Chapter 219: The Sixteenth Man

When the Trail Blazers came to the stadium for the pre-game warm-up, everyone was taken aback, and now there is still a lot of time before the game starts, but it looks like sixty or seventy percent of the fans have entered, and when they entered the stadium, the cheers instantly increased by a few decibels, and everyone had to talk desperately to pull their throats, so as not to hear anything from the other party, although they all support the Trail Blazers, but this is too scary, right?

Without waiting for the players to ask, McMillan said loudly to them: "You don't read the media reports, but the fans do, and it's because of your big win in the last game that they have the hope of qualifying, that so many people come to watch you play." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 I won't say much else, but you can think for yourself about what the faces of the fans who supported you would have been if you lost. I know it's a lot of pressure for you guys, but how can you not be pressured as a professional footballer? This game may not be important to you, but it is important to them, and they are your biggest fans. How you want to behave, whether you want to fight hard during the game, whatever you want, as long as you feel worthy of them. ”

Everyone nodded silently, and the enthusiasm of the fans was seen in everyone's eyes, which was pressure and motivation. Everyone was serious and silent during the warm-up, and they didn't joke casually as usual, because they suddenly felt that this game was a very serious matter. And no one came to a shocking dunk, everyone was silently shooting, layups, and warming up, without any superfluous movements, which seemed to form a stark contrast to the passionate fans in the stands. But that doesn't mean they don't have a fighting spirit, the silence is just a volcano that hasn't erupted yet.

The shouts of the fans continued until the official start of the game, even after the warm-up of the players on both sides, they continued to sing all kinds of songs in the stands, some songs for the team, some songs for the players, and the rest of the people who couldn't sing were desperately knocked with inflatable sticks, and I don't know if they would feel very tired. But this atmosphere also has the great benefit of turning the Rose Garden into the home of the devil. This is not good news for the visitors, who will only be able to play at more than half the level when they play at home if they are not determined enough.

That's why a lot of coaches say that fans are the 16th man on a team (an NBA team can only allow 15 players) because they are often able to cause a lot of disruption to opponents at home, and this is something that NBA rules can't prohibit. Basically, as long as the fans don't clash with the players and don't put up racist and abusive slogans, the fans will not be punished for what they do in the stands. Moreover, basketball does not have so many hooligan fan organizations compared to football, and naturally there are few fans who are "banned" by the team. The so-called ban, which is not allowing fans to enter the home stadium to watch the team's games, is a very serious punishment for die-hard fans, and no fan will like such a punishment, so most of the time they will not violate the team's ban.

This time it was the Suns who suffered, as soon as they caught the ball, there would be a tsunami of boos from the stands, and when they stood at the free throw line to make free throws, the fans facing them would wave their inflatable sticks to distract them. This is allowed by NBA rules, so many players have developed the skill of hitting free throws blankly during away games, completely undisturbed by the outside world. Of course, the fans will still be happy to interfere with the players, as long as they can make them miss a goal, it will be earned.

In the deafening boos of the scene, the Suns players missed consecutive shots, and only Nash felt good, so he had no choice but to score. Contrary to the Suns, the Trail Blazers players descended like tigers in the cheers of the fans, and every point could score, even Camby received Ye Feng's passes in a row to complete the aerial relay. The Trailblazers scored 35 points in a single quarter, while the Suns only scored 23 points, and the 12-point difference was already a big pit.

The Suns players are feeling irritated, but many of them are veterans and are not affected by the fans on the sidelines to some extent. But the drumming of the Trail Blazers fans in this game was really terrifying, and as soon as they got the ball, the overwhelming boos even made their hearts beat faster, and even a little weak. And when it's the Trail Blazers' turn to attack, fans will be organized to chant "MVP!" MVP! It's just as loud, but it's rhythmic and doesn't make the Trail Blazers players feel unusual.

However, the Suns are a strong team after all, and in the first quarter they were only caught off guard by the noise of the fans, and at the beginning of the second quarter, they adjusted their mentality and the offense began to recover. Nash breathed a sigh of relief, he was 35 years old, and his physical strength was no longer enough to support him to support the team with his own offense throughout the game, although he survived the first three quarters of the first game, he had no strength in the final quarter. If his teammates don't get back their touch, he'll really have to go back to scoring and throw the task of organizing the offense aside.

But the Trail Blazers showed a strong desire to win and the resilience to withstand the pressure, and even when the Suns' offense returned to its flowing form, they were not afraid to fight against each other. Although Hill desperately entangled Ye Feng, hoping to disrupt his rhythm, Ye Feng easily got rid of his defense, and then directly gave the ball to his teammates who were in the gap when Hill followed up again. Aldridge's hand is surprisingly good, it seems that the first three games have been saved for this one, his straight-arm jumper is indeed a league must, and with some back-back, it is a very serious test for defenders.

The two sides were evenly matched in the second quarter, with the Suns leading by two points in the quarter, but that was only a small improvement on the 12 points in the first quarter, and the margin was still in double digits. When the halftime whistle blew, the fans in the stands cheered again, applauding and cheering for the players of the Trailblazers, Ye Feng looked at the surging fans, smiled, and followed his teammates into the players' tunnel.