NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 253
"Your Majesty won the ball for the Trail Blazers. Audience friends in front of the TV, the third match between the Trail Blazers and the Nuggets has officially begun!"

At this moment, Zhang Lili seemed even more excited than the fans. Whether the Trail Blazers can fully secure the tickets for the second round is particularly important.

If the Trail Blazers can still win this game, the total score will come to 3:0...

In the NBA playoffs, there are three teams that regained the most games when they fell behind 0:3. They were the Knicks in 1951, the Nuggets in 1994, and the Trail Blazers in 2003.

Really not once!

Winning tonight's game is tantamount to saying that the Trail Blazers entered the second round ahead of schedule.

As soon as the game started, Lillard felt tremendous pressure. The Ty Lawson in front of him didn't have the hippie smile of the previous game, and his expression was extremely dignified, and he stopped talking trash.

"I think everyone knows what it means to lose this game, so I need your 100% energy!"

The hysterical words of George Karl before the game have been spinning in Ty Lawson's mind, so at the beginning of the game, he abandoned all unfavorable factors outside the field and focused on implementing the coach's arrangement.

Continuous change of direction failed to break through. Lillard felt Ty Lawson's desire to win tonight. Fortunately, his psychological quality is strong enough. Since there is no way to break through, he will play pick-and-roll.

Using Aldridge's pick-and-roll to successfully break into the three-point line, he met Iguodala, who was switching defenses. At this time, Lillard saw Wang Zelin get rid of the half-orc Fareed at once, and cut in from the middle. Lillard immediately passed the ball, a steady batch.

When Wang Zelin received the ball, he had already entered the paint with one foot. He patted the ball and then took another step. He joined the ball and jumped. Costa Koufos, who was defending Aldridge next to him, immediately rushed over.

"The Terminator has been triggered..."

"Dumping Tianzun has been triggered..."

Accompanied by the system reminder, Wang Zelin jumped on the spot, grabbed the ball with one arm to avoid Costa Koufos's attack, and calmly poured the ball into the basket.

In fact, this ball was full of controversial thug moves, but the referee's whistle never sounded. After scoring the goal, Wang Zelin did not forget to glance at the referee's direction, and the latter quickly turned his head.

Damn, the home whistle is a bit ruthless!
Be careful tonight.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Nuggets attack.

Falling into positional warfare, the Nuggets have a variety of offensive methods, and the players' compound running positions are also very tempting.

Ty Lawson passed the ball to Iguodala, and Iguodala pushed Matthews away with his body. Batum quickly received it and rushed towards Iguodala.

At this time, Fareed turned around and stuck Aldridge behind him, looking up into the sky. Iguodala made a fake pass and passed it to Fareed, who was in the arc inside the free throw line, and the latter easily wiped the board and made a layup.

2: 2.

Lillard received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt close to the three-point line. Seeing Wang Zelin take the initiative to help with the pick-and-roll, he withdrew his original plan to hand it over to Batum for misplaced singles. After using the pick-and-roll, he forced Ty Lawson and Costa Koufos to switch defenses.

Classic little hits big moment!
From the moment he entered the league, Lillard, who was determined to attack Paul's position as the god of point guards, has practiced his basic skills very solidly, so it's easy to do small things like playing big.

After a quick change of direction in front of his body, Lillard kicked the ground hard and flashed past Costa Koufos.

Seeing this, Nuggets small forward Ivan Fournier immediately dropped Matthews and passed Lillard to rush.

After being passed, Costa Koufos did not go to surround Lillard with Ivan Fournier, but turned to Matthews to prevent the Blazers from getting a gap.

"The Nuggets' defense is very decisive and fast. Faced with such a watertight defense, how will Lillard choose?" Seeing that the Nuggets made the correct defensive choice in a very short period of time, Zhang Lili also praised it.

But he was more emotional about the Trail Blazers.

Facing such a powerful team, they still took an absolutely strong attitude and led by a big score of 2:0.

Of course, Lillard didn't expect to be able to see through the Nuggets' defense so easily. Although the Nuggets are not a team that wins purely on defense, it doesn't mean that their defense is poor, at least not Lillard, who can get it done with just a picture.

In this regard, Lillard himself is very clear.

Seeing that the space left for him is getting smaller and smaller, Lillard made a pass and sent the ball to the left side of the basket.

"A wise choice! Although Lillard's breakthrough failed to achieve substantive results, it still completely disrupted the Nuggets' defense, and it is very likely that there will be open shots from the outside."

At this time, people discovered that Batum really got the opportunity to shoot openly, and he had a three-pointer. After receiving the ball in this position, he quickly raised the ball over his head without hesitation.

Seeing this, Farid rushed towards Batum. The latter's shooting speed was not at the level of a sharpshooter, and the ball might not be blocked.

Batum knows that Farid, who has the title of half-orc, has terrifying athletic ability. Farid is a defensive gate for the Nuggets. Although this is an open space, it is not certain whether he can enter under Farid's interference.

Batum calmed down, continued to lift the ball, then stood on tiptoes and played the ball.

At this time, Farid had already jumped up, but unfortunately he still failed to catch up.

"Duang!"

The fans who lived in the Pepsi Center were awakened by the sound of iron strikes, and fell into a carnival in the next second ~ "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"Backboard!"

Photographed from Fareed's running and jumping ability, in order to avoid blocking Batum's final shot, it was slightly adjusted backwards.

He's not very good at fadeaway shots, let alone outside the three-point line, so he's a little hasty.

Wang Zelin quickly cut in from the left, flying to grab the board...

"Hush~~~"

Wang Zelin's move was naturally unavoidable to the overwhelming boos of the Nuggets fans.

However, to Wang Zelin's ears, the boos were ten thousand times more beautiful than Scarlett's screams.

"Snapped!"

With the offensive rebound, the boos of the Nuggets fans became louder and louder.

At this time, unlike in the future, the offensive time after grabbing an offensive rebound is shortened from 24 seconds to 14 seconds, further compressing the living space of traditional big men.

Therefore, after Wang Zelin grabbed the offensive rebound, he tried to attack under the basket, and found that the Nuggets were frantically double-teaming, so he quickly gave the ball out and passed it to Lillard to reorganize the offense.

After 20 seconds of offensive time, Aldridge turned over and hit the iron with a jumper. This time, Wang Zelin failed to grab a rebound and ran to the backcourt quickly.

"Eh?"

George Karl was surprised to find that the Blazers' offensive rhythm tonight was too slow. In the first two games, they usually completed an attack in about [-] or [-] seconds.

In fact, this is exactly the strategy that Terry Stotts has arranged for this game. In one word-stretch
The longer you stretch, the greater your chances of winning!
Anyway, they are not like the Nuggets, they don't need to rush to play slowly, if they continue to drag on, it must be the latter who can't stand it first.

As long as a person is in a hurry, the flaws will naturally come out.

As a ten-thousand-year-old fox, George Karl quickly thought of this relationship, and his face was extremely ugly.

But what can he do?

This is a conspiracy!
After 7 and a half minutes in the first quarter, the Blazers called a timeout first, not because they were behind.

Due to a change in strategy, the Trail Blazers only scored 13 points in more than half a quarter in order to disgust the opponent.

The opposite side was even worse, only scoring 9 points.

It's just like who can strike iron better.

Let the audience think that they saw the iron-blooded basketball at the beginning of the century.

Wang Zelin made 3 of 2 shots in the half quarter, and scored 6 points and 4 rebounds in addition to two free throws. Slowly grinding the position, the biggest advantage has to be inside.

Coach Terry Stotts saw Wang Zelin's hard work on both ends of the offense and defense today, and found that the latter was exhausted, so he chose to replace him and brought up Mike Roberts, the most defensive player in the second team.

As for the fifth position, of course Aldridge went to the top.

In the playoffs, if it is really possible, all the head coaches would like their main players to have the terrifying physical strength of James and Kobe, so that they can squeeze out every drop.

Wang Zelin has no objection to the choice of coach.

Although he verbally said that he was used to the influence of the Denver Plateau, but physically, that was not certain.

Wang Zelin temporarily broke away from the game state and did not play again until the end of the first quarter.

During this period, the Nuggets players exerted their strength one after another and launched a violent charge amidst the roar of the coach, but the tenacious Portlanders still carried the opponent's offensive.

After the first quarter, at 17:15, the Blazers still retained a slight advantage of two points.

The two teams entered the timeout period, and the Nuggets coach George Karl couldn't sit still at all, walking back and forth in front of the fans all the time.

There was always a factor of impatience in the bench.

Back in the second quarter, super iron man Lillard led Will Barton, fellow iron man Batum, Mike Roberts and Wang Zelin to play together.

Mike Roberts can enter the 9-man rotation list in the playoffs, relying on his tough contribution on the defensive end.

As for Will Barton, in addition to his more stable outside three-pointers, more importantly, he is a rookie in the same class as Wang Zelin and Lillard. The coaching staff believes that he still has potential to be tapped, so why not give him a chance.

It is simply unrealistic not to expect him to be as good as Wang Zelin and Lillard in the future; as long as he can become a fixed member of the Blazers' rotation in the next few years.

After all, it is also a rookie bonus. If Will Barton can really play, it will be enough for the Trail Blazers for another three years.

Except for Lillard, the other 4 members of this lineup are all hunks over two meters, with an average height of over 203. They mainly focus on positional combat and defensive counterattacks.

After all, under the subtle influence of Wang Zelin, Will Barton embarked on the road of mountain players in the future. Among the five players on the court, Lillard is really the worst defensive player.

For the Nuggets, Iguodala and Orc Fareed in the main lineup continued to play, and the other three were Andre Miller, Kerry Brewer and JaVale McGee.

Lillard was relieved to see Andre Miller, the 2001 assists king who was half a head shorter than him and approaching the end of his career.

It doesn't matter if it's not Ty Lawson's bull!
The official timeout ended and the game resumed with the Nuggets backcourt serve.

Andre Miller received the serve and quickly advanced beyond the three-point line. Lillard spread his hands to make a step.

Andre Miller is not only dedicated to playing on the court, but also has an unusually regular life off the court, with almost no lace scandals.

Until now, he has maintained the historical record of consecutive appearances by active players.

For such a veteran, Lillard has a high respect in his heart, so he is very aware of the opponent's characteristics.

The advantages are low-post offense, flexible footwork, and excellent organizational skills~ After all, he is the man who won the assist king in the regular season.

The disadvantage is that the pace is slow and there is no stable outside range; the defensive end mainly depends on experience.

While holding the ball, Andre Miller observed his teammates' running positions, and found that there was really no chance, so he gestured and called to cover his breakthrough.

But unfortunately, his emergency stop jumper was interfered by Lillard in time and failed to hit.

Looking back, the Blazers' offense also failed. The defenses of both sides were very fierce, and the fierce physical confrontation has been carried out from the beginning to the present.

Fans once again saw the difference between the playoffs and the regular season!

"The defenses of the two teams are not giving in to each other. It seems that tonight will be a defensive battle with low scores!" Up to now, the game has come to an end, and Zhang Reasonable has confirmed his judgment in his heart.

His analysis is correct, defense in the playoffs is very important.

Every championship-level team, even Jinzhou Cosmos, who will focus on offense in the future, will have a very strong defense in the league.

People can't just remember the Warriors' terrible three-pointers and superb offense. The Warriors' defense can be not weak at all.

The game continued, but the fans on the sidelines and the audience in front of the TV felt like years.

It's really ugly.

No one expected that the two teams known for their offense in the regular season would play a deadly defense game strategy tonight.

Especially the Trail Blazers, the game style has changed 180 degrees, it is even more grizzly than the Grizzlies!
At 2 minutes and 09 seconds of the second quarter, the two teams finally broke the long-lasting scoring drought.

Lillard missed the mid-range shot under the interference of Iguodala, and Wang Zelin won the offensive rebound again, otherwise he would succeed.

It's not easy!

"Fake Squid!" George Karl cursed again. If this continues, he can still chase points, so he just surrendered.

At this time, Andre Miller had just assisted Farid for a layup, and was passed by Lillard before returning to half court!
Passing Andre Miller, Lillard drove straight in, and Iguodala returned to the basket to help defend.

But Lillard was not afraid, and he didn't even slow down. Like a locomotive out of control, he rushed straight towards Iguodala.

"Are all the rookies this year so strong?"

Seeing Lillard's figure getting closer, Iguodala swallowed and stretched out his hands to interfere.

But the next second.

"Oh!"

Lillard and Iguodala collided solidly, and both fell off the baseline.

The strong and strong Iguodala didn't feel anything. Looking up, the one hanging on the basket was the Trail Blazers' No. 36.

"Tit for tat! It's the same alley-oop, but the Trail Blazers' way is even more wild and uninhibited!
Let's enjoy the king's box-fried performance again! "

Zhang Lili seized the opportunity and kept advocating.

After playing the game for so long, one or two amazing shots finally appeared.

As a result, some neutral Nuggets fans also silently stood up and applauded Wang Zelin.

(End of this chapter)