You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 702
In the future, Anthony Davis, the No. [-] pick in the same class as Lillard, will be ridiculed by fans as the Son of America because of the unlimited praise of the American media.

However, the Son of America wasn't the Rookie of the Year in his draft.

Damian Lillard is.

Before the game, Lillard publicly said that he was a fan of Weixia. Tonight, his performance in the opening minutes of the game did not have much memory, and he was more stable.

In the second grade, Lillard has different expectations from his rookie days.

He is no longer "the sixth rookie, he played so well", but "last year's rookie of the year, everyone pay attention!" The Blazers are deliberately going to the playoffs.Compared with the first grade, he has to connect more teams, master the rhythm, and improve his defense.A whole new challenge awaits him.

Tonight, the first time he burst into murderous intent was after the opening 4 minutes.

He called Lopez Jr. to come up with a pick-and-roll, and Cousins ​​followed him all the way. As long as the Blazers called the pick-and-roll, he would pinch the ball holder. It was a strategy that Jay Wright had arranged before the game.

Cousins' forward pressure prevented Lillard from scoring.

He saw Lopez Jr. running down the line, and quickly hit the ground pass.

It's just that Lopez Jr. is not as good as his brother, and his ability to finish under the basket is a little bit worse. Wei Xia quickly returned to the basket, jumped into the air to block him, and completed an amazing small defense.

Wesha blocked the ball and let Hayward win it.

The Blazers retreated as quickly as possible, but the 76ers had no intention of counterattacking quickly.

The ball was given to Wei Xia, and he took it to the frontcourt, exchanged eyes with Cousins, and then he knew each other's mind.Cousins ​​made a high pick-and-roll, stood still and stretched the space, and Wei Xia broke through and passed back.

The Blazers underestimated Cousins' shooting ability, and it was never a good decision to leave him out.

"Shh!"

Cousins ​​made a mid-range shot from outside the free throw line.

7 is better than 3
"It's been so many years, and people still think I can't shoot?"

He shouted arrogantly, and just said a few words to him, and the Blazers would never give him an open shot again.

Lillard is still responsible for the Blazers to break the game.

On the outside, Lillard dribbled the ball with his left hand and changed direction with one hand and passed Holiday.His advanced moves are pleasing to the eye, Holiday's teammates can't shrink the defense in time, and Thaddeus Young drops Aldridge to help defend.

As long as someone in the Blazers has an open space, Lillard's offensive goal will be achieved.

He split the ball again and helped his teammates score.

5 is better than 7
An open mid-range shot from Aldridge.

Cousins ​​asked for the ball passionately, and Weixia stood firm at the bottom corner, showing no willingness to take the ball.Holiday has no determination to call tactics, because Cousins ​​​​is already in position.

His ball was passed.

Cousins ​​reminded Wei Xia of Chamberlain.

Like Chamberlain, in terms of size alone, few active insiders are stronger than him.Chamberlain's body was as outstanding as an alien in the 60s, but he loved turning over jump shots, especially at critical moments. Chamberlain, who was afraid of being fouled, always chose to use jump shots to solve problems.

Cousins ​​has the same problem with his shot selection as Chamberlain.

He can hit the body, but doesn't want to, as if doing so is an insult to his skills.

He must challenge the difficulty, turn his back to face the basket, walk out with a tentative step, and then pull up a jumper.

Little Lopez's offense is not as good as his brother's, but his one-on-one marking ability is superior to his brother's.

Cousins ​​was blocked by him and missed the shot. "Is it only at this level?" Lopez's face showed disappointment.

"Don't be so damn proud, I want to hit you every minute!"

Cousins ​​wasted a round, and the 76ers' retreat suppressed the Blazers who wanted to push back.Lillard made the ball, and Batum scored the ball from the outside to the paint to distinguish the ball from Lopez Jr.

With a shot close at hand, Lopez Jr. hit the iron with a jumper.

Cousins' sense of ownership came alive, as if the game was entering his moment.

Wei Xia controlled the ball from the outside and saw him aggressively asking for the ball. If he didn't pass it, he would be sorry for wasting a lot of energy.

The position he chose to ask for the ball was not the low post, but the high post on the right wing, and he took the ball with his back.

Wei Xia was really worried that he would shoot the ball as soon as he got it.

The result was good. Cousins ​​chose to dribble and kill the basket. Lopez's body didn't have the strength to withstand him at all, and he was easily knocked away.

The problem Cousins ​​encountered was the help defense at the basket.

He missed a throw, grabbed an offensive rebound and missed a tip-up, and still missed an offensive rebound. The Blazers have no inside position that can compare with him.So he made four consecutive tip-ups in one round, and finally got the ball in.

Wei Xia has long been used to this scene.

Cousins' actual combat drama is one of the best among active players.

Everyone watched a good show, but the Blazers were looking for a more appropriate offensive point.

In his rookie season, Lillard won ROY with an average of 19 points per game. Before that, he averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Some people called him to pass the ball more, like a pure point guard.

Today he passed a lot of balls like a pure point guard. Except for Aldridge who had no chance to attack, other teammates received a lot of passes from him.

He decided to take a shot himself.

Aldridge went on the pick-and-roll, Lillard dribbled the ball, passed the pick-and-roll, and stopped at the top of the arc.

Holiday stared, and Lillard's offensive intentions were clearly exposed.

Three points!
Holiday's defense didn't have much impact on Lillard's shooting. This shot went towards the basket, but it just missed.

The touch is indeed a mysterious thing, it is completely out of the player's control.

Lillard watched the ball fly, and suddenly, a dark shadow walked by under the basket.

Batum picked up the offensive rebound, his consciousness was ahead of everyone else, and he picked up the rebound and made a tip-up. At that moment, Cousins, who was distracted, couldn't make a defensive action. After watching him score the ball, he still hasn't recovered.

"God!"

Wei Xia called Hayward.

Heyward heard the shout and ran forward.

Cousins ​​was still distracted, but Wei Xia took over his task, took the ball out of the baseline, and threw a low-handed backcourt long pass with his right hand.

The strength, width and speed of this pass are rare in the world.

If Hayward doesn't run with all his strength, he will be thrown away by the ball.

He can only complete the counterattack if he keeps up with the speed of the ball with all his strength.

Fortunately, Wei Xia's roar made him react. Hayward caught up with the long pass, caught the ball in the frontcourt, and started to layup without dribbling.

11 is better than 7
"Look at this pass, the 76ers' performance is incredible!"

"What a bold awareness! What an imaginative pass!"

No matter how the outside world flatters him, Wei Xia will ignore it. He knows that the origin of these actions has nothing to do with him.

He's just stealing from Maravich with the convenience of the old days.

Maravich's coquettishness and acrobatics are easy to come by, but he just imitated and restored those movements.

Just restoring those actions shocked the commentator. Wei Xia really didn't know how excited the fans in the 70s would be when they saw Maravich flirting.

"Wish, it seems that I should learn more from you."

Lillard said after watching Wesha's performance.

"I made you laugh." Wei Xia hoped that his next words would not make Maravich's grave smoke, "It's just some children's tricks."

Wei Xia's deliberate pretense made Lillard very uncomfortable. If those few moves are considered children's tricks, what are people who can't even do these few moves?

Batum brought the ball over and returned it to Lillard.

Weixia's performance aroused Lillard's fighting spirit, and he was ready to do something in the game.

Holiday set up a strong iron net, and Lillard used the rhythm as the tip of the knife to interrupt his coiling hole, split his muscles and bones, and swayed past the defense.
Holiday felt unwilling after being shaken away. He couldn't accept that he was blown up by a second-year player.

So he turned and pounced on Lillard.

He slammed behind Lillard, and Lillard fell from the sky, and the Moda Center fans booed angrily.

As long as you think of how many geniuses in the history of your team have been tortured by injuries, every time Lillard falls, the fans' hearts will be broken.

Fortunately, Lillard seems to have fallen badly, but he is actually fine.

After standing up, Holiday apologized, and he accepted it, and there was no conflict between the two sides on this matter.

9 is better than 11
Lillard made both free throws, Cousins ​​responded from the free throw line, and used his body as a wall to create shooting opportunities for Hayward.

Hayward responded to Lillard with a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

14 is better than 9
The Blazers played the star ball, Lillard finished and passed the ball to Aldridge.

This is an absolute strength that their own people have forgotten.

The Blazers are one of the few teams not interested in Thaddeus Young, because they already have a young star player as a reserve at the [-]th position, and Aldridge has always been regarded as the Bosh of the West.However, the biggest difference between him and Bosh is that he can endure loneliness. After Auden and Roy were abolished, he became the leading brother, and then a group of outstanding young talents came.

Compared with Bosh, who can only rely on grabbing the emperor's shots and all kinds of big centers who can't hold the opponent to grab 1 rebound in a single game to make his presence felt, Aldridge is definitely a star more recognized by fans.

Yang's single defense didn't give much pressure, and his SIZE was one size smaller.

Aldridge got the ball without any reason, turned around and shot, Yang couldn't block the shot.

11 is better than 14
From then on, the confrontation and fighting between star players began.

Yang was just a spectator on the field, he was not even qualified to hold the ball, Wei Xia dribbled the ball forward from the backcourt, and the position at the top of the arc suddenly accelerated, like lightning falling suddenly, Wesley Matthews lost his defensive position without even a chance to foul.

In the duel between talented men and talented men, the 76ers who have gathered more talents are undoubtedly the one that has the upper hand.

Wei Xia rushed to the penalty area, ignoring the Blazers' defense as nothing, and dunked hard with one hand, hitting the opponent's timeout.

(End of this chapter)