Vol 3 Chapter 271: Powerful pelican

The only thing Portland is pleased is that the Blazers have not lost their fighting spirit.
When confronted by the reporter's questioning, Lillard said calmly: "I may be a little angry and frustrated. But they need to work harder to make me lose confidence. It is now 3:0, but this It doesn’t mean that all of this is over. We are not here waiting to be defeated. We need to win the next game. After winning the next game, this round of the series will change, especially since we will return after that To the home court."
As the trailblazer's number two player, McCollum performed better than Lillard in this series, but it was not satisfactory. The defenses of Rondo and Holiday are too strong.
"Now, we have to face a game that may be eliminated in the away game, and the opponent has defeated us before. So we must be prepared to bring energy to the court and leave everything on the court." Colum said, "You have to win the next game. The most important game is the next game. So you have to win the fourth game and then there is the fifth game. What I can control is my mentality and determination. , Enter the game with a hard-working attitude."
However, it is useless to say anything before the game. The fourth game came as scheduled, Lillard's state has recovered, but the Pelicans did not give them a chance to bring the game to Portland.
In fact, the Blazers played very well in the first half. They controlled their mistakes well and had a high attack success rate. The team's tactics are very smooth, and the overall shooting percentage is as high as 50%. The Pelicans didn't make a three-pointer, but their inside shooting percentage was terribly high. 17 of 20 shots, the hit rate reached 85%. However, the Pelicans made too many turnovers in these two quarters and gave the Trail Blazers too many opportunities. Therefore, the two teams have been in a stable state, and no one can gain much advantage.
The turning point of the game appeared in the third quarter. The Blazers maintained their first half state, controlled errors and played steadily. But the Pelicans found their outside touch. Holiday, Davis and even Rondo made shots from beyond the three-point line. Especially Holiday, after he made three consecutive three-pointers, he immediately opened the point difference to double digits.
The Blazers had to call a timeout to interrupt the Pelicans' offensive rhythm, but the effect was not ideal. After returning from the timeout, with Rondo's assists, Davis kept hitting the basket, and Holiday suddenly shot cold arrows from the outside. The most deadly problem with the Trail Blazers was exposed, and that was their defensive defensively at the beginning and became weakened. The defensive end cannot prevent the Pelicans from scoring, and the offense cannot be opened. The Blazers finally entered the final quarter with a 13-point disadvantage.
In fact, at this time, the mood of the players on both sides is completely different. Even An Luo can tell on TV that Lillard's mood is very low now. They really can't beat it! The Pelicans have hit the Trail Blazers' seven inches this time. This can also see the importance of Lillard to the Blazers. In fact, it is the first time people have seen such a frustrated Lillard in so many years. He has always been confident, but in these games, Rondo and Holiday have taken care of him too well.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Blazers, who were forced to the edge of the cliff, finally broke out with the strongest combat effectiveness of this series. McCollum and Nurkic played a wave of offensive waves of 11:2 inside and outside, bringing the score closer to 4 points. Of course, this is due to the drop in the Pelicans' shooting percentage, and Davis has five fouls on his back, so he can only watch from the sidelines in the first half. Nurkic controlled the basket, and the Blazers played the game they always wanted for 4 minutes. At this time, there are more than 7 minutes before the game. The Blazers are only 4 points behind the Pelicans, and there is hope for everything.
However, then Holiday found out to help the Pelicans stabilize the situation. In the time that Davis can't play, he must shoulder more responsibilities. Although the shooting percentage dropped, Holiday was still able to get to the basket through his own breakthrough to cause damage. After all, the Trail Blazers' Nurkic and McCollum are both people who have been fouled four times, and they dare not make too much moves.
Although the Blazers were close to the score, they were not happy at all. The opponent's downturn is not caused by their defense, which means that as long as Davis and Rondo play later, the Blazers will face the same dilemma in the second half of the third quarter. They originally wanted to seize the time in the first half to accumulate some advantages, but now it seems that the effect is not good. The wave of offensive they had just now looked more like a dying struggle.
At the same time, Anlo, who is far away in Oklahoma City, is talking on the phone with Westbrook ~EbookFREE.me~ The two of them agree that the Pelicans will eliminate the Trail Blazers in this game. . In fact, this is not good news for them. Although the Pelicans' configuration cannot be said to completely restrain the Thunder, at least the three points of Westbrook, Anlow and Adams will be suppressed. Given that the overall strength is stronger than the Blazers, Anlo may not be targeted as badly as Lillard, but if the Thunder want to win, Paul George is bound to be a very critical point.
The result of the game was the same as they expected. After Davis and Rondo played, the Blazers couldn't resist. In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Blazers who ranked higher than them in the regular season 131:112 on their home court, and successfully advanced to the second round of the playoffs while also becoming the second team to sweep the opponent.
131 points, also the highest score so far in the playoffs this season. It shows the strong offense of the Pelicans! Of course, this has a lot to do with the Blazers' defense.
Davis fought to become a in this game! He scored 47 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks. Among them, the scoring set a record high in the personal playoffs, and also broke David West's team history record of 38 points. Of course, victory belongs to the whole Pelicans. Davis is just the most eye-catching one.
It is Holiday that makes An Luo most concerned. As the brother of the good brother who was there, An Luo is still very familiar with this guy. Good defense and strong scoring. In this game, he scored 41 points! Also sent out 8 assists, really the Pelicans outside Dinghai Shenzhen. Of course there is also Rondo, who played 38 minutes, surrendered 7 points, 7 rebounds and 17 assists. It can be said that the guidance of Long, who focuses on the organization, is the most important engine of the Pelican.