NBA: Come off the bench to save the national team

Bryant shot 7-of-14 from the field, 2-of-5 from three-pointers and 5-of-5 from the free throw line in the third quarter, scoring 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

If it weren't for the slight decline in physical strength in the end, coupled with the high-intensity defense that Qin Feng has been maintaining, Kobe Bryant would have scored more points.

After three quarters, both superstars have scored 40+!

The fourth quarter begins.

The two sides are again substitutes.

The Lakers quickly played a wave of offensive climax to overtake the point difference.

It took more than a minute for Brooks to switch to the starting lineup.

The Lakers have also changed to the main lineup.

After a few minutes of rest, Kobe's physical strength recovered, but he did not attack recklessly, but frequently assisted his teammates to score.

Play to the strengths of the Lakers as a whole.

After all, the Thunder team has two big loopholes, Jeff Green and Wilson, and it is a pity not to use it.

The Thunder's side can only rely on the offense of Qin Feng and Durant.

But Durant missed three straight shots in the second half of the fourth quarter, allowing the Lakers to quickly extend their lead to 12 points.

There are less than 2 minutes left until the end of the game.

Even though Qin Feng hit two three-pointers in a row, he was unable to return to the sky.

118：125。

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Thunder by seven points and defended their home-court advantage.

And this is the first time the Thunder have lost in the playoffs this season.

"What did I say? Although Qin Feng is really powerful, but the overall strength of the Lakers is still stronger, in terms of individual offense, the Lakers have Kobe, it is not worth it at all, on team combat, the Lakers are even stronger outrageous!

Barkley said a little proudly.

Before the game, he jumped into Mike Brin's pit and chose to believe in the Lakers.

Now that the prediction is correct, the tone of speech has become different.

Somewhat proud.

"Qin Feng played 36 minutes in this game, shooting 19 of 29, 9 of 14 three-pointers, 4 of 8 free throws, and a super triple-double of 51 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists and 6 steals, but still failed to lead the team to win."

This shows how crotch-pulling the performance of the rest of the Thunder players is! The help they gave to Qin Feng was really too little. "

The second-in-command Durant shot 7-of-19, 2-of-5 from three-pointers, and 2-of-3 from the free throw line, and only scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, which is obviously substandard."

"Point guard Wei Shao's performance can only be described as dismal, 4 of 15 shooting, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, only 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, the key is 4 turnovers!"

"Although Wei Shao is only a rookie, we can't ask him to do better on a stage like the Western Final, but now he can't even play at a normal level, which is a burden for the team."

Mike Brin quickly analyzed the reasons for the Thunder's defeat.

The Thunder have been able to win consecutive games in the playoffs, of course, because of Qin Feng's explosive performance, but the performance of the rest of the players is also remarkable.

At least Durant has played consistently, while other players have occasionally shown inspiration.

But in this game against the Lakers, many of the Thunder's flaws were exposed.

Qin Feng's performance in the team continued to be excellent, and the rest of the players completely pulled their hips.

More precisely, not a crotch pull, but a beating back to its original form.

It was Qin Feng who made them better before, but obviously they were not that good, at least in the Western Conference finals level, they were still a group of inexperienced rookies.

"yes! The Thunder team once took the lead twice, but once Qin Feng came off the break, the Thunder team quickly collapsed! Do you expect Qin Feng to play the full 48 minutes?

"Looking at the Lakers' data, it's obviously the stronger side overall." Kobe Bryant recorded a quasi-triple-double of 41 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, Gasol also scored a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds, Odom scored 16 points and Bynum scored 12 points! "

If the other role players on the Thunder continue to perform so poorly in the next game, I'm afraid the Thunder will be in the air."

Barkley put away his pride and said worriedly.

Qin Feng, the magical Chinese kid who has created countless miracles in the playoffs, does the magic stop here?

"It is also very simple to match the strength of the Lakers, the first is that the Thunder team except Qin Feng, the rest of the players must stand up to help Qin Feng."

"The second is that Qin Feng can play a more dominant performance."

Mike Brin said, providing the Thunder with two problem-solving ideas.

"Playing more dominant? Isn't Qin Feng's performance dominant enough now?

Barkley said a little confused.

"Yes, it's going to be a step up from what it's been now, but obviously it's more difficult, so the Thunder have only one path left, and that is to bring out the potential of the rest of the players."

"That's what coach Brooks needs to think about, and it's a huge test for him!"

"So I'm looking forward to what changes and tactics Brooks will bring in the next game and activate the rest of the players."

Mike Brin said, his tone full of expectation.

On the pitch.

Players from both sides have exited.

Staples Center fans were cheering with excitement.

They're so proud.

Throughout the playoffs, Qin Feng can be described as out of the limelight, and is completely the focus of discussion in the United States, whether it is explosive statistics, but also about the regular season MVP controversy.

Qin Feng is an absolute central figure.

But so what, it was not defeated by the Lakers and Kobe!

It is believed that after this game, the Lakers will once again become the most watched team in the league.

They are a team that wants to compete for a championship, and they also have superstar Kobe Bryant, and the attention is not as good as a Chinese rookie, which is very outrageous.

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After completing the post-game interview, the Thunder took the bus back to the hotel.

A day later, they will finish the second game of the series at Staples Center before returning to Goose City to enjoy the cheers of the home fans.

The next day.

The Eastern Conference Finals Cavaliers played the Magic game.

The Cavaliers had home-court advantage, but surprisingly, the Cavaliers lost the series opener at home and lost home-court advantage.

Throughout the game, the Cavaliers couldn't limit the play of "Warcraft" Howard, allowing him to score a 30-point high score in the box.

Even though James shot 20 of 30, 3 of 6 from three-point range, and 6 of 10 free throws, he scored a high score of 49 points, but it was difficult to stop a defeat!

The game also reminded fans of the Thunder in the West.

It can be said that the characteristics of the Cavaliers and the Thunder are very similar, that is, they rely too much on the team's aces, and role players can provide too little help.

Although Mo Williams is also an All-Star level player.

But in the playoffs, his performance is completely crotch-pulling, enough to prove that he is not a player of this level in the playoffs.

Which of these two teams can break the game first?

This has also sparked a heated discussion among the fans!

The third matchday of the East-West semifinals.

The second series of Lakers vs Thunder officially started!!