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Chapter 539 Don't underestimate this warrior
Three minutes later, the score was 3:12, and the Trail Blazers at home fell behind by 6 points.

The situation didn't look too bad, at least the point difference wasn't that big, but Coach Terry called a timeout decisively because he was afraid.

Who knows, why did the Warriors suddenly rain three-pointers?
To be precise, it was Curry and Klay Thompson who rained three-pointers together. In the past 3 minutes, Curry hit 3 three-pointers at the start, and Klay hit 1.

The 4 three-pointers of the two swept all the points of the Warriors on the field.

In the TNT live broadcast, Weber said:

"The game passed the opening stage, and the Warriors unexpectedly took the lead. Today, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of the Warriors performed so well! They really deserve to be the Splash Brothers..."

"Now, the Trail Blazers have to fix what they have on the defensive end."

Weber turned his head, and the legendary NBA shooter Reggie Miller was sitting next to him. He asked:

"Reggie, can you give us a brief evaluation of the three-point shooting that Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have shown?"

Reggie Miller smiled: "Do you still need to evaluate? Stephen and Clay have occupied all the lists and records on three-point shooting data for nearly two seasons. Facts have proved that they are the players with the best three-point ability in the league!"

"What's worse, these two guys who are the best three-pointers are still playing on the same team." Webber added.

at this time.

In front of the Blazers bench.

Coach Terry repeatedly urged: "Damien, be optimistic about your teammates. Others should also pay attention to assisting in defense. Wang, properly defend the outside line. We can't let the Warriors shoot like this anymore."

In the first timeout, Coach Terry did not make any adjustments, but asked the players to increase their investment in the defensive end.

Coach Terry knows that the Warriors can get so many status opportunities, largely because the team has underestimated the Warriors.

As the defensive intensity increases, he does not believe that the Warriors' backcourt duo can still maintain their fiery time.As long as the Warriors hit the iron with their outside shots, the Trail Blazers are confident that they can quickly control the rhythm of the game in their hands.

Don't forget, there is a truism in the basketball world: "The closer to the basket, the better your shooting percentage."

Once Wang Zelin has an advantage in the interior, the offense of other teammates will become easier, and it will no longer be a problem to chase the wind.

The time-out is over and the game continues.

The head coaches of both sides have not made personnel adjustments, and the lineup on the field has not changed.

Trail Blazers attack.

Lillard holds the ball and organizes the offense.

Steve Kerr, who was on the Warriors' bench, made a gesture, and Green and BoG understood it. This was to make them increase their defense against Wang Zelin.

Just like the Splash Brothers took all the Warriors' points on the field, the Trail Blazers' 6 points on the field at this time all came from Wang Zelin.

Therefore, Kerr and the Warriors have reason to believe that the Trail Blazers on the trailing side will hand the ball to the most confident person on the court.

But soon, Lillard, who had the ball to the top of the arc, made a gesture, a gesture that surprised the Blazers players and coaches.

"Damien Lillard signaled his teammates to pull away. Is he going to play alone?"

Curry is still the one defending Lillard, and he was quite surprised by Lillard's offensive choice, because Kerr has been reminding many Warriors players just now: Beware of Wang Zelin at all times, he is the most dangerous figure in the Trail Blazers!
As for Lillard?
Sorry.

In this time and space, all the brilliance of the younger generation of players is covered by a rising sun.

Due to the existence of Wang Zelin, the outside world has positioned Lillard as a young guard with excellent three-point ability and can control the field.

Although Lillard was selected as an All-Star last season, in the eyes of the outside world, it was more due to the glory of the two Chinese teammates.

However, in fact, the Trail Blazers coaching staff has always equipped Lillard with singles tactics, because neither the coaching staff nor his teammates have ever questioned Lillard's strength.

Especially Wang Zelin.

Recalling the trial training with the Trail Blazers in 12, when he first met Lillard, he was surprised by the latter's ability score of 81.

After two seasons of honing, Lillard's ability score has already broken through from a quasi-all-star to an all-star level. Currently, in the system survey, Lillard's overall score is 86.

This shows that his teammate Damian Lillard is already an out-and-out All-Star player!
On the field.

45-degree angle from the right-wing three-point line.

Lillard saw that the inside was empty, and began to lower his center of gravity, dribbling the ball under his crotch.

Curry was wary, but Lillard made a decisive breakthrough after taking a cross step. He stepped forward with his left foot to the front right.

"Shh!"

The Rose Garden Arena was boiling instantly.

"Lillard's sudden single, pull-up jumper, the ball went in!"

Webber in the commentary was a little surprised, because Lillard's singles are not common, let alone he is close.

"In the previous two seasons, Lillard, who chose to break through more pick-and-rolls, suddenly came to a singles and directly ate Stephen Curry's defense 1-on-1. Now the score has become 8:12, and the Blazers are still 4 points behind."

Then came the offensive round of the Warriors. With the coach's entrustment, Batum and Matthews put away the pride of the defending champions and no longer underestimated their opponents.

The Warriors started various pick-and-roll moves, and finally Batum switched to Curry.

Curry has taken advantage of Lillard's defense in a row, and now he only needs to score one more goal to break through double digits in this field.

Therefore, the soul of wave B in Curry's heart suddenly awakened, made a breakthrough, and wanted to get past Batum.

Batum's entanglement defense has also been activated. A lateral move blocked Curry, and then he turned sideways, stretched out his long arms, and directly wanted to steal the ball.

However, Curry, whose strength has broken through the superstar field, also has the top memory of the ball in the league. At this moment, the right hand that controls the ball suddenly has a bad luck, and then turned his head, and Curry returned to outside the three-point line.

Breakthroughs and everything are fake, and Curry's real goal is to shoot three-pointers!
"Defend! Defend..."

Coach Terry on the sidelines jumped up anxiously.He knew that if Curry hit another three-pointer, it would be a near-destructive blow to the morale of the Trail Blazers.

At the critical juncture, Batum stopped his retreating steps in time, then took a sharp step forward, and took off to block the shot.

Faced with Batum's dive, Curry's eyelids jumped unconsciously, but with his unmatched shooting speed, the three-pointer was still shot smoothly.

"Steph Curry's 4 three-point attempts in this game, can he score?"

Reggie Miller reacted quickly and shouted immediately.

"Bang!"

After all, Curry at this stage has not yet fully evolved into Ritian's version. Coupled with the oppressive feeling brought by Batum's height and wingspan advantage, this ball has finally hit the iron.

"mine!"

At this time, Drummond Green's roar sounded from the basket, and he jumped up, trying to make a dunk.

"is it?"

Suddenly, a figure appeared behind Drummond Green, quickly covering her completely.

"what!"

Hearing a familiar voice behind him, Green roared angrily, and then he realized that a palm appeared on his head, and the ball flew away.

With a snap, Wang Zelin took off for the second time after landing and put the rebound in his arms.

"Counterattack!"

At the same time, he turned his head, locked the direction of Matthews, and threw the ball into the sky.

"Not good, hurry back to defense!"

Curry greeted his teammates while running.

"Counterattack! Counterattack! Counterattack..."

All the fans shouted, their eyes fixed on the ball flying in the sky.

At this time, the Trail Blazers' fast break had already started. It was Matthews who received the pass and rushed to the frontcourt. He didn't pass the ball, but made a straight breakthrough, and then hit Curry who was back on defense.

Fortunately, he glanced back, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and handed the ball to the sky again.

"boom!"

Alley-oop two-handed dunk from Nicolas Batum!
"yeah!!!"

The audience was thunderous.

10:12, only 2 points away.

Warriors attack.

"Defense! Defense!"

Wang Zelin, who ran near the middle circle, retreated quickly and opened his arms to boost morale.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

The Rose Garden arena is full of calls.

The familiar offensive rhythm is back.

Next, facing Lillard's defense, Curry never found a chance and could only pass the ball to Green.

Green received the ball at the top of the arc, turned sideways to protect the ball, and kept an eye on the Splash Brothers' running position.

After a while, Green found that Clay was cutting in from the baseline...

It's now!

He raised the ball with both hands and passed the ball inside.

then……

With just a slap, Clay, who received the ball and took off, dribbled the ball and was slapped away by Wang Zelin, who came out from the flank.

"what!!!"

The audience boiled again.

"Hahahaha! Wang Zelin's super blood cap has appeared again! Poor Klay Thompson, I don't know if he will have the courage to continue to challenge the basket defended by Wang Zelin in the future."

Weber started to scream strangely, and his emotions were successfully mobilized by Wang Zelin's chasing hat.

"It's a good attempt...but you seem to have forgotten that the basket is my territory!"

Under the Blazers basket, the excited Wang Zelin showed two rows of big white teeth towards Klay Thompson.

"You bastard, you don't know how to be gentle."

The cap-chasing just now caused Clay to fly backwards out of the baseline, and it took several seconds before he stood up.

As a result, as soon as he looked up, he saw Wang Zelin's depressing smile, and his teeth itched with hatred.

"Don't look at me like that, your slam dunk is great, but I think he should be in the slam dunk contest, not here."

Wang Zelin shrugged, then turned to look for BoGte.

Sideline serve.

After Curry received the ball, he reorganized the offense.

With only 4 seconds left, Curry couldn't help thinking about it. Seeing Batum go to block Barnes, Green put up a pick-and-roll. Curry used the cover to go to the left side of the top of the arc and made another three-pointer.

"Bang!"

The shot was rushed and missed.

Aldridge holds the defensive rebound, and the Warriors are already retreating.

In the offensive round of the Blazers, Lillard called a pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, he feigned a shot. After attracting Curry and Barnes to supplement the defense, he distributed the ball to Matthews who was wide open. Matthews made a long two-point jumper and scored 2 points.

At 12:12, the Blazers officially equalized the score.

Warriors bench.

The new team coach Steve Kerr's face was as calm as before, and his right index finger kept tapping the open space next to him, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

Cole wanted to call a timeout.

But in the end, he gave up the idea of ​​calling a timeout.

Not to mention the current score on the field is flat, let alone his personal coaching philosophy, he has always tended to let the players on the field confidently adjust during the game.

He believes that Curry has this ability.

In the subsequent defensive round, Lillard continued to defend Curry. Coach Terry also asked the wing to add a little help to Curry, but Barnes had a chance.

A direct breakthrough and an easy and comfortable layup helped the Warriors regain the lead.

This time Wang Zelin focused on the Splash Brothers who were on the side, and didn't pay much attention to Barnes, but let the latter find an opportunity.

However, in the next few rounds, with the help of home court advantage, Wang Zelin caused consecutive kills at the basket and scored consecutively.

一节打完，他5投5中，4罚4中，砍下14分4篮板2盖帽1助攻的数据。

But even so, the Trail Blazers did not take much lead.

At 29:25, the Blazers led by 4 points at home.

During the intermission, Weber suddenly said in the TNT live broadcast: "Reggie, the outside world seems to be looking down on the Warriors in the new season, what do you think?"

Regarding this question, Reggie Miller said cautiously: "Judging from the first few games of the new season, the offensive performance of the Warriors' backcourt duo is indeed stronger than last season! But..."

Having said that, Reggie Miller stopped.

Webb next to him quickly added to him: "But I didn't expect that the Warriors could fight the defending champion Trail Blazers for a quarter, and even took the lead at the beginning, right?"

"That's right," Reggie Miller nodded solemnly, "The Warriors team in front of us must not be underestimated. Of course, this does not rule out the reason why the Splash duo feel hot. Maybe not every game starts with such a hot state. But if there is one, there are two. The Warriors did seize the opening opportunity today, which shows that the Warriors' ability to seize and create opportunities on the court has been enhanced!"

at the same time.

The strong teams that have no games today are basically broadcast live in the Trail Blazers game. Whoever makes Wang Zelin and the others the defending champions, all teams that aspire to win the championship regard the Blazers as the biggest potential enemy on the way to the championship.

There is one thing to say, although the game between the Trail Blazers and the Warriors only lasted the first quarter, all other teams were shocked by the strength that the Warriors showed just now.

Perhaps, as Weber said, no matter who it is, this season must not underestimate the Warriors.

(End of this chapter)