Chapter 160: Offensive and Defensive Battles

Fernandez watched Li Zhi break through and was delighted, the blindfold defense is just a trick, his real intention is steals, this season, he has averaged 2.1 steals per game, which is his strength.

He was already thinking about a scene of a violent dunk on Oracle's basket after stealing Li Zhi.

But after a while, Fernandez's face changed dramatically, because Li Zhi did not break through at all, the breakthrough was just a feint, and as Fernandez retreated, Li Zhi stopped directly and threw a shot.

"He can't get in, he can't get in!" Fernandez could only pray mentally that Li Zhi couldn't shoot the ball, but after a crisp sound, the basketball still fell to the basket.

Li Zhi smiled at Fernandez, who liked to play against him, because Fernandez was always self-righteous and made himself feel crushed by his IQ.

"You can't do it yet...... Li Zhi said meaningfully as he looked at Fernandez, whose fists clenched together fiercely.

Trail Blazers' head coach McMillan saw this scene and cursed, he emphasized Rich's breakthrough too much before the opening, which made things backfire.

This game is not only a battle between two teams, but also a comeback for McMillan, the Trail Blazers did not make the playoffs in the previous two seasons, which made the media question his ability, so he will study any game this season.

The Trail Blazers possessed the ball, the Warriors defended together, and Li Zhi defended Fernandez on the left side, and Fernandez's tactical position in the Trail Blazers was not very important, so Li Zhi's task was very easy.

Steve Blake controlled the ball on the perimeter, looking for an opportunity. Although this point guard has no limited reputation, he is a player of the 03 generation, a floor-type point guard with a passive style of play, and he has a good view of the overall situation; Able to hit three-pointers without any threat of breakthrough; Relying on height and hard work, he lacks strength and speed, so Lowry's task is also easy.

Blake dribbled a few times and passed the ball to Brandon Roy.

Roy dribbled a few steps inside, and the Warriors' defense immediately pressed Roy, Roy didn't force the attack, passed the ball to Aldridge, and Ade was one step away from Barnes and made a direct shot, but the ball didn't go in.

Aldridge shot 50 percent from two-point range this season, and it was pure bad luck that he didn't make the shot.

O'Neal grabbed the defensive rebound and passed it directly to Rich.

It was an opportunity to counter-attack, and O'Neal would not give the ball to Lowry at this time, but would habitually pass it to Rich.

Fernandez was entangled by Jackson, and it was Roy who was chasing Rich, but Roy was still very fast, sticking to Richter, so that Richie's speed slowed down.

This is Pinnacle Roy, who is also very fast as long as he wants.

There was no good chance, Li Zhi passed the ball to Lowry, who ran past half the court, two to one, and Lowry went straight to the basket.

4:0

The Trail Blazers offense, McMillan's tactics are actually star singles, and when you have a second-scoring guard in the West, if you don't create a single opportunity for him, you will definitely be scolded by the fans as an idiot.

Fernandez went up to block the pick-and-roll, Roy dodged Jackson's defense, Jackson came around the screen, it was already delayed, and Li Zhi had to follow Roy.

Roy singles Rich.

But this is obviously not a good opportunity, and the singles are all about misalignment, not looking for the opponent's toughest defense. So Roy motioned for Aldridge to block again.

Aldridge moved forward, Barnes could only keep up, although Aldridge's mid-range shot last time didn't score, but his mid-range shot threat was still huge.

Li Zhi didn't go around the cover, and the person he faced became Aldridge, and Roy directly chose to break through in the face of Barnes.

Roy is worthy of being called the "Yellow Mamba", with Kobe's style on the break, and after continuous dribbling, he threw off Barnes and came sideways to the penalty area.

The Warriors' interior is a big shark, so there is not enough space on the inside, and Roy immediately stops and hits a pull-up jump shot.

4:2

Li Zhi looked at Roy's pull-up jump shot and was very envious. Roy's pull-up jump shot is not top-notch, not as good as Kobe, Maddy, and Ray Allen, but in front of Li Zhi, a poor bastard, Roy is the landlord, and his offensive skills are too comprehensive.

The Warriors attacked, Lowry held the ball to the frontcourt, and O'Neal blocked, this time Lowry broke through to the right with the ball, Oden knew that Lowry might pass the ball to O'Neal, but he still had to keep up, otherwise Lowry would jump directly.

Lowry is iron, and the shooting rate is also more than 40%, which is already above the league's mid-stream level.

Sure enough, Lowry passed back to O'Neal, O'Neal took three steps to catch the ball, and Oden came back to make up for the defense, but Oden's pace was too slow.

O'Neal pushed Stephen Blake away with one hand, grabbed the ball with one hand, and dunked with one hand, Blake on the left hand side was like a chicken, unstoppable.

The Trail Blazers' defensive efficiency this season is actually good, and the interior defense ranks in the top three in the league, but the interior combination of Oden and Ade has a weakness, slow pace.

When facing a flexible center, it is unfortunate that O'Neal at the peak is such a flexible dead fat man, and he can dribble on the inside, Oden complains.

6:2

Barkley said: "The Warriors' power forward is a weakness, but the Trail Blazers also have their weaknesses inside, and when O'Neal starts to block, both Oden and Ade can't switch his guard in time. ”

Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who was watching the live broadcast, saw this scene and snorted coldly, the Warriors This is a naked copy of the Lakers' triangle tactics.

In fact, the problem of Ade's slow pace has always existed, but because the league is no longer the era of the four centers, in the face of other teams, the Trail Blazers can rest assured that the opponent can block and dismantle, and then change the defense without hurry, but in the face of a drugged O'Neal, this weakness is infinitely magnified.

The Trail Blazers attack, they are also looking for misplacement, but the quality of the Trail Blazers' coverage is not high, Oden's offensive threat is not great, the point guard Blake is a floor stream, and the only star player Ade's covering ability has been criticized, so after a few covers, Roy still hasn't found a suitable opportunity.

At this time, it is time to test the ability of the star, Roy broke through with the ball, made a quick stop, and hit Stephen Jackson.

6:4

The Warriors launched an attack from the middle, the Trail Blazers contracted in time, O'Neal passed to the perimeter, Milicic received the ball in the bottom corner and faced Ard X**, but did not score.

O'Neal rebounds.

Fernandez rushed inside to grab the board, Li Zhi was released, O'Neal passed to Li Zhi, and Li Zhi made a direct three-point shot.

9:4

The Trail Blazers attacked, the Warriors obeyed Nelson's arrangement to defend jointly, Aldridge's mid-range shot was deflected again, and Milicic was highly motivated to defend today, and it seemed that he was dissatisfied with the media's evaluation of the Warriors' power forward.

The Warriors attacked again, Li Zhi and O'Neal split the ball after blocking and dismantling, O'Neal was interfered with and didn't score, but O'Neal grabbed the frontcourt board again, and Oden was completely blown up.

Li Zhi received the ball again, shook off Fernandez's mid-range shot, and the ball went in.

He was resolute because he still had a task to complete, and the completion of it could not be a skill ban.