248. This is retribution!

Brooks was given time to plan, and the Thunder Team's defensive adjustments were also spot-on. The Lakers faced more restrictions in their offense than in Game 2, unable to casually rack up over 30 points in a quarter as they had done in that game.

However, that defensive strategy had a very short-term effectiveness, something Zhang Yang had anticipated, and the coaching staff had as well.

There was no possibility of further defensive adjustments from them. Zhang Yang felt despair over the Lakers' defensive lineup configuration. Gasol was 33 years old, unable to defend the basket by himself, needing support from the frontline, but the best frontline defenders were Metta World Peace and Jordan Hill, facing Durant and Ibaka...

The guards were even worse off. At the point guard position, there was Duhon, who could defend but whose offense had deteriorated to basically just spot-up shooting. The offensively strong Nash and Blake were excruciating to watch on defense.