NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 160 You Go to Defend Roy
The Blazers attacked, and Roy held the ball again for singles. Facing the small steel cannon with only 185, Roy dribbled the ball behind his back and squeezed directly.

He was shorter than Roy, and Lowry had no choice but to use his speed to follow Roy. The little tricks he learned from Jackson were used at this time.

Roy only felt a pain in his waist, and his movements were a little deformed, but he still controlled the ball for a layup. He jumped up, and Li Zhi rushed directly from the side.

Li Zhi has been watching Roy's movements from the corner of his eye. At this time, he raised his hands and squeezed Roy with his body. Roy only felt his body fall backwards.

The ball was thrown on the backboard and missed.

Li Zhi's action was actually a bit too much, but the referee missed the Blazers just now, and now he also returned the Warriors, without blowing.

Pulzbila, who was used as a meat shield, had enough tonnage to block O'Neal and prevent him from grabbing a rebound. Aldridge took advantage of the rebound and made a direct tip-up, causing a foul by Barnes.

What Barnes does in the Warriors is dirty work, which is why the Warriors renewed his contract this summer, but the control on the defensive scale is far from enough.

Aldridge made two free throws, 12:10, and the point difference was only two points.

The Warriors attacked, Li Zhi held the ball, and the Blazers' 122 zone defense position gave Li Zhi to Fernandez to deal with alone.

Fernandez yelled at the bastard, and his hands were very fast, blocking Li Zhi's breakthrough route.Li Zhi didn't make a strong play, and passed it to Barnes. Barnes missed a three-pointer, and the rebound was taken by the Blazers again.

O'Neal missed the rebound, and Li Zhi quickly urged the Warriors to return to defense.The Blazers handed the ball to Roy, and Roy threw Lowry away and rushed to the Warriors' half.

Li Zhi pursued closely, and Li Zhi still had an advantage in terms of speed, so a one-on-one situation between Roy and Li Zhi was formed in the Warriors half.

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of Li Zhi, Roy changed his rhythm in the middle distance and dribbled continuously under his crotch to shake Li Zhi away.Li Zhi was amused when he saw it. This move was very similar to Kobe's breakthrough. Li Zhi often used it, so he didn't get past it.

But after a long time, the Warriors' players who returned to defense were already in place. Roy felt angry and did not choose to pass the ball, but directly pulled it.

Roy is 198cm tall and shorter than Li Zhi. This choice is really unwise. Moreover, Li Zhi's abnormal wingspan directly interferes with Roy's shooting.

Roy's moves were beautiful, but the ball missed.

Li Zhi grabbed the rebound directly after landing, turned around and passed to Jackson.

The Blazers deserved to be a well-trained youth army. They missed a goal and the team immediately returned to defense.

Jackson took the ball and went down quickly, and directly passed the ball to Li Zhi who followed. Li Zhi made a pass to Lowry who followed, and the latter made an inside layup and was blocked by Aldridge.

The Blazers attacked. Roy was not willful this round and handed the ball to Adelaide. This time Adelaide did not show his footsteps.

12:12
The Blazers chased 6 points in a row, and the two sides returned to the same starting line again.

Kenny Smith said: "The Warriors are a bit irony, and the Blazers' defensive strength has come up."

Barkley said: "Li Zhi should play singles at this time, he is a star player, why not come by himself!"

Kenny Smith said: "The Warriors' system determines that he cannot shoot unscrupulously. Only passing can make their system run."

Barkley curled his lips and said: "But the star should stand up when the team is behind. Otherwise, what do you want the star to do? Kobe, McGrady, Iverson, which one didn't do this?"

Li Zhi seemed to have heard what Barkley said, and stood up when the Warriors collectively felt bad.

The Blazers defended against O'Neal, and the Warriors also strictly defended Aldridge. In this case, it turned into a battle between Li Zhi and Roy, and this is what fans want to see.

After O'Neal and Li Zhi picked and rolled, Li Zhi broke through from the outside.When the hand feels bad, there is only a breakthrough.

The Blazers determined that Fernandez and Li Zhi would be one-on-one, and Fernandez would defend alone. Although he was courageous, his physical fitness was too far behind Li Zhi. Li Zhi used his speed advantage to directly break through and score two points.

A few minutes later, Li Zhi passed Fernandez again in the same way. Fernandez was so angry that he pulled Li Zhi when Li Zhi made a layup and sent Li Zhi to the free throw line.

Infected by O'Neill, Li Zhi made two free throws.

In this way, at the end of the first quarter, Li Zhi hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to overtake the score.

At 25:22, the Warriors took a three-point lead thanks to Li Zhi's buzzer.

In the second quarter, both sides replaced the substitutes. Oden didn't play for a long time in the first quarter. When he came back to face a group of substitutes for the Warriors, he showed the demeanor that the champion should have.

The top pick in parallel imports hit the second place in the parallel imports list, and Oden KO'd Milicic.

The commentator Barkley saw Milicic's performance and couldn't help but joked: "The Warriors performed well in the first quarter, but the second quarter's substitute is not good, especially Milicic, is this guy a bitch? Why don't you dare to enter the penalty area when defending?"

Kenny Smith said: "Milicic is indeed a weak link in the Warriors lineup. He is too soft and afraid of confrontation. Maybe the Warriors should strengthen their power forward position."

Kenny Smith said that it is also a problem that the Warriors management is considering now, but all good power forwards have been robbed by other teams. Some fans can't help but miss their power forward El Arlington last season. Although that guy is alone, he is much better than Milicic.

After winning several rounds in a row, Oden found his confidence and began to show off his power.

Nelson called a timeout at the right time, the Warriors replaced the main force, and after the Blazers took the main force, Oden, who was in hot form, continued to stay on the court.

Li Zhi was still thinking about his own mission. When he picked up the ball, he played singles. Relying on O'Neal's pick-and-roll, Li Zhi broke through to the penalty area.

Two minutes later, Li Zhi broke through again, causing Oden to foul inside and made two free throws.

The second quarter ended quickly, and Li Zhidan scored 9 points in the single quarter again. Including the first quarter, a total of 17 points, the Warriors continued to lead with a two-point advantage at 56:54.

Back in the locker room, the Warriors did not relax, and Nelson pointed out the problem.

Now the Blazers' defense can't limit Li Zhi and O'Neal, and the Warriors also can't restrain the fiery Aldridge and Roy. The small steel cannons are too disadvantaged against Roy. Nelson tried to let Li Zhi defend Roy in the second quarter, and the effect was good, but Li Zhi didn't have much energy on offense.

Nelson slammed hard, and looked at Sean Livingston, who had never played before, with a strange light in his eyes.

"Sean, you defended Roy in the second half!"

Sean Livingston was refreshed for a while, and said loudly: "Don't worry, coach." But Lowry's complexion changed, and he felt a hint of crisis.

(End of this chapter)