Chapter 87 [Biao up! 】
The Trail Blazers attacked and continued to play pick-and-roll in the middle. Stardameier relied on speed to get rid of the ball and passed the ball to the middle. There was a misalignment on the court. Rashid scored a straight-arm jump shot against Guo Xu. 22-17.
Rashid's real height of 211CM and a 229CM wingspan, it is difficult to reach Guo Xu without jumping. Such a person has no way to jump shots, and he can only do small movements close to his body to interfere.
The Lakers attacked, and Guo Xu brought him to the frontcourt without anyone to cover him. He was passed by Stadameier to Fox on the right side, who gave O'Neal a lob. O'Pang forced his shot to the basket, turned around and threw the ball under the double team.
The Trail Blazers' offense is an old routine. This time Rashid received the ball, O'Neal defended it, and Guo Xu went to chase the defender. Rashid passed the ball, and Stadameier was blocked by Guo Xu before he could take the ball.
Guo Xu has no privileges on the offensive end, and he can use the best attitude to complete the tasks assigned by the coach on the defensive end, and will never allow Stadameier to break through easily. The latter did not attack strongly and passed it to Konchebonchi Wells.
Wells is Pippen's substitute, 196cm tall and weighs 95 kilograms. His characteristics are super explosive power and he is unstoppable when he rushes. Harper's foul is stolen and sent him to the free throw line.
Wells made one of two free throws, 22-18.
With two minutes left, both sides started to substitution during the dead ball. Madson and George appeared, and Harper and Grant were replaced.
Guo Xu had no good chance next time. The players played according to the tactics arranged by the coach. O'Neal beat Davis and turned and hooked the score. The Trail Blazers made a foul in the next round, and O'Pang made a free throw. Before the end, Fox received an empty cut and received a layup from the Australian set, causing a foul, making two free throws.
On one side, Wells broke through and scored two points with a layup, and Smith made a foul and made both free throws.
At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 26-22.
The NBA has a 130-second interval between the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter, and a 15-minute interval between the end of the second quarter and the beginning of the third quarter; the short pause is 20 seconds, and there are two types of long pauses, 100 seconds and 60 seconds.
Phil Jackson doesn't like to call the timeout and the rules. He likes to substitute people and arrange tactics at this time. The five players in the second quarter are Guo Xu, Leidel, George, Grant, and Foster.
"Jason held the ball and attacked the main attack in the position, Greg played pick-and-roll in the middle, Hores did not cover the ball from the side, helped Leidel catch the ball and shoot. Jason could quickly advance and launch a counterattack."
Everyone knew that Guo Xu was going to take the lead. After 4 minutes of the first quarter, the coach still had no intention of letting Brian Shaw appear.
Jackson also hopes that someone can lead the Lakers' substitute attack. Bryson Shaw is not good, and it is difficult to average 5 points per game. He is too slow to go on the court, and his partner with Ledel and George is poor.
If Laidel is allowed to play randomly, people have seen it in the preseason, and it is a mess. Now, Jackson wants Guo Xu to try to bring the rhythm up and let the OK combination rest for a while.
He gave Guo Xu three minutes to perform in his heart. If the opponent overtakes the score, he will replace O'Neal and Kobe as soon as possible and start to play hard on the main players.
Grant appeared to deal with the Trail Blazers' substitute inside Sean Kemp. Although the "Rain Man" declined in form last season, his reputation was still very intimidating. Jackson sent the veteran to go up and restrict it, but it was not trusted by the insane Madson.
Five Trail Blazers players appeared, Greg Anthony, Stesey Ogmon, Bunch Wells, Rashid Wallace, and Sean Kemp.
From the personnel adjustment, we can see that the Trail Blazers want to win this game. The team's number one star Rashid played the first quarter and is now coming to the bench again. Dunleavy wants him to play in the whole game.
The Trail Blazers' 28-point rookie point guard Eric Barkley is still quietly guarding the water dispenser on the sidelines. Unless it enters garbage time, the coach will not remember this person.
The game continued, and the Lakers' ball was right. Guo Xu saw that it was Camp's guest center and gestured to Foster outside the three-point line to find cover. Foster was stunned for a moment, but decided to cover it outside the three-point line and block Anthony.
Greg Anthony, born in 1967, is a league veteran. He was 12th pick in the first round in 1991. He was 183cm tall and weighed 80 kilograms. In his peak 95-96 season, he had averaged 14 points, 2.5 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.7 steals in the Vancouver Grizzlies. He was once a fast defender.
But after that season, Anthony was seriously injured twice, and his physical fitness declined across the board. He averaged only 6.3 points and 2.5 assists per game last season. He was afraid of confrontation and his speed became average.
Guo Xu easily got rid of Anthony on the right side with cover. He didn't change defense in the inside. Guo Xu moved one step and jumped on the jump shot. Another 70-degree three-pointer on the right. Kemp was in a daze at the horn position and didn't even stretch his hand.
Guo Xu prepared very well. Two years of shooting were not in vain. The rhythm was perfect and he scored another three-pointer.
29 to 22. Guo Xu’s 8th personal score.
Woodson lamented: "Jason Guo performed very well on the offensive end. After appearing, he made 3 of 3 shots. He refused to try out other teams. If no team had forced him to choose, he would probably regret it now."
Hovas smiled and said, "He is also very lucky. Fisher's injury gave him an opportunity to rise, it depends on whether he can catch it. Kemp is directly responsible for this ball. He didn't defend himself. He didn't know what he did this summer, and his figure was completely out of shape."
The Trail Blazers attacked and passed it twice, Wells missed the mid-range shot against Ledel.
The two are about the same size, both are a little round, but they are not slow in moving speed. They belong to the same style. The Trail Blazers chose Wells based on Leidell as the template.
Unfortunately, Wells' style of playing is also very similar to that of Ledel, a master of random battles and a poor shooting choice. Grant grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Guo Xu.
Guo Xu did not pass the teammates to the fast attack, and he slowly dribbled the ball through halftime.
Except for Camp, the Trail Blazers did not return to defense at all, and they could not gain a local number advantage when they advanced quickly. Leidel waved and ran to the frontcourt quickly, Guo Xu ignored it. Jackson saw this scene calmly and applauded Guo Xu in his heart.
If Guo Xu passes the game when he sees his teammates waved and plays without using his brain, the upper limit will not be very high in the future. People like Laidel who have a trick on his brain will not have to pay any attention to him at all if they are not a good opportunity.
Guo Xu waved to cover again, Foster came out to block Anthony, and Guo Xu still led the position he liked on the right. Rashid followed Grant near the bottom line penalty area, unable to defend, and Kemp stood near the free throw line in a daze.
Kemp just joined the Trail Blazers this season and is very famous. It is difficult for players to express their dissatisfaction with him in the preseason. But his relaxed defense will hurt the team. He stared at Foster. When Guo Xu was air, Dunleavy stood up on the sidelines and shouted to Kemp: "Shawn, switch out defense!"
Kamp reacted when he heard the coach's shout. It was too late to act again. Guo Xu made another quick stop and jump shot. At the same position, he made a quick move, with a perfect arc, and the ball was hollowed into the net.
32 to 22, Guo Xu scored his 11th point and made the third three-pointer.
O'Neal stood up on the sidelines and took the lead in applauding Guo Xu. The Trail Blazers fans were a little confused, and the booing stopped on the sidelines.
Chapter completed!