Hubie Brown thoroughly analyzed the situation of the two teams, and also gave fans some deep concepts of the two teams.

This information allows fans to understand that the Pelicans are a team that attaches importance to the interior and has a fast pace, and the combination of these two is indeed a very demonic rhythm.

The Trail Blazers, on the other hand, are strong on the point guard and interior line, and have certain weaknesses on the wings.

The Trail Blazers did lack strong support on the wings, and their offense relied too much on Aldridge's offense.

In the second round, when Lillard came with the ball, Aldridge hurriedly ran out of the interior to make a cover for Lillard.

Lillard's harassment in the previous round was too successful, and Millsap, who was behind Aldridge in this round, focused on Lillard, and the rotation was a beat slower. That beat was a big hole for Lillard when he came, and he comfortably took the basketball back to Aldridge.

Aldridge got the ball at this time, and Millsap was done in the past defense! Aldridge took a light step with the ball, got up and threw a mid-range, and the shot was a solid shot.

Aldridge is a big forward, and his offensive skills can almost be described as perverted. In this era of scarcity of interior lines, Aldridge has long-range shots, can attack with both hands in the low post, and can also throw the face frame, which is completely an offensive technique without dead ends.

Such a big forward should be unique in this league, and it stands to reason that Aldridge should be worth a superstar.

But the reality is that Aldridge is not very popular in the league and his support is not widespread, and many fans, including experts, believe that Aldridge is not a first-class interior lineman, and there is a chasm between him and a first-class interior player.

Why is it that a player with such excellent skills and such a steady score is not recognized, is everyone blind?

Is it just because Aldridge's style is not fancy and his play is too solid? So why does Duncan get such a high rating?

In fact, everyone's eyes are still bright. Aldridge and Duncan can't be compared. That's because Duncan can cover the entire interior line on the defensive end, but Aldridge's tall but not strong stature doesn't play a decisive role on the defensive end.

Moreover, Aldridge's all-round scoring skills are also determined by the style of scoring by skill, and he will not be the decisive figure on the offensive end.

At the height of the competition, there are many tricks and techniques, and there is no domineering body element that can play a decisive role.

So Aldridge is a scorer who, despite his all-round offensive skills, has huge holes on the defensive end and can't complete key goals on the offensive end. A scorer who can't score a key point, no matter how many points he scores, is destined to be a second-rate scorer. So Aldridge can only be a second-rate insider.

Actually, at this point. The Pelicans' Millsap and Aldridge are extremely similar, the two are in similar situations, and their strengths and weaknesses are not much different.

Of course, this season, Aldridge's hot form has surprised many people, in fact, Aldridge has become a real first-class star, but in the eyes of some, it is still on the surface.

Aldridge is the Trail Blazers' most relied on player on the offensive end at this time, and the Pelicans want to win. Lillard and Aldridge must be cut off, otherwise Aldridge will also be a player who can cause a lot of trouble for the Pelicans.

In that round just now, the Pelicans just didn't pay attention, and Aldridge shot the ball.

After Aldridge hit the mid-range shot. The Pelicans immediately took the ball and drove out quickly, and ran out quickly.

In the process of running, the Pelicans formed an offensive preparation, and Rose passed the ball to Li Feng as soon as he ran over. When Li Feng took the ball, Al Jefferson had already blocked it, and at this time, Li Feng took the ball and pulled it to the side, and Al Jefferson suddenly pulled out and cut to the basket.

This is also a fixed routine for the Pelicans. Li Feng took this opportunity and hurriedly passed the ball inward. The Pelicans' tactics are clear, but they forget that the Trail Blazers' interior combination is really not bad. Defending Al Jefferson today is Robin Lopez, who has both speed and strength and footwork on the defensive end, and is second only to Howard in a difficult figure to play against.

Li Feng passed the ball so directly, Robin Lopez immediately reached over and destroyed it from behind.

Robin Lopez suddenly clicked on the basketball and steals the basketball.

The Trail Blazers formed a steal, and just as Robin Lopez hesitated a little to get the ball, Lillard ran over and yelled at Robin Lopez:

"Don't rush! Don't rush! Steady dìng a little come, steady dìng a little come! ”

Lillard didn't come up in a hurry to ask for the ball, but settled his teammates first, so that his teammates didn't make mistakes, and he didn't make mistakes.

This is completely the style of a mature commander, and at Lillard's call, Robin Lopez is steady, watching his teammates disperse, and he steadily hands the basketball to Lillard.

Lillard ran over at this time, Batum and Matthews both pulled to the side, and on the other side, Robin Lopez covered Aldridge to run over, and Robin Lopez also immediately ran to Batum's side, giving way to Lillard and Aldridge to play a 2-on-2 game on the right.

At this time, Lillard took the ball and stepped across, and Rose perfectly bypassed the screen, still blocking Lillard.

At this point, Lillard saw that the space in front of him was empty and his teammates pulled away, and this time he chose to attack himself instead of passing.

Lillard immediately dribbled forward, then took a second step back from under his crotch and made a mid-range shot.

Lillard mastered this rhythm very well, and completely shook Rose on the second step, and hit the basket as soon as he made a shot.

Lillard also hit a two-point shot, opening the Trail Blazers 7-2, leading the Pelicans by 5 points. The Trail Blazers made all three shots and shot slightly better than the Pelicans.

trailed by 5 points, and at this time, the Pelicans were a little nervous up and down, and they began to prepare for points.

At this time, Hubby Brown said in the commentary seat:

"Lillard's offense just now was beautiful! It's not just the means of attacking that are beautiful, but the timing of scoring is even more beautiful. He didn't go crazy alone with the ball, no matter what the opponent's defense was, but he saw the space and was pulled by his teammates. Then score after making a good offensive move. That's a reasonable choice for attacking opportunities! ”

Lillard is not a point guard who wants to be a demon, even if he does it once, he does it perfectly.

Under Lillard's strong suppression, the Pelicans also felt the pressure, and Li Feng rushed over quickly with the ball in the backcourt.

rushed to the Trail Blazers' halfcourt, and saw that the Trail Blazers used Batum and Robin Lopez to withstand themselves at the top of the arc.

Li Feng immediately took the ball and turned around and pulled it out, so that Li Feng could clearly see that Arenas ran in from the middle, took a reverse run, and cut to near the bottom line.

Li Feng passes the ball to Arenas. It just so happened that Millsap's waist position on this side was in the main position.

Arenas took the ball and was ready to pass to Millsap, but Aldridge couldn't get the ball in front of the half-wrap.

At this time, the Pelicans' defense came to a slight standstill, and at this moment, Arenas saw that Matthews' defensive pace was a little slow, and immediately shouted:

"Cover!"

Millsap understood that he went up to block Matthews, and Arenas cut in laterally, shook off Robin Lopez with a jump, and threw a throw from a long distance from the basket.

Arenas shoots, throws and hits!

The Pelicans also began to score, and the rhythm of the Pelicans was still very clear at this time. Quick runs, quick placements, and then quick coordination to score.

It's a rhythm that no other team has at the moment, when the Pelicans play that rhythm. It's hard for other teams to adapt. The Pelicans score well!

The Pelicans chased the score to 4-7, and the difference between the two teams was still 3 points!

When the Trail Blazers chased after him again, Lillard took the ball and saw Batum running to the front, and his powerful pass immediately went into Batum's hands.

Batum was supposed to play a fast break with the ball. But Li Feng quickly stepped up and stopped him from thinking about playing fast.

In this way, Batum could only turn his butt and wanted to suppress Li Feng. But it's still not better than attacking Batum with his back, he can't suppress Li Feng, and he was almost cut off by Li Feng.

Batum couldn't play, so he had to return the basketball to Lillard and let Lillard play the basketball.

Lillard is indeed more than France's Maddie Batum will play.

When he got the ball, it was right at the defensive junction of Arenas and Al-Jefferson, and it was difficult to break through in this kind of place, and it was easy to get caught in the trap.

But Lillard broke through in this place, he took the ball and broke through in one step, and he pierced into the middle of this joint, and the Pelicans' defense immediately closed the circle, but at this time, Lillard made a ground-hitting pass, and the angle was very awkward to send the basketball to Matthews at the top of the arc from the middle of the joint.

Once Li Feng's teammate Matthews took the ball to grab a step forward, and the long-range 2-pointer was also shot. Matthews had a good hand today, hitting two long-range shots in a row.

also helped the Trail Blazers rewrite the score to 9-4, and the Trail Blazers still led the Pelicans by 5 points.

Lillard commanded with ease, spreading out the entire Trail Blazers' roster.

In the face of the Trail Blazers' aggressive opening, the Pelicans looked a little slow today, especially lacking the strength to attack the basket and the power of the three-point shot.

In modern basketball, the back-to-back offense is no longer dead, and the Pelicans need to change the center of gravity of the offense slightly.

The Trail Blazers played hard at the beginning, and the Pelicans, who actually forced it, called a timeout first.

Van Gundy also saw that the Trail Blazers came this time, not that the Trail Blazers really beat the Pelicans, but that the Trail Blazers' shooting rate was super high after the opening, so the Pelicans suffered temporarily.

When Van Gundy called a timeout, he adjusted the team's offensive strategy while strengthening the team's defense near the three-point line.

After the timeout, the two teams returned to the court, this time with the Pelicans' ball, and the Pelicans came back and hit the basketball directly into the hands of Al Jefferson under the basket. Let Al Jefferson go to Robin Lopez under the basket.

Robin Lopez's defensive ability is extremely strong, but Jefferson is very strong under the basket singles, and Al Jefferson is more mature than the kitten Cousins, and is now in his prime.

Spread out. Robin Lopez had the strength to defend it, but he couldn't defend it, and Al Jefferson turned around like a top and threw a small hook that landed comfortably into the Trail Blazers' basket.

Robin Lopez was beaten in the low post, and he also looked very depressed, and he is a defensive master who is rarely beaten in the low post.

The Pelicans came back from a timeout, and sure enough, they scored two points, but the Pelicans' offensive style still hasn't changed, and the Pelicans came over this round. It's still starting from a low position.

The Trail Blazers came over and passed the basketball to Lillard first, and Lillard obviously felt very good today.

When the ball came over, the Clippers deliberately gave up the space at the top of the arc to Lillard.

Lillard came up, took the ball with one hand and flung it towards Robin Lopez's left and made a feint, as if he was about to break through from the left, and Rose was stunned, but at this time, Lillard broke through from the right to the wing and made a pull-up jump shot.

Lillard's small mid-range shot hit again, and Lillard felt good today. As soon as he took out the basket, it landed firmly in the Pelicans' basket.

So far, the trailblazer still feels good!

At this time, it was time for Li Feng to make a move, when the Pelicans advanced again. Li Feng penetrated the bottom line first. When Rose came up, he suddenly ran out to catch the ball.

After getting the basketball, Li Feng also almost got to an almost identical offense with Lillard, using cover to go around, and then retreated to the side. raised his hand and threw a mid-range, Li Feng also made the same mid-range shot, but his shooting style was different from Lillard's.

Lillard is light, like a sword. With a single stab, you get the score. But Li Feng was stunned by the spear here, and when he came up, he directly pulled it out and shot the basketball, and shot at the opponent's head.

Li Feng's shot was also hit, and the feeling of opposition between the Pelicans and the Trail Blazers at this time is becoming more and more distinct.

When the Trail Blazers pushed in immediately, the Pelicans' defense was also more aggressive.

The basketball came over, and it was up to Arenas to block Matthews' passing route, and Matthews finally passed the basketball to Aldridge, who was receiving above.

Aldridge took the ball over and faced Millsap in the middle, who stepped up to defend and wanted to make a steal on Aldridge.

However, Aldridge took a low step in possession of the ball in the face of Millsap at this time, strode forward and squeezed forward, and then turned and plunged to the basket.

When Aldridge got to the basket, he turned around twice in a row, two feints, and Millsap didn't dare to move, and at this time, Aldridge suddenly shot a throw with his right hand and sent the basketball to the Pelicans' basket.

The Trail Blazers' main lineup is still very strong, Lillard has the ability to score, and Aldridge also has the ability to score.

As long as these two guys play properly, the Pelicans won't be able to crush the Trail Blazers, and according to Hubbie Brown, it's only when it's time off the bench that the Pelicans have a good time.

At this time, the score of the two teams was 13-6, and the score was increasing, but the difference did not change.

The pelicans came again, about the same number of roads as before.

Rose took the ball and waited on the right sideline, Li Feng penetrated the bottom line and suddenly ran out just to catch the ball.

Li Feng and Rosestone's longitudinal movement shifted all attention to the right, and at this time, Arenas, who was on the left, took advantage of his teammates' cover and suddenly ran to the left 45 degrees outside the three-point line, and Li Feng actually passed the ball just right.

Although Arenas was a little slower today, Matthews's feet were not fast, and the two of them were about to get together.

So by the time Matthews chased it out, Arenas' three-pointer had already been shot and had gone in.

After calling a timeout, the Pelicans' defense did not improve much, but the offense was much more stable.

Both teams have maintained an efficient offense for a long time, especially on the Trail Blazers' side. This kind of game is very suitable for the opening view.

It's all great goals and it's easy to bring the fans' emotions into it.

But now that the game has been played, both teams are familiar with each other's paths, and after a little probing, both sides have found the cover door to defend each other.

The Trail Blazers came back and the Pelicans' defense was more efficient because the Forest Spirit knew the Trail Blazers better.

The Pelicans came up early to defend and forced the ball on the Trail Blazers' side not to go to Lillard, who was in the middle, and could only pass the ball down the middle to Aldridge.

Aldridge played hard, this time trying to shoot, took the ball and turned to face the basket and threw a mid-range.

But once he is lazy, basketball will also be lazy! Aldridge's mid-range hit the rim and missed.

The Trail Blazers finally have a missed ball! At this point in the game, Van Gundy can finally breathe a sigh of relief, and the Trail Blazers haven't gone crazy en masse today.

The Trail Blazers missed a ball, the Pelicans immediately caught up, Li Feng passed the ball to Rose at the top of the arc, and Rose took a step with the ball and shot in the three-point line.

Both teams missed shots, and the offense was slightly suspended. The Trail Blazers played Lillard's one-man tandem today, and the whole team revolved around Lillard's run.

The Pelicans, on the other hand, are still playing their fast pace, and both teams have taken out their housekeeping skills at the beginning.

In this way, the Trail Blazers are free and smooth, the Pelicans are fast and ferocious, and the two teams fought until the first quarter was interrupted, and the two teams played 20-17, and the points of the two teams were not much different, and the fight on the court was also equal. (To be continued......)