"Youve-gotta-be-ready-to-play-defense-hen-you-play-these-guys. This is a quote that commentator Sean Lee said before the game between the Trail Blazers and Nuggets, and it is widely circulated in the commentator community, and it comes from the 1983 battle between the Nuggets and the Pistons.

That 186-184 super high-scoring battle allowed everyone to see the strong offensive firepower of the Nuggets and Pistons, so the commentator said such a sentence.

However, Ramsey is not prepared to use defense to stifle the Nuggets, in fact, Ramsey's basketball philosophy is always "offense to offense", he believes that only offense can take the initiative in the game, even if you go to defense, the ultimate goal is to play counterattack more easily.

So, in the third minute, Gan Guoyang went off the court early, and after the Trail Blazers replaced Sampson, the Trail Blazers and Pistons began to bombard each other indiscriminately in the first quarter.

Sampson is clearly more comfortable with this kind of high-tempo offense than Gan Guoyang, and he can hit back-to-back jumpers and mid-range shots on the offensive end, and his attacks are decisive and swift, without dragging his feet.

On the Nuggets side, Inglish immediately returned the favor with a pull-up jumper. He dribbled from the backcourt to the frontcourt, without any hesitation, shooting directly at 45 degrees, 15 feet from the basket, and the ball hollowed into the net, and Vanderwig didn't even have time to jump up to interfere.

Inglish is different from several other backcourt scorers of his time, Worthy, Dantley, and Aquili are all masters of low-post offense, and when opponents defend them, they usually use the team's power forward to match.

Inglish, on the other hand, is a more perimeter shooter, and his master shots are so accurate that although he doesn't jump high and his body is not strong enough, when he quickly turns, lifts the ball high above his head, and then throws it lightly, no defender is not afraid of it.

"Inglish's shot, although it was ugly, was really accurate. I'd rather see him drive to the basket for a layup than see him put the ball on his head from 15 feet and throw it out...... We see, Vanderwicki, the breakaway after receiving the ball, the Nuggets foul, the Wain Cooper's foul. After Gan left the game, he could only use fouls to find a sense of existence. ”

When the speed of both sides is played, the gap between the defenders begins to widen, the defensive formation is easy to become loose, and the shooting and breakthrough will become simpler.

Vanderwicki's free throw shooting rate of more than 90 percent this season is not covered, and both balls are hit, absolutely not in the basket.

By this time, the score had reached 14-8, and the Trail Blazers had slightly extended their lead to six points.

Compared with the Nuggets, the Trail Blazers have significantly more offensive routines, especially since they have Sampson, an all-round and agile interior lineman, which allows the Trail Blazers to take the initiative.

However, six points, in the eyes of a team like the Nuggets, is really nothing.

"Valentin fouled and the Nuggets served out of bounds...... Wow, Inglish, shoot when you catch the ball, don't score, Karl gets the rebound, long pass! Drexler receives the ball and dunks directly! Beautiful long passes, this kind of ball is not only Gan can ...... Nuggets fight back...... Knight cut to the basket and the ball went in, and the Trail Blazers' defense seemed a little lax...... Oh Dan Isel's steal, split the ball to Inglish in the bottom corner, shot, this time it went in...... The difference narrowed to four points. ”

Perhaps Shaunley, like Gan Guoyang, also hates commentating on the game between the Nuggets and the Trail Blazers, because the offensive and defensive tempo of both sides is so fast, and it is impossible to see that this is a fierce playoff game, and the shooting choices on both sides seem so random.

When Sean Leigh's mouth barely stopped, he just finished talking about the attack on one side, and immediately put his eyes on the other half, often the last attack he hadn't finished speaking, and the other side might have shot.

Such a high-tempo offense allowed the Nuggets to quickly tie the score, and as Fatleaf relied on Wayne Cooper's cover to hit a shot at the top of the arc, the score became 22:22, and at this time, the first quarter had just been played for more than 7 minutes, and both sides had more than 10 points in 4 minutes.

"Beep! Trailblazers pause. O'Donnell pointed to the Trail Blazers' bench and Ramsey called a 20-second timeout.

'It's good, we're going to attack like that, don't be afraid of them, we're not bad at attacking. Okay Gan, it's your turn, score as much as you can, score as much as you can. Don't press them too much defensively, but don't let them go into the three-second zone, let them shoot if they want to, and the most important thing is to keep our offensive success rate. Ramsey put Gan back on the pitch after this timeout, and he replaced Kenny Carr.

Van der Vicky was also substituted, again a little earlier than the regular rotation.

Vanderwicki's departure, with Jerome Corthy and Gan Guoyang on the court, made the Trail Blazers' outside shooting ability drop sharply, and Ramsey didn't ask the two to defend desperately.

The game continued, and the Trail Blazers served the sideline.

"Try to use your breakout, use your face frame to attack, the Nuggets' defense is not dense, their height is not enough, use the face frame to attack them."

Gan Guoyang remembered what Ramsey said to him yesterday, when facing players who are taller and stronger than him, or dense and tenacious defense, back singles are the best choice; And in the face of a team like the Nuggets that is short and not very tough defensively, it is better to use a breakthrough to kill the opponent.

Gan Guoyang as a center forward, 6-foot-10 height has become his advantage when he is in the frame, he comes down again, plus the ball sense is excellent, and the strong protrusion from the front has always been a sharp weapon for Gan Guoyang to surprise.

"The Trail Blazers serve outside, cover, Gan receives the ball on the left side, and breaks inside! Layups! The foul caused Cooper's foul again, which was already Cooper's second foul in the first quarter, and he had to rest at the break, and Gan stood at the free throw line. ”

The Trail Blazers made a simple serve combination, and Gan Guoyang covered Drexler and Valentin at the top of the arc, but neither Drexler nor Valentin received the ball, but Gan Guoyang received the ball on the pile.

This time the Nuggets' defense was not prepared, Gan Guoyang received the ball and broke through directly from the left side to the inside layup, Cooper blocked in front of Gan Guoyang, and the two collided together, and Cooper was judged to be a blocking foul.

"One of two free throws, 23:22, Gan has scored nine points in the first quarter, except for free throws, he has not missed the basket." Sean Li can be said to be very fond of Gan Guoyang, and he always has to say a few more words about Gan Guoyang's personal performance.

On the defensive end, although Gan Guoyang didn't particularly understand what Ramsay meant, he still did according to Ramsey's arrangement, staying on the inside to grab the rebound with peace of mind, and the Nuggets on the outside would shoot with him.

The Trailblazers have also been adhering to the strategy of man-to-man defense, good position, no change of defense, no contraction, no expansion, anyway, it is the most common defensive strategy.

Therefore, the Nuggets also maintained a relatively high shooting rate, scoring loudly, and the Trail Blazers were not polite, and all eighteen kinds of martial arts were used, and the feeling on both sides was obviously the more they shot, the more they attacked, the better.

If the NBA at this time still manually flipped the scoreboard, then the staff who flipped the scoreboard today must not be at peace for a moment, and they will turn it over after a while, and they will turn it over after a while.

At the end of the first quarter, the score on both sides was 39:38, and the Trail Blazers still relied on Gan Guoyang's free throw to lead the Nuggets by one point.

At the beginning of the second quarter, everything was still similar to the first quarter, there were few mistakes on both sides, and the offensive success rate was relatively high, Gan Guoyang played 2 minutes in the second quarter and sat down.

“…… Vanderwig dribbled and he looked left and right...... It went straight to the shot, and at the 20-foot position, the ball went in, and here is the point where he is best at shooting. Inglish came around with the help of Knight's cover, received a pass from Leaf and shot directly, the ball went in, and one of the shots on the right side was shot...... Sampson at the top of the arc, dribbling, straight shot! The ball didn't go in, Leaf got the rebound, but Leaf fell to the ground, scrum, scrum, Colt and Leaf both fell to the ground...... Vanderwig got the ball, dribbled to beyond the three-point line, feinted past Inglish, shot, and the ball went in! Oh, three-pointers, I don't think there's any need for Inglish to block this one, if he didn't jump up, I guess...... The Nuggets launched a fast break, a beautiful pass, and Knight caught the ball and scored a layup! Carl still can't keep up with Knight......"

Sean Leigh's commentary tonight was twice as fast as usual, and he didn't have a chance to explain it if he wanted to, the two sides were like two grinding wheels rotating at high speed, and as the speed got faster and faster, the sparks became more and more dazzling.

This may be the easiest first half for Gan Guoyang, the first quarter is up and down, leaving his teammates to run in the middle, and the same is true in the second quarter, head and tail up, sitting on the bench in the middle and watching the two sides run back and forth.

And Gan Guoyang's data is not bad, he scored 11 points in the first quarter, 5 points in the second quarter, and unconsciously has scored 16 points, and the rebounds are not less, although the Nuggets have a high shooting rate, but they can't stand the number of shots, and there are naturally many irons, Gan Guoyang took 10 rebounds in the half.

If Gan Guoyang plays against a team like the Nuggets in the regular season, then Gan Guoyang's average of 3020 per game this season will not be a problem at all.

At the end of the second quarter, the score between the two sides was an astonishing 67-66, and the Trail Blazers still led the Nuggets by one point and led into the second half, which is a "good habit" for the Trail Blazers.

"It's good, we're playing against the opponent and we're going to keep playing against them in the third quarter, and if nothing else, we're going to keep the gap small. But if we want to win, how can we win? We're going to crush them at the end of the third quarter! The end of the third verse! In the Trail Blazers' locker room at halftime, Ramsey said to the players with the stats in his hand.

If all goes according to Ramsey's plan, the third quarter will be a battle between the two sides.

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