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Chapter 56



Chapter 56
On the afternoon of the 21st, the Trail Blazers team rushed to the Phillips Center, home of the Eagles.

Before the game, McMillan was interviewed by reporters and talked about the team’s record as the No. vote.

Su Yang was also interviewed, first politely humbled himself, and then strongly called on fans to vote for Adelaide.

After the warm-up training was over, the whole team held a meeting in the locker room to discuss how to play against the Eagles. Su Yang bluntly said that he wanted to play against a superstar, because the Eagles had no obvious shortcomings on both offense and defense, but every time they encountered a superstar, they would be confused. culture.

Su Yang remembered that in the original history, the eighth place in the Eastern Conference was swept by the Cavaliers, and the first place in the Eastern Conference was also swept by the Cavaliers. The crucial time when the first place in the Eastern Conference was swept away, the Cavaliers were still incomplete, while the Eagles were in full swing at the time, pointing to the championship.

McMillan and others fully agreed with Su Yang's proposal, saying that although it was difficult to understand, they were willing to believe in Su Yang.

At the start of the game, Roy first took on the heavy responsibility of superstar play. He performed poorly in the first quarter and scored crazy points in the second quarter. After the Eagles targeted Roy in the second half of the game, Adelaide took over the heavy responsibility of superstar play, which made the Eagles dizzy. .

By the end of the game with 2 minutes left, the Blazers still led the Hawks 98-87.

I thought, after the timeout came back, the referee actually called Ade for four fouls in a row, and the Eagles took advantage of the situation to chase 9 points.

McMillan was dumbfounded, while Su Yang started penalty kick tactics, turned passive into active, and forced the Eagles to death.

After defeating the Hawks like eating shit, the Blazers flew to New Orleans to challenge the Hornets away.

Perhaps because the title of All-Star head coach was snatched away, Hornets coach Scott was quite angry. He directed the Hornets to put up the strongest zone defense at the beginning, and Paul also changed his normal behavior and went all out to attack in the first quarter. Very little passing.

The Blazers resisted tenaciously and tied with the Hornets in the first three quarters.I thought it was going to be a decisive battle, but the Hornets' substitute Jane Pago went down in the early part of the fourth quarter. He made 11 of 6 shots and scored 15 points, breaking the Blazers' rotation.

Su Yang hastily arranged for Adelaide and other main players to appear on the field, but the Hornets also allowed Paul and other main players to appear on the field.In the end, the Blazers lost to the Hornets 91 to 106.

After the end of the seven-game trip, the Blazers returned to Portland and took a day off to continue against the Rockets.

During the discussion before the game, the team's chief trainer Geoff Clark said that Roy's calf muscles were a little tense. From his point of view, Roy can rest or not, and just play a few minutes less in the game.

Roy's own idea is not to rest, but to play against the Rockets, a potential playoff opponent.

After a long discussion, the final decision rests with the coaching staff.

Su Yang suggested to let Roy rest. The season is over half, and the victory or defeat of a few regular season games is not that important.

McMillan believed him unconditionally, and the trainer immediately notified Roy of the decision and asked Roy to observe two games.

Roy quickly found McMillan's theory, saying that it was no problem to play, but McMillan directly denied it, and did not mention that it was Su Yang's key suggestion. Roy could only accept the decision with a frown, but Outlaw and others expressed their understanding.

Without Roy, the Blazers' outside breakthrough threat was greatly reduced. The Rockets Battier played more defenses, which affected Frye and Alder's long-range shots. Adelman also let Scola start, replacing the threat of no offense. Hayes.

The two teams fought fiercely until the end of the fourth quarter. McGrady scored five points in a row and also assisted Yao Ming, taking the game away.

The Trail Blazers suffered a two-game losing streak. Roy somehow found out that it was Su Yang who suggested a truce for observation. After the game, he ran to the parking lot to stop Su Yang and asked him to come back in the next game. After hearing the story about the removal of the meniscus, which led to the early retirement of his career, Roy thought about it for a long time and agreed to observe carefully.

After a day off, the Blazers played against the Eagles at home.

Because of Roy's absence, the Blazers have been beaten by the Eagles in the first three quarters, but they are not far behind.

That rhythm lasted until the last 2 minutes. Jack started the superstar style of play, and added the zone defense. The Blazers took the game 7-0 and double-killed the Eagles within a week. The Eagles were so angry that they returned to the locker room early after the game. No handshake.

After a three-day break, the Blazers played against the Cavaliers at home, and Roy officially returned from observation.

During the video analysis meeting before the game, Su Yang suggested to block the paint area and let LeBron shoot as much as possible.

Assistant coach Bill Baino said with a smile that he had the same idea as Su Yang. LeBron's shooting percentage is low and he should make good use of it.

But Su Yang didn't think so. He suggested that LeBron be allowed to shoot because LeBron is too lethal in breakthroughs. He can score, draw fouls, and assists. His breakthrough efficiency has been the highest in history for several seasons.

Anyway, it is two points, even if they hit consecutively, the destructive power is less than letting LeBron break through.

Su Yang also wanted to target LeBron like the Spurs did in the Finals, but the Blazers didn't have such good defensive resources, so they could only restrict LeBron by shrinking the zone defense, which was the method adopted by the Mavericks later, but they couldn't completely lock it up.

After listening to Su Yang's explanation, McMillan agreed with Su Yang's proposal to let the players start training after warming up before the game.

The game started at [-]:[-] p.m., and the Blazers strictly implemented Su Yang's suggestion on the defensive end, fighting fiercely for more than two hours.

In the end, with Roy's breakthrough lore, the Blazers defeated the Cavaliers 94 to 93.

LeBron personally scored 48 points, but only made four free throws, and his assists were nearly half less than the average per game.

After the game, EPSN analyzed the offensive and defensive strategies of the two teams in a long article, and believed that the Blazers set an excellent example for other teams in the league. After playing the Cavaliers, they will block the paint.

On February [-]st, the Blazers played against the Knicks at home.

When introducing the players of the visiting team to the field, the team played a tribute video for Randolph, who returned to Portland for the first time, but Randolph didn't appreciate it. expression.

Su Yang felt very sorry that Randolph hadn't changed his temper, and his performance was even worse than last season. He seemed like a brat who insisted on getting angry and making things happen to show his presence. If he could stay in the Blazers and play center forward, Simply perfect.

The game didn't have too many ups and downs, the Knicks were too weak, and the Blazers laid the foundation for victory in three quarters.

The only problem is that Adelaide was called four more fouls. He was too easily deceived in defense and needed to strengthen his judgment.

In the next three days, Su Yang found Duncan's defensive video and took Ade to watch and study carefully.

On February [-]th, the Trail Blazers played against the Nuggets at home.

George Karl used the old routine and let Iverson and Anthony take turns playing singles, and the Blazers couldn't help it.But the Nuggets couldn't defend the Blazers either. The two teams fought hard until the end of the game. Outlaw made one of two free throws and failed to complete the lore.

The game then entered overtime, and Iverson's MVP demeanor appeared, and he threw a lore at the last moment.

Outlaw blamed himself for losing the game, Su Yang comforted him not to care, and Roy took the responsibility.

On February [-]th, the Blazers played against the Bulls at home.

It was New Year's Eve, and there were thousands of Chinese spectators in the players. Su Yang made an opening speech as a representative, calling on everyone to publicize the origin and customs of the Spring Festival, and don't be stolen by some people from small countries.

After speaking, Su Yang distributed red envelopes in various ways, and the team members easily defeated the Bulls with a festive atmosphere.

In the following week, the Blazers embarked on a four-game winning streak. Except for back-to-back losses to the Pistons, they won all three games.

February NO.14, Su Yang and others flew directly to New Orleans, preparing to participate in the All-Star Weekend.

Su Yang's task is to lead the first-year rookies against the second-year rookies led by Thibodeau.

In the past seven years, the second-year team has always won. It is very difficult to win, but what is even more difficult is how to make the rookies take the game seriously. After all, the rookie game has no impact, and it has always been played casually.

(End of this chapter)


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