Healing Basketball

  Chapter 75 75. Cooling down (Chapter 7 is the first order!)

   The second quarter hit 6 minutes and 49 seconds, and the score was tied at 58. This score was soaring, it was terrible!

   In the past 6 minutes and 49 seconds, the Trail Blazers and the Kings scored 22-24.

  The Kings are in good shape, they are in good shape, and this score is not so incredible.

  Everyone knows that the Kings have a gorgeous offense.

   But the Blazers also scored 58 points…

  This has to say that the Kings defense was messed up tonight.

   Watching Liu Xiu, who provoked Peja again, come back, Maurice Cheeks felt that he should say something.

   "Jace, take a rest first."

  Liu Xiu nodded, and said without being able to say, "I still have to do it."

   He played for more than a quarter in a row. If it wasn't for the fact that he only had to stand on the offensive end for a long time, he couldn't play for such a long time.

   There are many places to be counted - Morris-Cheeks commented on Liu Xiu.

  The two teams are thinking very differently now.

   Trail Blazers - We were so good on the opposing team!

  Although the Trail Blazers are also a 50-win team, the Kings are a championship contender, and the Trail Blazers have a challenger mentality from the very beginning.

  Kings - If it hadn't exploded, it would have been blown up by the opponent! How could the other party be in such a good state?

  …

  The suspension came back, and the Kings sent a combination of Bibby, Bobby Jackson, Doug Christie, Darius Sanghella, and Brad Miller.

The Blazers sent a combination of Damon Stoudemire, Derek Anderson, Ruben Patterson, Randolph, and Rasheed Wallace.

  The Kings, who had done a good job of adjustment, once again had the upper hand after returning from the suspension, and quickly took the lead.

but!

  The Kings played more impatiently than before.

Before   , even when Peja was angered by Liu Xiu, the Kings didn't have too much impatience. Adjustments should be made. That is, Peja's shot before Liu Xiu scored 2+1 was a random hit.

   But now, whenever the Trail Blazers narrow the gap, the Kings have a greater chance of making the wrong decision.

  The Trail Blazers attacked again. Momoko Bibby broke through to the free throw line and made a one-step thrower, 71-74, and the Trail Blazers narrowed the difference to 3 points.

   When the Kings attacked, the Kings were obviously impatient again, just like when the Trail Blazers narrowed the points gap before!

   Bobby Jackson caught the ball and threw it. Derek Anderson's height and wingspan brought him great interference. Bobby Jackson missed a three-pointer!

  Brad Miller fouls the rebound, the Blazers have the ball!

   "Jace! Up, up, up!"

  Maurice Cheeks took advantage of the dead ball and replaced Derek Anderson with Liu Xiu, making the last attack of the first half.

   Although Liu Xiu didn't expect to replace him at this time, but after resting for a while, he recovered very well at a young age, and immediately took off his training uniform and played.

   Watching Liu Xiu run onto the court, Maurice Cheeks said, "Kevin, I didn't expect that I would use Jays as a catcher."

  Kevin Pritchard asked in surprise: "Huh? Didn't you let him go up and beat him?"

  …

  The idea of ​​the Kings team is the same as that of Kevin Pritchard, thinking that replacing Liu Xiu is for back-fighting!

Just now, Brad Miller got his third foul of the game. In order to avoid Brad Miller's four fouls in the half and into a foul crisis, Adelman replaced Brad Miller while the ball was dead. .

   How powerful the Kings are. It can be seen that Liu Xiu is afraid of Brad Miller's close-range supplementary defense and outstanding inside line defense.

  Currently, the Blazers lineup is Damon Stoudemire, Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Dale Davis, Rasheed Wallace.

  The Kings lineup is Bibby, Bobby Jackson, Doug Christie, Darius Sanghella, Divac.

  According to normal logic, Liu Xiu is the one who wants to attack from a low position.

   came back from a timeout, and after the Blazers started to attack, Liu Xiu also went inside.

but!

  The Kings' defense focused on using Liu Xiu's low post to attract defenses to attack, but the Blazers didn't do that!

   Momonga has broken through!

  The Kings responded really fast! The top strong teams are not blocked, and they quickly adjust their defenses.

  Liu Xiu pulled out, the Kings were still concerned about his flanking shooting at first, but Liu Xiu ran to the high post!

   When Liu Xiu ran to the high post and ran past the free throw line, he switched to Doug Christie who was chasing him, left him alone, and blocked Ruben Patterson, who was standing on the left side of the free throw line.

   Liu Xiu went all the way from the left side of the three-second zone to the top arc, and there was no obstacle between him and the little flying squirrel who rushed in and was pinched!

   "Pasmie!"

   Momonga can't do anything now, and he's about to be stealed. He heard the voice behind him and quickly passed it.

   Then, he turned his head and saw that it was Liu Xiu—this rookie, what are you doing there instead of going to the bottom corners on both sides!

   Kings players thought so too.

  Liu Xiu was unguarded at the top of the arc. The recent Doug Christie hesitated and didn't make it up. He was staring at Ruben Patterson, who had a 41% hit rate at the high left of the free throw line.

Then…

  Liu Xiu slowly adjusted at the top arc and made a three-point shot...Hit!

   Kings players are going crazy!

   This Nima can still enter!

   Does hitting them feel so outrageous?

It's not that the Kings players don't have a long memory. Liu Xiu didn't shoot much in the second quarter. Now he has taken a long rest before coming up. He only made 5 three-pointers in the preseason + summer league... Now it's the top arc. , rather than the direction of the long shot.

   Letting go short and blocking more threatening players is what the defensive end should do.

   Who would have thought that Liu Xiu could still enter!

   As far as Liu Xiu's slow and careful shooting action is concerned, it is obvious that he is holding the mentality of fighting for it.

   But it’s in!

   4 of 4 three-pointers!

   As Doug Christie missed a pull-up jumper at the buzzer, after halftime, the Trail Blazers and the Kings scored 74 and entered halftime!

  …

   He made 11 of 14 shots in the half, including 4 of 4 three-pointers, plus 1 of 1 free throw, and scored 27 points!

   At halftime, Liu Xiucai knew that he broke the 21-point half-time high of this season, which was set by Anthony in the first two days.

   Anthony finally scored 30 points in that game, the highest score for a rookie in a single game so far this season.

break!

   This record must be broken of course! Although it may be broken again in a short time, what can be broken must not be broken.

   But in fact, he himself did not expect to be able to play such a performance.

   Of course, the coaching staff didn’t expect it, and neither did the opponents…

   With the performance of the Kings tonight, without Liu Xiu's outrageous 7-of-8 open shots, including 4-of-4 three-pointers, the Blazers would have collapsed!

   During the halftime break, the Blazers coaching staff had a good discussion of tactics in response to this.

   Make good use of Liu Xiu's fixed-point shooting threat to reduce Liu Xiu's physical exertion and allow Liu Xiu to spend more time on the court.

   For a playoff-level team, if there is one more pitcher with super stability, the strength can be raised by a level!

   On the other hand, on the Kings side, Adelman guessed the adjustments that the Blazers are making, which is a normal operation idea.

   During the halftime break, for a top-level team with strong execution, such as the Kings, a lot of adjustments can be made.

   After the second half, the game became unmanageable for both sides.

  The Trail Blazers sent a combination of Liu Xiu, Derek Anderson, Travis Outlaw, Randolph, and Rasheed Wallace in the second half.

  The Kings sent a combination of Bibby, Doug Christie, Peja, Massenberg, Brad Miller.

   The Kings have really focused on Liu Xiu's point-marking. Liu Xiu knew that he had to adjust the start for two seconds before he could shoot accurately, but the Kings did not know.

   Blazers 4-on-4 on offense is much easier than 5-on-5.

  Liu Xiu really stopped shooting. He opened up the space and opened up the space. In order to prevent his teammates from attacking, Liu Xiu could even not touch the ball during the offense.

   But the Kings dare not let go of Liu Xiu at all now, even if Liu Xiu does not participate in the offense for two or three rounds in a row, Derrick Anderson will push forward and still not let go.

   It's no wonder the Kings overkill - Liu Xiu's 8 goals were shorted, and Liu Xiu scored 7 goals!

   And Liu Xiu... After coming on the court in the third quarter, he defended well, was very focused on the offensive end, waiting for an opportunity, even if the opponent never let him empty, he was also waiting for an opportunity.

He knew very well that he couldn't actually do more. At this point in the game, after the opponent started staring at him to shoot, his shooting ability would be 'lost', so he had to seize the opportunity when it appeared. We can continue to help our teammates!

   At this time, what was fighting against the Kings was Randolph's low post, Tianzun's all-round scoring method, Derek Anderson's attack, and Travis Outlaw's impact...

  The state of the Kings tonight is really good. After the start of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers relied on Liu Xiu to drag one player to start the 4v4 mode, and they didn't take any advantage.

   However, beyond the usual high-level competitive state and explosive state, it is always difficult to maintain continuity.

  The Blazers were suffocating, and when it came to the middle of the third quarter, finally, the Kings failed to shoot for three consecutive rounds!

   This is the first time in this game for the Kings who have been in hot form! When the Kings played at their worst, they only missed two consecutive rounds. The Kings hit a terrifying 65% in the first half!

   In these three rounds, the Blazers seized two opportunities to overtake the score!

Although the Kings took the lead on the team's offense, it was not as difficult for the Trail Blazers to overtake the score in the first half. In the second half of the third quarter, once the Kings were not careful, the Trail Blazers could close the score. Overtake!

   This means that the situation of the game has completely changed. In the first half, Liu Xiu scored 27 points in 11 of 14 in the half. The Blazers actually failed to overtake the score many times, but they did not get beat by the Kings.

   In the second half, especially in the second half of the third quarter, Liu Xiu had already been replaced by Momo.

   But at this time, the Blazers can seize the opportunity from time to time to complete the go-ahead!

  The game reached 11 minutes and 26 seconds of the third quarter. The Kings passed the ball out of bounds and the Trail Blazers had the ball in the backcourt. Morris Cheeks once again replaced Liu Xiu, who had rested for half a quarter.

   Damon Stoudemire, Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Dale Davis, Rasheed Wallace.

   This lineup is exactly the same as the lineup of the Trail Blazers on their final attack before the end of the first half!

   There are 34 seconds left. In theory, the trailblazers' final attack in the third quarter is next!

  The game continued, and the Trail Blazers served in the backcourt.

   Little Momonga received the serve and advanced. After Liu Xiu reached the frontcourt, he did not run to the sideline. He did not act as a containment point throughout the whole process as in the first half of the third quarter, but cut in the middle!

   This style of play is the same as the last attack in the first half!

  The Kings players are Bobby Jackson, Doug Christie, Peja, Darius Sanghella, Brad Miller.

Seeing Liu Xiu coming out of the basket and running to a high position, this time, Peja, who was defending in that area, chose to follow, and Doug Christie was also ready to make up the top arc... Suddenly, Liu Xiu turned around and ran back. !

  Dell Davis pulled out from the inside and blocked Peja, who was turning around to chase. Liu Xiu rushed to the left edge of the three-second zone. Momo's pass came, Liu Xiu caught the ball and threw it...Hit!

  This ball, the Blazers caught the Kings by surprise!

  103 to 100, the Blazers extended their lead to 3 points!

   The Trail Blazers had already overtaken the score in the previous round, and the Kings had made a mistake, so they guarded this ball with extra focus, but failed to guard it.

  The Kings don't want to enter the final quarter with a disadvantage. They are in such a good state, and they scored 74 points at halftime! In the second quarter, they scored 40 points in a single quarter. With such a crazy performance, they fell behind three quarters and entered the final quarter, which was a huge blow to their confidence.

   74 points at halftime, in the third quarter, the last attack, the Kings 'only' scored 26 points.

In the third quarter, the state of the Kings has returned to normal, no, not only the return to normal, the state they played in the first half was not much worse than the first half, from 6 minutes and 25 seconds in the third quarter to the present, the Kings only scored 9 points !

   However, the Kings players did not have this kind of self-consciousness. They felt that if they did not tie and enter the final quarter, they would lose.

   In the last 18 seconds of the third quarter, the Kings attacked and the goal was only a three-pointer!

The movement of the Princeton system, the pass and cut coordination is still smooth, Peja received the ball on the left sideline, there is a chance to pass, Bobby Jackson is running to the top arc, Brad Miller is in the high pick-and-roll, Bobby immediately -Jackson can take the pick and roll off the ball...but! When he saw Liu Xiu, Peja thought of his own score.

   He had 26 points and 8 in the third quarter.

   But Liu Xiu scored 29 points!

   Cast!

   Cast it yourself!

   Peja couldn't resist the temptation to tie Liu Xiu's personal score with one goal, defending against Ruben Patterson, and shot a three-pointer... Ruben Patterson interfered in place!

   Peja misses a three-pointer!

  The ball hit the basket and popped up. Although the ball was grabbed by Brad Miller, the long whistle sounded when he grabbed it.

   After three quarters, the Blazers led the Kings 103-100 by 3 points and entered the final quarter!

   (end of this chapter)