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Chapter 65



Chapter 65
For Su Yang's proposal, McMillan resolutely agreed.

The Blazers are currently in full swing, but if they want to go further in the playoffs, they must have more reserves, and the Blazers' substitute players are also worth spending time on training, especially Outlaw and Jack, who even have Starting strength.

On the [-]th, the team challenged the Suns away.

In the first quarter, with Webster, Frye and Roy playing brilliantly, the Blazers led the Suns 30-19.

The Suns are known for their offense all the year round. They only scored 19 points in the first quarter, not because of how good the Blazers' defense was, but because the Suns traded Marion away, and their fast break efficiency plummeted.

D'Antoni's run and gun system especially requires Marion to rush to grab the rebound, then quickly pass to find someone, and then attack the opponent in advance. A foothold is not stable, and without Marion, his run and gun system is difficult to perform, and in the end he has to take the blame people.

In the second quarter of the game, the Blazers increased their playing time off the bench, and the Suns' situation improved a little, but they failed to reverse the situation.

In such a cycle between the main force and the substitute, the Blazers played the game at will, and finally won 12 points steadily.

The six players in the team scored in double figures. The only fly in the ointment is that Adelaide was troubled by fouls again, and the shortcoming of being afraid of flexible power forwards creating physical confrontation was undoubtedly exposed. Before that, it was Garnett and Josh Smith, but this time it was Stoudemire.

The team gets three days off and flies to Milwaukee early.Su Yang spent two days watching videos with Adelaide, learning the skills of dealing with confrontation from legendary power forwards such as Duncan and Nowitzki, and also taught Adelaide to try meditation to cultivate patience.

Meditation cultivates patience. Su Yang learned it from the Zen master Phil Jackson. I don't know if it is useful.However, he knew that Adelaide's biggest problem was poor confrontation. He needed to hang up the meat as soon as possible. He didn't need to be too strong, but he had to be able to withstand small movements such as pushing and shoving.

On the 30th, the Blazers easily defeated the Bucks without Mo Williams. Jack played 24 minutes and scored [-] points.

On the 8th, the Blazers challenged the Knicks back to back. Roy failed in the lore and scored [-] points in overtime to lead the team to victory.

After two days of rest, the Blazers rushed to Cleveland again to face the Cavaliers after the big deal.

Big Ben's joining did not improve the Cavaliers' interior defense much. On the contrary, the Cavaliers became more stretched on the offensive end because they sent away Gooden and Hughes, so that Devin Brown, who averaged 7 points per game, became the starting shooting guard.

The Blazers focused on defending LeBron throughout the entire process and won the game steadily.LeBron played 46 minutes, scored 24 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, and the best performance among other Cavaliers players was the old No. [-] pick Joe Smith.

After the game, Rich Paul found Su Yang in the parking lot, chatted a few words, and exchanged phone numbers with each other.

That once thought that within a few minutes of the two chatting, the photos were secretly photographed and sent to Twitter.

Various rumors spread quickly, most of which were that Su Yang would join the Cavaliers to replace Mike Brown.

That night, the Trail Blazers flew to Minnesota overnight to challenge the Timberwolves in back-to-back away games.

Four games in five days, all away games, Adelaide and his team started in poor form and made several mistakes in a row.

After three and a half quarters of hard work, the Blazers were too far behind, so they simply chose to throw in the towel to avoid fatigue and injury.

The team flew to Sacramento in the last game of the six-game streak, and defeated the Kings again in the same way.

Back at home, the Trail Blazers first beat the Timberwolves, and then lost to the Suns, who were maddened by O'Neal and had a seven-man rotation, and then easily defeated the Clippers, turning their record into 51 wins and 18 losses. quota.

Compared with last season, the Trail Blazers' record has improved too much, and Su Yang admits that he is responsible for three points.

The media mentioned the name frequently, and several bookmakers even opened the market to guess where he will go next season.

On March 22, the Blazers flew to Los Angeles to play back-to-back against the Clippers.

The media didn't know where to get the news, but reported that Su Yang failed to apply for the Clippers scout at the beginning, and even caught the Clippers coach Deng Levy to ask for details before the game, which made Deng Levy grotesquely hint that the Blazers lineup was good.

McMillan got the news that the big brother's attributes were off the charts, allowing Su Yang to increase his bench time to play against the Clippers' main players. He also directly told ESPN that Su Yang should take the lead if the Trail Blazers can get the first place in the Western Conference.

As a result, there was no suspense in the game. Outlaw teamed up with Jack to beat the Clippers and fully justified Su Yang.

After a day off, the Blazers flew to Seattle and beat the Sonics 97 to 84.

Durant has a very high shooting percentage and is in excellent condition. He played 40 minutes and only took 13 shots. The number of shots was less than that of the substitute Lucred. The supersonic fans were so angry that they shouted at PJ Carlesimo on the spot. hiss.

But coach PJ Carlesimo was interviewed after the game and knew how to train a player to become a talent, because he participated in and witnessed the growth and training of too many stars in the Spurs and other teams, and he couldn't eat hot pizza in a hurry.

On the 25th, the Blazers returned to Portland and played against the Wizards back-to-back at home.Compared with the previous sling, the Blazers reversed the sling this time and won 26 points. Even Riff LaFrentz scored 9 points, just like drinking water.

Subsequently, the Blazers defeated the Bobcats and the Warriors one after another, achieving eight consecutive victories.

In the first game in April, the Blazers lost to the Lakers by three points.

After the game replay analysis, it was found that the main reason was 7 more fouls, 15 fewer free throws, and a three-point lead.The 7 more fouls were mainly because it was difficult to limit Odom and Gasol while restricting Kobe, and the basket was rushed.

There is no way to solve this problem. We can only limit the choice between Kobe and the frame guard, and I would rather choose the latter.

If they meet in the playoffs, they can only attack from outside, especially Radmanovic.

On April 25rd, the Blazers played an away game against the Rockets without Yao Ming, but due to physical problems, there were frequent loopholes in the forward defense. As a result, the Rockets made 14 of [-] three-pointers and finally lost by two points.

With a two-game losing streak, the Trail Blazers team returned to Portland and checked out Roy's knee swelling.

To be on the safe side, the team doctor and the coaching staff decided to let Roy rest and reduce the playing time of other main players again.

Following more than a week, the Blazers regretted losing to the Spurs and the Suns, narrowly beating the Lakers and the Mavericks, and brutalizing the Grizzlies.

In the final battle, Roy officially returned and led the team to a big victory over the Kings, with 60 wins and 22 losses throughout the season.

When the Mavericks beat the Hornets, the Western Conference rankings will be announced.The Blazers first, the Lakers second, the Hornets third, the Spurs fourth, the Jazz fifth, the Rockets sixth, the Suns seventh, the Mavericks eighth, and the Nuggets missed the playoffs with 49 wins.

The Blazers got three days off, and the coaching staff began working on the Mavericks the next day.

ESPN simultaneously updated the first-round matchup predictions. A total of 21 commentators participated. 20 people were optimistic about the Blazers beating the Mavericks to advance, and the commentator who was not optimistic about the Blazers also believed that the Mavericks needed to play 7 games to beat the Blazers. .

TNT fans poll results show that more than 95% of people think the Blazers will easily advance.

Reporters interviewed managers, coaches, and players anonymously, and the Blazers also received almost the same proportion of support.

For that result, commentator Bill Simmons said with a smile that it was because the Mavericks were too good.

Originally playing well in the early and middle of the season, Kidd had to be traded, which caused a sharp decline in the record.

Although the outside world is unanimously optimistic, Su Yang is still not careless, after all, the young pioneers have little experience.

(End of this chapter)


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