Chapter 225: Roy Goes Wild
Game 6 tickets have long been split among the fans, because they know that the team has a good chance of advancing to the Western Conference semifinals on this night, and everyone wants to witness this moment. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 For die-hard fans of the Trail Blazers, the team has come so far and has a great chance of qualifying, which they didn't expect at all, after all, it's good for an injury-plagued team to make the playoffs, and it's a whimsical thing to get through the first round.
But the Trail Blazers did it, and no matter how they did it, as a die-hard fan of this team, the most important thing to do now is to pay for a ticket without hesitation, wear the jersey of your favorite Trail Blazers player, and then bring a hat, scarf and other merchandise to cheer on the team. So when the Trail Blazers players came in to warm up, they were surprised to find that the atmosphere was a little more lively than the previous two home games, and I don't know how the fans pushed their limits again at a very high level, but to be honest, it still feels very good.
After the warm-up, the players of both teams returned to their dressing rooms, and the managers of both teams began to talk routinely. In the face of the frenzy of the Portland fans, Gentry's face was a little solemn, and now that the Suns are still on the side behind them, it looks like this game is a little tough. He looked around, and the Suns players looked similar to him, but there was no way back at this time, and as a head coach, he had to stand up and speak. He coughed lightly and said solemnly: "You all know how difficult this game is, now we have no way out, and if we lose another game, we will have to go home, and we can only do our best to fight." I won't say much about the tactics and starters of the game, the only thing I ask of you is to play our own style and not be led by the nose by the other side! ”
It wasn't easy in the home dressing room, and while McMillan was confident and his players were ready to win the game, he still had to give his players the final touches before the game started. However, compared to Gentry's solemnity, McMillan was still a little relaxed, although this was not reflected in his face, but from his words, the tension before the war was not felt at all. "It's a crucial game, but I don't want you to be nervous because it doesn't make you play," he said as he drew on the board. Actually, with your current form, it's not a strange thing to win the Suns, and if you can play like you did in yesterday's training session, this game is basically solid. ”
Then he looked at Roy, who was arranging his armor, and said loudly, "Brandon, this game is an opportunity for you to prove not only to us, but also to the Trail Blazers fans and others who are following this series that you are back and can cause problems for the opponent." It's something you've been doing before you got injured and you played really well in the last game, but today I need you to play better because your shots can drive the team's offense and make other people less tired. We all believe you can do it, and now you have to let us know that there's nothing wrong with our trust, get it? ”
Looking at the eager eyes of the head coach and teammates, Roy nodded fiercely, vowing to teach the Suns a memorable lesson. McMillan concluded: "The starters for this game are Andre, Brandon, Leaf, LaMarcus and Marcus, just play the tactics that we are used to, don't be intimidated by the bombardment of the opponents, if they think they can solve us in one go, we have to tell them out loud, don't be whimsical, okay?" ”
After the game began, Gentry's face became a little more gloomy, although Richardson was still the first to step up to help the team score, but when he saw Roy go around the bottom corner under Camby's high cover, catch Ye Feng to break through and hit a three-pointer, he began to have a bad premonition in his heart. Originally, it was just a round of offense and defense, and it was only three points, but Roy's sense of smell and touch made him subconsciously feel that this was a threat, and if he didn't focus on defending this point, the team might suffer a big loss in this game.
But Roy is not something he can defend if he wants to, the three outside players starting from the Suns, Nash is too soft, Hill is too old, Richardson still has to focus on the offensive end, and it is not suitable to switch to defend Roy, do you want to replace Barbossa in advance and slap yourself in the face? Gentry hesitated, thought for a while or decided to continue to maintain the current lineup, he believes that the Suns themselves are not based on defense, Roy plays well is just a match with Richardson, Barbossa is still on the bench as a point of attack with the ball to break through.
In this way, Roy has no pressure, and after seeing that he feels hot, Miller and Ye Feng also consciously pass the ball to him, basically as long as Roy appears in the empty position, the ball will fly over. In fact, Roy's skills are not fancy, they have always been simple and unpretentious, especially now that they have reduced their breakaways, and they don't look like a superstar. But basketball comes down to whether you can shoot the ball into the basket, as long as you can score, it doesn't matter how ugly the posture is, and Roy's shooting is just simple, and it has nothing to do with ugliness.
Under the deliberate concession of his teammates, Roy played a very efficient offense, although he failed to tear apart the opponent's defense, but this kind of thing is enough with Ye Feng, he only needs to shoot it into the basket after getting the ball. The two-pointer on 4-of-5 shooting and the three-pointer on 2-of-2 shooting proved Roy's touch, although he didn't cause the opponent to foul, but the performance of 14 points in a single quarter made Richardson on the opposite side of the dust out of reach, and Gentry's expression was even more ugly as if he had been punched.
With two minutes left in the first quarter, McMillan switched to the bench, and by this time the Trail Blazers had a five-point lead at 27-22, which seemed like a big difference, but Roy's performance gave every Trail Blazers player hope of winning. Of course, Roy himself was very happy, 14 points in a single quarter was a piece of cake for him before the injury, but after the injury, he didn't expect to be able to play like this. It looks like the sun is doomed tonight.