As all the bloodstains on the field have been cleared, the players on both sides need to continue the game.

After returning from the game, because Martin and Deng Tai Jones were expelled from the game, the Nuggets lost two main players at once.

Although Jones is a pseudo starter, his biggest role is to be responsible for defense and 3 points on the back line, and he can be regarded as a 3D player of the Nuggets.

However, Kenyon Martin's absence made the Nuggets a little embarrassed, and they had to mention "Birdman" Anderson to the starting lineup in the inside.

Although Anderson has excellent bounce ability and shocking auxiliary defense blocking, his disadvantages in the inside are also quite obvious.

That is, the body is too thin, and even if it plays the fourth position, it is not advantageous. And on the offensive end, Anderson also has no offensive means.

All his scoring sources come from the aerial relay and the second attack after grabbing offensive rebounds.

And when Anderson had to be put on the starting lineup by George Carl, it also made the Nuggets' substitute unavailable.

After all, this season, the Nuggets have always used Nene, Kenyon Martin and Anderson to rotate in the interior.

When the Nuggets' insiders were short of this time, George Carl had to use the two-meter-one-three-tall waste center Petro on the next bench.

This season, Petro has no chance to play in the playoffs, and he can only play 8.3 minutes per game in the regular season, and he can contribute 2.1 points and 2.2 rebounds.

In addition to height, his defensive awareness and offensive skills can be said to be very low.

However, at this time, George Carl had no choice but to bite the bullet and rotate.

In the entire second half, Kenyon Martin's absence undoubtedly had a great impact on the Nuggets, which can be clearly seen in the second half of the fight between the two sides.

Yang Fan, who knew this, took advantage of his illness to kill him. Yang Fan knew that Nene's movement speed was relatively slow, so he started to make a big fuss about Nene's point on the field.

In addition, the Nuggets' defensive oppressiveness in the second half clearly showed a visible decline. Finally, after the end of the third quarter, the Thunder played away from home were:

78:72

It surpassed the Nuggets by six points and ended the competition between the two sides in the first three quarters.

Mark Woodson: "The Nuggets' situation is a bit dangerous. Kenyon's absence in the entire third quarter simply made the Thunder release their offensive firepower."

"After all, Kenyon is not just a player with excellent defense for the Nuggets, he is also the defensive core of this Nuggets."

"So his absence has simply turned the Nuggets' defense into a mess, and it is impossible to connect it together for force."

"If George can't find a way in the last quarter, then the Nuggets' game is really dangerous."

Partner Tom Hovas: "It's really a bad game, and no one can imagine that such a conflict would break out in the game."

"But actually, thinking about it, it is actually completely expected that the game can develop to this stage. After all, the defensive movements of both sides in this game are too big."

"It's just a pity that the players lost by the Nuggets will be more important than the Thunder, so this can definitely be called a punishment after impulse."

After returning from the fourth quarter, during the rest of Nene, the center sent by George Carl was indeed Petro.

Yang Fan obviously made some arrangements for this. Petro's reaction ability is slow and his defensive awareness is also insufficient. Therefore, during this period, Yang Fan used Ibaka, who had a rest in the third quarter, to compete with him.

In order to ensure that Petroleum will not be the target on the field, George Carl defended a joint defense on the field.

It was to prevent Petro from being pulled out by the Thunder and constantly playing singles through the pick-and-roll point, but Yang Fan made a move to deal with George Carl's changes.

Just let Ibaka pull to the periphery, regardless of whether Petro may not come out, Ibaka is the core of holding the ball, and when it has both the range, it can also create a lot of opportunities for other players.

It can be said that during the period when Kenyon Martin has been expelled and Nene has to leave the court for a break, the Nuggets' inside defense is simply terrible.

Even Balkman, who can still get some playing time in the regular season, has to be a man with his tail between his legs during this period.

Even though Balkman is 2.03 meters tall, he weighs only 91 kilograms.

What does this mean? Currently, Westbrook's official weight is 89.3 kilograms, which means that as an inside player, Balkman's weight is comparable to Westbrook.

In this case, Jeff Green, who is 2.06 meters tall but weighs 106 kilograms, can eat him alone at a low post.

Originally, Balkman's physical condition was the most suitable position for him as the small forward, but because the Nuggets lacked people in the interior, it was simply a disaster when Balkman reached the power forward position.

Even though he often plays the No. 4 position in the regular season, after the playoffs, every group of weaknesses on the court will be targeted by the opponent.

At least in this game, Yang Fan taught a lesson to the old coach George Carl.

With the competition between the two sides on the court, the Nuggets quickly fell into a disadvantage in the rotation stage, because on weekdays, this period should be the stage of JR Smith's performance.

But due to the expulsion of Deng Tai Jones, JR Smith had to be allocated more playing time by George Carl, which led to some impact on the entire Nuggets' rotation lineup.

Seeing that the situation on the court was starting to fall like a straight line, George Carl had to bring the main lineup back to the court in advance.

However, Yang Fan, who has seen victory, will naturally not give the Nuggets any hope of turning around, so while the Nuggets adjust the lineup, Yang Fan also made changes to the lineup as soon as possible.

In the last few minutes of the fight between the two sides, although Anthony hit a single shot continuously when facing Durant's defense, the Thunder still maintained a hot feel on the offensive end.

Compared with the Nuggets, Anthony can only prolong his life by playing solo, the Thunder's multi-point offense is undoubtedly the most feared existence.

After all, the Thunder can complete a counterattack in the new season because of their offensive efficiency that ranks third in the league in the regular season.

However, in the playoffs, the Thunder's offense was naturally suppressed, but Kenyon Martin's ended up allowing the Thunder to recover.

Finally, after the game ended, the Thunder team went through a series of ups and downs, and the away game was:

105:93

The Nuggets defeated 12 points, and while he could bring the next game back to Oxford City, he also rewritten the total score of this round of series to 2:0.
Chapter completed!