NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 199 Dominance

On the morning of April 4, Nelson called a meeting of all Warriors players.

The Blazers have changed the defense of the Warriors. Fighting defense is no longer enough. Next, the Warriors can only win by offense.Nelson said: "In this game, we imitated the Lakers and played the triangle offense."

"Moro, Jackson, and Nick Young started, opening up space for George's singles. The Blazers restricted the use of compressed defense in the first two games, but we had opportunities in the corners on both sides and on the perimeter. George, you pass the ball after you attract double-teams, and the shooters shoot the ball as soon as they catch it. Don't hesitate."

Assistant coach Matt said: "Don, in this way, our defense will be much worse. Can we withstand Aldridge and Roy?"

With burning eyes, Nelson said, "No, we were able to limit Roy in the first two games, but we couldn't do anything about Aldridge. We strengthened the defense, and there were no shooters on the outside, and we couldn't open up space. Only by letting George and the shooter play together can we break the Blazers' zone defense."

After a pause, Nelson said again: "Dako, you have to come off the bench to grab points with Jamal, and strengthen the pick-and-roll offense. Livingston, David, Gerrard, you all need to strengthen defense, and you can't let Fernandez of the Blazers score easily. Do you understand?"

David Lee looked at Nelson's fiery eyes and nodded seriously.He was basically abandoned in the first three games. His defense was a loophole. Nelson was thinking about how to limit Aldridge in the first few games and dared not use David Lee.In this game, Nelson decided to strengthen his offense, and David Lee had a chance to play.

In the afternoon, the NBA officially announced the Best Sixth Man, Best Rookie, Most Improved Player, Best Defensive Player and Best Manager awards.

The sixth man of the year is Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks.Averaging 19.8 points, 3.6 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, he is the Mavericks' No. [-] scorer.

在因伤缺席2月份大部分比赛之后，特里强势回归。在3月份他有7场比赛得分达到20+，特别是在小牛以119-103战胜奇才的比赛中，特里砍下赛季新高的33分。

But Terry doesn't really deserve the award. If Ginobili returns to full health, or if Crawford plays a few fewer starts, his position may not be guaranteed.

The best rookie was won by Derrick Rose of the Bulls. He averaged 16.4 points, 6.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game. Some of Rose's layups and shifts were unbelievable.

Rudy Fernandes ranked second, his statistics are comparable to Rose, but his teammates are too strong, his presence in the game is weak, and he does not have the leadership qualities of Rose.

The All-Rookie First Team is Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Rudy Fernandez, Michael Beasley, and Brook Lopez.

Mario Chalmers, Marc Gasol, Eric Gordon, Kevin Love, and Jordan Jr. were selected to the rookie second team.Great Oden is also a rookie year this year, but he behaved like a blue collar, which made the Blazers lose patience.

Danny Granger of the Pacers became the Most Improved Player with averages of 24.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game.

Li Zhi and Durant are ranked second and third respectively. They have made great progress, but compared to Danny Granger, it is not obvious. Li Zhi missed many games, which affected the score.Durant is very depressed. He was ranked behind Li Zhi as the best rookie last season, and this year's Most Improved Player is still behind Li Zhi.His current statistics are already at the All-Star level, but Li Zhi's statistics are better than him, and he can compete for the scoring champion.

Chauncey Billups won the sportsmanship of the season award, and Chris Mullin won the best executive award.This award has been questioned, and the move to replace Kyle Lowry sucks.After this season, if there is no accident, Chris Mullin should also retire, and coach Nelson will also serve as the general manager.

Other individual awards, scoring leader Dwyane Wade (30.2 points), Howard also won the block leader (2.9) and rebounding leader (13.8), the assists leader is the bee queen Chris Paul (11), and the steals leader (2.8) is also Paul.

That night, the fourth game between the Warriors and the Trail Blazers started, and many people shouted "2:2" signs.

Nick Young was sent by Nelson to defend Brandon Roy, and he wanted to stimulate Roy to singles.Li Zhi acts as a power forward and defends Aldridge inside. As long as Aldridge plays singles, Li Zhi will make him look good.

In order to defend Li Zhi, the Blazers adopted a double-team strategy in the first two games, but in this game, Nelson put Nick Young as a time bomb. As long as Nick Young shoots, the Warriors will have four shooters, and the Blazers double-team strategy will fail.

Standing in the middle circle, Fernandez said next to Li Zhi: "You can't win, go home early and go fishing."

Li Zhi rolled his eyes and said, "I'm saying it again, I will blow you up!"

Fernandez pouted, he was not afraid of Li Zhi, their double-teaming strategy was very successful in the last game.

When Aldridge saw Li Zhi walking beside him, his expression darkened instantly, and Li Zhi wanted to defend him.Li Zhi's defense is not at the same level as Milicic's. He can't stand Li Zhi, and he can't get into the penalty area, so he can only shoot jumpers.

Channing Frye jumps to the ball, and the Warriors start man-to-man so everyone can find their matchup as quickly as possible.As long as Roy is playing singles on the outside, Li Zhi will assist in the defense and will not let him have an easy chance to score.

The Blazers still handed the ball to Aldridge at the beginning. In the first two games, Aldridge exploded. Li Zhi vowed that this game would not allow Aldridge to score easily.

Li Zhi adopted a half-circle forward defense, pressing against Aldridge's waist, and it took a lot of effort for Aldridge to get the ball.Aldridge took the ball to the inside and took a few steps, turned around and made a jump shot. Li Zhi immediately jumped up to interfere. The interference had an effect, and the basketball went wide.

O'Neal stuck Channing Frye and got the rebound to Jackson to advance.O'Neal has great strength, good positioning awareness, and much better rebounding than Channing Frye. After all, Channing Frye is just a big shooter and has little deterrence inside.

In the frontcourt, Li Zhi received the ball outside the three-second zone on the left and faced Aldridge with the ball facing the frame.

Li Zhi's dribbler is left-handed. As long as the Blazers double-team, Li Zhi will send assists at any time.The Blazers also saw the situation clearly and decided not to double-team Li Zhi.Li Zhi "made an inch" and continued to dribble the ball in the middle. He was very close to Fernandez, and he could help defend with a few steps.

Aldridge has followed Li Zhi to a high position, the basket is empty, and Li Zhi directly breaks through after dribbling the ball behind his back.Aldridge stepped back in a hurry, and Li Zhi suddenly passed the ball to Morrow.

Fernandez defended, and Morrow was open. After receiving a pass from Li Zhi, he made a direct three-pointer.

In the first two games, the Warriors' outside shooters had no touch, which is why the Blazers dared to double-team Li Zhi.Before the game, Morrow trained for a long time to maintain his touch, hoping to help the team.

Li Zhi passed the ball comfortably, and Morrow raised his hand to send the ball to the basket.

3:0
The Blazers attacked, Li Zhi kept pushing Aldridge to the outside, and Roy could only attack with the ball by himself.After winning two games in a row, Roy's confidence has improved significantly. When he beat Nick Young, Roy was full of confidence.

Nick Young is recognized as a poor defensive player, but this does not mean that he is a soft persimmon. His physical fitness is not bad, and his feet move fast. As long as his defensive attitude keeps up, Roy will not have a good time.

Finally having a chance to prove himself in front of the boss, Nick Young went all out to defend Roy with all his strength.

Nelson is not afraid that Nick Young will not be able to keep up with his physical strength. Nick Young will not be able to. The Warriors and Gerald Green will play 20 minutes each. During these 10 minutes, their task is to compete with Roy.

In the Warriors' lineup, only Li Zhi and O'Neal are irreplaceable. As long as they are on the court, they can make contributions on both offense and defense.

Although O'Neal is not as good as the regular season, he still has the strength of the Heat period. The title of champion center is not for nothing.

Nick Yang learned from Li Zhi and Jackson's defense strategy against Roy. He did not steal, but stuck to prevent interference. After Roy made an emergency stop, he took off with all his strength to block the block.

Roy made a fallback jumper, but Nick Young interfered with all his strength, the shot missed, and Li Zhi got the rebound.

Seeing Nick Young's successful defense, some fans in China couldn't help cheering, "Shaoxia Yang is great. Because of his funny personality and good strength, Nick Young is very popular in China, and has even surpassed the "Ba Ye" who protects the master.

In the Warriors' positional battle, Li Zhi continued to single Aldridge on the left.Li Zhi was used to more advanced defense in qualifying, and Aldridge's defense had many loopholes in Li Zhi's view.

Aldridge wanted to break through the defense and interfered with Li Zhi's shooting with his height and wingspan. What Li Zhi had to do was not to avoid him, but to actively seek physical contact with Aldridge.

Offensive requires rhythm, and defensive rhythm is also very important. Li Zhi also has a speed advantage in singles against Aldridge.

He took the ball down the middle, turned and entered the paint, and raised the basketball with one hand, which was an obvious dunk action.

Fernandez didn't dare to put Morrow in defense this time. The moment Aldridge and Li Zhi were relieved, the referee's whistle blew.

Li Zhi smashed the basketball into the basket. It was a dunk. Numerous fans in the Oracle Center cheered. This ball boosted morale.

Li Zhi made an extra penalty, 6:0.

The Blazers' offense was handed over to Aldridge. This time Aldridge misplaced and singled Jackson. Li Zhi let go of Batum and went directly to the defense. His footsteps were very fast. When he saw Aldridge passing the ball to Batum, he ran over with a big stride.

Batum made a jump shot, and Li Zhi felt that he was blocking the block in time. The shot went wide again, and O'Neal got the rebound.

Li Zhi returned to the position of power forward, and Fernandez defending Li Zhi was misplaced.As a surprise soldier, Li Zhi disrupted the pioneer's plan again.

Li Zhi took the ball from outside and brought it all the way to the bottom line.Fernandez released Li Zhi to Aldridge and defended Morrow himself.Aldridge had a foul and didn't dare to make big moves.Roy came to help defend from behind, and Li Zhi immediately passed the ball to Nick Young at the top of the arc.

Roy was slow to return to defense, and Nick Young made an open three-pointer, 9:0.

The Warriors fans stood up and applauded. The Warriors played their own offense and scored a three-pointer. This is the basketball they like.After two three-pointers, the Warriors have now taken the initiative.

After three rounds, Li Zhi showed everyone what dominance is.

(End of this chapter)