The Clippers served a sideline ball, Redick received the ball from the outside and made a three-pointer with a bang.

Wang Zelin collected the rebound and the Trail Blazers quickly approached.

With this ball, Lillard used the threat of pick-and-rolls and breakthroughs to throw Rivers away. Redick immediately defended in front of him, but it was of no use.

Because the ball is no longer in his hands.

After receiving a pass back from the high post, Wang Zelin took aim, raised his hand and hit a half-shot basket.

6:2, the Trail Blazers retreated quickly.

It was the Clippers' offense again, and they failed to score for two consecutive rounds. Without Paul to control the overall situation, the Clippers players became visibly impatient.

Rivers dribbled forward and as soon as he reached the frontcourt, Griffin reached out to him for the ball from outside the three-point line.

Did you forget the pain so quickly?

Seeing this scene, Wang Zelin immediately became happy.

However, after seeing Griffin's smooth control of the ball, he had to admit that Griffin was not only talented but also a player who worked hard enough.

His ball-handling rating of 82 was obtained by cheating, but as a power forward, Griffin's ball-handling ability reached an exaggerated 84 rating.

The last power forward to have such control ability was the former "left-handed magician" O'Dangdang.

but……

"Snapped!"

Another block.

Griffin's breakthrough layup was destroyed by Wang Zelin who came out from the wing and snatched the ball away in the air.

I admire you all, the competition is a competition.

Since he was an opponent, he naturally had to do his best to greet Griffin.

"Oh my God! God, what did I see! What did I see?!"

"Poor Griffin, let us feel sorry for him for a second!"

"Two consecutive big shots, this one was more bloody, Wang directly caught Griffin's layup in the air!"

When Wang Zelin grabbed his hat angrily, the scene was silent for a short period of time, as if a barrel of dynamite was suddenly lit.

The Rose Garden Center Arena instantly erupted into a huge burst of cheers and screams.

After landing, Wang Zelin made a super long-distance pass, locking the forward attacking arrow Batum. The latter received the ball and rushed to the basket. After two steps, he took the ball and poured it into the basket.

8:2! The Trail Blazers have been slowly opening up the score since the beginning of the game.

However, after Rivers hurriedly drank a cup of chicken soup during a timeout, the Clippers' offense became more orderly. After some patient movement, JJ Redick broke the scoring drought and hit the first three-pointer of the night.

At 8:5, the Clippers regained some dignity on the offensive end.

In the transition between offense and defense, the Blazers' offense continued the pick-and-roll tactics with Lillard. Wang Zelin made a reverse run and cut to the basket. Facing the defense of Jordan and Griffin, he passed the ball from hand to hand in the air and passed it to Aldridge.

Easy layup.

After the goal, the Trail Blazers retreated very quickly, and the Clippers were able to fall into a positional battle.

Jordan wouldn't know how to play if he was away for three seconds, so Wang Zelin's defensive focus was always on Griffin. Griffin may also understand this. The low singles are just sheep attacks. Outside the three seconds zone on the left, fake

A true pass was passed to Barnes who had some space on the left baseline.

However, whether it is the offensive stability of catching and shooting or the three-point shooting ability, Barnes is obviously far behind Redick, and his shot missed the basket.

The Clippers, who had learned several lessons before, retreated so quickly this time that they were astonishingly fast, giving the Trail Blazers no chance to break fast.

Switch to positional warfare.

Wang Zelin still did not stay in the low post. Tonight, without Paul, he chose to play a pick-and-roll tactic with Lillard. This was a more unsolvable and easier style of play against the Clippers.

And in this case, Jordan is in an awkward situation. If he doesn't follow out, it is very likely that Wang Zelin will raise his hand and hit him with a shot; but if he follows out, the Clippers' interior defense will completely lose its guarantee.

What's even worse is that if the defense is switched to Lillard, Jordan's face will probably become even darker.

You know, even in the later point guard heyday of the small ball era, and still being double-teamed by Curry, Westbrook, Paul and many other strong men, Lillard still grabbed a place, being selected as an All-Star, and also

Been selected for a while!

Lillard's main offensive method, in addition to singles, is also common with various pick-and-roll attacks with teammates, including quick three-pointers after the pick-and-roll, and mismatched 1vs1.

In the next few offensive rounds of the Trail Blazers, Wang Zelin was willing to be a green leaf, and his style of play changed back to the high-post beacon mode he played in the Princeton system last season. As long as his teammates have opportunities, he will hand over the ball as soon as possible.

In the playoffs, being able to score and win is king. He doesn't care about being the team's leading scorer!

Moreover, even if Wang Zelin is used as a threat to contain the defense, he actually has many scoring opportunities.

After all, the main force of the Trail Blazers has not changed in the past three years. After three seasons of various tactical movement training, as well as actual running-in with teammates on the court, once Wang Zelin mentions taking the ball in the high post to support him, he will be able to deal with the inside.

, the Trail Blazers, and other main players all have shooting, passing, and defensive skills, so they can easily threaten.

When his teammates threaten, the opponent's defensive focus on Wang Zelin will naturally drop. At that time, he can still maintain a high offensive efficiency by occasionally playing a few 1vs1 games.

Especially against a team like the Clippers that has no defensive enthusiasm but does not have a very good defensive system.

On weekdays, the Clippers' defense at critical moments relies on Paul on the outside, DeAndre Jordan on the inside, and tough guy Barnes on the wing. The remaining two are basically undefended, and Redick is even more of a black hole.

But the problem is that when facing top teams that are also championship-level, Paul is limited by his height and has only one defensive title, but he often cannot restrain offensive guards in the same position;

Jordan's defense relies more on talent, relying on his running and jumping ability to help defend the top, and his frame protection is also top-notch, but his single defense ability can only be said to be good, not even excellent. In 1vs1 single defense, there are too many

There are more scenes of dancing in a flash.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As for Barnes, we can only say that he is unlucky. In this era of small forwards, whenever he encounters top small forwards, in addition to being tough, he

There was nothing more that could be done.

Therefore, in the original history, the Clippers actually had the hope of winning the championship in three seasons. After all, the lineup was there. There were even few teams in the entire league at that time that could match the Clippers' lineup.

Coached by championship coach Doc Rivers, the main lineup includes three All-NBA players in Paul, Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan, who can attack and defend.

In addition, three-point shooter Redick, defensive tough guy Barnes, and Jamal Crawford, one of the strongest Super 6 players in history, sit on the bench. Rivers Jr. and Nate are also good bench gangsters.

But they have been unable to reach the top. On the one hand, it is due to off-court factors, injuries, luck and other messy reasons. Another key reason is that the Clippers failed to achieve success in any aspect, whether offensively or defensively.

Extremely.

Balance, sometimes is a shackles!

So much so that they missed the last shudder every time.

…

When the official timeout came in the first quarter, Wang Zelin easily scored 8 points and 3 assists, Lillard scored 7 points and 2 assists, Aldridge, Batum, and Matthews also had 4 points and 4 points respectively.

, 2 points are credited.

The Trail Blazers scored 25 points in 7 minutes, and their offensive efficiency was exaggerated!

The Clippers, on the other hand, only scored 10 points in more than half a quarter!

Fans who had been watching the excitement saw the official timeout and the enlarged score on the screen, only to realize that there was already a 15-point difference between the two teams!

Is this really a second-round playoff team?

Even if Chris Paul is missing, the flash mob won't be so ineffective, right?

Or is it because the Trail Blazers are too strong!

Falling behind by 15 points before the first quarter is even finished, it's still the playoffs!

This is not bad!

I don’t know if Rivers could keep his composure or was beaten stupidly. He just didn’t call a timeout and allowed the two sides to fight until the official timeout time.

After returning to the bench.

The head coaches of both sides quickly made personnel adjustments.

Wang Zelin originally thought that the coach would let them go down and rest for a while before playing again, but he didn't expect that the coach was more interested than him.

"You guys will go on the field later. If you don't lead in the first quarter, pass the ball for 20 points. No one of you can rest today. You all have to play the whole game for me!"

Good guy, it looks like this is the plan to lead the Clippers' rhythm in the first half!

"Coach, has anyone told you..."

"What's wrong?"

"You are so crazy now!"

"Get lost!" Coach Terry kicked Wang Zelin.

Wang Zelin opened his Ghost Sword and moved around... Oh, he didn't hit it!

"Haha, but I like it!"

…

Pause and come back.

When Rivers saw that the five main players of the Trail Blazers were still trying, his expression changed again and again, and it became much darker to the naked eye.
To be continued...