Chapter 964: Unwilling
Rose Garden Arena.
The atmosphere here was quite oppressive, and the fans were already silent, not because they didn't want to speak, but because they didn't know what to say.
This is the fourth game of the first-round series, and the three games before that have seen the Trail Blazers feel like they're in a dream, and it's been an absolute nightmare!
Losing 40+ in the first game, 30+ in the second, and 20+ in the third, it looks like the Trail Blazers are improving every game, winning by 10 points and 10 points, and quickly turning defeat into victory.
But the problem is, there are only 7 wins in a series of 7 games, and after losing 4 games, you can go home to fish, where is the chance to turn defeat into victory?
According to the 10 points and 10 points efficiency of the pioneers, there is no way to achieve overtaking when they go home to fish......
Moreover, it is now the last five minutes of the fourth quarter, and they still have a whopping 20 points to chase, which is really a long way to go......
Lillard was holding his knees with both hands, sweating profusely, and if he took off his clothes now, then there was no doubt that he could definitely use it to juice.
Lillard's McCollum is no better, and McCollum has been in the starting position in the playoffs, but he and Lillard formed a "golden double gun" that did not bring the team even a victory.
Even if they can score 40-50 points in every game, but what's the use?
You must know that Qin Yan on the opposite side, one person can easily score 30-40 points in each game!
Lillard really wants to report his opponent to the league for drug abuse, in the regular season, although the Spurs are also very strong, but they don't have the current oppression! But his mind clearly relied on him, people are normal, maybe this is the most correct way to open the Spurs.
The Trail Blazers' offense is not weak in the league, but after three games, they have not scored more than 100 points in one game! The highest score was actually 96 points scored at home in the last game!
It's simply unscientific!
After losing three games in a row, Lillard finally understood that negative news such as emotional Spurs' loss in the regular season this year, awkwardness, and not doing their job are all special support! It's all done intentionally to cover up their true abilities!
Now, they "very inconspicuously" entered the playoffs as the fourth in the West, and then they lost all their pretenses, and the fourth and fifth strengths should have been the closest group, but the Spurs beat the Trail Blazers 3:0, giving people the feeling that the first is beating the eighth!
"We were deceived." That's what Lillard said to the media after losing Game 3 of his home game, but it didn't attract much attention (the Trail Blazers didn't have much news in the first place), because the media's focus is now on the Cavaliers and Warriors, as for the Spurs...... Well, in the eyes of most of the media, they are already outdated.
The Trail Blazers' strength this year is not bad, if they meet other teams, it is very likely to advance to the next round, but when they meet the Spurs who have been holding back for a whole season, they can only say that they are unlucky.
At the very least, Qin Yan really can't stop them from scoring, Matthews and Batum have been taught to be human beings one after another, and Lillard can't escape the fate of being ridden, and now the Trailblazers are almost suffering from "Qinphobia".
Of course, Aldridge doesn't have any good fruit to eat, because of the lack of playing time and low data in the regular season, many people think that Duncan is no longer good, especially this year's data like Duncan, who was actually selected as an All-Star, so many people are a little unconvinced, thinking that Duncan is picking up cheap.
But in the playoffs, Duncan, who has been considered a "useless old man", alone resisted Aldridge, who was in his playing years!
The young Aldridge did not take advantage of Duncan at all, whether it was a front-to-head one-on-one or a back-to-back play, Aldridge was limited by Duncan to the maximum.
"Whoever says that Duncan is old, Lao Tzu must be in a hurry with him!"
This was the only thought left in Aldridge's mind after being held down for three games.
"Hey, aren't we going too far? That's too much of a blow to young people, isn't it? ”
The Spurs called a timeout, and when they returned to the bench, a group of people joked with each other, with Green even more bluntly and unceremoniously.
"Are we excessive? You kid explain first, you made 6 three-pointers in a row in Game 2, let's talk about it......" Mills replied "unceremoniously".
"It's just, you're cool and don't let us vent too, it's too much, Danny." Barnes also "mocked" that in the regular season, because of the tactical arrangement, he was almost invisible, and he only had room to play in the first round of the playoffs, and his defense was a very important reason why the team could suppress the outside of the Trail Blazers.
After Green was "besieged", he immediately shut up and didn't speak, and indeed in the second game, Green hit six three-pointers in a row that really shocked everyone.
If Green has that head in every game, then the Spurs' championship this year is ironclad.
On the Trail Blazers' bench, Lillard buried his head in a large towel and grabbed his knees with both hands, and he could be seen shaking all over.
"Damien ......"
McCollum and Lillard are already very trusted partners now, and now according to Lillard's performance, McCollum feels uncomfortable.
"CJ, is this the end of our playoffs?" Lillard lowered his head, coupled with the blocking of the big towel, so that he couldn't see his expression clearly, but judging from Lillard's voice, it was obvious that he was not in a very good state now.
“…… Well, I'm afraid so. McCollum was reluctant to admit it, but with only a few minutes left and the team trailing by 20 points, what else could he do if he didn't admit defeat at this time?
"I'm really, really unwilling......"
Lillard muttered to himself under the turban, he really didn't want to lose the game like this, but there was no way, what else could he do now?
"Damian, we still have a chance next year......" McCollum comforted Lillard, he didn't feel good either, but what else can he do now?
"CJ, would you like to fight again?"
Lillard's emotionless voice came, leaving McCollum, who was about to say something, stunned.
"Do you want to ......"
"Hmm." Lillard lifted the towel from his head, then slowly stood up, "I'm going to try again, five minutes, it should be enough." ”
"Absolutely not, just admit defeat like this!"
Lillard, betting on his belief in winning, wants to fight the Spurs again!
Even if you still lose in the end, you can't lose so badly like now!
"Really...... How could I have such a messy partner as you. ”
McCollum looked at Lillard, whose eyes were full of desire to win, and the words of rejection that had already come to his lips were speechless.
"In fact, if I lose the game like this, I'm not willing to do it!"
Well?
Qin Yan, who was talking and laughing with his teammates on the bench and was about to call it a day, suddenly seemed to feel something, and when he turned his head, he found that the "golden twin guns" of the Trailblazers were standing side by side, silently looking at the Spurs, and on their faces, they couldn't see that they were ready to surrender at all.
In this case, they want to complete a 20-point comeback in 5 minutes!
"Don't be careless, Pioneer, you haven't thrown in the towel yet."
Qin Yan's words interrupted the joke on Spurs' side, and the others were not stupid, and when they looked at the pioneer, they immediately understood why Qin Yan said this.
It seems that the last 5 minutes are not very easy.