There is a crucial goal that the Blazers need to achieve: they must restrict Zhang Hao's scoring as much as possible.
However, the Blazers missed assessing the determination of the Lakers' offense tonight. Kenny Anderson drove to the right side of the free-throw line but had no chance to pass to Zhang Hao, so he directly withdrew to the three-point line and found Zhang Hao for a pick-and-roll!
At this point, it was Isaiah Rider who switched to defend Zhang Hao from the front. Zhang Hao screened Nash, received a hand-off pass from Kenny Anderson off the pick-and-roll, elbowed himself into position, and both Nash and Isaiah Rider quickly stepped back in fear. Zhang Hao broke through after the pick-and-roll!
