184. Serious Aldridge is terrible
"This guy is finally serious!" Lillard watched Aldridge play with that expression, and knew that Aldridge was going to play seriously today. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Although Aldridge usually scores more than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, those who really know Aldridge know that getting that kind of data is like fun for him.
The Aldridge who usually has the same poker face and doesn't care about everything is completely inferior to the current Aldridge who focuses on the game!
Aldridge fanned McCollum for a layup and quickly jumped out to grab the rebound, which was not bad at all compared to most small forwards!
Aldridge actually made up for the block!
According to the scouting report that the Lakers obtained, Aldridge did not have such a sense of defense! Even in the scouting report, Aldridge's defense is only evaluated by F, which is equivalent to a defensive black hole!
The Trail Blazers fight back!
Lillard's defense is not good, the offensive speed is called a fast, and the rhythm is very good, easily dodging Liu Ren's block layup and taking the lead for the Trail Blazers.
It was the Lakers' turn to attack again, and McCollum advanced to the frontcourt.
If the Lakers were most surprised by Aldridge's defensive block, it was McCollum, who played in the Trail Blazers, Aldridge was notoriously bad defensively, and the Trail Blazers are recognized as a team with only three defensive players, these three are Matthews, Batum and Lopets, the starting Lillard's defensive attitude is okay, Aldridge is a proper defensive black hole!
It should have been an accident!
McCollum gesticulated to singles!
The rest of the Lakers team is pulling away, and they are all confident in McCollum's single-handed ability, Lillard's defense is generally recognized, and although he has a good attitude, McCollum, who has comprehensive offensive skills, will definitely not be able to defend it.
McCollum brought the super-fast reaction Lillard into the ditch with a change of direction, and then a change of direction got the breakthrough space, McCollum took the lead in the breakthrough route, don't look at McCollum entered the league a year later than Lillard, but he was a little stronger, Lillard came back and was squeezed away, McCollum easily entered the inside.
McCollum mid-range pullup jumper!
Just then, Aldridge reappeared! Stretch out his arm span, which is no shorter than Gasol, to block McCollum's shot!
McCollum, who was in mid-air, had to make an unprepared backward move, and the ball was deflected wide, and the three did not stick!
Although Gasol easily grabbed an offensive rebound and made a layup on Lopez's head, Aldridge's sense of defense really surprised the Lakers!
"Hmph, you're finally interested in me, aren't you?" Aldridge proudly ran to the front court to prepare for the offense, and the method of making the Lakers pay attention to him by building a good relationship was destroyed by Lillard, so he decided to use his strength to attract the attention of the Lakers, and even began to pay attention to the things he had always found troublesome such as supplemental defense!
The Trail Blazers attacked, Aldridge asked for the ball in the low post, and Lillard passed it through.
Gasol lowered his center of gravity and was very focused on defending.
However, all the defense was as if there was nothing in front of Aldridge, who was preoccupied with playing, Aldridge easily rolled over and hit a back-to-back jumper, and Gasol's long arms were all over his face, but it was ineffective.
The Lakers attacked, McCollum was destroyed by Aldridge in both singles, and he did not continue to play with a hot brain, but steadily let Gasol receive the ball in the high post.
Calm and have a strong sense of teamwork, this is what the Lakers management and coaching staff value McCollum the most, and the rest of the Lakers are all standard "romantic" Lakers, such a steady player has always been rare in the Lakers.
Gasol got the ball in the high post and brought Aldridge out, leaving only Thackeray and Lopets on the inside.
Lopez jumps better, is faster and has better flexibility, but Thackeray is stronger! Desperately pressed Lopets behind him to ask for the ball.
Gasol did not hesitate to pass the ball to Thackeray, who slammed hard behind him before receiving the ball, knocking Lopez back half a step, and then picked up the ball and turned around to dunk it!
At this moment, Aldridge, who was still near the three-point line when Gasol just passed the ball, suddenly appeared in the three-second zone and slapped Thackeray with a low dunk to the basket.
Immediately afterwards, Aldridge jumped high to get the defensive rebound!
"What's going on?" Not only were the Lakers players shocked by Aldridge's explosive defense today, but even the fans and some of the Trail Blazers players were stunned.
Aldridge's start to this defense was too unexpected! In less than two minutes, the usual two or three games of blocks were covered! You must know that Aldridge is averaging 0.7 blocks per game this season, which is not even as good as Thackeray!
With both sides stunned for a moment, the Trail Blazers didn't hit back.
But then Aldridge made another easy turnaround jumper in the low post, and the Lakers' already poor defense was like paper paste in front of Aldridge.
In the next few minutes, the game became Aldridge's personal show, he scored 14 points in a row on the offensive end, and the defense was everywhere, regardless of who was on the Lakers team who shot inside the three-point line, he was the first to interfere in place, preventing the Lakers from being caught off guard.
By the official timeout in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers had led the Lakers by 19-6 by 13 points!
Aldridge scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks in the half quarter, which can only be described as terrible! He dominates the game on both ends of the floor!
"Hmph, you know I'm awesome, right?" Aldridge walked to the bench while thinking crankily, "The Lakers' lineup is really good, even that Thackeray is quite good, if I don't make up Robin, I will definitely be blown up, if I go to the Lakers, then Gasol will have to play center?" He seems to be very good at playing center, but I don't play center anyway, I'm too tired. But it seems that they also have a powerful backup center called Whiteside, and Gasol plays as a substitute? It seems unlikely, I won't play as a substitute anyway, they know how good I am......"
Aldridge's strength slowly began to dissipate, as he felt that his goal had been achieved.
The Lakers started to have a headache, D'Antoni's face turned red again, and the situation on the court was obviously not what he expected before the game, and he asked the assistant coaches if there was a way to deal with Aldridge.
Chief assistant Dan D'Antoni said that he stepped up the attack, drawing a lot of eyebrows.
Does offense mean that if it is strengthened, it will be strengthened? Without Nash as a pusher, the Lakers struggled to run.
Even D'Antoni ignores this brother's opinion, the other assistant coaches are all looking at each other, except for shooting coach Mark Madsen, the Lakers' current assistant coaches are all following D'Antoni to mess around, basically all of them are related households, who can come up with an idea? (To be continued.) )