Chapter 257
Halftime is over.
Su Hao made 5 unreasonable dunks, dunked the basket crookedly, dislocated Jeff Green's shoulder, and hit Ibaka to spit blood on the spot.
Su Hao's brutal destructive power like a"prehistoric giant crocodile", almost using his own strength to help the team establish a 12-point lead.
It made all the Thunder members' scalps numb.
Halftime break.
Thunder locker room.
Coach Brooks reminded in a serious voice,"Su Hao's offense is too domineering and his strength is too amazing.
When you fight against him, you must also pay attention to protecting yourself.
We must limit him as much as possible, instead of competing with him for strength. Fighting also requires skills.
In addition.
Because Su Hao's strength is too amazing and his destructive power is too strong.
So, we must always be vigilant in the penalty area, more alert than ever before.
Especially the rebounds that we grab must be protected, and when Su Hao comes to grab them, pass the ball immediately.
Do you understand?!"
""Okay, coach!"
Everyone agreed.
Coach Brooks continued to remind,"Although I attacked very fiercely and played very vigorously, it seems that no one can stop me.
But we should not be discouraged.
We can't lose confidence. This is the playoffs... If we lose, our efforts this year will be in vain.
So before the outcome comes out, we must work hard and try our best.
Never give up until the last moment!"
"clear!"
""Coach, don't worry, we will fight the Clippers to the end!!!"
The Thunder players shouted loudly.
Jeff Green's fighting spirit was weakened because he had been playing against Su Hao for too long and was beaten to a pulp.
The three youngsters of the Thunder, who entered the playoffs for the first time, were immature but full of fighting spirit.
They had not given up yet.
On the Clippers side,
Su Hao was as domineering as ever, which made all the players full of fighting spirit and confidence.
Su Hao himself fell into deep thought.
"Now I have got 5 steals, and I only need 2 more to reach 7. Then if I can help the team win the game, I can complete the system task.
Get Kyrie Irving's ball-handling ability.
Tonight is an opportunity, I have to grasp it as much as possible!"
Thinking of this,
Su Hao has one more goal in tonight's game than in the past.
Back in the second half. Change sides and fight again.
Because Jeff Green and Ibaka were unable to play, the Thunder could only let the weaker substitute power forward Nick Collison play.
His physical fitness is much weaker.
Su Hao came up and wanted to snatch the basketball from his hand, but the Thunder players were much more cautious than in the first half.
Su Hao was still on his way.
Collison passed the basketball to others.
"So decisive?!"
Su Hao narrowed his eyes.
At this pace, with the Thunder players becoming more cautious, Su Hao felt that it would be difficult to get two steals.
But he was not in a hurry.
Because... the conditions for completing the task were to have more than 7 steals in a single game and lead the team to victory.
If the number of steals was enough but the game ended up being lost, that would not work either.
Don't be in a hurry.
Don't steal for the sake of steals.
Steady the victory in the game, and on this basis, steal again if there is a chance.
The Thunder originally had a certain gap with the Clippers.
Now they are also missing two inside big men, Jeff Green and Ibaka, and their overall strength has suddenly declined further. Slip.
They were 12 points behind at halftime. They lost to the Clippers by 9 points in a single quarter.
After three quarters, the Clippers had already opened up the gap to 21 points.
The game took time.
But the Thunder still did not give up. In the playoffs, every second counts.
Unless they are in desperate situations, most teams will not easily give up any game.
The last quarter.
First, there was a duel between substitutes. To make matters worse, it rained all night.
The Thunder, which originally had stronger substitutes, lost Ibaka and Nixon who was pushed to the starting lineup.
The rookie Harden, who led the team alone, wanted to defeat the combination of Iverson, Jordan and Camby.
The difficulty suddenly increased.
3 minutes and 12 seconds of rotation.
Not only did the Thunder fail to narrow the score, but they also allowed the Clippers to further widen the gap.
23 points.
The Thunder were in a desperate situation.
As soon as the starting lineups of both teams came up, Su Hao came up with a [super layup] and an [impossible block].
He used his ultimate move.
One offense and one defense, in less than three minutes, helped the team to launch an 8:2 offensive storm.
In an instant.
The score difference reached 29 points and went straight to 30 points.
Although Durant, Harden and Westbrook then each scored an offense and responded with a 7:0 counterattack storm.
The score difference returned to 22 points.
It seems that there is momentum to catch up, but in fact... the fighting spirit of all Thunder members has been dispersed.
They can't see the hope of winning, and their desire to catch up and win has decreased.
After a while.
Coach Brooks, who had no choice, called a timeout. In desperation, he went up and down five times and surrendered.
Then the last 4 minutes or so completely became garbage time.
In the end.
The Clippers easily defeated the Thunder with a 13-point advantage, bringing the series score to 2:0
"Wooow"
Drexler exclaimed after the game,"The Hulk" Su Hao's performance is as stable as ever.
Tonight, he once again scored 35 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 11 blocks, filling the data column by himself.
Two consecutive"super plus triple-doubles" in the series gave the Thunder two miserable defeats!!!
Although the"Clippers Twins" and the"Thunder Three" are both talented players, the Clippers are worthy of being the top team in the West, and they have even stronger strength."
"That's right."
Kamara nodded and took over the conversation and said,"The strength of"prehistoric giant crocodile" Su Hao is beyond doubt.
Two big wins have fully demonstrated his ability to lead the team!
However... losing away games does not count, and the Thunder, who are 0:2 behind, do not need to be discouraged.
When the series comes to Oklahoma, to the Thunder's home court, that is when they will reverse and tie the score.
The moment when the series is decided is from winning away games.
So can the Clippers do it? Let's wait and see together!!!"
Losing on the road doesn't count as losing?!
There is indeed nothing wrong with this statement.
But there is a big premise, that is, the gap in strength between the two teams is not that big.
Whoever has the home advantage will naturally have a greater chance of winning.
But now... the Clippers gave the Thunder two massacres, and the"prehistoric giant crocodile" Su Hao was unstoppable.
The Clippers crushed the Thunder with a one-sided advantage.
Even if they return to their home court, the Thunder may not be able to turn decay into magic and immediately gain the upper hand.
The gap in hard power is not something that the home and away advantages can easily change.
It can only be said that the Thunder will be in better condition, and they have more chances to win the game.
But if they really want to win, it is still difficult.
However... the three young Thunder players who are full of blood and vitality for the first time in the playoffs.
They don't think they can say it.
They are full of fighting spirit and are bound to win two cities in their home court to tie the series!!!