NBA peak

Chapter 613 "New" "Tear City"

Chapter 613 "New" "Tear City"

Nurkic is a very good pick and roll player.

Lillard and CJ are great, but they also have obvious weaknesses-limited height.

Last season, after Nurkic was reimbursed for the season, Whiteside, as the main pick-and-roll man, dropped a notch in effectiveness and quality.

Whiteside's strongest point is defense, and he loses his offensive threat when he goes out of the three-second zone.

Moreover, Whiteside's timing and angle of receiving the ball are not good enough, and his passing ability is limited.

And Nurkic has done a good job in these areas.

While Nurkic lacks athleticism, his pick-and-roll quality is high.

In addition, Nurkic has a good mid-range shot and footwork at the basket, so that after he picks and rolls with two guns, the opponent will not easily choose to attack.

Nurkic can provide more options for the two guns.

After Nurkic was injured last season, Kanter, another insider of the Blazers, supported the team and became the backbone of the Celtics inside.

Kanter can be used as a substitute for Nuji. Although his movement speed is slow and his defense is not very good, he has a certain ability to finish at the basket and can provide a good pick-and-roll in the second team. His offensive strength can also make up for his lack of defense.

In addition, the Blazers also have several players that Chinese fans are very familiar with.

Melon Anthony, Iron King Ariza.

Gua Ge signed a basic salary extension contract with the Trail Blazers last season.

Melon came over when the team was in crisis, and his arrival changed the fate of the Blazers.

Anthony averaged 15.4 points per game last season and became one of the important rotation players on the Blazers' front line.

Anthony's footsteps are indeed slower than before, and his explosive power is not as strong as at his peak, but Anthony's excellent offensive skills allow him to provide great help on the front line.

Especially at critical moments, Anthony's performance is quite good.

Without Anthony's key goals one by one, the Blazers' record may only be even more miserable.

After Gua Ge returns, his positioning is different from last season, and he will play more from the bench.

The Blazers' book strength is already good, and there are already outstanding players such as Covington and Hood on the front line.

Gua Ge is not only a veteran of the team, but also an important executor of key goals.

Anthony has a big heart. Even though he is old, Anthony is still the cold-blooded killer, and his performance at critical moments is absolutely trustworthy.

What the Blazers need is not only his ability, but also an experienced veteran like him to give more guidance to young people like Lillard.

There is another player worth mentioning for the Blazers, and he is Trevor Ariza.

Ariza, who is now 36 years old, regrets that he will never be able to see him as the Iron King in a championship-level team in the future.

Ariza revealed to the media his thoughts on retiring this season.

From the 08-09 season, after Ariza and Kobe won the first championship trophy with the Lakers, Ariza began to embark on a heroic career.

Ariza was first traded by the Lakers, in exchange for various statistics, the ability is not as good as Artest of Ariza.

The Rockets' deal is to prepare Ariza as the core training.

It's a pity that Ariza's journey has not been easy. He is not suitable to be cultivated by the team as the core. What he should be is a ferocious beast, the hero who clears all obstacles for the team.

Now in the Trail Blazers, Ariza is a bit depressed, but no matter how unsuccessful he is, he can't hide his past excellence.

1505 steals, this is Ariza's honor, ranking 44th in NBA history.

On this list, Stockton, Kidd, and Jordan are all Hall of Fame players, and among active players, Chris Paul is the only player ahead of Ariza.

Those above are all Hall of Fame players, so Ariza is excellent, needless to say.

We can't describe Ariza's career as great.

This is normal, after all, Ariza is not as brilliant as Kobe and Duncan.

Even McGrady, Iverson, Ariza are far from them.

However, Ariza is still one of the top 3D players in the NBA.

He is a rare defensive leader in the NBA. Moreover, because Ariza was also a teammate with Yao Ming, the relationship between Ariza and Chinese fans is quite cordial.

Before the start of the game between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers, Trevor Ariza came here on purpose to chat with Ge Feng alone.

As a good friend of Yao Ming in the Rockets, Ariza took extra care of Chinese players Ge Feng, Jeremy Lin and others.

Ge Feng also knew this.

In these years, in the league, Ariza is one of the few NBA players who has not had much intersection with Ge Feng, but has always been friends with Ge Feng.

Ge Feng feels very sorry for Ariza's decision to retire.

Since then, there will be one less famous star in the NBA who is well-known by fans...

It wasn't long before Ge Feng and Ariza had a chat, and they were introduced by the host of the opening ceremony, and they rushed to the stage one after another.

When Ariza and Ge Feng played, all the Blazers fans screamed together, and they didn't know whether they were cheering for Ariza or Ge Feng.

The Blazers' starting players for this game are Lillard + CJ McCollum in the backcourt, Ariza + Nurkic + Anthony in the frontcourt.

The Lakers are still Schroeder and Bo Yang in the backcourt, frontcourt + Davis + McGee.

After the game started, Davis and McGee successively completed dunks under the Blazers basket.

The Lakers dunked two inside, McCollum and Lillard stepped forward one after another, and sent two wonderful long shots in the backcourt.

In the first quarter, the Lakers relied on the tacit understanding newly cultivated by insider Davis and McGee to get whatever they wanted in the Blazers' insider, and gradually expanded the point difference to 6 points.

But before the end of the first quarter, the Blazers scored consecutive points with double guns in the backcourt and played a wave of 8-0. While catching up with the score, they in turn led the Lakers by 2 points.

It is worth mentioning that Davis scored 18 points and 5 rebounds in the first quarter. The cooperation between him and McGee is really getting more and more magical.

Ge Feng was also happy for the cute and cute McGee.

If McGee can play a tacit understanding with Davis, his position in the Lakers will become more stable, and he will no longer have to lower his salary, just to keep the Lakers.

At least before McGee completely ages, he can retire in the Lakers very safely.

Entering the second quarter, the two sides enter the normal rotation.

Pope made a mid-range hit as soon as he came on the field, and the two sides drew again.

In the following time, the Lakers withstood Whiteside's raging attack on the basket, and the Blazers also successfully restricted Pope's scoring, keeping his scoring at 2 points.

The game was in the hands of the two teams' substitutes, entering a tug-of-war.

(End of this chapter)