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Chapter 223 The Pioneer on the Cliff

On April 2010, 4, three days after the end of the second game of the series, the Trail Blazers ushered in the third game against the Kings at home. The foot has stepped on the edge of the cliff, but for the Blazers, they do not seem to have completely lost confidence because of this, which can be seen from their interviews with reporters before the game.

After all, in the history of the playoffs, there have been many series in which a 0-2 deficit has been reversed. For many players, no matter how bad the situation is, there is only a glimmer of hope. He will spare no effort to seize this hope and believe that he can accomplish miracles.

However, judging from the current lineup of the Trail Blazers and the performance of the last two games, it will be difficult for them to regain their disadvantage at home, especially when Brandon Roy was just an hour after the end of the last game. After the news of the deteriorating knee injury came out, basically all the fans and media who supported the Blazers were already wailing before the game started. If the Blazers still can’t win the third game of the series , then the pioneers can really consider where to go for vacation and fishing.

"Andre, I need you to strengthen your personal offensive ability in this game. You must continue to put pressure on them on both ends of the offense and defense. Especially after the pick-and-roll, you must seize the opportunity of dislocation. In that rookie's Open a gap in the body to cause his killing, understand?"

At around 7:[-] p.m., less than an hour before the start of the game, in the locker room of the home team in the Rose Garden Arena, the head coach of the Trail Blazers, Nate McMillan, was pulling Andre Miller to explain tactics to him. When Brandon Roy was not sure whether he could play, Nate McMillan put all his treasures on Andre Miller. In today's game, Nate McMillan arranged Almost all of the tactics revolve around Andre Miller.

Why Andre Miller?Instead of LaMarcus Aldridge?Because the king has Yan Hua on the inside, Aldridge's performance on the offensive end will definitely be affected when the defensive end needs to do his best to double-team Yan Hua. After Brandon Roy is absent, LaMarcus Aldridge will definitely be the king's focus.

But Andre Miller is different. The king's No. 1 position does not have a player with outstanding offensive ability, so Andre Miller's defensive pressure is much less. Jason Kidd scored 52 points on his head, and the guy who averaged 24 points in the previous two games, is he still worried about his offensive firepower?
So under such circumstances, Nate McMillan gave up his plan to establish Aldridge as the main offensive point, and put the treasure on Andre Miller, looking forward to Andre Miller Being able to reproduce the miracle of scoring 52 points on Jason Kidd's head, leading the Blazers to defeat the Kings at home, reserved a little suspense for this round of the series.

With the expectation of Nate McMillan, Andre Miller walked out of the player channel with his head held high. As a 34-year-old veteran, as a veteran who has wandered around many teams in his career, Andre- Miller never imagined that at the end of his career, someone would put a team on his shoulders and let him carry the burden of leading the team forward, and all this for Andre Miller , It is not only an incomparable trust, but also an opportunity to challenge yourself.

When LaMarcus Aldridge defeated Yan Hua at the opening jump ball, Andre Miller, who picked up the basketball in the backcourt, licked his lips excitedly, and then the audience Amidst the cheers, the ball rushed to the frontcourt.

On the first offense in the opening game, Andre Miller called Marcus Camby’s pick and roll, although with Andre Miller’s post-up offensive ability, it is basically a piece of cake to force Tony Allen However, considering the king's two insiders with a huge defense range, they may suddenly rush out at any time and send a big risk, just like Yan Hua rushed out at the last moment of the last game It interfered with Andre Miller's quasi-lore.

Therefore, when arranging tactics before the start of the game, head coach Nate McMillan asked Andre Miller not to try to take the King's No. 1 position in singles, and not to break through the basket without thinking, but to Pull Yan Hua out through the pick-and-roll, and then misplace Yan Hua in singles, and make his defensive foul by the way. If Yan Hua can be caught in a foul crisis, the Blazers have hope of winning. Even if they can't, let Andre- Miller's misplaced singles against Yan Hua is also a very efficient offensive tactic, and once Yan Hua leaves the basket, Aldridge in the fourth position will have a chance.

"Andre, that's it, kick this guy's ass hard!" Nate McMillan stood on the sidelines after Andre Miller and Marcus Camby completed the pick-and-roll mismatch to Yan Hua , almost crazily shouted towards Andre Miller, even though Andre Miller couldn't hear what Nate McMillan was shouting on the sidelines.

The first attack after the opening is undoubtedly very important, because this attack can not only test whether the Blazers' tactics can be successful, but also test the King's defensive strength. The fighting spirit and morale of the whole team, so even though Andre Miller on the court heard what Nate McClelland was shouting at all, Nate McMillan still kept shouting from the sidelines.

Just when Nate McMillan was expecting Andre Miller to successfully displace Yan Hua in singles and open the scoring for the Blazers, Andre Miller on the court also began to try to get rid of Yan Hua's defense and won It was a chance to make a shot or a breakthrough, but after Andre Miller tried twice from left to right, Yan Hua, with his arms outstretched, still stood in front of Andre Miller like a wall, not only Blocked Andre - Miller's breakthrough route, but also blocked Andre - Miller's shot selection.

In desperation, Andre Miller had no choice but to give up the chance of misplaced singles against Yan Hua, and passed the basketball to Marcus Camby, who was a little below the top of the arc.

Although Marcus Camby made a mid-range shot after receiving a pass from Andre Miller, Nate McMillan, who was expecting Andre Miller's dislocation single to Yan Hua to open the scoring, did not have the previous goal Excited, but frowning tightly, as if thinking about something.

"It's an excellent defense. Although the Blazers scored this goal, Yan Hua's misplaced defense against Andre Miller after the pick-and-roll was still very good. Opportunities for misplaced singles.”

Although the Blazers scored successfully in the first offense after the opening, Charles Barkley on the sidelines commentary still praised the strict defense. Those who didn't know thought that Charles Barkley They are clamoring for XX to try their best, and blame their teammates for losing points.

(End of this chapter)