At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Thunder by 6 points 32:26.

The main player left the field in the second half of the first quarter, and the Lakers replaced the substitute and were chased closer by the Thunder.

However, Mike Brown is still a little brainy.

He let Dwight Howard play the whole first quarter, and when Kobe, Li Liang and Nash went down to rest, Howard led the team for two minutes.

He made a make-up dunk at the basket and made a foul on the free throw line, allowing the Lakers to maintain their advantage.

On the Thunder, Westbrook played a super god, a high throw shot against three double-team defense.

Then before the first quarter was about to end, the dribble was pulled from the three-point line!

Westbrook made a great effort in the first quarter, making three-pointers and scored 13 points in a single quarter.

When he feels good, his scoring explosiveness is indeed amazing.

After hitting a three-pointer, he made a pistol back-up move, which was very domineering.

But on the Lakers, Nash's performance is not inferior, but he just doesn't look that hot.

In the intervals between the first and second quarters, the reporter interviewed Lakers coach Mike Brown and asked him what changes had been made in the team's playing style after Gasol was injured.

Mike Brown said: "We mentioned Bruce Lee to the starting position. His performance was good and it was an indispensable part of the team. We did a good job on the offensive end in the first quarter and were very efficient. We strengthened the three-pointer and accelerated the pace of the game to make up for some shortcomings of Paul's absence."

Brown said it very well, as if the strategy of starting three-pointers and outside is what you have formulated.

The three Zhuge Liang continued to sit on the bench and rest, while Li Liang kept communicating with Nash.

You can't stop learning such things for a moment.

In the last game, Li Liang made a lot of mistakes. He felt that once he passed more, he would inevitably be distracted in high-intensity games and make mistakes.

Nash has always had few mistakes, so he can ask him for advice.

The Thunder team has few assists and fewer opponents.

Because Thunder players are very physically compatible, with long wingspans and fast lateral movements, they have steals upstream from the league and the most blocks in the league.

Their fast break explosive power is very strong. Once Westbrook steals the backcourt, he will give you a dunk immediately.

Therefore, when fighting thunder, you must reduce mistakes.

Nash admires Li Liang, a young man who is eager to learn. He combined the situation on the court and told him how to read the opponent's defense to make the correct pass choice.

After talking for a while, Li Liang listened very seriously and almost took a small notebook to write it down.

Kobe on the side suddenly said, "I'm afraid of making mistakes, so you can't just pass the ball."

Li Liang was stunned, huh? Why do you feel that what you said makes sense?

Nash laughed when he heard this.

My years of experience in point guards, but I can't stand Kobe's words.

At this time, the rotation lineups of both sides on the field are in a confrontation.

Jamison became the Lakers' firepower point. Morris missed a layup, he grabbed the frontcourt rebound and made a throw shot.

On the Thunder, Durant stayed on the court as the backbone.

Kevin Martin appears, and as Harden's replacement, the Thunder need his score.

But Meeks has a good defense against Martin, and is close to each other, so he does not give him a chance to start and take action easily.

Martin is relatively thin and is most afraid of this kind of close-fitting defense.

After making a pick-and-roll with Collison, the lob was given to Collison who was going down.

The ball was not blocked well, and there was no chance in the inside.

But Collison dribbled away Jamison and came to the basket, with a dunk with both hands!

Mike Brown was really about to cry when he looked at Jamison's defense.

This is Collison, not Stoudemire, who was so easy to get a dunk.

However, the defense of the Thunder rotation lineup is not much better.

Their substitute center is Tabit - a complete pitfall.

This guy is also the second place in 2009, look at the ones behind him - Harden, Curry, and DeRozan.

After choosing Mayo to miss Westbrook, the Grizzlies won Tabit again, and their draft ability is amazing.

It can be said that the teams named after animals in the NBA, such as Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Bucks, Raptors, Eagles, and Bulls, have one, and their draft ability is worrying.

If you can score five or six high picks, they will win, which is basically equivalent to blind selection.

As soon as Tabit came on the court, he missed someone inside and was run back into the inside by Jordan Hill, receiving Morris' pass, and dunked with both hands!

You said you can't even hold Jordan Hill anymore, what's the use of you?

The Thunder's substitute point guard is Eric Meno, a defender who has difficulty in possessing the ball over half.

Morris rarely encounters point guards who are more frugal than him in the game. He presses in the midfield and Meno almost concedes the ball.

The hasty pass was passed to Durant, but was stabbed by Ebanks and relied on his long arm to recover it.

Durant passed the ball to Martin on the wing. After Martin received the ball, he relied on his personal ability to score a three-pointer.

34:31, the score difference narrowed to only 3 points.

Li Liang felt that the momentum was not very good, and said to Mike Brown: "Mike, it's time to substitute people. This lineup cannot be played. What should I do if the offensive starts?"

Because it was the last game of three consecutive away games, considering the health of the veterans and the team leading the first quarter, a pure substitute was put on the connection stage.

This will allow Kobe and Nash to rest more and not overload.

Brown thought, it seemed to make some sense and immediately called for a brief pause.

Substitution! Since you said Li Liang, then you can go.

Brown really replaced Li Liang.

In fact, Brown shouldn't have replaced Li Liang to rest. Look, Durant is still fighting.

What's wrong with young people fighting for a while? After they die, there is time to rest.

After three minutes of the second quarter, the Lakers rotated personnel, and Li Liang replaced Ebanks.

This substitution is very important, and the thunder has a faint sign of a rise.

The Lakers' defense, players' defensive attitudes and formations are all normal.

The problem is that personal abilities are insufficient. One is dunked at the basket and the other is ***, which are all lack of ability.

The Thunder is a team that is very good at crushing opponents with their players' personal abilities.

If you are talented, you will jump higher than you, and you will be able to score.

This kind of team is unreasonable.

Since you are unreasonable, then we will go to someone who can reason and go to talk to you about reasoning.

After Li Liang came on the court, he took the substitute and he had experience.

The substitute players also felt that they had a backbone and their offense was organized.

Morris was in possession of the ball, and Li Liang provided a cover for Morris 45 degrees from the left.

He gestured to Morris and immediately cut inside after covering it.

This is the most common routine after pick-and-roll screening, and Li Liang suddenly attracted the defensive attention of three people.

But Morris did not pass the ball, Meeks in the bottom corner came out and completed a cross cover with Morris, handing the ball through his hand.

Meeks had a little room to shoot from the outside and made a three-pointer!

The Lakers' three-pointer tonight was simply a terrible shooting percentage.

Li Liang didn't even touch the ball, but it was a key part of this tactic.

He made tactical fraud, which made the Thunder players mistakenly think that the Lakers are going to fight in.

The result was not, and the 45-degree three-pointer was finally selected.

The Thunder turned around and played a tactic. Collison took the ball at a high position, and Durant made a fake move on the wing, pretending to go around and catch the ball, but suddenly cut inside.

Collison passed the ball to Durant's hand. Durant received the ball and leaned against Li Liang, making a jump shot from the board.

Durant's empty-handed running position reached a very high level, the fake moves are true and the empty cut is extremely sharp.

Li Liang does not have the ability to Durant, but he has other ways.

On the offensive end, he squatted in the bottom corner again, and Durant took the initiative to defend Li Liang.

The Lakers conducted the ball several times from the outside, and Li Liang suddenly ran from the baseline to 45 degrees on the other side, giving Meeks a cover.

As for Durant... during the pursuit, Jordan Hill has been delayed.

As a result, Mix turned around and passed the ball to Li Liang at 45 degrees, and Li Liang received the ball and made a three-pointer!

Hit!
To be continued...