A 15-point difference is already a considerable gap in such a fierce duel.

Although the Trail Blazers team is young and seems a little unstable, the Trail Blazers are in high morale in today's game and will not leave much space for the Spurs to counterattack.

At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs tried to chase the score during the game, but were successfully stopped by the Trail Blazers.

The two sides entered the fourth quarter with a 16-point gap, and the Trail Blazers were so close to their first victory in this series against the Spurs.

At the end of the third quarter, ESPN conducted a real-time inter-game interview with the home team coach Stotts as usual.

In the brief inter-quarter interview, the reporter's core question was, of course, "Why did the Trail Blazers perform so well today and gain such a big lead after the three quarters."

Stotts' answer was simple.

"We are a young team and we need to show our vitality in the game. In the previous games, we did not play very well and the Spurs controlled the rhythm of the game. But today, in Portland

, we played our own style, used our own energy to gain a greater advantage in the game, and have a great possibility of winning this home game..."

This is the secret to the Blazers' outstanding performance today. They speed up the pace of the game, bring it into their most suitable mode, and then outrun the Spurs.

Today, the Blazers' excellent shooting percentage and the excellent performance of all players put the game firmly in the hands of the Blazers. It was extremely easy to play and the Spurs had no way to reverse it.

The game entered the fourth quarter, and Popovich simply put all three GDP players on the bench, and the team used a rotation with Leonard and Belinelli as the core of the offense.

Perhaps for Popovich, the beginning of the fourth quarter is the Spurs' moment of decision.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the performance of this rotation will determine whether the Spurs will get back the GDP combination and continue to try to chase points, or whether they will simply give the three GDP players more rest time under the huge point difference and return to the home court to try again.

war.

In the fourth quarter, with a huge deficit, the Spurs also significantly accelerated their offensive pace, allowing the team to reduce shot time and change directions to increase the number of rounds in the fourth quarter to facilitate the team's pursuit of points.

It's just that you are right to speed up the attack rhythm and reduce the attack time, but there is a prerequisite that you must throw the ball in and complete the attack.

Danny Green ran out of a ball-free screen, received a pass from Belinelli, and half-turned while walking to complete a three-pointer.

When the score gap is large, three-pointers are undoubtedly the easiest way to quickly narrow the score gap.

only……

"The iron is better. Danny Green's long-range three-point shot has a good trajectory, but the power is still a little too high."

"Danny Green's game state was not that good today. In the fourth quarter, he still didn't perform well."

Danny Green missed a three-pointer, and Batum grabbed the rebound and quickly dribbled the ball to counterattack.

In fact, according to common sense, at this time, the Blazers should use their lead to slow down the pace of the game and wait for the return of the main force.

However, the Trail Blazers still insisted on their offensive style. Batum had no intention of slowing down and continued to accelerate with the ball, implementing the quick counterattack style to the end.

Although during the counterattack, he fell into a double-team between the Spurs and the ball was cut out of bounds by Danny Green, but for Stotts, he has been loudly encouraging the players on the sidelines and continues to persist in this way.

Quick attack style.

"Now the Blazers are playing faster and faster. They are indeed far more energetic than the Spurs today. The Spurs seem to be, how can I put it, neither the starters nor the bench players are as excited and excited as the Blazers players?"

Be dynamic.”

"The Trail Blazers showed an excellent competitive state at their home court today. If they maintain this morale, the victory of this game should be guaranteed."

The Spurs have put the GDP combination on the bench, and Stotts will naturally not miss this opportunity.

While your illness is killing you, the Spurs want to rest the main force first and see if there is a chance for a comeback in the end. Then we, the Blazers, will directly defeat your wave of substitutes and directly seal the victory.

Follow the normal rotation, let the main force rest, and then give the opponent a chance? That is only done in the entertainment games of the regular season. In the playoffs, if you have a weakness, I will continue to fight against this point indefinitely.

Aldridge played directly, and together with Batum and Matthews, ensured that the Blazers had three main players on the court.

It just allows Zhang Feng and Lillard to rest off the court and recuperate their physical fitness to prepare for changes.

The sideline ball was sent directly to Aldridge's hands, and Ade directly made a mid-range shot, but unfortunately he missed.

Diaw was on the defensive end as always and played a defensive role against Ade.

When the Spurs needed to score and further narrow the point difference, Leonard, the Spurs' offensive core at this time, began to show his performance.

Dribbling and attacking by himself, without taking advantage of any teammate's pick-and-roll, he dribbled over and made a mid-range jumper directly from the side, which hit the net and recovered 2 points for the Spurs.

On the Trail Blazers side, with Aldridge playing, they have the guarantee of positional offense.

When the team does not have a chance to quickly counterattack, Ade's strong attack in the interior can not only ensure the team's offensive efficiency, but also effectively kill time, which is very beneficial to the Blazers.

Batum directly lobbed the ball to Aldridge, and then pulled it all apart, allowing Ade to play in singles.

At this time, since Duncan is not on the court, the Spurs are guarded by Diaw inside, and Baynes, who plays at the center position, is not that fast to help defend, so Aldridge can safely play alone without worrying about being suddenly double-teamed.

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Continuously backing up, pushing forward, playing singles, and suddenly turning around, Diaw was still in the process of defending against a back-up hit. This time, Diaw's strong attack directly hit Ade who turned to break through. The referee immediately blew the whistle and whistled the penalty.

A foul was committed.

Although it is not counted as a shooting foul, even an ordinary foul will change the attack time of the game from only 6 seconds to 14 seconds, which is also a waste of time.

It's just a pity that Adelaide engaged in a pick-and-roll tactic with Batum. After splitting the ball, he received a pass from Batum and immediately shot, but still failed to make a shot.

Ade made two outside shots, but missed both of them, which actually gave the Spurs a chance to counterattack.

Leonard was on the court at this time, fully demonstrating his all-around ability. After grabbing the backboard, he quickly moved forward and directly hit the basket.

Being tightly defended by the Trail Blazers, Leonard passed the ball directly out and found Belinelli at a 45-degree angle on the right.
Chapter completed!