Pick Westbrook

Chapter 79 Your Meniscus Has Been Cut Off Long Ago

Tyronn Lue, who understood this tactical arrangement, finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Oden of the Trail Blazers still has a playing time limit. How long can he bounce on the court when he averages only 21 minutes per game?

Therefore, Villanueva's running on the court means that the two insiders of the Trail Blazers will leave the court at the same time soon, and the Bucks' offensive and defensive advantages will soon be revealed.

"But coach, doing this can limit the Blazers' offense, but our offense still has to find a way to solve it."

Li Lai smiled confidently.

Just the Blazers defense?

They directly copied the Spurs' defensive strategy, thinking that Lee can't see it?

Oden's defense was comparable to Duncan's, which really surprised Li Lai.

But when Popovich dared to use this tactic, he thought of the biggest shortcoming and made up for it. Do you, the Trail Blazers, know what the biggest problem with this defensive strategy is?

Li looked at Westbrook and Artest, and said a few words softly.

The game restarts.

The Bucks attack.

After Westbrook advanced with the ball, it was immediately handed over to Yi Jianlian at the top of the arc.

It's just that unlike the previous Yi Jianlian who took the initiative to launch an attack, this time he has become a unique high-ranking dealer in the league.

Oden was afraid of Yi Jianlian's three-pointer, and he didn't dare to be distracted and take into account the defense of the penalty area.

Villanueva was like a little motor on the court, rambling around and making Aldridge dizzy.

In this way, the Pacers' two seven-footers in the penalty area were all pulled to the three-point line.

Westbrook rushed to the basket immediately, George Hill made an off-ball pick-and-roll for Artest in the bottom corner, and the two cut into an outside bounce, and an opportunity appeared immediately.

George Hill made a steady three-pointer from the bottom corner.

"The defense of the penalty area that the Blazers are proud of is gone!"

Kenny Smith, who was commentating the game, let out a long sigh.

The game only started two rounds, and the Bucks used a timeout to break the Blazers' entire pre-match defensive arrangement.

And it's clear that the Blazers are completely clueless about it.

"So everybody agrees that there's a reason the Bucks have a good offense."

"They used offense to almost crack the defensive systems of all teams in the league this season. The only thing that defended them well was probably the previous game against the Spurs."

"Grandpa Popovich has seen the Bucks' offensive shortcomings, that is, Westbrook's shooting problem, which limits the Bucks' unique pass-and-cut offensive system."

"But it's clear that the Blazers haven't learned that defensive tactic."

Barkley has already seen that the Trail Blazers are borrowing from the Spurs' previous defensive tactics against the Bucks.

Both teams have Duncan and Oden who are good at defense and very similar, so there is nothing wrong with defending in this way.

But the crux of the problem is that after the Trail Blazers lost Oden, their interior defense was almost paper, while the Spurs were still able to limit the Bucks' interior offense.

This is the difference!
"That's why it's kind of weird."

Barkley didn't see why the Spurs were able to outperform, but the situation on the court had changed at this time.

As the Bucks' offense opened up, the two teams were already on the same level, and the score on the field happened to be tied.

But only halfway through the first quarter, the Trail Blazers made a sudden substitution, taking Aldridge, who was already tired like a salted fish, and Oden, who was restricted by playing time.

"Such a substitution, your Trail Blazers will suffer!"

really.

With the end of the Blazers' inside double gate, Westbrook, who had been holding back for a long time, finally unblocked the prehistoric power in his body and began to hit the basket frequently.

At this time, the trailblazers brought up the bench insiders Joel Przybilla and Channing Frye.

The former is a very famous white center who was reimbursed for the entire season because of taking a bath.

Pulzbira has a large tonnage, excellent defensive awareness, and is good at fighting against giant centers, but because of his slow pace, he is easily bullied by smaller players.

It's just that Westbrook of the Bucks likes to bully this tonnage center the most.

The latter's Channing Frye is the famous one-star four-shot core center of the future Cavaliers, with open shots.

"But Channing Frye's defense is just plain."

"Originally, the Blazers wanted to reproduce their starting double gates, so they also created two big and tall insiders who each focus on offense and defense."

"It's just that the gap between these two people and the previous two is too big."

Westbrook succeeded in hitting the basket three times in a row, and also caused Joel Pulzbila to make a 2+1.

Compared with Oden, Przybilla's flexibility is too poor, and he is a living target in front of Westbrook.

The sudden change in the situation made the Blazers coach Nate McMillan restless.

"This rookie named Westbrook is so capable!"

Just when Li Lai thought that the Bucks would rely on Westbrook's offensive to directly accept the game, the man who had been ignored by him stood up.

—Huang Mambaroy.

Roy, who had been letting his teammates play, suddenly took control of the ball and launched an offense. He used his signature jumper to score consecutively for the team.

George Hill can't guard him!

"Say it to my fellow dock workers, I swear I'm going to make it to the NBA!"

Li Lai remembered this sentence that made him remember deeply.

The young Roy was born in poverty, and spent many years wandering around the dark pier in Seattle. He said this to his friends in the year he graduated from high school.

Then there is the struggle history of a passionate young man, from a substitute at the University of Washington to a starter, and then to a core player.

Until his senior year, Roy has grown from an unknown kid averaging 4 points per game to a rising star on the Washington campus averaging 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

And now, he is a well-deserved core leader among the Blazers, the yellow mamba who averaged 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal per game.

"It's a pity that he has had three biopsy operations."

Li Lai sighed.

Due to working too hard in college, Roy's meniscus was often worn out and bruised and swollen.

This was an injury that required extreme patience and rest, but in order to help the University of Washington reach the top 16 of the NCAA, Roy chose another method both times.

After surgery, a piece is cut off, and then the blood can flow smoothly.

"At the beginning of this season, the Trail Blazers finally waited for Oden's return from injury, so they confidently shouted the slogan that they must enter the playoffs early.

So Roy, who was supposed to be reimbursed for most of the season, chose slice surgery again. He planned to carry this team to end the nightmare of not making the playoffs for five years. "

Tyronn Lue continued: "So Roy's physical explosiveness is already the same as that of an aging star like O'Neal, without the extremely fast first step acceleration and explosive high bounce.

Many of his offensive skills are learned from Kobe, but it is just a simplified version that excludes extreme backs and pull bars. "

Li Lai nodded, this is the origin of the yellow mamba.

In addition to being very similar to Kobe in offensive skills, there is also a common personality between the two.

Li Lai sighed, "If I remember correctly, Roy should have asked the Trail Blazers veterinarian to remove his meniscus for the fourth time at the start of this season's playoffs.

What did the doctor say at the time? "

—Brandon, your meniscus was cut away last time.

(End of this chapter)