For NBA coaches, when they are leading by 1 or 2 points, they should actually call a timeout to relieve the players' tension.

But Stotts still chose to believe in Lillard, believing that he could use his personal abilities to respond on the offensive end.

Secondly, Stotts himself can't think of any good tactical adjustments. Ade has just come off the court to rest, so he must not let Ade come on at this time, and the abilities provided by others on the offensive end are not as good as Lillard's own strength.

Woolen cloth.

As for replacing Zhang Feng and replacing him with a good defensive center, that is definitely not something he is considering now. Now the Blazers just want to attack and score.

Turning around, it was still Zhang Feng and Lillard's pick-and-roll tactics. After the demolition, Meeks was still guarding Zhang Feng to prevent him from catching the ball and making long shots, while Gasol only took one step forward and did his best.

The defensive action is to prepare Lillard to take off and shoot, and then further use the advantage of arm length to interfere with Lillard.

This time, Lillard did not choose the inside that was "opened" by Gasol, and directly forced a fadeaway jumper to complete the shot, hoping to end this offensive round with a shot.

But after all, this is the home court of the Lakers, the source of "iron oxide". Lillard inevitably paid tribute to my brother who was still recovering from his injury off the court. The ball bounced directly off the basket.

However, this time the rebound did not bounce to Gasol's hand on the right, but instead bounced to the left.

Zhang Feng is stuck with Meeks.

Zhang Feng's height advantage is still very obvious, and although Li Lai can't beat NBA post players in training, he is still more than enough to deal with defenders like Meeks.

Meeks was completely overwhelmed by Zhang Feng in terms of height and strength, and there was no room for confrontation. The other Lakers players were obviously not that enthusiastic about backcourt rebounds, and did not retreat to the basket in place.

Zhang Feng directly picked up this rebound. Facing Meeks' defense, Zhang Feng only took one step with the ball, got closer to the basket, used his strength sideways, pushed away Meeks, and directly hit the rebound with force.

The Blazers scored 2 points.

Zhang Feng roared angrily to boost the morale of his teammates. Sometimes on the basketball court, if you want to win the game when you are anxious, you just rely on your morale.

Stotts is very satisfied with Zhang Feng's behavior off the court. He can seize every scoring opportunity to complete the offense, and also knows how to encourage his teammates. He is fully qualified as a substitute, except for his defense...

Looking back, Gasol continued to force Zhang Feng, attracting the Trail Blazers' double-team defense, and then passed the ball out, allowing the outside to find opportunities for open shots.

But this time, Blake couldn't find the target when he shot, which gave the Blazers a better chance to counterattack.

Zhang Feng occupied a better rebounding position, withstood Gasol to grab the backcourt rebound, and directly threw a long ball to the frontcourt. After Lillard received the ball, he directly penetrated into the inside where the Lakers could not defend.

Meeks alone, with Lillard at full speed, had no way to defend and could only pay for a foul.

But Lillard was not stopped by Meeks' foul. After breaking away from Meeks' hug, Lillard picked the basket with his low hand before landing. The ball spun strongly and flew into the basket.

basket!

"AND ONE!"

As Lillard hit the free throw and scored 2+1, the Blazers' lead returned to the 6-point safety line in the blink of an eye.

After that, taking advantage of the lack of help from the Blazers' defense, Gasol suddenly accelerated sideways while advancing and was beaten by Zhang Feng, causing a foul on Zhang Feng who could not avoid it. Then he hit two free throws and continued to guarantee the Lakers.

Don't be drawn into the score.

The pick-and-roll combination between Zhang Feng and Lillard came as promised. This time, Lillard did not choose to go it alone. Instead, after Zhang Feng completed the pick-and-roll, he directly lobbed the ball into the three-second zone.

After Feng received the ball, he directly hit Meeks out of position.

Taking advantage of the fact that Gasol and Lakers power forward Jordan Hill did not dare to help defend, Zhang Feng directly used his butt to open up a certain space. After two quick dribbles, Zhang Feng turned around.

Hit the hook from the front of the basket.

Meeks was helpless throughout the whole process. Although he made pushing movements, he couldn't resist it. As for trying to steal the ball, Zhang Feng himself was very standard in protecting the ball when he was being beaten.

Chris dug out the space for the ball from behind, and precisely when the Lakers' defense was in place, he did not choose to continue pushing inside. Instead, he turned to the front of the basket, avoided Jordan Hill's cover defense, and directly made a small hook.

Hit by hand.

Zhang Feng's talent on the offensive end is most vividly displayed when facing defenders like Meeks.

Gasol's body was still tired from the continuous back-and-forth runs and the physical exertion he had to exert on both offense and defense.

When Zhang Feng continued to tirelessly take the initiative to fight Gasol physically, Gasol did not resist this time, but pulled out and completed a mid-range shot from the outside. It was a pity that this time the shot was not that high.

The accuracy rate was right out of the box. Zhang Feng still got a rebound.

The Trail Blazers, who did not counterattack, fell into a positional battle. They still looked for the pick-and-roll cooperation. It was still Zhang Feng and Lillard. The only question was whether the Lakers' defense would change!

When the defensive players in other positions received the defensive instructions from D'Antoni roaring on the sidelines, when Zhang Feng went up to pick and roll in advance, they finally retreated further inside, ready to come over and defend to the basket at any time to limit Zhang Feng.

misplaced singles.

But this time, Zhang Feng and Lillard's pick-and-roll failed, and the two voluntarily gave up the pick-and-roll tactic this time.

Taking advantage of the inertial thinking of the Lakers players on the defensive end, Zhang Feng made a move to run forward to cover, but at the last moment, before he was in place, Zhang Feng pulled directly to the other side, attracting the rusher.

Sol had to come out to defend and prevent Zhang Feng from catching the ball and shooting from a long distance.

Meeks, on the other hand, has not yet recovered from these inertial defensive states, and Lillard has already started to break through.

Using acceleration, Lillard went directly to the basket without Gasol guarding him, and other Lakers players wanted to cover up because Lillard was so fast that he could no longer catch up.

Lillard went straight to Huanglong and made an underhand layup, scoring two more points for the Trail Blazers.

Lillard's personal strength is demonstrated in many pick-and-roll tactics. Before the pick-and-roll, he takes advantage of the opponent's players' negligence and intersperses Lillard's singles. This is also a common move used by Zhang Feng and Lillard in private training.

The score gradually started to get wider, and it was D'Antoni who couldn't sit still and took the timeout first.

Even though there was only one minute left in the third quarter, D'Antoni still couldn't bear the Blazers maintaining such a high offensive success rate.
Chapter completed!