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Chapter 64 The joy of growing up



Chapter 64 The joy of growing up

In order to get Weaver, Tauring Green was sent away.

When general manager Kevin asked for advice, Su Yang immediately suggested sending Green away, because as a rookie point guard, Green had to compete with Roy, Blake, Jack, and Rodriguez for playing time. Chance.

The arrival of Weaver can slightly make up for the lack of traditional shooting guards in the Blazers.But Weaver is not in the Blazers' long-term plan. It is just an excess before Fernandez comes next season, so he will not focus on training.

Considering that, Su Yang specially designed some simple and crude tactics for Weaver, but they can fully reflect Weaver's physical fitness and technical characteristics, try to provide help for the team's victory, and also allow Weaver to play some high-profile performances.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, the All-Star holiday officially ended, and the Blazers ushered in the Kings challenge at home.

Having had a bad experience against the Kings before, the whole team knew to beware of fouls by Kevin Martin, and also resorted to zone defense many times, which made the three-point shooting rate very low for Artest, and Miller was also far away from Fry. Vote was overwhelmed.

The Kings head coach Rejesius didn't know how to solve it at all. The Blazers cut their flesh with blunt knives and practiced with games. They laid the foundation for victory in the middle of the fourth quarter, and finally defeated the Kings 104-95 and won four consecutive games. win.

With a day off, the Blazers played against the Sonics at home.

Su Yang discovered that Durant was back to the days of running complex tactics all over the court and using screens to catch and shoot. Jeff Green was firmly seated in the starting position, but it was because of the Supersonics that they sent Kurt Thomas away, and he did the same. Dirty work.

The two young talents are very unaccustomed to PJ Carlesimo's tactics, and their performance in the whole game was very average.

Earl Watson played well, but he couldn't match the five Blazers who scored in double figures.

The Trail Blazers easily won the game, boarded the plane to Seattle that night, rested for more than ten hours, and played another game against the Sonics at the Key Arena. The result was to establish a winning foundation early. Weaver scored 14 points in his debut. point.

Two consecutive games were easily resolved by the Trail Blazers. The Sonics fans were quite angry. Before the game was over, they said on social media that coach PJ Carlesimo should take the blame and resign, and they actually used Durant as an old Peja. .

Su Yang's name has been repeatedly mentioned by Supersonic fans, but the Supersonics owner has no time to care about it. The team has been losing money year after year. He just wants to get rid of the team quickly. The management team doesn't know if it will be shuffled. Change coaches.

The Trail Blazers returned to Portland and faced the powerful Celtics after a day's rest.

In the first quarter of the game, with Su Yang's strategy of choking the inside and putting three points, the Blazers grabbed a lot of long rebounds and launched fast breaks many times. They started 32 to 16. However, during the substitute stage, Jack was defended very hard by Tony Allen and was sent back. Quite a few points.

In the third quarter, the situation changed suddenly. The young Aldridge was taught by Garnett, who was about to get the best defensive player, and was fouled three times in a short period of time.Su Yang could only replace him, and the Blazers' internal firepower also dropped sharply.

Without Adelaide, the Celtics expanded their defense unscrupulously, and the Blazers' outside offensive efficiency also plummeted.

After three quarters, the Blazers fell behind by 6 points, and Adelaide didn't appear until 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Afterwards, the Blazers opened fire, but when the game was about to end, Rivers resorted to penalty kicks.

In the end, Alder made six fouls and the Blazers lost to the Celtics 110-112.

Back in the locker room after the game, Ade blamed himself and apologized to the whole team in public. Su Yang comforted him and said that there is no need to worry. Not everyone is like Duncan. He is perfect when he first entered the league. to eat.

After a day off, the Trail Blazers flew to Los Angeles to challenge the Lakers away.

Since the acquisition of Pau Gasol in the trade, the Lakers have played 10 games, with a record of 9 wins and 1 loss. The Eagles made a free throw lore when they lost that game. , the momentum is very strong.

The biggest change for the Lakers is that Gasol has become a superpower besides Kobe. In addition, Ariza is very likely to come back in the playoffs. The Lakers are even listed as a championship contender by the bookmaker. to be low.

Su Yang knew that the Blazers were doing well at the moment, but they were especially afraid of a team with superstars.

Because in front of the Super Giants, the Blazers' lack of a strong defender will be magnified. The Spurs won by 20 points before was a typical case. In that game, Duncan couldn't defend no matter what. He broke the Blazers' defense alone. system.

And Kobe is more crazy than Duncan, and someone must respond with the same offensive performance.

It's a pity that the Blazers don't have such players yet, and both Roy and Adelaide are still not ready.

Su Yang made all-out arrangements, and the game against the Lakers started on the night of the 26th. The Blazers led by 8 points in the first three quarters.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Kobe came on the stage early, and with a quick operation, he directly gave the 8-point gap to Qianping.

The two teams then entered into a fierce battle, and with 6 seconds left at the end, Kobe's low back made Roy go ahead by 1 point.

Su Yang arranged a lore tactic, and Roy was obviously not the best choice, but he still insisted on letting Roy execute it.McMillan and him tacitly knew that they would give Roy a chance to face Kobe. The shot was the best, and if he couldn't make the shot, continue next time.

Amidst boos all over the court, Roy defended against Kobe and made a shot, but the basketball slammed like iron.

The Blazers lost the game by 1 point. After the game, Su Yang specially asked Roy to summarize, and Roy promised to come back next time.

With a two-game losing streak, the Blazers rested one night and played back-to-back against the Clippers the next day.

Because the two main players, Brand and Kaman, are absent, the Clippers' internal defense quality is too low, Alder's low-post offense is as simple as playing a training game, and Roy has no pressure to rush every time he breaks through. The 6 Blazers scored in double figures. win.

The whole team returned to Portland, and after a day of rest, they faced the Golden State Warriors who came to challenge.

Before the start of the game, Su Yang found that the Warriors actually let Chris Webber, who had returned from injury, start the game, and Webber was about to retire, so he proposed to let Mike Roberts start, giving him a chance to face his idol, and McMillan agreed.

Mike Roberts was quite excited when he got the news. He competed with Weber on the field and ended up sending a foul.

Who would have thought that the Warriors let Webber play for a few minutes and replaced him, just starting in name.But Su Yang let Mike Roberts stay on the court and gave him the greatest degree of trust, and Mike Roberts didn't let him, and sent four assists in a single quarter.

In the end, with a higher shooting percentage and a zone defense in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Blazers defeated the Warriors.

After playing the Warriors, the whole team was not in a hurry to relax, but was fully prepared to play against the upcoming Lakers.

Defense against Kobe became the focus. Su Yang referred to the 04 Pistons and the 08 Celtics, arranged for Webster to defend, used his long arms to press and shoot, and then arranged for Adelaide to wait for the opportunity to attack the line. Strong cast.

On March [-]nd, the game started.

The Blazers relied on Roy and Blake to play efficiently, fought fiercely with the Lakers for three quarters, and got a 1-point lead.

Kobe Bryant appeared early in the fourth quarter, and the Blazers will simultaneously use Su Yang's defensive strategy, which has a remarkable effect.

But to defend Kobe, Odom and Walton came out again, and the two made consecutive shots and clung to the situation.

The Blazers have never been able to widen the gap. The only advantage is that the game is controllable and Kobe has not disturbed the rhythm.

In the last four seconds of the game, the two teams were tied, and Su Yang drew a lore tactic for Roy.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Roy catches the ball with his back at the top of the arc to withstand Kobe, turns around and poses a three-threat move, and then observes for half a second, then suddenly lowers his center of gravity and steps down the ball, stepping three steps into the paint area , emergency stop, jump and throw.

Kobe took off with all his strength to block the shot with his left hand, but the basketball went into the net hollow, and the Blazers beat the Lakers with a lore.

In the locker room after the game, McMillan highly praised Roy, and the team's self-confidence greatly increased.

After playing against the Lakers, there are only the last 22 games left in the regular season. The Blazers have a record of 44 wins and 16 losses. According to the winning percentage and win margin of the entire Western Conference, it is almost 100% to enter the playoffs. The season goal is completed ahead of schedule. .

On the plane to Arizona, Su Yang found McMillan and proposed to reduce the main time and increase the substitute time to prepare for the playoffs, and strive to make the substitute lineup the key to defeating the opponent.

(End of this chapter)


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