Chapter 885 From undercover agent to hero, Ades redemption(2/2)
Hearing Xu Jicheng's words, Zhang Lili and Yu Jia both laughed.
Sure enough, Aldridge, who became more and more confident as he played, hit Green three times in a row, making two of three shots. One of them hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner. Adding the previous two points, he scored 7 points in two minutes!
After three quarters, Aldridge lived up to the patience of his coach and teammates and finally regained his form as the second-best player on a championship team in the second half of the third quarter.
If the first 4 points were caused by Wang Zelin sharing the pressure, then the current 7 points were all caused by him relying on his personal ability to forcefully shoot over Green.
From being an undercover player in the first half to being an important contributor in helping the team overtake in the second half, Aldridge's transformation caught everyone by surprise.
And all of this stems from the fact that Cole couldn't help but get sick for a while in the second half of the third quarter and changed the inside combination.
This wave gave Aldridge a chance to turn around. When he regained his touch, Green's single defense was no longer effective against him.
At 95:89, the Trail Blazers established a 6-point lead.
When the fourth quarter started, Cole was honest this time and immediately restored the lineup.
The same is true for the Trail Blazers, who sent out the starting five.
At the end of the quarter, the Trail Blazers attacked first. As soon as he reached the left wing of the frontcourt, Aldridge did not move, but faced Green at the three-point line and asked for the ball from the top of the key.
In the original timeline, after Aldridge later joined the Spurs, he followed the trend of the small ball era and developed three-point shooting ability, and his power was not low.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Take the 19-20 season as an example, he averaged three shots per game, made 1.2 three-pointers, and his three-point shooting rate was 38.9%.
As a big pitcher, he could be called an outside fort in the league at that time.
This big man who has proven that he can make reliable three-pointers has developed a precise outside long shot several seasons ahead of schedule after partnering with Wang Zelin.
Just this season, Aldridge averaged 3.5 three-pointers per game, made 1.5, and his three-point shooting rate was as high as 42.9%!
You know, even Ku Ritian, the number one player in the three-point field today, only shot 45.4% from three-point range in the regular season.
Of course, this is related to the fact that the opponent's defensive focus is mainly on Wang Zelin.
If you think about it carefully, as a teammate with a super center who has the ability to score points at the leading level, Aldridge will definitely have a lot of open opportunities, and he can shoot a terrifying three-point shooting rate of more than 42%. It makes sense.
But the next shot still seemed a bit too much.
Seeing that Aldridge wanted to play in singles again, Green immediately became upset and asked you to play a few times in a row. He really thought that would be enough, if you hadn't been teammates with that damn Asian guy...
While complaining crazily, Green was not too slow and immediately moved forward, but Aldridge made a simple reverse run, and Lillard's pass reached Aldridge's hands.
Then, facing Green's flying dive, Aldridge ignored the defense and pulled up directly, with confidence written on his face.
"Whoosh!"
A difficult three-point shot and hit.
98:89, the Trail Blazers lead by 9 points and are about to establish a double-digit lead.
"yeah!"
All the home fans cheered endlessly.
They didn't expect that Aldridge, who played my role in the first half, quickly completed his redemption in the second half. If we win tonight, he will definitely be an important contributor.
The momentum of the whole team also increased crazily with this extremely tough three-pointer.
This game is stable!
Chapter completed!