Chen, the fastest to get back on defense, arrived in the backcourt, helplessly picked up the ball, then stepped outside the baseline and inbounded it again.
Westbrook brought the ball over half court again, reached the top of the key, and continued looking for Little Jordan's pick-and-roll.
After the pick-and-roll this time, he still ran into Howard's switch at the free-throw line.
Westbrook chose to pass to Little Jordan rolling to the basket.
But after receiving the ball, Little Jordan encountered Griffin's switch when he reached the paint. Seeing that the opportunity wasn't ideal, Uncle still chose to pass the ball back outside.
By the left sideline, Alexander received the ball and faced Schroder, who had followed the rotation and switched onto him. He began his isolation.
After finding his rhythm with a crossover dribble, SGA suddenly accelerated into his drive. With his lightning-fast first step, he directly got half a step past Little Black, then charged inside the three-point line. He stopped abruptly at mid-range, using his body to hold off Little Black while drawing help defense from the Lakers' interior, then passed once more to Jerebko in the corner.
After receiving the ball, Jerebko took another three-point shot.
Dang!!!
The thing that made the Thunder suffer the most had happened.
Jeff Green had failed to capitalize on two consecutive open looks. This also meant that his terrible shooting touch tonight would probably make it difficult for him to help the team's core players create space.
By the sideline, Donovan frowned and began hesitating over his rotation.
Should he put Batum or Anthony in early?
It was a question that required careful consideration.
On the court, the Lakers secured the defensive rebound and once again pushed the fast break.
After Schroder advanced the ball into the frontcourt, he passed