against the front

Chapter 226 It's Over

There are only 53 seconds left before the end of the game, and the king leads by 3 points. Therefore, the king's next attack is an attack that can determine the outcome of the game. If the king's attack is successful, the game's initiative If the power is still in the hands of the king, once the king's attack ends in failure, unless the Blazers also fail in the next attack, the situation on the field will be completely reversed.

So after Reggie Troyce called a timeout, he pulled Yan Hua and explained to Yan Hua the importance of this attack over and over again, as well as the things that need to be paid attention to in this attack. At the critical moment, Reggie Toyce can't trust anyone except Yan Hua.

In addition to repeatedly emphasizing Yan Hua, Reggie Toyes also replaced Tony Allen with Kevin Martin to avoid Tony Allen being emptied by the Blazers in this crucial offense. The situation, and the presence of Kevin Martin on the field, can somewhat attract some of the Blazers' defensive attention, and relieve some of the burden for Yan Hua's offense in the paint.

After the nearly 2-minute timeout ended, the players from both sides re-appeared. For the Kings and the Trail Blazers, the next 53 seconds was the crucial moment to determine the final ownership of the game, and even the trend of the entire series. .

After going straight to the sidelines and throwing a sideline ball, Yan Hua ran towards the basket, and when Yan Hua was halfway running, LaMarcus Aldridge posted up, and once again launched a circle around Yan Hua defense.

In the three-game series, the Trail Blazers used three different defensive methods against Yan Hua. The whole team double-teamed in the first game, the double-team with the ball in the second game, and the double-team around the front in this game. In other words, these three defensive methods have not received very good results, but the defensive strategy of going around the front and double-teaming is somewhat better than the first two defensive methods. After all, the best defense is not to wait until the opponent jumps up. To block him, to interfere with him, but to make him unable to catch the ball, no space to shoot, no opportunity to take off, and defending around the front is a defensive strategy to prevent the opponent from receiving the ball.

"Defend, defend, defend..." Amidst the chorus of the audience, Zhu Holiday, who was slapping the basketball at the top of the arc to waste time, was already full of sweat, although the head coach Ray Gee Troyce didn't let Jrue Holiday take the last shot, but as a rookie, Jrue Holiday still couldn't restrain his inner tension.

After the 24-second offensive time was consumed for more than ten seconds, Zhu Holiday finally dropped all his thoughts, slapped the basketball and started, sticking to Andre Miller's defense and broke forward a few steps in a row , After throwing away Andre Miller by a position, Zhu Holiday threw the basketball in his hand in the direction of Yan Hua, and threw it high.

Defending around the front is a very effective defensive strategy, and it is also a defensive strategy that is easily cracked, because if you want to defend around the front, you must stand in front of the offensive player and block the offensive player's receiving route. Once you get ahead, you can't look behind, so as long as there is a defender who can pass the ball, a high ball will be thrown over, and the defense around the front will be useless.

As a player who won the best point guard in the United States during the NCAA period, with a height of 1 meters, Zhu Holiday can easily pass high-profile balls that make Yan Hua very comfortable. Very comfortable and very After easily receiving the pass from Zhu Holiday, Yan Hua turned around and hung directly on the basket, not even giving the Blazers a chance to double-team.

After Yan Hua scored a dunk and extended the king's lead to 5 points, Reggie Toyes, who was standing on the sidelines, waved his arms excitedly. This is the biggest shortcoming of the defense around the front. After the timeout, Toyes chose to let Jrue Holiday organize this offense. The main reason is that compared to Tony Allen, who is good at defense and short in organization, he can do everything, but he can't do anything. Benno Udri, and John Salmons, who was taken care of by the Blazers, and Zhu Holiday's pass are the most suitable for Yan Hua, and they are also the most suitable for breaking the opponent's defense around the front.

Yan Hua's score also allowed the Kings to regain control of the game, but what happened next on the field made Reggie Toyes, who was celebrating with his punches on the sidelines, put down his arms .

In Reggie Toyes' prediction, after Yan Hua scored a dunk, the Blazers should call a timeout to carefully arrange the next attack, and the Kings players who were celebrating on the field may also think so, But the Blazers players on the field, after Yan Hua scored, quickly sent the baseline ball and directly launched a fast break.

Marcus Camby passed to LaMarcus Aldridge, LaMarcus Aldridge passed to Brandon Roy, and Brandon, who received the pass from Aldridge, — Roy, like a sports car on a straight track, accelerated from the backcourt and rushed towards the king's halfcourt at an extremely fast speed.

"Brandon, look at you!"

Looking at Brandon Roy, who is rushing forward on the court, and the Blazers coach Nate McMillan on the sidelines, his legs are already trembling with tension. Completing this offense is what Nate McMillan did to Brandon Roy during the timeout just now. Fast breaks are always easier to score than positional battles and consume less time.

Let alone Nate McMillan at this time, all the audience in the Rose Garden stood up nervously from their seats after seeing Brandon Roy who had already galloped up. Looking forward to Brandon Roy scoring this goal and dragging the Blazers back from the brink again.

"This goal, I must score!"

Brandon Roy, who had already rushed beyond the three-point line, stopped without any hesitation, and was about to use a three-pointer to complete the fast break. For the Trail Blazers who were 5 points behind, 2 Points have no meaning at all, only 3 points, and only 3 points can save the Blazers.

Brandon Roy, who stopped and was about to take off and shoot, made a fake jump and shot after noticing a figure flashing by his side, and only after flying the Kings player who had retreated back, calmly He jumped up and threw the basketball in his hand.

Almost at the moment when the basketball was released, Nate McMillan on the sidelines and the Blazers fans at the scene prayed in their hearts that Brandon Roy's three-pointer could be hit.

However, with the sound of a snap, the cheers and shouts all stopped abruptly. Even the Blazers fans who were praying gave up praying, put their heads in their hands, and watched what was happening on the court in disbelief. everything of.

"Oh, sweetie, Charles, isn't Yan Hua's retreat too fast?"

"And his blocking speed. In such a short period of time, Yan Hua was able to take off and block twice in a row. This speed, this bullet speed, and this reaction speed are really incredible!"

After both Yan Hua and Brandon Roy fell from the sky, and Serge Ibaka, who grabbed the basketball in the backcourt, had already started to launch a fast break, the live big screen in the Rose Garden still played Brandon- Roy broke fast just now, Yan Hua retreated, and then blocked the shot of Brandon Roy.

Looking at the picture being played on the big screen, Kenny Smith on the sidelines also had an expression of disbelief. In the defense just now, Yan Hua's retreat speed was too fast. Compared with the King's small forward John Salmons, it is even worse. As for being shaken away by Brandon Roy, and then taking off to complete the block, this kind of bullet speed and reaction speed, It is also very scary.

"The Blazers lost." After Serge Ibaka, who was fouled by the Blazers, made two free throws, he looked at Brandon Roy, who was standing near the center circle with a resigned face, and Charles on the commentary - Barkley also shook his head helplessly, 28 seconds, 8 points gap, the Blazers have been powerless.

"Yeah, the Blazers lost." Kenny Smith really wanted to say, the Blazers lost, but Brandon Roy didn't lose, but Kenny Smith opened his mouth, but still didn't say it, because Ken Ni-Smith knew that for Brandon Roy, losing the game meant losing everything.

(End of this chapter)