For the Trail Blazers, one more scoring point on the field means one more hope of winning. This is an arrangement chosen by Terry Stotts based on the Blazers' current tactics and player status.

Besides, a superstar like Durant can never be guarded. It would be good to be able to limit the opponent a little.

Moreover, the strength gap between Beverley and Lillard is more than one level. It is impossible for Terry Stotts to choose a substitute first instead of choosing the main player first.

"Bang!"

Aldridge successfully blocked Westbrook, who gritted his teeth and followed but failed to rush over.

"squeak!"

Lillard changed direction and moved to the left wing three-point line.

"Don't even think about it!"

Ibaka opened his arms and blocked the road.

Unexpectedly, Lillard did not hesitate. He took advantage of the screen and got a short gap. He immediately stopped, caught the ball and prepared to take action.

Ibaka jumped up immediately. The guy in front of him was the man who broke the three-point shooting record in his rookie season. Even in his second year as a rookie, his three-point ability cannot be underestimated.

However, when Ibaka jumped into the air, he found that there was nothing in front of him, and his mood suddenly became terrible: "I was cheated!"

Before he had time to regret it, Lillard aimed at the best time when Ibaka reached the highest point and started to fall again, and jumped up, with his body leaning forward obviously...

Call a foul!

On the sidelines, Terry Stotts looked ecstatic, while on the other side, Scott Brooks had a gloomy expression.

Mr. Lu Xun is right: "It's obviously the same thing, but people's joy is not the same!"

"Snapped!"

The huge collision caused Lillard's shooting posture to completely deform, and the ball completely deviated from the track. Not to mention hitting the ball, it was still two meters away from the backboard.

However, Lillard fell back contentedly.

as expected.

Next moment, beep~

Ibaka committed a shooting foul, and all 6 fouls were taken in the game. All that was waiting for him was to leave the game early.

"Oh, no!"

Suddenly there was a cry from the stands.

"Damien, how's it going?"

Aldridge quickly stepped forward and pulled Lillard up.

“Feels great!”

Lillard stood up and patted his butt to increase the volume, and the words reached Ibaka's ears.

The latter stared at Lillard coldly for a long time, until the referee blew another whistle and he reluctantly left the court.

Strictly speaking, Ibaka is not as brainless as many black players. At least he is not as irritable as his teammate Perkins. He is more rational and plays smartly. His rough appearance is just an illusion. This guy has a delicate heart.

Still sitting.

This can be concluded from the unanimous praise of many teammates who later played with him.

Therefore, after being hit, Ibaka was briefly angry for a while and did not make a fuss. He just left the game in silence.

At worst, I’ll just come back next time!

Then, Lillard came to the free throw line, and despite the boos from the Energy Arena, he finally made 3 of 3 free throws. The Trail Blazers led 105:102 by 3 points.

One of the benefits of older rookies is once again reflected at critical moments.

During Lillard's free throw period, Scott Brooks also made timely lineup adjustments, which is quite intriguing:

Let Durant move to the 4th position, and as for the 3rd position, he was unexpectedly replaced by former All-Star small forward Caron Butler.

Caron Butler, who was born in 1980 and is 33 years old at the time, no longer has the all-star style of the past. After all, not every player can have the long peak period unique to superstars such as Kobe, Duncan, and Nowitzki.

Today, Caron Butler's championship dream has been fulfilled in the Mavericks. Although he himself said in an interview that he will have a better chance to win the championship in the Thunder. However, in the eyes of outsiders, the reasons that support him staying in the league are:

Maybe it’s still his love for basketball.

To be honest, when Scott Brooks replaced Caron Butler, neither Terry Stotts nor Wang Zelin and others on the court could figure it out at first.

until……

"Whoosh!"

Caron Butler came up and ran without the ball. After running backwards from the baseline and pulling away from Matthews, he hit the first goal of the game, and it was a three-pointer.

In an instant, 105:105, the Thunder tied the score.

It seems that Caron Butler not only has love, but also has a lot of gas in his fuel tank.

Beep~

Caron Butler's crucial three-pointer caught Terry Stotts off guard and called a timeout in time to rearrange his on-court strategy.

At this time, there are still 1 minute and 33 seconds left before the end of the game.

The anxiety level of the game exceeded the expectations of the audience in the stands and the fans in front of the TV. Many people did not even dare to go to the toilet during the timeout and kept holding in their bowels.

After all, history has proven that Miller moments, Tracy McGrady moments, and many other star's killer moments were missed spectacularly just by taking a dip in S or peeing.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Some old fans have even smelled the breath of victory.

"Nicholas is out, Patrick is up, you go and entangle Caron Butler for me, I don't want to see him have any open opportunities again...can you do it?"

Beverley's ability to stick to others was noticed by the coaching staff, so Chris Dots quickly introduced his new arrangements.

"Yes! I can do it, sir!"

Beverly instantly ejected from his seat and roared out like a military order.

God feels pity for you!

After being replaced just now, he never thought that he would have a chance to play. He still knew how much he weighed: compared with Lillard, he was still far behind!

Unexpectedly, he got another chance to play in the last minute and a half, and he played the 3rd position again.

Batum didn't say anything, he just patted Beverley on the shoulder and then returned to his position.

Are you saying you are unwilling to do so?

There must be some.

What about the sense of gap?

There are also.

However, Batum is also very aware of his situation at this time. He is only one foul away from leaving the game with six fouls. He has indeed been a little too timid in these rounds. His 10-point defensive ability is now at its best.

7 points.

Rather than this, it is better to let Beverley, who is not troubled by foul problems, play. Moreover, Beverley's defensive skills demonstrated during this period, whether it is single defense or assist defense, have been unanimously recognized by the coaching staff and all teammates.

.

Everyone underestimated this dark and skinny guy.

After thinking about it, Batum quickly became depressed and looked forward to Beverley's next performance. He secretly thought: Patrick's defense is trustworthy, but I don't know how he can withstand psychological pressure at critical moments.

Before he could think too much, the whistle sounded...
Chapter completed!