Chapter Twenty-Eight: Eight Seconds Left

If the first quarter is the show time for Little Tiger and Brandon Roy.

Then the second quarter becomes Zach Randolph's sho-time!

The drug dealers apparently couldn't stand the overwhelming boos and ridicule from the Rose Garden Arena.

He felt so aggrieved that he had heard at least two hundred versions of how he attended a funeral in a nightclub.

Actually, it's not like that at all.

He repeatedly stressed to his teammates: "I haven't done so much bad stuff in Portland, and you can ask Tiger, I've dedicated my time and sweat here." But I didn't get the respect I deserved! ”

The more Zach spoke, the angrier he became.

He felt that the Portlanders were ruthless and unrighteous.

So, when the second quarter began, he quickly asked the little tiger for basketball. He insisted on giving Aldridge some color to see.

He wants all Portlanders to know that he's the best power forward Rose Garden has ever seen!

Swish!

Swish!

Swish!

Bang... Swish!

At least in the first five minutes of the second quarter, he did. He used his soft touch and fat body to tell Aldridge that fat people can play basketball so coquettishly.

In this regard, Charles had to sigh on the commentary platform: "If Randolph has no negative news, he can definitely be selected as an All-Star every year." ”

It wasn't long after his praise passed.

Randolph's hand suddenly became cold, and instead Aldridge kept hitting jump shots in the high post!

This caused the Rose Garden Arena to boil, with everyone chanting Aldridge's name, as if deliberately annoyed Zach Randolph.

Zach was even more angry and began to force his back to the penalty area, and he tried to knock Aldridge to the ground.

But... Aldridge seemed to be a lot stronger than he thought.

After a few forced meals, he fell into the defensive swamp by himself.

A drug dealer is a face-loving person.

Thereupon... As a result, the original leading situation has once again reached an impasse.

The little tiger did not stop Zach Randolph's obstinacy.

So, at the end of the first half, 45:47. The Trail Blazers, playing at home, lead by two points.

This made the Rose Garden Arena boil, and Pritchard danced excitedly.

This proves that his trade was the right one, with Brandon Roy plus Aldridge enough to take on little tiger Gazak Randolph and even win against them. On top of that, Brandon and Aldridge have a bright future ahead of them. Zach Randolph has reached his peak, but Little Tiger will never return to his peak.

If you add the bench and suits, he can't play, but he has already booked Greg Oden to rule the league for 10 years.

"No matter how you look at it, it's all earned!"

Pritchard triumphant.

He even gave an interview to a reporter from the T-NT sidelines at halftime: "Brandon Roy and Aldridge are becoming the strongest twin stars in the league, and they have what it takes to beat any opponent. Including the combination of Little Tiger and Randolph! As you can see, in the first half, their stats were dominant across the board! ”

He was so proud that he even proudly said, "We will advance to the finals!" β€œ

This sentence made Kenny Smith couldn't help but comment in the live broadcast room: "Pritchard must be crazy." The Trail Blazers aren't that good yet, and it's still unknown if they can beat the Golden State Warriors. ”

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"Zach, you took 17 shots in the first half, but you only scored 16 points."

The little tiger was merciless in criticizing Randolph in the away dressing room: "You have to make 20 screens without the ball in the second half! ”

Randolph shrugged, reluctantly accepting the recognition.

After solving Randolph's problem, the tiger told Mirisic that he would play an important role in the second half. In addition, Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson were both included in the starting lineup for the second half.

Compared to Montaelis's inability to do anything from mid-to-long range, these two defensive giants are still slightly more reliable, and as long as they are given enough time to prepare, their shooting percentage can probably stabilize around 30 to 40 percent.

Drip!

The whistle blew and the second half officially began.

McMillan finally replaced Jarrett Jack, who was said to be similar to the little tiger, and also used Potzbilla in the center position. None of the remaining three positions have been restaffed.

Jack and Little Tiger are the same rookies, the two joined the Trail Blazers together, at first he was very unconvinced by Little Tiger, but then as Little Tiger grew stronger, he became more and more aware of his position. At one point he was traded to Washington, D.C., and this season he returned to Portland.

When he saw Little Tiger, he greeted him warmly and emphasized: "Pritchard's remarks do not represent what I mean. ”

He is humble and cautious.

Even though he knew that the current little tiger only had the peak of seven successes, he still didn't dare to return to danger. He stayed by the little tiger's side for a season, and he knew how dangerous it was to offend the little tiger. The players he shook to the ground were able to make up a dozen.

Jack didn't want to be one of them.

So, he was the first to show his attitude.

Little Tiger is not a person who does not miss the old days.

So he didn't have a sharp attack in the whole third quarter, he played very calmly. It's just threading the needle in positional battles and leading the team forward.

Mirisich and Zach Randolph form a new inside model. Randolph began to pick and roll frequently, while Miriőić roamed around, coupled with the little tiger's threading of the needle.

Two defensive players, Jackson and Barnes, were in a big swing.

The two combined for 26 points.

Moreover, while they scored one after another, they also greatly blocked the Trail Blazers' offense.

At the end of the third quarter, the Golden State Warriors took a four-point lead.

"When it comes to crunch time, the playmaking is far superior to Brandon Roy."

Johnson noted during the intercktime that "he can easily improve the stats of any teammate, which Brandon Roy doesn't have yet." In fact, only Stephen Nash and Jason Kidd have this ability in the league, and Chris Paul continues to evolve. ”

Kenny Smith complained: "Isn't the greatest thing about him that Zach Randolph willingly covers and blocks?" ”

He said a joke that wasn't very funny.

But... This really disrupted the Trail Blazers' tactical arrangement.

McMillan is not a quick reflex manager, and when the Tiger was in Portland, he was good at advocating for a change of tactics many times.

Later, the reason why McMillan agreed to the team to trade the Little Tiger was also because the Little Tiger was not in control, and he always did things that contradicted his tactical philosophy. In contrast, Brandon Roy is much more obedient.

"Brandon, last quarter, we need you to step up. Now, your scoring ability is much stronger than that of Little Tiger, and it is easier to defeat him in terms of scoring! ”

McMillan handed over the heavy lifting to Brandon Roy when it came time to lay out the tactics.

He repeatedly stressed that Tiger's scoring ability was not as good as Brandon's.

Drip!

The fourth quarter begins.

The Tigers changed their lineup again, Kwame Brown returned to the court, and Jackson went up to power forward, Matt Barnes played small forward, and Petrus was the shooting guard.

Compared to McMillan's immutability, Little Tiger has to play more than a dozen lineups almost every game.

As soon as the game began, Little Tiger entered the wild running mode, and he led the team to run quickly to the frontcourt.

After blocking and dismantling with Kwame Brown, he quickly went down... Brandon Roy came up quickly, his right hand flicked, and the basketball was handed to Petrus.

The guy, nicknamed Jordan of France, grabbed the basketball and flew into the air, placing it safely in the hoop.

The tempo was more than twice as fast as in the third quarter.

McMillan was unmoved, and his tactical thinking was to adapt to change.

In the rematch, Brandon Roy singled Petrus with the ball.

Petrus was fierce defensively, but Brandon Roy's fundamentals were too solid and his feints were very subtle, which quickly allowed him to flash out of space and then raise his hand to shoot!

Looking back, Little Tiger still did not participate in the attack. He assisted Kwame Brown for a layup from deep inside the box.

Time goes forward.

Brandon Roy was murderous, and he kept hitting shots.

The Warriors lacked a strong attacking point, so the point difference was slowly recovered.

Until there are still 32 seconds left.

Brandon Roy hits a mid-range jumper that overtook the score.

At 98:97, Portland took another one-point lead.

The rose garden was boiling.

"Roy has scored 17 points in a single quarter. Those comments about his lack of scoring continuity can be stopped. Johnson said from the commentary platform: "The person called the Yellow Mamba will always have the nature of a killer. ”

"The question now is will Tiger answer in the next round? He didn't make a single shot in the entire fourth quarter. "He went into habitual hibernation, even though he had another triple-double tonight," Kenny Smith said. But the sense of presence is really not strong at all. ”

"Yes, since Tiger's injury, he's completely changed his style of play...... No player has ever been as radical as he has gone from one extreme to the other. ”

The commentary table was full of discussion at the same time.

The Warriors completed their serve and they did not request a timeout.

Although they still have 2 more timeouts.

Little Tiger arrived in the front court with the ball, and his speed was neither hurried nor slow.

Jack hurried to the defense.

But at the moment when he went up on defense, the little tiger suddenly showed his fangs. He launched a fierce attack, and the moment he broke through, Jack seemed to see the tiger rushing towards him, and he quickly retreated.

At the same time, the little tiger had stopped suddenly, and he jumped up calmly...... Swish!

Basketball falls into the net!

100:98。

There are 22 seconds left.

The Rose Garden Arena was full of wails.

The little tiger is still the little tiger: even if he hibernates the whole game, when it comes to the critical moment.

He is still the most dangerous man.

He was still able to hit an easy three-pointer.

Only, there are some differences that are... Back then, the little tiger was defending the home field, and now he is here to break through the rose garden.

Drip!

McMillan called for a timeout, the last one for Portland.

"I feel like the Trail Blazers have a bit of a misunderstanding about 70 percent athleticism." "Or rather, they're not good enough in math," Johnson said. ”

"Tiger's seventy percent speed can still rank in the top 30 in the league. At least there's no way a player like Jack can keep up with him. Charles Barkley said: "McMillan must be fully responsible for this ball, he didn't even cover the little tiger at the crucial moment!! ”

McMillan was known for his slow reaction on the spot, and he thought the Trail Blazers would call a timeout, so he didn't make a corresponding defensive set-up.

By the time he wanted to shout, Little Tiger had already hit 3 threes.

But it doesn't matter. Time is still in your hands.

"Let's grab one."

McMillan's final tactic: "If you score two points, or you don't, you will quickly foul and the foul will be committed on their post player." If he scores three points, he quickly wraps up Tiger and must not let him score again! ”

He went around and around the board a few times before finally locking on Brandon Roy.

Plan B is Aldridge.

Plan C is Webster.

At the same time, the defensive deployment made by the Warriors' side is... Matt Barnes and Petrus pack Brandon Roy. Mirisich went to keep an eye on Aldridge.

However, in the end, the plan was changed by Zach Randolph's volunteer.

He said he had already done 22 pick-and-rolls in the second half, so he had to reward himself and he had to defend Aldridge.

Little Tiger didn't count the number of pick-and-rolls he had.

Others didn't pay attention to this data either.

But since he said so, it was up to him.

As a result, the Tiger changed its strategy and put Mirisich at the free-throw line to help defend and Zach Randolph to defend Aldridge.

Strictly speaking, this is not a smart choice.

Randolph's footsteps moved much slower than Mirischi's.

And Aldridge is another guy who can pull the outside shot.

Drip!

The whistle blew.

The game continues.

Under the frantic encirclement of the Warriors players, the Trail Blazers failed to get the ball into the hands of Brandon Roy, who was caught in the middle of the packs.

Seeing that the clock was about to pass, Otero could only hand the ball to Aldridge, the tallest.

Aldridge was supposed to come out as cover.

Unexpectedly, the basketball passed to him.

He received the basketball and was about to pass the ball.

only to find that all teammates had been guarded to the death.

And his passing ability is not very good.

Watch the clock tick.

McMillan, who was on the sidelines, hurriedly shouted: "Attack! Attack! ”

Urged by such a voice, Aldridge had to rush forward, and Zachrandolph would not give an inch.

But, suddenly.

Aldridge had an idea, and he suddenly stopped outside the three-point line.

Then jerk up a little bit.

Randolph jumped up.

Aldridge quickly got up...... Drip!

The referee blew the whistle.

Foul!

Three free throws.

When this penalty order came out, the audience boiled!

Zach Randolph hugged his head helplessly, he didn't expect that he would make such a low-level mistake.

McMillan on the sidelines had already jumped.

Pritchard was even more overjoyed and roared loudly: Long live Portland!

The little tiger glanced up at the time.

There are 8 seconds left. Enough is enough!

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