followed Oden, who ran for half a quarter, except for the opening dunk, only after grabbing the offensive rebound, the second offense caused Chandler to foul, and did not make another move, two free throws and one hit, Oden got 3 points and 3 boards.

Seeing that the situation on the field was not right, McMillan belatedly called a timeout. This timeout is theoretically really late, the momentum of the Hornets is already rising, but shouting is always better than not shouting! However, from this point of view, McMillan's resilience is poor!

"The Trail Blazers called a timeout, and at 9:19, the Trail Blazers are ten points behind!" Kerr commented on the game seriously, "I think this timeout is a little late!" In this half quarter, the Hornets, under the leadership of Chris, have already controlled the rhythm of the game from their own rhythm! If a timeout is called one to two minutes early, the momentum of the Hornets will be reduced, and if it weren't for the Trail Blazers' tough defense, the game's margin might have widened a little. As for now, it's not too easy to say, but let's see how the head coach of the Trail Blazers adjusts! ”

"Hey Kenny, who do you think will win this game?" Charles Barkley, who decided to ignore Cole, raised an eyebrow and asked Kenny Smith with a playful smile.

Kenny Smith, who has been partnered with Barkley for a long time, felt a tightness in his heart, and this guy must have no good intentions, and said quietly: "The game has just started, who knows what will happen next?" Basketball is round! ”

"Hey, so be it, I think we need some thrills! Or rather, it needs some motivation! ”

"What do you want to say?" It's coming, it's coming! This guy's purpose is coming! Smith thought to himself.

Barkley rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "We all support a team, and whoever supports the team wins, whoever wins!" The bet is a meal, and whoever loses will have a French meal! Steve, please be a witness, and you'll have a share of it when the time comes! ”

"Have my share? Well, I'll agree to testify! Cole, who was still thinking about the game, heard that he still had his own share, so he decisively agreed. Free meals, don't eat for nothing, don't eat, delicious!

"Haha...... Very good! Then I'll choose ......."

"I'm going to pick the Hornets!" Before Barkley finished speaking, Smith said first, and looked at Barkley helplessly: "Charles, you know, I played very well with Chris!" Hey, I don't have a choice! ”

"Hmm......" Coarne snapped, "Charles, looks like you're the Trail Blazers!" "On paper, the Hornets have a small advantage, which is a bargaining chip for those who choose the Hornets.

Looking at Kenny Smith, who took advantage of the advantage and sold well, Barkley cursed shamelessly in his heart, and said with a smile: "Since Kenny chose first, then the rest is naturally mine, and I have confidence in the Trail Blazers!" ”

"To each his own, to his own fight!" The five people who had just come off the field ushered in the anger of McMillan, and the somewhat chubby McMillan was angry with his waist and scolded the players.

"I didn't see a hint of cooperation just now, not even a basic pick-and-roll! Catch the ball and shoot, can any of you tell me if this New Orleans ball is really that hot? Or didn't you bring your brains? ”

McMillan was foaming at the mouth, and the Trail Blazers were like children who had done something wrong, bowing their heads and listening to their parents and teachers.

"I'm glad you haven't dropped your defense yet, and I appreciate your stubborn defensive spirit! However, without offensive defense, you can only be slaughtered! Now, I need you to attack, attack! Throw those damn balls into that damn hoop! ”

After training for a while, he found that his players knew that they were wrong, and McMillan stopped at the right time. Seeing that the fire was almost over, he began to comfort the team members, gave a big stick, and always had to give a sweet date, and the spring was pressed down, and it would not rebound.

"Next, let's fight from the inside out! Pay attention to move the ball more, run up to find open space, and tell me if you have the confidence to win! "The time is almost up, McMillan explained briefly.

"Yes!"

"What do you say? Be louder, you can't hear it! ”

"Yes!" The crowd roared!

"Let's go!" McMillan waved his hand.

"Come on!" After high-fives, Roy ran into the ring.

Just as Oden was about to enter the game, McMillan suddenly said: "Greg, if you want to save the league's inner line, let people see your ability first!" ”

"Huh?" Auden was stunned for a moment, touched his head and said with a smile: "Then it's up to me!" There was confidence in the tone!

At the beginning of the game, after being reprimanded by the coach, the Trail Blazers became stable, changing the previous style of eagerly ending the offense, and the sudden change caught the Hornets off guard.

Oden took the initiative to pull out to cover Roy, blocked Peterson and fell into the low post.

After getting rid of Peterson, Roy continued to rush with the ball and was ready to break inside. Suddenly, a person appeared in front of him, a bright yellow three, which surprised Roy. Paul came so fast!

Roy didn't dare to hold it up and carefully controlled the ball. In the first few encounters, Chris Paul's steals left a deep impression on Roy.

Aldridge with David. West drilled out, stopping at a 45-degree angle from the three-point line, tugging at the space. Blake and Webster crossed runs, but they couldn't get rid of the defender for a long time, and fell into an embarrassing state of stopping the ball for a while.

Dodging Paul's surprise attack, Roy handed the ball to Blake, who was passing by him. At the same time, Oden, who was eating deeply in the low position, stepped on one foot outside the penalty area and pushed Chandler behind him and reached out for the ball!

Blake, who had been paying attention to the situation on the field, spotted Oden for the first time, his hand did not stick to the ball, and he jumped up and hoisted the ball to Oden who was on the inside.

Jumping up to take the ball down, and after receiving it successfully, Oden began to try to attack. Chandler suddenly found that Oden, who was still competing with him before, was like a different person after getting the ball, which brought huge pressure to himself.

Auden had Chandler on his back and chiseled into it one by one! Although Chandler used all his strength to resist Oden's attack, Chandler found that he was still constantly retreating, which made Chandler feel horrified, what a lot of strength!

Oden, who was still wrestling with Chandler, suddenly took a step to the left and was ready to break through to the left! Chandler, sensing Auden's intentions, reluctantly restrained himself and forcibly tried to keep up with Auden's rhythm.

"Sure enough!" A smile crossed Auden's lips, and he quickly retracted his steps and stepped out of his other foot to the right. Turning around, Oden blocked in front of him with his right hand, hooked the ball into the basket with his left hand, and the single shot was successful!

"Boxing King, give me some more strength!" Oden smiled and said, "Let me feel the power of the best defensive player!" ”

At this time Tyson. Chandler is far from reaching the defensive skills of the future, although I don't know why Oden said that he is the best defensive player, but for the current Chandler this is an inexplicable provocation!

Chandler looked at Auden with a blank face, staring at Auden carefully, like a bloodthirsty beast, ready to choose people to eat!

"Hi Tyson!" Sensing that something was wrong with the form, Paul, who was still waiting to receive the ball, took the initiative to go up. "Hurry up and serve! Wait a little longer, I'm afraid the referee will rule us off! ”

Hearing Paul's words, Chandler looked at the wary referee and bypassed Auden to serve. "You're going to die ugly!" Chandler whispered as he passed by Oden.

Chandler passes the ball to Paul and runs to the front court on his own. Ignoring Oden, who was waiting for him in the depths of the inside line, Chandler took the initiative to give Paul a cover!

Roy was blocked with a sturdy, how could Paul give up such a good opportunity? Take control of the ball and run inside. Oden had no choice but to move forward to make up for it! Paul is like a slippery loach in the penalty area, wandering around the box.

After Chandler did the cover, he cut inside and there was no defensive penalty area at this point for Chandler.

Paul's vision is obviously blocked, but it is as if he has God's perspective, clearly knowing the location and movement of all his teammates. People to the ball! Just when Chandler got to the basket, Paul didn't know when he had dropped the ball over the basket, and Chandler jumped up and dunked the ball into the basket with ease!

The ball was not defended, and Oden was a little annoyed. But he was not discouraged, but quickly retreated to prepare for the next attack.

"Well done!" Paul patted Chandler's buttocks and said with a smile.

"I knew you were good at passing, but I didn't expect it to be so good! God, can you tell me how you did it? Brothers! Chandler smiled and touched Paul's head. It's so refreshing to breathe! Chandler thought to himself.

Although he returned a ball, Chandler still did not intend to let Oden score easily, and Chandler was ready to use his defense to teach the rookie a good lesson.

In the next half of the quarter, Oden was locked in a bitter battle and became entangled with Chandler. As soon as Oden receives the ball, it is Chandler's all-out defense.

After scoring three goals with difficulty, Oden's score came to 11 points, compared to Chandler's 4 points, it can be seen that Oden's offensive ability is much better than Chandler's wall. At the same time, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks are not inferior to Chandler's 6 rebounds and 1 block. Oden, who also supports the team's defensive responsibility, has been recognized by Chandler for his defensive strength!

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Byron. Scott replaced sweaty Chandler and Peja. Stojakovic was replaced by Rasol. Butler and Hilton. Armstrong.

Without Chandler's pincer, Oden felt a lot easier and completely controlled the defensive rebound. At the end of the first quarter, Oden, who had 14 points and 11 rebounds, led the team to successfully pull the score into the second quarter with a score of 27:29 and two points behind.