Chapter 571: Victory and Defeat Are Impermanent
Lillard is very good, except for a little sticky ball, there are weaknesses in other aspects, and now Lillard, the brand is not that big, Batum, LaMarcus and Matthews can all get opportunities, in this case, the Trail Blazers' offensive efficiency is very high.
Anyone can attack, anyone can defend.
That's pretty impressive.
This time, Matthews picked up the ball after running and hit it quickly, Qin Yang was blocked, and Cory Brewer was a step slower.
Qin Yang can also pass this kind of ball, but Cory Brewer is not good at shooting.
Many times, whether the tactics can be played or not, and whether or not they can shoot is really too crucial.
Mavericks offense.
Qin Yang passed the ball to Vince Carter, and he stepped forward to make a cover for Vince Carter, and after the cover, Qin Yang ran away.
The Trail Blazers' defense changed in an instant.
Batum followed Vince Carter, Matthews wanted to chase it too late, Qin Yang received a pass from Vince Carter and hit a three-point shot easily.
Trail Blazers defensive errors.
Next, like this again, Batum followed Qin Yang, Qin Yang did not misplace the single, but passed the ball to Corey Brewer, Korey Brewer broke through, and passed to Vince Carter, Vince dropped the ball to Al Jefferson, Al Jefferson played a low single, and easily scored with his feet.
This series of passes and cuts cooperated, and the Trail Blazers' outside defense was tense, and no one could go to the inside to assist in defense.
Al Jefferson made a single contribution on the inside.
Qin Yang didn't like inside singles players before, because he played too much on the outside, he found that the efficiency of inside singles was very low, especially for players like Cousins and Howard, who were very anxious about inside singles.
But now that he meets Al Jefferson, Qin Yang is really convinced.
There is an inside player who attracts the defense, and the outside line will be much easier to play.
Now the Mavericks, except for Qin Yang, no one can attract defense, not to mention that Vince Carter is old, and the team Gobert and Cory Brewer are not good at shooting, and they are even more likely to be empty.
After Qin Yang was trapped, he didn't know who to pass it on.
At this time, Aljefferson is a very good point to be able to help the team open up the situation.
The game continues.
This game was even more difficult than Qin Yang had imagined.
Gobert and Cory Brewer are on the court, and the defense is strengthened, but the Mavericks are flawed on the offensive end, and Qin Yang has to encounter the bag every time he gets the ball. After attracting the defense, teammates can't open it.
Players who can't shoot are really cumbersome at this time.
Qin Yang has the ball and does not have the ball, 2 of 5 in the first eight minutes, the efficiency is not low, the key is that a lot of balls are passed out, teammates can't shoot, Gobert misses two layups, and Corey Brewer makes an empty shot, which has too much impact on the offensive end.
In the eighth minute, coach Carlisle called a timeout, with Cosby coming on and Francisco Garsi on.
Garcia's defense is also very good, but as he gets older, his pace slows down, and his defense drops a lot, and Cosby's defense has not been very good, but it's not a colander.
But as soon as the two appeared, the problem came.
After Lillard covered, in the face of Cosby, he directly changed direction to accelerate the breakthrough, and after the breakthrough, Lillard scored an easy layup. Cosby really can't prevent it.
The Mavericks attacked, and after Qin Yang singled to attract the bag, he passed to Cosby.
Cosby hit a three-pointer and the game got a little better.
In this lineup, Qin Yang can only assist in defense on the outside.
On the offensive end, divide the pressure to your teammates.
In the first quarter, the two teams went back and forth, without a second of relaxation.
But after the end, the Mavericks trailed by one point.
The Trail Blazers can play on the outside and on the inside, and LaMarcus Aldridge has a clear advantage against either Al Jefferson or Gobert.
Gobert is too weak and Al Jefferson is too low.
LaMarcus Aldridge has a natural mismatch advantage, which makes it difficult to play.
An advantage on the inside is that you can grab rebounds on the defensive end, and on the offensive end, the team really doesn't know how to play, just give it to the inside.
The first quarter was difficult, and the second was no different.
Qin Yang was still on the court, and Qin Yang didn't dare to get off the court in the second quarter of this game.
The Trail Blazers bench isn't weak either.
As Qin Yang's former teammate, Mo Williams made a terrible pull-up jump shot and was difficult to defend, while CI McCollum also performed exceptionally well.
This player is defensively qualified and has accurate shots on the offensive end.
Shoot from almost anywhere in the half.
Being able to shoot is an advantage.
The pioneers blocked and dismantled over and over again, looking for opportunities to shoot, and played very steadily, Qin Yang couldn't find a chance to hit the opponent's mistakes at all.
Fortunately, in the bench time, Marion, Cosby, and Seth Curry performed well, and the score of the two sides did not pull away.
When Qin Yang rested in the third quarter, Lillard turned on.
Lillard singles, Qin Yang can always help defend and give restrictions. Reduced Lillard's efficiency, but Qin Yang was not there, and Lillard behaved like a superstar.
In the third quarter, nine minutes later, the margin widened to 12 points.
No way, Qin Yang appeared again.
This time, Qin Yang turned on the berserk mode.
Unfortunately, it didn't work.
LaMarcus Aldridge hit the inside again and again, and the outside Trail Blazers played very steadily and didn't give the Mavericks a chance.
The 12-point difference did not narrow much, and it was quickly pulled back.
Qin Yang encountered the bag again and again, and the hit rate of forced shots was average, and his teammates couldn't stand up at critical moments.
In the last two minutes, the Mavericks trailed by 9 points, and Carlisle replaced Qin Yang to admit defeat.
At home, the Mavericks unfortunately lost.
It was a bit uncomfortable to lose at home.
But after the game, Qin Yang quickly adjusted, and when he participated in the press conference, Qin Yang praised the Trailblazers:
"The Trail Blazers are a team with a lot of talent, LaMarcus is already a superstar, and Lillard has the potential to be a superstar. Wesley's performance was surprising, doing a great job on both ends of the floor, and on top of that, McCluff was impressive, and maybe it won't be long before he surprises people. ”
In this game, McCollum shot 4-of-9 and 2-of-2 free throws to get 12 points, 1 assist and 1 rebound.
Many people don't understand why Qin Yang praised such a role player.
But Qin Yang can see that McCollum is extremely decisive in his shots, never dragging his feet, and his shooting rate is very good, passing, breaking, and defending are all above the horizontal line.
Such a player is the most suitable for a team to win the championship.
After losing to the Trail Blazers, the next two games were much easier.
The Mavericks beat the Cavaliers and then lost to the Raptors
The Raptors' DeRozan was 15-of-22 from the field and 9-of-14 from the free-throw line, with 40 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in efficiency.
Qin Yang had to kneel when he saw this data.
In contrast, in this game, Qin Yang was 8 of 24, 11 of 12 free throws, 29 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds.
The Raptors played crazy in this game, the whole team played well, and the Mavericks had no choice but to lose.
After this game, the Mavericks traveled to New York, and the next opponent looked to be tough.