For the Trail Blazers players, this second game with the Spurs is a battle of proof.

The Blazers players all very much want to use their outstanding performance to win the game and prove their strength.

Although the Trail Blazers have been ranked among the top in the Western Conference thanks to their continuous winning streak since the start of the regular season, the team is still facing doubts in the strong competition.

For the Trail Blazers, they have to continuously use their offense to prove the strength of their team during the game.

The Trail Blazers, playing at home, showed their own offensive style in this game.

Aldridge and Lillard continue to use their offensive threats to support the entire team's offense.

The entire Trail Blazers team began to cooperate more consciously as a whole.

In the eyes of Stotts, the Spurs, who have stable records all year round and aim for the championship every year, are definitely the benchmark for taking their team to a higher level.

If the players can perform effectively in the game against the Spurs, then for them, they can make themselves better and grow.

After defeating several teams in succession, the Blazers returned to their previous game state and continued to use their winning streak to rank high.

But for Stotts, it is better to let Zhang Feng come off the field first to slow down his physical fitness, and then leave one more foul count, so that Zhang Feng can have a fairly consistent space to perform in the subsequent games.

Make better contributions to the Blazers' offense and defense.

The game is still going on, and the fierce fighting between the two teams is still going on.

A three-point point difference is not too much pressure for the Blazers playing at home. What puts pressure on the Trail Blazers is not the point difference, but the Warriors' offensive resilience.

While the Trail Blazers have maintained strong offensive scoring efficiency recently, the Warriors also used sharp offense to make it impossible for the Trail Blazers to regain the lead. This shows how strong the Warriors' offensive strength is.

The Blazers' offense, when the game was so intense, began to transform into the individual singles of the stars, in order to achieve a higher offensive conversion rate in the game and score points.

Aldridge, even at the beginning of the third quarter, has been the core offensive point and played a lot of offense, but now, when the team wants to score and launch an offense, Aldridge also needs to use the skills he just played in the game.

Within a few rounds, slow down your physical fitness a little to play your role on the offensive end.

Aldridge continued to occupy his position in the low post, relying on Green's defense, and during the game, he directly launched the offense and did not give the Warriors players a chance to help defend too quickly.

Aldridge's good blocking position made it impossible for Green to go around and defend. He could only let Aldridge complete the ball while he defended behind Aldridge.

The difference in height and weight means that Aldridge's post-up play, although not that skillful, can still show a strong post-up threat.

Faced with Aldridge's post-up play, the Warriors' defense had some tangles in whether to double-team or not.

The decision mainly depends on Dream Green's own defensive ability and how much he can display it, and how the Warriors defend.

Among the top defense of Dream Green and Aldridge, Dream Green is obviously the one who suffers.

However, although Aldridge was able to gain a certain distance and space every time he used force, Dream Green's force to resist forced Aldridge to push forward with all his strength, and in the confrontation, he consumed

A lot of physical fitness.

When Aldridge used up a lot of power and entered the dangerous area of ​​​​the three-second zone.

The Warriors' defensive intensity instantly increased to a higher level.

When Aldridge was double-teamed by the defense, he naturally had no good way to continue attacking and could only complete the pass during the game.

Aldridge passed the ball directly back to Lillard who came over.

After Lillard caught the ball, he rushed directly to the inside.

Using a jump-step technique is to rush directly to the basket.

However, Bogut's defensive range in the interior is too large. This ball protected the space under the basket. Bogut did a very good job, and directly in the game, his breakthrough against Lillard formed a very big problem.

interference.

Lillard could only avoid Bogut's blockade and choose an underhand layup from the other side. As a result, the height of the ball thrown was still a little bit short, and he was unable to create such a good offensive effect in the game.

This shot missed the throw. Bogut showed his inside defensive role, but directly completed an effective inside defense for the Warriors during the game.

This is also the reason why Kerr, the head coach of the Warriors on the sidelines, remembers eating and not playing. Although for the team, Stotts is playing in the first half again, allowing Zhang Feng to rest early and wait for a while to hit his own inside line.

This move of the player, but Cole did not want to replace Bogut to target Zhang Feng.

At this time, letting Bogut complete the defense in the interior and help defend the other offensive players of the Trail Blazers is the most effective defensive time. As for how to deal with the situation when Zhang Feng waits for a while and comes on the court again, we can definitely talk about it at that time.

After Bogut collected the backcourt rebound, he made a long pass and found Curry near the center circle.

Curry accelerated his breakthrough and moved forward, striving to create opportunities for offense and defense transitions.

Although at this time, the Blazers' defensive players had already retreated a lot.

After all, both teams attach great importance to defending their opponents' offensive and defensive transitions.

But it is definitely unrealistic to want to match up and mark your defender.

The first person who blocked Curry's path was Aldridge.

Aldridge held his position, preventing Curry from attacking the basket immediately, which also eliminated the Warriors' opportunity to switch offense and defense.

However, due to the Warriors' quick counterattack, the team's overall counterattack was very fast. After seeing Curry being blocked by Aldridge, he chose to dribble to the outside by himself. The Warriors players already understood.

During the counterattack, he was consciously moving to the outside and not in the direction where Curry was holding the ball.

This also means that in order to avoid missing people in defense, the Blazers' individual player defense can only choose man-to-man defense for a while, while Curry matched up with Aldridge.

At the beginning, when switching between offense and defense, it is impossible to directly complete a strong breakthrough, so it will be converted into a 1v1 duel in a positional battle.

In the game, Curry played small and big singles against Aldridge. This time, he used his own footsteps and flexibility to constantly make so-called lateral swings in the game. In combination with the sudden start of speed, he directly

Deceived Aldridge's defense.

When Aldridge thought Curry was about to break through, Curry actually made an emergency stop during the game and then shot a mid-range jumper.

Another hollow entry into the net.

Curry's ability to hit his opponents one after another during the game is so disgusting.

The Blazers' offense, after consecutive star players performed singles and showed their personal abilities, this time chose to let Batum hold the ball in the high post to organize.

However, judging from the situation on the court, it was during the game that Batum faced several teammates who were making moves and was unable to find better offensive and passing opportunities for a while.

Facing this situation, for Batum, there is no good way to attack during the game. He can only stop the ball and wait for his teammates to move.

But the Warriors' defense is really good.

Perhaps it is also because the Warriors are good at passing and running without the ball, so they also have their own deep understanding of how to defend.

When his teammates were never able to get a chance to attack and there were only 7 seconds left in the attack time, Batum had no choice but to conduct a personal attack.

Catching Robin Lopez's pick-and-roll, Batum completed a pull-up jumper from a 45-degree mid-range on the right side.

This time the team attack was considered a failure, and as for Batum's personal attack, there was no way to score a goal with this goal. The Blazers' continuous attacks failed, which can be regarded as giving the opponent more opportunities.

Big opportunity.

However, this time in the battle for offensive rebounds, Aldridge made a contribution.

Aldridge, who suddenly slipped over the baseline, took advantage of Green and Bogut's lack of attention and grabbed the starting position directly between them.

Under Aldridge's interference, Bogut did not catch the basketball. Instead, when the two sides were fighting for the rebound, the ball hit the baseline. The referee determined that Bogut finally touched the basketball and gave it to the Trail Blazers.

A baseline ball in the frontcourt.

This time Aldridge used his enthusiasm to get an offensive opportunity.

Lillard's serve, on the other hand, directly found Batum who was using Robin Lopez's off-ball screen to come out at a 45-degree angle on the right.

For the second consecutive shot from this position, this time Batum adjusted his aim and shot a mid-range shot directly into the basket.

This offensive opportunity was not in vain. The Trail Blazers finally scored and maintained the point difference at 3 points.

On the offensive end of the Warriors, Bogut has obviously gained confidence during this period, returning to his core team style of play during the Bucks.

On the offensive end of the Warriors, it was first proposed to form a pick-and-roll for Klay Thompson, and then after it was opened, Matthews pounced forward, while Robin Lopez guarded the three-second zone to prevent Klay Thompson.

breakthrough.

At this time, Bogut spreads outward to obtain an open position.

With Matthews' quick defense, it's not easy for Klay Thompson to complete the shot.

But if he wants to directly take advantage of his height and start a breakthrough, there is interference from Robin Lopez ahead.

In the 1v2 process, Klay Thompson finally chose to pass the ball to Bogut, and he stretched to the left corner, waiting for the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer.

After Bogut received the ball, he didn't organize any more. Bogut, whose confidence has increased recently, just wanted to play one-on-one against Robin Lopez.

Robin Lopez remained unmoved and just stayed in the three-second zone, waiting for Bogut to attack.

In the battle between the two inside players, Bogut played the ball very openly.

Even attacking directly facing the basket instead of playing behind Robin Lopez.

During the attack with the ball, he even made a lateral shaking motion before the three-second zone to interfere with Robin Lopez's defensive judgment.

In the end, Bogut chose to go to the left to attack the basket.

Robin Lopez was really shaken by Bogut's previous swing. When Bogut hit the left side hard, he could only choose to quickly retreat to the basket to complete the defense.

The result was that Bogut made an emergency stop on the left side of the three-second zone to complete a one-handed hook shot, and threw the ball without much defensive pressure.

However, the left-hand half hook from close range failed to score.
To be continued...