basketball player

Chapter 290 288: Resilient Enemies
Damian Lillard, the No. 0 guard left a deep impression on Henson today!

He has lightning speed, Westbrook-like scalpel breakthrough.Of course, this number 0 is more reliable in shooting than the number 0 in Oklahoma.

This rookie guard was picked by the Trail Blazers with the sixth overall pick this summer. The reason why he fell to sixth is also very simple-he is an older rookie.

As a player who participated in the NBA draft in his junior year, Lillard has disadvantages since his age.Generally speaking, older rookies are considered to be players whose technical level has been finalized and there is not much potential to be tapped.However, Lillard's performance slapped the entire league in the face.

In his NBA debut, against the Los Angeles Lakers, Lillard scored a double-double of 23 points, 11 assists and 3 rebounds!This also makes Lillard the third player in history who can score 20+10 in his NBA debut since "Big O" Oscar Robertson and "Smiling Assassin" Isaiah Thomas!
And Lillard's excellent performance is not an exception. So far this season, as a rookie, Lillard has averaged 19.8 points and 6.5 assists per game, which is undoubtedly a very amazing statistic.It can be said that this year's competition for the best rookie award has lost its suspense.

It is such an awe-inspiring little guard who caused Henson a lot of headaches today.His scoring threat made the Pacers have to shrink the penalty area again and again, and as long as he shrinks, Lillard can get a chance to score the ball.

At the beginning of the game, Lillard used his vitality and enthusiasm to lead the Blazers to a 14-3 offensive wave.Although the huge disadvantage was subsequently overtaken by the Pacers' more blooming offense, Lillard's fiery state has been maintained until now.

The same is true of this attack. Lillard used Aldridge's cover and lightning speed to break through Paul and go straight to the penalty area.As it turns out, Lillard has never been afraid to attack the rim in a confrontation.Therefore, a Horford can't stop him at all.As a result, the Pacers' defense shrank.

Seeing this situation, Lillard cleverly sent the ball to Wesley Matthews!On this field that he is most familiar with, Matthews will not miss it!

He shot decisively and threw the ball before Paul George arrived.The basketball was caught hollow, and Henson sighed.This 8-10 team may be more difficult to deal with than the team ahead of him!
"Matthews, he scored beautifully. This is already the third three-pointer he made in this game! The back line formed by him and Lillard caused great trouble for the Pacers."

After scoring the goal, Matthews proudly raised his right hand, showing three fingers.In his view, his outstanding performance is the greatest reward for the Pacers and Henson.

At this time, the Blazers were only 1 point behind in the away game, and the game had reached the last 3 minutes of the fourth quarter.As Henson envisioned, it was a tug of war.The Trail Blazers have always been able to persevere to the end. On both ends of the offense and defense, the resilience displayed by this team is terrifyingly strong.

After the Golden State Warriors, this is the second Western Conference team that Henson believes will rise rapidly in a short period of time.

The Trail Blazers retreated quickly, after all, most of the team are young people.The Pacers couldn't play a decent quick counterattack today, which is one of the reasons why they have been unable to widen the point difference.

Lillard is a typical new era point guard, how typical is it?Offense is greater than defense, and it is far greater than defense.

In Henson's view, Lillard's defense is far from the qualifying line.It stands to reason that it shouldn't be a problem for Paul to win this rookie today.

But Paul's hand feeling is very bad today, and the game has wasted too many easy shots.In 82 regular season games, almost no player can feel hot in 82 games, and Paul is no exception.

In this attack, Paul's breakthrough was still easy, and he continued to choose to stop and shoot jump shots at the mid-range position he is good at.

Under normal circumstances, Paul's mid-range emergency stop is very, very stable.In many cases, Henson even felt that it was a kind of enjoyment to watch Paul control the pull-up jumper as he wanted.

But today, the basket seems to be interested in not going with Paul.Lillard was cleared, but Paul's shots continued to knock out of the frame.

With 3 minutes left in the game, Paul missed his eighth shot.Although he scored 18 points today, he made 13 of 5 shots and only made 38.5% of the field goals, which is obviously below the average level.

"Chris Paul's touch continues to be cold, this is the opportunity for the Trail Blazers to overtake the score!"

This time, George paid special attention to the position of his former teammate Wesley Matthews.Paul, on the other hand, stuck close to Lillard, put up the intensity of the confrontation, and prevented him from taking an easy shot.

But the Blazers are different from other teams in that they have a lot of offensive points.Seeing that the outside line was locked, Lillard directly dropped the ball into the penalty area, allowing Aldridge to single out West!
Aldridge is a low-key star, he was ranked second in 06, and Adelaide's reputation has not been tepid until now.

Of course, this is not because of Aldridge's poor data.He has averaged more than 21 points per game for three consecutive seasons, and his shooting percentage is also very stable, all around 50%.

The reason why Aldridge is tepid is more because of his low-key and restrained character.This guy seems to be more suitable to be a second in command than a big boss.

He has a low-key personality, but Aldridge has strength.Leaning against West, Ade looked at his position, it was his favorite position!

So Aldridge took two steps back, but suddenly turned around and retreated!
Aldridge, wearing the black No. 12 jersey, has a high shot point and a soft touch.The most important thing is that he has the advantage of height and arm length compared to West.
West tried his best to block it, but there was nothing he could do.I can only watch Aldridge like a stable machine, making precise shots and scoring his 18th point of the night.

"Beautiful low-post attack, the Trail Blazers' configuration is really comprehensive! There are more than two minutes left in the game, and the Trail Blazers overtook! Is the Pacers' home court going to be buried in the hands of the Trail Blazers like this!?" Reggie Miller was nervous, this is the horror of the Trail Blazers!
At critical moments, no matter how strong you are.As long as you can't grasp the key ball, the Blazers may counterattack!

This tenacious team has only lost more than 10 points in two games so far this season.This point is enough to explain the problem!

For 2 minutes, the Trail Blazers remained highly focused.Terry Stotts stood indifferently on the sidelines, staring at his players.Seeing that guy's expression, Heng Yan couldn't help but shudder.

Let any player play under such eyes, dare not work hard.Sometimes indifference is scarier than ferocity.

So, there was Lillard's magical three-pointer under Paul's strict defense, and French striker Batum's critical bottom corner shot.Until 5.4 seconds before the end of the game, a successful defense by the Pacers prevented the Blazers from completing a shot before the 24-second offensive time ran out, which calmed Henson's beating heart slightly.

"103 to 105, the Pacers are 2 points behind! There are 5.4 seconds left in the game, and their only chance is to hit a three-pointer!" Reggie Miller grabbed the microphone. He never thought that the Pacers would be forced to the point where the lore is today!

At this time, on the Pacers' bench, all the players looked at Henson and remembered the tactic they practiced for 10 minutes this afternoon.

Henson picked up the tactical board and acted calmly.In fact, he has already panicked a lot inside, 5.4 seconds behind by 2 points, who doesn't panic?But Henson can't panic. When he panics, the players panic even more.

"Come here!" Henson yelled, biting off the cap of the marker pen.

"No. 1 launched an attack with the ball in the high position, and No. 4 made an off-ball screen for No. 5 near the left waist! Al, go around the screen and then mention the high position to catch the ball." Henson was talking and drawing, and Vogel's eyes widened as he listened.

".Thus, create shooting space for the No. 2 position. There is only one chance, and no one can make mistakes!"

After Henson finished speaking, the players nodded one by one.And Vogel's heart beat faster, isn't this just one.
Henson Joe is really a lunatic!

(End of this chapter)