Chapter 1318: The Old Arch Fire Master(1/2)
Chapter 1318 of the main text volume. The old master of Gonghuo. Louis's little thoughts can be seen from the first matchup of the Jinghua Book Pavilion.
Fans want to watch J-fight Benjamin, but Louis doesn't show it. The defensive end lets Liu Yuqing play against Jordan.
Wilson is on the surface against Chapman, but in fact, his real responsibility is to double-team when Olajuwon gets the ball.
Riley is very clear about their strengths.
Their confidence is their inner and outer.
If the Lakers want to win the series, they cannot let both of them perform well. If Louis is still in the Knicks, he may pay more attention to the overall strength of the team, because the Knicks' lineup potential is unlimited, and as long as they can be played out, they will not be afraid of any opponent.
The Lakers can't do it.
At least not now.
They can't bear the impact of Jordan and the big dream full-scale outbreak.
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers won the jump ball.
Liu Yuqing launched a quick attack from the outside, using Garnett's cover, and directly caught the ball and missed it.
The Trail Blazers failed to fight back. Jordan Roll's position relied on the attack of Liu Yuqing, used his steps to shake off the latter's defense, turned around and threw the ball in front of the basket to score.
Subsequently, Baros made a mistake from the outside pass, Fisher pushed the fast break and assisted Jordan in the frontcourt to catch up with a three-pointer.
5 to 0
"Michael scored 5 points in a row at the beginning!"
≈Narrator Bob Costas said.
Bill Ranbill, who has almost become a full-time commentator of the Lakers' games, said: "When the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers in the regular season, many people said they were finished. In fact, many people overestimated the importance of the regular season. The Trail Blazers have become a team focused on the playoffs. For them, the victory or defeat in the regular season is no longer important. Only the playoffs are the focus, and only winning the championship can rewritten the reality of not having a championship all year round."
"As the one who deserves the championship among all the uncrowned players in history, Michael Jordan is ready!" Ranbill teased, "If he doesn't win the championship, even God will cry about it."
Costas added: "In terms of the current situation in the league, this year is indeed Portland's best chance to win the championship since 1" three years."
The Knicks and the Heat either died in infighting, or collapsed and internal friction. The Celtics were very strong, but for the Trail Blazers, they were obviously not a terrible opponent like Niger.
The Lakers have unlimited potential, but their potential needs time to be realized.
Taking the trophy before they turned their potential into combat power is already the long-cherished wish of all the Portlanders who are eager to win.
Louis whistled and signaled the players to be patient and not to be anxious.
Wilson then ran from the outside to the free throw line to catch the ball, leaned against Chapman, and turned over and took action.
2 to 5
If there is no score in this round, Louis will likely call a timeout to adjust.
Wilson's attack stabilized the Lakers.
Jordan is basically no longer suppressing his personal abilities, because the Trail Blazers are no longer the team with stars.
He doesn't need to change his playing style for anyone anymore, which is why Louis asked Liu Yuqing to play against him.
The Trail Blazers have two super giants with one offense and defense, and there is only one Lakers, so they have to avoid a super giant showdown at the beginning.
If Wilson is suppressed by Jordan, it will have a great impact on the morale of the Lakers.
So let Liu Yuqing try Jordan's depth first. Anyway, no one thinks how he can do Jordan.
It is easy for Jordan to break Liu Yuqing's outside defense, but now he is not only the number one offensive player of the Trail Blazers, but also the creator of the entire offensive system. He needs to use his personal abilities to create opportunities for others.
This is basically Jordan's early style of playing with the Trail Blazers.
Jordan at that time was very similar to Harden at the end of the Rockets, with one goal in the world.
Louis defended himself.
Strategically speaking, no matter how Jordan's personal offense is played, Louis will do whatever he wants.
As long as he doesn't connect it, it's easy to say.
So the more Jordan wants to find his teammate, the higher his turnover rate is, because Louis had already reminded the players to keep an eye on his passing route.
In this round, Jordan broke Liu Yuqing's defense, attracted Wilson's assisting defense, and passed the ball to Chapman on the outside.
The whole process seems to be fine, but it actually underestimates the Lakers' rotation defense.
Garnett let Clifford Robinson out of nowhere, blocked Wilson's pass, and intercepted Jordan's pass.
If Chapman hadn't made a timely tactical foul, the Lakers' counterattack would have started.
"Thank you so much, Michael."
Barkley loudly laughed at Jordan's mistakes.
Jordan just glanced at him, hummed softly and went back to defend.
Garnett immediately threw the ball to Barkley and asked him to serve. He also muttered to Liu Yuqing nervously: "Jiang Duo, don't let Michael underestimate you. In my opinion, he can't defend against your shot at all, let him remember your name, brother!"
Hearing Garnett say something, Jordan couldn't defend against Liu Yuqing's shooting, Kobe couldn't help but stand up and said, "kg, why do you put pressure on him? That's Michael. Do you think Jiang Duo is me?"
"Brother, I believe in all of you!"
After being a teammate with Garnett for almost two seasons, Liu Yuqing has long learned to block the noise created by the opponent.
He knew that Louis' arrangement was to use him as cannon fodder to block Jordan's gun hole.
He is willing to be cannon fodder, but it does not mean that he is a cannon fodder with no idea.
He doesn't want to be underestimated, even if the other party is Jordan.
The legendary historical shock wave that is uncrowned will also be king.
Liu Yuqing ran forward and passed by Wilson, saying, "benj, I feel good."
Wilson immediately understood what he meant, "Okay, next round, we will fight around you!"
Wilson immediately told Baros about this idea.
Baros has no objection.
Louis also waited for the changes.
Liu Yuqing is not very popular in the team. Apart from Garnett and Ostertag, no player can be regarded as his friend, but he has gained the trust of everyone because he is stable, smart, reliable and calm.
His game temperament is very similar to the Spurs' celebrity George Gervin.
Both running and shooting give people a sense of stability.
In this round, Liu Yuqing first landed in the bottom corner, Garnett picked and rolled, and Baros broke through and was blocked by Olajuwon. At the same time, Liu Yuqing at the bottom corner had already taken Wilson's unball cover and ran to two meters outside the three-point line on the left.
The man landed and the ball was passed.
Liu Yuqing received the ball nine meters away from the basket, which is why the Trail Blazers' defensive negligence
They felt that Liu Yuqing would not attack there, so it would be fine if the defense rotated slowly.
To be honest, that position is a bit far from the basket, the Lakers have 10 seconds of offensive time, which is enough to reorganize a wave of offense.
Liu Yuqing held the ball up, straightened her body and jumped and shot.
Basketball rotates at high speed and flies directly to the net.
"Swish!"
Jordan became alert to Liu Yuqing.
Garnett ran to Liu Yuqing excitedly and shouted: "What did I say? I can't bear to you! He is old! He is an old man, so there is no need to be afraid of him!"
Liu Yuqing scolded coldly: "Say less!"
"What a fierce thing? I'm so supportive of you. You're not really afraid of that old man, right?"
Nonsense, it’s not you who will face him head-on later!
Liu Yuqing hopes that Louis can limit Garnett's speaking frequency.
Is communication not good? Of course, communication is good, but this guy’s communication is basically ineffective communication without nutrition.
Instead of making him angry, it's better to shut up.
At this time, Liu Yuqing made Ranbir in the commentator's seat have some bad associations.
However, Garnett's slutty words quickly caused trouble for Liu Yuqing.
Since Jordan currently has no championship, when discussing his status in the world, he usually judges all those with championship strength and strong strength before he can finish his turn. However, among the current players, except for the Knicks players, few people dare to spur Jordan trash talk.
It's two different things to beat everyone without the championship and personal ability.
Jordan is a vengeful person. He was already alert to Liu Yuqing. Garnett said those few more words and made up his mind to teach his opponent a lesson.
Perhaps it was because the breath was too strong in his chest. Jordan's back hit was obviously pushing Liu Yuqing away, but the force of the attack was too strong and he did not hit.
Barkley immediately took the rebound and transferred it to Barros in the middle. The Lakers instantly transferred to the third-line fast break with four players participating.
Baros' rapid advance attracted the defense of the Trail Blazers. He paused and passed the ball behind him, giving Liu Yuqing who followed up.
It's still the same position, outside the three-point line on the right, but this time it's a standard three-point distance that is close to the side of the three-point line.
Jordan's assisted defense has arrived in front of him. Liu Yuqing's rhythm is not chaotic, and he shot three-pointers quickly and accurately.
To be continued...