This wave of conversion directly allowed the Blazers to re-stabilize the situation and stabilize their leading advantage.

The biggest reason why the Kings are back in trouble at this time is of course Cousins ​​who failed to control his emotions.

The camera turned to Cousins, who was still biting his braces. Cousins, who was a little confused off the court, might still be thinking, why did he commit five fouls like this?

With Zhang Feng on the court, Ziah can relax a little on the defensive end.

Veteran centers like Evans do the dirty work on the court.

He does not have the outside long-range shooting ability that today's modern centers are pursuing.

Therefore, when Zhang Feng defends him, he always chooses to let him go a few steps. He does not need to be drawn out, but only needs to guard the three-second zone.

The Kings' offense has somewhat stagnated. It can only be said that if you want to achieve offensive effects, it is useless to rely on others. You still have to find Rudy Gay.

Darren Collison hit a ground pass and found Rudy Gay running without the ball.

In the game, Rudy Gay simply rushed into the three-second zone, forced to complete 1 on 2, carried Matthews and Zhang Feng who came over to defend, and directly completed the float in the air. The ball was still in the air.

hit.

Rudy Gay's offensive touch is still hot.

The third quarter of the game was Rudy Gay's playing time alone. On the offensive end, Rudy Gay did everything he could, constantly scoring points for the Kings and connecting his teammates.

Make different attempts on the offensive end.

Throughout the third quarter, Rudy Gay only came off the court to rest for the last two minutes, and spent the rest of the time leading the team in pursuit of the score.

It's just that two fists can't beat four hands, not to mention that the Trail Blazers don't only have four hands.

After Cousins ​​came off the court, the inside line was almost open for the entire half of the quarter. Lillard, Zhang Feng, and even Batum and Aldridge all made fuss about the Kings' inside defense.

Taking advantage of your illness to kill you, this is the "style" of a strong team that can target the opponent's weaknesses during the game and make unlimited offensive options.

Various offensive tactics are used, and in the final analysis, the goal is to create an opportunity to attack the Kings inside during the game.

Under such circumstances, although Rudy Gay scored 17 points in a single quarter, he only led the team to recover a 2-point difference in a single quarter.

The game has some big picture implications.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Kings still wanted to give it a try.

Not only did Rudy Gay, who had only rested for a short period of time, come into the game, but Cousins, who had five fouls, also returned early.

For the Kings coach, he may have thought too much. After all, if some disadvantages cannot be restored early in the fourth quarter, then the team will not be able to wait for Cousins ​​to play at the last moment of the game.

The Kings, in the early stages of the fourth quarter, directly lined up the main lineup.

For the Trail Blazers, Stotts' starting lineup was still a rotating lineup.

After the Kings easily completed a defense and immediately counterattacked, Stotts immediately called a timeout.

In the last quarter of the game, a lead of more than 10 points is no longer so safe in today's NBA games.

Today's game pays more attention to the battle for morale. Instead of letting the Kings use their main players to bully their own substitutes and continuously increase their momentum, it is better to directly follow the rhythm of the Kings and replace the main players in advance. Both sides simultaneously started the fourth quarter.

Have a peak showdown.

The Trail Blazers, who returned to their main lineup, did not have a big advantage, but they still maintained their double-digit lead.

With 7 minutes left in the game, Lillard's breakthrough caused another foul by Cousins. Cousins ​​left the game with 6 fouls and "graduated" directly.
Chapter completed!