NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 887 Planning is not as good as change
Wang Zelin and Bo Gite jumped the ball. The latter was very self-aware and didn't even want to make a symbolic struggle. Seeing the referee throw the ball up, he immediately turned his head and participated in the defense.

Just as Curry retreated to the top of the arc and waited for Lillard to advance, a big man who rushed like a tank rushed past him!

"Gift crab!"

Curry hurriedly chased after him, and Wang Zelin got off quickly!
Fortunately, BoGte kept staring at Wang Zelin to block him, and together with Curry formed a flank attack on Wang Zelin without the ball.

But Wang Zelin's side is just a cover, and Batum, who is going down quickly on the left, is the real end point. Lillard receives the ball and turns it to Batum, who cuts in from the left side of the top of the lake!

Green has retreated to the basket, blocking Aldridge, who is also going down quickly, and does not give the opponent the opportunity to attract the defense and feed the pie.Thompson went up to help Barnes stop Batum who received the ball.

At this time, Barton quickly ran from the center line to the right corner, Batum gave the ball to Barton, and Barton caught the ball and made a three-pointer...

As one of the top players in active service, the adaptability of the players on the Trail Blazers is also the top in active service.

After seeing the tricks, Barton ran out of the open space and hit a three-pointer with the ball at the beginning. The Trail Blazers took the lead and led 3:0!

With this ball, Curry felt that he was in big trouble on the defensive end.

According to the usual practice, shouldn't the Blazers No. 36 be the first to launch the basket attack at the beginning?Why did he play a supporting role as a check point tonight?
In fact, this is exactly the change coach Terry asked Wang Zelin to make in the past few days in order to target the Warriors.

After all, the Warriors are not an ordinary strong team. Under normal circumstances, if Wang Zelin does not break out, it will be difficult to defeat the Warriors by himself.

Therefore, Coach Terry asked Wang Zelin to make changes in the first game of the Western Conference Finals, to give up part of the ball, and let his teammates participate in a large number of offenses at the beginning.

As for him himself, the work that needs to be done in the first three quarters tonight is very simple, that is, support and defense; the time to really exert strength is reserved until the final quarter.

According to Coach Terry's judgment, this round of the series with the Warriors cannot be as easy as winning the first two rounds. They must be prepared for a protracted battle.

Once a protracted game is played, he is not very worried about the combat effectiveness of the three cores of Wang Zelin, Lillard, and Aldridge. On the contrary, how the role players can maintain their offensive firepower in the long series has become what he is most worried about.

After negotiation, Wang Zelin quickly stated: He agreed to give up some personal data in exchange for greater benefits of the team.

This made Coach Terry very happy.

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After the start of the game, Wang Zelin suddenly changed from the main attacker to the defensive gate and high lighthouse. This change caught the Warriors by surprise and made Curry feel a little uneasy.

Let's play first, Kurian resisted the anxiety in his heart, received the serve and pressed the rhythm to advance.

In the frontcourt, Curry made a tactical gesture, Green came out of the paint to take the ball, and then observed the position on the court.

Meanwhile, an off-ball Curry cuts to the wing and runs an off-ball pick-and-roll for Thompson on the same wing, forcing Lillard and Barton to switch.

After switching defenses, Green dealt the card to Thompson on the left side of the free throw line. Facing Lillard, who was obviously shorter than himself, Thompson caught the ball confidently and shot. The opportunity came out, but he missed the first ball.

Wang Zelin grabbed the rebound, saw the Warriors retreating like a tide, gave up the fast break, handed it over to Lillard, and advanced steadily.

In fact, the Warriors are not only one of the most fast-break teams in active service, but also one of the teams that are best at defending against opponents' fast breaks.

Facing such an opponent, the coaching staff decided to give up some risky fast-break tactics after discussing before the game, and chose to seek stability first.

Arriving at the scene, Lillard held the ball at the top of the arc, and Wang Zelin moved under the basket. Seeing that Green and BoGte were about to double-team, they quickly pulled back to a high position, and after receiving the pass, they turned to backs to deal with BoGte.

The reason for choosing to do this is that one can avoid the opponent's interference method and beware of the opponent's steals; the other is that you can use a wide field of vision to pay attention to the movement of your teammates and be ready to deliver shells at any time.

However, Wang Zelin still underestimated his own influence in the game. Green, who moves extremely fast, squatted on the left side of the free throw line, and BoGt stood behind him... This is a wicked heart!

The Warriors are particularly afraid of the horrific scoring ability averaging nearly 40 points per game in the playoffs. Cole gave the team a death order before the game: No. 36, the Blazers, must not be allowed to score easily!
Cole still deeply remembers that in G6 of the Western Conference Finals last year, he deliberately indulged his players in one-on-one defense and opened up to No. 36. As a result, the latter scored the first 65 points in playoff history!
That painful lesson has left a shadow in his heart. Anyway, if he is killed now, he will not give the Blazers No. 36 a chance to play one-on-one.

That's it, Aldridge was emptied, and he pulled to the low left wing of the paint to receive the pass.Green rushed over and wanted to return to the defense, but was slow, made a jumper near the basket, and missed two points.

At the beginning, Aldridge felt a little cold.

But it doesn't matter, Wang Zelin relied on his absolute strength to stick BoGte firmly behind him, and he found the right opportunity to directly make up the dunk.

"Ade's choice this time is quite reasonable. He has to shoot when there is an open spot. Anyway, with Zelin on the rebound, he is not afraid of losing it! Besides, a star like him cannot be so determined all the time. As long as he can seize the open opportunity, the Warriors will not dare to be so bold and presumptuous when double-teaming Zelin."

Zhang Lili yelled.

"Maybe it's because I haven't warmed up well, my hands are still a little cold, and I didn't see any open space for the first ball!" Yu Jia laughed.

"Fortunately, the king has a board, and it is definitely the greatest luck for every shooter to be a teammate with a basket protector like him!" Xu Jicheng, who was sitting between the two, echoed.

Looking back, Thompson used his boss Kuyou to run out of the open space, and the three-pointer hit the net.

For a top shooter like him, if he can't grasp the open opportunities, it is almost equivalent to a crime!
5:3, the Blazers are still in the lead.

Next, Aldridge made an open shot again, but regrettably missed it.

This time Wang Zelin failed to grab the offensive rebound, and Barnes, who was inserted across the sky, protected the backcourt rebound, and the Warriors attacked.

"Ade's hand feeling is not very good today. You can't always rely on the king to make up the buckle, right? This is unrealistic..." Teacher Yu Jiajia complained.

At this time, the gravitational force of Curry reappeared. Curry caught the ball from the bottom corner and made a fake shot. After hitting Lillard, he cut to the basket and instantly attracted the Trail Blazers.

6:5, the Warriors lead by one point.

Perhaps it was the various ironing highlights in the future that affected Wang Zelin's judgment on Green. He just subconsciously slowed down after seeing Green catch the ball at the top of the arc. After Green made a shot, he even planned to turn around and grab the rebound.

As a result, this time he was slapped in the face.

In fact, Green in the 15-16 season was definitely the peak of his career. He had a 14+9+7 quasi-triple-double in the regular season. In the playoffs, he improved in scoring and rebounding, and reached a 16+10 double-double.

Even though Green's three-point shooting percentage has dropped from 38.8% in the regular season to 36.5% due to the increased defensive intensity in the playoffs, his output has not decreased but increased.

From an average of 3.2 shots and 1.2 hits per game in the regular season, it has increased to 4.5 shots and 1.7 hits!
All of the above are enough to prove that Green at this stage is definitely an outside shooter with enough threats, and he has the ability to open up space for the Splash Brothers.

Wang Zelin admitted that he underestimated Green a bit too much.

Fortunately, it's not too late to wake up now.

Next, he plans to inject [-]% of his energy on the defensive end.

After adjusting his mentality, Wang Zelin turned into a hot pot expert within the three-point line in the latter part of the first quarter, and sent two big caps in a single quarter, one for Green and the other for Thompson.

On the offensive end, Wang Zelin used his own restraint to frequently send subtle passes to his teammates in accordance with the coach's tactical requirements.

But it's a pity that Aldridge didn't feel really good tonight. Maybe it's a physical problem, or maybe he's too tired after resting for too long. In short, his condition has declined significantly, and he made zero shots in the first four shots when he was open.

Later, he still relied on attacking the basket to make a foul, and barely scored two points.

But his performance made the Warriors empty Aldridge intentionally or unintentionally, focusing more defensive attention on Wang Zelin.

He couldn't score the goal anyway, so Green's double-teaming of Wang Zelin became more determined.

After the first quarter, at 25:31, the Blazers fell behind by 6 points.

Coach Terry anticipated the next possibilities before the game, and he also thought about the countermeasures.But he never thought that Aldridge would be like this tonight.

The so-called plan is not as good as change, which is roughly the case.

(End of this chapter)