186. Anticlimactic

Although the Lakers caught up with the score in the first half of the quarter because of the strength of Kobe, Liu Ren, and Gasol, the three of them completely played the Trail Blazers as Spurs, but they chased it too fast! The Trail Blazers, who were all pointing at Aldridge's madness and didn't prepare too much, were caught off guard, because Aldridge didn't know why the sudden madness was over!

The Trail Blazers, who could still be compared with the Spurs in the first half of the quarter, instantly became at the same level as the Rockets and Thunder, and even slightly inferior, and even slightly inferior, even if the Lakers wanted to break their heads, they couldn't figure out what the situation was. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

In fact, Liu Ren was taken aback when the Trailblazers broke out so strong, he remembered that the Pioneers were quite powerful this year, but they didn't feel so unstoppable.

Therefore, Liu Ren thought that the Trailblazers were going to break out in this game, so he used all his strength to prepare to be tough with the other party, because the outbreak of this thing is a game according to the routine.

But the Trailblazers immediately returned to normal levels, and Liu Ren felt a punch on the cotton.

Just like Liu Ren said when he was arguing with Lillard before the game, the Lakers are the second strongest team in the league, the Trail Blazers are at most seven or eight in the league, and the overall strength gap between the two teams is there, not that the Lakers can make up for the gap between the two teams without Nash and Whiteside, and the two-person core combination of Kobe Bryant and Gasol plus him plus so many excellent role players is not comparable to the top-heavy team of the Trail Blazers.

In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers were still at the level of an ordinary strong team, and even the level of a strong team was lost after changing to a rotation lineup, and the biggest feature of the Lakers was that they were still so strong in rotation.

At the end of the half, the Lakers widened the gap to 10 points with three or two shots, and the Trail Blazers did not have the momentum of the opening game at all, but Aldridge kept scoring after he came on the court.

In the second half, it became Lillard, Matthews, Aldridge and the Lakers vs. Biao, the three of them fought for a quarter, but the benches rotated by the Trail Blazers were too bad, Lillard was arrogant and arrogant, but he was not the later Li Changtian, Aldridge was not as good as the normal level, and the Trail Blazers collapsed soon after the start of the fourth quarter.

Lillard really wants to prove himself, but the Trail Blazers' bench lineup has pulled a lot of hindrances, and the starting lineup is on par with the two teams, but as soon as the bench comes on the court, he digs holes for the team, and the main players can only keep filling the holes after they come up.

In the end, the Lakers didn't have to put much effort into defeating the Trail Blazers and won the game without a head.

Aldridge scored 41 points in a little over the third quarter, Lillard had 29 and Matthews had 15. However, after losing to Gasol's 22 points and 15 boards, Kobe Bryant scored 25 points as always, and Liu Ren also scored 27 points and 10 boards at his average level.

109-98, the Lakers beat the Trail Blazers.

After all, the performance of the Trail Blazers at the beginning of the game was too terrifying, but as soon as they made a force, the opponent's level dropped by two notches, directly from the super-first-class team like the Spurs to a quasi-first-class team similar to the Rockets, which is really confusing.

The Lakers left Portland in confusion and ended the game.

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Playing the Trail Blazers is a game of anticlimactic and snake-tailing, so returning to the home court to play the Pelicans back-to-back is "forced" to become a tough battle! The Pelicans say that the strong is not particularly strong, but it is definitely not a weak team.

The Pelicans have made significant progress after Anthony Davis' sophomore year, and after entering 2014, they are on the verge of a playoff spot and are now in 10th place in the West.

After entering the new year, the Pelicans played 28 games and achieved an excellent performance of 15 wins and 13 losses, although there is still a long way to go from the playoffs, but it is already the same record as the strong Nuggets!

The most important thing is that Kobe Bryant's game is rested according to the plan, which makes the strength of the two sides further closer.

The interior combination of Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson has caused the Lakers a lot of problems, Antetokounmpo is still very young, Thackeray is very good, but he can still only be considered good, and it is only a matter of suffering to meet a star like Anthony Davis who can really go inside and out.

So the burden of the inside line was all on Gasol, and Gasol fought hard to withstand the impact of the other party's two young insiders.

The Pelicans' outside lineup is not bad, and the outside lineup composed of former rookies Tyrek Evans, Holiday , Aminu, Gordon and Austin Rivers, the son of the Clippers head coach and former No. 1 high school student in the United States, is no worse than the Lakers in terms of talent!

If it is a more mature team, there will be some fear when meeting the Lakers, after all, they have been in the league for so long and know that the Lakers have always been strong, so they may not resist so much.

But the Pelicans, a group of young people, are all newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, and they have to fight hard when they meet the Lakers.

The Pelicans took the initiative as soon as they got on the court, and the inside and outside combination of Evans and Anthony Davis showed amazing strength and gave the Lakers a disadvantage.

This year has been a year of recovery for Evans, who has been given the opportunity to return to the point guard position due to the ongoing injuries that have plagued him since Holiday arrived with the Pelicans.

If Evans played off-ball offense like he did in the late Kings, he might have been wasted, but he now has the ball in his hand again, which brings a lot of surprise to Liu Ren, who is defending him, Evans with the ball in his hand is no worse than the top point guard he has played against!

Evans is taller than Paul, and the rhythm Kobe Bryant is better than Paul in scoring ability, speed and impact are not as good as Westbrook, but the stability and overall picture are better than Westbrook.

Evans was unexpectedly strong! It seems that he has regained the confidence of the best rookie of the year, and has proved himself well in front of Liu Ren, who is recognized as the strongest young star.

The Lakers and Pelicans played inextricably in the first three quarters, and it was not until the fourth quarter that the Lakers used their rich experience to turn the tide and take the initiative.

A big problem for young teams is that they can't play key shots, and many teams that have not won the championship and aspire to the championship are very fond of veterans with championship experience, the reason is simple, these veterans have helped the team win at critical moments in the playoffs, and they are experienced in key balls, even if they can't play themselves, they can pass on their experience to young people.

The most important thing for the Lakers is experience, and even Liu Ren, a young man who has been "in" the NBA for less than a year, has learned a lot of key moments.

One of the most important things about playing at critical moments is not to rush! (To be continued.) )