248. This is retribution!_4

Two days later, on May 1st, the Lakers came to the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, to face the Thunder Team for a crucial battle.

After three games with the new offensive style and in the cut-throat playoffs, the long games were intense, and the newfound synergy between Zhang Yang, Gasol, and Nash—the core trio—had markedly improved.

Tonight, they came with very strong confidence, hoping to win two straight games to get to match point and maybe even win three in a row to pull off a major upset... but tonight Nash and Gasol played listlessly.

Though they had played well over the past three games, they were also exhausted!

When Artest, Blake, and Duhon were the shooting options, and Earl Clark and Jordan Hill were the cutting options, Gasol, as the playmaking core, was truly worn out.

The bench only had Jamison to rely on, with no other useful young teammates at hand; Nash too was worn out on offense.