Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Chapter 893 Aldridge Explodes

After the substitution, the game continued.

After the Trail Blazers replaced Aldridge, Matthews, and Felton, the situation improved immediately, mainly because of Aldridge. Thaddeus Young couldn't stop him, and Aldridge scored when he came up. One, and then made Matthews a foul, went to the free throw line and made two free throws.

For a while, the point difference returned to single digits.

"A request for a substitution." Coach Luke also made a substitution, replacing Qin Hao and Nene Qiqi.

This substitution was not unexpected. The head coach of the Trail Blazers had been prepared and gestured to several players on the court. Several players nodded to express their understanding.

Qin Hao came to the field and advanced with the ball in the backcourt. Just after passing the halfway line, Matthews pounced on him.

"Huh, so defensively?" Qin Hao looked at other people, and the situation was the same.

At this time, the five players on the 76ers team are Nene, Mozkov, Iguodala, Lu Wei, and Qin Hao. They are similar to the lineup when the "three-point rain" started in the first quarter. It's the same, Qin Hao, Lu Wei, and Iguodala all have good individual singles ability, and they can also shoot three-pointers.

It's just that at this time the Trail Blazers' outside players were all defending forward, and they rushed directly in front of Qin Hao, Lu Wei, and Iguodala.

There is no doubt that the purpose is to limit their three-pointers.

"Throwing so far forward, although it can limit three-pointers, it is easy to be broken." Assistant Coach Harry said next to Coach Luke: "It seems that the opponent has made up his mind to limit three-pointers."

"Well, the opponent would rather let us break through than give us a three-pointer. After all, our three-pointer in the first quarter was too accurate." Coach Luke nodded, "Let us score a two-pointer. As long as the opponent can return one, The point difference will not be widened. But if we make a three-pointer, even if they can return one, the point difference will still widen."

Not far away, the head coach of the Trail Blazers had a stern face, and he was actually very helpless. If he could take both three-pointers and breakthroughs into account, who would want to do that?
It's just really hard to guard against.

The 76ers' three-pointers are very sharp. Qin Hao, Lu Wei, and Iguodala, any of them can attack by themselves when they get the ball, they can shoot three-pointers, and they can also break through.

To prevent them from breaking through, the outside line will leave too much space to give them three-point opportunities; to prevent three-pointers, they need to jump outside the three-point line to defend, and it is inevitable to be broken.

Can only make a choice.

laugh!
Qin Hao made a breakthrough and accelerated past Matthews with a change of direction.

Since the opponent is defending like this, it is natural to choose to break through.

"Replenish defense."

"Come on down, take him!"

In the auditorium, the fans shouted.

Aldridge stayed on the inside and watched Qin Hao rushing over. He took a deep breath and stared at Qin Hao. When Qin Hao jumped up, he jumped up too.

This time Aldridge didn't restrain himself. He had to defend harder and more aggressively, because there was too much space in the three-point line and no one helped him defend. He was the last line of defense.And it's not enough for them to be able to fight back, they have to be able to defend, and defend to reduce the score.

boom!
The two collided with each other with a muffled sound.

A strong force hit Qin Hao, frowning secretly. The referee didn't call a foul, so he could only adjust his balance, lift the ball, and throw it towards the basket.

boom!
The goal was missed.

"Defend."

"Nice job."

In the auditorium, Trail Blazers fans cheered.

In the rest area of ​​the 76ers team, the 76ers players quit and jumped up one after another, protesting to the referee, this ball is a defensive foul, why didn't they blow it?
Lavoy was the most excited: "It's too much. This is clearly a defensive foul. Why don't you give a whistle? It's too unfair to Qin. I protest, it's not fair."

Brykins looked at Lavoy, wondering why this guy was so excited, isn't he afraid that the referee would think he was interfering with the game and give him a technical foul?
If you don't do it well, you will be expelled.

At that time, not only will he not have the chance to play, but he will also be fined. With Lavoy's salary, even a fine of [-] US dollars is not a small amount.

Suddenly, Briggins's heart moved, and he couldn't help cursing secretly: "Damn, this guy is trying to please Qin. Let me just say, it's just a home whistle. It's a very common thing, why is he so excited. If he can get Qin Hao’s favor, what’s a technical foul, what’s a fine?”

Needless to say, he really guessed right.

At this moment, Lavoy was looking at the referee while observing Qin Hao, thinking in his heart that this could be regarded as helping Qin Hao to get ahead, and it should be able to improve his goodwill towards him, right?

Qin Hao didn't know what the two of them were thinking. He just quickly turned around and retreated. "Home whistle" is nothing unusual, but this penalty scale, coupled with the current defensive strategy of the Trail Blazers, is indeed true for his side. It is somewhat disadvantageous.

The Trail Blazers killed.

"Ball." Aldridge asked for the ball in the low post.

Nene quickly posted it. At this time, Nene played the 4th position and Mozkov played the 5th position. Naturally, Nene defended Aldridge and prevented him from shooting, because even if he was passed, the inside line still had Mozkov.

Aldridge feinted after taking the ball. Seeing that Nene was not fooled, he put the ball down, turned around halfway, leaned his back against Nene, and started playing with his back.

Taking two steps back, getting closer to the basket, Mozkov hesitated whether to go up to help, Iguodala also hesitated, and finally decided to go to help defend.

But as soon as Iguodala passed, Aldridge split the ball, passed it to the outside, and gave it to backup small forward Batum. Batum took the ball and made a three-pointer.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

The ball was hit, and the point difference suddenly became 5 points.

Afterwards, Qin Hao broke through again, and this time he scored successfully, but when he turned around, Aldridge received a pass from his teammate and made a long two-pointer.
In the next few minutes, the two sides came and went, and the 76ers' three-pointers were restricted, but they were able to break through and hit the basket, and they were still scoring.

It's just that the Trail Blazers played better.

To be precise, Aldridge played well.

This quarter Aldridge can be said to have exploded. Not only did he score 4 points, but he also acted as the pioneer of the Trail Blazers in the next few minutes, scoring consecutive goals.And because he has a good touch and keeps scoring goals, the 76ers have to strengthen their defense against him. With him to restrain the defense, other players of the Trail Blazers will have more scoring opportunities.

Unknowingly, a few minutes passed, and the Trail Blazers, led by Aldridge, had the upper hand and quietly closed the gap.

"It seems that it is not that easy to win this game." Qin Hao frowned slightly, and glanced at the timer. At this time, there was only 1 minute left in the second quarter, and the difference between the two sides was only one point.

"Request a timeout." Coach Luke called a timeout, ready to rearrange, play this 1 minute well, and try to end the first half with a leading attitude.

(End of this chapter)