Ramsey is an experienced but extremely stubborn veteran coach, although Drexler attacked with all his might in the first half, the effect was not as good as expected, but Ramsey still insisted on Drexler as the main attack.

Drexler's breakthrough in the opening stage was actually very good, and the threat was great, and Dunn on the opposite side basically couldn't prevent Drexler's breakthrough, and Drexler had a variety of options after breaking in, both to attack the basket directly by himself, and to choose to pass the ball to his teammates to create easy-ball opportunities.

But the Nuggets' defensive adjustment came in time, and Doug Mo did not hesitate to shrink the defense and not give Drexler more room to break through, at this time, if Van Dewich or Paxson shot, then the Nuggets would have lost the other and the defense collapsed like the previous two times.

But tonight Vanderwich and Paxson did not find the feeling of shooting, Vanderwig was entangled by Calvin Knight from the beginning of the game, not only did he score very little, but the key was to get into foul trouble, no way, the home whistle of the Nuggets must be biased in favor of the home team.

Van Dewki's playing time is limited, which is not enough time for an attacker to warm up, and the playing time is cut, which is very affecting the offensive state.

Gan Guoyang's bag was also extremely violent, many of the Nuggets' actions were bigger than the first two games, and several interior players launched a wheel battle against him, Gan Guoyang never found an offensive feeling at this high intensity.

Everything was exactly what Ramsey expected, the two leading scorers were unsurprisingly contained, and Ramsey also proposed a solution to let Drexler shoot more, but Drexler couldn't throw the damn ball into the basket, and Ramsey couldn't help it when he stood on the sidelines.

If it weren't for Ramsey replacing Jones, allowing Gan Guoyang to cover more in the high post and opening up space for the inside, Drexler would have completely become a headless fly on the offensive end.

"In the last attack of the first half, the Trail Blazers were still 7 points behind, Drexler held the ball, and he scored a team-high 14 points in the first half, but only 5 of 12 shots, and the shooting percentage was worrying, especially the mid-range shots, I remember that he didn't shoot any of them. Let's see if he can continue to break through and inflict damage on the Nuggets...... Drexler smashes into the box from the right and passes to Terry Porter on the baseline, and Porter jumps! The ball is in! The whistle kick of the first half! The margin narrowed to five points, and the Trail Blazers' two scoring points were suppressed in the first half, so let's look forward to their performance in the second half. ”

Drexler once again showed his talent for passing vision at the end of the halftime, a very successful tactic for the Trail Blazers, Porter handed over the ball, Gan Guoyang blocked up, Drexler cut sideways, Gan Guoyang pulled out and then made a cover for Porter, Drexler burst in and attracted the defense to pass to Porter, Porter hit the whistle.

But Ramsey clearly doesn't want Drexler to be just a point guard on the court.

"Your shooting rhythm should be accurate, use more cover, take more horn positions, don't force shots, don't pull up and throw directly after dribbling, conduct more, shoot after receiving the ball, and step on your point!" Ramsey was in the locker room almost like a high school coach and called out to Drexler.

Since Drexler's rookie season, Ramsey has expressed dissatisfaction with his stiff shooting posture and asked him to make technical corrections, but Drexler is arrogant and unrepentant, and until now his shooting posture is still the main culprit affecting his shooting consistency.

Now it is impossible to let Drexler correct his posture, and Ramsey asked Drexler to find the right rhythm and follow the trend, rather than forcing the attack.

"Also, put our mindset on the table, the five-point difference is definitely within the acceptable range. Clyde you have to remember that as long as you open this point, KiKi and Gan will also be driven, remember that you are the key, show your courage and will! ”

Ramsey paid so much attention to Drexler's offense tonight, not only in this game, but also in the following games, whether the Trail Blazers are facing the Lakers, Rockets or Celtics, it is very important to have a stable, efficient, and capable third point of control on the outside.

And Drexler has characteristics that Gan Guoyang and Van Dewech don't have - his passing allows him to be the engine that drives the whole team, which is where Gan and Van Dewecki, who have super scoring ability, are lacking.

If Drexler makes up for this shortfall, Ramsey feels that the Trail Blazers have a lot to do in the playoffs.

The playoffs are like this, not only depending on the game between the two sides, but also on their respective growth, and many teams and players are sublimated in the process of growing up in the playoffs.

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"The second half of the game continued, and the Nuggets' defense tonight paid off, and the Trail Blazers failed to play as much of a blossoming offense as they did in the first two games. In contrast, the Nuggets' offense has been consistent and has not had much ups and downs, which is also a characteristic of the Nuggets. We'll see how the two sides change in the second half. ”

Although the Nuggets are not a strong defensive team and cannot play as high-intensity defense as the Boston Celtics, their strategic success still gives them an advantage in defense from the start, and just like offense, defense needs to find feeling.

The Trail Blazers' top priority in the second half is not to let the Nuggets feel good on this defense anymore, and they must puncture the Nuggets' defense!

"Leaf passed, the Nuggets started their best cover match again, Knight, passed to Inglish, Inglish's through ball, Leaf received the ball and made a layup! A perfect fit! The Nuggets scored a goal when they came up, and once again the score was stretched to 7 points. ”

The Nuggets' offensive coordination is so skillful, the best team in the league to cover-pass-shoot, when they completely spread out the offensive point, and Inglish is not used as an offensive arrow, the Trail Blazers have to give up their "fake joint defense" and use relatively inefficient one-on-one marking to deal with the Nuggets.

"Come on, Clyde, give them some color and see." Gan Guoyang also made up for the ball with all his might, but the gap in the inside line was indeed a bit big, and it was too late to stop Leaf.

Gan Guoyang didn't shoot many times tonight, he was almost caught as soon as he got the ball, and he didn't choose to force the attack under the bag, but simply reserved his physical strength and prepared to exert his strength again in the fourth quarter.

Now the crucial third quarter is up to Drexler.

"Drexler pushed forward quickly and burst straight into the middle lane! Layup! Wow, Drexler, hit the Nuggets off guard! ”

Drexler was a direct from the backcourt, deceiving the Nuggets' defenders with a change of speed near the top of the arc, and because the second half was just starting, the Nuggets players were still a little slack, and Drexler easily drilled to the basket and made a successful layup.

Immediately afterwards, Drexler interrupted the ball in Inglish's hand on defense, and once again smashed from the backcourt to the frontcourt, scoring a direct dunk, and the difference between the two sides was only three points.

Droxler's four-point shot suddenly made the situation tense again, especially for the Nuggets, Leaf subconsciously slowed down the pace of advancement, hoping that this goal could be scored steadily.

"Knight broke through the middle with the ball, the layup was interfered with by Gan and didn't score, Sampson won the backcourt rebound, and the Trail Blazers are about to launch a fast break again!"

Drexler once again led the charge, dribbling, and in the face of the defender's interference, Drexler used a clever back-to-back switch to switch the ball from left to right, and then scored an easy layup.

At the beginning of the second half, Drexler scored six straight points to close the gap to one point and halt the Nuggets.

"Good job Clyde, but after a while when the Nuggets shrink their defense, I hope you can continue to break down the Nuggets' defense, and I have confidence in your shot." Ramsey patted Drexler on the shoulder and encouraged Drexler.

To say that Ramsey has confidence in Drexler's shooting, Drexler himself laughed, but now it is a fierce playoff game, Drexler is ridiculous, and he scored in a row like this at the beginning of the first half, but once the Nuggets change lineup, Drexler will be limited.

"I'll do my best." Drexler nodded.

However, Ramsey could never put all his chips on Drexler, so after the pause, after the Nuggets scored a goal, Gan Guoyang immediately seized the gap in the counterattack, and hit a big hook from 12 feet.

Just when the Nuggets felt to be careful of Gan Guoyang or Van Dewech outbursting in the third quarter, Drexler suddenly found his shooting touch and began to hit consecutive shots.

"Drexler, the right wing receives a pass from Gan, shoots directly, the ball goes in!"

"Drexler, catch-and-shoot jumper, hit."

Sampson grabbed the rebound and passed to Drexler, who made a jumper...... Dunn fouled the hitter, but the ball went in! Hit three points! ”

When Drexler made his third jumper, Dunn, who was defending him, was finally a little anxious, and the action of the defense was obviously big, and he was whistled for a foul, but he still couldn't stop Drexler from shooting.

"Huh!" With the free throw, the Trail Blazers completed a counterattack in the third quarter, from falling behind by five points to surpassing the Nuggets by five points, and then stopping the Nuggets.

Obviously, Doug Mo smelled a huge crisis, and the Nuggets players were also a little discouraged, they wanted to further expand their advantage in the third quarter, but they didn't expect Drexler, who had been shooting unreliable, to suddenly break out, and the Nuggets were tepid on the offensive end, unable to get frontcourt rebounds, and purely relied on shooting to eat, and the shooting percentage was not bad in one of the two offenses.

However, Drexler is not simply a sudden outburst, after all, he has formulated a strategy based on him before the game, plus the entire first half of the iron groping, changing a pig up, and the feeling will explode.

The momentum is developing in a direction that is extremely unfavorable to the Nuggets, and the huge sense of crisis in the face of 0:3 behind, the players will either explode or perish.

At this time, Gan Guoyang, who had been dormant for most of the game, began to show his hideous face.