Lillard downturn Adelaide +14 significant force to take 33 core qualities
Before the game started
, Parker told reporters, evaluation Lillard. Parker gentle with their own unique French accent, said: "Lillard absolutely top five point guards in the league, he was omnipotent in the field, he can pass, breaking, outside shooting and I think Lillard in me. dynamic counterpoint, the time when I came into the league, and Payton bit excited me and now he and I became a similar relationship there is little - .. When I just came into the league, I almost fearless, when you see sophomore Lillard in a few weeks doing those crazy things when I saw him a year from their own. "Lillard crazy performance in the first round of the playoffs, Let everyone suspected that he really is not the first time the playoff newcomers, he and the Rockets in the series, averaging 25 points, three hit rate as high as 48%.
but for Lillard, the Spurs beat the Rockets game with completely different. Beginning of the game, Lillard Spurs felt the force of oppression, trapped in the Spurs defense outside the scope of a larger expansion, Lillard not good at scoring points in his hand, the entire first half, only to get seven shots, cast in which two balls, only 4 points. And on the defensive end, Lillard is almost impossible to keep up with the pace of Parker, Parker scored almost arbitrary. Both ends are exhausted, so the Grade 2 rookie backup significant setback.
when Lillard was extremely limited, Aldridge must stand up to help the team. However, due to the blockade super Spurs perimeter defense capability, Aldridge only with more personal singles to maintain a weak offensive firepower for the Blazers.
Split successfully helped the Spurs in the playoffs limits Dirk - Dirk Nowitzki, his solid leg strength and enough height to make a projection-type power forward Dirk could not get. Spurs will defend Dirk had continued into the second round of strategic dispatch center continues to defend Aldridge Brazil, Adriano below this top five vote only one shot. Section II, Aldridge hit back after two blocked, the ball thrown rebounds direction from the vote since grab the ball into. As San Antonio Spurs Hats one of the league's best at power forward singles, Adelaide by means of attack so hard to score Blazers overall offensive slump is evident. The first half ended, Adelaide got 13 points and five rebounds, but the sale of the number reached 17. 65 Trail Blazers 39 points behind Spurs.
Blazers have been dependent on the starting lineup of a team, but in this game, the Blazers bench after a poor regular season against the Spurs had conversational rotation, Yichujikui. Mo - other than the Williams off the bench to complete the defense, the offensive end has not done the same. Si Tuoci had replaced the bench early, overdrafts use the starting lineup. Blazers starting five people, only half Lillard playing time was 17 minutes, Lopez, Matthews, Aldridge playing time all in 22 minutes or so. Half Parker played 19 minutes, led the Spurs, the other starters were all less than 19 minutes.
Lillard almost lost under the Spurs' defense, while Aldridge into isolation singles. Batum less time in the case of the ball, you can not play to their strengths in the past half-court offensive organization. Blazers close to the overall failure of the entire offensive system. Blazers outside shooter in the case of the group did not get good shots, almost unable to provide an outside fire San Antonio Spurs T-Shirts Wholesale support. Until the end of the third quarter, the Blazers have not dropped into the first third of the can, the team 8-thirds vote total loss, the team assists and only five times, had good connections both inside and outside the Spurs was almost completely cut off.
as the core of the team, Adelaide matter what difficulties are faced with the need to carry the team before the trip. The third quarter, the Blazers reached 20 points or more behind, but as a team to tackle the most reliable power, Adelaide stick with individual team offensive firepower to maintain. He reduced his jump shot, more options reached the basket shot, he got 10 points in the third quarter, causing the Spurs inside four fouls.
match, Adelaide feel sluggish in the first half, the situation will eventually hit back 50% of the audience voted 13, 25, scored 33 points and 14 rebounds. Lillard is 15 shots to get 17 points and 6 assists only three times.
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