Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 621
The current strength of the Blazers, as the opponent's Warriors player, can empathize most at this time.

In the playoffs of last season, although they finally eliminated the Blazers 4:2, the whole process was not easy. At that time, they felt the strength of the Blazers.

And this season, the Blazers, who have obviously improved in strength, make it even more difficult for the Warriors to parry, even if the Warriors' strength has also increased because of Mullin's return at this time.

In the second half, the two teams still maintained the high shooting percentage of the first half. Although there was not a lot of physical contact, the scores of the two teams were not low.

After three quarters, the score of the two teams is already 98:100.

In today's NBA, the increasingly perfect defensive tactics have caused the league's average scoring to show signs of decline. Compared with when Li Weisi first entered the league, the league averaged 110 points per game at that time, and by last season it had dropped to 107 points per game. This season will continue to decline.

It can be said that in an era when the scoring average of the entire league is declining, today it played a game against the trend.

However, this kind of game made the fans on the scene quite addictive.

As the team owner, Allen was as excited as the fans at the scene.

I have been in the box before, and the cameras on the scene seldom point the lens at my boss, but tonight is different. Alan sitting on the sidelines is very eye-catching, attracting frequent visits from the cameras, and when the fans see his boss is also like a The fans cheered and celebrated likewise, which undoubtedly made the fans feel more favorable towards Allen, the boss.

"Paul, is sitting here completely different from the atmosphere in the box?" Taking advantage of the break between festivals, Frank asked loudly in Alan's ear.

"Hahaha, of course, although I prefer the comfort of the box, it is also a unique experience to be able to watch a game in the front row once in a while, especially when the game is won!" Alan's excitement has not yet passed, Laughed at Frank.

"Oh? You are so confident! Now we are only 2 points behind." Seeing Allen's strong self-confidence, Frank couldn't help but want to hit him with words.

"That's different. I can clearly feel that our Blazers are the more powerful side here. Maybe your warriors are stronger, but tonight, you don't want to leave with a victory."

Although Frank didn't know where Allen's self-confidence came from, in Frank's heart, he faintly agreed with Allen's statement.

Although Frank was not on the court, and because he was with Allen tonight, he didn't participate in the Warriors' tactical arrangements, so he didn't know the Warriors' strategy tonight.

But since the start of this season, Frank has been aware of the undercurrents inside the Warriors. This kind of fluctuating sentiment has even affected the game, just because other people are not insiders of the Warriors, so they don't understand.

However, in the eyes of those outsiders, although they can't tell the reason, they also vaguely feel that this year's Warriors team seems to be really not as scary as in previous years.

Therefore, when facing the Warriors this year, they are often able to achieve good results, which makes the pressure on the Warriors even greater.

This is what happened to the Trail Blazers tonight. The more they played, the more confident they became, and the more they played, the more they dared to make moves, which also put more and more pressure on the Warriors on both ends of the offense and defense.

Seeing that the fourth quarter has officially started, Frank can't help but start thinking about the team's future path: "Should we solve the unstable factors in the team in advance?"

While Frank was still thinking, the situation on the field finally changed.

The substitutes of the two teams, which were originally evenly matched, suddenly changed. Petrovic, who was the leader of the Warriors' bench, suddenly experienced a decline in his touch. The point difference has been opened again, and if there is no change, it is very likely that the Blazers will directly open the point difference to more than 10 points.

Just when Nelson was hesitating whether to call a timeout and make personnel adjustments, Starks suddenly stood up.

After the disastrous performance in the previous game, Starks didn't get much playing time in this game, and it may only be about 5 minutes if it is scattered together.

But on the offensive end, Starks, who was full of anger, ignored Petrovic's request and directly chose a three-pointer. The angry Nelson pulled all his hair down.

However, this unexpected shot went in like this, which surprised everyone.

This is not over yet. When it was the Warriors' turn to defend, facing Angie, who was the most powerful on the Blazers' bench, Starks actually launched a death coil, successfully stealing from Angie's hands abruptly, and then made a quick break and swung up. The arm was dunked successfully.

Such an operation scored five points in a row, directly ignoring the Blazers, and the advantage that had been established disappeared immediately. It can be said that Starks turned the situation around by relying on his own strength.

Nelson, who had originally planned to replace Starks, immediately fell silent, not mentioning his intention to replace Starks just now.

However, after these two games, he also had a more detailed understanding of Starks, but how to use this Starks, who is like Duan Yu's six-pulse sword, requires Nelson to make a good move. It's been a while.

In the end, when the two teams replaced their starters one after another, the score was still maintained at 2 points. It can be said that in the early part of the fourth quarter, the two teams were tied.

In less than 4 minutes, Starks, who had scored 9 points and 2 steals, undoubtedly became the most handsome boy in the game. Even when he was off the court, he looked up.

In the subsequent games, the point difference between the two teams never widened to 5 points, but the Warriors were always short of breath and were unable to tie the score for a long time.

As the saying goes, if you can't grasp the opportunity, you will be punished. Sure enough, after the Warriors missed many opportunities to tie the score, revenge came immediately.

Facing the weak link of the Warriors' defense, after Terry Porter and Duckworth played a pick-and-roll, the Warriors formed a defense.

And dealing with Divac, Porter can be regarded as handy, he used the speed to force a breakthrough, and successfully caused a foul by Divac, walked to the free throw line, with these two free throws, the Blazers successfully entered the final 1 in the game In the minute, the point difference was widened to 4 points.

The Warriors did not give up. After Li Weisi and Mullin missed consecutive three-pointers, they relied on Rodman's rebounds and Richmond made a mid-range hit.

But due to lack of time, foul tactics can only be adopted.

In the end, as the Blazers made two free throws, the game ended and the score was fixed at 129:133.

While the Blazers secured the No. [-] throne in the West, they sent the Warriors to the No. [-] position in the West, and the Sun, who was sitting at home, came second from the sky.

(End of this chapter)