Healing Basketball

Chapter 261 261. A Relaxed Attitude (2323 plus more)

After three quarters, the Lakers lead the Trail Blazers by 88 points 72 to 16!
It's really not that the Trail Blazers didn't play well, but that the Lakers were too aggressive.

At the end of the quarter, Liu Xiu still did not give up and tried to lead the team to counterattack.

However, although the Lakers' offensive end declined in the final quarter and only scored 20 points in the final quarter, they still steadily limited the Trail Blazers' scoring to 26 points.

最终，靠着奥尼尔的33分13板、马龙的16分9板、科比的18分3板9助攻、佩顿的6分4助攻、费舍尔的13分……湖人队以108比98强势击败开拓者队，抢走了主场优势！

The game was lost, and the fans at the scene were very frustrated, but they were the first to break free from their frustration and applaud and cheer for the players.

The Lakers' performance of 80 of 41 shots tonight is terrible, with a shooting percentage of 51.2%!

Our team members have worked hard!

典狱长又一次狂扔30+次出手，32投14中，其中三分球9中3，加上6中6的罚球，狂飙全场最高的37分6板7助攻2抢断，还给了费舍尔一帽。

拉希姆的26分、兰多夫的7分13板、法外狂徒的13分11板……

The fans have seen the efforts of their players!

This year's Trail Blazers fans, after three seasons of sinking and updating, look at the strength of their team more calmly and rationally.

Not to mention those media who say they are the top five weakest teams in the Western Conference, Trail Blazers fans themselves think so.

However, the team members did not give up, they supported.

They like the sentence that Warden G1 said in an interview before-someone has to win!

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After G2, the Lakers and Trail Blazers got two days off.

On May 5th, NBA officials held the lottery ceremony for the 10 NBA Draft at Madison Square Garden in New York.

This draft lottery has nothing to do with the Timberwolves. The league just returned the two first-round picks in 03 and 05 to the Timberwolves, and they still didn't have them in 04.

In the lottery, the league's bottom one, the Magic with 21 wins and 61 losses lived up to expectations and won the No. [-] lottery.

The Clippers got the second pick, and the Bulls got the No. [-] pick.

The new team, the Bobcats, was lucky enough to get the fourth overall pick, the highest they could draw according to regulations.

奇才队拿到了5号签、老鹰队6号签、太阳队7号签、76人队8号签、骑士队9号签、猛龙队10号签、超音速队11号签、勇士队12号签、爵士队13号签、火箭队14号签。

After the draft lottery, it is said that the Clippers took the initiative to find the Bobcats and want to exchange draft picks. It is said that the Clippers want the Bobcats to help them choose players from other teams.

According to regulations, the newly joined teams will have the right to choose the players they want from other teams after the draft this season. Each team needs to submit an 8-man protection list. Players outside the list, Bobcats Teams can be chosen arbitrarily.

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The draft lottery is a blip, and it has little to do with teams playing in the playoffs.

On May 5, the Trail Blazers, who had spent two nights in Los Angeles, came to an away game to challenge the Lakers.

Liu Xiu discovered that the Lakers team is really special, the players and fans are very special... very proud!

Before they went to Memphis to play an away game, every night there were Grizzlies fans making noise near the hotel... and even held a concert. The local department actually agreed that it was a legal concert.

It's a pity that the owner of the Trail Blazers shook his fingers and booked the hotel, and didn't allow those who were holding the concert to enter the hotel.

But when you come to Los Angeles, you don't have to worry about these at all.

It's not uncommon for nobles fans to do something like that.

And when they walk on the street, there will be fans cheering for them-from the Clippers next door.

This away game feeling... really bad.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers challenged the Lakers away to G3 of the series.

After the start of the game, the Trail Blazers chose to increase their defense against O'Neal, but O'Neal did an excellent job in passing the ball tonight!

Encountered more pincers in singles, O'Neal didn't force himself, just passed the pass, and used more physical strength on the rebound and defensive end.

In the third game with O'Neal in the playoffs, Liu Xiu really understood what the most dominant center in history is!
This is not the big shark at its peak.

The Trail Blazers made a mistake in their defensive adjustment tonight. There is nothing they can do. As a loser, they can only think of ways. Some ways will work, and some ways will be more miserable.

After hitting the back, the Blazers' defense was in chaos.

靠着奥尼尔的22分20板7助攻5盖帽、科比的31分、马龙的9分6板4助攻、费舍尔的12分……湖人队以98比89击败开拓者队，大比分打成2比1！

刘秀今晚扔了34次，34投15中，其中三分球5中2，外加5中4的罚球，拿到36分11板4助攻1抢断。

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After G3, the praise for Liu Xiu's scoring quickly turned into doubts.

When you win, it's all good, when you lose, it's like he's taking too many shots.

Liu Xiu felt that what people said made sense, so he went to discuss it with the coaching staff to see if it should be adjusted.

Because you really can't beat it!Gotta figure it out, don't you?

Just like it was a wrong choice to pinch O'Neal in G3, without knowing the result, you must give it a try, in case it succeeds...

Ever since, on May 5, in G13 of the series, the Trail Blazers changed their style of play.

Liu Xiu reduced his shots and put more energy on sorting out the offense, supporting the ball, assisting control and so on.

This style of play, Liu Xiu played very comfortably, which is what he is good at.

全场比赛下来，刘秀15投7中，其中三分球2中1，加上4中4的罚球，拿到19分9板6助攻。

However, the shots he gave up and his active organization of offense did not allow the team to score more points. Instead, he scored the lowest score in the series.

小飞鼠17分、兰多夫16分、拉希姆11分……加上刘秀的19分，开拓者队全队只拿到了86分。

86 to 100, the Trail Blazers suffered a three-game losing streak!
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With a big score of 1 to 3, the Trail Blazers returned to Portland.

After two days of preparations, on May 5, the Trail Blazers ushered in the G16 series with the Lakers at home.

After falling behind by a big score of 1 to 3, the Trail Blazers players became more relaxed!

After leading 1-0 at the start, even with Liu Xiu under pressure, the impetuousness and anticipation still had an impact on the Trail Blazers players.

1比1落后后急躁，1比2落后后慌乱，反倒是到了1比3之后，开拓者队球员们整个通透了！

They determined that their strength is not that strong.

But they did not lose confidence.

The Lakers with the Big Four are very good opponents for the young players who pioneered the team to grow.

This morning's pre-match meeting, tactical training, and afternoon break, the Trail Blazers players have never been more relaxed!
In the previous 4 games, their mentality has never been so relaxed.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers played against the Lakers in G5 of the series.

1 to 3 behind, the support of the fans for their team has not weakened in the slightest!

They know very well that this is the time when the team members need them most.

The fans put on the red, white and black home team jerseys uniformly and cheered for the players with the most enthusiastic cheers.

In this game, Liu Xiu put aside her self-doubt and followed her own feelings, playing as she should, throwing as she should, and passing as she should.

In fact, playing this way, even though he took more shots, his teammates are more used to it.

Because the teammates have always adjusted with him as the center, and suddenly he adjusted for the teammates, breaking their accustomed rhythm and balance.

The Blazers' offense finally returned to the normal level of the first three games.

Relying on Raheem's 7 points, Liu Xiu's 6 points, and Harrington's 5 points... The Blazers scored 25 points in the first quarter.

Finally, the Trail Blazers finally waited until the Lakers were not in such a good state. In the past three games, the Lakers players were in really good condition, not only strong, but also in good condition!

Tonight, the Lakers only made 21 of 8 shots in the first quarter, including a 3-pointer, plus 3 free throws, and only scored 20 points!
25 to 20, the Trail Blazers lead the Lakers by 5 points and enter the second quarter!

In the second quarter, the Lakers' offensive situation did not improve. They only made 20 of 7 shots, missed a three-pointer, and made 8 of 6 free throws to score 20 points.

Three-pointers are really not that important these years, but the Lakers made 8 of 1 three-pointers in the half, which was used by the Trail Blazers!

As for the Trail Blazers, relying on Liu Xiu's 10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, the team scored 26 points. After halftime, they led the Lakers by 51 points 40-11!
Leading by 11 points at halftime, the Trail Blazers did not dare to be careless.

Instead, be more cautious.

As they expected, in the second half, the Lakers started the deadly defensive mode!

But the Trail Blazers are also prepared to let Liu Xiulang!
Liu Xiu took 14 shots in the half, and scored 14 points on 6 of 16 shots. His efficiency was not good, the same as the previous three games, with a shooting rate of 42% to 44%.

But in fact, if you have to look at the shooting percentage, in this round of the series, Liu Xiu's shooting percentage is higher than Kobe's...

Kobe didn't expect that playing a Western team would feel the same as playing an Eastern team in the Finals.

Miles, outlaws, Ruben Patterson... the little blacksmith has suffered too much.

Kobe had a good time when O'Neal had 8 assists in a single game. In the last game and tonight, it was miserable. He could only rely on passing the ball to keep the superstar decent.

Liu Xiu insisted on his style of play, the coaching staff of the Blazers gave Liu Xiu the lineup he needed, and his teammates cooperated with all their strength to withstand the Lakers' counterattack in the third quarter!

刘秀9投4中外加3中3的罚球，拿到11分2板1助攻1抢断，带领开拓者队在第三节打出了19比23的比分！
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