"According to the latest news, Paxson will not be available in the second half and the exact injury situation will not be determined until a full post-game check-up, so we will not see Paxson playing in this game, so let's wish him the best of luck. However, this may be good news for the Lakers, Paxson's performance on both offensive and defensive ends in the first half caused a lot of problems for the Lakers, and his 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals were quite comprehensive, even overpowering the Magic. And now, we're seeing on the court that the Trail Blazers' starting point guard in the second half has changed to Clyde Drexler. This extremely talented guy didn't seem to have a good time in Portland, and now he has a chance. ”

Paxson's unexpected sprain at halftime forced Ramsey to put Drexler in the starting lineup, from the basic examination, Paxson's leg injury is not serious, but because it is an old injury, so the team doctor did not dare to be careless, this team has suffered enough from injuries.

After Drexler started in the first half, Portland's outside shooting ability obviously plummeted, and several of Drexler's points in the first half came from fast-break layups, and his mid-range shooting was a bit miserable.

At the same time, Drexler will also face a major test on the defensive end, as he will be on the court to defend Magic Johnson.

The Magic is so tall that although he looks like he's only 6-foot-8 with his back hunched, he's actually 6-foot-9 tall and has a long arm span, and it's a real disadvantage for a small point guard to defend him from the outside, as if he didn't exist.

Therefore, each team basically has to take a point guard or a small forward to misplace Johnson.

In the first half, Paxson should be said to have defended okay, did his duty, and also caused Johnson to make several mistakes, allowing the Trail Blazers to counterattack.

Now, the burden was thrown on Drexler's shoulders.

"Come on Clyde, maybe the old man will fall in love with letting you start." The Trail Blazers served first, and Gan Guoyang patted Drexler on the shoulder as he passed him.

Drexler nodded, he thought so in his heart.

At the beginning of the season, Paxson was unable to play in the first game due to injury, and Drexler was the starter, and he was satisfied that he could rely on this game to win the starting position, but unfortunately in the later game, Paxson returned from injury, and Drexler was still pressed to the bench.

For this reason, Drexler has been fighting for more opportunities to play, and he does not hesitate to quarrel with Ramsey off the court, claiming to be traded.

During that time, it was also the time when Gan Guoyang and Ramsey were arguing about the ball, and the old man could be said to be exhausted and almost resigned from his coaching position.

Then Gan Guoyang adjusted himself to get on the right track, and Drexler also played a very eye-catching performance for a period of time at the end of 84, but the treatment of the two was very different.

Gan Guoyang was the starting center from the beginning, no matter how much he messed with the coach, he still started in the end, and the starting position was more solid after his performance was good.

And no matter how well Drexler plays, he is still a substitute in the end, because Paxson's performance is not bad.

What's more, Ramsey's idea of building the team is that players like Paxson will start and Drexler will be substitutes.

Fortunately, this unfairness did not affect the friendship between Gan Guoyang and Drexler, because Gan Guoyang knew that Drexler would become a great player in the future, so he has always supported Drexler as a starter.

It's just that he is now learning to be obedient, and he won't say this in front of all the players, but encourages Drexler in private, and at the same time pulls Van Dewych to support Drexler, and it just so happens that Van Dewic also admires Drexler very much.

Therefore, if there is nothing to do, Gan Guoyang will say good things about Drexler in front of Ramsay.

It's good now, I don't know what will happen to Paxson's injury, and while it's bad news, it really gives Drexler a chance.

"The Trail Blazers served and the second half of the game began. The first half was tied at 58-62, the Lakers led by four points, and the Lakers' starting lineup for the second half was unchanged, while on the Trail Blazers' side, Drexler replaced the injured Paxson...... Let's see, Drexler holds the ball in the middle and breaks through! He passed the ball out, Valentine took the ball and shot, and the ball went in! The Trail Blazers started the second half with two points on Valentin's 45-degree shot, and they rewrote the score to 60-62, leaving the two sides separated by only two points. ”

Drexler contributed an assist as soon as he came up, and his breakaway drew the Lakers' defense and gave Valentin, who was waiting 45 degrees on the right side, a good shot.

But the Lakers still used color, and it was James Worthy again, who took the ball in the low post on the left side and turned over to shoot, and the ball "smack" hollowed into the net, so neatly and neatly.

Worthy's mid-range shooting is not ideal, and Gan Guoyang is estimated to be at the same level, and the long-range shooting may be worse than Gan Guoyang.

But at a distance of about 10 feet, his turnover shot is really accurate, as long as he is stuck in a good position in the low post, receiving the ball, turning, and shooting, the shooting rate is really high.

In other words, Worthy's offense is more dependent on rhythm, and once the rhythm is mastered, the step is right, and it is really unstoppable.

On the other hand, Drexler is actually the same, his jump shot is not effective, but also because he needs a good shooting rhythm, once the rhythm is out of order, his adjustment ability is not strong, and the ball will be ridiculously off.

"Drexler dribbles across half court, at the top of the arc, pull-up jumper! Oh...... I didn't touch the basket, I hit the board directly...... Gan picked up the frontcourt rebound, passed it, and Drexler caught the ball and shot! The ball is in! ”

Drexler did have some merit, and he directly held the ball across the half court to organize the offense, and he saw the Lakers' defense shrink sharply, so he made a jumper at the top of the arc.

His jump shot looked incongruous, first lowering the ball to his waist, then jumping, allowing himself to fly in the air, balancing his legs, raising his hands, and throwing the ball out like a shot put......

Such a shot takes a long time to prepare, spins slowly, has a flat arc, and is awkward to look at.

Ramsey watched Drexler shoot from the sidelines and felt the urge to replace him.

Therefore, the ball didn't even touch the basket, fortunately, Gan Guoyang won the rebound, and after the return pass, Drexler received the ball and then shot, the rhythm of this ball was much better, and the distance was closer, so he could hit.

"You should change your shooting stance, Clyde." Gan Guoyang said to Drexler when he returned to the defense.

Drexler's shooting posture has been complained about by Ramsey many times, but Drexler just doesn't change, he firmly believes that what suits him is the best.

Listening to Gan Guoyang's words, Drexler just smiled and didn't say anything, he was very conceited and insistent on this, even if everyone said it was wrong, this may be one of the reasons why he could succeed in the end.

On the Lakers' side, the old trick was repeated, James Worthy changed to the right side, and Vanderwich couldn't withstand the squeeze of Worthy's solid bottom plate at all, and he was firmly blocked behind him.

Johnson decisively passed the ball to Worthy, but this time, Drexler gave up his defense against Johnson and went to make up for Worthy.

Instead of returning the ball, Worthy made an inside turn and 12-foot jumper before Drexler came up to the trap.

However, as soon as the ball was shot, it was clearly deflected to the outside, and he was still interfered with by Drexler.

Gan Guoyang had been waiting under the basket for a long time, easily accepting the backcourt rebound, and the Lakers players did not come forward to scramble, but quickly returned to defense.

It seems that the Lakers are also very afraid of the fast break of the Trail Blazers, and Gan Guoyang saw that there was no chance to pass, so he handed the ball to Drexler to control.

Drexler began to play the role of point guard on the court at this time, in fact, his ball handling ability is no worse than other point guards, and among the players on the court, only Magic is more skilled.

However, Drexler seemed to be inspired by the shot just now, and after he dribbled to the top of the arc, he watched the Lakers still not step forward to stick to the defense, and made another emergency stop jump shot!

There is actually no big problem with his choice, as long as any player has the ability to shoot, if the opponent dares to let you go, then you must make a decisive move to make the other party pay the price.

It's a pity that since the other party lets you go, there are naturally reasons to let you go, such as your shooting is unstable.

"Phew!" This time, Drexler's shot finally hit the basket, but it still didn't go in, and it collapsed quite far, and Gan Guoyang couldn't grab it.

Johnson grabbed the rebound in the backcourt with his long arms, and launched the Lakers' fast break with two long legs.

The fans immediately became agitated, knowing that Sho-time's performance time was coming.

Johnson didn't choose to pass, he used his skillful dribbling skills to first pass Drexler, then near the center circle, he shook Van Dewic into a stake with a shoulder shake feint, and then went straight to the basket with three steps and two steps!

However, Drexler, who was passed by him in one step, did not give up his defense, he kept following the magician closely, and he jumped at the same time as the magician jumped!

"Drexler gave Johnson a big hat! Johnson fell to the floor and went out of the sideline, no foul, no foul on the ball! Gan won the ball, and the Trail Blazers launched a fast attack! Drexler got the ball and he was sprinting towards the frontcourt. ”

The Lakers players didn't react to the ball, Drexler had already run across the half court with the ball, and Worthy and Rambis, who were following him, felt that they couldn't catch up.

And just when he was 15 feet away from the basket, and everyone thought Drexler had to go forward to make a layup, Drexler jumped.

“It's-Long-hang！ Clyde-Drexler！ Zikhern suddenly yelled, and the audience couldn't believe their eyes.

Drexler jumped from great distance, then uncanny hovering glide through the air and dunked the ball into the basket.

All the players were also stunned, including Ramsey, even if this goal is ten points, it is estimated that everyone will not object, Drexler is not jumping, but gliding!

“Unbelievable！ Clyde，the-Glide。 (Unbelievable, glider, Clyde!) ）”

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