When Lopez was limited by foul trouble, Zhang Feng seized his rare opportunity to play and clearly displayed his offensive advantage on the court, at least on the offensive end.

With his outside shooting ability, Howard, who was guarding him, was directly in a dilemma.

Previously, Howard barely expanded the defensive scope and left the inside empty, giving Aldridge a huge inside space to bully Jones.

And if he retreated to the vicinity of the three-second zone, he could cover Ade, but just after Ade was blocked in singles, he immediately moved the ball. After a quick transfer, the ball was fully adjusted by Zhang Feng from the outside and he made a three-pointer.

It was also a blow to Team R.

"Continue to defend the three-second zone."

While running forward to participate in the attack, he heard McHale shouting from the sidelines, and Howard knew his next defensive choice.

As an old-school coach, although McHale's offensive skills are better than Van Gundy's during the Yao Mai era, he also knows the importance of three-pointers in the game.

But McHale is less worried about big players shooting three-pointers from outside.

"Just like Howard, after big players practice strength, as the large muscle groups of the upper limbs are exercised, the small muscle groups will only become worse and worse in controlling shooting."

"A rookie inside post who has been trained in the NBA for a year will definitely feel worse and worse as he gains weight and strengthens physical confrontation."

"This kind of shooting posture is affected by strength, which may not be obvious in short-distance shooting, but the longer the distance, the greater the impact, and the more preparation time it takes for players."

"Besides, in the playoffs, or in this kind of early appearance with disrupted rhythm and huge pressure, can he still maintain his shooting percentage?"

Of course, although McHale told Howard that he didn't need to expand to complete the defense, and he didn't trust Zhang Feng's shooting ability, appropriate defensive threats were still needed.

After all, it is a playoff game, so everyone's defensive intensity is definitely higher than in the regular season, and the Rockets' rotation speed on the outside is actually very fast.

Beverley and "Pa Shuai" are doing their best to contribute their strength on the defensive end at this time.

"Howard! Singles against Zhang Feng!"

"The other Blazers players were too slow to help defend this time!"

"Going to the right hand, pushing hard, and crushing into the basket."

"I jumped up directly, resisted Zhang Feng's defense, hit the board with one hand, and scored two more points. The difference in strength of Zhang Feng's defense this time is really obvious."

"After Howard took the advantage of starting the game first, Zhang Feng was unable to resist at all."

Zhang Feng is also helpless. His physical confrontation ability is indeed very good compared to when he first entered the league, but now he is not "Warcraft" Howard's cup of tea.

Especially today, Howard is not simply waiting for the ball in the low post.

It was clearly felt that in the playoffs, the entire team of Team R performed much more united than in the regular season with high concentration and desire to win.

Before the start of the series, the Trail Blazers also studied the regular season video. Although Howard and Harden also had pick-and-roll cooperation, they had never used pick-and-roll tactics as frequently as they did in today's opening game.

When the pick-and-roll was completed, Zhang Feng had to step forward and delay the game when facing Harden, the league's top scorer.

The delay was completed at this time, providing Matthews with space to catch up with Harden. However, when Zhang Feng retreated to defend Howard, Howard had already secured his position deep in the low post. After that, Zhang Feng naturally

He was beaten to the point where he had no temper at all.

At this time, his teammates wanted to cover up the defense, but deep inside, when Howard started to really start, he didn't have much time to react.

"Howard knows how to bully people. He bullied me because Zhang Feng hasn't gained muscle yet."

"I miss Dayao so much. Back then I just ate, slept and played World of Warcraft."

"The weakness of Sparks is actually very obvious. He lacks the strength of his lower limbs, so he will be at a disadvantage when facing top centers. However, Zhang Feng's current lower body strength is worse than that of Sparks..."

"Hey, there is only one Dayao. I wonder if Zhang Feng can grow to the height of Dayao..."

"Upstairs, if you look at the draft picks of the two, you should know Zhang Feng's upper limit..."

"Nah, Kobe's draft pick is not high, right?"

"So Lao Zhan is the strongest..."

The game is going on, but young fans have begun to enjoy watching the game on the online live broadcast platform and making complaints at the same time.

Although real-time comments will start a scolding war most of the time, this feeling of casually pointing out the country is so refreshing for every ordinary fan.

Back to the game.

Zhang Feng, who had just been beaten inside by Howard, adjusted his mentality very quickly.

"It's okay, it's okay. I came here to attack, not to defend. I perform well on the offensive end, which is better than anything else."

However, as a true role player, Zhang Feng sometimes did not have the ball in his hands when Lillard was limited and could not dribble out the pick-and-roll.

After receiving the ball, Ade singled out Jones, taking into account Howard's defense, he chose an outside jump shot, and then hit the iron...

Zhang Feng ran quickly from the top of the key to his own inside line, but behind him was Harden, who had just received a pass from Howard and was pushing back at full speed.

Zhang Feng could only barely reach out to interfere with Harden from the front, defend all the way, retreat to the three-point line, and then retreat to the inside, handing Harden to Matthews to switch positions.

But taking advantage of the transition between Zhang Feng and Matthews of the Trail Blazers, Harden seized the opportunity accurately. He stopped suddenly one step in front of the three-point line and shot a three-pointer. The ball was hollow.

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"FOR THREE!"

The three-point goal was scored, and the home fans instantly cheered.

This was Harden's first shot, and he showed his true qualities as a killer. With a three-pointer, he toyed with the Blazers' defense to applause.

When Lillard was double-teamed after receiving the ball from Team R, the Trail Blazers made a temporary change, and small forward Batum, who was taller and could better complete the current passing task, took the ball across the half court to organize.

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Lillard and Matthews ran without the ball together.

Hanging on two consecutive pick-and-rolls by Ade and Zhang Feng, this time Lillard finally got rid of Beverley's defense and got space to catch the ball.

Although Beverley's defense arrived quickly, it did not affect Lillard's take-off and completion of the shot.

But this ball is still the sound of iron.

Lillard, who was not in the rhythm of the game, still couldn't hit the shot.

"The shot didn't go in!"

"rebound!"

"Well done, Zhang Feng. An aggressive frontcourt scramble resulted in Howard's foul."

As a rookie, even if the physical confrontation is not dominant, Zhang Feng can still make up for it in terms of enthusiasm.

After the off-ball screen was completed, Zhang Feng went directly to the basket. While Howard was watching the ball in a daze, Zhang Feng secretly occupied a better rebounding position under the basket.

When the ball failed to score, Zhang Feng took the lead and then grabbed the board.

Even though Howard had the upper hand in strength, without a good position to grab the board, there was nothing he could do in the face of Zhang Feng's own height and figure. He made a pulling action when grabbing the board, which was accurately caught by the referee.

, a foul was called.
Chapter completed!