Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 215 is useless at all

The visiting team locker room at the American Airlines Center.

The Blazers players all lowered their heads, not daring to show their spirits, and they were silently reflecting on their thoughts before the game.Ye Feng also lowered his head, but he was the only one who was not reflecting, but scolding himself in his heart. Roy was not around, and he was supposed to be the most important person in the Blazers' tactical system, but he failed to mobilize his teammates to fight against the sun , it is really unreasonable.He's always hated to lose, but this time most of the blame wasn't on him.

McMillan was pacing in the locker room, the sound of leather shoes hitting the floor was like a hammer hitting the hearts of everyone, and after a while he slowly said: "Who else thinks that the opponent can be easily defeated by us? You can raise your head and let me see." He paused, and continued: "How many times have I told you before the game? Huh? Everyone promised well in the training session. Didn't they tell you as soon as they arrived at the arena?" Remember how we beat them in the last game? Look at how many points we won last time, and how many points others are ahead of us now, do you really think you are invincible?"

He sighed: "I know, this season the team has been full of disasters. Injuries have left many people on the waiting list, and now there is no chance to come back to help the team win. Last season we Played well, but it may not be possible to repeat this season, right? You must always remember that we are only the sixth in the West, and the opponent is the third in the West. Although you may think that this is just an advantage in record, the record in the regular season is It has already reflected the gap between the teams. It is a good thing that you have confidence, but too much confidence can only become a stepping stone for the opponent."

The players lower their heads, there's nothing to argue about that, it's their fault.

"Okay, everyone cheers up in the second half, and play according to the team's own tactics, pay attention to improving your success rate, and don't force shots until the last moment. Although Marcus is there, our rebounds don't account for it." Advantages. Attention should also be paid to the perimeter defense. The mid-range shooting of the Suns players is really good, but there is no reliable scoring point for three-pointers except Richardson, so try to let them shoot from the outside. do you understand?"

The team members took off the towels on their heads and responded with some unevenness.McMillan shook his head and didn't say anything. He knew that these guys must have been hit hard in the first half.Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at Ye Feng, and said, "Ye, in the second half, you should organize the team's offense first. If everyone's shooting percentage still can't improve, then you can take over the main offensive position." Ye Feng nodded.

However, Ye Feng felt a little depressed at the beginning of the second half. Although the words the head coach said during the intermission seemed to be useful, and everyone began to fight aggressively, but the shooting touch will not be warmed up in a short while, except for him. Others are still working hard.The only good news is that Aldridge has found his mid-range shooting touch, but because of Stoudemire, it is difficult for him to get a good shot, and he does not have an exquisite pass and is blocked If there is space for the shot, he can only helplessly pass the ball out to let Ye Feng continue to organize the attack.

Although the players of the Suns did not have players jumping out and scoring double-digit points in each quarter like the previous two quarters, Nash's organization was more handy. Under his guidance, the Suns scored points all over the ground, blossoming inside and outside. Let the Blazers still have no way to narrow the difference.Of course, it was Richardson who stood out the most. In the third quarter, he shot 100% from the field. He made 3 of 3 two-pointers and 1 of 1 three-pointers, becoming the sharpest knife of the Suns.In addition to Richardson, Stoudemire and Hill also contributed points, and Nash himself also scored 7 points. Compared with Ye Feng's hard support, the Suns have too many firepower points.

As a result, the Blazers were beaten 19 to 31 again in a single quarter, and fell behind by a full 26 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter.Looking at the score difference on the scoreboard, McMillan's face was very ugly. It's not that he didn't know the difference in strength between the two sides. Although he said that everyone should be more careful, in fact he didn't have the intention to beat the Suns.However, the players were too disappointing. Not only did they fail to recover quickly, but they allowed their opponents to further expand the score. It is indeed a very difficult thing to recover 26 points in a single quarter. Although it has not happened in NBA history, But that wouldn't necessarily happen here today.

He didn't know if the Suns would relax their vigilance because of this, but it was better to give it a try than to admit defeat directly, so when Gentry replaced the substitute in the fourth quarter, McMillan still gritted his teeth and sent the starter, hoping to narrow the point difference To the point where it can equalize or even overtake.At the beginning, the Blazers' offense did improve, but the Suns' backup point guard Dragic took over the team's scoring responsibility. He hit two consecutive three-pointers from beyond the three-point line to extinguish the flames of the Blazers' counterattack.And under his organization, the Suns' bench lineup began to beat the dogs in the water, showing an ability far beyond the first half.

Ye Feng is also tired. Anyone who takes care of scoring and organization will feel tired. He can hand over the task of organizing offense to Miller, but if he doesn't score in this game, the Blazers will definitely die.However, the Suns have shown momentum, not only scoring consecutively on the offensive end, but also restricting Ye Feng's defense. Being able to stand aside and watch silently is basically of no help.In the middle of the fourth quarter, McMillan finally gave up his resistance. He waved his hand helplessly and changed the starting lineup. After all, there are still a few games to come. Since there is nothing to do, it’s okay to take a good rest.

In the end, the Suns won a 29-point victory in their resident singing. Nash contributed 13 points and 16 assists. Richardson scored 29 points. Hill contributed 20 points and 8 rebounds. Tadmire also had 18 points and 7 rebounds.The only thing that the Blazers can do is Ye Feng. He scored 27 points and 5 rebounds. Apart from him, there are only Batum's 16 points and Aldridge's 12 points. Miller and Baylor who came off the bench Sri Lanka contributed 11 points each, and no one else scored in double figures.This disastrous defeat told every Trail Blazers player that they need to do more if they want to enter the second round.

(End of this chapter)