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Chapter 181 Can This Be Unstoppable?
The head coach of the Blazers is PJ Carlesimo, yes, the one who was locked by a madman later.

Although this season, they are the old eight, but the old eight also has the dream of the old eight.

Just like last year, the Nuggets blacked out the Supersonics in an "impossible".

This year's Warriors, like last year's Sonics, are all newcomers.

Since they are newcomers, they all have a common characteristic: the foundation is not stable.

in short--

Why was the Sonics hacked last year?Because in the regular season, they relied on a set of defensive counterattacks to reach second place in the West, and no one has targeted them.

This time in the playoffs, when they encountered a Nuggets with a big center inside and a bunch of convulsive scorers on the outside, they were immediately ruled to death.

Regardless of whether the Nuggets hit by mistake, a blind cat met a dead mouse, or they deliberately targeted it.

In short, it is one point: this kind of new tycoon has an unstable foundation and is too easy to target.

PJ Carlesimo thinks the same goes for the Warriors.

As far as the regular season is concerned, isn't the Warriors' tactical play just the extremely monotonous Lin Xing's breakthrough?

Therefore, what he wanted to target was Lin Xing's sudden score.

"It's impossible to completely lock Stalin's offense, but we can cut off his passing lanes and let him fight alone."

With a clear mind, PJ Carlesimo had a dream of black eight...

Compared with the Blazers who have made many preparations, the Warriors have only one preparation——

"In this game, we have to make a series of defensive changes. Stadt switched to Clifford Robinson, and Latrell switched to Rod Strickland. We strive to lock the opponent's two major scoring points with only a single defense."

Use a single defense to lock the two major scorers of the Blazers. As long as the old Nelson gets his wish, the game will become very simple.

The question is, can Nelson get what he wants?

Although the game is full of various uncertainties, Nelson Sr. feels:

If they can't easily defeat the Blazers as they wish, it's okay not to play in this playoffs.

To put it bluntly, the eighth player in the Western Conference, the Trail Blazers who made it to the playoffs with just over 40 wins.

That is a supporting role in the ranks of the playoffs, a pure supporting role.

If the Warriors can't easily beat the Blazers, it proves a point --

The Warriors need to adjust, and it is a big adjustment.

Old Nelson thought with his chin in his hand, and then, the Warriors debuted amid enthusiastic cheers at the Oakland Stadium.

The horn of the playoffs has sounded.

……

On April 4, US time, Oakland, inside the packed Oakland Stadium.

After fat Luke Longley beat skinny Chris Dudley to win the jump ball...

In the commentary seat, Matt Gudica brought the topic to the prediction of the outcome of this round of the series.

"Groom, do you think the Blazers have a chance in this game?"

What he asked was "Does the Blazers have a chance?" In other words, Matt Gudica looked down on the Blazers.

The groom Albert on the side also shook his head: "Opportunity? You don't really think that the 44-win Trail Blazers can beat the Warriors, do you? Do they have even one strong point against the Warriors?"

He even said: "Let me say, if the Nuggets can play better in the last few games of the regular season and make it to the playoffs, their chances of winning the Warriors are much better than the Trail Blazers."

In Albert's view, compared to the Blazers, at least the Nuggets have an advantage inside.

pioneer?Their two strong points, the point guard and the forward, were precisely defeated by Lin Xing alone.

No chance, the Blazers really have no chance...

In the first round of the confrontation, Lin Xing controlled the ball. What he could clearly feel was that the Blazers' defense was tightly compressed.

"This defense is not quite right..."

The defender against Lin Xing was Clifford Robinson, who was also a member of the best defensive team at the peak.

But this person, whether in terms of body size, strength or explosive speed, is a line behind Lin Xing.

Just this single defense, isn't it pure gift?

Looking back, the Blazers almost put up a defensive formation.

Of course, in this era when zone defense is prohibited, the Blazers' zone defense is also a fake zone defense.

Although it is a pseudo-joint defense, it can be seen that their overall position is biased towards Lin Xing's side.

In other words, this is a zone defense that surrounds Lin Xing.

"Looking at the single defense as a gift, in fact the overall defense is going to surround me to death!"

Although after some observation, Lin Xing realized the intention of the pioneer, Lin Xing still took a cross step and jumped out directly.

After all, the false zone defense of chasing and intercepting is just a superficial appearance. You have to try it to know how strong the defense is.

Clifford Robinson, who was defending on the spot, really couldn't stop Lin Xing, not even for a second.

The gap between him and Lin Xing is all-round.

The gap is so big that even with this ball, he has already got stuck in the previous step.

But in the end, he was elbowed away by Lin Xing.

Lin Xing went in, and on the Blazers side, Otis Thorpe rushed up to make up defense.

When encountering supplementary defense, Lin Xing's first reaction is to pass the ball.

but……

He stopped suddenly, turned around and leaned against Thorpe, and when he looked back and forth, he found——

All the opponents aimed at themselves, but none of them were defensively out of position.

In other words, the purpose of this group of people was not to pinch Lin Xing to death.

Instead, completely cut off Lin Xing's passing route, and...

Before cutting off Lin Xing's passing route, use a pseudo-zone defense to ensure that Lin Xing will always have a defender in front of him.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Xing already understood the true purpose of the pioneers.

"Jordan's Law..."

Of course, not the original, Pistons Bad Boys' Jordan Rules.

The Jordan Law of the Trail Blazers does not include using all-out methods against Lin Xing.

Namely, "Every time Jordan gets to the basket, we throw him out."

The Blazers' defensive moves are not so big. They know that they are still defending like a bad boy army these years, but they don't know how to write the word "shit".

Not to mention, Lin Xing is still a whistler.

If Lin Xing is used as a villain, it is estimated that the Blazers will have to say before half the game is over: What, the coach is warming up? !
Therefore, the Jordan Law of the Blazers is pure Jordan Law.

Defend Lin Xing's four teammates to death, and then use zone defense to ensure that Lin Xing always has a defender in front of him.

There is only one purpose in doing this - to consume Lin Xing.

After all, in the regular season, Lin Xing had the performance of scoring 74 points alone and leading the team to win by himself.

The Blazers had to guard against...

Because he failed to realize the intention of the Blazers from the beginning, Lin Xing's attack was dead.

It is impossible to pass the ball. No matter how superb his passing skills are, he can't send the ball when the opponent is careful.

Safety balls and the like are not what Lin Xing is willing to pass.

But the main reason is that the attack time is running out.

Without a pass, Lin Xing could only turn around in the middle distance and pull one out.

Bang!

"Otis Thorpe's supplementary defense was timely. Under his defense, Star's mid-range shot failed to hit."

"At the beginning, the hands are not warm yet, so it's understandable..."

Matt Gudica and Marv Albert did various analysis, but they didn't know at all that Lin Xing was not the reason why his hands were not hot at all.

If he knew the Blazers' intentions from the very beginning, he wouldn't be able to stop the ball no matter what.

To put it bluntly, just one Otis Thorpe, he can compete with himself one or two in terms of strength, but his burst of speed is not an opponent at all.

Lin Xing really thought about him, didn't he do it casually and easily?
Matt Gutica and Marv Albert don't know it, and neither, sidelines, does PJ Carlesimo.

The opening first defense was a success. Carlesimo grinned and clapped his hands, as if he saw the hope of success.

At the basket, the white and thin Dudley grabbed the rebound, and the Blazers counterattacked.

In the frontcourt, Rod Strickland stopped the ball and faced the madman.

From Lin Xing's understanding, he felt that he shouldn't switch to defend Clifford Robinson, but he should defend Strickland.

Don't look at Robinson as the Blazers' top scorer, but Strickland is the most important part of the Blazers' entire offensive system.

The average of 18.9 points per game is second only to Robinson, and the average of 8.8 assists per game is the key.

Robinson is just a scorer, and Strickland is the core of the Blazers' offense.

This is true even if the glider is still there.

"Perhaps old Nelson just thinks that Madman can't guard against Clifford Robinson?"

Lin Xing stared at Robinson, but Strickland asked for a pick-and-roll.

Relying on Thorpe's solid pick-and-roll cover, he got rid of the madman and got one step inside the three-point line, but met Rodman's supplementary defense.

At this time, Rodman's every move highlights that the meaning of his existence is not just rebounding.

"The tall and long-armed Dennis Rodman blocked every inch of space in front of Rod Strickland. After Strickland made a false shot, he could only collect the ball and continue to shoot in, but he had no room."

If you put Rodman in 30 or [-] years, he is the best center candidate in the small ball system.

Rebounds, supplementary defense and assist defense, omnipotent.

What big defense is small, for him, it is easy to catch.

Like this one, he was struggling against Strickland.

Turning around to pass the ball, he found that he was already in the same predicament as Lin Xing in the previous round.

Can't pass the ball, only a turnaround jumper.

Bang!

Because Rodman is defending Strickland head-on, no one can compete with Lin Xing for rebounds.

He ran to the hoop, grabbed the backboard, and yelled, "Counter counter counter, counter counter!"

It is impossible to counterattack. It is the playoffs. No matter how good the Blazers are, they know that letting the Warriors counterattack is tantamount to a dead end.

Therefore, they had been prepared for a long time. When Strickland forced his shot, the Blazers all retreated.

But the problem is, Lin Xing is a gangster who fights back, so it's true that you all retreated.

But as long as I accelerate fast enough, there will always be someone who can't keep up.

For example, Chris Dudley, who is 2 meters tall.

So, rushing to the frontcourt, although there is Clifford Robinson defending in front of him, and Rod Strickland and Harvey Grant watching behind him.

However, Lin Xing still took a step forward, passing Robinson with a skillful cross step.

After that, he ran over Strickland, who was defending, and went all the way to the basket.

Without Chris Dudley, the Blazers have no highs inside.

Lin Xing jumped up, ready to throw a dunk through Strickland.

As a result, Strickland dodged away. Not everyone is Brandon Knight, at least Strickland is not.

With a bang, Lin Xing was still hanging high above the basket.

"boom!"

A burst of cheers erupted from the Oakland Stadium. The Blazers' well-prepared defense still failed to stop Lin Xing.

But on the sidelines, Carlesimo didn't think it was a problem with his tactical arrangement.

He felt: "Retreat faster, don't give them a chance to fight back!"

The Warriors' attack took only eight or nine seconds. To put it bluntly, it was still a counterattack.

To put it bluntly, it still allowed the Warriors to fight back.

To put it bluntly, it is still a problem of not being able to prevent counterattacks.

If it is positional warfare, there will be no such problems.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Blazers' turn.

Rod Strickland called for another pick-and-roll, screened and rushed in, and found Harvey Grant with a pass before meeting Rodman's defense.

Mullin was already very serious about his defense, but he couldn't stop Harvey Grant, who had a strong physical fitness and rushed straight to the basket from the bottom line after receiving the ball.

With a bang, Harvey Grant returned one.

2 to 2 tied, the offense and defense switched again, and it was the Warriors' turn to attack.

Lin Xing received the ball from the backcourt and slowly controlled the half court. This wave was the half court battle that Carlesimo wanted to see.

Clifford Robinson was still defending, and Lin Xing also passed him with a very skillful cross step.

It was Otis Thorpe who came up to defend after that, so I can only say——

As expected of Thorpe, who helped Dameng in the Rockets before, the speed of defense is just one word, fast!

It was fast enough, but this time, Lin Xing had no intention of stopping.

He continued to accelerate, and also raised his elbows, like a tank, and like lightning.

Run over, and pass over Otis Thorpe...

In the next second, Lin Xing appeared in the penalty area. In front of him, there was only the last opponent left, the white and thin Chris Dudley.

Oakland Stadium, the audience exclaimed.

"Sta, he passed Clifford Robinson first, and then passed Otis Thorpe. The Trail Blazers were surrounded by many people. In front of him, it was like paper!"

"The Trail Blazers have only the last line of defense left, Chris Dudley, can he stop Starbucks?"

The questioning tone was raised high, like Lin Xing on the court, raising his hand holding the basketball high, and facing Chris Dudley who didn't know how to dodge, he just threw a heavy dunk.

Bang!

"Ohhhh!"

"Oh, God!"

"Sida directly faced Chris Dudley and completed a death buckle. He was too cruel!"

This time not only the cheers were overwhelming, but also the screams were overwhelming.

The entire Oakland Stadium was like a madman, and everyone became agitated.

On the court, Lin Xing beat his chest and roared angrily.

Chris Dudley's face was pale, and the scene was horrible.

On the sidelines, PJ Carlesimo scratched his head: "Is this unstoppable?"

(End of this chapter)