The Trail Blazers are in very good shape today. Facing the team that eliminated themselves in the playoffs last season, the Trail Blazers and the Thunder team's five tigers played comparable, and they can even be said to have a slight advantage.

But what Ricard and Divac did not expect was that the Trail Blazers would suffer losses in the second team. I thought that after losing Batum and Fischer, the Thunder's second team would pale in comparison. But the regular swings of Bledsoe and Reggie Jackson did indeed outline the estimated range of Ricard and Divac.

In the second quarter, Ricard's goal was to prevent the team from entering the second half with a disadvantage. Continue to use Lillard to launch a fierce attack and create pressure on the Thunder's back line. This is the only way to suppress these crazy defenders.

"Damien, you will play at the beginning of the second quarter. I want you to play with the team's second team for a while. Your task is to tie the score!" Ricard did not intend to let his own team go back so soon, but if he sent out a full substitute, the score difference would definitely not be narrowed. Therefore, letting Lillard lead the second team and let him be a temporary core was the solution that Ricard came up with.

"Don't worry, boss, we will make everyone on the Thunder have a great time." Lillard's confident smile made Ricard unable to believe that this was just Lillard's second nBa game!

After the start of the second quarter, the Thunder also had four substitutes and one. It was just that Jeff Van Gundy sent the game not Westbrook, but Kevin Durant, who seemed mediocre in the first quarter but actually played well.

Jeff Van Gundy is very confident in the small forward. It is true that Nicholas Batum is an excellent guy, but he could only play substitute for Durant last season, which is also a fact.

"Are you so confident that that kid will take the lead?" Anjie was next to Ricard and Divac on the bench. At this time, he saw Reggie Jackson holding the ball fiercely and forcing Lillard, Anjie couldn't help but ask.

"This is the person you chose yourself, An. If you want to become your right-hand man, he must pass this level!"

With the foundation of excellent performance in the first quarter, Reggie Jackson, a double-athlete guard, is very confident. Although this guy's draft pick is far inferior to Lillard's sixth place, don't forget that creating miracles in the draft is exactly Presti's unique skill.

Reggie Jackson was not afraid of Lillard because the guy in front of him looked less intimidating than Westbrook.

At almost the same height, Reggie Jackson looks much more shaped than Lillard. In this league, the advantages of physical fitness are becoming more and more important.

Reggie Jackson was about to make a breakthrough with his bigger weight, but Lillard also rushed towards him.

"What is he going to do?" The inexperienced Reggie Jackson was still thinking about Lillard's intention to rush towards him, but Lillard bent his waist and sprinted, and almost took away the basketball in Reggie's hand!

Reggie Jackson likes Westbrook likes fierce forward rushing, but Westbrook's ability to protect the ball during the advancement is indeed something Jackson does not have.

After experiencing the baptism of Westbrook in the first quarter, Lillard is now able to deal with Reggie Jackson.

Seeing that the basketball was taken away, Reggie forced to change the center of gravity and turned around to chase him back, but he slipped and fell down and ate the dog. At the same time, Lillard Young left after the steal, and Bledsoe and Durant chased after him, but he still couldn't get close to Lillard who was fully lifted.

Angel, sitting on the bench, seemed to have seen the lightning bolt of that year in the Chesapeake Energy Arena again. But today, the person who became the lightning bolt has changed from Westbrook to Lillard.

As soon as Lillard stepped into the free throw line with one foot, he jumped suddenly! He was 1.92 meters tall and soared into the air like a uFo! After that, he raised the ball with one hand, spread his legs slightly, and dunked the ball into the basket vigorously!

"o! It's amazing!" No one expected that Lillard, who didn't look so physically good, would have such strong dunk ability. Almost all the commentators of the TV station hugged their heads with their hands, unable to believe everything they had just given birth.

The dunks of short players are always the most exciting. Unlike An Jie and others who rely on their strength to obtain beauty, the dunks of small players are completely terrifying at the flight altitude. What's more, Lillard's dunk is also full of power!

Lillard landed without any expression or celebration. He ran back to his half and was ready to start the defense at any time!

"Be calmer Reggie, they should be anxious!" Bledso had to remind his teammates before Reggie Jackson took control of the ball again. Although Bledso only played one more nBa than Jackson, Bledso, who had a lot of playing time, was much more experienced than Reggie Jackson.

Reggie Jackson nodded slightly. The steal just now really made him lose face. This guy Lillard is very different from what he imagined!

The Thunder's offense became much more stable after the attack. Reggie Jackson threw the ball to Bledsoe as soon as he passed the halfway. When he faced Contney Lee, he always wanted to make a breakthrough by his own level, and he did succeed. But the big shot that J.J. Hickson made Bledsoe's breakthrough ended in failure. To talk about which big man in this Trail Blazers team has the strongest athletic ability, it must be Hickson.

Durant was so anxious that he gritted his teeth on the court. Indeed, the three Thunder guards were very aggressive. But when the main rotation guards in a team were mainly scoring, the teammates of this group of defenders were going to suffer. Now even Durant does not get much time to control the ball, so there is no need to say much about others.

The game went back and forth for a few minutes, and Lillard's performance completely conquered the players of the Trail Blazers. During this period, the Trail Blazers with Lillard as the temporary core were not at all inferior to the Thunder with Durant as the core.

Although Lillard failed to equalize the score within a limited time, he still chased the score difference to only 4 points. If Durant hadn't made consecutive shots in the next few minutes, Lillard might have led the team to reverse the score!

After more than four minutes of the game, Ricard was the first to call for a timeout. When the game ended, Reggie Jackson, who was magically swinging in the first quarter, was hanging his head, while Damien Lillard striding high.

"It's a good fight." An Jie smiled and greeted his new partner.

"I'll leave it to you next, four points, isn't it difficult?" Lillard patted Anjie's thigh. This guy has begun to gradually integrate into the team!

"La Marcus! Is there a guy here questioning our abilities?" After hearing this, Anjie shouted at Aldridge, who was three seats away.

"What are you waiting for? Let's get on!" Aldridge shook off the towel around his neck, Lillard completed his mission. It was time for him and Anger to take over.

Since Lillard just came out, Ricard did not send him on again. Derek Fischer served as the commander of four players. For "Old Fish", an experienced old man, it should not be a problem to control this Trail Blazers with excellent tactical cultivation.

Derek Fischer, who is already 38 years old, has the biggest disadvantage of being "old" that he can no longer run under his feet. This guy has to do it slowly, whether it is offense or defense.

But when Angel and Aldridge play, the Trail Blazers need exactly the slow pace. From the perspective of Angel and Aldridge's playing style, Fisher is even more suitable for staying in the lineup than Lillard. If Fisher hadn't been too old, Ricard would have done this.

Although it was slow, Fischer's body was as strong as ever. He knew that as he grew older, the decline in his athletic ability was inevitable. But his strong body was within Fischer's own controllable range.

This guy with a beard never relaxed in training his body, so when Westbrook wanted to go forward and steal, Fischer was always able to cleverly hold him up.

At the same time, the Trail Blazers' offensive tactics have been fully rolled out. When Andre Iguodala landed outside the wing three-point line, Fischer passed the ball slowly. After Iguodala received the ball, he immediately used a fast pass to transfer the battlefield to the inside.

Fischer could not pass the ball calmly under Westbrook's strong interference. Although Iguodala had excellent passes, he did not have the ability to organize the offense. In order to minimize the possibility of a mistake, Ricard's solution was to organize the offense with Fischer, and after the tactics came out, Iguodala would then leave it to Iguodala to complete the pass.

Aldridge held the ball firmly and leaned against Ibaka. The Thunder players all knew that the Trail Blazers' real offense was coming!

Aldridge knew that he could not shake Ibaka who had stood firm. The Congolese's defense was as hard as a stone. But Aldridge was not in a hurry, and now this distance was already his attack range. What's more, his teammates were still trying to find ways to support him.

Aldridge stood in place in the back-playing state without acting rashly. Even so, Ibaka did not dare to relax. Aldridge is likely to suddenly shoot, and this guy's shooting skills Ibaka had already experienced enough in the playoffs last season.

Suddenly! Aldridge hooked and made a move! It was a bit inappropriate to say that the ball was hooked, because Aldridge had neither a face frame nor a jump.

Ibaka subconsciously jumped up to block the block, but found that this was not a shot, but a pass!

The basketball passed over Ibaka's head and flew from the middle distance to the three-second zone. Anjie was standing in the three-second zone at this moment, and behind him was Morris who was indecisive.

Anjie was in the three-second zone before receiving the ball, which means that Anjie had to take action immediately after receiving the ball. Otherwise, he would be very likely to be swearing to attack for three-second violations.

With this layer of limitation, Morris' defense is much easier. He only needs to jump and block the moment Angel receives the ball to stop all this!

After Anjie faced the basket sideways, he did not turn around the frame, but kept the hook in front of him! Morris' jump was very timely, but he forgot that his good brother was an old slippery man. While hooking, Anjie struggled to lean towards Morris. Anjie's movements changed in the air due to fierce confrontation, but the hand holding the basketball high did not change at all.

An Jie landed on the ground, fell down, curled up to protect himself. The basketball fell and entered the net, and the referee's whistle also rang in time!

"Beautiful offense! Successful three-pointer! An's ball feel is really great. In this case, you can still hook the basketball in."

"Go to yours." Morris came over and pulled Angel up with Aldridge, but he was not very friendly.

"You taught me this, Morris." Anjie walked onto the free throw line, and with just one attack, he chased the score difference by only one point!

After the Thunder's offense, Westbrook broke through and passed the ball to give Ibaka a chance to dunk. However, what Ibaka didn't expect was that Angel's second jump would be so fast! Angel, who just jumped up because of Westbrook's breakthrough, just landed and jumped up again and slapped the basketball away from Ibaka's hand.

Wesley Matthews, who was defensively on the wing, just received the basketball. If it were last season, he had to play honestly, but today, the Trail Blazers have a better choice.

Matthews passed a long pass and the basketball flew towards Iguodala who was already rushing forward. After Iguodala received the ball, others had already stepped into the free throw line, and behind him were Westbrook and Seifrosa who were chasing him relentlessly.

Iguodala knew Westbrook's terrifying athletic ability. After holding the ball, he took two steps in and made a layup, but in fact he used his light to sweep outside the three-point line.

Iguodala suddenly threw the ball behind his head, and Derek Fischer appeared at the position where the basketball flew. At this time, all the players who ran fast in the Thunder rushed into the penalty area, and those who ran slow also walked into the three-point line. Derek Fischer got an opportunity to have an open three-pointer!

Fischer's "shoulder cannon" shooting move has appeared again. Perhaps the 38-year-old no longer has the edge he had when he was the final shot of the O.4 second. But how could a chance of a three-pointer at an open position be let go by the "big heart"?

The basketball was hollowed out into the net, and the Trail Blazers took advantage of the opportunity of fast break to score a three-pointer, instantly turning four points behind into two points ahead!
Chapter completed!