and has not performed well in recent games, in previous games, his mid-range shooting percentage was still good.

But who is left to defend Durant?"

"The three defensive players are not very tall. This is the rhythm of letting Durant go to see if Durant can kill himself. It can also be seen as the Blazers are not afraid of Durant scoring, thinking that as long as their own

If the offense can be opened up, then even if there is a confrontation, we can win the final game."

The Thunder's defensive strategy continues!

Tightening the paint didn't give the Blazers a chance to score easily.

Ade was able to withstand Ibaka, but he couldn't withstand Perkins, who came to defend him. He could only pass the ball to the outside.

Zhang Feng was blocked by Durant after receiving the ball. Facing Durant's long arms, Zhang Feng could only choose to continue passing the ball. Sefolosha stayed close to Lillard, while Xiao Mo faced the fast player after receiving the ball.

Westbrook, who moved laterally, could only pass the ball to McCollum in the corner, leaving McCollum open!

"Three-pointer! McCollum's first shot today! It was a thirst-quenching three-pointer for the Trail Blazers!"

"The Thunder's defense today still didn't pay enough attention to the two rookies of the Trail Blazers."

"Zhang Feng has already opened up in the first half. Will the Thunder's targeted defense in the second half also allow McCollum, who has also been silent for many games, to open up as well?"

Turning around, Durant singled out Lillard. This height advantage was too obvious. He directly caught the ball and made a pull-up jumper without even needing to lean back.

Smooth hits. As one of the league's top scorers, Durant's ability to grasp this kind of mismatch has a very high success rate.

Durant hit a two-pointer, but the Trail Blazers dribbled over, faced the Thunder's shrinking defense, and continued to take advantage of the situation. After being restrained by Ade, they once again transferred the ball to McCollum in the open space!

Another three-point shot. Although this ball did not hit the net like the previous one, the ball still bounced off the back edge of the frame and "bounced" into the net, hitting two consecutive three-pointers.
Chapter completed!