Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 174

The Blazers are desperate!Everyone who saw this game secretly told themselves.

Ever since Oden jumped up and overwhelmed Bynum to grab the ball, every Trail Blazers player was running desperately, not sparing their physical strength, just kept running, running, running on the field, as if to All my energy is completely burned in this game.The Lakers players didn't expect that the opponent would choose to attack wildly from the beginning. In their opinion, the Blazers would definitely play steadily, but they were surprised and stunned at the beginning.

Phil still sits firmly on the Diaoyutai. Years of coaching experience tells him that the Blazers' crazy offense is only temporary, and no team can support such a run for a long time.In his opinion, the Blazers' idea is simply stupid. They were wasting a lot of energy at the beginning of the game. How could they compete with their own team?But as time passed, the smile on Phil's face disappeared, and even became dignified, because the five starters of the Blazers were still running on the court at the halfway point of the first quarter. It was as if screws and gears had been embedded in their bodies.

However, the Lakers have come to their senses. Under the leadership of Kobe, they also began to speed up, and resolutely fought against the Blazers.Kobe finally found his touch after hitting the iron twice. With his mid-range jumper, he scored consecutive points. Gasol also got a lot of shots in the inside. The touch is simply the enemy of the Blazers inside players.The two gradually helped the Lakers withstand the Blazers' crazy offense, but using their energy on the offensive end meant that their control on the defensive end began to weaken.

What made them feel speechless was that Ye Feng and Roy's three-pointers were shot early, and the hit rate was so high that one wondered if they had installed precision guidance devices on the basketball.The Blazers' tactics are very simple, so simple that they are no longer enough to be called tactics. They rely on the players' continuous movement to pull the Lakers' defensive formation, and then receive the ball in the gap or a position close to the gap, and then pass the ball outside the three-point line. Outrageous shot.Adelaide and Oden have already turned into pure blue-collars, unless they can directly make dunks or make a second attack after grabbing an offensive rebound, all the others are re-passed to the outside to continue shooting.

That is to say, Ye Feng and Roy withstood the pressure and shot a super high shooting percentage, otherwise they would really kill themselves by relying solely on shooting.At this moment, McMillan was extremely grateful that he had recruited Ye Feng under his command, which allowed the Blazers to have two extremely threatening scoring points on the outside at the same time.When the outside line is opened, the inside line is liberated, especially Adelaide. His straight-arm fadeaway jumper is already a very difficult to defend. There is no chance to make a move even if it is passed.But now that Roy and Ye Feng have attracted the defense to the perimeter, Adelaide's shots immediately increased.

The starters on both sides were evenly matched, but because the Lakers were confused for a while at the beginning, the Lakers were still 7 points behind when Phil and McMillan were all on the bench.The Lakers' bench lineup is very interesting. It is similar to the Blazers' starting lineup. As Fisher's first substitute, Farmar's biggest role is to attack, which means that he is used by Phil as a pure breakthrough player. The actual organizer of this lineup is Walton. Although he does not have outstanding breakthrough ability and his shooting is only average, his ball quotient and overall view are enough to make him the core of tactical operation.

The Blazers returned to the normal routine. Fernandez was responsible for controlling the rhythm. Rodriguez partnered with him in the backcourt. Outlaw was still the most important scoring point for the entire bench lineup. Frye and Pulzbilla were on the inside. , It just happens to be a combination of one attack and one defense, one inside and one outside.Originally, McMillan wanted Batum to play the 2th position, but the Lakers' backup power forward is Odom, who is 08 meters high. Batum has neither height advantage nor rich experience.As for Frye, at least he can transfer Odom to a high position, creating a wider breakthrough space for other players.

The Spanish backcourt of Fernandez and Rodriguez quickly showed their tacit understanding and organizational skills, and their imaginative passes made people have to look at them with admiration.Under their guidance, Outlaw can always receive the ball in the position he is most accustomed to. All he has to do is to keep scoring points.The Lakers were not to be outdone. Farmar's breakthrough caused great trouble for Przybilla. This small man with a height of less than 1 meters showed a strong physical confrontation ability, although he rarely passed the ball to the outside , But his breakthrough also brought a different momentum to the Lakers' tactics.

Whether starting or substituting, the tactics of the two teams seem to be well-defined, and they can always find each other's weaknesses and exploit them.The result of this is that the Blazers have always maintained the lead created in the first half of the first quarter, and have not been expanded, nor have they been narrowed by the Lakers.Whenever the Lakers catch up to one or two points left, Roy or Ye Feng will directly fire from beyond the three-point line to open the score again.Under normal circumstances, this is a great blow to the team that is behind. It is not fun to be interrupted by others in a row.

But the Lakers are different, especially in this game.They don't know why the Blazers have to fight against themselves. They only know that they have to keep moving forward, and then move forward until they touch the golden O'Brien Cup, so all the shackles before that will be cut off For them, the Blazers are just a stumbling block. Even if they make the equalizer come to naught again and again, what does it matter?We're back here to win!
At this moment, arrogant self-confidence has also become a weapon. The Lakers continue to attack the Blazers' lead without discouragement. If they are interrupted, they will do it again, and do it again until the score is tied.But the Blazers showed amazing tenacity, and they were also unwilling to fail. The big score of 3 to 3 has proved that they are also capable of entering the Western Conference Finals. Now that they have the advantage, they will not give up easily.They ran and roared, and even the fans in Los Angeles had to give them a standing ovation.

The so-called tit for tat is the perfect portrayal of this game.

(End of this chapter)