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Chapter 218 Counterattack
"Yan, how is your current physical condition?"

After the third quarter, Reggie Toyce, who had been standing on the sidelines, grabbed Yan Hua who was leaving the court and asked him about his physical condition.

Originally, before the start of this game, Reggie Toyes planned to reduce the playing time of the main lineup and give the substitutes a little more chance to get into the state as soon as possible and adapt to the rhythm of the playoffs as soon as possible, but now it seems that this It is impossible, not to mention giving the substitutes a chance, in order to narrow the point difference between the two sides as much as possible before the decisive battle between the two sides, Reggie Troyes is considering sending all the main lineup to chase points.

"Coach, I don't have any problems right now."

Although at the beginning of this game, Yan Hua was ready to compete with Brandon Roy, but in the crazy double-teaming of LaMarcus Aldridge and Marcus Camby Under the circumstances, Yan Hua did not find many opportunities to make shots. After all, it is the playoffs now, and every game is very important, not the regular season where one can be impulsive.

So although Yan Hua played a lot of time today, playing the entire game in the first and third quarters, Yan Hua's physical condition is still very good when the number of shots is less than 10, so After hearing Reggie Toyce's inquiry, Yan Hua immediately had a plan.

"That's good, Yan, I'm going to let you play with a rotation lineup after the start of the fourth quarter. I won't say more about it. You have only one task, and that is to score. In the main lineup of the Blazers Before going on the field, try to narrow the difference between us and them, and it is best to overtake the score before the official timeout, understand?"

Seeing Yan Hua with a peaceful breath and a little bit of excitement, Reggie Toyce felt relieved a lot. Reggie Toyce is now relying on Yan Hua the most, and the most reliable person, so when he saw Yan Hua After his mentality and state are very good, Reggie Toyes has a lot of confidence in his heart. With Yan Hua's offensive ability at the basket, even if the Blazers' substitutes come together, they can't stop Yan Hua. Hua chased the footsteps of points.

"The king's performance today is really very regrettable. With the absolute advantage in the interior, they not only failed to play an advantage in the interior, but even their exterior did not seize the opportunity to take advantage of Yan Hua's deterrence at the basket. , Open up the situation on the outside."

"As the head coach of the Kings, Reggie Toyce obviously lacked sufficient awareness of the intensity and importance of this game, and after the King's internal and external combination was cut off by the Trail Blazers, Reggie Toyce did not have enough awareness of the intensity and importance of this game. The team's tactics were adjusted in a timely manner, but the situation on the field continued to deteriorate."

"As for the outsiders who the King started today, they didn't put enough pressure on the Blazers from the outside..."

Just as Reggie Toyce and Nate McMillan were making final preparations before the start of the fourth quarter in front of the bench, Charles Barkley on the sidelines commented on the Kings in due course. Criticism, from the head coach Reggie Towes, to the second leader Kevin Martin, the third leader John Salmons, and even the rookie Zhu Holiday, were all criticized by Charles Barkley, but as the king Yan Hua at the core was ignored by Barkley.

"It is indeed the case. Yan Hua has attracted a lot of defensive attention from the Blazers inside, but the King's outsiders have surrendered 14 of 3 three-pointers in the first three quarters. If they The shooting percentage can be slightly higher, and the Kings will not be 7 points behind the Trail Blazers after the end of the three quarters."

After Charles Barkley finished his criticism, Kenny Smith also echoed a few words, although from the bottom of his heart, Kenny Smith hopes that the Blazers can win, because only the Blazers win this game, can they win the game? Let this round of the series become more suspenseful and more exciting. Of course, it is not in vain that Brandon Roy returned early with his injured right leg.

When Yan Hua brought the Kings' bench lineup on the field, the Blazers' substitutes, who were inseparable from the Kings' rotation lineup in the first half of the second quarter, were directly suppressed by the Kings, although Rudy Fernandez With Jerry Bayless on the court, the situation on the court will not fall into a one-sided situation directly, but the Kings are also beginning to erode the lead of the Blazers under the leadership of Yan Hua.

"Back turn, hook, beautiful hook! Yan Hua singles Joel Pulzbila to score!"

"Teamed, Joel Pulzbila and Juwan Howard started double-teaming Yan Hua, passing the ball? No, Yan Hua didn't pass the ball. -Howard was double-teamed and ready to force a turn, very good footwork and feints, Yan Hua swayed past Joel Przybilla and hit a jumper in front of Juwan Howard!"

The Blazers' two substitute insiders, Joel Pulzbila and Juwan Howard, can only be hanged in front of Yan Hua. Even if they are double-teamed, they have nothing to do with Yan Hua. After all, Joel Pulz Billa is not Marcus Camby, and Juwan Howard is not LaMarcus Aldridge. Neither of the two substitute insiders can barely withstand Yan Hua, nor are they good enough to keep up with them all the time. Yan Hua's, so their double-teaming, in front of Yan Hua, is also superficial, and Yan Hua easily smashed it to pieces.

"Coach, I want to play!"

Brandon Roy, who had just sat on the sidelines with several ice packs on his legs, couldn't sit still seeing the ever-shrinking points difference. He took off the ice packs on his knees and walked into the head coach Nate McMillan's side asked Nate McMillan to play.

"Brandon, don't worry, take a good rest first." The Blazers really need to make adjustments to the current situation on the court, otherwise the Kings will overtake the score in at most 2 minutes, but the direction of Nate McMillan's adjustment is Instead of letting Brandon Roy play, he replaced Juwan Howard with LaMarcus Aldridge. While strengthening the defense against Yan Hua, it can also strengthen the Blazers' offense accordingly. The player's lead was maintained until the main lineups of both sides re-appeared after the official suspension.

Through today's game, it has been able to prove the importance of Brandon Roy to the Trail Blazers, so Nate McMillan will not let Brandon Roy use his limited physical strength and energy in any case. Consumption At this time, what Brandon Roy needs to do now is to take a good rest and appear at the final moment of the decisive battle to give the king a fatal blow. As for the entanglement and mutual consumption with Yan Hua, it is La Things Marcus Aldridge and Marcus Camby need to do.

After LaMarcus Aldridge replaced Juwan Howard, the Blazers' double-team defense against Yan Hua was significantly strengthened, although Joel Pulzbila and LaMarcus Aldridge However, Yan Hua's scoring difficulty has undoubtedly increased by several levels compared to when Aldridge hadn't played yet.

(End of this chapter)