In the future, Anthony Davis, the No. 1 pick who is the same as Lillard, will be joked by fans as the son of the United States because of the unlimited praise from the American media.

However, this American son was not the best rookie of the year in his draft.

Damian Lillard is.

Before the game, Lillard publicly said that he was a fan of Wei Xia. Tonight, his performance in the opening few minutes was not much memory, and he had more words of stability.

The expectations Lillard, who was in second grade, had different expectations from those of rookie years.

He is no longer "the sixth rookie, he performed well like this", but "Last year's newcomer, please pay attention!" The Trail Blazers are deliberately going to the playoffs. Compared to the first grade, he has to connect more teams, master the rhythm, and improve his defense. New challenges are waiting for him.

Tonight, the first time he had a murderous intent was four minutes after the opening.

He called Lopez Jr. to come up with the pick-and-roll, and Cousins ​​followed the whole process. As long as the Trail Blazers called the pick-and-roll, they would hit the ball holder. This was a strategy that Jay Wright had arranged before the game.

Cousins' forward oppression made Lillard unable to score.

He saw Lopez who was going down and quickly passed the ball.

However, Lopez was not as good as his brother. His finishing ability at the basket was a little worse. Wei Xia quickly returned to the basket, jumped into the air to block it, completing an amazing small defense.

Wei Xia blocked the ball and let Hayward take it.

The Trail Blazers retreated as fast as possible, but the 76ers did not mean to fight back quickly.

The ball was given to Wei Xia, and he brought it to the frontcourt. He communicated with Cousins ​​and knew each other's feelings. Cousins ​​picked and rolled the ball in the high position, stood there and pulled the space, and Wei Xia broke through and passed back.

The Trail Blazers underestimated Cousins' shooting ability, and letting him go out is definitely not a good decision.

"Swish!"

Cousins ​​made the mid-range shot from outside the free throw line.

7 to 3

"It's been so many years, and some people think I can't shoot?"

He shouted arrogantly, and just said these words to him, the Trail Blazers would not give him another chance to shoot at an open spot.

Lillard is still responsible for breaking the situation.

On the outside, Lillard dribbled with his left hand and changed direction to swing by Holiday. His advanced movements were pleasing to the eye. Holiday's teammates could not shrink the defense in time, and Sadness Young left Aldridge to assist in defense.

As long as there are some open positions in the Trail Blazers, Lillard's offensive purpose will be achieved.

He once again passed the ball to help his teammates score.

5 to 7

Open mid-range shot from Aldridge.

Cousins ​​was passionately asking for the ball, and Wei Xia stood firm at the bottom corner, and did not show his willingness to get the ball. Holiday did not have the determination to call the ball, because Cousins ​​was about to get the position.

His ball passed by.

Cousins ​​reminded Weisha of Chamberlain.

Like Chamberlain, in terms of figure alone, few of the current insiders are stronger than him. Chamberlain's body was as outstanding as an alien in the 1960s, but he loved to turn over and jump shots. Especially at critical moments, Chamberlain, who was afraid of being fouled, always chose to use jump shots to solve the problem.

Cousins' shooting choices have the same problems as Chamberlain.

He can hit his body, but he doesn't want to hit it, as if doing so is an insult to his own technology.

He must challenge the difficult situation, turn around and face the basket, walk out with a tentative step, and then pull up the jump shot.

Lopez's offense is not as good as his brother, but his one-on-one defense ability is worse than his brother.

Cousins ​​was so defensive that he missed the shooting. "Is this the only level?" Lopez's face showed disappointment.

"Don't be fucking proud, I want to hit you easily every minute!"

Cousins ​​stumbled for a round, and the 76ers retreated to suppress the Trail Blazers who wanted to push and counterattack. Lillard made the ball, and Batum made a breakthrough from the outside to distinguish the ball Lopez from the outside.

With a close shot, Lopez Jr. made a jump shot.

Cousins' sense of ownership awakened, as if the game had entered his moment.

Wei Xia controlled the ball outside and saw him asking for the ball with great momentum. He was sorry for the huge effort he wasted without passing.

He chose not to be a low position, but a high position on the right wing, and to take the ball from behind.

Wei Xia was really worried that he would shoot after getting the ball.

The result was good. Cousins ​​chose to dribble and kill the basket. Lopez's body did not withstand his capital at all and was easily knocked away.

The problem Cousins ​​encountered was assisting defense at the basket.

He missed a throw, grabbed an offensive rebound and still missed a tip-in. He still missed a hit with an offensive rebound. The Trail Blazers have no inside position to compare with him. So he made four consecutive tips in one round, and finally got the ball in.

Wei Xia had long been used to this scene.

Cousins' practical drama is one of the best players among the active players.

Everyone saw a good show, but the Trail Blazers were looking for a more appropriate offensive point.

Lillard, who averaged 19 points per game in his rookie season, averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Some people called on him to pass more and be like a pure point guard.

Today he passed many balls like a pure point guard. Except for Aldridge, who had no chance to attack, his other teammates received a lot of passes.

He decided to do one goal by himself.

Aldridge went online to pick-and-roll, Lillard dribbled, passed the pick-and-roll, and stopped at the top of the arc.

Holiday stared, Lillard's offensive intentions were clearly revealed.

Need three points!

Holiday's defense had little impact on Lillard's shot. This shot went towards the basket, but it just missed.

The feel is indeed a mysterious thing, it is completely out of control by the players.

Lillard watched the ball fly, and suddenly, a dark shadow walked by under the basket.

Batum picked up the offensive rebound, his consciousness was ahead of everyone, he picked up the rebound and made a pointer. Cousins, who was distracted at that moment, could not make a defense move. After watching him score the ball, he had not yet come back to his senses.

"A God!"

Wei Xia called Hayward.

Hayward ran forward when he heard the shout.

Cousins ​​was still distracted, but Wei Xia snatched his mission, took the ball out of the baseline, and even threw out a low-handed backcourt serve with a long pass with his right hand.

The strength, width and speed of this transmission are rare in the world.

If Hayward doesn't run at all, he will be thrown away by the ball.

Only when he keeps up with the ball with all his strength can he complete the counterattack.

Fortunately, Wei Xia's roar made him react. Hayward caught up with a long pass, received the ball in the frontcourt, and started directly with a layup without dribbling.

11 to 7

"Looking at this pass, the performance of the 76ers is incredible!"

"What a bold consciousness! What an imaginative pass move!"

No matter how the outside world praises him, Wei Xia will put it aside. He knows that the origin of these actions has nothing to do with him.

He just took advantage of the convenience of his old days to steal Malawich.

Malawi's coquettishness and juggling were done at will, and he just imitated and restored those movements.

Just restoring those actions shocked the commentator. Wei Xia really didn't know how excited the fans in the 1970s would be when they saw Malawi getting sexy.

"Wish, it seems I should learn more from you."

Lillard said after watching Wei Xia's performance.

"It makes you laugh." Wei Xia hoped that his next words would not make Malawi's grave smoke, "It's just a child's trick."

Wei Xia’s deliberate pretending to behave made Lillard very uncomfortable. If those moves are children’s tricks, what are the people who can’t even do these moves?

Batum brought the ball over and returned the ball to Lillard.

Wei Xia's performance aroused Lillard's fighting spirit, and he was ready to do something in the game.

Holidaybud lays a solid iron net, while Lillard uses the rhythm to break his silk hole, breaking his tendons and bones, and sways past the defense.

Holiday was unwilling to accept that he was beaten up by a second-year player.

So he turned and rushed towards Lillard.

He hit Lillard behind him, Lillard fell from the aerial name, and the fans of Moda Center booed angrily.

Just think of how many geniuses in his team's history have been tortured by injuries, every time Lillard falls down, the hearts of fans will be broken.

Fortunately, Lillard looked like he fell violently, but it was not a problem.

After standing up, Holiday apologized, and he accepted it, and there was no conflict between the two sides on the matter.

9 to 11

Lillard made both free throws, Cousins ​​supported the free throw line and used himself as a wall, so Hayward would create shooting opportunities.
To be continued...