If Lillard can really win over Li Liang, then the Trail Blazers will indeed make a profit.

Lillard's performance in the first two games under Paul's defense was much worse than in the first round.

On the defensive end, Lillard was originally protected to face Barnes, but he just needed to run with Barnes anyway, so he didn't need to consume too much defense.

As a result, there is no consumption on the defensive end and the offensive end is mediocre. What's the point of using you?

Of course, the Trail Blazers put the responsibility for victory on a sophomore rookie, and the burden is indeed a bit heavy.

After all, not everyone is Li Liang and Jabbar.

However, when Stotts told Lillard when he was preparing for the game, hoping that he could defend Li Liang and make greater contributions to defense, Lillard agreed without hesitation.

The ability is not enough, but the spirit is definitely enough.

As a result, when the game came, Lillard played well in the first quarter.

Two close-range presses forced Li Liang to return the ball and gave Paul, wasting the Clippers' offensive time.

Lillard felt that he was doing well in this defensive work, so it depends on the offense!

After returning from the timeout, Lillard also began to make achievements in the offense.

Because the Clippers replaced Griffin and replaced Crawford, Li Liang came to the power forward position.

So Lillard temporarily "let go" Li Liang, and he took a free move to start taking charge of the attack.

Has Crawford made a layup from the right made by breaking through the layup?

The Trail Blazers got the backcourt rebound, Lillard advanced at full speed, and then made a layup to cause Li Liang to make a defensive foul.

Lillard made both free throws, only one point away from chasing.

Then, Jordan Jr. received Paul's pass and dunked, and the ball flew away!

The flight attendant failed to play and failed.

Lillard got the ball again, and the Clippers returned to defense very quickly this time.

Lillard closed the ball, then changed direction and made a continuous jump shot in the middle, and made two more points!

The Trail Blazers overtake.

Lillard played very beautifully in this ball, dribbling away Paul from the crotch skillfully outside the three-point line, and then jumped at the top of the arc, making it straightforward.

The Trail Blazers finally look like a playoff team.

The previous two games were too weak, and tonight it felt like there was a chance.

Crawford then received a screen pass from Li Liang at a high position and hit a mid-range shot.

Li Liang reminded Crawford, your uncle is holding a layup in class, so you might as well learn to jump shots. Jump shots are not easy to get hits than layups.

In the next few minutes in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers found that the attack seemed not so easy.

When Griffin just ended, Lillard scored four points in a row while taking advantage of the chaos.

But when the Clippers stabilized their position and began to fight the Trail Blazers with a sharp stern battle, the Trail Blazers' offense was no longer possible.

Li Liang began to defend Ade.

You know, the Trail Blazers are targeted at the Clippers, and the Clippers are targeted at the Trail Blazers.

As early as before the series began, Mike Brown began to study targeted defense against the Trail Blazers, especially Li Liang's defense against Ade.

Mike Brown formulated a strategy that Jordan Jr. and Li Liang took turns to defend Ade.

When Jordan is defending, Li Liang will wait for an opportunity to come up to double-team, steal, and interfere.

When Li Liang defends alone, he is defending alone, and then Jordan Jordan is ready to assist in defense at any time on the other side.

Such a take-off defense disrupts Ade's offensive rhythm.

Mike Brown's move is very brilliant, because Ade's offense really relies on a persistent sense of rhythm.

Although they are all shooting inside, they are not as comprehensive as Dirk in terms of technical style. Especially when they turn back, they almost mostly turn to the middle.

Moreover, his face basket is not strong enough, which is an important gap that distinguishes him from Dirk and Duncan.

Jordan defended Adr at the beginning and felt very good at shooting. He turned around and jumped back several times, but Jordan shot without temper.

But after Li Liang defended, Ade's shooting felt different, and Li Liang's defensive method was different from Jordan Jr.

Li Liang's low post defense has more color on the outside line. His top and blocking people are not very good, so he is more entangled.

In this case, if it is Dirk or the peak Duncan, he will most likely choose to go hard to break through the basket, commit a foul or directly break through Li Liang.

In the first round of the Mavericks, Nowitzki deals with Li Liang, but Nowitzki is old and cannot continue to output.

Ade's choice was the same, and he continued to turn his back and jump shot or hook, but the feeling was reduced and he failed to hit continuously.

On the Clippers' side, Crawford seized the opportunity and Paul and used Li Liang's high post cover to hit a mid-range jump shot.

The Clippers spread the score difference little by little. By the last minute of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Trail Blazers by 9 points again.

At this time, Li Liang was over, Odom and Griffin came on the stage.

Ade was still on the court and finally caused Odom to make a defensive foul and went to the free throw line.

As for Li Liang's defensive foul? If he doesn't make you an offensive foul, it's because the referee has a good temper today.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Trail Blazers by 9 points 2819.

The Trail Blazers only scored 9 points in the first quarter.

To be honest, at this time, the Trail Blazers are a little clear in their hearts, from players to coaches to fans, that they really can't beat them.

Li Liang scored only two points in the first quarter, but he didn't make a three-pointer. He still stole the two points after a second rebound.

Even so, the Trail Blazers still can't beat them, so how can you fight?

The Trail Blazers' proud attack could not be used in front of the Clippers.

You are faster, your opponent is faster, and you want to attack, but you don’t have any goals.

Mike Brown saw the two life goals of the Trail Blazers' offense, Ade's low post and Lillard's pick-and-roll shot, using three best defensemen, Li Liang, Jordan Jr. and Paul to curb them in different ways.

As for Matthews, Batum, Lopez and others, it is really not enough to see.

Without Lillard and Ade creating opportunities for their involvement in space, their shooting percentage dropped by nearly 10 percentage points.

Especially Matthews and Batum, when they shined in the last round, they were in a mess.

Lopez has many opportunities to come out, and in the end he always makes a layup, either being covered by the basket or being blocked by Jordan Jr.

I grabbed a lot of rebounds in the frontcourt, but the last one was always not good.

Of course, Jordan's defense is indeed very powerful. He supports a big net in the inside and blocks the Trail Blazers' various breakthroughs and strong attacks at the basket.

Jordan Jr. is definitely the first to reward merit in defense.

In the second quarter, Jordan Jr.'s condition became more and more outstanding, and the Clippers' inside line was almost going to become a no-fly zone.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Matthews's breakthrough layup was blown out by Jordan Jr.

Then he served the bottom line ball, and the Trail Blazers repeatedly covered, passed the ball, and found someone on the outside, but the Clippers did a very good job in rotation.

In the end, Matthews forced his move from outside the three-point line to face the defense and made a three-pointer, but it was no idea.

Rivers thought to himself after watching the scene, "It's so good to rotate, is this the team I taught?"

That’s right, it wasn’t what you taught, nor did it teach Brown, it was Li Liang’s scolding!

Mike Brown's defensive system actually has few rotations, but he is afraid that he will make mistakes and miss people if he doesn't cooperate well.

But when you are not allowed to prevent pick-and-roll, sometimes you can’t change people without turning.

Li Liang will command everyone to substitution, rotate, and then return to defense. Over time, as long as it does not continue to rotate with high intensity continuously, the Clippers can do a good job.

Even if Li Liang is not present.

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The fans of the Trail Blazers off the court felt that it was not good. The Clippers were in a good state as they played better and better.

It's totally a sensation.

Odom, who came on as a substitute, received a pass from Livingston at a high position. After a feint, he broke the basket in the middle and made a light throw with his left hand, hitting the board and hitting two points!

The Trail Blazers are about to become Odom's tool for practicing, and they think no one on the Trail Blazers can match him.

The Trail Blazers' lineup is still too traditional.

After three minutes in the second quarter, the Trail Blazers only relied on Jordan Jr. to violate the defense for three seconds, got a free throw and scored 1 point.

What to do? Call it a pause.

Stotts now feels that the main function of calling the timeout is to delay time so that the team will not die so quickly and cannot make any changes to the situation on the court.

I thought it would be a clever trick to use Lillard to defend Li Liang in the first quarter, which can have a good effect.

As a result, it was found that Li Liang of the Clippers only defended and did not shoot, and he would also press you to the ground to rub against the ground.

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To be continued...