Chapter 248 247.40+ is not enough, then add a little more!
A few years later, Barkley commented on Durant: If a game is only 40 minutes, Durant is as strong as Jordan; if a game is only 36 minutes, Durant is the best in history.

But if you let Durant play 40 minutes every game, you will see him fade away in every game.

Durant did not disappear in the third quarter, but was still "gradually". In the first half, Durant shot 3-4 times in each half quarter, basically he succeeded in 3 shots, made two goals, and was fouled once. He had an amazing hit rate of 1 of 12 shots in the first half, including 8 of 2 three-pointers, plus 1 of 8 free throws, scoring 7 points, which was stable and accurate. He still shot 25 times in the first half of the third quarter, but only made 3 goal and did not get fouled.

Durant only scored two points in the first half of the quarter, but his deterrence was still there. He performed well in passing and gave out two assists. Combined with Harden's screen and split the ball and Ibaka's rush to the basket, the Thunder and the Lakers played back and forth, both scoring 14 points and maintaining a 5-point lead.

Entering the official timeout, the Lakers adjusted their defense, replacing Metta World Peace, who was exhausted after facing Durant for two and a half quarters, with Earl Clark as small forward, and sending Blake, Zhang Yang, Jordan Hill and Gasol to the other four positions.

After the timeout, the Lakers attacked.

Blake advanced across half court and passed the ball to Zhang Yang, who leaned over to dribble and waited for his teammates to get into position.

Bickerstaff's response strategies are always surprising. Nash's open three-pointers are obviously more accurate than Blake's, and his ability to control space is better. Mike Brown and D'Antoni use Nash, and the focus will be on Nash's ability to organize offense.

Bickerstaff doesn't. Contain? Don't let Nash waste time on such boring things. Organize the offense? Is Gasol not useful? Go to the rotation stage! Go to singles and score!
Tonight, Zhang Yang also did not rest in the first two and a half quarters, but his physical condition was much better than the previous game. At the end of the first quarter, the middle of the second quarter, and the beginning of the third quarter, Nash played for 15 minutes and scored 10 points and 3 assists! Bickerstaff would let Nash play when Fisher was on the court or Ibaka was not.

It's true, this was the best game Nash has played since joining the Lakers. The task was simple and he played comfortably.

After Blake reached the left corner, Earl Clark went to the left mid-range, and Gasol reached the right baseline, Zhang Yang began to break through!
Gasol took a long two-point shot from the right baseline to the high position. Ibaka followed Gasol up, ready to shrink and block Zhang Yang at any time. Sefrosa was also ready to switch defense and stick to Gasol to prevent Gasol from shooting a long two-point shot...

Zhang Yang stepped one step into the three-point line, stopped, stepped back to receive the ball, and shot a three-pointer!
This time it's not a step-back shot, which Sefolosha would be prepared for, but it's the kind of step-back shot that Harden and Felton use!
Sefrosa was caught off guard by the shot, and there was no interference even when he pressed forward, so Zhang Yang made the three-pointer!
82 to 84, the difference narrowed to two points!

When the Thunder attacked, Durant wanted to slow down, but when he saw the score difference was only two points, he continued to play one-on-one.

Earl Clark was facing Durant, feeling desperate, but there was nothing he could do. He had to fight... Hmm? Why was Durant not so fast? He caught up! He instantly became excited and actively stuck to Durant.

Earl Clark is slower than Durant when he has more energy, but that's only compared to Durant. His athletic ability is already very good given his height. After all, he played from 1 to 5 in college, and his draft template is Odom.

Durant was unable to break free of the defense and could only pull up and shoot...and it went in!
The height and stability of this shot are simply amazing.

When the Lakers attacked, Zhang Yang continued to break through, took a step forward and then stopped abruptly, dribbled the ball behind his back, took a step to the left and then stood up again, and Sefolosha rushed out to the three-point line!

Zhang Yang went straight to the inside from the middle! Frosa was shocked in this game. His defense was too outrageous, and Ibaka didn't even make up for it!
Perkins looked at Zhang Yang who was rushing in and did not block him, otherwise there was a high probability that the loss of two points would have turned into a three-point loss.

Zhang Yang jumped high and switched to a left-handed slam dunk to score two points!

84 to 86, the Lakers continue to keep the score close!

It was the Thunder's turn to attack, and Harden continued to pass the ball to Durant. One shot could lead to the opponent catching up, so stability was required at this time.

The backpack that received the ball was very pleased: "Look, Turtle, take a good look at how Erha behaves. In anxious moments, he always believes in the backpack, the boss. What about you? Turtle, you know you are the boss and always ignore me! Do you know who is the boss?"

But after bending over and dribbling for a long time, when he took a step back and wanted to shoot, he didn't have the strength to do it!

Seeing the new force Earl Clark rushing towards him and in danger of being blocked, Durant, who only had a jumping height of 10 to 20 centimeters, quickly passed the ball... but missed it!

In the first five years of his career, Durant's assists per game were always lower than his turnovers per game, averaging 5 turnovers per game in five seasons. One-third of them were impromptu passes in the second half of the game when he could not play anymore.

Durant suddenly passed the ball to Harden, but Harden didn't react at all. Zhang Yang first judged Durant's passing action, stepped around to Harden's side, slapped the ball, grabbed it, and counterattacked!
Erha knew that Zhang San was as good at protecting the ball as the son of the wind, so he ran directly to the backcourt after being intercepted.

Harden, who has always played under Brooks, has excellent defensive habits.

But after retreating to the basket, Harden saw Zhang Yang rushing towards him, and he felt desperate... Why is it that only Zhang Yang came back?
Boss, please come back soon, I can’t handle it alone... But Durant just ran past the center circle.

Zhang Yang used the European step and took two steps to come to Harden's side. Harden was smart and rushed to the three-second zone. Zhang Yang jumped after landing in the second step and slammed the ball into the frame with one hand!
After only two and a half rounds after the official timeout, the Thunder called another timeout!
86 to 86, the score is tied!

Brooks' eyes widened, if he couldn't figure out the opponent's strategy at this point, he wouldn't be able to be the head coach for so many years.

This tactic is easy to deal with, as he can think of a contingency strategy - let Harden take the lead and sacrifice some offensive efficiency to ensure Durant's physical strength.

But even after seeing through it and thinking of a solution, it was too late. Durant had already been consumed!

After the timeout, Brooks still kept Durant on the court. The more tense the score and the more unfavorable the situation, the more he relied on Durant.

Harden has reacted by now, he has suffered a loss again, a loss that he was 'unwilling to suffer'!
Tonight, he faced the twin towers of Jordan Hill and Gasol, and Zhang Yang's defense. His efficiency declined, so he increased the number of passes and gave more balls to Durant, who was very efficient in singles, and then exhausted Durant...

But at this time he didn't care about being upset, he took up the burden and competed with Zhang Yang!

But I couldn't beat it...

With more than 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Durant was wilful, and Zhang Yang concentrated his energy on attacking. In one-on-one situations or when there was only backup defense, he would shoot, and when there was a double-team, he would pass the ball to Gasol. Gasol, who regained the ball and was the tactical core, played very well. Zhang Yang scored 6 points and 1 assist, and Gasol scored 2 points and 2 assists. The two of them worked together to lead the team to 4 points in more than 13 minutes.

Although Harden also scored 6 points and had two assists, his statistics looked better than Zhang Yang's, but Zhang Yang only made 3 of 2 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, while he made 5 of 2 shots and 1 of 1 free throws, and the Thunder's points all depended on him to pass the ball.

During this period, Durant took two more shots, but neither went in...

The Thunder only scored 10 points during this period!
第三节张杨单节15分，纳什打了4分钟拿到4分1助攻，加索尔打了8分钟拿到4分3助攻……拿到34分。

而雷霆队，哈登单节8分3助攻，杜兰特6投2中只拿到4分2助攻，全队单节只拿到26分！
Durant shot 12 of 8 in the first half, but after three quarters, his shooting performance became 18 of 10, gradually approaching a 50% hit rate...

99 to 96, the Lakers overtook the Thunder by 3 points and entered the intermission!
The score was reversed, and Durant kept making noises in the first half, which caused his physical strength to decline. This made the Thunder coach and players confused and helpless, but this only made them confused. When they saw the data listed on the big screen, they panicked.

张杨三节21投14中，其中三分球5中3，加上10中9的罚球，爆砍40分！
Before, the Thunder coach and players' attention was on Durant, who made 12 of 8 shots in the first half, which was so strong and amazing. But after three quarters, they suddenly realized that Zhang Yang on the opposite side was as efficient as Durant in the first half!

But they didn't have this feeling before looking at the data. In their impression, Zhang Yang basically scored one goal and missed one shot, with a hit rate of about 50%.

Harden saw the trick and said, "Jack's shooting percentage in regular offense is not that high. If you exclude the two times in the second and third quarters when he scored three goals and scored seven points, his actual shooting performance was 3 of 7."

The teammates thought of the two counterattacks that Zhang Yang had launched alone, and nodded in approval. Second Brother was right, that was indeed the case, but... they couldn't separate them! He scored 21 points with 14 of 40 shots!
And even if he scored 15 points with 8 of 26 shots, it was already very strong. Durant scored 12 points with 8 of 25 shots in the first half, mostly from close range, relying on his height advantage to play high. Zhang Yang mostly shot from mid-range and long range!
In fact, if Durant said this, his teammates' anxiety might really be eliminated. If so, it would have to be someone whose strength convinces his teammates. Although Harden has made it to the top this season, averaging 25+5+5 per game, in the minds of his teammates, Durant is obviously stronger. Most people even think that Westbrook, who has left, is stronger than Harden. Westbrook averaged 26 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists in the regular season, and had 21 triple-doubles in a single season...

Just like in the original time and space, when Harden left for the first year, some people said that Harden was better than Westbrook. Here, it is Westbrook who left, so naturally there are more people who say that Westbrook is better than Harden. What is lost is always the best.

If Erha wants to win recognition from his teammates, he still needs to work hard!

...Compared to the Thunder team, whose morale is low and in a state of panic, the Lakers team’s morale is high!
Several coaches were stunned by Bickerstaff’s micromanagement!

He is indeed an expert at overthrowing his superiors! Even in this extremely unfavorable situation, Bickerstaff was able to come up with a solution.

He fully trusted Gasol and handed the burden of organizing the offense to Gasol, which completely released Zhang Yang's scoring ability. He made good use of Nash, reduced Zhang Yang's consumption and created more rest time for Zhang Yang... and broke through the opponent's defensive preparation!
Coincidentally, when the Nuggets created their first black eight in history, the head coach of the Supersonics was George Karl, and Brooks studied under George Karl, so the buffs were stacked!
Soon, the fourth quarter began.

Failed to reverse the declining morale and overly tense atmosphere of his teammates. Harden and Moffat, Zhang San said that when you are not strong enough, no matter how loud you shout, it is actually still a low voice.

But what made him a little frustrated was that even though Durant was so tired, Brooks still sent Durant up. With such a top-level distraction point, it would be easier for him to attack... But doesn't this coach have any other ideas except sending his star player up when there is a problem?

Harden can only play and attack with all his might!

With Durant holding the team on the wing, Harden scored and passed the ball well in the final quarter. The opponent played the frontcourt combination of Earl Clark, Jamison and Jordan Hill.

But the defense made Harden desperate...

During the intermission, Bickerstaff once again made predictive adjustments - Zhang Yang played off-ball running + cutting to attract double-teaming, Nash and Jamison played pick-and-roll long shots, Earl Clark and Jordan Hill provided flank screens and cut into the basket.

Seeing Zhang Yang running back with no ball and using a screen, Perkins and Sefolosha double-teamed Zhang Yang, and Jordan Hill cut in to receive the pass and slammed the ball into the basket through Ibaka who was frantically collecting the ball under the basket to score 2+1...

Harden: Guys, what are you doing? Calm down, please!

Harden understands what it means to make trade-offs and knows what is more important, but other players may not... The Lakers played better offense than the Thunder in the final quarter!

半节比分19比15，末节6分26秒进入官方暂停时，湖人队将领先优势拉开到7分！118比111领先雷霆队！
With a 7-point difference and 5 and a half minutes left, the Thunder players will never give up.

The defense was in chaos for half the quarter, and after the official timeout they woke up to Brooks' scolding and prepared to fight hard in the final moments.

Durant was almost invisible in the past 11 minutes of the game. He rarely ran on the offensive end, and the feeling of collapse barely faded away. He couldn't break through, but he could still get up and take a few shots.

On the other side, Bickerstaff sent Metta World Peace back to the court after he had rested for a whole quarter!
Gasol and Duhon also returned to the court to protect the rim with Jordan Hill!
After the timeout, the Thunder attacked.

Durant held the ball from the outside and played against Metta World Peace.

In the first half, when Durant had plenty of energy, this defensive combination seemed like chickens and dogs in his eyes and could withstand no attack.

But now... he struggled to get past Metta World Peace and reached the elbow area, where he was blocked by Du Hong!

Du Hong didn't care about anything else and just stuck to Durant's waist and legs to interfere with his jump.

Durant wanted to change direction and enter the three-second zone, but Jordan Hill got in front of him first.

Durant jumped up and threw the ball. Relying on his height and wingspan advantage, he successfully threw the ball without being blocked, but his jumping force was not enough and it was too short. Salute to Los Angeles!

Zhang Yang blocked Harden's rush and grabbed the defensive rebound. When he was about to counterattack, he was hugged by Harden. Harden remembered that they only committed one foul in the first half of the final quarter, so he decisively used a tactical foul to stop Zhang Yang from starting a fast break.

The Lakers fell into a positional battle. Zhang Yang continued to attack alone, but when he was double-teamed, he passed the ball back to Gasol who was in the top corner on the left side of the free throw line.

This time, Sefrosa did not block Gasol, but followed Zhang Yang who was pulling to the outside after passing the ball, allowing Durant to return to the baseline to block Metta World Peace. Gasol's position and Metta World Peace's passing and receiving routes were very good.

Gasol did not hesitate and made a decisive decision. He shot from the free throw line... and made it!
120 to 111, the Lakers' lead reaches 9 points!
It doesn't seem that difficult to catch up to 5 points in 7 and a half minutes, but it takes more than 4 minutes to catch up to 9 points... The young players of the Thunder are in chaos again!

Durant, who has the strength of a boss, didn't know how to calm the situation, and Harden, who knew how to calm the situation, didn't have the strength to do so. In the last few minutes, the Thunder played in chaos.

Zhang Yang seized the opportunity to launch two counterattacks, including a layup 2+1 and a two-free throw after causing a foul. In addition, he made a three-pointer with the help of a screen in the first half of the quarter, and his score in the final quarter reached 8 points!

At 11 minutes and 20 seconds, the Lakers attacked. Du Hong passed the ball to Zhang Yang after crossing half court. Gasol also moved away and showed no intention of receiving the ball. The whole team was expecting Zhang Yang to shoot... Anyway, the score was already 129 to 117. Even if Zhang Yang missed, the opponent could not catch up with the 30-point difference in more than 12 seconds, right?

The Thunder players also determined that Zhang Yang would definitely throw the ball, and Sefrosa stuck to him closely.

And Zhang Yang... was indeed ready to throw! He had no rest tonight, and even with Nash and Gasol's help, he was exhausted in the last minute. After all, it was only top-level physical strength, not historical level.

But he mustered up his strength, and imitated the old blacksmith, using his head to push Sefrosa one step away, and raised his hand!

Sefrosa immediately pressed forward and jumped, Zhang Yang took a step sideways and rushed forward!

Durant and Ibaka rushed towards him. Zhang Yang stopped suddenly, jumped, and shot... The ball was slapped away by Ibaka, but!
Durant didn't stop in time and knocked Zhang Yang over!
The referee blew the whistle, Durant fouled Zhang Yang's shot, and Zhang Yang got two free throws!
There were boos everywhere at the scene, and the Lakers bench was boiling with excitement!
末节张杨6投2中，其中三分球1中1，加上3中3的罚球，已经8分了。

Zhang Yang was pulled up by his teammates, rubbed his sore butt, walked to the free throw line, and made two free throws amid the crazy boos from the fans... The fans at the scene let out painful howls after Zhang Yang made the second free throw.

The score difference widened by two points again. The fans at the scene have gradually accepted this. They have been suppressed in the second half of the final quarter. They have already roared and despaired.

But now, they felt double the pain... With 27 of 16 shots, including 6 of 4 three-pointers, and 13 of 12 free throws, Zhang Yang had already scored 48 points before he stepped onto the free throw line this time.

With these two free throws, Zhang Yang's score increased to 50 points!
In the Thunder's last attack, Harden missed a shot from outside the three-point line. Gasol secured the defensive rebound and the Lakers did not continue to attack.

At 11:24 pm, the final whistle sounded.

杜兰特全场20投10中，其中三分球5投2中，加上13中11的罚球，拿到33分11助攻。

哈登20投8中，其中三分球8中3，加上5中4的罚球，拿到23分7板6助攻。

不敌张杨单场50分、加索尔18分12板8助攻、纳什15分6助攻！

131 to 117, the Lakers defeated the Thunder by 14 points!

The Lakers players rushed into the court, cheering wildly and celebrating. They won! They really won!

Reporters struggled to squeeze into the Lakers crowd, scrambling to put the microphone in front of Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang was very tired, but he had a strong sense of the camera. He stood up straight and said, "Since everyone said that it's useless for me to score 40 points and we still can't win the game, then I will try to score 50 points. Thank you for your guidance. I scored 50 points and we won!"

(End of this chapter)