Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 326 Inside Line VS Outside Line
Although caught off guard by the Blazers, the Nuggets players were not discouraged by this, but continued to run on the court under the leadership of Lawson.Although everyone except Lawson is a big man with a height of more than 2 meters, but basically everyone except Nene can run.

The Blazers had the upper hand inside, so Ye Feng consciously moved the ball to the inside, allowing Aldridge to play consecutive singles.Martin is indeed a high-quality power forward, maybe it should be said "was", but he has always been known for his physical fitness, and his defense only relies on his body and bounce. Facing a technical insider like Aldridge who likes to shoot Powerless.So what about pushing your opponent out of the basket?A CIC can directly teach you how to behave.

Under Ye Feng's control, the Blazers didn't rashly engage in quick attacks with their opponents. In other words, he didn't think it was necessary for the team to run around like headless chickens following the opponent in the first place.Although the Blazers' offensive focus is inside, this does not mean that they will lower their game rhythm. Every time Aldridge holds the ball inside, he can attract double-teams. Once the Nuggets start double-teaming, it means that they are in other places. There is a gap. At this time, you can use the pass to tear the defense and create open shooting opportunities for your teammates. That is to say, the Blazers' style of quickly transferring the ball has not lost.

But Karl is not satisfied with the current offensive speed of the players on the field. In his opinion, the team under his command can play faster, so he replaced Nene with JR Smith after playing for most of the quarter. The speed has been raised a little bit.I have to say that Carl's adjustment still worked. Every time he lost a point, he would get it back at a faster speed, causing the two insiders of the Blazers to keep running back and forth on the court.Fortunately, Aldridge said that he is young and energetic, and it doesn't matter if he runs more, but Camby is a bit miserable. No matter how old and strong he is, he can't help running like this!

So McMillan also followed suit. He didn't continue to play in a small lineup like Carl, but replaced Camby with Ayers, and formed the inside line of the Blazers with Aldridge.In fact, Ailes and Camby have the same role, defending, blocking, grabbing rebounds, and incidentally deterring a few guys who dare to provoke the team's basket, but Ailes is younger and younger than Camby. It's just aggressive.When he appeared on the court, the Blazers also increased their speed. More importantly, when he and Aldridge were on the court, they could provide the Blazers with rebound protection, which the Nuggets could not do.

It is precisely because they struggled for rebounds in the frontcourt that the Blazers got a lot of second-attack opportunities. They shot 8 more times than the Nuggets in a single quarter. In addition, the Blazers' shooting percentage was better than the Nuggets. Not a lot, so they took advantage of the score by virtue of their strong offensive rebounds, leading 35 to 27 in the first quarter.In a formal basketball game, rebounds are a key indicator of a team's victory. Some people even said that "rebounds win the world", and the performance of the Blazers also proved this point. There are a lot of opportunities for bullets to return, so at least there are much more offensive opportunities than opponents.

After the start of the second quarter, both sides have sent a large number of substitutes. In the playoffs, few head coaches are bold enough to use a pure substitute lineup. They usually start with a substitute. After all, every game is the most important What matters is stability, and if there are more substitutes, there will be uncontrollability.In contrast, McMillan had more cards than Cal. He used Fernandez and Mills as a backcourt partner, and Batum served as a small forward. The intention is obvious, that is to shoot the Nuggets to death. In addition to playing alley-oops, Camby and Przybilla should just focus on rebounding.

This lineup looks slow, but you must know that Mills is a master of chaos, and Fernandez and Batum's shooting is also very reliable. As long as they can guarantee rebounds, they can continue to hit the opponent's basket. I don't expect them to score, it's enough to have the other three.However, the Nuggets' rotation is also very difficult. One of the things that makes the Blazers helpless is the short power forward Al Harrington. Use Batum for matchup defense.Fortunately, the Nuggets will not concentrate the ball in Harrington's hands, and the Blazers' inside is better.

The two sides fought to a tie in the second quarter, but the Trail Blazers still slightly led by 3 points in a single quarter, which also made the point difference between the two sides reach double digits.In the second half, the Blazers continued to play in the first half, trying to hang the ball to Aldridge and let him use his jumper to hit the opponent.The Nuggets simply stopped double-teaming. If Aldridge shoots dead, I will shoot me dead. I will not give you a chance to pass the ball, as long as you return a three-pointer on the offensive end.But they still underestimated the Blazers' perimeter defensive ability. Matthews and Ye Feng created an iron gate on the perimeter. You can break through, but you are absolutely not allowed to shoot.

And the Blazers didn't just give the ball to Aldridge without completely ignoring the situation on the court. They also have ace shooters on the outside, such as Ye Feng.Ye Feng's forced jumping and fast shooting played a great role at this time, as long as the defender was a little distracted, he would directly pull out in front of him, and the hit rate was unexpectedly high.He and Aldridge formed the two major scoring points of the Blazers, one inside and one outside. The Nuggets' way is to attack. They don't want to defend, and they can't defend.

But the Nuggets' offensive efficiency is far lower than that of the Blazers, especially when they don't have anyone inside to protect the rebounds.Of course, their substitute insider "Birdman" Chris Anderson is still a guy who is passionate about rebounding, but unfortunately he doesn't have a lot of playing time, and Karl dare not gamble on him.In fact, it doesn't matter if Anderson is on the court. He has robbed Aldridge but can't rob Ayers.In the end, the Blazers easily defeated the Nuggets 108 to 94 at home. The MVP of the game was undoubtedly Aldridge. He scored a large double-double with 42 points and 17 rebounds to help the team win the series. A good start, this time the contest between inside and outside, the winner is already clear at a glance.

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