Vol 3 Chapter 506: Crash instantly

At the end of the first half, the Thunder further expanded their lead.
Throughout the second quarter, with the exception of Gasol's sudden wave of three-pointers, the Raptors have always performed poorly on the offensive end. In fact, the Raptors are always thinking of ways to play a more impactful offense. They did get a lot of good opportunities, but the players feel really bad. No matter how good the tactics are, as long as you don't score, you will fail.
Siakam, who played very aggressively in the first quarter, seemed to be affected by the Raptors as a whole, and his offensive efficiency began to decrease. Leonard's touch is still very poor, but he can still score some points by breaking the foul. More importantly, the Raptors can limit Paul George's play only if he is on the court. Lowry seems to have returned to the state of the previous seasons. Although there is a lot of playing time, it is difficult for him to score. If it weren't for his impressive performance on the organizational and defensive ends, Nas would certainly not let him play that long. Van Fleet, who performed well in the Eastern Conference Finals, struggled with the Thunder's defense. When his long shot was restricted, it was difficult for him to help the team through breakthroughs.
The Thunder scored 52 points throughout the first half. Compared with the Raptors' 44 points, their offense is excellent, but compared to their usual offensive state, this offense is indeed worse!
Donovan has been thinking of ways to adjust the team's state in the second quarter. He tried to move the offensive end point from the outside to the basket, and also tried to get Adams to stand at the top of the arc to support, but the effect was not very good. The Raptors did not play offensively, and their defensive performance was still very good.
Relatively speaking, the Raptors put more pressure in the second half than the Thunder, and much more. Although they are not too far behind, but from the overall situation of the game, the Thunder are more dominant.
During the intermission, Donovan carefully analyzed the problems in the first half for the players. His consistent style is to first let the players understand their problems, and then tell them how to solve them.
Compared to the Thunder's fairly relaxed locker room atmosphere, the Raptors are somewhat depressed. Whether it is the head coach or most players, this is the first trip to the Finals. Over the years, their desire for victory in the finals has exceeded people's imagination. Now half-time frustrated, everyone is very anxious.
"We are in a huge dilemma on the offensive end! But a large part of the reason is because of bad shooting. We have to be more patient and get closer to the basket to score. We have to score! This game is very important, but we still Have the opportunity……"
In the second half, the Raptors contracted the offensive end point to the inside in accordance with Nas's arrangement. Leonard and Lowry began to break inside, using their personal abilities to slowly open the situation.
The Thunder's offense has not changed much. The outside offense is still dominated by Anlow and Paul George. Adams stands in front of the free throw line, covering and supporting other players at any time. Westbrook threaded a needle and dispatched the entire Thunder very vividly.
However, they did not complete the tasks assigned by Donovan in the third quarter. Until the end of the third quarter, they also failed to pull the score to double digits.
Ibaka, a veteran of the Thunder, played a perfect performance against his old team in the finals. Especially in the third quarter, after the Raptors moved their offense to the inside, Leonard and others received a huge blockade, but Ibaka, who came from the bench, was in a relatively relaxed environment. He also played very proactively himself, constantly shooting near the free throw line, and completed a great kill to the Thunder.
Throughout the third quarter, Ibaka played 8 minutes, 7 of 8 shots, 1 of 1 free throw, and 15 points! When Leonard and Lowry's offense continued to be sluggish, the Raptors helped the Raptors withstand an extremely fierce attack from the Thunder.
Although the Thunder didn't have the effect Donovan wanted in the third quarter, the game was exciting. The two sides went back and forth, and the offensive efficiency improved a lot.
In the period when Ibaka was at its peak, Anlo used three three-pointers to help the Thunder stabilize the situation.
In the last quarter, everyone believed that the two sides would continue their performance in the third quarter to make the game even more exciting. But the result was disappointing.
It took only 5 minutes for the Thunder to play an 18-3 offensive wave, which directly established the victory of this game.
The whole process was sudden! The Raptors collapsed almost instantly. I am afraid that none of the nearly 20,000 people in the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena is not surprised. Including players like Donovan and Anlow, as well as everyone in the Raptors.
As soon as the game came up in the fourth quarter, the Thunder played a brilliant offense~EbookFREE.me~ Donovan bought An Luo and other major players for a few minutes of rest in the third quarter, just in the last quarter. Go all out to fight the Raptors. Grant and Adams made two screens for Anro on the right elbow and the free throw line. Anro made a zigzag run, threw off Siakam, who had changed defense, received the ball, turned around, pulled up and shot.
This ball directly opened the Thunder's offense like a storm. Later, Siakam's breakthrough layup was destroyed by Adams. After re-serving, Leonard could only face Paul George with a hard shot and finally hit the iron.
Westbrook grabbed the rebound and directly launched a fast break. He didn't finish scoring one-stop, and Danny Green watched him closely behind him. Even Westbrook must be cautious. What's more, he has been overshadowed by the opponent once. However, although Danny Green undermined Westbrook's fast break, he failed to stop the Thunder's attack. Westbrook flicked a shot from the basket and threw the ball to An Luo who followed him with a turn of his right hand. After the latter received the ball, he strode to the basket, and then flew up to a slam dunk.
Nas called a timeout after a wave of 8:0 in the Thunder, but failed to interrupt the rhythm of the Thunder. Their own offense has not changed much. If Lowry hadn't made a three-pointer, the Raptors might not have scored for the entire five minutes.
In the last 7 minutes, the Raptors fought fiercely. They want to use frequent physical confrontation to disrupt the rhythm of Thunder, but the effect is not obvious. The Thunder, which was already in their hands, played very patiently. Although the Raptors chased the difference back a bit, they were not able to reverse the situation in one fell swoop. Finally, unfortunately, they lost their first finals by 5 points.