Slaughtering the Heat at the American Airlines Center, Li Feng once again won the battle with LeBron James for the league's number one star.

Li Feng and the Pelicans are making great progress, and another wave of 10 consecutive wins successfully surpassed the Spurs to become the first in the West, and there is only one win gap with the Chicago Bulls, who are the first in the East and the first in the league.

If it weren't for the ups and downs of the start, it would not be impossible for them to hit 70 wins according to the Pelicans' trend.

Of course, the Pelicans don't dare to be careless, and the Spurs, Thunder, Warriors, etc. behind them are not dry meals.

In addition to these three teams, the Portland Trail Blazers are also a dark horse, they seem to have no big names after Roy's injury, but relying on the team, they have made efforts in the late stage, and have now surpassed the Thunder, who have Durant and Wei Shao, and jumped to fourth place in the West.

At this time, the two teams of the Pelicans and the Trail Blazers met unexpectedly.

The game returned to the Pelicans' home arena, New Orleans.

Before the start of the game, Li Feng was standing in the middle of the players at this time, he raised one of his hands and shouted:

"We are a team of steel, we are invincible, victory, is our eternal pursuit!"

As Li Feng raised his hand, the team members behind him went up one after another to hold Li Feng's hand and shouted:

"Victory, victory, victory!!"

Pelicans players are waiting in the tunnel of players, and today's opening ceremony at the New Orleans Arena was also extraordinarily grand, with several large cold fireworks placed on the court surrounding the New Orleans Arena.

And also produced a new promotional video, the pelicans of the new promotional video will appear one by one, perform dunks, and make layups!

After the dJ in the room yelled at the Trail Blazers' initial roster, he began to shout the Pelicans' roster, and every time he called out someone's name, he would run quickly onto the court. Then the whole audience will be sprayed with cold fireworks.

The first person to be called out by dJ was "Gilbert Arenas, then Al Jefferson." Paul Millsap, Derek Rose, Li Feng! ”

Every time a person's name was called, the New Orleans Arena was full of jubilation and applause when he ran out, and when Li Feng ran out, the applause on the scene rose to the highest. Tide.

Al Jefferson jumped up with Robin Lopez, and Robin Lopez pointed the ball at Batum as soon as he reached out, and Batum's face and personality were old enough to take the ball and quickly dribble to the Pelicans halfcourt.

One of the characteristics of the Trail Blazers' basketball is that everyone else runs fast, while Aldridge runs slowly!

Now that Batum arrived at the Pelicans halfcourt, he immediately asked for a pass to Aldridge, who was dragging up.

Sometimes some teams ignore defending Aldridge because of his slow running. Today, however, Millsap received a special prompting from Van Gundy, and he followed Aldridge closely.

But just like that, after Aldridge received the ball, Aldridge simply raised his hand to attract Millsap's attention, and then stepped a little. In front of Millsap, in front of Millsap, he made a move.

Aldridge's stance is very special, and the way the knees are bent is not the usual squatting style, but is very similar to the way the legs are bent inward. Then the whole body is like a spring, and then the basketball is pushed out with one hand.

Don't underestimate Aldridge's way of shooting, his way of shooting makes his lower body movement very small, and the shot point is very high. The arc is also very high. A player of his stature, even standing in front of him with his arms stretched out cannot hinder his shooting feel and shooting path.

With Aldridge's cannon, the basketball flew in a high arc and flew past Millsap's fingertips.

Millsap looked at Aldridge's face in disbelief. He just made a move, and he stood straight in front of me, and he shot like that.

It's definitely an unreasonable ball for ordinary people to do this. But Aldridge is extremely reasonable to do this, this series of actions and tactics are customized according to his figure, physical condition, and feel, he is so special, so bewitching, so helpless!

Aldridge's first shot went smoothly into the Pelicans' basket! This made Aldridge wave his arms excitedly, and once Aldridge's opening opened, his confidence and feel would increase dramatically, but the Pelicans' defense would be under more pressure.

The first attack on the Trail Blazers was successful, and Bill Wharton sat on the commentary bench and shook his head and said:

"This guy he changed the role of the big forward in the team, he was once known as another Bosh, but I didn't expect him to chase Nowitzki now, if he can strengthen the physical confrontation, he may not be able to surpass the Norvitzki!"

Aldridge opened the game with one of his signature shots, and the Pelicans could only chase it down and attack.

If the Trail Blazers' style of play is simple and sharp, then the Pelicans' style of play is thick and tight.

After Li Feng got the ball on the outside, Rose and Arenas started to run, and on the strong side, Millsap made two consecutive screens with Al Jefferson, and he finally pulled out.

At this time, Li Feng's pass just arrived, and Millsap, who got the ball, turned around and faced Aldridge one-on-one!

These two people compare with each other, and Aldridge feels that he is inferior to Millsap physically, and Aldridge is more comfortable in handling details than technical Aldridge, and Millsap's technical characteristics are more concise.

Against Aldridge Millsap also used his most common method, no feints, no false moves, one step dribbling and one step to cross Aldridge over half a step, and then suddenly jumped up and fought for the body!

Aldridge was certainly not as good as Millsap's physical confrontation, and he could only watch the ball in Millsap's hand jump towards the Trail Blazers' basket like a magical pinball.

In the first leg of the opening game, the two teams jumped out to go head-to-head!

But neither of them could help the other. Aldridge has strong offensive firepower, but defensively is only in the middle of the league among power forwards.

Once this midstream level encounters a big forward with some strong offensive means, it will immediately become tofu scum, so having a main power forward like Aldridge who is strong in attack and weak in defense is in the formation, and playing a balanced tactic of attack and defense is an empty talk.

On the other hand, Millsap, although Millsap does not have the explosiveness of Aldridge's score, but he is not bad at stability, and he will score when appropriate. Defensively it's not the best in the league, but it's not going to hold back.

The Trail Blazers are still an aggressive team at this point, and they don't usually feel frustrated to see that they've lost two points, and the gang will run over and get two points back on your head.

After the Trail Blazers ran to the Pelicans half, the formation was very simple, and after the half, Matthews handed the ball to Batum in the high post, and he ran away by himself, at this time the Trail Blazers' position seemed scattered. But there is a threat that only a pioneer can have.

At this time, it was not Matthews who picked up Batum in the high post, Matthews had already run near the baseline and was ready to ambush and kill with three points.

In the high post was Aldridge. At this time, if a small man comes up to defend Aldridge, it is useless, you must know that Aldridge can make a safe shot even if he faces a highlander who is higher than himself, and the only one who can come over to defend Aldridge is Millsap.

And as soon as Millsapp walked away, the Pelicans' interior line was empty.

The Trailblazers' group of singles masters have a broad world, this is the uniqueness of the Trailblazers, Batum received the ball and faced Li Feng to dribble quickly to the left two steps, and then jumped directly out of the shot!

Batum's shooting options sometimes give people the feeling that this is the case, it makes no sense to shoot in front of people!

This kind of pitcher really doesn't really make sense. They need to have their own rhythm, and as long as they find their rhythm then they can throw in.

When Batum jumped. It's very stretchy and beautiful in the air.,I want to help the master like it's like sitting in the air with a bow and shooting.。 As soon as the hand is stretched, the arc of the basketball is slightly like a spoon, and the front is low. A small arc jumps behind.

The ball of "Huh" is also hit! The Trail Blazers played simply, really simply, that is, Aldridge opened the opponent's interior line, and the rest of the players also opened up space. Let a player come up and play singles! If you finish fighting, you will go back to defense, and you won't be able to fight again next time.

Compared to the tactics of the Trailblazer Pelicans, the Pelicans are quite academic!

It's still a double cover for the bottom line. But this time, when Li Feng came out of the pocket, he directly received the ball one step away from the three-second zone.

At this time, Trail Blazers coach Tristotts glared at his own pair of eyes, and Van Gundy played with himself as soon as he opened the game and played a low-post offense? This guy plays this kind of ball with his own team, and he wants to die!

Watching the Pelicans run out of tactics very rigorously, David Wesley, "Mickey Mouse" in the commentary seat, was very pleased and said:

"It's been seven years since I left the Alliance! But when I see them, I still feel emotional, if I have time! If I had Mutombo's almost infinite youth, I would have wanted to get back on the field. ”

Hearing this kind of words, Bill Wharton resonated. But he shook his head and said:

"If that's the case, the teams in the league will be filled with people like Bill Russell, Chamberlain, Bob Cousy. We, the young children, will never come out on top. ”

"David, admit the years! Now that we are old, we should do something that an old man should do. ”

What a cold word this was to Wesley, who was always a passion, and he sighed and said:

"You're so frustrating, Bill! The Pelicans have made some changes early now, and he has used a lot of low-post play in the first few games, but this is the first time he has made such an early move. ”

Wesley was trying to find the line of Van Gundy's thinking, and Li Feng received the ball and sat inward two steps in a row, pushing Batum a little further. At this time, the rest of the Trail Blazers had no intention of making up for it, so they watched Batum and Li Feng go head-to-head in the low post.

Li Feng saw that the other party really didn't defend, and he didn't have any scruples, and suddenly turned around and drilled into the basket of the Trailblazers along the bottom line, at this time Robin Lopez had no reason not to shoot.

Hurriedly slid sideways and reached out to block Li Feng, the ball that Li Feng lifted was blocked at once, but Robin Lopez jumped forward a little fiercely when he was blocking. touched Li Feng's body, and the New Orleans Arena was a little unhappy this time, and the audience booed for a while.

This kind of ball can be awarded a defensive foul or a block, but because this is the New Orleans arena, the Trail Blazers are now strong, and for many reasons, the referee gave Robin Lopez a defensive foul.

Now Stotts was a little angry. He yelled at the referee in a hoarse voice on the sidelines, Stotts was a very serious, very serious person when he was a player, he was mainly me. doesn't care about others, and he doesn't care about him even more when he yells, and the referee hates him even more.

Referees actually have a strong ability to manipulate the game on the court, basketball is not like football, and it is difficult to distinguish the blowing penalty.

Under normal circumstances, before the game starts, the referee first holds the ball of more than 10 points in his hand, and he can use it casually. And that's not even counting some key decisions. Counting the key decisions, the referee of basketball is quite powerful on the court.

After sending Li Feng to the free throw line, Li Feng really lived up to Van Gundy's trust in him, hitting both free throws, and the score was still deadlocked.

Stotts was angry, but he was still confident that his team would win, and he didn't have a strategy to deal with Van Gundy's misplaced moves.

In fact, although Stotts has been a player for a long time, he is still a young man as a coach, and many times he needs experience and rapid changes to find a solution. Stotts he can't help it. This is different from Van Gundy's stubbornness, Jefferson is purely experienced.

The Trail Blazers immediately used their second move to the Pelicans' half, which was also misplaced, unlike the Pelicans' small man playing low. The Trail Blazers performed pick-and-roll screens with Aldridge and Body.

Matthews dribbled the ball quickly and Aldridge to cover the high post, took away Millsap's defense, and then immediately passed the ball to Lillard, who received the ball on his feet. After receiving the ball, he immediately passed the ball to Aldridge, who was stuck in the high post for Rose.

Aldridge didn't get stuck on Rose very easily, and with a stretch of his long legs, he completely stuck the position, and then turned to face Rose after receiving the ball. At this time, Aldridge beat Rose as if an adult was fighting a child. Without any feints, as soon as the footsteps are recycled, you will be lazy when you raise your hand!

"Huh" is another hollow shot.

If pulling away the single is the first move of the Trail Blazers, then the current kind of blocking and dismantling cover to form a big fight and a small fight is the second trick of the Trail Blazers, and Aldridge has no shooting pressure in the face of the small man.

Matthews faced the big man's outside defense, and the breakthrough and the pass after the breakthrough were also easy to come by, and it was not a lot of effort at all.

Such a dozen can generally beat some teams with poor defensive blocking into a sieve.

After Aldridge scored another game, Millsap also received the basketball in the high post after the Trail Blazers' halftime, and Millsap, who received the basketball, shook a little.

He felt that Aldridge's footsteps were far less flexible than his own, and the Trail Blazers team was still Robin Lopez, and his breakthrough should be no problem.

Millsap's first hit was too smooth, allowing him to underestimate the defensive resolve of Aldridge and Robin Lopez.

At this time, Aldridge can't block Millsap! But he was able to stick to Millsap.

And after Millsap was stuck in front of Aldridge, Robin Lopez, who was in the back, immediately jumped up and covered Millsap's ball with a palm!

The "bang" ball was firmly attached to the rebound, and Millsap paid the price for his negligence.

Aldridge picked up the basketball, turned around and rushed towards the Pelicans, who could play faster with the Rockets under certain conditions, but they didn't dare to play this kind of basketball with the Trail Blazers.

Seeing the Trailblazers running, Van Gundy's brows were secretly twisted together.

At this time, I watched Aldridge's fast pass to Matthews, Matthews immediately moved his elf-like fast legs after receiving the ball, and left Arenas behind him in a few steps, Matthews ran in front of Li Feng like the wind, and at this time I saw the players on both sides who seemed to be running as fast as a healthy horse, and listened to their roars.

After Matthews ran over in a few steps, Li Feng was already in place behind him, ready to intercept him.

At this time, Matthews suddenly half-turned and looked behind him, and by this time he had already seen Aldridge running to the edge of the three-point line, so he turned around and handed the ball to Aldridge.

This is in the high march, I saw Aldridge receive the ball and shake it in front of Millsap, who was defending himself, Aldridge's shake, but it made Millsap's nerves jump violently, because Aldridge is this kind of guy who shoots on standing.

Millsap hurriedly raised one of his hands in front of Aldridge, and at that moment Aldridge suddenly dribbled to the right with a small step. Millsap reacted from the first feint and hurriedly moved a big step sideways to the right, blocking Aldridge's path.

After Aldridge's small step deceived Millsap's big step, he saw Aldridge's quick left turn, this time it was really a big step, and he left Millsap behind him in one fell swoop.

And at the moment Aldridge turned around!

Van Gundy straightened his fingers in shock, he didn't know that Aldridge was this kind of player, he had the size of a big forward and the skill of a small forward, he had a high-explosive score and a mediocre defense.

But when Aldridge crossed past Millsap with a sense of rhythm and a very brisk pace.

Van Gundy was still surprised, such a guy. What a talent he has, a big man, a nimble foot, a steady shot, more and more diverse skills.

Striding into the Pelican land, Aldridge didn't look fast, but his figure was 2.11 meters, and the amplitude of his feet was quite hit, just a step in front of Al Jefferson, who instinctively jumped up when he saw a big man rushing towards him.

But Aldridge made a move that made Al-Jefferson doomed to be in vain, switching to a layup. The ball shifted to the left, and Aldridge hooked his hand on the left, and the ball grazed the rebound and burrowed into the Pelicans' basket.

"It's a really mesmerizing step. Super Ade's Tango Bewitches Poor Millsap! ”

Bill Wharton let out a shout of delight.

Wesley just shook his head in regret, as he had given New Orleans to the city of New Orleans, he shared the hope that the Pelicans would win.

The Trail Blazers played a simple counterattack, and Van Gundy yelled at his players from the sidelines:

"Rhythm, steady dìng live. Steady dìng stay rhythmic! Play our tactics. ”

Van Gundy's yelling played a role in Rose. And once a team's point guard has calmed down. The rhythm of the rest of the team members is also easy to control.

Rose immediately made a gesture at halftime, seeing Rose's gesture, except for Li Feng, who responded to the meeting, the other three of the Pelicans all withdrew to the weak side, leaving the entire strong side for Rose and Lillard to play alone.

Rose's drunken fist dribble reappeared. Just watch him fall forward and backward, swinging in front of Lillard, suddenly sticking to Lillard, then immediately dodging, suddenly pausing, then moving slightly, and immediately giving a false shake.

Rose's style of play is to put it bluntly, it is not a ball skill.

It's more of a mental game, as if an angry lizard is posing as ferocious, making all sorts of terrifying noises and behaviors, in fact, preparing for him to escape or sneak around.

Ross was swinging, giving Lillard false signals, and then he himself was plotting a top-secret route, once that route was decided. Ross was ready to put it into action.

Sudden left breakthrough, but Lillard has seen Rose's left breakthrough feints at least five times, he didn't arouse the slightest vigilance, when Rose pounced on him, he firmly believed that it was a feint, when he crossed himself, he thought Rose would turn back, but Rose didn't look back when the left broke through the second part.

Lillard knew that he had been deceived, and the deceived Lillard hurriedly chased after him, but as soon as he took a step after him, Rose actually turned around and pulled the ball over a step, and when Lillard was surprised, he saw Rose turn around again and throw the ball to the basket.

At this point, Lillard didn't know when Rose was near the basket or how he did it. He was just bewildered by Rose's series of voices and inexplicable juggling.

Seeing Rose play Lillard like a child, the New Orleans arena finally remembered the relief and laughter. There were quite a few spectators in the stands yelling:

"Derek, let them know you're not drunk. Rose, let them know where the basket is! ”

Lillard, who was teased, blushed a little, he couldn't imagine that Rose would use such a trick on such an occasion.

In Lillard's heart, he secretly decided at this time, Ross, I must make you look good! I want you to look good!

Taking the ball from Aldridge's hand, Lillard immediately made a gesture towards Aldridge as well.

Aldridge froze for a moment when he saw Lillard make such a gesture, and then he laughed, this guy was really angry!

Seeing Lillard's gesture, Tristotts also crossed his hands on his chest and smiled. There are two types of coaches, one is academic and the other is player.

The academic school is more dogmatic, emphasizing tactical perfection and tactical execution, while the player school, because they have played basketball, knows what the players are about mentally and mentally at this time. On the basis of tactics, they are more tolerant of these things on the field.

And Lillard immediately stuffed the ball into Aldridge's hands after arriving at the Trail Blazers halfcourt, he cut it along the three-point line all the way to the baseline, and then used one of Lillard's covers to appear on the Pelicans' wing.

At this time, Aldridge, who was standing in the high position, had both hands fiercely, and the ball went to Lillard's hands like a shooting star.

Lillard received the ball, then took a step directly to the left without a feint and stepped over Rose, making an emergency stop! Rose was left behind by Lillard in one step, watching Lillard shoot an accurate mid-range shot.

This is the third move of the Trail Blazers, the attack on the wing. This move is like a sharp knife inserted from the ribs, the sword is sideways, but it is unmatchedly sharp.

The Trail Blazers started the game with these three weapons, the first one was to pull up the singles, the second was to cover the attack, and the third was to plug in the wings.

These three moves are not some subtle martial arts, they are not as fickle as the triangle attack, they are not as fast as the V-shaped attack, they are not as fast as Princeton's four or two thousand pounds, there is no strong palm power that combines inside and outside, and there is not even the precision and rigor of blocking and dismantling tactics.

Pulling away singles is not only a big road commodity on the street court, but also a big road move, and the high block is the most basic tactic for playing basketball.

The Trail Blazers opened the game with a three-board axe to show their stuff, and the Pelicans continued to execute low-post singles under Van Gundy's roar.

Li Feng and Millsap made a cover and sent Li Feng into the low post of the Trail Blazers.

In the low post, Li Feng had an advantage in playing Batum, but he didn't feel good, and the feeling of throwing the ball out was not there, and at this time, Robin Lopez's backcourt rebounding was very well protected, protecting the rebound.

The Trail Blazers turned to attack the Pelicans' half, as mentioned earlier, the Trail Blazers' style of play is unusually simple, and looking at the Trail Blazers' tactical board, there may be nothing but a straight line.

It's half time for the Pelicans. Lillard and Aldridge again made a high pick-and-roll. It was one of the Trail Blazers' killer moves, and Van Gundy saw Lillard and Aldridge's pick-and-roll and roared loudly on the sideline:

"Transposition, transposition!" (To be continued......)