270: The Doer's Tough Guy (4K(1/2)
Chris Paul broke out under the cover of Gaso. Before Deron could make up for it, Paoer had already entered the penalty area.
Turk Oku almost cried, why did you hit me at the wrong position today!
Am I so out of position in defending against a strong player!?
Well, Okur is really aggressive in defending the low post.
But let’s forget about perimeter defense.
Even Wayne could say "Are you sure you want to stay that far away from me" to him, let alone Pao'er.
Paul accelerated past Okur and then took a soft shot.
Pao'er's layup will always give you the illusion that "you can risk it if you try harder".
But when you try hard to block, the basketball will always pass your fingertips past the defense.
The basketball hit the net and Paul scored his 19th point of the day.
At this time, the game had reached the seventh minute of the fourth quarter. After Paul scored, the Trail Blazers had led the Jazz by 24 points.
The Jazz never recovered after being beaten 8-0 from the beginning.
On the defensive end, the Jazz were more than fierce, but it did not have any real effect.
Is Wayne the kind of guy who's afraid of aggressive defense?
The more fierce he is, the more excited he becomes!
The more it looks like a fighting game, the happier Wayne will be.
So today, Boozer and Okur gave Wayne several 2+1 opportunities.
The main reason is that they are hesitant to commit fouls. If they don't defend hard, they will be scolded by Old Man Sloan.
He was trying too hard to defend, but he was afraid of blowing up Wayne.
Once the foul is hesitant, it is easy for people to seize the opportunity to play 2+1.
Boozer, on the other hand, was overwhelmed by Wayne's intimidation.
Yes, deterrence.
On several occasions, Deron's passes were actually very subtle.
No matter how good Wayne is, he can't defend every ball so well.
But Wayne seemed to be able to scare Boozer to death just by defending with his eyes.
As soon as he saw Wayne charging at him ferociously, Boozer's shooting became very panicked.
Wayne didn't know why Boozer was so scared. He was beaten lightly last time, right?
In short, Boozer was completely fooled by Wayne today.
In other words, he is suffering from a strange disease called "Weiphobia".
So far, Boozer has yet to score in double figures. As a team's leading scorer, his performance is quite poor.
As a result, Jazz fell into the current desperate situation.
Seeing Paoer scoring another goal, Deron covered his ears in advance.
Sure enough, the next second, that damn dwarf started forcing Lai Lai again.
"Hey, this is the performance that the league's top point guard should perform, Deron! Come on, work hard for a few years, and you can become as good as me."
Delong's face was expressionless, he was really speechless.
This big idiot!
Paul, no matter whether he scored a goal today or not, as long as the Blazers scored a goal, he would have to say a few words.
In short, there is one purpose - never let go of any Pendelon opportunity.
Pao'er is truly merciless to his mortal enemy.
Except for Wayne, probably not many people in the league like Pao'er.
Wayne: I can’t help it, my little brother, how else can I deal with it?
Deron was not angry. He was not the kind of person who would be easily offended by trash talk.
But looking at this difference...
Delong is comfortable and a little helpless.
Although this game was not played by Paul alone, it did give Paul the capital to show off.
Deron knows that it's not just this game.
During this entire series, I couldn’t even think about keeping my ears quiet.
Seeing Deron's helpless face made Paul feel very happy.
Finally, Deron Williams was stepped on by me!
Well, if it weren't for Wayne's repeated leaps and crazy defense, God knows who would have trampled whom.
Wayne was almost furious!
Thanks to you being so energetic yesterday, how could you be beaten by Delong today?
Can you please try harder?
If it weren't for the sake of sweeping the Jazz 4-0, who would wipe your ass?
This is typical of Paul. With a good big brother, his life has become completely different.
In the original history, there was no one like Wayne to wipe Paul's butt. Do you think Paul can still stand up to Deron?
But it's different now. By following Wei Ge, Deron is no longer the number one person in his heart.
After the round, Sloan Sr. paused the game again.
McMillan didn't make any tactical arrangements, he just waved his sleeves and stopped being the main force.
After the timeout ended, Boozer let out a big breath when he looked at James Posey in front of him.
In the first game, I finally survived!
"The Trail Blazers replaced all their starting players, which means that the game entered garbage time.
I have to say that the score difference in this game is bigger than all of us imagined."
"Because Carlos Boozer's performance was far different from that of the regular season. He made 3 of 16 shots from the field, 3 of 6 free throws, and only scored 9 points.
When a team's leading scorer can only score nine points a game, that team is in trouble."
That's right, 9 points.
Boozer's performance in the first playoff game of his career was the scene of a major car accident.
Without the help of a power forward, the Jazz pick-and-roll is like a car with an engine but no tires.
No matter how powerful DeLong's engine is, even if it's a big V12 engine, without tires, the Jazz will still be stuck.
As for Wayne, as an MVP candidate, he scored a double-double with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists in this game.
The Jazz's double-team on Wayne was not successful, and Uduka was not stupid. If Wayne got the ball, he would pull Kirilenko to the weak side and not stand with Wayne.
It can be said that he is a very qualified tool man.
No matter how strong Kirilenko's defensive skills are, he can't jump left and right on both sides of the court, right?
Therefore, Wayne still played Boozer alone most of the time.
Boozer's defense posed no threat to Wayne.
Sitting on the bench, Wayne wiped his sweat and thought about last season, when he fought tooth and nail to reach the tiebreaker in the first round.
This year, the first round was so relaxed and enjoyable.
Things are different, life has really gotten better.
A few minutes later, the game ended. 106 to 81. The Trail Blazers beat the Jazz at home by 25 points.
Boozer finally scored in double figures, but his 11 points became worthless as he made 4 of 17 shots and a 23.5% field goal percentage.
The strength gap between the two sides is huge. Except for Deron Williams, the Jazz do not have any advantage.
Paul, who had the least advantage of the Trail Blazers, was the most arrogant after the game: "We will go to Salt Lake City with a complete victory record, and then try to come back with a complete victory record, yeah!"
If it weren't for Wayne, Pao'er would have been beaten long ago.
However, after winning this game, Wayne found that the bond bar between himself and Pao'er began to rise towards the second mark.
Speaking of which, Wayne has never had a bond with anyone that could reach the second level until now.
Paul seems likely to be the first.
this......
From this point of view, Jazz is not without merit. At the very least, it can help Wayne improve his bond progress in four games.
At the post-match press conference, reporters asked Wayne: "Do you think Carlos' performance will improve in the next game?"
Wayne looked at the small piece of paper Jenny gave him, and it naturally said nonsense like "Carlos is a very good player, blah blah blah".
So, Wayne put away the note and shrugged: "Carlos? No, I'm sure of him. If you don't believe me, just watch. Jazz fans don't have to look forward to Boozer's performance in this series."
To be continued...