Lillard and Zhang Feng's pick-and-roll tactics went very well.

Even though Barton was replaced by main guard Wesley Matthews, Leonard's position was successively changed from Joel Freeland to main center Robin Lopez.

Perhaps Lillard's shooting percentage has indeed been affected by the increasingly high-intensity defense, but this is normal. After all, although the pick-and-roll tactics can gain shooting space for the defender, under such intense defensive intensity,

There is no guarantee that Lillard can improve his shooting percentage.

However, compared with the decline in Lillard's offensive shooting percentage, Zhang Feng next to him is still so stable.

Whether he was shooting or moving inside, the defenders in front of Zhang Feng changed one after another. However, when Lillard attracted his attention and tried to defend Zhang Feng again, he was always taken advantage of by Zhang Feng.

Various means of attack are classified as attacks.

Zhang Feng, who is under the basket, has his own magic power and can put the ball into the basket in various ways.

With his soft wrist and excellent shooting feeling, Zhang Feng definitely surpasses many active players in the NBA in his final touch of the ball.

Even when facing Robin Lopez, Lopez, who was beaten into several attacks by Zhang Feng, only pretended to help defend Lillard. After deceiving Lillard to complete the pass, Lopez quickly returned to his own.

The defensive position directly occupied a good position and completed the defense facing Zhang Feng.

Robin Lopez, who just wanted to teach the rookie a defensive lesson, underestimated Zhang Feng's offensive ability. Although the height difference was 3cm, but Robin Lopez had the physical advantage, Zhang Feng did not choose to act recklessly.

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When there was enough space on the court and no one else could help defend, Zhang Feng took the ball and turned his back. He continued to pat the ball in his hand without collecting it, and turned directly to the left side of the basket.

Although Lopez couldn't stop Zhang Feng from turning around this time, after retreating to the basket, he took a step forward to block Zhang Feng's forward position. After that, he raised his arm high, regardless of Zhang Feng's final choice of right hand.

Whether it's a distance shot or a left-handed shot from a distance, they are actually within Lopez's defensive range.

However, Lopez's original plan to use his shot-blocking skills fell through.

Zhang Feng did not turn around completely, faced the basket head-on, and took action to complete this attack.

Instead, he used his butt to clear the way, still facing the basket and Lopez, and leaning forward slightly, but his butt and back were unable to push back to win enough space for himself.

Then after collecting the ball with both hands, directly face the basket, raise the right hand from bottom to top, without looking at the basket, rely on the feeling and the jitter of the wrist, directly look for the board, "look back at the moon", and the ball directly hits the board

Entering the frame, the attack ended.

Robin Lopez didn't expect that this rookie could actually use this unorthodox offensive finishing method, which once again became the background for Zhang Feng to show off his own offensive methods.

Stotts is very satisfied with the offensive performance of Zhang Feng and Lillard through the pick-and-roll.

After that, although Lillard also cooperated with other inside players in pick-and-rolls, it was obviously not as smooth as when he cooperated with Zhang Feng.

Leonard's body shape is the closest to Zhang Feng, but his steps are very messy. Many times when he blocks people, he cannot stand firmly on his feet, and he can be called for a moving screen foul.

And compared to Zhang Feng, who always relies on his position to expand his cover area, Leonard is still a bit too arrogant and goes straight forward. Even if he forms a cover, his quality is still slightly weaker than Zhang Feng's.

Joel Freeland was underweight and had the worst cover quality. After a few trials, he was replaced by Stotts.

The last person to play was the team's starting center Robin Lopez. Lopez's physical confrontation ability is the strongest among the Blazers' insiders.

Although Lopez is only a "soft" center in the NBA, he can still dominate in the Trail Blazers. It is more than enough to bully rookie players like Leonard and Zhang Feng.

However, strong physical confrontation ability does not mean that the quality of the cover provided is high enough.

In pick-and-roll tactics, although the essence of offense lies in "pick-and-roll", the prerequisite for everything is to be able to complete the "block" first.

Robin Lopez's frame is not that big. Although his confrontation ability is not weak, in terms of absolute strength, he is definitely not as good as those top center players.

Robin Lopez's ability to gain a foothold in the NBA relies entirely on his relatively good mobility and excellent blocking skills on the defensive end.

To put it simply, it is just bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Robin Lopez's protection of the basket is limited to those small men who break into the penalty area. When encountering those tough center players inside, Robin Lopez cannot deal with it alone and can only call on his teammates for support.

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In today's pick-and-roll tactics, Robin Lopez's performance is really not that impressive.

Compared with the previous Zhang Feng, Lopez is a bit smaller in size, which naturally has the disadvantage of not having such a large protective area.

Although Lopez is very diligent in covering, sometimes he will still be squeezed out of space by the defensive outside players to complete the defense of Lillard.

However, Lopez also has a long-range shot, which can ensure the team's pick-and-roll offensive tactics and can make long-range shots when most pick-and-rolls are completed.

But in other offensive skills, Lopez is not that good. When he needs to handle the ball down the line, Lopez is always unable to achieve effective offensive operations.

When there is a pure open position, you can also solve the problem by dunking. When encountering an inside defense, Lopez is obviously very hesitant in handling the ball and has no independent offensive ability.

But something is better than nothing. Stotts' original intention is not to create an invincible pick-and-roll combination like Malone and Stockton like the Jazz did. Lillard just needs a blue-collar insider to help him get some easier space to shoot.

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So when the main force comes on the court, let Lopez cover and pick-and-roll to save some of Lillard's energy.

Then, in the transition period between substitutes, let Zhang Feng come up again, which can not only use pick-and-roll tactics to save Lillard's energy, but also give full play to Zhang Feng's offensive skills after "dismantling" to enhance the Blazers' offensive routine.

Of course, this kind of pick-and-roll tactic cannot be decided with a slap on the head. Stotts still has to go through a lot of normal training and watch the cooperation between Lillard and the two insiders before deciding which game to use the pick-and-roll.

Tactics are truly applied to team tactics.

Especially Zhang Feng, who was only a marginal figure in the team before. When the team's strength is not bad, Stotts will not rashly change the team's rotation and directly let a second-round pick take over.
Chapter completed!