super small forward

Chapter 422 422. Evenly Matched
Although Lillard is not an explosive point guard with Westbrook's physical fitness, nor is he an invincible point guard with average speed like Tony Parker and TJ Ford, his bounce cannot be compared with a bouncer like Rose.

But every one of his physical qualities is top-notch, which makes his breakthrough difficult to defend, just like Tyreke Evans who Liu Ren encountered.

Lillard has absolute confidence in his breakthrough and shooting. He wants to teach Clarkson a lesson and let the Lakers know the fate of underestimating him.

Lillard made a breakthrough after changing directions continuously to play with Clarkson.

but!

Clarkson can't do anything else, his speed is absolutely top-notch, and his explosive power is not top-notch, but he is also at an upper-middle level. The fans gave him the nickname Westbrook Jr. for nothing!

Who do you usually practice against Clarkson?

LaVine's physical fitness is against the sky!
Compared with Lillard, LaVine's current strength must be very different. One is still in the ball rising period, and each game lasts at most 10 minutes. The other is almost entering the league and is a superstar. +19+3 mature superstar, but physical fitness is another matter.

Lillard's breakthrough action is clearly to play with Clarkson. Clarkson is not stupid. He is not only not stupid, but also an extremely smart player. In the original history, he also relied on his own efforts to counterattack at this time. Jeremy Lin's starting position, not to mention that in this world he has LaVine as a sparring partner and Liu Ren, Kobe, Nash, McCollum and other seniors who often guide him, he is more mature and stable than the original one.

Clarkson did not advance aggressively, nor backed down, and defended steadily, completely ignoring the large number of loopholes Lillard deliberately exposed, and never reached out rashly to avoid losing his position.

Lillard showed surprise in his eyes. The kid in front of him was more stable defensively than his former teammate McCollum. He didn't have the maturity that a rookie should have. It seemed that he should be an older rookie like him!

Lillard immediately admired Clarkson a little bit.

If the game fails, Lillard chooses to force it!

Clarkson kept the coach's instructions in mind, and Lillard must be impossible to defend against. Liu Renshang couldn't defend against him, so he could only use guidance.

Clarkson deliberately exposed the gap in the bottom lane, and routed the breakthrough line on the right side of the basket.

Sure enough, when Lillard saw this defensive loophole, he quickly accelerated and rushed in.

Clarkson put up the defense immediately to prevent Lillard from rushing directly to the basket, otherwise it is 100% certain that Lillard will score the goal, and the outside line rushes into the inside line. Might cause a foul.

Clarkson just needs to guide Lillard in, and then someone will help him with the rest.

Lillard broke through the bottom lane and entered the inside line, taking three big steps!
At this time, Liu Ren shrank in from the outside line, took off in sync with Lillard, and was about to send out the big hat!

but!

Lillard has watched all the Lakers' games before this season, and has thoroughly studied many of the Lakers' routines this season. He has long been paying attention to Liu Ren's dynamics. After he jumped, he didn't shoot, but jumped pass the ball!

Lillard threw the ball to Matthews who came to a 45-degree angle!

Matthews made a three-pointer!
But it is the strongest starting lineup in the league!It is indeed the team that can reach the third place in the Western Conference by starting alone!
Liu Ren obviously felt that he was being tricked!

"Interesting." Liu Ren's fighting spirit became even higher, "Let's see whose attack is more ferocious!"

The coaching staff's tactic is to use the best defense to defend against the Blazers' starters, but the most important thing is to play the best offense and not let the Blazers' starters play an advantage!

It's not that Bickerstaff doesn't want to defend against the Blazers' starting offense, but that the Blazers' starting offense is indeed too fierce. As long as Lillard and Aldridge are on the court, it is completely unstoppable!

What the Lakers can do is to consume the physical strength of these two people as much as possible. When they play against them, it is best if they can take the lead. If they can't lead and tie, it is also profitable, because the Lakers have the best bench lineup in the league!

This is exactly what Liu Ren wanted.

Unlike the Blazers' long-planned and rather "complex" offense, the Lakers' offense is simple, direct and domineering.

Liu Ren broke through Batum, but Batum wanted to continue his tricks and put his hand under Liu Ren's armpit...

"Smooth?" Batum felt something wrong when he stretched out his hand!Looking at Liu Ren's armpit, Liu Ren is actually wearing a pressure garment today!
The almost sleeveless compression garment that just wraps the armpits and shoulders, you can't really tell if you don't look carefully!

As soon as Batum saw Liu Ren's pressure suit, his chest was hit by Liu Ren's tank-like breakthrough, and he was caught off guard by hitting him in his pocket and hadn't breathed for a year!
At this time, Liu Ren has already entered the inside line!
Aldridge has shrunk back, ready to send a block when Liu Ren dunks!

As far as Aldridge's research on Liu Ren is concerned, 90.00% of Liu Ren's choices after breaking through are to forcibly dunk his opponent!

The role of Lopez Jr. is to stand in a reasonable collision zone as an obstacle and create a chance for Aldridge to block shots.

but!

Liu Ren didn't take off until he stepped on the line of the reasonable collision zone, but made a big throw next to Lopez!

The ball bounces off the backboard and into the hoop!

The defense planned by Aldridge and Lopez Jr. became useless!
Seeing Aldridge's expression of being powerless after punching the cotton, Liu Ren smiled in his heart: "Cut, do you think I'm an idiot? I know you're good at defending and you go for a dunk? I'm a skilled man of!"

Neither side can defend the other, although they are trying their best to defend, and the defense of both sides is the top in the league, but neither side can defend the other, and it can only become a confrontational battle.

For the Lakers, Liu Ren's breakthrough and Clarkson's breakthrough, Kobe's mid-range singles and catch-and-shoot shots, Green's transition support and second offense, and Gasol's support and mid-range all played impressively.

On the Blazers side is the singles duo of Lillard and Aldridge. If there is a double-team, they will divide the ball. The two players with strong scoring ability have created many scoring opportunities for the other three starters of the Blazers.

Especially Aldridge, he was the guy who beat Howard, who was still at the tail end of the peak last season, to the point of crying, and Green, who defended him, was also almost to tears. nothing.

Judging from the scene, the two teams are evenly matched!The score is also rising alternately.

However, the game ended like this, and the Blazers began to get anxious slowly.

The Blazers' starting lineup is the top in the league, both offensively and defensively, and can even be said to be the strongest.

Their offensive combination of Lillard and Aldridge can average more than [-] points and [-] assists per game, and their defense has three defensive champions, Matthews, Batum, and Lopez Jr., and they are invincible when they are serious. Aldridge's starting lineup is almost invincible in the league offensively and defensively. Against most teams in the league, he starts the game and wins [-] points directly to the loser on the bench.

But if they don't have an advantage in the starting lineup, it's over!

(End of this chapter)