Chapter 266: Shark Slashing Tactics

Today's George has a good strength in terms of offensive ability, and in the face of Aldridge, who is not outstanding in defense, he is handy in singles.

He broke past Aldridge from the outside in disguise, then rushed inside to make a pull-up jumper before Jordan Jr. could make a stoppage, and near the free throw line, George shot just as much as Durant.

Switching offense and defense, the Trail Blazers handed the ball to Aldridge.

George has an advantage in speed against Aldridge, but at the same time, Aldridge, who is 2.11 meters tall, also has an advantage in height and weight when facing George.

Aldridge singled George, using traditional inside singles techniques, stuck the position to ask for the ball, and then squeezed in with his back to score a layup.

Although Aldridge is often criticized for his soft playing style, he can rarely be tough against a pseudo-power forward like George.

George can't stop Aldridge, and Aldridge can't keep up with George.

In the first quarter of the game, the main attack points of both teams were placed in the big forward position, and the two also launched a competition to score points with each other.

When the first quarter ended, George scored 17 points and Aldridge scored 14, and although George scored a little higher, Aldridge shot better.

The score of the two teams was 28-27 in the first quarter, and the Wizards won by one point.

Trail Blazers head coach McMillan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and encouraged the players vigorously.

"Guys, you did a great job, the Wizards' offensive firepower is fierce, but you resisted and showed no less offensive firepower than theirs, you have to continue to be aggressive like this in the next games, don't give the other team a chance to relax!"

McMillan had a good idea, but he still underestimated the Wizards' firepower.

After the game came on in the second quarter, the Wizards had changed their main point of attack.

George went off and was replaced by the taller and stronger Jamison.

At the same time, Curry, who basically didn't take the initiative to attack after the opponent changed defenses in the first quarter of the game, began to hold the ball!

Matthews has a good defense, but as a regular season MVP, Curry has faced many defenders who are better than him in the past two years.

The reason why he didn't make many shots in the first quarter was just Wang Xiao's arrangement, wanting George to warm up his hand first.

Suddenly stepping up the offense, Curry took just a few offenses to knock the Trail Blazers out of the way.

First, he hit a three-point shot after breaking through the outside, then relied on Jamison's pick-and-roll cover to rush into the interior to make a foul and hit two free throws, and then broke through the inside pass to assist Thompson to hit a three-point shot.

In less than 2 minutes, Curry led the Wizards to eight points in a row to widen the difference.

Curry, the ace on the Wizards' side, is furious, while on the Trail Blazers' side, Durant is still entangled with Leonard......

Leonard's type of player can be regarded as the type that Durant hates the most and dislikes to deal with.

Durant is 2.06 meters tall, but in fact, this is his height in order not to lie inside, his real height is 2.11 meters, which can be regarded as a standout among small forwards, which also makes him seem to be misplaced against any defender.

However, when facing Leonard at 2.01 meters, Durant's height advantage is not very obvious.

First of all, Leonard is strong and one of the few small forwards who can stand up to James.

Secondly, Leonard has an arm span that is not inferior to Durant, although this arm length is not enough for Leonard to block Durant's shot, but it can effectively block his shooting vision.

And the most important and crucial point is Leonard's defensive skills, he can always get stuck in a suitable position, so that Durant's receiving and offense are not particularly comfortable, and he can't find a good offensive rhythm.

Of course, this is not enough to make Durant completely unable to score, but it can also take his offensive firepower down a notch.

In the first quarter of the game, because the main focus was on Aldridge, Durant only made 5 shots, hit 2 shots, and scored 6 points including free throws.

In the second quarter of the game, Durant missed several attempts from the outside, and after he began to attack the basket, he began to gradually adapt to Leonard's defense and found an offensive rhythm.

However, Durant only scored a few points, and before he had time to rejoice, a piercing whistle sounded.

Jordan Jr. looked at Whiteside, who replaced McGee, with a bewildered expression, and the latter looked at him with a malicious smile.

As a teammate, Whiteside is well aware of just how bad his free throws really are.

And when he appeared on the stage, Wang Xiao had already told him.

If Durant frequently scores and finds his rhythm, foul Jordan Jr. and make him free throws!

At this time, the number of fouls by the Wizards has reached the condition of executing free throws, so although Jordan Jr. has no ball in his hands, he still walks to the free throw line after being fouled.

Holding the basketball in his hand and looking at the basket in front of him, Little Jordan's face was not very good-looking.

Take a deep breath and wash it, and stiffly throw the basketball in your hand to the basket.

Box ——!

Box ——!

lived up to expectations, Jordan Jr. missed both free throws, and the rebound was snatched by the smirkling White.

Off the field, McMillan chuckled in his heart and secretly screamed that it was not good.

His eyes couldn't help but look at Wang Xiao who was calm and light-hearted.

The Wizards attacked, Thompson ran out of the open space, made a three-point shot, missed the basketball frame, Jordan Jr. grabbed the rebound, and before he could hand the ball to his teammates, the Wizards came again.

"Squeak Squeak——!"

Jordan Jr. continued to make free throws.

After two free throws and one hit, the Wizards once again won the ball, Jamison formed a misalignment after blocking Curry, and after receiving Curry's return pass, he directly pulled out a three-point shot in front of Matthews, this time the shot did not miss the basket and accurately entered the basket.

Jordan Jr. sent out the baseline ball, and then looked at the two Wizards players who were standing on the baseline waiting for him with a dark face.

“……”

Jordan Jr.'s free throws are already very bad, and what's worse is that this is an away game, and although the Wizards fans are kind to Jordan Jr., it doesn't mean that they won't be quiet when he makes free throws.

The noisy court, the fans who danced their teeth and claws behind the rebounds to attract attention undoubtedly increased the difficulty of Jordan Jr.'s free throws.

Jordan Jr., who was fouled four times in a row and made eight free throws, hit only three shots, a shooting rate of only 37.5 percent, which is worse than ever.

McMillan couldn't stand it and had to replace Jordan Jr. to avoid the edge temporarily, but in this way, the Trail Blazers' interior defense dropped a notch with Jordan Jr.'s down.

Curry, George and others began to take turns attacking the basket, and the point difference was expanded to more than double digits in one fell swoop!