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…Как я и предполагал.
Но, несмотря на, казалось бы, совсем безнадежную ситуацию, Portland “Trail Blazers” боролись до самого конца.
Я посмотрел статистику. Окончательный счет игры 121 — 125. Blazers не уступили ни в чем. Почти ни в чем…
Хуже был только процент точных бросков. 41% у Blazers и 51% у Warriors. Еще не попали 10 штрафных.
Все остальное было на высоте. Процент попаданий 3-очковых бросков одинаковый. Хотя Blazers забросил на 2 броска больше.
У Портланда есть команда.
Очень хорошая команда.
The Portland Trail Blazers traveled to Oakland tonight to face the Golden State Warriors in the direst of must-win situations: down 3-1 and needing a victory to force Game 6 at home. They didn’t get it, but they settled for the consolation prize of a hard-fought defeat, acknowledged by all who saw it as the best effort imaginable. The mileage on that may vary. A 4-1 series loss is still a loss. But Blazers fans can be assured that their team gave the Warriors everything they could handle up until the final moments of the game and the series. Golden State’s execution ended up outstripping the Blazers but their hearts never did.
Game Flow
The Warriors started out this game with a couple priorities: getting Klay Thompson into scoring mode and making sure the Blazers had to deal with plenty of screens as they did so. Both plans worked. Thompson ended up scoring a couple quick buckets on his way to an incredible night. (He would finish the game with 33 points on 13-17 shooting.) The Blazers had trouble getting around screens to get to him so they ended up switching to stem the flow. Remember this. It worked in the first period but would come back to haunt the Blazers later.
With Thompson’s early burst subsiding and no Warriors stepping up to fill the gap, Portland’s offense started to tell. Damian Lillard hit a couple of threes in the period as did Maurice Harkless, the latter kicking off a huge night for Portland’s supporting cast. The Warriors made a late-quarter run to squeeze 27 points from their formerly-stalling offense but the Blazers topped them with 30 for a 3-point lead after one.
Portland’s second unit continued their super-excellent streak in the second quarter. Their defense, bolstered by Allen Crabbe patrolling the perimeter, was superb. Shaun Livingston scored inside via superior height but otherwise the Warriors bench had trouble getting anything going. Meanwhile Crabbe and Al-Farouq Aminu poured in threes while CJ McCollum struck from mid-range. A rare bench-inspired 10-0 run set up the Blazers to withstand Thompson returning to life, cashing in a trio of three-pointers on his way to 13 points in the period. Lilllard countered with free throws and a couple more shots to bring his first-half scoring total to 19. When the dust cleared, Portland led 63-58. The 5-point edge wasn’t a huge comfort but Portland being on track for 120 and Lillard for 40 were both hallmarks of victory over Golden State. There was hope.
Полностью — здесь.
Теперь просто очень интересно будет посмотреть и сравнить, как с Warriors будут играть остальные.
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