Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 226

Gentry sat in his position, looking like he was analyzing the situation on the field, but he was actually in a daze.Roy's performance made him feel so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. You must know that in the first 10 minutes, the other players of the Blazers basically didn't make any shots. In this way, the Blazers still led by 5 points. What should the Sun do next?The defense is not enough, so let's play the offense, Gentry finally convinced himself.

As a result, under his guiding ideology, the second quarter became a scoring performance for both sides.What puzzled Gentry was that Roy seemed to give up his fiery touch and began to actively play for his teammates.What is this for?Gentry couldn't understand it, so he simply ignored it. In his opinion, the pioneers were self-defeating martial arts. If this is the case, there is no reason not to accept this big gift package.So he stood on the sidelines and yelled at the players, asking them to increase their offensive firepower, and try to equalize or even overtake the score in the second quarter, so that they can have an advantage at the beginning of the second half.

But Ye Feng and Aldridge's scoring shattered his thoughts. The scoring efficiency of the two was terrifying. With Roy threatening outside and Camby fighting for rebounds inside, the shooting of the two was simply unscrupulous.Camby's dominance on the rebounds gave them more confidence, and with increased confidence, the shooting percentage will also increase.Although under the leadership of Nash, the Suns' scoring points are very scattered, but they are not as good as Ye Feng and Aldridge combined, not to mention Roy and Miller occasionally fired from outside the three-point line, which also makes the Suns players In vain.

Throughout the second quarter, the Suns scored 26 points, which is not bad, but the Blazers scored 31 points.Not only did the Suns fail to equalize the score according to Gentry's ideas, but they were also further expanded to double digits by the Blazers.In the short period of time in the first half, the Blazers' substitute unexpectedly drew with the Suns, and even had a slight upper hand, which was hard to imagine in the previous games.After Roy came back, it was one thing to push Fernandez back to the bench, but on the other hand, isn't the whole Blazers team full of confidence?Dare to shoot, dare to make moves, it seems that nothing can make them stop their firepower.

However, the 10-point difference did not knock down Gentry, nor did it make the Suns lose confidence. After all, for them, this game is very important. If they win, they can enter the tiebreaker and still retain the elimination. The hope of the opponent's advancement, if you lose, you will lose the entire season. No matter how ambitious you are, you can only wait for a comeback next season.But the performance of the Blazers still surprised them. If they had already played [-]% of their strength in the previous few games, then today they almost played [-]% of their strength amidst the cheers of the home fans.The strong firepower, tough defense, and strong will made the entire Suns team feel a little suffocated. This feeling has never appeared in the previous few games.

McMillan was very satisfied with the performance of the players in the first half, but now is not the time to relax. The cases of being overturned by opponents because of arrogance are not uncommon in NBA history.He stood in the middle of the locker room and said to everyone: "Very well, you played the effect I wanted in the first half, and you will enter the second half with a double-digit lead. I would like to praise you, but reason tells you It's not the right time for me now, because the opponents will not be willing to catch them without a fight. They will definitely play more violent attacks in the second half and try to equalize the score. Don't worry at this time, stabilize your mentality and hit the success rate. In this way, their There is nothing to be afraid of in the battle of trapped beasts, we will definitely eliminate the Phoenix people to advance to the next round, it depends on your performance in the second half."

Facts have proved that McMillan's vaccination is very effective. After the start of the second half, the Suns launched a mad attack as he expected, hoping to reverse the situation in one fell swoop.But with his advance reminder, the Blazers players appeared calm and dealt with their opponents in a leisurely manner.At this time, it was Ye Feng who stood out. As the most critical ball-holding point in the team's tactical system, his rhythm was the rhythm of the entire team.During the Blazers' offensive rounds, Ye Feng was always able to suppress his inner desire, calmly analyze the situation on the court, and then decide to break through, shoot or pass based on his own judgment.

With such a calm mind, the Blazers' offense was sorted out in an orderly manner. Although the offensive rounds seemed to be fewer than the opponent's and the speed of advancement was much slower, the difference between the two teams on the scoreboard hardly changed.Occasionally, the Suns hit a small climax, and the Blazers would quickly return it, giving them no chance to tie the score.Although McMillan consciously replaced individual substitutes to allow more main players to rest, but he did not replace Ye Feng, which fully demonstrated the importance of Ye Feng.However, this is also because the Suns' flank defenders are very unreliable. Ye Feng is basically not under too much defensive pressure, and he himself does not need to do his best on the defensive end. Since there is still fuel in the tank, then play for a while Bar!
In the third quarter, the two sides fought to a tie. The score in the single quarter was 32 to 31. The Blazers led the Suns by 1 point with Ye Feng's last-minute throw at the buzzer, which made Gentry's brows furrowed. .He didn't want to admit defeat, so he sent his starting lineup just 2 minutes after the last quarter, but replaced Hill with Dudley, ready to fight the Blazers to the death.I have to say that Gentry found the time very well. McMillan originally planned to let Ye Feng rest until there were 7 minutes left before appearing. Now the small forward on the Blazers field is Batum. It is a weakened version.

Sure enough, the Suns' unexpected substitutions had a good effect. After a wave of 8-0, the point difference became 5 points. In desperation, McMillan could only let Ye Feng appear in advance.Ye Feng was very sharp as soon as he came on the court, and scored two consecutive three-pointers to open the gap again. Although Richardson on the Suns side wanted to make a three-pointer together, Ye Feng didn't give him a chance. A block from outside the defense directly taught him how to behave.With 3 minutes left in the game, the Blazers led again by as much as 15 points, and judging from the situation on the court, the point difference has a tendency to further expand.

Gentry's eyes dimmed. He understood that he lost the game, and the team also lost. Perhaps this summer, the team will be disbanded, right?
(End of this chapter)