NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 198 Returning Home
During the halftime break, the Warriors' offensive flow was played back on the big screen over and over again. Gerald Green, Stephen Jackson and Li Zhi's one-stop attack was amazing.

The strength of the Warriors is comparable to that of the Blazers, but they killed the Blazers and ran away. Opportunities are always given to those who are prepared.

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Roy was wearing rough clothes, and the warrior's wheel battle was too exhausting for him, and he was a bit overwhelmed by the fact that he was not of the best physical fitness.

Kenny Smith sighed: "The Warriors' tactics are too tortured, this is LeBron's treatment."

Barkley said: "The success of the Warriors' tactics has something to do with Li Zhi. Li Zhi used LeBron's style of play to deal with Roy. Everyone regarded Li Zhi and Durant as representatives of basketball in the new era, but Li Zhi returned to the basics and surprised everyone with the most basic things of basketball."

McMillan and Roy were talking, until Roy nodded and McMillan breathed a sigh of relief.In the first half, the Blazers fell into a vicious circle of singles, with very little cooperation.The Warriors have three or four players with excellent single defense ability, and they are not afraid of singles at all.

In the second half, McMillan asked Roy to hold the ball less, strengthen air cuts and running positions, and use Roy's containment force to create shooting opportunities for shooters such as Fernandez, Blake and Batum.Aldridge's weak side is contained, and he goes to the low post more to get stuck, and forms two support points with Roy, one inside and one outside.

The point guard was sent to Blake. His defense was poor, but he had a 42.7% shooting three-pointer, which could open up space for the Blazers and allow Fernandez and Roy to make empty cuts.Channing Frye was put on the field again, and his role was much better than that of Pulzbila. Tall pitchers were more difficult to defend. At least it was a disadvantage for Jordan and O'Neal to face him.Nelson couldn't see it, so he replaced O'Neal and Barnes, and put Barnes at the top of the center position to increase his movement speed.

Jackson played pick-and-roll tactics in a high position, Milicic evacuated the inside, and created misplaced singles opportunities for Li Zhi. In the second half, the Warriors did not relax their defense against Roy.

Roy sent out a lot of assists after switching to screens, but Batum and Blake felt cold, especially Blake, who made 6 of 1 shots and only scored 3 points.The Blazers dug too much for themselves in the first half and failed to recover the score. The Warriors' offensive efficiency was very high. As long as Milicic grabbed the rebound, the Warriors would play a fast break.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 110:105, and Xia Keshang made a good start in the away game.

李治出场44分钟，20投12中，罚球9中8，砍下32分6助攻4篮板2抢断2盖帽的全面数据。罗伊24投10中，外加罚球拿下24分6篮板6助攻4抢断。看样子，两人的数据不相上下。

Milicic scored 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Most of the rebounds were backcourt rebounds. Jordan scored 10 points and 11 rebounds. The two were the main contributors to the Warriors' victory.Jackson had 17 points and 5 assists, and Gerald Green had 9 points.Among the starters, O'Neal scored only 12 points, but his inside deterrence was extremely strong. When he was on the court, the Blazers' breakthroughs were significantly reduced.

For the Blazers, Aldridge scored 30 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Fernandez 16 points, Batum 12 points, Channing Frye 18 points.

The game was very confrontational, and Jackson also got a technical foul.Nelson asked the Warriors to strengthen their defense over and over again on the sidelines, and Jackson did his best.

The Warriors won their first win in the playoffs. Fans who watched this game were hooked. The Warriors fought and defended in various ways, as if the NBA had returned to the 90s.

At the post-match press conference, McMillan was obviously unhappy. He said: "Although we lost the first game, let our players get back to their form. We didn't prepare well in the first half. In fact, we did well in the second half. We will strengthen our defense later. The playoffs are not over yet."

When Roy was asked about his performance in this game, his face was gloomy. He said: "The Warriors' defense is targeting me, but their defense is not without flaws. In the next game, I will make them regret it."

Roy's answer caused an uproar in the outside world.He has always had a dull personality, and the interviews at the press conference are generally smooth and drizzle, and now he says that he is really angry.

When interviewing the Warriors, the reporters hoped that Li Zhi would respond to Roy's words. Just like the finals between the Celtics and the Lakers last year, the NBA is a vanity fair. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Games without topics are always boring.

Li Zhi said: "It was very difficult for us to win. I am very happy to win this game. I don't have any goals. I just live in the present. As for how to play the next game, that is our coach's business. Of course, I hope we can go further."

After the press conference, Li Zhi returned to the hotel and called Avril Lavigne.

Avril Lavigne said: "How does it feel to win the first playoff game? Are you particularly excited?"

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Yes, I'm very excited, but Ernie can't be happy together without you around."

Avril sighed on the phone and said: "George, I'm very busy, it's really bad, my concert is about to start, I really don't have time to watch your game."

Li Zhi smiled helplessly, pretending to be relaxed and said: "It's okay, it's getting late, go to sleep."

As soon as Avril hung up the phone, Ye Xiaoxiao called.Ye Xiaoxiao said, "Lenault Lehman wants to buy the Warriors?"

Li Zhi was stunned, and said in surprise, "It's not Renault, it's a joint venture with other people."

Ye Xiaoxiao said excitedly: "That's great. If Renault's acquisition is successful, can I give him a private interview?"

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Of course no problem, I can lend him to you for a day!"

Ye Xiaoxiao shyly said: "Who wants to borrow him for a day, I just want to interview the youngest tall, rich and handsome guy in the NBA."

Li Zhi thought to himself, this girl must have taken a fancy to Lei Nuo, right?
After the first win of the playoffs on April 4, the Warriors did not have their second game until the 19nd. During the two days in between, the Warriors trained with players in the Rose Garden.

On April 4, the NBA officially announced the award for the best coach of the regular season. The head coach of the Cavaliers, Mike Brown, was elected the best coach of the year. He is just a puppet coach, but puppet also has spring.Rockets Adelman ranked second, Nelson ranked third.

Nelson won the NBA Coach of the Year Award three times in 1983, 1985, and 1992, so he didn't really care about this award, but the Warriors are still very happy.

The Warriors now have a great opportunity to win the second game at home in the Trail Blazers, but it is not easy to really do this.

On the 22nd, in the second game of the playoffs, Nelson's worries became a reality-the Blazers changed.

The Blazers adopted a mixed defense. Fernandez defended Li Zhi alone, and the other four compressed the defense to occupy the four corners of the penalty area. This was a tactic for the Warriors' outside shooters. The Warriors did this defense in the last game.

The Warriors did not let O'Neal continue to start. Nelson saw that O'Neal was not in good condition, so he directly sent Milicic, Jordan Jr., Li Zhi, Jackson, and Morrow.Except for Jordan, all have three-point range.

After Li Zhi expressed his thoughts, Nelson tried to let Jackson play the point guard as a guest. His task was to bring the ball across the half court, and then the Warriors ran tactics.

The Blazers' starters are Channing Frye, Aldridge, Fernandez, Roy, and Blake.The two big players can pull out to shoot, stand next to the penalty area when defending, and can properly double-team.The Blazers chose to let go of Jordan, who has no other offensive ability except for dunking. As long as he is not allowed to catch the ball, Jordan is soy sauce on offense.

Li Zhi couldn't break through and could only shoot outside.The Blazers also seized the Warriors' dead spot, without a point guard, pressing the ball holder, and delaying the Warriors' tactics.On offense, let Aldridge play alone in the penalty area. If the shot fails, they can quickly return to defense.

Roy has played well in this game, his shooting rate is very high, and the consumption of the Warriors' three players is a bit out of order.In this game, the Blazers had a high shooting percentage, and the Warriors had fewer fast break opportunities. The Blazers made offensive shots from the outside and led by 20 points in the half.

Nelson saw that the Warriors had little chance of winning in the second half no matter how big they were, so he put Nick Young, Crawford, Morrow, Li Zhi, and Jordan in the lineup to fight with the Blazers.

The Warriors' four-man shooting team scored, and the offense was really smooth, but they suffered a disadvantage inside. Jordan was not a qualified defender. Roy frequently went inside and was killed. He beat Jordan down at critical moments in the fourth quarter.Nelson replaced O'Neal, but O'Neal couldn't keep up with the Blazers' fast pace. In the end, the Warriors lost to the Blazers 100:112.

李治拿下21分6篮板3助攻2盖帽，罗伊拿下32分8助攻6篮板2抢断。

The six Blazers scored in double figures, and Fernandez scored 20 points and made 5 three-pointers.

The Warriors were not frustrated, but packed their bags and returned to Oakland, which is their home court. It is already very satisfying to win a victory at the Trail Blazers' home court.

Nelson strategized, vowed at the press conference to win two home courts, the Warriors are united, and the three armies are preparing for the battle.

On April 4, at the Oracle Center, the two teams played the third game of the playoffs, but the Warriors lost again in this game.This time Nelson changed his lineup. He let Crawford start, let Li Zhi, Crawford and O'Neal cooperate in the pick-and-roll, but O'Neal's finishing effect was not good, and he only scored 24 points in this game.After the first three quarters, the Warriors trailed by 10 points.

In the fourth quarter, Nelson reluctantly took O'Neal. He knew that O'Neal was not in good shape, but he thought that the creator of a triple crown dynasty should be able to adjust well, but O'Neal obviously did not.

In the first three quarters, the Blazers boldly double-teamed Li Zhi, which made Li Zhi very painful and his scoring efficiency was very low.The fourth quarter continued to feel cold, and the Warriors failed to recover.Li Zhi played 40 minutes and scored 19 points.Crawford scored 28 points and has been dragging the Warriors forward.

(End of this chapter)