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Chapter 219 The Madman
"Nate McMillan needs to call a timeout. Yan Hua's current state is very hot. I'm afraid the Blazers will be overtaken by the Kings if they don't last until the official timeout."

As the commentator of this game, Kenny Smith’s current mood is very complicated. On the one hand, Kenny Smith supports Yan Hua and the king, but on the other hand, Kenny Smith hopes that the Blazers can win this game. The victory of the game, so when the Blazers were ahead of the Kings, Kenny Smith was anxious for the Kings, but when Yan Hua played an advantage on the field and was about to lead the Kings to overtake the score, Kenny Smith began to worry about the Blazers again up.

Although after Yan Hua came out with a substitute lineup, in order to strengthen the defense against Yan Hua, the head coach of the Trail Blazers, Nate McMillan, let LaMarcus Aldridge, who had just sat on the bench, reappear , but the inside line composed of LaMarcus Aldridge and Joel Przybilla still has nothing to do with Yan Hua.

Facing the Trail Blazers' inside duo, Yan Hua simply took whatever he wanted. In a one-on-one situation, neither Joel Przybilla nor LaMarcus Aldridge could stand up. Yan Hua, as for double-teaming, as long as Yan Hua is willing, neither LaMarcus Aldridge nor Joel Pulzbilla can stop Yan Hua.

So when the Kings took advantage of Yan Hua's almost unsolvable offensive ability and powerful lethality at the basket to launch a wave of counterattacks, and even might reverse the situation on the court at any time, in Kenny Smith's view, the Blazers You must find a way to regain the initiative in your own hands.

"Kenny, there is nothing wrong with the Blazers' offense and defense." After Kenny Smith's voice fell, Charles Barkley, who was sitting next to Kenny Smith, put forward a different opinion. The bench lineup led by Cus Aldridge performed quite well on the court, and their performance on both ends of the offense and defense was also remarkable. Their only problem was that they could not restrain Yan Hua on the defensive end, and this The problem cannot be solved simply by calling a timeout.

When Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley caused disputes over timeouts, Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan, who had been staying on the sidelines, was now on the court like ants on a hot pot. While pacing back and forth, he watched the timer above the basket anxiously, waiting for the official timeout to come, and at the same time kept shouting "Hold on, hold on...".

At most two or three rounds, the official timeout will be required, so Nate McMillan, who only has three timeout opportunities left, also has the idea of ​​saving if he can save, and wants to persist until the official timeout. After all, the Blazers still maintain 3 point lead.

However, after a burst of cheers erupted like a tsunami in the Arco Arena, Nate McMillan, who was pacing back and forth on the sidelines, stopped, and after swearing, he walked towards the The technical desk in the distance made a gesture to apply for a timeout.

In the attack just now, Yan Hua, who received a pass from Benno Udrih, was double-teamed by Lamarcus Aldridge and Joel Pulzbilla, and made a forced shot. , and also caused a defensive foul by Joel Pulzbila. If Yan Hua hits a free throw, the Blazers' lead will be wiped out.

Head coach Reggie Troyce let Yan Hua play with a substitute lineup, hoping to rely on Yan Hua's scoring ability at the basket to chase points, so whether it is the one-on-one defense at the beginning or the double-team behind , As long as he thinks there is a chance, Yan Hua will hold the ball and play hard. After all, Yan Hua leads the bench team to score.

"MVP! MVP!..." When Yan Hua walked to the free throw line, there was a uniform shout in Arco Arena, and when Yan Hua made a free throw to help the Kings equalize the score , the atmosphere in the Arco Arena directly reached the GAO tide.

82 to 82. After nearly 5 minutes in the fourth quarter, the Kings finally equalized the score and brought the Blazers back to the same starting line.

"5 minutes, 7 of 5 shots, 5 of 4 free throws, 14 points, what is a superstar, this is a superstar!" When Yan Hua walked off the court amid the cheers of MVP and King from the audience, the field Charles Barkley, who was on the commentary seat, also applauded loudly while praising Yan Hua's performance at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

It is not unreasonable that the playoffs are called the stage of superstars. Only players who have experienced the baptism of the playoffs and proved themselves in the playoffs can be called superstars. The guys who kill the Quartet in Zhongda, and the guys who are weak in the playoffs are at best just a regular season star. There is a world of difference between a regular season star and a superstar, and in Charles Barkley's view, Yan Hua There is no doubt that he is already a superstar.

After a brief timeout, both the Trail Blazers and the Kings deployed their main lineups, and the game entered the finals ahead of schedule.

Perhaps it was deeply stabbed by Yan Hua's performance at the beginning of the fourth quarter. After reappearing, Brandon Roy was trying to take over the game. First, he forcibly got rid of Kevin Martin and hit a jumper. Helped the Blazers to overtake the score, and then after the Kings equalized the score, they scored a 3+1 on Kevin Martin, helping the Blazers widen the point difference.

"I said, I must be the one who wins this game!"

After hitting the free throw, Brandon Roy did not stay in the frontcourt too much, but glanced at Yan Hua, said something fiercely, and retreated towards the backcourt.

Although at this moment, Brandon Roy's knee is so painful that he can hardly feel it, and every step is extremely difficult, but for the victory of this game, Brandon Roy has always persisted until Lead the team to defeat the king.

"Madman!" Looking at the back of Brandon Roy going away, Yan Hua who walked to the basket and served the baseline ball, smiled wryly and shook his head. What Brandon Roy did today made Yan Hua very Admiration, because Yan Hua also asked himself, if I were me today, I would risk re-injury or even ruin my career when I just finished the operation and it takes a month to resume training. Are you going to play?Yan Hua asked himself several times, but he didn't know the answer, so Yan Hua admired Brandon Roy's actions today and his performance on the court.

(End of this chapter)