The Trail Blazers called a timeout, and at 13:20, with the King's wave of 6:0 mini-climax, the difference between the two teams has been widened to 7 points.

After the timeout, Li Tian was replaced by Adelman, and Li Tian played 7 minutes on the court in the first quarter. Adelman is very cautious about the use of Li Tian, and his playing time is also strictly limited, using 7 minutes in a single quarter is basically the limit, under normal circumstances, Li Tian will be replaced in about 6 minutes.

Replacing Li Tian was Middleton, and with the departure of Thorton and others, Middleton became the number one substitute on the Kings' forward line, and compared to Ben McClymer, Middleton's defense and off-ball ability are better, and his outside shooting is more consistent.

After the timeout, the Trail Blazers attacked, and it was Aldridge who still received the ball, only this time, he was not in the low post, but started playing high near the free throw line.

Matthews picked up Aldridge's pass after the run and hit a shot from beyond the three-point line.

In the half, the King's offensive tactics did not make adjustments, although Middleton's off-ball running and shooting are some gaps with Li Tian, but the style is similar, which allows the King's offensive play to continue the previous tactical arrangement.

Cousins takes the ball at the free throw line, and the big man pulls it out to make a response, in terms of range, Cousins is not worse than Aldridge, but in terms of shooting stability in the middle and long distance, Cousins may be slightly worse.

However, that didn't stop Cousins from pulling up to the high post, as Robin Lopez didn't dare to put Cousins directly in the mid-range shot. Moreover, Adelman's offensive tactics, the big man pulls to the high position often plays a covering role, and there are not many direct attacks.

However, this time, Cousins chose to attack on his own.

Cousins picked up the ball on the right side of the free-throw line, and Evans ran past Cousins, looking like he was going to complete a hand-to-hand pass with Cousins.

Behind Cousins, Lopez shifted to the right, ready to intercept Evans, who had already pinned Lillard behind him.

However, when Evans ran past, Cousins did not pass the ball, put the ball on his waist and made a feint to pass the ball, and Cousins immediately turned abruptly and dribbled along the middle.

Lopez, who was next to Cousins, immediately turned sideways to block, but Cousins, who had already started, was obviously not so easy to prevent.

Using his skillful dribbling skills and excellent confrontation ability, Cousins dribbled against Lopez to the basket.

Cousins' completely guard-driven style of play makes Lopez's defense a little difficult, and he is better at defending under the basket, including defending the inside of opposing players and complementing outside players, and now it is more difficult for him to follow from mid-range all the way to the basket.

By the time he took two steps across the free throw line, Lopez could no longer stick to Cousins' side, and at this point, Aldridge was back to the basket to help defend.

Taking a big step forward, Cousins completely shook off Lopez and held the ball in his hands.

With the impact of this stride, Cousins leaped to his feet, and in front of him, Aldridge immediately jumped up and waved his hand to block.

"Coax!" With the cheers of the scene, Cousins' right hand holding the ball high was slightly deflected to the side in the air, and he actually made a dodge in the air, avoiding Aldridge's block directly!

"Smack!" "Tick!"

Aldridge's palm slammed into Cousins' arm with a crisp sound, which naturally did not escape the eyes of the referee who was nearby, and it did not stop Cousins' attack.

"Bang!"

The arm rubbed Aldridge's palm down, and Cousins slammed the ball into the basket, which instantly detonated the enthusiasm of the audience.

"Good shot! Cousins breaks through the dunk Ade! This goal is going to be in the top 10! ”

Although Li Tian was off the field, the wonderful pictures on the field also made the commentator can't help shouting.

Cousins hit a free throw, and it was 2+1, which widened the gap between the two teams by one point. However, in the half, Aldridge quickly fought back.

Instead of receiving the ball at the free-throw line, Aldridge chose to stay on the left mid-range, and then moved from the left mid-range to the right mid-range after Lopes stepped forward to cover, and by this time, the defender had been replaced by Cousins because of the move he had just made.

With his back to Cousins, Aldridge began to dribble and attack. Out of trust in Cousins, no Kings players stepped forward at this time, and Cousins' defense did a very good job, Aldridge backed twice in a row, but Cousins was stuck behind him and was not squeezed by the opponent in the slightest.

Aldridge also understood that he was not superior in the battle of strength, and after two back-to-back adjustments, he immediately turned and jumped up to shoot.

Aldridge's jump shot had a slight back, but the backlash was not large, seeing this, Cousins immediately thought about blocking, jumped up quickly, and waved his arm towards the basketball in Aldridge's hand.

"Tick!" "Huh!"

The two voices sounded almost simultaneously, Cousins' block could not cover the ball, his hand was on Aldridge's wrist, Aldridge also showed his excellent shooting ability at this time, and he still threw the ball into the basket under such physical confrontation and Cousins' foul interference.

2+1, although Aldridge's scoring method is different from Cousins', the effect is the same, they are all three-pointers.

In the second half of the first quarter, it became a duel between Cousins and Aldridge, two interior players, the two seemed to be competing with each other, and although the score was rising, the difference remained about 7 points.

At the end of the first quarter, seeing Cousins' excellent offensive form, Evans and Iguodala were also replaced by Adelman, leaving only Cousins as a starter to stay on the court.

The opposite Trail Blazers were similar, Lillard, Batum and others were replaced at the break, and the court completely became a duel between two stars, and the two both scored 12 points in this quarter of the game.

At 24:30, after the first quarter of the game, the difference between the two teams was fixed at 6 points.

Entering the second quarter, Adelman replaced Cousins with a pure bench lineup, while Trail Blazers head coach Stottes on the opposite side did not have so many people available, and he put Robin Lopez and Batum on the court.

With Ben McClymer and Middleton's current play, the Kings' lineup was not left behind, and when the main players returned to the court, although the difference between the two teams was only 5 points, the Kings had the ball.

After the difference in the first quarter widened to 7 points, the situation on the court entered a stalemate, the two teams are very close to each other, in the five positions on the court, none of the positions have obvious disadvantages, but there is no obvious advantage in the position.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers took the lead for a while, but the Kings regained the lead before halftime and entered the second half with a five-point advantage.

The second half of the game did not change too significantly from the second quarter, neither team could completely suppress the opponent, and the overall strength was almost the same, so the game was extremely close.

It is often the Trail Blazers who catch up with the score or overtake by 2 or 3 points, and the Kings win back immediately, and the Kings can't do it if they want to open up the difference.

"The two teams are very close and evenly matched, and after three quarters, the Kings only have a three-point lead, and it is very likely that the winner will not be decided until the last minute."

In the domestic live broadcast room, the commentators commented on the game like this, and their statements were also agreed by the fans.

For their part, the fans are also happy to see such a close match, and they are eager to wait until the last minute of the game to decide the winner when the team they support will not lose.

(PS: There will also be a public chapter, which should be sent out around 10 o'clock.) ）