Chapter 228: Sitting on pins and needles
Back on the court, with 8 minutes and 24 seconds left before the end of the second quarter.
The new lineup fielded by the Trail Blazers is:
No. 5: Meyers Leonard
Position four: LaMarcus Aldridge
No. 3: Nicholas Batum
No. 2: Will Barton
No. 1: Damian Lillard
Compared to the previous lineup, Stouts mainly strengthened the ability to carry the ball in the second position.
I want to use Barton's ball-handling attack to see if it can bring new possibilities.
And new center Mayers Leonard.
He has a soft shooting ability that is unique to European interior players.
But it also has the common problems that European players have in general.
The defensive ability is not very good.
Mayers Leonard's defense will be tough when playing low back, but the help defense, face-to-face single defense, and defensive movement ability in the middle and high posts are not too strong.
Stotters didn't want to change to an interior player who was too poor defensively at this time.
It's just that the bench depth of the Trail Blazers is worrying.
Meyers Leonard is not on the list, and the overall ability of others is even more worrisome.
Stouts couldn't help it, and he was helpless.
If he could have so many cards in his hand that Old Man Bobo could play, he wouldn't be so anxious that he was about to lose his hair now.
After the new lineup comes on the field.
Lillard is back in possession.
He directs his teammates' movements, and the ball shuttles back and forth under his crotch.
In the face of Leonard, he was irritable and equally anxious.
I thought that I could face that Chinese easily this time.
But he didn't expect that paralyzed face to poke in front of his eyes again, which made him roll his eyes.
As a player with a high spirit, Lillard is unwilling to be restricted like this, but from the beginning to now, he has indeed been locked up by Leonard very much, and there are not many opportunities to play.
The latter moves quickly, does not suffer in strength, is tall and has long arms, and the defensive area can be called terrifying.
It's tricky to deal with.
The gaze is cold.
Lillard waved to his teammates.
Meyers Leonard quickly lifted him up for a pick-and-roll.
I have to say that Leonard's tonnage is okay, and the quality of the pick-and-roll is quite high.
I was afraid that Leonard would follow up again, so I didn't dare to hesitate in the slightest.
Lillard sped up!
The wind was blowing at his feet, and he moved quickly to the depths.
Split, who switched defenses, chased after him.
Kawhi Leonard, on the other hand, pestered Meyers Leonard, preventing him from getting inside or limiting his rebounding opportunities.
As a top defensive player, he always adapts to make the right choices.
Lillard felt a big man chasing him behind him.
At the same time, I saw Duncan, who was eyeing the inside, and Deng Hongfei, who was ready to make up for the defense on the wing.
He suddenly stopped the jump shot and pulled in against the defense of Mills, who flew from the side!
Mills is still a little bit off in height.
However, the Spurs still led by eight points at 42-34.
Lillard played on the court.
This is a positive sign.
Back to it.
The Spurs also played a game, with Dio watching the scalpel pass to Mills, who dodged the block and scored on the board.
The difference is back to 10 points.
"Defense, where is the defense on the inside!"
Stouts yelled in a hurry below, one hand crossed at the waist, and the other hand waved vigorously and widely, looking very excited.
He was annoyed by the way the players were playing on the pitch.
He didn't understand why his defensive formation was always involved by the Spurs' running and covering each other.
Again and again, each time without learning the lesson.
The same mistake was made several times!
The Spurs haven't actually shown their versatile team offense.
So Stottes was quite unhappy with the performance of the players.
No matter how gorgeous your offense is, you can't limit the opponent on the defensive end?
So seeing Aldridge in the low post and Dior successfully turned over and hit a 2-pointer, he was not happy at all.
Sure enough, the Trail Blazers made another mistake on the defensive end.
Deng Hongfei used double cover to run out of the air.
Balls thrown elsewhere are given to them at the right time.
The operation of the Spurs is simply an extremely precise instrument, and the linkage of each round is so perfect.
Deng Hongfei's step point felt very good, paused, and shot in the vacant position!
Steady Pitch!
11 points!
47 to 36, Stouts's face was like a frosted eggplant, and his eyes were back and forth on the bench, sweeping, and there was no one to be worthy.
Finally, the gaze rests on the end of the bench.
On a childish face.
C.J. McCollum.
The rookie was drafted last year, but he hasn't had a good chance to play.
The current situation.
Stouts struggled.
Bringing in new recruits has always been a big challenge for coaches, and his biggest impression of the young player at the end of the bench is that he has been doing well in training.
In particular, he occasionally shows an eye-catching scoring ability.
I just don't know that it is unreliable to suddenly entrust him with a heavy task to play at such a critical time for chasing points.
It's just that for a short time, Stotters really didn't know who else to use, so he could only think about it for a while, and walked up to McCollum.
"Wait a minute, you come on and replace Will Barton."
"Okay, Coach."
McCollum, who was waiting to reminisce, had surprise and joy on his face.
was so excited that he took off his coat directly, for fear that the coach would change his mind, and excitedly came to the technical table to prepare for the game.
coincided with Deng Hongfei holding the ball and plunging into the basket, attracting the defense to Leonard on the weak side.
The people inside frantically chased outside to fight Leonard, who was not afraid and shot calmly.
The basketball said goodbye to his fingers, and his body was also thrown to the ground by the Trail Blazers defender who pounced on him and couldn't hold his feet.
"Didi, Didi!"
A quick whistle sounded.
Will Barton was stunned at first, then rushed at the referee in a thunderous rage, his eyes clutching the back of his head and trying to argue.
But the referee immediately rewarded him with another "T"!
In a short period of time, the Trailblazers suffered heavy losses in a row.
Will Barton was immediately substituted and CJ McCollum got his long-awaited chance to play.
Leonard scored three free throws in a solid way.
Then he took another technical free throw and missed.
But it's still the Spurs' offensive possession!
The Pioneers suffered a terrible blow.
It was just one offense, and it fell behind by 14 points in an instant because of a series of not-so-wise moves by Will Barton.
50 to 36.
Stottes sat in his seat, staring at the new McCollum.
He was afraid that this player would drop the chain.
And hopefully he can put on a surprising performance.
It's contradictory.
Lillard is still in control of the ball.
McCollum is in ambush in the bottom corner.
Deng Hongfei and Batum are entangled in the inside card position.
The two of them were entangled and pushed each other, and suddenly, Batum rushed down Deng Hongfei with his shoulders consciously or unintentionally.
A strong force swept through the whole body, and the whole person flew out......
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